This chapter is incredible all around.

We have a breakthrough, and we finally got to see the two Ranmas really talk! It's been something I've been waiting for the entire story.

And yay, Akane's kissed Ranchan and now she gets double the Ranmas for double the fun. :P

There was some painful moments in that chapter, the really nasty argument. But the ultimate result was beyond great.

Also, these anonymous reviews whining about a story that's been about dealing with gender and sexuality issues the entire time actually confronting these issues? Y'all are COWARDS. Hiding behind anonymous reviews where you can throw your little spite review without fear of having to own the message.

Why in the world is female Ranma trying to make Akane into a lesbian when she clearly don't want that kind of sexual relationship with another girl? Female Ranma is already trying to have sex with Ryoga, heck even sleep with another girl. Akane has male Ranma. Why would she want to cheat on him with female Ranma? This harem thing is getting kind of dumb.

A lovely ending to the chapter. Kudos. (Though the past tense of "cling" is "clung," not "clang.")

As for changing the prologue or anything else, do whatever feels right to you. If you do, just include a note on the next chapter explaining what you changed.

Thanks for the update.

Good. Wonderful

Huh. Well I'm not sure this fanfic is for me. I was looking forward to a story that takes place after the end of the manga so this made me excited. Those are so rare. You have taken so many liberties with the setting however that it's almost unrecognizable. You clearly gave no idea what early 90s Japan is like and are pretending the setting is 2018 California. The characters themselves are widely different and I don't see how Canon could have occurred. Even the wacky hijinks are gone. This is not what I'm looking for but I do recognize quality writing. I hope things go well for you. I do agree with your idea to get rid of the begining. That was a good hook but it's clearly not the story you want to write.

Wow this story got weird. Not too sure what I'm still here for. The beginning chapter was a real hook but I feel like it was just bait. It looks like the start to an epic story but instead we have this really weird political story about people coming to terms with there new sexualities. It doesn't feel like a ranma story or related to the beginning chapter so hopefully you remove the first chapter in your rewrite.

yay new update! I enjoyed the chapter very much. I patiently await the next update

And then Boy Ranma was sent to track them down and gets a very interesting sight?

This fic's going places I have no idea where.

I love what you have done with this story. The entire thing is practically flawless.

First there was the amazing story itself. I love the way you made the characters feel more real yet remain close to their roots. I love the way you can so adeptly insert real emotions into your words and scenes. I love how you remind people that people are people and desires of body and the body we house are only limits of the mind rather than true boundaries.

Then there is the amazing writing. I love how out of 15 chapters I only noticed a single typo. (It was in chapter 11 or 12 or so. You accidentally left off an "e" so that the word "wear" became "war".) But the one true flaw I found in this story also involves your writing.

I absolutely despise chapter 1 (the prologue) and it came very close to having me delete this story from my browser unread. It was nothing against the plot, or even the scene itself. No, what I absolutely despised was the fact that you used that scene as a prologue instead of a climactic cliffhanger story end. The concept, of using a scene set in the future at the start of a story, is the most insidious and abusive writing technique there is. First, because it causes readers to know how the story is going to go so makes any buildup seem cheapened. Second, because it confuses and disjoints readers that there is such a dramatic time backshift. And finally, because the technique originally was created just as a way to "bait and hook" an audience into an otherwise boring period of setup.

This technique of "broadcasting", aka displaying a future scene before backtracking to reveal the leadup, is like an implicit admission of, "Hey, this next hour of content will be boring as a dmv visit but stick around and eventually we'll get to the good stuff." As such, my policy usually is to immediately drop whatever story it is, no matter whom the author is. Which is a shame since it means occasionally I may miss a story that I would fall in love with, as I have on your own tale.

Honestly, I do not even feel like your story in this case needs that "hook". I feel that it is good enough in its own right to draw in readers without the shtick abuse at the beginning. I love the scene, but I would far rather see it in chapter 31 than chapter 1. Personally, I hope that you decide to remove all of that "future content" from chapter 1 and save it to disk for the eventual day that the actual timing fits.

That being said, even if you leave your story as is I will be adding this to my favorites and alert status. 5 years for 70k words means that it may be a slow buildup, but I am sure the end journey will be worth the wait.

Cool. Maybe great

Glad to this updated again, it has become one of my fav Ranma fics.

Very hopeful that this story will keep going. Interested in how it turns out.

This is a story with potential. Your writing skills are polished and it shows, a good story I think. You do seem to be changing the characters around though, everyone is acting a bit out of charcter. More thoughtful and less wacky as an example, though for the subject matter you are trying to explore perhaps that's a good thing. Changing characters sexualities on top of that though really gives this story different feel than the source material, enough to be very jaring. I am enjoying the story but right now it doesn't feel like I'm reading a ranma fanfic. Is that good? Im unsure and a bit woried about where you plan to take this story. If you had more humor perhaps your changes wouldnt be so noticible but...I don't know. I hope you update and I will keep reading but maybe a warning in the summery or first chapter?

Mwahahahha!