Oy vey...
Zwzn wrote:Kodachi had just had a door smash her in the face, and the fact Akane could be surprised by someone she knew was there speaks poorly of Akane's abilities.
Then there is the fact Kodachi does not appear to be skilled in the use of the large mallet. She is rather clumsy when using it.
Kodachi did not seem ill-affected while attacking Akane after being hit with the door. Just
look. With your
eyes. I didn't see any stars or birdies around Kodachi's head, her eyes swirly, or her body wobbly. The mallet was clearly on target: namely, the back of Akane's head. There's also nothing that shows her being clumsy with the mallet. Only that which might be
imagined by someone who sees what they want to see.
Why does Akane need a danger sense to see someone right in front of her attacking in a predictable manner?
Did you notice the shinai was never going to hit Akane, and how clumsy Kodachi was in it's use? Kodachi wasn't there for Akane after all.
Given Kodachi is shown to be able to easily sneak up on Akane we can assume Kodachi was not trying to hide.
Maybe because Kodachi wasn't right in front of her, but above? Why would it trigger her danger sense (which it did) if she could see her in the first place? And it's hardly predictable when this is only the second time that Kodachi has attacked her, or else she might have been looking out for her and thus catch sight of her instead of needing her danger sense to alert her of an impending attack. Akane says nothing that conveys her expectation of yet another attack, or at least one so soon.
Akane had enough time to step away from the shinai's target zone. Also, Kodachi wasn't fumbling or dropping the shinai, both before and after Akane caught it. She had a tight grip and she kept the shinai steady.
And you'd believe
Kodachi about her not being there to attack Akane, after she had failed to do just that? *Snickers* There's just no way I can take any argument of yours seriously after that...
I don't even want to try to figure out the reasoning regarding the last thing you said. It makes no sense at all.
You mean with what looks like Ranma's help? Given where Ranma's hand is I'm surprised Akane didn't beat Ranma for being a pervert, but then I guess that just shows how scared of Kodachi Akane is.
How did I know that you were going to say that Ranma had given her help? Which he didn't. If you look closely (I'm not holding my breath), you can see the white of his sleeve where his hand is, which is down at his side -- the side closest to Akane. It's far too unnatural for Ranma to reach across his chest to take Akane's hand when his other hand is closer and easier for the task. Beyond that, whenever Ranma has helped Akane in such a way it's made very obvious because Akane
will react to that sort of treatment, for better or worse.
Also, even before this incident, Ranma had carried Akane in his (her, at the time) arms. I didn't see any pervert-bashing there. And don't you dare say that it was because Ranma was a girl at the time; that has nothing to do with it, and the end of the second chapter is more than enough proof that Akane considers Ranma a guy no matter what sex his body may be at the time.
And I don't know what your obsession with Akane being scared of Kodachi is all about. Like I said before, if she were afraid of Kodachi she wouldn't have gone into the lion's den and snuck into Kodachi's room during the story where Kodachi was using a doctored photo of Ranma and herself. (You know, the story where Akane had made Ranma some cookies and Kodachi had stolen them.) Akane is at most cautious when it comes to Kodachi, but afraid she is not.
This is Akane you are talking about, the girl forgets how good other people are compared to her rather quickly. She forgot Ranma was extremely more capable then she is in about one night when Ranma first showed up.
If it doesn't fit in Akne's neat little world view it often just gets edited out of her memory.
You do know that you're arguing against Akane being scared, don't you? If she convinces herself that she's stronger than them, or forgets that they're stronger than her, then what reason is there to fear them? Come on. I feel like I'm killing a baby seal every time I respond to this sort of flawed logic. That said, I really think I should withdraw from responding any further. Just assume that whatever last word you might put forth I will likely disagree with on the basis of it not making sense. Because I simply don't see what you're seeing, much less how one could.