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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    did ranma 1/2 ever like, properly conclude, or did it just peter out

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I believe it ends with
    Ranma and Akane about to get married, rival nonsense as usual interrupts everything, implying it just goes on forever like that.

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  • DanHibikiDanHibiki Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    FCD wrote: »
    I think what I'll miss most is the incidental music from Ranma 1/2's first season. Those tracks have been burned into my brain, ever since I was a young weeb.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU7U2b3FJ9Y

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_ksv_Qka0k

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlNeWeEkcdI

    Ryoga's theme is fucking great
    https://youtu.be/_swuQRcJQus?si=mhxyoF1gDlW72mQ4

    https://youtu.be/PV5W6tuR8HA?si=JwM-wUo2-gvQK6Jt
    And let we forget, the real star of the show, the humble slide whistle.

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Re shonen: if you like endless battles the genre is fine.

    I don't read a lot of em, but if I feel like an endless battle story I know exactly where to go.

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  • TayaTaya Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Ranma 1/2 was a favourite of mine way back when. It was my first anime that wasn’t mainstream, like Sailor Moon or Astro Boy. I’ll definitely watch the remake, but part of me thinks it doesn’t need a remake.

    The anime didn’t really have a proper ending, but the manga did if I recall. I assume the remake will more closely follow the manga.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I think I remember the Ranma manga ending after a final fight with someone who was a curse victim of the Spring of Drowned Dragon, and during the fight all the cursed springs were destroyed, including the one that Ranma had wanted to use to negate his original curse.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Mill wrote: »
    Will be interesting to see what they do with it. I saw a few episodes like a decade ago. I kind of feel like some aspects of the series, the gender fluid stuff were probably ahead of their time for mainstream stuff and are likely to be better received on the rating end of things. I fully suspect the right will lose their fucking shit when they see it because those sacks of shit are deeply threatened by trans people.

    Will be interesting to see what they do with Happosai because the dirty, shitty, pedophile old man shit didn't age well. At least the series from what I recall, didn't laud his bullshit, but I could potentially see a modern adaption looking to either rewrite some of his most problematic aspects or sideline him as much as possible.

    I'll have to do some research because I can't remember if the reoccurring Chinese characters avoided the stereotypical designs that were often used for Chinese characters of that time or if it was one of the rare few shows that managed to avoid it. Initial research seems to indicate that they did avoid it, since that isn't popping up.

    Cherry in UY was also a problematic character, and they toned him back, so they'll probably do the same with Happosai.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Re shonen: if you like endless battles the genre is fine.

    I don't read a lot of em, but if I feel like an endless battle story I know exactly where to go.

    We were just talking about how Shonen isn't a genre, it's a demographic.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Re shonen: if you like endless battles the genre is fine.

    I don't read a lot of em, but if I feel like an endless battle story I know exactly where to go.

    We were just talking about how Shonen isn't a genre, it's a demographic.

    Eh, its both. YA is both a demographic and a genre. Something can be targeted for YA while still not falling under the standard YA genre.

    Even if you could create a genre definition that would include both Ruri Dragon and Fullmetal Alchemist, the point would remain that Shonen isn't just about "endless battles".

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oghulk wrote: »
    Kagurabachi is good

    So's akane-Banashi and Undead Unluck this week.

    There's a new series but I'll be shocked if it lasts long. It is very whatever

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I don't think you can write around Happosai in Ranma 1/2 unfortunately, he's pretty omnipresent.

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    So was today's RuriDragon a metaphor for thanking the fans for waiting during the hiatus?

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Lars wrote: »
    So was today's RuriDragon a metaphor for thanking the fans for waiting during the hiatus?

    awwww you might be right, that's kinda touching

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    One Piece chapter this week:
    The will of D is a...

    Exposition is over! Back to the action!

    Oda can't keep getting away with this!

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
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  • WhippyWhippy Moderator, Admin Emeritus Admin Emeritus
    edited April 13
    started watching tsukimichi and was like..why it smell like boruto in here. turn out it's the same composer and i watch way too much anime

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I read the whole manga, all of the usual idiots are dumb all the way to the last page. They even suddenly ship a barrel of magic water from China to waste on nothing one last time. The main relationship progresses to the exact point where Ranma insists that even if he loves Akane, he has never said it out loud so it doesn't count.
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    I'm guessing they'll go with an all new VA cast, but I know some of the OGs are still kicking around. Would be nice to have them back, but I'm not holding my breath.

    I'm excited to find out how much the universe deletes Dr. Tofu this time.

    I'm less excited to see Happousai at all.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Mill wrote: »
    It's an adaption, so they probably can cut out every part of Happousai that isn't plot relevant. I really get the impression that for most, they didn't derive their enjoyment of the series from that creepy asshole. Hell, I got through a decent number of episodes before life resulted in me not watching anymore and unless I'm misremembering things, I kind of feel like Happousai didn't contribute much to the relevant things.

    I'm sure the usual assholes will pitch a fit about, but Happousai was a really shitty character and the people that will get most upset about it, are also the assholes that insist on various bullshit that ruins anime. Happousai is a character brought the series down and took attention away from the stuff that did actually make the series entertaining.

    As I remember it happosai is like, the main antagonist or a major supporting character for like 50% or more of the stories

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  • TayaTaya Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Yeah Happosai is pretty plot relevant. The only good thing is that Happosai is definitely an antagonist, unlike other perverted anime characters like Master Roshi who might get a smack now and then but is mostly treated as a good guy.

