Ranma ½ Classic Fic Thread

f22wannabe · Oct 14, 2010

As much as I like Saotome Gambit, I liked his Ranma/2001: a Space Odyssey crossovers more. (I forced myself to read the actual books by Clarke and hated every second of it.)

I don't have links but: A Panda's Dream by Excellsior, Future Memories by Tabyk, and Age of Titans by Ozzallos.

Agree with most everything people posted above.

jwang · Oct 14, 2010

Anything by <a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/u/57925/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>WFROSE</a>. Age of the Warhorse is one of my all time favorites.

PCHeintz72 · Oct 14, 2010

MangoPDK said:

Tempting...

I could easily do so, as I have a report I can generate that I could draw names, sizes, and update/download dates from going back some 10 years.

But no...

Due to past incidents on TFF, on this forum alone lately I've tried to limit myself to specific threads for posting links. Basically, it blew up in my face too many times for me to want to continue forum-wide.

That decision of course has caused other incidents to occur, but oh well.

Been too busy lately anyway for unnessecary posting of links (RL been dumping on me and multiple projects in process).

LORD_ARM · Oct 14, 2010

<a href='http://archives.eyrie.org/anime/Ranma/Ranma-2096/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Ranma 2096</a>
The only fanfic that ever made me cry.

FlinFlon · Oct 17, 2010

I would also recommend:

<a href='http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/seifertv/toth/index.htm' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>The Taming of the Horse</a> by Vince Seifert.
The classic R/A continuation fic.

<a href='http://www.compqna.com/fanfics/romtendos/#Nabiki' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>A Deft Touch</a> by John A. Morales.
After Akane's death at Jusendo, will Ranma and Nabiki uphold the family honour?

<a href='http://www.thekeep.org/~rpm/ranma/tmtc/index.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>The More Things Change</a> and <a href='http://www.thekeep.org/~rpm/ranma/tpoh/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>The Pursuit of Happiness</a> by M Productions.
Nerima must have a center for its chaos. If Ranma finally settles on Akane, it looks like Ryoga's life has just gotten complicated.

<a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2108123/1/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>For Better or For Worst Case Scenario</a> by Golden Arms.
Ranma was engaged to Nabiki for one week, ending on his failed revenge scheme. What if it had succeeded?

<a href='http://www.thekeep.org/~wombat/Stories/Ranma/index.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>The Kiss and The Sting</a> by John Biles.
A one-shot and sequel that may be the beginning of something R/N.

<a href='http://web.archive.org/web/20040414144736/members.shaw.ca/a.brown10/Prologue.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>One War, Three Sisters</a> by Adam Brown.
A Starcraft crossover that you'll have to dig out of the Wayback Machine.

<a href='http://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_ch.php/24689/63836#fic_c' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Rejected</a> by Lord Archive.
What if Nodoka demanded Ranma and Genma fulfill the seppuku pledge?

<a href='http://www.hostultra.com/~AngCobraFics/atotw01.txt' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>A Tale of Two Wallets</a> by Jim Bader.
Arguably the oldest, longest, and best known of the 'what if Ranma had been engaged to Nabiki at the beginning' stories. I would advise just changing the number in the link to read the other chapters as the index pages have become riddled with ads (at best).

<a href='http://web.archive.org/web/20020804213450/http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/4537/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>For Love or Money, What Price Love?, and The Cost of Loving</a> by Donny Cheng.
When Nabiki tries the engagement trick again, she gets more than she bargained on. Again only on the Wayback Machine.

And although Ozzallos has already been mentioned, I would specifically recommend <a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2574681/1/Exact_Change' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Exact Change</a>.
1)Nabiki gets a time machine. 2)???? 3)Profit?

That's it for now.

Himitsu the Hunter · Oct 17, 2010

Looks over list... Is it strange that I've read almost EVERYTHING that is here...?

Anywho to add one I didn't see in the listings <a href='http://www.iamnota.net/ff:comes%20the%20cold%20dragon' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Comes the Cold Dragon - Don Granberry</a>

And one i know many of you will hate <a href='http://www.tmffa.com/old/x-tog.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Tenchi and Ranma, Together Forever!? - T.H.Tiger</a> (despite the inevitable Ranma-chan complaint that will come from the forum goers here, it is a fairly fun story from back in the day).

Anonguy · Oct 18, 2010

Well, not all classic fics can be good.

But hey, if everyone had good taste, there'd be no fanfiction.

iiowyn · Oct 18, 2010

Himitsu the Hunter said:

I would be more surprised if you hadn't. Also some fics on this list make me rage all over again at the amount of potential unrealized...

Tonyloco · Oct 18, 2010

iiowyn said:

Agreed, but I also have to admit that I never liked some of those.

I remember many great fanfics there never got continued.

in fact here's a few more.

One of the best Ranma develops his own style, the funny thing is that it's also a Gold Digger crossover even if it never got to that part.

By Prospero Hibiki.

<a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1551342/1/All_We_Know_of_Heaven' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>All We Knew of Heaven</a>

Destiny's Child by Fire.

<a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/26926/1/Destinys_Child' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Destiny's Child</a>

A lot by Cowrin, too bad her deleted most of them, The only one I remember being lest is Ranma, Prince of Roshtaria.

