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This is a variety of fic particularly prominent during the 90s, as these were the two most prominent [[Shojo]] and [[Shonen]] series at the time; it still remains surprisingly popular.
If you want the other kind of Fuku Fic, the one that actually takes place in school and doesn't have anything to do with Ranma or Sailor Moon in some cases, check [[High School AU]]. Not to be confused with a [[Troll Fic|Fuk U Fic]]. Or a [[Lethal Chef|Fugu Fic]].
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''Note: If you're simply listing the existence of a Fuku Fic, please list it here. If you're recommending a Fuku Fic, please list it here, at [[Ranma ½/Fanfic Recs]], '''and''' at [[Sailor Moon/Fanfic Recs]].''
* One of the best examples extant, and probably the trope maker, is ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100202093108/http://www.ranmafics.com/Stories/Lines_of_Destiny/ Lines of Destiny]'' by Louis-Philippe Giroux. Sadly, it's a [[Dead Fic]].
* There is an entire website dedicated to this concept, the ''Temple of Ranma's Senshi Seifuku'', located at the predictable URL of [http://www.fukufics.com/ www.fukufics.com].
* Mark "Togashi Gaijin" Shurtleff's ''[[Relatively Absent]]'' was both an excellent example and an excellent [[Subverted Trope|subversion]] of the concept. Unfortunately, Shurtleff left the fanfiction scene and succeeded in very thoroughly purging this and his other fics from the Net ([[Beyond the Impossible|even from the Wayback Machine]]). <!-- MOD: Not strictly true any more. Go to the work page and look for comments like this one for more info. -->
** Shurtleff's ''Ten of Two'' was another subversion in which Ranma did not just join the Sailor Senshi, he ''becomes'' the Sailor Senshi. ''All'' of them.
* Similarly, Rob "Kenko" Haynie's ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/380988/1/ Paragon]'' subverts the usual arrangements.
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* Ozzallos' ''[[Heir to the Empire]]'', written 2006-7, proves the subgenre is far from dead and can still spring some surprises on even the most jaded reader.
* The as-yet incomplete ''[http://www.genom-research.com/sfr/stories/drafts/SSMM Shin Silver Millennium Monogatari]'' by Suika Roberts is interesting in postulating a highly [[Magitek|technomagical]] Moon Kingdom that fell ''half a million years ago''; Ranma is ''not'' a senshi, but the reincarnation of Beryl's little sister, who was in Serenity's palace guard. It isn't ''quite'' a pure Fuku Fic in that there are tiny [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' scattered throughout, and in the most recent material (which isn't all that recent, honestly) the leads of ''[[Noir]]'' have been [[Mega Crossover|added to the mix]].
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080305195812/http://www.sailorranko.com/ The Adventures of Sailor Ranko]'' is an entire ''webcomic'' based on this premise. More specifically, based on Zillman's story above (evidently).
** If it continues long enough, it will most likely cover ''Twice in a Millennium'' and then Burger Becky's ''Sailor Ranko'' stories as well. And considering that Becky is involved in creating the comic...
*** Sadly it appears both the webcomic and Becky's stories are [[Dead Fic]]s.
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* What better way to tell that this has become an entire genre? Why, when a brutal [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstruction]] of it is [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5993481/1/The_Unwritten_Tales created], of course!
* Fanfiction writer [http://www.yggdrasil.org Chris Angel] gave an example of how he thought a proper ''Ranma ½''/''Sailor Moon'' fic should go. It can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20150712005809/http://www.yggdrasil.org/cross/oneshots/different.txt here]. Unfortunately, it's only a one-shot, but the ending is great.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130605100703/http://www.asynjor.com/fanfic/sharp.html Featherbrite's Tale]'' by Gregg "Metroanime" Sharp (located about one-third of the way down the linked page) is a '''Fuku Fic''' in which ''Sailor Moon'' is still fictional, but Ranma and the rest of the cast become ersatz Senshi anyway. As the winner of ''[[The Bet (fan work)|The Bet]]'', it is naturally predicated on one tiny change made to Ranma's life. Sadly, it's a [[Dead Fic]], twice over: Sharp got to 14 chapters of a first version, then began a rewrite that got as far as the sixth chapter, before abandoning the project entirely. However, clever readers can work out the probable ending from the information available to them by the end of the last extant chapter of the first version.
* An interesting take on this is ''[[The Return (fanfic)|The Return]]'', where the fuku in question causes so much [[Loss of Identity]] that Ranma becomes quite arguably an original character, even taking to using a different name.
** Written, unsurprisingly, by one of the Temple of Ranma's Senshi Seifuku forum admins.
* In the prologue of ''Lemon Sherbet'', a ''Ranma/Sailor Moon'' crossover [[Lemon]] by John Biles, Ranma has a brief run-in with the author and actually attempts to ''veto'' the fic because of this trope. He only agrees to participate after a promise not to become a senshi (and some blackmail). {{spoiler|He never said anything about becoming a Kamen, though. While female.}}
* An interesting variation on the theme can be seen in the [[Dead Fic]] ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070206170631/http://www.fanfic.net/~makoto/actamain.htm A Call To Action]'' by Mike Koos, in which it's not Ranma but Nabiki Tendo who's Sailor Terra.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2344075/1/Bishonen_Senshi_Sailor_Moon Bishonen Senshi Sailor Moon]'' by Ryo Wolf. Ranma becomes Sailor Moon, Ryouga is Mercury, Konatsu and Ryu Kumon are Mars and Jupiter, oh, and Luna is a squirrel (according to Ranma). And yeah, the Senshi are all girls, whether they want to be or not. Sadly it appears to be a [[Dead Fic]].
* The 1990s-vintage ''Half Moon'', by SKJAM!, has a slight twist—Usagi is the third Tendou sister instead of Akane, so the events of both ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Ranma ½'' are happening at the same time...
* ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3295767/1/Strained-Harmony Strained Harmony]'' by Sunshine Temple has Ranma (in hiding from a Nabiki scheme [[Gone Horribly Wrong]]) ''accidentally'' becoming a Senshi while serving as Hotaru's nanny and physical trainer, to the surprise of everyone, ''including'' the near-omniscient Sailor Pluto.
* Very much ''averted'' by ''[[Desperately Seeking Ranma]]'' despite Ranma's female identity being widely known as a [[Kung Fu Wizard]], as well as the cast of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' playing a significant role in the later part of the story.
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