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Ranma ½ #9
Ranma ½, Vol. 9
Shampoo's spurned suitor Mousse wants revenge on Ranma for "stealing" the object of his affection. He's kidnapped Akane, and made her the star attraction of a circus act where she turns into a duck.
200 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,582 books2,136 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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October 14, 2024
ryoga is my favourite character actually
(also… i feel like… the german volumes do not correspond to the american ones…)
(also… i feel like… the german volumes do not correspond to the american ones…)
January 11, 2016
Several times during this series I've lamented how the characters acted as though it was only possible for one man and one woman to have a romantic union. I'm monogamous and heterosexual, but I can at least recognize that someone else might want something else, and given how subversive Ranma 1/2 is of gender politics, this take on sexuality seemed out of character.
Well, the series addressed that in this book and annihilated any of my complaints.
Remember Ukyo, the tomboy so convincing that Ranma thought she was a male nemesis, and not his female fiance? I'll give you a minute, since that's a warped thing to remember.
Well, Ukyo is now being pursued by Tsubasa, who claims to be in love with her. Unsure if Tsubasa is a boy or girl (pretty binary), Ranma and Akane have no idea how to tackle this one.
Ukyo's response? Grab her fiance Ranma to prove she's off the market.
Ranma's response? Turn into a girl and pose as Ukyo's girlfriend. Because why not.
Akane's response? Try to prove that Ukyo is female to throw Tsubasa off. But that only confirms that Tsubasa likes girls, as she sees Ranma as her rival for Ukyo's affections. It might be the series' first all-female love triangle. To Takahashi's credit, this never feels like a gimmick. Nearly all of the advances are unwanted and thwarted humorously, and Tsubasa is never just a love interest, but a bizarre agent of disguise (at one point as a trashcan; another point, as a giant leg with an umbrella) to spy on her love. Saying anymore about the feud would spoil several great twists.
Ranma continues his unexpected character development by becoming incredibly vain about his feminine side and feuds with Tsubasa just to defend an image that, a few books ago, he was trying to get rid of. It seems like he might be a victim of standards of beauty for women, until he whips out a Playboy bunny outfit. It's still morbidly endearing how he applies ideas of male gaze more to himself than he's ever exhibited to another woman. It's preciously rare to find a series where, this far in, a character's development is still surprising and funny.
Also, it's interesting that this volume has remarkably little violence. There are only a couple of slapstick jokes; even Tsubasa and Ranma's competition turns out to be pure sales and banter, not contrived martial arts rules. It works very well, keeping the humor and romantic drama at the center at all times. The book even closes with a story about an ancient martial arts master who's forgotten how to do his "Ultimate Technique" - what would have been the book's only violent display is cut off when he realizes he's forgotten how to do it.
Well, the series addressed that in this book and annihilated any of my complaints.
Remember Ukyo, the tomboy so convincing that Ranma thought she was a male nemesis, and not his female fiance? I'll give you a minute, since that's a warped thing to remember.
Well, Ukyo is now being pursued by Tsubasa, who claims to be in love with her. Unsure if Tsubasa is a boy or girl (pretty binary), Ranma and Akane have no idea how to tackle this one.
Ukyo's response? Grab her fiance Ranma to prove she's off the market.
Ranma's response? Turn into a girl and pose as Ukyo's girlfriend. Because why not.
Akane's response? Try to prove that Ukyo is female to throw Tsubasa off. But that only confirms that Tsubasa likes girls, as she sees Ranma as her rival for Ukyo's affections. It might be the series' first all-female love triangle. To Takahashi's credit, this never feels like a gimmick. Nearly all of the advances are unwanted and thwarted humorously, and Tsubasa is never just a love interest, but a bizarre agent of disguise (at one point as a trashcan; another point, as a giant leg with an umbrella) to spy on her love. Saying anymore about the feud would spoil several great twists.
Ranma continues his unexpected character development by becoming incredibly vain about his feminine side and feuds with Tsubasa just to defend an image that, a few books ago, he was trying to get rid of. It seems like he might be a victim of standards of beauty for women, until he whips out a Playboy bunny outfit. It's still morbidly endearing how he applies ideas of male gaze more to himself than he's ever exhibited to another woman. It's preciously rare to find a series where, this far in, a character's development is still surprising and funny.
