Keeping It Clean

Introduction
Keeping it Clean is an original, full-colour English Ranma hentai manga (adult comic) produced by Ranma Hentai Books, released in March of 2008.

Storyline and Contents
The Story:

Alright, so you couldn't call Kasumi Tendou a modern feminist, but no one said she was trying to be either. She's a young woman who deeply loves her family, and every act of taking care of them is an expression of that love. Being taught by her mother to think of chores in that light from the beginning allows her to consider such activities inherently fun and delightful, even if someone else might consider them drudgery. Saying she "puts her heart into it" means so much more than just "enthusiastic".

Unfortunately, this week her beloved family has thoughtlessly abandoned her. Well, if they did think about it, they assumed she'd appreciate the vacation from taking care of all of them. They've unknowingly robbed her of what makes her life most fun and fulfilling; that opportunity to take care of others whom she cares for. There's nothing sadder to Kasumi than an empty house.

But what's this? Ranma didn't leave with the others? FANTASTIC! Her household may be 4 people short, but that just means Ranma can have 5 persons' worth of Kasumi's affection and caring! She'll cook all his favourite foods (at once)! She'll sew him new clothes, and launder all the old ones! Is it normal to polish Chinese style cloth slippers like Ranma typically wears? Well they're getting it anyway! Anything Ranma needs, wants, or that Kasumi can imagine him needing or wanting, Ranma will be getting in spades this week!

Can Ranma survive this much attention from Kasumi? What's going to happened once it occurs to her that her little sister is such a cold fish (or violent gorilla, take your pick) that Ranma hasn't been getting much romantic and physical attention? Come to think of it, how long has it been since Kasumi herself was on the receiving end of that special kind of love, that just can't be expressed via clean socks?

Cast & Activities:

Featured Characters (those who have sex in this issue):

Kasumi

Ranma-kun

Other Characters (not sexually active in this issue)

Nabiki

Character combinations:

Ranma-Kun + Kasumi

Sexual practices:

Fellatio

Paizuri (a.k.a. “titfuck”)

Bukkake (if that's the proper term coming from a single source)

Soapland style massage

Coitus

Anal sex

Background & Release
'Keeping it Clean was released in March 2008, sold and distributed online through Deep Star Books. It is NOT YET archived for viewing & download on the RHB Defenders site.

Production
Art by:

Team SULCA

Backgrounds by:

SHADE

Story by:

Deep Star

Reception
A selection of reviews can be found on this book's entry of the Original Projects page of the RHB main site.

You may also wish to peruse the full listing of reviews for this book in the RHB's Forums.

Trivia
•Keeping it Clean was the first project drawn and colored by Team Sulca.

•This comic set a new benchmark for RHB art. Many innovations, particularly in terms of coloring, have become standard in current comics released on Defenders.

Labeled at the time of its release as a "mold-breaker", Deep Star and Shade have claimed that Keeping it Clean marked a significant milestone where the RHB had finally achieved true professional art quality.

•On page 3, the doujinshi convention that Nabiki refers to is Comiket.

Comiket is a biannual doujinshi fair. It is the largest self-published comic book convention in the world, featuring roughly 500,000 attendees.

SHADE and Deep Star are considering attending this event at some point in the future as a panel for the purposes of enlightening the Japanese public about the progress made by Western Doujin Circles.

•On page 10, Kasumi says, "I just love the smell on laundry in the morning!" This is a paraphrase of the famous quote "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning!" from the film Apocalypse Now.

•On page 10, panel 3, Kasumi is seen sewing a new blue Chinese shirt for Ranma. This is the same blue shirt seen in the OVA. We consider that delighted little smile she gives as he runs off to school to be pleasure at seeing him wearing it.

•Page 22 features the first use of the Giant Pencil. This artifact is so powerful that it enables the wielder to re-draw the reality around them to whatever their heart desires.

After the events of Keeping it Clean, The Giant Pencil is not seen again until it resurfaces in Cheating Hearts.

•Keeping it Clean was the first RHB comic to feature extreme hardcore anal sex imagery. Kasumi's love of anal sex has become a long running gag on the RHB forums and in subsequent RHB comics.

•The first x-ray style image in an RHB comic is found on page 22. Ranma's cock is invisible, which allows the viewer to see inside Kasumi's butt during intercourse.

•Keeping it Clean is Deep Star's favorite RHB project.