Outside references to Ranma ½

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

Other Rumiko Works

 * In Kyoukai no Rinne:
 * A boat which looks like Genma's cursed form appears in chapter 4 (Episode 2), and Genma's cursed form makes several cameo appearances as a background character in various chapters/episodes and is featured in the ¥10.000 bills.
 * Plushes of Ranma, Akane, Genma (in his cursed Form), P-Chan and also Lum from Urusei Yatsura can be seen in claw machines in Episode 4.
 * A character bearing a strong resemblance to Principal Kuno appears in Episode 11.
 * Characters resembling Mousse and Ukyo appear in Episode 20.
 * A P-Chan plush can be seen in Episode 39.
 * The preview for Episode 65 at the end of Episode 64 has characters speaking in reference to Ranma 1/2.
 * In the English translation of Kyoko Baby and Mr. Soichiro, Sakamoto can be seen wearing a Sweater that says "Ranma ½" on it.
 * In episode 93 of  Maison Ikkoku , next to Godai's head at the end of the episode you will see a volume of a Ranma 1/2 manga.
 * In the Urusei Yatsura "I Howl at the Moon" OVA, a newspaper appears that features Genma in his cursed form as well as the Ranma ½ logo.
 * In the  Urusei Yatsura : The Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles (OVA), Male Ranma Saotome made a cameo as a bystander in the crowd in one scene.
 * 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 90 of InuYasha, the Cat Noodles seen on sale is a reference to the Cat Cafe restaurant that Shampoo works at.
 * In episode 128 of InuYasha ("Battle Against the Dried-Up Demons at the Cultural Festival"), Shampoo can be briefly seen jogging.

General

 * In Volume 4 of, Hitoshi Kobe states that forty-chan has a Ranma complex.
 * In the anime, 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).
 * Although not referenced directly in the story, Ranma ½ is continually mentioned in the "chat" sections of Fushigi Yûgi.
 * 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 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.
 * In Volume 4 of, 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.
 * Chapter 24 of features a storyline where the characters Kinko and Sudo bond over enjoyment of Ranma ½.
 * Ranma's female form has a cameo in the first episode of, where she appears on the anime club picket sign.
 * Shampoo makes cameo appearences as a toy in episode 4, 12:18 minute from Asobi ni Iku Yo!
 * Nabiki makes cameo appearences in episode 3 from Project A-Ko and in the harem of Akira Ikaruga from Maze Bakunetsu Jikku episode 12
 * The monster Tiger-man from Mon Colle Knights has a resemblance in his human form to Ryoga Hibiki.
 * The brothers of Pudding from Tokyo Mew Mew resemblance Ranma Saotome.
 * Akane makes a cameo appearence in episode 8 of Excel Saga
 * Hiroshi and Daisuke cameo appearence in episode 72 from Yu Yu Hakusho
 * Kuno Tatewaki make cameo appearence in ova 1 from Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
 * Genma make cameo appearence in episode 26 from Saber Marionette J to X in his animal form
 * Kazumi make cameo appearence in episode 13 as yuki-onna from Rosario + vampire capu2
 * Nabiki make cameo appearence in episode 36 from Cutey Honey Flash
 * Nabiki and Kasumi make cameo appearences in Squid Girl episode 11
 * Kinii make cameo appearance in ova 1 from Darkstalkers minute 14:39
 * Kinii make cameo appearences in Fatal Fury the movie minute 53:08, in the episode 4 from One-Punch Man, in the episode 2 from Yuragisou no Yuuna San
 * In Otaku no video, in the second episode: More Otaku No Video 1985. The Otaku in the final live action interview was carrying a shopping bag depicting artwork of Akane Tendo, Female Ranma, & Shampoo.
 * In Neo Yokio episode 4 Hamptons Water Magic, Lexy and Gottlieb fell into a pool and were turn into a woman and panda respectively.

TV Shows

 * One episode of the show references Ranma ½, more specifically the idea of having a Spring of Drowned Girl.
 * In the Live-action adaptation of, Uedo can be seen reading a Volume of the Ranma ½ manga.
 * In the Mexican dub of The Simpsons episode 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 features Shampoo in  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.
 * In the episode "Scare Master" of My Little Pony: Friendship is magic, You can briefly see a ponified version of Ranma on a hanging decoration, along with other anime character in a simular design. In the episode "Stranger than Fanfiction", Ranma appears on a cardboard cutout in the same art style as the one on the hanging decoration.

Films

 * Towards the end of the, 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 there is a scene where Ranma ½ is playing on a television screen.

Comics and other Printed Media

 * Ben Dunn's (creator of the manga-style comic book, ) book on How to Draw Manga features an image of a person who looks very similar to Ranma's female form.
 * The comic has a character called Gen'ma, who is a talking Panda, which is most likely a reference to Genma from Ranma ½.
 * Megumi Hayashibara's autobiographical comic makes mentions of her involvement in the series.
 * In one of the Superman comic books a Ranma ½ poster is in Superman's (Clark Kent) room.
 * 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.

Other Media

 * In the 1988 video game Mahjong Shikaku, one of the opponents is a green haired girl who bears a resemblance to Female Ranma.
 * On April 16th 2012, the Japanese online game, Concerto Gate Forte added several costumes from Ranma ½ characters as downloadable content.
 * In the World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Expansion, the Pandaren starting area Pools of Change are a reference to the cursed springs of Jusenkyo where Ranma and his dad trained and were cursed.
 * The 2016 video game Shantae: Half-Genie Hero was titled after Ranma ½, which game director Matt Bozon claims has heavily influenced his drawing style.
 * The 2017 video game The Wardrobe, features a kitchen near the start of the game which features two plushies of Female Ranma & Panda Genma in the kitchen sink.
 * T'nique Arcana is a playable character in the original Star Ocean and its remake, Star Ocean: First Departure. T’nique is a martial artist who bears a strong resemblance to Ranma Saotome.