RanAka

RanAka is the het ship between Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo from the Ranma 1/2 fandom.

Canon
Ranma and Akane's determination to not be seen as 'week' has caused many events in the series. They often fight and argue with each other. Yet, they will sometimes talk with one another about personal things like their own views which they don't speak of to anyone else. The series also uses their relationship to tell readers the skills and talents of Ranma, Akane and even other characters.

Chapter 1
Both Ranma and Akane refuse to accept their father's arranged marriage. Upon meeting, Akane asks a then female Ranma to be friends with her and invites him to join her in the practise hall, she fails to land a single punch towards Ranma while he's easily avoids her attacks. Thus, Akane starts to believe that Ranma can actually read her moves and tells him to swing at her. At the end of the match, Ranma touches her hair and jumps when Akane throws out a punch so strong it breaks the wall. They laugh and Akane accepts her lost. However saying that if she had lost to a boy she would've felt horrible. After the fight, a naked Ranma is showering with cold water when a also naked Akane comes in to join with him. Seeing a guy in her bathroom made her cry for help making her call Ranma a pervert and attempt to drown him with a rock. A blushing Ranma intorduces himself.

Chapter 2
The sisters are shocked from hearing Ranma's gender-changing curse, their father though urges Ranma to choose between the three sisters, Nabiki and Kasumi says that he wants Akane but she doesn't think so. Being called a 'pervert' made the two argue and their fathers say that they're already a perfect couple. Ranma then says that it's not time for finding a fiance and he should instead try to change the curse for good, he continues and uses his female form to point out that it's not such a big deal that he saw a naked girl when he gets crushed by Akane with a table. Waking up, the two other sisters try to encourage him to think better of Akane. A while later, Ranma meets a naked Akane again in the bathroom which enrages her, causing him to get punched. Nabiki and Genma think that it's not much of a big deal as the two make it to be.

Chapter 3
The two have to walk to school together. They argue again when the two are interuppted by Gendo and an old woman splashing water which turns Ranma into a girl, Akane then mocks his cocky behavior. Akane meets doctor Tofu on their way to school which makes Ranma curious about Akane's crush on him and asks her why she has a crush on a guy. At school, they are greeted by a group of guys who fights Akane for her heart which she quickly beats when Kuno arrives. He threatens Ranma that he's being too close to Akane then challenges him for a fight.

Chapter 4
During Kuno and Ranma's fight, Ranma says that Akane means nothing to him and calls her a crazy, violent chick which caused Akane to angrily throws his bag back. In the midst of fighting Kuno, he gets carried by a panda Genma and believes that if it hadn't rain, he would've defeated Kuno in one move, Akane disagrees and notices a bruise on his throat. RanAka are then punished by standing in the hall for being late when they argue again, interuppted by Kuno who says that he'll never accept Ranma and Akane's engagement, the entire class hears this and asks the two many questions, which the two again say that they aren't pleased with the relationship. Akane and other students rush to see Ranma's second fight against Kuno.

Chapter 5
After jumping in a pool which made a confused Kuno grope his female form's chests, Akane questions how dumb Ranma is and lends him a kettle, then tells him to leave with it when Kuno tries to find him. She wishes Ranma to turn back to a boy while she buys him time. After finishing his fight with Kuno, the two leave although school hasn't even finished.

At home, RanAka complains about each other to thier relatives.

Fanon
RanAka is the most popular ship within the Ranma 1/2 fandom, and is one of anime's most classic and iconic ships. The popularity of this ship could be attributed to the series attracting femslash/yuri fans for the many moments Akane has with female Ranma and it being the ship with the most moments in the series, making it hard for enjoyers of the series to not root for their relationship to bloom. Although Ranma 1/2 is certainly a product of its time, some LGBTQIA+ audiences appreciate Ranma's gender conflict and Akane's bisexuality.

In fan material, the couple is usually either playful or is acting cutely with one another. When Akane is paired with male Ranma, she is shown to have a cute smile and blush very often while Ranma is protective and flirtatious. When Akane is paired with female Ranma, they are usually doing more traditionally feminine activities together like shopping and dancing. Sometimes, the roles are switched and Akane becomes the male and Ranma the female. In these fan materials, Akane is seen as a rather calm and plain dressing person while Ranma is much more diverse in his clothing and even poses.

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Trivia

 * In Ranma's first opening, Don't Make Me Wild Like You, lyrics such as: "Ranma, Ranma, it's me you always tease, I'll become just as - Wild as you, Looks like it's just becoming love" are about Ranma and Akane's relationship.