On Wed, 6 Mar 1996, Ranma al'Thor <ranma@falcon.cc.ukans.edu> wrote:

Also, why is Ukyou in class with Nabiki?  She's Ranma's age.  And in 
Japanese schools, the class stays in one place and the teachers 
move....grades don't mix.

Ranma and Akane and Nabiki and Kuno are in the same class in the first 
anime.  It's sunny outside in "The Tendo Family XMas."  I stick to the 
anime instead of reality when it's convenient ^_^

Actually, in both the manga and the original (1st season) TV series, Ranma and 
Akane are in one class while Kuno and Nabiki are in a seperate class, one grade 
above Ranma and Akane.

Didn't know that about the teachers moving, though.  Hmmm...Thanks for the
info.

That's standard practice in the Japanese school system.  A good look into life 
in Japanese high schools would be checking out the homepage containing Maiko 
Covington's essays from a few years back on her years in the Japanese school 
system.  The URL is http://server.berkeley.edu/Anime/japan/maiko.html

Hope this is helpful!

Jeff

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