

Product Description This 22 episode, 5 DVD box set continues in its second season to develop the on-going storylines of Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo, their families and introduces even more of the series' zany cast of characters. Get to know the infamous Golden Pair of the high school combat figure skating world; Mikado "Emperor" Sanzenin; Azusa Shiratori, the girl who gives anything "cute" a bad name (before taking it home); Sasuke, loyal ninja manservant to high school swordsman Tatewaki "Blue Thunder" Kuno; Cologne, the hundreds-of-years-old-leader of the same Chinese tribe that introduced the sassy Shampoo; Mousse, the nearsighted master of hidden weapons and all things avian; Happosai, lecherous master of both Ranma and Akane's fathers; plus a host of others! .com This set of 22 episodes constitutes the second broadcast season of Rumiko Takahashi's gender-tweaking slapstick comedy. The many combat scenes are executed in slightly fuller animation than in the OAVs, and there's a little more nudity in the bath scenes, including a shot of Ryoga's bare buns. But the freewheeling mixture of mayhem, metamorphoses, and martial arts continues--with just a touch of sentiment to leaven the insanity. When Ranma and Akane have a run-in with a pair of champion figure skaters, they reduce the rink to a wading pool, with a little help from the geographically challenged Ryoga. Shampoo the Chinese returns with her wizened Great-Grandmother Cologne, who teaches the cast a variety of ancient fighting techniques. Ranma and Ryoga battle kendo champion and gasbag Kuno, his twisted sister Kodachi, ninja Sasuke, and Happosi in their frantic search for a Japanese Nan'niichuan (Enchanted Drowned Man Spring)--only to discover it's a franchise that's gone out of business. Even the redoubtable Ranma has a weakness: he's afraid of cats. But he breaks through his fear and demonstrates his mastery of the recherché technique of "Cat-Fu." Ranma often acts like a jerk, but he assuages Akane's hurt feelings by eating the cookies she baked, even though he knows ptomaine will follow. At a time when many American animated series are imitating live action, Ranma 1/2 is a zany reminder of the special fun only animation can provide. Unrated; suitable for ages 12 and up: Slapstick violence, nudity, mildly risqué humor. --Charles Solomon
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Great second season!
After some research, i collected this info for the Second Season DVD boxed set, which you'll find even more entertaining than the first season. This is what you may expect in the 2 DVD set:"Darling Charlotte">Episodes: The Abduction Of P-Chan & Close Call! The Dance Of Death...On Ice>P-Chan gets abducted and in order to get him back, Akane and Ranma needs to win a martial arts figure skating competition."Its fast, or its free">Episodes: P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain Of Love Clash Of The Delivery Girls! & Clash Of The Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race>Discover how the martial arts figure skating competition comes to an end; and later, discover that while being a kid, Ranma is traded for fish by his father, without any repercussions at all, until now."Cat-Fu Fighting">Episodes: You Really Do Hate Cats! & This Old Gal's The Elader Of The Amazon Tribe!>Find about Ranma's secret weakness & the "Cat Fist" martial arts technique"Chestnuts on an Open Fire">Episodes: Behold! The Chestnut Roasting On An Open Fire Technique & Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan>Meet Mousse and see Ranma fighting him for the very first time. [Thanks to Cologne, Ranma is stuck in his girl persona, btw]"Cold Competition">Episodes: Cool Runnings! & The Race Of The Snowmen Danger At The Tendo Dojo!>Ranma enters a race to win the Phoenix Pill that will cure him from not being able to turned back to his boy persona; also...find about the Dojo Destroyer."Breaking Point">Episodes: Ranma Trains On Mt. Terror & The Breaking Point!?>Ryoga is trained by Cologne in the Breaking Point technique in order to become a match for Ranma."Fowl Play">Episodes: The Abduction Of Akane & Ranma vs. Mousse: To Lose Is To Win>Mousse kidnaps Akane in order to confront Ranma, who needs to prevent Mousse to convert Akane into a duck."The Evil Wakes">Episodes: Enter Happosai, The Lustful Lecher & Assault On The Girl's Locker Room>Meet Happosai, Soun's and Genma's perverted and most powerful master."Goodbye Girl-Type">Episodes: House Of Gadgets! Guests Check In, But They Don't Check Out & Goodbye girl-type>Three urns hidden in strange places, that need to get reunited in order to cure the Jusenkyo curse."Tough Cookies">Episodes: It's A Fine Line Between Pleasure And Pain & S.O.S.! The Wrath Of Happosai!>Ranma, eating Akane's cookies???"Ranma and Juliet">Episodes: Kissing Is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking Of Akane's Lips & Bathhouse Battle! We're In Some Hot Water Now>Juliet played by Akane and Romeo played by ... Then, without hot water at the Tendo's, everyone visits the public bathhouse, without knowing that Happosai will be on sight.This is your chance to meet new characters and see how the old ones get faster, stronger or maybe just keep falling in love.
I**A
Load up on the 2nd season in bulk
Ranma 1/2 is a series that all anime fans should see, so why not pick up the 2nd season with the most convienient method?This 2nd season is known as Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen in Japan. You see, the first season didn't do so well in the ratings, so they re-worked the story a bit to add more gags and the characters were also touched up a bit. The result was one of the most popular series of all time.The story has alot of naughty humor, but the original manga (comic book) was written by a woman, Rumiko Takahashi, so there is a wonderful sensivity present in the story line.Other than getting a great series in bulk, this DVD isn't so hot. The audio should have been remastered. It comes out almost as mono on my DVD player. Special features are mostly absent. But, it's still better than getting the series on VHS.Must buy for anime fans and Rumiko Takahashi fans.
S**N
MUSABESU KAKUTO RANMA NIBUN NO ICHI!!
Ranma 1/2 never looked better. The transition to DVD is now at its fullest. The original video masters from KITTY TV were used, ensuring the highest animation quality possible. However it is not perfect. There is some level of graininess, and line inconsistency, also their is some color bleeding, especially in the intro.But, the consistency of the animation, far makes up for this. Unlike the first boxed set, the animation is high quality on every single episode. The outlining is crisp and the colors are vivid and distinct. I've never seen Ranma 1/2 look so good.This is a must buy for all Ranma 1/2 fans. The pacing of the story has quickened in the second season. Takahashi's characters are now fully developed. And my look how they shine! You'll love it. And you'll be begging to see the next season.
M**G
Very good!
If you're looking at this, I'll assume you know there's the first season too :)This box-set picks up where the first season finished, or rather, it doesn't. The first few episodes (featuring martial arts pair figure-skating of all things), looked to me like the belonged in the first season (heck, there's even a reference to it in second-to-last episode of the first season).Still, it's all very enjoyable.This box-set is practically identical to the first season's, same packaging (different color/pictures, but still), same extras (text-less opening/ending etc..).It's even consistent in the transfer quality, which is still very good (the original masters were used) and still has the hard-subtitled text overlays and even the same shimmers on the english logo.Wow, talk about consistency. Really, these flaws (if I can even call them that) do not detract one yota from the sheer enjoyability of the Ranma series.The 2nd season is just as good as the first (in my opinion) and I eagerly await the third coming (err, I mean the coming of the third of course :)
C**S
A classic - fantastic
Ranma 1/2 is a classic - fantastic
E**Y
Ranma, Ranma and more Ranma!
Another season that continues to tell the stories of where the characters have come from and some cool adventures of Ranma and the gang
N**A
Five Stars
In Very good condition and Good price :)
C**I
great seller
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