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Ranma ½ 2-in-1 #3
Ranma 1/2 (2-In-1 Edition) Volume 3[RANMA 1/2 (2-IN-1 EDITION) V03][Paperback]
Ranma 1/2 (2-In-1 Edition) Vol. 3( Includes Volumes 5 & 6) <> Paperback <> RumikoTakahashi <> VizMedia
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,580 books2,126 followersRumiko Takahashi (高橋留美子) was born in Niigata, Japan. She is not only one of the richest women in Japan but also one of the top paid manga artists. She is also the most successful female comic artist in history. She has been writing manga non-stop for 31 years.
Rumiko Takahashi is one of the wealthiest women in Japan. The manga she creates (and its anime adaptations) are very popular in the United States and Europe where they have been released as both manga and anime in English translation. Her works are relatively famous worldwide, and many of her series were some of the forerunners of early English language manga to be released in the nineties. Takahashi is also the best selling female comics artist in history; well over 100 million copies of her various works have been sold.
Though she was said to occasionally doodle in the margins of her papers while attending Niigata Chūō High School, Takahashi's interest in manga did not come until later. During her college years, she enrolled in Gekiga Sonjuku, a manga school founded by Kazuo Koike, mangaka of Crying Freeman and Lone Wolf and Cub. Under his guidance Rumiko Takahashi began to publish her first doujinshi creations in 1975, such as Bye-Bye Road and Star of Futile Dust. Kozue Koike often urged his students to create well-thought out, interesting characters, and this influence would greatly impact Rumiko Takahashi's works throughout her career.
Career and major works:
Takahashi's professional career began in 1978. Her first published story was Those Selfish Aliens, a comedic science fiction story. During the same year, she published Time Warp Trouble, Shake Your Buddha, and the Golden Gods of Poverty in Shōnen Sunday, which would remain the home to most of her major works for the next twenty years. Later that year, Rumiko attempted her first full-length series, Urusei Yatsura. Though it had a rocky start due to publishing difficulties, Urusei Yatsura would become one of the most beloved anime and manga comedies in Japan.
In 1980, Rumiko Takahashi found her niche and began to publish with regularity. At this time she started her second major series, Maison Ikkoku, in Big Comic Spirits. Written for an older audience, Maison Ikkoku is often considered to be one of the all-time best romance manga. Takahashi managed to work on Maison Ikkoku on and off simultaneously with Urusei Yatsura. She concluded both series in 1987, with Urusei Yatsura ending at 34 volumes, and Maison Ikkoku being 15.
During the 1980s, Takahashi became a prolific writer of short story manga, which is surprising considering the massive lengths of most of her works. Her stories The Laughing Target, Maris the Chojo, and Fire Tripper all were adapted into original video animations (OVAs). In 1984, after the end of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, Takahashi took a different approach to storytelling and began the dark, macabre Mermaid Saga. This series of short segments was published sporadically until 1994, with the final story being Mermaid's Mask. Many fans contend that this work remains unfinished by Takahashi, since the final story does not end on a conclusive note.
Another short work left untouched is One-Pound Gospel, which, like Mermaid Saga, was published erratically. The last story to be drawn was published in 2001, however just recently she wrote one final chapter concluding the series
Later in 1987, Takahashi began her third major series, Ranma ½. Following the late 80s and early 90s trend of shōnen martial arts manga, Ranma ½ features a gender-bending twist. The series continued for nearly a decade until 1996, when it ended at 38 volumes. Ranma ½ is one of Rumiko Takahashi's most popular series with the Western world.
During the later half of the 1990s, Rumiko Takahashi continued with short stories and her installments of Mermaid Saga and One-Pound Gospel until beginning her fourth major work, InuYasha. While Ran
Rumiko Takahashi is one of the wealthiest women in Japan. The manga she creates (and its anime adaptations) are very popular in the United States and Europe where they have been released as both manga and anime in English translation. Her works are relatively famous worldwide, and many of her series were some of the forerunners of early English language manga to be released in the nineties. Takahashi is also the best selling female comics artist in history; well over 100 million copies of her various works have been sold.