Also, it's interesting that this volume has remarkably little violence. There are only a couple of slapstick jokes; even Tsubasa and Ranma's competition turns out to be pure sales and banter, not contrived martial arts rules. It works very well, keeping the humor and romantic drama at the center at all times. The book even closes with a story about an ancient martial arts master who's forgotten how to do his "Ultimate Technique" - what would have been the book's only violent display is cut off when he realizes he's forgotten how to do it.
February 6, 2013
"Ranma! What did you ever do to a MAILBOX?!" "I never did nothin' to a mailbox!"
January 22, 2021
We begin by finishing the Mousse-kidnapping-Akane story. Ranma rushes in to save the day, but Mousse has more tricks up his sleeve, which lead to a giant fight (during which Akane rescues herself, thank you very much). But toward the end of the fight, Ranma accidentally turns the water spout onto Akane. We as the audience know that Mouse has NOT put the water from the Spring of Drowned Duck in that particular pipeline, but Ranma does not. So when Akane is blasted out of view, he follows her and finds a duck and assumes it’s Akane. He takes her home to change her back, but… she doesn’t change. What gives? The Tendos and Saotomes find out, and immediately arrange a marriage between Ranma and the duck (because it’s the honorable thing?). Akane, meanwhile, destroys the last container of cursed water, and comes home to find Ranma telling a duck how uncute it is. I can’t even, guys….
This is followed by Ranma agreeing to a fight with Mousse. Akane tells him that if he throws the fight, he can be rid of Shampoo forever. Ranma seems to like the idea of getting rid of Shampoo, but is NOT okay with the notion of throwing the fight. But… it’s a possibility. On the day of, Shampoo gives Mousse a weapon (which is sabotaged, of course). When Mousse realizes that Ranma can throw the fight, he tells him he’s fine with that – which kind of breaks Ranma’s brain. When Ranma realizes that Mousse is giving it his all, he goes all out as well, and Mousse keeps enduring the worst. Finally, though, he passes out. Shampoo turns him into a duck and carries him home, finally being sweet to him. (this, of course, is the start of all the Shampoo/Mousse shipping. She obviously cares a little for him.)
After this, we get another Ranma’s-pride-is-just-too-much story. A new person arrives at the high school to challenge Ranma, because Tsubasa Kurenai is obsessed with Ukyo. When she sees Ranma (in girl form) she’s upset because she’s more attractive than Ranma. This leads to a lot of back-and-forth between the two, and a competition to see who can sell the most okinomiyaki ensues. Eventually Ranma tries to charm her, and takes her out on a date. The problem is that he goes as boy-type Ranma, when Tsubasa is interested in girl-type. That’s when it’s revealed that Tsubasa is actually a guy who likes to dress as a girl, and in fact met Ukyo at an all-boys school, but fell for her because she was a girl.
In the next story, Ryoga’s dog has puppies, and he invites Akane home to see them. The only problem is that he doesn’t remember how to get there, so he enlists Ranma’s help (not telling him that Akane is supposed to meet him there). Ranma does, and when he sees that Akane is there – home ALONE with Ryoga, since his parents are just as bad with directions and are lost somewhere – he decided to don a disguise and pretend to be Ryoga’s forgotten sister. And Ryoga is dumb enough to fall for it. (Akane thinks Yoiko looks too much like Ranma and thinks it’s way too stupid to be real.) After a number of mishaps, and Ranma trying to bolt but being brought back into the ruse with Ryoga’s earnestness, the trickery is revealed.
