The weird thing about Kasumi is that her character tends to basically disappear in fanfics. She is there... but isn't all there. Multiple interpertations
of that line are on purpose. For instance, I think their is a case to be made that Kasumi is constantly and actively sabatoging Akane and Ranma as a couple.
Throwing in the obligitory lines from the first day, paraphrased as, 'I like older men, ditch him on Akane' and 'Akane is a nice girl... she is
just a violent maniac' lines... lets add in that it takes little effort to have her sending Akane and Ranma up to the same bath at the same time. Granted
she probablely didn't know about the curse before Genma told Soun... If I wanted to be really paranoid I'd point out Tofu apparently has at least one
book that mentions Jusenkyo... and that Kasumi is known to borrow books from Tofu, not that his weird lust haze lets him know what books he lends out. Friend
Computer level paranioa says that book Kasumi gives to Akane to pass back Tofu in episode 3 is that book with info on Jusenkyo.
I note one of the things that is almost completely left out of fanfiction is that one of the main reasons Akane and Ranma can't get anywhere in a
relationship is that if they try anything at the Tendo's place there is a stack of family members literally with their ears to the door/wall... and Kasumi
is on top of the stack.
I also remember a sceen in the Tendo's backyard in which Kuno is KOed by a small mallet to the temple by Nabiki... after Kasumi hands said mallet to
Nabiki. On screen no less. So this means Kasumi is a keeper of mallets... then I think of the Hinako courts Soun arc... and that Ranma got a Ranma sized
giant wooden sledge mallet from somewhere to clock Soun with. The simplest solution is from Kasumi's stockpile. This was also a case where Kasumi and
Ranma's goal were the same.
Actually, now I'm wondering if its literally true every major relationship building moment between Akane and Ranma happened at least a block away from
Kasumi.
Add in that, roughly a decade ago, there use to be a case where there was literally one writer of fanfics who was famous for being the only one to hate Kasumi
and how she gets away with everything and everyone apparently loves her and she is winning contests she isn't involved in... I have to ask if Kasumi is a
Mary Sue who can keep her head down.
I'm going to stop before I end up with a chromatic access level now.
of that line are on purpose. For instance, I think their is a case to be made that Kasumi is constantly and actively sabatoging Akane and Ranma as a couple.
Throwing in the obligitory lines from the first day, paraphrased as, 'I like older men, ditch him on Akane' and 'Akane is a nice girl... she is
just a violent maniac' lines... lets add in that it takes little effort to have her sending Akane and Ranma up to the same bath at the same time. Granted
she probablely didn't know about the curse before Genma told Soun... If I wanted to be really paranoid I'd point out Tofu apparently has at least one
book that mentions Jusenkyo... and that Kasumi is known to borrow books from Tofu, not that his weird lust haze lets him know what books he lends out. Friend
Computer level paranioa says that book Kasumi gives to Akane to pass back Tofu in episode 3 is that book with info on Jusenkyo.
I note one of the things that is almost completely left out of fanfiction is that one of the main reasons Akane and Ranma can't get anywhere in a
relationship is that if they try anything at the Tendo's place there is a stack of family members literally with their ears to the door/wall... and Kasumi
is on top of the stack.
I also remember a sceen in the Tendo's backyard in which Kuno is KOed by a small mallet to the temple by Nabiki... after Kasumi hands said mallet to
Nabiki. On screen no less. So this means Kasumi is a keeper of mallets... then I think of the Hinako courts Soun arc... and that Ranma got a Ranma sized
giant wooden sledge mallet from somewhere to clock Soun with. The simplest solution is from Kasumi's stockpile. This was also a case where Kasumi and
Ranma's goal were the same.
Actually, now I'm wondering if its literally true every major relationship building moment between Akane and Ranma happened at least a block away from
Kasumi.
Add in that, roughly a decade ago, there use to be a case where there was literally one writer of fanfics who was famous for being the only one to hate Kasumi
and how she gets away with everything and everyone apparently loves her and she is winning contests she isn't involved in... I have to ask if Kasumi is a
Mary Sue who can keep her head down.
I'm going to stop before I end up with a chromatic access level now.