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| "A Fistful Of Omake" Reviews/Comments [ 46 ] | | Pages (4): [ « < 1 2 3 4 > » ] | Reviewed By: Sunhawk On: December 25, 2002 21:40 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 8 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 10 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 7 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 10 of 10
Overall Rating: 9 of 10 Comment/Review:
Excellent... a good variation of the "Genma abandons Happosai's teachings" idea... This could, with a bit of work, turn into a longer story, with the conflict focus on psychology/trust rather than combat/tactics. | Reviewed By: Shad the not-so-magic dragon On: December 25, 2002 05:51 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 9 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 10 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 10 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 9 of 10
Overall Rating: 9 of 10 Comment/Review:
Genma redeeming himself? The concept boggles the mind, but then again you've done that before. I like the angle and I like the fact that Genma's potential is pretty close to that of his son -- it's just that in canon he let himself go soft to the point where "blubbery" is closer to accurate.
Good read, good Omake. Like I've said before, keep up the excellent work. | Reviewed By: Tangent [MediaMiner Member] On: December 24, 2002 11:36 CST
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Verrrry nice, Gregg!
And definitely different from Genma Accendant (where Ranma ended up becoming a wealthy Prince).
With Ranma and Genma demonstraiting just how far in advance they were from Akane's level of skill, and treating her with respect rather than contempt or dismissiveness, she just may take it as an inspiration rather than an affront. Perhaps even an invitation to seek to improve her own skills beyond merely holding them where she felt that she was the best in the district. In this case, her stubborn nature may just manifest in a possitive manner, as she tries to set aside whatever had been holding her back.
Soun isn't likely to be happy if Akane simply abandons the family School, but she apparently had a different idea as to what the Tendo School was about than what he himself had trained in anyway. So it might be looked upon as the School evolving past its former degradation. In fact, if Akane could manage to redeem the reputation of the School in the eyes of Genma, his Dream of the Schools uniting may yet be realized after all! Although it need not be Akane who marries Ranma (in fact, to better insure the future of a united School, it would be better if they both married other people).
As to Nabiki's little solution: The only one I see being persistant about confronting Ranma would be Kuno. Not a problem in and of itself, but Kuno's tendancy to occasionally try cheeting through use of magical items and artifacts may prove to be a challange. Especially in a world shared by the Sailor Moon cast, where he stands a good chance of ending up possessed... repeatedly...
In this one, any one of the Tendo daughters has an equal chance of getting into a relationship with Ranma. This version of Genma would not have made other arrangements, so Ukyo would never have been engaged to Ranma (although she might be a friend, who looks up to her 'sempai' and tries to emulate him as best as she can).
And curse or no curse, there is no question that Ranma is anything other than a man among men. Genma can take Ranma home to meet Nodoka at any point (and, infact, may have already done so, especially if they knew that they were going to be staying in the greater Tokyo area for much of the time).
And with Cologne and a redeemed Genma teaching the Sailor Senshi battle tactics and providing mature advice as mentors (rather than as mascots with severe memory problems - silly Moon Cats), Sailor Moon and her team stand to make a far better showing than in their regular timeline. Perhaps enough so that there would be no need for Chibi-Usagi to come from the future due to her own mistake (then again, if I remember right, it was her own frustration that led her to attempt to use the Ginzuishu - still, it might not be so bad if the Senshi did not banish a sizable segment of the population to Nemisis).
Erk... Running out of time! ^-^;;
Anyway, a nice story Gregg, whether you choose to continue it or not!
Tangent | Reviewed By: Duraiken On: December 24, 2002 10:06 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 9 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 10 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 8 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 10 of 10
Overall Rating: 9 of 10 Comment/Review:
Sheesh. Where the heck does he come wih this stuff? Good fic though. Wonder if he'd continue it as an official fic? Then again, there are alot of omakes and stuff written by him that I think should be contiued and/or expanded. This is just another one. And why exactly are so many people finding faults in other faultless, or nearly so, series of short shorts? Guess these works just aren't their cup of tea or something like that. | Reviewed By: ordnance 11 On: December 23, 2002 23:45 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 9 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 8 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 9 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 8 of 10
Overall Rating: 9 of 10 Comment/Review:
I enjoyed the omake. But the SM/crossover had been done to death already. Maybe Sakura Taisen would be an intersting series to cross with. | Reviewed By: Joe T. On: December 23, 2002 23:07 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 10 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 10 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 9 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 10 of 10
Overall Rating: 10 of 10 Comment/Review:
Well if the rating I gave 'redemption' didn't clue you in, I loved this story. I remember reading 'Genma Ascendent' all those moons ago (and in fact, I still do read it) and I believe that this story could actually surpass it. I certainly hope you make a full story out of this.
The thing I like about this story is the altered take on Genma. Most stories that set about 'perfecting' Ranma go out of their way to make Genma the bad guy; Genma's sold Ranma more times than he's had hot dinners. Genma's put Ranma through 'training' that would send stronger men to the madhouse (often putting Ranma thru the Nekoken at age 6 simply to heighten the trauma), Genma's told Ranma that his mother is dead. Genma's carefully and callously controlled Ranma's life so that Ranma would emotionally latch onto one of the Tendo girls like a drowning man would grab for a liferaft. The list goes on and on. Meanwhile, every other adult gets all their faults handwaived away; What sort of man emotionally abandons his mourning children the way Soun Tendo did. What sort of man marries his six-year-old girl to a thief (don't forget, Ranma was stealing okonmiyaki from the yattai before the first deal was made with Genma). Why does Shampoo seem like such an idiot in social situations. Because her parent(s) and Cologne were lax in teaching her how to deal with anything that didn't involve the words 'win' and 'kill'. But none of this is ever mentioned, because the writer wants to grind our noses on how much of a heel Genma is.