And finally, we go back to the Tendo dojo for some negative interactions between Ranma and Happosai. While fighting, Happosai tries to use his ultimate technique (the Happo Fire Blast) – but he can’t remember how to do it. Genma and Soun tell a tale of the last time he did, and the scroll that was placed under a boulder. So the three of them set out to find it before Happosai can. Unfortunately, that boulder is now in the middle of hot springs. They scheme to get in there, and when Ranma finally gets close, he sees that Akane happens to be at this spring with her friends. Happosai notices, too, and goes to perv on Akane, but Ranma reveals himself (in guy form) and gets attacked for being a peeping tom. Afterward Akane says she wishes he would’ve explained before she attacked him, to which Ranma insightfully replies “Akane, have you ever heard me out before you clobbered me?” They have the scroll, but no one can read the writing. Together they lay a trap to lure Happosai to them and get him to read the scroll, but he can’t decipher it either. But a strike that makes him see stars reminds him that there are fireworks involved, and he recalls the technique. They battle it out, and it looks like Happosai is killed, but when they’re all back in Tokyo they hear of a panty-stealing lech, and know he survived.
Ugh, have I mentioned how much I hate Happosai? I mean, it makes sense that since everyone treats Ranma like a pervert due to his curse and the weird situations he gets himself into we have to have an actual pervert he can resist and use storylines to prove that he’s a good guy. But man, is it tiring.
This volume also throws out something I see a lot in long series (of television, books, or manga) – that something funny once being used multiple times can ruin aspects of a character. Ranma tricking Ryoga into thinking he had a fiancé was kind of cute. Ranma tricking Ryoga into thinking he had a sister just makes Ryoga look stupid. It’s disappointing, but at least Akane was suspicious the whole time.
This is followed by Ranma agreeing to a fight with Mousse. Akane tells him that if he throws the fight, he can be rid of Shampoo forever. Ranma seems to like the idea of getting rid of Shampoo, but is NOT okay with the notion of throwing the fight. But… it’s a possibility. On the day of, Shampoo gives Mousse a weapon (which is sabotaged, of course). When Mousse realizes that Ranma can throw the fight, he tells him he’s fine with that – which kind of breaks Ranma’s brain. When Ranma realizes that Mousse is giving it his all, he goes all out as well, and Mousse keeps enduring the worst. Finally, though, he passes out. Shampoo turns him into a duck and carries him home, finally being sweet to him. (this, of course, is the start of all the Shampoo/Mousse shipping. She obviously cares a little for him.)
After this, we get another Ranma’s-pride-is-just-too-much story. A new person arrives at the high school to challenge Ranma, because Tsubasa Kurenai is obsessed with Ukyo. When she sees Ranma (in girl form) she’s upset because she’s more attractive than Ranma. This leads to a lot of back-and-forth between the two, and a competition to see who can sell the most okinomiyaki ensues. Eventually Ranma tries to charm her, and takes her out on a date. The problem is that he goes as boy-type Ranma, when Tsubasa is interested in girl-type. That’s when it’s revealed that Tsubasa is actually a guy who likes to dress as a girl, and in fact met Ukyo at an all-boys school, but fell for her because she was a girl.
In the next story, Ryoga’s dog has puppies, and he invites Akane home to see them. The only problem is that he doesn’t remember how to get there, so he enlists Ranma’s help (not telling him that Akane is supposed to meet him there). Ranma does, and when he sees that Akane is there – home ALONE with Ryoga, since his parents are just as bad with directions and are lost somewhere – he decided to don a disguise and pretend to be Ryoga’s forgotten sister. And Ryoga is dumb enough to fall for it. (Akane thinks Yoiko looks too much like Ranma and thinks it’s way too stupid to be real.) After a number of mishaps, and Ranma trying to bolt but being brought back into the ruse with Ryoga’s earnestness, the trickery is revealed.
And finally, we go back to the Tendo dojo for some negative interactions between Ranma and Happosai. While fighting, Happosai tries to use his ultimate technique (the Happo Fire Blast) – but he can’t remember how to do it. Genma and Soun tell a tale of the last time he did, and the scroll that was placed under a boulder. So the three of them set out to find it before Happosai can. Unfortunately, that boulder is now in the middle of hot springs. They scheme to get in there, and when Ranma finally gets close, he sees that Akane happens to be at this spring with her friends. Happosai notices, too, and goes to perv on Akane, but Ranma reveals himself (in guy form) and gets attacked for being a peeping tom. Afterward Akane says she wishes he would’ve explained before she attacked him, to which Ranma insightfully replies “Akane, have you ever heard me out before you clobbered me?” They have the scroll, but no one can read the writing. Together they lay a trap to lure Happosai to them and get him to read the scroll, but he can’t decipher it either. But a strike that makes him see stars reminds him that there are fireworks involved, and he recalls the technique. They battle it out, and it looks like Happosai is killed, but when they’re all back in Tokyo they hear of a panty-stealing lech, and know he survived.
