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REVIEW: Ranma ½ Blu-Ray Set 5

(Kirby Morrow's French accent for Picolet Chardin will not impress)

Also, is Viz cutting back and making Vols. 5-7 "Limited Editions", because of low customer interest on the post-4 seasons, or is that just their fancy name for the box with the manga included?

Seasons 6 and 7, OTOH, that's a different story.
If you're asking "where will boredom set in?", consider yourself as having watched the last set in the series worth buying.
(And if their jogged-ahead numbering includes a few early S6 episodes in the set, including the go-cart race, Kuno on the watermelon island, and the haunted school store, you've already seen the last funny episodes till the finale.)
You want "repetition", just wait till Rumiko starts getting into the Daimonji/tea-ceremony episodes and won't let go.

EricJ2 wrote:

Seasons 6 and 7, OTOH, that's a different story. If you're asking "where will boredom set in?", consider yourself as having watched the last set in the series worth buying. (And if their jogged-ahead numbering includes a few early S6 episodes in the set, including the go-cart race, Kuno on the watermelon island, and the haunted school store, you've already seen the last funny episodes till the finale.) You want "repetition", just wait till Rumiko starts getting into the Daimonji/tea-ceremony episodes and won't let go.

Honestly I felt Set 6 is a improvement over this set since it has many memorable episodes including the Pantyhose Taro 2-parter (the closest the TV series went into Inuyasha territory), the Ukyo Sauce 2-parter, Akane's Hospital, the Xmas episode and few others.

Also, is Viz cutting back and making Vols. 5-7 "Limited Editions", because of low customer interest on the post-4 seasons, or is that just their fancy name for the box with the manga included?
If the former, that spells bad news for seeing Maison re-released in its entirety next (the whole mess is going to happen again, I know it!), given Viz's punishing short-attention span and snap-judgments of the audience. And they still haven't even gotten to the Movies/OVA's yet.

But I maintain I can't remember a thing from Season 7, apart from the finale. Nothin'...Okay, maybe the extremely annoying cheerleader.

Most knee-jerk fans will bail on the animation quality or "Eh, it's all the same!" halfway through S4, but I first started on S5 (back in the raw club days), and it's got its charm for those who just like the comfort-food of the characters and situations:
The Takoyaki "mystery", the Principal's swimming lessons, Happosai's dream, Nabiki's failed fiance-for-profit deal, and even the aforementioned shadow-boxing episode. All the good ones named.

EricJ2 wrote:

But I maintain I can't remember a thing from Season 7, apart from the finale. Nothin'...Okay, maybe the extremely annoying cheerleader.

Well, the finale spoiler[with Ranma's mother] made Season 7 all worth it, IMO. I don't know why, but I've also always greatly enjoyed Meet You in the Milky Way and The Tendo Dragon Legend.

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(Kirby Morrow's French accent for Picolet Chardin will not impress)

I'm surprised to hear this. Given how his voice sounds, I would think pulling off a consistent French accent would be a piece of cake for him.