expiredDiscombobulated | Staff posted Apr 16, 2024 02:05 AM
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expiredDiscombobulated | Staff posted Apr 16, 2024 02:05 AM
Ranma ½: The Complete Series (English Dubbed) (1989) (Digital HDX Anime TV Show)
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Then followed all of the chat room roleplays, the fanfics (anyone remember daigkusei no ranma?), the bootleg wall scrolls, the discussions on rec.arts.anime.misc, etc. this show was my jam for at least three years. It dominated mid-90s cosplay, and probably filled a good 20% of animerica's ad pages. It made sense as this was Viz' flagship show.
You had your fandoms with who was the best fighter, which love triangle had the best plot development (or square...or pentagon?)...and of course, who was the hottest. The snes game was pretty good...the PS1 game was like a badly-handling version of Tekken.
This show also kicked off many a sub-vs-dub debate, because not only was the show expensive, but Viz also released the subs at later time than the dubs...and also charges $5 more for it. So it went from a "which is better?" debate to a "is it worth it?" debate.
However, if you're a post-2006 anime watcher, I recommend catching a few episodes to see if it's your thing. I can't really imagine anyone younger than 35 who could get into it. It's one of those shows that's either watched by old-heads or studied for academic purposes for some undergrad-level anthropology class, lol.
However!!! Whenever I meet a ranma fan, I know that he/she and I can totally jam it out...it's like a secret handshake for all of the geriatric millennials anime fans. Give a holler if you grew up with this show.
The license can be revoked anytime and there is nothing you can do, since you agreed to their terms upon purchase. Like we saw before with Amazon, Funimation, and recently Sony...
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Yes. Temporary. Online platforms (TV, movies, music, games, etc) remove content all of the time.
If you're okay with that then go for this "deal." Otherwise I'd strongly recommend just passing this by.
I would watch the seasons, OVA's and movies over and over again. Later, as a 20 year old, as the season 5 episodes were made available to the U.S, I would go to my friend's house where we would have a watch party. It was good times.
I do not remember exactly when it happened, but the English dub voice actor left the show around season 6. I remember having a hard time getting used to the male version of Ranma sounding so different.
It doesn't look like the movie was included in this, but the OVA's are all wonderful stand alones that you can watch without knowing too much about the plot line. Though, I tend to lean more toward physical media; 35 bucks for a long walk down memory lane would not be the worst way I've spent my money. I'm sure I'd have to spend much more for a physical full collection.
Thanks for posting this. Going to google my way into a Ranma iceberg now and enjoy every moment of it!
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Looks like iTunes does include the OVAs as well (total 173 episodes)
Yes. Temporary. Online platforms (TV, movies, music, games, etc) remove content all of the time.
If you're okay with that then go for this "deal." Otherwise I'd strongly recommend just passing this by.
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