From those of us ready to puke from the above theme: "Alright, already! We get the message!!"
Both 'Genma Ascendent' and 'Redemption' buck this theme by having Genma improve and reflecting that improvement in his son. Indeed, 'Redemption' seems to focus more on Genma's improvement instead of Ranma's, and that's a refreshing change from the usual 'Perfect Ranma' stories.
The only thing I'm not wild about in this story is the linking to Sailor Moon. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a dyed-in-the-wool 'Moonie' (you know, that term does sound odd as a self-reference); I love the characters and enjoy the other crossovers you've written involving them (especially Hotaru ½ and the Kestrel Omake), but it seems like every crossover you've written involves them. Usagi's not the only modern Manga/Anime character with a grand and glorious destiny, you know. Genma & Ranma could take on the duties of protecting the world should a certain spiky-haired demon escape the tomb she was placed in 7 centuries ago, only to find out that she's reformed and have to protect her & her boyfriend (who's destined to rule an interstellar empire) from the real bad guy (obvoiusly a crossover with Tenchi Muyo). Or maybe they're chosen to protect the ruler of a faraway world while she's here on Earth (I'm thinking of Magic Knight Rayearth here, but I'm sure that there are plenty of similar stories). There's more out there than Sailor Moon, and I'd like to see how you'd handle some of those characters.
Please continue this story. 'Good' Genmas are a rare find and I'd like to enjoy this one for as long as possible.
Joe T. | Reviewed By: CRose [MediaMiner Member] On: December 23, 2002 21:15 CST
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Excelent as always, I would love to see this turned into a full story or at least add in a few more chapters
:) | Reviewed By: Albert Åberg On: December 17, 2002 10:38 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 9 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 10 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 9 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 10 of 10
Overall Rating: 10 of 10 Comment/Review:
I like it!
The whole Bet/Omake deal is great. Just a hought, though: Ranma of Gor
Ranma, raised on Gor (with their rather peculiar view of women), meet the Tendos (Standard intro).
Just an idea for a VERY short omake/bet.
(John Normans (minor god of bondage?) Bet???) | Reviewed By: Lufio On: December 02, 2002 16:58 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 9 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 9 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 9 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 10 of 10
Overall Rating: 10 of 10 Comment/Review:
I've had lots of fun with this one. It had me rolling around in the floor laughing. Well, okay, I wasn't quite rolling around, but I sure as hell was pounding the hell out of the floor while laughing. It was hilarious.
All those innocent words that turned into such indecent innuendos people kept imagining in their minds. That was rich. Tatewaki Kuno was the one that cracked me up the most. Especially when Akane declared that she would be the best bouncer in all of Nerima.
The only problem I had was the missing scenes that would portray the relationship that was growing between Nabiki and Ranma/Tigger. We never really got any real glimpses as to why she grew to love him.
But then again, this is just a short. ^_^ Pity it isn't a complete work. It's not often you do a Warm and Fuzzy Comedy. You usually write Drama/Serious mixed in with Humor. | Reviewed By: Jeremy Evans On: November 30, 2002 14:01 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 9 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 10 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 10 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 9 of 10
Overall Rating: 9 of 10 Comment/Review:
Personally I thought this was very funny. A nice break from the usual Ranma power up. It's also nice to a fic where a good attitude about life
from Ranma can change so much in the caste lives.
Keep it up! | Reviewed By: Duraiken On: November 29, 2002 23:22 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 10 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 8 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 9 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 6 of 10
Overall Rating: 4 of 10 Comment/Review:
Thousand Acres. Tigger. From Winnie the Pooh. Please. Have mercy. Couldn't you have done something else? I mean your other stuff is almost always great, but this... awful, my friend, awful (I don't like the ***t-faced bear.) Maybe a copy of one of the Mortal Kombat games, changing him into one of, or all of, the char.s therein. Just physically or or phys. and mentally would be your choice. Can you imagine Ranma with Shang Stung's shape shifting abilities, or Sub-Zero's ice-based ninja skills? | Reviewed By: CRose [MediaMiner Member] On: November 05, 2002 20:39 CST
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I like it, one doesn't see very many stories where Kodachi isn't an insane killer on a self imposed drug induced high to 'mellow' herself out. | Reviewed By: Silly Symphony On: November 05, 2002 15:05 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 2 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 2 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 2 of 10
Overall Rating: 2 of 10 Comment/Review:
What is OMAKE ? What is it good for ? These are two questions I have been searching for the answers to ? Unfortunately after trying to read "A Fistfull", I´m still utterly confused as to what the hell it´s supposed to be good for.
I´ve read quite a few funny stories but I have NEVER come across an etertaining OMAKE !! | Reviewed By: PerfectDarknessmon On: November 01, 2002 00:33 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 10 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 10 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 10 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 10 of 10
Overall Rating: 10 of 10 Comment/Review:
Excellent work Gregg.
Do you have any idea if Skysaber is posting anywhere now?
If you do, could you please e-mail me where.
I am very sad about the abuse he was getting... it was horrible.
And he is such a good writer.
Oh yeah, e-mail is PerfectDarknessmon@yahoo.com.au | Reviewed By: B.J.C. On: October 25, 2002 22:16 CDT
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 9 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 9 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 10 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 10 of 10
Overall Rating: 10 of 10 Comment/Review:
Great Fic.
Only wish it was completed. | | Pages (4): [ « < 1 2 3 4 > » ] |
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