Though she was said to occasionally doodle in the margins of her papers while attending Niigata Chūō High School, Takahashi's interest in manga did not come until later. During her college years, she enrolled in Gekiga Sonjuku, a manga school founded by Kazuo Koike, mangaka of Crying Freeman and Lone Wolf and Cub. Under his guidance Rumiko Takahashi began to publish her first doujinshi creations in 1975, such as Bye-Bye Road and Star of Futile Dust. Kozue Koike often urged his students to create well-thought out, interesting characters, and this influence would greatly impact Rumiko Takahashi's works throughout her career.
Career and major works:
Takahashi's professional career began in 1978. Her first published story was Those Selfish Aliens, a comedic science fiction story. During the same year, she published Time Warp Trouble, Shake Your Buddha, and the Golden Gods of Poverty in Shōnen Sunday, which would remain the home to most of her major works for the next twenty years. Later that year, Rumiko attempted her first full-length series, Urusei Yatsura. Though it had a rocky start due to publishing difficulties, Urusei Yatsura would become one of the most beloved anime and manga comedies in Japan.
In 1980, Rumiko Takahashi found her niche and began to publish with regularity. At this time she started her second major series, Maison Ikkoku, in Big Comic Spirits. Written for an older audience, Maison Ikkoku is often considered to be one of the all-time best romance manga. Takahashi managed to work on Maison Ikkoku on and off simultaneously with Urusei Yatsura. She concluded both series in 1987, with Urusei Yatsura ending at 34 volumes, and Maison Ikkoku being 15.
During the 1980s, Takahashi became a prolific writer of short story manga, which is surprising considering the massive lengths of most of her works. Her stories The Laughing Target, Maris the Chojo, and Fire Tripper all were adapted into original video animations (OVAs). In 1984, after the end of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, Takahashi took a different approach to storytelling and began the dark, macabre Mermaid Saga. This series of short segments was published sporadically until 1994, with the final story being Mermaid's Mask. Many fans contend that this work remains unfinished by Takahashi, since the final story does not end on a conclusive note.
Another short work left untouched is One-Pound Gospel, which, like Mermaid Saga, was published erratically. The last story to be drawn was published in 2001, however just recently she wrote one final chapter concluding the series
Later in 1987, Takahashi began her third major series, Ranma ½. Following the late 80s and early 90s trend of shōnen martial arts manga, Ranma ½ features a gender-bending twist. The series continued for nearly a decade until 1996, when it ended at 38 volumes. Ranma ½ is one of Rumiko Takahashi's most popular series with the Western world.
During the later half of the 1990s, Rumiko Takahashi continued with short stories and her installments of Mermaid Saga and One-Pound Gospel until beginning her fourth major work, InuYasha. While Ran
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October 29, 2021
Shampoo returns, but this time she’s bringing along a dried up husk that turns out to be her great-grandmother Cologne. That’s certainly the biggest addition, but there are also creepy stalkers, beaches, tea ceremonies, near-sighted masters of hidden weapons, and plenty of mayhem.
Reading Ranma 1/2 is akin to being swept up in a tidal wave of wackiness and the more you just go with the flow the easier it is to take. Is Ranma problematically mired in stereotypes and archaic notions of gender roles? Certainly. Is it endlessly entertaining? Definitely.
Not to shock anybody, but Rumiko Takahashi is a brilliant artist who does amazing work. The fluidity of her action scenes and the way she can handle the motion of pretty much anything (including one poor horse) just makes an absolute meal of these pages, even when very little is happening.
There are some really good chapters here, but the absolute best are the first ones, which contain, for my money, the most hilarious Ranma story to date. Which is surprising since it introduces a creepy stalker who likes taking photos of Akane.
That ickiness aside, the lengths this guy goes to once he is tasked with finding Ranma’s weakness are side-splittingly funny with how terrible they are (Ranma sussing him out underneath the floorboards is great). His ‘covert’ surveillance photos nearly had me in tears I was laughing so hard.
Then this section goes even further once we learn Ranma’s weakness and how ass-backwards his dad’s attempts to ‘cure him’ were, which cause Ranma to develop a frightening technique that threatens some serious devastation to the local forestry industry, wrapped up in a cute little capper where he finds a place to curl up (the shredded wood visual is some kind of wonderful, in a book full of great visuals).
Nothing else comes quite close, though the beach scene - which you can tell is adorably 80s because of how extremely one piece all the swimsuits are - turns into, yes, a martial arts brawl that’s a mighty fun time. There are some gorgeous action shots here as the melon goes flying. I wasn’t sure what to make of Cologne, but her indestructible old bat vibes actually make her more fun than Shampoo (although they really need to rope off those pools).
