Kevin D. Hammel for Dani Yanega writes:
Akane to be Ranma's fiancee. Be advised that all my knowledge of Ranma 1/2
comes from the wonderful FanFics I have read over the years, I have never
seen any of the Ranma Animes although I have seen Sailor Moon and
Dragonball Z (American version), I would prefer to read the FanFics and
completely ignore the Animes.
This is rather dangerous. Reading only fanfics, without any exposure
to the manga, is bound to give you some rather peculiar, not to mention
outright wrong, ideas about the characters.
Into the valley comes a young man about sixteen and very muscular. He has
black hair and deep brown eyes, that are full of rage, hate and depression.
He stands about 6 feet or so tall. He is wearing a yellow and black dotted
bandana tied around his head. He also wears a yellow shirt and brown pants
with leather ties on the lower legs of the pants and soft sole leather
boots. He carries a huge backpack with a red umbrella on top. He enters
the valley and sees the two men fighting, as he focuses on the younger one,
he growls, as he narrows his eyes.
"Now I will get my revenge for the Hell you have caused me Saotome!"
I agree with someone else's comment that Ryoga wouldn't be talking
about Hell, but about Ranma running out on their fight. Also, Ryoga is
nowhere near 6 feet tall. Kuno, Mousse, and Soun Tendo are all taller than
he is.
The young man watches with anger as the girls father viciously kicks her
then reaches down and grabs her hair, when he is awed as a fiery red aura
explodes around her and knocks the idiot into one of the springs. The
young man turns and runs when he sees the panda emerge. He knows if he
stays here to much longer he too will be cursed. Ranma watches the boy go,
through a confused haze and sighs as recognition sets in. It was her
friend from junior high Ryoga Hibiki, what she didn't understand was why
and how he got to China.
Unless you've got some hidden explanation, martial artists in Ranma
don't generate ki blasts just because they're ticked off. That requires
training that Ranma hasn't had yet. I think it's a bit unlikely Ranma would
remember Ryoga's name - he didn't a few months later at Furinkan, and we
know he has a bad memory for names.
"There will be no joining of the Anything Goes Martial Arts Schools, or a
fulfilling of an agreement of two _drunken_ fools. As of now you have no
son _you_ have killed him. Ranma's part of the pledge you made to his
mother has been fulfilled. You will fill all the other pledges you have
made for he _will not._"
You established above that Ranma doesn't know anything about joining
the schools at this point in time - which is correct. So where does he
get the business about drunken fools? Additionally, the bit about being
drunk is purely fanfic cliche - we're told nothing about how the agreement
came to be made. Also, Ranma knows nothing about any pledge to his mother
- he didn't find out about that until Nodoka actually showed up at the
Tendos' house.
Reid Carson
rcarson@rcarson.com