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FANFIC DATA [15 Minutes to Save Him]

Most of the images I made for the story. Keep scrolling for close-ups and some new sketches.

FANFICTION DATA (8-may-2025) Title: 15 Minutes to Save Him Genre: Romance (F/M) Style: Canon, or close to Platform on where to read: TBD Main pairing: Ranma x Akane Length: +18K words? Ranking: Teen and up? TBD ------ Progress update (8-May-2025) Drawing art while waiting for beta reading. Cover WIP added at the end of this post~

Progress update (2-May-2025)

The first chapters are as polished as my current skills allow, and they’ve already had some beta reading—kyaa~ (TYSM! @luna12-ranma-akane-otp ). The rest of the fic is also pretty far along, totaling 18k words.

Again, don’t expect regular updates from me, but know that things are happening behind the scenes.

Progress update (27-Apr-2025) The project is progressing nicely, but that means fewer posts as I keep editing the fanfic (not drawing art). Don't worry if you see me post less in the next days/weeks. I added a new sketch at the end of this post's close-ups!

Progress update (24-Apr-2025)

My amazing pro writer friend read the first draft and gave me super useful and sweet feedback. I'm so motivated to improve the story and release it ♡ RELEASE TIMELINE

I have a lot to rewrite and, as this is a for-fun project, there's no set date. But I can say this: I'm the type of creator who finishes projects to keep things consistent, start to end, and then releases them into parts. That lets people savor each installment and perhaps speculate with others on what will happen next.

Yes, I'm evil, not giving it all at once. But at least early readers have security that there is a (hopefully) satisfying ending coming ^^ Then, even if I could start publishing the fanfic once the texts are fully finished, I also want time to do art accompanying the story (like this post's images). So I'm considering whether I...

A) wait to release until I have all texts + images = regular release schedule but longer wait B) just release when I have the text and do images on the go = irregular releases, but we start earlier Probably I'll go with a mix of both, having a buffer of images before the start. Which, in a way, I already have.

What is your preference as a writer or reader?

Publish all at once, "chaos" irregular but release as soon as you have it, monthly, weekly, daily,...

----- *Characters by Takahashi Rumiko

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Puppyyyy

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Look at that face. She wants him so bad

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I've been thinking about how Ranma falls for Akane. It's definitely her smile, but it's also everything about the way she approaches him: friendly and considerate, taking him away from an uncomfortable situation. From their first interaction, it already says she's on his side

Virtually every character Ranma meets challenges him to a fight. The way it goes down communicates a lot, so it stands out that only Akane's offer is friendly. It's not a challenge, revenge, hostility, or competition. This is Akane offering to connect through the thing she knows they have in common.

Nobody approaches Ranma like Akane does: with friendliness, consideration, and a no stakes competitivity. The fight is our first glimpse at Ranma's insane skill level, and Akane is the only one who reacts to a loss with a laugh, because with them fighting is connection

By offering this connection, Akane is essentially welcoming Ranma to her house and her life. Their fight also foreshadows part of their dynamic: their fights are a form of communication. No one riles Akane up like Ranma. He'll always go after her (the fight literally ends with him behind her, reaching out to touch her).

This is a comedic scene but I think there's something about them both being so exposed on their first meeting. They have nothing to hide from each other – literally (iirc Ranma is always covered at least by water from the waist down, but Akane is seeing everything lol)

Speaking of exposure: they practically show their worst, least palatable sides to each other right from the start... and they're still not repelled (like they are when their other suitors show them their worst).

Also interesting to compare Ranma's first fights with their other suitors to the one with Akane. They're unserious clownery: Ranma kicks them (misunderstanding or attempts at de-escalation). But he only poinks at Akane with a finger. It's soft, tender, and reinforces connection.

Right from the start, Ranma cares about not being rejected by Akane. When she does, it doesn't have any weight: it's not that she really hates boys, she's just tired of being harassed (we get the reveal that every morning she has to fight the boys in her school – who try to beat her to date her – pretty much in the next chapter). "We're not friends," she might say, but she immediately confides in him and essentially lets him look at her heart.

Everything about the way they fight from the start is established with an undertone of connection, a pig tail-pulling sort of camaraderie. Through their fights, we see how similar they are. When the fight is with an outsider, they work as a team. It's them against the circus.

When her smile makes his heart speed up (distracting him so much he doesn't see the ball coming) he's already jealous and worried about his feelings being unrequited. The hints of Akane being/becoming his best friend and supporter have already been laid by the time her beauty is highlighted.

bonus:

Akane grabbing Ranma by the pigtail is a constant throughout the manga. It's hilarious, but also: only she is allowed to do this... And the fact that it happens in the first couple of chapters highlights how quickly Ranma connects with her/trusts her

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“You too?”

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I tried watching the Netflix Ranma 1/2 but now I’m 4 seasons deep on the original 80s anime and its so bonkers and sort of consuming me a lil bit

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They are cute together, aren't they.

Twitter / Bluesky

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Tsundere Type 2 (Part 1)

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Ranma 1/2 remake have bring me so much joy and I just had to draw them

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You can't just do that! Send a telegram first or something!

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College what-if, post-canon ✌️

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A lesson for all tsundere caretakers.

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RANMA REALIZING HIS FEELINGS!!!! So happy ranma s2 is going to come.... they're all I've been thinking of these past few days. Drew this with the intention of having him gaze softly at akane 😍😍😍

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I don't mind the Ranma ending, unlike the way most do. Ranma and Akane taking their relationship in their own time, instead of following the whims of chaos forced upon them by others around them.