We get another rematch with Ryoga that turns into a real slugfest and features more incredibly unhelpful training by way of the elder Saotome (except for the snicker-worthy ‘secret technique’). The tea ceremony fight that ends the book is probably the most insane thing the series has done to date, and that’s really saying something. Still, watching Ranma try to clobber a monkey is a heck of a visual - this book has such joke density that you’re practically guaranteed to laugh at something.
I was, sadly, less taken with the introduction of Mousse, master of hidden weapons. It’s not that Mousse is a bad idea for a character and his defining characteristic of being hopelessly nearsighted is definitely good for a laugh, much like Ryoga’s sense of direction.
No, his power just doesn’t go far enough. When you say hidden weapons, I want zany, crazy nonsense and maybe a kitchen sink. Variations on stabby things just doesn’t quite do the job. I’m sure there’ll be a next match for these two, so maybe I’ll get my wish then. It takes more than causing clothing to explode to make a good fight scene.
On the flip side, Ranma continues to be a problematic story - it has gender stereotypes, “hilarious” creeps, and some unfortunate ethnic pastiche. I point that out constantly because it’s definitely something you need to be aware of when determining if the book is ‘for you’. I certainly don’t love that aspect of it, but the rest of it is, frankly, so good that it makes it worth wading through for me.
4 stars - please note that your tolerance for goofy and the other stuff may cause definite drift in your own ranking. Still, even if these stories are largely just iterating on their characters’ foibles constantly, the bloom’s not off the rose just yet for me. I am really enjoying the heck out of this visit to an older era of manga.
Reading Ranma 1/2 is akin to being swept up in a tidal wave of wackiness and the more you just go with the flow the easier it is to take. Is Ranma problematically mired in stereotypes and archaic notions of gender roles? Certainly. Is it endlessly entertaining? Definitely.
Not to shock anybody, but Rumiko Takahashi is a brilliant artist who does amazing work. The fluidity of her action scenes and the way she can handle the motion of pretty much anything (including one poor horse) just makes an absolute meal of these pages, even when very little is happening.
There are some really good chapters here, but the absolute best are the first ones, which contain, for my money, the most hilarious Ranma story to date. Which is surprising since it introduces a creepy stalker who likes taking photos of Akane.
That ickiness aside, the lengths this guy goes to once he is tasked with finding Ranma’s weakness are side-splittingly funny with how terrible they are (Ranma sussing him out underneath the floorboards is great). His ‘covert’ surveillance photos nearly had me in tears I was laughing so hard.
Then this section goes even further once we learn Ranma’s weakness and how ass-backwards his dad’s attempts to ‘cure him’ were, which cause Ranma to develop a frightening technique that threatens some serious devastation to the local forestry industry, wrapped up in a cute little capper where he finds a place to curl up (the shredded wood visual is some kind of wonderful, in a book full of great visuals).
Nothing else comes quite close, though the beach scene - which you can tell is adorably 80s because of how extremely one piece all the swimsuits are - turns into, yes, a martial arts brawl that’s a mighty fun time. There are some gorgeous action shots here as the melon goes flying. I wasn’t sure what to make of Cologne, but her indestructible old bat vibes actually make her more fun than Shampoo (although they really need to rope off those pools).
We get another rematch with Ryoga that turns into a real slugfest and features more incredibly unhelpful training by way of the elder Saotome (except for the snicker-worthy ‘secret technique’). The tea ceremony fight that ends the book is probably the most insane thing the series has done to date, and that’s really saying something. Still, watching Ranma try to clobber a monkey is a heck of a visual - this book has such joke density that you’re practically guaranteed to laugh at something.
I was, sadly, less taken with the introduction of Mousse, master of hidden weapons. It’s not that Mousse is a bad idea for a character and his defining characteristic of being hopelessly nearsighted is definitely good for a laugh, much like Ryoga’s sense of direction.
No, his power just doesn’t go far enough. When you say hidden weapons, I want zany, crazy nonsense and maybe a kitchen sink. Variations on stabby things just doesn’t quite do the job. I’m sure there’ll be a next match for these two, so maybe I’ll get my wish then. It takes more than causing clothing to explode to make a good fight scene.
