Ranma Tales: Chapter 7 - Tofu

Part 1: Tofu Take 1

Yet another normal morning for the Tendo household. You'd almost think this was a peaceful relaxed day. Under the surface everyone was still worried about the apparently crazy amazon from the night before last. Yesterday they'd sort of put it out of mind, but today it was harder to do so. Her proclamation of giving Ranma a 'last meal' before she killed him and the fact they hadn't seen her since was starting to worry them.

Ignoring that Ranma and Akane left the house and walked to school as they were talking about all sorts of things and looking out for purple haired amazons, they missed something that should have been easier to avoid. A little old woman watering her front path yet again dashes water on Ranma and yet again her turns into a girl in front of Akane's eyes.

Ranma curses "Ah! Just great, now how do I explain this to the class... Maybe I should talk to Nabiki about brochures or something..."

Akane frowns, smiles, and then starts to laugh "Oh Ranma don't worry about it, let's stop by the clinic on the way to school and we can see if Dr. Tofu has any hot water handy. It's not far from here at all."

Ranma shrugs "Ok, as long as I don't have to explain my curse again..."

Akane smiles "Well Dr. Tofu is our family doctor so you may want him to know anyways... Besides you never know he may be familiar with the idea. He's quite skilled at traditional and exotic techniques." She grabs his arm and starts to lead him off "Now come on!"

Ranma shrugs and follows her off. Soon they arrive at Dr. Tofu's clinic, easily recognizable by the sign out front proclaiming the doctors skills and expertise. They went in and Akane called out "Dr. Tofu I need to borrow some hot water ok?"

A male voice from the back says "Sure, go ahead I was just about to make some tea."

Akane thanks him and grabs the tea kettle full of water and tests to make sure it's warm enough. While she's doing that Dr. Tofu comes out of the back and notices Ranma. "Why, hello. Who might you be?"

Akane answers before Ranma can "This is Ranma Saotome doctor, he's the son of my father's oldest friend and is staying with us for awhile at least."

Dr. Tofu frowns slightly and asks "Are you alright Ranma? Your aura looks a bit... Odd..."

Ranma shrugs and before answering changes how sensitive his own aura senses are at the moment. Then he replies "Well I guess I would even if I wasn't cursed doc. By the way, I take it you follow one of the inner arts?"

Dr. Tofu nods with a bit of another frown "Yes, I am a 1st dan in Chin Na style martial arts. How did you guess?"

Ranma nods and shrugs "Well I could tell from your aura and how refined it is that you know a style that concentrates on inner potential, and I could almost guess which one."

Dr. Tofu raises an eyebrow "Interesting, I assume you as well are a martial artist?"

Ranma smiles "Yes I'm a second dan in the Saotome Style Anything Goes School of Martial Arts." He was going to ask another question when Akane interrupts.

Akane says "Ranma, The water, school. We need to hurry or we'll be late!"

Ranma takes the water from Akane and pours enough of it over his head to change him back into a guy. Dr. Tofu raises his eyebrow even higher (which wouldn't seem physically possible) and asks "Jusenkyo?"

Ranma and Akane both stare open mouthed at the doctor. Ranma however recovers first and replies "Yes. How did you know?"

Dr. Tofu shrugs "I've read about it, but I've never seen it. Until now at least. You'll have to come back sometime later and we can talk about it. Though since I can tell you'll be late let me write you a note so you won't get n trouble."

Ranma bows to Dr. Tofu. Akane smiles at Dr. Tofu and takes the note once he's done writing it for them. Akane grabs Ranma's other hand and waves to Dr. Tofu "See you later Dr. Tofu and thanks!"

Once outside the clinic and on their way again Ranma asks "So how long have you had a crush on Dr. Tofu?" with a smile on his face, though for some reason he is a bit jealous of the good doctor at the moment.

Akane blushes and says "It's really not like that... I may have had a crush on him before, but I don't anymore. Besides he is head over heels in love with my sister Kasumi."

Ranma grins "Really Kasumi and the doc? I didn't realize she was dating anyone."

Akane sighs "Well they would be if Dr. Tofu wouldn't go wacky every time he sees her. As it stands right now he flips out and starts acting insane around her, so he's never managed to ask her out."

Ranma replies "This I have to see."

Akane shrugs "It's your funeral."

