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voilacity's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
imakandiway's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ubalstecha's review against another edition
2.0
A slightly repetitive story line, but full of zany, kung-fu fun.
cozybookseller's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
faorink's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
trisa_slyne's review against another edition
4.0
This is pretty fun if you just let go and enjoy it. Don't take any part of it seriously and it's hilarious.
lisafer's review against another edition
3.0
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.
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