Ugh, have I mentioned how much I hate Happosai? I mean, it makes sense that since everyone treats Ranma like a pervert due to his curse and the weird situations he gets himself into we have to have an actual pervert he can resist and use storylines to prove that he’s a good guy. But man, is it tiring.
This volume also throws out something I see a lot in long series (of television, books, or manga) – that something funny once being used multiple times can ruin aspects of a character. Ranma tricking Ryoga into thinking he had a fiancé was kind of cute. Ranma tricking Ryoga into thinking he had a sister just makes Ryoga look stupid. It’s disappointing, but at least Akane was suspicious the whole time.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 14, 2016
Volume 9: Enter Tsubasa and all of her ineffective disguises, Ranma pretending to be Ryoga's little sister, and the hunt for the scroll containing the secret of Happosai's dreaded Happo Fire Burst -- which of course leads to a hot spring where gender-bending shenanigans ensue. This is one of my all-time favorites in the whole series. My best friend gave me a copy as a present for my fourteenth (or fifteenth?) birthday! (D'aaaw!, friendship)
May 14, 2013
Someone really needs to fix these descriptions.
In this volume, Mousse tries to turn Akane into a duck, Ryoga asks Akane over to his house and Ranma gets jealous, and Happosai is back burglarizing the neighborhood of it's panties.
In this volume, Mousse tries to turn Akane into a duck, Ryoga asks Akane over to his house and Ranma gets jealous, and Happosai is back burglarizing the neighborhood of it's panties.
September 10, 2021
Ranma is as good as ever, but I had to dock a star this time. It's definitely showing its age with outdated and hurtful messaging about same sex relationships. This was first published in 1997. We've come a long way and learned so much and still have so far to go.
December 17, 2023
Ukyo showed up. The love triangle keeps getting bigger! So much catching up who is in love, or not in love with who. Lol.
December 30, 2023
This one’s pretty funny! Though it’s not really a surprise since Ryoga was in it ;)
July 3, 2021
This volume starts by finishing up the arc from volume 8 about Mousse who turns into a duck and how he has kidnapped Akane. Then we are introduced to a new character to really just is something else. Then Ryoga and Akane hang out but are interrupted by Ranma. Finally, everyone is trying to get a scroll that outlines the ultimate fire technique. The scroll is hidden -- of course -- in a hot springs where we get lots of nudity, which makes sense since there hasn't been any for several books now.
November 24, 2023
The two weirdo siblings Kuno and Kodachi returns in this one, and it's just as ridiculous as the other times they appear in the series. Also like call the police on Kodachi, she keeps poisoning/drugging people. Absolutely unhinged.
Then there's all the stuff with Ukyo. I feel kind of bad for her, what with being a victim of the world's worst father Genma Saotome. Somebody should also have called the police on him, since he deserves it almost as much as Kodachi.
Then there's all the stuff with Ukyo. I feel kind of bad for her, what with being a victim of the world's worst father Genma Saotome. Somebody should also have called the police on him, since he deserves it almost as much as Kodachi.
August 31, 2023
Debo decir, que de todas las benditas pretendientes de Ranma, Kodachi me parece la más innecesaria y no aporta nada. Xd
Ukyo siento que al principio pudo haber sido una de las prometidas, pero que al final fuese más una amiga de Ranma... que sí lo fue igual, segun sé, pero nunca le quitaron ese lado molesto y cargante que tiene también Xian pu (o Shampoo), pero weno...
Ukyo siento que al principio pudo haber sido una de las prometidas, pero que al final fuese más una amiga de Ranma... que sí lo fue igual, segun sé, pero nunca le quitaron ese lado molesto y cargante que tiene también Xian pu (o Shampoo), pero weno...
