It's a great story, particularly Chapter 1 with everyone crashing
(literally) the Tendo Dojo. The best part that had me in hysterics was when
Nodoka exerts her authority and declares all of Ranma's engagements null and
void (My boss walked by just as I was saying "All right, Nodoka! You go,
girl!" It was a good thing I was reading it on my lunch break). Nodoka does
seem to be the one who solves all the problems (in other words, the Tofu
syndrome)--that makes her a little too perfect in my book.
I love Ukyo's family, especially Shoto. It's gives a little insight on her
personal life, which is never truly explored in the anime. I hope they'll be
there for a good while.
And I have to confess, Chagi's accent cracks me up, though I'm still
wondering why a Taiwanese would be speaking in a bad french accent in the
first place (and peppering it with Japanese on top of that). And Taro is
back! He's rapidly becoming my second favorite male (with Ryoga being
first, of course).
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/===\ LaShawn M. Taylor (shonnie@zeus.anet-chi.com)
|^ ^|\ Ranma: What's more important? One brief moment of happiness,
\v/\| or the Nanniichuan Spring?!
|\ Ryoga: One...brief...moment...
\| (Ranma 1/2)
It's good to be Bach--VERY good to be Bach. This one's called Love
at First Sight'. [begin guitar intro] It's about debauchery and
things like that.
(XTC, Live in Concert, 1980)
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