On the flip side, Ranma continues to be a problematic story - it has gender stereotypes, “hilarious” creeps, and some unfortunate ethnic pastiche. I point that out constantly because it’s definitely something you need to be aware of when determining if the book is ‘for you’. I certainly don’t love that aspect of it, but the rest of it is, frankly, so good that it makes it worth wading through for me.
4 stars - please note that your tolerance for goofy and the other stuff may cause definite drift in your own ranking. Still, even if these stories are largely just iterating on their characters’ foibles constantly, the bloom’s not off the rose just yet for me. I am really enjoying the heck out of this visit to an older era of manga.
October 29, 2021
And of course, because I'm as predictable as it gets, we're continuing with the slow re-visiting of Ranma 1/2. I'm sure nobody is shocked, least of all me.
While I am not certain I enjoyed this volume as much as I did the second omnibus bind-up, I definitely enjoyed it more than the first one. I think part of the reason I have to withhold still and I'm continuing to squint in this series' general direction is possibly due to the casual racism against Chinese people (and the continued coded misogyny) that remain so prevalent in this manga. Understand I'm more than well aware of the age on this series; in fact, I'm fairly certain the last so many [single] volumes of the series hadn't finished seeing an English print while I was in my freshman year of high school. (And that was in the "flopped" format, no less!) And I'm someone who feels like we should push to remember the age on something and when it was made and the sort of atmosphere it came from. Thus the racism and misogyny really doesn't shock me the way it would if this were a modern series that was in the middle of publication in Japan; it's going to be in here, and the latter will probably mostly be addressed just in the form of comic relief, while the former probably won't get addressed at all. I guess I just feel the need to point these things out because while teenage me would have let all of this sail over my head or influence my way of thinking, as an adult I'm absolutely bothered by it, and I think it's probably something I would advise teenagers read with caution as a result.
With all that said, I did enjoy this volume of the 2-in-1 bind-up. I feel like the vast majority of it focused solely on storytelling with Shampoo and Cologne, which I do enjoy [even if I feel like a lot of it tends to disregard Ranma's own personal feelings or desire to be heard at times.] It also feels like Kuno's getting shunted to the background more oftend, but we did get my boy Mousse in this volume, which sort of makes up for it. (I'm a sucker fo the hapless idiots in this series, predominantly those two.) And the end of this installment does introduce such to a very short side story with the characters of Sentaro and Satsuki, which is fun and silly in its own right. I don't know if we'll ever see them again in the series, but it would be a delight to have them show up every now and then to just sort of break up the monotony.
I'm not sure when I'll get the fourth bind-up, but I will eventually get it, and again, I think that inevitability shocks no one.
While I am not certain I enjoyed this volume as much as I did the second omnibus bind-up, I definitely enjoyed it more than the first one. I think part of the reason I have to withhold still and I'm continuing to squint in this series' general direction is possibly due to the casual racism against Chinese people (and the continued coded misogyny) that remain so prevalent in this manga. Understand I'm more than well aware of the age on this series; in fact, I'm fairly certain the last so many [single] volumes of the series hadn't finished seeing an English print while I was in my freshman year of high school. (And that was in the "flopped" format, no less!) And I'm someone who feels like we should push to remember the age on something and when it was made and the sort of atmosphere it came from. Thus the racism and misogyny really doesn't shock me the way it would if this were a modern series that was in the middle of publication in Japan; it's going to be in here, and the latter will probably mostly be addressed just in the form of comic relief, while the former probably won't get addressed at all. I guess I just feel the need to point these things out because while teenage me would have let all of this sail over my head or influence my way of thinking, as an adult I'm absolutely bothered by it, and I think it's probably something I would advise teenagers read with caution as a result.
With all that said, I did enjoy this volume of the 2-in-1 bind-up. I feel like the vast majority of it focused solely on storytelling with Shampoo and Cologne, which I do enjoy [even if I feel like a lot of it tends to disregard Ranma's own personal feelings or desire to be heard at times.] It also feels like Kuno's getting shunted to the background more oftend, but we did get my boy Mousse in this volume, which sort of makes up for it. (I'm a sucker fo the hapless idiots in this series, predominantly those two.) And the end of this installment does introduce such to a very short side story with the characters of Sentaro and Satsuki, which is fun and silly in its own right. I don't know if we'll ever see them again in the series, but it would be a delight to have them show up every now and then to just sort of break up the monotony.
