Tolone said: Something I just noticed, why aren't ranma-chan images tagged as genderswap like naruko?(seems most don't)
Because Ranma changing into a girl is canon... wait, Naruto's Sexy no Jutsu is canon too... wait... fuck, I don't know. Ask in the forums, maybe they know.
RiderFan said: Ranma turns into an ACTUAL girl. Not just an illusion.
1) Whether henge is a physical transformation or an illusion is still debatable, last I heard.
2) Presuming you're correct, wouldn't that be -more- reason for Naruto's sexy-no-jutsu to -not- have the 'genderswap' tag, since it would only be an illusion, rather than an actual change in gender, and for Ranma -to- have the 'genderswap' tag, since he actually does change from being physically male to being physically female?
Although the tag could easily apply to both, I don't think it's as necessary with Ranma 1/2 because the genderswapping in said show is an integral part of the plot and appears in pretty much every episode/chapter. Naruto's Sexy no Jutsu trasformation is far more rare and trivial by comparison. Just my two cents.
I'd say it's because Ranma-kun and Ranma-chan, as they're usually referred to, are treated as two separate characters. While they may be genderswaps of each other, the genderswap tag often implies a non-canon fan-made take on a character, hence why [kyonko] still deserves the tag. As for Naruko, most images (IMO) seem to draw her as an actual person rather than an illusion/transformation.
"A "genderswap" refers to the almost magical version of a sex change, wherein a character of one gender turns into one of the other sex without any medical involvement."
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