Ranma Nibun no Ichi Fanfiction
It has been nearly
ten years since I was first introduced to anime by a friend of mine who had
gotten a hold of an odd show he said was called Ranma 1/2. The very concept
of the show fascinated me, a simple application of water and you have a woman
where once there was a man, animal where once a human stood. It was acouple
of years after I saw my first episode of Ranma that I ran into that odd phenomenon
known as fan fiction; I was entranced. Here was a steady, seemingly limitless,
source of new Ranma 1/2 material. The stories which I read inspired me
to attempt my own, as well as try and provide another source to which others
might go to find the diamonds in the rough, so to speak. This page is
the end result of both efforts.
For those of you unfamiliar with the plot line of Ranma 1/2,
it centers around a young man by the name of Ranma Saotome. Ranma is a
brilliant martial artist with one or two small problems which he has to face,
the first consisting of a curse which transforms him from a boy to a girl with
the touch of cold water. The rest of his problems begin with his introduction
to a girl by the name of Akane Tendo-who he soon learns is to be his fiancee.
This sets the tone for the rest of the series; a rash of challenges, a few more
fiancees and a variety of other challenging situations soon popping up and keeping
him occupied for our amusement.
Ranma poses a unique challenge, or perhaps opportunity,
to writers of fanfiction. The situation which Rumiko Takahashi has created
has almost boundless opportunities, stories based upon the characters and setting
she created have ranged from entirely ludicrous to touching and heartfelt.
Takahashi's creations present unique opportunities for exploring gender issues,
love and romance, comedy, and many other areas which the author didn't always
touch upon herself in any great detail. With that in mind, I encourage
you to explore what you find below, and hopefully enjoy yourself.
While I try and write when I can, I have a number of other hobbies which
tend to take up my time, thus I've accomplished little since I began.
I have written the beginings of a few series of my own and collaborated with
my sister on some others though, and as time goes by I find that I enjoy writing
more and more. The stories listed here are generally marked as to who
wrote them, either myself or my sister, though we generally go to each other
for feedback, so to an extent we've cowritten in some shape or form most of
the stories here. At any rate, if you would like to take a glimpse at
these stories just follow the link and if you like them, or don't, feel free
to send comments to us.
A variety of links to various fanfiction sites around
the web, some of these stories can be found on the R.A.A.C., others can't.
I currently have these roughly sorted, with no description of the stories,
into rather broad categories. Alot of them actually have more than
the fic which I list in the link, some of which are good in their own right.
While this is far from a complete listing of the various sites dedicated
to Ranma 1/2 fan fiction, I have listed a fairly large number, generally
of good quality. And for those whose tastes run differently from my
own, a few sites which _do_ attempt completion.
As I've read the fan fiction I've come across on the web a few ideas have
come to mind which I haven't yet seen. I've written them down, for my own
reference primarily, before deciding to share them with others. Some
have blossomed into actual stories, others remain little more than outlines.
The R.A.A.C. was a large collection of Ranma fan fiction, primarily unsorted
by genre, length, content or anything besides the title. For quite
some time I monitored this archive religiously, collecting those stories
which I enjoyed and posting comments about them on this page. While
the archive itself is gone, it may still be possible to find the stories
using Google or another search engine and the comments may still be of use.
Former Updates to these pages can all be found here.