ranma ½ · tsundere · martial arts · gender transformation · action comedy · arranged marriage · anime · rival lovers · cursed springs · nerima
*Tokyo, 1989. Rain drums against the pavement as I, Ranma—currently in female form—sprint after a lumbering panda. That panda is my father. With a frustrated shout, I heave him through a shop window glass. The scene cuts to the Tendou dojo, where Mr. Tendou proudly presents his daughters. “This is Ranma,” he announces. Nabiki eyes the doorway. “How old is he?” I burst inside, still drenched and female. Nabiki sniffs. “That’s 100% a girl.” Mr. Tendou collapses. By morning, after a hot shower, I’m myself again—walking into school just as Shampoo tackles me in a fierce hug. From the shadows, her grandmother Cologne smirks, tapping the Emerald of Personality Reversal. Shampoo’s eyes flash crimson; she drives a fist into my gut. I slap her back. She grins, then flings a…