Ranma 1/2 #17
(February 2001)

Viz, 1993 Series
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Price
15.95 USD; 24.95 CAD
Pages
184
On-sale Date
2001-08-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Viz Communications Inc.
Brand
Viz Graphic Novel
ISBN
1-56931-565-5 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781569315651; 782009074137
Editing
Julie Davis (editor); William Flanagan (assistant editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ranma 1/2 / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi; Hidemi Sahara
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Hidemi Sahara
Colors
Hidemi Sahara
Letters
typeset

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome; Ranko Saotome

Melonhead (Table of Contents: 1)

Ranma 1/2 / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Toshifumi Yoshida (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Wayne Truman (art retouching)
Letters
Wayne Truman

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome/Ranko Saotome; Akane Tendo; Genma Saotome; Kasumi Tendo; Nabiki Tendo; Soun Tendo; Tatewaki Kuno
Synopsis
Kuno develops a deadly new attack to launch against Ranma, but loses his memory in the process
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

The Horror Of Party Beach (Table of Contents: 2)

Ranma 1/2 / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Toshifumi Yoshida (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Wayne Truman (art retouching)
Letters
Wayne Truman

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome/Ranko Saotome; Akane Tendo; Nabiki Tendo; Tatewaki Kuno
Synopsis
Ranma attacks Kuno as Ranko to get past his new attack, only to find out he developed the new attack so he could possess Ranko.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

Catcher In The Rind (Table of Contents: 3)

Ranma 1/2 / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Toshifumi Yoshida (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Wayne Truman (art retouching)
Letters
Wayne Truman

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome/Ranko Saotome; Akane Tendo; Tatewaki Kuno
Synopsis
Ranko and Kuno are stranded on Watermelon Island and Akane races to get to them before Kuno can possess Ranko forever.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

The Sauce Of Ten Years (Table of Contents: 4)

Ranma 1/2 / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Toshifumi Yoshida (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Wayne Truman (art retouching)
Letters
Wayne Truman

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome; Akane Tendo; Genma Saotome; Kasumi Tendo; Nabiki Tendo; Soun Tendo; Ukyo Kuonji
Synopsis
Ukyo becomes depressed when her 10-year Okonomiyaki sauce turns out to have a bitter taste, not knowing that Ranma spilled the sauce ten years ago and substituted his own concoction to cover his tracks. Out of sympathy, the Tendos invite her to stay with them, increasing the friction between Ranma and Akane.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

For The Love Of Sauce (Table of Contents: 5)

Ranma 1/2 / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Toshifumi Yoshida (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Wayne Truman (art retouching)
Letters
Wayne Truman

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome; Akane Tendo; Ukyo Kuonji
Synopsis
Akane and Ukyo both think Ranma's guilty behavior is the result of a promise he made to Ukyo as a child.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

The Truth About The Truth (Table of Contents: 6)

Ranma 1/2 / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Toshifumi Yoshida (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Wayne Truman (art retouching)
Letters
Wayne Truman

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome; Akane Tendo; Kasumi Tendo; Nabiki Tendo; Soun Tendo; Ukyo Kuonji
Synopsis
Ranma confesses that he ruined the sauce, but Ukyo thinks it's a lie Akane put him up to telling. So Ranma and Akane pretend that they're already married in order to invalidate Ukyo's claim on him.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

The Honeymoon Period (Table of Contents: 7)

Ranma 1/2 / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Toshifumi Yoshida (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Wayne Truman (art retouching)
Letters
Wayne Truman

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome; Akane Tendo; Genma Saotome; Kasumi Tendo; Nabiki Tendo; Soun Tendo; Ukyo Kuonji
Synopsis
Ranma and Akane spend the night in Akane's room in order to carry the charade to the bitter end. But Ukyo still isn't buying it.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

Please Hate Me (Table of Contents: 8)

Ranma 1/2 / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Toshifumi Yoshida (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Wayne Truman (art retouching)
Letters
Wayne Truman

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome/Ranko Saotome; Akane Tendo; Genma Saotome; Kasumi Tendo; Nabiki Tendo; Soun Tendo; Ukyo Kuonji
Synopsis
Ranma tries being an abusive husband to provoke Ukyo into leaving him.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

Nightmare On Hot Springs Street (Table of Contents: 9)

Ranma 1/2 / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Toshifumi Yoshida (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Wayne Truman (art retouching)
Letters
Wayne Truman

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome/Ranko Saotome; Akane Tendo; Genma Saotome; Kasumi Tendo; Soun Tendo; Happosai
Synopsis
Happosai has been terrorizing a seaside village masquerading as an octopus trap. Ranma, Genma and Soun are called in to stop the reign of terror.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

Paper Dolls Of Love (Table of Contents: 10)

Ranma 1/2 / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Toshifumi Yoshida (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Wayne Truman (art retouching)
Letters
Wayne Truman

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome; Akane Tendo; Genma Saotome; Tatewaki Kuno; Hikaru Gosunkugi
Synopsis
Gosunkugi acquires twelve mystic paper dolls that will force a person to perform any command written on the doll if the doll is fastened to the person. He attempts to use it to secure Akane's affections.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

The Pill Of Obedience (Table of Contents: 11)

Ranma 1/2 / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Toshifumi Yoshida (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Wayne Truman (art retouching)
Letters
Wayne Truman

Genre
martial arts; romance; satire-parody
Characters
Ranma Saotome/Ranko Saotome; Akane Tendo; Genma Saotome; Soun Tendo; Happosai; Tatewaki Kuno
Synopsis
Happosai slips Ranma an obedience pill, then finds he can't separate himself from Ranma's body.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Ranma 1/2
  2. 1. Melonhead
    Ranma 1/2
  3. 2. The Horror Of Party Beach
    Ranma 1/2
  4. 3. Catcher In The Rind
    Ranma 1/2
  5. 4. The Sauce Of Ten Years
    Ranma 1/2
  6. 5. For The Love Of Sauce
    Ranma 1/2
  7. 6. The Truth About The Truth
    Ranma 1/2
  8. 7. The Honeymoon Period
    Ranma 1/2
  9. 8. Please Hate Me
    Ranma 1/2
  10. 9. Nightmare On Hot Springs Street
    Ranma 1/2
  11. 10. Paper Dolls Of Love
    Ranma 1/2
  12. 11. The Pill Of Obedience
    Ranma 1/2
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  • Igor Dybzinski