<a href='http://florestica.com/corwin/rpor/rpor00r1.htm' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Prince of Roshtaria</a>

BTW anyone remembers if Comes the Cold Dragon ever got finished?

I got bored by the later chapters and never got around to finish it.

Drawde · Oct 18, 2010

Never finished. He had two stories on his site, both epic-length. Neither anywhere close to finished.

Wharpt · Oct 19, 2010

Drawde said:

And let us add to the list the second of Granberry's work,

<a href='http://www.iamnota.net/ff:divided%20i%20stand' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Divided I Stand</a>

Otakkun · Oct 19, 2010

PCHeintz72 said:

What can I say? We're just the old guys here. IMHO some of the best fan-fiction emerged close to ten years ago, when almost everything danced around AMG, R/12 & SM.

Good old days ... man, now I'm feel like a gramp :huh:

Otakkun · Oct 19, 2010

Himitsu the Hunter said:

I know how you feel, but then I've made an effort to read all the good available fan-fiction out there.

Regarding your second point ... the number of rants on that particular subject would decrease exponentially if the authors would warn the reader about it when they start their fics. I wonder why is that so hard.

It's just like reading a normal piece of light comedy work and then it suddenly dropping into something that would fit into the <a href='http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndIMustScream' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>And I Must Scream</a> category. Who wouldn't rant?

EDIT: Visit the TvTropes link at your own discretion. Your day may suddenly disappear if you do so.

Drawde · Oct 19, 2010

Otakkun said:

Because most authors, that don't read here, don't see the problem with it. This is the only place I know of that treats Ranma-chan like that.

To many it's no different than "Ranma has a different curse" fics. Just another plot device.

And it's a more recent occurance, that dislike, from a single board. Sure there were people who disliked different aspects of the fanfiction from the start, but I haven't heard of GROUP of people disliking that aspect.

foesjoe · Oct 19, 2010

Drawde said:

That's a kind of sweeping generalisation, don't you think? There are, admittedly, quite a few members who have a problem with Ranma-chan fics, but I think they're actually the minority. They're just louder and more eager in expressing their opinion. They don't represent the opinion of the whole board though.

In any case, I've been wondering if people have different definitions of 'classic'.

Most fics here are just old, but they don't have the quality to qualify as classics, a lot of them aren't even anywhere close to being finished. So the thread title is kind of misleading.

Otakkun · Oct 19, 2010

foesjoe said:

It's almost a requirement for great fics to be incomplete. Only a very select few great fics have been ever been finished.

Drawde · Oct 19, 2010

Yes it was a sweeping statement. But any time I try to define something like that I end up with a wall of text that confuses even me. But the statement, in general, stands. Even if it's only a few members here, this is the only place I've seen with that view.

Falcore · Oct 20, 2010

What was that fic that had Ranma being found after the Neko-ken training and taken in by a Ninja clan? Cant remember the name so not sure if its been mentioned already.

Dumbledork · Oct 20, 2010

Falcore said:

That's one of my favourites. Too bad it was never continued

Jason Wong's 'Way of the Ninjitsu'

<a href='http://members.optushome.com.au/ranchan/ninjitsu/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://members.optushome.com.au/ranchan/ninjitsu/</a>

rdde · Oct 20, 2010

Tonyloco said:

That was a good limy fic. Sadly Ranma didn't get to meet Ifurita again before the fic died.

Thanks for linking. ^_^

foesjoe said:

You could learn a thing or two from the many authors listed here who has gotten that down to an art form.

iiowyn · Oct 20, 2010

foesjoe said:

I would classify a lot of these as more nostalgic rather than classic.

Himitsu the Hunter · Oct 21, 2010

Otakkun said:

Um yeah.... I practically live there most days. Also I may be one of the few people i know who have ABSOLUTELY NO problem with a work which skips tone that violently without warning. All i require is that in doing so the work stays cohesive in terms of plot.

This board has a very vocal choir when it comes to the preachings against the Ranma-chan plot device and all the directions which it can lead, and hence my warnings.

myrubbish2001 · Oct 21, 2010

Hmm... there's quite a bit here that I've already read and a few that are new to me.

And I think I can add to this,

<a href='http://www.reocities.com/twrensch/propp.txt' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Proper Punishment</a> by Tom Wrensch (complete - possibly one shot)

The above is a guilty pleasure of mine (don't worry - no hentai) and deals with Akane behaving like a kid with Ranma taking the parental role.

<a href='http://www.asynjor.com/fanfic/danna/c1401_ruroni.txt' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Ruroni Ranma</a> by Sean D'Anna (incomplete - about 10 or 11 chapters)

Putting Ranma in a 'Samurai X' role. A nice and amusing fic that I *really* wish was finished - still a good read though.

I'll search around and see if I can find more gems.

-myrubbish2001

foesjoe · Oct 27, 2010

Went through my bookmarks earlier and found something very old, nice and waffy.

<a href='http://www.josephpalmer.com/fanfic/fanfic.shtml' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Joseph Palmer's Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction</a>

Dumbledork · Oct 27, 2010

foesjoe said:

Checked the summaries of his stories. Seems to me there are only Ranma/Akane fics.

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