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Summary: A great book.
Review: 112 pages of full color images from volume covers, Ranma calendars and posters. The chapters inside the book: Boys and Girls, Everyone Together, Everything is Martial Arts, Girls in Love, Relationship Chart, Rivalry Chart and Rumiko Takahashi Interview. Comments from the author appear here and there on many of the pages, as she tells you which she likes, why it looks like that, what it was made for and so on. A must for a fan (and frankly only a fan could unravel the charts).
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Summary: Of interest only to hardcore 'Ranma 1/2' fans
Review: I have great respect for Rumiko Takahashi. She is one of the six great creators whom I believe wanna-be comic book writers and artists MUST study if they are to truly contribute to the genre, whether they like manga or not. However...I found myself dissapointed with "The Art of Ranma 1/2," eventhough it confirmed what i already knew to be true. (That's why it gets 3 Stars... it's a good book, but...) Rumiko Takahashi is, first and foremost, a cartoonist. This is very clear in her "The Art of Ranma 1/2." This book of paintings culled from a variety of sources, such as video covers and pin-ups and posters from the 'Ranma 1/2' series' original run in a Japanese anthology comic book are pretty, but they are nothing special. Takahashi's talent shines when it is applied to panel art rather than single illustrations. "The Art of Ranma 1/2" is only of interest to hardcore "Ranma 1/2" fans... but if you're one of those, it's a must-own. Takahashi offers a range of insight into the how's and why's of the series and the illustrations in an interview and through liner notes. But, as an art book, it should probably be passed on.
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Summary: A Well Presented Book of Ranma Art
Review: VIZ finally decided to release one of the dozens of artbooks associated with the series they own US rights to, and they've done a nice job. True, it lacks the character sketches and early work present in most Japanese-release artbooks, but the selections are excellent for the series and Takahashi Rumiko's comments are interesting for the heavy Ranma 1/2 fan (or even fans of her other works, such as Inu-Yasha or the Mermaid Saga). The simple nature of Takahashi's art doesn't make it any less enjoyable. It's whimsical and charming.
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Summary: A Well Presented Book of Ranma Art
Review: VIZ finally decided to release one of the dozens of artbooks associated with the series they own US rights to, and they've done a nice job. True, it lacks the character sketches and early work present in most Japanese-release artbooks, but the selections are excellent for the series and Takahashi Rumiko's comments are interesting for the heavy Ranma 1/2 fan (or even fans of her other works, such as Inu-Yasha or the Mermaid Saga). The simple nature of Takahashi's art doesn't make it any less enjoyable. It's whimsical and charming.
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