Amaretto said:
It's rather generic at the moment. What kind of direction are you hoping to take it? Action, Drama, Comedy? Also, whats the time frame for events? What events was Ranma present for in the Moon timeline?
Ranma was active in none. Awoke after the SM stuff is completed but before Usagi takes over which'll be put just a few years down the line.
For Ranma canon it's set at the tail end of book 36 with Ranma awakening as a senshi at the end beginning of 22 right before Nodoka is introduced. A few minor things would change but overall Ranma's been living a completely secret double life. (Even if it's been running him ragged at times)
I'm really not intending it to go very far. Original intent was just for a oneshot but I have come up with a lot of possible story and plot elements that could last 4-5 chapters. I'll continue it when I feel like it or if I decide I just want to focus on it.
Trying for a mix of comedy/drama but with some of the things I've thought up, it could get VERY dark for a few characters. Real bad end level dark along with character deaths.
Lost Star said:
Basically, there are around three real cliches for the Sailor moon crossover fuku-fics (Ranma-chan in general is another cliche, but I'm not going there)
1) Martial artists are ineffectual or weak vs monsters
2) Ranma is stuck in a skirt for power
3) Ranma is a reincarnated female from the moon empire
You're hitting all of them. Quite literally this just feels like a standard fuku-fic. Well written, but nothing new or eye catching. Even the autograph part has been done repeatedly.
Those are all very vague and generic, as well as nearly impossible to avoid.
1) If Ryoga had known about the draining and that he had to use weapons he could have taken care of them. Ranma had the same problem and faced one with a nasty ability. Senshi powerup just gives them immunity to the draining which makes the monsters complete jokes save for possible abilities. I'll need to have Cologne or even Shampoo dispatch one of them to try and get that across.
2) Not stuck in a skirt for power, but considering how disgusted Ranma is by them doesn't like to mess around. Nukes first, doesn't try to play around with normal physical means. They're evil creatures who do nothing but kill.
But then again, Ranma being the reincarnation of a senshi in the SM universe would mean he's inherently stuck in a skirt for as long as he gets reborn. Having been chosen by the universe to have that power.
3) Pretty much a given.
I suppose as I near the end of this chapter and things start to spiral a bit more out of Ranma's control it'll get a bit farther away from the well worn path. What's coming up in the next scene I don't believe gets done very often, if ever, and will be used for some comedy.