Ranma 1/2 manga

[Supernaut]

:help: Can someone give me an idea of where to start collecting this series? I have (will shortly, as soon as the Ramna Forever box set is delivered by the big brown truck) all of the available anime. I'd like to continue the story, but I don't feel a need to read story I've already seen.

Unless there are significant story arcs missing from the anime series of course.

I did pick up vol 1 for grins - and it's good - but I've seen it before.

Any suggestions?

[tsuki_desu]

Manga is the real story. That's why I read it first than watch the anime because they usually alter it.

[Sana]

My friends have volumes 1-21, so I've read those. In my opinion, volume 1 was good, but the jokes start getting a bit old later on.
But the volume to get is volume 7- it's hysterical. Whether or not they had it in the anime, the seducing kuno scene is worth every penny spent for that manga.

[elian85]

i got 1-16 but i did not watch the anime, everthing i tell my friend (who just watched it on tv), he already knows. i think it s quiet close to the anime. the version i ve (ends with 23 or sth like that; english) does not ve a marriage at the end. german version (me=german, but translation sux as hell) has over 40 volumes, what about the original??
i think u should read sth else, although it s a classic, if u ve watched ithe anime, it has no sence i think.

[Maveric]

does not ve a marriage at the end

well...

apparently, they don't get married at the end of the manga, but it is sort of implied that they do
And www.viz.com lists volume 24 as the latest one they have published. Don't know if that's the end of it though.

And I have vols 1&2. The anime follows the manga pretty closely alright.

[Tboz]

IIRC, there are all together 38 volumes in the original manga. :)