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Ranma ½ #36
Ranma ½, Vol. 36
The Final Volume!
After sixteen years the longest running manga series in America has finally come to an incredible ending! That's right, this is the conclusion to one of the most outrageous, entertaining, and endearing manga stories the world has ever known. This volume will answer all your questions (no peeking at the end)! Does Ranma break his gender-flipping curse? For that matter, does anybody find a way to reverse the effects of the legendary cursed spring? Does Mousse get Shampoo? Does Kuno finally get his little red-headed pig-tailed girl? Does the panty-grabbin' Happosai pilfer enough undergarments to be satisfied? And yes, the ultimate question will be answered: do Ranma and Akane get married? Find out inside!
Note:
Starting on volume 17 the US Edition starts to match the japanese volumes by two numbers of difference (US volume 17 is japanese volume 19, #18 is #20, and so on until final volume 36/38)
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,586 books2,145 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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November 4, 2012
Amazing! I've just finished this series and I'm already thinking of starting again; if I did't have such a long list of other mangas to read, I would start these again. This is the story of two families ( the Tendo family and the Saotome family) and they decide that they will have their children marry (Ranma and Akane) in order to continue the Tendo family dojo. Ranma and Akane do not hit it off right away and begin to fight regularly. However, Ranma has a secret- when hit with cold water, he turns into a girl. When hit with hot water, he turns back into a male. This stems from an training accident in China. The series covers all of the drama between Ranma and Akane, along with the many enemies along the way!
Here are my favorite characters:
Akane- she is a very strong girl that continually puts Ranma in his place. She is very endearing and likable! This girl can kick ass!! Her only flaws- she can't swim or cook (which of course, leads to some funny scenes)!
Ranma- he is very well trained and hard working. Beside the fact he turns into a girl, he is very quick to use it to his advantage when needed. This gets him into trouble on many occasions, which provides much humor. Ranma's flaw beside his pride, he is terrified of cats!
Genma- he is Ranma's father who has also suffered from a training accident. When hit with cold water, he turns into a panda; when hit with hot water, he turns back into a man. Through much of the series, he remains in panda form eating everything in sight. Since he can't speak, he holds up signs to communicate.
Shampoo- she is in love with Ranma. She turns into a cat when hit with cold water, and since Ranma is afraid of cats, there are some amazing scenes with this! Of course, Akane does not like it when Shampoo shows up because Ranma enjoys the attention from Shampoo's affections.
Kuno- the story opens with Kuno fighting (physically fighting) for Akane's attention and seeks to win her heart. When he meets Ranma in female form, he quickly falls for her. Ranma does use this to his advantage in several instances, but mostly this is humorous!
Ryoga- this boy is always late because he has NO sense of direction. He was one of my favorites from the beginning- so sweet and cute! He loves Akane and wants to tell her how he feels, but is too shy. He turns into a little pig when hit with hot water and Akane does not know that it is Ryoga. The entire series is spent trying to hide this affliction from Akane. She loves the little pig and sleeps with him at night sometimes, not knowing it is Ryoga. Of course, this is not something Ranma approves of, which leads to some very intense battles between Ryoga and Ranma.
Happosai- this little old pervert trained Genma and Akane's father when they were young and is a very skilled fighter. I did not like this character at first, but he quickly became one of my favorites in the series. Everytime we meet him in a new volume, he is running with a stash of newly stolen panties/bras from the women's bath. He is constanly molesting Ranma's female form, which Ranma will use to his advantage (as he usually does). There were some amazing storylines with the battles between Ranma and Happosai.
These are not all of the characters, but the ones that I loved the most. There was some great character development between Ranma and Akane, and their relationship grows slowly through the series. Their love story is endearing and lovely, with so much drama! The main goal of this series is to watch Ranma and Akane's relationship, along with Ranma's attempts to reverse the results of the accident that makes him turn into a girl everytime he touches cold water. It's amazing how many buckets of cold water, or kettles of hot water, that these characters find (especially during a battle) that they use to change the outcome of the battle. The faces, mannerisms, and dialog make this series a pleasure to read. Many people may complain than there is some repetitive aspects to this series, and I can see it. But since I love the series so much, it never bothered me. I am already craving more and can see myself reading this series again soon!! So so so good!!!!
Here are my favorite characters:
Akane- she is a very strong girl that continually puts Ranma in his place. She is very endearing and likable! This girl can kick ass!! Her only flaws- she can't swim or cook (which of course, leads to some funny scenes)!
Ranma- he is very well trained and hard working. Beside the fact he turns into a girl, he is very quick to use it to his advantage when needed. This gets him into trouble on many occasions, which provides much humor. Ranma's flaw beside his pride, he is terrified of cats!
Genma- he is Ranma's father who has also suffered from a training accident. When hit with cold water, he turns into a panda; when hit with hot water, he turns back into a man. Through much of the series, he remains in panda form eating everything in sight. Since he can't speak, he holds up signs to communicate.
Shampoo- she is in love with Ranma. She turns into a cat when hit with cold water, and since Ranma is afraid of cats, there are some amazing scenes with this! Of course, Akane does not like it when Shampoo shows up because Ranma enjoys the attention from Shampoo's affections.
Kuno- the story opens with Kuno fighting (physically fighting) for Akane's attention and seeks to win her heart. When he meets Ranma in female form, he quickly falls for her. Ranma does use this to his advantage in several instances, but mostly this is humorous!
Ryoga- this boy is always late because he has NO sense of direction. He was one of my favorites from the beginning- so sweet and cute! He loves Akane and wants to tell her how he feels, but is too shy. He turns into a little pig when hit with hot water and Akane does not know that it is Ryoga. The entire series is spent trying to hide this affliction from Akane. She loves the little pig and sleeps with him at night sometimes, not knowing it is Ryoga. Of course, this is not something Ranma approves of, which leads to some very intense battles between Ryoga and Ranma.