I'm not sure when I'll get the fourth bind-up, but I will eventually get it, and again, I think that inevitability shocks no one.
March 10, 2018
Siempre que me quiero echar unas risas recurro a Ranma !! Nunca falla!!
May 17, 2016
I literally scared other bookstore patrons off with the amount of giggles and gufaws I let escape while reading this.
April 6, 2022
Shampoo comes back to Japan from China with her own curse, she turns into a little kitten.
First appearance of Mousse and Cologne (old ghoul), master of shiatsu and Chinese traditional medicine. Cologne and Shampoo open the Cat Café where Ranma works to get the Phoenix Pill. He eventually gets it at a melon splitting race against Cologne.
First appearance of Mousse and Cologne (old ghoul), master of shiatsu and Chinese traditional medicine. Cologne and Shampoo open the Cat Café where Ranma works to get the Phoenix Pill. He eventually gets it at a melon splitting race against Cologne.
May 6, 2017
Still funny and ridiculous.
January 14, 2023
that moment when Ranma becomes a cat? Magnificent.
October 3, 2024
Lo mucho que adoro a Ryouga y a Shampoo. 🩷
November 26, 2024
Mi capítulo favorito es el de las píldoras de fénix.
September 24, 2025
There sure was a monkey!
May 11, 2021
Cat Fist Fury
Continuing the reprints of the classic Ranma 1/2 series, unflipped, in omnibus form we continue to see new characters making the scene and get to watch how one boy can get into so much trouble on his way to becoming one of the strongest martial artists. Certainly this series is not as big as some of the more recent releases of Rumiko Takahashi series such as Mermaid Saga and Urusei Yatsura
(both of which follow more closely to the "VizBig" run of Inuyasha) but it is still a nice book created in a time after the time of when manga is not only popular in its original story style but the technology of printing has allowed even the subtle shades of gray tone to be printed when such background shadings in the past were often lost to manga readers.
Within this volume some classic things you may remember if you have seen the anime or read the series before included you will find some stories involving Ranma's tale of cat woes, he kissed a girl and he can't remember, the dreaded cat tongue pressure point, enter the Mousse, piranha party at the fair, beach side battles, Ryouga reaches his Breaking Point, and we end all of this fun with a little martial arts tea ceremony action. If you have not seen either the anime nor read the manga before then by all means none of the above should make sense (unless you have friends who actually talk about classic anime) so try starting this series with the first omnibus volume and see how you like this little world of martial arts, curses, and affections. :)
Continuing the reprints of the classic Ranma 1/2 series, unflipped, in omnibus form we continue to see new characters making the scene and get to watch how one boy can get into so much trouble on his way to becoming one of the strongest martial artists. Certainly this series is not as big as some of the more recent releases of Rumiko Takahashi series such as Mermaid Saga and Urusei Yatsura
(both of which follow more closely to the "VizBig" run of Inuyasha) but it is still a nice book created in a time after the time of when manga is not only popular in its original story style but the technology of printing has allowed even the subtle shades of gray tone to be printed when such background shadings in the past were often lost to manga readers.
Within this volume some classic things you may remember if you have seen the anime or read the series before included you will find some stories involving Ranma's tale of cat woes, he kissed a girl and he can't remember, the dreaded cat tongue pressure point, enter the Mousse, piranha party at the fair, beach side battles, Ryouga reaches his Breaking Point, and we end all of this fun with a little martial arts tea ceremony action. If you have not seen either the anime nor read the manga before then by all means none of the above should make sense (unless you have friends who actually talk about classic anime) so try starting this series with the first omnibus volume and see how you like this little world of martial arts, curses, and affections. :)
November 24, 2021
This book was made by Rumiko Takahashi. In the story Ranma 1/2 5 and 6 the book is about a boy named Ranma that is skilled in martial arts ever since childhood. But however if she is splashed by water she will turn into a boy. Also in the story she is always getting into trouble a lot due to her lack of self-control. This book is a part of a series and you can enjoy it by just reading the first few.
