Alright, it is Sunday and I am gonna post the twenty-eighth volume of Ranma 1/2. Feel free to react or comment on any panel, though I appreciate if image replies are not used during the dump. Feel free to discuss anything Ranma 1/2 related after the dump.Previous thread: >>268919158Despite the OP image, I am using the latest Viz localization which does not feature this cover exactly as it is a 2-in-1 edition. Due to image limits, I will be dumping chapters by original volume. Be aware that some of the larger images have been edited to be lower quality due to image size limits.In addition, I will be dumping one chapter of the short series MOON, The Great Pet King that released around this time. These are fanscans since the story was only recently collected again for publication. Today, I will be dumping the second chapter of this.
Title is accurate. What a dramatic title. Get excited.September 8th, 1993. Author's note: "Volume 26 of the manga will be out around January 10th. There is also an OVA, so please look forward to it as well."
>>269064143I wonder if the Wizard of Oz reference with "Bears, Oh My!" was localizer humor or in the original. Either way, made me laugh. Looking good, Ranma.
>>269064177Akane supportive. Also, every Ranma face in this is pretty cute.
>>269064206When I took special note of that ad on the first page, I didn't expect it to come up.
>>269064230The bear also stopping in surprise is pretty great. Who could this be?
>>269064247Got that commando look.
>>269064274Bear today, gone tomorrow.
>>269064302Be more careful with your bear exhibits or whatever, ma'am.
>>269064354Wow, an incredibly detailed rendition of Genma on that scroll.
>>269064070finally, i thought it would never be sunday
>>269064380Ah, no wonder he is so cool. He's Ranma after all. Also, they seem to have chosen to just translate the name of the attack here. I googled it and it apparently was originally 山千拳 or "yamasenken". Translating each kanji individually gave me Mountain Thousand Fist (you know, Ken, like an attack).
>>269064449This must be quite a shock for our Ranma.
>>269064302>tfw never got a spinoff of ryoga's adventures as a mercenary
>>269064471What a touching reunion.
>>269064503Heh, "pop". Also, oh no, not Genma!
>>269064521Also, I guess the "poor house" is a bit of Ranma lore. Though I don't know if it meant like "poorhouse" or like, "our poor little house". Maybe the Japanese is clearer. And oh well, Genma. At least you're off the hook for now.
>>269064573Has the decency to think his monologue rather than say it out loud.
>>269064604End of chapter! Quite a serious situation.
This title conveys what it needs to, but the original was 海千拳と山千拳, ie. Yamasenken vs. Umisenken, as mentioned before Yamasenken is the name for the attack that the commando guy used and Umisenken is the same thing but with Sea replacing Mountain. Yama vs. Umi is a common pair to compare and contrast in Japanese culture.September 15th, 1993. Author's note: "It's 10 days until the release of the Mermaid OVA and 4 days until the release of the 26th volume...my heart is pounding."
>>269064714Extra long first panel and we got the face-off. Pretty cool.
>>269064733Another translated attack name. I don't mind these, but I'll still document the original name when I can find it. Anyway, this one was called 猛虎開門破 which got translated by DeepL as "A tiger opens the door and breaks", which uh, isn't super accurate. But you get the idea. It is pronounced Mouko Kaimon Ha.
>>269064795Ah, now we're back to using the original untranslated name with dialogue referencing what it translates to. It seems that they just choose whichever is easiest to typeset, if you have some extra dialogue, use it to translate, otherwise just translate it.
>>269064230>>269064177世界の熊展. 熊展 isn't it my dictionary but is probably read "kumaten". the whole thing together is world of bears exhibition. whether there's a pun in there or not is beyond me. btw it's actually the rightmost sign on the outside of the building
>>269064842Hair down Nodoka.
>>269064886Another attack name. Here's the original: 毒蛇探穴掌, my machine translated it as "“Viper's Pointing Palm” (martial arts), an ancient Chinese martial art form involving snakes and vipers", as in, literally that entire thing. I guess it is an actual term. The romanji is Dokuja Tanketsu Shou.>>269064862Oh, interesting! I kind of like it being the smaller sign, but yeah, that makes sense.
>>269064961Good save.
>>269064978Would've been a pretty gruesome sight for Ranma 1/2.
>>269064573貧乏長屋, "poor tenement". poorhouse is actually 救貧院. ranmom does emphasize the poor part in her original dialogue. also in case anyone cares the wall scroll says "seppuku"
>>269065001Given that Genma thinks the sea scroll might've been thrown away, it shouldn't be that much of a surprise that this guy found the mountain scroll.
>>269064658oh shit it's not ryoga! i have been tricked by the rumiko sameface
>>269065037May as well just ask, right? >>269065028Yeah, that makes more sense. Also, that's an incredible scroll. Come on, Nodoka, let it go.
>>269065093Unbeknownst to all, our impostor investigates. (And at least doesn't say his plan aloud). >>269065073Yeah, I can see how that could happen. He does have sharper features, wavy hair, darker eyes and no fangs, but the bandana really makes him seem similar.
>>269065153Ranma's face in panel 4 is wonderful.
>>269065167Not quite normal.
>>269065280Cup Noodles. In the middle of a field.
>>269065336End of chapter! Quite an odd situation you stumbled into.
September 22nd, 1993. Author's note: "I did a new, original drawing for next year's calendar. It was tough, but I was confident. Stay tuned."
>>269065484Such a bizarre gag, when you think about it. A lot of characters have done this by now, Shampoo, Ryoga, Lime... Just like a weird display of strength, pushing a wall like you would a piece of plastic wrap.
Shampoo should put her tits in my mouth.
>>269065524Was there no one in the other room? Was he in the wall?
>>269065553Little cocky.
>>269065567And now we have a name so I don't have to keep avoiding using it. Admittedly, I never remembered this guy's name anyway. Furinkan says the following about his name: "When read in the Japanese fashion the name "kumonryu" (公紋竜) translates as "dragon of nine markings." This is a type of koi fish which comes from the karasu, or black stock, but often appears to be wearing the black coloration like a garment.">>269065548Better keep up with your martial arts training.
>>269065651Bit of a timesaving technique on the windows there, the people look like they are on a balcony.
>>269065709I can see how this had to be sealed away.
>>269065746The misdirect!
>>269065759金絲緊縛翔, Kinshi Kinbaku Shou and it machine translates to "Golden Thread Bondage Flight".
>>269065807迎門鉄扇指, Geimon Tessen Shi, machine translated to "Welcome-Gate Iron Finger". Welcome-Gate here apparently refers specifically to temples and shrines.
>>269065862Sinister skill that ought to have been destroyed. Amounts to yelling at someone before beating the crap out of them. Well, at least so far. Ranma 1/2 does make you accept stuff like this though. It is a weird world.
>>269064961oh no she's hot
>>269065900Ranma's day isn't going well.
>>269065931A sad little moment. Rumiko talked about this arc in a manga extra and I'll post the entire thing later, but you can tell it ended up being a bit more serious and it is moments like this where I think it really works.
>>269065093nodoka appears to be cooking tempura, judging by the shrimps and panko
>>269065651kumon is also the name of an international chain of cram schools for elementary students founded in japan in 1958
>>269065973Our hero.>>269065981Oh, and squid. Yummy.
>>269066094Funny to see Genma just in his non-Panda form lounging. >>269066091Oh, we have Kumon schools here too, I didn't realize they started in Japan.
>>269066130End of chapter! What lies in store with this technique?
Original title was 特訓!! 海千拳 which basically means Special Training!! Umisenken (ie. the attack). September 29th, 1993. Author's note: "I got the Mermaid OVA and thought it was really great... right?" I guess she wants to hear from people, but it really sounds like she's doubting the quality.
>>269066094Ranma's smile is worth protecting.
>>269066175Now is this Ryoga, Ryuunosuke or Koga the Wolf Demon?
>>269066175I love that it is clearly a repurposed Panda-sign with a useless handle.
>>269066130rumiko uses a different spelling of kumon (which is a normal surname). here it's 公紋 instead of the more common 公文. ryu's name is something like "dragon public-crest"
>>269066244Wonderful stance.>>269066238Well, Ryoga and Ryunosuke have the same hair (where it kind of meets in the middle of the forehead, which Ranma doesn't have). But Ryoga has light colored eyes. Like his irises are usually grey. While Koga has just white eyes with no pupils and elf ears. Maybe I'm just overdosed on Rumic manga, but all these details really do stand out for me.
>>269066352Reminds me of Dragonball for obvious reasons.
>>269066420Mysteries abound.
>>269066352I put a fucking collage together of a theoretical roster for a Rumiko based fighting game, and you REALLY see how characters like early manga Akane, Kagome, Sakura and Kyoko are the same fucking face, but then people say Kagome and Kikyo look the same?Also, thanks for storytiming this stuff!
>>269066352>>269066420>>269066428Seeing Genma being entirely serious is a trip.
>>269066428Oh no! I see he is wearing his little spiral pattern ones rather than his R for Ranma ones. These spirals always reminded me of the Chinese square spirals on ramen bowls, but I don't know what those are called and they are a bit different. Okay, I found what it is called. It is called "Raimon" (雷紋, translating to ‘thunder crest’) though I don't know if it is the same thing as the spiral on Ranma's boxers. This was kind of a tangent.