Happosai- this little old pervert trained Genma and Akane's father when they were young and is a very skilled fighter. I did not like this character at first, but he quickly became one of my favorites in the series. Everytime we meet him in a new volume, he is running with a stash of newly stolen panties/bras from the women's bath. He is constanly molesting Ranma's female form, which Ranma will use to his advantage (as he usually does). There were some amazing storylines with the battles between Ranma and Happosai.
These are not all of the characters, but the ones that I loved the most. There was some great character development between Ranma and Akane, and their relationship grows slowly through the series. Their love story is endearing and lovely, with so much drama! The main goal of this series is to watch Ranma and Akane's relationship, along with Ranma's attempts to reverse the results of the accident that makes him turn into a girl everytime he touches cold water. It's amazing how many buckets of cold water, or kettles of hot water, that these characters find (especially during a battle) that they use to change the outcome of the battle. The faces, mannerisms, and dialog make this series a pleasure to read. Many people may complain than there is some repetitive aspects to this series, and I can see it. But since I love the series so much, it never bothered me. I am already craving more and can see myself reading this series again soon!! So so so good!!!!
August 31, 2019
On the one hand, I think the final adventure being at Junsenkyo, the cursed spring, is fitting. On the other hand, we just met the Ho'o tribe last volume, so I don't have a lot of emotional investment in Prince Saffron being the big bad of the series. And the artwork in this volume may be the worst of the series. The figure drawing is fine, but the storytelling is awful. I have no idea what's going on on way too many pages.
And then the wedding. I've come to realize that a lack of falling action is a sign of insecurity in a writer, a lack of faith in their characters to hold our interest. Did Rumiko Takahashi and/or her editors really think that readers would rather read 20 issues of fighting bird people, and only one issue wrapping up the relationships of these characters? What comic did they think we were reading this whole time? The wedding story should have been an entire volume unto itself.
And then the wedding. I've come to realize that a lack of falling action is a sign of insecurity in a writer, a lack of faith in their characters to hold our interest. Did Rumiko Takahashi and/or her editors really think that readers would rather read 20 issues of fighting bird people, and only one issue wrapping up the relationships of these characters? What comic did they think we were reading this whole time? The wedding story should have been an entire volume unto itself.
April 25, 2017
4 e ½*
Ranma's over.
What should I do with my life now?
Ranma's over.
What should I do with my life now?
November 13, 2024
This final volume was a wonderful send-off for Ranma and Akane’s story. Really action-packed with a strong, emotional ending. Their romance is so sweet and I’m glad Ranma was able to finally voice his feelings. :)
This series will always hold a special place in my heart. Such a memorable world filled with so many hilarious, charming characters. Definitely one of the funniest mangas I’ve ever read.
The ending of this volume hit me pretty hard and left me tearing up as I said goodbye to all these characters I love so much. Overall, this series has a few aspects that didn’t age great, but I can’t give a manga that means as much to me as this does any lower than a 5 star. :’)
This series will always hold a special place in my heart. Such a memorable world filled with so many hilarious, charming characters. Definitely one of the funniest mangas I’ve ever read.
The ending of this volume hit me pretty hard and left me tearing up as I said goodbye to all these characters I love so much. Overall, this series has a few aspects that didn’t age great, but I can’t give a manga that means as much to me as this does any lower than a 5 star. :’)
August 12, 2011
I have to admit, the ending was a bit of a downer. We don't see our favorite pairing get together at all! Sure they know they love each other, but then they act like it never happened. I knew they probably wouldn't get married since they are young, but at least a kiss for us fans who read through this long series! Not only that, but things finally got interesting she decides to end it. I wish we could have gotten a proper ending instead of an open one, but overall this series made me laugh with it's colorful cast of characters and story lines. I enjoyed it immensely that I don't have the heart to ever dislike it because of the lackluster ending.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 11, 2012
Last volume! Unlike a lot of people, I like that the series didn't end too neatly. It wouldn't be in keeping with the rest of the series if everybody's troubles were over now and everybody lived happily ever after. Some things are certainly resolved, but I prefer an ending where I know the silliness will continue pretty much as is off the page.
December 27, 2024
El final más spoileado de las obras de Rumiko y aún así se me hizo bonito de leer.
Se lo debía a mi yo de preparatoria 🫖💧
Se lo debía a mi yo de preparatoria 🫖💧
August 19, 2024
Rumiko's the best to ever do it!
January 20, 2016
Part 1: The Phoenix and the Dragon: Akane finds a phoenix and a dragon at the heart of Jusendo. Ranma, Ryoga and Mousse move to the attack.
Part 2: The Saffron Egg: Akane tries to help but something attacks her and she disappears. She's turned into a small doll-like being.
Part 3: The Spout of the Dragon: Ranma tries to help Akane. He manages to decapitate both animals but later wakes up in bed. Shampoo has the small Akane.
Part 4: A Last, Sweet Memory: The head of one of the animals has impaled itself on Saffron's egg, causing it to start to hatch too soon. Meanwhile Ranma and Shampoo fight.
Part 5: Saffron Reborn: Saffron is reborn.
Part 6: Ranma Battles Saffron!!: Ranma fights Saffron, but Saffron seems to be reborn any time he is killed.
Part 7: The Power of the Gekkaja: The battle continues and Ranma gets the upper hand. It turns out Saffron is vulnerable to actual physical hits.
Part 8: Akane's Smile: Akane, even in doll form, helps Ranma and he defeats Saffron.
Part 9: The Final Chapter: Akane nearly dies. Ranma tells her he loves her and then she wakes up. Akane and Ranma start to get married but then everything goes wrong and Soun agrees they can wait to actually get married.
Part 2: The Saffron Egg: Akane tries to help but something attacks her and she disappears. She's turned into a small doll-like being.
