Ranma Fanfic of the Year

Ranma Fanfic of the Year was a series of posts by Taleswapper in which they detailed their picks for the best Ranma ½ fan fiction of the past year. The awards began in 1995Best Ranma Fanfics 1995 - THE FIRST ANNUAL TALESWAPPER AWARDS FOR BEST RANMA FAN FICTION - Retrieved 12-Apr-2021 and ended in early 1998.Swap This! #1 at the Internet Archive record of Taleswapper's Tribute to the Best Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction - Retrieved 11-Jun-2015
==Description==
==Notes==
*Taleswapper also made quarterly posts for the best of the preceding three months.
*Awards listed alphabetically by author rather than by placing.
*The "fanfic" year runs from October 1 through September 30.My Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, January - March, 1997 - Retrieved 11-Jun-2015
*Based on works of fan fiction posted to RAAC.
*Briefly replaced by a 'magazine' format called "Swap This!"Post at FFML - Retrieved 28-Jul-2024
==Awards==
===Overall 1995===
*Stepping Stones - Ukyou's Tale - by Benares
*Ranma 0.5 - by Darren Demaine
*Juyza's Lyric - by Stefan Gagne
*Akane Por Siempre - by Oscar Octavio Mascare
*Girl's Night Out - by Jeffrey Paul Hosmer
*Winter / Spring / Summer - by Joseph Palmer
*Ryouga: The Shampoo Variation - by Mark Latus
====Hall of Fame Inductees====
*Putting Your Heart in the Right Place - by John Walter Biles
*Ranma's Timeslip - by Christian Gadeken
*Kanketsuhen '93 - by Richard Uyeyama
===1996===
====1st Quarter====
*Regarding Ranma - by Jason Ashton
*Furinkan Summer - by John Walter Biles
*Ranma .05 - by Darren Demaine
*December's End - by J.K. Hayashi
*Lies - by Jeffrey Paul Hosmer
*The More Things Change - by Rod M.
*Autumn - by Joseph Palmer
*Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
====2nd Quarter====
*Daruma ½Addenda to the 1st Quarter post. - by Bridget Ellen Engman
*Nightshadow - by Shannon M. Richmeyer
*Dropping Anchor - by Mark Crewson
*The Least One Can Do - by Jeffrey Wong
*Honor Lost - by Paul Meaney
*If Only... - by Sam Marco
*Sunrise - by Nightelf
*Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
====3rd Quarter====
*NormalAddenda to the 2nd Quarter post. by Roy Rim
*Split Personalities - by Roy Rim
*Still Waters Run Deep - by Jeffrey Hosmer
*Revolution / Revolution #9 - by McKinley Morganfield
*Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
*The Least One Can Do - by Jeffrey Wong
====4th Quarter====
*Remind My Heart - by Stephanie A. Gonzales
*Heart of the Home - by Richard Lawson
*Thy Inward Love - by Richard Lawson
*The Ways of the Amazons - by Richard Lawson
*Burned and Broken - by Nicholas Leifker
*Hold On - by Jeff Rutsch
*Spiritual Aftermath - by David Tai, Paul Gallegos, John Walter Biles, & Jeffrey Paul Hosmer
====Overall 1996====
Sunrise was the overall winner.
