Mr. the Rutsch wrote:

On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Todd Hill wrote:

       I personally do not know but I think the general preference of
readers lean in the direction of "serious" fics, rather than "original"
flavor MAINLY, IMHO, because absolutely nobody can equal Takahashi-sama at
her wackiness and intelligent story lines and all that.

I agree on this point.  I don't even attempt to write like her because I
know that I can't do it.  Period.

Am I the only one who thinks Ranma fanfics can be vastly superior to the
manga?  I don't see Takahashi coming up with an "Autumn."  Instead we get
flooded with martial arts tournaments, silly enough to be funny if we
hadn't seen them 300 times before (martial arts eating?  Why?), lots of
Happosai, and under-developed storylines.  #38 ended Ranma worse than
"Holy Grail."  She did a *great* job introducing the characters, but after
that...bleh.

(Alpha Centauri glances out from behind his flame-proof barrier. He
considers for a moment, then picks it up and carries it over to Rutsch)

"Not that I disagree with you, especially since I've never read the
manga, but I really think you're gonna need this more than me."

(Alpha passes the barrier over to Rutsch)

"Oh, by the way, when you hear Kun-chan coming, run, by a plane ticket,
and find a nice, quiet, secluded place to cower in fear and terror for
the rest of your life."

The Prime Saggitarian,
Alpha 'I kinda agree with Rutsch, and yes, I know I will burn for it'
Centauri

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