Ranma just raises an eyebrow at this last comment, but by now they have arrived at school. Heading inside they give their teacher the note and take their seats. Yet another day begins.

Part 2: Yet Another Day of School

Lunch proved interesting as Kuno yet again found them at their tree lunch spot. As often is the case with Kuno he appears from nowhere and goes unnoticed till he starts spouting nonsense. "Oh my fair Akane Tendo, I have heard the news and I am here to save you from this evil! Ranma Saotome I forbid you to be engaged to this most beautiful flower!" With the last he swings at Ranma who diverts the sword stroke with his left hand and jumps back.

Ranma glances at Akane and says "I guess it's my turn today..." Soon though he's nearly overwhelmed by a barrage of "Your engaged!" from behind him as the girls finally realize what Kuno just said. As the girls grab Akane to find out what's going on with this whole engagement business, Ranma faces Kuno.

"Ok Kuno, how about we have a real fight today? If I win you leave Akane alone and stop bothering us. You win and we toss the whole parental engagement thing away. Sound good to you?" Ranma asks figuring these terms worked for him as much as they did for Kuno, not that he planned on losing anyways.

Kuno smirks and says "Very well fiend I will rescue the beautiful Akane Tendo from your sorcerous grasp!" Then of course he proceeds to attack yet again.

Unfortunately for Kuno though he can't see aura's like Ranma can, so Ranma has an edge that let's him predict Kuno's attacks. Figuring it's best to let himself be tired out he simple avoids the first set of strikes. Kuno however starts to let his anger cloud his judgment (what little of that he has). This is both good and bad for him. All his ki abilities are fueled by his mad anger so this does let him go up a notch in his fighting prowess. On the downside he becomes less focused and more likely to miss.

Ranma jumps away from a Ki assisted strike that splits a nearby tree in half, thankful he gets a bit of forewarning against this type of attack. Kuno follows up however with a series of super quick strikes which Ranma blocks with his forearms or evades whichever is easiest. He also moves back farther and farther drawing Kuno further away from the rest of the people eating lunch.

Eventually he ends up against a fence though, which is when Kuno decides he's won and launches his biggest attack yet. Ranma of course evades by dropping to his knees and letting the sword pass overhead. The sword destroys the fence however. While coming up from his crouch Ranma quickly swings around behind Kuno and with a shove pushes him forward. Kuno trips and after sliding a short distance ends up going head first in the school's swimming pool.

Ranma says to himself "Well at least I didn't end up in the swimming pool, now I wonder if he'll consider that his defeat..." He watches and waits, time passes, and Kuno is not yet seen above water. "Oh great the dumbass can't swim!" With a sigh Ranma walks over to the edge of the pool and dives in.

Ranma in female form pulls a confused and half-conscious Kuno from the water. After dragging him to the edge of the pool, she tosses him on the ground. He ends up hitting the ground hard enough to start him coughing up some of the water that had made it into his lungs. Nabiki walks over and helps Kuno to his feet "Come on Kuno baby, lets get you to the nurses office. I'll collect my fee for taking care of you later."

Ranma smirks and says "Thanks Nabiki, I know I didn't want to carry him."

Nabiki waves over her shoulder and says "No problem, we have a contract to recover his ass whenever this sort of thing happens."

Ranma shrugs and Akane runs up blushing. She then stops and goes "Oh Ranma your a girl again!" She pauses and grabs his arm "Come on we've got to get you changed before class starts again. In the meantime tell me what happened with Kuno." As they head off to the restrooms to change him back into a guy he explains how he'd planned to wear Kuno out, but the pool had ended the fight before that had happened.

Soon enough they are back in class, Ranma once more a guy. Not much later and Ranma is sitting outside with Daisuke and Hiroshi watching the girls play softball during PE. Daisuke looks over at Ranma and says idly "So I hear your engaged to Akane..."

Ranma nods "Well yeah sort of... Our fathers apparently had us engaged our whole lives because of some stupid promise to each other to merge the branches of the school. We however just found out about it the other day and told Mr. Tendo how stupid the whole thing was. So technically we are engaged, we just don't take it seriously preferring to stay friends."

Hiroshi says "Oh really? Sayuri and Yuka seemed to think Akane sure didn't mind being engaged to you earlier when they talked."

