Every wonder how pain in the ass it is the explain Ranma to someone unfamiliar
to the series ;)

Here's my interpretation....



Jeffrey "OneShot" Wong

Ranma 1/2: Explaining Ranma	


(Opening Scene: OneShot's Room. It's a cramped room with a large wooden desk and
a bed. On that desk there's a computer, a shelf full of anime tapes and some
graphic novels and some regular book. OneShot is sitting in front of his
computer and his friend, Keith, is sitting on the bed)

OneShot:You like Star Trek?

Keith:Yeah, why?

OneShot:Do you like Dragonlance?

Keith:Yeah, why? 

OneShot:You like video games?

Keith:Yeah. Now why're you asking me these questions?

OneShot:Well, most people who like Star Trek and Dragonlance and video games,
tend to like anime also. That means you're the prime candidate for gettin' into
anime.

Keith:Isn't that a form of sterotyping?

OneShot:So? Ah who cares anyway. Anyway, we're here today to try and get you
into anime.

Keith:'Anime', that sounds familiar.

OneShot:Ya might've heard of it before, it's starting to catch on here in
America.

Keith:(Thinks)Oh, isn't anime considered Japanese cartoons.

OneShot:Don't say that!

Keith:Don't say what?

OneShot:Don't call anime 'Japanese cartoons'. It's much more than just cartoons,
that's for sure.

Keith:Well, that's what the clerks at Sun Coast called it.

OneShot:Japanese Cartoons?

Keith:Yeah. I was looking through the store for some Star Trek videos to buy
when I came across a section call 'Japanimation'.

OneShot:Don't say that. The word Japanimation is as bad as Japanese Cartoons.
Just call it anime from now on.

Keith:Oh. Okay.

OneShot:Anyway, back to the subject. I have a whole bunch 'ANIME' tapes that I'd
like you to see, and hopefully, ya might get into it.

Keith:Why're ya doin' this for me?

OneShot:Because, the thought that I might be able to convert another person to
anime is good enough. If you fall in love with anime, I can leech off you for a
while so I won't have to buy all the anime tapes I want. I can split the price
of 'em with you. That way, we'll only have to pay half the price.

Keith:But who'll keep the tape?

OneShot:.............Well, we'll worry about that later. I guess I'll keep 'em. 

Keith:why do you get to keep them?

OneShot:Because if you get into anime, it'll be because of me.

Keith:Oh.

OneShot:Okay, anyway, I want to get you into anime.

Keith:I still think Japanimation sounds better. I mean, it's Japanese, and it's
animation. And of course, the words are thrown together to make one word.

OneShot:(Getting angry)Yeah. So it's 'Jap' and 'Animation' thrown together,
right?

Keith:Yeah. What's wrong with that?

OneShot:Well, it's kinda derogatory. The word 'Jap' for 'Japanese' is, in a way,
is racist like 'Gook' is for 'Korean' or 'Vietnamese', or 'Chink' for 'Chinese'.
Think of it, imagine if China makes some cool animation, 'cartoons' as you would
refer to it.

Keith:Yeah, so?

OneShot:How would you like it if those animations are called 'Chinkanimation'?
It's kinda like that.

Keith:Ooh, that doesn't sound too nice. I guess you're right.

OneShot:Anway, where were we? Oh yeah, I'm gonna show you some anime to see if
you'll get into it.

Keith:Okay, what are you going to show me?

OneShot:Ranma 1/2.

Keith:Ranma 1/2?

OneShot:Yeah, that's a pretty good series. You might like it. It's very
different from the 'cartoons' you watch. You know, all that Bugs Bunny shit and
Roadrunner crap. 

Keith:Hey, Bugs Bunny and Roadrunner ain't crap. 

OneShot:well, roadrunnner is pretty cool but it's always the same. The coyote
always screws up his plans or one of his ideas backfire and he ends up falling
off a cliff. 

Keith:Okay, whatever. Now, what's this 'Ranma 1/2' you're talking about.

OneShot:It's kinda hard, but I hope you'll be able to follow carefully. You
ready?

Keith:Yep.

OneShot:Okay, Ranma is a guy that turns into a girl.

