Alright, it is Wednesday and I am gonna post the twenty-ninth 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: >>269064070Despite 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 third chapter of this.
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Starting off with the art for the 2-in-1 edition. This one is based on the art of the 30th tankobon.
Original title was 恐怖の鳳凰剣 which DeepL translated as "Phoenix Sword of Fear", but I think this is better, honestly. Also, this was Shonen Sunday's 2000th issue apparently. I'll post the cover later. Detective Conan apparently missed this milestone and premiered around five issues after this, which i find kind of funny. November 24th, 1993. Author's note: "I saw a preview of Ranma OVA volume 3. It will be released in February of next year, but please look forward to it."
>>269161842Furinkan says the following:"[The egg] has a kanji on it (光/hikari) which means "light". This is humorous because there is a brand of Japanese eggs called "Hikari" that have this same brand stamped on them.">>269161718Good evening.
>>269161925Another curio shop with some great deals. Though admittedly, that is a lot of bills.
>>269161955Nest included.
>>269162051Right where it belongs.
>>269162100Welcome to the world.
>>269162163Someone mentioned the Chinese "fenghuang" last thread because Happosai's discussion of "a beast half-man, half-woman" sounded a bit like it. I wasn't sure about it since while the fenghuang is a merging of male and female creatures, the result is considered female. This chapter's phoenix is called 鳳凰 or Houou or Hoo which is the Japanese version of the same creature. It might've been on Takahashi's brain.
>>269162259Such skill.
>>269162294No meteor kick this time.
>>269162325Pun probably didn't work in English, so VIZ had to change it up. It is a bit of a stretch, but that's how it goes when there's a visual component to the pun and they don't have as much freedom.
>>269162428While this may not be a reference to the Kyoko's apron since after all, chicks do peep and that's more or less what "piyo piyo" means, I am pretty sure this is intended to be a throwback to it.
>>269162493I like Akane's pose and facial expression here. Her skirt overalls with the music stuff is kind of neat too (though I'd be embarrassed wearing something that says "fine" on my butt).
>>269162528You'd think they'd get like a tarp to stand on when they pour the water over themselves.
>>269162576Packs a wallop.
>>269162608As mentioned, these creatures are traditionally considered female. And it does have the little cutesy feather bow.
>>269162678End of chapter! This one would be fun to see in animation just to hear all the stupid bird sounds.
Ranma looking handsome.December 1st, 1993. Author's note: "Recently, I'm obsessed with old enka. Cool Five, Hibari Misora .... It's still good." She mentioned listening to Cool Five while working before.
>>269162743Apparently, this was adapted to animation before, somehow the third Ranma 1/2 movie is based on this story. I guess I can go listen to the goofy bird sounds right now. GLEP GLEEP!
>>269162784Not an ideal sleeping situation.
>>269162842I guess he hid away somewhere? The bird can emit its own light so...
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>>269162876Guess he was out for a morning walk.
>>269162892The depiction of the phoenix on the bag resembles certain Japanese kamon (ie. family crests).
>>269163030I assume this is named after Miracle-Gro, a type of fertilizer in English that was invented in 1951. I doubt the Japanese text included this reference, it is just a cheesy little gag by VIZ. It is possible it was referencing some other brand.
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>>269163166WOG WROG! It seems that either Rumiko or VIZ had a lot of fun creating a variety of sounds for her to make.
>>269163191A pseudo-recap for people just picking this chapter up.
>>269163214Nice shooting.
>>269163261Being blown away in perfect sync. Also, I like how Ranma says that but he's still flinging multiples.
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>>269163307I don't really need to include a note since they say the whole term and you can just google it, but yeah, the dogu are clay figures from prehistoric Japan. The Shakouki ones are the ones that are "goggle-eyed", since they resemble Inuit snow goggles.
>>269163456End of chapter! Yup, typical. Also, I have no idea how this was made into a movie. I'm sure there were some significant changes.
>>269161740why so pretty
A qipao or cheongsam is an incredibly pretty dress. December 8th, 1993. Author's notes:"Q: We will take questions from the readers starting this issue! Looking back on 1993, what was the most lucky thing that happened to you this year?A: I was able to find a barn in my neighborhood I'd heard so much about!Bonus Quote: I wrote the first and second parts of the 7th and 8th issues to be released in January. Please look forward to it."
>>269163543Yakusai appears to mean "calamity". Also, just to mention it again, amazon is a bit of a loose localization of 女傑 which means "brave woman" or "heroine" or any woman who is the best at something.
>>269163737How mean.
>>269163768The title of the newspaper appears to be 周女傑族月報 which I managed to machine translate into Heroine Tribe Monthly Report. And the bike gag still gets me.
>>269163847I love the candid shot of Ranma there and the goofy borders. Anyway, I can not translate all this text for obvious reasons but I did take a glance through Google Lens and the top part says "Travel Report for Heroines" (Google Lens said Female Celebrities but that's what they translate 女傑 to), the captions on the photos say "Groom Ranma" and "Bride Shampoo", the part with the Cat Cafe photo says "Happy New Home" and the rest of the article is just random other actual articles. All of it is in Chinese according to Google, though I don't know what system. It seems like for all the stuff that isn't plot relevant, Rumiko just took actual Chinese news articles so they have some random news reports about war, sentencings, etc.
>>269164102Oh, I forgot to mention the henohenomoheji reaction last page. Well, you guys know what that is by now.
>>269164140Good thing no one changes their hairstyle in ten years, otherwise we wouldn't be able to connect her with the flashback we had earlier.
>>269164172Zai jian is a semi formal way of saying good bye in Chinese. Obviously. It apparently is like "See you again".
>>269164203Big coat.
>>269164222Mandrakes are the root of a certain plant with some mythology behind it, as their roots resemble human figures. Depictions of it are found in medieval European books, hence the art style of that final panel. The legend described here is basically accurate to the myth.
>>269164382The verbal tic of "please" seems pretty obvious now. Apparently, the phrase in Japanese was "douzo", ie. "if you please". I don't know if it is a Chinese stereotype or just a personal quirk.
>>269164460I'm sure this donk panel rubs some people the wrong way, but I hope you take it as seriously as Rumiko did when she drew it.
>>269164487Probably gonna lead to some bad customer reviews.
>>269164544Like I get the Rumic pose is to make it silly, but you told us this kills people, Rumiko. I'm just gonna assume something cures them off panel.
>>269164591The reveal!
>>269164611End of chapter! In regards to the chest plates, Pink apparently has the kanji for poison while Link has the kanji for medicine, as appropriate. All the sources I found don't ascribe any meaning to their names other than them rhyming.
December 22nd, 1993. Author's note:"Q: What are your hopes for 1994?A: I hope this year will be peaceful and free from disasters and natural calamities."
>>269164698Oh, I didn't comment on the return of Shampoo's chui or maces. Well, they return.
>>269164812Seems a bit overkill to make a ten year revenge plot over this, but they're nutter butters so whatever.
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>>269164849Rumiko clearly had fun with their martial arts at least.
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>>269164927Oh no! What a mess.
>>269164943Heh, the first two panels. Also, I guess the characters are asking the same questions as me. It has been a while since I read this.
>>269165008I mean, he did have Shampoo target him before, but I guess that just resolved itself. Kind of.
>>269165033That's a lot of flowers. I guess they filled it with dirt too?
>>269165074Least the towel is secure.
>>269165095Akane seems to be drawn particularly cutesy in that third panel.
>>269165110Unstoppable.
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>>269165172End of chapter! Oh no!
I normally don't mention the other series Furinkan mentions as trivia, but I feel like this one is big enough to warrant it. Detective Conan debuted alongside this chapter with Shinichi getting a corner of the cover. Apparently, Detective Conan is the longest running series in Shonen Sunday.The kanji on the shield is 破, according to google lens. As to what it means in this context, I'm not sure. Maybe the story will explain it.January 5th, 1994. Author's notes:"Q: Please tell me the person you'd like to meet the most this year!A: I'd like to meet Marilyn Monroe. But that's impossible."
