For that matter, *are* there any female characters who get that

kind

of treatment in anime?

Rizel, from "Rizelmine". Can't think of any others off the top of my head,
though...

       No escaping it -- Onna-Ranma's a guy magnet, at least until they

get

to know her.

And even then, it's iffy.

    "Guy half?  Girl half?"  The world seemed to spin about; Keitaro

felt

woozy.  "Then you really are Ranma Saotome?"

       Yep... just when you think you've seen all the wierdness the

Universe

has to offer, the Universe walks up and smacks you over the head with
something you never even imgained.

*watches Space Tentacle Jaws rise up from the ground behind Keitaro,
accompanied by a speed metal rendition of the Jaws theme*

    "Oh," Keitaro replied.  "Um, no, that's not Naru, that's Motoko.
She's...
um... another one."

       <snicker>  That's an... accurate, if vague, way of putting it.

Wot's he doin' drawin' sketches of Motoko, anyway? o.o;;

   After that, Ranma and Keitaro's odd friendship grew.  The two were >

dissimilar in age and activities, but their shared romantic

entanglements,

centered around girls with wicked uppercuts, bound them together.  As

they

learned more about each other, Keitaro came to realize that Ranma really
didn't have any other friends that he could talk to who understood him

on

any level.

       Given that Ryoga doesn't want to talk, and he *can't* talk to Ukyo
about girl problems...

"Hey Ucchan...you ever get that...y'know...not so fresh feeling?"
"I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT WITH YOU, RANCHAN!!"

       Heh.  I'd like to see Keitaro visit the Tendo Dojo sometime... with
all the Hinata girls chasing after him for some contrived reason.  The

Hinata

girls vs the Nerima girls -- heck, Keitaro and Ranma might actually get to
sit it out and kibbitz from the sidelines.

*snrk*

    "Midair?" Keitaro asked.

       You *know* your life is strange when that's the first question you
ask, and it seems totally *natural*.

*snicker*

    Ataru's eyes went wide.  "THE Keitaro Urashima?  The one who lives

in

a dorm room with seven beautiful girls?"

       Uh oh.  Motoko's still standing right there, isn't she?

Last I checked.

    "Ah..." Keitaro began.  "Uh... it's not really seven, is it?"

       Well, there's Motoko, Naru, Kitsune, Kaolla, Shinobu, full time,
that's five.  Haruka's iffy, Sarah's part-time, and Otohime just visits a
lot.  So, you *could* say seven, or maybe even eight...

Don't forget Kanako...(can't forget Kanako no matter HOW hard I try...)

    "Urashima," Motoko growled, "what is this about me being part of

your

harem?  Does your perversion know no bounds?"

       <sigh>  Typical.

I'm just amazed it took her THAT long to horn in on this conversation...

    "Motoko-chan!" Ataru called out.  In a flash he was standing by her
side, a small black book and pen in his hands.  It was as if he'd
teleported
there.  "If you don't mind, could I get your phone number and your three
measurements?" he asked.

       Sug:  "Critical measurements"

Actually, the Japanese term, if you can call it such, as it's borrowed from
English, is "surii-saizu"..."three-sizes". (And that fulfills the obligatory
actual C&C quota for this reply...)

       You know, after living at Hinato-Sou as long as she has, it's her

own

fault for wearing clothes that pull down/off/up so easily.  If she wore
suspender overalls, like Sarah, she woulnd't have nearly as many problems
this way.

Well, Naru subconsciously *wants* to be exposed/fondled/have a reason to
punch Keitaro off into the stratosphere. She's the REAL pervert at
Hinata-sou.

Also, she doesn't have a panda face on her ass, so she lacks Sara's
motivation for keeping herself well covered...

    Ranma glanced from Motoko to Naru.  He raised an eyebrow.

    "Nice panties," he said.

       He really ought to know better.  Then again, maybe he's just

decided

to surrender to the inevitable gracefully.

Nah, he's just a dumbass.

    "PERVERT!" Naru exclaimed.  "WHY DON'T YOU GO JOIN
THEM!"  And with a mighty uppercut, Naru made it so.

       You know, this should be a WWE event....

It'd be a hell of a lot better than the trash they have going on now.
*nodnod*

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Potter sir!"
"Errr, WHAT?!"
"WARN! Dobby has come to WARN
Harry Potter sir!"


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