Well, recently I decided to read this whole story, and I've been quite
impressed. This latest installment is no disappointment.
Perhaps the most interesting thing to me is how you keep us guessing which
way in the romantic arena that Ranma will turn. First, we have Nabiki.
Being an avid reader of Jim Bader's stories, this is a version I am quite
familiar with. The big problem here seems to be her need for dominance, as
well as her overconfidence. While she claims she doesn't want Ranma to
change, she also wants him to be submissive to her... two mutually exclusive
goals. She seems to blind herself to the notion that he might resent her
need to be in charge, and that it may drive him away. Fortunately for her,
it seems a relationship with Kuno is not out of the question.
Then we have Kodachi. She's quite likeable here... apart from her bouts of
snootiness to her rivals. I find myself rooting for her in spite of
everything.
Ukyo, well, she's Ukyo. She seems mostly like the mainstream version, which
is nice. And this Ranma hasn't ruled her out because she's "one of the
guys."
Finally, we have Akane. Right now, she seems like a longshot... Amazonian in
her worship of combat skill. She even seems to have an S&M thing going on at
times. Still, she may surprise us.
Well, I don't have much in the way of deep and articulate commentary to give,
so I'll keep it simple. I like this a lot... keep it up.