Part 3: The Spout of the Dragon: Ranma tries to help Akane. He manages to decapitate both animals but later wakes up in bed. Shampoo has the small Akane.
Part 4: A Last, Sweet Memory: The head of one of the animals has impaled itself on Saffron's egg, causing it to start to hatch too soon. Meanwhile Ranma and Shampoo fight.
Part 5: Saffron Reborn: Saffron is reborn.
Part 6: Ranma Battles Saffron!!: Ranma fights Saffron, but Saffron seems to be reborn any time he is killed.
Part 7: The Power of the Gekkaja: The battle continues and Ranma gets the upper hand. It turns out Saffron is vulnerable to actual physical hits.
Part 8: Akane's Smile: Akane, even in doll form, helps Ranma and he defeats Saffron.
Part 9: The Final Chapter: Akane nearly dies. Ranma tells her he loves her and then she wakes up. Akane and Ranma start to get married but then everything goes wrong and Soun agrees they can wait to actually get married.
February 25, 2011
so... I've finished all 36 volumes of the manga; a bit disappointed towards the end as the two lead characters never really did "get together" despite being engaged and all... or maybe I'm just a sucker for mushy romance stuff and that expalains my disappointment. however, I -am- annoyed that the secondary characters didn't get proper endings. :/
January 3, 2019
The last in the series. I wish it had a more definite ending and didn't just "end".
August 2, 2018
(Using the last book as my full series review)
One of my favorite manga series of all time. Simple as that.
One of my favorite manga series of all time. Simple as that.
February 11, 2010
Sigh, the end. Sad that it is over, and as expected, the story will continue.
February 9, 2021
And here’s the final story… my “reviews” have become blow-by-blow accounts with a little bit of commentary, and I apologize for that. I don’t know why it turned into that. But at least this is the last?
This volume continues where the last left off: Ranma and Akane have seen each other (the real versions) and were immediately separated – Ranma is falling into the abyss and Akane has been pulled into the darkness by an unknown entity. Shampoo is still imprinted on Kima and doing her bidding, and Lord Saffron is a dick. It’s not enough to ascend to his throne, he also wants to make Ranma miserable. Ryoga has been devoted to Akari in the past few volumes, but in the last he took a bit of a dive. Also, his use of “Akane-san” is now being translated as “Miss Akane”, which feels so wrong (since they aren’t exact analogs) and doesn’t fit with the rest of the series.
It’s immediately revealed that Akane was pulled into the darkness by a fellow captive: the Jusenkyo guard. He says that Jusendo is the source for the Jusenkyo springs, and they’re now at a crisis point and should be prepared to risk their lives. He leads her to an outcropping above Jusendo, where there’s a giant phoenix statue and a giant dragon statue. A staff is on top of the dragon statue, and if it’s turned (like a faucet) the springs of Jusenkyo will flow again. Kima and Saffron appear below, and Saffron is told to place his staff (the kinjakan) in the top of the phoenix to get the hot water flowing to start the ascension process. The guide says that if hot water is flowing, cold water can’t. Water begins pouring from the spout, along with Ranma, Mousse, and Ryoga. Ranma begins fighting Saffron and his hands get bound in the threaded goo that’s going to be egg-nutrients for Saffron. Saffron shouts that as long as the Jusen’s hot water pours on him, Ranma will never be able to escape his threads. Akane jumps over to the phoenix and turns off the faucet with the kinjakan. But her body evaporates completely, and her clothes fall and land on Ranma’s immobilized arms. He’s in utter shock, and only gets away because Mousse and Ryoga drag him off. The threads that bound his hands have solidified, and he can’t move them at all. The guide takes Akane’s clothes, and Ranma lunges, but falls over and literally lies face-down on the floor, miserably thinking of Akane.
But the guide reveals that Akane still exists; she’s completely shrunken to a doll size because the heat evaporated her. It’s explained that the only way to cure her is with the cold Jusen waters. He immediately devises a plan for Ryoga to use his shishi hokodan ability to blow the neck of the phoenix off and also propel Ranma over to the dragon head. The blast is a little too effective, and while it doesn’t destroy the phoenix, Ranma is sent so forcefully that he ends up pulling out the staff from the dragon, and realizes that it’s a weapon like the kinjakan. He then uses that weapon to slice off the head of the phoenix. Its beak ends up leaning down and cracking the egg Saffron is in.
Ranma wakes up in an ornate bedroom, and he doesn’t have Akane with him, and has a ball chained to his legs. Shampoo comes in, holding Akane. She has a bottle of Jusen water, and tells Ranma she’ll poor it over Akane if he willingly becomes her slave (via egg). Ranma fights her, and the Jusen water is spilled all over him. Shampoo decides she’ll has to kill Ranma, but wants to make on sweet memory with him first (and changes him back to a guy). Ranma knows that she has extra eggs hiding on her, so he suggests they get naked. Mousse bursts through the wall and tries to save Shampoo (she doesn’t appreciate it), and he attacks Ranma with the staff, breaking the hardened threads around Ranma’s hands. Shampoo (who has already made Genma her slave) starts throwing eggs left and right, and Ranma uses her bra to sling one back at her. He then goes to the giant egg and says that they can put her under his control – but Mousse stops him, and Ryoga thinks it’s to put Shampoo under his own control – but that thought hadn’t occurred to Mousse. Now he ponders it.
Elsewhere, Saffron hatches too early, which worries Kima. Back in Shampoo’s room, Genma comes out and begins fighting everyone, while Mousse still thinks about his perfect life with Shampoo’s love, but when she hatches, he instead holds up a mirror to her face, so she will be her own master. He’s excited to think he may be rewarded for this, but Shampoo throws herself at Ranma instead. Earthquakes continue as Saffron hatches, and the room collapses – they all fall into the main Jusendo chamber. Saffon says he wants to teach this whelp a lesson, but Ranma says he only cares about restoring Akane’s life. So they begin to fight – but not after Ranma notices that Akane’s eyes are beginning to close. The clock is ticking!