Keith:What kinda show is that? Is it some transvestite thing?

OneShot:No. Jus' listen. Ranma is a guy who turns into a girl. He has this curse
where if he gets splashed with cold water, he turns into a girl, and when he's
splashed with hot water when he's a girl, he turns back to a guy.

Keith:Okay, that sounds a little bit better, but what will happen if he gets
splashed with hot water while he's a guy?

OneShot:Nothing. He'll only change into a girl if he's splashed with cold water.

Keith:Oh, okay. Go on. I still follow ya.

OneShot:Well, Ranma, he's engaged to be married to this girl named Akane. When
he was young, his father and his father's friend, set up this agreement where
Ranma would marry the friend's daughter after he grows up.

Keith:Man, they still have those arranged marriages nowadays? 

OneShot:Forget about that. That's just how it goes. That's the plot.

Keith:.............

OneShot:You still follow me?

Keith:Yeah.

OneShot:Well, it just so happens that Akane is a tomboy, and she doesn't like
guys.

Keith:You mean she's a lesbian?

OneShot:(Getting angry)No! Jus' listen. Akane doesn't like boys because they're
always asking her out on a date and it always bothers her. That's why she
doesn't like boys. Here's the weird part, Ranma doesn't like Akane that much
because he thinks she's a tomboy, and Akane doesn't like Ranma because she
thinks he's some pervert.

Keith:Pervert?

OneShot:Yeah, they walked in on each other when they were taking a bath.

Keith:How can they walk in on each other when they were both taking a bath.
Wouldn't they hafta be in the same room to take a bath?

OneShot:No. Akane walked in on Ranma while 'he' was taking a bath.

Keith:You mean Akane also has a curse? She turns into a guy when she gets
splashed with cold water?

OneShot:No. I meant 'he' as in Ranma.

Keith:Oh. Well, why would she consider him a pervert if she walked in on him?

OneShot:Because she was expecting to walk in on a girl.

Keith:What? Wouldn't that mean she's a lesbian?

OneShot:(Sighs)No. People take baths together in Japanese.

Keith:Really? Cool!!!

OneShot:No. Not like that. It's mostly people of the same sex that takes a bath
together.

Keith:That's gross.

OneShot:Well, you asked. Anway, jeez, I'm saying that word a lot,'anyway' that
is. Anway, When she walks in on the male Ranma she was expecting to walk in on-

Keith:(Interrupting)I'm a bit confused here. She's gets engaged to Ranma, right?

OneShot:Yeah.

Keith:Well, if she's engaged to Ranma, and he's a female, then wouldn't it be
considered a lesbian marriage.

OneShot:(Getting angry again)What the hell's with you an lesbians?! If ya want
lesbians, go rent a porno!

Keith:I can't. I'm not old enough. Would you do it for me? You're old enough.

OneShot:Shit. We're really getting off the subject here! 

Keith:Well, can you?

OneShot:Shit. Are you some hentai or something?!

Keith:Hentai? What the hell's that?

OneShot:It's Japanese for 'Pervert'. In Ranma, Happy's a hentai.

Keith:Lettme get this straight, hentai means both 'Happy' and 'Pervert'? 

OneShot:No. Happy is a name of a character on Ranma. His really name is actually
Happousei, but people just call him 'Happy'

Keith:Why's he so happy?

OneShot:No!!! 'Happy' is the short version of his name, Happousei.

Keith:Oh, I get it. 

OneShot:Look, back to Ranma.

Keith:I thought we're talking about Ranma. You said Happousei is from Ranma. So
aren't we still talking about Ranma?

OneShot:You know what I mean. Now, in the series Ranma, Ranma and Akane are
engaged to be married.

Keith:You already explained that.

OneShot:I know, I was just refreshing your memory. Now, Ranma, he was on a
training trip with his father, Genma, the whole time. And when he and his father
gets back to Japan, Ranma finds out that his father and his father's friend
agreed to have him married.

Keith:I think I still follow ya. 

OneShot:Okay, if you follow me, explain it to me.