April 27, 2021
I love reading Ranma 1/2 for the humor. Some of the characters are way over the top for me, but I really enjoyed reading this series.
The Tsubasa storyline does involve a crossdresser, so please be aware of some tactless humor involving that.
The Tsubasa storyline does involve a crossdresser, so please be aware of some tactless humor involving that.
December 7, 2019
4,5 stars
December 23, 2019
Why am I falling more and more in love with Ryoga every volume? He is slowly becoming my favorite character and I am always waiting for him to show up every time. Wonderful volume.
January 1, 2020
This one was so ridiculous with all the gender reveals. I love it! Hilarious!
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January 2, 2020
Parece que la guía de capítulos/volúmenes que encontré no va acorde a esto y sus descripciones, pero según yo este es donde aparece Ukyo y me gusta ella :3
September 15, 2020
Me encanta Tsubasa. Debió ser un personaje más recurrente en el manga y en el anime. También me encanta el papel del sr. Tendo.
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December 30, 2022Hilarious, but I hate the Happosai story lines.
March 7, 2023
Describiría a este tomó como 🎶 "Celos de tus ojos cuando miras a otra chica, tengo celos,
Celos" 🎶 esto es tanto para Ranma como Akane
Celos" 🎶 esto es tanto para Ranma como Akane
December 22, 2023
Instead of a guy turning into a girl or animal, it's a girl that is a guy! Ryoga's "Lil sister" Yoiko, AKA Ranma, and Happosai, "Happy," still has a little more life in him, and still is a pervert...
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April 13, 2024
Ranma is for the Girls, Gays and Theys you hear me!!!!
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October 12, 2024Que risa como ranma molesta a akane por su poca feminidad y después le dice linda a ukyo
December 31, 2024
tbh only started rereading bc i just recently finished the anime & bc i wanted to reach my reading goal but it’s such a funny silly time i might reread the whole thing lmao
January 9, 2025
This was honestly a great volume!!
August 2, 2025
Silly-ass series waddaya mean Ranma has ANOTHER fiancee
August 5, 2025
do nada apareceu uma noiva pro ranma como assim??????
3.5
3.5
January 20, 2016
Part 1: Akane Becomes a Duck: Ranma fights to save Akane. Shampoo gets some of the water and tries to turn Akane into a duck. In the end Akane gets blasted through the tent by the water, and the last frame has a duck in it.
Part 2: Fowl Play: Ranma finds the duck and brings it home, thinking it's Akane, and Soun demands they get married, but the real Akane shows up. Mousse and Ranma will fight and if Ranma loses Mousse gets to date Shampoo. Shampoo tries to throw the fight but eventually stops it.
Part 3: Tsubasa Kurenai Busts Loose: Ranma gets attacked by a mailbox. It's Tusuba in disguise. Ukyo explains their background. Akane points out Ukyo is a girl, but Tusbasa says she likes girls.
Part 4: Lunchtime Lunacy: Tsubasa challenges Ranma to a lunchtime pizza sale. Tusbasa changes her mind about Ukyo and starts after Ranma.
Part 5: The Perfect Match: Ranma shows Tusbasa that he's really a boy and finds out Tsubasa is really a boy, also.
Part 6: Ryoga, Come Home: Ryoga gets Akane to visit his home to see his new puppies, and tricks Ranma into showing him how to find his own home.
Part 7: Oh, Brother!: Ranma-chan dresses up in disguise and yet again fools Ryoga, this time pretending she's his sister.
Part 8: Get Lost, Yoiko!: Ryoga finds out it's Ranma in disguise.
Part 9: The Ultimate Technique: Happosai claims to have an ultimate technique, the Happo-fire burst. At first it's a bust. Happosai needs to dig up a secret scroll to re-learn it, but the scroll is buried under a rock that's in the middle of a women's bathing spring.
Part 10: Get the Secret Scroll!: Genma tries to pass himself off as a bear but get's beaten up. Happosai passes himself off as a monkey but gets found out. Ranma changes to Ranma-chan. Ranma manages to get the scroll but not before being beaten up by Akane.
