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Ranma 1/2 - Anything-Goes Martial Arts - The Complete Second Season Boxed Set

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After some research, i collected this info for the Second Season DVD boxed set, which you'll find even more entertaining than the first season. This is what you may expect in the 2 DVD set:

"Darling Charlotte"
>Episodes: The Abduction Of P-Chan & Close Call! The Dance Of Death...On Ice
>P-Chan gets abducted and in order to get him back, Akane and Ranma needs to win a martial arts figure skating competition.

"Its fast, or its free"
>Episodes: P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain Of Love Clash Of The Delivery Girls! & Clash Of The Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race
>Discover how the martial arts figure skating competition comes to an end; and later, discover that while being a kid, Ranma is traded for fish by his father, without any repercussions at all, until now.

"Cat-Fu Fighting"
>Episodes: You Really Do Hate Cats! & This Old Gal's The Elader Of The Amazon Tribe!
>Find about Ranma's secret weakness & the "Cat Fist" martial arts technique

"Chestnuts on an Open Fire"
>Episodes: Behold! The Chestnut Roasting On An Open Fire Technique & Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan
>Meet Mousse and see Ranma fighting him for the very first time. [Thanks to Cologne, Ranma is stuck in his girl persona, btw]

"Cold Competition"
>Episodes: Cool Runnings! & The Race Of The Snowmen Danger At The Tendo Dojo!
>Ranma enters a race to win the Phoenix Pill that will cure him from not being able to turned back to his boy persona; also...find about the Dojo Destroyer.

"Breaking Point"
>Episodes: Ranma Trains On Mt. Terror & The Breaking Point!?
>Ryoga is trained by Cologne in the Breaking Point technique in order to become a match for Ranma.

"Fowl Play"
>Episodes: The Abduction Of Akane & Ranma vs. Mousse: To Lose Is To Win
>Mousse kidnaps Akane in order to confront Ranma, who needs to prevent Mousse to convert Akane into a duck.

"The Evil Wakes"
>Episodes: Enter Happosai, The Lustful Lecher & Assault On The Girl's Locker Room
>Meet Happosai, Soun's and Genma's perverted and most powerful master.

"Goodbye Girl-Type"
>Episodes: House Of Gadgets! Guests Check In, But They Don't Check Out & Goodbye girl-type
>Three urns hidden in strange places, that need to get reunited in order to cure the Jusenkyo curse.

"Tough Cookies"
>Episodes: It's A Fine Line Between Pleasure And Pain & S.O.S.! The Wrath Of Happosai!
>Ranma, eating Akane's cookies???

"Ranma and Juliet"
>Episodes: Kissing Is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking Of Akane's Lips & Bathhouse Battle! We're In Some Hot Water Now
>Juliet played by Akane and Romeo played by ... Then, without hot water at the Tendo's, everyone visits the public bathhouse, without knowing that Happosai will be on sight.

This is your chance to meet new characters and see how the old ones get faster, stronger or maybe just keep falling in love.

Okay, with the second season of Ranma 1/2(or the first, since this in Japan they started a new Ranma series beginning with this season), we can see that the characters are starting to get more in place, and although Akane and Ranma are still slightly out of character from the comic, they aren't treated as bad as they were in the first season. Ranma switches outfits in this season to the one he usually wears(in the comic, although he has a blue shirt instead of a red one). More of the characters are introduced, including Mousse, Happosai, Cologne, and Sasuke, who is an original character(voiced by Shigeru Chiba, who also voiced Raditz in Dragonball Z and Kuwabara in Yu Yu Hakusho). I do feel Sasuke is a bit out of place(I would have preferred Hikaru Gosunkugi from the beginning), but I can adjust. The animation gets a bit screwy at times, but it's pretty good, more or less. The dub actors seem to be getting a bit more in tune with the characters, although Ranma at times sounds really screwed up, like when he screams, "I'm REALLY angry!," at Mikado. But, the series is getting improved. Well, on to season 3!

