"The Senshi, Princess Serenity's bodyguards," she said softly, barely
able
to control her trembling voice. "You don't remember me, either, do you,
Ryouken?"
You know, senshi in Japanese just means soldier or warrior.
(Actually,
it can also mean other things as well, such as former teacher.) If someone
wants to refer to the Sailor Senshi, it would make more sense to use the
full name.
Soun took a deep breath, already having more than enough to befuddle his
less than steady mind and downed the proffered elixir. After matters of
honor were settled, he continued their earlier conversation. "Maybe,
hic.
my friend, maybe one day he'll understand and make us proud," he spoke
as
sagely as he could muster. Genma grunted in response, not feeling the
hope
that his friend was offering. The boy was already sixteen and all he
wanted
was to practice and to fight, never taking any rewards for it. What
point
was fighting except for those rewards? The whole art was based on
taking
what you wanted, and the boy just didn't do that.
He had stopped stealing when he began to understand what he was doing,
and
here he had women throwing themselves at him and he did nothing.
This portrayal of Genma is not uncommon, but it doesn't really
jibe
with the manga. A Genma that felt this way would never have sealed away
the Yamasenken and Umisenken - using them would enable him to be the
greatest thief in the world. Aside from Happosai, the only time we see any
stealing in the manga that I can recall is Ranma stealing food from Ukyo,
and that was with the consent of her father. I don't remember Genma
ever stealing anything, except for the supposed treasure of the Saotome
family, and hey, it is his family treasure; judging from how poor they
seem to have been during their travels neither Genma nor Ranma apparently
stole much if at all.
I have to disagree; check Vol. 37 on the Ranmascan Project for an example.
Genma ambushes his wife with a gas grenade and puts her in mortal danger for
the sake of a tournament medal worth �2000, about $20. It's only poetic
justice when he ends up with an old pawn ticket. :)
Genma stole the Kuonji family's yatai and abandoned Ukyo. He is obsessed
with stealing scrolls. He has also sold Ranma at least once for a bowl of
rice and two pickles. The Tendo girls are unanimous in their disregard of
Genma. They don't trust him, they don't particularly *like* him, and if he
wasn't their father's old friend, they'd boot him out the door in a very
short minute. Or sell him to the zoo.....
"Maybe, Tendo, maybe. I fear, sniff, I fear that the art dies with us."
If Ranma wouldn't start using the art for his own benefit, then it was
just
another style, with the heart of it taken away.
Well, not really. Musabetsu Kakuto doesn't really mean "Anything
Goes",
with all the negative connotations people tend to associate with that
phrase.
"Ranma! Get out here!" she bellowed. She repeated her yell up the
stairs,
and then turned on the fathers when no answer was forthcoming.
This version of Akane has been taking her psychotic pills today, it
seems.
I would normally expect her to be worried about him. This is pretty unlike
her
usual behavior.
I agree. In spite of the popular version of her in a lot of fanfics, Akane
(as depicted in the manga) doesn't get violent or abusive without
provocation, usually by Ranma. As an example, at the beginning of the Ghost
Cat sequence, Akane is watching a scary movie late at night. Ranma sneaks
up behind her and yells "Boo!" at a climactic moment in the movie, scaring
the bejesus out of Akane. Akane then starts chasing Ranma with a shinai.
Ranma is laughing at her and enjoying himself until Shampoo interrupts them.
When Ranma has a problem, Akane is usually very concerned about him (but
doesn't like to admit it). Ranma is constantly concerned about Akane --
look how upset he got when Pantyhose Taro kidnapped her. The look she gives
him when he rescues her says it all, IMHO.
--Steffan
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