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Ranma ½ #6
Ranma 1/2 Vol.6
Whenever male martial artist Ranma gets splashed with cold water he becomes a buxom young girl! Now, Ranma's arch-rival Ryoga has discovered how to reverse the transformation. But before Ranma can learn the secret, his strength is sapped by evil "sensei" Happosai. Is he doomed to spend his life being beaten up by infants and little old ladies?
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First published January 1, 1989
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,582 books2,138 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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August 17, 2024
ranma im girl form wearing a bathing suit that says “boy” - same
November 30, 2019
Aunque sigue siendo divertido, ha bajado un poco el nivel.
October 29, 2021
The old short pervert master trope in manga is always off-putting for me but since I've decided to start reading Takahashi's works I'll continue this series hoping this character is killled off in some way in the next 30 volumes.
August 21, 2008
Great fun, as usual; plenty of humor and action! I love the artwork, too.
December 29, 2019
Toda una aventura
July 22, 2014
I can't decide if I am going to continue with this series or not. It seems just ridiculous all the plot lines. Also, I am getting really sick of the sexist way that all the females are treated and sexual assaulted in such nonchalant way.
January 18, 2018
Out of the series so far, this one is my least favourite. While still enjoyable, the formula of "battle for the girl/boy" is getting tedious. I will keep reading. They're great language aids and humorous regardless.
September 28, 2016
This kid is something else. I like reading this manga series it has a great blend of characters, plots, skills, battles, and well thought out. A must read.
October 17, 2021
Este libro por desgracia no es de mi club de monitos chinos, pero como saben es una de las historias que más me gustan y que más me encantan y que cuando quiero animarme recurro a ella por qué siempre me saca una sonrisa y hasta me río de cada cosa que sucede y ya me había tardado en leerlo.
Ya saben que estamos con las aventuras de Ranma Saotome y todo esté conjunto de personajes, pero desde hace algún tiempo llego un personaje que le está haciendo la vida imposible que es la abuelita de Shampoo, pero ahora las cosas se complican por qué la abuelita quiere utilizar a Rioga para vengarse y por otro lado llega un chico y una rara ceremonia del te.
Cómo siempre les digo me divertí mucho al leerlo, no paraba de reír y me lo termine en menos de lo que me di cuenta, no se por que me tardo en leerlos si me gustan tanto.
Aunque me quedé con una duda, creo que el manga y el anime han de ser muy diferentes ya que es muy diferente o he notado diferencias y ahora que lo leo me digo ¿Esto pasará en el anime?
Pero solo puedo decir que ya sea en anime o manga no se pierdan de leer esta historia de un chico que por cosas tiene una maldición y si se baña con agua fría se convierte en hombre, los va a hacer reír y la van a disfrutar mucho, se las recomiendo.
Entrada en: http://calderoliterario7.blogspot.mx
Ya saben que estamos con las aventuras de Ranma Saotome y todo esté conjunto de personajes, pero desde hace algún tiempo llego un personaje que le está haciendo la vida imposible que es la abuelita de Shampoo, pero ahora las cosas se complican por qué la abuelita quiere utilizar a Rioga para vengarse y por otro lado llega un chico y una rara ceremonia del te.
Cómo siempre les digo me divertí mucho al leerlo, no paraba de reír y me lo termine en menos de lo que me di cuenta, no se por que me tardo en leerlos si me gustan tanto.
Aunque me quedé con una duda, creo que el manga y el anime han de ser muy diferentes ya que es muy diferente o he notado diferencias y ahora que lo leo me digo ¿Esto pasará en el anime?
Pero solo puedo decir que ya sea en anime o manga no se pierdan de leer esta historia de un chico que por cosas tiene una maldición y si se baña con agua fría se convierte en hombre, los va a hacer reír y la van a disfrutar mucho, se las recomiendo.
Entrada en: http://calderoliterario7.blogspot.mx
November 17, 2023
Lots of weird things in this one. We got an end to Ranma not being able to stand hot water... through watermelon race and water fight at the beach? Then there's the whole training camp with Ranma, Panda Dad and Akane on one team, and great grandma and Ryoga on the other team. Lastly there's the guy that kidnaps Ranma, so he can fight in a tea ceremoni fight against a monkey. What even is this? It's funny, but what is going on? Takahashi's brain must be an interesting place.
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August 10, 2020DNF (Did Not Finish) @12%
Although this series is hilarious in so many ways, it's been a while since I've read it. I picked up this 6th volume and tried to read it, only to find that I was struggling with the gender representation and the fetishization of Chinese culture. I think it just hasn't aged all that well for me, so I'm stopping the series here.
Although this series is hilarious in so many ways, it's been a while since I've read it. I picked up this 6th volume and tried to read it, only to find that I was struggling with the gender representation and the fetishization of Chinese culture. I think it just hasn't aged all that well for me, so I'm stopping the series here.
May 14, 2025
Generally don't like the trope of the "dirty old man martial arts master whose harassment is played for laughs" but the series does depict him as The Literal Worst so it's at least not trying to excuse the behavior.
