Everybody knows the endless character debates about "Who's Ranma's Best Girl?" or "Tarou: Noble Martial Arts God or Selfish Bastard?" and especially "Is Akane a Demon from Hell or Amaterasu Incarnate?". I'm always amazed at some of the claims made about Akane's character by both sides of the debate - usually based on a single instance of her acting in a certain way, followed by leaping to some very tall conclusions about her. The manga is 38 volumes long and it seems to me that any conclusions about the characters in it can't be valid unless they analyse the whole of it and look for obvious and consistent trends, rather than taking single instances that happen to fit one's prejudices.
Unfortunately, during a discussion it's rarely possible to sift through these 38 volumes for instances that support one's interpretation, and even if one already knows them, they are often hard to locate in the middle of so many stories. Therefore I have gone through the entire manga, chapter by chapter, and listed every instance of Akane actively opposing or supporting Ranma, all indexed by stories with references to the exact volume and part numbers of the story. This should make giving exact references much easier for anyone on either side of the debate.
This is not a list of their quarrels and fights - such a list already exists at The Ranma FAQ. And if I listed all those, I would, for fairness' sake, have to list all instances of Akane being friendly with Ranma, such as rushing to his side when he's injured or rooting for him in a fight - and I'm not saddling myself with that much work!
I know that I'm biased pro-Akane, and I'm sure that influenced my classification of events in the lists below. Therefore I ask all readers to send me their opinions and corrections. If I left out an important clash between Ranma and Akane, tell me! If I included a too weak example of Akane supporting Ranma, tell me that, too! This page is not supposed to be my argument in favour of Akane - it's supposed to be a resource for people who want to support their arguments with facts, rather than volume.
Lastly, please do not send me examples from the Anime, since I often cannot verify them, and mixing two different sources would only muddle the issue. Make your own list instead - I'm rather certain it would prove that the Anime characters are very different from the manga ones.
The grouping and numbering of parts is taken from the Ranma 1/2 Memorial Book. Entries are marked according to Akane's actions taken in the story. "++" signifies an instance of Akane supporting Ranma and is linked to the corresponding entry in the table listing them. "--", conversely, signifies an instance of Akane actively opposing Ranma and is linked likewise. "-" refers to a story, where a conflict between the two takes place, which does not include Akane taking action to interfere with Ranma's goals. An "X" marks a story in which Akane does not appear, or only appears as an insignificant background character.
No. | Description | Place | Markers |
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1 | Introduction | Book 1 Parts 1-2 | |
2 | Kunou and the two Ranmas | Book 1 Parts 3 - 7 | ++ |
3 | Akane & Dr. Toufuu | Book 1 Part 8 - Book 2 Part 1 | ++ |
4 | Ryouga Arrives | Book 2 Parts 2 - 8 | |
5 | Kodachi's Introduction | Book 9 Part 9 - Book 3 Part 5 | ++ |
6 | The Golden Pair | Book 3 Part 6 - Book 4 Part 4 | ++ |
7 | Shampoo's Introduction | Book 4 Parts 5 - 10 | ++ -- |