>>269165298I guess 破 means crush here. It translated to break, split, destroy, get rid of, broken, damaged, the middle of a song, expose, etc. etc. I think the meaning "crush" comes from the Chinese usage.
>>269165375Just a mean green mother from outer space.
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>>269165469They are presumably flipping in that tiny panel, but I can't help but see chibi versions bowing.
>>269165511The damage is not really isolated.
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>>269165624I am also not a fan of inhaling poison, poison slicing sword. I don't know if this is based on a pun or something. Maybe "cut through" as in "expose" is what VIZ is trying to go for here?
>>269165668The shield at least seems effective.
>>269161925In the animated adaptation of this story arc, which I personally feel is an OAV but is considered the third movie, the vendor is redesigned to resemble (or is, I don't recall) Toramasa Koyabakawa, the creepy manager of the secondary school store and one of the only recurring anime original characters.>>269162702In the English dub it basically caws like a crow. It's this really deep, harsh "Awk! Awak!" sort of noise.>>269163030>>269163144The film, to pad out the runtime, creates a recipe that needs to be followed to make the food rather than the food itself. Naturally, Akane volunteers, which suggests that the phoenix goes mad and attacks her to kick off the final battle because it did NOT appreciate being forcefed Akane's supposed food. Ukyo and Shampoo also get added to make the food for real.>>269163490Mostly it just draws things out. The phoenix now imprints on a different target to attack each day, they have to actually cook the phoenix-grow, and there's a big showdown before it finally gets big enough to leave. It literally grows to the size of a small blimp and tears up half the town before they get rid of it. It's stupid, but fun, and honestly it preserves the spirit of the arc.>>269164102People have always hated on Shampoo by arguing she would drag Ranma back to China and force him to live in the Amazon Village. This arc basically proves that if Ranma *did* accept her hand in marriage, she'd be happy to live in Japan if he wanted.>>269164487We get it, OP, you're an Akane fan, but Akane's overreactions are always going to risk rubbing people the wrong way in a way that Lum's reactions to Ataru literally hitting on other girls in front of her didn't.>>269164835You know, the more times I re-read this arc, the more Pink & Link feel like Shampoo's equivalent to Ryoga, kind of like how Mousse is her equivalent to Tatewaki Kuno.
>>269162528In the OVA, Kuno is straightup grabbing her boob.
>>269165684I've never actually seen these spiked flower holders before I read Urusei Yatsura. They do seem to be somewhat popular for flower arranging.>>269165691Yeah, sorry to harp on about it. Those panels are just so clearly throw away slapstick sometimes. Also, nice to see someone reading, it has been really quiet today. And that's cool about the OVA or movie! I was worried they'd made it too serious, since the whole anticlimax is a big part of the appeal of the little storyline.
>>269165830Link seems more upset while Pink seems more angry, which tracks.
>>269165830>>269165910Shampoo completely hijacking the kidnapping plot is always hilarious.
>>269165910Kind of fun to see Ranma with a sword and shield.>>269165782Hah, I feel Kuno would need at least some sort of excuse for that level of harassment. Not a good excuse, mind you, but a bit more.
>>269165987The plan is coming along.
>>269166022Okay, given that the kanji on the shield is also used for "worn out" or "damaged" in addition to "crush", I feel like both the sword and shield were designed to be puns based on whatever kanji Rumiko used. Of course, I have no idea what kanji they used for the sword.
>>269166091Man, if VIZ left all the "datcha" in the Urusei Yatsura translation, would I get annoyed by Lum?
>>269166116End of chapter! Plan not coming along! Also, I can see why the sword didn't want to fight. Good night, sweet prince.
Not much to say there. The cover reminds me of the Looney Tunes circle. Detective Conan got the main image on the cover for this one and he's in kid mode. I would say I'll post it, but this isn't a Detective Conan storytime. January 12th, 1994. Author's note: "Q: What hobby are you most passionate about right now?A: Going to see plays in the theater. I want to go once a month!"
>>269166248Very versatile.
>>269165008Y'know, that little stunt of Ranma's with the flowers of womanhood kind of imply he likes Akane more for her body than her personality...>>269165008Honestly, with how bad Shampoo's Japanese is often shown to be, and how the idiot twins were introduced in this arc, it wouldn't surprise me if *they* attacked *her* on each meeting, and that's why Shampoo would beat them up. Not to mention, they are the ones who started this whole feud in the first place.>>269165136How long *has* it been since Shampoo did her "make my own door" routine, anyway?>>269165156It is nice to see that Shampoo is willing to stand up for Ranma if she feels he needs her help.>>269165684The surprise return of Shampoo! Evidently, she is not as easy a victim as they thought, which is nice to see.>>269165830To be honest, I'd never heard of such flower-holding devices before I'd read this arc.>>269165830No, the ending is very faithful. Aside from Kasumi sweetly waving to the phoenix as it flies away and cheerfully saying "bye-bye, birdie!" whilst ignoring that "birdie" literally wrecked half the town.>>269165910And here we see the return of Shampoo's white knight fetish, which last was a pivotal role back in the new year bakeneko storyline. And Ranma clearly *knows* what's she's up to, which is just hilarious.>>269165969So true. >>269165987Whilst Ranma is iconic as a bare-hands fighter, he actually is genuinely skilled with pretty much any weapon he cares to use, so it's a shame we get to see that side of him so rarely.>>269166022Does anyone else feel Shampoo's thinking is based on this weird mixture of xianxia and old romance novels?
>>269166265I feel like they could lay siege on most cities and do pretty okay until the tanks and fighter jets come in. >>269166268I read it as improving her homemaking skills, honestly. (And of course, making her non-combative) As far as the story of the twins and Shampoo attacking them from then on out, I think Shampoo's sweatdrop at the "You just HEARD Shampoo is VICTIM!" makes it clear what the idea was. Though presumably the twins did fight back however they could.
>>269166398Like this was in a literal flash. This would be a devastating wartime weapon. Then again, I guess it is a lot weaker than just an actual bomb.
>>269166426Shampoo still romanticizing the situation.
>>269166459I want to add that her romanticizing it is a great gag, I'm not complaining. Also, we can see Pink just being sadistic while Link was feeling vindictive. I like these touches, since in most ways, them being two different characters is kind of more thematic than narratively meaningful.
>>269166511I assume Cologne is saving her own attempt at rescuing her great granddaughter as a last resort or something. Maybe Mousse is next. She'll dig something out for him.
>>269166588Unfortunately, Shampoo's efforts seem to be in vain.
>>269166616I guess a positive way to look at Shampoo's behavior here would be "proactive".
>>269166091>>269166116>>269166156I'm with you; if there's gags behind the sword and the shield, I don't personally get them. I guess the poison-absorbing shield being broken by medicine kind of makes sense, but why is the poison-slicing sword literally only good for one attack?Also, yes, considering that Ranma 1/2 got translated before Urusei Yatsura, I do suspect that the negative reaction to the constant Please-s from the twins inspired the decision to drop Lum's "datcha's".>>269166265The fun thing is, if I'm not completely forgetting my botany classes of near-twenty years ago, there really are flowers that do that. Still incredibly convenient, but Takahashi didn't just pull that out of her sleeve.>>269166398Honestly, I can easily see Ranma 1/2 as being a world where, like in Baki the Grappler, martial artists basically can run the place because normals just can't stop them.And I find it hard to sympathize with the twins because they're the ones who started the feud, and they're the ones who decided to come to Japan to pursue it.>>269166459>>269166511Shampoo's white knight fetish is honestly kind of cute. Plus, with how little attention Ranma pays her unless she's messing with him, you can kind of see why she'd be willing *to* mess with him so much, and to take advantage of moments like this.Also, yes, the efforts to give Pink and Link distinct characterizations is subtle, but it really works to make them feel more individualistic. Pink in particular feels faithful to what our flashback to her ten years ago established: she's a cruel, self-centered trouble-making asshole.Shame Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung weren't given that much effort... them "subtly" crushing on Ranma but also wanting Shampoo to be happy with him was kind of funny-cute, though.
>>269166650I wonder why these antidotes are these gigantic balls. Well, regardless, I feel Cologne should've probably given Ranma the fan rather than the sword. Seems a bit more effective.