Because Saffron didn’t gestate for the full three days, his powers aren’t complete, and he’s compared to a flame thrower without a safety valve. Ranma’s goal is to ram the Gekkaja (the second staff) into the dragon to turn on the cold faucet. He advances on Saffron, removing his wings, but they regenerate and Ranma’s at a loss. Saffron lets out another fire blast, and Akane jumps free from Ranma’s hand and throws herself into the blast to absorb it. Her eyes are almost closed by this effort. Meanwhile, Shampoo is fighting Kima and Kima’s two minions are arguing over who should touch the kinjakan to turn the hot water back on for Saffron. Ranma realizes that the gekkaja creates ice, so he uses it to make the hiryu shoten ha spiral against Saffron’s heat, so he can propel himself upward. And in closing the distance, he learns that Saffron is weak against physical attacks.
They continue to fight and they’re affecting the mountain around them. Saffron prepares a giant fireball, and Ranma uses the gekkaja to freeze himself. He knows his only shot is to do one giant freezing blast at Saffron, but he can’t see him through the fiery ki. Akane throws herself down, cutting through the heat with her icy body, and gives Ranma a clear shot. Ranma knocks out Saffron and rushes down to catch Akane, who’s smiling at him after her sacrifices. (T_T) But then her eyes close, and Ranma realizes that they don’t even have time to continue falling toward the water below.
Thus begins the final chapter. For some reason it’s titled “The Final Chapter” even though the original Japanese has “Ranma and Akane” as the title. Grrr.
Anyway, Ranma artfully throws the Gekkaja into place on the dragon head and Ryoga goes to turn on the faucet – but Ranma knows there isn’t enough time; he needs to bring the water to them. So he throws a fist blast of cold air through all of the post-Saffron steam and completely DESTROYS the dragon. Water shoots straight up into Ranma and Akane, and her body returns to its normal size. Ranma is thrilled – until he sees that Akane’s eyes still haven’t opened. She’s not breathing. “He was too late,” Mousse says sadly as he and Shampoo watch. Ryoga sobs in the background.
Ranma turns back into a guy and puts his shirt on (otherwise naked) Akane, while sitting at the edge of the water. She’s draped across his lap, and he tells her that she’s stupid for giving up her life for his. Then he punches himself for insulting her. Instead he thanks her, and apologizes, and is sad that he never told her how he really felt. He asks if she can hear him, because he wants to tell her something, and his tears fall on her face. He shouts her name, clutching her close, and the words “I love you” appear more as thought than dialogue. Akane reaches up and touches him, and they share a massively adorable hug, clinging to each other. She says she’s sorry she couldn’t make her body respond, but she heard everything. (“Eep?” says Ranma, and then starts freaking out because he doesn’t know what he said. It’s revealed then that Saffron is in teeny egg again, and he hatches as a baby because he used up all his energy against Ranma. The bird people go home to Ho’o peak, because they have nothing left to fight for, and Ryoga shouts for them to raise Saffron as a nicer person this time. The group wonders if they’re going to have to through this when Saffron is old enough again, but now water is flowing at Ho’o peak because the battle between Ranma and Saffron affected the caves’ subterranean water channel.
Jusenkyo, however, is flooded. Ranma says he doesn’t mind – halfway through it all he realized that it didn’t matter – he just wanted the water for Akane. Shampoo frees Genma from his slave frame of mind, instructing “panda do what it want.”
Back at home in Tokyo, Ranma is knocked unconscious and wakes up wearing a white tuxedo. He’s told that Akane has agreed to the wedding, so he rushes to her room to yell at her and stops short when he sees her in a wedding gown. She asks if she’d look better in a kimono, and he tells her that she’d look good either way. Then we pause to see other people receiving their wedding invitations: Ryoga decides not to go. Ukyo is sadly making special okinomiyaki, saying that she knew this day would come eventually. Mousse tells Shampoo that he knows it won’t be any time soon, but he’ll still be there when she’s done loving Ranma. Shampoo says she knows, and asks him to help her make meat buns to celebrate the wedding.
Ranma asks Akane why she agreed to the wedding, and she tells him it’s because she heard him say that he loves her. He says he didn’t say it, and she yells that he might as well have said it. But then she says “besides, if you don’t, you’ll regret it” – and we learn that now the springs have cleared up, Soun bought a cask of nannichuan to give to Ranma as a wedding present. This leads to everyone fighting over the nannichuan, including Ryoga, who accidentally showed up at the wedding, But Happosai drinks it. Meanwhile, Kodachi, Shampoo, and Ukyo end up fighting – throwing meatbuns and exploding okinomiyaki at Ranma (though it was meant for Akane), and Kuno is affronted that they would hold Akane Tendo’s wedding without his input. Until he sees Ranma as a girl, and suggests a double wedding. It’s utter chaos, Ranma ½ style.
The next day, Ranma and Akane are at breakfast and Soun is telling them that they should probably hold off on a wedding until they get their affairs in order. “You realize this is entirely—“ “your fault”, the two bicker. And then we’re given one last shot of Ranma and Akane racing each other to school.
