The attempt to MAKE RANMA 1/2 WOKE and the danger of the netflix REBOOT

There is an agenda to subvert the classic anime Runma 1/2 and the current Netflix reboot might be part of it.
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[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

bottom line: ranma doesn't want to be a girl.

[@DarrylCross]

Pretty much. Except for that one time he hits his head during a training exercise and suffers temporary brain damage, but I hardly think that counts.

[@demoulius1529]

He literally got it by falling into a CURSED pond and getting CURSED. The show doesent try to show it in a positive light. Its referred to and seen as a curse.

[@barnbwt]

And the one or two stories where he even briefly begins enjoying some aspect of it (eating girly foods in public, wielding feminine wiles), it quickly leads to bad consequences (moral and psychological) that disabuses him of the notion. It truly uses the 'gender bending' premise to highlight/honor the differences between genders, not to blur them.

[@VOAN]

Nah I'm pretty sure he likes the curse and always tends to pretend not liking it. If he really doesn't want to be a girl he would had return back to China and find that legendary pond of drown men or something.

[@barnbwt]

And despite this obvious bottom line, nearly everyone else in the plot is convinced he's using the curse to run away from his masculine responsibilities, lol. "Be a man, Ranma!" --Idiot Father No. 1 "How dare you abandon Akane!" --Idiot Father No. 2

[@mr.s2005]

of course they claim that its about trans without understanding why the gender swap was happening....and ignoring the fact his dad turns into a panda for the same reason.

[@notmousse]

Don't give the furries hope.

[@Dram1984]

They don’t understand anything because taking cross sex hormones typically drops IQ by about 15-20 points, making most of them functional regarded. This isn’t hyperbole.

[@Dram1984]

They don’t understand because taking cross s3x hormones has been shown to lower IQ by about 15-20 points. Making most of them functionally regarded.

[@Dram1984]

They don’t understand much because we know that taking opposite gender hormones typically lowers IQ by 15-20 points. Most of these people are functionally regarded.

[@Dram1984]

They don’t understand much because we know that taking your non-natural hormones typically lowers IQ by 15-20 points. Most of these people are functionally regarded.

[@garlandmueller740]

Ranma hates being a woman, that´s where the comedy comes from. Rumiko Takahashi is just a regular troll, not some modern day activist. PS: Shampoo is best girl!!!

[@AB-ln2py]

Well he had no problems riding the train for his own profit tho :D At least later in the serie.

[@mrbigglezworth42]

Her characters can sometimes be really obnoxious. I never liked Kagome for instance, and the "main girl" in Ranma is equally unpleasant for 90% of the time.

[@n4m31355h4dow]

The only Time he like it, it was for eating ice cream

[@Alpha_Digamma]

@@AB-ln2py he grows into it. I mean, he grows into exploiting how men/ boys react to his female form.

[@nemoatlantis7148]

he hates being a woman, but never mind abusing the benefits of being in girl form.

[@ComicBookMuscle]

It’s a curse not a choice. Let that set in.

[@MarineRX179]

Not to mention it is a reoccurring theme that Ranma and other male characters all jump at the chance and even fight each other for any possible "cure" so to speak, because none of them asked for this they all got the curse by accident and want their bodies to be fixed.

[@Solitaire001]

@@MarineRX179 The only character who likes his cursed form is Pantyhose Taro. He likes the power it gives him.

[@NeoBluereaper]

Just look at Bridget, they do not care. They are happy to embrace extreme methods of grooming children to be what THEY want them to be. For the case of Bridget on pain of death.

[@demoulius1529]

I mean, one of the characters literally turns into a tiny pig. Ofcourse they see it as a curse xD

[@chelinox4504]

Yes Ranma can't tranform at own will and during the entire manga the curse works as a "nerf", so many arcs could be easier not having to deal with the curse

[@jimbragdon1126]

A good backup of his point is his father. The curse changes his father into a giant panda and yet in this form he does NOT think like a panda. He does not lose his humanity and become an animal although he plays dumb to get out of things when he can. This proves that the curse does NOT change the mental framework of the cursed individual.

[@13gan]

Inb4 the father identify as a furry, lol

[@Fenris30]

Some Curses are Physical whilst some are Mental. That's just how Jusenkyo works. Some say the Curse balance you out which is why Ranma who was raise to be a Manly Man is given the girl curse. Chinese Mysticism is about Balance. There is always light within darkness and darkness within light. Yin and Yang. Problem with the so called "Woke Mob" is that where their ideas were strictly related to Fanfiction they've since wanted to make their Fanfiction the main Continuity which IMO defeats the point of Fanfiction cause you need a solid foundation to base your fanfic ideas on. If that's the main story then Poof their goes your creativity. That's why this shit is seen as Lame now. There's no "there" there anymore. Have I read stuff where Ranma is locked into female form an has to deal with that? Yes but I don't want that to be the main story anymore then I want my favorite Ship of Ranma/Nabiki to be the end all be all dispite the fact that it rules. Be well, and Fuck the KotTF. If you know, you know.😅

[@eleethtahgra7182]

@@Fenris30 No. Thats not how jusenkyo work. Its about which being was drowned in which pool and which poor fools fall upon which pool. And the curse selection is for the lulz and drama by the author.

[@dyslexicLLM]

Yes, the dad acting like a dumb panda when he needs to take responsibility is still hilarious to me. He's such a fun character.

[@snintendog]

@@13gan Given how the MUSK tribe works..... Furry has more credence than trans would hilariously enough.

[@Hyuinn]

Ranma is not trans, he clearly is gender FLUID... ...... haha get it? because he changes with water? you know, a fluid... oh God, I hate these times...

[@PhazonEnder]

Come on, I thought your joke was funny.

[@greystorm7862]

I liked the joke

[@BlackAhder]

No, was funny, but i get you..^^" These Times sucks.. oo

[@Lilliathi]

Gender fluid is stored in the balls.

[@mirokuaec]

No kidding, these woke trans activists going to every IP seeking representation is pathetic. They debated similarly for "Heavenly Delusion"

[@ilovenodoka]

To speak on Shad's point about Akane changing from the original "I hate boys" to "I hate men", that is solely a dubbing issue. In the Japanese she says the exact same lines as the original version using "otoko no ko" not "dansei", mind you the acting was different, but direction is what it is. So this was 100% a dubbing thing that they decided to make her hate "men" rather than "boys (her peers)". As with pretty much every issue with anime in the west... It's the people creating dubs and to a lesser degree subs that are the issue.

[@thatoneLerrydude]

Total Localizer Job loss.

[@snintendog]

Nah In the JP and Manga its damn clear she hates Men that dont bend to her will. Its Very Obvious its a control issue with Akane.

[@wrongthinker843]

@@snintendog Except the teacher she has a crush on is introduced in like chapter 2, so go pretend being sentient to your poor ailing mother.

[@garlandmueller740]

It is men in the original and any other translation. She is really respectful to her father and superiors. She doesn't hate men, she just hates men that lust after her, considering those men are Kuno and the likes, her hatered for alot of men makes sense, it's clear she doesn't mean in general.

[@markwatson8714]

@@garlandmueller740 It's boys, she specifically uses otokonoko. it's not that she hates boys or for that matter men, she hates the fact she can't get them to pay attention to her in the way she desires. It's part of her insecurity around her femininity - what she wants is a man who'll give her flowers, take her on dates and generally court her in the traditional way rather than seeing her as an opponent.

[@PuppyLuvU2]

To me he is a chad that is still a male chad even as a woman, he wont let turning into a girl AGAINST HIS WILL stop him from living his chad life.

[@cyancat8633]

It takes best boy to be best girl

[@mnessenche]

so, a trans man.

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

yess

[@Fenris86]

The entire comedy of Ranman 1/2 would not work if there was any gender fluidity. Also, Rumiko Takahashi is the absolute GOAT.

[@Revys_Husband343]

I mean Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha are both made by the same Mangaka and she has done so much for the anime and manga community and the West is tarnishing her work, seriously, if women should be allowed to make such works, why are their works being censored or changed to fit certain propaganda points or why should it be used to push "ThE mEsSaGe?" Food for thought BTW.

[@misterpinkandyellow74]

Simping for women not going to change anything

[@lordadorable1140]

The message is always paramount. Those who aren’t on board deserve to be ostracised and belittled in the eyes of those who push the agenda, because they are right and others are wrong

[@Tree_a_Boar]

You forgot to mention her other work usurei yatsura that also got recent remake

[@Haiyami]

Urusei yatsura remake sucked. Most of the raunchy humor was removed and the setting was updated for a modern setting. It just felt very hollow.