Ranma turns his head around to stare at his school friend and says "Huh. What do you..." He gets cut off however as a ball comes streaking out the girls softball field straight at him. He feels it coming just enough to get his left hand up and catches the ball before it hits him in the face. However since this hand had just blocked a angry kendoist's attack earlier this new attack proved a bit much for his hand to take.

A pained look crosses Ranma's face and stays there as Akane comes running up. Ranma's arm is still held up defensively clutching the ball. Daisuke says "wow! That was amazing Ranma! How did you do that?" Hiroshi nods his eyes wide.

Akane finally gets close and says "Sorry Ranma, I didn't mean to hit it at you, that was a pretty amazing catch though." She notices the pale look to his face and adds "Are you ok?"

Ranma says very quietly "No, I don't think I'm ok. At a guess I'd say I just broke a bone in my hand. It really really hurts."

Akane frowns "I'm sorry Ranma, I didn't mean to hurt you. Let me go tell a teacher and I'll take you to Dr. Tofu's clinic so he can take a look at your hand." Ranma nods "By the way, feel like letting go of the ball?"

Ranma shakes his head 'no' and says "I don't think that would be a good idea right now."

Akane nods "Ok I'll be right back!" She goes off to find a teacher, so she can tell them where they are going.

Part 3: Tofu take 2

Akane once again leads Ranma into the waiting room of Dr. Tofu's clinic. Akane calls out "Dr. Tofu?"

Dr. Tofu comes out of his office in the back and says "Yes?" Then he says the look on Ranma's face and asks "What happened to him?"

Ranma smirks and says "Well first it was a bokken, then a softball hit me. I really shouldn't do that sort of thing with my hand."

Dr. Tofu nods and says "Come on back into the exam room on the right here. I'll grab a few things and be right in." He turns and walks back into the office.

Ranma and Akane walk into the exam room and Ranma sits down on one of the tables as they wait for the doctor to get back. Dr. Tofu comes back in and says "Ok, let's see your hand..." Ranma holds out his hand still clutching the ball. Dr. Tofu smiles slightly and says "Still holding the ball I see. Let's remove that so I can get a better look." He gentle removes the ball from Ranma's hand and takes a look. He smiles and says "Akane's work it seems."

Akane blushes and says "Well it was a ball I hit, but I didn't' mean to hit Ranma with it!"

Dr. Tofu blinks "Well I had been kidding, but I guess that does make sense... I don't know many people strong enough to leave ridge marks in his hand like that otherwise." Akane blushes an even deeper shade of red. Dr. Tofu finishes examining Ranma's hand and says "I don't' think it's actually broken, but let me get some ointment and something to wrap your hand with so you don't strain it to much."

Ranma replies "Thanks doc. It's rather nice to know it isn't broken. I can heal. I can heal anything except bones pretty quick."

Dr. Tofu raises an eyebrow as he stands up to leave and says "Body control enhanced healing techniques?"

Ranma nods and adds "Yes, though so far I'm not all that good at them." as the doctor leaves the room.

Dr. Tofu says "Fascinating, we really must talk sometime, preferably when I'm not taking care of your injuries or your on your way to school." from the back as he gets his materials. The phone rings out front in the entrance. Dr. Tofu asks "Akane could you get that for me? It could be important and I'm still looking for my medical tape..."

Akane nods ands says "Sure, be right back." She walks out the door and answers the phone. "Hello? Oh. Yes, that shouldn't be a problem. No nothing to worry about. See you later. Bye bye." Then she walks back in looking somewhat worried and said "Dr. Tofu, we should really be going soon. Ranma needs to have me start todays training session."

Dr. Tofu walks back in with his supplies and replies "Sure, no problem this will only take a minute or two. Though I should mention your going to have to go easy on that hand for a bit Ranma."

Ranma frowns, but says "Yeah I kinda figured that. Not a problem yet, since we haven't started the more intensive training yet."

Dr. Tofu frowns a bit and says "Don't be to hard on her Ranma, I'd rather not have to help fix anything." Akane looks nervous and impatient as Dr. Tofu applies the ointment and starts to wrap Ranma's hand.

Ranma replies "Well I don't want to hurt her, she's my friend and I'd hate to see her hurt." Ranma pauses while Akane blushes and smiles slightly. "Though I know I can't keep her from getting hurt completely, she did ask me to train her after all and I can't be lax. I'll just try to keep it to a minimum." Akane starts looking nervous again, but now for a different reason.

