Feb 19, 2020
I don't know if it's because I had low expectations going in (seeing the fact that it is an old manga and the okay summary) but this manga turned out to be way more enjoyable than I thought it would be. I really like the humor of the manga and how cute onna Ranma looks.
However this manga still only gets a 9 because it wasn't 100% enjoyable throughout. (yes I'm going to be very strict with my 10s) Some moments with Akane made her seem quite annoying... but towards the last few chapters my impression of her went up a bit more (maybe it's because
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she spent less time talking). But of course 9 is still a high rating, and it was easy to actually want to continue reading it where I left off.
I'm gonna talk about my favorite character: Saotome Ranma. He's really strong, never gives up and is really smart (when it comes to fighting) - actually really common in many main male OCs (namely Natsu from FT). Of course there are some bad points like his ego and how much he wanted to protect his masculinity but they can be glossed over. Ranma is unique in that he became female when splashed with cold water, and this really came in handy when dealing with unaware males. The fact that he could play the female so perfectly (and the humor that it brought about) was what really sold this manga for me.
It'd be normal if he was female from the start, but it makes it really funny knowing that he is originally male. I'd love it if he embraced his female side just a little bit more (but not too much, it just gets weird). If this manga could capture that sweet spot - and not make Akane better - I think it could be bumped up to a 10 in my eyes. But for what it's worth it did pretty damn well enough already.
This manga was a pleasant surprise.
Just noticed that 9 means great... nah, 9 to me means really damn awesome.
(edit: I'm not so sure how to rate it now that I've seen the rubrics for rating... so I put a 10. My idea of a 10 is normally barely any flaws, but going by this rubric it'd only be fair to give it a 10.
Story is 10 because they were all good arcs, though personally the best ones were when Ranma spent time as a girl. Art is 10 because of female Ranma lol. Character is 8 because as I said before... Akane, but other than some things she's still tolerable most of the time. And the other characters are fine, I don't see much substance in the side characters like the other fiancees but the dynamics make it funny. Characters that were funny were Ranma, Kuno and Ryoga. (so mostly guys huh...) I also didn't really like the teacher and Nabiki was just... questionable... Enjoyment is definitely a 10, the only times I put the manga on hold were for reasons completely unrelated to the manga itself.)
This is mostly copied from my personal comments on Ranma, I just decided to post a review because I'd love to know if there are any others like Ranma specifically for the reasons I love it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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