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Lars wrote: »
    So was today's RuriDragon a metaphor for thanking the fans for waiting during the hiatus?

    "Stop saying sorry when you mean thank you" is a very good line too

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I can't speak for all assholes, but I know 20-30 years ago when I first saw Ranma 1/2 I was a much bigger asshole than I am now and I fucking hated Happosai even back then.

    It wouldn't surprise me to find out there are Happosai fans out there somewhere though. Some people are truly broken.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    DanHibiki wrote: »
    FCD wrote: »
    I think what I'll miss most is the incidental music from Ranma 1/2's first season. Those tracks have been burned into my brain, ever since I was a young weeb.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU7U2b3FJ9Y

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_ksv_Qka0k

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlNeWeEkcdI

    Ryoga's theme is fucking great
    https://youtu.be/_swuQRcJQus?si=mhxyoF1gDlW72mQ4

    https://youtu.be/PV5W6tuR8HA?si=JwM-wUo2-gvQK6Jt
    And let we forget, the real star of the show, the humble slide whistle.

    Not to mention some all-timer OP/EDs.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRep1x6_ULs
    (Also a MASTERCLASS in phonetic lyric localization.)

    And on the note of score, when was the last show that had memorable background music? Frieren, maybe?

    It all seems to blur together as of late.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Taya wrote: »
    Yeah Happosai is pretty plot relevant. The only good thing is that Happosai is definitely an antagonist, unlike other perverted anime characters like Master Roshi who might get a smack now and then but is mostly treated as a good guy.

    I mean, you also don't necessarily have to adapt the parts of him that sucked. That's what adaptations are for.

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  • KayuraKayura Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oh yeah, the OPs and EDs for Ranma were fantastic. I meant to post the yappa-pa song earlier, just slipped my mind, is all. My bad.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh3MxMCEvGo

    I'm pretty sure this was the first OP I ever saw in the original Japanese. Well, either this, or Get Along from the Slayers.

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    All the Ranma OP and ED songs are fantastic in both English and Japanese. Give us subs/dubs again this time around.

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  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Ehh I mean just off the top of my head Bunny Drop, Made in Abyss, Cardcaptor Sakura, a fair number of other stories which I'm too lazy to look up which toned down manga fanservice.

    Granted there's ones that go the other way too, but anime studios totally do make adaptation choices.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Finished Kaiju No.8(well the episodes so far) and as long as I ignore the hyper militarism it has been very entertaining also the intro is indeed a banger.

    Shangri-la Frontier has been pretty good even if it is one of those shows where the MC is one of the most leet gamers ever. Luckily the characters are actually entertaining enough and they avoided giving him a harem so it doesn't feel too self-indulgent.

    So good recs all around. Thanks.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    the fact that what we got with made in abyss was toned DOWN is wild to me

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Finished Kaiju No.8(well the episodes so far) and as long as I ignore the hyper militarism it has been very entertaining also the intro is indeed a banger.

    Shangri-la Frontier has been pretty good even if it is one of those shows where the MC is one of the most leet gamers ever. Luckily the characters are actually entertaining enough and they avoided giving him a harem so it doesn't feel too self-indulgent.

    So good recs all around. Thanks.

    The fun bit is once the series digs into it, Sunraku really isn't. He's extremely, extremely good, but he also fucks up, makes weird decisions... and at least his skills are actually somewhat justified by him being a hyper-focused on terrible games werido who's had to get good. This an arc in the manga later that deals with professional gamers, and while Sunraku makes a (very) good showing in it, ultimately he's not able to triumph because he simply doesn't have the same mental fortitude, and "Plucky werido with unexpected stratergies" only goes so far. (Likewise, it get brought up that he tends to beat Kei/Oicazzo early in games they play, the win/loss ratio is about 7/3 in Kei's favor). He's got the potential to go pro, but not the personality for it (Yet! It may change).

    And so far pretty much all of his big victories have been not only his extreme skills, but those of the people he's playing with (Psyger-0 is an absoloute monster in her own way, so is Pencilgon etc). Which really takes the edge of him being most leet gamer.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Dear Anemone ended this week at 17 chapters.

    That's a shame, since it was interesting, and the art was sick. I hope the author gets another chance.

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Mill wrote: »
    It does happen sometimes, but that means you have to get a director who understands that the asshole crowd really doesn't bring in that much money and then they have to be allowed adapt as they see fit without some asshole above them going "but we need that because the fans want it!"

    I'm mean I won't hold my breath here because too much of the industry is still in the thrall of merchandise whales that have very shitty views and tastes and the industry has been making enough off of those guys for quite some time. I fully expect it break down as time goes on because some people in the industry are probably starting to see how much more money they can make by selling more reasonably priced stuff to way more people, than selling a few obscenely expensive things to a handful of fans.

    You have essentially just said "why not rebuild the monetization of your entire industry from scratch, forehead" here. Weirdly hostile and aggressive perverts do, for a fact, bring in a large portion of the money for this industry at the moment, so this "understanding" that you're talking about is counterfactual. In an industry with a completely different consumer base, Ranma 1/2 would likely not have been a mega hit, so saying the directors should appeal to fans who don't exist rather than the ones you don't like who do is... unwise? Unrealistic? Confusing? I dunno, man.

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