"Today I can't seem to meet your gaze... In my whole life,
I've not felt this way before...
Can't say it aloud, let's just keep it quiet for now...
Without words, your hand in mine's enough"
~from "Ranma Akane no Ballad"
Welcome to the Shrine of one of the most kawaii couples ever
to exist, Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo. Though many, including the
couple themselves, would dispute the fact that they are truly meant
for each other, everyone else seems to know better - myself in particular
(if I did not feel this way, obviously I would not have made this
page, now would I? ^.^). I invite you to explore around and bask in
the beauty of their unproclaimed (so far... ^.^) love.
The Heart's Reasons
Now, of course some people must be wondering why these two make
such a wonderful couple, am I right? Well, these are just a few of the
reasons (in no specific order).
As Kasumi and Nabiki reasoned in the first episode, Akane hates
boys. Well, Ranma's only half-boy, so they make the perfect couple! =)
They are engaged, after all, did anyone forget?
They are both very stubborn and proud, and isn't it just so
adorable how they react the exact same way whenever someone hints that
they might actually like each other? That's one sure sign of requited
love, don't you think? =)
Both of them are pretty lonely, no matter what they might say.
Akane has been somewhat isolated ever since her mother's death, and
Ranma has never really had any real friends since his father took
him away to train. They need each other! =)
They both look good in those matching Chinese outfits, don't
they? =)
Hmm... both martial artists? (I know, pathetic, but my brain's
been working overtime and I can't think of anything really good when
I'm tired, so kill me why don't you!) These were submitted by Ghost:
The Saotome and Tendo families rest on thier union.
Ranma is the only human who can take her abuse and live.
Akane is the only human who can take Ranma's insults and not leave him.
Neither of them live well without the other. Though Ghost submitted this, I originally intended to
mention this myself. As you can tell, I obviously agree with him...
Ranma loves her (yes he admitted it, volume 38) and she loves
him (alright, she hasn't admitted it. But why else would she go
through the wedding?).
Now for those of you who don't agree (can such people actually
exist??? Shame on you if you're one of them! ^.^), here is proof of
these claims, again in no specific order. These were also submitted by Ghost:
Ranma is insanely jealous and protective of Akane.
Akane goes into bashing mode when she thinks he's been with another girl.
They hurt each other a lot, but always make up... or forgive.
Ranma killed for her (Saffron. Yes he was reincarnated but Ranma didn't
know that would happen. In his mind he actually killed.)
Ranma forced himself to eat her cooking when Ryoga did (Now that is quite the feat).
Ranma has actually won against his pride and apologized to her.
Akane always attempts to 'save' him when he's in trouble. These are my own observations:
Don't you notice how in nearly every episode, OAV or movie they
have at least one moment where they just stare at each other and
some unspoken emotion passes between them? That is, before Akane realizes
what's happening and whacks Ranma with a mallet...
In one episode (of the anime) Ranma actually agreed to hold the
wedding (that was when he thought Akane had been turned into a duck by
the Jusenkyou water Mousse brought from China). Did you see how concerned
he was for her?
I believe I may have gone past the limit with that last specific
reference (that should have been saved for another section), but I felt
it was necessary to point that out since the counterpart for that
reason was mentioned earlier... but anyhow I stray from the topic.
You see, now comes perhaps my favourite part of the list: bashing Ranma's
other prospective fiancees! Here are the reasons why none of them
would ever work with Ranma.
Warning: For those of you loyal to Ranma's
other fiancees, you may be offended by this next section. I can't say
I'm entirely apologetic (what??? so sue me, I'm stubborn), but I feel
obliged to warn you at the very least.
Shampoo
These were submitted by Ghost:
She would bring him back to a feminist society (Do I really need to
explain the problem there?).
She has tried enough magic potions to make him suspicious of anything
she does.
Mousse would eventully have to be killed and Ranma wouldn't want that.
He has openly said that he will not marry her. These are my own opinions:
I think Shampoo is much too aggressive. She's constantly glomping
onto him and never listens to his protests, always referring to him as
her husband anyway. It may feed his ego but it's ultimately irritating for him.
Her "engagement" to Ranma is based on nothing but the primitive
law of the Chinese Amazons, which is needless to say completely
absurd. It doesn't apply to Ranma since Ranma is in Japan and
not China, and technically, Ranma only defeated Shampoo as a woman even if
inside he truly was a man. He has never openly or willingly fought and
defeated her as a male.
Inside Shampoo truly does care for Mousse, which is apparent in
many different episodes of the anime and in the second movie. Besides,
as Mousse is an Amazon male they belong together, and if she ever
bothered to pay attention to him, she'd see that he really is a sweet guy.
Ukyou
This was submitted by Ghost:
Actually, Ukyo would probably be the second best choice for him.
The only problem is she's like a sister and he has never really thought
of her as a fiancee. These are my own opinions:
Ukyou is really very sweet but also very naive. It is only the
fact that Ranma is the only guy who has ever showed her a hint of
affection that makes her love him.
She is almost too yielding. Her obsession with him makes her too
soft, too sensitive for Ranma. Though it would boost his ego for him
to have such a loyal fiancee, he needs to be challenged in his relationship.
If they ever did get together I think he would quickly get bored with
her; she would certainly act more like his servant than his wife.
Kodachi
This was submitted by Ghost, but honestly I
share his opinion and don't believe anything more needs to be said.
Do I even need to bother?
That's all so far, I'll add more as I think them up, but for
now be happy because I'm very tired... *sigh*