8 | The Nekoken | Book 5 Parts 1 - 5 | |
9 | Mousse's Introduction | Book 6 Parts 6 - 9 | ++ |
10 | The Phoenix Pill | Book 5 Part 10 - Book 6 Part 3 | ++ -- |
11 | The Bakusai Tenketsu | Book 6 Parts 4 - 8 | ++ |
12 | Martial Tea Ceremony | Book 6 Parts 9 - 11 | ++ |
13 | The Take-out Race | Book 7 Parts 1 - 4 | ++ -- |
14 | Happousai's Introduction | Book 7 Parts 5 - 11 | ++ |
15 | The Dojo Destroyer | Book 8 Parts 1 - 4 | ++ |
16 | Romeo and Juliet | Book 8 Parts 5 - 8 | ++ |
17 | The Japanese Nannichuan | Book 8 Parts 9 - 11 | -- |
18 | Akane's Cookies & Kodachi's photo | Book 9 Parts 1 - 4 | ++ - |
19 | Ukyou's Introduction | Book 9 Parts 5 - 7 | -- |
20 | Akane Dates Ryouga | Book 9 Parts 8 - 11 | - |
21 | The Love Pills | Book 10 Parts 1 - 4 | |
22 | Mousse's Return | Book 10 Parts 5 - 8 | |
23 | Tsubasa's Appearance | Book 10 Parts 9 - 11 | ++ |
24 | Shirokuro's Puppies | Book 11 Parts 1 - 3 | -- |
25 | The Happoudaikarin | Book 11 Parts 4 - 6 | ++ |
26 | The Post-hypnotic Mushrooms | Book 11 Parts 7 - 8 | - |
27 | The Super-strength Soba | Book 11 Parts 9 - 11 | -- |
28 | Principal Kunou's Introduction | Book 12 Parts 1 - 6 | ++ |
29 | The Waterproof Soap | Book 12 Parts 7 - 11 | -- |
30 | The Hiryuu Shouten Ha | Book 13 Part 1 - Book 14 Part 1 | ++ |
31 | The Bakeneko's bell | Book 14 Parts 2 - 3 | |
32 | Akane's Swimming Lesson | Book 14 Parts 4 - 5 | |
33 | Lazy Yotarou | Book 14 Part 6 | X |
34 | The Ink Sign of Power | Book 14 Parts 7 - 10 | |
35 | Happousai as Santa | Book 14 Part 11 | |
36 | Kunou's Wishing Sword | Book 15 Parts 1 - 3 | |
37 | The Gambling King | Book 15 Parts 4 - 7 | ++ |
38 | The Dragon Whisker | Book 15 Parts 8 - 11 | ++ |
39 | The Onsen Race | Book 16 Parts 1 - 7 | ++ -- |
40 | Picolette Jardin's Challenge | Book 16 Part 8 - Book 17 Part 4 | ++ |
41 | Nabiki's Engagement | Book 17 Parts 5 - 10 | - |
42 | The Panda Spirit | Book 17 Part 11 | |
43 | Pansuto Tarou's Introduction | Book 18 Parts 1 - 11 | ++ |
44 | Kunou's Watermelon Technique | Book 19 Parts 1 - 3 | ++ |
45 | Ukyou's Secret Sauce | Book 19 Parts 4 - 8 | ++ - |
46 | Happousai's Return | Book 19 Part 9 | X |
47 | The Magic Paper Dolls | Book 19 Part 10 | |
48 | The Magnetic Student/Master Bond | Book 19 Part 11 | ++ |
49 | The Shishi Houkou Dan | Book 20 Parts 1 - 6 | |
50 | The Bakeneko's Bride | Book 20 Parts 7 - 8 | ++ -- |
51 | The Old Man's Spirit | Book 20 Part 9 | |
52 | Kodachi's Embarrassing Photos | Book 20 Parts 10 - 11 | |
53 | The "Cradle of Hell" Technique | Book 21 Parts 1 - 3 | |
54 | The Magic Sakura-mochi | Book 21 Parts 4 - 6 | |
55 | Cheerleader Mariko | Book 21 Part 7 - Book 22 Part 1 | ++ |
56 | Nodoka's Introduction | Book 22 Parts 2 - 6 | ++ |
57 | The Reversal Jewel | Book 22 Parts 7 - 10 | ++ |
58 | The Ghost's Bloomers | Book 22 Part 11 | |
59 | Pansuto Tarou's Twin Water | Book 23 Parts 1 - 4 | ++ |
60 | The Heron Island Onsen | Book 23 Parts 5 - 6 | X |
61 | Ranma and Akane's Cooking Contest | Book 23 Part 7 | -- |
62 | The Koi Fishing Rod | Book 23 Parts 8 - 10 | ++ |
63 | Gosunkugi's Hardsuit | Book 23 Part 11 | |
64 | Herb and the Chiisuiton | Book 24 Part 1 - Book 25 Part 2 | |
65 | Miss Hinako's Introduction | Book 25 Parts 3 - 9 | -- |
66 | The Yamatano Orochi of Ryuugenzawa | Book 25 Part 10 - Book 26 Part 11 | ++ -- |
67 | Miss Hinako Loves Souun | Book 27 Parts 1 - 3 | |
68 | The Invincible Glasses | Book 27 Parts 4 - 6 | ++ |
69 | The Haunted Swimsuit | Book 27 Parts 7 - 8 | ++ |
