[...] (1991) — The character designs let you know this was written while Takahashi was working on Ranma ½. It’s a funny story about a housewife who finds herself being a penguin-sitter. The catch is that [...]

[...] longest-running series of the modern era, including such classics as Maison Ikkoku, Inuyasha, and Ranma ½. Rin-Ne Book 1 [...]

[...] Dragon Girl is a light romantic fantasy tale. It’s not hard to draw parallels to Ranma ½. Both Momoka and Akane are masters in martial arts, and their fathers own a dojo. Ryuga’s [...]

[...] the most successful manga-ka in the modern era, author of such classics as Maison Ikkoku and Ranma ½, has started a new [...]

[...] and most beloved as they do over military tactics. Mao-Chan reminds me of the first volumes of Ranma ½ where Takahashi used the series to satirize gender roles, romantic relationships, martial arts [...]

[...] The artwork in the book is well done and, unlike hentai or typical American porn, the characters are drawn with realistic body types. However, I found the art very derivative of Rumiko Takahashi’s work, especially Masion Ikkoku and Ranma ½. [...]

I’m not sure exactly where either of these stories are volume-wise. I think the first Shampoo story ends around volume 5 and Pantyhose-Taro starts in volume 17 in the Japanese editions, but the original (flipped) Viz release had different breaks between volumes, and I don’t know about the unflipped release.

Or is it better that I start from the very beginning?