AxelTheBunny wrote:TThe bamboo leaves really dont prove anything, as we are not aware of their effectiveness. It could work, or not.
AxelTheBunny wrote:which largely come down to the fact they lack a foundation for a real relationship
AxelTheBunny wrote:THere is evidence that couples were together. It could just as easily be a placebo type effect. As I said though I was merely stating that Magic in Ranma isnt typically reliable, and that it's stupid to say "THIS IS DEFINITELY WHAT HAPPENED" for parts of the story that dont exist. Even if the author may have intended to go that route, fanfiction is all about the What-ifs. Especially when it is as open ended as Ranma.
AxelTheBunny wrote: IDK I just think it's silly to assume it WOULD work as well, because we dont really have an assurance of the long term effect and similar besides as said. Hell I've always hated the idea of characters being "FATED" to do anything. It's BS because it assumes a static future no matter what actions are taken.
AxelTheBunny wrote:Besides considering how many oneshot arc exist in Ranma 1/2 that are meaningless it's rather silly to assume that one holds weight.
AxelTheBunny wrote:I believe a story is dictated by the actions of it's characters more so than the will of it's author.
AxelTheBunny wrote:I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree with alot of this.
AxelTheBunny wrote:As stated, just because they love eachother doesnt mean they are "destined to be together." Anyone who believes "love" is all that is necessary for a real lasting relationship. May i reiterate these are TEENAGERS... relationships made by teenagers arent exactly set in stone. as I said, i can see a number of possible outcomes...but to say its an inevitability they'd be happily married is naive. Falling out of love is a thing and I've seen it happen.
AxelTheBunny wrote:. Her actions often times in a realistic context would have been classified as abusive, this is all I stated.
AxelTheBunny wrote:As for fiction, there is no set way a story works, I tend to write based off how people actually act and try to understand personalities and relations from a realistic if somewhat cynical point of view.
AxelTheBunny wrote:As I said it's implied they will attempt, and maybe succeed but stating its fact that events that didnt happen in the manga totally happened is a matter of opinion.
AxelTheBunny wrote:Now can we please let this go, it really isnt that important.
Pata Hikari wrote:
No. It's not a placebo type effect. Because an effect of having your name put on the leaf, and then having it taken off and placed on someone else's leaf is shown. So the leaves are definately real magic, and since that effect is shown as real, what reason is there to doubt the other effects?
Again, where's the evidence, from the story, that this magic won't work?
Things happen in stories for a reason. Takahashi put that chapter in there to say a specific thing about Ranma 1/2. You can't discount that by just saying "Well anything could happen" because it didn't happen, it's a finished story.
One of the central questions of Ranma 1/2 was whether or not Ranma and Akane would be together and someday get married. This chapter answers that with a yes. While I'd love for the ending to also explain how this would come to pass, Takahashi chose to, for whatever reason, leave that to the readers imagination.
Spica75 wrote:Wow... You realise you just stood up and proclaimed your fanon as canon? Good job.
HopeSeiketsu wrote:P.S the fact that it is a romantic comedy is and has always seemed more like a bad joke even though it is listed that way. also i have to agree with axel on the not feeling like a relationship would work out between them in the long run. just too many issues with their personalities that without counseling are not likely to be solved in the nerima envirement
Any determination that Ranma and Akane are destined to be together is -- at least in my opinion -- wishful thinking on the reader's part.
"I like the setting, and/or the possibilities that it allows."
I think Ellen mentioned three reasons for why someone might write fan-fiction, and I felt like adding a fourth because it has applied to me in recent years more often than not: "I like the setting, and/or the possibilities that it allows." That's how I found myself writing in Equestria, for instance. (And its theme. Maybe that's a fifth thing? ;/ )
Any determination that Ranma and Akane are destined to be together is -- at least in my opinion -- wishful thinking on the reader's part.
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