# 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐉𝐎 🌷. independent mutuals - only roleplay blog for TENDO AKANE from ranma 1 / 2 ( manga based ). low activity. crossover friendly, read rules & about before interacting. established: august 8th, 2024. previously known as : akanima.
fighting back alongside berry ( they / she / he | 21+ | mx ).
a study in the discovery of one's true self, the acceptance of change, the complexity of one's emotions, the challenges of loving someone and the sudden need to kick ass !
i'll be here for replies tomorrow besties. your friend berry is getting used to their second job ( yes two, but they r mostly home office ) and finally getting their routine together.
Set in retro day pokemon games ( kanto - hoenn timeline ). Akane Tendo is a martial artist and occasional pokemon trainer specialized in fighting types. Although her goal is the same as in canon ( to inherit the family dojo ), this time, she’s not alone on this mission, as her trustworthy Pokémon team has always made sure to have her back.
POKEMON TEAM :
tepig. p - chan, her little piggy that comes and goes whenever he pleases. a very feisty guy that will jump to her rescue at any given moment.
hitmontop. a pokemon gifted by her father. with the same martial arts passion and dedication. hitmontop's father is the same hitmonlee akane's father carries. both akane and hitmontop want to show their respective parents that they have what it takes to get the dojo.
tinkaton. a small tinkatink she found and never left her side. grew alongside akane and now as a tinkaton, she takes after her pokemon trainer smashing and breaking whenever provoked, but when calm - she can be the sweetest tinkaton around.
nidorina. one of her most recent catches. a very unapologetic and fighting versed pokemon that will accept any challenges. she relies heavily on her strength over a strategy or even over her poison type attacks. this fella is trying to prove that she can be a fighting type as the rest.
combusken. her starter pokemon. torchic was given to akane as her first pokemon partner. they are inseparable but compared to akane, combusken has more of a calm and collected personality over the emotion driven one of her trainer. she's the voice of reason in the team, as well as the strongest one in her team pokemon line up. there's only one problem though, she's afraid of the water and will break any composure if she's forced to get near any body of water like a pool or a filled bathtub. only does she try to get it together when her trainer is in danger and only her can take her to safety.
petilil. the closest pokemon to a tulip, her flower motif. once her mother's partner pokemon, now hers. a little grass type that doesn't fight nor take part in combat, instead she takes the role of a guardian and caretaker when needed. you can find her on the tendo house most of the times but in some occasions, she will tag along on any crazy adventures to check on akane and her sisters.
━━━━ wild like you 💛 ! ( # 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐉𝐎 ). an independent, semi - selective and manga based TENDO AKANE from ranma 1 / 2. written by berry. pretty please interact with a ♡ or ↺ to spread the word !
OF COURSE SHE WANTS TO ! It's in her nature, ━━ actually, it's in her blood ! There's a reaffirming nod, no words spoken when her fists could do the talking for her. If someone wanted to join the cause then so be it ! The more the merrier. When you get attacked by a horde of men every day on your way to school, you learn a thing or two about making every move count, every ally worth a shot. ❝ You take the bat and I'll take the dumbbell. ❞
HC 01 : A "short" analysis of Akane being a parallel to Ranma fighting gender norms.
Are we, in 2024, ready to accept that Akane Tendo is Ranma's perfect parallel when it comes to the symbolism of fighting against the gender norms of their time and the acceptance of one's true self ?
Ranma is a character that suffers from the consequences and expectations of a normalized TOXIC MASCULINITY IN THE LATE 80s - mid 90s. His transformation is one clever tool to show the viewer the change of treatment his male form gets from the female one, both having their own pros and cons according to the situation and beliefs the character gets into. This series heavily emphasizes the gained value Ranma obtains when he's a man, almost as if showing how people consider him less or weak when he's a woman. After all, Ranma 1/2 makes a constant MOCKERY of the injustices caused by sexism in a Japan of such era.
Ranma takes it from the point of view of a man trying to fulfill the expectations of a toxic masculinity laid upon him, a mere teenager that, when forced to be a woman, loses a supposed "value" and "strength". He NEEDS to break the curse not because he WANTS TO to but rather to keep the WORTH people see on him, a worth only relevant when he's a man.
And here's where Akane enters the picture. While Ranma's female form shows you a pinch of the unfair treatment women go through everyday ( the effect of sexism ), it is Akane's character the one taking it fully from the perspective of a woman. One that's not only dealing with the sexism of society but also one where her demeanor and appearance does NOT fit the traditional concept of FEMININITY.
Akane's described as a TOMBOY, or at least what people considered to be a tomboy in the 80s - 90s. For our current times, she's pretty feminine having a closet full of colorful outfits with skirts and dresses, plus an emotion-driven personality. Yet we are seeing it from the current values and agenda. Back then Akane was the perfect example of a TOMBOYISH CHARACTER, aka : a girl that had short hair, took roles mostly associated with men, "acted just as violent as a man", got into constant physical fights, and had the strength mostly seen in male characters.