I know a lot of fans hated the ending – Ranma wasn’t cured, he didn’t end up with Akane concretely, the other suitors are still in the picture, this arc felt more dramatic than the rest, etc.. etc. I think it’s just about perfect, because you can’t move them further emotionally without changing the story in a lot of ways. I think Rumiko Takahashi’s emotionally leveling them up after the Musk Dynasty and Ryugenzawa arcs was perfect, and she led us to this I love you with little things like the Milky Way festival and Valentine’s Day so Akane and Ranma are pretty much already solidly a couple by the time their parents attempt the first wedding. They’re just… not ready for this. (and they’re still 16, so that’s FINE.) I would’ve loved for Takahashi to give us a little post-script. Did Mousse ever get through to Shampoo? Did someone lock Happosai away for another twenty years like they should? How much money does Nabiki gain off of all this misery? Do Akari and Ryoga live a life of pig farming? (Does Akane figure out/learn that he’s P-chan?!) So may what-ifs to explore, but I still very much like the open-ended finale.
And I’ve also enjoyed my trip down memory lane to 1998 or so, when this manga was my life. :) It's still problematic in a lot of ways, and I think a remake would be fun - but I can also roll my eyes and say "that's gross" while enjoying other aspects.
This volume continues where the last left off: Ranma and Akane have seen each other (the real versions) and were immediately separated – Ranma is falling into the abyss and Akane has been pulled into the darkness by an unknown entity. Shampoo is still imprinted on Kima and doing her bidding, and Lord Saffron is a dick. It’s not enough to ascend to his throne, he also wants to make Ranma miserable. Ryoga has been devoted to Akari in the past few volumes, but in the last he took a bit of a dive. Also, his use of “Akane-san” is now being translated as “Miss Akane”, which feels so wrong (since they aren’t exact analogs) and doesn’t fit with the rest of the series.
It’s immediately revealed that Akane was pulled into the darkness by a fellow captive: the Jusenkyo guard. He says that Jusendo is the source for the Jusenkyo springs, and they’re now at a crisis point and should be prepared to risk their lives. He leads her to an outcropping above Jusendo, where there’s a giant phoenix statue and a giant dragon statue. A staff is on top of the dragon statue, and if it’s turned (like a faucet) the springs of Jusenkyo will flow again. Kima and Saffron appear below, and Saffron is told to place his staff (the kinjakan) in the top of the phoenix to get the hot water flowing to start the ascension process. The guide says that if hot water is flowing, cold water can’t. Water begins pouring from the spout, along with Ranma, Mousse, and Ryoga. Ranma begins fighting Saffron and his hands get bound in the threaded goo that’s going to be egg-nutrients for Saffron. Saffron shouts that as long as the Jusen’s hot water pours on him, Ranma will never be able to escape his threads. Akane jumps over to the phoenix and turns off the faucet with the kinjakan. But her body evaporates completely, and her clothes fall and land on Ranma’s immobilized arms. He’s in utter shock, and only gets away because Mousse and Ryoga drag him off. The threads that bound his hands have solidified, and he can’t move them at all. The guide takes Akane’s clothes, and Ranma lunges, but falls over and literally lies face-down on the floor, miserably thinking of Akane.
But the guide reveals that Akane still exists; she’s completely shrunken to a doll size because the heat evaporated her. It’s explained that the only way to cure her is with the cold Jusen waters. He immediately devises a plan for Ryoga to use his shishi hokodan ability to blow the neck of the phoenix off and also propel Ranma over to the dragon head. The blast is a little too effective, and while it doesn’t destroy the phoenix, Ranma is sent so forcefully that he ends up pulling out the staff from the dragon, and realizes that it’s a weapon like the kinjakan. He then uses that weapon to slice off the head of the phoenix. Its beak ends up leaning down and cracking the egg Saffron is in.
Ranma wakes up in an ornate bedroom, and he doesn’t have Akane with him, and has a ball chained to his legs. Shampoo comes in, holding Akane. She has a bottle of Jusen water, and tells Ranma she’ll poor it over Akane if he willingly becomes her slave (via egg). Ranma fights her, and the Jusen water is spilled all over him. Shampoo decides she’ll has to kill Ranma, but wants to make on sweet memory with him first (and changes him back to a guy). Ranma knows that she has extra eggs hiding on her, so he suggests they get naked. Mousse bursts through the wall and tries to save Shampoo (she doesn’t appreciate it), and he attacks Ranma with the staff, breaking the hardened threads around Ranma’s hands. Shampoo (who has already made Genma her slave) starts throwing eggs left and right, and Ranma uses her bra to sling one back at her. He then goes to the giant egg and says that they can put her under his control – but Mousse stops him, and Ryoga thinks it’s to put Shampoo under his own control – but that thought hadn’t occurred to Mousse. Now he ponders it.
Elsewhere, Saffron hatches too early, which worries Kima. Back in Shampoo’s room, Genma comes out and begins fighting everyone, while Mousse still thinks about his perfect life with Shampoo’s love, but when she hatches, he instead holds up a mirror to her face, so she will be her own master. He’s excited to think he may be rewarded for this, but Shampoo throws herself at Ranma instead. Earthquakes continue as Saffron hatches, and the room collapses – they all fall into the main Jusendo chamber. Saffon says he wants to teach this whelp a lesson, but Ranma says he only cares about restoring Akane’s life. So they begin to fight – but not after Ranma notices that Akane’s eyes are beginning to close. The clock is ticking!
Because Saffron didn’t gestate for the full three days, his powers aren’t complete, and he’s compared to a flame thrower without a safety valve. Ranma’s goal is to ram the Gekkaja (the second staff) into the dragon to turn on the cold faucet. He advances on Saffron, removing his wings, but they regenerate and Ranma’s at a loss. Saffron lets out another fire blast, and Akane jumps free from Ranma’s hand and throws herself into the blast to absorb it. Her eyes are almost closed by this effort. Meanwhile, Shampoo is fighting Kima and Kima’s two minions are arguing over who should touch the kinjakan to turn the hot water back on for Saffron. Ranma realizes that the gekkaja creates ice, so he uses it to make the hiryu shoten ha spiral against Saffron’s heat, so he can propel himself upward. And in closing the distance, he learns that Saffron is weak against physical attacks.
