I know there are many Akane haters out there (and Ranma haters, and Shampoo haters,and so on..., but you must remember that everybody in the Ranmaverse is mental!!! thereare la lot of better and stronger reasons to say they are the couple, but the simple fact that they can (sometimes) mantain a somewhat calm conversation and that they treat each other as a person and not as a thing is enough to prove the point.

Everybody says trust is the basis of a relationship, and Akane and Ranma trust each other! Akane trusts Ranma so much, she takes what he says as the truth. He says "you're a tomboy!" and she hits him, but she esentially believes him, she assumes that she's a tomboy. And when he says to her she has a cute smile, she also believes him... that's a n absolutely important thing in a relationship: they take each other seriously, they respect each other's opinions.

About Akane: there are three things said about her. First, she'sa useless person. Why? because she can't cook, or swim, or do girly things? where the hell is feminine emancipation???!!! she's a remarkable student with facility for maths, and she does well in acting and singing... a future profesional as you can see. Second: she's a b***h. She's violent, yes, she shoiuldn't hit Ranma that much, yes. All what happens is only her fault, no. Ranma doesn't hit her, but he insults her and hurts her feelings a lot, and that's worse than physical pain, specially for Akane, for reasons I will expose in the next point. Third: she's insane. Everybody in the Ranmaverse is insane. They all have psychiatrical problems, except for Akane, whose problems are from a different nature. In the general chat I wrote about that, and I'll quote here, but if you want to debate about that, you can do that here: http://www.fanfiction.net/fr/698953/1726/239459/1/

We all know Akane is stubborn, childish, naive,violent, etc... and that makes a lot of people love her, and a lot of people hate her. personally, I must say I'm an Akane lover, but an objective one, that means, she's not perfect to me, but she's an excellent woman and -of course- the prefect one for Ranma. But that's not the question here.

The point here is that I have a theory about Akane. I like Akane because she's a looot like me. So that got me thinking, and then light came to me: that's because she's like me. I have Asperger's syndrome, which means I'm moderately autistic, and so is she.

I know "Akane is autistic" is not the kind of thing you would expect to hear or read, but I have my reasons to say so:

Quote:There are many possible symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome. Your child may have mild to severe symptoms or have a few or many of these symptoms. Because of the wide variety of symptoms, no two children with Asperger's are alike.

Parents often first notice the symptoms of Asperger's syndrome when their child starts preschool and begins to interact with other children. Children with Asperger's syndrome may:

Not pick up on social cues and lack inborn social skills, such as being able to read others' body language, start or maintain a conversation, and take turns talking.

Dislike any changes in routines.

May appear to lack empathy.

Be unable to recognize subtle differences in speech tone, pitch, and accent that alter the meaning of others’ speech. Thus, your child may not understand a joke or may take a sarcastic comment literally. Likewise, his or her speech may be flat and difficult to understand because it lacks tone, pitch, and accent.

Have a formal style of speaking that is advanced for his or her age. For example, the child may use the term “beckon” instead of “call,” or “return” instead of “come back.”

This is so Akane. We all know she takes everything said to her seriously, and she really believes what other people (specially Ranma)say to her. For example: Ranma calls her a tomboy. She hits him, she cries or gets mad, but she assumes that she's a tomboy. Ranma said to her she's cute when she smiles, and then he found her smiling in the bathroom.

Body language and lack of empathy: a l-o-t. The most graphic examples: the Romeo and Julieta episode, and the "look at my real self" episode. When Ranma is about to kiss Akane, he gets nervous. Then Akane asks him why doesn't he want to kiss her, and she said she knew he didn't like her. He said "if I didn't like you, this wouldn't be so dificult". Then she offered to help him kiss her, and she did... by putting a tape on him. She could see the obvious: he was afraid to kiss her. But she didn't see the subtle: because he likes her. Then, in the "look at me" episode, Ranma has to spy Akane in the bathroom, and she forces him to look at her... in a bathsuit. No need to say he got a lot of dissapointment. Once again, she didn't see the subtle fact that he wanted to se her naked. She trusts what she sees (that's why she hits him when she sees him with Shampoo or something)--- this point is tied with another later on, she trusts what he says to her, literally. And she obviously is somewhat clueless, with all the puns and hints involving Ryoga/P-chan. She's so naive, she believes Shampoo when she tells her something!!! and she's the innocence walking, she doesn't have double sense thoughts often.

