Ranma ½ (2024) Season 3 Episode 5: Episode 5
Oshimeter
3 Ratings
EPISODE REVIEWS
We start the episode with Hikaru being his little stalker self and taking photos of Akane, which essentially sets up the premise for this episode: Hikaru taking a compromising photo of Ranma and Kodachi which Ranma wants to hide from Akane at all costs. Alongside that, we have Akane trying to improve her cooking skills so that Ranma eats her food, and then a couple of scenes with her and Tatewaki where she just gets annoyed. As we can see, a pretty typical Ranma Half episode that just focuses on a single non-important conflict that's supposed to showcase subtly how far Ranma and Akane would go for one another, throwing in random characters to spice things up. The comedy wasn't the strongest the series has ever seen and Kodachi just ends up being decently annoying this episode, so I can't confidently say this is a "must see" episode because it's really of no greater consequence than just the fun we experience while watching.
I appreciate the battle over the blackmail material. I forget if they stop with the "Akane is a lethal chef" bits in the manga after this.
10
