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Ranma 1/2, Vol. 10

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Magical foodstuffs cause a lot of mayhem in the tenth volume of "Ranma 1/2," with mushrooms and noodles setting off some potentially humiliating battles. And author Rumiko Takahashi introduces a grotesque new opponent for the students of Furinkan High -- someone who makes Kuno look sane.

Shampoo gets her hands on some kairaishi mushrooms, which make the eater do whatever they are told. So of course she feeds them to Ranma, but a mistake causes Ranma to passionately hug anyone who sneezes, including Kuno and Akane (who thinks Ranma is trying to molest her). And Shampoo turns up to cause even more mayhem with her mushrooms, by making Akane hug every man EXCEPT Ranma....

Akane's rivalry with Shampoo continues when she accidently eats Happosai's super soba noodles, which bestow enormous strength. Now she's able to beat anyone (including Ranma) and she can finally whip Shampoo's behind. But while Akane and Shampoo duke it out over martial-arts ping pong, Ranma discovers a terrible side effect of the super soba. Unfortunately, Akane isn't about to give up her new power...

The students of Furinkan High have never met their principal -- until a strange faux-Hawaiian guy attacks some students and tries to snip off Ranma's pigtail. Turns out this lunatic IS the principal -- and his first rule is that boys must have buzz cuts, and girls must have bowl cuts. The students riot, and find themselves in a bizarre tropical maze under the school (that's your tax yen at work, folks).

Ever since Shampoo came onto the scene, we've been treated to the two girls fighting over Ranma. In a way, this is the peak of Akane's problems with Shampoo, and which features her finally defeating the Amazon and her sex-changing fiancee. And all she had to do was take massive doses of hormones and grow facial hair.

Despite the intense romantic infighting, there's plenty of humour here, especially poor Ranma being compelled to hug anyone who sneezes (an affliction that breaks up at least one happy relationship), and Akane being rape-paranoid whenever he grabs her. Not to mention Ranma's sure-fire method of getting Akane's attention: "Waaahh! Shampoo, put your clothes back on!"

We're also introduced to the principal -- a nutcase with a palm tree growing out of his head, and an accent that is more fake Jamaican than Hawaiian. And we see a different side of Akane -- an insecure side, which feels inferior to mega-martial-artists Ranma and the pushy Shampoo. With people like that around, and able to defeat her, it's no wonder that she wants to win so badly.

Embarrassing foodstuffs and humiliating haircuts kick off another round of martial-arts comedy in the tenth "Ranma 1/2." Now arm wrestle!

This book is probably the best out of all of the Ranma 1/2 series. From the zany super-soba episode, to the insane principle episode, this book keeps you interested the entire time. The crazy antics of Ranma Saotome will keep you coming back for more! I have already read this one a few times, and would highly recommend it to you!

Actually... I haven't exactly read that many of the English-translated sets here (I do, however, have all 38 Japan-bought manga), so I can't really say this without claim, but anyway: I bought a traslated version, vol. 3, read it, and thought that the english version was sorta handicapped by the general problems of translating (that is, having to reverse pictures, erase and put in translated in sound affects - that especially, since alot of sound effects are these wording jokes that Takahashi-sensei put in, figure out how to deal with Japanese puns and jokes). But a bunch of non-japanese speaking people thinks that it's funny and action packed anyway. So what I'm saying here is that this thing isn't just funny and action packed, it's hilarious and, well, really action packed. Sorry, couldn't think of a good word. Not only that, I thought the english version ain't that bad. There's little glitches in translation, but I've had to traslate a bunch a Japanese stuff before too, that stuff can't be avoided, and they made a pretty good trans job. (Really good, if I think back on other examples of japanese traslating people... Besides, what you don't know won't hurt.)

I showed the one traslated vol. 3 to my random friend (American) along with the first few stories that I had traslated for the heck of it, and 2 and a half days later she was like, "You will give me the name and place of where you got this, Yes?"

In fact the only thing that's bad (yes, I admit the translations are pretty good afterall) is that the stuff is so expensive! Aiee!

One more thing: wow, they (Vis or whoever) translated every story and every page of everything Rumiko Takahashi wrote. Dang.

