Welcome to the Tendo Kasumi School of Philosopy. Below are listed some of our most outstanding students. There are links to mail all of them if you want to say anything to them. Also, if they have their own WWWebpages, a link is included for that. From here, you can check out some serious philosophy, or you can find some more humorous enlightenment. As the Proprietor, I urge you to leave your own philosophical sayings in Kasumi's Big Book 'O Philosophy. If you would like to request information on joining the illustrious School, please send an E-mail message to kjemison@utk.edu. Thank you for visiting us and please, above all else, have fun.-Mortal
The Founder of the Kasumi School of Philosophy
Where education is the highest form of ignorance.The Tendo Kasumi School is based upon inspiration, Tendo Kasumi. Along with publishing in several well known Philosophical Journals, Kasumi-sempai has appeared on Television as herself in the Ranma Nibunnoichi series in Japan. The tapes of Kasumi's appearance on this show are available in America, and every other 'civilized' country wherever upstanding philosophical material and documentaries are sold.
In recognition of our beloved Kasumi, please accept our revisionist view of Ranma 1/2:The basis of the show is Kasumi as a young woman (19), who takes care of her family after the death of her beloved mother. Her family consists of her father, Tendo Soun, Tendo Nabiki, her next youngest sister, and Tendo Akane, the youngest of the house. The plot of the series is how Kasumi deals with the heavy domestic demands of running a household and taking care of her family.
As an interresting little side plot, her youngest sister, Akane, is forced into an engagement with Ranma, the son of her father's friend. The trouble that this brings to the household adds spice and tension to the main plot, as Kasumi is forced to deal with the additional demands. It is through her philosophical wisdom and teaching that the series exhibits the way of life that we all would like to attain through Kasumi-like enlightenment. The qualities that Kasumi exhibits in this docu-drama is the real purpose of the long running series. It is through the observance and practice of Kasumi's wisdom and near oblivious patience that this series provides an abundance of teachings and Kasumi Philosophical treatises that are the aim of the Tendo Kasumi School of Philosophy.
Why the series is named after the minor, sideline character of Ranma, we will never know. If you would like to make an addition or revision to this article, please contact the proprietor. After all, this school is for the use of the students.
Reality Name: Terrence Marks
Also answers to: Terry, The
Human Mellotron, Caleb
Height: 6'2
Weight: 140 lbs
Eye Color: brown
Hair Color: A very normal
sort of brown.
Addicted to: Normal people
don't have addictions
Bad Habits: Not owning up
to having bad habits.
School of Philosophy: Enlightenment
via normalcy
Student Status: Second Level.
Favourite Anime: Ranma 1/2,
Dragon 1/2, Sailor Moon
General Problem: Living in
a society which overly values abnormalcy
Languages: English. The most
normal language there is.
Reasons for Living: Kasumi
doesn't like dead people.
Talents: I play the guitar
[so does everyone else...]
Reason for joining the School:
Kasumi is just the bomb.
Kasumi is, in addition to being the perfect wife, entirely happy. If you can achieve a level at which you can keep both yourself and those surrounding you pleased to the extent that she does, then you have achieved enlightenment.
Things I do when not seeking
enlightenment: I play guitar.
I actually play it at a normal level. I'm not a virtuoso, but I never wanted to be one. I can hold my own, usually, and that's how I like it.
Kevin "Ryo^ga Hibiki" Jemison
My name in
the reality which might be a dream- Kevin Jemison
My name in
the dream which might be reality- Ryo^ga Hibiki
Weight- 160
Eye Color-
blue )
Hair Color-
Red)
Only Current
Addictions- Ranma, Spice, if it is ever introduced to the United States,
and the Internet; I managed to kick the CCG habit in Ireland, two months
without access to Magic... ARGGHHH
Possible
future addictions- Ani-mayhem
Favorite
Activities- Caving, Rock Climbing, Hiking, Camping, Cycling
Favorite
Hobbies- Watching Ranma, contributing to the Ranma and Ryouga mailing lists,
and writing my E-pals
Favorite
Authors-Stephen
R. Donaldson, Frank Herbert and Micheal Moorcock (in approximately
that order)
Languages
Spoken- English and working on Spanish; WILL LEARN TO SPEAK JAPANESE BEFORE
GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE
Reason for
living- I haven't died yet and until I do it's getting adrenaline rushes
watching Ranma and some other stuff.
- Am I a firefly dreaming I am a man,
or but the lonely dream of another...
Never believe what you see is real.--------Ryo^ga Hibiki the Eternal Lost Boy------------------------------
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RAVINGS OF A MAD MAN, BEWARE!!!!!
(Everything is in the first person because the delivery sounds better.)
1) If I ever spontaneously combust, I'm just going to stand there and laugh... that way I'll be laughing with you, instead of running around and screaming... while you laugh at me!
2) If I ever have to fight to the death on a bed of hot coals I'm going to knock the other guy down... then I'm going to jump on him... that way I won't burn my feet.
The only other thing we know about Kevin at this point is that his favorite number is 'about 12'. *Editor's note: By some universal coincidence, Kevin was the 12th visitor the the Kasumi School's page. *
John D. Miller Jr.
Reality name:PearlStar
height:?? never checked.
Eyes:Never able to see them
hair:Brown
weight:Crushed Shamu half to death.
Addictions:Abstract poetry,Anime,Shakespeare,IRC,chatting,fanfic,destroying the beer,tobacco,and drug "Industries".
Philosophy:Inner peace through poetry, depression and Shakespeare
Reasons for living:Poetry,Shakespeare,my family
Favorite Authors:Shakespeare,William Sleator,HG Wells
Favorite music:Almost any Squaresoft RPG tune,Phantom of the Opera ,Sailor Moon Soundtrack,Ranma 1/2 theme songs.
Quotes: May God be merciful, and not let you see, the
Demon behind the mask.
May your dreams never fade, and your hopes never die.
--
May your dreams never fade, and your hopes never die,
Age: 19
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 185 lbs.
Hair: dark brown
Eyes: brown
Nationality: American(with English, Irish, German, and Native American ancestry)
Hobbies: Ranma 1/2, Sailor Moon, martial arts, music(all types), Pole Position(the cartoon), creating characters, writing poetry, raps, and stories
Hopes for the future: That the world would be truly unprejudiced.
I have a condition know as autism. For those of you who do not know what that is, it is a condition that is often confused for retardation, but there is a huuuge difference. People in the past have judged me because of this, but I do have a large group of friends who stick by me all the way. My wish is that some day the world will be like my friends are to me: seeing me for who I am, not caring about my disability.
If you are still reading this, here are two of my poems.
Seasons
Seasons come and seasons go -
Nothing ever stays the same.
Of all the seasons that come and go
Not one of them comes to stay.
First summer comes, then comes autumn,
Then winter comes to reign.
Next comes spring, and before you know it,
summer has come once again.
This next poem is based on one of my characters. Those of you who still have imaginations use them to visulaize what she looks like.
The Queen of the Birds
Robin, the beautiful queen of the birds,
Is beauty in its purest form.
Though ruler of birds, she is human -
One whose presence makes one warm.
With a short black dress decorated on back with feathers,
Long black gloves worn on her hands,
Fishnet stockings on her legs
She certainly brightens up every land.
A red, jeweled band around her ankle,
A symbol of her royalty,
And small black earrings in each ear,
To Robin birds show loyalty.
With long brown hair and bright blue eyes,
Silk-soft skin and a friendly voice,
Robin is a being of beauty
In whose presence men rejoice.