Formal language: I don't know how is it in english, in spanish she speaks in a very formal, correct style. She uses a very proper language, and it seems like in the japanese version she does too.

Quote:Avoid eye contact.

Have unusual facial expressions or postures.

This two things I wouldn't know for sure, because weird faces are commonly used in anime and manga and they don't make a lot of eye contact anyway...

Quote:Be preoccupied with one or only few interests, which he or she may be very knowledgeable about. Many children with Asperger's syndrome are overly interested in parts of a whole or in unusual activities, such as doing intricate jigsaw puzzles, designing houses, drawing highly detailed scenes, or astronomy.

ok, let's count Akane's interests: martial arts, maybe music, maths it seems... not a lot of interests... but she's very, very good at them ...

Quote:Talk a lot, usually about a favorite subject. One-sided conversations are common. Internal thoughts are often verbalized.

She usually is either very quiet or very talkative. She verbalizes a lot of things -but not feelings, mor like thoughts, and she thinks a lot as we can see in the manga and in the anime.

Quote:Have delayed motor development. Your child may be late in learning to use a fork or spoon, ride a bike, or catch a ball. He or she may have an awkward walk. Handwriting is often poor.

That's her!!!!, that's her!!!! She can't swim, she can't cook, she can't make anything that involves working with her hands or her body. Even her skills in martial arts are derived more from her strength and passion than from her coordination. Ranma said once her legs were "deformed" - not in such a cruel, bad and miserable way,not deformed, but I don't know how's the exact english word for "chuecas".

Quote:May have heightened sensitivity and get overstimulated by loud noises, lights, or strong tastes or textures. For more information about these symptoms, see sensory integration dysfunction.

She gets scared to death easily, and she gets soo angry easily. She passes from calm girl to hysteric or scared or nostalgic by external stimulation.

There's one point cleared both in the first paragraph and in this. Her violence. She has two serious problems:

a) She doesn't know how to express herself. She has a very good formal language, but she just can't say what she wants to say. (On the other hand, Ranma lacks a lot of vocabulary and spelling but somehow he can make his point). You don't know how frustrating is that. And it gets worse: she probably doesn't even know what she feels, what she wants to express. That means she can love somebody, but she's unaware of it. So she just can express herself in a physical way.

b) She is oversensitive, and that makes you have more and more radical reflexes. So the only way she knows of protecting herself, may it be from physical damage of just from others to enter into her world, is with violence.

Quote:Have advanced rote memorization and math skills. Your child may be able to memorize dates, formulas, and phone numbers in unusually accurate detail.

All we know about this point is that she's a remarkable student, specially in maths.

Quote:Though the condition is in some ways similar to autism, a child with Asperger's syndrome typically has normal to advanced language and intellectual development. Also, those with Asperger's syndrome typically make more of an effort to make friends and engage in activities with others.

Symptoms during adolescent and teen years

Most symptoms persist through the teen years, and while teens with Asperger's can begin to learn those social skills they lack, communication often remains difficult. They will probably continue to have difficulty "reading" others' behavior.

Your teen with Asperger's syndrome (like other teens) will want friends but may feel shy or intimidated when approaching other teens. He or she may feel "different" from others. While most teens place emphasis on being and looking "cool," trying to fit in may be frustrating and emotionally draining for teens with Asperger's. They may be immature for their age and be naive and too trusting, which can lead to teasing and bullying.

Akane is not like other girls. She's according to Ranma, a "tomboy". Well, she really isn't that much of a tomboy, but she doesn't have the typical girly behaviour, and she's not that worried about being pretty or sexy, and she's v-e-r-y c-h-i-l-d-i-s-h at everything. She gets teased: not in the regular way, but she does. What about kids asking her to play Romeo in Romeo and Juliet??? and boys trying to have a date with her by winning her in a battle??? also, she's popular, but she's not like the "friendly one", she's more like the "unreachable one", despite she's very good, almost too good.

