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Contents 1 Move to Ranma ½ 2 Article Improvement Needed 3 Adding 4 So what's the target audience? 5 Shampoo Trivia? 6 Where are the major characters 7 Characters Section Table Format 8 Use of Images 9 Character boxes, etc. 10 OrphanBot 11 Suggestion on Fandom/Fanon 12 Characters Section 13 Konatsu 14 Ranma 1/2 Media? 15 Hentai 16 Episode 111 (aka season 5 episode 23) 17 The fate of Akane 18 Someone is erasing all new additions on very loose grounds 19 Kotaro Makaritoru? 20 New Section Pages?

[edit] Move to Ranma ½

I think this should be moved to "Ranma ½" since the 2nd edition logo uses this "style". WhisperToMe 05:47, 24 Sep 2004 (UTC)

This referred to merging (The_Phoenix_King)_Saffron to this article, now moved to Saffron (Ranma ½). No-one ever did the merge and there are plenty of character pages, see Category:Ranma ½ characters. I have removed the merge proposal. --Swift 07:43, 31 July 2006 (UTC)¨

I've seen that, other thing I've been noticing lately is the huge amount of text being included to the info boxes. I thought info boxes should hold only the most necessary information, just look at Konatsu's, Pantyhose's and the other's boxes they're huge! If that much stuff is on the info box, then why bother to write the main article? Also, some of the newest character pages are not precisely neutral in the information they present. I'll try to fix some of that during the weekend just to make the character pages easier to read. Finally, is it really necessary to have individual pages for Asuka, Kurumi and Natsumi and Maomolin? They're fairly minor characters and I believe they should be in the minor characters category.Facer 20:04, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article Improvement Needed

Guys, this article MUST be improved. Ranma 1/2 is one of the best manga/anime ever produced.

--GTubio 22:53, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Adding

Hello. I've played a few of the Ranma 1/2 games so can I make another page for that? Or should I just add it on this page? PiyokoPyo 00:00 24 March 2006

I don't think that would belong here; if you really want to, you could make a new page for the games and wikilink it here.Facer 20:06, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I would ask that someone add Plum to the list of secondary minor characters.

[edit] So what's the target audience?

Girls? Boys? Either? I've heard several claims, and unless I'm wrong - which I am - this article has presented more than one at different times. Is there an explicit mention, perhaps an interview?

Points for it being for boys: Lots of action, fast-paced action, light plot, general craziness. Points for it being for girls: The above points drew the fairer sex in at least as well where I came from, casual use of breasts. --Kizor 22:03, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

This is a Japanese comic, of course the "casual use of breasts" is a point of it being for boys. Rather, the underlying romance is a point for girls. 惑乱 分からん 11:47, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Takahashi Rumiko's works are all shounen titles, serialised in Shounen Sunday: there is no need to look at the content, because that says it all. The target audience is high school aged boys.

The target audience is boys but who says girls don't watch it? I'm sure lots do, just not as many as boys do. PS-the breast seems to have a bigger impact on American boys but thats to be expected. Nicknchops 00:18, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shampoo Trivia?

Is that accurate about Shampoo's name? Everyone from Shampoo's village in both the anime and manga is named after a grooming product, including Mousse, Cologne, and LinLin and Ranran.

I have frequently seen reports that the orthograph "Xian Pu" (or "Xian-pu" or "Xianpu") is not accurate, and that it is a fan misconception. We'd need someone knowledgeable in Chinese and Japanese names to give a definite advice, but here are some of the explanations I found:

from Lord Archive: While doing research I found the Shampoo's Chinese name is probably Shan Pu and not Xian Pu. In a pseudo article on how Takahashi-sama named the cast of Lum, Shampoo was referred to as Shan Pu. Also, I found a list of hundreds of Chinese names and Xian was nowhere to be found, but Shan was listed at least a half dozen times. Shan Pu translates as coral mountain.

from Gary Kleppe: "Mu Si" is the Mandarin Chinese form of the name pronounced "Mousse", romanized with the Pinyin system. Mu is pronounced "Moo", and Si sounds like something between "Srrr" and "Szzz". (The Chinese characters for the Chinese characters' names are given in the manga; they're canon, and fanfic variations such as "Xian Pu" and "Mu Tsu" are as wrong as "Ukkyo" and "Nadoka.")

