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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Rumiko Takahashi | | Paperback:
| 216 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| August 27, 2003 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1591160634 | | Product Length:
| 7.54 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.04 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.69 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.46 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.54 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.04 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.69 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.46 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Of kitty cats and cat tonguesMay 27, 2005
By E. A Solinas
"ea_solinas"
Ranma Saotome's life was complicated enough when he just had his turning-into-a-girl curse to deal with. But the fourth volume of Rumiko Takahashi's "Ranma 1/2," Ranma has a new slew of problems -- creepy stalkers, hidden phobias, martial-arts crones, and a girl who won't accept that "no" is his answer.
A new kid has arrived at school: stalkery, cadaverous Hikaru Gosunkugi, who harbors a crush on Akane and deep hatred of her fiancee Ranma. So he begins trying to find out what Ranma's hidden weakness is, but the fearless young martial artist claims there is nothing. Unfortunately, Gosunkugi is spying when Ranma's weakness is revealed -- cats -- and he tries to use it against him... with shocking results.
No sooner has Ranma recovered from his peculiar adventure than the tenacious Amazon Shampoo arrives again. Not only does she have a Jusenkyo curse of her own -- the cat -- but she has her wizened great-grandmother Cologne in tow. Cologne is determined to see Ranma marry Shampoo. And so, as Ranma squares off with a rejected suitor of Shampoo's, the old lady traps him in the body of a girl...
The fourth volume of his gender-bending action-romantic-comedy introduces some important characters. As well as bringing the incredibly persistent Shampoo back, it also introduces wizened-yet-feisty Cologne, and Mousse, a formidable master of hidden weapons. Or rather, he WOULD be formidable if he weren't legally blind.
The fourth volume also has the advantage of showing that Ranma isn't perfect -- up until now, the teenage martial-artist hasn't been slowed down at all, whether by lunatic athletes or ultra-strong romantic rivals. Giving him a raging cat-phobia -- so bad he passes out -- gives him more humanity. As Akane says, "It's cute to have a little weakness."
And speaking of Akane, she gets her first taste of romantic rivalry in this volume, when Shampoo sets up shop nearby. Though both Ranma and Akane claim that they don't even like each other, their mutual hostility towards any rivals is proof enough that they are starting to fall in love. If only Akane didn't freak out, and Ranma didn't insult her.
The fourth volume of "Ranma 1/2" is a pivotal one, adding even more characters to the romantic spiderweb that stretches all over the series. Weird, wild and funny.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
More rivals, more problemsAug 27, 2003
Well, Ranma gets not one, but two new rivals in this volume. The first is Hikaru Gosunkugi, who wants Ranma out of the way because he wants Akane. What does he do? He decides to offer his services to Kuno! The two join forces to discover Ranma's weak spot! But come on... Gosunkugi's incompetent! How could he learn it? Well, he does, and it turn out to be felines! But Gosunkugi is the least of Ranma's worries... it seems that a certain amazon from China isn't out of his hair like he thought! Shampoo's back, and has a curse of her own, which seeing as it's a cat one, it will probably dampen their relationship. Enter rival no. 2, Mousse, Shampoo's would-be lover, who challenges Ranma to a man to man fight! But with Shampoo's great-grandmother Cologne using a deadly pressure point touch on him, Ranma is stuck in girl form! Ranma now has to beat Mousse and get the cure for his condition! Things get hectic, ending in a cliffhanger, but it's really great stuff. Luckily, now that the book's been rereleased with a cheaper price, it's now more affordable to fans!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Two words: IT ROCKS!!!!Apr 17, 2003
By Emie
Ranman 1/2, Volume four is an AWESOME addition to the Ranma series! It is great! It has more excitement, romance, and cool guys!! (Yup, two new male characters who are awesome....plus there's Ryoga and Ranma......) In this book, you also learn Ranma's "weak spot." It's really interesting. You will know what it is if...you read the book!^^The only thing is, Ryoga isn't in this book as much as I'd like...but this book developes more of Ranma's personality, so I won't be mad. Volume four is probably my favorite Ranma 1/2 volume so far (I've read Volumes 1-4). It ends at a cliff-hanger, though. Well, Ranma 1/2, Vol. 4 (actually all Ranma 1/2 books) is really great! I highly reccomend it! Read it!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Joe the 12 year old comic enthusiastMay 24, 2002
volume 4 was great! there is 3 new characters, hikaru gosunkugi(creepy akane stalker), colonge(shampoo's grama), and mousse(guy that weapons come out of his sleeves) I liked this one alot becuse shampoo can turn into ranma's worst fear which is...
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
My favorite Ranma 1/2 book I've readJan 03, 2000
By Pedro Camargo
Ok, since I've noticed that there are reviews for other Ranma 1/2 books in the midst of these reviews, I'd just like to say that I'm talking about Ranma 1/2 Volume 4. Out all the ones that I have read, (vol. 1-13 so far), the 4th one has been my favorite. It shows the return of Shampoo, the first appearance of Mousse and Shampoo's Great Grandmother. It also introduces Ranma's great fear of ::blank:: (incase you haven't read this yet, I don't want to spoil the story anymore). Plus, its just plain hilarious! Its quite fun to read (although the end of this book leaves you hanging and you have to buy vol. 5 to find out the outcome.)
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