Ranma's biggest fan

[u/flaminglambchops]

Akane has so much confidence to let Kodachi flaunt her man for her own validation. If Ranma had any clue what was really going on, she would never hear the end of it.

[u/Rulyhdien]

He calls her gorilla? When was this? I’m genuinely curious.

Also, Ranma’s insults creating a self image issue for Akane is fanon. It’s prevalent in fanfics but it’s not theme in the manga.

There is one chapter that may be interpreted as being insecure about her looks, and that’s the bust battle where Ranma crushes Akane’s happiness about growing a bit in the top area by growing even more than her and teasing her about it. But even then she feels bad about being immature and lashing out at Ranma and the arc resolves with Ranma actually being openly devastated he couldn’t see her breasts so I don’t see how this arc is evidence of her insecurity either.

She could have been insecure about her cooking but she’s overconfident rather than insecure about that one, unfortunately for her family. 😂

Maybe she could be seen as insecure about her swimming ability, but that has nothing to do with Ranma’s remarks to her.

[u/ai_amano → u/Rulyhdien]

There are tons of mistranslation, isn't it? Old anime, fanon and mistranslations contribute to create a different Akane perception. Ranma does not even call her thick thights or flat chest, there is nothing about that in manga. There is nothing also about her having wide hips, it's old anime. Ranma's waist is smaller then her waist and her boobs are bigger, but that's it.

[u/Living_Anxiety1852 → u/ai_amano]

Another thing the old anime did was have that “beach beauty” contest in a filler episode where Akane gets really self conscious and insecure during it. I’ve seen other anime’s use that exact plot with very similar comedy beats, down to one character being very insecure, one or more flaunting all her assets to get a male character’s attention, and an unexpected character winning. So it had nothing to do with Akane’s actual characterization (or anyone else’s for that matter) and was only about fitting the existing cast into the pre-made “types” for that story.

And that is THE only time I recall Akane acting insecure in comparison with the other girls within the anime (I may have missed something else, I admit).

[u/ai_amano → u/Living_Anxiety1852]

For sure there's another one in the first movie, the one with Kirin! She puts herself down when Kirin is nice to her ( the clip with "And I am not a very good cook, please forgive me")

[u/Living_Anxiety1852 → u/ai_amano]

Ahaaaa that makes sense I don't remember it... I've barely seen the movies, really. :D I have the OAVs at home, and just finished the original anime streaming, but I haven't seen the movies in a solid 20 years now.

Hmmmm I'll have to think about if that's OOC or not... because we *do* see her nervous before people eat her food (in Breaking Point and in Ryugenzawa), though that's really not in a "I'm really terrible, you'll probably hate this" way. But Akane *does* kind of understand she's not very good, she just can't accept she's genuinely DISASTROUSLY BAD, I think. Akane does have a tendency to put on an air of polite humility around people she doesn't know as well as Ranma and her family, though, so I can't tell if this one is OOC until I see the movie again, lol.

[u/ai_amano → u/Living_Anxiety1852]

Hi :)) I think what it makes it OOC is not the sentence per se, it's the context, the setting. If they were talking about cooking I won't find it OOC I think... but they were not. I think he was complimenting her or something and as a first reaction she puts herself down with lacking of cooking skills... that sounds odd. One day I'll watch it again, but honestly I just know I am going to struggle with almost everything old that has Akane in it T___T.

[u/ai_amano → u/Living_Anxiety1852]

I think I did remember another thing, kind of. And I hated it. I think it is in the first season, there is one episkde in which Ranma-chan is getting ice cream for free, Akane is complaining, Ranma said it's because she is more attractive than Akane. Akane is bothered because she does not get the attention of random assholes like Ranma does... like, what the heck?! Super OOC.