Ranma 1/2, Vol. 33

by Rumiko Takahashi

Book Overview

Ranma Saotome never thought a martial arts training mission to China would turn out like this! An accidental dunk in a cursed spring changes boy Ranma into a young girl, every time he is splashed with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421502569
• ISBN13: 9781421502564
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Double trouble

One Ranma Saotome is trouble enough. But what about two? The funny thirty-third volume of action-comedy "Ranma 1/2" shows us how Tokyo isn't big enough for two Ranmas, and the fury of Nabiki scorned. In addition, author Rumiko Takahashi introduces a rather bizarre new character who would be Ukyo's ideal mate... if he ever got a clue. After getting lost, Ranma and Genma arrive at a mysterious old mansion. But then Ranma accidently looks into a cursed mirror, which creates a slutty all-girl duplicate of him. Now girl-Ranma is running amuck, enraging Akane and smooching Ryoga... and in love with the real Ranma. The only hope of stopping her is to use a magical compact that traps anyone who looks inside... except Akane and Ranma get sucked in too. Then Ranma is left at home with Nabiki, but he's uneasy because he accidently destroyed her concert ticket. Sure enough, Nabiki finds some ingenious ways to get even with Ranma. And on the night of the Star Festival, young lovers put their names on bamboo stalks, which is supposed to inspire true love. Except the wrong people keep trying to get Ranma and Akane's name cards. And finally, Happosai tricks Ranma into coming to the Red Hot Tea House, a kunoichi (female ninja) brothel. After they see the butt-ugly inhabitants, they leave it in ruins. Now the beautiful ninja Konatsu is after Ranma for revenge, but she soon runs into Ukyo, the only person to ever show her kindness. What neither Ukyo nor Ranma knows is that Konatsu is hiding a secret crush... Okay, "double trouble" is a bit cliched -- lots of series have duplicates-running-amuck stories. But there's a unique twist to this one, since the duplicate is of the opposite sex, is madly in love with the original, and is planning to kill off the love interest. You won't see that in any sci-fi series on TV. And Takahashi plumbs the humor for all it's worth -- Ryoga's reaction to being kissed by "Ranma" is absolutely priceless ("I AM DISGRACED!"). But she also wedges in some touching moments, like Ranma's "sappy" dialogue on the final page, when he finally works up the courage to tell Akane of his feelings. And this volume also introduces Konatsu, who is (get ready) a boy who believes himself to be a girl. He seems like the ideal guy for Ukyo -- submissive, adoring, gender-bending. And the only real problem is that he believes himself to be a woman, and won't act on his feelings. Maybe Ranma should give him a crash course in human anatomy. Two Ranmas are more than his friends can handle, in the thirty-third volume of "Ranma 1/2." Fortunately for them, girl-Ranma wasn't a permanent addition.