Crescent Pulsar R wrote:In one of the later stories, where both Akari and Akane visit Ryoga at his house, the calendar says it's 1994. But way back in one of the earlier stories, where Ranma ends up learning martial arts tea ceremony, Sentaro mentions that Satsuki was Miss Tea Ceremony of 1993, which in all likelihood means that it's a bygone year. Are there other times when the year is shown/mentioned, and are those years used in the Japanese version?
Crescent Pulsar R wrote:Yeah. I just wanted to know if the numbers are consistent because it would be a nice tie-in with the Sailor Moon series as far as crossover fan-fiction is concerned. (If I remember correctly, it's 1992 when it starts, and Usagi is in her second year of junior high. She starts her first year of high school in the final story arc, which would make it 1994.)
Crescent Pulsar R wrote:Well, the exact year is important for someone like myself, who prefers the facts over the fancy. Not that there's anything wrong with the quirks of either universe, but I like definitive correlations to explain why or how what happens when. I'd rather point to something irrefutable than make up something and hope it's believable enough.
Mercury's laptop isn't an issue for me, since I prefer the visor-shades that she uses in the manga.
PCHeintz72 wrote:Oh... I like facts and figures myself... though total accuracy in a crossover story with series such as this with magical girls, monsters of the week, and / or superpowered martial artists can only get you so far. Nonetheless, taking such things into account even down to things like room layouts is a refreshing change to some fans and writers I've encountered and some rather serious blunders I've seen in fan fiction over the years.
However, in the series... with only a few noteable exceptions to come to mind, very little would be different had they occurred in say 2002 vs. 1994.
Some things will tend to fall flat if going into too much detail... For example, I would imaging the law would definately be senshi hunting, even if they are supposedly adored by tthe public... After all, from the law standpoint, they have a lot to answer for.
Crescent Pulsar R wrote:Quick! Destroy that post card! XD
Well, if the year used just a few volumes after the post card is correct, I wonder why Takahashi used a future date. Or maybe she wanted the post card to look authentic but didn't know what the details would look like in the future? It's curious...
Crescent Pulsar R wrote:(And don't think I didn't see DIO hiding in that postage stamp! ;p )
Té Rowan wrote:My recommendation? Pick whatever time suits the story. Oh, and in 1993, a 66MHz Pentium PC was the ninja bastard.
Té Rowan wrote:If the Wikipedia page on Ranma ½ is to go by, the manga ran from 1987 to 1996 and the anime from 1989 to 1992. It's probably safest to assume that any temporal references coincide with the time of production.
Drawde wrote:It also works that way for the time of the year. The beach stories were probably published during the summer. The Valentines story in February. The story where they were tying wishes to bamboo branches was probably published in August (Tanabata, on July or August 7th, though mostly in August). And the various New Years stories were likely published at the beginning of the year. It's common for stories that don't have years pass to still follow the current date. It's WHY Ranma's still in the first year of high school, despite seeing three or more different New Years stories.
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