from Luna Hinomura: Shampoo's name is NOT spelled "Xian Pu" in Chinese. It should be "Shan Pu" (珊璞 = シャンプー). Please correct this in any of your fanfics, because I am fluent in Mandarin and I know I'm right.

from Blade: For starters, the names. Shampoo's chinese name is not "Xian Pu". The only characters they ever use for her name in the manga is Shan Pu. If she has a different Chinese name, we never hear it.

from CloudyRanma's ShampooFAQ: There are many rumours and explanations surrounding Shampoo's name. My own theory is that it's a double pun on the Chinese "shan pu", which has various meanings (it's most commonly cited as either "mountain girl" or something like "unpolished coral jade", but I checked this out at www.mandarintools.com, and while "shan" can mean "mountain" as well as "coral", "pu" does not approximate to anything like "girl". It can, however, mean "unpolished gem", but "unpolished coral gem" wouldn't really make sense since coral isn't a gem, and you can't polish it anyway. My best guesses are that it means either "unpolished coral-coloured gem", or "unpolished gem from the mountains" - I like the latter, myself), and the Japanese "shan pu", which means - can you guess? - "shampoo". In fact, I've heard that her name was quoted as "Shan Pu" once in the manga, and I've also seen it spelt as "Shanpuu" in a couple of Japanese Ranma games and in transcriptions of the DoCo songs. (A lot of people spell it as "Xian Pu" in fanfics and the like, but "Xian" equates to "Sian", not "Shan".) In short, it's a pun on the way words that mean one thing in one language can sound like something totally different (and often amusing) in another language.

I think a correction of the article (and of the "List of Ranma 1/2 characters", where the same mistake is repeated) would be in order.

St Fan 18:41, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Where are the major characters

I don't see a link for Akane...

Look at the Tendo's Alex 'phoenix' Wing 20:38, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Characters Section Table Format

The table format used in the characters section takes up a lot of space, and makes the section take up a *lot* of space. I propose that we use a smaller layout of some sort, that doesn't needlessly take up so much space. On a related note, I changed the table width to 100% so it doesn't take up as much vertical space (and there didn't seem any reason to shrink it). —Matthew0028 15:36, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

• Matthew0028, I have no problem with finding an alternative format. The table takes up some room, but I guess that I'm running a high enough resolution on a large monitor that I didn't even think twice about it when I made it. To illustrate, the change between 90 and 100% made zero difference on my monitor. While it is large, it is sufficiently different from the rest the article in terms of format that people can skip right past it without any trouble. The biggest space user is the pics - personally, I like having the portraits out to the side as they make an otherwise lengthy list of characters into something more interesting. We could shrink them a bit more - I couldn't find a way to delineate by height, but we could shrink the width on all the pics and that'd make it smaller. We could also remove the colored spacers in between the characters. Also, removing the affiliations from heading status would shrink their bars some - I put them as such to ease navigation, especially if another article references, say The Tendos, then they could use a Ranma ½#The Tendos link to give a quick glance at the group. I had planned at some point to use the {{nihongo|'''''Ranma ½'''''|らんま½|Ranma nibun no ichi}} format on the names, that might shrink that down to a single line.
  • On a separate note, the seiyū and voice actors have separate wiki articles; the two might mean the same thing, but JP and US voice acting are two separate animals. That's why I (and others, I believe) listed both. -- tylerwillis | talk to me 16:37, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

• • • I implemented a few of my own suggestions; the table should be a good bit smaller, and there's more that could be done, but I'll hold off until others comment on the new length. -- tylerwillis | talk to me 19:32, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

• • • • I just put in a navi system that can be used in place of the table.RecklessFire 18:36, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

• Congratulations: You have the best character section of any article I've ever seen on Wikipedia. -Silence 13:59, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Use of Images

I've noticed that the Ranma ½ article makes use of images taken from my website, Ranma ½ Perfect Edition, without any sort of accreditation. I wasn't asked permission for them to be used here, and while I have no problem with one or two of my images being used, all of the images paired with the character profiles are taken from my website.