Keith:Okay. Ranma, who changes into a guy when splashed with cold water, and
back into a girl when splashed with hot water, is engaged to marry a tomboy
named Akane.

OneShot:Baka, that's wrong. Ranma changes into a girl when splashed with cold
water, not the other way around. Ranma is a guy that changes into a girl.

Keith:What did you just call me?

OneShot:I just called you baka. It stands for 'idiot'. I wouldn't be callin' ya
a baka if you can follow me correctly.

Keith:Fine, lettme try this again. Ranma who changes into a girl when doused
with cold water, changes back into a guy when doused with hot water. And he
happens to be engaged to Akane because of his father and his father's friend,
right?

OneShot:Not really. He's 'happens' to get engaged to Akane. It could have gone
another way where he gets engagned to either Nabiki or Kasumi.

Keith:Nabiki or Kasumi?

OneShot:Yeah, Soun had three daughters. Akane isn't the only daughter.

Keith:Soun?

OneShot:Soun is Genma's friend.

Keith:Genma?

OneShot:(Frustrated)He's Ranma's father. Weren't ya listenin' to me the whole
time?

Keith:Sorry. All these Japanese names sound the same. Just like how Japanese and
Korean and Chinese seem to look the same to me.

OneShot:(Smirks)So what? All you Americans look the same to use Chinese.

Keith:What, no we don't.

OneShot:And what makes you say that?

Keith:There are so many different group of people. 

OneShot:So what? And you don't think it's the same in Japan and China. Shit, I
speak a totally different language in Chinese as opposd to the ones you 'think'
I speak. Not everyone speaks 'cantonese' y'know. 

Keith:Well, you just do. You chinese and Japanese and Koreans all look the same.

OneShot:Jeez, are you some idiot?! The reason why we look the same is that you
don't bother to discern the difference between us. How would ya like it if I say
'Puerto Ricans' and 'Spaniards' look the same or the 'British' and the
'Scottish'? 

Keith:But we're not. We look totally different.

OneShot:So, try explainin' that to the close-minded chinese person. Your
language sounds the same, and you all look the same.

Keith:You've gotta be kiddin', how on earth do we look the same to you?! 

OneShot:Oo, jus' don't use that idea with Chinese and Koreans and Japanese.
They're all different. They all have different languages and ways of living, as
do everyone else. Jus' because we 'look' the same, don't mean we're the same.

Keith:Well, you still all look the same.

OneShot:Baka.

Keith:Baka back to you.

OneShot:Look, we're really off subject here.

Keith:Fine. Where were we before?

OneShot:(Thinks for a second)Oh yeah, now I remember, I was tellin' ya about
Ranma.

Keith:Oh yeah.

OneShot:Well, Ranma, who has a curse-

Keith:Curse?

OneShot:Yeah, he has a curse!!! 

Keith:What's his curse?

OneShot:It's that transformation thing!!! That's his freakin' curse!!!

Keith:He transforms? Into what?

OneShot:Into a girl!!!! That's his curse!!! He changes into a girl when splashed
with cold water and into a guy-

Keith:When splashed with hot water. We've been through this enough times
already.

OneShot:Fine, that's his curse. His father, Genma, also has a curse. He changes
into a panda.

Keith:A panda? This is starting to sound silly.

OneShot:It's supposed to be. Actually, the best word to decribe the series is
wacky, which is the same. Now, Ranma and Genma were both on a training trip in
China.

Keith:Why were they in China?

OneShot:Aren't you listening?! I said they were on a 'training' trip in china!!!
They were there to 'train'

Keith:Train in what?

OneShot:In martial arts. Kenpo and 'Anything goes martial arts'.

Keith:Anything goes martial arts? How come I've never heard of it? It sounds
kinda funny.

OneShot:You never heard of it because the author who created the series made
that art up. She came up with it.

Keith:You mean she teaches that art?

OneShot:No you moron! She made that art up solely for the series. The series has
martial arts in it and she came up with that art. She's a writer, not a sensei.

Keith:Oh.

OneShot:Now, when Genma and Ranma were on their training trip in China, they
came across this training groung called Jusenkyo. It's the 'accursed springs'.