[@walkermott1750]

Inuyahsa is amazing. It didn't even occur to me until like 2 years ago that it's a shoujo.

[@Riftrender]

Gender bending was funny to me in the early 2000s etc. Now all these activities have made it so I can't even watch or read any gender bending crap.

[@Dram1984]

Yeah, it’s always been a joke. It’s just now we live in 🤡 🌎

[@LadyIno]

If there's ever going to be an anime adaption of Bokura no Kiseki (which I doubt), I hope activists won't ruin that. The gender bending there is not funny at all and the MC doesn't act one bit like the lady he was in his previous life. Same thing with Shut Hell and many female to male gender bending survival stories, it's not just a comedy trope. And it surely never was meant to be iconic for some weird activists.

[@artix003]

yep gender bender is supposed to be 90% comedy the rest are shoujo dramas by my limited shoujo knowledge

[@mirokuaec]

​@LadyIno you know the answer...smh, these activists are in every aspect of media entertainment specifically video games and anime localizers. Dei and esg is their ticket in.

[@megadesu69]

Meh, who cares what tourists and activists think. Don't let them rule your thoughts and life.

[@Blizz3112]

The original still is fine to watch... Also, its been stated many times by Ranma himself that if he turns into a girl he actively gets weaker due to his sex change... which is funny... XD

[@ryuketsu6617]

That's anime only line, manga says no such thing.

[@snintendog]

@@ryuketsu6617 Its a core part of the Pantyhose Taro fight as Ranma Switches back and forth for the agility boost and power boost. Guess someone never made it that far.

[@richardtorruellas2370]

@@ryuketsu6617 Activist detected. It absolutely happened in the manga.

[@kusog3]

@@ryuketsu6617 tourist

[@SilentTheViewer]

@@ryuketsu6617 outed yourself in real time lol

[@KeluMocy]

Remaking a golden era anime today is a fool's errand. It won't look as good and will most likely be toned down for "modern sensibilities".

[@blackblaze4830]

Yes and maybe not 😅 japan dont really care for other countries political views they just want good trade if they sell that product to somewhere like US they change a bit of it to fit there views but if they remake there own product like old anime in that they have claims on they just modernized it from there own point they only problem japan fces are the domestic translation when they release it to other coutries like what happened to maid dragon 😅 so it might just be that again cause crazies now days are many

[@GraveUypo]

yup, i hated the trigun remake. they butchered one of my favorite series ever

[@konni0883]

Indeed. "Modern sensibilities" is modern day code for "infantilised" or "developmentally stunted individuals".

[@haenyo6462]

remake is great so far (3 episodes in) stays true to the og, and doesn’t tone anything down 🤷‍♂️

[@barnbwt]

Agreed. And even if it's not toned down, it 'won't be the same' and will therefore be less desirable regardless. Maybe if they adhere to the manga more closely than the show did, get the different ending, etc, it could be a semi-separate property, that could stand on its own merits. Kinda like the two Hunter X Hunter series that are ultimately more different than identical.

[@gunsmithcat7542]

I hope you will do a follow up video, once this season's run is over, either praising it as a positive example of a remake - or critiquing it for pandering to the mob. Either way: I'd like to hear your take.

[@Snow-Willow]

I agree. My husband and I read the manga. I never even actually watched the original anime. So from purely a manga reader's perspective, I'd be interested in hearing how they did with this remake. I watched the first season of Urusei Yatsura remade and they did good so maybe this one will be too. Maybe.

[@SassyCassie89]

Fair question: Is everything not to your liking just labelled "for the mob"?. Does every single thing ever made have to cater to you? Coz thats thats the woke believe and im tired of our side basically being the same as theirs now 😅. Whiney, over reaching, entitled like its all there. Not you specifically just in general, it's putting me off big time.

[@eckitera]

@@SassyCassie89 To answer your question: No, unless they came to an established media and warped it for their own agenda. They must only cater to their primary target audience, and/or whoever likes that media in the first place... Why wouldn't I whine? They came and hijacked what I liked, changed everything to fit their agenda, and call me whatever political labels they can think of...

[@epsilomtrent932]

​@@SassyCassie89 TL; DR: "mob" refers to a group of toxic fans who fight for their headcanon in spite of canon; Ranma 1/2 is subversive of gender tropes in only one respect, and that's learning to be empathetic; and, hey, if the remake appeals to "the mob" then let it appeal to "the mob". They have the remake. The original series exists for the ones that follow the canon. I'm not OP, but I'll try to add a little nuance to this. "Mob", according to Merriam-Webster's dictionary, means "a large crowd of disorderly or riotous people". Similarly, Cambridge says that a mob is a "large, angry crowd, especially one that can become violent". From these definitions, we can infer that something being 'for the mob' means that something meant to appease a toxic group of people. A good example of this would be the Prequel vs Original Trilogy conflict within the Star Wars community. For many, the Prequels are bad films. They're boring, they're nothing like Star Wars, they're clunky and full of plot holes, etc. For others, they're as Star Wars as they come. The toxic fans are the ones fighting it out: the Prequel Deniers and the Prequel Denier Haters. Ranma 1/2, as a series, was made by someone who wrote about traditional stereotypes, traditional beliefs, traditional everything. In fact, the subversion of gender norms being made throughout the series is that Ranma slowly learns to be more open about his emotions regarding Akane instead of hiding behind the teasing and belittling, and even that's slow going because it takes time to open up about this kind of stuff when you've grown up on the whole "men are strong, feelings are weak" mentality. Similarly, Akane being so tough is also a subversion of gender stereotypes, having her maintain a sense of agency throughout the whole story without being pulled about by simple "I like him, so I'll do this to get him to like me" trope. So, if something is "for the mob", it's for people who want specific headcanon to be made real instead of adhering to the vision of Takahashi-sensei. Yes, this series is very traditional, but it also reinforces a few positive masculine traits that Ranma slowly learns throughout the series. His time flip-flopping between a male and female anatomy gives him more clarity regarding Akane's dislike for boys, and it gives him more opportunities to be a little more mature and compassionate. He grows into someone that can be relied upon. It's about dismissing the whole "boys will be boys" trope by teaching just a little bit of empathy. At the end of the day, Ranma 1/2 reboot is a remake of the original manga and show. If we dislike it, we can always go back to the originals. I still go back to the older Sailor Moon anime (in Japanese, because sod making Nepture and Uranus cousins instead of a lesbian couple. Let them be gay!) rather than the newer ones simply because I like the older ones. That's pretty much it, yeah. If you don't watch it, someone else will.

[@gundamleviathan5760]

@@SassyCassie89the target audience is straight, non mentally ill boys for this manga/anime. Thus turning it into something it’s not would only turn people away.

[@Nyrufa]

The community: "Ranma is trans / gender fluid!" The fans: "No, Ranma is cursed after they took a dip in the wrong hot spring!"

[@EyeOfMagnus4E201]

“He” took a dip in the wrong hot spring.

[@Nyrufa]

@@EyeOfMagnus4E201 I used 'they' in the generalized sense. I do not, nor shall I ever use it as a gender pronoun.

[@NickEnlowe]

@@Nyrufa For "they" to make sense in that sentence, the subject would need to be either plural or vague. In this case, the subject was Ranma, so "they" doesn't work. We slowly lose the language battle each time we use "they" as a generic pronoun in any other situation.

[@Nyrufa]

@@NickEnlowe Generalization is just how I always used it throughout my life. Like, I would say "they're over there" if I wanted to refer to somebody's location without specifying their name or something.

[@RhazOfRheos]

@@NickEnlowe Honestly, using "They/Them/Theirs" for vagueness was also use to be wrong or informal grammar. It was supposed to be specifically plural or plural ambiguity. We used to be corrected to use "Him or her"/" He or she" for vagueness in a sentence for proper grammar.

[@RaiosSephi]

Everyday, we are reminded to learn Japanese.

[@Tsuchimursu]

I learned to listen to Japanese audio before highschool.... Dubs always sucked and subs were superior

[@YarugumaSou]

Yeah the old stuff might be safe. But unfortunately for the new stuff they'll just resort to censoring right on the originals.

[@NAzo.]

Japanese always the best. And in this anime remake it's better also because most of the cast are from the original. We even get Megumi Hayashibara back as female Ranma.

[@seanmalloy0528]

@@Tsuchimursu how did you do that?

[@Tatokun92]

​@@seanmalloy0528Listening, that's all you need, so you get used to it, I did as well.

