Ranma ½ - Set 2 (Special Edition)

Excellent as always if you have the gene for enjoyment. Upon my first watching of this anime i found Season 1 to be by far the best and most enjoyable, with Season 2 not far behind in quality. The more i researched the show i realized this was due to the change in staff/animation quality and the sudden use of filler for practically entire seasons past Season 3. After finishing about 70 episodes i took a break. I began reflecting on why the show suddenly stopped having a continuing plot-line. Suddenly Akane became a sidekick to each weeks cookie cutter episode. I later watched a season or two more and found there were a few filler episodes that were entirely too enjoyable for me to dismiss this show. To my surprised smile i found out they were releasing this show ( that i thought would be lost in history) in high definition in North America. These sets are absolutely gorgeous. The quality is stupendous. The price is tolerable considering they give you slightly more than a seasons worth on each set. I have yet to re-watch this new Set as im still slowly savoring Set 1. But if i recall correctly this is the last season that's not doused mostly in filler, considerably some of the highest quality anime from the 1980's. Filler or no filler i now understand that i must cherish everything Rumiko Takahashi related. I personally find that i enjoy long running anime series from the 1980's and 90's more so than most modern anime. There is a limit to how much Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2 and (dear god possibly my favorite) Maison Ikkoku is in this world, i intend to slowly enjoy all of those stories amidst different mediums. It makes me happy to hear that no matter how these sets sell they will release them all. I will most likely buy all of them, anything to convince to release the other Hi-def remasters of her work in anime. And because this show is completely unique in its subject/setting/humour.

Very very nice set. The blu-ray transfers are beautifully cleaned up, with enhanced colors, and good audio. There are multiple subtitling options to cater to all tastes, and everything is as I remember it. The sets also include a nice book that lists the episodes and gives a summary for each, and includes some samples of the manga.Also note, with this set, Viz has FINALLY fixed the order of the episodes so they run in the correct order, and are not out of sequence any more (the most glaringly annoying example of which was that in the old sets they use to run the episodes: "The Abduction of P-Chan" and "Close Call! The Dance of Death... On Ice!" (the ice skating episodes) AFTER they ran "Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands" -- which made NO SENSE, because Akane has a flashback in the Shampoo intro-episodes where she remembers events from the ice skating episodes, that HAVEN'T HAPPENED YET, when they were presented in the wrong order.)Parental Warning: For those in the United States (and elsewhere) still fiercely clinging to ancient Puritanical vices on nudity (but for some reason are perfectly OK with wanton/graphic violence o_O), you should note that there is a fair amount of female non-sexual nudity in this series, especially in the first season. There is a little bit of sexual nudity in the series as well, but usually just in the form of females trying to entice the main character, and not "bedroom" scenes.5 stars for one of the best animes of all time getting the red carpet blu-ray treatment!

Ranma is one of the best anime out there, its a true classic! it was my first true anime (not counting the anime that was brought over and broadcast on regular tv like robotech)Ranma has it ALL, drama, comedy, romance, and action all rolled into one. Great characters and a great story.

I got the First set and loved it and ended up getting this set and LOVED IT! Do yourself a favor if you are a Ranma 1/2 fan and get the Special Edition! Yeah it's a little more, but I love the little chapter book that comes with it and the box! Reminds me of when I used to by the manga when it come out!

Binging this show lately, I wish I watched it sooner. I intend on getting the rest of the series eventually.

great show, great delivery condition <3

the only problem i had with this one was that it came from ups and the box seemed to have a small line of grease or something down the spine of box that the blu-ray case and book came in.

A classic is now on blu-ray! The packaging is awesome and the quality is far superior that the dvd versions from the last few years. I'll definitely be getting the remaining sets once they're released.

Llego en perfecto estado y esta edición está increíble.Me arrepiento de no comprar las otras temporadas en esta edición, vale mucho la pena

good product really recommended

Excellent remastered edition of Ranma 1/2 classic anime series. This is the american edition with English voices and subtitles plus the original japanese voices, opening and endings and commercial in and out cuts. Quality is as good as possible today: some noise from the film, but clean lines, vibrant and good colors, in their 4:1 TV original format unstretched and uncut. Plus without any censorship and the episodes on the right order as aired in Japan (in USA they aired swapping some episodes for unknown reasons). So if you are fan of this anime, don't hesitate and buy it while there is in stock cause it's a limited edition (and the DVD quality edition is by far worst)! Just note these BluRays are USA regin, so in order to play in EU you will need to use a player able to change the region, region free, or in a computer using specific software.

Como el primer set todo bien con este segundo. Lastima que está agotado la edición con libro de capítulos.

RANMA is an awesome show. This high quality bluray release was cheaper to buy on AMAZON than anywhere else, (I bought the first set at a convention for $25 more). Highly recommend- a must-have for any anime enthusiast!