A number of stories have been written recently on the premise that
Ranma's cursed form does not age.  One of these (well, two really)
was truly excellent, but...

I would not like to see this patent falsehood become a default part
of the Ranma fanfic "canon", in the same way that for a time (and to
some extent, even to this day) the notion that Nodoka was a fearsomely
skilled fighter with her sword became "fanfic canon".

The penultimate story arc prior to Ranma's exposure to his mother,
which takes place in vol.34, starts with a story called, uncharitably
enough, "Bust Battle".  The premise for this story is that it is 
discovered that Ranma's bust has grown larger.

Although it is possible that breasts can grow without the processes
of aging and development, *I* think that it is abundantly clear that
Ranma's cursed form does indeed age.

It is not my intention to ask people not to write using this assumption...
but I think that they should justify it somehow or otherwise write in
such a way that it is irrelevant.  WW's recent story is an excellent
example of the latter.

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David Eddy -- Senior Consultant, Progress Software Melbourne
dje@progress.com
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