Kocchi:

> Unfortunately, I find Akane and Ranma's romance duller
> than dishwater -- even more boring than Akane and
> Ranma themselves.  Meanwhile, where was the humor
> (cross-dressing scene excluded)?  Where were the
> quirky minor characters?  (Shinnosuke and grandad were
> quirky, I guess, but not funny)  Where was the
> supporting cast?!

1) Your opinion.
2) What abut the running gag about falling into the traps?^_^
3) Damn, you didn't find the perpetual forgetfulness and the "Megaton 
Punch" funny?^_^

> Humor, good villains, and good supporting cast are the
> reasons I like Ranma.  Not plot, not exciting leads,
> not sparkling dialogue.  (If I wanted that stuff, I'd

Really... The reason I enjoy Ranma is not only what you mentioned above, 
but the extreme versatility of the series.

> watch indie movies -- judge by those standards and
> Ranma comes up short)  That's why I thought the OAVs
> were...lacking.

Hmmm... even something like the last two OAVs?


> <<Shinnosuke's memory lapses allowed for some great
> gags.  And I love his grandad's "MEGATON PUNCH!">>
> 
> Eh, that was kinda tired, IMO.  You and whoever said
> that Ranma's dialogue was some of the best he'd seen
> needs to stay in more.  Watch more movies.  ^_^

That was me.  I never said it had good dialog, necessarily.  I said it was 
quotable, which is something else.  Lines like "I think I'm about to do 
something evil again..." and "i think I'll go do something really evil,", 
while not exactly good dialog, are pretty funny and unique.  Especially when 
you consider who said it and the way they said it.

Come on, I'm going to be either a writing or a film major next semester, so 
give me a _little_ credit here...^_^

> Here's why I don't like Ryoga in particular:
> Although he and Mousse have similar problems, Mousse
> gets my sympathy and my vote for more fun.  That's
> because Mousse is 1) not a jellyfish when it comes to
> what he wants, 2) cuter, 3) constantly getting his
> love thrown back in his face, and is therefore more
> tortured.  Ryoga can't have his love thrown in his
> face with any force because Akane doesn't know about
> it.  So he's not as fun or as sympathetic.

Perhaps not as fun, but I think he's much more sympathetic because the 
situation with himself  and getting the courage to tell someone your 
feelings for them is something that I and a lot of other people can relate to.
His suffering is more realistic than Mousse's.  I myself IRL can be a jellyfish
at times and often lack the courage to tell a girl how I feel about them.  
Mousse's troubles, on the other hand, are exxagerated to such an extent 
comically that it's hard not to laugh _at_ him rather than with him.  
Ryouga's experiences are much more real and believable to me and others 
than Mousse's.  

Yet Another Kevin^_^:

>  'ello!

'ello back atcha!  I'm sure you've long since been intro'd to everyone else...

> Hi, everyone! My name is Kevin. Uh,I just joined the Ranma ML last
> night and so I thought that I would let myself be known to everyone
> here. I'm also on the RPML so you might notice me from there.
>
> I'm 15 and I have brown hair and brown eyes.(Pretty plain, huh?) I
> also have a freind(RP char.)named Ian.

Cool.  Just be sure to keep him there as much as possible and not here.

> I don't know really what's going on but I'm sure I'll find out sooner
> or later.^_^

I'm sure you will.^_^

Albert:

> >the production of Romeo and Juliet, but that's it. Can anyone think of a
> >>counter-example where one of them has appeared attached to some schol
> >>group on a continuing basis?
> >Oh PLEASE.. you're making this just too hard (snicker)..
> >Kuno and the Kendo club perchance?
> 
> I meant a club, where _Ranma_ or _Akane_ has been involved on continuing basis.


Isn't Akane captain of the Volleyball team?  Not exactly a club, but close 
enough, I'd think...

Brad:

> Do the Japanese have some high-tech breadmaking technology, or are these in
> fact sandwiches of some kind?  I'd think that trying to bake potato salad
> into a loaf of bread would be a nasty business, with quite gooey results...

They actually have it inside the bread.  I've had my share of them myself.  
As for how it's done, I believe they squirt or pump it in somehow, similar 
to how twinkies get the cream filling.  

To close out this MR, I'd like o tell everyone that I'm going to unsub for at 
least a week or so.  You see, I have a shitload of stuff to do for school by next

tuesday, and I won't have much time to spare.  So until then...

Arnold Kim
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