From: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Subject: Re: Ranma's mom and other frustrating things
Keywords: Ranma Genma
Reply-To: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Organization: Northern Telecom Inc, Mountain View, CA
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 00:13:57 GMT


My own Ranma ramblings...

Re: Genma

  Genma does try to manipulate events, though he usually blows it.
  Does he do it for himself or Ranma?  [He probably picked up this
  attribute from Happosai anyway... :-)]

Re: best match for Akane

  Akane has only one iinazuke: Ranma.  She is also the object of
  infatuation for most of the male population in Furinkan High
  School and outside (Ryouga).  Akane would probably be happiest
  married to Ranma...if she got married at all (though both deny
  even *liking* each other...).

  Why is Akane sought after and not Nabiki?  I think it's that
  'untamed' aspect of Akane...probably most of the boys would like
  to see if they can 'tame' her.  Or maybe everyone is just afraid
  of the capitalist Nabiki... :-)

Re: best match for Ranma

  Ranma has, at last count, three 'official' fiancees: Akane, Shampoo
  and Ukyou.  Ranma is genuinely fond of two of them: Akane (HOTLY
  DENIED!), and Ukyou (because of their shared past).  Ranma, for
  all of his macho attitude, is actually a very *nice* person, and
  would probably make a good husband...once he gets over this
  complex he has (and I'm not talking about cats either).

  Ranma probably would match up better with Akane...precisely because
  they fight so often.  With Ukyou, he is still at least semi-polite
  and only sometimes exposes his 'real' self.  He is *always* either
  polite, or afraid of Shampoo... :-)

  Of course, if the question had been who would make the best *wife*,
  the answer is unquestionably Kasumi...

Re: the Tendo doujou

  I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but remember that Soun
  has *3* daughters, and one of their husbands would inherit the role
  of running the Tendo doujou.  The candidate line up is:

     Akane: Ranma or Ryouga

     Nabiki: Tatewaki Kunou (well, he *is* the only outside male she
			     talks to on even a semi-regular basis...:-))

     Kasumi: Tofu-sensei

  Which one would *you* choose?  :-)

Re: Kasumi

  Kasumi is the very level-headed surrogate mother of the Tendo
  family.  Make that empty-headed.  Kasumi notices everything that
  goes on, but doesn't react to *anything*...and I don't think it's
  a facade, either.  She just doesn't seem to notice how serious
  any situation happens to be.  In this family, that's very much
  an asset, since that makes her the immovable island of calm.

  She *can* cook, though and has made a *very* good mother...look
  how Akane and Nabiki came out... :-)

Re: Ukyou

  I like Ukyou.  Shampoo used to be my favorite character, but that
  was before we were introduced to Ukyou.  Ukyou is a very nice
  person who shares special ties with Ranma...down to being the
  only character who has a pet name for him: 'Ran-chan'.  As such,
  she is probably the most likely character, aside from Akane, who
  stands the best chance of getting Ranma...


Well, enough rambling...time to get back to work...

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