by PCHeintz72 » Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:47 pm
I think it would likely be dreadful...
If the timeskip goes clear to the next generation... then why would I care? It is not about the characters that got me interested in the series. In fan fiction, most are either badly done or just jump right in. I would need a ton of backdrop given, and if they are skipping it, that ruins it for me.
If the timeskip goes to later in the main characters lives, say end of college, or graduating high school... then what is the point? The manga was careful to leave everything exactly as it was. The final statements by Soun, Ranma, and Akane prove everything is to remain status quo relationship wise for the forseeable future (even despite the massive betrayal of Ranma by Akane at the wedding), but their personalities I would not expect to remain the same. I've only seen a few decent fan fiction stories of that nature, and in most of those... it is either because they became so AU as to not matter, only focus on some of the cast, or in some way involve time travel back to in series to change things.