[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1 Introduction: Soun is disappointed to find that Ranma is a girl. However, when Ranma got out of the bath, he turned into a boy and the panda turned into Ranma's father, Genma. The two had fallen into a fountain while training in China, a fountain that turns you into a woman and a fountain that turns you into a panda when you touch its water. The Tendou family is in turmoil, including Akane, who has become a prospective bride, as they face the troub...
Classic series with a variety of flaws. After a few volumes, everything becomes heavily episodic, with only some loose plot threads tying things together. This is to the series' detriment imo, as the progress various characters make becomes completely irrelevant by the next volume. (If you want an episodic series with a more connected narrative and development, but similar style of humor, by the same author, try 犬夜叉 (Inuyasha) | L23)
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