Quote: So, you're not saying, "You people want to write yourselves as girls because overcoming the horror of that inherent female weakness makes
you stronger and more manly men in the end!" but "You people are all actually into elaborate deconstructions of comparative sociological
gender roles!"
That is so much BS its not even funny. sweno has more of the right idea. The reason is largely about a change of perspective... Ranma 1/2 was technically
aimed at 14 year old Japanese girls, so it basically does have that second ramble of yours as a major plot line. The fanfiction and webcomic people use it
largely as an easy from of forced perspective change... that and its funny and can be a large source of fanservice. Its also more accessible than say turning
an insert into a random character's goldfish and having them try to solve everyone's problems. Which would be a spamfic deconstruction... or a botched
wish.
Now for the sake of keeping in topic and picking on Epsilon.. I'll suggest a crossover that should not be.... take the soccer team from the webcomic
'Venus Envy' and have the portalled into a Nippon Icchi style Nether World.... Then watch the main character freak when said main character gets
exactly what they want from the Dark senate and is still rather unhappy.