Well, let me tell ya ’bout this Ranma 1/2 thing. It’s a show, a cartoon, from Japan, you know? They call it “anime.” Now, I ain’t no expert, but I watched some of it, and it’s… somethin’ else, that’s for sure.
This Ranma fella, see, he’s got this problem. Falls into some magic water and, bam! Turns into a girl. Yeah, you heard that right. A girl! And then, splash, he’s a boy again. It’s all mixed up, this show is.
Lots of folks talkin’ ’bout the, uh, “nudity” in it. Now, hold yer horses, it ain’t like what you’re thinkin’, maybe. It’s more like… cartoony nakedness, if you catch my drift. Like when you’re changin’ clothes real quick and someone sees ya, somethin’ like that. They ain’t showin’ nothin’ they shouldn’t be showin’. It’s just silly, you know? They make a big fuss outta nothin’.
- No one’s really naked naked.
- It’s more funny than anything else.
- Kids these days, they seen worse on their phones, I betcha.
Now, this show, it’s been around a while. They made one a long time ago, back in the day. Then, they made it again! Can you believe it? They call it a “remake.” Folks say the new one is better, faster, like. But me, I don’t know. The old one was good enough for me.
Some say this show is for kids, some say it ain’t. Me, I think it’s alright for older kids, you know, the ones who ain’t babies no more. There’s fightin’ and laughin’ and all sorts of silliness. And yeah, there’s that changin’ into a girl thing, but it ain’t nothin’ to get your britches in a twist about.
They talk about this show bein’ a “harem” anime. Don’t ask me what that means, exactly. But it’s got lots of girls, and they all like this Ranma fella, boy or girl, it don’t matter. It’s kinda like one of them soap operas, all tangled up and dramatic, but with more kickin’ and punchin’.
Some folks, they get all worked up about the “censorship.” They want to see everything, I guess. But me, I don’t care much. It’s a cartoon, for cryin’ out loud. It’s supposed to be fun, not somethin’ to get your feathers ruffled over. If they take somethin’ out, it’s probably ’cause it wasn’t important anyway.
This Ranma 1/2, it’s popular all over. Even in places far away, like that Puerto Rico place. They watched it there too, but they talked in a different language. Shows you, somethin’s funny, it’s funny no matter where you are.
So, if you ask me, is this show okay to watch? Well, I reckon it is. It ain’t perfect, mind you, but what is? It’ll make you laugh, it’ll make you scratch your head, and it might even make you think a little bit. And that ain’t a bad thing, now is it?
Anyways, that’s just my two cents. You can watch it, you can skip it, it’s all the same to me. But if you do watch it, don’t go blamin’ me if you don’t like it. I’m just tellin’ it like I see it.
Tags: Ranma 1/2, Anime, Nudity, Remake, Comedy, Harem, Censorship, Cartoon, Japanese Animation, 90s Anime