I would really prefer that they be removed in order to maintain some of the uniqueness of my website (http://www.furinkan.com/ranma). I'm not trying to be difficult, but I did work hard on my site.

HarleyAcres 23:18, 13 June 2006 (UTC)Harley Acres

• I agree. I will try to do some scans on my own the next days. Strahlehans 15:21, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

• Bringing this up again. I removed my images months ago but they were immediately placed back up. I don't mind if some are used, but I do have a serious problem with ALL of them being used. HarleyAcres 2:52, 22 October 2006 (UTC)Harley Acres

• I'm with Harley here, this is over use of a single site's images and some should be replaced at the very least. Only thing I'm not sure on is if we should stick to manga only pics or if we should allow a mix of anime/manga.Derekloffin 17:59, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

• nice site man! i love it! all images from this site should be sourced, however the site owner does not own the copyrights to these images so there should be no reserve about using these images when appropriate. --AlexOvShaolin 01:54, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

• That is true, but using every single character image from the site just seems....tacky.Dylan Acres 08:03, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Character boxes, etc.

Just one question, when we edit the character info boxes, shouldn't we try to keep the info at only the basics? I don't see the need to add every character that has ever shown an animosity towards, lets say Akane into the rivals category as it has been happening lately. Also, I would like to point out that we have to keep a neutral stand and not place information that we wish to be true just be cause we like it, as it has been happening in the Pantyhose taro page.

[edit] OrphanBot

It looks like OrphanBot is going to town on the unsourced images on this page. As easy as uncommenting the removed images is, it doesn't solve the problem. Either find better sourced images with proper tags or let OrphanBot remove the images and have an article without them. Axem Titanium 12:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Suggestion on Fandom/Fanon

This and other Ranma 1/2 related articles make reference to the fan aspects of the series - fandom, fanon, fanfic. I suggest removing this material from the current articles, making these focus solely on the source material, and spinning off the removed material into a Ranma 1/2 fandom or Ranma 1/2 fanon article. Thoughts? - CNichols 02:28, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I see that turning into a real mess, real fast. There is so much fandom out there that to give it its own article would just invite it going out of control very quickly. As it is right now those sections tend to act as wake up calls for people, to remind them that not all that is seen in fanfiction and the like has it's basis in the canon, while still acknowledging it.Derekloffin 04:19, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Characters Section

Isn't the characters section a bit long? It takes more than half of hte article. Plus there's no Episodes section, or link to it, no comparison between the manga and anime.... Something should be done about this. Ranma should at least be made a GA. Never seen the anime, but still. I'll name it for GA collaboration.--SidiLemine 12:05, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree completely. We have character specific pages, yet we repeat a lot of the same info on the main page. Beyond that the anime info is extremely limited in all regards. Derekloffin 18:19, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Okay, well I notice there is a episode section down there (maybe I missed it last time I checked), but we continue to have a totally unnecessary and redundant character box here. Not only that, the box is incomplete. Where is Saffron, Herb, Rouge, Ryu... all these characters have pages but no obvious links anywhere. Supposedly these guys don't qualify as minor characters either, having their own pages, which I suppose would put them here. Really, the box should be removed and a much simplier name list with the links put up in it's place to remove redundancy, and obviously made complete (at least for the characters we have so far). However, I know I'll probably get reverted if I try such, so let's have some discussion here. Can someone at least defend these character boxes on the main Ranma page?Derekloffin 18:09, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Konatsu

Please do not attempt to decide which characters are "too minor to be worth mentioning" or not. This article isn't about what individuals decide is worthy. While the characters section may need to be trimmed a bit, outright removing characters that have no other representation merely because one decides they are "too minor" isn't going to help.

Thanks.

Daishokaioshin 01:46, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ranma 1/2 Media?

I'm a little surprised that there isn't a media section on this page, given the huge volume of music associated with Ranma1/2. Am I just overlooking it?

