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Ranma Rule (i.imgur.com)
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[-] Betch@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

Oof I'll never forget getting the first Ranma 1/2 manga as a kid. It was my first egg moment. All I could think was how I'd never touch hot water again.

I don't even know why I got that manga, had never heard of it but it was on a list of manga that my local book store could order and I just randomly picked it. It took over 25 years after that for my egg to break but Ranma 1/2 awoke something in me. Growing up when and where I did I couldn't really explore those feelings and ideas but I never stopped thinking about it.

[-] alexiascylding 28 points 1 year ago

when i was 11 i watched it and i didnt understand why they kept saying this was a curse because "it would be cool to be able to switch between genders like that" and "doesnt everyone wanna be both male and female??" clueless genderfluid child. i know several trans people whether nonbinary, transfem or transmasc that had their awakening because of ranma 1/2. Rumiko Takahashi cracked a lot of eggs with that series.

[-] Betch@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Hahah right?! Didn't sound like a curse at all. Not being able to switch between genders felt more like a curse to me.

[-] violetraven 5 points 1 year ago

This. I vaguely remember my cousin asking if I knew about it, explained the premis, and I felt exactly the same.

[-] squirrel 11 points 1 year ago

For me it was the anime and quite the opposite feeling in regards to hot water...

But yeah, OP is right (name checks out), Ranma's comedic treatment of gender is doing stuff to the minds of unsuspecting eggs.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I don't even know why I got that manga

Did you like math a lot as a kid? Maybe it was the bizarre choice to have a fraction in the title that first attracted you? 🤔

[-] Betch@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Bahah I didn't particularly like math but the fraction could've definitely piqued my curiosity.

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