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Ranma 12 Vol 2300 Taka
Ranma 12 Vol 2300 Taka
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English Adaptation/GerardJones and Matt Thorn
Touch-Up Art & Lettering/Wayne Truman
Cover Design/Hidemi Sahara
Graphics & Design/Sean Lee
Editor/Julie Davis
RANMA 1/2 is rated "T+" for Older Teens. It may contain violence, language,
alcohol or tobacco use, or suggestive situations.
The stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this publication are entirely
fictional. For the purposes of publication in English, the artwork in this publica-
tion is printed in reverse from the original Japanese version.
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SHAMPOO
A Chinese
martial artist
from a village of amazons who is
RYOGA HIBIKI
A melancholy
martial artist
with no sense
on Akane, and a|
of direction, a crush
grudge against Ranma. He changes
into a small, black pig Akane calls
GENMA SAOTOME
"P-chan."
Ranma's lazy father, who
left his home and wife years
ago with his young son to
train in the martial arts. He
changes into a panda.
AKANETENDO
A tomboy,
martial artist,
and Ranma's fiancee by MOUSSE
parental arrangement.
A nearsighted
She has no clue how Chinese martial
much Ryoga likes her, artist whose
or what relation he has
specialty is hidden weapons, Mousse
to her pet black pig,
has been Shampoo's suitor since
P-chan.
childhood. He changes into a duck.
COLOGNE
HERB, MINT, Great-grand-
AND LIME mother to
A trio of Shampoo who's
Chinese martial looking forward
arts with to getting a new
special powers. grandson-in-law
in Ranma.
HINAKO NINOMIYA
A new high school
teacher with a repu-
tation for dealing
UKYO KUONJI
Another of Ranma's
fiancees, Ukyo
a martial artist
is both
and
r
okonomiyaki chef.
with delinquents.
PART 1 A Man Again!
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MY ONLY
CHANCE TO
BECOME A
GUY AGAIN...
RAN MA 1/2
AS IF I
COULDN'T
ANTICIPATE
YOUR
STRIKE... YOUR ULTIMATE
WEAPON IS
NOTHING AGAINST
MY SOARING
DRAGON SPIRIT!
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III ALL I
WANTED WAS
YOUR BATTLE
AURA, NICE
AND COLD.'! V
1
THE
TORNADO
SUCKED IN THE
HOT TREASURE-
WATER.'.'
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RANMA HIS
REAL BODY
BACK--!
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IF I SEND A
SCREW-PUNCH
OF COLD ENERGY
BLASTING
24
IT'S
THANKS TO
YOU THAT
I'M A GUY
AGAIN.
Y TYPICAL!
OR MAYBE THIS
YOU'RE SERVES ME IS
FORGETTING RIGHT FOR HUMBLE
WHO SAVED HUMBLING (2
WHO!! MYSELF!
\ HUH \
HEY AKANE...
7 i wm OUT IN
YOU'RE A NICE
AKANE, PLEASE CHILLED BATH
COME INDOORS. TO THE WILL
BONE. WARM
YOU UP
MAYBE...
SOMETHING
DID
HAPPEN...
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'A-
35
JUST
LOOK HAVE THEY
37
Part 3
DON'T BE STUPID.'
BE A GOOD LITTLE
GIRL AND STAY
OVER THERE!
NNNGHfRQW
DARE YOU TALK
THAT WAY TO
A TEACHER!
RRRRHH
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Part 4
WE EIGHT MWTERlOUf
RAN MA 1/2 23
SHE TOOK
HAPPOSA
DOWN. ..WITH
JUST ONE
STRIKE!
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4
///(
THAT'S
ONE
— INCREDIBLE
ATTACK!!
RANMA. RAN-
1
...TRULY
C-CAN
BE LITTLE
THIS...
HINAKO...
2
...THEN /
CAN CLOBBER
THAT SLEAZY
HAPPOSAI
rooff
WAIT
SAOTOME!
SHOULDN'T
YOU BE IN
CLASS?
RAN MA 1/2
60
RAN MA 1/2
62
RAN MA 1/2
HI
OH, YOU MEAN
SILLY, THE EIGHT NOD,
I'M JUST TREASURES OF
JOKING. THE DEADLY
5-YEN PIECE
ATTACK,
THE
SECRET
TO THE
EIGHT
TREASURES
OF THE
DEADLY
5-YEN
PIECE
ATTACK
IS...