Hmm, I can't find anything on it either. I'm not sure how much the anime pages generally cover the music though, so it could just be style. Derekloffin 00:28, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Most of the larger anime articles at least list the albums and such. Here's some examples: List of Neon Genesis Evangelion media, List of Slayers media, List of songs from InuYasha -Mizi 19:27, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hentai

I think that Ranma 1/2 is partly Hentai due to the fact it is full of Nudity.Mr.Rachel 20:33, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

It's more like shonen. Hentai implies more than just nudity. Axem Titanium 20:40, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

There is no reason to say hentai if it was it would have sex and pornography in it. However theres just a few sceans of nudity and there is no major sceans of it anyway jsut breast are shown.Themasterofwiki 19:32, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I think someone should add some links to other simular sex-change anime. Or make a separate article since there are so many anime out there with this trend, for example, kashimashi. -Klenix

[edit] Episode 111 (aka season 5 episode 23)

This episode has a scene where everyone dresses in traditional Japanese clothing and everyone has a role to play. Sasuke also says "please wait, Lord Komon" near the beginning of the scene (in the sub version). Is this replaying/making fun of some time period in Japanese history or some event or famous story? I don't know much about Japan so I hope someone who does can explain this. Nicknchops 00:36, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The fate of Akane

(HUGE Spoilers)

Does Akane's fate differ in the anime from the manga?

In the manga, Akane dies. Full stop. I read Volume 36 at Barnes and Noble.

But apparently she lives in the anime.

WhisperToMe 22:49, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

She doesn't die in the manga. She comes close, but doesn't actually die. As to her fate, the anime ends going thru only about 2/3's of the manga plot (guestimate). Although they have their differences in plot at times, generally they were meant to go down the same general path so had the anime continued the final storyline probably would have appeared in the anime too. Derekloffin 23:03, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

So, then what is Akane now? Frozen for eternity? I flipped to the very end of the book and saw a character say "He was too late, even with the water" and a stunned Ranma holding a collapsed Akane. Ranma also remarks "She's not breathing" WhisperToMe 02:11, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Just read it. She lives. Axem Titanium 03:22, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

I believe that was at the very last page of the volume I read, Axem... Did the last part get cut off? WhisperToMe 04:47, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Well, since we're in spoilers anyhow, the last part of the manga is an attempted wedding between Ranma and Akane, so yes that wasn't the end. Derekloffin 05:39, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

I should go to that store and see if the last part is in Volume 36... because if it isn't, something's up with VIZ. WhisperToMe 17:30, 15 December 2006 (UTC)Animeniac89 Btw why on episode series..there is no episode tat Ranma maried with Akane? The story kinda hanging witout ending..

She almost dies after being turned into a doll, she is saved about half way through the last chapter, they attempt a wedding, it ultimately is postponed for several reasons, and then the manga ends. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.213.170.19 (talk) 05:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Someone is erasing all new additions on very loose grounds

I tried to flesh out the profile texts from fanon myths to strictly using the manga as a basis. All of the changes are thoroughly referenced, but someone called Edward is constantly erasing them due to conflicting biases / claiming they are 'wordy' (he has used this with profile-pages which weren't turned any wordier than previously, so this claim is obviously a ruse).

First, I didn't erase all new chages, just yours, unless by accident. Second, your edits were wordy, even the editor supporting you agrees they need to be trimmed down. Third, show me one fanon myth you removed. Fourth, much of your posting is speculation. Fifth, you show strong biases in some of your editing. Sixth, it's not a ruse, simple comparing your myriad posts with my revert shows the revert is notably shorter. Edward321 16:01, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

If he had simply personally taken the time to shorten down and reword the text to take less space that's one thing, but he just reverted it to the previous version which gave very inaccurate descriptions based on the first chapters of the manga alone. That's vandalism, or dictatorial favorism at the very least. Dave 07:00, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Quite frankly, the character summaries shouldn't even be there. They are needlessly redundant with the main character pages and should be outright removed in place of a simple name list to avoid this whole issue. However, even keeping them there, they are excessive currently. They should not be multiple paragraphs and should be kept to the absolute minimum of description. The current lengths of nearly every one is unacceptably long for what should be a very brief summary. For example take a look at Full Metal Alchemist and it's character summary, nice and short, very brief. Sailor Moon is another one with very acceptably brief summaries. Even InuYasha, which has a pretty bad list for briefness, is still briefer than these are. Now, I'm not going to revert the things, but they need to be cut seriously down to the very essentials. Derekloffin 08:17, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok, that's an argument I can understand, but as is the profiles were horribly inaccurate to a reader like myself who has basically memorised and evaluated every reference and incident during the entire series (Which doesn't say as much as it implies. I tend to do that automatically/on first or second read-through for any manga I get very caught up in).

