(Containing May - December 1997 lists)
May list - Nabiki||June list - Kuno||July list - Ukyou||August list - Mousse||September list - Kasumi||October list - Gosunkugi||November list - Shampoo||December list - Happosai||Back to the current Ranma 1/2 Library "Too Much Ranma When..." Lists
You know you're into too much Ranma 1/2 when...
"When you think of Nabiki giving you a loan."
"You fantasize about Nabiki selling you something, anything."
"You wonder if Nabiki's earnings actually pay for the normal amounts of damage done daily to the Tendo residence!"
"You start every sentance just like Nabiki -- "Really
"You are asked for an example of a "Too much Ranma" for Nabiki, and all you can think of are 30 or so examples for that adorable Mousse that you are obsessed with... ^_^ ((hey, I did _try_ to think of a Nabiki one...))"
"You swear the bank manager is Nabiki Tendo(got the interest?)"
"You begin to think that the computer you are using is secretly transferring money from your account to Nabiki's."
"You think Nabiki's Guide to Extortion (on the net) is the second most important reference in your life, right next to the Bible."
"When you call your photo album "Nabiki's Little Extortion and Blackmail Book"."
"You see Nabiki Tendo at the IRS office!"
"You know exactly how much yen Nabiki has extorted altogether."
"Nabiki Tendou starts looking REAL foxy in those cutoff shorts of hers."
"You think that your entire school is filled with blackmail pictures of you taken by Nabiki."
"You think Nabiki is blackmailing you for 1000 yen because she caught you buying another Ranma 1/2 comic and some of the new videos."
"You think Nabiki is blackmailing you for buying a Ranma screen saver when you don't even own a computer."
"You cut your hair like Nabiki Tendou's and LIKE IT ! (No offence to Nabiki she's my fav)"
"You start getting bills from Nabiki For nissen yen for your Osage No Onna (pig-tailed Goddess) set."
"You begin selling Nabiki pictures."
"You think Nabiki is taking pictures of you while you're sleeping to sell to Kuno."
You know you're into too much Ranma 1/2 when...
"When introducing yourself, you claim to be the Blue Thunder of (insert your workplace/school here)."
"You have a sudden urge to read and spurt Shakespeare in public un-ashamed."
"When you start calculating the cost of Tatewaki's medical coverage."
"You see a wooden sword, grab it, and YELL, "They are both MINE!" BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
"You carry a wooden bokken to school every morning to smite the fools who stand in your path."
"You know you've been into Ranma too much when you start spouting ridicuous poetry that no one can comprehend in situations where it is COMPLETELY useless, a la Tatewaki Kunou."
"You see Tatewaki Kuno cajole his kendo club into beating up Ranma (well, trying to), and you immediately think of Admiral James Cutter."
"You see bokkens and watermelons everywhere!"
"You start speaking in poetic jargon for everything."
"You think you see Kuno on your school campus."
"You see Kunou in a busy street chasing a red headed, pig tailed girl."
"You begin to dream that Kunou is actually CUTE."
"You begin to think that Kunou is a good fiancee for Ranma-chan."
"You begin to dream that Kunou is a good fiancee for YOU."
"You see Kuno giving roses to red heads or pig-tailed girls."
You know you're into too much Ranma 1/2 when...
".. You see a certain brown-haired girl carrying a really large, huge spatula and go crazy. And to top that off,you ask her to give you a batch of "Okonomiyaki!" "
"You drag a friend across Boston to get Okonomiyaki at the best place around, not to mention take on a personified role, such as Tsubasa and fall in love with her as a character. (sighing)"
"You wonder if Ukyou would go for a guy like yourself."
"...you replace the carpeting in your house with Ukyo's non-stick cooking surface."
"You know you've been into Ranma 1/2 too much when every time you go to a hardware store to buy a snow shovel, you immediately think of that big spatula that Ukyou carries around with her."
"You want to have hair like Ukyou...."
"When you consider spatulas to be effective weapons."
"When you decide that eating okonomiyakis everyday is no big deal."
"When you think it's normal to deny one's gender for 10 years."
"When you think flour makes nice bombs."
"...when you start figuring out how many okonomiyakis Ukyou makes."
"...when you feel you must carry around a cooking spatula every where you go (just in case you need it)!"
"...when you're reading all the insane arguments about Ukyou Kuonji on the Ranma 1/2 ML and you find your self taking sides on the matter when it actually means nothing to you. (Yes, I have done this, BTW)."
