RHB Pin-up Collections

(This page is a sub-directory of the RHB Comics Index).

Ranma Hentai Books has released (and continues to do so) several Pin-up collections or "books" on a page-by-page basis through their Defenders System. Each collection features a particular character, group of characters, or theme. Most are considered open-ended; that is to say, when it is appropriate to return to releasing pin-ups for a particular character, they will do so and the length of that character's "book" is extended. (Example: If the current narrative book running opposite the pinups, being released on alternating days in Defenders, heavily features Ranma-chan, it would therefor be better variety if the pin-ups were of Shampoo or another female character instead, at least until that particular narrative book completes.)

Pin-up collections are drawn by various artists on retainer or limited commission with the RHB Group and so listing all the artists who contributed to a pin-up collection is not practical (and might be entirely different during the next "run" when the book is extended). However, one constant is that nearly all art for pinup sets was conceived and supervised by Deep Star.

They often also include “Alternates” with a different background and/or lighting, or any other minor changes the artists desired to offer. These will be reflected in the page counts as follows:

Page Count: 27 (31)

(Where 27 is the number of unique pin-ups, and 31 the total number of image files, including alternate versions, in the collection)

Defender Specials


Featured Characters:

“Ranma-chan, the (somewhat) armoured Defender of Ranma Hentai”

+ MISC

Release Schedule:

(Utterly unscheduled)

Page Count: 8 (17)

(as of 18-08-2010)

Commentary:

Something of a “Miscellaneous Bonus” category, the Defender Specials feature several gorgeous poses by the Defender's Mascot; Ranma-chan the Inadequately Armoured Defender (or whatever one feels like naming her. :P) featured on the Defenders logo, with numerous variations. Other special feature images the RHG occasionally produces also find their way into this gallery, including some Christmas cards you'd be advised not to send to your relatives.

There has been discussion of expanding the Mascot Roster with other main Ranma characters in different fantasy-themed roles, but no date has been set for this still theoretical side-project.

External Links & Availability:

Reviews and commentary for Defender Specials in the RHB Forums.

Defender Specials are archived for viewing and download by Defenders subscribers only.

RHB Fan Requests


Featured Characters:

100% up to the fans.

Thus far, Ranma-chan is unsurprisingly the most frequent girl requested at about 40-45% of those currently completed. Some fans have requested rare and obscure members of the Ranma ½ cast, and even crossover characters (permissible so long as a Ranma character is also in the same picture).

Release Schedule:

Much like pin-up books, free requests tend to come out in blocks when room for them can be made in the schedule. Aside from that, they're effectively ongoing.

Page Count: 30 (33)

(as of 18-08-2010)

Commentary:

RHB takes good care of the True Fans loyal enough to the goal of continued high-quality Ranma Hentai Art, whom they call by their official title; Defenders. Those who qualify (by being a subscribed Defender for at least 6 months, either consecutively or cumulatively; this restriction is to prevent abuse of the service) may file a request via the forum, for a pin-up done entirely to their specifications, within certain reasonable limits. The rules are all listed at the start of the forum's Turn-Based Fan Request thread, and should be read thoroughly before posting any requests there. Only official requests are allowed to be posted in this topic, as FRs are completed in the sequence they are requested.

Commissions may also be ordered (with far less restrictions, though greater complexity will influence the price quoted), but are to be ordered separately by Emailing Deep Star. Commissions are naturally given priority over free Requests, and moved to the head of the production line. The RHB pays part of the cost of all commissions, which are open only to Defenders meeting the same requirements as Free Requests.

(Note: Currently RHB is not accepting new commissions. Commissions are expected to reopen sometime in November of this year.)

External Links & Availability:

The Request Corner FAQ on the main RHB site, where many questions you may have about the service are already answered.

The TBFR forum topic, (with the rules as first post) where a qualified Defender may request a free pinup.

The Commentary and Discussion forum topic for Fan Requests and Commissions in the RHB Forums.

Complete Free Requests and Commissions are always available for viewing and download by Defenders subscribers only.

Purple


Featured Character:

Shampoo

Release Schedule:

Purple was released for Defenders from May, 2009 through Aug, 2009

Page Count: 27 (31)

Commentary:

Purple was the first RHB Pin-up book, released on alternating days parallel to the narrative book Better Angels. Since that book already had lots of Ranma-chan and Akane, with a little Nabiki and Kasumi for extra flavour, it made sense to offer a different Ranma ½ starlet for the pin-ups. Purple contains a very diverse mix of artful softcore glamour pics, and juicy sticky hardcore snapshots.

External Links & Availability:

Reviews and commentary for Purple in the RHB Forums. (Note that Purple and Better Angels share the same comment topic, as they both had the honor of being the pilot projects of the Defenders System.)

