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Ranma ½ 2-in-1 #16
Ranma 1/2 (2-in-1 Edition), Vol. 16: Includes Volumes 31 & 32
One day, teenaged martial artist Ranma Saotome went on a training mission with his father and ended up taking a dive into some cursed springs at a legendary training ground in China. Now, every time he’s splashed with cold water, he changes into a girl. His father, Genma, changes into a panda! What’s a half-guy, half-girl to do? Find out what fueled the worldwide manga boom in beloved creator Rumiko Takahashi’s (InuYasha, Urusei Yatsura, RIN-NE) smash hit of martial arts mayhem, presented remastered and unflipped for the first time.
Miscellaneous Mayhem
Ryoga + new disciple Akari + Akane + a magical umbrella = a complicated equation of dueling love. Next there’s a swimming contest between Akane and Miss Hinako that leaves one of them taking a dive. Then, a legendary dôgi—armor said to endow its wearer with ultimate power—is given to Ranma, Genma and Soun. But when the dôgi picks Akane to be its wearer, it soon comes between her and Ranma! It’s now or never for Ranma to confess his true feelings for Akane, but will he?
Miscellaneous Mayhem
Ryoga + new disciple Akari + Akane + a magical umbrella = a complicated equation of dueling love. Next there’s a swimming contest between Akane and Miss Hinako that leaves one of them taking a dive. Then, a legendary dôgi—armor said to endow its wearer with ultimate power—is given to Ranma, Genma and Soun. But when the dôgi picks Akane to be its wearer, it soon comes between her and Ranma! It’s now or never for Ranma to confess his true feelings for Akane, but will he?
368 pages, Paperback
Published September 13, 2016
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About the author
Rumiko Takahashi
1,586 books2,143 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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March 28, 2017
Sometime in the early '90s, my brother brought home a few fan-subtitled volumes of the Ranma 1/2 TV show, based on Rumiko Takahashi's manga of the same name. I'd seen a number of anime before that, but Ranma was the one title that, due to my love for it, made me pursue anime as a real hobby rather than just something I watched at friends' houses now and then. Not long after that, Viz Publishing started releasing "pamphlet-style" comic book translations of Ranma and of Takahashi's earlier work, Maison Ikkoku. It's safe to say that Takahashi is the Japanese creator whose work has the fondest nostalgic memory for me. (I"ll be posting a longish burble about Maison Ikkoku one of these days, but will spare you here.)
I'd never read the last ten or so volumes of the Ranma manga series--despite my affection for it, collecting it two episodes at a time at $3 was inconvenient and expensive. And, sure, maybe I was getting tired of it, and/or the flood of girls' manga from TokyoPop during the North American manga boom was better suited to my reading interests. These new editions have been a great way to catch up with the latter parts of the story, as well as to have the whole series available inexpensively in the same format.
Ranma 1/2's short stories are always weird and inventive, and the longer arcs are action-packed and funny. The boys are uniformly awful, and the girls are lovable. Akane is really easy to sympathize with as the mostly-ordinary witness to all kinds of magical absurdity, and I'm convinced she . I'm sure it feels old these days, and it definitely has its culturally insensitive and male-gazey moments. While I don't ignore or excuse that, I also don't feel the desire to tote up every instance here. It's poor form to talk badly about your first love.
(This is probably the only "review" I'll post for this series, since it's a comedy and therefore episodic. I'm looking forward to reading the ending after all these years.)
I'd never read the last ten or so volumes of the Ranma manga series--despite my affection for it, collecting it two episodes at a time at $3 was inconvenient and expensive. And, sure, maybe I was getting tired of it, and/or the flood of girls' manga from TokyoPop during the North American manga boom was better suited to my reading interests. These new editions have been a great way to catch up with the latter parts of the story, as well as to have the whole series available inexpensively in the same format.
Ranma 1/2's short stories are always weird and inventive, and the longer arcs are action-packed and funny. The boys are uniformly awful, and the girls are lovable. Akane is really easy to sympathize with as the mostly-ordinary witness to all kinds of magical absurdity, and I'm convinced she . I'm sure it feels old these days, and it definitely has its culturally insensitive and male-gazey moments. While I don't ignore or excuse that, I also don't feel the desire to tote up every instance here. It's poor form to talk badly about your first love.
(This is probably the only "review" I'll post for this series, since it's a comedy and therefore episodic. I'm looking forward to reading the ending after all these years.)
November 10, 2021
The ending!
December 24, 2021
That ending just melts my heart. 😍
December 30, 2024
kind of obsessed with how this volume contains ”the first time ever” that ranma’s said what he really felt and it happens in the arc where the romantic rival is not even another person but a piece of living armor with a jealousy problem. and akane calls it ”armie”
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July 17, 2025
This was another volume with mostly short stories. Only the last story about Akane and the armor was excellent. I sense a successful manga idea being stretched out so that some CEO can make more money.
May 13, 2017
Por fi. Logre ver un poco de progreso en la relación entre Akane y Ranma 😍👌
May 8, 2023
This volume has The Umbrella of Love chapter and that alone makes it perfect.
July 24, 2024
Primera vez que ranma le dice cosas bonitas a akane 😍
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January 11, 2021
Adoro esta obra, es superdivertida, yo me rio muchisimo con ella.
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