"...you dress like a girl to get this girl dressed like a guy."
"...when you jump at anything vaguely resembling an okonomiyaki."
"...when you pace up and down your room at 3 in the morning reasoning to yourself WHY Ukyou should not belong to Ranma, why Ryouga is better and cursing Akari at every turn."
"You feel the urge to dress up like a boy like Ukyou Kuonji, and if you're a boy you pretend to be a girl dressed like a guy!"
"...when you call everyone a jackass or refer to guys as " Ranma, honey." "
"When you start painting messages on the food you eat."
"When you use spatulas for figthing instead of cooking."
"When you use food ingredients for fighting instead of cooking."
"You start seeing her behind every pizza counter."
"You start using her terms to describe people. Ex. Hony, Suger, ect."
"You start carrying spatulas around with you everywhere."
"You address everyone, whether you like them or not, as "sugar" or "honey" because you want to be as sweet as Ukyo!"
"...when you start to carry a big cooking spade every where you go, and wear a big white bow on your head (even though you're a boy!)"
"...when you start seeing people that look like Ukyou in school libraries. ^_^"
You know you're into too much Ranma 1/2 when...
"...you start hiding all sorts of sharp weapons up your sleeve."
"you can pull obscene amounts of merchandise out of your clothes."
"...you are walking around hitting people on the head with training pottys."
"The names of hair care products take on a meaning of their own."
"...Mousse comes and grabs you, saying "Oh, Shampoo! I love you!!!"
"you wake up one morning from a long night of Ranma 1/2 watching to find your pockets are filled with yo-yo's, scissors, exploding eggs, and other useless items."
"you hear Mousse and Shampoo, and aren't thinking about hair care."
".. you want to wring Cologne's neck on a daily basis."
"..your optomatrist says you are virtually blind because you sqint too much. Namely, squinting at the little words in the Ranma comics."
"...you're in a restuarant, and the waiter's brushing you off, you try that chains-hidden-in-the- sleeve-fling thing of Mousse's to drag him to your table.... AND IT WORKS. =p"
"...you start quacking after got splashed by cold water."
"... you name your children after haircare products."
"...you start wearing baggy clothes... more room for the weapons."
"You try to figure out how a duck could drown."
"...you have to go through the airport metal detector fifty times before the officers can get all the weapons out of your clothes."
"...you hug whomever is close by and calls him/her/it "Shampoo!" "
"...you start throwing sharp objects out of long-sleeve shirts!"
"...u draw your own naked picture of Mousse.."
"...you start trying to hide ducks up your sleeves."
"You start to wear a robe and say" What are you doing with my future bride Saotome. Prepare to DIE!!!!!!!!!!!"
"...if you're a guy you refuse to date any one but purple haired girls."
You know you're into too much Ranma 1/2 when...
"...you see Kasumi in your house."
" ...your eyes glaze and you dance with inanimate objects everytime Kasumi is in a scene."
"...you start acting like Dr. Tofu near Kasumi."
"...a carbomb can go off 10 feet away and you're not even phased."
"...doctors turn into bumbling idiots at the mere mention of your name."
"...you eagerly anticipate the day that Kasumi FINALLY observes one to many freakish things, snaps like twig, and has to be commited."
"...your little sister comes in with short hair, you throw your inevitable frying pan of food into the air, only to be caught by your sisters stammering, unlikely, cursed (literally) fiance."
"...you look around the corner of you doctors office, just in case."
"...you just happen to have a plate of steaming bamboo prepared, "just in case." "
"...you start saying "Oh My" for no apperent reason."
"...you start cooking delicious food for everyone in the house. (Ummm.. don't we all want that?)"
".....even your most malevolent, enraged expression could still brighten someone's day."
"...you go to your local chiropractor who acts strangely and comments on how he/she is amusing."
"..your glasses fog up and when you start running up and down the streets of Nerima after a visit from Kasumi."
"...you start to act as nice and sweet as Kasumi when a fight breaks out in front of you."
"... I ate good food."
"..suddenly "Oh My" are the most used words in your vocab."
"..you decide to be more like Kasumi and starts cooking and cleaning all day...instead u end up being more like Akane..."
"...you start to try to take over all the house work."
"...you take nothing seriously."
".....you aren't the least bit phased that your little sister just got engaged (against her will) to someone who sometimes a boy and sometimes a girl."
"...2 people walk into your house with AK-47s and you offer them tea."
