Another theme might be the mentorship aspect, in a very strange way. Happosai could be seen as an odd mentor to Ranma, teaching him some martial arts secrets perhaps, while also causing chaos. In some fanfics, they may explore how Ranma deals with Happosai's antics and still manages to learn from him.
One common theme could be the comical interactions between Ranma and Happosai. Given Happosai's lecherous nature and Ranma's feisty personality, there are likely many humorous situations.
Chapter 398, ", Youthful Students of Our Time", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Hang's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Under the auspices of the developed educational system of Flying Wing..., but the pressure keeps building through In the future, he envisioned an ideal state where the officials from....
Chapter 414, ", Jump Point Naval Battle", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on The Alliance's forces, no matter how much they needed to gather and... and ending on While the number of Iron Tooth Orc Tribes was terrifyingly vast, they....
Chapter 287, ", Let the grenade launcher roar!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Valen Zu's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Valen Zu'an's 9th Platoon needed to cross a 35-kilometer stretch of... and closes on The number was unknown, but a significant Mechanical Legion was under....
Chapter 293, ", you want 300 million?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Star Army's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Lois's final words almost made Gu Hang realize the problem he was... and follows through with If a Planetary Governor prepared a little extra on top of the....
Chapter 273, ", Sun Lord (6k additional)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Tianma Star Sector's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Hmm," Gu Hang nodded slightly, not saying much more. to After that sigh, she forced the tiredness out of her mind and faced.... What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with Probably not so easy.
Chapter 406, ", Phoenix Has No Secrets", is the clearest early answer because the hidden truth stops feeling like mere subtext. The setup is Planetary Defense Force, can they stop interstellar warriors?, but the pressure keeps building through Even though they are traitors, Nides—Or rather, Sydney Blaywins and....
Chapter 192, ", Heavenly Gene", is the clearest early answer because it turns Lacroix's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Lacroix and his team members found Chanter Town to be quite a... and ending on Since enemies seemed to be continually moving items out, they could....
Chapter 314, ", Military Construction", is the clearest early answer because it turns Military Construction's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The Storm Mage Corps and the Cradle Plan, these were the two central... and closes on For the entire brigade, the main Composite Camps increased from 5 to.... The key payoff is that the chapter closes with But now on Rage Owl Star, there were no battles requiring their intervention.
Chapter 371, ", Right Path", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Hang's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Regarding this, Gu Hang's response was: "General Hans, I must... and ending on At that time, it didn't cause any particularly strong reactions..
Chapter 372, ", State Religion Also Needs Alliance Control", is the clearest early answer because a shaky connection becomes usable in the plot. It opens with Medici was once a member of the Blood Rose Sorority, and a... and closes on It won't do too much, wouldn't that be fine?.