RAN MA 1/2
RAN MA 1/2 23
...SWEAR
TO STEAL
BACK
RANMAI!
NOW COULD
YOU TELL
ME WHAT
THIS IS
ABOUT...?
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ana
...HAPPOSAI...
WHO TAUGHT
THAT ATTACK
TO THE YOUNG
HINAKO
NINOMIYA...
MONSTER
...A
A SINGLE
GOOD DEED, POWERFUL ENOUGH TO
AND YOU ERADICATE THE ENTIRE
SEE THE ANYTHING-GOES STYLE
OF MARTIAL ARTS.
RESULT...
WHAT!?
HOW!?
TELL
ME!
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1
S;
THERE'S WE MUST
NO FIRST 5£4£
TIME THIS DEADLY
TO ATTACK!!
EXPLAIN
IF THIS
IS NOT
EVEN YOU, pIPlIf 9
RANMA, WILL \
DONE...
NOT BE
SPARED!!
69
70
RAN MA 1/2
RAN MA 1/2
SINCE
WE'RE
STANDING ™ E *T
MEf
HERE,
WHY
DON'T
YOU...
I AM.'
HINAKO'S
YOUR PROBLEM
NOWf HAPPO-
MEGA RING
84*
OF FIRE!!
5 BAx
80
A UGH!
..PURSUE HER
WHAT DO OPPONENT TO
YOU THINK ENDS OF
YOU'RE
EARTH...
DOING!?
AND KILL
HER!
RAN MA 1/2 23
Of©
YOU HAVE
RED BEAN
PASTE ALL
OVER YOUR
MOUTH.
ii i i j r E3
CONFERENCE
ROOM
RAN MA 1/2
86
Part 6
60 FOR THE
PRE Mil RE POINTS'!
90
THAT'S ...SHE'LL SUCK
ONE MY AURA DRY...
SCARY 4A07EVERY-
WOMAN. BODY'LL THINK
M A PERVERT.
DOESN'T
MATTER ...THEY'RE
WHETHER THEY GOING TO
SEE ME GRAB CALL
A TEACHER ME A
FROM THE PERVERT
FRONT OR EITHER
WAY.
THE BACK... A
94
RAN MA 1/2
RAN MA 1/2 23
COULDN'T
GET ENOUGH
AT SCHOOL?
NOW THE
WHOLE
NEIGHBOR-
HOOD KNOWS
ABOUT
YOUR...
YOUR...
4WW0MAN
WILL DO, IS
THAT IT!?
THAT'S WHY
HINAKO HAVE TO
IS OUT TO ATTACK THOSE
DRAIN ME PRESSURE
OF MY POINTS.... ...TO
BATTLE NULLIFY
AURA. HER AURA-
RAN MA 1/2
SO
THAT JEALOUS
STUPID SHE CAN'T
AKANE... HEAR
STRAIGHT...,
HEY! THERE
/5A WAY NOT
TO LOOK LIKE
A PERVERT!
MEAN- 1
WHILE. RRRH!
SO THE
JUST
FALL PREY THINKING
BOTTOM LINE AGAIN TO
IS THAT IF WE
THE EIGHT
ABOUT IT
PICK A FIGHT
TREASURES BOILS MY
HEAD ON...
OF THE BLOOD
DEADLY w
RAN MA 1/2 23
MUST GET OF COURSE!
THEN TOMORROW
CLOSE. ATTACK OUR P. E.
HOW WE WILL SLIP
WHEN SHE ABOUT CLASS WILL
NOT NOTICE THAT DISCREETLY INTO
THIS... BE PLAYING
OUR AURA. BEST THE CROWD OF
BASKET- EXCITED YOUNG
WAY.'
BALL.
ATHLETES...
Si*
PRECISELY.
WITH ALL THE ... SHE'LL
TARGET
COMPETITIVE NEVER PICK
SPIRIT OUT OUR
THAT COMES INDIVIDUAL
WITH PLAYING
SPORTS
AURAS.
