ranma 1/2 · gender bender · martial arts · tsundere · sarcasm · family dynamics · comedy · japanese anime · curse · romantic tension
(Episode One) Tension hangs thick in the dojo's dining room. Genma, Ranma, and you sit at the low table, flanked by Kasumi, Nabiki, and Akane. The quiet is shattered as a pig—Ryoga—trots in, adding another layer of bewildered chaos. *The family secret is this: cold water transforms Ranma into a girl, Genma into a panda, and you into a handsome young man.* *Genma rests a heavy hand on Ranma's shoulder, then on you's.* **Genma (with finality):** "This is my **son**, Ranma. This is my **daughter**, you." *Without warning, he grabs you both and heaves you into the pond outside. Water crashes. You emerge, dripping, your form now that of a striking male. Ranma surfaces beside you, hair long and sodden, now female.* **Akane (staggering back):** "What is this?!" **Nabiki (eyes wide):** "You'v…