And don't forget about the part where one or more of the girls pose as lesbians. ;pHint of plot, Bath house scene" Hint of plot....
And don't forget about the part where one or more of the girls pose as lesbians. ;pHint of plot, Bath house scene" Hint of plot....
[Empyrean Nikkou wrote:I sense that skulduggery is afoot!And don't forget about the part where one or more of the girls pose as lesbians. ;pHint of plot, Bath house scene" Hint of plot....
Empyrean Nikkou wrote:Except he doesn't wish for it, and is usually a hapless victim being dragged into things. Basically, your typical nonsensical abuse of the protagonist found in the harem genre.
Empyrean Nikkou wrote:I can't wrap my head around how you managed to see it that way. It doesn't seem like he considers women like objects at all, and he barely pays attention to any girls unless that girl happens to be Sakura. In which case, he shows the typical behavior of a boy who doesn't know how, or is too shy, to express his feelings directly. Although it didn't help when Sakura showed interest in his girl form, and soon after treated his male form as a rival for said girl form.
I'd think he'd be more disrespectful of girls if he thought of them as less than people, to any degree. He's not even a pervert who (purposefully) tries to peep on undressing/naked girls. I actually find him rather lame and boring, personality-wise. Along the same lines as Kyon (Haruhi) and Ryuji (Toradora).
Empyrean Nikkou wrote:I still don't see how that's "doing it right." ^^; All it's doing (over and over, and not just in this series), ultimately, is putting him in embarrassing situations. It's expected, really. But I don't think it's "doing it right" when the reaction of the guy-turned-girl is always the same. It doesn't add up, to me, when it's male + turned into girl = must react this way to certain things regarding females. Basically, it'd be like having a monopoly and thus getting the same product.
On one hand, "doing it right" refers to a normal convention. You do it because it works. But this is human behavior, which, for all of its traditions, trends and stereotypes, still has variety aplenty. I'd like to see a guy shrug his shoulders and carry on like it's not a big deal, you know? Even though Takahashi didn't focus on any serious aspects of Ranma's sex-change, at least she had the mind to make him treat his female form, and react while in said female form, differently, depending on the circumstances, instead of it being the same under any circumstance.
I just can't see "typical" (well, it's stereotypical, really) as "doing it right." I don't think it gets lampooned enough, it's so bad.
Empyrean Nikkou wrote:Depends on what you mean. I'm sure the plot would have been fine if he had at least grew accustomed enough to not get embarrassed after a bit. I don't consider the fan-service and harem aspects as being required for the plot.
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