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As the [[Trope Codifier|Trope Codifiers]] of the [[Takahashi Couple]] and one of the oldest pairings in web-based fanfiction, Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo are best known as one of the most violent pairings in anime. The subtle nuances of their relationship have been explored and examined in thousands of fics since the mid-1990s, but in the majority of cases, their relationship remains a case of [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]].
 
''Interview'' on the other hand is a [[Satire, Parody, Pastiche|satirical]] story about what happens when Ranma gets the chance to meet Akane and reveal his curse under nearly-ideal circumstances, allowing them to strike up a functional friendship. Of course they still live in Nerima and Ranma is still going to have to deal with Kuno, Ryouga, and the Fiancee Brigade so it definitely isn't going to ''stay'' ordinary...
 
It has two sidestories: The [[Spin-Off]] ''[[Beautiful Destroyer Sailor Moon]]'', featuring the story of [[Sailor Moon]] taking place in the same [[The Verse|verse]], and ''[[Ranma ½]] [[Crossover|vs.]] [[Scott Pilgrim]]: [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7688488/1/The_Lonely_Power_of_Grief The Lonely Power Of Grief]'', set during the Third Sino-Japanese War Arc.
 
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* [[Achilles' Heel]]: While their bodies can handle poison hidden inside food, the mouths of those who practice the La Belle France School of Martial Arts Fine Dining are super sensative to spicy stuff.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: During a ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' screening/cosplay event, girl-Ranma dresses up as Rei. The other fans remark how [[Megumi Hayashibara|she has Rei's voice]].
** Mousse's [[Death Note|potato]] [[Brad Swaile|chip eating]] bit in Chapter 13.
** Tatewaki Kuno's [[Cool Shades]] being the [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|Hierophant's]] [[Hirotaka Suzuoki|sunglasses]].
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: Ryouga gets ''no'' sympathy from ''anyone'', and even ''Kuno'' gets more respect than Gosunkugi.
* [[Call Back]]: {{spoiler|Ranma's warning about getting too lax from mob fighting is brought back when Akane faces the assault of a hundred foes and she evades a sneak attack from Azusa thanks to it.}}
* [[The Cameo]]: Naru and Kitsune from ''[[Love Hina]]'' make an appearance as a pair of Asuka/Dr. Akagi cosplayers at an ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Eva]]'' convention. [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Leeron]] also makes a few appearances but it's not clear yet whether he's also a cosplayer... ''[[Crossover|or not]]''.
** Chapter 10 revealed that the girl that Ranma borrowed the Rei plugsuit costume from was [[Sailor Moon|Ami Mizuno]].
** [[Tenchi Muyo!|Mihoshi Kuramitsu]] as the incompetent immigration official.
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* [[Celebrity Power]]: Donny Osmond can fly.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: In Chapter 12, an A-10 Thunderbolt II and thousands of rounds for its main gun are mentioned stolen from an air base. [[More Dakka|It turns up soon enough.]]
** Remember the {{spoiler|pot of [[Fire-Breathing Diner|extra-spicy curry]] Akane made and later sealed in the Nekohaten's freezer?}} They brought it out to bring down {{spoiler|Picolet Chardin in Chapter 26.}}
* [[Cool Pet]]: The Kuno Family's giant crocodile Mr. Turtle, who also gets a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment alongside ''Kodachi'' in Chapter 19.
* [[Cool Shades]]: Kuno in Chapter 20 shows up wearing the glasses he got at the end of the Take-out race. The results are... interesting.
* [[Crowd Song]]: theThe song in chapter 14. Ranma has no idea why he's singing to it.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: Akane more and more.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: A bit so. Still funny, but a lot more [[Black Comedy]] and vulgarity.
* [[Deconstruction Fic]]
* [[Dead Baby Comedy]]: Chapter 10 casually plays a murder/suicide by plane crash for laughs.
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Akane starts undergoing this immediately thanks to their better first meeting. She's already [[A Date with Rosie Palms|masturbating to fantasies of him!]] [[Chaste Hero|Chaste Heroes]]es are perfectly safe, after all.
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: Akane begins crossing it in wake of losing to Shampoo in 16.
* [[The Determinator]]: Neither a snowstorm nor a horde of security maids can stop Dr. Tofu from rescuing Kasumi.
* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: Most of the maids working for the Chardins were actually there to [[Work Off the Debt]] they or their families had incurred. When the Chardins are exposed as [[Con Man|con men]], the maids descend on them after Ranma and company leave.
* [[Expy]]: Shampoo is basically [[Ax Crazy|Shenhua]] from ''[[Black Lagoon]]''. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] by the fact that Shenhua is both Shampoo's cousin and mentor.
* [[Flat What]]: Delivered by the Tendos and Ranma when the news of Genma engaging Ranma to Kaori is revealed.