Dr. Tofu nods "I understand, just be careful. Well I think I'm just about done here." He finishes fastening the bandages around Ranma's hand as a voice calls out from the Other room.

"Hello? Dr. Tofu?" Akane jumps and looks for a way out, any way out. Ranma watches as she starts hunting around for some other way to get out of the office. Ranma had recognized the voice after all and didn't understand the need to be afraid... Yet.

"K-Kasumi! What a wonderful surprise! What brings you here?" Dr. Tofu's glasses fog up and he turns around to look toward the doorway as Kasumi arrives in the room. Meanwhile he's squeezing Ranma's hand like a vice. Ranma tries not to scream as Dr. Tofu crushes his hand. Finally after much struggle he frees his wounded hand from the doctor's grip.

Kasumi smiles and says "Well I needed to return the book you lent me Dr. Tofu. I was also cooking and realized I'd made more than I needed to, so I brought some for you as well."

Dr. Tofu walks over to Kasumi and says "Thank you, Kasumi dear. He promptly picks up the napkin covering the plate and says "It's just what I've always wanted." As he wraps the napkin around his face like a mask.

Kasumi giggles and says "Your so funny Dr. Tofu. That's just the napkin to cover the plate with."

Meanwhile Dr. Tofu picks up his skeleton and starts to dance with it. Ranma and Akane take this opportunity to escape through the front door. Soon after Dr. Tofu dances out the front door in the opposite direction.

Part 4: End of the Day

Soon Ranma and Akane arrive at the Tendo home, just as a team of construction workers leave. Both of them wonder what that was about, but neither really wants to ask. Asking the why's and how's of things wasn't a good past time lately in Nerima. When they get inside Akane leaves Ranma and heads upstairs to change. Ranma walks outside to head to the dojo, and then stops.

"Wow." Was about the only thing he could say. The dojo had been fixed and actually even looked better than before.

From behind him Nabiki says "Yeah those guys your sensei knows sure are something. Fast, efficient, and cheap. They must not make much money though..."

Ranma shrugs "I wouldn't know, sensei had money any time he needed it. I never really had to worry about that sort of thing while I was with him. In fact I'm probably pretty bad when it comes to money since I really ever dealt with it."

Nabiki frowns "Well maybe living here will do you some good then in that way."

Ranma shrugs "It's already done a lot for me, I've never really had a home before. Thank you for letting me stay here."

Nabiki blushes slightly and says "No problem, though it wasn't really my idea..." She trails off and then pauses, before adding "Oh by the way, when Kuno was coming around in the nurses office he kept asking me to find out anything I could on his 'Red Headed Angel'. You wouldn't happen to know anyone like that would you?"

Ranma grimaces "It sounds vaguely familiar. I'll try to keep from changing around him till he forgets about it."

Nabiki grins and says "I think your underestimating Kuno." Just then Akane arrives.

"Oh wow it's fixed already! You really are the best Nabiki!" was all Akane could think to say.

Nabiki blushes again and says "It was all due to the people Ranma had me talk to, so thank him for this."

Akane grins "Oh I will thank him later, but I also needed to thank you."

Nabiki walks off still blushing saying "Whatever, I need to go balance my books."

Akane takes Ranma by the arm and says "Come on let's go practice."

They head out to the dojo. Ranma starts running Akane through her Katas again, working at increasing her speed and agility. Eventually he calls a break and switches to training her on two ki techniques. The first is just a technique to augment physical attacks with ki energies to cause more damage. The second allows you to channel the same energy into the world in a different way, namely to enhance speed and allow jumps impossible to a normal person. Then he combines both lessons together and has her channel Ki energy while doing the katas.

Eventually he let's her rest again before she passes out. Akane finally calms down enough to talk and asks "You know, since you've come here I've never seen you practice?"

Ranma smiles "Sure you have, you just don't tend to notice. Remember how I said to make everything into practice?" She nods and he continues "Well I do that. It may be muscle exercises to work on fine motion control during class or even my Ki control exercises in my sleep, but whatever I can do I will do. It eliminates the need for a place to practice and keeps you thinking that you may need your skills anywhere or anytime."

Akane frowns "You mean you practice during class? How do you do that and still pay attention?"

Ranma shrugs "It's another aspect of the exercise I taught you the other night. Instead of using it at night though you let the unconscious mind perform the task for you during the day. Some people can do it naturally, some find it hard... I picked it up after about six months, though then again sensei only told me it was possible and then let me work out how to do it. I'll show you that after dinner."