[@ocularcavity8412]

The ONLY time Ranma Act TRULY female is in one episode when he is Hit on the head lands in cold water tranforms and gets amnesia, an for OBVIOUS comedic and relationship driven reasons Akane keep treating Ranma like his OLD male centric self even though Amnesia Ranma now has modesty and acts like a proper female and has NONE of the qualities Akane claims to hate about Ranma, it Freaks Akane OUT because this ISN'T who he is and make her realize how much she would miss him if he was gone or different and shows she DOES like Ranma more than she pretends

[@davenathan2002]

It's also an anime exclusive storyline. It doesn't happen in the original manga.

[@ocularcavity8412]

@@davenathan2002 INTERESTING I never got to read the Manga (still want to) I figured they just did it for laughs because it was an absurdity, and opposites are comical, and it is towards the end of a season maybe just to fill time. It also shows Akane is just kinda contrary too, so even with the things she complains gone she would still be difficult, and by the end she wakes up a bit but not too much cause that is how they keep the show going and the hijinks rolling

[@nekohybrid7610]

Wrong. All that bitch cares about is her little bubble world shattering. You forget in that episode that it was HER entire fault that Ranma became amnesiac. She was also quick to give up on Ranma as the bitch just outright attacks her, shouting she doesn’t care anymore if Ranma stayed how she is. It was only by DUMB LUCK Ranma got his memory back in the end.

[@jupiter926]

And This episode is the only one with actual transgender subtext in the whole show. Honestly, wasn't a good episode for me it's an oooold show so It wasn't problematic at the time but It was more like "im not confortable in my body" and all the other characters acting like he died there but he's alive and breathing- In the show that's something understandeble cuz Ranma isn't trans, but the trans subtext of not be acepted for who you are, is still there ( ps: i love Ranma )

[@ocularcavity8412]

@jupiter926 I was kind of over used trope almost every show back in the 90's had somebody getting amnesia, at the time I was just like..... Oh ANOTHER amnesia episode..... Other than a couple of funny gags the only thing I liked about that episode, is that shows Akane is just, a DIFFICULT person, technically Ranma being Mosdest, Kind, non-violent and gentle, technically fixed ALL the things Akane was CONSTANTLY nagging and complaining about and she still wasn't happy, and it kinda proves that even though she always blames Ranma for everything it's not actually his fault

[@Stevarooni]

The Japanese can play with swapping like this because they don't see it as "living _her_ truth", they see it as a deforming of his body. If this reboot distorts it, well, it's absolutely cultural appropriation.

[@spartanonxy]

You need to understand to the modern left the only time cultural appropriation is a thing is when it is not them doing it. When they do it they view it more along the lines of "correcting a flaw".

[@Amokra]

this show is the embodiment of the Japanese word henti as in butterfly

[@Taz-ey4jl]

Neither you people or the wokies know anything about the Japanese.😂

[@sheerbeauty]

Facts!

[@timmythebirthdayboy8635]

In Japanese, 男 (otoko) is the kanji for man and it generally doesn't infer age. If you've looked into Japanese language at all, you'll quickly discover there are basically 3 levels of etiquette in speech. There's polite, casual, and rude. Using just otoko to call someone a man is considered rude. The polite way to say man is 男の人 (otoko no hito), and boy is 男の子 (otoko no ko). In the remake episode 2, both Akane and Ranma when arriving at the school only use 男 as they hate each other so they're speaking rudely to each other. In episode 1, Nabiki uses the word 男嫌い (otoko kirai) which means man-hater; 嫌い (kirai) is an adjective noun meaning to hate and so you attach 男 to the front to form the compound word. So just from the original Japanese words used you can't fully derive the intent that Akane just hates boys but not adult men, but given the earlier context of her obvious crushing on Dr Tofu I think it's the fairest assumption to make.

[@Amokra]

well that is a push against the dubbed :)

[@scythe9734]

Yea, Akane doesn't have to say it "I hate specifically boys" for us to understand that she hates boys. She dislikes boys around her age, but she respect her father, other men in the seires, and hava a crush on Doctor Tofu. What does that tell us? Isn't it obvious? The show showed us without telling us.

[@Eyevou]

Early on it's more of an "I hate guys" as an all-in-compassing statement but we do get the context not much later. English dubs really hate nuance like that and ADR has to match the flaps so it's hard to get all that in without adding a translation note.

[@gregsimoes8645]

Akane is right on the cusp of puberty where she "hates boys" (ie. the standard kid who thinks the opposite sex is gross) but starting to develop romantic feelings (crush on her "teacher" (Dr. Tofu)). If you have an issue with "woke", but love Ranma, then watch the sub. There's a decent chance that some annoying bits will creep into the dub, but since the base Japanese is made in Japan, I would be shocked if that's an issue. There are some people in Japan that are more (American-style) progressive, but generally speaking, Japan is a very different society and they're not going to make these shows to cater to a US audience. And I am willing to lay money right now that Netflix isn't going to try to "force" them to put "woke" themes into it. Urusei Yatsura and Ranma are being remade because they are classics (in Japan) and the industry can make money re-doing it, it's that simple.

[@wernerviehhauser94]

​@@scythe9734 but that would require people to read between the lines and pay attention to context. If every time someone failed to do or didn't care to do this they would get smacked, the world would be an annoyingly load place.....

[@ipercalisse579]

Lol. Ranma is embarassed by his condition the whole series... that is SHAMEFUL for him. And Akane calls him a pervert when first encounter him, believing he was a she, then, that he is a sort of travestie. Which Ranma denies immediately.

[@yusukeelric]

Akane didnt even know both ranmas were the same, he called him pervert because he saw her naked. Ranma later called her out on her broken logic that hes the pervert because he saw her but its okay if she saw him. And that her body aint a big deal since hes already getting used to seeing himself naked as woman .Altough he later makes her mad by saying he looks better as a woman than her because he has biggere boobs and not a giant ass..

[@davenathan2002]

In Ranma 1/2, Akane considers insults that attack her femininity to be the worst insults you can throw at her. Ukyo throws away her femininity when "rejected" as a child, but immediately begins dressing, behaving and speaking like a girl for the rest of the series when Ranma compliments her appearance. Tsubasa is a male crossdresser who is horrified at the thought of people thinking he is gay, and insists people just accept it's a fetish he enjoys. Shampoo despises Ranma when she thinks he is a girl that defeated her, but becomes head over heels for him when she realizes she was bested by a strong man. Rumiko Takahashi likes strong females, but she never tries to undermine traditional values. Even in her over the top series like Ranma 1/2, she never writes the young female fighters as being even in the same league of strength as their male counterparts.

[@mightza3781]

Ranma 1/2 treats gender in the same way Mob Psycho treats superpowers, talents, athleticism or body odour; a trait, but doesn't define you. Akane shouldn't be seen as any less "feminine" just because she has overtly "masculine" hobbies. Ranma isn't any less of man just because of his curse. Kasumi shouldn't be shamed for being a traditional woman compared to her sisters; she's what keeps the household together. Nabiki shouldn't be shamed for being ambitious and oppurtunistic. There is no shame in being who you are unless you are hurting others. It's a story about the importance of communication and respect. Talking about feelings shouldn't be seen as something "girly", but that was how Ranma was raised. Ranma himself was raised by an abusive misogynist that really drilled male expectations into his head; so what he considers "manly" at the start should be taken with a grain of salt. The curse was a way to peel away the superficial stuff Ranma learned from his father who is the farthest away you can get from an upstanding man. It's by becoming a woman and walking some miles in their shoes that Ranma learns what it truly is to be a man. Ranma earns his mother's acknowledgement as a man among men despite his curse. Ranma sacrifices the cure in the final arc in the manga because Akane is more important to him. To me it's a story that says people ascribe way too much of their identity to gender; it's probably the most boring aspect of a person. Just be a good person and respect others; focusing too much on gender just makes you lose sight of what's actually important. Trying to force something just hurts you more in the end.

[@xLoLRaven]

Looks at Cologne...

[@davenathan2002]

@@xLoLRaven Cologne is over a hundred years old. I said "young characters" with her explicitly in mind.

[@wagnar]

@@xLoLRavenCologne is barely a “female character”. She is depicted as a hundred year old mummy. Both Happosai and Cologne are barely recognizable as human beings.