>>269166678I can actually understand why the staff was kept in the vault until the miasma forest though. It probably would not be the most strategic on a giant plant pillar.>>269166666I've heard people claim that Pink and Link were "inspired by" or "ripping off" Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung from the anime. I will admit, I don't know anything about them besides the obvious but I feel like themed Chinese Warrior twins is kind of a known cliche and idea so it showing up independently is completely reasonable.
>>269166801You can probably tell where this is going.
>>269166833Yup, yup.
>>269166867Hah, I like how the staff seems sick of it. Also, Shampoo's smug expression.
>>269166891Wok wok.
It's nice that I can forget about this for like 3 months and still come back and enjoy it. I'm glad it's not really serialized.
>>269166916End of chapter! Pink proving resourceful.
The title 最後の秘薬 appears to be "The Last Secret Medicine", but I guess that's what "Ultimate" can mean. Oh, there was another Mermaid Saga chapter in this one. I thought Mermaid Saga was in a different magazine than this, but I guess not.January 19th, 1994. Author's note: "Q: Perhaps you don't still get New Year's presents, but what's the best thing you've gotten recently?A: I made an impulse buy and got a toaster oven. It's more convenient than a range stove.Bonus Question: Responding to a letter asking to see more of Akane, she stated, "after this we'll see a lot more of Akane. I hope you look forward to it.""
>>269166588Honestly, there are times you really do have to wonder if Cologne is a little senile, because if she really wanted to help Shampoo catch Ranma, there is *so* much more that she could be doing.>>269166616Well, you certainly can't accuse Shampoo of not knowing what she wants!>>269166650Okay, yeah, I like Shampoo, but yes, she is definitely grabbing the idiot ball good and hard in this page. Any Chinese Amazon should know the correct thing to do in this situation is escape, *then* proceed with the "so happy to be alive!" sex. :P>>269166678Definitely much more useful magical trinkets than she gave Ranma. I suppose you could argue that she believed Ranma was good enough he only needed the minimalistic help of the shield and sword, and/or that she underestimated how much of a threat that the twins posed the first time, and/or she thinks Akane is so much less skilled than Ranma that she needs way more magical help...As for the giant antidote balls, I have no idea. A gag on traditional Japanese herbal medicine pastilles, maybe?>>269166801Basically, the anime has two characters who really seem a lot like later manga character; Anna Brown, a farmer's girl loosely similar to Akari Unryu, and Ling-Ling/Lung-Lung; twin preteen Chinese Amazons who are basically Shampoo's little sisters. I don't know when their anime episodes aired vs. Akari and Pink/Link's chapters were published, but I think there's some arguments that the anime characters came first and so might have inspired their manga counterparts.Okay, there's also the very Ukyo-like Kaori Daikoku, but I'm pretty sure that Ukyo's chapters aired before Kaori's episode.>>269166833I mean, it IS a jerk move on Shampoo's part, but frankly I find it easier to root for a girl who unabashedly wants Ranma over a girl who acts like she wants nothing to do with Ranma at least 70% of the time.
>>269167008Kind of a ghastly image with the vines splitting open. I half wonder if Rumiko thought to have them do this after she had already drawn them without mouths last chapter.>>269167037Well, these chapters definitely debuted after the anime was already done and over. We're in OVA and movies only territory now.
>>269162428Imprinting, a phoenix... very interesting.
>>269167152Yup, Pink planted it on Shampoo as well.
>>269167166These two are crazy even for Ranma 1/2's world.
>>269167213The amulet's one use is as you might expect.
>>269167238Hm, different choice of final killing weapon between the two. I assume the one opposite the dagger is some sort of scalpel or apothecary knife? This is just based on themes, I have no idea what it is. Oh, I googled "apothecary knife" and the pictures are of that. Though they usually are called "apothecary spatula and blade". Cool. Now I know.
>>269167339Gotta deliver the papers.
>>269167354I guess that's true for most plants, yeah. It seems a bit convenient, but they do do that, don't they?
>>269167374You'd think their snake plant could've just killed the person it bit, but I guess this was their idea of cruel mercy.
>>269167394Oh wow, around the neck. That is terrifying.
>>269167413Bad timing.
>>269167442Ranma's a little quick there (though it is just setup for a gag). Also, they're pretty quick to suicide pact.
>>269167482Practically toon logic, honestly, but whatever, it is a magical item interacting with essentially magical plants.
>>269167518That easy, boys.
>>269166891See, Akane, if you're smart enough to use the fan on Shampoo, who IS the guilty party here, why not also focus the staff on her instead? You have the right to be mad, but aim at the actual guilty person!>>269166947Pink is indeed an asshole, but not an idiot.>>269167152It's a very effectively creepy instance, and it gives them a distinct snake-like feel, which adds to their fantastical effect.>>269167166Again; Pink is crazy, not stupid.>>269167213Yep. It really says something about the kind of world Ranma 1/2 is that Pink and Link have to be *this* nuts to get called out for *being* nuts.>>269167238I think there's actually a similar idea behind such talismans in real Japanese mythology. I think a lot of ofuda and onmyoji protective talismans were similarly presented as being burned up once their powers were invoked, but I'm no expert. Heck, in Mao, the titular character actually collects the ashes of his expended protective talismans and uses them as an exorcism tool in their own right.>>269167339We obviously know Takahashi wasn't going to kill off Shampoo, but I wonder how much of a shock this page was to readers when this chapter first got published.>>269167354Shampoo being able to sleep-fight is a classic bit of xiangxia/wuxia skill, and it makes sense given that, underneath the cutesy bad language and love-smitten bimbo act, she's always been the most "serious" of the girls when it comes to her martial arts abilities.>>269167374And of course we needed something to amp up the drama!>>269167394It's a plan that certainly backfired on them.>>269167413Seriously, Shampoo has the potential to be absolutely *terrifying* if you stop and think about it. If this series was less "episodic slapstick comedy" and more "action", Shampoo would probably be a genuinely scary girl. It's a good thing for Ranma she wants him in her wedding bed and not a grave.
>>269167537Getting to the denouement. I got confused and thought this was an arc that shows up later. But it seems things are a-okay.
>>269167618End of chapter! Seems Ranma never filled Akane in on the details, maybe to save face. Anyway, the newspaper says exactly what Shampoo says it does, but the teeny text is as before, just random Chinese article text.
>>269163191This is truly an advanced level of delusion at this point.
>>269163191>>269167775The fact he find nothing odd with the Pigtailed Girl suddenly replacing Ranma right in front of his eyes is amazing.
I assumed this title was localized, but no, it was that in Japanese too. I'm sure someone will say "LUM! LUM!" but it does seem that Rumiko deliberately didn't put Ranma in Lum's bikini. Plus, she gave him a club which is very oni, but Lum almost never used. She might've NEVER used it, actually. I feel even during the setsubun chapters, she always relied on her electricity. Even in the first chapter where she didn't have electricity, she just bit and clawed. Anyway, the box is full of beans. The box is technically a masu, a type of box that can be used as an auspicious sake cup. Anyway, the bean thing is a setsubun tradition where you throw beans at ogres to let fortune in. I don't actually know much about the history and don't feel like posting it all there. I think the bean thing may have been a combination of a homonym and myth as beans can be read as "devil's eye". Anyway, I've paraphrased enough Wikipedia and blogs. Look it up if you're interested.January 26th, 1993. (Yes, right around Setsubun) Author's notes:"Q: When you're feeling tired, what do you do for a change of pace?A: I call a friend on the phone or go and see a play.Bonus Question: Takahashi also said this, as the issue featured the second part of "The Last Face"... "I spent my entire New Year's break working. I hope you'll give it a read.""The Last Face is currently the last chapter of Mermaid Saga. Rumiko Takahashi considers the series unfinished. I wonder if she'll ever finish it. I still consider it very good as a series and will be dumping it after Ranma 1/2 since it clearly comes before Inuyasha. One-Pound Gospel technically ended before Inuyasha ended too, so I guess I might be dumping that before Inuyasha too.
>>269162678so kuno did not hear any of that?
