Ranma 1/2 #7

Volume 7 of Glénat's French edition of Ranma ½, subtitled L'Affront, presents a deceptively quiet cover: a young girl in a cozy floral-print outfit sits cross-legged, cradling a small black cat, while a rotund bald figure dashes across the top corner. That gentle domestic image is perfectly at odds with the chaos fans of the series have come to love, making it a charming snapshot of the series' knack for blending warmth and absurdity. Published in 1995, this pocket-format edition is a lovely piece of the era when Rumiko Takahashi's beloved story was winning over French-speaking readers.