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This is a great series that anyone could easily get in to.
I was very lucky and was able to order season 1&2 for only 50 dollars, and I must say the first 40 episodes where quite entertaining. You probably know all the stuff such as, Ranma turns into a girl when splashed with cold water. Anyway I'll review each episode,from season 1, from my point of view, and remember these are only my opinions. <
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>Episode 1- It's a average episode to start off a great series, but I can think of a few things they should have added(NOT GOOD) but this is their first episode so i'll let it slide. <
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>Episode 2- Nice episode that introduces Upper classman Kuno, and teaches you a little about what Akane does every morning. Overall good episode, this isn't as good as later episodes, but it is understandable since there are still so few characters. <
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>Episode 3- Kuno meets the "pig-tailed girl" in this episode, and falls in love. Good episode overall, and gives a little more background on Kuno...JUST A LITTLE! <
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>Episode 4- I found this episode strange, but thats mostly the feeling you'll get when Kuno is in this... Hopefully he'll learn who the "pig-tailed girl" is eventually,(you better know!)good episode overall. <
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>Episode 5-Introduction of a new character, Dr. Tofu,a guy who tires to help Ranma's and Akane's relationship.I found this episode average, but since it introduces a new character, it is ok with me. <
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>Episode 6-In this episode we learn one new thing, Dr. tofu loves Kasumi. This episode gave me a few good laughs. Dr. tofu acts like an moron around Kasumi, because he loves her, but she doesn't know that... <
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>Episode 7- One of my favorite characters are introduced in this episode, Ryoga, the Eternal lost boy, the reason for his name is he gets lost VERY easily. He can't even find his own backyard...Sad... <
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>Episode 8-In this episode it's Ranma vs Ryoga, who will win? You know as well as i do... I enjoyed this episode, two rivals fighting each other, OH the drama... <
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>Episode 9- While battling Ranma and Ryoga accidentally cut off part of Akane's hair,(actually most of it) Will she deal with it? You know what? Probably... <
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>Episode 10- Who is this little black pig that Akane calls P-chan I'm sure you know but for the sake of people who don't, I won't spoil it for you. Good episode that provided some good laughs. <
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>Episode 11-This episode introduces yet another new character, Kodachi. A creepy girl that has the MOST ANNOYING LAUGH YOU'LL EVER HEAR! She is also part of the gymnastics team. I'm dead serious about her laugh too...Anyway Akane signs up to try an defeat kodachi in the upcoming gymnastics match. <
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>Episode 12- Akane twists her leg while practicing gymnastics, and It is up to Ranma to fill her place, the catch is, if Ranma loses his male-self would have to date with Kodachi, and trust me, you wouldn't want to either if you knew her. <
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>Episode 13- This is the end of the gymnastics challenge, who wins Ranma or Kodachi, your choice is as good as mine,(i bet it is....) Good episode, had some nice fighting in it. <
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>Episode 14- Dr. Tofu's mom comes to his home to tell him that he needs to marry someone, but Dr. tofu doesn't want to. His mom is stange woman and wants him to marry a woman with big hips... Strange woman indeed. This episode provided me witha few good laughs. Also a very good episode might I add. <
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>Episode 15- In this episode they introduce probably my most favorite character, Shampoo. Stange name yes, but she is out to kill the female type Ranma, and ends up wanting to marry the male type Ranma. I thought this was the best episode in season 1 it had some really good qoutes in it to. My favorite though is when Kasumi is just sitting there and Shampoo comes attacking the female type Ramn, she says," They really do need to get to know each other better don't they?" She was smileing and everything, just great. <
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>Episode 16- In this episode Shampoo give Akane the kiss of death, where an Amazon woman(what Shampoo is)has to kill whoever they gave it to without delay. I love the technique Shampoo used on Akane, I wish I could do that every morning...Anyway it made Akane forget ALL about Ranma. <
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>Episode 17- Ranma tires to restore Akane's lost memories, and he need a type of Shampoo labled 119, this Shampoo restores memories that the Shampoo 110 took away. Fun Fact- PANDA'S CAN PLAY PIANO'S! In this episode Shasmpoo sadly leaves us for quite a while. Actually until season 2. <
