rcarson@rcarson.com wrote:
It pains me greatly to have to criticize a writer whom I respect,
admire, even - dare I say it - venerate as much as Mr. Kleppe, but I
feel this work falls grievously short of his usual high standards
Gary Kleppe writes:
"'My decision is that I prefer the creamy smooth kind of peanut butter.' Signed,
'Ranma Saotome.'" Nabiki folded the paper and inserted it back into the
envelope.
I'm sorry, this is totally unbelievable. Can Mr. Kleppe adduce a
single incident which evinces this preference on Ranma's part? I think
not. The evidence of thiry-eight volumes of manga is overwhelming -
Ranma is a brave, unconventional risk-taker, exactly the sort of person
who prefers chunky style. I simply cannot accept this statement without
at least 100KB of back story showing us how Ranma came to this unusual
choice. And what of Nodoka? How has Ranma convinced her that this is
in any way manly?
According to the Skippy Peanut Butter web page, men prefer chunky and
women prefer creamy. Nodoka will not be happy with Ranma (unless he
prefers creamy for activities best left for a lemon fic).
whimsy