>>269066637Ranma cute.>>269066568I know, right? >>269066520Oh, I saw that. I love all the obscure picks. You definitely can see her patterns with all the one-shot characters. Kyoko and Sakura actually do have different eyes, but it is pretty hard to see. I think Kyoko's eyes are bigger (or maybe just her irises?). I will say that if you just do face comparisons (no hair or eye color), you do end up with not a lot of molds for primary protagonists. You're more likely to see differences in art style over the years than character design when comparing stuff like Sakura to say, Kagome.
>>269066760Oh, if you saw the 1997 promotional short for Inuyasha (where Mousse voiced Inuyasha instead of Boy Ranma), she looks MUCH more like Sakura.
>>269066760I love that he seems to never take this outfit off. He just chills in it, shoulder straps and all.
>>269066818Got some hints of tragedy. Also, it does appear that he's planning something nonlethal. >>269066793Kagome's hair also meets in the middle, but she has that hair tuft. Sakura also has that hair tuft, I guess, but it is a lot more rounded. She does seem to have an "older" face in Rumiko's art, I think it is something about the exact proportions. All very minor stuff that varies from panel to panel and definitely chapter to chapter over the many years. Honestly, I once overlaid Sango's face on top of Kagome's face and they basically have the same face if you remove their hair. It doesn't take much. Part of Rumiko's "manga-like" philosophy towards character design.
>>269066917Cute.
>>269066939What an absurd page.
>>269066952What do you do with that once you have it?
>>269067042Nabiki always stay so nonchalent.
>>269066952This is so fucking good out of context
>>269067042I couldn't tell on the last page but it seems Nabiki's shirt says "Misdo Club" which is or was, not sure, a fashion line of some sort by the company "Mister Donut". I guess it was popular in Japan. In the US, they got bought out by Dunkin' Donuts and as such all got renamed. And I don't think they ever made clothing items.
>>269067131I love how the creeper stance is vital to this whole thing. Also, this might be a new Akane pajamas pattern. I didn't like make a spreadsheet for these. >>269067119Honestly, why would he choose that specific task even in context?
>>269067171Man, imagine being the sort of person who looks at this gag and puts it in a box labeled "reasons to dislike Akane". Anyway, favor time.
>>269067192End of chapter. A little complication for Ryu Kumon.
What a pretty cover.October 6th, 1993. Author's note: "If Akebono won the championship by the time this book comes out, please give a round of applause."
>>269067230Right back to it.
>>269067295God, imagine if that's how Ranma acted.
>>269067309Straight forward.
>>269067309I wanna goosh akane
>>269067331Quite a disparity in their sizes. I do love this gag. I also love the extreme reaction shot of the fifth panel. He looks so lanky there.
>>269067347A mother always knows. Not really, but it feels like the thing to say.
>>269067371Took me two reads of this page to notice Soun's newspaper.
>>269067401Ranma cute.
>>269067416Wow! What a discovery. Of course, Ranma has mastered it more or less already.
>>269067461Is it possible?
>>269067478I wonder if this look was based off a specific movie or show or something.
>>269067511This is probably not a good idea from a religious standpoint. Anyway, this move is called the 鬼神来襲弾, or Kijin Raishuu Dan. DeepL translated it as "Ghosts' and Gods' attack". I like the alliteration, but it probably isn't as accurate as what VIZ translated it to. For some reason, Furinkan had a note for the original name of this attack but not the other ones this arc.
>>269067577I love that he worse the backpack, camo pants and bandana since he was a kid.
>>269067627Don't worry your mother.
>>269067661Hm, what could the scroll say?
>>269067720End of chapter! The sword returns!
>>269066637i think you're thinking of narutomaki, a fishcake with a little red spiral. these however are much closer to an ancient greek pattern
>>269066818why would you ever take off an outfit that makes you look 11/10 cool?
The original title was 電光石火 海千拳！which appears to translate to Lighting Speed, Umisenken, basically the same thing. I just figured I'd post something.October 13th, 1993. Author's note: "Ranma OVA reservations are doing well. It's really good, so please watch it."
>>269067416akane's shimapan and lacy bra
>>269067837Little does he know that the sword is always there. >>269067784Not quite! I understand why the confusion, but I actually meant the square pattern described in this blog post:https://www.myojousa.com/blog/ramen-tableware/ If you search "raimon" on that page or "raimon pattern" on Google, you should be able to find stuff regarding it.
>>269067511camo pants + tank top + fingerless gloves combo will never not be cool
>>269067920She's got all kinds of senses.
>>269067945An honorable departure.
>>269067964I like the little sweat drop.
>>269067981Laughed out loud when I saw the statue.
>>269068006This really is a more personal battle than most.
>>269068016Fake Ranma Route. Oh, Ranma.
>>269067920oh good find, i was thinking in terms of this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meander_(art)there's a touch point between classical greece and east asia via gandhara (thanks to alexander). early monumental buddhist art is shaped by classical influences. these in turn heavily influenced subsequent buddhist art as it spread through east asia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhist_artit's not impossible that the greek meander eventually ended up on ramen bowls
>>269068059Back to fights.>>269068082Oh, these look remarkably similar.
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>>269068339The creeper pose does look a teeny bit cooler here.
>>269068353I love how the open-gate attack appears to use a kick in addition to the wide swing. I have no idea how that would work.
>>269065167>Ranko, dear, after dinner, let's you and me take a nice hot bath together!I like where this is going...
>>269068369白蛇吐信掌, Haku Dato Shin Shou. My machine translation said "lit. the white snake spits out its mail palm (idiom); fig. reveal one's true nature" I think it got confused. I don't know what "mail palm" refers to.
>>269068505End of chapter. Some sound logic there, honestly.>>269068492Seppuku. It goes to entails.
Right back in the action. Kind of an odd face there.October 20th, 1993. Author's note: "Simon & Garfunkle are coming to Japan for a concert. I really liked them in the old days... does everyone know who they are?" I feel like she mentioned a Simon & Garfunkle concert a few years back in an author's note. Furinkan's note: "Kazuhiro Fujita who was publishing Ushio & Tora at the time said: If you draw three calendars, Ms. Takahashi will draw seven. That's amazing."
>>269068704Time for a heart to heart.
>>269068750鎧戸裂牙断 or Gaito Tesuga Dan. It seems like it has the word slatted shutter in it, like a window which I guess VIZ may have missed. And then "tooth fracture". My machine translation basically said "Slatted Shutter Tooth Fracture", but maybe that was deemed a little too silly sounding. And that's with splitting kanji apart.
>Ryu Koumon arcFinally here, the arc with the biggest and best stealth joke of all>>269068750>another slowish threadcan't believe the akane centric volume killed the vibe of two storytimes now. That arc is a complete buzzkill. Couldn't help you even after trying to rile up new anime cucks, sorry OP but it's going to get really slow from now on it seems
>>269068872支柱落地勢 or Shichuu Rakuchi Sei. The machine translation gave me "Pillar Floor Advantage". I don't know what VIZ was doing, but again, machine translation is not always accurate. There's a lot of architecture and animal stuff to these names and it seems hard for VIZ or machine translations to keep up.
>>269068975Soun explaining what I've sort of been trying to say as well. Also, the bottom page features a Henohenomoheji and another doodle face I believe is called the "tsurunihamarumarumushi". These all have long names because it is every character that is used to draw the face.
>>269069076Yeah, the kick the door part is really funny in combination with the throwing the door open. A bit redundant.
>>269069100I guess Pillar Floor might be an overly literal translation of "Foundation"? And a collapsing brace would lead to the collapse of a foundation?
>>269069128An aura of pride. I love the way Soun's hair moves in his reaction shots.
>>269069145Oh no!
>>269067171>>269067192these two are the best couple.
>>269069167Shampoo schizo has been successfuly EVICTED. Status quo always win, baby!
>>269064658Ranma COOL
>>269069161I like the depiction with the sword. I assume this is Ranma's imagination, not Ryu's.
>>269069290Quite an image in that first panel. Big flames.
>>269065001This lore here puts Genma at the high tiers of the power levels if he decided to actually use his sealed away martial arts. But he doesn't so he gets bopped fairly easily.
>>269069298At least he didn't pull out his heart.
>>269067416>he's going full happosai
>>269069317懐中宝珠殺 or Kaichuu Houju Satsu. Machine translation gave me what appears to be nonsense, something like Whiting Pearls Kill or "Chinese Pearl Jewels Kill", which admittedly seems to fit the theme more but I am not sure how it relates. >>269069314Well, he did also say that Ranma mastered it remarkably quickly but I agree. Power levels in this series are hard to nail down though. Rumiko has been clear that Genma and Soun are pretty powerful, but how could they not be, being disciples of the great Happosai?
>>269067416Ranma using martial arts training as an excuse to go through Akane's unmentionables lel
>>269066568>>269066352Not just serious, but hyper competent. Man is actually a really talented martial artist under his idiocy.
>>269069389What unique envelopes.
>>269069506Imagine just knowing when you're child is about to die. I guess a lot of people do believe in that.
>>269069522End of chapter! Woah!
>>269067171This is such a strangely intimate moment. I love it.
>>269069167Correct!
October 27th, 1993. Author's note: "Ranma will hit 300 chapters soon!! I'm thinking of doing something special for the occasion. Stay tuned."
>>269067347Akane is a real one for this honestly
>>269069580護身流星布 or Goshin Ryusei Fu. The machine translation said "Bodyguard Meteor Cloth". Oh and hey, a furoshiki. They couldn't translate that. Furoshiki is apparently just a cloth used for wrapping parcels among other things, but this particular kind has an infamous association I'm sure most of you already know. I'm sure the story will make it obvious, but if not, I'll mention it in a bit.
