Ranma 1/2 Vol 1 Author:Rumiko Takahashi This best-selling series, considered the greatest of the gender-bending kung fu comedy genre, starts with an accident at a cursed Chinese training ground. Teenaged martial artist Ranma Saotome went on a training mission with his father one day...well, actually they'd been training for years, but this day was different. At a legendary training gr... more »ound in China, the two had a little accident. A fall into some cursed springs triggered a transformation. Now, every time Ranma is splashed with cold water, he changes into a girl. His father, Genma, when splashed, changes into a panda! Does this complicate their lives? You bet!« less
A manga by the same person who brought you InuYasha, this book is really quite great. It has a panda! C'mon. A panda. Even if he is Ranma's dad. You gotta love pandas. Wonderful read.