How long does it take to read らんま½ 1?
らんま½ 1 by Rumiko Takahashi takes about 3 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 24 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1993. 185 pages, about 50,875 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
While a young martial artist, Ranma Saotome, is having training with his father, Genma in China, he turns into a girl by a cursed spring. Also, his father turns into a panda by the cursed spring. Upon returning to Japan, they settle in the dojˉo ˉof Genma's old friend, Soun Tendo. Ranma turns back to a boy only when exposed to hot water until his next cold water exposure. Soun has three teenage daughters. As one of his daughters, Akane, is Ranma's age, she is appointed for bridal duty by her sisters. Akane dislikes men. Ranma is only a man half of the time. Therefore, they are perfect together.
Subjects: Comic books, strips, Pandas, Martial arts, Graphic novels