"...you never seem to notice when people are trying to kill each other."
"...you swear you see the locale chiropracter talk to a skeleton right after you stopped by to visit him."
"... You solve life threatening situations by making tea."
"...You see things which everyone else misses (ex.- 'Ranma and Akane like each other just fine!' from Martial Arts Figure Skating anime) but miss the plainly obvious (ex.- All her relations with Shampoo!)"
"...you adopt Kasumi's vacant expression and say "How nice!" whenever anyone tells you anything."
"...you start cooking delicious food for your family every day--although, if you're a bad cook, this quote pertains more to Akane."
You know you're into too much Ranma 1/2 when...
"....you do that voodoo that you do so well..."
"...you start attacking people with mallets."
"... when you start hammering a doll to a tree swearing you'll destroy (insert scum/ex- you hate here)."
"... when you start stuttering and drooling everytime the name "Akane" pops up."
"... when you try to hide underneath your enemies house waiting to find out their weakness."
"...you stay awake 'til all hours reading the manga and develop dark circles under your eyes."
"...your preferred spot for a rendezvous is on top of a kendoist's head."
"...you have 7-inch nails lying around your room with numerous hammers."
"...you stay up late on purpose to get those cool dark ridges under your eyes."
"...you start nailing your little sisters dolls to trees and scream "damn you Saotome!!"
"...you style your hair like Gosunkugi."
"...you start to look like Hikaru Gosunkugi."
"...you start dressing like Gosunkugi...."
"...you notice that the nerdiest guy in your class would look EXACTLY like Gosunkugi if he painted grey under his eyes and strapped some candles to his head!"
"...you bring a camera with you everywhere.... to take pictures...just in case.."
"...you think that stalking is a legitimate way to express love."
"...you start playing with dolls with needles stuck to them."
"...you think you see a guy wearing candles on his head in your anime club meetings!!"
"...you know you're into Ranma 1/2 too much when you'd gladly BE Gosunkugi just to meet the characters."
"...you start practing voodoo to get at the guy who is blocking your chance at the one you worship... "
"...you start taking pics of pretty, short haired martial artists."
"...you look like like you despertly need more sleep."
"...you don't find it strange that your girlfriend only loves you because she's a zombie under your control."
"...you try slamming metal stakes into straw voodoo dummies resembling your worst enemy into a convenient tree in your school, and not only miss and hurt yourself, but end up being caught by the school authorities for possessing weapons and trying to damage school property."
"...you start calling on spirits to do things for you."
"...you consider two giant multi-colored balls on seperate sticks to be deadly weapons."
"...you start riding your bicycle on rooftops delivering mind-altering-drug-spiced ramen and speaking with very poor grammar."
"You go to Japan from China to kill a girl."
"...you start to beat up guys with glasses."
"...you start dumping buckets of hot water on people to see if they would turn into Shampoo or not!"
"...you dye your hair and start talking in broken Japanese."
"...you start speaking in broken sentences and wield bonbori."
"...you stare longingly into you're lover's eyes and say : wo ai ni!"
"..you legally change your name to Shampoo."
"...you dye your hair purple."
"...you wish u turned into a cat."
"...you run people over on your bike."
"...you start a restaraunt and call it NekoHanten or CatCafe."
"...you run around town yelling 'Ranma, korosu!'"
"...whenever a girl beats you, u give her a kiss."
"...your grandma is a foot or two tall."
"...you call your grandma "Oba-chan""
"...your fiancee turns into a girl."
"...you dress up like Shampoo for Halloween."
"...you begin to speak with a high pitched voice with matching grammatical errors.."
"...you wake up in a hospital after you run into a wall continuously trying to break through, instead of using a door."
"... you wear Chinese pajamas whereever you go."
"...you start naming yourself, your family, and friends with cosmetics (e.g. Shampoo, Cologne, Mousse, Conditioner, Perfume, Nail Polish, Gel, Hair Spray, Lotion, Hot Oil, etc. etc..."
"...you can't decide weather to dye your hair purple or blue!"
"...some dried up monkey is following you around on a walking stick."
"...you speak broken grammer and use your bike to bend, mutilate, destruct, and destroy."
"...you start saying "Sheiya!""
"...you buy a bottle of Pert Shampoo Plus Conditioner and get really jealous of Conditioner."
"...you name your kids after hair care products."
