Fanfiction – “Ranko, Abandoned No More”

Title: Ranko, Abandoned No More
Author: Fred Herriot
Source: Ranma 1/2
Rating: 2/6
Type: Continuation
Length: 4 Episodes

I normally don’t quote the intro provided by the site on which I found a fanfic but in this case, I just couldn’t think of a better way to put it. Besides, the intro is really the only good part. The rest is junk that I’m giving a 2/6. The intro as a potential concept gets a 6/6 though. So, in the author’s own words…

I know, I know. You’ve seen your fill of fics where Ranma is split into Ranma and Ranko. There’s also been several stories done in the main series concerning the cast dealing with a feminine Ranma created by various means (the Copy Ranma in manga Volume 35 for example). This story’s been preying on my mind for some time, so, since I’m trying to get over a writer’s block concerning my final two “Urusei Yatsura – The Senior Year” stories, I decided to put this down.

Having lived in Korea for seven months during 1996-7, I’ve come to appreciate the good and bad aspects of Confucian society. A terrible problem plaguing Korea right now is selective abortion. With the drive to bear healthy male children, mothers usually abort unborn daughters to prevent themselves from confronting the shame of not preserving the husband’s family line. Technically, this is illegal, but the Confucian-inspired drive to have sons over daughters can be overpowering; I was reading about cases like this throughout my stay. In fact, this belief has actually led to suicide on several occasions!

Thus, I asked myself this: what if there was a place where unwanted girls were “disposed” of, a place which turns out to be as magical as Jusenkyou? And what would happen if Ranma came to this place? Well, read on to learn the answer…

The story has a bad case of Self-Insert Syndrome (Fixing all of the problems in a flash) although, since it’s not a self-insert, it’s done by ALWAYS choosing the possibility (no matter how slight) of a rational, understanding solution. It also employs many fanon mistakes about Shampoo, Mousse, Nabiki, and Jusenkyo not to mention completely mis-characterizing Kodachi and Tatewaki Kuno. In addtion, it’s stored on the Ranma 1/2 Lemon Archive but the lemon portion didn’t seem very well done either. Therefore…

Concept: 6/6
Everything Else: 2/2
Overall Score: 2/6

As far as I know, this is the same Fred Herriot who wrote “Urusei Yatsura: The Senior Year”. I have only read the first episode or two of UY:TSY so far but it has apparently received very mixed reactions. Some love it, some hate it. I think it’s interesting and well written so far. This fic on the other hand, gets 2/6 from me mainly because it feels like one of the first fics he ever wrote. (Good idea, bad implementation) If you still want to read it, it’s here.

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