But it is nevertheless very, very good. It doesn't have the continued-story soap opera like quality that the first season had, nor does it follow the manga continuity with such slavishness. Which is a shame, because I like that:)The wacky humor hasn't changed, Ranma is still changing genders at the drop of a hat, Akane still can't cook, and Ryoga (as P-Chan) has taken up semi-permenent residence at the Tendo dojo.New characters include Mousse (Shampoo's ex-fiancee) and Cologne (Shampoo's grandmother). And there is Happosai, trainer of Genma and Soun and easily the most lecherous character in all of anime.We are also introduced to a continuing theme/plot device: Ranma's pathological aversion to cats. So much so that he will turn into a cat to get away from them.The extras on this are nothing to wite home about. Some creditless opening and closing themes and a few other goodies. But it's the stories that count after all. Definitely worth a buy.

Ranma 1/2 never looked better. The transition to DVD is now at its fullest. The original video masters from KITTY TV were used, ensuring the highest animation quality possible. However it is not perfect. There is some level of graininess, and line inconsistency, also their is some color bleeding, especially in the intro.

But, the consistency of the animation, far makes up for this. Unlike the first boxed set, the animation is high quality on every single episode. The outlining is crisp and the colors are vivid and distinct. I've never seen Ranma 1/2 look so good.

This is a must buy for all Ranma 1/2 fans. The pacing of the story has quickened in the second season. Takahashi's characters are now fully developed. And my look how they shine! You'll love it. And you'll be begging to see the next season.

The complete Ranma 1/2 2nd season DVD boxed set is awesome. Not only is that great that you get every single episode from the Anything Goes Martial Arts series but now you don't have to worry about funding some of the hard to find DVD's (FOUL PLAY, CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE and the BREAKING POINT).

This series carries on the on-going saga that it Ranma 1/2/ Of course Ranma and Akane return and so do the Eternal Lost Boy Ryoga, Shampoo, the Tendo family, Upperclassman Kuno and his sister the Kodachi but also in this one are some introductions to the some new characters, new adventures and all out fun!

This set is seriously a great buy for any Ranma 1/2 fan. You really could not ask for more (aside from Season 3 and 4 on DVD!). If you haven't gotten into Ranma yet, I'd suggest going back to the first season because otherwise you're not going to get it and I've noticed that some people have a hard time following it if they're not up to speed, so really if you haven't seen the first Ranma 1/2 season, do it that FIRST!

I realize that of course the boxed set is quite a bit of cash but it is worth it. I can tell you this right now, it's worse if you try to find each DVD one by one and pay for them full price. You'll be spending vouble from what you should have paid for if you just buy the boxed set (trust me I know! I bought the entire 1st season one by one and realized that it was a better deal to buy the boxed set afterwards). That and if you buy the boxed set, you won't have to go store to store looking for those rare ones! Again, get this boxed set if you're a serious Ranma 1/2 collector and fan!

If you thought Season One of Ranma 1/2 introduced you to some strange but loveable characters, you, to quote the vernacular, "ain't seen nothin' yet."
From a skating competition to rescue Akane's pet P-chan (Ranma's rival Ryoga in a cursed form), to the return of Amazon warrior Shampoo, now fully aware of Ranma's curse, and carrying one of her own, things get weirder and weirder.
We also get to meet the man who founded the Anything Goes School of Martial Arts, the pint-sized pervert Happosai. He'll go after anything female, even girl-type Ranma.
And Shampoo is accompanied by her Great-Grandmother, a skilled warrior who knows techniques that can make Ranma a more powerful martial artist, or leave him broken in the hands of his rival, Ryoga.
And tremble in fear as tomboy extrodinaire Akane Tendo prepares a meal. (and thank whatever diety you believe in that you don't have to eat it.)

Ranma 1/2 is a strong series all the way through. If you like Season One, then you know that this transgender martial arts comedy is the most hilarious thing on the market.

Just sit back and enjoy.

Who ever thought that every day things like plays, fast food delivery and even taking a bath could result in so much confusion and fun?

I mean, come on... I find plays dull, although I do realize that I'm in the minority there. Look at the number of High school kids who love drama, who love to flex their developing acting muscles?

And what about Fast food? I used to order pizza all the time, but after my health took a turn for the worse, I had to cut it out. Heh, remember some places, the motto... thirty minutes or it's free?

