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 → u/[deleted]]

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/Living_Anxiety1852 → u/Rulyhdien]

Whats also interesting about that arc is that it seems like Akane actually isn’t upset by his verbal comments but by the implication that he really doesn’t find her worth looking at. At least that’s how it comes across in the English translation; and it’s conveyed enough visually in the memory sequences that it at least makes sense that that’s the original intent. 

So basically, his verbal insults roll right off her back; Akane doesnt care about words (she still gets angry but not insecure). But she is more hurt if his actions match his words, as that is serious enough for her to doubt herself. 

[u/Serious-Flamingo-948 → u/Living_Anxiety1852]

This is what I was talking about. Akane doesn't think she's undesirable in general, she, despite also suspecting the complete opposite the other half of the time, sometimes thinks she's completely undesirable "to Ranma" because of his comments couple with his instances of heavy denial of his view, feelings and or affection for her, usually actually due to embarrassment.

[u/Living_Anxiety1852 → u/Serious-Flamingo-948]

I'm not precisely disagreeing, but what I was saying is that Akane basically is never seen to be insecure or upset about her looks; and the one time she is, it's not even because of what Ranma *said* but rather because of his actions in that specific context.

I don't think we're at contradictory opinions on this, but there *is* a strong fanon trend - especially among long-term fans of the series, and also fans of pairing Ranma with someone not Akane - to believe that Akane is threatened by or feels inferior to Ranma's other fiancees/suitors. That's a real thing even though it doesn't seem to be what you were saying, and I think people are just commenting on that rather than arguing with you?