Ranma ½
Random Rhapsody:
For The Love of Akane
Reviewed by:
Keith Trudeau (July 16, 2002)
"Gosunkugi and the Magic Paper Dolls"- Another Gosenkugi idiot-fest.
This episode rates highly with me just on the note that its freaking
hilarious. Gosunkugi gets the power to make anyone follow any command,
and I'll just say most of them backfire on him. I actually had to
see it again because I wasn't done laughing.
The second story is called, "Akane's Unfathomable Heart." and the
title says it all. It revolves around a ten-year old kid named Satori
(supposed to be from a fairy tale or something, must be a Japanese-only
one), who can read minds. He looks really good in the beginning, when
he reads Ryoga like a book, but it appears Ryoga's the ONLY
one he can read. As you can guess, trying to break into the minds
of the likes of Happosai and Nabiki can be VERY hazardous to
your health. Anyways, as for the end of this story, lets just say
its another nail in the coffin for anti-Ranma/Akane fans. Decent story
all around though.
The last episode of season six is titled, "Master and Student... Forever."
They actually did a good job with this one. Lots of cross-dressing,
hitting, vomiting (yes I said vomiting), and Ranma is involved in
NONE of it. Well hey, imagine Happosai stuck to Ranma for a
day. Yup, the possibilities are endless. However, as much hell as
Happosai puts Ranma through, Ranma finally gets his revenge at the
end, subjecting Happosai to the most HORRIBLE FORM OF TORTURE KNOWN
TO MAN, so terrible I can't even bear to repeat it. When you see
it, you will agree with me. The final disc of season six was pretty
good. Like most of its predecessors, no real "throwaway" episodes.
I strongly recommend it.
Where "For the Love of Akane" ranks in season six:
1. The Demon from Jusenkyo
2. Wacky Winter Wonderland
3. For the Love of Akane
4. Ukyo's Secret Sauce
5. Pandamonium
6. Who Do? Voodoo
7. Watermelon Beach
8. The Way We're Not
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