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Un padre e un figlio, un panda e una ragazza, acqua fredda e acqua calda, arti marziali e sentimento: ecco gli ingredienti per introdurre il grande ritorno di Ranma ½, una serie che poteva scaturire solo dalla mente vulcanica di Rumiko Takahashi! Una delle opere di maggior successo della “principessa del manga” torna finalmente in fumetteria con una nuova edizione tutta da scoprire!

I metamorfici personaggi che affollano l’universo di Ranma non conoscono un momento di tregua. Un attimo prima Akane rischia di assumere le sembianze di un’anatra, un attimo dopo, di punto in bianco, l’ennesima affascinante new entry crea scompiglio, avanza pretese e coinvolge Ranma in una sfida... di bellezza!

346 pages, Paperback

First published November 18, 2016

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Rumiko Takahashi

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Rumiko 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

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Profile Image for Rhosyo MT.
190 reviews
May 5, 2024
Ufff, durísima la queerfobia en este volumen.
No me acordaba que estaba TAN desactualizada la historia.
(Akane es la mas cavernícola de todos 🙈)
Akane y Ranma llamando degenerada a una chica por ser lesbiana.
Ranma juzgando a un chico por disfrutar vestirse de mujer...
Ranma queriendo CURAR a una chica lesbiana de su orientación haciéndola salir con el...

Mejor hago que jamás leí este volumen.
Amo Ranma, pero tengo miedo de seguir leyendo.
Tal vez mejor que quede en el recuerdo
229 reviews
November 2, 2024
Il rapimento di Akane non mi ha entusiasmato ma mi sono piaciuti molto i capitoli successivi: Tsubasa (qui sono stata messa a dura prova tra ucchan femmina che si finge maschio, Tsubasa maschio se si finge femmina e Ranma variabile); Ranma che si finge la sorellina ryoga (molto divertente); Ranma che abbraccia tutti quelli che starnutiscono perché sotto suggestione di una trovata di Shampoo. Tutti questi episodi fanno guadagnare al volume le cinque stelle, nonostante non mi siano piaciuti gli ultimi due capitoli (Akane super forte e il ritorno del preside)
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Profile Image for Ilenia Pellegrino.
184 reviews
February 7, 2025
Un po’ altalenante questo volume. Alcune storie mi han fatto pisciar da ridere, tipo quella dei baffi di Akane o lo scontro con Mousse.
Però la tipa innamorata di Ukyo boh un po’ buttata a caso. PERÒ MADONNA RANMA CHE SI FINGE LA SORELLA DI RYOGA MI HA FATTO PISCIARE.
Ryoga fa troppo ridere come personaggio.
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Profile Image for fezzz.
31 reviews
March 7, 2023
Creo que es el primer tomo en el que leo algo que no mostraron en el anime.

La serie la vi de niña, así que no me acuerdo muy bien.
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1,643 reviews23 followers
May 27, 2018
Mousse è determinato a trasformare Ranma in un'oca ma i suoi piani saranno sventati dal ragazzo insieme ad Akane e Shampoo. C'è poi il trionfale ritorno di Ryoga che ha un'appuntamento con Akane a casa sua, ma Ranma guasterà la festa ai due fingendosi la sorella perduta del ragazzo (e sì: lui ci casca). Ho adorato questi capitoli, mi hanno fatto morire dal ridere. Sul finale facciamo la conoscenza del preside, un tipo molto particolare che vuole imporre più disciplina nella sua scuola ma non sarà facile mettere in atto il suo piano; ha quindi inizio una sfida dove in gioco c'è la lunga treccia di Ranma... Riusciranno i nostri protagonisti a rimane con i capelli in testa? Non vedo l'ora di scoprirlo XD. Inoltre nonostante non sia una grande appasisonta di episodi singoli devo dire che questi sono divertenti e appassionano il lettore e ne vorrei sempre di nuovi.
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5,094 reviews172 followers
March 6, 2025
Por algún motivo tenía mal marcada esta edición desde hace mil años hasta que pude hacer enrosque con la nueva edición. Y qué manera de reírme con cada relectura de este clásico de clásicos. Los extras siempre son bienvenidos y las páginas a color (aunque no son de historieta sino ilustraciones) también.
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