However if they are going to be featured at all and not simply deleted, would it be possible for a seemingly reasonable and objective person like yourself to simply shorten them down based on the current text rather than simply reverting them? Or is it ok if I give it a try myself, as long as they're kept within the same length as the old versions?

Also, then should it at least be all right to expand on the individual character pages based on the entries? Would it be more acceptable if I simply listed references/occasions for every new conclusion (to underline that it's not merely wild speculation), given that people strictly basing their views based on fanfiction myths and anime may othervise heavily object? I did that intitially here, but it turned too long. Dave 11:03, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

I've now made an attempt to shorten all of them down to roughly previous length. Please check through them to see if they're acceptable. Dave 11:57, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

The simple way to shorten them down to previous length is to just revert them.

The previous versions were largely incorrect, and/or based on the first few chapters alone, giving a false perspective of the characters.

The posts were more than wordy they were verbose and what little content they added was largely speculation.

Funny, I thought exactly the same thing of what was written previously. In the Ryouga profile, the former text was basically inane. Still I could take the time to create reference lists for the shown character traits, if I have guarantee that you won't just erase it on a whim.

For example, Akane is does not have not 'an intense paranoia towards younger men'

In the beginning when she is routinely attacked by people trying to claim her by force, yes, which is one of the main reasons that the relationship got such a bad start when she found him in the bath. 'Younger men' was the most explicit short version of saying 'she states that she hates _boys_ but likes older men like Doctor Tofu just fine'.

nor is she attacked by 'most of the males',

Correct. She is routinely attacked by a horde of sports club members every single morning. I've clarified that tidbit and will continue to do so with any further well-founded complaints.

etc, etc, etc.

Please list every point of content for me to reply to or do something about instead of the 'etc etc etc'

Much of it is not NPOV, either. Edward321 15:49, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

The previous was far worse in the 'No point of view' regard, especially concerning Ryouga and Akane. Again, I could put in references for the revisions like I did originally, but that seemed to take too much space. In the meantime I'll simply revert to the last shortened down version, which people should feel free to modify unless they take the lazy option. If Derek has the time he can check through it and say what he thinks should be done. Dave 17:00, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

I shouldn't have re-reverted this morning, as I unintentionally reverted David A's posts which were going a long way to fixing the anoymous posters verbosity. I was tired and less than pleased with the anonymous poster accusing me of vandalism claiming my actions were a ruse for something unspecified, but I still should have taken it to the talk page. I'll wait a bit and before editing the pages again, to let tempers cool, and since David A has put some work in they won't be simple reverts. Edward321 00:00, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, the IP was due to that I forgot/was too lazy to log in.

I only revised blatant errors (like Mousse getting to marry Shampoo if he defeats Ranma or herself (and judging by their comparative performance against Ranma, he technically could defeat Shampoo at any moment if he was inclined to cut loose) despite Cologne's statement in his first appearance, or that Kasumi say 'Oh my!' all the time and is an oblivious dim-wit, despite making observations and giving advice), added important footnotes (Like that Genma is a very powerful martial artist despite appearances, or that Shampoo has shown incredibly ruthless behaviour on several occasions, apparently based on a stated philosophy) sometimes replacing POVs ('It's a miracle that Ranma grew up with any type of honour with Genma as a father'), or POV's strictly based on the initial chapters (about Ryouga & Akane) with more well-referenced inescapable semi-POVs.

Ryouga is well documented to quickly become nicer and less hostile. He's only trying to kill Ranma during his first appearance, goes to help him during the moxibustion, politely challenges him to a duel for the shi-shi hokodan, helps him and Akane against Taro without any devious thoughts, unlike Shampoo & Mousse, has a relapse during the koi arc (where he actually gains a decisive physical victory to save Akane)but after his shameful behaviour is returned with help during the Musk arc he seems willing to routinely risk his life to help Ranma and the rivalry for Akane is also gone some time after he meets Akari.