Series remains as silly and fun as ever, otherwise.
Series remains as silly and fun as ever, otherwise.
July 12, 2018
With this volume we get the new character Happosai, the series' token pervy old man. Shampoo and Ranma go on a date. That's about it. Feels like filler.
December 7, 2019
4,5 stars
December 9, 2019
I like reading a series that I know will make me smile and laugh with every volume. Ranma never disappoints. That's all that needs to be said probably for every volume.
February 25, 2020
The back and forth is getting tedious and old.
July 10, 2020
Muy entretenido en especial el combate de té.
March 4, 2022
Me gusta descubrir las diferencias qué hay entre leer el manga y la versión animada juju
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December 28, 2022Hipposai is such a gross character, but I guess it's not surprising we have someone being The Worst pervert when the entire series so far has been about being a bit of a perv.
February 24, 2023
Pasaron muchas cosas que nose que resaltar principalmente, la pelea entre ryoga y ranma, la abuela de shampoo y el cap random del mono 🐒
July 30, 2023
Necesito más dosis de amor, Takahashi 😤
December 13, 2023
Ranma is so cute in a kimono.
January 7, 2025
This volume was so fun! Akane jumping into the ocean to save Ranma while just not being able to swim was such a boss move! What an icon
And I love that she can’t cook! What a character <3
And I love that she can’t cook! What a character <3
July 17, 2025
o melhor de todos, não tem como ranma 1/2 é muito bom!
October 9, 2025
Really fun like the others♡
December 30, 2023
Kind of just like everyone else, I’m not the biggest fan of Happosai (although he does end up growing on me a teeny tiny little bit way later on) and I’m over the “let’s fight to see who wins the girl/boy” thing that’s going on. If this is your first time reading this series - just know it gets better!
January 21, 2021
This volume is one I don’t care for much overall, and it’s because of the introduction of one of the most problematic characters in the whole series: Master Happosai. He’s a lecherous old geezer who happens to be the master of Anything Goes martial arts. Akane’s and Ranma’s fathers trained under him, and shut him away for a while - but he’s loose now and looking for Akane. Because he really likes young women and their underclothes.
He and Ranma fight quite a bit in this volume; first Happosai wants Ranma to put on a lacy bra when he loses. Then Happosai decided to disguise himself as P-Chan to get into Akane’s bed. Finally Ranma has Akane sew a special patch on Happosai’s gi that will chase women away. This makes Happosai lose his chi. The fathers prepare to send him to the North Pole, but Ranma doesn’t think it’s fair to gang up on someone that weak, so he rescues the old geezer - only to get wet, turn female, and bring back all of Happosai’s energy. e_e
The final story, though, is a very classic Ranma tale. A dojo-destroyer comes to challenge the Tendo dojo. Akane and Ranma are told by their parents that they need to work together to defeat him. However, Shampoo has a packet of instant nannichuan, to turn Ranma back into a full-time guy - but she won’t give it to him unless he agrees to a date, on the day the dojo destroyer is to fight. Akane says she’ll handle it alone, and Ranma agrees to the date. But the whole time he’s worried about Akane, and tries to get through the date as quickly as possible. Shampoo is onto him, and goes back to the dojo with him, saying he’ll only get the powder when he kisses her again. This leads to a bit of fighting between Ranma and Akane (“did she kiss you, or did you kiss her?”), and the dojo destroyer gets into it, revealing that Ranma pretended that the nannichuan was destroyed in order to make Akane grovel, so Ranma boots him out with a massive kick. He gets the instant nannichuan, but it’s good for only one use. At the end, Ranma and Genma chill in the pond in their make forms, until it rains and they’re back to girl and panda again.
This volume has some good things (Ranma and Ryoga fighting Happosai to keep him from perving on Akane is nice - as well as Akane fighting him, too, to defend herself and other girls), and I really like the way Ranma and Akane are settling into their established boundaries - their engagement is being treated like a definite thing with relationship rules (it’s okay for her to question his intentions, and he’s quick to explain - if he can - when things look shady AF with Shampoo). But the Happosai stuff is gross, and didn’t age well. Lecherous old dude being played for laughs has a limited shelf life. At least for me.
He and Ranma fight quite a bit in this volume; first Happosai wants Ranma to put on a lacy bra when he loses. Then Happosai decided to disguise himself as P-Chan to get into Akane’s bed. Finally Ranma has Akane sew a special patch on Happosai’s gi that will chase women away. This makes Happosai lose his chi. The fathers prepare to send him to the North Pole, but Ranma doesn’t think it’s fair to gang up on someone that weak, so he rescues the old geezer - only to get wet, turn female, and bring back all of Happosai’s energy. e_e
The final story, though, is a very classic Ranma tale. A dojo-destroyer comes to challenge the Tendo dojo. Akane and Ranma are told by their parents that they need to work together to defeat him. However, Shampoo has a packet of instant nannichuan, to turn Ranma back into a full-time guy - but she won’t give it to him unless he agrees to a date, on the day the dojo destroyer is to fight. Akane says she’ll handle it alone, and Ranma agrees to the date. But the whole time he’s worried about Akane, and tries to get through the date as quickly as possible. Shampoo is onto him, and goes back to the dojo with him, saying he’ll only get the powder when he kisses her again. This leads to a bit of fighting between Ranma and Akane (“did she kiss you, or did you kiss her?”), and the dojo destroyer gets into it, revealing that Ranma pretended that the nannichuan was destroyed in order to make Akane grovel, so Ranma boots him out with a massive kick. He gets the instant nannichuan, but it’s good for only one use. At the end, Ranma and Genma chill in the pond in their make forms, until it rains and they’re back to girl and panda again.
