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らんま½ ワイド版 [Ranma ½ Wideban] #9

Ranma ½. Édition originale, Vol. 9

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Il y a une vingtaine d’années, les trois sœurs Tendo ont été promises à un mystérieux Français, Picolet Chardin II, expert en gastronomie martiale. Curieux de maîtriser les arcanes de cet art, Ranma accepte de se fiancer à Picolet et s’installe au manoir des Chardin pour suivre l’entraînement de la future épouse. Le principe : se nourrir sans être vu en train de porter les aliments à sa bouche. Plus facile quand on possède une langue extensible et une bouche démesurée, ce qui n’est pas le cas de Ranma. Arrivera-t-il à battre Picolet sur son propre terrain avant de mourir de faim ?

352 pages, Paperback

First published February 17, 2017

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Rumiko Takahashi

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Rumiko Takahashi (高橋留美子) was born in Niigata, Japan. She is not only one of the richest women in Japan but also one of the top paid manga artists. She is also the most successful female comic artist in history. She has been writing manga non-stop for 31 years.

Rumiko Takahashi is one of the wealthiest women in Japan. The manga she creates (and its anime adaptations) are very popular in the United States and Europe where they have been released as both manga and anime in English translation. Her works are relatively famous worldwide, and many of her series were some of the forerunners of early English language manga to be released in the nineties. Takahashi is also the best selling female comics artist in history; well over 100 million copies of her various works have been sold.

Though she was said to occasionally doodle in the margins of her papers while attending Niigata Chūō High School, Takahashi's interest in manga did not come until later. During her college years, she enrolled in Gekiga Sonjuku, a manga school founded by Kazuo Koike, mangaka of Crying Freeman and Lone Wolf and Cub. Under his guidance Rumiko Takahashi began to publish her first doujinshi creations in 1975, such as Bye-Bye Road and Star of Futile Dust. Kozue Koike often urged his students to create well-thought out, interesting characters, and this influence would greatly impact Rumiko Takahashi's works throughout her career.

Career and major works:

Takahashi's professional career began in 1978. Her first published story was Those Selfish Aliens, a comedic science fiction story. During the same year, she published Time Warp Trouble, Shake Your Buddha, and the Golden Gods of Poverty in Shōnen Sunday, which would remain the home to most of her major works for the next twenty years. Later that year, Rumiko attempted her first full-length series, Urusei Yatsura. Though it had a rocky start due to publishing difficulties, Urusei Yatsura would become one of the most beloved anime and manga comedies in Japan.

In 1980, Rumiko Takahashi found her niche and began to publish with regularity. At this time she started her second major series, Maison Ikkoku, in Big Comic Spirits. Written for an older audience, Maison Ikkoku is often considered to be one of the all-time best romance manga. Takahashi managed to work on Maison Ikkoku on and off simultaneously with Urusei Yatsura. She concluded both series in 1987, with Urusei Yatsura ending at 34 volumes, and Maison Ikkoku being 15.

During the 1980s, Takahashi became a prolific writer of short story manga, which is surprising considering the massive lengths of most of her works. Her stories The Laughing Target, Maris the Chojo, and Fire Tripper all were adapted into original video animations (OVAs). In 1984, after the end of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, Takahashi took a different approach to storytelling and began the dark, macabre Mermaid Saga. This series of short segments was published sporadically until 1994, with the final story being Mermaid's Mask. Many fans contend that this work remains unfinished by Takahashi, since the final story does not end on a conclusive note.

Another short work left untouched is One-Pound Gospel, which, like Mermaid Saga, was published erratically. The last story to be drawn was published in 2001, however just recently she wrote one final chapter concluding the series

Later in 1987, Takahashi began her third major series, Ranma ½. Following the late 80s and early 90s trend of shōnen martial arts manga, Ranma ½ features a gender-bending twist. The series continued for nearly a decade until 1996, when it ended at 38 volumes. Ranma ½ is one of Rumiko Takahashi's most popular series with the Western world.

During the later half of the 1990s, Rumiko Takahashi continued with short stories and her installments of Mermaid Saga and One-Pound Gospel until beginning her fourth major work, InuYasha. While Ran

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117 reviews75 followers
October 15, 2018
Non so se mi ha fatto più schifo la parte di piccolet de chardin (quello con la bocca enorme che ci sta dentro un cocomero intero) o la pubblicità del programma "dottoressa schiaccia brufoli" che hanno passato in contemporanea su real time...

Trovo sempre assurdo, e mano a mano che procedo con il manga anche fastidioso, come ogni piccola cosa diventi una tecnica marziale super mega iper segreta/suprema/definitiva: questa volta abbiamo imparato la tecnica del pasto veloce e la tecnica del foie gras...non commento.
La prossima quale sarà? La tecnica segreta del vecchio che guarda il cantiere?
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109 reviews3 followers
May 11, 2025
Uuuund Nummer 9 fertig. Wieder ein besserer Band: sowohl die Episode rund um den Dreibeinlauf als auch jene rund um die Auflösung der Verlobung waren sehr nett. Besser gefallen hat mir letztere - da war wieder mehr Herz dabei, weil es den beiden Hauptcharakteren einfach so schwer gefallen ist, sich mit ihren Gefühlen auseinanderzusetzen. Und die ältere Schwester Nabiki hatte ihren schönen Spaß damit. Das war wirklich super.

