I am a huge Rumiko Takahashi fan so I have no problem with reviewing any of her works for the blog. My favorite manga is Maison Ikkoku. The main problem, and the reason some people can’t stand Rumiko Takahashi, is she is adept at making long running series and then making Shonen Sunday buckets and buckets of money. Some people, like me, will read 36 volumes of Ranma 1/2 and love every book. Rumiko Takahashi is great at making enjoyable comedy characters that are utter bastards but you keep rooting for. She is also generally good at doing romantic comedy but she sometimes drags it out too long. But there is a bit of hope. Since she is a manga writing machine she also does several smaller series like One Pound Gospel in between writing huge titles.

I had read the first three books of this series quite a long time ago when it was released by VIZ in single comics format. I think I must still have those somewhere. I remembered it fondly and was pleasantly surprised to find that it wasn’t just nostalgia. It was also highly gratifying to finally see the conclusion to a series where none was expected after nine years of nothing.

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