Ranma ½ (らんま½, Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi, pronounced Ranma One-Half in English) is a Japanese anime series based off the manga series of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi. The anime is composed of two separate series comissioned by Studio Deen which aired on Fuji TV from 1989 to 1992. The first, Ranma ½ (らんま½, Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi), aired for a single season of 18 episodes in 1989 before being cancelled due to low ratings. However, the series was quickly revived as Ranma ½ Nettōhen (らんま½熱闘編, Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi Nettō-hen) which ultimately had a longer and more successful run of 143 episodes that aired in six seasons from 1990 to 1992 before being cancelled as well. Following the second cancellation, a series of OVAs were produced in an effort to continue the series. Eleven OVA's were ultimately produced from 1993 to 1996. Twelve years later in 2008, a twelfth OVA was produced as part of the "It's a Rumic World Exhibition".
When licensed outside of Japan, both series and the OVAs were classified as a single series, the first one being labeled as Season 1, and the latter being labeled as Seasons 2-7, while the OVA's are said to make up an unoffcial 8th season.
A new anime adaptation of the manga was announced on June 25, 2024. It will be produced by MAPPA and premiered on Nippon TV on October 6, 2024.
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Season | Episodes | Original Run |
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1 | 21 | |
2 | 19 | |
3 | 23 | |
4 | 24 | |
5 | 25 | |
6 | 24 | |
7 | 25 | |
OVAs | 12 |
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Season 1 | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 |