>>269168099His delusions are filtering out any evidence that the Ranmas are the same person, including seeing the transformation himself.
>>269168058Hm, the depiction has the spiral thing on them again. I never did find out what specific symbol it was. I think the commenter was correct that it is just one of many sun spiral things. As far as "demon", I don't know if it was "ma", "yokai" or "oni". >>269167775>>269167955I even did a double take to make sure he wasn't still passed out, but no, he appears to be fully awake when Ranma got hit by the water.
>>269168188Good timing. Also, I unfortunately do not know what the symbol of this priest's robes is. I also don't know why it was a monkey priest. I did google "monkey priest japanese" and find an old wall scroll depicting one, which was interesting.
>>269168274Second chapter this volume where Happosai functions like this.
>>269168304You can sort of see the outline of the folds and horns of the demon that was depicted on the first page.
>>269168336But of course, this is what we get instead.
>>269168359Better than Ten. And more likeable.
>>269168359Nyeh heh heh.>>269168417Bah!
>>269168058Somewhere, Lum finds this outfit HIGHLY offensive.
>>269168481Yeah, Ranma is wearing WAY too much! Switch into a bikini!
>>269168467I wonder why Rumiko threw in Kuno's infamous diary in his outfit. I guess as part of him acting "as usual", we need all the classic Kuno elements.
>>269168530He wears it well. >>269168528>>269168481Hah!
>>269168624Diabolical.
>>269164591Well it is only a legend, and Ramna just passed out.
>>269168637I don't understand why Rumiko had to draw the priest this way. >>269168687He got cured by Link! He presumably was gonna die.
>>269168737Clever speech bubble use.
>>269168754I guess her shirt is just the entire alphabet?
>>269168789Hah, Ryoga still sulking at his transgression. Also, the neck makes the demon head worse.
>>269165691>but Akane's overreactions are always going to risk rubbing people the wrong way in a way that Lum's reactions to Ataru literally hitting on other girls in front of her didn't.Nah he does have a point. You do tend to be pretty annoying about what is obviously a gag.
>>269167482Somehow, this page feels like an informal homage to Lum's medicine she had to make for her lycanthropic moon dumplings...Also, I have no idea what that hold Shampoo has Pink in, but it looks painful, and she deserves every moment of it.>>269167518Let's face it; Ranma's victory log is like, 90% a laundry list of stupid ideas that somehow worked out.>>269167618Badass hero moment from Ranma! ...And also one of the rare occasions where Ranma gets genuinely badly banged up for a while.>>269167710Pink & Link just will NOT stop poking that tiger, huh? You'd think after Shampoo nearly killed them in her sleep, they'd realize that maybe they want to call this whole stupid feud off...>>269168058I want to say Lum used a kanabo in the masquerade brawl chapter, or as a decorative weapon in the first Setsubun chapter, but I honestly can't say with certainty that she ever used it.>>269168188Honestly, I don't like this arc very much. I would have rather they gave us an OAV adaptation of the Pink & Link arc than one of this arc.>>269168737I think the priest's design is a caricature of old ukiyo-e or maybe noh portrayals of priests, but I really cannot be sure. It's probably a period outfit of some variety, though for all I know, it could just be the standard Shinto priest outfit.
>>269168737that guy looks a lot like the creepy safeguards from Blame!
>>269168847Okay, sorry, I was trying to determine what the symbol on the seal was because I assumed it was a hononym or similar kanji that VIZ didn't translate but no, he literally just wrote it wrong.>>269169021Eh, it is what it is. I don't take offense. >>269169022Ooo, thanks for giving me some chapters I can check. I think you're right about the masquerade brawl. Also, good point about the priest's appearance. I can see the similarity though I also don't have a confident idea.
>>269169231End of chapter! Yeah, VIZ decided to just refer to "masu" by its description since that's what they were used for.
The original title was 火車王の挑戦 which my machine translation struggled with. It kept saying "Challenge of the Firecart King". Looking at the phonetics, it is possible that the initial part is intended to be "Cash" as it does not appear to be a Japanese word. So, maybe "Cash King"? Or maybe there's some association I am missing.Takahashi's fourth editor on Ranma 1/2, Toshiyuki Seno, listed this chapter as his favorite chapter. (Though based on the interview, it seems like he meant the whole arc). I'll post the interview later. It seems his favorite Tendo sister was Nabiki so he wanted a storyline about her.February 2nd, 1994. Author's note:"Q: What are some things that annoy you and how do you deal with them?A: With the exception of work I don't have many troubles. None honestly."
>>269169430>A: With the exception of work I don't have many troubles. None honestly."holy based. i like her so much.
>>269169430Hah, that final panel. Honestly, this whole page is great.
>>269169476I don't know if the Spider-Man reference was in the original text. It is definitely possible, though it may have just been something like "I sense something!". I have no clue.
>>269169504Nabiki's tendencies are pretty well documented by the manga by this point, but now we're gonna get more focus.
>>269162100I like how friendly Ranma is with Kuno, facekicks notwithstanding. He genuinely thinks he's helping by putting the egg on his head.
>>269168789This arc's primary gag just falls kind of flat for me, largely because it cements the sad reality that Kasumi had more or less faded into the background as the series had progressed. I know the gag is *supposed* to be that Kasumi is so utterly pure and goody-goody that she can't think of anything evil outside of silly mischief, but the reality is that if you look back at the early chapters, Kasumi actually does have a notable selfish/mischievous streak; she's the one who forcibly volunteers Akane to be Ranma's bride, and she's the one who encourages Akane to be suspicious of Ranma and use violence to keep him at bay in the hypnotic mushroom arc. Yet by this chapter she's just glorified backdrop.>>269168847Once again, Soun proves himself only capable of making Ranma's life more difficult. Soun's extended neck on his demon head may be a reference to the famous Japanese yokai known as the Rokurokubi; whilst it and its head-detaching cousin the Nukekubi are more famous for their female specimens, this yokai race does have male members.>>269169276The OAV adaptation really stretched this one out, with a new gag of possessed Kasumi cutting up Genma's bedsheets to make cloth dolls, a hint of danger when the priest reveals the oni will eventually suck its host dry of life, an attempt by Soun to offer himself up as the oni's host that ends on a fake-out, the oni resuming its monstrous form, and Happosai briefly getting possessed before being sealed up in the box with it.>>269169430This is probably *the* definitive Nabiki storyline. Ironically, a lot of Nabiki fans actually dislike it for that very reason.>>269169476>>269169504I know the late 80s/early 90s were a different time, but you'd really think that Nabiki would quickly get a reputation as a gold-digger after bleeding too many of these suckers in this way.
>>269169603That's a good bit of change. This aspect of Nabiki was basically there from the beginning, but it didn't get much attention in her relatively few appearances. It made the character's page description of her seem a little odd to me on my first read because it focused heavily on her ruthless greed.
>>269162678Y'know, you can't really blame Kuno for chasing after the pigtailed girl when he sees her doing things like this all the time.
>>269164382theres a traditional (european) method to pull a mandrake root without risking death. you dig around the root, attach a rope to the it, tie a dog to the other end, go away far enough to be out of danger, then bait over the dog that will pull out the root and die instead of you.
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>>269164927>>269164943ranma quick, put some of those flowers on akane!
>>269161955Gotta love the wad whap
>>269163768>>269163737Shampoo shouldn't have broken Japanese here, should she? She's speaking Chinese, right?
>>269169730That easy. Also, leopard print. Bold.>>269169633I know some people prefer more "grounded" versions of characters, but Ranma 1/2's strengths to me were always in its comedy. As such, I love the extremes of Nabiki and Kasumi since I feel it is a better use of them than a realistic bit part. Plus, Kasumi still gets to subvert her positive nature like she did originally here and there when it is funny. >>269169713They referenced that in Dungeon Meshi. >>269169710Yeah, but admittedly, more fuel to a blazing wildfire won't exactly do much.
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>>269169895Yeah, Kasha-ou or Kashaou was the term my machine translation was struggling with. It was 火車. >>269169849Hm, good point. Maybe VIZ messed up a bit with the few lines there.
