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, being the second adaptation of the manga following the 1989 anime series. It is produced by MAPPA and premiered on Nippon TV on October 6, 2024, airing Saturdays at 24:55 JST (Sundays 12:55 a.m.).
Plot[]
Akane Tendo meets her new fiancé, Ranma Saotome, a martial arts prodigy with a twist: he magically transforms into a girl upon touching cold water.
Staff[]
- Direction: Kounosuke Uda
- Series Composition: Kimiko Ueno
- Character Design: Hiromi Taniguchi
- Chief Animation Direction: Nao Ootsu, Yoshiko Saitou, Taniguchi Hiromi, Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
- Main Animator: Rie Aoki, Nao Naitou
- Music: Kaoru Wada
- Music Selection: Makiko Kayahara
- Sound Direction: Kounosuke Uda
- Sound Work: Dugout
- Sound Effects: Takuya Hasegawa
- Editing: Keisuke Yanagi
- Art Direction: Chihiro Ookawa
- Color Design: Yukiko Kakita
- Photographic Direction: Atsushi Kanou
- Planning Producer: Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
- Animation Work: MAPPA
Cast[]
Japanese[]
- Kappei Yamaguchi & Megumi Hayashibara as Ranma Saotome
- Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendo
- Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendo
- Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendo
- Akio Ootsuka as Soun Tendo
- Choo as Genma Saotome
- Kouichi Yamadera as Ryoga Hibiki and Jusenkyo Guide
- Rei Sakuma as Shampoo
- Tomokazu Sugita as Tatewaki Kuno
- Ayane Sakura as Kodachi Kuno
- Ken`ichi Ogata as Narrator
English[]
- David Errigo Jr. & Suzie Yeung as Ranma Saotome
- Valeria Rodriguez as Akane Tendo
- Stephanie Sheh as Nabiki Tendo
- Laura Post as Kasumi Tendo
- J. Micheal Tatum as Soun Tendo
- Fred Tatasciore as Genma Saotome
- Damien Haas as Ryoga Hibiki
- Rachel Slotky as P-Chan
- Kaiji Tang as Jusenkyo Guide
- Jonah Scott as Tatewaki Kuno
- Allegra Clark as Kodachi Kuno
- Grace Lu as Shampoo
- David Kaye as Narrator
Production[]
The original 1989 Ranma ½ anime series was a massive hit and became one of the first anime to become successful overseas. Unfortunately, declining ratings caused the series to be cancelled after Season 7. At this time, only 22 out of the manga's 38 volumes had been adapted in animated format. A series of OVAs would later be produced in an attempt to continue the series, with the last one being released in 1996. A further OVA was released in 2008 for the Rumic World exhibition event. In either case, the original anime did not fully adapt the entiredy of the manga, nor was it ever given a proper ending.
Following the successful release of the 2022 Urusei Yatsura remake series, rumors began to circulate on the internet that a Ranma ½ anime reboot or continuation could be produced as well, though no definitive confirmation was released about the topic.
In April 2024, a series of X/Twitter posts alluded that a new Ranma ½ anime was in production, though no official statement was released at the time.
On June 25, 2024, a new Ranma ½ anime adaptation was officially announced. A new website was set up to promote the new series, untitled at the time, with further details to be revealed in a livestream post on July 17, 2024. On the date in question, a trailer for the series was released which revealed the series' name, the fact that it would be animated by Studio MAPPA, a premiere date of October 6, 2024, and the fact that several Japanese voice actors from the original anime would reprise their roles in the new series. The series airs on Nippon TV in Japan.
On July 26, 2024, it was announced that Viz Media, who owns the international distribution rights to the 1989 anime, had picked up the international rights to the series. Despite this, none of the original voice actors from the 1989 anime reprised their roles due to Netflix partnering with Iyuno to create the dub instead of having Viz Media.
In August 2024, the first 12 episodes were leaked online, alongside many Netflix original projects.
Episodes[]
Gallery[]
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Trailers[]
Opening[]
Ending[]
| 2024 Anime | ||||||
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| Season 1 | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 | |||||