>>272636763Yeah, that's true and I thought about acknowledging how the dialogue later does explain it so removing the reaction doesn't really hurt the scene too much, but I think since the reaction is so visual, it works better in an animated adaptation to make Ranma seem skilled than just having the dialogue alone, and that it's a shame they didn't take advantage of it.
I didn't compare the fight moment by moment honestly, I just remembered that specific part well since it's a pretty cool moment for Ranma and was surprised by the lack of it.