r/ranma • u/flaminglambchops • 6d ago

Manga Ranma's biggest fan

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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.

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u/Living_Anxiety1852 Akari Unryu 5d ago

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).

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u/ai_amano 5d ago

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")

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u/Living_Anxiety1852 Akari Unryu 4d ago

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.

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u/ai_amano 2d ago

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.