This story is by Nicholas Leifker <nwl9354@unix.tamu.edu>

I don't really have anything particular to say about the latest chapter
of this; rather, some general thoughts on where the series is going,
which should be taken as nothing more than one reader's opinion.

This series has Ranma turning himself into a girl, not merely
physically, but in terms of his social and cultural identity as well.
You've shown quite effectively how being feminine can give him new
experiences and enable him to accomplish things that the old Ranma
couldn't.

Now how about the reverse? Surely his female side has its limitations as
well as its strengths. For balance, we need to see a situation that
feminine Ranma can't deal with, or at least can't deal with as well as
masculine Ranma could have.

The overall message of this series should be, IMO, that we limit
ourselves *anytime* we force ourselves into pre-defined cultural roles.
Right now it's only half there.

As I said, just one reader's opinion. If you were already thinking along
these lines, then that's great. If not, I hope you'll keep this in mind
when you are planning future installments.


Gary Kleppe
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