70 | The Couple-splitting Cave | Book 27 Parts 9 - 10 | |
71 | The Fight for the Report Cards | Book 27 Part 11 | |
72 | Umisenken and Yamasenken | Book 28 Parts 1 - 10 | ++ |
73 | Ranma's Tears | Book 28 Part 11 | |
74 | Kunou's Phoenix | Book 29 Parts 1 - 2 | |
75 | Rink and Pink | Book 29 Parts 3 - 7 | ++ |
76 | The Possessing Oni | Book 29 Part 8 | |
77 | Nabiki vs. Kasha'ou Kinnosuke | Book 29 Parts 9 - 11 | |
78 | Akari's Introduction | Book 30 Parts 1 - 3 | |
79 | The Angry Hair Restorer | Book 30 Part 4 | |
80 | Hinako-sensei's Power-up | Book 30 Parts 5 - 6 | |
81 | Kunou's Cursed Cherry Tree | Book 30 Part 7 | ++ |
82 | Ranma's Cold | Book 30 Parts 8 - 10 | ++ |
83 | The Cursed Spatula | Book 30 Part 11 | ++ |
84 | Rakkyousai's Appearance | Book 31 Parts 1 - 3 | |
85 | Ryouga's Guest Dilemma | Book 31 Parts 4 - 5 | |
86 | The Love Umbrella | Book 31 Part 6 | ++ |
87 | Akane and Hinako at the Pool | Book 31 Part 7 | |
88 | The Legendary Noodle | Book 31 Part 8 | X |
89 | The Cursed Doll | Book 31 Parts 9 - 10 | |
90 | The Aloha Virus | Book 31 Part 11 | ++ |
91 | The Secret of Ashura's Power | Book 32 Parts 1 - 5 | |
92 | Asuka the White Lily | Book 32 Parts 6 - 7 | ++ |
93 | The Legendary Dougi | Book 32 Parts 8 - 11 | ++ -- |
94 | Nurse Ranma | Book 33 Part 1 | X |
95 | Angry Kasumi | Book 33 Part 2 | ++ -- |
96 | The Age Mushrooms | Book 33 Parts 3 - 5 | ++ -- |
97 | Mousse's Date with Jizou | Book 33 Parts 6 - 7 | |
98 | The Spirit Horse | Book 33 Part 8 | ++ |
99 | Nodoka at the Mountain Onsen | Book 33 Part 9 | X |
100 | Ukyou's Masked Rival | Book 33 Parts 10 - 11 | ++ |
101 | The Teppoumame | Book 34 Part 1 | ++ |
102 | Valentine's Day | Book 34 Part 2 | |
103 | Principal Kunou vs. Ranma & Hinako | Book 34 Parts 3 - 4 | |
104 | Ranma's Proof of Manliness | Book 34 Parts 5 - 9 | ++ |
105 | Akane's Dreams | Book 34 Part 10 | |
106 | The Three-year Smiling Death | Book 34 Part 11 | |
107 | Ranma's Mirror Copy | Book 35 Parts 1 - 4 | ++ |
108 | Ranma Faces Nabiki's Wrath | Book 35 Part 5 | X |
109 | Konatsu's Introduction | Book 35 Parts 6 - 10 | ++ |
110 | The Bamboo Charms | Book 35 Part 11 | |
111 | The Jellyfish King | Book 36 Part 1 | -- |
112 | Ryouga's Date with Akari | Book 36 Part 2 | ++ |
113 | Ranma and Nodoka Reunited | Book 36 Parts 3 - 7 | ++ |
114 | A Ring for Akane? | Book 36 Parts 8 - 10 | |
115 | Running Ucchan's Okonomiyaki | Book 36 Part 11 | ++ |
116 | The Battle of Phoenix Mountain | Book 37 Part 1 - Book 38 Part 11 | ++ |
Instances where Ranma has a goal to achieve or a fight to win or is in danger, and Akane acts to help Ranma in this. Not listed are instances of Akane being clearly on Ranma's side but not actively contributing, nor instances of Akane simply being friendly to Ranma. Not all attempts at helping Ranma actually do any good, and some do, in fact, turn out to be detrimental (cooking for him on a training trip). Others are questionable in their motivation - for example, she fought the Doujou Destroyer alone mainly out of stubborn pride, and she helped him with the "secret sauce" promise because she didn't want to lose him to Ukyou. Motivation, however, is rarely explicit and often in the eye of the beholder; most importantly, though, it is not relevant for this list. I repeat: this is a list of deliberate actions Akane takes to help or support Ranma - what you make of her reasons and what conclusions you draw is entirely up to you.
