Thank you for your recommendations.  I have not seen all of the anime some
of those stories are based on - Cat Girl or Orange College.

I dislike puns, but I do enjoy Ranma 1/2, which makes extensive use of
puns.  Still, I tend to avoid stories that use puns.  I acknowledge that
this makes me narrow-minded.  I hope noone takes offense.  It is simply a
matter of my personal preference.

As for the 'Nabiki Wars'.  I sent an email to the other person who calls
herself Nabiki Tendo, asking her if she objected to my nickname.  She never
replied, which I interpret as allowing me to continue using it. Hopefully,
the difference in our email addresses and signature files will help people
tell us apart.

Always your,
   Nabiki Tendo

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From: David Lerman <mdlerma2@gsbpop.uchicago.edu>
To: Tendo Nabiki <nabiki@ibm.net>
Cc: fanfic@fanfic.com
Subject: Re: [FFML] Recommended Reading
Date: Friday, June 13, 1997 12:12 AM

At 10:44 PM 6/12/97 -0500, Tendo Nabiki wrote:

I am attempting to write a story. I would like to know what is

considered

high quality around here.  Which stories are considered the best anime
fanfics?

  Some of the best non-Ranma fics are:

  Scenes From a Life (Oh My Goddess) - Geoff Depew 

  No Mere Mortal (Oh My Goddess) - Ed Sharpe

  So Many Memories (Oh My Goddess) - TimeRunner

  Transitions (All Pupose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku) - Richard Lawson

  Kimagure Orange College - a cycle of stories by various authors 

  

  and in addition to the Ranma stories WebDragon listed (not all of which

I

agree with)

  Joseph Palmer's Seasons cycle and Colors cycle - collectively the best
Ranma/Akane romance fics

  Stepping Stones: Ukyou's Tale - Benares 

  I would also add

  Life's Dulse Moments - Leslie Mills

  although not as well written as some others in a purely technical

sense,

it is the epitome of a truly pun-ishing story.  Even Zen isn't as bad. 

  BTW, were the Nabiki identity wars ever resolved or is the list still
graced with the presence of two Nabikis? 

                                                               dml