Ranma, a teenage martial artist who turns into a girl every time he is splashed with cold water, pairs with his fiancee Akane in an ice skating contest to determine ownership of Akane's pet pig P-chan, while Shampoo, an Amazon warrior with a grudge against Ranma, vows to kill him; later Ranma finds himself in trouble with Shampoo, an Amazon warrior who wants to marry him while he is a male, but kill him while he is a female.
year: 2002, 1996, 2003
call number/section: 741.5, 1000
subjects: martial artists, fiction, teenagers, sex role, magic, japan, japanese, martial arts, fantasy graphic novels, manga, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, gender role, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, japan, fiction
Editions
Takahashi, Rumiko
Viz Communications (2002)
Teenage martial artist Ranma is cursed--he turns into a girl every time he is splashed with cold water. To make matters worse, now he must fend off the advances of a boy who has fallen in love with him.
Schools: 4
Takahashi, Rumiko
Viz Communications (1996)
Just when Ranma thought his life was calming down, he has to deal with a bathhouse battle, a freaky panty thief, a woman-crazy master, and the dreaded Dojo Destroyer.
Schools: 1
Takahashi, Rumiko
VIZ Media (2003)
Martial artist Ranma finds himself taking on one opponent after another as he tries to live up to the fighting spirit his father has instilled in him.
Schools: 3
Takahashi, Rumiko
The girl that was picked to become Ranma's bride doesn't seem to like him because he keeps getting into fights and changes into a girl whenever he comes into contact with water.
Schools: 2
Takahashi, Rumiko
Ranma, a teenage martial artist who turns into a girl every time he is splashed with cold water, pairs with his fiancee Akane in an ice skating contest to determine ownership of Akane's pet pig P-chan, while Shampoo, an Amazon warrior with a grudge against Ranma, vows to kill him; later Ranma finds himself in trouble with Shampoo, an Amazon warrior who wants to marry him while he is a male, but kill him while he is a female.
Schools: 2
Takahashi, Rumiko
"Chinese Amazon warrior Shampoo hasn't given up on Ranma yet--only instead of killing him, now she wants to marry him! There are just a few obstacles in the way of their future happiness, though, including a childhood phobia of Ranma's and Shampoo's suitor, Mousse, martial arts master of hidden weapons. Can Ranma escape Shampoo's soap opera? Or a better question might be, does he even want to?"--Back cover.
Schools: 3