>>269068353Ranma COOL. I'm a sucker for the subtler martial arts, even though I know they're probably not practical in real fights. I was a wing chun kid.
>>269069666鯉魚翻身 or Rigyo Honshin. Machine translation appropriately explained the joke, which is nice: "lit. carp turn over (idiom); fig. to make a clean breakthrough".
>>269068975He's breakdance fighting!
>>269069693背山倒海態 or Haizan Toukai Tai. DeepL gave me "Behind the Mountain and the Sea" but I assume VIZ's is more literal. The manga extra mentioned that this arc had a lot of techniques and boy, were they right.
>>269069314The series kind of glosses over it at times, but if he was ever fighting for real he would be terrifying.
>>269069128>>269069145I guess we have to give Genma credit, he did turn Ranma into the greatest martial artist of his generation (alongside Cologne)
>>269069741Soun, not willing to watch two young people kill each other fruitlessly, achieving nothing.
>>269069768"Octopus head". Funny, I assume in Japanese he just said "tako" since that is the usual insult, but I could be wrong.
>>269069228At last this is the age of Akane
>>269069803I wonder what young Ryu is doing with that bottle there. I have no idea.
>>269069867God imagine if he was successful. Dozens of yamasenken users running around Japan doing god knows what with it.
>>269069867The tragedy is now clear.
>>269069895And now, we get to see the flashback without the silhouette.
>>269069932Very Dragonball in this moment. Though of course, Dragonball was inspired by the same stuff Ranma 1/2 is. I guess this is just Wuxia and whatever the other word is.
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>>269070009Not the Buddha again! There was a sign!
>>269070021I just noticed the statue is crying on that last page.
>>269070033This pattern has seen quite a bit of use lately.
>>269070052End of chapter! What's this? A dramatic turn.
>>269070021And it got split exactly where the tape was holding it together from the last cuts too.
The original title 見えない秘拳 seems to be Invisible Secret Fist.November 3rd, 1993. Author's note: "The other day I saw an actual mermaid mummy. I was intrigued by the strangeness of it." Mermaid mummies are exactly what they sound like, though Japanese mermaids don't share many similarities with our conception of them. There were mummified corpses of supposed "mermaids" found in Japan, which as is typical with corpses like this, appear to be constructed from various animals.
>>269070146She was at home not too long ago.
>>269070170Off we go.
>>269070213I love when Genma's signs are used as actual signs and not just replacement speech bubbles.
>>269070213The tears won't stop.>>269070257Yeah, some great visuals with that. I bet the typesetters curse it though.
>>269070336While he may have guessed about the situation somewhat with his taunt earlier, he obviously did not assume there's a suicide pact involved.
>>269070351Woah, that isn't the background. 護身大流星布 or Goshin Dai Ryuusei Fu is the same thing but with Dai, as in "Great", "Big" or I guess, "Mega".
>>269070336He broke the Buddha again!
>>269070387I guess there are times when a character says something is over and it actually is, but I feel it is 50/50.
>>269070398Wood chunks ready to be roasted.>>269070393It keeps happening
>>269067042>turning your son into a world class thiefGenma...
>>269070413I like the use of Soun in this expository sense, even if it isn't his greatest strength as a character. And poor Akane.
>>269070451It also helps to have Soun around for gags on top of the exposition. >>269070427Hey, it was to be sealed off.
>>269070464I don't know what's with the bodybuilder pose. I am honestly assuming Rumiko had some fun using her muscle reference. Anyway, this technique was 鬼神群大乱舞 or Kijin-Gun Dai Ranbu, which got translated to "lit. ghosts and gods causing havoc (idiom); fig. a massacre". I guess the first attack was based on this expression rather than the other way around.
>>269070511People must expect a lot from pandas in this universe.
>>269070537Ah, hence the visit. It seems like Ryu shredded a lot around him.
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>>269069895so the only reason these techniques are so terrible is because idiots keep using them on their own houses...
>>269070578What could his plan be? Also, I just realized that Ryu wears camo undies under his camo pants.
>>269070598End of chapter! 夜叉探海包 or Yasha Tankai Hou. Machine translation gave me "sea bag with a night stick (idiom); fig. a scoundrel who explores the sea by means of a trick". What a weird idiom. I guess a lot of these are based on wordplay that can't really be translated. Ah well.
Another cover as last chapter's final panel. It is redrawn of course, it is kind of fun to flip back and forth between them.November 10th, 1993. Author's note: "I drew a pinup to commemorate the 300th edition of the next issue Ranma 1/2. It's really beautiful."
>>269070684Hm?
>>269064206Poor Ranma. This situation must be its own special flavor of hell for him.>>269064230I know that exchange in the first two panels is supposed to be comedic, but it makes Akane look like a selfish psycho to me. Wonder how cavalier she'd be if it was HER life on the line...>>269064230Who in their right mind would have an exhibition featuring live bears?!Also, fun fact; Japan is home to arguably the worst ever bear attack in recorded history; in mid-December of 1915, an ussuri (or "Ezo Brown Bear") slaughtered and ate ten people over the course of six days before it was finally killed by professional bear hunters. It's remembered as the Sankebetsu Brown Bear Attack(s).>>269064503Honestly, this guy is actually pretty lucky he IS a manly badass type. It'd really be bad luck for him if Nodoka decided he failed the contract and began ordering him to commit seppuku...>>269064573You abandon the woman and don't contact her outside of sporadic letters for a decade, things like this happen, Genma.That said, it's morbidly hilarious how little of a shit she gives about Genma's supposed death, even if she does have every reason to not care.>>269065001This arc is another of the reasons why the post-Nodoka's Intro Ranma 1/2 is often considered "Serious Ranma 1/2". There's certainly plenty of gags, but this story is pretty dark for Ranma 1/2, and it gets darker.>>269065931And that would be an understatement.>>269067461On reflection, you do have to wonder about that statement, but I'll elaborate when we get in deeper.>>269068016When you think about it, Ryu Kumon is really kind of Ranma's ultimate rival - more than Ryoga could ever claim to be. Not only is their grudge match in this arc deeply personal due to Ryu's messing with Ranma's mother, but deep in his heart Ranma knows that Ryu IS the son that Nodoka hoped Ranma would turn out to be, and not the gender-bending sly gluttonous trickster asshole freak he actually turned out as.
>>269070703Ah, obviously. How could I not have seen this coming? >>269068878Man, you don't even know how dead the UY threads tended to be.
>>269070737>you don't even know how dead the UY threads tended to be.oof. Despite liking MS that won't have much attention I'm afraid so make that one rather quick, could be better
>>269070737Whoooo!>>269070710Admittedly, Ranma also knows that Ryu is a cocky charlatan and a thief. But I bet it does hurt.
>>269070811Love that Rumiko drew Genma with a bit more presence, given how dramatic his line is.>>269070778Yeah, I look at the fourth volume of UY dump and there were three posts that weren't me during the dump and then like five bumps by me after the dump. Then like twenty posts by other people. Mermaid Saga is gonna be quick by virtue of there not being a lot of it, honestly.
>>269070874Soun's little visual comes back.
>>269070883I do not envy the typesetter for having to make the visual of the text hint at the true nature without giving it all away.
>>269070897Now I feel I can post the manga extra about Ryu Kumon and this arc in general. I'll split it between two posts:"Q: Did Ryu Kumon come from the idea of a phony Ranma?Takahashi: With this arc, the idea was to see Ranma facing a bit of adversity. Someone pretending to be Ranma suddenly appears and tries to get close to his mother, and that really bothers him.Q: The appearance of an imposter is a common theme in hero stories.Takahashi: Like Komon-sama*...Q: Kumon hasn’t fallen in any springs, and he doesn’t seem to have any superpowers either.Takahashi: Right. He’s just someone who became stronger through training. Ryu Kumon is an earnest person. He isn’t goofy. It’s almost like he was the real main character of the story, which is why this is his only appearance. I never planned on using him again.Q: You had a lot of unique moves with this one. Yama Sen-ken, Umi Sen-ken, Mouko Kaimon…Takahashi: You know, I actually enjoy thinking up that kind of stuff. Yama Sen-ken’s concept was something resembling burglary, so I just sort of just kept with that theme throughout.Q: The fight is essentially a burglar vs. a petty thief. The arc ended up pretty long, though."Furinkan's note: "*Komon-sama refers to a Japanese period-drama about the life of historical figure Mitsukuni Tokugawa, which portrays him wandering the country masquerading as a commoner and fighting injustice. You can read more about the drama on Wikipedia."
>>269070927The other half of the manga extra regarding Ryu Kumon:"Takahashi: The story does pull Ranma’s mother into it, so I suppose I wanted to do it properly.Q: The way she becomes involved is very like a story-driven manga, isn’t it?Takahashi: It’s more like once I got started, I just got very into it. If there was a bit more humor in the story, I do wish I could have exploited it better, but I don’t remember thinking “This can’t be funny!” or anything.Q: You have to feel sorry for Ranma’s mom, too. Her son is always close by, yet she always seems to miss him.Takahashi: ...Really? Even though she’d probably just make her son kill himself?Q: There’s a shadow of misfortune following Ryu Kumon around, but that’s part of his charm.Takahashi: Well, he is unlucky."I love Takahashi's little nonplussed "...really?"Also, I love the creator being "sealed away" as well here. I will add that as that last page made clear, the fukoshiki is often used as a clear visual indicator of a stereotypical thief in Japan, much like a bag with a $ sign is used in the US.
