ROTFL: MAO!

[LilFluff]

Heh. From Magical Guardian Ranma: Beta Edition chapter 2

"So, Ranma," Nabiki redirected her attention as Akane lead them
further into the lot amongst the gravel piles. "How many elements can
you support? Just the Western four, or our traditional five? Or should
that be the Chinese five, since you became a Guardian Beast there?"
Ranma
thought for a moment before responding. "Eight, I think. Shampoo,
Akane, and you have Earth, Fire, and Water already. The others are: Air,
Wood, Metal, Light, and Dark. I'm pretty sure that that's it."
"That sounds like either an amalgamation of the various traditional sets, or a standard videogame RPG set."
"Videogame RPG?"
"You know, Role Playing Game. Only as a videogame instead of with pen and paper."
"Not a clue, sorry."
"Final Fantasy? Breath of Fire? Dragon Quest?"
"Nabiki,
the only videogames I ever got to play were Pac-Man, Zaxxon, and
Galaxian," Ranma explained. "Although I had gotten rather good at
Martial Arts Pinball before Pop made me quit. He said that if I was
getting so lazy as to let some blind boy beat me in a tournament, I
could be doing other things to improve my hand-eye co-ordination. Too
bad, though; the kid was a really cool customer, a regular pinball
wizard! I'd have liked to challenge him again. Didn't seem to be all
there though..."

New insane martial arts has to be one of the more fun aspects of Ranma 1/2 fiction.

Akane and Nabiki had both set down their backpacks so that they could
try powering up for the first time in the lot when they heard a woman's
scream. Sparing Ranma a quick glance, the girls saw him nod, just
before the large blue kangaroo rat bounded off towards the source of the
scream at a considerable clip.
"Right," Nabiki stated seriously. "Let's do this!"
"BISHOJO MAGICAL FIRE HENSHIN!" Akane yelled, posing dramatically, triggering her transformation.
Nabiki, embarrassed at her sister's antics, pretended that she didn't know the other girl as she too transformed.

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Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.