On Thu, 24 Dec 1998 kleppe@execpc.com wrote:

"RANMA! YOU IDIOT!" Akane came charging
at him, a frying pan in her hands.

*Yawn* Cliche opening. Wonder how many readers hit the delete key at
this point?

I disagree.  I think your pro-Akane bias is, well, biasing you.

Usually the purpose of a scene like that in a story where something
unexpected happens is to show that things were normal and everyday up until
the unexpected event happened.  Cliches in this context are perfectly valid.