Ranma 1/2 23
らんま1/2
Ranma 1/2 Season 2 Episode 11
Spoiler Abstract/Synopsis
Akane wins a big, pig plushie on the market district raffle. A mask-wearing Mousse steals the plushie, pondering he’s kidnapped Akane. He leaves a ticket to the native competition’s Chinese language circus occasion as a problem to Ranma. When Akane informs the coaching Ranma, he’s not concerned about getting concerned. Akane will get indignant and figures on going alone. Soun and Genma pressure the couple to go to the competition collectively.
On the competition, Shampoo arrives with a ticket as properly. He’s shocked when he sees that he hasn’t kidnapped Akane in any respect. Within the Chinese language circus, the Ringmaster affords up the pig plushie as a prize for a volunteer. Akane “volunteer’s” Ranma-chan, who will get cuffed to a goal board. A duck in glasses reveals superb prowess with knives. The act wows the viewers, which ends with the duck throwing loads of firework bombs.
Exterior the circus, Ranma returns to male type and the duck turns into Mousse. He reveals falling into one of many cursed springs at Jusenkyo. As such, he has a ton of the spring water to vary Ranma’s curse to grow to be a duck. In doing so, Mousse hopes to win Shampoo. In the course of the subsequent combat, Mousse turns again to duck type. Ranma angers Shampoo when he angrily blames Mousse for Shampoo chasing him. As such, she turns herself right into a cat and chases Ranma.
Mousse manages to kidnap Akane to pressure Ranma into saving her throughout the circus ring. Ranma desperately tries to save lots of Akane and the viewers from the duck curse. When Shampoo helps Ranma, Mousse turns into depressed. Ranma tries to assist him, however Mousse makes use of this as a possibility to assault. Akane fends off Shampoo, however whereas Ranma tries to cease Mousse, the hose with the spring water hits Akane.
Ideas/Assessment
It truly is a disgrace that Netflix’s subtitles are poor and strip out Japanese honorifics. Nonetheless, Ranma 1/2 23 was fairly the hilarious episode. For some cause, I don’t keep in mind the unique model of this story being as humorous.
Regardless, the summer time competition story is a reasonably widespread trope in Japanese manga and anime. The distinctive aspect right here was the Chinese language circus tent, full with a tiger, acrobats, and naturally, Mousse (Mumu the Duck). I do keep in mind Mousse in his duck type making me snort within the OG anime adaptation. That didn’t change right here.
Shampoo turning into cat type to angrily chase Ramna made me snort as properly. The most important snort for me got here from Akane freaking out when she encountered Mousse hanging the wrong way up within the tree at evening. This was a type of slapstick gags that acquired funnier the longer it went on.
As to the ending of the episode, I’ve to confess that I didn’t anticipate a cliffhanger. Clearly, Akane received’t get become a duck ’trigger “plot.” Or if she does, Ranma will let her have the treatment. I truthfully don’t keep in mind this bit from the OG anime, so I’m curious to see the way it will go.
Ultimate Ideas and Conclusion
Let me wrap up my assessment of the episode with some ultimate ideas.
- Though she doesn’t have an enormous function within the episode, I at all times find it irresistible once I hear INOUE Kikuko’s voice. She could also be in her sixties now, however she hasn’t misplaced a step.
- Likewise, HAYASHIBARA Megumi continues to only rock as Ranma-chan.
Ultimately, Ranma 1/2 23 made me snort out loud in addition to chuckle a number of instances. That’s an enormous plus for me!
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