That's a good point, and it goes back to the start of this debate.
By this point, a lot of the fanfiction about Ranma 1/2 is being written by people whose exposure to the series is mostly
secondhand. Which, I agree, is distasteful.
It's not surprising, though, precisely because there's such a great body of Ranma fanfiction and knowledge of the series has become so common...that
somehow people feel they don't need to watch it. That's not a phenomenon confined to Ranma, mind you - the same thing happens for stuff like
Evangelion, or even more recent properties like Naruto and Bleach.
Most folks have an opinion on Naruto and Bleach, for instance, even if they've never read or watched the series.
-- Acyl
By this point, a lot of the fanfiction about Ranma 1/2 is being written by people whose exposure to the series is mostly
secondhand. Which, I agree, is distasteful.
It's not surprising, though, precisely because there's such a great body of Ranma fanfiction and knowledge of the series has become so common...that
somehow people feel they don't need to watch it. That's not a phenomenon confined to Ranma, mind you - the same thing happens for stuff like
Evangelion, or even more recent properties like Naruto and Bleach.
Most folks have an opinion on Naruto and Bleach, for instance, even if they've never read or watched the series.
-- Acyl