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Originally Posted by ryllharu
Ranma 1/2 does a lot of the same things that Urusei Yatsura does, perhaps more cohesively within the narrative, but the framework, setup, and execution are very much the same.
Shampoo's entire arc is Urusei Yatsura.
And much of the Anything Goes School of Martial Arts or the stupid competitions they get wrapped up in are the same prideful nonsense at its core.
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Ranma 1/2 has a similar structure but it’s quite a bit cleverer and subtler (relatively speaking) than UY in my view. Rumiko was 10 years older and it showed in her writing.