Ranma 1/2, Vol. 2
With more than 22 million copies of her work in print, Rumiko Takahashi may well be the most  popular comics artist in the world, andRanma  1/2may be her most popular work yet. Takahashi's best gift might be that of characterization. The  situations in this, the second volume ofRanma 1/2stories, all center around characters who seem  fully human because so many subtle character traits are perceptible. Filled with action (this one deals with  an ice-skating competition) and balanced with tenderness (a character's embarrassing first kiss), it's no  wonder these stories are so universally loved.