Lawson wrote:

Saw the height question.  I have no idea how tall everyone is, but I 
have seen one thing in the manga that bothers me.

When Ranma is female, she's quite short.  Look at her stand next to 
most anyone, and she's much shorter than they are.  There's one picture 
of her being held by Mikado that makes her look quite childlike.  Er, a 
very *healthy* child.

	*nod*.  I think this was supposed to emphasize Ranma-chan's
'female-ness' when compared to male figures, since height between
the two sexes differ quite a bit.

Akane, on the other, while shorter than her sisters, seems to be of 
average height.  Compare her next to other men, and while she's shorter 
than they are, she doesn't have to quite crane her neck like Ranma 
does.  And Akane is about the same height as all the women her age - 
her classmates, Ukyo, Shampoo, etc.

	In one of the instances where Ranma-chan and Akane are
standing together, and compared with a male figure, it appears
that the two girls are the same height and quite a bit shorter
than the guy.  This can be found in the beginning of the
martial arts takeout contest, when Kuno holds both Ranma-chan
and Akane in his arms (and Ranma-chan's clenching a fist).

And yet (and this really bothers me for some reason) whenever Ranma (as 
a woman) is drawn standing next to Akane, Ranma is *taller*.

	Not really.  I skimmed through some of my manga for specific
instances where Ranma-chan is standing next to Akane (3 love
pills story, Nodoka comes to visit) and I've found that
they're actually the same height.  Which parts of the manga
did you read? 

<snip>

Or it could be RT, either consciously or subconsciously, is making the 
point that Ranma is still the "man" of the relationship, so must always 
be taller.  I grant this is perhaps reading too much into it.

	Maybe this changes as the manga progresses?

Anyone else observed this?  Any other theories?

-Richard
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