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by Rumiko Takahashi The conclusion of adventures with Pantyhose Taro! He's added octopus tentacles to his list of horrors, and so it's up to Ranma and pals to clean up his mess in the baths with the ugliest monster in town! b&w, 32 pages (2 of 11) Cover price $2.95.

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by Rumiko Takahashi Ranma awakes as a girl in the castle of a strange prince who is searching for the one foot that fits the print on the back of his head. Could Ranma's foot be the one? A Cinderella story, Ranma style. b&w, 32 pages (3 of 11) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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by Rumiko Takahashi MAMA'S LITTLE HELPERS?Ranma's mother drops in for a visit, and what perfect timing! Kasumi is sick in bed, so Ranma's mother takes over the cooking and gives Akane and girl-type Ranma a Home Ec. lesson. Can Ranma stay out of hot water with his mother? Will Akane's cooking produce something edible? More hilarious antics from one of the most outrageous manga series ever! b&w, 32pg (4 of 11) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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by Rumiko Takahashi Akane witnesses something she'd rather not between girl-type Ranma and Ryoga. Will Ryoga be able to pull himself out of hot water with Akane over this big misunderstanding? What a mess! The pseudo love triangle continues from one of the most outrageous manga series ever! b&w, 32pg (5 of 11) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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by Rumiko Takahashi What's with all this fighting?! Gosunkugi buys a mail-order powersuit to impress the ladies (Akane in particular) and takes on Ranma in the process! The suit won't come off him until he throws a punch to someone he hates. Then, Lime and Mint show up on the scene, and are fast and strong. Guess what they're fighting about... more gals! b&w, 32pg (6 of 11) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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by Rumiko Takahashi While fighting with Herb, Ranma gets doused with a strange type of water that prevents him from reverting to male-form! Herb has the antidote, but she won't give it up without a fight. Soon Ranma, Ryoga, and Mousse find themselves in a pitched battle with Herb, Mint and Lime for possession of their special water! b&w, 32pg (7 of 11) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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by Rumiko Takahashi Setting out to get the magical teapot that will get the female Ranma back to his male side, Ranma, Mousse, and Ryoga lose all their money and their map! To make up for this loss, they all get jobs at a hot spring inn! Then, Herb, Mint, and Lime stop by for a soak in the hot spring, and join in to try whatever it takes to switch Ranma back! b&w, 32pg (8 of 11) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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by Rumiko Takahashi The water from the magical teapot has Ranma trapped in his female form, and Ryoga and Mousse are still desperate to help. They eventually get a hold of a water bucket, pour on themselves, and in turn freeze themselves as their animal forms! Can Ranma take on Mint, Herb, and Lime on her own? b&w, 32pg (9 of 11) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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by Rumiko Takahashi Yay! A magical bucket is found, that acts like a homing device of sorts, and will lead everyone to the magical tea kettle containing the water needed to get them un-trapped from their wrong forms. We've got P-Chan in pig form, Mousse as a duck, Ranma in his female personac ? but it's Herb that makes it there first and successfully gets back to the man he wishes to be. Will he prevent the others from getting that sacred water, too? b&w, 32pg (10 of 11) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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by Rumiko Takahashi Herb and his unknown weakness for breasts...and more insight on his secret background finally revealed! Just how did he fall into the Jusenkyo springs? Ranma moves in to find out! Meanwhile, P-Chan and Mousse continue to battle it out with Mint and Lime for the sacred teapot. b&w, 32pg (11 of 11) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi. English Adaptation by Gerard Jones. Ranma, Ryoga and Mousse finally get their hands on the magical teapot that will turn Ranma back into a boy! But then there's an earthquake, a crack opens up in the earth, and the teapot falls in. Will Ranma have to permanently stay in his girl-type mode? 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Viz is pleased to re-release the first two volumes of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 - in a handy new smaller size and great lower price! Ranma 1/2 is a martial arts/teenage romance comedy like nothing you've ever seen! When Ranma and his father Genma get splashed with cold water, dad transforms into a giant panda - and male Ranma becomes a young girl! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 304 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Viz is pleased to re-release the first two volumes of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 - in a handy new smaller size and great lower price! Ranma 1/2 is a martial arts/teenage romance comedy like nothing you've ever seen! When Ranma and his father Genma get splashed with cold water, dad transforms into a giant panda - and male Ranma becomes a young girl! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 304 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Viz is pleased to re-release the first two volumes of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2_in a handy new smaller size and great lower price! Ranma 1/2 is a martial arts/teenage romance comedy like nothing you've ever seen! When Ranma and his father Genma get splashed with cold water, dad transforms into a giant panda_and male Ranma becomes a young girl! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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2nd Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Viz is pleased to re-release the first two volumes of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2_in a handy new smaller size and great lower price! Ranma 1/2 is a martial arts/teenage romance comedy like nothing you've ever seen! When Ranma and his father Genma get splashed with cold water, dad transforms into a giant panda_and male Ranma becomes a young girl! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. It's not easy for teenage martial artist Ranma to remain victorious over his ever-vigilant rivals. But it's even worse thanks to a bizarre curse that turns him into a girl whenever he's splashed with cold water. With a keen sense of social satire, this volume has Ranma fending off the advances of a boy smitten with his female half. Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Shampoo, the beautiful Amazon warrior, returns! Ni-Hao! When Ranma's a girl she wants him dead, when he's a boy, she just wants him! Unfortunately, Shampoo has fallen into one of those accursed springs where Ranma met his Waterloo! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Shampoo, the beautiful Amazon warrior, returns! Ni-Hao! When Ranma's a girl she wants him dead, when he's a boy, she just wants him! Unfortunately, Shampoo has fallen into one of those accursed springs where Ranma met his Waterloo! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. First, Ranma & Co. enjoy a trip to the beach, despite all the cold water! Then, camping out in the woods turns out to have a lot of hazards, not the least of which is the toxic cooking of Akane, Ranma's reluctant fiancée_ Finally, Ranma competes in two bizarre tests of skill! Who will triumph in the Anything-Goes Martial Arts Tea Ceremony and the no-holds-barred Martial Arts Fast Food Restaurant Takeout Race? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 212 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. First, Ranma & Co. enjoy a trip to the beach, despite all the cold water! Then, camping out in the woods turns out to have a lot of hazards, not the least of which is the toxic cooking of Akane, Ranma's reluctant fiancée_ Finally, Ranma competes in two bizarre tests of skill! Who will triumph in the Anything-Goes Martial Arts Tea Ceremony and the no-holds-barred Martial Arts Fast Food Restaurant Takeout Race? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 212 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. A new evil rears its ugly head; Master Happosai accepts a new disciple; a leaky tub causes an all-out bath house battle; Happosai poses as a pig in order to sneak into Akane's bed; Soun and Genma are asked to bring a frighteningly familiar panty thief to justice, some magical "woman repellent" picked up during Ranma's travels in China puts a temporary stop to the Master's girl-chasing; and finally, Shampoo baits Ranma into a long-awaited date by tempting him with some Instant Naniichuan or "Spring of Drowned Man," while Akane single-handedly fights the dreaded Dojo Destroyer. Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. A new evil rears its ugly head; Master Happosai accepts a new disciple; a leaky tub causes an all-out bath house battle; Happosai poses as a pig in order to sneak into Akane's bed; Soun and Genma are asked to bring a frighteningly familiar panty thief to justice, some magical "woman repellent" picked up during Ranma's travels in China puts a temporary stop to the Master's girl-chasing; and finally, Shampoo baits Ranma into a long-awaited date by tempting him with some Instant Naniichuan or "Spring of Drowned Man," while Akane single-handedly fights the dreaded Dojo Destroyer. Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 7 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Akane gets the lead in the school play while Ranma learns kissing is such sweet sorrow; Ryoga and Ranma embark on a quest to find a legendary Japanese Nanichuuan or "Spring of Drowned Man" (including an assault on the Girls' Locker Room!"); and finally, Kodachi Kuno, wited sister of Tatewaki "Blue Thunder" Kuno, whips up a batch of poisoned treats with which to snare the Young Mister Saotome. Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Trouble follows Ranma to town in the form of Ukyo Kuonji, okonomiyaki or "Japanese pizza" chef par excellence; Ryoga (1) teams up with Ukyo, (2) goes on a date with Akane, and (3) meets his long-lost fiancée; Ranma and Akane both swallow "love pills" which supposed to make them fall for the first person they see; and finally, Mousse holds Akane hostage to Ranma's humiliation with a bucket of Jusenkyo water from "Yahzu- Nii-Chuan"_ water from the legendary "Spring of Drowned Duck"! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 8 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Trouble follows Ranma to town in the form of Ukyo Kuonji, okonomiyaki or "Japanese pizza" chef par excellence; Ryoga (1) teams up with Ukyo, (2) goes on a date with Akane, and (3) meets his long-lost fiancée; Ranma and Akane both swallow "love pills" which supposed to make them fall for the first person they see; and finally, Mousse holds Akane hostage to Ranma's humiliation with a bucket of Jusenkyo water from "Yahzu- Nii-Chuan"_ water from the legendary "Spring of Drowned Duck"! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 9 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Shampoo's spurned suitor Mousse has come up with the perfect plan to get revenge on Ranma for "stealing" the object of his affection: he's kidnapped Akane, and made her the star attraction of a circus act that promises to have her transform _ thanks to some magic water from a certain Chinese spring _ into a duck! Then, mailbox-impersonating weirdo Tsubasa Kurenai is Ranma's rival for Ukyo's love_and things get way more complicated after that. Finally, Happosai searches for the scroll containing the lost secret of his terrifying "Happo-Fire Burst" technique! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 9 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Shampoo's spurned suitor Mousse has come up with the perfect plan to get revenge on Ranma for "stealing" the object of his affection: he's kidnapped Akane, and made her the star attraction of a circus act that promises to have her transform _ thanks to some magic water from a certain Chinese spring _ into a duck! Then, mailbox-impersonating weirdo Tsubasa Kurenai is Ranma's rival for Ukyo's love_and things get way more complicated after that. Finally, Happosai searches for the scroll containing the lost secret of his terrifying "Happo-Fire Burst" technique! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 10 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Akane gets all sorts of magical power-ups, first when Shampoo feeds her some magical Chinese steamed treats, then from some soba noodles that give her super strength_unfortunately with disastrous after-effects! Then, Furinkan High gets a new principal who hails from Hawaii and has some very radical ideas about student discipline, including how boys and girls should wear their hair (And you thought having to wear school uniforms was bad). Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 10 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Akane gets all sorts of magical power-ups, first when Shampoo feeds her some magical Chinese steamed treats, then from some soba noodles that give her super strength_unfortunately with disastrous after-effects! Then, Furinkan High gets a new principal who hails from Hawaii and has some very radical ideas about student discipline, including how boys and girls should wear their hair (And you thought having to wear school uniforms was bad). Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 11 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Ranma Saotome never thought a martial arts training mission to China would turn out like this! An accidental dunk in a cursed spring changes boy Ranma into a young girl every time he is splashed with cold water. Hot water reverses the effect ? but only until next time! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 12 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 12 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 13 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. The "Mark of the Gods" (actually a doodle representing a school of martial-arts calligraphy) is now upon Ryoga, and the only way he can lose the doodle is to lose a fight -- hopefully to Ranma! Fox Fu, Feline Fu, Flat-Frog Fu - not one of Ranma's "ultimate desperation strikes" seems to be working! For Akane, it's just too crazy to believe that P-chan may secretly be Ryoga! Better use some extra-hot water to wash that doodle off P-chan, though, just in case. Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 14 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. The legendary Dragon's Whisker! Described by a reluctant Ranma as the "seal" that keeps something "terrible" from happening, four steamed little buns have come all the way from Qinghai Province, China, in search of it. But what can it be? Ranma wants it...the martial-artist burns want it...Genma wants it. It looks like a simple pigtail-holder, but it's got to be more than that. According to Cologne, once hair kept bound by the Dragon's Whisker is gone, it's gone for good. Ranma's really cutting it close, this time. Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 15 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Ooh, le horreur! A stranger's shown up at school and he's eating everyone's lunch. Meet Picolet Chardin II, master of the tres terrifying "La Belle France School of Martial-Arts Dining." It turns out that Soun and Genma have promised one of their children in exchange for a debt, and now that debt's come due. A style of martial arts based on eating doesn't seem as though it would be all that difficult to master... but, then again, the size of the mouths in Picolet's family barely even seem human! If Ranma can't defeat Picolet at his own game, it'd be more than "La Belle France" ? it'd be wedding bells! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 16 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. The theft of the "Visitor's Registry" from the Jusenkyo Guide in Qinghai Province is only the start of the tragedy for Ranma and the others... but, for the unfortunately named "Pantyhose Taro," it's going to be the end! Over 10 years ago, a pregnant woman gave birth at the cursed springs of Jusenkyo. A quick dunking into a nearby spring by Happosai seals the fate of the bouncing baby... demon ... and now it's out for revenge! For Happosai did more than turn the baby into the monster it's become! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 17 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Sure, the only one who recognizes the engagement between Ukyo and Ranma may be Ukyo herself, but that still counts for something, doesn't it? Ten years ago, when they were both still children, Ukyo made a special okonomiyaki sauce-which Ranma secretly ruined. Unaware of what Ranma had done, Ukyo to this day can't quite understand why Ranma's being extra nice to her despite the phenomenal failure of her special sauce. Akane's onto Ranma, though, and one way or another, he's going to pay. Which will it be, Ranma? The okonomiyaki frying pan, or the fire that comes from slurping down that nasty sauce itself...? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 18 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Powerful martial artist though he may be, Ryoga has yet to defeat Ranma, and how depressing is that? Not every technique is suited to every martial artist (at least that's what Ranma's dad Genma says). What Ryoga needs is a technique suited to his own unique strengths-to his depression, that is! Sure, asking Akane to say "I hate you!" may be the quickest way for Ryoga to power up, but even if Ryoga's body survives his new technique's blast, will his heart be able to withstand the blow? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 19 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Will the dreaded "Cradle From Hell" technique teach the boy to respect his old man? Next, Akane makes some magic mochi. Do the marks that appear on the faces of those who eat it portend true fortune-telling ability, or just a "dagger of agony through skull?" Finally, it's the dawn of the "Mariko Konjo, Cheerleader of L-O-V-E" storyline. Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 20 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. When Genma took baby Ranma away from his mother to go on a decade-long training mission, he made her a solemn promise-that he would see to it that the boy grew up manly, or he would see them both dead of ritual seppuku! Well, Nodoka "Missus" Saotome has finally shown up at the Tendo Dojo doorstep, and she can't wait to catch a glimpse of her dearly beloveds. But will the sight of her "son" in girls' clothes and her "husband" as a panda possess Nodoka to perform the seppuku on them herself? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 21 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Panyhose Taro's back, and so is his thirst for vengeance- thirst he plans to quench by dunking in some water from the 'Spring of Drowned Pious Man,' so Panythose Taro can get his name changed back to something he won't be embarassed to tell pretty girls. Unfortunately, that water isn't the water he thinks it is, it's worse... twice as worse! One Happosai is bad enough- is the world ready for two? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 22 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 23 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. A new teacher comes to Furinkan high - Hinako Ninomiya, a woman with a reputation for dealing harshly with delinquents! Turns out, that isn't the only special ability Ms. Hinako has - she wields a martial arts ability so deadly even Happosai is scared of her! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.

