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Ranma ½ #5
Ranma ½, Vol. 5
First Ranma & Co. enjoy a trip to the beach, despite all the COLD WATER. Then, camping out in the woods turns out to have a lot of hazards, not the least of which is the toxic cooking of Akane, Ranma's reluctant fiancee.... Finally, Ranma competes in two bizarre tests of skill. Who will triumph in the Anything Goes Martial Arts Tea Ceremony and the no-holds-barred Martial Arts Fast Food Restaurant Takeout Race?
216 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,583 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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December 1, 2019
Ay la bisabuela tiburón y la carrera de sandías, me parto con las cosas que se le ocurren a esta mangaka.
August 17, 2024
ranma’s dedication to being shirtless every time he’s in his female form is truly something else
November 7, 2007
As usual, fun art, great humor, and plenty of action. I was pleased to see more of Ryoga, and I also enjoyed the new characters introduced in this one. Kuno, the ultra-serious classmate introduced in book one, also gets to return. Much fun :-)
July 10, 2017
La versión gato de Ranma es muy linda. Ahora están a la par ambos han tenido su primer beso.
Cada vez se complican más las cosas. Los recién llegados de China va a dar de qué hablar
Me encantan las portadas que Panini México están trayendo.... Lástima que no aparece en el historial aquí en Goodreads
Cada vez se complican más las cosas. Los recién llegados de China va a dar de qué hablar
Me encantan las portadas que Panini México están trayendo.... Lástima que no aparece en el historial aquí en Goodreads
September 28, 2016
It is bad enough that Ranma turns into a girl when splashed with cold water, but getting turned into a cat that just funny and at the same time how many more forms is Ranma going to go through in this series. A must read.
August 29, 2020
I continue to enjoy my journey with this series. I find the shenanigans really entertaining, and it's a nice break from a lot of the serious things I read. If you are looking for a break from life, try this series out!
June 20, 2025
What a delight!
Shampoo mixes in so well with the cast and cat-fu is played up ever so well!
The whole cast of characters make for nonstop laughs and ridiculousness!
There's some killer action mixed in to all the comedy too!
Shampoo mixes in so well with the cast and cat-fu is played up ever so well!
The whole cast of characters make for nonstop laughs and ridiculousness!
There's some killer action mixed in to all the comedy too!
July 17, 2025
muito chata a personagem da shampoo com essa velha bisavó que não larga o pé
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December 7, 2024Shampoo yes!
September 26, 2020
The more I read this the more convinced I am that this is Takahashi's best series. It's just so finely tuned and streamlined in what it is trying to do. It's a delightful send up of both martial arts and harem manga tropes in one neat little package. It builds off what she learned from Uresei Yatsura and is improved by the fact that all the characters have their flaws but still manage to be likable.
February 6, 2011
The theme of "let's have a martial-arts battle, the winner gets the girl/boy" is becomming rather tedious.
April 8, 2020
This issues has it all ~ crazy cat-fu, a returning Shampoo and Mouse combo and carnival fun. I adored it <3
December 4, 2019
I'm reading a few volumes back to back so unless one of them surprises me I'll just repeat this review for the next few volumes I read. Wonderful and hilarious as always and has me flying through each volume to get to the next.
December 28, 2021
4.5
El que más me ha divertido hasta ahora. Los chistes son orgánicos, funcionan, la aparición de Mousse es divertida, la bisabuela también, la tensión con Akane es palpable y lo mejor es... RANMA GATO. ME ENCANTA RANMA GATO.
El que más me ha divertido hasta ahora. Los chistes son orgánicos, funcionan, la aparición de Mousse es divertida, la bisabuela también, la tensión con Akane es palpable y lo mejor es... RANMA GATO. ME ENCANTA RANMA GATO.
November 17, 2023
Ranma's dad is awful what with totally traumatising his then 10 year old son by throwing him into a pit of hungry cats covered in food... and then doing it again multiple times to somehow make it better again? Shampoo, great grandma and Mousse are just weird additions to the volume.
September 28, 2025
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Ranma really has a tallent for getting shitless in his woman form... But aside from that its an entertaining story with nice actionദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧
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★★★☆☆/★★★★★
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Ranma really has a tallent for getting shitless in his woman form... But aside from that its an entertaining story with nice actionദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧
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★★★☆☆/★★★★★
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October 27, 2018
A lot of the same, but still very amusing and fun. I'm reading these in another language and they're just as enjoyable.
July 11, 2018
The crack continues. There's a fair bit if Ranma vs Ryoga in this volume along with a martial arts take out race.
December 7, 2019
4,5 stars
December 30, 2019
Ew, había olvidado a ese stalker culiao.
March 3, 2022
Me ha gustado tanto Ranma 1/2 que me he empezado a leer él manga en mi tablet… una lástima para mis ojitos 💔, pero me divierto mucho leyéndolo juju
May 6, 2022
Zany
August 16, 2022
Este volumen ya empieza a generar expectativa en torno a la historia lo que hace que no se pueda abandonarla.
December 9, 2023
Shampoo's grandmother is so frustrating!
December 31, 2024
such a dumb silly series i love it
January 7, 2025
This manga is so out of pocket, I love it
January 19, 2025
Bro love des books they are the best books I ever read like what if you don’t like them then you got bad taste love the show on Netflix
April 25, 2025
I just love this silly series so much.
December 25, 2025
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