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Ranma 1/2, Vol. 6

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My daughter loves Happosai & he is well intro'd here. He's drawn cuter in later editions--looks much older here(lack of female contact?) His intro takes up half the volume--the 2nd half is a Shampoo plot to snag Ranma leaving Akane to defend the dojo, but Ranma can't stay away from a fight.

I'm a fifteen-year old girl who is desperately obsessed with japanese animation, and ranma 1/2 is number one on my list. Rumiko Takahashi is an absolute genius for creating such a brilliant story that i absolutely adore. IF ONLY I HAD THE MONEY! I've only read volumes 1,2,3,5,11, and i must have more! the manga is hilarious and the art is absolutely charming. the videos are wonderful too(but only the subtitled ones)and i couldn't recommend this series more highly to all anime lovers and the people with even the slightest interest in the awsome stuff! :) (I just wish viz would get all 38 books out quicker, i wanna know what happens in #12!)

As "Ranma 1/2" enters its sixth volume, Rumiko Takahashi introduces one of her most memorable characters, and Ranma's perpetual nemesis. As if dealing with a lecherous little imp weren't bad enough, Ranma also has to deal with the dueling jealousies of two of his fiancees.

In the mountains, a strange little figure stumbles out of a cave and makes its way to Tokyo. He soon encounters Ranma and Akane (and tries to grope both of them), and it's soon revealed that he's Soun and Genma's lecherous, thieving, nasty, pantyphilic old master, Happosai. To Ranma's horror, it turns out that Happosai is very pleased that his new student turns into a nubile girl...

Since they can't throw him out, Happosai continues a reign of terror, kept only a little in check by Ranma: He goes on underwear raids, causes mayhem in the public baths, and fights Ryoga and Ranma simultaneously as he tries to worm his way into Akane's bedroom. And when Ranma defeats his underwear-stealing plans, Happosai takes very sinister revenge. But Ranma has some revenge of his own -- "woman repellant" that will send every girl running...

No sooner has Ranma dealt with that than a new problem arises: Soun says a Dojo Destroyer has challenged them, and that he and Akane need to defeat the Destroyer. It's just a ploy to get them to fall in love, but the stakes rise when a real Destroyer shows up. The problem is, Shampoo is trying to lure Ranma on a date -- if he goes with her, he'll get the Instant Spring of Drowned Man.... but Akane might lose the fight.

In this volume, Takahashi introduced one of her most entertainingly nasty characters -- Happosai, a vicious little geezer who constantly lusts after young girls. And alas for Ranma, he turns into a girl. It's unpleasant for Ranma, but makes for plenty of great comedy when the poor guy is constantly pounced on (in the baths, in the street, in the bathroom) by a creepy little man.

There are also plenty of other amusing scenarios, such as when Akane thrashes Happosai in her sleep, or when Happosai gets lodged inside a teapot. The funniest is undoubtedly the bathhouse scene, where Ranma is forced to duel with Happosai with soap, buckets and his own nude body, but not before Happosai sprays him with cold water... on the men's side.

And putting the "romantic" part in "romantic comedy" is the triangle between Akane, Ranma and Shampoo. Poor Ranma desperately wants to be all-guy again, but all his instincts tell him to go help Akane. He doesn't want to be on a date with Shampoo, but of course Akane thinks he does. Ranma being who he is, pretty soon he's trying to deal with both problems at once.

The sixth volume of "Ranma 1/2" ups the comedy ante with the little wrinkled perv and his silky darlings. And it only gets wackier from there on in.

This graphic novel shows the first appearance of the great Happosai. Rumiko Takahashi usually introduces her characters by having one overall storyline, or two or three chapters introducing them followed by a bunch of chapters involving them so you know they're regulars. The third chapter in this graphic novel features the first bathhouse/girl's lockeroom/outdoor springs battle! Involving Happosai of course, as most do. Happosai isn't liked much by the rest of the cast. Genma, Tendo and Ranma are constantly trying to beat him up and express mail him somewhere, and everyone is overjoyed when they think he's dead. However, you probably won't have the same feelings as them, Happosai is a fan-favorite!
In the second storyline, Tendo and Genma pretend a Dojo Destroyer stole there sign and said he'd battle them for it Saturday. They actually plan to dress up on each other's shoulders, making Ranma and Akane fall in love by working together. After telling this lie to Ranma and Akane, the next day a REAL Dojo Destroyer comes by and steals the sign and will battle for it Saturday. Also, Shampoo promises to give Ranma a cure for his 'disease' if he dates him on Saturday, leaving Akane to face the Dojo Destroyer by herself.
So if you haven't already, go out and buy this volume today! I guarantee you'll be screaming, "What a haul! What a haul!"

Does anyone else notice a pattern here? All the Ranma 1/2 books are REALLY AWESOME! Volume 6 is a great book. This is the first book that Happosai is in. Happosai is a very funny character of Ranma 1/2. This book introduces Happosai and Shampoo's in it more, too. Shampoo seems to get cooler each time she's in the series. Anyway read this book. I reccomend it! It ROCKS!

I absoulutely love Ranma 1/2 now! Anyone who likes Japanese Animation should read this and the other books in the series. The animation is great and the storyline is fantastic. It makes for easy enjoyable reading and you'll get a real laugh out of it. And if you like the book which is cheaper than episodes you can buy them later. It's definetly the way to go!

Volume 6 was funny and it made me laugh out loud. thereis two new characters, Happosai(hes a dirty old guy that trained mr tendo and genma in any thing goes martial arts) and the dojo destroyer(huge guy that reminds me of a cat fish) well, hes not much of a main character. i give it four stars instead of five because... I don't, know i just do