Später war dann wieder eine Ein-Kapitel-Geschichte dabei, die einfach komplett random war. Ich versteh nicht ganz, was die da sollen. Aber gut, vielleicht wollte sich die Autorin einfach bisschen mehr mit Slapstick austoben. Und die Geschichte rund um den Franzosen und das Kampfdinner war in Ordnung - nicht sonderlich packend, aber eben in Ordnung.
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756 reviews25 followers
June 3, 2024
Nueva edición argentina, tomo 9 de 20.

PART.160 Tres piernas en discordia
PART.161 Gritos en el baño mixto
PART.162 ¡¿Ranma abandona la carrera?!
PART.163 La última elección
PART.164 La lejana meta
PART.165 La cena de combate
PART.166 ¡Misterio! La mansión elegante
PART.167 Mademoiselle famélica
PART.168 ¡Técnica secreta! Gourmet de Foie gras
PART.169 Entrenamiento en el baño
PART.170 ¿Técnica dominada?
PART.171 ¡Duelo! Guerra en la mesa
PART.172 Gracias por la comida
PART.173 ¡Ranma no me interesa!
PART.174 La verdadera confesión
PART.175 Lo que siente Nabiki
PART.176 Perdón, Ranma
PART.177 Perdón, Akane
PART.178 Laberinto de amor y venganza
PART.179 La pintura maldita
PART.180 El demonio de Jusenkyo
VIOLENTOGRAFÍAS DE RANMA ½ (9) Picolet Shaldan II
ENTREVISTA CON Rumiko Takahashi -
Ranma al desnudo (9)Picolet Shaldan II
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7,210 reviews134 followers
October 8, 2018
Beh, la parte di Picolet Chardin è URGH! Vederlo aprire in quel modo la bocca...

Il volume è un po' sbilanciato, forse. Si comincia con la sfida alle terme per continuare con il pasto marziale e finire con i capitoli dedicati a Hibiki. Che rispetto agli altri sono molto lenti.

Siam quasi a metà di questa riedizione, sigh!
230 reviews
December 4, 2024
Questo volume della serie mi è piaciuto molto.
Bella la corsa a tre gambe e la conseguente maturazione del rapporto Ranma/Akane.
Carino anche l’episodio del banchetto marziale, solo un po’ troppo diverso rispetto al solito.
Nabiki che finge di essere innamorata di Ranma per dare una svegliata ad Akane è un mito.
Dopo tanto tempo ho apprezzato l’intero volume!
Profile Image for Ilenia Pellegrino.
186 reviews
February 17, 2025
Vi prego. Il passaggio di Ranma da Akane a Nabiki è stato un colpo di genio. Nabiki è un personaggio fenomenale che fa morire dal ridere HAHAHAH
E la parte iniziale delle terme è stata top: quando sono tutti e sei insieme è tutto troppo bello.
Il pasto marziale è stato sicuramente interessante e divertente dai
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31 reviews
March 23, 2024
Recuerdo como en el anime llegué a odiar a Nabiki y nuevamente me dio bronca, pero bueno.

Me gustó mucho el avance de Akane al admitir que le gusta Ranma y como Ranma quería volver <3
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1,978 reviews24 followers
October 22, 2024
Lecture un peu plus laborieuse sûrement due à la longueur de chaque tome. En tout cas, les aventures se poursuivent et sont toujours aussi divertissantes.
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1,643 reviews24 followers
September 18, 2018
La sfida a coppie alle terme non soddisfa i nostri protagonisti che per loro sfortuna non riescono ad andare in Cina alle Fonti Maledette. Ma i problemi non finisco qui: a scuola c’è un nuovo studente, il francese Picolet Chardin che grazie alla sua larghissima bocca è un maestro del Pasto marziale. Ranma si trasformerà in donna per poter apprendere questa temibile arte, ma la rigidità dell’allenamento, o meglio la mancanza di cibo durante l’allenamento, lo metterà a dura prova... Riuscirà a battere Picolet grazie alla segretissima Tecnica Mortale, oppure no? Torna poi la spensieratezze e i problemi di cuore con Nabiki che si confessa a Ranma e lui per compassione si mette insieme a lei. In realtà la ragazza lo vuole sfruttare per guadagnare soldi extra, ma così facendo fa aumentare anche la gelosia di Akane. Complicazioni e divertimento che contraddistinguono questa serie non mancano neppure in questo volume. La parte con Picolet è davvero divertente, mi ha fatto morire dal ridere mentre invece la parte dedicata a Nabiki non mi ha particolarmente entusiasmato anche se rimane divertente. Il finale è bellissimo e intrigante, con un nuovo pericoloso personaggio all’orizzonte...
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7,077 reviews36 followers
March 2, 2024
Tomo 9 de la nueva edición argentina. Además del enfrentamiento contra el odioso Picolet y otras historias, anticipa la pelea Ranma vs. Taro (de quien todavía no sabemos el nombre).
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