Meinos Kaen said:
coconutED said:
FWIW, Ranma is usually content minding his own business; he's not an asshole unless someone gives him a reason to be one. The lone exception I can think of is when a potential cure for his curse is involved, he can act self centered...but can you really blame him for that?
Ryoga, and most of the other characters for that matter, go out of their way to showcase (usually towards Ranma) their less endearing tendencies.
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That's my theory, actually. I think that without Ranma around, most of the people in Nerima -well, Kuno family non withstanding- would be sane... Ish. They still have the germs of nutcasing, but it seems like Ranma has a way of getting on people's nerves and/or bring misfortune to them.
...What? I don't even-
The entire male population of furinkan. Crazy samurai-wannabe says they can't date a girl without defeating her. Said girl is a formidable martial artist perfectly capable of kicking their collective asses. So what do they do? Constantly try to defeat her, and have the tar kicked out of them every morning for an extended period of time. At no point do they think this might be a bit morally suspect, or even consider asking out other girls who are probably a bit attention-starved by this point.
The Golden Pair. A Kleptomaniac and a guy who kisses girls against their will. Nuff said.
Gosunkugi. Amateur voodoo practitioner and softcore pornographer who traps people with a tiger, and uses mind-controlling dolls.
Sentaro of the school of Martial Arts Tea Ceremony. Apparently can't ride a horse. When saved by a "girl," instead of thanking her, his response is to drug and kidnap her. Apparently cannot tell a monkey apart from a Miss Tea Ceremony champion. Oh, and willing to murder the person trying to help him (and a monkey) so he can marry another girl he barely knows.
Happosai. Freaking. Happosai.
Ghost Cats looking for brides, guys who intentionally draw cursed paintings, old men who invade people's dreams using the Colonel Sanders effect, Seisun high school cheerleaders, a ghost upset that her underwear wasn't stolen, Phoenix Egg salesmen, morons who won't take life-saving medicine unless kissed by a cute girl, and "love knot" bamboo leaf salesmen who don't mention the dangers.
And that's just the one's that I was confident resided in Nerima. If we extend our radius, you have the seaside antics, like the guy who feel in love after having his head stamped on, and Picolet Chardin, amongst others. There is an abundance of crazy in the Ranma-verse.