Akane nods and after a short pause Ranma decides to ask something else "Um can I ask you a question?"

Akane shrugs "Sure Ranma, what do you want to know?"

Ranma "Well why do you wear a gi to practice?"

Akane almost starts to laugh at such a silly question and then pauses to think about it. "I'm not really sure exactly except that I was taught that you should wear a gi to practice. Why?"

Ranma shrugs "Well are you always going to wear a gi to fight?"

Akane thinks and says "Well lately I seem to fight more in my school uniform more than anything else..."

Ranma nods "Exactly my point. If martial arts is your hobby or sport and so you always fight in controlled conditions than wear a gi. If you need to be able to fight anywhere and at any time than wear what you feel you should." He smirks and then adds "By the way why don't you ditch the school uniform? I mean they don't bother me about it and I could do some other types of training with you on our way to school if you weren't wearing a skirt..."

Akane frowns "I like the school uniform... But I guess I could wear something else... I mean you are right, they hardly stop you from ignoring the school dress code... Though you do realize I don't really have much in the way of suitable clothes... Right?"

Ranma smiles "Ok then we can go shopping tomorrow before we come home. I'll pay for them even."

Akane frowns "I didn't think you had any money really?"

Ranma smiles some more "Well I do have a piece of plastic I don't have to pay back... They never said I couldn't use it to buy my friends things. Though I hope you don't mind if I go shopping with you as a girl... Some of the things we might need to pick up I'd look a bit strange helping you with as a guy..."

Akane frowns again "Exactly what do you think we're buying?"

Ranma shrugs "Well I've never looked in your closet, but some sports outfits would be handy... Maybe some variety in workout clothes. Then into pants, shirts, and jackets... Jackets mostly because they are handy for storing an assortment of helpful things."

Akane shrugs "I don't see why you want to be a girl for all of that, but it doesn't matter to me... I'll just have my cute red headed girlfriend instead of my handsome black haired guy friend." The last half said with a bit of a smirk.

Ranma blushes and then thinking asks "Have you ever thought about wearing your hair short?"

Akane frowns slightly "I used to wear it that way a long time ago, why?"

Ranma shrugs "Well long hair gets in the way during a fight easier than short hair... Anyways I think you'd be cute with short hair..."

Akane blushes and says "Then why do you have long hair?"

Ranma sighs "Well that I can blame on pop..." They would have kept talking except Kasumi calls them in for dinner. No one in their right mind misses Kasumi's dinners intentionally.

Part 5: After Dark

Ranma returns to his room after teaching Akane the first of the body control techniques and how to use part of your mind for training to exercise without seeming to. He curls up in bed and slowly falls asleep.

About an hour later Nabiki sneaks into Ranma's room holding a camera and with two thermoses of water. She sets up some lights so it brightens the room without making it to bright and then pulls back the covers on Ranma's futon. She admires his nice body briefly and then slowly pours the first bottle of water over him to cause him to change. Then she begins taking pictures.

Nabiki thinks 'I know Kuno baby would pay a small fortune for most of these...' and a smirk comes over her features. Ranma's t-shirt pulls up to show off her abs for the next shot. Then Ranma rolls over and unintentionally presses her breasts together as her shirt shows off an impressive amount of cleavage for the shot after that. A few more accidental seductive posses and Nabiki decides it's time to change him back.

She pours the water over him changing him back into a guy. Then she can't help, but admire his physique. 'My god is there even an ounce of fat on him? I know he eats like a horse, but you couldn't tell it by looking at him... I wonder if I should keep a picture for my own use...'

Unknown to Nabiki Ranma had woken up the second time he got wet and changed (when he returned to being a guy). He'd pretended to continue sleeping though as he reached out with his senses to find out what was going on. He promptly discovered Nabiki standing over him, the water that had been poured on him, and the camera Nabiki was holding.

"Take a picture it will last longer... Oh wait, you are taking pictures... I guess you don't need me to tell you that then..." Ranma says in his most bland tone possible.

Nabiki nearly jumps through the ceiling when she realizes the boy in front of her is actually awake and asks "Um, how long have you been awake?"

Ranma replies "Long enough, care to explain why your taking scantily clad pictures of me? If you'd left me as a guy I could see you wanting them for your own purposes, but since you didn't I figure their was some other purpose."