Story | Action |
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2 ↥up | Brings hot water to Ranma, after he fell into the pool. She distracts Kunou to buy him time to use it. Carries Ranma home, from Dr. Touufuu's. |
3 ↥up | Warns Ranma of Ryouga's strength. |
5 ↥up | Intervenes in Kodachi's attempts to disable Ranma before the fight, and intervenes in the fight, keeping his curse from being revealed. |
6 ↥up | Tries to teach Ranma to skate. |
7 ↥up | Intervenes in Shampoo's attempts to kill girl Ranma |
9 ↥up | Supports Ranma in his fight with Mousse (clothes, hot water) |
10 ↥up | Douses Ranma with cold water, when he falls into the "hot lake". Attempts to come to Ranma's aid in the ocean. Helps Ranma deliberately trigger the catfist. Soothes Ranma, while he is in the catfist. |
11 ↥up | Keeps camp for Ranma and Genma, while they train. |
12 ↥up | Tries to stop Ranma's kidnapping, then comes to rescue him. Saves Ranma's life, when Sentarou tries to kill him, while he's helpless. |
13 ↥up | Stops to help Ranma when he's about to go into the nekoken - despite being a competitor in the same race. |
14 ↥up | Gets Happousai to reveal himself in the bath-house fight. Goes out in the cold to bring Ranma food, when he is thrown out of the house by the fathers. Applies girl-deterrent scent to Happousai's robe for Ranma. Brings Ranma hot water, when he is affected by the scent in girl form. |
15 ↥up | Akane faces the Dojo Destroyer alone, to allow Ranma to go on a date with Shampoo for his "cure". |
16 ↥up | Intervenes when Kunou is about to molest the helpless Ranma - despite Ranma's part in turning the play into a farce. |
18 ↥up | Frees Ranma from the memory metal belt. |
23 ↥up | Tries to talk Tsubasa out of "her" affection for female Ranma. |
25 ↥up | Helps Ranma trap Happousai. |
28 ↥up | Intervenes, when Principal Kunou is about to cut Ranma's pigtail. Knocks out Kunou, when his fight with his father endangers Ranma. |
30 ↥up | Attacks Happousai for using the Ultimate Weakness Moxibustion on Ranma. Goes after Ranma to support him, when he attempts to find a cure for the moxibustion. Helps him learn the spiral step of the Hiryuu Shouten Ha. Attempts to find a way around her inability to attack Ranma with real aggression (necessary for hot ki) - despite the fact that success would have meant being on the receiving end of a Hiryuu Shouten Ha. Risks her life by diving into a giant Hiryuu Shouten Ha after the moxibustion map. |
37 ↥up | Helps Ranma train card games, together with Ukyou. Interferes in the Gambling King's attempts to cheat Ranma. |
38 ↥up | Retrieves the Dragon whisker, stolen by one of the "niku-men", and helps Ranma with his out-of-control hair. |
39 ↥up | Declines rescue by Helicopter and instead rescues Ranma by herself to continue the onsen race with him. Carries the inebriated Ranma towards the goal. |
40 ↥up | Gives Ranma digestive aid pills. Takes work as a maid at Jardin mansion to help Ranma and sneaks him food. Pours cold water over Ranma, when the steel corset threatens to crush him. Helps unearth a reference to the Gourmet De Foie Gras technique. Finds the missing pages, detailing the technique and rescues them from the fire. |
43 ↥up | Upon seeing Ranma in danger on Tarou's booby-trapped battlefield, Akane bursts out of her restraints and fetches hot water for him. She takes Happousai's pantyhose collection away from him, fashions a rope out of them, weights them with a stone and throws them to Ranma, to use as a weapon against Tarou. |
44 ↥up | Akane travels across the ocean bay to watermelon island to bring Ranma hot water. |
45 ↥up | Pretends to be Ranma's wife and lets him sleep in her room, to enable him to get out of his promise without admitting his guilt in screwing up Ukyou's secret sauce. |
48 ↥up | Attempts to help Ranma beat Happousai, when the two are stuck together. |
50 ↥up | Helps Ranma and Mousse save Shampoo from the Bakeneko |
