Outside references to Ranma ½

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

Other Rumiko Works

 * One panel in the manga Rin-ne there is a Panda boat which bears a strong resemblance to Genma's cursed form. After this point Genma makes several cameo appearances as a background character in his cursed form in various chapters.
 * In the English translation of Kyoko Baby and Mr. Soichiro, Sakamoto can be seen wearing a Sweater that says "Ranma ½" on it.
 * 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.
 * 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 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 toy in episode 4, 12:18 minute from Asobi ni Iku Yo!
 * Nabiki makes cameo appearences in the harem of male maze from Maze Bakunetsu Jikku episode 12
 * The monster Tiger-man from Mon Colle Knights resemblance in his human form to Ryoga Hibiki.
 * The brothers of Pudding from Tokyo Mew Mew resemblance to Ranma Saotome for the hair.
 * The attacks planet crusher of Makoto Nanaya from Blazblue, Rogan Fufu Ken of Yamcha from Dragon Ball, Jaō Ensatsu Rengoku Shō of Hiei from Yu Yu Hakusho and Gomu Gomu no Gatoringu of Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece  are similar to Katchu Tenshin Amaguriken of Ranma Saotome
 * The transformation of male to female of Ranma is used by other character: Souji Mitsuki from Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!, Takuto Hasegawa from Macademi Wasshoi!, Tomoki Sakurai from Sora no Otoshimono, Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto, Laharl from Makai Senki Disgaea, Jester from Gokudo, Rito Yuuki from To Love Ru, Natsuru Senou from Kämpfer, Yuuri Mito from Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity and Hazumu Osaragi from Kashimashi Girl meets Girl
 * The transformation of child to adult of Hinako Nimoniya is used by other character: Chrno from Chrno Crusade, Valkyrie from UFO Princess Valkyrie and Maya Natsume from Tenjou Tenge
 * The obsession of Nabiki Tendo for the money is used by other character: Sakura from Hyper Police, Lin Xiao-Mei from Shining Hearts Shiawase no Pan, Elle Ragu from Shadow Skill, Lashara from Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari, Lina Inverse from Slayers and Nami from One Piece.
 * The cross-dressing of Tsubasa Kurenai is used by other character: Fisheye from Sailormoon, Scarron from Zero no Tsukaima, Gasper Vladi from High School DxD New, Ginka Midarezaki from Kyouran Kazoku Nikki, Makoto Mizuhara from El-Hazard
 * The ailurophobia of Ranma Saotome is used in other character: Yuuto Amakawa from Omamari Himari, Gabriel from Tenshi ni Narumon and Gouzaburou Seto from Seto no Hanayome
 * The no sense of direction of Ryoga Hibiki is used by other character: Monkey D. Luffy and Zoro Roronoa from One Piece, Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusaguisi from Bleach and Marie Mjolnir from Soul Eater

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.

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

 * 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 Pools of Drowned Man where Ranma and his dad trained and were cursed.
 * The upcoming video game Shantae: Half-Genie Hero was titled after Ranma ½, which game director Matt Bozon claims has heavily influenced his drawing style.