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 >For that reason, as I had said at several previous posts and conventions,
 >the Movie 3 will most likely be coupled with the fourth (2nd season) OAV
 >episode. And since Shogakukan Productions didn't want to call the new
 >batch of OAVs, 2nd Season Vol. One, they opted for calling the new set
 >of OAVs Ranma 1/2 Special. Viz Video will just continue calling them
 >Ranma 1/2 OAV series "<Mangled Movie Title>" to refer to the volumes.
 >(btw, we are still asking for ideas on what to call the Shinnosuke stories)

 >------> Toshi

Hmm... I had the opportunity to watch the first Shinnosuke episode since my
friend had the tape.. but since I don't understand a word of Japanese, I was
kind of limited in my understanding of what was going on...

But the Animation remained the high quality we've come to expect from the OAV
series and I *LOVED* the opening and ending themes!!  (I have the opening theme
on Doco First, but does anyone know if the ending theme is on Doco Second?)

Anyways, I guess the episode was about Akane searching for some guy who saved
her life when she was a little kid... and Ranma is blamed for her running off,
so he has to go look for her in this forest where there's all these big
animals... 

That's all I really picked up from it... is there anyone else out there who has
also watched this episode?  If so, feel free to correct me if my above guesses
are wrong, or add some more to it... Cuz in my mind there are a LOT of
questions.. like, who does Akane receive a phone call from in the beginning of
the ep?  Who is the old guy in the bed and why does he keep hitting Shinnosuke?
AND WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH THE FALLING ROCKS?!  ^_-

Okay... I guess that's all for now.. byebye 

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 Leonard M. Cruz, "The Laughing Boy" 
 Email: LMCruz@csupomona.edu