They continue to fight and they’re affecting the mountain around them. Saffron prepares a giant fireball, and Ranma uses the gekkaja to freeze himself. He knows his only shot is to do one giant freezing blast at Saffron, but he can’t see him through the fiery ki. Akane throws herself down, cutting through the heat with her icy body, and gives Ranma a clear shot. Ranma knocks out Saffron and rushes down to catch Akane, who’s smiling at him after her sacrifices. (T_T) But then her eyes close, and Ranma realizes that they don’t even have time to continue falling toward the water below.
Thus begins the final chapter. For some reason it’s titled “The Final Chapter” even though the original Japanese has “Ranma and Akane” as the title. Grrr.
Anyway, Ranma artfully throws the Gekkaja into place on the dragon head and Ryoga goes to turn on the faucet – but Ranma knows there isn’t enough time; he needs to bring the water to them. So he throws a fist blast of cold air through all of the post-Saffron steam and completely DESTROYS the dragon. Water shoots straight up into Ranma and Akane, and her body returns to its normal size. Ranma is thrilled – until he sees that Akane’s eyes still haven’t opened. She’s not breathing. “He was too late,” Mousse says sadly as he and Shampoo watch. Ryoga sobs in the background.
Ranma turns back into a guy and puts his shirt on (otherwise naked) Akane, while sitting at the edge of the water. She’s draped across his lap, and he tells her that she’s stupid for giving up her life for his. Then he punches himself for insulting her. Instead he thanks her, and apologizes, and is sad that he never told her how he really felt. He asks if she can hear him, because he wants to tell her something, and his tears fall on her face. He shouts her name, clutching her close, and the words “I love you” appear more as thought than dialogue. Akane reaches up and touches him, and they share a massively adorable hug, clinging to each other. She says she’s sorry she couldn’t make her body respond, but she heard everything. (“Eep?” says Ranma, and then starts freaking out because he doesn’t know what he said. It’s revealed then that Saffron is in teeny egg again, and he hatches as a baby because he used up all his energy against Ranma. The bird people go home to Ho’o peak, because they have nothing left to fight for, and Ryoga shouts for them to raise Saffron as a nicer person this time. The group wonders if they’re going to have to through this when Saffron is old enough again, but now water is flowing at Ho’o peak because the battle between Ranma and Saffron affected the caves’ subterranean water channel.
Jusenkyo, however, is flooded. Ranma says he doesn’t mind – halfway through it all he realized that it didn’t matter – he just wanted the water for Akane. Shampoo frees Genma from his slave frame of mind, instructing “panda do what it want.”
Back at home in Tokyo, Ranma is knocked unconscious and wakes up wearing a white tuxedo. He’s told that Akane has agreed to the wedding, so he rushes to her room to yell at her and stops short when he sees her in a wedding gown. She asks if she’d look better in a kimono, and he tells her that she’d look good either way. Then we pause to see other people receiving their wedding invitations: Ryoga decides not to go. Ukyo is sadly making special okinomiyaki, saying that she knew this day would come eventually. Mousse tells Shampoo that he knows it won’t be any time soon, but he’ll still be there when she’s done loving Ranma. Shampoo says she knows, and asks him to help her make meat buns to celebrate the wedding.
Ranma asks Akane why she agreed to the wedding, and she tells him it’s because she heard him say that he loves her. He says he didn’t say it, and she yells that he might as well have said it. But then she says “besides, if you don’t, you’ll regret it” – and we learn that now the springs have cleared up, Soun bought a cask of nannichuan to give to Ranma as a wedding present. This leads to everyone fighting over the nannichuan, including Ryoga, who accidentally showed up at the wedding, But Happosai drinks it. Meanwhile, Kodachi, Shampoo, and Ukyo end up fighting – throwing meatbuns and exploding okinomiyaki at Ranma (though it was meant for Akane), and Kuno is affronted that they would hold Akane Tendo’s wedding without his input. Until he sees Ranma as a girl, and suggests a double wedding. It’s utter chaos, Ranma ½ style.
The next day, Ranma and Akane are at breakfast and Soun is telling them that they should probably hold off on a wedding until they get their affairs in order. “You realize this is entirely—“ “your fault”, the two bicker. And then we’re given one last shot of Ranma and Akane racing each other to school.
I know a lot of fans hated the ending – Ranma wasn’t cured, he didn’t end up with Akane concretely, the other suitors are still in the picture, this arc felt more dramatic than the rest, etc.. etc. I think it’s just about perfect, because you can’t move them further emotionally without changing the story in a lot of ways. I think Rumiko Takahashi’s emotionally leveling them up after the Musk Dynasty and Ryugenzawa arcs was perfect, and she led us to this I love you with little things like the Milky Way festival and Valentine’s Day so Akane and Ranma are pretty much already solidly a couple by the time their parents attempt the first wedding. They’re just… not ready for this. (and they’re still 16, so that’s FINE.) I would’ve loved for Takahashi to give us a little post-script. Did Mousse ever get through to Shampoo? Did someone lock Happosai away for another twenty years like they should? How much money does Nabiki gain off of all this misery? Do Akari and Ryoga live a life of pig farming? (Does Akane figure out/learn that he’s P-chan?!) So may what-ifs to explore, but I still very much like the open-ended finale.
And I’ve also enjoyed my trip down memory lane to 1998 or so, when this manga was my life. :) It's still problematic in a lot of ways, and I think a remake would be fun - but I can also roll my eyes and say "that's gross" while enjoying other aspects.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 3, 2024
Je pense que Ranma 1/2 marche bien parce que c'est une serie qui joue beaucoup avec ses propres contradictions et jeux d'opposition. Homme et femme, absurde et poignant, attendus et réalité, magie et non magie, ce qui montre bien les enjeux d'une époque à la fois sur la question de genre que sur la question plus large des relations entre individus. Quoi que l'on puisse dire sur ça, les personnages principaux (c'est à dire surtout Akane et Ranma) de Rumiko sont bien développés dans le sens où ils ont une profondeur qui rend leurs interactions intéressantes et aussi attachantes.