>>269169938I assume April was called that in the original Japanese because it honestly is a bit of an odd choice. I guess people in Japan don't realize it is just a common girl's name here. Or maybe that's part of the joke!
>>269169988I have no idea how the restaurant decided this but I guess maybe Nabiki made the reservation under Ranma's name or something.
>>269170035So, does Ranma have a credit card? I guess he must, but like...
>>269170096I love how it immediately goes to squalor.
>>269170126Soun is taking this rather well.
>>269170147The dummy bit does not appear to be a means of disarming his opponent.
>>269170167End of chapter! Is Nabiki wearing a cross just as a western accessory for her leopard print suit?
>>269169603You're right, but this is actually the first time we see Nabiki routinely exploiting would-be boyfriends too. The closest we got to that previously was Nabiki's "business lunch" with Tatewaki Kuno when she first began selling him softcore photos of Ranma's girl form.>>269169633Well, Ranma considers *Ryoga* his best friend, so from Ranma's rather twisted perspective, he and Kuno are probably genuinely friends. Sure, Kuno's annoying and Ranma won't hesitate to kick his ass for being annoying, but Ranma doesn't seem to hold any particular personal *hatred* for the guy. And, funnily enough, Tatewaki seems to return the sentiment in some stories, like when he offers to let Ranma look at his album of pigtailed girl photos; that's actually a pretty intimate gesture in Japan, a place where kissing the girl you like in public is only slightly less scandalous than having an orgy in the middle of the street.>>269169681That's actually one of the reasons why a lot of Nabiki fans don't like this arc. Nabiki was always greedy, sure, but this arc is where that greed becomes her definitive trait, and some readers who liked Nabiki in earlier chapters, where she was more a snarky trouble-maker type, feel it wasn't the best change.>>269169853It's funny how bluntly Nabiki immediately declares Ranma to be her stand-in. When *Akane* gets challenged, the established formula is "Akane tries to prepare, gets sidelined in some way, and Ranma is drafted to take her place, to both teens' complaints" (see the MA Gymnastics arc, where this plot was first developed).>>269169988It's great how Ranma and Akane's reaction spells out that Kinnosuke's puppet-butler is ODD even for the kooky world they live in.>>269170035I think it's more that Ranma and Akane clearly arrived as a party with Nabiki, so her stepping out made them the natural ones to default the bill to. I think that's standard practice, but I don't eat out at places like that myself.
The original title 借金王VS借金女王 is basically the same thing but it appears to use the word Borrowers instead of Debt. February 9th, 1994. Author's note:"Q: What are the best presents that you've ever given or recieved?A: The best I've gotten was an HDTV. The picture is amazingly clear and sharp."
>>269165830they are called kenzan 剣山I've seen them irl. they are really quite neat. you can very finely position your flower stalks with them, because they are firmly held up at the base instead of leaning against the mouth of a vase and they will stay that way. they've put the typical japanese amount of autism into developing ikebana (flower arranging)
>>269170250Swanky pajamas.>>269170224Well, I said it before, I feel like having a trait that gets focus rather than being a sort of bland straightman is a good thing for a comedy. Nabiki still gets to make fun of the rest of the cast while also having her own thing. And as far as would-be boyfriends, it is completely in line with selling Soun off to her teacher for like fifty bucks.
>>269170350The pajamas are presumably the most expensive thing he owns. Besides April, I guess. That is a very fine dummy and probably would go for a lot. The kanji says "King" and I think is on a shogi piece. I feel like I had a couple live with me who essentially followed this same philosophy. >>269170337Good info!
>>269170456Furinkan has this note:"Flower making - We see Kasumi and Akane making silk flowers, and in Takahashi's later series, Kyokai no RINNE, features it quite often. Historically this has been considered a job for the poorest of the poor, something they could do from home and then sell to a distributor."I sort of assumed this was a Japanese stereotype, but I guess it is just a very old and widespread stereotype. Furinkan links to a blog and a photo from 1910 from England. I've definitely seen very poor people hawking these on city streets before, but I guess that is different than selling to a distributor. And yeah, this comes up in Rin-ne or Kyokai no Rinne a lot more.
>>269170573The dummy really was an inspired idea.
>>269169430>the poorfag arcThis is Nabiki's peak hijinxs lmao
>>269170602Another reason to enjoy this arc is the outfits. I think a fair bit of Nabiki's fancy dresses are references to retro illustrations and old photos of movie stars. Rumic World found a look that Louise Brooks sported and thinks that was a big inspiration and I can definitely see it.
>>269170851Presumably, this confidence is why Nabiki feels completely justified in charging Soun for the date outfit. And while ten yen is currently even less, 10 JPY typically correlates to about a dime.
>>269170929Hah, Kasumi does get some funny lines still.
>>269170971Do you like rent urchins or did he just give them candy he stole?
>>269171012I'd probably lose a dime to this chicken.
>>269171059Presumably the atypically typeset English in that bottom panel was in the original. Ranma and Akane probably shouldn't have come along.
>>269171113This moment was always particularly shocking to me and as such made me laugh like a lunatic. Especially Nabiki's "no buyers" after Ranma gets sold off. Also, I never noticed the sound effect "blanche". I assume it is refers to "carte blanche", ie. full discretion as in, they went full hog. Also, I have no idea what the kanji on the papers is. I assume it is debt or IOU. It seems short some strokes for debt though.
>>269171344Ranma and Akane's little book says karaoke on it.
>>269169603I wonder how much time Ranma spends as a woman when he's at home? I assume he's a guy 99% of the time or would try to change back into a man ASAP if he ever got splashed with cold water
>>269171426Sadly, while I do recognize the henohenomoheji, I do not recognize what is on the other sheet or what is on the ink uh, thing. I don't know what that is called. Okay, I googled it. They are called "ink sticks".
>>269171540Hah, Akane's shirt says "Viva you" on it. >>269171490Maybe originally, but even then he honestly seemed to allow himself to relax at home. After all, him and Genma fought over the pond in the back a lot.
>>269170167Given the oddball martial arts styles we've seen in this series, and the Yamasenken and Umisenken arc in the last volume, there being a school of "Martial Arts Mooching" makes perfect sense.Also, it seems Kinnosuke really is just crazy.>>269170191Ironically, that last panel suggests that Nabiki isn't as far removed from Akane as she likes to think herself, even if she ties her pride up in scamming and scheming rather than martial arts.>>269170602It certainly does give Kinnosuke a unique vibe even by Ranma 1/2 standards.>>269170851Won't deny it; Nabiki looks utterly *gorgeous* in this arc.>>269170929While Nabiki does have a track record of mooching off her family anyway (see: the wardrobe full of clothes she stole from Akane in her stint as Ranma's fiancee), it definitely makes sense she'd be shameless about charging it to her father if she's already planning to sucker Kinnosuke into paying off *all* the debts anyway by playing on his "martial artist's" pride.>>269171344You gotta wonder just how many *pieces* Ranma left those guys in when they were stupid enough to try and take him.Also, "blanche" is a verb meaning, depending on context "to turn pale/be stripped of color" or "to scald". It's a synonym for "bleach". Though normally it's spelled sans that E on the end for the verb; with the E, it's apparently a French girl's name meaning "white".https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blanchIn the page in question, it's a sound effect meaning "Akane goes pale with shock".>>269171490That would be logical. Ranma largely stays as a girl because he has to or because changing back is just that inconvenient at the moment. As much as he'll exploit it, he never does lose that fundamental distaste for the change.
>>269171610End of chapter! I can't really fathom if that number could be accurate, but I guess they weren't just betting 100 million yen on roulette. Also, Nabiki, nooo...
The original title was 地獄の10円勝負！which appears to be "The 10-Yen Game of Hell!" Besides the party game that showed up in Love is War, it seems 10 Yen Game refers to all kinds of old fashioned games that presumably cost either 10 Yen to play or 10 Yen to purchase. February 16th, 1994. Author's note:"Q: If your current serial were turned into a film, who would you want to play the protagonist? How about the heroine?A: I would like a panda from the Ueno Zoo for Genma..."
