Something I wrote to Zen that may deserve a wider dispersal...

	A thought I had.  I think *a* reason a lot of us are so fixated 
on Akane getting Ranma is because it's a consolation prize for having so 
little else going for her.  The two talents she has are attracting men 
and martial arts.  The first she never wanted and the second is 
overshadowed by pretty much every other fighter in the series.  
Everything else she tries she's either a miserable failure at (cooking, 
swimming) or gets ignored for the rest of the series (acting)...

SKJAM!