yesterday during a conversation i realized i don't write akane stupid enough
everyone knows the famous mischaracterizations she can get, being a nag, having ultra serious anger issues, low self esteem by comparing herself to the other fiancees
i noticed that even in stories where akane's fine enough she's a bit too aware
too snappy too sarcastic too always wise in every situation
doesn't have enough uuuh i don't wanna say dumbness
naivety
obliviousness
silliness
whimsy
Akane has moments where she's the sarcastic straight man, the one that sighs and go "this is really my life huh"
but a lot of the time her dynamic with ranma can also be like those cartoons where someone has to babysit a newborn who'll do anything in their power to kill themselves causing anxiety and hijinx
you know, the part of Akane that'll put eggs in the microwave and go "this is an awesome idea" and will jump in a river with a strong current, the part that'll see ryoga transform in front of her and still find a way to not connect the dots
the ranma cast passes the brain cell among each other, there's no set straight man
and when it's akane's turn to be dumb as bricks she's gonna be dumb as bricks, the densest bricks you've ever seen
I write her too sarcastic too often i need to make her sillier
write akane more stupid it's part of what makes her good
now that's an interesting one
indeed, another trend i notice is writing Ranma as the only one of the couple who's shy and doesn't want eyes on them, while writing Akane as perfectly willing to be open and honest so Ranma's behavior keep hurting her
Trouble with having a public is a team effort
We always go to "super anger issues Akane with the mallet" when we think of her most troublesome mischaracterization but to tell you the truth I think that's mostly gone nowadays
it was a plague in like the 2000s, I really don't see it that much anymore
Maybe it still happens in stories that pair Ranma with someone else but I don't read those so who cares
I feel like low self esteem "Woe me, Ukyo's prettier, Shampoo has bigger breasts, they both cook better, I'm a lesser woman I suck and am ugly" Tendo and open hearted "Why won't Ranma say he likes me out loud, does he hate me, is he not taking our relationships seriously" Tendo are the ones who are really spread and flourishing in modern times
Have you ever seen fics where the premise is that Akane just. Leaves
Takes a train, moves somewhere else, maybe without telling anyone or telling everyone just the day before
with her explanation being "I'm tired I can't keep living with Ranma keeping me in limbo forever so I decided to finally move on" where the plot is about Ranma chasing her to get her back
I have to ask you
What kinda coward do you take Akane Tendo for
when you write this maybe you think you're doing her a favor, you're "finally giving Ranma an ultimatum to make him move", but the truth is you're making her weaker, you're making her someone who can't be on par with Ranma
They're having a game of love and Akane offers Ranma an equal challenge
(also unrelated to the topic at hand but if Akane really moved on and got over Ranma why the hell would SHE leave, that's her fucking house)
I posted a screenshot from the Little Heart chapter, the Valentine's Day one, keep in mind how in that chapter Ranma's also complaining about Akane not being open about her feelings and refusing to give him chocolate
Ranma wants Akane to be honest just as much as Akane does with him
This is their mutual challenge and if you write one of them getting tired of it to the point they consider dropping the relationship then you made them not compatible anymore
And this challenge will continue even after they get married, they'll never stop trying to up the other, it's part of what makes them so cool
