Outside references to Ranma ½

Ranma ½ has been referred through different non-related media. Here is a list:

Anime and Manga

 * In Volume 4 of A.I. Love You, Hitoshi Kobe states that forty-chan has a Ranma complex.
 * In the anime Devil Hunter Yohko, when Yohko's alarm clock wakes her up there is a large selection of manga behind it called "Ranchi ⅓", which even matches the older style Ranma ½ Volumes.
 * In the manga series Rosario + Vampire Season II there is a character who shares a strong resemblance to that of Ranma Saotome, to make the resemblance even more obvious in the characters debut there also appears a Panda (referencing Genma's cursed form).
 * The anime series Slayers has two characters called Mimi and Nene who have a very strong resemblance to Shampoo.
 * In the Slayers novels there is also a character called Sherra who shares a strong resemblance to Ranma's female form.
 * In the anime Hayate the Combat Butler there are two references to Ranma ½, in episode 6 there is a Ranma statue and in episode 20 there is a book in the library is Ranma ½.
 * One panel in the manga Rin-ne there is a Panda boat which bears a strong resemblance to Genma's cursed form.
 * In chapter 3 of Volume 3 of Maison Ikkoku Sakamoto can be seen wearing a Sweater that says "Ranma ½" on it.
 * Similarly to how characters from Urusei Yatsura and InuYasha appeared in the OVA 13, in the 12th OVA for Urusei Yatsura features characters from Ranma ½ in the background.
 * In episode 128 of Inuyasha ("Battle Against the Dried-Up Demons at the Cultural Festival"), Shampoo can briefly seen jogging.
 * In Volume 4 of Case Closed, while Conan is looking up information in a bookstore the other kids are looking at Shounen Sunday which has an image of Ranma on the cover.
 * Ranma's female form has a cameo in the anime Here Is Greenwood.

TV Shows

 * One episode of the show Robot Chicken references Ranma ½, more specifically the idea of having a Spring of Drowned Girl.
 * In the Live-action adaptation of One-Pound Gospel, Uedo can be seen reading a Volume of the Ranma ½ manga.
 * In the Mexican dub of The Simpsons episode Pygmoelian the Doctor who Moe replaced says he played the role of Ranma for several years (referring to the fact the voice actor of the Doctor is the same as Ranma's Mexican voice actor).
 * According to Beast Wars International when Megatron makes "oyakusoku pozu" (promise pose) with his hand this a reference to Ranma ½, due to David Kaye's (who voices Megatron) involvement with Ranma ½ (as Soun Tendo).
 * Episode 5 of the show Kappa Mikey features Shampoo in Chibi form, she also appears in the opening sequence of the show.
 * Someone involved with Star Trek: The Next Generation was a fan of anime. There are quite a few references/shout outs to various anime. One such reference is a Ranma ½ gyro block which is said to be an important component of nanites in the TNG episode Evolution.

Films

 * Towards the end of the Speed Racer movie, there is a scene in a hotel room where Ninja's attack them. The ninja goes flying and things fall from his pockets, amongst the things that fall from his pockets is his keys which has a P-chan key ring.
 * In the movie Calmi Cuori Appassionati (Between Calmness and Passion) there is a scene where Ranma ½ is playing on a television screen.

Comics/Webcomics

 * In one of the Filthy Lies webcomics there a picture of a pig in the background which has a strong similarity to that of P-chan.
 * The webcomic Shortpacked! there is a mention of Ranma ½.
 * Ben Dunn's (creator of the manga-style comic book, Ninja High School) book on How to Draw Manga features an image of a person who looks very similar to Ranma's female form.
 * The webcomic Sluggy FreeLance has several references to Ranma ½, an example of which being when the character Zoe first appears she can be seen wearing a T-shirt with Ranma ½ written on it.
 * The comic Legion of Super-Heroes has a character called Gen'ma, who is a talking Panda, which is most likely a reference to Genma from Ranma ½.
 * The webcomic Anime Arcadia made a mention of Ranma.
 * Megumi Hayashibara's autobiographical comic makes mentions of her involvement in the series.
 * On iglou.com there are two mini-comics which make references to events of Ranma ½.
 * The plot of The Wotch is influenced by the plot of Ranma ½.
 * In one of the Superman comic books a Ranma ½ poster is in Superman's (Clark Kent) room.
 * The adult webcomic Miss Adventures of ChiChi-Chan has a short storyline which parodies Ranma ½.
 * There is a reference to Ranma ½ in one of the Pinky and the Brain comic books from 1997. Part of one of Brain's plans for world domination involved going to China and falling into the "Spring of the Drowned Martial Arts Master" to win a competition with a chain of dojo's as the award.
 * The webcomic Sinfest has a strip which features an image of Ranma in the background.