[@yusukeelric]

Depends what you call traditional values Takahashi celebrates what she considers the true meaning of ideal man and woman, flawed people that make each other better. But constantly attacks in the manga what was considered traditional in 80s japan Mind reminding you... the most traditional characters in Ranma are the Kuno siblings. One is very stoic and a iaido practitioner, like a samura, the other is a gymnast dancer, wich was the 80s go to club for women back then, both well positioned people and on the outside , very traditional. And they are also both giant perverts, both sexually harrass ranma depending if hes a man or a woman. The reason the plot started is because of an ARRANGED marriages, and if you think thats outlandish, maybe in 80s America, In 80s Japan families still practiiced arranged marriages. Go read the manga , or read a wiki and see why ranma mother , the very traditional , always wearing kimono housewife , is looking for ranma and Genma always with the family katana in hand. Shampoo likes ranma because hes strong. But also because of the TRADITION of her village wich dictates that a men that beats a woman is worth of her love and she HUNTS DOWN ranma to get him to marry her. She at some point used a powder that would undo ranma curse, and even when she realizes its only temporal still tricks ranma into going out with her with it. Rumiko was absolutely against tradition, the entire manga constantly throws jabs at the idea of love being defined by traditional values. She doesnt make women stronger than men physically because she adheres to natural laws. she was against tradition, not reality. reality dictates men and women need each other, love is part of human nature. And part of the manga was all about letting love flourish naturally, not try to impose it with traditions or rules.

[@TalesofDawnandDusk]

As someone who makes videos about very very old Japanese folklore, I can assure you that there are few ideas more fundamental to traditional Japanese culture than the very real and concrete differences between men and women and how their coming together is the proper state of the universe. In the original, founding myths of Japan, everything in the world was born from the union of "The Male Who Invites" Izanagi and "The Female Who Invites" Izanami. It's very clear that the sun goddess, Amaterasu, also rules alongside a male counterpart, Takamimusubi, suggesting that it's proper for even the greatest of the gods to be with the very distinct opposite sex. There's a poem by a goddess called Suseribime to her husband Okuninushi where she takes the idea that women stay in one place while men move around, for granted. The Tale of Genji and all the foundational romantic literature of Japan's first golden age, the Heian Period (my favorite period of Japanese history) never suggests that men and women can, or should, be interchangeable or that people are anything different that what they are born as. As such, if anyone comes to you claiming that the Japanese in ancient times had even slightly progressive ideas about the sexes and gender roles, please know that they are either taking very specific moments of history and literature out of context and hyper focusing on them to justify an untenable claim, or they're just out of their minds.

[@nycsim-r8t]

Not just a Japanese concept, but an Asian concept of Yin/Female and Yang/Male.

[@UToobUsername01]

Could it be both? They are basically crazy people justifying their crazy actions and then looking for evidence to support their beliefs? It's what criminals do when detectives find out they were guilty and when presented with evidence they try to make up a story that sounds like they were more innocent than they actually are. That's what the woke mob do with anime: they accuse people of things they are guilty of. This means when you defend yourself the spotlight is never on them. It's a tactic of the radical left. Read "Rules for Radicals". (it's the guide on how they operate) It will open your eyes.

[@Mylstrydr]

Hoh? Videos about very very old Japanese folklore? You have my attention. See you soon on your channel. o7 I would be interested in knowing how much the Japanese view on male and female was influenced by Chinese beliefs on the same, considering their long shared history. Did the Japanese already have these views well-entrenched in their culture before the first major influx of Chinese culture, philosophy, and religion? (I'm guessing yes, but it'd still be interesting to know.)

[@TalesofDawnandDusk]

@@Mylstrydr Well, it's hard to say. There is some very clear Chinese influence in the works of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, but even since the days of Himiko there's been a noticeable presence of both a male and a female sovereign ruling together, and given how important the male-female dichotomy features in the old myths I'm inclined to believe that it's mostly a Japanese thing that was reinforced and supported by Chinese philosophy. I mean, you do have to be at least a little delusional to insist that the male-female dichotomy is only a social construct and I'm pretty sure almost all non post modern cultures take it for granted.

[@MaxBraver555]

The sole reason Rumiko Takahashi made Ranma that way, was to appeal to both male and female readers/audience, made back in the late 80s there’s no such purpose

[@BlueBlazeKing]

I heard it’s because she couldn’t decide the protagonist gender and said “Why not both”

[@SuperiorPosterior]

@@BlueBlazeKing That is exactly correct. She wanted to appeal to boys _and_ girls, which is why she decided to make a martial arts-focused romcom, but couldn't decide on the MC's gender, and said "fine, we'll do both."

[@Solitaire001]

@@BlueBlazeKing She did make one change. Originally she intended that a punch to the stomach would cause Ranma to transform into a girl, but she decided to make water the trigger due to its comedic potential.

[@BlueBlazeKing]

@@Solitaire001 I actually didn’t know that, but the change does make sense. It would be hard to write fight scenes if the trigger was a gut punch

[@drndn]

I recalled more specifically it was Rumiko wanted to DRAW both boys and girls, so this gave lots of opportunity to do both.

[@RedwoodTheElf]

I've never heard anyone call the series "Ranma Half" before. It's always been "Ranma One-Half" to me and anyone else I've ever heard refer to it.

[@matthewlugo2417]

Hes British id give him a pass

[@NaturalSynthetic777]

Same

[@mr.s2005]

there a reason why I hardly do any new dubs, nearly all the major voice actors are woke and after what they did to Vic, really don't feel like helping their paychecks.

[@endless3cho]

Completely agree.

[@alexschiemann2856]

Agreed we need more normal voice actors to may of them have become indoctrinated into the cult

[@CasualREDACTED]

Vic goes to church and gets hugged by FORMER friends: they cancel him Damen Mills tries to molest little boys and gets exposed as a hardcore sexual predator: they defend him

[@dottzie33]

Don’t know much about this show ) it looks fun) bit from you showing the line change from Boys to men I’m guessing they will try to make it that the girl falls in love with the female version of him and he will like and want to be in that form for her because that’s just how it should be. I could be wrong though 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Eggs_Bennidict_Cucumber_Batch]

The worst part of the accusations by the cosplayers; was that the "accusing" cosplayers had their old b roll pictures combed through to find the most awkward looking photos. The group that accused him were that level of evil.

[@linachanmangalover]

This is funny becasue back then the trans community hated Ranma 1/2 because and I quote "They mock trans people!!!!" Ohhh but now they love it ....

[@cynthiajones8763]

Because they can twist the narrative, so they are now happy with it.

[@deuswulf6193]

They are not exactly known for being sane.

[@maikusoft]

The trans of the yester-years were mostly usually 'sane' ones. They wanted to fit in with the social ideals of the given gender they felt they were. There were some that were just in it for the lust, yes, but the volume compared then to now... The ones claiming to be trans NOW-adays, are just completely insane and have all these weird pronoun mixtures and don't want to really fit into a social gendered role, but instead want to abolish it and make others follow their own ideologies. Parading around their sexual perversions in parades and calling it pride, showing off their genitals and gimp suits to children on the sidewalks that parents that should know better than to bring to. All of which has been detrimental for the trans people that are actually trying to live their life being seen as a normal gendered social role of either a man or a woman, and not this perversion. Not these bearded nose ring rainbow coloured fashion shows plastering on make-up and telling you that they are a woman and you are a bigot for not calling them one, and proceed to bark at you like a dog or meow/hiss like a cat because they are severely mentally challenged but we're told we have to accept these kinds of people.

[@allenharper2928]

They like it now because they see a chance to subvert it.

[@eliselianaboyd2547]

You have no idea what you're talking about. Transgender people have always loved Ranma

[@maikusoft]

I'm a trans-woman, even having had SRS done for a shallow depth, and did grow up watching the anime and reading the fan-translation of the manga of the originals. I whole heartedly agree with what you say in all of this, and hate how it's become a trans icon. I thought it would have been nice back when I was between 12 and 15 to be able to have such a curse, but other than that I understood the characters and nuances even as a pre-teen into teen watching/reading it. I watched it for the funny dumb things that would happen, and the actual story coming together with him and Akane. Hate how so many subvert and twist/turn it into something it's not to fit their ideology. He is not trans, nor is Herb for that matter. And there's cross dressing characters as well, but there's reason and story behind WHY they do/did such. Especially given the time period it was made in, and the expected social roles there were. His own mother is meant for him to commit seppuku for not becoming a 'man among men,' which almost happens. Meanwhile the ones putting it on their pedestal for 'egg cracking' and idolization just watched it and had glossy eyed dreams about the curse's effect on him and ignore the rest of the material's premise and story/lore. I see a lot of them praising this remake and praying that Happosai is never in it for him being such a 'problematic' character as well. I've seen clips and pieces from the first couple episodes, and just outright refuse to really bother watching it, even if the colouring and animations are nice. I'll stick with the original 80s materials. I have no faith in the remake, especially when Japan and anime is starting to steer towards Western imposed ideals for media made content lately.

