Product Details

• Actors: Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka, Kenichi Ogata, Hirotaka Suzuoki
• Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 5
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Viz Video
• DVD Release Date: July 30, 2002
• Run Time: 600 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000067J2W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,305 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Ranma 1/2 - Hard Battle - The Complete Third Season Boxed Set" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The third broadcast season of Rumiko Takahashi's long-running transgender comedy was clearly one of the high points in the series: "Am I Pretty" may well rank as its funniest installment. When he insults her cooking yet again, Akane clobbers Ranma with an iron skillet--which somehow brings out the feminine side of his nature. The normally loutish Ranma suddenly becomes obsessed with frills, fine cooking, and extreme modesty (he blushes at the sight of his own jockey shorts). The results are hilariously incongruous. "Ryoga's Miracle," in which the geographically challenged Ryoga Hibiki finds a miraculous soap that seems to counteract the transforming spells of Jusenkyo, is only slightly less uproarious. The season begins with Ranma acquiring the last thing he needs or wants: another would-be fiancée, Ukyo, a champion okonomiyaki chef. The cross-dressing contretemps reach new heights of absurdity with the arrival of Ukyo's admirer, Tsubasa; soon no one knows who's who or what's what. Meanwhile, Chinese Amazon Shampoo serves pork buns laced with a love potion; Kuno banishes the long-suffering Sasuke, who takes refuge at the Tendo Dojo; and the entire cast competes to win a trip to China in the Miracle Martial Arts Obstacle Race. The set concludes with a no-holds-barred farce as Ranma attempts to change the past and keep himself from falling into the accursed spring at Jusenkyo. A must-have for Ranma fans. Unrated; suitable for ages 12 and up: Slapstick violence, nudity, mildly risqué humor. --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars viz will replace disc 5 if yours is defective, August 29, 2002

By 

Gordon A. Davidescu (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ranma 1/2 - Hard Battle - The Complete Third Season Boxed Set (DVD)

...and your disc, if you bought it before August of 2002, is most likely defective. If you try playing episodes 22 or 23 there is *no* japanese track. Here is a letter from Viz's website.

Attention Ranma Fans:
Viz Communications has found a problem with the recently released 'Ranma 1/2 Hard Battle DVD Box Set'. The error occurs on Disc 5 of some of the Box Sets. The Japanese audio track on Episodes 22 and 23 are missing and only the English soundtrack is available. This was an error that occurred during the manufacturing of that disc.

To receive your free replacement DVD with the corrected Japanese language track, please send your defective 'Ranma 1/2 Hard Battle' disc 5 to:

Ranma Hard Battle Disc
Viz Communications
P.O. Box 77010
San Francisco, CA 94107

Be sure to include the following information:

Full Name
Return Mailing Address
Email Address

We will send you a replacement disc and a small gift for your trouble, and notify you via email once the replacement disc has shipped. Shipping will take 4-6 weeks. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

For retail/distribution accounts that have problems/concerns please contact your appropriate Pioneer sales person for instruction.

Sincerely,

The Viz Team

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ranma does it again!, March 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Ranma 1/2 - Hard Battle - The Complete Third Season Boxed Set (DVD)

An old friend got me hooked into Ranma in highschool. It was the very first anime I had ever seen and I LAUGHED my BUTT off for hours as I watched poor Ranma's plight.
The 3rd Season contains the entry of many new characters, including my favorite character, Ukyo, the mistaken male Female, and Ranma's "cute fiancee". It also includes my all time favorite Ranma episode, "Am I Pretty?", where Ranma gets hit in the head and believes he's really a girl!
If you want to laugh, and laugh HARD, deffinatly pick up this and the other Ranma seasons.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Caveat Emptor, July 3, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Ranma 1/2 - Hard Battle - The Complete Third Season Boxed Set (DVD)

I purchased this box set "Outta Control" on June 19, 2004 on Amazon.com, and, despite the fact that the defective fifth disc's audio track is supposed to have been corrected, mine is just as defective as can be. That being said, I would caution anyone against buying this barring some assurance that at the very least they will be able to obtain a satisfactory replacement for said disc if it is faulty. The recall offer ended, apparently, on June 30, 2003.