Aussi cette série est très nostalgique pour moi ce qui influence évidemment mon jugement et mon avis. Tout ce que je peux dire c'est que enfant, l'idée de changer de corps au contact d'une température d'eau était pour moi révolutionnaire en elle-sême sans pour autant que je paye plus attention aux autres parties de l'intrigue.
Dans un sens ces personnages et ces situations remettent en question l'ordre hétéronormé de la société japonaise à travers les réflexions qu'ils apportent sur les rôles de genres et la place de la famille nucléaire de nos jours mais c'est sans pour autant aller jusqu'au bout selon moi (rien est à prendre au sérieux tout de même = convenus du genre).
Parce que comme la plupart des comédies la résolution prend des aires de non pas vraiment conservatisme mais d'une cohésion sociale attendue, un retour à la normale quoi que veuille dire normale. (Aussi ça a un peu mal vieillit)
Bref j'aimerais bien y revenir plus tard et décortiquer tous les pronoms dans la vo.
PS il y a beaucoup de chose à dire sur Ranma en temps que proto-femme trans, ce qui reste une vision encore assez moderne du personnage, mais une vision qui est tout de même présente dans l'acceptation de son propre côté féminin et des possibilités que lui offre sa malédiction.
Aussi cette série est très nostalgique pour moi ce qui influence évidemment mon jugement et mon avis. Tout ce que je peux dire c'est que enfant, l'idée de changer de corps au contact d'une température d'eau était pour moi révolutionnaire en elle-sême sans pour autant que je paye plus attention aux autres parties de l'intrigue.
Dans un sens ces personnages et ces situations remettent en question l'ordre hétéronormé de la société japonaise à travers les réflexions qu'ils apportent sur les rôles de genres et la place de la famille nucléaire de nos jours mais c'est sans pour autant aller jusqu'au bout selon moi (rien est à prendre au sérieux tout de même = convenus du genre).
Parce que comme la plupart des comédies la résolution prend des aires de non pas vraiment conservatisme mais d'une cohésion sociale attendue, un retour à la normale quoi que veuille dire normale. (Aussi ça a un peu mal vieillit)
Bref j'aimerais bien y revenir plus tard et décortiquer tous les pronoms dans la vo.
PS il y a beaucoup de chose à dire sur Ranma en temps que proto-femme trans, ce qui reste une vision encore assez moderne du personnage, mais une vision qui est tout de même présente dans l'acceptation de son propre côté féminin et des possibilités que lui offre sa malédiction.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 28, 2024
Three reviews Volume 36, 37, and 38
Volume 36 - 5 stars
Cute! I had a lot of giggles! If only the engagement ring was real! I felt sad when Ranma was leaving with his mom. Akane and Ranma bickering and bantering is too cute. ♡♡♡
Volume 37 - 3.5 stars
A lot of action in this volume. This is Ranma's chance and the others to go back being normal. The villain doesn't interest me. It still look weak to be despite the wings. Akane is in trouble!
Volume 38 - 3.5
The last of the series. Ranma saves Akane and confessed that he loves Akane. It feels it lacks something. The Gushing Factor was immediately cut off! Then more denial and bickering until the day of their wedding that is postponed. So many people still interrupt Ranma and Akane.
Ranma was too focused to save Akane, he forgot how to make himself turn to normal. And thus, we see both of them ran off.
It ended just like that. Whyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!
Or maybe they are still too young to get married seeing that they are in High School?
Volume 36 - 5 stars
Cute! I had a lot of giggles! If only the engagement ring was real! I felt sad when Ranma was leaving with his mom. Akane and Ranma bickering and bantering is too cute. ♡♡♡
Volume 37 - 3.5 stars
A lot of action in this volume. This is Ranma's chance and the others to go back being normal. The villain doesn't interest me. It still look weak to be despite the wings. Akane is in trouble!
Volume 38 - 3.5
The last of the series. Ranma saves Akane and confessed that he loves Akane. It feels it lacks something. The Gushing Factor was immediately cut off! Then more denial and bickering until the day of their wedding that is postponed. So many people still interrupt Ranma and Akane.
Ranma was too focused to save Akane, he forgot how to make himself turn to normal. And thus, we see both of them ran off.
It ended just like that. Whyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!
Or maybe they are still too young to get married seeing that they are in High School?
October 29, 2022
And the series ends. Spoilers: Ranma and Akane do not get married. There is a wedding, but it precedes like everything else in the series -- with fighting and interruptions and no actual marriage. But the series ends with the two of them knowing that they love each other and they are both still in high school, so there isn't actually a rush for them to marry. Also, no one is cured of their shape shifting.
This volume continues where the last one left off, with the epic battles over the hot springs. Akane is injured and Ranma spends most of the volume trying to save her life, proving his love for her to himself and to her and to those around.
I really enjoyed reading through this series. It's crazy and kooky and made me laugh out loud.
This volume continues where the last one left off, with the epic battles over the hot springs. Akane is injured and Ranma spends most of the volume trying to save her life, proving his love for her to himself and to her and to those around.
I really enjoyed reading through this series. It's crazy and kooky and made me laugh out loud.
