Thomas_Schauer@ITA.DOC.GOV wrote:

I've seen this notion that Ukyou and Akane are friends several times, and
I can't help but wonder where this comes from.  Can someone point out
the evidence for this?  As far as I can see, the only thing the two have in
common is Ranma, they never do anything together unless Ranma's
there, and when they are together, they never seem too warm to each
other to me.  While they may not exhibit the same level of animosity that
other characters possess, I hardly think one can conclude from this that
they are somehow friends.

	Well, I don't exactly recall instances offhand, but I sort of think they get 
along at least reasonably well.  They do not fight each other all that often and Ukyou 
is more friendly to Akane than, say, Shampoo or Kodachi.

Oh, and I guess I ought to warn you that I'm a 'manga nazi'.  That is, I
normally regard the anime as the equivalent of fanfic for canonization.
However, in this case, if there is stronger evidence in the anime than in
the manga, I'd like to hear it so I can figure out where this idea came
from... 

	I'm a manga person too, and I haven't even seen much of the anime yet.  I got 
the idea kind of like the way I figure Ryouga and Ranma are friends.  Ukyou and Akane 
don't seem to particularly hate each other, and I think that shows they're somewhat of a 
friend.

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Don Wang <dwang@sprynet.com>
RPG, strategy game, and Ranma 1/2 fan.