On Sun, 19 Jan 1997, Henry J. Cobb wrote:

OK, another interesting twist.

Thanks!

I sure hope you introduce Ranma's english teacher quickly...

	Definitely an option.

Why is it so clear that a five-year old in boys clothing is a girl?

	She *looks* like a girl.

Cat's tongue, Cat's tongue!

	Yah-huh.

Why the hoping around with the POV?  (I think Kasumi or Ranma or
alternation between the two would work OK).  (Think of the bathtub scene
from Kasumi's POV)

	It just seemed to work for me.

Does Ranma play up the little girl bit to keep P-chan from Akane?

	No, for reasons that will become obvious...

Plots that get amplified:

    Ranma-chan fighting anything.
    Kasumi's maternals.
    Anything that traps Ranma in the cursed form.

	Yup.

Plots that get dampened.

    Folks attracted to Ranma-chan. (Unless Blue Thunder and Happi are
        sicker than we think.)

	Somehow I don't think so...

    Ranma-chan being better built than Akane.  ("These old handme downs
        of yours Akane, they don't fit me too well.")
    Ranma being able to sub in for Akane. (Gymnastics)

	Yup.

The BIG problem with this idea, is that Takahashi depreciates women to
such an extent that most of the time in the manga, Ranma-chan might as
well have been five.

	Hmmm...

SKJAM!