[@Peacepinkhair]

I recommend Stop Hibari Kun if you want to see vintage anime with a trans female character.

[@drndn]

The second anime has been completely faithful to the original manga, aside from a bit of how the nudity is drawn, they haven't compromised any content, it is worth watching.

[@barnbwt]

The only 'problem' with Hopposai is that he is annoying; I could do with a massively de-tuned version of that goblin...then again, I always get a kick out of his pupils referring to him as "our evil master" and it not really being a hyperbole.

[@majaimay]

Hey hi all, American who lived in japan for years here. also lifelong ranma fan. I wouldn't sweat this, the japanese language used in the showc is nearly identical to the original, any changes in the subtitles are just woke ass localizers at work again. Additionally at least so far i haven't noticrd anything all that worrisome "otoko" is more like a general term for "male" and can be translated as boy or man respectively.

[@classicalextremism]

Correct me if wrong, but owing to the hierarchical nature of Japanese culture she would use otoko to refer to her peer level, and would use dansei for what we would call older men. Which fits, as girls mature faster than boys and often fall for older men in that point in life further reinforcing the gender stereotypes the show/manga play off.

[@Snow-Willow]

This is great to hear. I am a Japanese language learner, so my goal is to eventually just consume Japanese media raw anyways. So glad to hear that even if the West tries to mess with it, the original Japanese material is untainted by current year.

[@majaimay]

@classicalextremism yeah that's true from a formal standpoint but more than likely she'd still say just "otoko" just in most cases when referring to either. "Dansei" is a bit more formal and situational. If she were referring to someone younger like a child or to try to purposely label someone as immature she'd say "otokonoko" which contrary to what the same weirdos who alter the subs inaccurately would have you believe literally just means "boy" as in specifically non adult or adolescent male. The term otokonoko has no connection to anything LGBT or trans related. I've seen some bad faith sub translations for certain anime lately where there's a dude masquerading as a woman that have alluded otherwise and it's just not true.

[@majaimay]

@ClayYount Firstly homie I absolutely do understand Japanese, again I lived there for years. Second of all I didn't insinuate that the localizers are woke necessarily or that anything as of yet was changed to that effect, just that if anything going forward with the subtitles IS out of pocket it will have been due to that fact because so far it has been accurate to the japanese dialogue, 3rd of all i read the entirety of the Manga before the end of the last millennium. And lastly the fact that you feel the need to jump to the defense of people because I suggested the POSSIBILITY of woke meddling which absolutely is and has been a problem in localized Anime for a while, really makes it seem like you took it personally that I even suggested it, which is a bit telling.

[@captainnyan-nyan2005]

​@@majaimayquestion. What is the youngest and oldest age to learn japanese?

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

Just shows how that community is all about propaganda. They don't understand Ranma at all. Its literally a curse he is trying to do everything for to lift and hates being forced into his other personality

[@anzerupnik1442]

The only trans theme in Ranma is Ranma hating being transformed into a girl, but ironically learns to cope with it.

[@FrostyMts]

Actual turning into a woman vs larping as a failed man

[@generalcellron2962]

No just no, especially if you mention anything to do with trans garbage there is nothing to do with that perversion of reality and when the original anime was made, none of that junk existed back then

[@CasualREDACTED]

If it was an actual Trans theme then Ranma would kill himself.

[@snintendog]

@@CasualREDACTED Lol He does say that he is more willing to lose his life before losing his manhood in the first EP.

[@darcsteel]

Actually his mother would make him kill himself

[@TRAILLER]

21:53 The 2024 anime is actually MORE loyal to the original work (just with more censorship. heck the only thing NOT shown in the manga was genitals), chapter 3 where Akane says she absolutely despise men is LITERALLY named "I hate men!" and chapter 5 has this EXACT scene and his though are, and I quote: "Why that little... And I'm supposed to thank HER?!". The 1989 anime took liberties and interpreted things. like creating Ushinosuke Oshamanbe. So on one side you have the old anime with the same level of censorship as the manga but full of story deviation or the new anime that is so far the manga's story but more censored.

[@obnoxiousjumper279]

Ranma is a treasure from a past long gone and should be protected

[@LadyIno]

This analysis is wonderful, you really showed great understanding for Ranma's true nature. Him being probably one of the most masculine harem protagonists ever created is something lgbt activists don't want to see. This anime is not meant to push their political agenda, it's just comedy with really well done action and romance. A unique Shounen/Shojo hybrid that just wants to entertain.

[@AGoodPlace365]

I am just watching 1989 version it's available for free on Tubi, Ranma½ Sub

[@sarahl2481]

ooooh! do they have the OAVs/mini movies????

[@simoncobian2816]

I restarted it too. So good me and my wife watch it together

[@random3263827]

​@@sarahl2481No, not yet, maybe we'll get luck later.🤞

[@RevanR]

Dang, this is the best way for Shad reviewing old animu

[@pyro5159]

Ranma isn't trans he's cursed and constantly says he's a man. Who loves a woman no LGBT in it period!

[@faiir]

Ranma isn't trans obviously. However, Ranma is someone who's forced to stay in the body of a sex they don't identify as and hates it. I can see why trans people could see themselves in him.

[@Lylantares]

I think we need to consider that Ranma was created by a woman in the 80s, and that it was a romantic comedy aimed at boys, which became popular with a lot of girls because the comedy and characters were pretty well written. It is also semi harem-y for both leads, Ranma and Akane, and the manga becomes so tangled in relationships deeper down the line that shipping wars would be inevitable. Also, there are gender-bending male characters in Ranma later on, and we actually get to see quite the spectrum of female characters (from very feminine to pretty boyish)

[@jovenc4508]

A well written show can resinate with anyone regardless of who it was made for.

[@Lylantares]

@@jovenc4508 haha, yep. Same with Sailor Moon, Attack on Titan, and Frieren.

[@jovenc4508]

@@Lylantares As a guy who grew up watching Sailor Moon along side Dragon Ball Z I wish more guys would give the show a chance before writing it off as just a show for girls.

[@kamenriderkfp6684]

It's times like this that I'm glad the majority of my favorite anime are too obscure to be touched for a remake or were already remade before these DEI cultists came out of the cesspits

[@Steffenator]

I was the same with Ranma… For years now, I’ve been like, “Wow… I’m surprised that the “communities” haven’t gotten their hands on Ranma yet.” I guess I should be glad we had as many years of peace as we did. *shrug*

[@VF0312]

As soon as I heard about a reboot, I never bothered going to watch this.

[@Milliardo5]

Hideaki Anno is laughing as he relishes another retelling of Evangelion...

[@Brotherofthe4thCompany]

These activist freaks would have a field day if they learned about Gantz.

[@Abicated]

Lol, same. There's zero chance they remake Gakuen Alice or Medaka Box.

[@jamesmcclure6191]

Well spoken, Shad. Gatekeep. Gatekeep. Forever gatekeep!

[@zettkusanagi6322]

the best scene for Ranma/Akanre relationship is their sleep state. I love how the author put that in the story. Akane is overly aggressive when asleep, she wont stop kicking and punching. Ranma is highly deffensive when asleep, nobody has been able to land a hit on him while asleep. And its a complement to each other.

[@PrincessTidge]

Huh, never had Shad down as a Ranma fan, he is surprising knowledgeable about the plot 😏

[@KNIGHTSWATCH]

Well, I am a man of culture ^_^

[@PrincessTidge]

@@KNIGHTSWATCH 😆

[@Jjk58174]

​@@KNIGHTSWATCH something that is truly needed in our modern day is this form of genuine passion for the classics.

[@SkyKingAzure]

Ranma 1/2 was one of my first anime/manga series so it really set the tone for how I approached this medium with all of its different kinds of stories. And I rued the day that Ranma 1/2 would come again into the modern light - and I was correct.

[@sonnywoods6846]

@@KNIGHTSWATCH In reference to @20:00 mark they might have left a lot of that buildup to Ranma's apology to Akane because in the original Show it might have just been Filler! This might be Ranma 1/2's Dragon Ball Kai. Creating a Manga Accurate version of the anime. You should probably compare the new anime to the original Manga to see if the buildup to the apology is canon. If they take out all of the Filler, then the anime will be a lot shorter than the original Anime

[@Mikalia_chan]

The Remake is following the manga. The manga didn't have him kick the can at his dad and reflect on what happened at school. Also Akane says in the manga, "I hate men." She also says, "I hate men," in the Japanese original Anime. "Otoko nanka daikirai." The original English anime just has it as hate boys.

