Ranma Fanfic of the Year was a series of posts by Taleswapper in which they detailed their picks for the best Ranma ½ fan fiction of the past year. The awards began in 1995[1] and ended in early 1998.[2]
Description[]
“ Suddenly inspired to express my thoughts on stories I have enjoyed reading, I put together the following list of my favorites and tried to describe why I like the stories so much.[1] ”
Notes[]
- Taleswapper also made quarterly posts for the best of the preceding three months.
- Awards listed alphabetically by author rather than by placing.[1]
- The "fanfic" year runs from October 1 through September 30.[3]
- Based on works of fan fiction posted to RAAC.[3]
Awards[]
Overall 1995[]
- Stepping Stones - Ukyou's Tale - by Benares
- Ranma 0.5 - by Darren Demaine
- Juyza's Lyric - by Stefan Gagne
- Akane Por Siempre - by Oscar Octavio Mascare
- Girl's Night Out - by Jeffrey Paul Hosmer
- Winter / Spring / Summer - by Joseph Palmer
- Ryouga: The Shampoo Variation - by Mark Latus
Hall of Fame Inductees[]
- Putting Your Heart in the Right Place - by John Walter Biles
- Ranma's Timeslip - by Christian Gadeken
- Kanketsuhen '93 - by Richard Uyeyama
1996[]
1st Quarter[]
- Regarding Ranma - by Jason Ashton
- Furinkan Summer - by John Walter Biles
- Ranma .05 - by Darren Demaine
- December's End - by J.K. Hayashi
- Lies - by Jeffrey Paul Hosmer
- The More Things Change - by Rod M.
- Autumn - by Joseph Palmer
- Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
2nd Quarter[]
- Daruma ½[4] - by Bridget Ellen Engman
- Nightshadow[4] - by Shannon M. Richmeyer
- Dropping Anchor - by Mark Crewson
- The Least One Can Do - by Jeffrey Wong
- Honor Lost - by Paul Meaney
- If Only... - by Sam Marco
- Sunrise - by Nightelf
- Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
3rd Quarter[]
- Normal[5] by Roy Rim
- Split Personalities[5] - by Roy Rim
- Still Waters Run Deep - by Jeffrey Hosmer
- Revolution / Revolution #9 - by McKinley Morganfield
- Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
- The Least One Can Do - by Jeffrey Wong
4th Quarter[]
- Remind My Heart - by Stephanie A. Gonzales
- Heart of the Home - by Richard Lawson
- Thy Inward Love - by Richard Lawson
- The Ways of the Amazons - by Richard Lawson
- Burned and Broken - by Nicholas Leifker
- Hold On - by Jeff Rutsch
- Spiritual Aftermath - by David Tai, Paul Gallegos, John Walter Biles, & Jeffrey Paul Hosmer
Overall 1996[]
- Thy Inward Love - by Richard Lawson
- Normal by Roy Rim
- Nightshadow - by Shannon M. Richmeyer
- Autumn - by Joseph Palmer
- Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
- Remind My Heart - by Stephanie A. Gonzales
- Sunrise[4] - by Nicholas Leifker
- Overall winner.