Akane's phobia/hostility/paranoia mixture towards boys isn't referenced later on, she _is_ shown as very friendly towards most people who don't belittle or attack her. She _is_ repeatedly shown as feeling inferior and insufficient towards Kasumi, Ranma, Shampoo, her classmates and she does give a very frenetic and tense appearance when she's trying. I also recall that she's been shown as good at schoolwork during the Principal's 'tests in balloon' plot and possibly elsewhere, but that one's more hazy. In this respect she's got all the trait of a hysteric overachiever on the verge of burn-out.

The thing is to get _any_ type of character evaluation _at all_ you can't escape the POVs. That is unless you want to replace every profile page with reference lists for all of their important actions throughout the chapters (and, hey, I've been considering that track for a while now to get rid of the more blatant fanon errors). My modifications were simply replacing previous POVs with more well-referenced/motivated POVs. Your extensive Ranma profile says that he never cheats unless lives are at stake (Really? then what about the shi-shi hokodan arc, against Akane in battle dougi or othervise fooling Ryouga or Happosai? He's _anything_ (non-lethal) goes. Cheating and plotting is acceptable.) and requires the same strict ethics from everyone else (Where exactly is this referenced. It doesn't sound like the Ranma I'm familiar with who will howl at the moon and swear revenge when he's beaten?), and doesn't mention that he often acts out of unthinking selfishness/vanity/ego-gratification (like the reversal jewel or battle dougi arcs), that he frequently uses insults and is a recurring braggart (against his rivals & Akane) etc.

Happosai stopped Taro bull with his _pinkie_ and _can_ generate a battle aura big as a skyscraper. He's definitely far out of Ranma's league heads on, just very very easily outfoxed or distracted. He _has_ gone to great lengths to make both Soun&Genma miserable (through silly methods) and Ranma (through the moxibustion).

Nabiki isn't self-sacrificing or caring about her family in the least. She's been outright stated as usually unwilling to spend her own money except in extreme circumstances (in the arc where Ranma accidentally destroys her concert tickets, which she takes as a mortal sin enough for attempting to frame him for assault/attempted rape) and saves her expenses by stealing Akane's wardrobe or seducing, fleecing and extorting any suitors, but will gladly order expensive take-out despite that she knows Soun doesn't have a lot of money and will get upset (though in the bean-gun arc she is stated to invest her earnings for herself in personal stocks). This is most signified when she doesn't think twice about risking and ruining her family to win a bet against Kasha-Oh and gladly lets the gambling yakuza take onna-Ranma as 'payment' of debts. She routinely creates dangerous situations for her own amusement, like the Ranma/Happosai fight in the bathhouse, the Shampoo/Kodachi/Ukyou attack during her stint as a fiancee, telling Ranma's usual sparring partners about information creating a pile-on attack etc. Though she sometimes tends to be sloppy and take the lazy path.

If you have any further questions about the created changes, please mention them here and I'll answer. Dave 07:23, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

I misremembered about the bathhouse battle. She was just there because she anticipated and wanted to to enjoy it. Sorry. Dave 12:23, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kotaro Makaritoru?

Has it ever been stated if the characters of this series inspired Rumiko when creating Ranma? While the themes and stories are very different, Ranma himself is very similar to Kotaro in appearance, and semi-similar in attitude (he's definitely not as lecherous, but the irreverent 'edge' is there). Akane & Happosai also have close counterparts and Kuno & Mousse both have characters who are at least visually similar. Dave 23:10, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Although there is definite similarities, those same similarities exist in Urusei Yatsura characters as well, which predates this one and obviously is Rumiko's own work. I think it's probably just a general arc-type (however that's spelled) that tends to get reused and mixed together in various ways. Derekloffin 00:26, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Section Pages?

I've been noting down battle records and notable explicitly shown characteristics and attitudes throughout the series, referenced chapter-by-chapter. Should I try to shorten these down to become as concise as possible and insert them to the affected character pages (this seems like a good idea for the comparatively short battle sections), or create a separate pages for every character? Help and suggestions how to set up and make this work would be very appreciated. Thanks in advance. Dave 16:58, 30 March 2007 (UTC)