>>269171990I'm gonna post the interview and manga extra regarding this arc and just spoiler tag the stuff that is a spoiler. Here's the first half from that interview with Toshiyuki Seno, Rumiko's fourth editor on Ranma 1/2. "Who is your favorite of the three Tendo sisters? The eldest sister, Kasumi, who is gentle and motherly, and the third sister, Akane, who is always energetic, are quite good, but my favorite is the second sister, Nabiki.She has a serious sense of money that one would not expect from a 17-year-old, "a man's worth is determined by his financial power!" She is one of the most peculiar characters among the many Ranma characters. When I was placed in charge of Ranma, (I started working on the 6th chapter of the 26th volume of the manga.) I wanted to do a story featuring Nabiki one day.The opportunity came quickly. It was the story about the debtor "Kinnosuke Kashao," which began in Vol. 29, chapter 9. This man is a marriage swindler of epic proportions, who is unwilling to spend his own money to bilk other people. Only Nabiki can engage in an epic battle of debts with such a man."
>>269172193Here's the second half of that interview with Toshiyuki Seno:"Late at night at Takahashi-sensei's office, we discussed ideas on how to make the characters spend money. We had a very enjoyable meeting, but we couldn't come up with a good idea for the punchline. After a series of back and forths, one of them had to spend money at the end, and Takahashi-sensei said, "Let's do this! Let's make it the first to spend a single 10-yen coin." The winner of the three-week showdown was decided by a difference of only 10 yen. Of course, Nabiki won the battle.It was a lot of fun to see my favorite character play a major role. By the way, I was inspired by the large 10-yen coin that Takahashi-sensei drew on the title page of chapter 11, so when the magazine published the story, I put "10-yen Love and Death" for some catch copy. It was just a pun, but I was very happy when I received a compliment later from Takahashi-sensei, who said, "I liked that bit of text".Ranma 1/2 4th editor - Toshiyuki Seno (瀬尾俊之)Takahashi: Seno-san's sense of catch copy was always top notch, I looked forward to hearing from him each week."
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>>269172335I do not believe this is or was a real fountain nor do I believe the snake coiling around a temple bell holds any significance.
>>269172434I am glad that April gets a scarf too.
>>269172466Bunch of classic dowry and engagement gifts on this page.
>>269172498They racked it up fast. I guess the helicopter is probably the most expensive thing.
>>269172589The logistics of this battle will keep puzzling me.
>>269172692Hah, April's little parachute.
>>269172733Admittedly, Akane's being a bit disingenuous here but at the same time, it is certain death.
>>269172760Well, not that certain. And to be fair to Akane, I fully believe that Kinnosuke wouldn't spend it even in "normal" circumstances.
>>269172796Here's the first half of the manga extra regarding Kinnosuke Kashao or the arc as a whole, really:"Q: I love this story so much.Takahashi: I love this one, too.Q: Ranma doesn’t show up much, though.Takahashi: Well, the main character in this story is Nabiki, so there isn’t much for him to do.Q: The way it ends up as a battle to see who can make the other pay is a great idea.Takahashi: The end of the story keeps you wondering what’s going to happen next. I’m really happy with how it turned out.Q: Where did you get the idea for Kinnosuke Kashao?Takahashi: It started from the desire to pit Nabiki in a fight against someone, and the only type of opponent that really fits is someone who will do anything for money. Though perhaps it would be more accurate to say he spends money despite having none.Q: Because he’s an extortionist. What a great story device.Takahashi: Things go very differently here than with Ryu Kumon. This time we had him showing us all he had in a very short amount of time."
>>269172869Here's the second half of the manga extra regarding Kinnosuke Kashao and the arc as a whole:"Q: He is the seventh in line for the Kashao School of Martial Arts, meaning his family has been extorting people for seven generations.Takahashi: That would be correct. (laughs)Q: Yet Nabiki never backs down. You really demonstrate what a champ she can be.Takahashi: I planned on her being the victor from the beginning, but I didn’t have the details of the fight laid out at all.Q: Battles of the fists are entertaining too, of course, but battles of the wits like this are great.Takahashi: On occasion, yes. They’re hard to keep up. You’ve really got to rack your brain. (laughs) It was quite the challenge thinking of how one could keep pushing the bill off on the other.Q: And you hadn’t planned everything out.Takahashi: Yeah, I remember pretty clearly that I made everything up as I went along.Q: Well, all considered it came together extremely well.Takahashi: Somehow, yes. But looking at it now there are some things you don’t see around as much anymore. Like pop top beverage cans. And you rarely see 10 yen public phones out and about. This is definitely a money battle with Showa era sensibilities."
>>269172933I like to imagine that the arrows keep coming for an insanely long amount of time while the scene is already over.
>>269172962End of chapter, end of volume! I find this one to be absurdly funny. 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 Saturday to dump Volume 30. SATURDAY. I am gonna do my volume 30 storytime early because I have plans on Sunday. I'll probably try to get it done in the morning on Saturday too, since I have some plans that evening. Sorry for the shift in schedule. I also will be dumping the fourth chapter of MOON, The Great Pet King on that SATURDAY. Right now though, I'm gonna be dumping the third chapter of it. It won't take too long.
>>269171610Let's face it; neither Ranma's pride nor Genma the asshole would let Ranma just say "let's not duel near the pond and risk activating our curses" - it'd be seen as "weak" or "cowardly". It's more "manly" to instead get good enough that Genma can't force him into the pond. Stupid, but manly.>>269171722It's honestly kind of sweet of Ranma and Akane that they hear Nabiki's spiel here and they immediately seem to at least be inclined to believe that she's being sincere, as opposed to just lying through her teeth. Then again, a lot of people do believe that Nabiki genuinely does come to feel... *something*... for Kinnosuke over this arc, though I personally don't buy it.>>269172434The snake-around-a-bell centerpiece of the fountain may be a reference to the famous myth of Kiyo-hime, a story about a young noblewoman named Kiyo who fell in love with a priest called Anchin on his yearly pilgrimages past her family home. When she finally figured out that he had never intended to marry her like he promised (really, he was joking), she became so enraged that she turned into a fire-breathing dragon-woman and chased him down; he sought shelter under a bronze temple bell and she wrapped around the bell and heated it so much with her fiery breath and scales that he cooked to death inside it. Then she slithered off and drowned herself in despair.https://yokai.com/kiyohime/>>269172733I kind of love Ranma's reaction here; it's almost like he's genuinely wondering if this is good advice for figuring out his relationship with Akane. The kicker is that Akane clearly thinks Nabiki is hamming it up.>>269172796Let's face it; Ranma and Akane are both right, these two older teens are both terrifying.
>>269172962I mean, one could argue that Nabiki just "taking" a 10-yen coin for herself doesn't really count as Kinnosuke spending it, but I'm sure that Ranma and Akane were both willing to insist on her winning, and let's face it: either one of them could probably break Kinnosuke in half....Frankly, this whole arc could have been resolved in a short period of time by Ranma or Akane just grabbing Kinnosuke and systematically breaking his limbs until he agrees to accept the debts, but that would have been far more boring.>>269173051Always good to see you, OP. And now with this distraction done, I should get back to contemplating my own writing... I just can't decide if I should work on Konosuba 1/2 or Teen Titans Tokyo...
MOON, The Great Pet King or ＭＯＯＮ大ペット王 was released sporadically from 1992 to 1994. It has four chapters and the 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, again. Anyway, here's chapter 3! This one was published December 3rd, 1993, a full year and two months after the first chapter. It is basically like a little Christmas special. I don't think Moon was ever intended to be a big series.
>>269173051>I also will be dumping the fourth chapter of MOONNot the thrid?
>>269173051how about the debts?????
>>269172498One question I DO have... what is that freaky limbless caricature statue with the one blind eye and the one normal eye, and why is that supposed to be good luck for a marriage?Then again, the Mendo family crest in Urusei Yatsura was likely based on Hyottoko because he is not only a fool in many classic dances, but in myth was also a magical baby-god who could pull gold nuggets from his navel, so what do I know?