Keith:'Accursed springs'? Lettme guess, that's where they get their 'curse'.

OneShot:Yeah. Now we're gettin' somewhere. Now, while training there, Ranma
knocks his father into one of the springs, the 'Spring of drowned panda'. I
would tell ya the name, but I forgot it. It's not too important. Anyway, that
spring had a panda drown in it, like, two thousand years ago and whoever fell
into it, takes on the form of a panda. Well, when Genma, in his panda form,
surfaces, Ranma is so surprised at seeing a panda instead of his father
surfacing that Genma manages to knock him into one of the springs.

Keith:Lettme guess. The 'Spring of drowned girl'...

OneShot:All right. Now were gettin' somewhere. So it seems your not as idiotic
as I thought.

Keith:What?

OneShot:(Smiles weakly)Hee hee. Nevermind. Now, when they come back to Japan,
Ranma is expected to get engaged to one of Soun's daughters.

Keith:Soun?

OneShot:The friend!!!! Open ya ears ya jackass!!!

Keith:What?!

OneShot:Sorry, I used to listen to the Jerky Boys.

Keith:..............

OneShot:Now, Soun and Genma set it up where Ranma would marry one of his
daughters.

Keith:Eww

OneShot:Now what? 

Keith:Wouldn't that be some kinda incest? I mean, Ranma marrying his sister.

OneShot:No!!! It's Ranma marrying one of Soun's daughters....not Genma's
daughters. Ranma is an only child.

Keith:Oh. I get it.

OneShot:Now, when Ranma and Genma got back from China, Ranma gets engaged to
Akane because she doesn't like boys.

Keith:'She'? Which 'she' are ya referin' to, the female Ranma or Akane?

OneShot:Ranma. Ranma gets engaged to Akane cause she doesn't like boys.

Keith:Man, I don't know about you, but by the way you describe her, she really
sounds like a lesbian.

OneShot:Shit!!! She's not a lesbian. Only in lemons.

Keith:Lemons?

OneShot:Yeah, fanfiction.

Keith:I don't get it.

OneShot:The Ranma series was so popular that people wrote fanfiction on it.

Keith:What does that mean? Fanction that is.

OneShot:Fanfiction is where people, a 'fan', would write stories about a series
they like which'll be 'fiction'. Thus., that's how fanfiction got its name.

Keith:(Chuckles)Like 'Japanimation'

OneShot:You're really startin' to make me angry. If it weren't for the fact that
ya might like anime, I'd have thrown ya outta my house a long time ago.

Keith:...............

OneShot:Look, 'lemon', is a lable for 'hentai' fanfiction. They're fanfiction
written by fans where the characters indulge themselves in sexual acts.

Keith:Wow, that sounds cool. Have you ever written any?

OneShot:Uh...er...no. 

Keith:Oh.

OneShot:Now, back to the Ranma. Ranma gets engaged to Akane because she doesn't
like boys. The reason is that since Ranma is half girl, it would seem like a
good match. 

Keith:What about the other two daughters? What were they're names....Kabiki and
Nasumi.

OneShot:(Laughs)That was close. It's Nabiki and Kasumi. Well, to answer your
question, both Nabiki and Kasumi are older than Ranma. Nabiki is only interested
in money mostly and Kasumi, well, she has other things to worry about. Besides,
Tofu like her.

Keith:Tofu?

OneShot:Yeah, Dr. Tofu. He's a chiropractor. He's usually helping Ranma out
because Akane always beat the hell outta him.

Keith:Akane seems like a violent girl. What's with her beating up Dr. Tofu?

OneShot:No. She doesn't beat him up. She beats Ranma up for always calling her a
tomboy. Ranma always teases her and she always gets angry because of it.

Keith:Then why don't he just stop. That way, he won't get hurt that often, and
he won't seem like such an jerk.

OneShot:Well, if he didn't then the series wouldn't be as funny. And besides,
Ranma's just that way. Most people say he teases her because he likes her. You
know how it goes, in school, the boys teases the girls they like. It's kinda the
same in this series.

Keith:Okay, I still follow ya.

OneShot:Okay, well, Ranma and Akane soon start going to school together. 