0
G COMPETITIVE
SPIRIT
COMPETITIVE
SPIRIT
COMPETITIVE
SPIRIT
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COMPETITIVE
COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
BATTLE BATTLE
SPIRIT AURA
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titt^l
TO HIDE A
TREE, PLACE
IT IN A
FOREST...
101
Part 7
THEfOimmiON
FROM Hm
I'M ONLY
INTERESTED
IN MISS
HINAKO!!
106
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x
fe THE PERFECT
MOMENT TO
STRIKE THOSE
INCONVENIENTLY
W PLACED
PRESSURE
POINTS OF
HERS!
AS LONG
ASA GIRL,
I'M
SHE'LL NEVER
KNOW IT'S
ME...
AND IF I
GRAB HER
IN THE HEAT
OF THE
GAME....
i
RAN MA 1/2 23
109
RAN MA 1/2
111
RAN MA 1/2
RAN MA 1/2 23
117
Part 8
LOOKS LIKE
RANMA DIDN'T
THINK THIS
THROUGH....
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Part 9
HEULTH ft EC I MEN
136
RAN MA 1/2
137
138
RAN MA 1/2 23
OH, THAT
DELINQUENT
DEVIANT
ENERGY.'!
SO SQUEEZED
I AND THEN, AFTER ONE
THE PRESSURE GOOD TAUGHT HER MONTH OF STICKING
POINTS FOR CHILD HEALTHY TO THE REGIMEN,
ENERGY EXERCISE EXERCISE THE FRUITS OF
ABSORPTION... !. ROUTINES. OUR LABOR...
SO TENDER- YOU
HOW COULD ...HAVE
REALLY
ADMIT THAT I, SUCH HEARTED YOU
I
WHY...
2
RAN MA 1/2
161
WELL,
MONSTER I'LLJUST
CONTROL IS TELL DAD
THE RESPON- ABOUT IT
SIBILITY OF WHEN GET
I
A MARTIAL HOME.
ARTIST.
162
164
Part 1
RECOVERED MEMORIES'
168
\Wooooo
GRAND-
WHY DO YOU FATHER
LIVE ALL ALONE DOESN'T
WITH YOUR HAVE MUCH
GRANDFATHER SO LONGER
DEEP IN THE TO LIVE.
FOREST...?
GRATEFUL THAT
I'M
YOU BROUGHT ME
BACK. ..BUT YOU
MUST LEAVE NOW.
THIS IS
NO PLACE
FOR A
FRAGILE
GIRL LIKE
YOU.
RAN MA 1/2 23
SHINNOSUKE, THE
DESTINY.. .AS
HERE SHINNOSUKE
FROM FROM BIRTH... GUARDIANS OF
HAVE BEEN THIS FOREST.
SINCE MUST BE
MY BIRTH.. THE ONE...
YOUTH.., BATTLING
THESE
BEASTS.
178
180
THAT
SCAR I WAS RIGHT
ON HIS SHINNOSUKE
BACK. ..IT
x AS" THAT
CAN'T BE
LITTLE
A COINCI-
BOY!
DENCE!
annual "New Comic Artist Contest," and in that same year her boy-
meets-alien comedy series Urusei Yatsura began appearing in the weekly
manga magazine Shonen Sunday. This phenomenally successful series
ran for nine years and sold over 22 million copies. Takahashi's later
Ranma 1/2 series enjoyed even greater popularity.
Takahashi is considered by many to be one of the world's most
popular manga artists. With the publication of Volume 34 of her Ranma
1/2 series in Japan, Takahashi's total sales passed one hundred million
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m ONE OF JAPAN'S MOST BELOVED CREATORS! m
Being a teenaged martial artist isn't easy, especially for Ranma Saotome, m
m who went through a major transformation on a training mission with his m
m father. After an accidental dunk into a legendary cursed springs in China, m
m Ranma now changes into a girl every time he's splashed with cold water. m
m That would be enough to complicate anyone's life, even without the arranged m
m fiancee who doesn't like him (or says she doesn't) and the constant stream m
m of rivals and suitors for both his male
m and female forms. What's a half-guy,
m do?
m half-girl to
m CLASS ACTION
m Ranma's latest challenge is Furinkan
m
m High's newest teacher — Hinako
m Ninomiya, whose special martial
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