This volume has some good things (Ranma and Ryoga fighting Happosai to keep him from perving on Akane is nice - as well as Akane fighting him, too, to defend herself and other girls), and I really like the way Ranma and Akane are settling into their established boundaries - their engagement is being treated like a definite thing with relationship rules (it’s okay for her to question his intentions, and he’s quick to explain - if he can - when things look shady AF with Shampoo). But the Happosai stuff is gross, and didn’t age well. Lecherous old dude being played for laughs has a limited shelf life. At least for me.
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September 28, 2014
Enter Happosai: a martial arts master so old he's shrunken to one foot tall, possibly the greatest fighter in the world, and such a colossal pervert that his lechery derails anything badass he might try. In a fist fight he holds off four veterans, but the second a cute girl walks by, he loses all train of thought. Happosai taught Akane and Ranma's parents everything they knew, and now reappears to harass their children in exactly the way he did to their parents (they buried him alive under a mountain). It's fascinating to watch him be utterly ambivalent to Ranma's curse; he detests the boy and just wants him to turn into a girl so he'll be cuter, having no gender hang-ups about it.
An old pervert is nothing new in manga, but Happosai slots into Ranma ½ because he's so at odds with everyone. Akane and Ranma's fathers lose all gravity and composure around him; to Ranma he's a rival and pest, while Akane is able to constantly outwit him. It speaks to how dynamic the series' gender politics is that our lead girl knows how to completely meta-game the most dangerous person alive without ever having to make a fist or unbutton her blouse. Even the bathhouse chapter, a staple of manga and anime, feels more self-aware than all the ones done in decades since this was published, not just because Happosai is such a weirdo, but because Ranma chasing him constantly puts him at risk of switching sexes.
Also, it's a delight that Ranma switching sex based on exposure to hot or cold water is now completely unremarkable. It's just a thing in the series that he'd get rid of if he could, but nobody focuses on. The series keeps internalizing things like this and moving forward.
Happosai having these very different interactions with characters also parallels how many traits others have picked up. Now Ranma's phobia of cats shows up as a punchline, or something a nemesis uses to stop him just as quickly as someone else uses a Playboy to stop Happosai. And the cast has grown enough to where they cycle in and out, staying fresh. You can't wait to see how pissed Ryoga is going to get when he learns so a person is living with Akane – and you know he'll take it out on Ranma. Likewise, while it doesn't come up in this book, you're just dying for Happosai to meet a certain ancient Amazon.
If you know any other Fantasies like this, please hit me up in the comments. In comics, prose or other media, I just don't know of anything quite like this. The closest would be the expansive and ridiculous universe of Urusei Yatsura – but Rumiko Takahashi invented that, too.
An old pervert is nothing new in manga, but Happosai slots into Ranma ½ because he's so at odds with everyone. Akane and Ranma's fathers lose all gravity and composure around him; to Ranma he's a rival and pest, while Akane is able to constantly outwit him. It speaks to how dynamic the series' gender politics is that our lead girl knows how to completely meta-game the most dangerous person alive without ever having to make a fist or unbutton her blouse. Even the bathhouse chapter, a staple of manga and anime, feels more self-aware than all the ones done in decades since this was published, not just because Happosai is such a weirdo, but because Ranma chasing him constantly puts him at risk of switching sexes.
Also, it's a delight that Ranma switching sex based on exposure to hot or cold water is now completely unremarkable. It's just a thing in the series that he'd get rid of if he could, but nobody focuses on. The series keeps internalizing things like this and moving forward.
Happosai having these very different interactions with characters also parallels how many traits others have picked up. Now Ranma's phobia of cats shows up as a punchline, or something a nemesis uses to stop him just as quickly as someone else uses a Playboy to stop Happosai. And the cast has grown enough to where they cycle in and out, staying fresh. You can't wait to see how pissed Ryoga is going to get when he learns so a person is living with Akane – and you know he'll take it out on Ranma. Likewise, while it doesn't come up in this book, you're just dying for Happosai to meet a certain ancient Amazon.
If you know any other Fantasies like this, please hit me up in the comments. In comics, prose or other media, I just don't know of anything quite like this. The closest would be the expansive and ridiculous universe of Urusei Yatsura – but Rumiko Takahashi invented that, too.
July 20, 2021
A new character shows up who creates all kinds of trouble for everyone. The fathers hatch a plan to get their offspring to work together and fall in love.
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