Ranma ½ (2024) Episode 2 Discussion

Apparently asking for clarification on something is "some bs" and worthy of accusing someone of not knowing how to speak a language. All this exchange did was make me less interested in checking out Urusei Yatsura, so nice job shooting yourself in the foot.
At least there's some people polite enough to explain, so thanks to @leonardobarba for that.

@0451 the character i look foward the most in this remake is shampoo. based on the pacing at what episode do you think she will show up for the first time?

Ahh, I see. I just checked the manga, and it looks like you were right, the remake follows the manga more closely, whereas the original added a lot of its own scenes.
In that case, the remake is actually a better adaptation. My bad for thinking the remake wasn’t adapted perfectly.

@IkemenSenpai Does being closer to the manga necessarily mean it is better? For example would the Usagi Drop anime adaptation be better if it had the manga ending?

Some times changes made in anime adaptations are improvements and not necessarily always negative.

@CommanderZx2 It's a matter of perspective. I prefer an anime that follows the manga point by point so I can experience what the mangaka intended to convey.
For example, take Neon Genesis Evangelion—its ending was terrible, which is why they created an alternate version with a better conclusion. But even so, the majority still prefer the original anime, even though the MC was pathetic and the ending was bad.
So, it really comes down to preference. You might enjoy an anime with a better story, even if it's altered from the manga, but I personally prefer anime that sticks closely to the source material.

I have mixed feelings about the remake. I'm enjoying it but it doesn't feel the same as it did. Kuno in the original was more dramatic than the remake. I don't think I like this version of Kuno.

@Elior21 I've seen the leaks so I already know when she's going to appear.


Thankfully, the Remake is following the order of the manga pretty closely unlike the original series which created an unnecessary mess by debuting Shampoo earlier because they thought it'd make the series more popular as it was struggling to get views. All it did was create a continuity error that just confused people and the series got cancelled anyway. They later rebooted it as Ranma 1/2 Nettohen and they started by adapting the arc which they initially skipped.

If you have the English Blu-ray chances are you don't know about this as afaik Viz reordered the episodes to fit the manga order. Still, the animation change should've been noticeable.

@0451 i hope there will be a second cour to ranma so we can see the other characters

It isn’t improving on original in anyway, hence low score