>>4307614
>Ranma's curse has only ever been material for comedy
The stuff about Ranma's mom is related to the curse and pretty dramatic (she intends to force Ranma to commit seppuku if she judges her insufficiently manly). But the fact that Ranma's curse ends up being so undramatic is kind of the point; Ranma takes to girlhood really well and doesn't suffer from the curse, in marked contrast to how agonizing Ryoga, Mousse and Herb find theirs. Even the Nodoka stuff is about how others will react to Ranma than internal turmoil.

>It's not a serious exploration of the subject by any means
This is true, Ranma is no Hourou Musuko, or even Kashimashi. The queer stuff is mostly subtext, jokes or something vigorously denied. But works like that are interesting to think about.

>in the story there is absolutely zero indication Ranma would miss being cursed in any way.
What would count? Ranma can't ever refuse a chance to fix the curse when offered, or she'd be admitting she enjoys being a girl and the subtext would become text.

Aside from all the previous stuff about Ranma sure acting like she does enjoy being a girl, it's pretty notable that Ranma never tries to fix the curse on her own. All she needs to do is travel to China and take a dip in a spring. Going to China is never a problem to any of the characters when they really want to. Why doesn't Ranma ever go, despite claiming she intends to the first night at the Tendos'?>>4308095
>Ranma takes to girlhood really well
What does that even mean? He doesn't dress differently, doesn't act differently, doesn't do his hair or make-up or shit like that. Usually he seeks the earliest opportunity to get some hot water and turn back.
Comparing him to others is disingenous, Mousse and Ryoga became weak and defenseless in their cursed forms, Ranma loses a bit of reach and strength but can otherwise still kick ass and communicate.
>All he needs to do is travel to China
Well that goes for all of them. And the real answer is that it would break the story. It's the same thing as that meme with eagles from Lord of the Rings. So in summary, Ranma doesn't swim to China because it would end the story.>>4308095
>Ranma takes to girlhood really well
Not as good as you sister>>4308095
>The queer stuff is mostly subtext, jokes or something vigorously denied.
So you’ve basically admitted it isn’t Yuri or particularly gay and this whole thread is off-topic>>4307992
The entire point is to prove there are none. I asked for yuri scenes, not for scenes where Akane is crushing on a boy.>>4308095
Ranma doesnt "take to girlhood" at all, he considers himself a man at all times and he constantly complains about being weaker in female form and WANTS to be CURED. How do you lie so badly about the most basic facts of the het trash garbage show you love?

There is no "queer" stuff in Ranma. Not even subtext. And there is no "she". And there is no "admitting" to liking being a girl when he explicitely does not. Adapting to the curse and liking it are not even remotely close.

>Ranma can just got ot China and dip
Are you retarded? The entire point is that there is no way to break the curse, they can only replace it with another curse. Why would he exchange an at least human form with some random shit? There are several dozen times a potential cure comes up as a plot point and Ranma always tries to go for it.
The onsen that can actually break the curse only comes up in the final arc as a plot point and Ranma did not know about it before.>>4308124
>He doesn't dress differently...
You're right, Ranma isn't interested in ordinary girlhood. She always goes for the hyper-feminine stuff like bunny girls, cheerleaders, waitresses and nice swimsuits.

>Comparing him to others is disingenous
Granted, but there's still Herb, who falls in the same spring as Ranma. He gets mode-locked, which explains some of his distress, but his reaction is very different from Ranma's. He starts wearing heavy form-hiding clothes, refuses to admit what happened to him and makes a mortal enemy out of Ranma, almost fucking up his plan, just because Ranma accidentally causes him to have a wardrobe malfunction.

>Well that goes for all of them
The others have pretty good reasons. Ryoga would never find home again, Mousse is busy making sure Shampoo doesn't get with Ranma, Shampoo's curse may be a punishment and it's good for bullying Ranma and Genma seems to like being a panda just fine. It's not like Takahashi couldn't have come up with some excuse about angry border guards or something.

>>4308187
>The entire point is that there is no way to break the curse
I suspected it, but thank you for confirming you haven't read the manga. The drowned man spring is right there in Jusenkyo. Everyone knows about it at least as early as volume 8, when Shampoo offers Ranma an instant version of it sold by Jusenkyo.>>4308187
>they can only replace it with another curse
Actually, they stack don't they? Hence Pantyhose Taro being such a freak.>>4308234
No, he was just washed in the Spring of Drowned Yeti-riding-Bull-carrying-Crane-and-Eel. He does upgrade it with tentacles later, but he presumably didn't immerse himself fully. This functionality is shown in a chapter where a drop of the drowned twins' spring water hits a bump on Happosai's head, resulting in two bumps rather than two Happosais. Everyone always operates under the assumption that a dip in the drowned man spring would cure the guys and Ranma of their curses.>>4308228
The key difference between Ranma and Herb is that the people around Ranma don't treat him any differently because of his curse. Everybody around him accepts that he is a man beneath the apperance, so he has no need to assert his masculinity all the time (though he does it frequently anyway). The skimpy outfits are however pure fanservice, in the absence of Shampoo and Kodachi it falls to Ranma to be the fanservice character.
Whereas Herb has to contend with idiots like Lime and Mint on a daily basis and being the head of a dynasty, so obviously he has more need to hide the fact he's cursed.

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