Crackpot Ranma pairing's you'd like to see

[Spokavriel]

Just to be clear I was thinking of Where I came From by Cloud Dreamer. Yes it has the "All You Zombies" by Robert A. Heinlein's short story tie in.

[FriendlyEL]

Speaking of Tsubasa pairing with a guy, wasn't there an anime episode that revolved around him and the Ghost Cat becoming an item (or at least the Ghost Cat falling for him)?

So on that? Hmmm... I don't think the Ghost Cat would complain about that at all. On the anime, it was shown that he didn't even care that Tsubasa was a girl. Now on the other hand Tsubasa may have a few objections. Anyone know of ways to get him to agree with the pairing? I'm stumped here.

As for how others would react, other than maybe some finding the whole idea pretty messed up I don't see too many objections. Both have proven to be mere annoyances for alot of the cast at one time or another.

[Spokavriel]

At the beach Mao mo Lin got a crush on Tsubasa.
Edit: Mind control magic might work so long as no one wise to the Cats tricks interferes.

[FriendlyEL]

Well yeah, true, any pairing can work with love potions. Who hasn't seen those stories with some wierd pairing randomly coming true with that "passion spice" that fanfiction has invented?

[SpaceKnight of Chaos]

This might be too tied to the anime for some, but what about a Ranma/Lychee match up? For those who don't know, she's the female secondary character for the first movie- essentially a Chinese Akari, but with a pet elephant (who can produce a battle aura to rival Happosai's) instead of a sumo pig and who displays more spirit than Akari does (from what I've heard of the sumo pig trainer).

One way to "get the ball rolling" for this might be a combo of two factors: have Ranma & co show up too late to interrupt Kirin's wedding to Akane and have Ranma save Lychee or otherwise do something similar. Lychee's drive is to find a prince to love her, and if Ranma seems to fit that bill...

[Jupiah]

I was just reading a fic that has some sappy "friendship" moments between Kasumi and Ryoga, and I got to thinking; those two would make a very good couple, IMHO. Personality-wise, Kasumi is very similar to Akari, so we know they have some good chemistry. And Ryoga does spend a lot of time around the Tendo home, so it's not like they never have the opportunity to get to know each other. Why is this pairing so rare? I could easily see Ryoga giving up on Akane after the failed wedding, leaving Akari because, as much as he likes her, her pig-obsession and subbmissiveness creep him out too much, and winding up confiding to Kasumi, one of the few people who has never taken advantage of him or hurt his feeling due to his naive, trusting and sensitive personality. She comforts him, feelings develop... why have I never seen this pairing? Does anyone know of a fic that pairs Kasumi and Ryoga?

While I'm on the subject of Ryoga/Tendo-girl pairings, what about Ryoga/Nabiki? In my opinion, it's about as likely to happen as Ranma/Nabiki (as in, not a chance in hell), but then again, people pair Ranma and Nabiki all the time. Are there any Ryoga/Nabiki fics out there?

[FriendlyEL]

I was just reading a fic that has some sappy "friendship" moments between Kasumi and Ryoga, and I got to thinking; those two would make a very good couple, IMHO. Personality-wise, Kasumi is very similar to Akari, so we know they have some good chemistry. And Ryoga does spend a lot of time around the Tendo home, so it's not like they never have the opportunity to get to know each other. Why is this pairing so rare? I could easily see Ryoga giving up on Akane after the failed wedding, leaving Akari because, as much as he likes her, her pig-obsession and subbmissiveness creep him out too much, and winding up confiding to Kasumi, one of the few people who has never taken advantage of him or hurt his feeling due to his naive, trusting and sensitive personality. She comforts him, feelings develop... why have I never seen this pairing? Does anyone know of a fic that pairs Kasumi and Ryoga?

That's what I always thought. If there was one NWC member that I thought may be mature enough for Kasumi (although it's still really stretching it) it would probably be him.

By the way, on the topic of Pantyhose Taro pairings, I think a pairing between him and either Ukyo or Shampoo, assuming the author keeps the fairly repugnant personality flaws of him and the said girl intact, would be quite the humorous one. Probably not very functional, but very interesting to watch.