Keith:How come?

OneShot:Because Ranma and Genma move in with the Tendo's and, of course, since
Ranma's staying' there, it's best that he goes to school.

Keith:Tendos?

OneShot:Yeah. The Tendo's. That's their last name.

Keith:So Ranma's name would be Ranma Tendo.

OneShot:No. I mean for Soun, Kasumi, Nabiki, and Akane. Ranma and Genma's last
name is Saotome.

Keith:Oh. Okay.

OneShot:Now, as they goto school, it just so happens, Kuno, a local kendo
practioner, is in love with Akane, and fights Ranma because he feels that Ranma
is some jerk that doesn't deserve to live under the same roof as Akane. 

Keith:Whoa. He must be obsessed with her or something.

OneShot:Yep. He is. Now, Ranma and Kuno fight in the courtyard, but it soon
starts to rain. Luckily,  Ranma gets saved by his father.

Keith:How does his father save him?

OneShot:Well, it's kinda stupid, but he comes running outta nowhere and knocks
Kuno out and grabs Ranma and runs away.

Keith.................

OneShot:Well, Ranma get changed back to a guy and goes to class. Now, because of
the fight, Ranma and Akane were forced to stand out in the hallway, as a form of
tardiness punishment. While standing in the hallway, Kuno attacks Ranma and soon
word gets out that Ranma and Akane are engaged. Of course, that's what Kuno is
so pissed off about. 

Keith:Man, this is starting to get confusing, but I still follow ya.

OneShot:Are you sure?

Keith:Yeah.

OneShot:Now, while fighting, Ranma jumps out of a window and Kuno follows.

Keith:Huh? Why'd they jump outta a window?

OneShot:Ranma didn't want to fight inside the school.

Keith:Oh.

OneShot:Well, it just so happens that Ranma ends up jumping out of a window, and
right into the school pool.

Keith:Oh man. That sounds bad. So then what happens?

OneShot:Ranma gets changed into girl and Kuno happens to grab 'her' in the wrong
way. He grabbed Ranma's chest. And of course, that pissed Ranma off so he beat
the crap outta Kuno.

Keith:Man, this is startin' to sound interesting. So then what happens?

OneShot:Well, Kuno happens to have the intelligence of wood, so he doesn't
realize Ranma has a curse, not even when Ranma changes into his different form
right in front of him. He's that's stupid. And to make matters, Kuno falls in
love with the female Ranma.

Keith(:Laughs)Oh man, that's sounds really interesting.

OneShot:That's only the first three epiodes. It gets much more interesting when
other characters start coming in play.

Keith:Like who?

OneShot:Well, there's Mousse and Shampoo.

Keith:Those are names? What kinda names are those?

OneShot:Hey, don't crack on the names. 

Keith:.............

OneShot:Here's where it starts getting messed up. When Ranma and Genma were in
China, they came across an amazon village where Shampoo lived. While there,
Ranma, in his female form, fights Shampoo and wins. It just so happens that in
the amazon village, there's this law saying that if anybody loses to a female
outsider, she must go to the ends of the earth to kill the opponet that defeated
her.

Keith:Man, that sounds like a cheesy law. 

OneShot:Anyway, while chasing after the female Ranma, Shampoo sccidentally gets
beaten by the male version of himself.

Keith:Yeah. So what's so bad about that. If he defeated her in his female form,
he should be able to defeat her in his male form in no problem since a guy can
beat up a girl much easier than a girl beat another girl.

OneShot:Man, if the feminist group gets wind of this, you're gonna be up the
creek without a paddle....

Keith:Well, it's true.

OneShot:Ooh...let's here you say that in a room full of women. 

Keith:..........................

OneShot:Yeah, I thought so. Me, I'll take the safe route and keep my mouth
shut.(Chuckles)

Keith:Well that because you're some pansy. You're scared to state what you
believe in.

OneShot:Of course not, there's stuff like Chicken Cannons floating around. I
don't want people using those things on me.

Keith:Chinken Cannons?

OneShot:Nevermind. That's a long story. Now, back to Ranma, where was I?

