John Walter Biles wrote:

On Sun, 28 Apr 1996, Jeanne Hedge wrote:

Nightelf asked:

My question from before, as yet, remains unanswered, though.  What is wrong 
with putting emotional depth in your characters, especially when such depth 
is either hinted at or downright shown in the anime and/or manga?   

Absolutely nothing.  It's called characterization.

Yes, but Ryan expressed disgust for anyone who tries to give 
characterization to the cast of Ranma 1/2...which was Nightelf's original 
point......

I guess you could say I feel disgust (although that might be a little
strong) for a writer who *doesn't* at least try to advance the characters.
Which is something Ryan has done quite well in his stories.  I must have
missed something -- although I personally don't care all that much for most
Ranma stories, what's wrong with giving the Ranma characters character?


Jeanne Hedge

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