Saw the height question.  I have no idea how tall everyone is, but I 
have seen one thing in the manga that bothers me.

When Ranma is female, she's quite short.  Look at her stand next to 
most anyone, and she's much shorter than they are.  There's one picture 
of her being held by Mikado that makes her look quite childlike.  Er, a 
very *healthy* child.

Akane, on the other, while shorter than her sisters, seems to be of 
average height.  Compare her next to other men, and while she's shorter 
than they are, she doesn't have to quite crane her neck like Ranma 
does.  And Akane is about the same height as all the women her age - 
her classmates, Ukyo, Shampoo, etc.

And yet (and this really bothers me for some reason) whenever Ranma (as 
a woman) is drawn standing next to Akane, Ranma is *taller*.

I don't get it.  Must be some kind of weird time/space distortion Star 
Trek field thingy.  Ranma must grow about four inches whenever she 
approaches Akane.  When they separate, Ranma shrinks.

Or it could be RT, either consciously or subconsciously, is making the 
point that Ranma is still the "man" of the relationship, so must always 
be taller.  I grant this is perhaps reading too much into it.

Anyone else observed this?  Any other theories?

-Richard
sterman@sprynet.com

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