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Volume 24 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Hoping to find out if her memories of being rescued from monsters by a mysterious boy in her childhood are true, Akane travels to the remote region of Ryugenzawa, and is reunited with that boy - Shinnosuke. But Shinnosuke has a memory problem - he can barely remember anything including events from the past! The only thing keeping him alive is land's magical water, which causes animals to grow to giant size. Worse yet, when Ranma ventures into the forest to bring Akane home, he begins to suspect that she may be falling in love with the poor, doomed Shinnosuke. Will he risk everything to help his rival, even if it means losing Akane? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 25 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Hinako - Akane and Ranma's teacher from school - falls in love with Akane's daddy, Soun Tendo, and moves into the Tendo Dojo, hoping to become the new Mrs. Tendo! Can Ranma prevent her from stealing his "ki" and transforming into her grown- up, more dangerous form? Later, a dejected Mousse comes across a magical mask, one that can make its victim fall to their knees, weeping, and begging for mercy. Mousse+mask=Ranma, humiliated! It's self-respect versus the need for revenge in an ultimate magical item showdown. Meanwhile, Ranma is having problems of his own with a cast-aside magical swimsuit, which Ranma is stuck wearing, whether he likes it or not! Then, It's more summer silliness when Ukyo, up to her usual schemes, invites not just Ranma but Akane as well to a haunted seaside destination. Go into the caves as a couple, legend says, and you'll be broken-up for sure by the time you leave. But once an arguing Ranma and Akane get going, the ghosts are going to be the least scary things in those caves! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 26 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Ever since her husband took off for a training mission with their baby son over a decade ago, Nodoka Saotome hasn't had so much as a glimpse of her now-grown son, Ranma. That's why, when a mysterious young stranger drops a scroll with the word "Ranma" scrawled on it, she can only assume it's her long-lost boy. Ranma, upset that this stranger has not only taken up residence in the Tendo Dojo, but is passing himself off as his mother's son, can only watch from the sidelines and fume. The boy, as it turns out, is actually Ryu Kumon ? a martial artist only interested in one thing: Finding the other scroll that matches a set passed down to him by his father. From there, it turns into an all- out competition between the two to find the powerful scroll, learn the ultimate Saotome School secret technique, and prove once and for all which one of them is the "true" Ranma. Then, Happosai's search for an Elixir of Youth calls for one very special ingredient: The tears of one who "is neither man, nor woman." In other words... Ranma! Go cry him a river, Ranma! Unless... you'd rather not? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 26 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Ever since her husband took off for a training mission with their baby son over a decade ago, Nodoka Saotome hasn't had so much as a glimpse of her now-grown son, Ranma. That's why, when a mysterious young stranger drops a scroll with the word "Ranma" scrawled on it, she can only assume it's her long-lost boy. Ranma, upset that this stranger has not only taken up residence in the Tendo Dojo, but is passing himself off as his mother's son, can only watch from the sidelines and fume. The boy, as it turns out, is actually Ryu Kumon ? a martial artist only interested in one thing: Finding the other scroll that matches a set passed down to him by his father. From there, it turns into an all- out competition between the two to find the powerful scroll, learn the ultimate Saotome School secret technique, and prove once and for all which one of them is the "true" Ranma. Then, Happosai's search for an Elixir of Youth calls for one very special ingredient: The tears of one who "is neither man, nor woman." In other words... Ranma! Go cry him a river, Ranma! Unless... you'd rather not? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 27 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Ranma Saotome never thought a martial arts training mission to China would turn out like this! An accidental dunk in a cursed spring changes boy Ranma into a young girl every time he is splashed with cold water. Hot water reverses the effect - but only until next time! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 28 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. For Ryoga (whose alter ego is of course P-chan, Akane's cute widdle pet pig), what could possibly be a better love-connection than someone who breeds pigs for a living? Latest in a line of sumo-wrestling pig-breeders, the passionate-about-porkers Akari is impressed when Ryoga easily bests a 14th generation Yokozuna champion. Does an ever-hopeful Ryoga dare take her professions of undying love at face value, or will his transformation into P-chan be the cause of some terrible misunderstanding...? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 29 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. A new disciple ? sent by an old friend of Happosai's ? arrives at the Tendo Dojo. Ryoga tries to have a private moment with Akane ? and Akari ? at the same time, and a magical umbrella that makes those who wander beneath it fall in love makes the already complicated situation even worse. Next, there's a contest between Akane and Miss Hinako to see who can learn to swim first. Then Ranma goes to the brink of death after some bad noodles. And a cursed doll takes over Akane's body! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.