[@Kanudelgruber]

"Muh media literacy" people the millisecond they can misinterpret something to support their beliefs:

[@Hanmacx]

Ranma once said the Girl Form is only good for getting free Food 😅

[@Solitaire001]

In one story Ranma does learn another advantage to his female form. After getting into a fight that he loses, he realizes that its because he just isn't as strong in his female form. To compensate he trains to make his female form faster and allow him to win the rematch.

[@Hanmacx]

@@Solitaire001 Ranma also learned that the Girl Form is shorter with shorter arms and legs so needs different fighting styles

[@barnbwt]

@@Solitaire001 IIRC he also has to be 'clever' in some way to win in his girl form, pretty much every time. As a boy, and as a remarkable athlete, he pretty much steamrolls every 'normal' opponent without really trying. His male form allows him to be lazy, and the female one forces him to adapt & overcome.

[@unluckiestmember]

This was a pretty good video. I hate to be that person, but the whole concept of Akane saying "I Hate Men" is exactly from the manga, so it is still authentic and in character for Akane. She says it in chapter 3 when Ranma questions her about it. It seems the new series on Netflix, similar to the new adaptation of Urusei Yatsura, another work from Rumiko Takahashi, the reboot will be heavily faithful to the manga. So what you see in the scene where Ranma overhears Akane's complaints of him in the new series is actually the original intent and the original anime's version is a modified version. If you do not like the new series, then that's perfectly fine as I too prefer the original series of these Rumiko Takashi reboots. But just know that everything the reboot is doing is authentic and in line with the original intent of the Ranma 1/2 series.

[@kagekun1198]

There's one line in the manga that sums up how men value masculinity. Ranma states he's willing to risk his life for his training, but not his manhood.

[@skirenhost9182]

I am not surprised that the „boy“ to „men“ change happened. Akane is voiced by a feminist VA who firmly voiced a character in Genshin and accused Hoyoverse of whitewashing their characters and left.

[@barnbwt]

Ugh, and just like that I'm skeptical and pessimistic again.

[@silversoul2074]

Unfortunately I don't think current day ainme fans would really understand that even subtle differences can make a remake, no matter how much more visually enhanced, worse than the original. It's happening with Konami and Silent Hill right now. It doesn't matter if these changes fundamentally change the game's story. People just want that sweet nostalgia or just "need" something new. At the end of the day wanting new thing trumps any principles or morals one might have. I say this as someone who has let their desire override their principles before. It led to disappointment, but hey, that's life.

[@richardtorruellas2370]

This is why I encourage gamers everywhere to play SMT Strange Journey. Horkos is the lesson at hand here. Stop consuming for just a moment and look at what you are shoveling down your gullet like a fat disgusting Horkos.

[@paradox2210]

Once upon a time, I’d have wanted Capcom to make a Mega Man X9 / Rockman X9… but after seeing that there’s a DEI warning in the intro to the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection / Rockman.exe Anniversary Collection that comes up *every single time* you open the software, I actually hope that they don't create a new game now. At least not until the whole DEI system is destroyed and retired for good.

[@yohancetheodore]

I'm so glad you took the time to make this video. You know those hactivists will want to smear this wholesome show with thier nonsense. Here's to hoping they don't ruin it .

[@MWhaleK]

It could easily be said that Ranma is about deconstructing traditional gender roles and rejecting them to simply be yourself. Half of the problems Ranma has come from overcompensating for turning into a girl and trying too hard to be a man. Same for Akane, she often tries too hard to be a paragon of traditional femininity like her older sister Kasumi without taking her time (especially when cooking) without understanding how much effort it take and what it cost her older sister. Tatewaki Kuno and the "hentai horde" that attack Akane everyday before school can be seen as an example of toxic masculinity and male entitlement. Rather than try to win over Akane, the most attractive girl at school, normally? They totally ignore Akane's feelings seeing her as a prize to win via combat and basically attempt to force themselves on her. Even Kuno, who puts some minimal effort into romance, thinks that Akane should simply swoon over him because he is a good-looking young man from a wealthy important family.

[@sofiagreenwoodsequeira4538]

true,, Ranma start later to understand why Akane is like that with Kuno, and she tells him to be careful with him and Mikado; the other students started only to leave Akane when they found out about their engagement; I believe that Ranma shows advantages and disadvantages of living situations the other gender sometimes pass, some empathy for the other, and acceptance if you are different. But does not put tradition as bad, like with Kasumi. Akane does get better at cooking in the manga, and Ranma eats her food to motivate her. The censorship has more to do with in Japan is being aired at 8pm, which is family schedule, with very popular manga and Ranma already suffered from censorship in the 90s.

[@RevilloPhoenix]

Your worries are purely a translation error. I just went and checked both the old and new Ranma japanese version as I speak Japanese. In episode one of both version when Akane says it after she spars with Ranma in the dojo, she uses the word "Otokonoko" which means boy. In episode 2 of both version when they run to school after they run into the teacher they use the word "Otoko" which means man. So in japanese the dialogue is the exact same, and they simply use both Boy and Man. However the word choice is pointless anyway in that scene as the visuals and pacing says more than the words. It's rather obvious that what Akane is fed up with is all the school boys attacking her to win her over.

[@alexschiemann2856]

I agree so far the changes may just be a mistake however we need to keep a tight eye on anything out of place and call it out of any part of the story is miss represented or depicted.

[@drndn]

There are NO changes (aside from subtle bits with the nudity), if anything the new anime has LESS changes from the manga than the first anime.

[@silversoul2074]

I don't need a remake of Ranma

[@Dram1984]

Nobody does. Remakes are a plague.

[@n4m31355h4dow]

​@@Dram1984dragon quest dai was good and we could have the complete story

[@stampoulisrafael5262]

​@@Dram1984and yet the remake will be better than the original cause it will actually follow the manga instead of having filler garbage

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@Dram1984 There can be good ones

[@wyattbarnett3877]

@@Dram1984 I like the looks of the remake but thats it

[@narnia1233]

This was so nice. Really well done review. I loved several books of Ranma 1/2, which I bought after learning it existed after watching Inuyasha back in the day. It’s so cool seeing others who even know about the series.

[@Wilkidw]

I can't imagine how much this will fuck up ukyo, and how they'll totally misconstrue her need for revenge over her dressing as a man.

[@Solitaire001]

I think just like in the original dubbed anime she will quickly adjust to and accept Ranma's curse. Despite her vow, she abandoned it when when Ranma called her cute. One of the reasons that I like Ukyo over the other female characters is that she uses gentle means to win Ranma's heart.

[@jimwhite2049]

The author of Ranma is a pretty conservative and traditional Buddhist woman. When asked of Ranma could get pregnant and she said she doesn't think about it and neither should anyone else. So much so that a lot of woke Leftist constantly accuses her being misogynistic, homophobic, and all the usual stuff, cuz she doesn't conform to their lunacy. The answer is though, yes, Ranma can get pregnant. Despite telling people not to think about it, this is strongly suggested in the manga itself. Though Ranma would have to stay a girl the entire pregnancy, otherwise bad things happen. There's even an episode where Ranma's two halves gets cloned and they end up becoming a couple. Wierd, I know. Selfcest babies are not recommended.

[@darkshao51]

I don't think it's implied anywhere that Ranma could get pregnant. There are probably jokes about it, but technically speaking, there's no evidence that it could actually be the case. Especially since it would cause problems when he changes into a male since men don't have uteruses. Let's not forget the fact that if he can change into a woman it's due to a curse. It's more supernatural than scientific.

[@Raximus3000]

10:52 Pretty sure there was an episode where he got hit in the head(yes Akane) and that caused him to act like a girl, so he does but only under brain damage, so that kinda enforces it.

[@some_otaku_nerd6546]

And, if I remember correctly, he was confused when he became a man again, because he had a variation of amnesia.

[@Arkastopheles]

Im latino, and I have very fond memories of this show, the uncensored version was aired on national tv back then, and my dad would get so mad at me for watching it, and my aunt loved the show so much she named her first puppy kodachi. While I hope this remake ends up in a positive note, I will make sure to keep my expectations low.

