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Ranma Movie 2 
Details
Director: Shuji Iuchi
Catalogue Number: MVD2098
Certificate: PG
Date Released: 5th December 2005
Screen: Fullscreen 4:3
Languages: English - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo
Subtitles: English
Duration: 60 minutes
Special Features
- Character profiles
- Conceptual artwork
- Trailers
Synopsis
Nihao My Concubine
During a trip to China to train in the martial arts, Ranma and his father, Genma, accidentally fell into the cursed Jusenkyo Springs. Genma was transformed into a giant panda, while Ranma emerged from the springs as a girl. Fortunately, the immediate effects were not permanent, but whenever father or son was splashed with water, the transformation temporarily reoccurred. Back in Japan, Genma and Ranma visited Genma's old friend, Soun Tendo. A long time ago, the two friends had agreed to engage one of their respective children to each other. Soun's daughters, Kasumi, Nabiki, and Akane were shocked to find one of them was to be engaged to a girl, but after Ranma's secret was revealed, the two elder daughters elected Akane to be Ranma's fiancée. It proved to be a match made in hell.
A pleasure cruise on Tatewaki Kuno's new luxury yacht ends in disaster when Ranma and the girls find themselves shipwrecked on the mysterious desert island of Togenkyo. Being stranded turns out to be the least of their worries, though, as one by one the girls begin to disappear. The perpetrator of the kidnappings is revealed to be Prince Toma, the ruler of the island and a man desperately seeking a suitable bride. Unsurprisingly, Toma is instantly attracted to Akane, Ranma's irascible girlfriend. But when Ranma sets out to rescue Akane, an unfortunate turn of events and an inevitable change of gender results in Ranma becoming a bridal candidate himself!
Mistaken identity, gender confusion and general chaos are the order of the day in Ranma 1/2: The Movie - Nihao My Concubine, an action-packed, slapstick comedy-romance guaranteed to delight anime fans.
Cover
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Review
After watching this movie I can only say that it’s a shame that the TV series of Ranma hasn’t made it to the UK yet, as this movie is certainly up to the comedy and story highs of the first few series. While Nihao my Concubine is shorter in length than the previous Ranma movie it has much tighter pacing and gives all the characters a good amount of screen time, which works in its favour. All in all as a long time Ranma fan it’s hard not to recommend this movie and if you’ve not seen any Ranma before this movie is a good place to start. (Anime-On-DVD)