>>269173352The final panel has the kid's practicing calligraphy with the kanji for sky. The rest of the stuff has basic things like presumably "student of the month" and "December weather" and "Let's eat all our leftovers". >>269173353I was worried that was gonna be confusing. I'm doing Chapter 3 right NOW and Chapter 4 on Saturday. >>269173364They were billed to Kinnosuke and I guess he's now just a billion yen fraud fugitive now. Which honestly, I imagine isn't that different from how he normally is. >>269173080Hm, that dragon and bell story sounds vaguely familiar and yeah, it could be a reference to that. Good catch.
>>269173543Sorry, OP I was being retarded on purpose...
>>269173543"Salty dogs", "PEP[SI]" and "HYPER STREET WEAR". I assume these are just based on actual kids' clothes.>>269173407Oh, that one is easy. That's a Daruma. You color one eye when you make a wish and you color the other one when your wish comes true. Feel free to read about it anywhere.
>>269173686I wonder how this magazine works. The magazine is literally called Elementary Third Grade (Shougaku Sannensei). Presumably the kids who read MOON last year don't read it anymore. But there's no real recap about who any of these guys are. I guess that's just how kid's media is sometimes though. You just roll with it. >>269173666As is tradition.
>>269173800Teacher pretty cute. I admittedly just like suit jackets.
>>269173800>As is tradition.
>>269173830"FRYED CHICKEN", indeed. Uh, in case you don't know, KFC had a ridiculously successful campaign in Japan back in 1970 and barrels of chicken were essentially established as the de facto meal of Christmas. Hence, the principal in the Christmas chapter is just Colonel Sanders holding a bucket of fried chicken.
>>269173947I kind of love the kids in this one. They're so pumped.
>>269173974Wait, is Moon just flying without his jetpack? I know he can jump really high up, but I feel he needed his jetpack to fly before. Well, whatever.
>>269174036I guarantee you that some liberties were taken with the fanscans translating a line to "bros before hoes" coming out of the mouth of a 3rd grader, but we have no better alternative so uh, enjoy.
>>269173947they scammed the japs into accepting cheap fried chicken as xmas dinner? thats sad, imagine doing that instead of a goose
>>269174091Winter weight.
>>269174141I don't know much about firework cannons. I assume they don't just look like normal cannons nor are they commonplace.>>269174098I think it was an alternative to the Christmas turkey. I've never had Christmas goose in my life. Apparently, 5% of KFC's annual sales are on Christmas Eve in Japan.
>>269174287End of chapter! The next chapter was published a month after this one (around the time of these Ranma 1/2 chapters), but I'll be finishing MOON up next Saturday. Hope you enjoyed! It is a cute little thing.
Ukyo /ss/>>269174357Thanks OP. Man it's been a while since I've gotten to these threads on time.
>>269174357Thanks OP>>269174098Santa Claus wearing red is thhe result coca cola marketing, in tradition he wore green or blue. It´s insane how marketing affects society
>>269174287oh, youre doing turkey on christmas too, not just thanksgiving? I guess the goose is an european thing then. the vast majority of geese are eating at christmas
>>269174563nah, red and white were traditional too. they symbolize the fly agaric mushroom that was also used as a traditional tree decoration. coca cola just appropriated them
>>269174357ty OP youre great for doing this
>>269174669Where I'm from in the Midwest we usually do ham as the main dish. Christmas meals aren't as set in stone here as thanksgiving for whatever reason.
>>269173800>why are you so violent in response of my difamations?!Women...>>269174563It's only things that catch on, marketing has nothing to do with it they're not in control of it. But they do try it the most
>>269161842Here's that cover. I don't think the Ranma 1/2 art was made special for the cover, but it is cute anyway.>>269174563>>269174536>>269174871Thanks everyone. >>269174669Yeah, they're huge and tasty so I think that's how it came about. Though as mentioned, ham is also a popular choice.
>>269174357Thanks for the storytime, OP
>>269175770>KKOWForever based
>>269168058Here's the cover of this chapter's issue. It is mainly Mermaid Saga, but they threw in a Ranma so I figured I'd post it.
>>269162259I'm fenghuang-anon. When you think about it, Ranma-chan is also a merging of male and female that's considered female, so the joke still works.Also, the Houoh is where Ho-Oh comes from, natch.
>>269175523I think you mean "defamations".
>>269161925Furinkan had an image of it.
>>269177299Not gonna lie, before I clicked I thought those were tanned tits at first.
>>269175770>they're huge and tastySango's ass cheeks.
>>269169430>>269169938Furinkan actually had a note that I overlooked that explained this and the character's name in general:"Kinnosuke has a very interesting name. "Kin" is "a small quantity of gold" or "10,000 yen" which refers to his want of money, while "suke" means "assistance". When read Kashao essentially means "King of Borrowing" which points to his talent for getting other people to pay for him. But the kanji used to write the name mean "King of Flaming Chariot". "Flaming Chariot" is actually a Japanese idiom which means "having difficulty making ends meet" or "one's estate suffers". So Kinnosuke's name is actually quite complex."So, that explains it.
>>269168099When you're as horny as Kuno, things like facts or words or logic don't get in the way. He is going to make Akane and/or the pigtailed girl choke on his cock or die trying.
>>269168528>>269168481Lum does have a more covered up outfit, but she only seems to wear it on Neptune.
>>269174357Thank you for posting.
>>269178002It's kind of hilarious that the 1981 anime adapted Lum's battle armor from the armored tank-top and mini-skirt combo of the manga to two metal boob cups and an armored minis-skirt.
>>269176415A patrician, I see.
>>269167037I find it hard to root for someone who puts her lover in mortal danger to play damsel in distress and tries to assault him when he’s unconscious.>>269167238It’s the 30% that really counts.
>>269180987Tanaka from kendo club... you're ok in my book. Don't come to Akehisa tomorrow
>>269170250MONEYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io2X8dQyXEc
>>269167413Love Shampoo's face in the last panel
>>269170573I like how it's been less than one day and the doors and signs are already falling off and there's a spiderweb in the doorway.
>>269171344>>269171426I like Akane and Ranma being on the same side, emotionally, in this arc
>>269173189>this whole arc could have been resolved in a short period of time by Ranma or Akane just grabbing Kinnosuke and systematically breaking his limbs until he agrees to accept the debtsI'm not so sure. The man willingly fell to what was almost certainly certain death to avoid paying his debts. He probably broke most of the bones in his body then.
>>269161955>charm seller I want your strongest charm>I can't sell you my strongest charm, my charms are too strong fo>SLAP
>>269163030>>269162892>>269162325I love how Juno just patiently accepts stuff happening to him by crossing his arms and letting it happen
>>269183887I feel like Nabiki could easily pull off this outfit. https://youtu.be/UJOjTNuuEVw
>>269167037>I find it easier to root for someone who tries to rape Ranma over someone who does basic runic gagsas if we needed more confirmation that the kane hater is deranged
I hope the new anime adapts this.
>>269162678Female Ranma says these kind of thing and gets date with Kuno, it's not surprising that he's convinced that she loves him
>>269165008Bad Ranma, changing personalities woth weird flowers is wrong
>>269187864Hah. Made me smile. I will say that neither really looks like how he looked when he first showed up in the manga. Or hell, even later in the manga: >>269187574
>>269168624Kasumi completely unbothered
>>269168847Why is Ryoga still sulking? Peeking on Akane as P-Chan is worse.
>>269168754Strategic placement of Kasumi's dialog here.Was this originally a Oni cooking is way too hot joke?
>>269188952He got caught. There's a reason he's willing to leave the planet if found out.
>>269170573I think I've seen the rose making gag in Hetalia too, but yes, it appears pretty in Rumiko's series.
>>269168754>Clever speech bubble use.I don't get it. Can anyone explain?
>>269190040hiding kasumi's horns before the reveal
>>269190098Ah. That's nice.
>>269189744Rumiko should've written a chapter with Akane discovering that Ryoga is P-Chan before the ending of the series
>>269191225I don't think it'd fly well with Akane at all with how much she's cuddled with him and realizing how much he was deceiving her. It's always played for laughs but to make it an actual reveal would probably require the story to have a slightly more serious tone
Does anyone have a source for this? I was reading an interview where she mentioned that she likes the Ranma 1/2 anime just fine, but apparently, there's a well-spread rumor that she despised it. They also mention that she had a public fallout with the producers of the show, but again, I couldn't find anything.
