Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Starsky_chan Another masterpiece by Takahashi, Ranma 1/2 is the story about a 16-yr-old martial artist, Ranma Saotome, who goes on a training mission with his father, Genma, to magical springs in China called the "Jusenkyo" (Except Ranma & Genma have no idea the springs are magical). Before they know it, they fall in two different springs! First, Genma turns into a panda, and then Ranma turns into a GIRL! To make matter worse, when they come to Tokyo, Ranma ends up getting engaged to Genma's friends daughter Akane Tendo, the martial artist/tomboy who wants nothing to do with Ranma (Or so she says...). Its actually a pretty funny series, with original characters! Like Tatewaki Kuno, the swordsman who's madly in love with Akane and "The Pigtailed Girl" (A.K.A, Ranma in Female Form), and Shampoo, the Chinese Amazon who male Ranma accidentally gets engaged to, and tries to kill Female Ranma! Nabiki, Akane's money-hungry elder sister, and Mousse, the martial artist madly in love with Shampoo, specializes in hidden weapons, and hates Ranma's guts The music in this show is also quite fantastic, like the DoCo (Female Ranma Cast: Ranma, Akane, Nabiki, Kasumi,and Shampoo)! I seriously recommend you watch this show! ITS WORTH IT! 8.5 out of 10 stars!

IkuharaKunihiko Ranma and his father Genma were in China practicing Kung Fu fights over forbidden lakes. But they fell into those magic lakes and soon found out that, as a consequence, they were "cursed"; in touch with cold water Ranma would transform into a girl and Genma into a Panda. Only hot water could turn them back again. Back in Tokyo Mr. Tendo agreed with Genma to arrange a marriage with his daughter Akane and Ranma. But since Akane is the most popular girl among boys in school and Ranma always argues with her, their relationship is very problematic...Having read so many positive comments about this anime ( like "Instant classic! A masterpiece!" )I was looking forward seeing it. I expected a genius comedy like "Tootsie", but got only a mild and tired anime. Now, I wont be naive and write something like "Worst anime ever!", but the fact remains that "Ranma 1/2" is only a good TV show that never made me laugh. Actually, it has more fights than humor. Too much excessive fights, about boys who battle each other to get a girl, Akane. Is this suppose to be a romantic comedy or "Dragonball"? ---------------Truth be told, some ideas were very nice. For example, when Ranma is dreaming that he/she has become gay or when his/her father Genmo is reminding him that he is his son, and not his daughter. Or when Ranma says that he is going to marry himself. But at the same time I always expected something more. Since Ranma is a boy he should have used his ability to be a girl to influence other boys better. The biggest problem is an explosion of useless characters. I don't know what the purpose was to have other people that can transform too, especially when they transform to such stupid forms like a Panda, a pig, a cat or a duck. And that perverted old man that was always molesting girls and stealing their bra's was one of the most annoying anime characters ever. Ranma would always beat him up, and yet he would always appear in the next episode. Strange thing is that the author is a woman, Rumiko Takahashi. I mean no disrespect to her since she invented one of mine favorite animes ( shining "Inuyasha" )but her work here is just a good fantasy with some nice ideas. "Maison Ikkoku" is so much better and skilfuller!Grade: 6/10

au_law2001 What more can I say? This show is the best anime show I've seen and is perhaps the first one to get me into that genre among others. I first laughed at the title, because it sounded ridiculous, and I was new to this, and I was just a kid. And as I watched, I laughed even more, to learn this is worthwhile and a great show, a great love comedy or martial arts show. With references to ancient China and traditions, except turned upside down to bring hilarious and chaotic results! And the character are unforgettable, Kuno Tatewake, Ryoga who is stupid but my favorite character of the show! Mousse, Cologne, Happosai, Akane and Genma, and not to mention Ranma's other suitors, Shampoo, Kodachi, Ukyo, this came before Tenchi Muyo! to those who say harem anime was copied from Tenchi! Without a doubt, this is a very funny and memorable show brought to you by Rumiko Takahashi who also made Inu Yasha, Maison Ikkoku, Urusei Yatsura and Fire Tripper. Great show, recommended to all fans of the shows mentioned earlier. >>>>> 10/10

madshell Japanimation, Japanese comics, Manga, or whatever you want to call it is on the rise because of its popularity among youngsters. But there are more adult themed anime aside from Pokemon.Consider Ranma 1/2: Ranma, a young teen martial artist, has a few obstacles to overcome in his adolescence. One is that he has been promised to marry a girl who all but hates him. Another that he is the bearer of a curse; When he is doused in cold water, he takes the form of a girl! (Which of course makes the first even tougher!)Each episode is filled with belly laughs. Don't miss it