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The new anime broadcasts in Japan on Nippon Television starting this week at 25:35 (1:35am JST Oct 11th ) which is the time this post was posted. Netflix will stream it worldwide afterwards at ~2am JST.

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Ranma 1/2 - Episode 25 (Season 3 episode 01) Discussion Post

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Somewhere recently I stumbled across somebody opining that in the manga, we basically see Ranma start out as having a cantankerous but ultimately respectful relationship with Genma as his father and his sensei, but over the course of the series, he basically stops feeling this way. The specific example I remember them citing was the "Wrath of Happosai" sub-arc, where Ranma's first thought is to turn to Genma for help in taking down Happosai after his thefts threaten to bring disgrace to the Tendos and Saotomes - but Genma ultimately refuses to back Ranma up, and that this results in Ranma basically never turning to Genma for help again, or at least not after the Ultimate Weakness Moxibustion arc.

I cannot for the life of me remember where I saw this opinion or the full details, but I do find myself torn on the topic. On the one hand, I can absolutely believe that we should see Ranma lose respect for Genma in the manga - there are so many bad things Genma does to Ranma that I could make a list. On the other hand... I cannot actually say if I recall Ranma actively expressing anything approaching contempt for Genma in the manga; it IS, after all, supposed to be a fairly light-hearted comedy series, so while Ranma growing disillusioned with Genma would be realistic, it's also a lot grimmer and darker than Ranma 1/2 generally goes for.

So what do you think? Does Ranma lose respect for Genma over the course of the manga, or does he just laugh it all off?

Cologne looks pretty good. Genma has some good shots. Ranma occasionally looks good. Akane seems inconsistent (sometimes very "moe" and sometimes not). But so many of Ryoga's shots I'm like:

Yep the form looks good

He looks ripped

Shadows and highlights look good

Face is sufficiently detailed

He looks age appropriate

Is it just me? Lol.

(Btw, I love Ryoga but for like... Over a decade girl Ranma and Akane are my beloved characters... So this isn't just character favoritism lol, it's something about the art style itself).

It is true we haven't seen MANY cosplay performance videos for Ranma 1/2 but this one is still the one that stands out the most!

I mean, of course not everything is perfect but I cannot stop watching it. The efforts, the amount of energy put into it and the nostalgia that comes with it!!

I think with the remake releasing, this one also deserves appreciation all over again!!!

Such a beautifully executed performance!