>>269070966In case you get confused, since there are multiple bags, yes, this is the bag that Genma was carrying.
>>269070981There's no way Japan uses "slipping a mickey", right? Admittedly, I wouldn't want Japan to have its own slang term for it either.
>>269071013And yeah, Lady was what Ryu always called her in his head. Since you know. I also love the comical cartoon hole Ranma made in that roof.
>>269071029...
>>269071044Genma doing The Scream. Though it is a bit spookier with the panda spots.
>>269071063Wonder what he ended up doing. I know Rumiko's little manga extra spoils that he won't come back, but it does feel a bit obvious going in. He's got his own journey now.
>>269071106End of chapter! Yup, no real changes to our setup to Nodoka, which I file along with P-chan. Status quo aspects whose resolution we are always teased by.This was a cool arc, even with the "more serious" subject matter.
Oh no, don't cry.November 17th, 1993. Author's note: "Thanks to everyone's support, Ranma has been published 300 times. I'm truly grateful." Yup, this is our 300th chapter. Furinkan even has this note: "On the cover, Ranma holds up three fingers to signify reaching the 300th chapter of the series. A color pin-up was also included in this week's issue of Shonen Sunday." Of course, this is the one time Furinkan doesn't have a photo or scan of the promotional stuff. I have no idea where this "pinup" can be found. Sorry, team!
>>269071224This is likely not called "The River Styx" in the original Japanese but instead refers to the Sanzu River, a mythological river in Japanese Buddhism that has a similar notion behind it. Things seem pretty okay over there for Happosai.
>>269071180Reminder
>>269071298Characters noticing the extreme sound effects.
>>269071314Oh yeah, the pajamas are back. I guess whether Ranma goes for the tanktop and shorts vs. pajamas really depends on the needs of the chapter. >>269071303Hah!
>>269071347Ch-booom. I assume this is that sound effect that got associated with Urusei Yatsura "chu-don" that Rumiko Takahashi fully admits she got from Shin Tamura in Dekin Boy. The Urusei Yatsura VIZ translation often used "ka-blooey" as the translation for it, which I honestly don't mind. Ch-boom is definitely more direct.
>>269071423Dumpling skin? Hah.
>>269071433I love how wild she allows herself to be with Happosai's anatomy. Like what is even going on in Panel 2? Who cares. Nothing good.
>>269071465Man, even Akane gets hit. Tear gas in real life is no joke, but fortunately it never is as bad in manga and cartoons.
>>269071497Some sort of 1/2 beast, if you will.
>>269071509I guess authentic wasabi (rather than green dyed horse radish) makes you cry.
>>269071529Quite the fever. I like the small gag in the fourth panel.
>>269071551Despite their desire to rid themselves of Happosai, I guess they don't want him to die in such a pathetic fashion. Also, I hope you enjoy our little school girls.
>>269071574Or maybe they were trying to kill him, now that I think of it.
>>269071585You'd think he'd do this first, but I guess it slipped his mind until now. He's old after all.
>>269071529authentic wasabi is milder than horseradish, but has a much more complex flavour. you can pretty easily grow it yourself if you dont have too harsh winters or a good spot to overwinter it.
>>269071602That fifth panel is why I genuinely think Happosai is a good addition to the series, despite my annoyance with his actions. After all, comedy first, right?
>>269071631End of chapter, end of volume. Gross. Don't worry, something probably fixes this in between chapters. Feel free to use the thread to discuss anything Ranma 1/2 related, though try to keep anime fanservice scenes to the minimal, I know how often Ranma 1/2 threads hit the limit due to those. Feel free to reply to any page or panel or commentary. I have some extra stuff I'll be using to bump the thread here and there.I will be returning on Wednesday to dump Volume 29. I also will be dumping the third chapter of MOON, The Great Pet King. Right now though, I'm gonna be dumping the second chapter of it. It won't take too long.
MOON, The Great Pet King or ＭＯＯＮ大ペット王 was released sporadically from 1992 to 1994. It has four chapters and this first one was released on September 3rd, 1992. It was published in Shogaku Sannensei, a general magazine for third grade elementary school students. Yes, Moon is Rumiko's first and only kodomo manga.Furinkan says "It was uncollected for two decades before finally being compiled alongside the All Star compendium that celebrated the 35th anniversary of Takahashi's career." Pretty crazy.I feel that Moon is basically what you'd expect from a Rumiko Takahashi kodomo manga. It is entertaining enough, in my opinion. I appreciate the fans who translated these but I'm not gonna give them a shoutout on 4chan because that essentially asking for harassment. But the scans are good and the art is not flipped.I copy and pasted that from the last thread. Anyway, here's chapter 2! This one was published October 3rd, 1992, in the next issue of the magazine and one month after the first chapter. It is a direct continuation of the last one.
>>269071718I love that the bandage does a flip as he gets over it.>>269071624Oh, interesting. I probably won't be growing it, but I might get some at an international market or something around here.
>>269071738Huh, funny, they use the logo name for Moon here but not on the last page. Hah, I also just noticed that while the kids do want to share with Moon, they still want their pudding. Apparently, Japanese kids don't like milk. Or at least, enough of them don't that it gets mentioned in various media.
>>269071762Shouta, Rinko and Moon are basically our little trio in this one.
>>269071777Bit of a recap. Sort of.
>>269071786The apple slices are cut like bunnies.
>>269071816I actually have a fear of heights too, so this is somewhat relatable.
>>269071835I once freaked out at the top of a rock climbing wall.
>>269071850I don't know what word the fanscans decided to translate as "bastard" that was also in a magazine for 3rd graders, but I imagine it is one of those words that gets used by every age group like "kuso". Or maybe it was an uncharacteristically strong word, it definitely would fit the context.
>>269071891He's a soft bunny.
>>269071898By the way, you can literally see Rinko wearing this when we first see her in person in the first chapter of the manga: >>268927916So, it was set up. I bet some kid felt really proud for noticing it after it is mentioned as relevant five pages later.
>>269071919Off we go.
>>269071928One of those little manga things. I know this wouldn't work for me, but isn't it sweet?
>>269071940I wonder if the fanscan translate "goodbye" as "sayonara" for fun. Also, this bit really reminds me of Urusei Yatsura. There were some scenes of Lum and Ran on top of one of these.
>>269071959End of chapter! I guess with me saying there were four chapters, this was a bit of a given. And yes, there was a ladder, Moon didn't leave him stranded like I thought originally. The next chapter of Moon came out more than a year later, but you don't have to wait that long, I'll be dumping it in the next thread. Hope you enjoyed!
>>269071999thanks for the storytime OP, good night and nice trips
>>269071999Not going to lie, revese satan trips but... for all the good shit Rumiko comes up with Moon is really shitty, by far the worst work. No wonder it's only 4 chapters, is flat, generic, non-engaging to the point of boring. Lacks of the actual Rumiko DNA every other work has, odd considering one would think her kids are great almost everywhere but in this one. The MS' kid is peak pulp after all
>>269071224Here's that cover they talked about. Yup, this chapter's issue had Ranma on the cover. >>269072048Night!>>269072304Well, it really seems like it was just one story and then some extras in the same setup rather than something that was planned to be a full fledged series. And in regards to the MS kid vs. these, it is a bit different writing for kids for kid readers than writing kids for adult readers. But I will definitely admit Moon isn't much to write home about. I still stand by that One-Pound Gospel is her worst work, but that's of her "major series", if it can be called that.
Give her a quote Anon
>>269073354>Mom, I can't believe you're alive, how could this be? Don't leave me again!
>We're so fucking dead>Again
>>269064573Genma deserves it but man that's cold.>>269069867Nice details on the dojo.
>>269073793You always post these in the middle of the night for me and yes, it is still the middle of the night, I'm exhausted.
>>269071013しびれ薬をかがせて "got a whiff of numbing medicine". the american slang is funnier imo
>>269071298correct, it's original sanzu river
>>269069314Genma really is kind of a less annoying Happosai, when you stop and thick about it. Both are, on paper, extremely skilled and talented martial artists... but they're such *idiots* that they undermine everything they are.>>269069895This page and the follow-up really works; it is undeniably tragic that Ryu's dad killed himself... but the fact he killed himself by being *so goddamned stupid* as to practice a spine-crushing grip on his dojo's only support beam makes it blackly hilarious.>>269070811What I was building towards in my last post is this: because Genma never actually *trained* Ranma in anything outside of the basic stealth mode and the White Snake Venom Reliable Fist, there's grounds to argue that what we see here isn't the "true" Umisenken, but rather it's Ranma's interpretation of it, and that's why the moves are near-exclusively made up of moves that counter the Yamasenken's move's. Basically, this isn't the Umisenken, it's a *variant* Umisenken that only exists to counter the Yamasenken. So the only one who knows the *real* Umisenken is Genma Saotome.>>269070927And the secret is revealed! And yet... it's strangely fitting that Genma's ultimate contribution to martial arts, the sub-styles of Anything Goes that would classify him as a true master... are based on thievery.>>269070966Wait, she's never even seen the real Ranma and Akane interact, how would she tell their behavior was off? ...Outside of it just being sketchy, I mean.>>269071106Well, he's just found out he wasted the last decade of his life and he's now forbidden from using the martial arts style he spent that same decade mastering, so what else is he gonna do? Maybe seek out training in a new, more respectable style?