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Invoked by Ranma, who stops one of Ryouga's punches with two fingers and then points out to Akane [[Lampshade Hanging|how much muscle power it takes to be as fast as he is]].
* [[Made of Iron]]: The Golden Pair.
** asAs Akane gets up from a nearly fatal wound to lay a brutal beating on Azusa.
* [[Medium Awareness]]: When it appears his defeat is nigh, Principal Kuno complains that it was too easy for the protagonists to win and the readers are going to call it anti-climatic.
** Happens a lot in chapter 21.
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* [[Running Gag]]: After a fight, Gosunkugi runs up to the loser and yells "You got knocked the fuck out!" in a reference to ''Friday''.
* [[Scooby-Dooby Doors]]: Ranma's the victim of this gag in chapter 5, after thanks to P-chan, he ends up getting chased by one angry mob.
* [[Setting Update]]: The original series supposedly took place in the late 1980s and/or early 1990s. ''Interview'' clearly takes place in the [[Present Day|Present]].
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Nabiki shipped Kasumi and Dr. Tofu.
* [[Shotgun Wedding]]: {{spoiler|The ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' girls have forceforced Ryoga to come with them, as he got Osaka pregnant!}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: At least a few per chapter once things get going.
** Ranma has a [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Newtype Flash]] just before Ryouga makes his first appearance.
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** Shampoo listens to [[Lady Gaga]].
** Chapter 21 has quite a few:
*** Ranma's cell phone has its ringtone the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' theme song. "''Beautfiul Destroyer Sailor Moon"'' chapter 14 reveals that Natalie Adams wrote the song after seeing the Senshi's heroism first-hand.
*** The line "Nobody dies when you kill them" is referenced a few times.
*** [[Oh Crap|"That's]] [[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure Abridged|a boat."]]
*** After Gosunkugi gets hit by a tugboat, Nabiki delivers a [[CSI: Miami|Horatio Caine]] one -liner, complete with the sample of "We Won't Get Fooled Again" from her cell phone.
** When Ranma and Ryoga are about to begin fighting in chapter 24, Akane yells "Are you daft, punk?"
*** Which is a ''double'' shout out. The first being, obviously, to the electronic band, but a slightly lesser known one is to ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure Abridged]]'', which used the same line in the comment special. Given the other shout outs to JJBA, it's probably intentional.
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* [[Split-Screen Reaction]]: Invoked in chapter 14 during the arrival of the Grand Master who will train the Kunos, Ryoga and Mousse, Donny ''fucking'' Osmond. [[Mulan|Let's get down to business!]]
* [[Stealth Pun]]: Occasionally throughout the fic, Ryouga alludes to a [[Noodle Incident|nasty incident]] in which he wound up in Osaka. {{spoiler|Chapter 24 reveals that he literally wound up ''in'' [[Azumanga Daioh|Osaka]]. [[Don't Explain the Joke|Sexually]].}}
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: ''Everybody'', especially SHAMPOO''Shampoo''. The martial arts as a whole are taken [[Up to Eleven]], and pretty much ''everybody'' could ''mop the floor with'', or at least be equal to, canon!Ranma. Shampoo has [[More Dakka]], [[Stuff Blowing Up]], and is [[Nigh Invulnerable]]. Akane learns the Umisenken and [[Absurdly Sharp Blade|absurdly sharp]] [[Razor Wind]]. Ryoga uses his rarely-seen bandanna-blades to great effect, uses his umbrella more (and more effectively) in his fighting style, and overall kicks more ass. He also {{spoiler|learns both the [[Angst Nuke|Shi Shi Hokodan]] and Moko Takabisha (which both become seemingly twice as strong), forcing Ranma to use a new Hokodan variant based on [[The Power of Love]] to beat him. Then he stands up and uses the perfected Shi Shi Hokodan. [[Only the Author Can Save Them Now]]... [[Deus Ex Machina|and he does]] }}. Mousse decides to declare [[Did You Think I Can't Feel?]], {{spoiler|uses [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]] on ''himself'' to rid himself of his infatuation with Shampoo}}, and says [[Let's Get Dangerous]]. Kuno gets [[Cool Shades]] which make him act normally, and actually decent fighting skills.
* [[Training From Hell]]: Once again, The Golden Pair.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Kasumi is the living embodiment of this trope; her fighting style of the "Gentle Sieve" is based entirely around bottling up emotions.
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** Chapter 23. {{spoiler|Ranma catches Akane holding a pregnancy test.}}
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Directly invoked by Ranma, but only if they're [[Ax Crazy|crazy]]. Invoked by Azusa but immediately subverted.
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Averted with Kasumi. She's actually a [[Stepford Smiler]] / [[Covert Pervert]].
** And a [[Retired Badass]], starting from chapter 13.
 
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