Nabiki replies "None of your business!" with a hiss.

Ranma smiles "Really? Pictures of me aren't my business? How do you figure?"

Nabiki scowls "Well you are a freeloader even if you did manage to help get the dojo fixed, but daddy won't let me charge you and we need the money. So I'm just making you work for it."

Ranma sighs "Well you could just ask me to help out in less personal ways than this. I can help Kasumi easily enough, and I am helping Akane already. I don't know any other ways to help financially, unless your father would let me teach students in the dojo other than Akane. Though I do have to say that you do make money off of the bets when I fight Kuno."

Nabiki frowns as this was not what she'd expected to hear. "Well I doubt daddy would be to happy to do that unless you married Akane and inherited the dojo first... Kuno by the way is doing pretty damn bad against you, so I don't make much off of bets anymore either. And since you got rid of the Hentai Horde, those bets are gone as well. I'm just trying to recoup my losses."

Ranma frowns "So who were you planing to sell those pictures to?"

Nabiki replies "Well since Kuno seems to have added you to his obsession, I figured he'd pay more than he does even for the pictures of Akane..." Then she realizes she's said a bit to much...

Ranma stares Nabiki down and with a dangerous tone to his voice asks "You sell pictures like these to Kuno of your own sister? How can you help Kuno obsess over her like that? He's hardly the most stable person I've ever seen and you help him get off on the idea of being with your sister?"

Nabiki frowns getting angry and replies "I do what I have to damn it! I'd like to see you do better!"

Ranma sighs and lays back in his wet futon. Then he says "True, I probably couldn't do better than you do. In fact I know I couldn't. I also know if it was my sister I wouldn't feed the fantasies of her stalker either. It would hurt me and it would hurt her. How would you feel if Kuno ever lost it and tried to force your sister to fulfill his fantasies? Could you live with yourself knowing your part in it?"

Nabiki has a single tear run down her face and she says "I already have their isn't a way to go back now!" and then she turns gathering up her supplies and storms out. Almost, but not quite, missing Ranma's last words to her "It's never to late to fix it, until it actually happens."

Author's Notes:

First I'll thank all those who have added their comments. I'll also add a special thanks to those who reminded me they have used a modified version of the 'red ribbon of fate' at least once in the series. I forgot about that episode it seems, until you guys reminded me of it. Though traditionally it's believed the ribbon always exists and it cannot be changed. Tenchi Muyo has a better example of this, though I forget which Tenchi Muyo series it was in.

Dr. Tofu's style (Chin Na) is a real style that specializes in learning pressure points and locks. It's devotees can cause pain, disable limbs, and even kill by using a combination of pressure points and grapples, making them hard to fight in close combat. They can be quite deadly, though most believe it's better to incapacitate than kill. The series never seems to note what styles most of the characters use (unless I missed those to), so I'm giving each one a style unless otherwise stated within the series. I picked this one from several styles I'm aware of as the most like what he is presented in knowing within the series.

On this note I'll also mention that the Anything Goes School of Martial arts isn't a real school or style... So instead I'm treating it much like JKD (Jeet Kune Do), the style made famous by Bruce Lee that basically states that spontaneity and flexibility are the keys to victory in a fight. So it steals moves and techniques from anywhere, in fact each JKD martial artist will adopt different skills from different styles to make their form of JKD unique. This you have to agree sounds an awful lot like AG in Ranma ½.. I'll add that this style should be Japanese however, rather than Chinese. So concepts like katas, belts, and dan levels which exist in this style. Chinese arts usually forgo such things.

Oh and a 'dan' is what comes after attaining black belt 'or initial mastery' of a particular style. A black belt is a 1st dan and they continue up till you get to 10th dan. It is extremely rare to see a 10th dan younger than around forty years old. And just defeating a opponent won't prove you are a 10th dan. Fortunately Shadow's clan runs a series of martial arts schools in a variety of styles and so can back any dan claims that this Ranma feels like making.

Also I will note that (as Sinom Bre said) certain concepts were taken from RA:ALS. I will also recommend you read that if you want another more martial arts view on the Ranma ½ concept. While I did borrow ideas from it, this however will be very different. For instance I don't plan on having them visit hell (if such a place even exists in my modified Ranmaverse) and I won't be referring to any anthropomorphic people.