January 13, 2024
So, as I mentioned with Vol. 35, I like a lot of things about Ranma 1/2 and there are things that drive me crazy. Perhaps I should've set myself up for disappointment with this concluding volume because boy oh boy was I furious at the end. I think I would've preferred Takahashi to end a previous volume with an afterword saying in effect "I'm not interested in resolving Ranma and the other cursed characters ever getting rid of the curse or Ranma and Akane getting over themselves and just being a normal couple. Sorry." Instead, we're teased for several years with all of the characters screwing everything up at the very end instead of being charitable with the whatever-thingamajig that will uncurse everyone. Akane and Ranma are still selfish, immature jerks at the end. Whoooopeee!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 14, 2022
Well, here we are. 6 months and 36 volumes later, I have finally read the entirety of the Ranma 1/2 series, and what a fun, charming, and titillating time it was ~ Volumes 35 & 36 both compose of the Ho'O Peak/Prince Saffron arc as our climax, and what an arc, battle, and villain it was. Part of me was a little concerned going in the final Volume, I've heard that the ending is controversial and unfulfilling but honestly, I couldn't think of a more perfect ending - okay, maybe an actual wedding and some additional closure with some characters. But at the end of the day, this is Ranma and Akane's story, and that's just what we got. Good, good, shit.
March 5, 2023
What an amazing end to this arc.
We really see Ranma being pushed to his absolute limit. All of his allies are concerned busy with the henchmen, and we don’t see much of that sadly.
I’m very much impressed with Ranma's creativity and and tactical genius.
For an action comedy comic, this last part really focuses on the action side of things.
Although the resolution to the arc goes very hard. The overall end to the comic is not much of my liking.
I really hate open ended resolutions, and this one in particular is quite a let down. Specially because it’s a resolution I’ve been waiting to see.
Overall a good comic with great characters.
We really see Ranma being pushed to his absolute limit. All of his allies are concerned busy with the henchmen, and we don’t see much of that sadly.
I’m very much impressed with Ranma's creativity and and tactical genius.
For an action comedy comic, this last part really focuses on the action side of things.
Although the resolution to the arc goes very hard. The overall end to the comic is not much of my liking.
I really hate open ended resolutions, and this one in particular is quite a let down. Specially because it’s a resolution I’ve been waiting to see.
Overall a good comic with great characters.
June 10, 2024
4.99☆
I thought it would have ended differently but I think this is for the best. You have to read the whole story. It is all adventure, humor, more than a love triangle, and will be a manga series that, in the future, will make you want to revisit the whole affair all over again. Like any older manga series.
I can't wait to finish InuYasha from Rumiko Takahashi, but at the same time, I don't want to finish. Just like Ranma 1/2.
I thought it would have ended differently but I think this is for the best. You have to read the whole story. It is all adventure, humor, more than a love triangle, and will be a manga series that, in the future, will make you want to revisit the whole affair all over again. Like any older manga series.
I can't wait to finish InuYasha from Rumiko Takahashi, but at the same time, I don't want to finish. Just like Ranma 1/2.
April 2, 2025
Fui buscando um mangá divertido pra me divertir nas horas vagas, e encontrei um dos meus romcoms favoritos de todos os tempos. Fiquei completamente envolvida na trama de ranma 1/2 com os personagens carismáticos e sinérgicos, além das aventuras divertidas. Para além disso, senti falta de uma conclusão de fato e um desenvolvimento do romance - às vezes, o óbvio precisa ser dito, e senti falta disso no mangá
November 27, 2023
Ærligt, jeg sprang 20 bind over og hoppede direkte til de to sidste bind i serien fordi jeg blev træt af at der ikke er nogen sammenhæng mellem alle bindene. Hvorfor lave så mange (38 på dansk) bind og så ikke have en ordentlig gennemgående historie eller bare lidt karakterudvikling undervejs.
Ranma er ikke fulgt med tiden, og selvom den var, er det sidste bind her temmelig skuffende.
Ranma er ikke fulgt med tiden, og selvom den var, er det sidste bind her temmelig skuffende.
November 8, 2024
Terminé 😭😭 ¿y ahora como lleno este vacío, esta ausencia?
Amo a Ranma y Akane
Ver a Ukyo y Shampoo resignadas al llegarle la invitación (aunque no fuese real) me dio mucho sentimiento; y como Mousse quiere a Shampoo, ojalá avancen si Shampoo le corresponde.
Su boda fallidaaa nooooOoo, la portada bellísima, espero que con el remake, Rumiko saque viñetas oficiales de ellos en el futuro
Amo a Ranma y Akane
Ver a Ukyo y Shampoo resignadas al llegarle la invitación (aunque no fuese real) me dio mucho sentimiento; y como Mousse quiere a Shampoo, ojalá avancen si Shampoo le corresponde.
Su boda fallidaaa nooooOoo, la portada bellísima, espero que con el remake, Rumiko saque viñetas oficiales de ellos en el futuro
November 19, 2018
I’ve been reading, rereading and watching Ranma 1/2, since I was 12. They have a special place in my heart, and they are totally worth the read. Funny, lighthearted and odd, everything I love in my manga/anime
October 21, 2019
I can’t believe it’s over... just like that. This story will forever have a place in my heart, I grew up with it and I’ve never gotten over it, I don’t think I ever will. It’s so wholesome and fun and it makes me so happy. I just wish there was more. I will love it forever 💓💓
January 1, 2025
Todo a último momento actualicé pero este año me leí por 4ta vez Ranma 1/2 y lo disfruté al igual que cuando vi el anime por primera vez hace unos años. Yo solo vengo a plagar mi amor por Ryoga porque ese hombre es mi espíritu animal.
April 6, 2025
I love it!!! I am really sad that I finished it so quickly.
I loved Ranma's adventures with his friends. My only problem was that him and Akane does not have much romance's scenes until the last 50 chapters.
I really missed Dr Tofu and Kazumi's love story.
I loved Ranma's adventures with his friends. My only problem was that him and Akane does not have much romance's scenes until the last 50 chapters.
I really missed Dr Tofu and Kazumi's love story.
December 7, 2019
4,5 stars
December 12, 2019
I’m free! Finally, I finished this series, and I can take my life back now.
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