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Thank you for your invitation, I graciously accept now that I have recently come into some credentials and as long as there is some assurance that there will be no deadlines.

The most impressive character matrix I've ever seen was in Ranma 1/2, and I'm surprised it's not more popular nowadays with its focus on trans gender dysphoria issues. Not content with the absurdity of your typical love triangle they have explored the social ramifications of the love dodecatetraflexhedron. The characters also flip alignments regularly at the drop of a hat and have interesting relationships with their alts (mostly shame, but they all eventually come to accept their ... powers).

Anyway, Rumiko Takahashi was probably way ahead of her time. Though apparently still quite actively creating relationship-heavy works!

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