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Tomo 10 de 20.

346 pages, Paperback

First published March 17, 2017

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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 Index Purga.
756 reviews25 followers
June 3, 2024
Nueva edición argentina, tomo 10 de 20.
PART.181 La identidad del demonio
PART.182 ¿Dónde está Akane?
PART.183 Escuadrón de rescate de Akane
PART.184 El fuerte de agua
PART.185 La trampa geiser
PART.186 Contraataque ardiente
PART.187 ¡Técnica letal! ¡Patada de medias fugaces!
PART.188 Tu nombre es…
PART.189 El viejo que volvió en el tiempo (1ª parte)
PART.190 El viejo que volvió en el tiempo (2ª parte)
PART.191 El hombre sandía de la playa
PART.192 El demonio seductor de la playa
PART.193 Persecución en el campo de sandías
PART.194 La salsa de 10 años
PART.195 La salsa del amor
PART.196 La verdad de la verdad
PART.197 Matrimonio de mentira
PART.198 Quiero me odies
PART.199 Pesadilla en el onsen
PART.200 Los muñecos de papel del amor
PART.201 La píldora secreta Shujugan
VIOLENTOGRAFÍAS DE RANMA ½ (10) Taro Pantyhose
ENTREVISTA CON Rumiko Takahashi -
RANMA AL DESNUDO (10) Taro Pantyhose
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7,202 reviews134 followers
April 7, 2019
Mi ero dimenticata di Collant Taro? Com'è possibile?! Un personaggio dal nome più assurdo non è mai esistito!

La storia della salsa di Ukio invece è stata divertente. Da un lato c'è Ranma che non può dire che la salsa l'ha rovinata lui; dall'altro Ukio che cerca in tutti i modo di approfittare del cambiamento (temporaneo) di Ranma.

A pensarci bene, non dev'essere mica un buon partito Ranma...

Sono entrata in una piccola reading slump e mi ci vorrà un po' per uscirne. Ho accettato una supplenza da diciotto ore e la cosa mi ha mandato un po' fuori giri. Anche perché lavorare a scuola per me vuol dire perdere il sonno. Andare a nanna tardi perché non riesco a convincermi ad andare sotto le coperte. E svegliarmi prima della sveglia perché ho l'angoscia di non sentirla. Un cane che si mangia la cosa in pratica.
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256 reviews8 followers
February 7, 2024
Después de leer Las indignas sentí que me iba a costar comenzar otra novela (me pasa cuando leo algo que me gusta mucho; me cuesta salir de la historia, se queda durante un tiempo en mi cabeza), así que le dije a mi hija: y ahora qué leo? Y me dió el tomo 10 de Ranma que retiramos el sábado de Nekrozma (tienda de mangas y cositas lindas). Me pidió que lo leyera así podíamos comentarlo. Por suerte le hice caso. Creo que es uno de los tomos que más me hizo reír. Tanto me gustó que lo empecé ayer a la noche y lo terminé hoy por la mañana. Espero que este año salgan más seguido el resto de los tomos porque estoy ansiosa por completar la colección.
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186 reviews
February 19, 2025
Aiuto son morta. Stupendo mi son pisciata dalle risate HAHAHAH
Già iniziava benissimo con la storia super folle di Collant-Taro, ma poi Kuno che dimentica la memoria e Kasumi e Akane che se ne escono con “poverino, si é rincitrullito” “non mi sembra una novità”. UCCISA HAHAHAHAHA
Ma poi Nabiki. Io la amo giuro, qualsiasi cosa dice o fa è una hit😂
Ho bisogno di più storie pazze con tutti e 6 insieme cazzooo
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230 reviews
December 21, 2024
Per la prima parte del volume è un grande NO. La storia di Collantaro è noiosa (dovessi mai leggere un altro “guh” non rispondo di me). Noiosa anche la storia dell’uomo cocomero.
Le stelle sono state assegnato unicamente per la storia della salsa dei dieci anni, Ucchan è sempre perfetta.
Carino il capitolo delle bamboline ma troppo corto
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776 reviews4 followers
June 2, 2024
Recopila 21 capítulos más de esta obra maestra en una gran saga, más grandes extras a cargo de la autora y un entrevistador, dedicados esta vez al desafortunado Taro Pantyhose.
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1,643 reviews23 followers
September 18, 2018
C'è un nuovo pericoloso nemico vittima anche lui delle fonti maledette che si trasforma in un mostro potentissimo ed è in cerca di vendetta. Ma verso chi? E perché? Quando rapsice Akane, Ranma insieme a Ryoga, Mousse e Shampoo interverranno per salvarla ma non sarà facile battere il mostro. È una parte piena di azione e il personaggio di Collant Taro mi è piaciuto tantissimo: ha un design che mi piace molto ma anche la sua storia è davvero ridicola e divertente, l’ho adorato! C’è poi il ritorno del senpai Kuro che ha perso la memoria durante un allenamento intensivo, ma nel suo cuore amerà sempre e comunque Akane e la ragazza col codino. Abbiamo poi Ukyo che entra in crisi per via di una salsa venuta a male e Ranma la consolerà. Per la ragazza è la volta buona di andare oltre con la loro relazione, ma Ranma sarà d’accordo? E Akane? Un bel volume, mi è piaciuta sopratutto la parte di Collant Taro ma anche la parte con Ukyo è divertente con tutti i casini che Ranma e Akane creano per poter allontanare la ragazza senza ferirla (e come lei sfrutti la situazione a suo vantaggio...).
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5,105 reviews173 followers
May 2, 2024
Justo promediando la serie llega la saga de Tarado Pantyhose, una de las cosas más graciosas e ingeniosas de esta gran serie. ¿Qué bicho faltaba para completar la lista de animales bizarros ahogados en Jusenkyo? Un yeti montado en un buey que llevaba una grulla y una anguila, claramente. Encima, esa genialidad sólo abarca la primera parte del tomo. La segunda mitad se complementa con una seguidilla de historias cortas que no se quedan atrás como El hombre sandía de la playa, La salsa de 10 años o Los muñecos de papel del amor.
Redondeando el tomo como siempre, la Violentografía dedicada al personaje de turno (obviamente Taro) y las entrevistas de Ranma al desnudo donde Rumiko no se puede hacer querer más.
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