Ryoga's feelings may have partially been inspired as a way to get one back at his rival, but they quickly become quite genuine, albeit motivated strongly by Ryoga's loneliness. Ryoga deeply wants to confess his feelings for Akane in person, but is far too shy to muster the will to do it, which is not aided by the fact Ranma readily interrupts Ryoga or plays tricks on him for the fun of it. Ryoga mostly expresses his feelings for Akane with subtle methods; he constantly brings Akane presents and tries to be her best friend, being quick to stand up on her behalf or encourage her. Sometimes, Ryoga's efforts to be Akane's ally lead him to actually being too supportive for her own good, as he is perfectly willing to lie to her or tell her what she wants to hear in order to make it happy. Most n