A few things that I enjoyed are the beautiful fight scenes illustrated in the book and the different personality each character has in the book. My favorite character in the book so far is Tatewaki Kuno. The reason why he is my favorite character is because of his fighting style and the way he carries himself. He has a huge ego and speaks in poetic text. I think the character is very well written and is a good villain for this book. For me my favorite part of the book is when they find Ranma weak spot.
Although I did like this book there are some things I did not like about the book. One of those things is the character cologne. In the book she is always all over the place. I don't think the character is well written.
But overall I was very pleased with the book and I do look forward to reading more in the series. I feel like this book can be enjoyed by people around 13-21 years old or anyone that reads manga in general. I would give this book a 4 out of 5.
September 24, 2019
Thus far, it's the weakest of the volumes.
The narrative of this manga series is generally whacky, but I thought this one was just generally stupid and not charming enough to make it enjoyable along the way. I really don't care for the new characters in this book from Shampoo to her grandma to her fiancé. The plot around them held no ground either. Nor was this volume laugh-out-loud funny in any way, unlike the earlier editions.
I was also uncomfortable at the casual sexism in the book. I've always liked that Ranma was equally tough & unbeatable in girl form and in male form. I liked the message that sent. But in this volume we see Ranma being unable to beat an opponent explicitly b/c he's a girl and needs to turn male to triumph. That didn't sit right with me, especially when combined with the frequent female nudity, and Akane's damsel in distress role despite being a competent martial artist herself. It just felt sexist, and a waste of Akane's potential contributing role as a bad-ass to this manga.
Anyway, I hope the next volume picks up, if not, I'll end there and hold the first two volumes alone as dear.
The narrative of this manga series is generally whacky, but I thought this one was just generally stupid and not charming enough to make it enjoyable along the way. I really don't care for the new characters in this book from Shampoo to her grandma to her fiancé. The plot around them held no ground either. Nor was this volume laugh-out-loud funny in any way, unlike the earlier editions.
I was also uncomfortable at the casual sexism in the book. I've always liked that Ranma was equally tough & unbeatable in girl form and in male form. I liked the message that sent. But in this volume we see Ranma being unable to beat an opponent explicitly b/c he's a girl and needs to turn male to triumph. That didn't sit right with me, especially when combined with the frequent female nudity, and Akane's damsel in distress role despite being a competent martial artist herself. It just felt sexist, and a waste of Akane's potential contributing role as a bad-ass to this manga.
Anyway, I hope the next volume picks up, if not, I'll end there and hold the first two volumes alone as dear.
December 20, 2014
This fucking book, mang. Ranma is pretty consistently funny, and the action is pretty Great too.
September 13, 2025
Género: Shōnen, Comedia y Romance.
Tomo: 03
Calificación: 5 estrellas
Reseña:
La rapidez con que se desenvuelven los conflictos y lo rápido que se meten en ellos hace que siga devorando páginas hasta que llego al final, no sé si es mi cariño por el anime o que en verdad logran atrapar. Recomendaría sin dudar la historia tanto por la risa como la acción, esta equilibrada en ambas, disfruten el día ciao.
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Tomo: 03
Calificación: 5 estrellas
Reseña:
La rapidez con que se desenvuelven los conflictos y lo rápido que se meten en ellos hace que siga devorando páginas hasta que llego al final, no sé si es mi cariño por el anime o que en verdad logran atrapar. Recomendaría sin dudar la historia tanto por la risa como la acción, esta equilibrada en ambas, disfruten el día ciao.
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August 12, 2023
Certainly shows its age, which must be accepted with nuanced consideration of its place in time, but nonetheless a fantastic addition to the “Rumic World” which I’ve come to absolutely adore exploring.
Takahashi’s comedic timing here is at a breakneck pace compared to the experience of reading Maison Ikkoku, which I’m reading at the same time as I make my way through this series. I definitely prefer the chill vibe of Maison Ikkoku to Ranma’s chaos, but I digress since comparing the two tentpole manga classics is pointless because they’re both clearly great for very different reasons and offer entirely different reading experiences. Ranma is insanely bonkers hilarious. Takahashi’s work is so addicting AGH
Takahashi’s comedic timing here is at a breakneck pace compared to the experience of reading Maison Ikkoku, which I’m reading at the same time as I make my way through this series. I definitely prefer the chill vibe of Maison Ikkoku to Ranma’s chaos, but I digress since comparing the two tentpole manga classics is pointless because they’re both clearly great for very different reasons and offer entirely different reading experiences. Ranma is insanely bonkers hilarious. Takahashi’s work is so addicting AGH
September 26, 2023
This thing gets crazier and crazier. I found this book ILL from the library, so I went on with the story. This book, which collects two volumes in it, is over 350 pages long.
