Ranma Movie 1

Details

 Director: Shuji Iuchi
 Catalogue Number: MVD2097
 Certificate: PG
 Date Released: July 4th 2005
 Screen: Fullscreen 4:3
 Languages: English - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo
 Subtitles: English
 Duration: 74minutes

Special Features

• Original Japanese Ending
• Character Profiles
• Conceptual Drawings

Synopsis

Big Trouble in Nekonron, China

It's just another day at the Tendo anything goes Martial Arts training hall - that is, until a strange girl named Lychee arrives to settle a score with martial arts master Happosai. Apparently, a very long time ago, Happosai gave Lychee's great-grandmother half of a legendary scroll guaranteed to bring haapiness to whoever was holding it. The women of Lychee's family have been waiting three generations now and the prince STILL hasn't come - but of course, the moment Lychee lets the scroll out of her hands, the prince finally appears. Only now it's Ranma's reluctant fiancee Akane that's holding the scroll and the long awaited prince is only to ready to sweep his lucky bride off her feet. Now Ranma & Co. have no choice but to follow Kirin all the way to Nekonron, China, where they find themselves in a showdown with the Seven Lucky Gods of martial arts!

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Review

Ranma is generally always enjoyable and this movie is no exception. While the movie is probably not up to the comedy standards of the first couple of series, it certainly made me chuckle at times. Big Trouble in Nekonron, China is probably not the best introduction to the Ranma universe, but it’s certainly an enjoyable movie in it’s own right. Younger viewers will probably get more out of the movie and will probably accept the transformations that various characters go through with very few questions, although the movie is recommended for all Ranma fans old and young alike. (Anime-On-DVD)