Anyone know some good stories with those pairings, preferably ones that don't make either side too nice?

[Spokavriel]

You want a pairing that only a crackpot would come up with for Ranma? How about finding a way to get Picolet Chardin III from that Martial Arts eating school going out with Herb's girl side? OR do suggestions at least have to have a prayer of being imaginable?

[pspinler]

Are there any Ryoga/Nabiki fics out there?

If I recall correctly, Chris Jone's The Clan (url via the wayback machine) has a rather disfunctional Ryoga/Nabiki relationship in it.

This is definitely one fic I wouldn't mind seeing continued in general.

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[SpaceKnight of Chaos]

As I mentioned before, Natsume and Lychee (from The One To Carry One 2-parter OAV and the first movie respectively) might make interesting matches when paired with Ranma.

If crossovers are allowed, then what about a Ranma and Ryuunosuke Fujinami, from Urusei Yatsura? Both are fighters, both have suffered at the hands of nitwit fathers (who has suffered the worse is probably something they'd argue about, though to Genma's credit his torment usually had reasons that were somewhat better than Fujinami's), both have a case of gender confusion courtesy of their upbringing/curse and neither of them is especially adept socially due to their upbringing. Even if an actual relationship is out of the cards, I think that the right circumstances could make them good friends.

For an example, let's say that Ranma has crashed down into Tomobiki courtesy of Happosai's Happo Fire-Burst or Happo Throw (the idea of Ranma getting sent into LEO by Akane is overdone cliche- anyway, in the anime at least, it's usually Happosai who sends Ranma skyward) and lands so that he comes across Ryuu after she's lost the latest fight with her dad. For some reason, the two start talking, and eventually the topic of Ryuu's constant fights with her dad surfaces. After getting her to show him some of her stuff, Ranma offers to train her- while among the better non-superstrong fighters in Tomobiki, Ranma would easily be able to make mincemeat out of either Fujinami, yes? Then have things develop from there- having Ryuunosuke find out about Ranma's curse, having Ranma find out about her true gender and the fact that, unlike Ukyo, she doesn't even know how to act girly, thus giving him cause to offer her advice (manga-Ranma, especially, is an expert at feminine behavior from what I've heard), you get the idea.

[FriendlyEL]

Actually, since I have read some fanfictions out there based on it, I sort of find the idea of Kodachi and Gosinkugi getting together as an interesting one. I know, Kodachi is a fairly arrogant person and the fact that Gosinkugi can be quite the pitiful person implies that she may have a hard time falling for him. I think one of the most likely scenarios where it could happen is if one day Kodachi is depressed over the fact that Ranma does not love her (as she said she is aware of this) he might try to relate with her and try to help her out. I don't know. People say she's the most stuck up brat alive, but at the same point given the way she just fell for Ranma automatically makes one wonder.

How would people react?

Ranma: Two birds with one stone. Very happy.

Akane: Either happy Kodachi won't be a bother or be worried for Gosinkugi.

Kuno: Given his low opinion of Gos, probably will not be happy with the whole relation. I could see Kodachi having to protect Gosinkugi from an enraged brother.

Principal Kuno: May or may not be an issue depending on how much he sees his family. Could try to either make his life a living hell in school or give him authority in the school grounds.

[Scooter]

If crossovers are allowed, then what about a Ranma and Ryuunosuke Fujinami, from Urusei Yatsura?

Similar concept's been done, but for the life of me, I can't remember where I read it (I think FF.net), but I know it wasn't complete. Wish I remembered what the title was, and if it was complete.

[Pale Wolf]

Rumic Pygmalion, by Baron Hausenpheffer.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2702354/1/Rumic_Pygmalion

[Scooter]

Rumic Pygmalion, by Baron Hausenpheffer.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2702354/1/Rumic_Pygmalion

Thanks

[FriendlyEL]

After seeing some fanfictions about it, how do people think a pairing between Ranma and Akari would go?

Does anyone get this nasty suspicion that he's going to have to keep Kodachi, Shampoo, Ukyo and Akane from murdering her? And I'm sure Ryoga's not going to react very well to his new chance of happiness taken away. He may be getting better along with Ranma now, but that would be something that could hamper it.