What are Fanfics?
Types of Fanfics
Fanfic Index

What are Fanfics?

Ranma 1/2 fanfics are very special kinds of stories. Rather than being penned by Takahashi Rumiko or by the Shogakukan/Kitty screenwriters, fanfics, or fanfiction, are created by regular people who have one thing in common: they are all fans of Ranma 1/2.

For fanfic writers, creating their stories is a labor of love. They are not paid for their work, other than in the Comments & Criticism (C&C) left for them by readers. Plotlines and original characters are hashed out in whatever spare time the writers have -- usually squeezed in between exams and term papers, 9-to-5 jobs and business trips, household chores and screaming kids. All fanfic writers ask is for other fans of Ranma 1/2 to enjoy their stories and share them with others.

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Types of Fanfics

Fanfics can be classified in many different ways: by length, by style, by mature content, by genre. Below are listed some of the more widely known types of Ranma 1/2 fanfiction.

 

Type of Fanfic

Definition
Angst A fanfic with a sad or melancholy tone; often a tear-jerker. Also known as drama.
Alternate Universe A fanfic which diverges from the existing plotline presented in the manga and/or anime. Also known as divergent.
Continuation A fanfic that picks up the storyline as it was left at the last manga issue and continues it with original material. 
Continuing Series A fanfic composed of individual stories, each with its own plotline, set in a single timelime.
Crossover A fanfic which mixes in characters from other works of fiction and, occasionally, non-fiction. Mega-Crossover incorporates characters from a multitude of other works.
Dark A fanfic with a morbid, often depressing tone.
Divergent A fanfic which diverges from the existing plotline presented in the manga and/or anime. Also known as alternate universe.
Lemon A fanfic in which sexual matter is openly and often graphically described.
Lime A fanfic in which sexual matter is discussed in a suggestive, non-blatant, manner.
Mini-series A fanfic composed of multiple chapters/parts/books/volumes in which the plot continues, unbroken, from start to finish.
One-shot A fanfic in which the action unfolds and is completed in one story, often short.
Revenge A fanfic in which one or more characters take revenge on other members of the cast or on the fanfic writer.
Self-Insertion A fanfic in which the author inserts him/herself as a new character, fully interacting with the regular cast.
Song A fanfic in which the story is presented in verse.
Spam A humorous fanfic which spoofs either common themes/occurences in the manga or anime or parodies other styles of fanfics.

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All About Ranma Fanfiction Index

It would be almost impossible to archive here every single work of fanfiction that has ever been published on the Web. Those seeking as complete a listing of Ranma 1/2 fanfiction as possible should check the Ranma Fanfic Archive Index, maintained by the Tucson Animation Screening Society (TASS).

Instead, we have chosen to index those fanfictions that we enjoyed the most. Naturally, there are still a great many fanfics to read; as more are read, the All About Ranma Fanfiction Index will grow. In the meantime, all stories indexed here are classified according to the above table.

Do you have a fanfic to recommend? Did you write a fanfic you'd like to see archived here? Send us an email at fanfics@allaboutranma.com. We'll be glad to read your work and/or recommendation and, if it meets our criteria, we'll happily add it to the Index. And should there be any broken links, please do let us know -- we try our best but we're not perfect!


Keep your eyes open for our Fanfic Favorites, identified by the graphic below. If you're looking for something to read, you can't go wrong with any of these!



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