Ranma ½. New Edition, Vol. 17

らんま½ ワイド版 [Ranma ½ Wideban] #17

by Rumiko Takahashi, Luigi Boccasile (Translator)

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!

Un ombrello, una bambola, una lotteria estiva... nella vita di Ranma e compagni anche situazioni e oggetti di tutti i giorni possono celare oscure leggende, trappole insidiose e pericolosi imprevisti! Il Liceo Furinkan, peraltro, non finisce mai di riservare ai suoi ignari studenti una serie di sorprese che rendono la vita scolastica dei nostri protagonisti tutt’altro che tranquilla...

Genres: Manga

352 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2017

About the author

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

Reviews

[Marianna Rainolter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un altro volume pieno di episodi: una bambola vendicativa si impossessa del corpo di Akane per uccidere Ranma; il ritorno di Collant-Taro e l'arrivo di una pericolosa e folgorante ragazza; Kodachi e una sfida a chi ha il fidanzato più bello; una divisa da combattimento che sceglie chi è degno di indossarla e infine dei magici funghi che ti fanno ringiovanire... Insomma un altro classico volume di Ranma ma non possono negarlo (anche se mi ripeto, forse): io rido sempre, a tutto o quasi, e non mi stanco quasi mai! Anzi apprezzo molto di più questi episodi di un paio di capitoli che le lunghe saghe di alcuni volumi precedenti perché così viene dato spazio a personaggi, vecchi e nuovi e anche tante situazioni assurde ma sempre divertenti e nuove a modo loro. Mi dispiace che ci stiamo avvicinando alla fine, ma allo stesso tempo voglio vedere cosa ci aspetta nei successivi (ultimi) volumi.

[Lisa Martinelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Questo volume mi è piaciuto molto. Bello ma troppo corto il capitolo dell’ombrello dell’amore. Bello anche quello della bambola vendicativa che si sostituisce ad Akane. Aloha naufragio, come tutti quelli del preside è un grande NO ma almeno era corto.
Ryoga e Ranma che diventano dei bambini sono la cosa più carina mai vista!

[Ilenia Pellegrino · Rating 4 out of 5]

All’inizio erano un po’ troppe storie brevi, però poi quelle 2/3 storie un po’ più grandi mi han fatto morire😂
Ma poi posso dire? CHE GRANDISSIMA FIGA AKANE CON QUELLA DIVISA
ma poi Ryoga e Ranma piccini, oddio mi sciolgo