Keith:You were explaining that Shampoo got defeated by the male Ranma.

OneShot:Oh yeah, now here's were it gets more interesting. It just so happens
that if one of the women from the amazon tribe gets defeated by any male
outsider, she would have to marry him.

Keith:But....isn't Ranma already engaged, to Akane? That's kinda weird. But then
again, it's even more weird that the same girl would want to kill the female him
and marry the male him.

OneShot:Yeah. And that's not all. There's another character that shows up. 

Keith:Lettme guess. That persons name will be.....Conditioner.

OneShot:Nope. Where'd the hell'd ya come up with 'Conditioner'?

Keith:Well, Shampoo and Mousse are both things ya put in your hair and I
assumed...

OneShot:(Sighs)Forget I asked. Anyway, Mousse is in love with Shampoo, and is
trying to kill Ranma because he thinks he stole Shampoo away from him. And
that's not all. There's other characters that show up, Like Ryoga and Kodachi.

Keith:Ryoga? Kodachi?

OneShot:Ryoga is a guy that hates Ranma and happens to have a bad sense of
direction. He has a curse, like Ranma except he turns into a little pet pig.
Ranma happens to be the reason why he's cursed. He accidentally knocked Ryoga
into one of the springs. And it just so happens, Ryoga falls in love with Akane,
and vows to kill Ranma because he believes Ranma isn't good enought for Akane.

Keith:Man, this is starting to get confusing. Who's the other person ya named?

OneShot:Her names Kodachi. She falls in love with Ranma and pledges to become
his bride. And it just so happens, she's Kuno's sister, and everybit as
dense....well, maybe not as dense, but pretty close. She happens to not realize
that the female Ranma and male Ranma is the same person, and she vows to kill
the female Ranma and marry the male version of him. It's messed up, ne?

Keith:Ne? What the hell's 'ne' mean?

OneShot:It means 'Right?' in Japanese. I don't know why but I realized that I
started sayin' that in real life with is almost as bad as saying 'no da' after
every sentence. 

Keith:Well, whatever. From whatcha told me, this series sounds really
interesting. I don't hafta be home for quite a while, so I guess I wouldnt' mind
watching a few episodes with you. Where are they?

OneShot:(Points at shelf)It's somewhere up there. I'll get it (Starts looking
through shelf)So, ya think you can explain what I just told you?

Keith:Not really, ya lost me after that part where Ranma went to the amazon
tribe.

OneShot:God, that was a while ago. Why didn't ya tell me something?!

Keith:Well, I did want to, but I figured you'd get mad.

OneShot:(Getting angry)Like I am now? Jeez, you're wasting my time.

Keith:Fine. Whatever. Just put the tape in and I'll give it a try.

OneShot:(Still looking)Where'd the hell'd I put that thing. Shit, I should
aphabetize my damn collection. This is getting ridiculous.

Keith:Ya find it yet?

OneShot:(Getting angry)Will you hold your horses. Jeez, I'm looking(Continues to
look)Goddman, where the hell is it?

Keith(Impatiently)Well?

OneShot:(Getting angry)Keep your pants on. Man, you're so impatient. Can't ya
keep calm for one minute.

Keith:Look who's talking. I'm not the one getting mad.

OneShot:Well, this is the way I am.(Chucks some novels into corner)Shit, where'd
all these Dragonlance books come from. I should never keep 'em on the same shelf
as my anime. 

Keith(Picks up book)Brothers Majere? Hey, how was this?

OneShot:(Looks at Keith)That? Oh, It's about a buncha cats. That's all I
remember.(Turns to shelf)Man, didja ever notice that you always find the shit
you need when ya least need it and when you do, it's gone? This is crazy. I
can't find one stinkin' tape.

Keith:Suggest you hurry. Star Trek'll be comin' on in a little while.

OneShot:So what? I'll record the damn thing. I've got plenty of VCRs. That way
you can forward past the commercials.

Keith:No. I don't want to wait an hour after it start before I can see it.
Besides, your reception sucks. You should get cable. Everone has cables
nowadays.

