Ranma 1/2, Volume 17

by Rumiko Takahashi

Designed for older teens, this martial arts-themed series by the world's most popular and prolific female manga creator has a large, devoted international fan base. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591162912
• ISBN13: 9781591162919
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Love and trials

When a boy regularly turns into an attractive girl, he can expect to have suitors of both sexes. And Ranma Saotome has serious trouble with that in the seventeenth volume of Rumiko Takahashi's "Ranma 1/2," where food is lethal and a certain creepy little man returns to the spotlight. Kendo crazie Kuno challenges Ranma to a seaside duel, but turns up with a watermelon on his head. Worse, he has amnesia. Ranma tries to cure Kuno's amnesia, but ends up with Kuno pursuing "the pig-tailed girl" with amorous intent. Now Ranma's trapped with Kuno on a deserted island full of watermelons... and Kuno doesn't understand the word "no." Later, Ranma, Soun and Genma are all called to deal with the "Living Octopus Trap," a jar that is wreaking havoc on a seaside village. Problem is, it has a very familiar little underwear weirdo inside. More problems arise when Happosai uses a magical pill that sticks him to Ranma's body, and creepy classmate Gosunkugi tries to win Akane's heart with magical paper dolls. Finally, Ukyo opens the legendary Sauce of Ten Years... and finds that it's toxic. Ten years ago, Ranma spilled it and hurriedly made a substitute. Now, feeling guilty, he offers to let the grieving Ukyo stay with them. Unfortunately, his relentless caring for his old pal/fiancee makes Akane miserable and jealous. And after an ill-fated attempt to convince Ukyo that he and Akane are already married, Ranma sets out to make Ukyo dump him... The biggest events of the seventeenth volume are Ukyo's okonomiyaki problems and Happosai's return. When we last saw the little underwear fetishist, he was being dropped into the ocean by Pantyhose Taro. Now he returns to Japan -- and his old ways, right down to getting Ranma beaten up by a gang of girls. And Ranma's romantic problems reach new climaxes. At first, he's in danger in being raped by Kuno. Then he's on a date with Gosunkugi (due to the magical paper dolls). Then he ends up in a love triangle with Akane and Ukyo, not sure how to make it up to Ukyo without making Akane mad. Add the fact that he keeps eating toxic sauce, and has a dream about having Kuno's babies, and you can see why the poor boy is stressed. And we get to see a new side of Akane in this volume -- the insecure side, which fears that he likes Ukyo better than her. It's very touching when she thinks to herself that they share a bond she can't understand. Out of her bedroom, of course, she gets jealous when she sees things like Ukyo wanting to scrub Ranma's back in the tub. Romantic troubles, nightmares, lethal sauce and dangerous watermelons make life difficult for poor Ranma Saotome. Takahashi's seventeenth volume only ups the romantic comedy factor again.

Love and trials

When a boy regularly turns into an attractive girl, he can expect to have suitors of both sexes. And Ranma Saotome has serious trouble with that in the seventeenth volume of Rumiko Takahashi's "Ranma 1/2," where food is lethal and a certain creepy little man returns to the spotlight. Kendo crazie Kuno challenges Ranma to a seaside duel, but turns up with a watermelon on his head. Worse, he has amnesia. Ranma tries to cure Kuno's amnesia, but ends up with Kuno pursuing "the pig-tailed girl" with amorous intent. Now Ranma's trapped with Kuno on a deserted island full of watermelons... and Kuno doesn't understand the word "no." Later, Ranma, Soun and Genma are all called to deal with the "Living Octopus Trap," a jar that is wreaking havoc on a seaside village. Problem is, it has a very familiar little underwear weirdo inside. More problems arise when Happosai uses a magical pill that sticks him to Ranma's body, and creepy classmate Gosunkugi tries to win Akane's heart with magical paper dolls. Finally, Ukyo opens the legendary Sauce of Ten Years... and finds that it's toxic. Ten years ago, Ranma spilled it and hurriedly made a substitute. Now, feeling guilty, he offers to let the grieving Ukyo stay with them. Unfortunately, his relentless caring for his old pal/fiancee makes Akane miserable and jealous. And after an ill-fated attempt to convince Ukyo that he and Akane are already married, Ranma sets out to make Ukyo dump him... The biggest events of the seventeenth volume are Ukyo's okonomiyaki problems and Happosai's return. When we last saw the little underwear fetishist, he was being dropped into the ocean by Pantyhose Taro. Now he returns to Japan -- and his old ways, right down to getting Ranma beaten up by a gang of girls. And Ranma's romantic problems reach new climaxes. At first, he's in danger in being raped by Kuno. Then he's on a date with Gosunkugi (due to the magical paper dolls). Then he ends up in a love triangle with Akane and Ukyo, not sure how to make it up to Ukyo without making Akane mad. Add the fact that he keeps eating toxic sauce, and has a dream about having Kuno's babies, and you can see why the poor boy is stressed. And we get to see a new side of Akane in this volume -- the insecure side, which fears that he likes Ukyo better than her. It's very touching when she thinks to herself that they share a bond she can't understand. Out of her bedroom, of course, she gets jealous when she sees things like Ukyo wanting to scrub Ranma's back in the tub. Romantic troubles, nightmares, lethal sauce and dangerous watermelons make life difficult for poor Ranma Saotome. Takahashi's seventeenth volume only ups the romantic comedy factor again.

Watermelons?

Yup, watermelons. A lot of them. As in a whole island. See, Kuno goes there to train for his next fight with Ranma, and comes for his opponent wearing a watermelon on his head. And he has amnesia. He gets Ranko (Ranma's female side) to the island, where she is knocked unconscious. She has a very funny dream too! Anyway, I forgot what happens in the rest of the book, but I liked the watermelon segment!

Bwa ha ha ha!

When Kuno loses his memory and is found unconsious on a beach where Ranma and co. are visiting and Happosai tries to improve his and Ranma's "master/disciple" relationship and they end up being stuck together anything can happen!

un manga culte

Ranma 1/2 est un des mangas cultes de ma génération. Rumiko Takahashi a crée un super manga qui est accessible à tous les âges et qui est basé sur des histoires quelques fois farfelues et sur une bonne dose d'humour.En bref, c'est pour tout le monde.