Ranma ½: The Movie 2, Nihao My Concubine (1992) User Reviews

Fun and witty

[dwhitman · 7/10 · 21 September 2000]

I enjoyed "Nihao My Concubine", and thought it was both fun to watch and had some good non-obvious humor in it. Take the title - to "get it", you need to both be aware of the Chinese film "Farewell my Concubine", and know that nihao means "hello" in Chinese.

Although there was some (very minor, very brief) nudity, I didn't feel it was gratuitous or offensive. YMMV.

I will grant the plot is tenuous at best, but I don't approach any of the Ranma 1/2 anime with an expectation of deep plotting. They're just fun to watch. Lighten up.

Better than the first !

[chrisdeutsch · 6/10 · 22 December 1999]

To my taste, this film was better than the first (Big Trouble in Nekonlon, China). The jokes are funnier and more silly. The animation is pretty much the same. The story is rather lame and could have been told in about 2 or 3 comic-chapters. The plot girl-guy saves girl isn't really that much different from Movie No. 1. The women's breasts are bigger and the legs are longer, and since all takes place in an exotic beach-environment, the creators have the opportunity of pointing this out to the viewer fairly often. Better than the first, but still not that great. Oh, but I must admit, I thought the main theme was kinda cute.

Need a refresh after watching the Ranma TV series? This is it!

[scorp76 · 8/10 · 9 January 2013]

Ah Ranma, how much I love the manga and TV series as child. Sure the bare boobs and shapely behinds are part of the attraction to the series but underlying personality conflicts to obvious solutions is what makes the series such a fascinating watch.

But even at the time the TV series was ongoing the art and sound was a bit lacking in quality. So if you have finished re-watching or even watching the first time the Ranma TV series than Nihao My Concubine is a nice refresh.

The is still today of excellent quality and stands the test time with the style used (a more detail contouring of all the characters' body profiles). The music is lively and the voice energising. Best watched with English subs as the dubbing is not good even though the English voice actors do try their best with the lines given. Let's just say you find it hard to differentiate quality of the dialogue from let's say La Blue Girl.

Nihao My Concubine is probably one of the best examples of defining what Ranma is all about and the wackiness that goes with it. Although, Ranma is flashing boobs some of the time the other characters are still dressed and they are not drawn in overly suggestive poses. Think of how Runway and fashion magazines are shot.

Overall, an excellent anime to watch or to used to introduce someone to anime. Child safe despite the nudity which your kids have probably seen worse by cable TV or net.

Wonderful film, perfectly in-line with the series

[sailormoose · 14 April 2000]

I must disagree with Techno Panda. Though I haven't read the manga, I've seen much of the series (subbed and dubbed), and for me anyway, this movie was just the icing on the cake. Albeit there were many breast shots, but it's not like you don't see many of those in the series as it is. Every part of this movie was in keeping with the spirit of the series, especially the end, but I don't want to ruin it for anyone so I won't go into detail. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.

I liked it

[Norman Short · 10/10 · 26 April 2000]

I'm not an otaku, so take that as a preface. I'm more a casual fan who got exposed to Ranma years ago and I enjoy it. The romantic dodecohedrans (rather than triangles) and the slapstick humor is always good fun. And call me shallow but for an adult male skimpy bathing suits on the girls is no minus. I write for those who don't follow anime so closely and say this is a fun movie and worth a rental if not a purchase.

one of the best!!!

[rwilliam_aranda · 10/10 · 2 May 2007]

on the line of the series, is a bit (even more) of the endless funny discussions among ranma, akane and ryoga, and the same desire to demonstrate who is best to martial arts kuno, mousse, shampoo etc.. a nice sunny boat trip is turned into a "LOST" like drama when all friends (i mean ALL) came to a desert island and kuno's boat has been destroyed by a storm, all girls in the island become fade of, starting by beauty kasumi, kidnapped by a illusion master's warriors, all but one, (ranma girl!) who's guide the rest of the "rescue team" to the mysterious prison island where the girls are caught, but all girls are in a fashion pretty party in order the illusion master can make a choice of a bride. and guess who was the irreverent winner!!

we can see brand new things, as night dressed nabikki very awesome!, interesting things: the hall fight where tendo, saotome, ranma, mousse, kuno, ryoga and hapossai fight together as a team, and expected things as the same "funny drama" between akane and ranma to express their love themselves where they are into an extreme situation, and after that, "anybody says anything" but they two know it in deep. a film to remember and laugh highly recommended for series's fans

This movie does the "Ranma 1/2" name proudly

[AdmiralX · 10/10 · 12 September 2006]

The following may contain some spoilers...be advised.

I have recently completed watching every season of the Ranma 1/2 anime, including the movies, OAV's, and all the Manga.

This movie by far I have enjoyed simply because, while it is still a rehash of Akane being a damsel-in-distress type of story...which really was a repeating arc in the series. It is done at least freshly here outside of the confines of Japan, Furinkin High School, or Jusenkyo. A fresh look that was a very rare occurrence in the series. Besides it's "Ranma", you don't watch for deep plot lines or realistic stories. You watch because of the comedy and to see the progression of the Ranma/Akane relationship.

You can easily pick any of the Ranma characters and find something of yourself in one of them.