>>269071999Thank you for posting.
>>269067347akanes personality traits are always just subtly hinted at but shes 100% a keeper.
>>269069314he also got lazy and stopped training seriously.But when he he did develop the technique for cradling Ranma
>>269075603Well, regarding Nodoka's thoughts on Ryu and Akane, it may be related to the reaction after the quick grocery run. It is funny to imagine that Nodoka thought he should've been even more affectionate.
>>269075302>>269075339Good info! And I agree about the slang.
>>269064274ENTER
>>269069314In other words, if he weren't Genma he'd be strong.
>>269065553He was doing that walk cling Ramna does sometimes and then used his toes as leverage.
>>269067478I feel a gag coming...
>>269069895Amazing reveal.
>>269070710Do you think Ryu could take Ryoga? Yamasenken put him on Ranma's level and the shouting strategy would work even better on the melodramatic Ryoga.
>>269070033Okay he was definitely trying to kill Ramna with that one.
>>269071574One of the many times I want to say LET HIM DIE YOU DUMB FUCKERS
>>269081286Yeah, probably. Not to be dismissive of Ryoga, but even Ranma struggled tremendously.
Ukyo /ss/
>>269071999Thanks for the storytime, OP
>>269072759I thought Ranma's hair wasn't red in the manga
>>269086961Rumiko uses a multitude of colors for ranma's hair, from red to pink to dark green to black
>>269086961It isn't on the colored pages of the actual manga itself.
>>269071999thanks nibba
>>269087360Any particular reason for that?
>>269090417Volume covers and magazine covers allowed Rumiko to have some fun with color after long stretches of not getting to use it. She always went wild with colors, with practically every character. Like look at Ataru here. Almost everyone thinks of him with brown hair and that is more or less his canonical hair color (though it is black in the manga), but this is a cover with him.
>>269088187I wonder why both anime adaptions now didn't give female Ranma black hair
>>269090964redheads are hot
>>269090964Probably to better distinguish female Ranma from male Ranma.
>>269091705Female Ranma is a head shorter than male Ranma, has boobies, and doesn't have super wide shoulders, they're very easy to distinguish already.
>>269064961Nodoka is really pretty, how did Genma bag her?
>>269069167Tsundere×Tsundere best
>>269091922In motion it can be harder to determine those details perfectly. You need something that immediately reads as different to the eye.
>>269092116hes a genius martial artist and conman. hes highly skilled but lazy.
Well the first merch of the remake got revealed.https://x.com/albesonico/status/1815387832372142160
>>269092735That doesn't make sense, it's not like it's difficult to tell male and female anime characters apart. desu my feeling is they need to make female Ranma look as different from male Ranma as possible cause if she looked too much like him, guys can't go 'no homo' about finding her/him attractive
>>269094210meds now.
Did they update the website? The character art for Ranma is different and seems worse than the initial announcement.
>>269095289Are they just rotating the art? There wasn't any news.This is what the site had initially.
>>269093783Hm, odd choices.
>>269093783Not bad, I guess. Kinda odd choices, like anon said.
>>269071999Thanks op, great volume
>>269071999Thanks OP
>>269064177Man it is kind of sad. Imagine meeting your long lost family member but you're unable to tell them who you are.
>>269086961It's canonically black. A fucking rainbow of colors are used for covers
>>269067416Is this the only time Ranma intentionally pervs on Akane? Aside from the arc where he has to in order to prove his manliness I mean.
>>269101910He looked under her skirt once.
so when ranma turns into a girl, his balls turns into her boobs right?
>>269102565That makes no sense
>>269064247>>269064274>>269064302>>269064354>bear dead
>>269064206thick akane thighs
>>269065073>>269065153The best thing is that Ruy's wavy hair fits perfectly as heritage from Nodoka
>people scream and throw a tantrum that the remake won't have nipples>BUT THE ORIGINAL AND MANGA HAD THEM ALL THE TIME>there's no nipples at all in the storytimed oneswhere's the nipples?
>>269104912Last volume had a few:>>268925184>>268926382It really depends on how much girl Ranma shows up, honestly. I'm fine with angles hiding it, but it would bug me in the Musk arc.
>>269066568>>269069314>>269069468>>269069748>Implying he wasn't a colossal glorified hackHapposai teaching's did really bad on Genma...>>269067171I like how Ranma overlaped with Gosunkugi here>>269068369>I have no idea how that would work.Use the arms to break through the door and the kick to attack the people>>269070589>Missed the pointThis is why it's sealed, to avoid people like you from understanding it
>>269104912>there's no nipples at all in the storytimed onesNice lies, fag
Will they keep her ching cong accent in the remake?
>>269106874God I hope so
>>269105317>glorifiedIf anything he wasn't glorified enough. Genma's seriously downplayed.
>>269106874Yes, because Japan doesn't give a shit about Chinese.
>>269109634China will probably make their own anime about a Japanese girl falling for a Chinese man to diss Ranma.
>>269105335You make it sound like Ranma is naked half of the time like it's To Love Ru,
>>269105146>I'm fine with angles hiding it, but it would bug me in the Musk arcI agree.
>>269104912Such disingenuous words, what's your motive here?
>>269064070hey! iirc wey already covered this arc on a previous storytime
>>269109634>>2691096642chan's reaction did include some concern that they'll change the way the guide is, since he's more stereotypical. Shampoo apparently doesn't even say "aru" or whatever. >>269112187Didn't the previous storytime cover everything?
Ryu Kumon actually showed up in Ranma 1/2: Battle Renaissance where he was voiced by Mitsuru Miyamoto. I was not able to find a clearer image.
>>269114328Sameface hits hard here
>>269114328>Ryu KumonActually better looking than even Ranma and Ryoga. Akane should have started hitting on him.
It's been 20 years, it's time to forgive Kikyo.
So Oyuki's voice actress just passed away, I guess.
>>269117956Yeah, people complained about the recasting of VAs for UY, but it was really getting to the point where it was going to be necessary regardless.Hope they can get this new Ranma series to the end without anything happening to the voice cast. I'm happy they are mostly all back, I want them to be able to finally adapt the conclusions to the arcs the old series started but never delivered.
>>269117956RIP
>>269119161Ranko's voice has been going for ages. Isn't Musashi/Jessie one of her longest lasting roles?
>>269121017In terms of the amount of voice work she's done yeah, probably. There are other voices like Ranma, Rei, and Lina, she's been the voice of longer but none of those roles have produced as much content.
>>269116961I don't need to forgive her. I know she did nothing wrong.
>>269123557I like that it is classic moments. Akane carrying Ranma too tired after a fight and he stubbornly wouldn't get carried as a guy, Shampoo catching him during the Phoenix Pill arc, Ranma mocking Tsubasa.
>>269070021Won't somebody think of the Buddha?!
>>269070737Given the kind of faggots that get attracted by the "help" people like >>269068878 provide, I'd rather the threads be dead.
>>269070927Genma Saotome on some old gangster shit
>>269116961I think Kikyo had the best background music.
>>269101910
>>269106874It would be a crime not to. It would also be a hate crime to do so in current year. lol
>>269125506Does it really come off as that hateful in Japanese? It might be in English but I don't know how poorly broken Japanese reflects on a Chinese character in the original language.
>>269125890I would liken it to foreign characters speaking broken/weird English in western media, which is to say it depends on your execution.
Yellow Trash anon, you still here? Was wondering how your fic was coming; been looking forward to it.
>>269123557Cute.
>>269127604>Yellow Trash anon, you still here?Yup, just been busy with summer cleaning the house lately.>Was wondering how your fic was coming; been looking forward to it.I've kinda put it on pause while waiting for the new anime to see if it change my perspective on stuff. I don't want to start the fic, arrive midway through only to watch the anime and go 'fuck, I got it all wrong' or get flooded with hate for writing the characters wrong.
>>269127604>>269129010Also fuck, that's a very hot Nabiki.
>>269129010>>269129044Also I'm gonna be honest, seeing nothing but the usual tranny smut in the Ranma tags kinda diminished my motivation to write for it since it seems nobody is interested in anything else.
>>269129010>I've kinda put it on pause while waiting for the new anime to see if it change my perspective on stuff. I don't want to start the fic, arrive midway through only to watch the anime and go 'fuck, I got it all wrong' or get flooded with hate for writing the characters wrong.Hey, totally, understandable, but keep in mind, it's a 2020s remake, and even the 1989 original anime changed quite a fair bit of stuff - I personally find the girls a lot more sympathetic and likeable in it than the original manga, for example.>>269129101Believe me, I know *exactly* what you mean. But every one of us working on something else is another finger in the eyes of those sick fucks. I finally finished the sky-seas saga for Voyages of the Wild Sea Horse, so once I get over this cold, I'm going to try and update Teen Titans Tokyo and Konosuba 1/2 next/>>269129044It is ridiculous how little fanart there is of any girl other than Ranma's female form when they all are such smoking beauties.