Both Pink/Link and Shampoo looked menacing this volume. Pink/Link created a park worth or plants and Shampoo just started beating people in her sleep.>>269165008Ranma almost got a good end right there.
>>269192072>I hear the animated Ranma 1/2 TV series has ended.Takahashi: That is so. I'm sad about it. It really was a fun show to watch.https://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi7.html>Do you have any impressions after seeing your works turned into anime and games, as well as another types of media?Takahashi: I have always loved Ranma 1/2´s anime. Regarding the games, I am not so acquainted with them but the fight scenes are not too cruel, they have a comical touch so I think they are funny.https://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi20.htmlHaving a hard time finding much on this topic.
>>269192072I've heard that too. Hard to know how much of it was real problems she had with it, and how much of it may have just been drama at the time caused by the studio going under.Even if she had a problem at the time it could be time healed the wounds and she softened on it.Urusei Yatsura was the one that really seemed to bother her because of what they did with a few specific stories.Inuyasha on the other hand I don't think she cared as much.
>>269192072>Does anyone have a source for this?Me. I'm the source.
>>269169652Yeah, Kasumi does seem different. Akane is lacking that little glimmer of dere she had last volume too.
Remake Discussion in a Nutshell
>>269170456This arc is so funny I'm forgetting to comment due to all the laughter.
>>269171113A hilarious second panel. But why is Ranma wearing a bunny outfit?
>>269195491Presumably he picked up some work to try to mitigate the debt.
A bump for Ranma.
>Ranma, the council has decided. We're taking your foreskin.
>>269165511Last panel reminds me of that wojak meme, please.
>>269167354True warrior spirit, please.
>>269167710Akane cute as ever, please.
>>269197078They're not american
>>269198150It was Kodachi's idea.
So, Yellow Trash-anon, I was wondering: what do YOU think of the Ten Yen Arc we just saw in this volume anyway?
>>269168058stupid sexy ranma
>>269198611>So, Yellow Trash-anon, I was wondering: what do YOU think of the Ten Yen Arc we just saw in this volume anyway?Found it funny like most of the manga but I'm not a fan of 'Side Character with X trait has a love story with their genderbent clone' because that's basically what that arc was, that part of the story wasn't very interesting to me.
>>269162702I love how they're using mini-mallets in this scene. Kinda adorable, honestly.
>>269197078Huh, Kodachi is much cuter in the anime than her Tatewaki lookalike face is in the manga.
>>269200027Huh, yeah, I can see that complaint. By the way, been trying and failing to narrow down my next work; what do you think I should focus on? Teen Titans Tokyo, or Konosuba 1/2?>>269201091Kodachi could have had her charms, if the series wanted to run with that angle.
>>269187864Wrong.
God I missed reading Ranma back in 2006 when it was one of the few translated things at my library.OP, you got a link, id like to download the entire thing.Also Shampoo best girl, Akane worst girl
>>269202393>Akane worst girlyeah youll get links and help alright. lmao
>>269162428>ranma & kuno: すりこみ...>genma: それはすりこぎ>soun: なんてボケなしだよ"surikomi" means imprinting in both the artistic and psychological sense just like in english. "surigoki" means "pestle". soun's punchline i can't figure out at all. so yes, they did change it a bit to explain the joke
>>269163144鳳凰丸, which i think means phoenix pills
>>269169021This.
>>269164460it's very common in japanese, you say it when you offer something to someone
>>269202159>By the way, been trying and failing to narrow down my next work; what do you think I should focus on? Teen Titans Tokyo, or Konosuba 1/2?I'm biased since I haven't watched Konosuba yet but Teen Titans Tokyo personally.
>>269168188Kuno's dick overwrites his brain when he sees the pigtailed girl.
>>269164487ah, looking at it now she's using it wrong. i bet it's a thing chinese people do when they speak japanese
>>269165074maybe they're like water lilies
>>269202600Ni-hao~?
>>269202393>Also Akane best girl, Shampoo worst girlFTFY, you seem to have gotten them mixed up.
>>269203865>>269202600She's defenitly not cute.
>>269202393I got it off of Nyaa.si, just look for the VIz Ranma 1/2.
>>269203972Shampoo? I agree.
>>269204141
>>269203104That already is something!
Akane should fall into the spring of the drowned man.
>>269205206she dressed in male uniform in a recent arc and looked hoooot
>>269167213i lol'd at the stomping panel
>>269167482shampoo has good boston crab form
>>269168188oni
>>269206125>>269203385>>269203278>>269203104>>269202914Good info!
>>269168737i think he's meant to resemble a noh mask with heian-style makeup
>>269169231as far as i can tell the misdrawn kanji is not an actual kanji on its own
>>269169504熱視線 "close attention", i think in the sense that she knows she's being watched. "nabiki sense tingling" is clever and i like it
>>269169849no, shampoo speaks in weird japanese. when her grandma is telling her to wait she says "wakata aru" instead of "wakatta". the latter would be a standard "okay" type response, the former is tortured grammar that sounds kind of like "it is that i am understanding"
that whole twins arc is pure lunacy, pleasedont know what mental space rumiko was at the time but seems she was angry as fuck
>>269206767I figured that was the case, I'm just saying Rumiko fucked up by having them speak Japanese in China when she was little
>>269169938kasha-ou means "fiery chariot king" but the "kasha" is also the word for a steam train in chinese. it's also a homonym with the japanese word for a freight car, so i'd guess the joke is that the dojo name is both "the royal fiery chariot school" and "the boxcar king school"
So wait, if OP did the Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoru and is this far deep into the Ranma 1/2 storytimes, they're gonna do Inuyasha soon?
>>269206934Mermaid Saga and uh, maybe One-Pound Gospel first. I also did Maison Ikkoku.
>>269169988yup, it's april in the original too. the entire original teenage mutant ninja turtles trilogy had long been through theaters when this chapter was released, maybe rumiko got the name from april o'neill
>>269170126genma's face put my sides into orbit
>>269163543Shampoo wears qipao well
>>269170167now i wonder if the name is supposed to sound like "cash out"
>>269170929fun fact: 10 yen in 1994 is the equivalent of 11.94 yen now
>>269171113the english panel is the original
>>269205946
>>269162493Maiso Ikokku refference SPOTTED!!!
>>269163030This volume marks the start of these type of obvious and short jokes. Sounds like it was a cool movie imo
>>269206308>>269206406>>269206490>>269206767>>269206888>>269207425>>269207823Thanks for fact checking and clarifying. There's only so much machine translation can do.
I feel like the end of Ranma 1/2 crept up on me. Like I know it is one of those series that drags on, but I feel like we are already near the end and we just started.
Gonna be honest, I first learned about this when I found out it was a major inspiration for art work of SSakurai
>>269166666>Satanic quintsew
>>269168058Nah, it's finished. The premise was too wide and the episodes needed some plot advancing towards an ending but MS never really did that, it just ended up as some nice pulp>>269168359I simply love how Rumiko recycles her own ideas and make them work. This is a Panda scroll rehash btw>>269168624>Almost 3 volumes without best boyI missed him as much as he missed the plac he wanted to go>>269171426>Ranma and Akane reading Mao
>>269210445It's why the Musk arc and other shitty serious arcs's effect had terrible consequences, since then the manga lost its balance and never recovered. Kind of added to it the slight artstyle change that came with them. On its own Ranma could have gone until +50 volumes without problem but once its core was tainted with shonenesque stuff it put an expiration date on its run that just came fast
>>269208418please understand
>>269195491>>269196076Yeah when I read the italian volume I remember it mentioning that he was doing it for the tips. Did they made it up or did this version leave it out?
>>269204253lmao
>>269213267>not "understand, please"One job...>>269195491Because best suit. Ukyo bunnysuit soon btw
>>269215059Should've done it yourself then.
>>269212240It really is a shame.
Bump
>>269177409I also did a double take.
This volume felt a bit wackier than usual for me.
>>269217418Arigato.
>>269218717I liked it. Hopefully it can keep some of that energy going forwards.
