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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]] 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 (Fanfic)|Beautiful Destroyer Sailor Moon]]'', featuring the story of [[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]] taking place in the same [[The Verse|verse]], and ''[[Ranma One Half]] [[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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** A second one: Hurting Akane.
** Akane completely loses it in Chapter 15 {{spoiler|when Shampoo says that she and Ranma had sex while he was brainwashed.}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Kasumi. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|And]] [[No
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: In chapter 19, Azusa saves Akane from Kaori.
* [[Black Comedy Rape]]: What Nabiki does to Ryouga.
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** Principal Kuno to a ridiculous degree
* [[More Dakka]]: Shampoo starts out using just grenade launchers (and who would think you'd ever say that?) and moves up to stealing a Thunderbolt II just to use its Avenger cannon to level Furinkan High School.
* [[No
* [[One of Us]]: Akane. Turns out that when you strip away the tsundere traits you end up with a [[Star Wars]]-watching [[Super Robot Wars]]-quoting [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Eva]] convention-attending nerd.
** Not just Akane, even Ranma is quite the [[Otaku]]. He mentioned getting pirated manga while in China.
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** {{spoiler|She's right. The third tragedy is Akane's loss to Shampoo in their fight for Ranma.}}
* [[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
* [[Setting Update]]: The original series supposedly took place in the 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 (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]] girls have force Ryoga to come with them, as he got Osaka pregnant!}}
* [[Shout
** Ranma has a [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Newtype Flash]] just before Ryouga makes his first appearance.
** Ranma finishes his fight with Ryouga with a flying kick from above that carries them both into a water fountain before jumping out of the ensuing geyser of water and landing in girl form. Akane, watching this, can only think to say:
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*** When Madame St. Paul revealed the M5, Kasumi was disappointed that it was just a cheap knockoff of [[Kamen no Maid Guy|another legendary male maid]].
*** The opening the curry pot sequence for Ranma and Picolet's Fine Dining Duel is referred to as [[Gao Gai Gar|"FORMATION C!"]]
* [[Split
* [[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 (Manga)|Osaka]]. [[Don't Explain the Joke|Sexually]].}}
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: ''Everybody'', especially 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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* [[Up to Eleven]]: Everything has been getting crazier and crazier since the introduction of Ryoga.
* [[Wake Up Call Boss]]: The Golden Pair quickly shift from joke characters who will unquestionably be destroyed by Ranma and Akane, to pushing Ranma and Akane harder than anyone before.
* [[Wham! Episode]]: Chapter 12, when {{spoiler|Shampoo erases Ranma's memory of Akane instead Akane's of Ranma,}}
** Chapter 15.
** Chapter 23. {{spoiler|Ranma catches Akane holding a pregnancy test.}}
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