>>269129682>I personally find the girls a lot more sympathetic and likeable in it than the original manga, for example.Same, I lowkey hope the remake goes even further in that direction and give us more Nabiki, Shampoo, Ukyo and even Kodachi material.>Believe me, I know *exactly* what you mean. But every one of us working on something else is another finger in the eyes of those sick fucksTrue but still, it get kinda discouraging sometime.>I finally finished the sky-seas saga for Voyages of the Wild Sea Horse,I know, it was cool. Unrelated but Ener is like my favorite One Piece villain, I'm still mad he was beaten with the bullshit 'rubber is immune to electricity' when rubber should burn from the heat alone anyway. It was lazy, just letting Luffy be able to touch Ener and using the fact Ener is a glass jaw should have been more than enough.>I'm going to try and update Teen Titans Tokyo and Konosuba 1/2 next/Cool, I haven't seen Konosuba yet so I haven't really gotten into that fic yet but the Teen Titans one is cool.>It is ridiculous how little fanart there is of any girl other than Ranma's female form when they all are such smoking beauties.Right? It's just insane. At least Shampoo get some stuff and Nabiki to a lesser extent but Ukyo and Kodachi get nothing.
Yellow Trash is such a good name.
>>269129784>Cool, I haven't seen Konosuba yet so I haven't really gotten into that fic yet but the Teen Titans one is cool.Glad you like it! What've you enjoyed about it so far?>Right? It's just insane. At least Shampoo get some stuff and Nabiki to a lesser extent but Ukyo and Kodachi get nothing.I've been trying to change that a little with the artworks for my fanfics, but there's only so much I can do. Plus, I suppose a lot of people would say that dragon-girl Nabiki or Kodachi as an amazonian bunny-girl ala Mirko from MHA is a bad idea...
>>269129784Wanted to bring this up; if you want to try and ease yourself into the Yellow Trash universe, perhaps a "taste-tester" could be about some journalists coming to interview Ranma and Nabiki? They *say* they want to inteview the "famous Saotome dojo", but the reality is that they're basically a cross between a Japanese Jerry Springer and those phony paranormal investigators from Urusei Yatsura, so it's karmic *and* funny when the weird shit around the Tendo-Saotome Complex keeps scaring them and/or beating them up.
>>269130862>What've you enjoyed about it so far?So far I've liked how you mixed up both worlds, it's pretty different from how I usually see it done in fanfics.>>269130927>They *say* they want to inteview the "famous Saotome dojo", but the reality is that they're basically a cross between a Japanese Jerry Springer and those phony paranormal investigators from Urusei Yatsura, so it's karmic *and* funny when the weird shit around the Tendo-Saotome Complex keeps scaring them and/or beating them up.God, that's a genius idea, I have to note it down.
>>269130862>I've been trying to change that a little with the artworks for my fanfics, but there's only so much I can do.Yeah, I like your fics's art but there's only so much you can do against the current I guess.
>>269131193>God, that's a genius idea, I have to note it down.At the very least, it's an easy way to introduce some of the more immediate oddities of your setting.>>269131232Well, that's why I'm so eager to help you get this idea of yours off the ground; the more of us come out of the woodwork, the more we can push back against the political tourists.
I checked and the last non-tranny smut on AO3 is from like 4 months ago.
>akane and ranma-kun both voiced kikyo and inuyasha
>>269131193>So far I've liked how you mixed up both worlds, it's pretty different from how I usually see it done in fanfics.What do you think of the "makeovers" Nabiki and Shampoo got in Teen Titans Tokyo? You think they're still attractive, or not anymore?
>>269132117Gonna be honest, I tend to forget the makeover and just go back to imagining them as usual.
>>269132307Well, that's a buzzkill. You saying giant big-titty musclegirl Shampoo does nothing for you? :PBut in all seriousness, I am glad you like it, and I do hope you'll continue enjoying my stuff as it continues. You ever get a chance to catch up on Voyages?
>>269132810>Well, that's a buzzkill. You saying giant big-titty musclegirl Shampoo does nothing for you? :PI'm not saying it does nothing, I just tend to go back to her 'default' whenever I read her name in a story rather than take the story's description into account after a while.>You ever get a chance to catch up on Voyages?Yeah, I'm up to date now, was great.
>>269123557ranma a cute
>>269112994He and Shampoo say "Hiya" more than Uncle Roger
>>269133073>Yeah, I'm up to date now, was great.Glad you liked it so much. Well, while I'm happy to help you with Yellow Trash if you need it, perhaps you'd be interested in giving me a hand with Voyages too? In an upcoming chapter, I'll be introducing alternative/parallel reality versions of the Kamikaze Pirates - what if only Kodachi and Ranma were sent to this world, what if it was Mousse who caused this whole mess, what if Nabiki got the Fafnir mythic zoan instead of the Vampire one, etc. You interested in helping brainstorm alternates?
>>269133825>perhaps you'd be interested in giving me a hand with Voyages too?Sure, I'd love too.>You interested in helping brainstorm alternates?Okay, random idea but maybe 1 alternate for each girls where they ended up alone with Ranma and each alternate would try to tempt their equivalent to go back to their Nerima way, where they try to get rid of the 'competition'? And it ends with our 'main' group actually influencing the alternate to maybe chill out with that back in their home dimension?
>>269133958Hm. A possibility, yes. One concept I definitely want to use is the Joketsuzoku Pirates, where Umok's amulet was used by Mousse instead and he accidentally banished Ranma, Shampoo, Kasumi and Cologne to the One Piece world - he was just trying to get Ranma but, well, you know Mousse's eyesight. I know for a fact that Kasumi on this crew has the Fafnir/linnorm zoan, but immediate questions I need answered:>Should Shampoo also have a mythic zoan, to keep her on level footing with Kasumi?>Should the Joketsuzoku Pirates be as "female-centric" as the main Kamikaze Pirates? It makes sense Cologne would basically try to recreate her tribe as a pirate crew, doesn't it?
>>269134593>>Should Shampoo also have a mythic zoan, to keep her on level footing with Kasumi?Maybe she doesn't have a fruit but has some extra martial from Cologne who went 'Well, Shampoo can't coast on her current skill anymore' after Kasumi's power up up?>Should the Joketsuzoku Pirates be as "female-centric" as the main Kamikaze Pirates? Probably, it make sense AND more chicks is always nice.
>>269109787And you make it sound like it's at every panel, fag>>269116961Everyon will once the Inuyasha remake comes. Yeah, they're going to dare with that one too
>>269134949I dunno, I think the 'remake' was Yashahime. Just a sequel, what everyone's been up to.
>>269071314Ranma's naruto PJs are the cutest.
>>269134870That is definitely an option, but what I was thinking was that this alternative Shampoo might have the Mythical Zoan for the Raiju, or "thunder beast" yokai. In short, this turns this Shampoo into a tiger-cow with electric powers... thus homaging Lum and Rei from Urusei Yatsura, with a little poke of the tongue at Shampoo the gozu hanyo from Teen Titans Tokyo, and Shampoo's own status as a cabbit zoan in the "true" Voyages canon.
Mimimimimimimi
>>269071509I wonder if this is a Fenghuang reference
>>269124635^This is a salty remakefag, do not believe his frustrated vent playing victim
>>269135215Thank goodness it was a sequel and not just a remake. I love it. Remakes bore me.
>>269135215>make an unnecessary Yatsura remake>then make an unnecessary Ranma oneRumiko is either, too nice or not in control of the copyright, so the industry is using her status as one of the most mainstream mangaka to remake everything the can. They can also pull the "it's old" excuse for it even, so IY fits with that even more. Only the time period blocks them from a Maison Ikoku one, which should a far better candidate due its premise and concept imoYashahime anime despite the flop was just that, a half-assed attempt of a sequel that didn't take off. Time will see the real Yashahime anime once Shiina advances more with it and what he does with it, far better than the anime apparently>>269136145That is going to age poorly
>>269116961>>269134949>Everyone willKikyo is boring and I never saw any appeal. Kagome is infinitely more fun.
>>269136160You're an aged poorly flop, faggot. Yashahime is perfectly fine. Yes, the anime. Nobody cares or reads the manga despite the shilling attempts here.
>>269136177>Kikyo is boring and I never saw any appeal>Kikyo's appealVA-VA BOOM
>>269136216>ArakawashitNot a single good series from this author.
>>269136207>You're an aged poorly flop, faggot. Yashahime is perfectly fine. Yes, the animeCope harder lmao. The anime was so fine its ratings dropped, didn't even get a 3rd season and wasn't even worth actual criticism because it was underwhelming enough it didn't even manage to bother people, completely stale as an adaptation. AND it wasn't even wasn an adaptation but the feverish dream of a Sesshomaru-Rin shipper having budget for his glorified fanfic. Simply it wasn't going to work, anon. It's time to move on>>269136242FMA is the only one. Are the others that boring?
>>269136298I'm not moving on from my favorite series because of a faggot on /a/ trying to force me to.>didnt even get a 3rd seasonWHY would it? It did everything it needed in two, why can't crybabies here understand that not everything needs to drag on forever? If it had three seasons you would say "it didn't even get a fourth season".The final boss was beaten, one way better than Naraku btw.
>>269136369>I'm not moving on from my favorite series because of a faggot on /a/ trying to force me to.Time to move on, shipper. It flopped, got rushed down and gone.
>>269136450>no argument beyond avatar schizopostingNot moving on.>It floppedYou mean your overrated manga that's ending at the same point? Guess all the shilling for it went nowhere, kek.>and goneConsidering it's mentioned in every single Rumiko thread, while Inuyasha itself barely gets any discussion, it is not gone at all. And never will be.Yashahime is Rumiko approved and canonized. Forever.
