Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Viz Video
• DVD Release Date: September 25, 2001
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005NOOB
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,521 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Three winter-themed episodes emphasize the affection underlying the endless quarrels that divide Ranma, Akane, their wacky friends, and their oddball relatives. Akane suffers a hairline fracture falling off a balance beam, and Ranma finds the most awkward way to express his concern. When a Snow-Woman (Yuki-onna) out of Japanese folk tales and a bizarre Abominable Snowman threaten to turn the town of Furinkan into an outdoor icebox, Ranma, Akane, and the long-suffering Ryoga defeat them with a mixture of martial arts and kindness. Arguments over who will spend Christmas Eve with whom lead to fisticuffs, but a gargantuan dinner brings everyone together. Like The Simpsons and I Love Lucy, Ranma 1/2 is about people who love each other but drive each other crazy: the love provides the leavening that keeps the slapstick comedy from seeming mean-spirited or cruel. Unrated; suitable for ages 12 and up: Risqué humor and cartoon violence. --Charles Solomon

Product Description

As the tendo family prepares for christmas ranma goes missing. A routine search brings in the usual trouble makers but still no ranma in time to spend christmas with akane? then the cold weather brings an unnatural snowfall and unnatural enemies. Studio: Viz Media Llc Release Date: 09/25/2001 Run time: 78 minutes Rating: Nr

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is a Christmas Episode need I say more :), October 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Ranma 1/2 Random Rhapsody - Wacky Winter Wonderland (Vol. 5) (DVD)

The Christmas Episodes remain in my opinion the sweetest episodes. So many loose ends are wraped up and Ranma's true feelings come out.

I am just so thankful that it is now available on DVD since I have stoped buying on VHS. The DVD quality is high.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ranma Just Keeps Gettin' Better!, December 5, 2001

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"surfcity" (Kent, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ranma 1/2 Random Rhapsody - Wacky Winter Wonderland (Vol. 5) (DVD)

I have been a die-hard anime fan for over twenty years now and Ranma 1/2 is one of my all-time favourite series.

These episodes are some of the best. The stories are great, the animation is great(well, okay, not great. But not as bad as the episodes at the beginning of season four -- YICK!), and the voice-acting remains superb in both the original japanese and english dubbed versions.

These holiday themed episodes are wonderful. You get to see Ranma display some true feelings for Akane and vice-versa.

The DVD presentation is great with a super clear picture and great sound.

My one gripe? There are absolutely NO EXTRAS included on this disc! You get two versions of the show and that's it. Sure there's chapter stops and everything but that's standard on all DVD's. Come on! Give the hardcore Ranma 1/2 fans a little something extra! Original japanese promo art or T.V. commercials would be nice. Or just a gallery of past video cover art. Or at least some previews(which are still available on the VHS versions).

Aside from that one gripe this DVD is pure gold. It contains two of my favourite episodes and another episode that ain't bad either. If you're a Ranma fan, this is a must-have!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the best in the 6th series, September 10, 2003

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DaveTan "davetan" (Newport Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ranma 1/2 Random Rhapsody - Wacky Winter Wonderland (Vol. 5) (DVD)

I have the entire Ranma 1/2 6th Season and I think this Vol 5 may be the one best in the series possibly tied with the Vol 3 and Vol 7.

The reason I give this a 4 star is because the episode that carries this DVD is episode 125 an Xmas without Ranma which is fantastic and a real feel good episode with all the characters we love getting together for Xmas. Ep 126 A Cold Day in Furikan was below average. Ep. 127 Akane Goes to the Hospital is nice because it reveals a deepening in feelings between Ranma and Akane but is otherwise rather uneventful.

This is probably not the volume to buy if you like a lot of fighting. But if you enjoy the relationship part of the Ranma series you would probably enjoy this.

If you are new to Ranma I would recommend getting one of the earlier boxed sets, if you are a diehard Ranma fan you probably want this in your collection.