The animation in this movie has been by far the best of the entire series IMHO. For fans of the series, you already know there is a distinct style between all of the seasons, the movies, and the OAV's. This particular movie has a distinct OAV style. One thing to watch for all of the young female characters seem to have "grown up a bit", if you get what I mean). The character design is blatant in targeting a specific demographic obviously...especially with the designs of Female Ranma, Nabiki, Shampoo, Akane, & Ukyo. I would recommend watching at least the first 3-5 seasons of the anime series before watching this film. (I personally watched all 7 seasons before I hit the movies.) Something that we have not seen before in this movie is the presence of dripping blood (Ranma) and weapons piercing the skin (Mousse).

Speaking of Mousse. His fight scene with the Bird-man for Shampoo is by far the best of the entire franchise. For the first time we see real emotion out of Mousse as a serious character, not just the butt of jokes. Excellent scene.

Again, the storyline is basically the same as the majority of the anime series. But if you are watching ANY part of the "Ranma 1/2" franchise for the plot...your missing the point. With the twist in location, the superb animation, and updated character designs...this movie is by far very entertaining.

The opening sequence is an eye opening experience.

Beaches, Babes, Breasts, and Big, Big Fun!

[GreyFox37 · 10/10 · 9 April 2001]

now here's somethin you don't see everyday, ranma girl breasts a jigglin! the writers sure had a lot of fun. this is a real cool moive, my favorite of the two. the story is cool, stealing the girls for a man to marry. akane is, of course, the choice of the head guy. the animation is classic, the humor is still top notch, and the gilrs showing off their skin? great! i especially love the dragon fist and lionheart moves ranma and ryoga do. then, there's shampoo...hubba hubba! LOL. all in all, see this for more great humor!

I Hate You Ranma ½ and You are ver DAMNED

[guzmandelarosa-84053 · 1/10 · 14 March 2022]

This movie is totally silly just like the previous movie because the characters are very silly and they don't know How feel good and take care of the dangers. Then Ranma destroyed the lake of water of the died man. I Hate You Ranma Saotome and You are very DAMNED.

I hate this STUPIDEST movie 😈👿

[jorgedavidguzman · 1/10 · 12 December 2022]

This movie is very mediocre, because it has an exaggerated padding, also Ranma, Akane, Genma, Soun, Nabiki, Kasumi, Kodachi, Kuno, Shampoo, Mousse, Ukyo, Ryoga, Cologne and Happosai are a mediocre team and family, for This is why I hate this movie because they fight a lot and they don't make amends and they don't accept that they behaved badly, and they prefer to normalize physical abuse, and they prefer to be spiteful and grumpy and hurt each other, I prefer to leave those mediocre ones who suffer and that I would never return to them, and that they better rot in darkness and solitude. DAMNED Ranma ½.

I don't want be a pacifist with these silly characters: Ranma, Akane, Genma, Soun, Nabiki, Kasumi, Kodachi, Kuno, Shampoo, Mousse, Ukyo, Ryoga, Sasuke, Cologne and Hapossai and I want to be rot in the darkness and loneliness.

"Baywatch" anime

[stern-2 · 4/10 · 14 August 2000]

If you get your rocks off watching generously endowed cartoon teenage girls bouncing around in gravitationally-improbable bikinis, This Is the Movie For You!

The Ranma series, as with much anime, offers two things: sex and violence. Unlike the previous Ranma movie (released in the States as "Big Trouble...", this one concentrates on sex.) That's not to say that it is obscene; there's no full-frontal nudity, no tentacle rape. Actually, no intercourse at all. Just a lot of slavishly drawn teenage girls in bikinis and evening gowns.

Oh, the plot has to do with the entire Ranma crowd being on vacation, and the girls all being kidnapped by a local prince who wants to marry one of them. Etc., etc.

I hate this STUPIDEST movie

[jorgeguzmanh · 1/10 · 23 December 2022]

This movie is very mediocre, because it has an exaggerated padding, also Ranma, Akane, Genma, Soun, Nabiki, Kasumi, Kodachi, Kuno, Shampoo, Mousse, Ukyo, Ryoga, Cologne and Happosai are a mediocre team and family, for This is why I hate this movie because they fight a lot and they don't make amends and they don't accept that they behaved badly, and they prefer to normalize physical abuse, and they prefer to be spiteful and grumpy and hurt each other, I prefer to leave those mediocre ones who suffer and that I would never return to them, and that they better rot in darkness and solitude. DAMNED Ranma ½.

I don't want be a pacifist with these silly characters: Ranma, Akane, Genma, Soun, Nabiki, Kasumi, Kodachi, Kuno, Shampoo, Mousse, Ukyo, Ryoga, Sasuke, Cologne and Hapossai and I want to be rot in the darkness and loneliness.

Ranma goes exotic

[Pwandz · 30 April 1999]

Ahhhh, Ranma. For those of you not familiar with the Ranma situation, here's a quick explanation: It's the typical old boy meets girl, boy turns into girl, girl gets engaged to girl routine.

Anyway, Ranma is a fine martial arts comedy based around a boy, Ranma, who changes between male and female form because of a curse laid upon him while training in the mountains of China. This is the second Ranma movie (based on the TV series, which, in turn is based on the original manga).

The Ranma 1/2 series is top-notch hilarity from start to finish, every time. This movie, however brings a bad name to the name. Nihao My Concubine is full of gratuitous breast shots, lame non-humour and a severe lack of plot. The american dubbed version is (believe it or not) worse still, having ridiculous puns strewn about, thoroughly distracting and annoying to say the least, not to mention the acting standard. As for the actual animation, it's more or less regular Ranma standard - that is, high quality, but relatively simple artwork, that does the job well. If you must see this movie, make sure it's a fan subtitled edition, but better still, miss this movie altogether and pick up some of the original Manga ;)