Part 11: The Fire-Burst of Terror!: Akane and Ranma-chan plan tennis to trap Happosai who is caught. He tries to read the scroll but realizes he can't read his one writing. He remembers how to do the fire-burst anyhow. Ranma keeps hitting it right back at him, and his huge one ends up exploding in his face.
Part 2: Fowl Play: Ranma finds the duck and brings it home, thinking it's Akane, and Soun demands they get married, but the real Akane shows up. Mousse and Ranma will fight and if Ranma loses Mousse gets to date Shampoo. Shampoo tries to throw the fight but eventually stops it.
Part 3: Tsubasa Kurenai Busts Loose: Ranma gets attacked by a mailbox. It's Tusuba in disguise. Ukyo explains their background. Akane points out Ukyo is a girl, but Tusbasa says she likes girls.
Part 4: Lunchtime Lunacy: Tsubasa challenges Ranma to a lunchtime pizza sale. Tusbasa changes her mind about Ukyo and starts after Ranma.
Part 5: The Perfect Match: Ranma shows Tusbasa that he's really a boy and finds out Tsubasa is really a boy, also.
Part 6: Ryoga, Come Home: Ryoga gets Akane to visit his home to see his new puppies, and tricks Ranma into showing him how to find his own home.
Part 7: Oh, Brother!: Ranma-chan dresses up in disguise and yet again fools Ryoga, this time pretending she's his sister.
Part 8: Get Lost, Yoiko!: Ryoga finds out it's Ranma in disguise.
Part 9: The Ultimate Technique: Happosai claims to have an ultimate technique, the Happo-fire burst. At first it's a bust. Happosai needs to dig up a secret scroll to re-learn it, but the scroll is buried under a rock that's in the middle of a women's bathing spring.
Part 10: Get the Secret Scroll!: Genma tries to pass himself off as a bear but get's beaten up. Happosai passes himself off as a monkey but gets found out. Ranma changes to Ranma-chan. Ranma manages to get the scroll but not before being beaten up by Akane.
Part 11: The Fire-Burst of Terror!: Akane and Ranma-chan plan tennis to trap Happosai who is caught. He tries to read the scroll but realizes he can't read his one writing. He remembers how to do the fire-burst anyhow. Ranma keeps hitting it right back at him, and his huge one ends up exploding in his face.
February 14, 2014
Following directly on from volume 8, this has the concluding part to the story in which short sighted Mousse, to gain Shampoo's affections, decides to use duck spring water on Akane. Hilarity ensues when Ranma is tricked into thinking Akane is a duck.
Gender bending is taken to a new level in the next tale. We meet Tsubasa in love with Ukyo (the girl who looks like a boy - who was Ranma's finance we met in the last volume) - confusion abounds as Ukyo telling her he's really a girl fails to put her off - yeah you guessed it Tsubasa is a cross dressing boy! Add sex changing Ranma into the mix and the lines are blurred even further.
We then have a fun story in which Ryoga invites Akane to see his puppies and Ranma pretends to be Ryoga's sister to keep an eye on things.
The last story has Happosai up to his own underwear stealing tricks as he tries to remember his secret ultimate martial arts technique which he wrote down on a scroll and promptly forgot. This one's a bit repetitive, but still fun.
Lots of unrelated stories in this one featuring all my favourite Ranma characters. Not the best volume but stacks of fun.
Gender bending is taken to a new level in the next tale. We meet Tsubasa in love with Ukyo (the girl who looks like a boy - who was Ranma's finance we met in the last volume) - confusion abounds as Ukyo telling her he's really a girl fails to put her off - yeah you guessed it Tsubasa is a cross dressing boy! Add sex changing Ranma into the mix and the lines are blurred even further.
We then have a fun story in which Ryoga invites Akane to see his puppies and Ranma pretends to be Ryoga's sister to keep an eye on things.
The last story has Happosai up to his own underwear stealing tricks as he tries to remember his secret ultimate martial arts technique which he wrote down on a scroll and promptly forgot. This one's a bit repetitive, but still fun.
Lots of unrelated stories in this one featuring all my favourite Ranma characters. Not the best volume but stacks of fun.
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