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rainsometimesThis time the art is unflipped and reads left to right. It's from the recent omnibus edition, hence the so-so-quality on its left edge. (Because omnibuses are thicker and harder to scan.)
The Romeo & Juliet schoolplay arc in Volume 8 of the manga also features gems like Akane challenging Kuno with a sword (and seemed to do decently for the short time they fought), Juliet!Ranma using drunk-fu, and the spectacle of “Romeo” and “Juliet” being told to kiss because “your parents want you to!!”.
But in the end I went with this earlier page instead, both because of the adorable child-flashback panels and for what this says about Akane.
When I first got into Ranma 1/2 I was so unused to see tomboyish characters who were actually popular with other girls for their very tomboyish streaks. Mind you, Akane's not that much of a tomboy, but she's seen that way in canon. I was used to tomboys being spurned and scoffed at by other girls in Western works, so this manga trope was very welcome. Even if Akane wanted to play the princess...!
The Romeo & Juliet schoolplay arc in Volume 8 of the manga also features gems like Akane challenging Kuno with a sword (and seemed to do decently for the short time they fought), Juliet!Ranma using drunk-fu, and the spectacle of “Romeo” and “Juliet” being told to kiss because “your parents want you to!!”.
But in the end I went with this earlier page instead, both because of the adorable child-flashback panels and for what this says about Akane.
When I first got into Ranma 1/2 I was so unused to see tomboyish characters who were actually popular with other girls for their very tomboyish streaks. Mind you, Akane's not that much of a tomboy, but she's seen that way in canon. I was used to tomboys being spurned and scoffed at by other girls in Western works, so this manga trope was very welcome. Even if Akane wanted to play the princess...!