#btj post

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No Akane, I don’t think that’s how treating someone to a meal works...

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Two sides of the same coin

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Daaang, that movement though!

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Outside of the kick to Kuno’s forehead, this is the first time that Akane and Ranma have fought together. Granted, this is more of an assist from Akane than a proper team-up, but it’s more than being a stand-by or a damsel in distress. If there’s one thing the series needed more of, it was more fighting in tandem from these two.

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After being bitten by a radioactive spider, Ranma-Chan goes to check up on a traumatized Akane

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This is a big moment for Akane. She has finally let go of the past and is moving on from an unrequited love. I like that the haircut is more than a wonky aesthetic change and that it symbolizes her character growth. The stage is set for our two leads to come closer together.

And in a fitting moment of irony, it is Akane who catches Ranma off-guard through her kindness

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This moonlit scene is really pretty. Another shoutout to Masako Goto’s work here!