Forum - View topicREVIEW: Ranma ½ [2-in-1 Edition] GN 1
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DCR
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Ah Ranma... There are few mangas that made me laugh that much.
Hilarous situations and hilarous characters (Happosai, Ryôga, Kunô...) Also I liked that the MC was definitely not a very good guy: arrogant, sore loser, ready to cheat in order to win (to be fair, the Saotome School is basiacally an "all means are good as longs as you win at the end" school). I just wish I discovered it first through the manga and not throught the heavily-censored, horribly-translated french dubbed anime. |
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RanmaHibiki
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In terms of quality, the book is really good. It's much shorter than the first edition printings but slightly taller than the second edition printings. The art is a lot cleaner and looks less burned, with stronger line details and an easier to read font. Balloon text (like Akane screaming after she walks in on Ranma in he bath) is shaded dark now instead of looking like big empty outlines.
The paper is thick but has a smoother feel than the paper used in the previous editions, and the book is overall less stiff. It's a lot floppier and easier to read. In terms of translation, I read the first couple of chapters side-by-side with my first edition printing of Volume 1, and there have been a lot of little changes. The one that jumped out at me the most was Akane using the word schmuck in Chapter 1. First Printing: "What's so great about walking to China?" 2-in-1 Edition: "Whatever. Any schmuck can go to China." I like the changes they've made. It makes a number of the character feel more distinct. I should be getting the Blu-ray of Set 1 in the mail on Tuesday, so I look forward to watching the special feature on the remastering of the manga. Having said all that, there is a small issue with the 2-in-1 Edition: the dialog on the very first page was not oriented correctly for right-to-left reading. If you read it right-to-left, you're reading it backwards: First printing: "Ranma? Coming here? Oh, how I've waited for this day!" 2-in-1 Edition: "Oh, how I've waited for this day! Ranma? Coming here?" I contacted Viz on Facebook about it, and they told me it was an isolated issue and that it would be fixed when the 2-in-1 edition is re-printed. |
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PurpleWarrior13
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^ Actually that still makes sense either way.
 Glad they're fixing it though.
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