There is a very old woman, someone's great grandmother who has decided that Ranma is going to marry her great grand daughter. Ranma spends most of the book fighting with the old woman and against her schemes. All the other crazy things go on.
Everyone seems to have fallen in those pits. Shampoo did too and she turns into a cat when wet. So we have four characters. Panda, Pig, Cat and Girl are the transformations.
This is some whacky story. I have the next volume from the library already, so I'll read that soon.
There is a very old woman, someone's great grandmother who has decided that Ranma is going to marry her great grand daughter. Ranma spends most of the book fighting with the old woman and against her schemes. All the other crazy things go on.
Everyone seems to have fallen in those pits. Shampoo did too and she turns into a cat when wet. So we have four characters. Panda, Pig, Cat and Girl are the transformations.
This is some whacky story. I have the next volume from the library already, so I'll read that soon.
April 20, 2024
This double issue features the same madcap shenanigans as its predecessors. The gender-bending isn't as frequent in the two lengthy story arcs covered here, with Ranma sometimes spending multiple chapters in a row stritcly in either girl mode or boy mode. There is still plenty of action to be had, though, and it is fun to watch the inventive proceedings unfold. The very last set of chapters that showcased a "martial arts tea ceremony" didn't quite live up to the promise of earlier stories dealing with alternative fighting styles involving ice skating or gymnastics, but it was very much an enjoyable volume in total.
November 7, 2022
Enjoyed significantly less than volumes 1-4.
Main issue was not really liking Shampoo’s grandmother and she features heavily throughout these two volumes.
I will say I did enjoy the whole cat thing. And there were some cool martial arts set pieces.
That said I am still interested in the next two volumes.
Main issue was not really liking Shampoo’s grandmother and she features heavily throughout these two volumes.
I will say I did enjoy the whole cat thing. And there were some cool martial arts set pieces.
That said I am still interested in the next two volumes.
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August 1, 2024
So many cats this volume, very cute! Inventive fights as always, and most of this collection focuses on a story with Ranma and Shampoo so there's some plot too. I preferred the ending story with the tea ceremony fight, to be honest. I'm still not sold on Shampoo and the strange "Chinese medicine" stuff where Ranma is just among for the ride.
October 11, 2022
More great art and incredible action paneling. We get to meet Shampoo's Great Grandmother, Cologne, and one of her suitors, Mousse. Takahashi's naming conventions are unparalleled. Aside from Toriyama, maybe.
August 27, 2023
I really liked meeting shampoo’s great grandmother, she is so freaking cool and strong! Worthy of being Shampoo’s family member. Shampoo also has a new secret which is the cutest thing!
The end was also really comical! It totally got me!
Overall this was a lot of fun and a well overdue read.
The end was also really comical! It totally got me!
Overall this was a lot of fun and a well overdue read.
May 29, 2025
Ranma as a cat... peak fiction honestly
I always saw ranma as dog-coded but this volume both proved and disproved my vision???? Idk how to feel but we move
Shampoo's grandma isn't as annoying as everyone says she is she's just a hag. That's her job.
I always saw ranma as dog-coded but this volume both proved and disproved my vision???? Idk how to feel but we move
Shampoo's grandma isn't as annoying as everyone says she is she's just a hag. That's her job.
July 22, 2021
Still digging this series – it’s filled with the same sort of hijinks I enjoy in Takane and Hana. I wouldn’t be surprised if Shiwasu Yuki was inspired by Takahashi Rumiko’s works.
May 10, 2023
I love Takahashi-sensei’s art style and the fashion she draws. Always love Ranma :)
September 16, 2023
I love the way Takahashi draws animals. They’re so cute!
June 4, 2024
Están chalados todos. Cada vez están más locos tanto la historia como los personajes
October 21, 2024
You've never seen a romantic polyhedron with this many sides
November 15, 2024
One of my favorite childhood anime and decided to re-read all my manga 🥹 1-2 and 3-4 haven’t arrive yet LOL 😭
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