55 ↥up | Gets Ranma a book on combat cheerleading and supports his training. Fights her way to the finals of the kendo tournament and challenges Kunou to support Ranma in his cheerleading fight. Deflects a blow aimed at Ranma from Mariko and attacks her directly, allowing him to recover. |
56 ↥up | Covers for Ranma when he hides from his mother, then helps Ranma's attempt at meeting her as himself. |
57 ↥up | Attempts to keep Ranma from being entrapped by Shampoo and Cologne. |
59 ↥up | Throws hot water on Pantyhose Tarou, turning him back human in mid-fight, as he was just about to squash Ranma. Stops Happousai's Rampage and kicks him back to Ranma, after he got away from him. |
62 ↥up | Informs Ranma that his infatuation with Ryouga is the result of magic. |
66 ↥up | Runs straight into the jaws of the Yamatano Orochi to save Ranma. |
68 ↥up | Attempts to talk Mousse out of using the "invincible spectacles" on Ranma. |
69 ↥up | Helps searching for "Natsuhiko". |
72 ↥up | Supports Ranma in his conflict with Kumon Ryuu |
75 ↥up | Enters Rink & Pink's poison garden to rescue Ranma, who was lured in there by Shampoo's scheme. While falling to the poison of a snake plant, gives the magic charm that would save her life to Ranma, so that he is saved instead. |
81 ↥up | Goes out to hunt the "demon" who targets pigtailed girls with Ranma. |
82 ↥up | Covers for Ranma, when he is caught in a compromising situation by Nodoka. Cares for him, when he's burning up with fever. Supports Ranma's decision to meet his mother, despite her reservations. |
83 ↥up | Helps Ranma in his attempts to get rid of the cursed spatula. |
86 ↥up | When she gets hold of the love umbrella, she tries to destroy it, instead of using it on Ranma, but is foiled by Ukyou. |
90 ↥up | Fights together with Ranma and Ukyou against the boys crazed by the "aloha virus". |
92 ↥up | Helps Ranma prepare for his date with Kodachi. |
93 ↥up | Stops the Dougi from beating up Ranma, in the fight that he started with it. Accepts his false confession and agrees to put away the Dougi at his request. After the final duel, she never puts on the Dougi again, even though it was repaired, and tells it not to bother Ranma. (see note) |
95 ↥up | When it appears that the "angry Kasumi" is hurting Ranma, she runs to intervene. |
96 ↥up | Cultivates a new batch of mushrooms from the sole surviving one. Hides the mushrooms until they're ready, when it becomes clear that Ranma & Ryouga won't stop screwing around with them. Grows two more mushrooms in secret, so that Ranma & Ryouga won't fight over them. |
98 ↥up | Tries to rescue the unconscious Ranma from the spirit horse with Ukyou. |
100 ↥up | Helps Ranma get rid of the glued-on mask. |
101 ↥up | Distracts the Teppoumame with "oni" balloons. |
104 ↥up | Covers for Ranma in front of Nodoka, even though he barges in on her while she was half-naked - twice. Assists in convincing Nodoka of Ranma's manliness. |
107 ↥up | Saves Ranma, when the mirror copy is about to take him with her. |
109 ↥up | Follows Ranma into the woods, because she's worried, and rescues Ukyou, while he fights with Konatsu. |
112 ↥up | Assists Ranma in getting Ryouga and Akari together. |
113 ↥up | Helps Ranma hide from Nodoka. |
115 ↥up | Helps Ranma and Konatsu run Ucchan's. |
116 ↥up | Turns off the phoenix water tap, saving Ranma from being consumed and getting herself dehydrated. Risks her life to help Ranma in the battle with Saffron, giving him a clear shot. |
Instances where Ranma wants to achieve something and Akane actively works to stop him or competes with him. Not listed are mere quarrels or misunderstandings between the two. A disagreement about how fat Akane is, how bad her cooking is, or the size of her breasts is not the same thing as fighting a serious duel against Ranma to prevent him from destroying the legendary Dougi. Once more I refer you to the list of Ranma/Akane arguments, if that is what you're looking for. This is a list of Akane taking deliberate action to oppose Ranma, not of her reacting to imaginary and real slights.