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>Episode 18- I found this to be the most boring episode of Ranma 1/2 EVER! it is just a recap of what happened in the past episodes, if your new to Ranma 1/2 and this is the first episode you saw i'd understand but nothing else could explain why you like this episode. <
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>That tops off the first season's 18 episodes, also when you watch these keep in mind that there is some Nude, and also all these reviews may not be extremely acutrate, but I did the best to describe each episode in my own words. And it was all my opinions. Thanks for reading my reiw of Ranma 1/2 season 1. <
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I Give it 5 Stars only Because Takahashi Deserves It
The Ranma 1/2 TV series is considered to be one of the greatest anime of all time. I disagree. I am giving this boxed set 5 stars only because I love Ranma 1/2, not because I love this anime. I like the Ranma 1/2 manga more than any other manga, but that's a whole other story with the anime. The anime completely screwed Ranma 1/2 up. In the first season, it's actually pretty true to the manga, which makes it most fans' favorite season. I'm different, however. In my opinion, the animation is pretty shoddy. It's not bad, but not great either. Also, I wish they could have written the anime true to the manga all of the time, but this season animates the worst of the Ranma 1/2 chapters. And since the animation isn't great, I can't really call myself a fan. <
>In the later seasons, they really mess up. At least half of the episodes past season three tend to be anime-only (storylines that are made up by the anime's writers and only used in the anime) and rare are the anime-only episodes that aren't lazy, ugly, and downright lame. Plus, the animation shifts constantly from good to bad. The second season has what is in my opinion, the greatest animation of all the series (except the OAVs). The third season has animation that gradually grows from fair to sloppy. The fourth season is downright crude, and from there it progresses upward (not smoothly, just in general) but never to any amazing height. And the whole series leads up to an ending based off of a storyline that appeared around half-way through the manga. Less than half of the original chapters in the Ranma 1/2 manga were animated. Another fault the anime has is that when it does produce episodes based off of manga storylines, they are usually altered, whether it be large or slight. It could be to fit the time slot (in which case they could usually just do more than one episode) or it could be for absolutely no visible reason at all. <
>They also have represented characters in such a way to cause fans to make obscure romantic pairings. If you pay close attention to the manga, you'll notice, contrary to what most Ranma fans say that Shampoo really ISN'T in love with Mousse. If you pay close attention to the anime, you may realize that she does. And no, the anime doesn't count. Due to the anime not introducing the character Akari (Ryoga's love interest) some (most actually) fans have made the pairing of Ryoga and Ukyo. These two are not in love with each other. Ukyo wouldn't be caught dead with a ditz/spaz like Ryoga, and Ryoga only falls in love with girls who show affection towards him (Akane loves P-Chan, remember). <
>Also, not that the anime is at fault for making some moronic fans believe this, but Ranma is NOT meant for Shampoo or Ukyo. Shampoo is an evil, vile, horrible woman. Shampoo has no ounce of niceness in her (apparently the anime has led people to believe she has). She will use any chance she gets to kill Akane, in order to get her one, true love Ranma, whom she only loves due to a law that Amazonian must marry a man stronger than them. To her, Ranma would make an excellent breeder. Shampoo is so headstrong and selfish that to her, because she loves Ranma and because she's SO beautiful Ranma MUST love her back. In my opinion, Shampoo isn't even human. <
>As for Ukyo, she's not evil. She's tried many dirty tricks in her time to get "Ranchan" but they all fail. She's almost as headstrong as Shampoo in thinking Ranma loves her (though her reason is based off of Ranma calling her the "cute fiancée" in an act to settle her rage). Many think of Ranma and Ukyo as being best-friends, but they haven't seen each other in ten years! I'm sure Ranma would choose Hiroshi or Daisuke over her (and if he was being honest, maybe even Akane). <
>As for Kodachi, I shouldn't even have to say. Kodachi is an even more headstrong, horrible, cheating woman who happens to look good in a leotard. However, never the type to be seduced by good looks (less the seduction is from Akane, as proven in volume 29) Ranma thinks of her as an embittered enemy. And Kuno annoys me (but I suppose you've gotta love him). <
>So that's that. My suggestion is read around five or so volumes of manga before purchasing this, or you will be exposed to the more vile form of Ranma 1/2 which may cause you to steer clear of the good form. Overall, I consider Ranma 1/2 to be the best manga around, though not the anime. <
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GREAT SERIES!
If it wasn't for my cousin who got me into Ranma 1/2 I would've missed a great anime. This is the first season of Ranma 1/2 and it's probably one of the best. I have yet to see the rest of the seasons (2-7) plus the OAV series. This boxed dvd set introduces the main characters and some new ones as well. Be sure to pick this set up!