[@sphygo]

I didn't realize you had such good taste in anime too. +respect

[@bastionsea2829]

Boys and Men is just the difference in age. By high school (which it seems they are) guys would prefer to be called 'men' not 'boys' This might have been different when it was initially released. Akane specifically says the phrase in reference to Ranma and her schoolmates, not her father, Genma or Dr Tofu, clearly older men worthy of her respect.

[@matiasfrancogracia9336]

A little advice: don't follow the original adaptation as guide for this new adaptation. Instead, follow the one and only canon thing, the source material, the manga. And try watching it in Japanese. This new adaptation is faithful to the manga, so it's expected to not have filler and to be of faster pace.

[@clefsan]

You absolutely hit the point with your gender identity talk. And Ranma is an entertaining and mostly funny show, if you ignore the one dark spot, which is that - often for comedic purposes - the show trivializes sex related crimes quite a bit (examples: Nabiki selling semi-nude pictures of an underage "girl", Kodachi and Shampoo using drugs to try and secure possession of their love interest, large parts of Furinkan High's male student body harrassing Akane every morning with their attempts to force her to agree to date them (which is the real reason she hates boys, NOT simply because she thinks they are immature), multiple cases of girls getting touched in inappropriate places without their consent (worst example: the guy on the ice skating rink who is known to grab and kiss girls he finds attractive), Happosai stealing female underwear either off women's bodies or from their homes). And a Reboot is something the show doesn't need, if one wants to stay true to the original. Simply remastering it for better visual quality, as you suggested, should be enough there.

[@drndn]

I agree with most of what you said, but not the last bit. The first anime is not true to the original manga, it changed a lot, while the second anime is much more true to the original, and well worth having.

[@r.downgrade5836]

I remember reading Ranma 1/2 in Highschool. And it so stood out to me because it was the very first comic, of any stripe, that I had read that actually made me laugh out loud. Needless to say I never knew there was an original cartoon series, so I was thinking about watching, what I now know is, the re-boot. More over, it has been over a decade since I've come back to this media (written or watched), and such nuances from these first two episodes would have been entirely lost on me. Thank you for the heads up. Not only do I intend to watch the original cartoon, of which there are many places to view, and quite safely too, on the high seas, and will wait to hear whether or not this new version has been subverted for evil. Thanks Shad.

[@SuperiorPosterior]

I can't speak for the dub (as I just don't watch dubs at all if I can help it) but take it from a fan of the OG Ranma anime, the subbed verion of the reboot is awesome. I love how the animation looks like it was pulled from the 80s but made more fluid like a 2020s anime. The artstyle is also nice, and I love how certain elements will actually change the artstyle. For example, when Akane shrieks like "Kyaaaa~~~!", the Japanese text キャァアア appears, but instead of just being stagnant, it waves around energetically as she holds the "aaaaaaaaa" causing the ア to stretch and wave like a writhing creature across the screen, with whatever part of the scene is _behing_ the ア being changed from the colorful, full animation to a red/sepia manga-esque artstyle. I wish I could link an image, but needless to say the show looks awesome.

[@DisFantasy]

Pretending this series (the OG) wasn't gay training wheels doesn't give you much of a leg to stand on in the modern culture war.

[@cpt.coyote9657]

OP is an egg. i used to think the same way as OP

[@ragnarok1984p]

Good ol' Ranma he and Akane acting like a married couple even before they are married , Shampoo cooking Goose . This anime is a treasure trove for translators with an agenda taken how they like to twist and turn words .

[@a_very_dumb_cat]

I'm pretty sure Netflix just has the streaming rights. They have No actual control over it.

[@sigmacademy]

There is another issue to consider. With "modern creatives" unable to understand that changing even smaller details of an original story, they undo entire arcs and storylines, which turn it into vastly less impactful moments, not to mention, the characters will start to feel like caricatures, not real people that deal with real relationship issues and challenges. I'm actually far more concerned they will turn their relationship into an open relationship, and trying to bash his male side, than any progressive identities.

[@rhawkas2637]

You raise some good points in this video, though I think the reboot is still too early on to say whether it's a "betrayal" or not. The only thing mentioned was the part about Akane hating men vs. hating boys. Personally, that didn't even register to me when I watched the reboot. The main difference I noticed was Ranma not introducing himself the way he did in the manga ("Ranma Saotome. Sorry 'bout this." really stuck in my head for some reason, especially the last part).

[@brianlinden3042]

When did everybody start calling it "Ranma Half," anyway? Back when I was watching fansubs in the 90s, everybody called it "Ranma ONE Half," but every time I've heard somebody mention it lately, it's just been "half."

[@jovenc4508]

Must be a European thing to call it Half cuz I've heard it refered to as One Half for as long as I've known about it too.

[@NaturalSynthetic777]

Same

[@AnotherDuck]

@@jovenc4508 As a European, I've only heard One Half.

[@KuwabaraYuukio9784]

Urusei Yatsura had a similar issue with the showrunners and scriptwriters just blitzing through the material and not really pacing it to where the audience has time to digest what's going on.

[@ghostbeetle2950]

Thanks for this beautiful trip down memory lane, Shad! This was kinda my first Anime-anime and my gateway drug to Japanese culture. Rumiko Takahashi is a LEGEND in Manga. Even if the remake is only a watered down version that would still be obscene.

[@FunkiestRat]

I've experienced so much disappointment with remakes, and remasters that I just expect this to be inferior, and a disappointment. I guess time will tell if that's true. I never expected you to talk about this show. The original was one of the anime that helped rope me back into the genre. I'll always have a soft spot for Ranma 1/2. Ranma 1/2, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Those were the anime that my older brother brought home one day on burnt discs back when I was in high school. I absolutely fell in love with anime for a second time when he did that.

[@Snow-Willow]

Brotherhood or original FMA, Because I'm pretty sure brotherhood was outside of the general disc burning era.

[@FunkiestRat]

@@Snow-Willow it was Brotherhood. I watched the original much later using sketchy anime websites.

[@mike_4563]

Thank you for making this video.

[@juangrullon4768]

My only regret is the original anime did not give us the ending of the manga.

[@Mjolnir007]

So glad I have this masterpiece on physical. Awesome video though Shad, thanks for spreading awareness on it.

[@twixraiderhm]

The remake is actually more faithful to the original manga than the first adaptation so far, so I wouldn't worry too much about a modern western agenda creeping in.

[@clawofthefallen]

Trying to claim Ranma as 1) comfortable with transforming into a girl and 2) a trans icon are the 2 most STUPID things. He's a quintessential shounen who knows nothing but fighting and acting tough. Him transforming into a girl is played for laughs and he is annoyed by it EVERY TIME it happens. It is a curse and he openly hates it. He hates that people are trying to TAKE ADVANTAGE of this to pick on him and he only ever plays along with it to troll people or to get another person who's cursed to end up transforming into something they hate. he's not trans, he's not happy with his situation, he's not attempting to be girly, he's always asserting himself AS A MAN which he is and that his "condition" is a curse, which he dislikes. If you wanna claim Ranma as a trans icon, there are heavy and NEGATIVE implications. You'd be implying that the trans person is 1) Already comfortable with how they were born, 2) Treats becoming something else as a curse, 3) Is constantly being trolled by others turning him into something he's was not born as or is comfortable with for ulterior motives, 4) Is constantly being taken advantage of by selfish people and 5) Not trans at all, but should conform and exist to confirm your fetishes and ego. There are trans characters in Anime, Games, Manga, Films, etc... But Ranma Saotome is 100% NOT what you should go for. But people do cuz he's popular and widely loved. And in stead of creating HUMAN trans characters themselves, activists want to impose their ideology where it's not supposed to be. And when they actually create a Trans Character... We get that character from Veilguard.

[@SkyrimTheshrimp]

They censored it so i wasn't going to watch it anyway. People need to understand not everything needs to be kid friendly stop censoring shit kids shouldn't be watching anyway if your a parent u need to watch what your kids are doing and stop trying to make everyone else do it for you

[@drndn]

How was the new Ranma anime censored? It seems more faithful to the original manga if anything than the first anime was.

[@il3fortunato664]

​@@drndn they talked about the nudity scenes, like the absence of nipples... I doubt that the manga had it, anyway they're trashing on the remake only for nostalgia

[@Drums_of_Liberation]

@@il3fortunato664 Considering the nudity present in early Inuyasha I wouldn't doubt that the Ranma manga had nudity as well.