Story | Action |
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7 ↥up | Turns Ranma female in front of Shampoo, despite knowing that Shampoo wants to kill the female Ranma. |
10 ↥up | Competes against Ranma in a "melon splitting" contest. |
13 ↥up | Competes with him in the take-out race. |
17 ↥up | Fights to keep Ranma out of the girls' locker room. |
19 ↥up | Stands by without interfering, as the Fuurinkan girls appear to beat up Genma & Ranma. |
24 ↥up | Attempts to reveal Ranma's "Yoiko" disguise to Ryouga. |
27 ↥up | Accidentally eats "Super-strength Soba" and fights against Ranma, because she doesn't want to give up her new strength. |
29 ↥up | Interferes in Ranma's and Shampoo's attempts to get the waterproof soap back from Ryouga. |
39 ↥up | For the first part of the onsen race she teams up with others (Mousse & Ryouga), who are competing with Ranma. |
50 ↥up | Stops Ranma when he is about to kiss Shampoo. |
61 ↥up | Competes with Ranma in an impromptu "cooking contest". |
65 ↥up | Interferes in Ranma's attempts to press the tsubo on Miss Hinako's breast. |
66 ↥up | Slaps Ranma to prevent him from beating up the mortally ill Shinnosuke. (see note) |
93 ↥up | Refuses to believe Ranma's heartfelt confession, after her father blabs that Ranma originally set out to seduce her, to make her unable to use the Dougi. Refuses to give up the Dougi and duels with Ranma to prevent him from destroying it. (see note) |
95 ↥up | Does not assist Ranma when the other family members tie him up to "sacrifice" him to Kasumi. |
96 ↥up | Takes Ryouga's mushroom away from Ranma. Stops him hitting the baby Ryouga. Hides the growing Mushrooms, when Ranma & Ryouga wanted to continue to "supervise" them (read: "fight over", "screw around with"). |
111 ↥up | Competes against Ranma in a "swimming contest". |
Stories that are about a conflict between them - not merely stories that contain temporary quarrels. Some instances are not listed here, because they are already in the table of active opposition.
Story | Action |
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18 ↥up | Akane suspects Ranma of two timing her with Kodachi, due to a faked photo. |
20 ↥up | Goes on a date with Ryouga, despite Ranma's interference. |
26 ↥up | Her sisters convince Akane that Ranma will molest her when they are alone - which he does, under the influence of hypnotic mushrooms, causing Akane to assault him savagely. She continues to beat Ranma for hugging Shampoo, even after she got incontrovertible proof that he can't help it. |
41 ↥up | Akane switches the Engagement to Nabiki. |
45 ↥up | Ranma refuses to admit his guilt in screwing up Ukyou's secret sauce, thereby making himself susceptible to coercion by her. |
Notes:
The Yamatano Orochi of Ryuugenzawa: Akane slapping Ranma to protect Shinnosuke may not seem like much, compared to the beatings she has given him during other quarrels, but this is really a major confrontation. Ranma doesn't know that Shinnosuke is dying - when he attacks the collapsing boy, he thinks he is merely exploiting an opening. And Akane not just interferes in a fight, but for the first time ever sides with his opponent against him. As far as he knows, Akane's slap is the final gesture of rejection, telling him that she has dumped him for Shinnosuke.
The Legendary Dougi: This, along with the "Super-strength Soba" story is often misquoted to support the myth that "Akane always looks for cheap power-ups to get better without working for it". Twice in 38 volumes has Akane received a power-up. Both times it was accidentally, because someone else was trying to get a power-up for himself - Happousai in the first case, and Ranma in the second. Both times Ranma was intensely jealous of Akane's new power, which is, in fact, the point behind them. A "cheap power-up" is the only way for Takahashi to temporarily put Akane on the same level with Ranma; otherwise a serious, non-slapstick confrontation between the two would be impossible, as Ranma proves when he casually humiliates Akane in sparring sessions.
Unlike in the Super-strength Soba story, where her anger at being teased and insulted by Shampoo makes her unwilling to give up the strength, Akane is quite willing to give up the Dougi at Ranma's request, even though she (correctly) suspects that Ranma is jealous of her new power. "It's fine with me," she says, "It's not like I got stronger through working hard... I don't want to fight with you (Ranma) over such an unimportant thing." Only after Souun reveals that Ranma deliberately set out to toy with her emotions, to make her unable to use the Dougi, does she get angry and refuses to acquiesce to his demands or believe his (this time heartfelt) confession of his feelings for her. When Ranma starts a duel with her to destroy the Dougi, she fights back, but in the end she finds out that Ranma was truthful, when he confessed to her, and she gives up the Dougi, even after it is repaired.
How this can be cited as proof that Akane is power-hungry and always looking for shortcuts is beyond me.