>>269136369>WHY would it? It did everything it needed in two, why can't crybabies here understand that not everything needs to drag on forever? If it had three seasons you would say "it didn't even get a fourth season".The rating's decrease ensured that, a motw type of show can go on forever if the ratings back it up, YH didn't have it and people lost interest due the lacking on the characters' side. Characters and their sets of values are the most important factor in every work, that plus a strong premise can le---->Yashahime anime premise is literally a meteor coming down to kill everyone>A feudal Japan + yokai setting with an armageddon type of world ending threat from shitty western works slapped on lol lmao how did this get a 2nd season?!
>>269071999Thanks for the dump>>269072304It's for fucking five-year-olds, anon.
>>269135501Why not but wouldn't it make a lot of mythical Zoans? I know they are the big thing in One Piece right now with even Luffy's fruit being retconned into one but still. Mixing it up with paramecia and logia could be cool.
>>269136702>Yashahime is Rumiko approved and canonized. Forever.Yes, the manga by her friend and no1 fan.>Not moving onwell, yeah, never in doubt the stubborn stupidity on your part
>>269136450Well helloooo handsome. Have you considered?Anal? With Sango?
>>269136947The fact the target audience means children doesn't mean any work of fiction or entertainment should be poorly done, offensively bad or devoid of borderline braindead as a product. That's the mindset that shows why CN and western's children entertainment is completely dead without chance of recovering in the west after decades of cartoons made for 5 year olds that were made with quality and ended up being enjoyed by any demographic despite their target one. In the case of Moon, it doesn't excuses it; it's bad and Rumiko was more than capable of something like it even with the "it's merely for kids" mindset to not try that hard. I blame the paneling mostly
>people still seething over YashahimeGet over it.Inuyasha got laid.Miroku got laid.Shippou got laid.Sesshomaru got laid.Koga got laid.And not by your self insert OCs.
>>269137008>stubborn stupidityOr maybe I like what I like and I'm not changing my taste.>>269137130Extremely based. There is nothing to seethe over too, it's all good.
>>269136944>a motw type of show can go on foreverAnd suddenly it's supposed to be good? Since when does /a/ praise shows that go forever, I'm not seeing any Detective Conan discussion here and the one anon who tries always has threads die after 10 posts.>muh ratingsDid better than a gazillion of other anime in existence. It doesn't, and shouldn't need 10 seasons, and I'm very glad it's not dragged on.
>>269137153>Or maybe I like what I like and I'm not changing my taste.If you do you wouldn't be triggered by a simple post in an online forum at all calling out names (as if take personal) or assuming there was any intention to change your mind>more than a minute differenceYou know that heavily implies samefagging, right?
>>269137186>And suddenly it's supposed to be good?Yes. Pokemon and Mazinger were good.
>>269137196>you wouldn't be triggeredBecause I'm tired of anons/Internet people telling me what I'm supposed to like. >assuming there was any intention to change your mindThere clearly is, considering all the " let go " posts blahblah, or the manga shilling.>samefaggingI am not that anon, not gonna be attaching pictures of a show I like to this thread of my own accord.
>>269137223>Because I'm tired of anons/Internet people telling me what I'm supposed to like.You like shit, that's it. You're making a fuzz over it, it doesn't make you look any better. You refuse to move on, commendable but still stupid seeing online. You're not majority, you're not in a safe space, you're protecting something that is not worth it. Move on (its for the best but you refuse it and need to state it despite changing nothing)>I am not that anonThere's zero reason to believe it unless you show ip btw all me
>>269137274No, I like greatness and I'm happy of it. Stop seething over what I like.>You're not majorityConsidering how it's the only Rumiko property that's being actively discussed in every single thread>Safe spaceWhat is this, Twitter? I'm allowed to like, while also finding it enjoyable and fun.>Something that is not worth itIt absolutely is.>Move onNo. How many times have I told you?>There's zero reason to believe itI wouldn't have two posts prepared in advance so soon one after another.
>>269137274>btw all me/dbs/ tier retort btw, now I see who I'm talking to
>No, I like greatness and I'm happy of it. Stop seething over what I like.I'm openly mocking it, not seething; it was shit and ended shortly due to it. Nothing else. You consider it greatness but that's just you.>Considering how it's the only Rumiko property that's being actively discussed in every single threadIt's more like one anime fag getting triggered, which is the case at hand>>269137301>>269137320>1 minutes awaymake it 30 seconds and may be you're onto something
>>269137359>It's more like one anime fag getting triggeredI'm not the one who brought it up here.>I'm openly mocking itHow about you move on? Why don't you use your own advice, and let people who like it continue liking it? >>2691373597320 was me and I'm not hiding it though?
>>269137359>and ended shortly due to itOr maybe it ended because the plot finished and world was saved, ever thought of that? It doesn't need to go on forever. People didn't even want Inuyasha to go on forever despite how popular it is, and in every thread you see people seething over it's length.
>>269137376You're way too petty anon.>I'm not the one who brought it up here.But the one getting flustered over its mention. Only you make a deal of these two.>How about you move on? I did, I don't care about it at all and never even bothered watching after the dissapointment seeing a couple of episodes.
>>269137413>I don't care about it at allConsidering you continue this discussion with no point, you clearly do.I loved it from start to finish and had a good time with it. People are different, you know?>Only you make a deal of these twoBecause I'm not letting a series I love get attacked with some false claims like "Inuyasha is totally getting a remake just because UY and Ranma did!1". Nope, not how it works.
>>269137396>Or maybe it ended because the plot finished and world was saved, ever thought of that?It ended quickly because ratings make it so. The premise was easy to stretch as like Naraku. Debatably, more easy to stretch
>>269137465>because ratingsAnime decisions aren't taken on a whim like you think they are. They were always planning two seasons and fit the entire plot in here, that's why literally everything has been answeredKirinmaru wasn't a total coward like Naraku from get go and him escaping would go against his battle feisty nature.
>>269137506And that's your only response, bye. I will continue loving what I love, and you will live on with that knowledge forever.
>>269137447>Considering you continue this discussion with no point, you clearly do.>no uI'm merely humoring you since you're bent to talk about Yashahime so much. I can stop too, not eager to indulge ego online like this is reddit or some shit>I loved it from start to finish and had a good time with it. People are different, you know?Yes; some like good stuff, some like shitty stuff. Others like shit and don't care too much about it, others like shit as well good stuff and aware about it>>269137499>Anime decisions aren't taken on a whim like you think they areThat's why it ended at a 2nd season; the first one was anough to get a pass and its second chance but ratings didn't help to go beyond or justify a third or more. The show simply didn't keep audience around enough
>>269137542My...knowledge of Sango's perfect ass?
>>269137506>>269137542>>269137597For me; it's the midriff with her suit on
>>269137622Sango's pretty much pure sex.
>>269137594>Yes; some like good stuffLike me. What I find enjoyable is what I consider good stuff. >to justify a third or moreIt didn't need it, Yashahime is perfect as it is. Everything wrapped up well, third season would be new villains out of nowhere and it doesn't need that. Just like Inuyasha made them but people only ever remember Naraku anyway.>ratingsSo the manga you're oh-so-praising is literally the same then, considering it also ends after Kirinmaru? Or is the manga suddenly attached to the Anime and can't go further than it for some magical reasonings?
>>269137662>Like me. What I find enjoyable is what I consider good stuff.That's predisposition to mistakes. Unlike you, I know that what I find enjoyable might not be good objectively.>It didn't need it, Yashahime is perfect as it is.Inuyasha didn't need. Yashahime anime needed a lot more than just 2 seasons. 4 seasons would've been great with a good show but that wasn't the case
>>269137773>objectivelyWhy should I care?>4 seasonsI absolutely disagree with that. Yashahime didn't need more than 2 seasons, and it was a good show that entertained me thoroughly.Why isn't the manga getting new arc? I heard it's supposedly good and praised with le good ratings. You didn't answer that btw.
>>269136964Well, good point. It's just sort of the natural direction my mind goes. Honestly, a lightning-generating paramecia, to give Shampoo the standard Lum homage, might be better. Could even give her the cute little horns as natural electrodes to discharge her lightning from...
>>269137808Her dye job in the first opening wasn't enough of a Lum homage?
How's this idea tickle you?>a miniseries or a small OVA series of Kikyo and Inuyasha's life before the whole 'getting tricked by Naraku' bullshit.
>>269137825You would have fags complaining it's digital anyway "oh noo wheres za s0v0l"See? People only demand movie budget from everything now or they go and whine.
>>269137837They want soul?Fine>it's all done with plushie puppets.Like the bonus featurette of Castle Beyond the Looking Glass, movie 2.
>>269137867Then you would have the hardcore crowd crying over what they're doing. Only modern format that isn't infected by crybabies is manga and to some extent movies, but movies are too expensive to be made.
>>269137790>Why should I care?You insist in personal stuff. Anon, you don't matter; this is about objective truths.>I absolutely disagree with that. Yashahime didn't need more than 2 seasonsThen why bothering with to beging, if it was aping Inuyasha's success one would assumed they would try to milk it more due the good reputation it has/had>>269137825Would like but there's no real potential there for anything above 2 ovas worth>Why isn't the manga getting new arc?i don't know, I don't read the manga either.
>>269137837>movie budget concept has been downgraded thanks to digital worst timeline
>>269137837But the only time Inuyasha used cell animation was the 1996 commercial for the manga.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr48Ade6VpI
>>269136216Maybe you read a different Inuyasha than me, but I never felt she was particularly shapely relative to other women in the series.
