Quote:Quite true. In the Battle Dougi arc, Akane let the power go to her head. The tweak here is that she decided to a bit of payback to her rivals. In the original arc, Akane told Ranma she'll never forgive him if he hits her while fighting in the dougi.Kinda makes you wonder if she's afraid of him winning even if she still holds the advantage.
Yes, it does break form the comedic tone of the original, but that's more a starting assumption than a consequence, as far as I can see - basically, the author wanted a serious story and picked Akane as the one who'd break the balance.
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