Ranma ½/Ho Yay: Difference between revisions

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* In ''[[Ranma One Half]]'', just consider how much time Soun and Genma spend together and just how much crap Soun puts up with from Genma. Of course it's all so their children can get married and carry on the tradition, sure it is.

** This doesn't even begin to mention the rather disturbing implications of the whole [[Gender Bender]] thing- of which only Ranma seems to be fully aware, and absolutely terrified of.

** There's a reason that the stinger for the Scrubs-themed episode of ''[[Ranma Abridged]]'' had the two of them use the lines "Dude, we're a little married."

** In chapter 200, Gosunkugi tries to use a magical paper doll to get Akane to go an a date with him. However, the doll ended up on Ranma instead, and they actually went on a date (with Ranma in male form, even). This didn't happen in the anime, in which the doll ended up on Kuno, who misinterpreted it as a challenge to a duel.

*** There was a similar story where Ryōga tried to use a magical fishing pole to make Akane fall in love with him, but accidentally used it on Ranma instead.

** On the [[Les Yay]] side of things, particularly in the early years of the fandom, many people tend to read a lot into [[Chinese Girl]] [[Hot Amazon|Shampoo's]] willingness to [[Glomp]] her [[Gender Bender]] [[Accidental Marriage|reuctant husband]] when he is in female form, even if one (or both) of them are stark naked at the time. She's also perfectly willing to talk about kissing him, or even try to do it, when he's in female form. However, that canonically seems to be more [[Single Target Sexuality]]; she makes it quite clear that she prefers Ranma's male form, among other things being quick to change Ranma back into male form before trying anything romantic on him. She's also insinuated that Akane Tendo is a lesbian and, in the same sentence, called her a pervert, and in one anime episode (the climax of the expanded [[Filler|Japanese Nanniichuan arc]]), outright tells Akane she wants to get Ranma cured because she wants a "real man" on her honeymoon.

** Similarly, Nabiki Tendo calls Ranma "cute" on their first meeting (although she thinks Ranma is a normal boy at the time, and doesn't know he's a male-to-female [[Gender Bender]] currently in his other form), and when she notices the breasts, promptly prods and rubs them to confirm that, yes, they are real. When Soun regains consciousness, having fainted upon Nabiki indignantly telling him that Ranma is a girl, she proves her point by squeezing Ranma's breasts again. In a late manga story, she confirms that Ranma's breasts have grown larger by, you guessed it, squeezing them again. She also has a number of half-naked photos of Ranma-chan hidden in her room... although, admittedly, given that she takes and sells these against Ranma's will for money, it does make sense she'd hide them to prevent him finding and destroying them.