>>269137918>objective truthsNo such things in liking anime. I can like whatever I can and say it's great and consider that opinion objective myself. You're trying to homogenize people over ficton, seriously? Do you only watch and like the most popular movies too? That's boring, period.>one would assumeThis is your problem.>milk it moreThey showed what they wanted to show and that's great. If it was milked, you would see /a/ crying about it ala Boruto which is going for almost a decade now by asspulling new villains out of nowhere.>Then why bothering with to beginTo show who hooked up with who because Inuyasha's final ending was beyond rushed for a love story.
could ranma make himself pregnant?
>>269138062>Ranma discussion in the Inuyasha threadNice try anon.
>>269138004>No such things in *insert thing*There is always an objective truth and it's the most important. Your whole post is a goalpost moving attempt.>To show who hooked up with who because Inuyasha's final ending was beyond rushed for a love story.You only confirm the lack of direction with Yahashime anime with that claim, correct that
>>269138080>Inuyasha discussion in the Yashahime threadDon't try to face face, fag
>>269138086No, there is no such thing as objective truth when it comes to liking fiction. >with Yashahime animeOh, so you're targetting the anime specifically then? But I thought you didn't read the manga.There was no lack of direction, it answered everything it needed to. I only confirm that it's good.
>>269138108>there is no such thing as objective truth when it comes to liking fiction.No, the problem is leaning only in subjectives when it comes to fiction. It's not only to fiction but with everything, actually. But you get the idea>so you're targetting the anime specifically then? But I thought you didn't read the manga.It's because I don't read the manga that I talked about the anime specifically. You have problems reading
>>269138101Yashahime is a part of the Inuyasha series. I can call it however I want, it's all the same story.>b-b-but Rumiko saidAs if these threads have any respect to Rumiko to begin with, constantly crying about everything she does too.
>>269138133>I can call it however I want, it's all the same story.you're not Rumiko and are not above the author at all. wtf is wrong with you. This is not how you try to make a point at all lol
does yasha hime have nipples?
>>269138131>leaning only in subjectivesIt is MY taste and I'm allowed to like whatever I want to. If I were to give in to some objectives (done by literalwhos) about which fiction you should like, then nobody would be here to begin with because we'd be left out of things to discuss.
>>269138172>It is MY taste and I'm allowed to like whatever I want toThis doesn't get you off the hook if you like shit and make a tantru when told, let alone taking it personal. What is wrong with you anon?
>>269138158Did I ever claim to be above Rumiko? I respect her work and she respects it herself. It's these threads that are constantly whining about the length of it. "Oh noes Inuyasha should be like 30 chapters long that'd totally WORK!!" without people realizing that length = memorability
>>269138189What hook? Captain Hook? I'm not seeing any.What I like is good, simply because I like it. I'm not gonna pretend to be an ironicfaggot and insult it just to fit in because you tell me to.
>>269071665Thanks, Doc!
>>269138195>>269138209When you work under the basis of "good = me like" is enough to disregard absolutely anything it can come from that.
>>269138308When you work under the basis of "bad = anything me dislike" is enough to disregard absolutely anything it can come from that.I'm a person who loves it, deal with it already. Absolutely happy with how everything turned out.
>>269138428>minor criticismI'm fully allowed to defend what I like.>and straight up shitpostI don't shitpost, you're the one bringint that word in every single post of yours.>you're fitting of reddit instead of 4chanOH NO! How dare I have a taste of my own! I guess I have to leave this echo chamber now because you told me so!>anime that floppedIt will always be forever more popular than 90% of anime out there, considering it's a Rumiko property, and she is a household name. She is rich enough, Sunrise is rich enough, nobody lost any job or house over it.Besides I'm not an investor to care what flops and what not. I care what I like. Take your flop talk elsewhere.>I still see you as someoneWhy should I care? You clearly can't understand that I'm allowed to like things I like and no post on /a/, reddit or twitter will ever change it.
>>269138563>specific line quotesYou come from a forum? You sound now like one of those fanboy crap. This is not an echo chamber btw, this just is not a safespace for you, there's a difference>It will always be forever more popular than 90% of anime out there, considering it's a Rumiko property, and she is a household name>he says this when talking about YashahimeHey, Amuro! If it's so popular, how come it only had 2 seasons and ratings dropped along the way?
>>269138607>how come it only had 2 seasonsBecause it didn't require any more? I guess Haruhi is unpopular because it doesn't have 100 seasons. Yashahime had a final boss, and he was defeated. Just the same as it will be in the manga. There doesn't need to be 5 final bosses to make a good story. >muh ratingsIt was in Top 10 of Japan's weekend shows and that's from S2. Your excuse doesn't even work when series with much lesser ratings get S3 onwards simply because they dragged on.>this is not an echo chamberOh it absolutely is. You're only supposed to like and praise what is "le approved" on this board. If you're like me with a taste of your own, you get redirected by reddit, as per your own admission.
>>269138634>Because it didn't require any more?You're stuck in a loop. Inuyasha didn't require too much time but it did overstay its welcome, why Yashahime didn't? The only difference is rating. Because if it's the story, that's a big can of worms on its own>Oh it absolutely isNo, that's what you think. But you're hellbent on making clear your subjective idea is the objective truth
>>269138679>Why Yashahime didn'tBecause it settled with one dedicated final boss, and there was no hints towards someone controlling him from above.>The only difference is ratingNope. The difference is the creators intention.>But you're hellbent on making clear your subjective idea is the objective truthTalking about yourself much? I'm saying what I like is good, and that's it. I'm not gonna pretend that what I like bad just to fit in here. I won't be calling a show I enjoyed any bad names.
>>269138913>Because it settled with one dedicated final bossInuyasha wasn't too far with Naraku installed early, anon>The difference is the creators intentionThen it's the shipper director>I'm saying what I like is good, and that's it. I'm not gonna pretend that what I like bad just to fit in here. I won't be calling a show I enjoyed any bad names.For a 100th time; what you like doesn't make it any good because of it. The "but it's good to me" it merely coping. And you're the only one fixated in taking it personal.
>>269138679Inuyasha didn't overstay its welcome in the first place. Part of it's greatness and memorability comes from the fact it was an epic lengthy adventure.>>269138973>shipper directorI don't have any beef with this guy. Mr. Sumisawa made a show which I enjoyed, so I like him.>wasn't too far with Naraku installed earlyNaraku had a million of henchmen that took time, but them having nice character is what's excusing him. Kirinmaru didn't have beyond a few wild Yokai.>what you like doens't make it any goodAnd for the 100th time that is wrong. What I like makes it good, because it is my personal taste. And Yashahime is one of the few 2020 series which really, really made me happy.
>>269139000Inuyasha was away too long for dragging on that much after the 130 episodes. It got repeptitive getting Naraku shitting up new minions after his period for the 4th time>I don't have any beef with this guy. Mr. Sumisawa made a show which I enjoyed, so I like him.There's the issue...>And for the 100th time that is wrong. What I like makes it good, because it is my personal taste.No, it's not wrong; what one may like doesn't make it free of issues and these issues can be the reason why it's/ends up being bad objectively.
>>269139055>There's the issueWhere? Me liking a director that made something I like? Not even a shipper. I just find this guy's work good.>being bad objectivelyNo such thing when it comes to fiction. Take your objective elitism elsewhere.Naruto must be one of the best fiction series in the world then seeing how popular and well liked it is. Why is /a/ being so contrarian towards it?
>>269139120Sorry, anon. I can't do that to you.
>>269136160>that didn't take off>gets new fanart on a daily basis>has a lengthy manga running continuing long after the anime>remembered by every hardcore Inuyasha fan who's still active, and by normalfags who know that Sesshomaru hooked up with Rin and nothing will ever change it no matter how much they tried to cry about it.>Time will see the real YashahimeIt already exists, and it is real. In both anime and manga forms.>once Shiina advances more with itEnds at the same point as the anime, there won't be any "new real anime" because what we have is exactly that.The only thing that time will see, is your post aging badly.
>desperate to keep a chain going he traces back trying to bait
>>269139582No bait, merely responding your headcanons which I didn't get to answer the first time around. There will be no Inuyasha remake, and Yashahime anime will stay as the only one we know of, because the manga tells the same story.
Is Ranma... cute?
>>269140512Even in a chibi form, male Ranma keeps his coolness in-tact. Female Ranma is extremely cute, however.
>>269137808>Honestly, a lightning-generating paramecia, to give Shampoo the standard Lum homage, might be better. Could even give her the cute little horns as natural electrodes to discharge her lightning from...I like this idea a lot personally.
>>269140512ranma is handsome and manly
>>269140608Ranma is... cool?!
>>269140512Ranma-chan? Akane thinks so
>>269138973>>269139000>>269139055>>269139120>>269139120Whats this schizo shit
>>269142758some anon being mad over me liking anime, that's all.
>>269142783>>269142758I mean, I don't like Yashahime but even I can tell he's just doing bump theater.
>>269143828And I like Yashahime and nothing ever will change that.
Kikyo lost and will never ever be relevant by the way.
>>269143828>bump theaterShould have saged then.
>>269143828>bump theaterI'm stealing that.
>>269114328Oh wow, you can play as Happosai.
>>269136242Speak for yourself faggot.>>269136298Aside from FMA, Silver Spoon and Arsalan were pretty good imo though the latter is more like an adaptation.
>>269147060>Aside from [crap]FMA is the worst female written manga ever.
>>269144032I didn’t realize ship wars still happened with Inuyasha. I wonder how shitty it’ll get when the new anime comes out for Ranma.>>269147228Like I said, speak for yourself faggot.
>>269147166Those are some long legs.