Hall of Fame Inductees[]
- Stepping Stones - by Benares
- Ranma 0.5 - by Darren Demaine
- Summer - by Joseph Palmer
1997[]
1st Quarter[]
- Total Recall - by Martin Bennett
- Flambe! - by Bridget Engman
- Shizuku - by Bridget Ellen Engman
- Thy Outward Part - by Richard Lawson
- Smoke and Mirrors - by Mike Loader
- Orange - by Joseph Palmer
- A Lesson in Love - by Marisa Price
- Sour Milk Sea - by McKinley Morganfield
- Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
- Chasing the Wind - by J. Austin Wilde
2nd Quarter[]
- A Real Man - by Doughboy
- Paint it Black - by Paul Herring
- A Peaceful Life - by Gary Kleppe
- Succession - by Nicholas Leifker
- Black Roses - by Shazorn
- Dark Family - by Nicholas Stone
- Cure for a Broken Heart - by Sharon Tripp
3rd Quarter[]
- A Horse is a Horse; Unless... - by V. Coutu
- Acceptance - by Darren Demaine
- Nekophobia - by David Eddy
- Gisei - by Jeffrey Paul Hosmer
- Reflective Snapshot - by Michael J. Noakes
- Black - by Joseph Palmer
- Hearts of Ice - by Krista Perry
- Power - by Nabiki Tendo
- The Bitter End - by Zen
Mea Culpa[]
This was a list of stories that Taleswapper had "been all set to include [in previous quarterly postings] but could not find the inspiration to write a worthwhile appreciation."[6]
1st Quarter (October-December 1996)[]
- Hitting the Nail on the Head - by Bridget Engman
- Namida No Okonomiyaki - by Webdragon
- The Rhapsody - by REDACTED[7]
- Red Shoe Kasumi - by Superdude
2nd Quarter (January-February 97)[]
- Iron Roses - by REDACTED[7]
- You Say it's Her Birthday - by Andrew Eoff
- Akane Remembered - by Andrew Eoff
- Honor and Loyalty - by Paul Gallegos
- Ranma .05 - by Darren Demaine
- Sunday - by Richard Lawson
3rd Quarter (April-June 1997)[]
- Sandcastles - by CBear
- It's Just the Damnedest Thing... - by Kevin Eav
- I Know Him So Well - by Sean Gaffney
- Tales of Ranma & Nabiki - by McKinley Morganfield
- 'Til I Wake Your Ghost - by LaShawn M. Taylor
- Cure for a Broken Heart - by Sharon Tripp
4th Quarter (July-September 1997)[]
- Blue - by Scott Schimmel
- Bedtime Story - by Shazorn
- Nekophobia - by David Eddy
4th Quarter[]
- Poison - by Susan Doenime
- Ukyou Can Cook - by Susan Doenime
- One Hundred Percent Woman - by Mark Doherty
- The Ends - by Stefan Gagne
- You Can Never Have Too Many... - by David Johnston
- Roses of Shadow - by Richard Lawson
- The Prodigal Mother - by Mark MacKinnon
- Is Tofu Really Good For You? - by Anand Rao
Overall 1997[]
This year, the top placing stories were awarded a "Golden P-chan", while the overall winner (Hearts of Ice) got a "Golden Ranma-chan".
- Flambe! - by Bridget Engman
- You Can Never Have Too Many... - by David Johnston
- Orange - by Joseph Palmer
- Reflective Snapshot - by Michael J. Noakes
- Thy Outward Part - by Richard Lawson
- Poison - by Susan Doenime
- Hearts of Ice - by Krista Perr
Hall of Fame Inductees[]
- Wicked Garden - by Stefan Gagne
- Nightshadow - by Shannon M. Richmeyer
- Daigakusei No Ranma - by David Tai, Paul Gallegos, John Walter Biles, & Jeffrey Paul Hosmer
FFML Posting History[]
- Best Ranma Fanfics 1995 - THE FIRST ANNUAL TALESWAPPER AWARDS FOR BEST RANMA FAN FICTION 30/09/95
- Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, July-September 1996 02/10/96
- Taleswapper's Hall of Fame: 1996 Inductions 17/11/96
- Announcement of Quarterly Post to website 23/01/97
- My Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, January - March, 1997 15/04/97
- Taleswapper's Quarterly Post 27/07/97
- Taleswapper's Quarterly Article 03/10/97
- The 1997 Taleswapper Awards 24/11/97
RAAC Posting History[]
- Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, July-September 1996 09/10/96
- Taleswapper's Hall of Fame: 1996 Induction 02/12/96
- Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, October-December 1996 03/02/97
- My Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, January - March, 1997 16/04/97
- My Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, April - June, 1997 03/08/97
See Also[]
External Links[]
- Internet Archive record of Taleswapper's Tribute to the Best Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction - Retrieved 11-06-2015
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Best Ranma Fanfics 1995 - THE FIRST ANNUAL TALESWAPPER AWARDS FOR BEST RANMA FAN FICTION - Retrieved 12-04-2021
- ↑ Swap This! #1 at the Internet Archive record of Taleswapper's Tribute to the Best Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction - Retrieved 11-06-2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 My Favorite Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction, January - March, 1997 - Retrieved 11-06-2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Addenda to the 1st Quarter post.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Addenda to the 2nd Quarter post.
- ↑ Mea Culpa at the Internet Archive record of Taleswapper's Tribute to the Best Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction - Retrieved 11-06-2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Author's wiki entry removed at author's request: 26/07/2012