Purple is both available for direct sale through Deep Star Books and archived for viewing and download by all Defenders subscribers.

Brown


Featured Character:

Ukyou

Release Schedule:

Brown was released for Defenders from Aug, 2009 through Sept, 2009

Page Count: 10 (13)

Commentary:

Brown was the second RHB Pin-up book. Responding to some comments that Purple had run overly long, Brown was intentionally given a much shorter run. Given that it would have less pages to impress fans with, it had a much higher ratio of very hardcore pictures compared to Purple.

External Links & Availability:

Reviews and commentary for Brown in the RHB Forums.

Brown is both available for direct sale through Deep Star Books and archived for viewing and download by all Defenders subscribers.

Tendo Sisters


Featured Characters:

Kasumi, Nabiki & Akane Tendou

Release Schedule:

Tendo Sisters was released for Defenders from Sept, 2009 through Nov, 2009

Page Count: 30 (38)

Commentary:

Originally intended to be three separate pin-up books for each girl (White, Green & Blue, following the colour theme already established) They were combined and released as a single collection under the new title above, a pin-up of each sister in turn being released on the Defender pin-up days.

The series opened with two pictures of Akane training in her yellow gi (which had fallen open) one from the early days of RHB, when Perils of Fighting Dirty was in production, and the second one of the same basic pose, but done by the current, top-notch art teams, to show how far the RHB team has come in 5 years.

The rest of the collection is a wonderful variety of common fetishes (light bondage, public sex), stunning swimsuit modelling, sultry “come hither” poses and graphic groupsex.

External Links & Availability:

Reviews and commentary for Tendo Sisters in the RHB Forums.

Tendo Sisters is archived for viewing and download by all Defenders subscribers.

Yellow


Featured Character:

Hinako Ninomiya (a.k.a. Hinako-sensei)

Release Schedule:

Yellow was released for Defenders from Nov, 2009 through Feb, 2010

Page Count: 24 (28)

Commentary:

The RHB staff is fully aware Hinako is a secondary character in Ranma ½, and thus less popular than the regulars, regardless of how hot she might be. Correspondingly, Yellow carries a very high ratio of juicy hardcore shots, mostly featuring her having sex with Ranma (with a few other imaginative surprise gems thrown in to make eyebrows rise). As such, Yellow can also serve very well as a companion book to Private Tutor Hinako, or even be thought of as a very large collection of bonus art for the book, albeit from an art team with 3 years more experience.

External Links & Availability:

Reviews and commentary for Yellow in the RHB Forums.

Yellow is archived for viewing and download by all Defenders subscribers.

Babes of Glory


Featured Characters:

Ranma-chan, Akane, Nabiki, Kasumi, Hinako-sensei, Ukyo, Kodachi, Azusa Shiratori

& various male “support” where needed.

Release Schedule:

Babes of Glory was released for Defenders from Feb, 2010 through Mar, 2010

A sequel for the Summer Olympics in 2012 has not been ruled out.

Page Count: 18 (19)

Commentary:

For Love of a Girl-Side and pinup projects were temporarily put on hold to allow Babes of Glory to run daily alongside the 2010 Winter Olympics on TV. This fun-loving and occasionally quite silly collection mostly features the female cast performing various winter sports entirely in the nude (excepting the necessary equipment, of course). Efforts were even made to have the released page's content synch up with when that particular sport was airing.

Which sport is it exactly that involves gang-banging a redhead in her skiboots on a snowy mountain? Can we make that an official event by 2014? We better start training now!

External Links & Availability:

Reviews and commentary for Babes of Glory in the RHB Forums.

Babes of Glory is archived for viewing and download by all Defenders subscribers.

Red


Featured Character:

Ranma-chan

Release Schedule:

Red was released for Defenders from Apr, 2010 through Aug, 2010 with a break during May and June.

Page Count: 36 (39)

Commentary:

Red had been running opposite For Love of a Girl-Side until the 2010 Winter Olympics when it was put on hold so Babes of Glory could begin active release. Red did not return until after FLOAGS (a heavily Ranma-chan focused narrative book) completed its interrupted run. With that complete, and a new narrative book started that was not so Ranmachan-focused (Happiness Consultant) Red could return to the Pin-up slot in the release schedule without overloading the fans on redheaded hotness.

While Red unarguably features the series' #1 character in popularity, that's no cause for slacking or holding back! The collection contains plenty of hardcore coitus shots, occasional fetish themes, costumes, new hairstyles, and sultry poses to make you blush like a Hibiki! As the title character and mascot, Ranma-chan makes sure we get a little bit of everything and a whole lot of something in her pin-up collection.

External Links & Availability:

Reviews and commentary for Red in the RHB Forums.

Red is archived for viewing and download by all Defenders subscribers.