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Ranma 1/2 - TV Series, Vol. 5 [VHS]

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This subtitled, 3-episode volume of Ranma 1/2 is a great thing to have for any collector. The video contains "A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The end of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge", "Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma is the No. One Bride in Japan", and "Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I put my life in your hands". The first episode tells of the end of a three episode confrontation between Ranma and "Kodachi, the Black Rose" in Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics. The second episode, while basically a filler, is hilarious. Dr. Tofu's mother comes to town trying to set him up with someone to marry. Combined with his shyness, his mother's craziness, Ranma's curse, Nibiki's lust for money, and Akane's crush on the young doctor, sheer chaos breaks out! And lastly, the third episode introduces Shampoo, the Chinese Amazon girl that swore to kill Ranma after a humiliating defeat. I would recommend this video for anybody looking for a great series or trying to fill gaps in their collection.

Ranma's fight with Ryoga aburptly ends when Akane gets an unexpected "haircut." One of the nicer scenes between the Ranma and Akane gets shown afterwards. Also, we learn why Ryoga's so angry at Ranma in the first place... hmm, maybe it has to do with the sudden arrival of a little black piglet named P-chan. However, although the episodes start off strong, with quite a few funny scenes, it falls apart near the end, when P-chan is adopted by a wealthy family and now Ranma has to go look for him. I feel that part was pointless, added on in the last second. If it wasn't for that part of the second episode, I would have scored this higher.

Why does Ranma not get along with Akane's new pet pig p-chan? You will find out in this episode as Ryoga finnaly tells the story of his troubles in chasing after Ranma witch lead to a illfated trip to Jusenkyo. In this tape we are treated to another rare sweet scene between Ranma and Akane. This tape contains nudity and mild suggestive situations.