The Saotome School of Anything-Goes Gadgeteering. You see, Genma fell into the Pool of Drowned Super-Genius Coyote (very sad story Mr. Customer, involving lifelong vendetta against road runner), instead of Panda. It's the speaking-in-signs bit that sells the idea, really.
The results were... well....
Ranma is not entirely convinced, but damn that Acme Catalog comes in handy sometimes, once you figure out how to make Kuno suffer most of what happens when the warranty runs out (Acme warranties last exactly as long as it takes to setup the joke, and no longer). Nabiki is trying to figure out how to make money re-selling the Acme leftovers. Kasumi got a new kitchen set from the catalog and it works perfectly for her (why, non one knows), although Akane's kitchen explosions have suddenly become, well, Acme in scale (lots more BLAM, but less actual property damage than Ryouga. Although from the way it keeps leaving her clothes in tatters, you'd suspect Akamatsu Ken was an Acme stockholder). Nodoka's been Very Happy since she found the (ahem) "adult" section of the Catalog.
And Genma? Well... aqua-triggered bipolar disorder? Aside from gluttony, his two forms share very little. Coyote-Genma is hyperactive, vengeful, and obsessed with catching and eating a particular bird, no matter how much Kasumi feeds him. His property damage around Nerima is actually exceeding canon levels for the Wrecking Crew as a whole. OTOH, no one complains too much, after what happened to Happousai with the Acme Jock-Strap Machine....
The results were... well....
Ranma is not entirely convinced, but damn that Acme Catalog comes in handy sometimes, once you figure out how to make Kuno suffer most of what happens when the warranty runs out (Acme warranties last exactly as long as it takes to setup the joke, and no longer). Nabiki is trying to figure out how to make money re-selling the Acme leftovers. Kasumi got a new kitchen set from the catalog and it works perfectly for her (why, non one knows), although Akane's kitchen explosions have suddenly become, well, Acme in scale (lots more BLAM, but less actual property damage than Ryouga. Although from the way it keeps leaving her clothes in tatters, you'd suspect Akamatsu Ken was an Acme stockholder). Nodoka's been Very Happy since she found the (ahem) "adult" section of the Catalog.
And Genma? Well... aqua-triggered bipolar disorder? Aside from gluttony, his two forms share very little. Coyote-Genma is hyperactive, vengeful, and obsessed with catching and eating a particular bird, no matter how much Kasumi feeds him. His property damage around Nerima is actually exceeding canon levels for the Wrecking Crew as a whole. OTOH, no one complains too much, after what happened to Happousai with the Acme Jock-Strap Machine....