She disregarded the usual "main female character" tropes, especially the one of the "main love interest" that we see of women acting all feminine, delicate, dependant, with the house wife attributes of cooking and taking care of others.
Throughout the story Akane is pint pointed as a girl less cuter than the others for acting like a "boy" or rather, not taking part of the girl stereotypes of those years. She's not good with cooking or sewing, her skills fall better in fields mostly dominated AND expected in men like martial arts and the display of one's strength. She has to constantly deal with others demeaning her as "weak", "uncute", "macho", "ugly", etc, during the story only for 1. being a girl, and 2. not matching the expectations ( both physically and mentally ) set on women.
Although Shampoo does know martial arts as well, it seems that the story "forgives her" for acting AND looking more traditionally feminine and knowing basic "housewives attributes" ( example cooking ). The fandom and manga calls Akane the "tomboyish" one for being so violent when in reality, Shampoo is just as violent or even more than her.
But it's important to mention that Shampoo IS A VICTIM OF THE SEXISM throughout the story as well. Perhaps she doesn't have it as rough as Akane or rather, her problems set root in another topic compared to Akane's battle with her FEMININITY.
Physically, though having banger outfits in the manga, she doesn't match the "pretty feminine girl" concept. First, her body. It's taken as a JOKE in most instances with Ranma and other characters making fun of her body lacking certain. . . aspects. Later on in the manga, Akane finds herself being insecure of it to the point of starting to consider herself "not enough" or the fear of getting confused with a BOY.
Second, HER HAIR, a key element in her story. Some old folks still see short hair in women as something "masculine" and this alone shows another effect of TOXIC TRADITIONAL FEMININITY and how it impacted Akane's character. We see at the beginning of the series that her long hair represented her FEMININITY and how letting it grow was her solution to be seen AND accepted by others as a girl.
If she couldn't change her demeanor as a fighter then PHYSICALLY she tried to make it up for it in what she could control : her hair. So when it was taken away, it was as if she had been stripped of something that made her BE ACCEPTED. Like the title of the chapter says : A girl's hair is her life.
Akane losing her hair meant that she had to deal with a sudden supposed lack of femininity and it is exactly this what makes her confront herself and eventually, accept her own person regardless of what others think of her.
She's dealing with toxic masculinity, as well as toxic femininity. Akane is seen as weak by men because of her gender, most not considering her an eligible rival. But they also see her as girl that "lacks" for not matching the traditional standards ( aka. stereotypes ) of a girl. It's truly sad to think that not only do the men judge her but so do women, even her own sisters feed onto such expectations.
Akane is a character that HAD TO TAKE THE ROLE OF THE "SON" of the Tendo family cause no one else would. Mostly so her father could be at peace knowing that someone capable was in charge of the family business and it seems that it wasn't enough with Soun WANTING a man in charge despite Akane's best efforts. Akane is STRIPPED AWAY from the family business, her future, just for being a girl. Unless she gets married, of course. . .
The STRUGGLES OF A WOMAN having to deal with that era's sexism, the imposed traditional femininity and toxic masculinity is translated better through Akane's perspective and her story than female Ranma's. She IS his parallel from another point of view and challenges when it comes to fighting gender norms and the eventual acceptance of one's true self because, despite being mocked every chapter, she CONTINUES BEING GENUINE TO HERSELF. She can doubt herself, change her opinion or try something new but at the end of the day, she always decides to BE TRUE TO WHO SHE REALLY IS AND CONTINUE DOING WHAT SHE LIKES DESPITE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OF HER.
Credit is due where credit is deserved and Akane does need to be recognized more as an actual character that broke barriers. Actually, it's ironic to think that Ranma is widely recognized as THE character that broke gender norms in the 80s while people poorly mention or even consider Akane one as well. Almost as if HER being exactly a GIRL gave her less of a value in her OWN FIGHTS against the gender norms and sexism. The joke writes itself.
A perfect coincidence that her favorite shirt had ended up in the hands of one of her suitors ( more like one of her constant walking headaches ). Akane's not so sure if she could trust him to begin with. But on this occasion, he will get the benefit of the doubt. ❝ Right, you just found it on the ground. ❞ There's a clear sarcastic tone in her voice, an eyebrow raised in the process as well.❝ You didn't do anything weird with it, did you, @ofbluethunder ? You know what, I don't even want to know. Just give it back. ❞
Sweep the dust off this account, HELLO EVERYONE ! Haven't been here in a while ( ooops ) but I think it's time to give the best girl 💛 some of my well deserved attention once again.