"...While considering what a fling with Shampoo would be like, you start to wonder if her 'collars and cuffs match'. H_H"
"...you catch yourself saying"Nihao" to people you know when you run into them."
"...your english in class becomes incredibly bad, yet you think it's perfectly normal."
"...guys start chasing you simply because you speak like their anime idol, Shampoo."
"...you manage to dye your hair the exact shade of purple Shampoo uses, plus you manage to grow hair long enough to match hers."
"...Someone asks you at a departmental store,
"Where's the Shampoo?"
and you reply,
"Try the Joketsuzoku Village in China.""
"...cats begin to hold a certain fascination for you. Especially those with long locks of hair."
"...2-in-1 Shampoos give you a whole new perspective on life."
"...you attempt to be like Shampoo and wipe out anybody's memories of your girl/boyfriend with the 110-proof shampoo."
"...Chinese becomes your second language. (Only to those who apply.) Or at least, you learn how to say "Nihao!" and "Wo Ai Ni!" properly."
"...you threaten your male idol that if he doesn't kiss you, he doesn't get that instant nannichuan sachet."
"...you have a 100-year-old grandmother whose name is Cologne and is skilled in martial arts."
"...you never, ever, absolutely will not go out with anyone who has never defeated you in battle."
"...you get a short-sighted boy chasing you, mistaking your classmates for you."
"...you're put on the ASPCA's Most Wanted list for pouring kettles of boiling water on every cute white cat you see (if you're a guy anyway)!"
"...you have a Chinese girlfriend and you fear someone from her childhood will come after you with mastery of hidden weapons!!"
"...you fear your Chinese girlfriend's great- grandmother!!"
"...you are shopping for your daily use, and you saw a flagon with the word 'Shampoo' on it, and for some reason you can't think of what is it for after a while--"
"...you start chasing after guys who already have too many fiances!!!"
"...you stalk siamese cats with a kettle of hot water, hoping they will become 'the blue haired goddess'."
"...when you critize people by saying, "Cabbage has more sense then you!"
"...when your sister says that your out of shampoo you chuckle loudly while every one looks at you as if they missed the joke."
You know you're into too much Ranma 1/2 when...
"...you run after your best friend (who looks like Ranma-chan) with a camera in one hand and a bra in another, saying 'I just want to see if it fit's!'."
"...you start trying to glomp on to girls even though you are one."
"...you see your grandfather holding a ppair of your cousin's panties in his hand, and you smack him only to learn later that he was doing the laundry."
"...you have two disciples who are bigger than you are, yet are afraid of you."
"...you shrivel up to about one or two feet in height."
"...there's this particular red-haired, pigtailed chinese clothes wearing girl you love hanging onto by the chest."
"...someone tries to stick a woman-repellent onto the back of your shirt to stop you from your dirty deeds."
"...you need not eat food, simply touch womens' bodies."
"...the neighborhood starts experiencing a crimewave in which women's underwears are disappearing, and the thief happens to live in your house."
"...everytime people see you, a group of angry girls are never far behind."
"...your panties collection can rival an entire shopping mall's."
"...someone gives you so much Sake to drink, you fall into a DEEP sleep, and then that person puts you in a barrel, ties it with rope, kicks it down a deep cave and covers it with a boulder covered in seals and wards."
"......you're a disgusting, lecherous, perverted little toad with no ethics or morals. And those are your better qualities."
"...you inspire terror in elderly martial artists with no backbones."
"...your "diabolical" revenge consists of minor vandalism and graffiti."
"...you start to shrink and start collecting Bra's and Panties all the time and call it a job."
" ... you start to weaken after trying some new perfume someone gave you that unfortunately seems to keep the girls away..."
"...the mere sight of women (preferrably scantily clad or less...) energizes you and rives you renewed strength and power!!!!(insert lecherous cackle)..."
"...you try to convince people that you are the master and that no one can beat you...at least before they use a piece of laidies underwear to distract you..."
"...you have a very..."Unique" way of getting bean jam buns."
"...you start throwing pails of water on guys then glomping on to them..."
"...you get clobbered because you paid your restaurant bill with 1/2 of a stolen scroll."
"...you try make a Happo Daikarin in three seconds."
"...you start a Happo-Annoyance-Vendetta against anyone who refuses to bow down before you."
"...you use the bean-jam blowout to get everybody away from the VCR."
"......you, a guy, start going into girls' locker rooms claiming that a two-foot troll is out there bagging each and every piece of lingerie and feminine undergarments he could get his hands on..."