[@giusycinquegrana8104]

Ranma is a guy Who was raised by a father Who promised that he would make him a true man, although his ignorant dad thought that in order to be a man you need to be the stereotypical macho man ( physically strong, fearless, emotionless ) . So when Ranma is cursed in a woman’s body his dad and of course Ranma itself thinks he cannot be a real men. The wonderful thing about this manga is the journey that Ranma goes through , he starts by believing what a real man should be like ( read above) and ends up accepting his other half because he understood that wearing girls clothes, doing sports/activity that are considered feminine like : artistic gymnastic , cooking contest, ice skating, ect.. All those things doesn’t make him less of a man, because what really makes him a good real man is the way he protects people he cares about ( like akane, his mom ect..) and people that are being abused physically ( the girl that kodachi is beating up etc) . That is why it makes perfect sense for trans people to look at this manga as a symbol, NOT BECAUSE RANMA IS A GUY TRAPPED IN GIRL’S BODY OR VICEVERSA but it can be considered a symbol simply because he is a person Who understands in his journey that your biological sex shouldn’t determine what you like , what you do or what you wear .

[@spike-km9je]

Sooo.... Did you read the manga coast to coast then?

[@upsidedownfuji]

I do see some cues like Ranma brushing off hard words Akane says unlike the original 80s anime but I think some of Shads worry comes from the original dub and sub from VIZ the original localizer. It was by no means bad or inaccurate but when translation occurs some nuance is changed unintentionally in even the best intentions. The original Japanese audio version has Akane say she hates "men" (otkoko daily kirai) which in that scene is toward boys or in other words, Ranma aged immature males. The word otoko was specifically used in both versions but isn't necessarily meaning all males regardless of maturity level in Akane's perspective.Akane definitely is still into Dr Tofu and mature males just the scene before clearly shows so I think for now we're good but I am concerned about how they might have Ranma cope with his life with his curse. Time will tell but so far I think we're getting a good remake like Urusei Yatsura. Time will tell though. I think Shad's concerns are well founded and Netflix isn't a saint when it comes to stuff like this so I'm not sticking up for the new version or anything. I'm just giving my impression. Go classic KZbin comments!🎉

[@sparxskywriter2589]

I think at the very least it seems the studio is willing and eager to do a faithful and honest modern adaptation of the work as they did with Urusei Yatsura, but with literally EVERY foreign media these days you need to give a stern and wary look at the localization and the team behind it.

[@markwatson8714]

To be fair the 80s anime strayed quite a bit from the manga. As with Urusei Yatsura, one of the intentions behind the remake was to be more faithful to the original source.

[@sparxskywriter2589]

@@markwatson8714 You think that but going back you'd find more fingers in the pie than you'd like there too. Not as intentionally but it happened back then too.

[@arielkie77]

Please do keep an eye on this, Shad. I, too, have been a Ranma fan from back in the days when the only way for fans to get anime in America was pirated VHS copies of Japanese laser discs (no dubbing, no subtitles... you had to figure out what was going on, and this was pre-world wide web, so no easy way to look up synopses). It's perhaps my favourite anime series of all time, and I am already highly concerned from the very flat, overly-bright style of the new remake as well as the changes in plot/dialogue that you pointed out.

[@majdjinn5042]

The nudity in Ranma always made me feel it was a lil more adult and a proper teen show. Like Ranma and Akane behavior isnt fit for kids and it helps clear up that it might be that as a distinction marker. Its also eastern erasure for western sentiments.

[@stevenregina6429]

Takahashi used that casual nudity for decades across her works until InuYasha got its anime, and the international market was impressed upon her by the studio. Only the early volumes have any nudity because the manga would be shipped to so many foreign markets, and any nudity is out of line with what those markets would categorize the rest of the series content.

[@captainnyan-nyan2005]

Anime is anime. Theres no labels on which is for kids and which is for adults. Its up yo the watcher or parents to figure it out for themselves. The fact that theres no labelling back before. Authors can be as creative as they can be because of the lack of said limitation Doraemon had a very few scenes of nudity. Ranma have a lot. And devilman have tons of blood and gore. Anime back in the day arent as toned down as it is now. Its just about as toned down as entertainment used to be. But in a bad way.

[@majdjinn5042]

@@captainnyan-nyan2005 Ehhhh, Shonen/Shoujo and Seinen/Josei usually helped but Ranma felt like a nice blend of Shonen/Shoujo but for a slightly older crowd that doesn't get them to the other side. But I'm also from the era you could find hentai in the anime section cause idiots didn't know better or checked

[@captainnyan-nyan2005]

@@majdjinn5042 I get that but it's not a deliberately in your face labelling. As for the hentai thing. I got a little wind of that but didn't see much after a few years.

[@Crowser_]

ngl you were the last person i Expected to be talking about this anime, This was a pleasant surprise in my sub feed

[@neoachilleos6891]

press F to pay respects for the OG RANMA. Anw i'm off to watch the original

[@chrislee5685]

The older anime look much better, new one too bright and pink color hair just not suitable with female Ranma fierce nature.

[@nana_banana2576]

How abt we just say… Visual media shouldn’t influence what you base your entire life around.

[@Alpha1918]

As of the first 5 episodes airing, I'd say the reboot didn't fall short of the standard. No trans or feminist messaging. The only problem I see is the pacing is rushed due to cramming 3 episodes into 1, but I don't see much of a woke agenda with it.

[@lonewolfjedi493osswfan]

I had a friend who sadly passed away last December who was a huge fan of this series and he probably would have given the reboot a chance. A sad thing about it is that the modern audience would look at how it pokes fun at Ranma changing genders and would probably say that the creator, or original mangaka, was a typical male when in reality, the creator is a woman named Rumiko Takahashi, a legend in the manga industry

[@jovenc4508]

It's funny that people call Japan mysogynistic and yet they have tons of successful female mangaka and voice actors.

[@lonewolfjedi493osswfan]

@@jovenc4508 Ikr!? The voice of one of anime’s greatest heroes is done by a woman, Son Goku and Masako Nozawa, she’s in her 80s and still doing it

[@bumbayker]

There's no difference with script in the original Japanese. Boys and men means the same generally for males in Japanese. Akane refers to them as "otoko" which can be either. Netflix made no mistake with their translation and you're just overthinking it.

[@kirstylezofficial]

It’s Ranma ONE HALF!! Anyone who calls it Ranma Half, doesn’t deserve to review this!!! 😤😤😤

[@darken2417]

There is actually one episode where Ranma does view himself as a girl but that was due to amnesia which further supports traditional gender roles because the magic biologically turns Ranma into a girl and so if his memory is gone his personality reverts to a more feminine one because his mind and hormones are female when transformed. This means men and women think differently on a biological level.

[@marciasanchez6691]

the remake is very good, dont worry

[@Alpha1918]

the only problem I have is the pacing is a little too fast

[@adrimarsink]

​@@Alpha1918It's because the original anime had A LOT of fillers and changes from the original manga. The remake is faithfully following the manga as it's intended without the fillers and the changes and the "anime-only" characters.

[@Alpha1918]

@@adrimarsink yes I am aware. It's a trade off. More faithful to the source material, but still goes by too fast. A lot of the stuff they added to the original I enjoy.

[@susanpereyeibo7576]

Ranma fell victim of his dual gender identity, he's trying trying to get rid of it but his family, friends and fiancees always interfere making his life more difficult

[@Solizeus]

Ranma is perfect, even the art style, there is nothing to remake, what it would need is an ending where ranma and akane stay together

[@TiffanygodTiffanygod-mt1kk]

Ranma is no gender fluid it is a classic romcom

[@jandeiification]

Love the original Ranma1/2. Watched it when I was teen. Yup... woke shiates will find a way to weaponize this anime...

[@teux01]

Ranma was my first real anime back in the 90s. It holds a really special place in my heart even though it's just a silly comedy. Having a Netflix remake is like having someone dig up my dead dog, taxidermy it and treat it like a living pet.

[@mansfieldtime]

. I really like the original. I didn't even know there was a new one. But I have to say, I Never considered this a Harem Anime. For a few reasons. Not only does the male protagonist Not seek to be with every girl but he openly rejects several. The other girls are not constantly around him, only Akane. And most important, the emotional rollercoaster of teenager's is portrayed brilliantly where their feelings and attractions are not a constant but fluid and have dynamic interactions.

[@ZenThruAnger]

Its funny that I've seen your show a few times over the last few years on various subject matter being weapons or TV shows and the like but I've never subscribed until now. Thanks for the analysis and keep up the good work.

[@viktorgabriel2554]

I absolutely loved this show and i hope this is not going to be destroyed by moderns BS. lets just pray that the localizers crowd dont ruin this for everyone

[@captainnyan-nyan2005]

Don't get your hopes up.