Title: Wheel of Fire

Chapter: Special #3: Identity

Series: Ranma 1/2

Genre: Continuation

Author: Razorclaw X

Email: spiceoflife@hotmail.com

Homepage: http://www.crosswinds.net/~slythe/ranma/ranff.html

Date Sent to FFML: 11/2/00

Size: 40 kb

Epsiode Summary:

Shizuka fears she is becoming a weakling now that a demon is rampaging

across Tokyo and her incompetence prevents her from stopping it.

Nobody leaves Ranma alone.

- But nobody _ever_ leaves Ranma alone. Especially not demons.

If they did there wouldn't be Ranma 1/2 :)

- This would fit nicely into a half-hour show - folks, you'll

- notice this drops the reader right into the middle of the action

- without leaving anybody grabbing for setup? The technique's called

- _in_medias_res_, and it's used effectively here.

- We're given _just_ the events that shape the story and that mean

- something to the characters, and the story is stronger and more

- effective for it. And Shizuka is Just Another Character, cut from

- a slightly different cloth than the Ranma cast, but no different

- for it.

The perspective is refreshing, I've just about settled the issue in my mind.

- JAC. Would that work as an acronym?

Beats me. Probably won't catch on very fast, or soon.

- Anyway, the flashbacks are effective and concise, and I find myself

- symapthizing with the girl. Ranma makes a good sounding board for

- her, too. Nice work.

Thanks. It's nice to know that everything I set out to do was executed in a
concise manner.





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* "Decepticons Forever!" --Ravage, Beast Wars

* "You make [Kodachi] sound appealing." --kayin

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Davies

* "I sold my soul to buy a copy of the dubbed 'Ukyo Can Cook'"



--Razorclaw X (http://www.crosswinds.net/~slythe/index.html)

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