Quote:All of these difficulties can cause teens with Asperger's to become withdrawn and socially isolated and to suffer from depression or anxiety.

That happens to her, she gets too stressed and too worried about things, whicch only make her situation about her violence worse.

Quote:However, some teens with Asperger's syndrome are able to make and keep a few close friends through the school years.

Yuka and Sayuri. One, two. And Ranma, and her sisters (but they are her sisters, so they don't count) and P-chan (autistic people tend to like animals... that is, until somebody tells her of she finds out P-chan is Ryoga...)

Quote:Some of the classic Asperger's traits may also work to the benefit of your teen. Teens with Asperger's are typically uninterested in following social norms, fads, or conventional thinking, allowing creative thinking and the pursuit of original interests and goals. Their preference for rules and honesty may lead them to excel in the classroom and as citizens.

Akane is, as I said, a very, very good hearted, innocent person, and is also some kind of a rule breaker (she fights teamed up with Ranma and she pulls it off).

I'll say, these arethepeople in the Ranmaverse who are not crazy:

Kasumi: and I have my doubts on this one. I wonder if her behaviour is someform of denial. But in general, she's just oblivious.

Nabiki: Apart from being a moneyholic, she's very smart and no other signs of craziness are found.

Ranma: he has a lot of holes in his personality, but it's nothing psychiatrical, it's just he education (orlack of it) he was given.

Akane: she's autistic, not crazy.

As for Ranma, well what better pair for an off tempered tomboy with a thing against guys then a guy who turns into a girl and can't keep his mouth shut? That's just fun. Same thing about the anime/manga/movie differences. Didn't like the movies all that much cuase they couldn't get the characters right.

This uber-violent-crazy fannon Akane that people have created ** me off. The poor-sob-story-the-whole-world-is-against-him-and-nothing-he-does-is-ever-his-fault fannon Ranma that is usually portrayed in the same breath as crazy-Akane is equally annoying.

As for Ryouga+Akane pairings... I don't like them. Ryouga strikes me as a very dishonest character, and I honestly don't think any relationship between the two of them would survive the revelation of P-Chan. Hell, I'm not even sure Ryouga would survive the revelation of P-Chan. ;) I'd much rather pair him with Ukyo. They're cut from the same cloth. Both are sneaky and mean, manipulating and abusing the friendship offered by Ranma and Akane to satisfy their dreams based on childish schoolgirl/schoolboy crushes... But I digress. I'm breaking my own advice, and judging Ryouga and Ukyo using real world morals...

Shinnosuke + Akane pairings are kind of boring. There's no... chemistry. Super Nice Guys like him are kinda boring, because they don't have any meaningful character flaws to make them interesting.

I think it's for the exact oppisite reason that the Ranma and Akane are such interesting characters, and make such an interesting couple... The both of them are loaded with characters flaws, and more rounded then any of the other characters in the show (though, they are the main characters, so we see so much more of them then we do any other character). Plus, they're pairing is cannon, which is always awesome. ^_^

It's one of the reasons I don't like Kasumi. She's so nice she's boring. No character flaws that make her interesting.

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Akane has her problems, just like any other Ranma 1/2 character. I can at least throw Akane in the "good guy" category because she tries to help everyone out when she can, regardless of whether they're out to kill her or kidnap her or what. I can't even call Ranma a "good guy" because of some of the asinine ** he does when he's driven by his ego.

also, no matter what ANY of you think. Akane will still marry Ranma, and Ranma is STILL in love with Akane. You cannot change the anime nor Rumiko Takahashi's plot or ideas.

Fiamme^^

Akane is just the series little feminist. Ranma, he's our resident hero who has trouble with girls. In some animes, have this paring. A very good example is Son Goku and Chichi. Please be reminded that Chichi sometimes hits Goku in frustration as Akane does with Ranma.

If you really think about it, they really just compliment the other not just in fighting as they did with the two sisters (whose names I forgot) in the OAVs.

"Ranma and Akane are the only real couple in the series" ( I believe that includes the original manga and all things derived from the manga.

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