Ranma is one of my favorites, even though I have only read a couple of the 21 books. This is one of my personal favorites. The principal of Furinkan High comes back, and he's not what he seems. He implements a new haircut rule that has the students scrambling to find a very special coconut, and his tardy plan is designed to make you late, not keep you from being late! Akane gets a powerup, and Xian Pu tries once again to try and get Ranma for her own. A great book, and well worth your time.

Magical foodstuffs cause a lot of mayhem in the tenth volume of "Ranma 1/2," with mushrooms and noodles setting off some potentially humiliating battles. And author Rumiko Takahashi introduces a grotesque new opponent for the students of Furinkan High -- someone who makes Kuno look sane.

Shampoo gets her hands on some kairaishi mushrooms, which make the eater do whatever they are told. So of course she feeds them to Ranma, but a mistake causes Ranma to passionately hug anyone who sneezes, including Kuno and Akane (who thinks Ranma is trying to molest her). And Shampoo turns up to cause even more mayhem with her mushrooms, by making Akane hug every man EXCEPT Ranma....

Akane's rivalry with Shampoo continues when she accidently eats Happosai's super soba noodles, which bestow enormous strength. Now she's able to beat anyone (including Ranma) and she can finally whip Shampoo's behind. But while Akane and Shampoo duke it out over martial-arts ping pong, Ranma discovers a terrible side effect of the super soba. Unfortunately, Akane isn't about to give up her new power...

The students of Furinkan High have never met their principal -- until a strange faux-Hawaiian guy attacks some students and tries to snip off Ranma's pigtail. Turns out this lunatic IS the principal -- and his first rule is that boys must have buzz cuts, and girls must have bowl cuts. The students riot, and find themselves in a bizarre tropical maze under the school (that's your tax yen at work, folks).

Ever since Shampoo came onto the scene, we've been treated to the two girls fighting over Ranma. In a way, this is the peak of Akane's problems with Shampoo, and which features her finally defeating the Amazon and her sex-changing fiancee. And all she had to do was take massive doses of hormones and grow facial hair.

Despite the intense romantic infighting, there's plenty of humour here, especially poor Ranma being compelled to hug anyone who sneezes (an affliction that breaks up at least one happy relationship), and Akane being rape-paranoid whenever he grabs her. Not to mention Ranma's sure-fire method of getting Akane's attention: "Waaahh! Shampoo, put your clothes back on!"

We're also introduced to the principal -- a nutcase with a palm tree growing out of his head, and an accent that is more fake Jamaican than Hawaiian. And we see a different side of Akane -- an insecure side, which feels inferior to mega-martial-artists Ranma and the pushy Shampoo. With people like that around, and able to defeat her, it's no wonder that she wants to win so badly.

Embarrassing foodstuffs and humiliating haircuts kick off another round of martial-arts comedy in the tenth "Ranma 1/2." Now arm wrestle!

This is good manga because it's Rumiko Takahashi. But I think that this is one the mose boring and repetive of the "Ranma 1/2" Series. All I'm saying is that it could be better

RANMA 1/2 IS THE BEST JAPANESE ANIME EVER!! I HAVE VOLUMES 1-9 AND I LAUGH AT EVERY JOKE EVERY TIME I READ THEM!! THIS IS A MUST BUY FOR ANY FAN OF ANIME!

Heh. Cool. I'm buying Ranma 1/2 Volume 10 for our Ranma 1/2 "club" at school. A whole bunch of eighth graders in our school (Owego Appalachin Middle School in Owego, NY) have formed a club where each of us buys a couple Ranma 1/2 books, and lets everyone else read them. I, myself have read #1-5, and have #6 right next to me, ready to read.

Well, about the story... If you didn't know, Ranma Saotome is a Japanese martial artist, who fell into an accursed spring in China, and now whenever he is doused with cold water, he becomes a girl. (Warm water reverses the curse.) This series of books has a variety of characters, including Ranma's fiance, Akane Tendo, Ranma's arch rival, Ryoga, Shampoo (Ranma's love-sick "other fiance", and many family members and companions of these people. Ranma has people of both sexes try to get a date with him in these humurous graphic novels. I also like the martial arts and fighting scenes. This series has a total of 38 books, with 14 of them translated to English for us to buy. (Yeah!)

-Peter Berg

Ranma 1/2 rules! (So does anime)