Ranma ½

Ranma ½

らんま½
1989 -1992 Studio Deen Fuji TV 161 episodes Completed
Comedy Martial Arts Romance Supernatural
Details & Synopsis
Ranma Saotome is a martial arts prodigy. He is also, depending on water temperature, a girl. A childhood training accident in the cursed springs of Jusenkyo left him with a condition his father, who turns into a panda, considers a minor inconvenience. Cold water: girl. Hot water: boy. This is presented as a problem. It is actually the greatest comedic premise in the history of anime.

Created by Rumiko Takahashi, the architect of Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, and Inuyasha, Ranma ½ began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1987 and ran for seven years. The anime adaptation by Studio Deen aired from 1989 to 1992, producing 161 TV episodes plus a mountain of OVAs and three theatrical films. It is one of the foundational texts of the fansub era, one of the shows that built the underground tape-trading networks that eventually became digital fansub culture in the West.

The cast is enormous and every single member of it is insane. Akane Tendo is the fiancée who would rather hit Ranma than admit she likes him. Shampoo is a Chinese Amazon who becomes a cat when splashed with cold water, which is its own catastrophic problem. Ryoga Hibiki has the worst sense of direction in human history and turns into a small black pig. P-chan is not a pig. Everyone knows P-chan is not a pig except Akane.

The 2024 Netflix remake exists. It is fine. Watch the original.
Alt Title らんま½
Studio Studio Deen
Network Fuji TV
Aired 1989 - 1992
Episodes 161
Genre Comedy, Martial Arts, Romance, Supernatural
Status Completed
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Furinkan & Rival Roster

Furinkan High & Town Residents

Tatewaki Kuno (The Blue Thunder)

Kendo Captain · Dual-Affection Delusion
The wealthy captain of the Furinkan Kendo team. Wields a bokken with sword-wave force capable of slicing wood structures. Obsessed with both "The Pigtailed Girl" (Female Ranma) and Akane Tendo, completely unable to process that they are the same person.
Tatewaki Kuno

Mousse (Hidden Weapon Master)

Jusenhuan Curse · Duck Metamorphosis
A Joketsuzoku warrior madly in love with Shampoo. Suffers from severe myopia (nearsightedness) without his glasses. Transmuted by Yaotou-chuan into a duck. Master of "Anki" (Hidden Weapons), concealing endless chains, knives, and iron darts within his sleeves.

Ukyo Kuonji (Chef & Okonomiyaki Master)

Okonomiyaki Martial Arts · Childhood Promise
A chef who uses a giant iron spatula as a longsword and thrown mini-spatulas as shuriken. Childhood friend of Ranma who was abandoned by Genma in exchange for an okonomiyaki cart. Fights using dough-binding traps and searing grill griddles.

Sasuke Sarugakure (Anime-Original Retainer)

Kuno Family Ninja · Stealth & Comedic Foil
An anime-original character created for the 1989 TV series (replacing Gosunkugi's early role). Serves as the loyal, long-suffering ninja houseman to the Kuno family, executing low-tier ninjutsu, decoy swaps, and spying missions.