❛ it was wrong of me to assume you're ever gonna change. ❜
❛ that's it? it was all just a lie? ❜
❛ shame on me for thinking you were a good person. ❜
❛ you're gonna pay for what you did to me. ❜
❛ you didn't hear a word of what i just said, did you? ❜
❛ believe me, you weren't my first choice either. ❜
❛ if you've got a problem with the way i handle things, just say so. ❜
❛ do you think we're gonna survive this? ❜
❛ what's your problem?! ❜
❛ will you please slow down a little? ❜
❛ i can't believe you would do something like that. ❜
❛ did it mean anything to you? ❜
❛ i'm never gonna be good enough for you. ❜
❛ we were just fooling ourselves this whole time. ❜
❛ i'm sorry, i didn't know where else to go. ❜
❛ i don't want to argue with you anymore. ❜
❛ fine. you were right, and i was wrong. happy now? ❜
❛ this day feels like it's never gonna end. ❜
❛ i didn't think you'd care so much. ❜
❛ this must be like the first time you were nice to me. ❜
❛ out of all the people here, why do i have to be stuck with you? ❜
❛ do you want to go on a date with me? ❜
❛ honestly, i don't think i wanna leave the house today. ❜
❛ were you ever planning on telling me about all of this? ❜
❛ i wish i had another choice. ❜
❛ don't flatter yourself, a fifth-grader could've done this as well. ❜
❛ you're the most insufferable person i have ever met. ❜
❛ here, you look like you need this more than me right now. ❜
❛ oh, just so you know, i don't ever lose this game. ❜
❛ just let me sleep for five more minutes. ❜
❛ alright, is there anything else we have to do before they arrive? ❜
❛ do you believe in ghosts? ❜
❛ i wish we had more time together. ❜
❛ you don't have to leave just yet ... you could stay the night if you wanted to. ❜
❛ where are you taking me? ❜
❛ trust me, this is the last thing i want to do. ❜
❛ i need more time to think about what i want. ❜
❛ why didn't you say anything earlier? we could've avoided this whole mess. ❜
❛ i don't feel so good, i think i may be getting sick. ❜
❛ help me! please! ❜
❛ hmph. you're pretty strong. ’ hell is freezing over and global peace is now on the horizon because the impossible has now become reality: shampoo of all people has given akane a compliment. the amazon is boredly filing her nails from where she sits perched on a window sill when she says it, her legs crossed comfortably as she bounces her foot to a cute tune she was making up in her head. ( all while blissfully ignoring akane's many, many attempts to get her to leave of course. ) shampoo originally came to the dojo for one specific purpose: to feed her darling ranma...but he sadly wasn't there ( because her 'darling' had been busy sneaking out upon hearing her voice at the front door ) so she simply waited and waited - faithfully guarding the dumplings that greedy, nasty panda kept eying.
watching akane train became an easy form of entertainment while she waits...but it was also a rare chance to observe her up close in action. still, shampoo can't manage to give a compliment without it being well, slightly underhanded. her bright red eyes narrow with mischief, an innocent smile growing across her pretty face before casually flipping some of her thick hair over her shoulder.
Is she dreaming ? Or did Shampoo hit her head hard enough on the pavement on her way here ? No, something worse might have happened if HER, out of all people, was giving Akane a compliment. It was too good to be true, too good that in fact, the martial artist had to stop right in her tracks to fully process what had just been said. A set of hazel hues widen in DISBELIEF, for a moment, wondering if her mind was playing tricks on her. ❝ . . . huh ? ❞ Akane's stance wavered briefly; her words landed as a blow far more devastating than any punch thrown her way. For the amazon to act so out of character, praising her technique despite repeatedly telling her to leave, meant something was terribly wrong.
She knows better than to blindly let her ears be swayed by her flattery. After all, the girl recognized more clearly than anyone how CORROSIVE her supposed sweetness could be. Beneath such beautiful doll-like exterior rested a deadly warrior, one who has sworn to make her life a living hell. Hence why Akane assumes there's a hidden motive behind it. Who knows, it could be the first step of her next elaborate plan to win Ranma's heart or perhaps the enchantment of a new curse. Shampoo wasn't meant to be trusted and yet. . . she would like to believe that for ONCE, her rival was being genuine.
Her mouth opens, a 'thank you' stuck at the back of her throat. Coming from someone as well versed in combat as her meant more than she would like to admit. Akane takes a deep breath, glancing at the other as she waits for the right thing to say. But as soon as the words were about to grow on her lips, it happens ━━
❛ yes, you're pretty strong...for a pervert girl ! ’
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT. That's the Shampoo she knows. A followed up mockery has her roll her eyes, the added huff is there to show her light displeasure. Somehow her final addition brings her a sense of RELIEF. It confirms that she hasn't gone completely insane.
❝ How original. ❞ Oh please, as if she hasn't heard that one before. ❝ Ranma is not here, so if you could just LEAVE and bother somebody else━ ❞ Someone that isn't her. Well, if her gentle persuasion isn't going to work then, she might have to resort to another approach. ❝ Who knows, maybe Ranma's already at UKYO'S. ❞
He isn't. As a regular, Akane knows her place is closed on Tuesday's for maintenance ( but she sure isn't telling the other that very important detail ). ❝ Perhaps he prefers HER cooking over yours. ❞ She lets the bomb drop with an innocent mischievous shrug, playing dumb as she gets back to her training. Now she waits.