*Thy Inward Love - by Richard Lawson
*Normal by Roy Rim
*Nightshadow - by Shannon M. Richmeyer
*Autumn - by Joseph Palmer
*Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
*Remind My Heart - by Stephanie A. Gonzales
*Sunrise - by Nicholas Leifker
====Hall of Fame Inductees====
*Stepping Stones - by Benares
*Ranma 0.5 - by Darren Demaine
*Summer - by Joseph Palmer
===1997===
====1st Quarter====
*Total Recall - by Martin Bennett
*Flambe! - by Bridget Engman
*Shizuku - by Bridget Ellen Engman
*Thy Outward Part - by Richard Lawson
*Smoke and Mirrors - by Mike Loader
*Orange - by Joseph Palmer
*A Lesson in Love - by Marisa Price
*Sour Milk Sea - by McKinley Morganfield
*Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
*Chasing the Wind - by J. Austin Wilde
====2nd Quarter====
*A Real Man - by Doughboy
*Paint it Black - by Paul Herring
*A Peaceful Life - by Gary Kleppe
*Succession - by Nicholas Leifker
*Black Roses - by Shazorn
*Dark Family - by Nicholas Stone
*Cure for a Broken Heart - by Sharon Tripp
====3rd Quarter====
*A Horse is a Horse; Unless... - by V. Coutu
*Acceptance - by Darren Demaine
*Nekophobia - by David Eddy
*Gisei - by Jeffrey Paul Hosmer
*Reflective Snapshot - by Michael J. Noakes
*Black - by Joseph Palmer
*Hearts of Ice - by Krista Perry
*Power - by Nabiki Tendo
*The Bitter End - by Zen
====Mea Culpa====
This was a list of stories that Taleswapper had "been all set to include [in previous quarterly postings] but could not find the inspiration to write a worthwhile appreciation."Mea Culpa at the Internet Archive record of Taleswapper's Tribute to the Best Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction - Retrieved 11-Jun-2015
=====1st Quarter (October-December 1996)=====
*Hitting the Nail on the Head - by Bridget Engman
*Namida No Okonomiyaki - by Webdragon
*The Rhapsody - by Author's wiki entry removed at author's request: 26/Jul/2012
*Red Shoe Kasumi - by Superdude
=====2nd Quarter (January-February 97)=====
*Iron Roses - by 
*You Say it's Her Birthday - by Andrew Eoff
*Akane Remembered - by Andrew Eoff
*Honor and Loyalty - by Paul Gallegos
*Ranma .05 - by Darren Demaine
*Sunday - by Richard Lawson
=====3rd Quarter (April-June 1997)=====
*Sandcastles - by CBear
*It's Just the Damnedest Thing... - by Kevin Eav
*I Know Him So Well - by Sean Gaffney
*Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
*'Til I Wake Your Ghost - by LaShawn M. Taylor
*Cure for a Broken Heart - by Sharon Tripp
=====4th Quarter (July-September 1997)=====
*Blue - by Scott Schimmel
*Bedtime Story - by Shazorn
*Nekophobia - by David Eddy
====4th Quarter====
*Poison - by Susan Doenime
*Ukyou Can Cook - by Susan Doenime
*One Hundred Percent Woman - by Mark Doherty
*The Ends - by Stefan Gagne
*You Can Never Have Too Many... - by David Johnston
*Roses of Shadow - by Richard Lawson
*The Prodigal Mother - by Mark MacKinnon
*Is Tofu Really Good For You? - by Anand Rao
====Overall 1997====
This year, the top placing stories were awarded a "Golden P-chan", while the overall winner (Hearts of Ice) got a "Golden Ranma-chan".
*Flambe! - by Bridget Engman
*You Can Never Have Too Many... - by David Johnston
*Orange - by Joseph Palmer
*Reflective Snapshot - by Michael J. Noakes
*Thy Outward Part - by Richard Lawson
*Poison - by Susan Doenime
*Hearts of Ice - by Krista Perr
====Hall of Fame Inductees====
*Wicked Garden - by Stefan Gagne
*Nightshadow - by Shannon M. Richmeyer
*Daigakusei No Ranma - by David Tai, Paul Gallegos, John Walter Biles, & Jeffrey Paul Hosmer
==Swap This!: Thoughts on and Contributions to Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction==
===Issue #1, July 12, 1998===
====Appreciation====
*Kazuo's Kind - by Lara L. Bartram
*Ranma's Apartment - by Christopher Jones
*Ill Met by Starlight - by Susan Doenime & Mike W. Loader
*Autumn and Spring - by Angus MacSpon
==FFML Posting History==
*Best Ranma Fanfics 1995 - THE FIRST ANNUAL TALESWAPPER AWARDS FOR BEST RANMA FAN FICTION 30/Sep/95
*Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, July-September 1996 02/Oct/96
*Taleswapper's Hall of Fame: 1996 Inductions 17/Nov/96
*Announcement of Quarterly Post to website 23/Jan/97
*My Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, January - March, 1997 15/Apr/97
*Taleswapper's Quarterly Post 27/Jul/97
*Taleswapper's Quarterly Article 03/Oct/97
*The 1997 Taleswapper Awards 24/Nov/97
*Swap This! #1 13/Jul/98
==RAAC Posting History==
*Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, July-September 1996 09/Oct/96
*Taleswapper's Hall of Fame: 1996 Induction 02/Dec/96
*Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, October-December 1996 03/Feb/97
*My Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, January - March, 1997 16/Apr/97
*My Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, April - June, 1997 03/Aug/97
==See Also==
*Chan Award
*Chicken Ball Awards
*TASS Award
==External Links==
*Internet Archive record of Taleswapper's Tribute to the Best Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction - Retrieved 11-Jun-2015
==References==