OneShot:Maybe I should, I'd like to give the Sci -Fi channel a try I heard they
show anime from time to time.(Takes out tape)Ah, here it is. Shit, it's episodes
5-8. Shit, and this one's 9-12. Where the hell's 1-4?! 

Keith:Hey, I'll watch from 5 and on. I wouldn't mind. You already explained the
first 4 episodes anyway, right? And some more past it. I'll just star off from
episode 5. How about it?

OneShot:No. I want you to start from the frist episode. Damn!!! Where the hell
is it?!?!?!(Chucks another Novel)Where the hell did all these Dragonlance novels
come from?!?!?

Keith:Yo, chill out. We can watch it tomorrow.

OneShot:No. I don't want that. I want you to watch it today!!! Where the hell's
the dam tape?!?

Keith:Really. It's all right. I have no problems with watching from episodes 5
and on.

OneShot:Well I do. I don't want you to watch 'em that way. It's just the way I
am. Here it is! Finally! It's about time.

Keith:Good, put it in and let's watch as much as we can before Star Trek starts.
We have a little more than an hour.

OneShot:That's enough time to watch almost three episodes.

Keith:But we don't have an hour and a half. 

OneShot:So. We have just enough time for three episodes. Each episode is only
twenty three minutes long.

Keith:That's it? Man, I thought these cartoons you're showing me would be at
least a half hour.

OneShot:They would, if you include the commercials. And DON'T call them
cartoons!!! They're not cartoon!!!

Keith:Sorry. I meant 'Japanimation'

OneShot:Argh!!! Don't use that either. Use the word 'Anime'.  'Anime' damnit!!!

Keith:Fine. Whatever.

OneShot:No. Not 'whatever'. It's 'anime'. Get that through your head.

KeithFind, fine. Whatever.

OneShot:Didn't I just tell you not to say that!!! No 'whatever'. Jeez!!!

Keith:Sorry. Okay, put the tape in.

OneShot:Good.(Puts tape in) Man, I hope you'll like it.

Keith:Let's just say I do start liking anime. Where would I find more people who
like it?

OneShot:Jus' goto Taco Bell (Chuckles)

Keith:Is there more to anime than the shows.

OneShot:Well, yeah. There's manga, Japanese comics, which is what most of the
shows are based on. I have a few Ranma graphic novels and you can borrow them if
ya want.

Keith:I still don't understand, why are ya doing all this for me?

OneShot:Like I said eariler, it'd be nice to have someone else that lives nearby
that likes anime. I betcha if I showed any interest in, say, something you like,
like going out to some dance club, you'd do whatever you can to get me into it,
ne?

Keith:Yeah. Of course.

OneShot:Told ya. It's the same thing here.

Keith:(Looks at TV)Hey, the tape's been running for about two minutes now. Why
is the screen still black?

OneShot:(Sarcastic)Hmm...perhaps it's because I didn't turn the TV on? That
would help.

(Keith gets up off the bed and turns on the TV. He then sits down and starts
watching the opening to Ranma)

Keith:Damn, that's a catchy opening song. What does YappapaYappapa mean?

OneShot:(Chuckles)Your guess is as good as mine. 

(After twenty three minutes)

OneShot:Well, whatcha think?

KeithI like it. I like it.

OneShot:Good, there's more after the endin' credits. 

(Fade to black as Ranma's opeing theme echo's through OneShot's Room)



<End for now>

Well, not much I can say about this except that the series I was talking about
belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. I always wondered how hard it would be to explain
Ranma to soemone new to anime, so I figured I create a story that's dedicated to
all those out that that tried...and failed. Of course, I exggerated most of the
reactions. The character, Keith, is just someone I created. I chose the name
'Keith' because it happens to be my middle name. So, in a way, this is a
'double' self-insertion ;P You know me, if I'm gonna do something, I might as
well go for broke. Sorry for the grammar and spelling mistakes.

			Jeffrey "OneShot" Wong

<Bye>


-OneShot
Jeffrey Keith Wong: jeffwong@li.net
http://www.rit.edu/~jkw7063/fanfic/index.htm
http://www.li.net/~jeffwong/index.htm
The latter site has been updated on Aug 12th.