--- "Weirdphoenix" <weirdphoenix@hotmail.com>

wrote:
Epiphany

A Ranma 1/2 Fan fiction.
By Tripolar Disorder and Dragon Dagger

(massive snip)

OK, I made a massive rewrite from the original chapter 
one. But I am much happier with the result.

Yes Ranma is Out of Character.  He just lost his 
Father.  He is afraid is mother is going to cut off 
his head if he tells her, but he doesn't have any 
other parents.  

He is alone, and he has always wanted to see her 
again.

And just when he thinks his Mother won't try to kill 
him, and he tries to open himself up, she faints.

I don't care how much everyone thinks Ranma is the 
unemotional fool.    But I have watched many Anime 
episodes repeatedly and I think that even he can't 
handle everything.  

You insist on rationalizing Ranma's behavior in this fic...but say nothing of Nodoka's.

This paragraph:

"I will never acknowladge the existance of that 
contract.  Do you have any idea how many times I have 
cried over the death of my son, simply because I have 
never heard from him since the day he left with his 
father?  Do know how many nights I cried myself to 
sleep because I thought I would never see Ranma again? 
There is nothing more precious to me, and yet you 
think that hiding him from me is wise?  There is 
nothing, NOTHING that could have happened to him that 
make me love him any less, if I could only see him."  
She hung her head.  "Please, I just want Ranma back."

directly contradicts the manga.

It is Nodoka who tells of the contract (check pages 43-44 of volume 22).  On the next page (45), she mentions recieving numerous letters from Genma, telling of Ranma's progress--the last one mentioned that they were headed to a special training ground in China.  At the end of that page, Akane specifically asks if she is serious about the pledge.  Two pages later (47) she says, "As the wife of a martial artist, I have to take such matters of honor very seriously."

Translations of the later volumes (17 through 38) can be found at http://www.techserv.curtin.edu.au/ranmascan/

What you choose to do with this information is, of course, up to you.  I just thought I'd let you know.

Other than that, it's an interesting premise.  I can't comment further, since I have no idea what you plan to do with it.

==
Defender of the Light
Elite Mage
junior member of the Inner Circle of the Mages Council

Contrary to popular opinion, magic and science do mix.

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