Well, there is the third one, taking a bath - I'm a shower man myself, and that happens after I get up in the morning. Just to help me wake up.

How about Sports? Take downhill skiing and figure skating... I don't care for either, but man, I have to tell you that if it was portrayed like it is in this season, I'd have to re-consider my views on these.

But these every day occurrences take on a whole new meaning in the second season of Ranma ½.

The nice thing is that there are twenty two episodes available for viewing, instead of the 18 that were on the first season.

Even though there really wasn't a season long story arc for this season, there were several significant events that ended up becoming a common theme.

First and foremost was the introduction of Shampoo's great-great grandmother Colonge, the leader of the Chinese Amazons. As a side note, I still get a major kick out of the whole concept, a group of Chinese Amazons... considering the Amazon rainforest isn't even on the same continent!

I digress...

Now, this ancient Ghoul (according to Ranma) is determined to see him marry her great-great Grand-daughter, Shampoo (what's with the bizarre names anyhow?). This storyline runs over the course of several episodes, and it introduces the other major arc to the second season.

That is the fact that Ranma, his father, Ryoga, and another character who's introduced this season, will be able to free themselves of their unique curses. This particular storyline lasts until the end of the second season.

The chaos that attracted me to the series remains unchanged in the second season. There are numerous times throughout each and every episode that I laugh quite hard. The fact that every single kind of sports (and non sports) becomes a battleground makes it all that much more entertaining.

After all, I did mention fast food delivery, and even a play (Romeo and Juliet) end up becoming a major competition. And who'd have thought that a bathhouse could end up being totally destroyed in the process of trying to get clean?

There are small changes in the characters in this season, although some remain unaffected, like Kuno and his insane sister (which, much to my amazement is voiced by none other than Teryl Rothery, probably best known for her role as Dr. Janet Fraiser on Stargate SG1).

Now, because I enjoyed the season as much as I did, I would have given it a five out of five. However, there was the introduction of yet another character that I found very inappropriate and downright disgusting.

The master of Genma and Soun Tendo. A ancient little pervert named Happosai. I don't know, maybe I'm just getting old, but for me that is just wrong. I found him to be more than a little disturbing.

Mainly because of his habit of going around and burying his face in what appears to be underage girls, and stealing their underwear.

The series was just fine without this character.

Still, it wasn't enough for me to want to stop watching it, and I will be getting into to the 3rd season very soon.

4 out of 5.

This is my favorite season so far of the Ranma ½ series. I've only seen the first, second, third, and fourth, though, so there is a chance for that to change. The second season has a little more emphasis on the relationships between the characters than the first season which makes it somewhat more appealing. Also, as you get further along in the series, the plots in each episode become more and more complex. The second season is well worth the price! I just can't wait for the rest of the other seasons to come out so I can buy those, too.

Ranma 1/2 is a series that all anime fans should see, so why not pick up the 2nd season with the most convienient method?

This 2nd season is known as Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen in Japan. You see, the first season didn't do so well in the ratings, so they re-worked the story a bit to add more gags and the characters were also touched up a bit. The result was one of the most popular series of all time.

The story has alot of naughty humor, but the original manga (comic book) was written by a woman, Rumiko Takahashi, so there is a wonderful sensivity present in the story line.

Other than getting a great series in bulk, this DVD isn't so hot. The audio should have been remastered. It comes out almost as mono on my DVD player. Special features are mostly absent. But, it's still better than getting the series on VHS.

Must buy for anime fans and Rumiko Takahashi fans.

Yes. This second season brings more: more dvds, more chapters, more fun, more answers!!!. Here new characters are brought in and the quality of the drawings gots better. The martial arts stuff also gets improved, showing one the invincible techniques of Ranma!. This one cames without censure (just like the first season) and is packed with more adventures and sets of several chapters that complete a full story. I warn you, if you start watching one, you will end up finishing one or two complete dvds. Same as the first season, comes in english and japanese with subtitles (japanese in mono). If you have no Ranma at all, go get the first season, then come back and get this one. If you are in a hurry, get both!!!