"Ranma ½" (1989) TV series

Creator:

Rumiko Takahashi

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

15 April 1989 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

Just add water!

Plot:

A series of the relationship of a girl who is involuntarily engaged to a boy who turns female when hit with cold water and male with hot.

Plot Keywords:

Water | Panda | Love Triangle | Magic | Challenge

Cast

Kappei Yamaguchi	...	Ranma Saotome Male / ... (18 episodes, 1989)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Ranma Saotome Female / ... (18 episodes, 1989)
Noriko Hidaka	...	Akane Tendo (18 episodes, 1989)
Sarah Strange	...	Ranma Saotome Male (18 episodes, 1989)
Myriam Sirois	...	Akane Tendo (18 episodes, 1989)
Michael Donovan	...	Jusenkyo Guide / ... (9 episodes, 1989)
Venus Terzo	...	Ranma Saotome Female / ... (8 episodes, 1989)
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Ryoga Hibiki (8 episodes, 1989)

Also Known As:

Ranma ½: The Digital Dojo (USA) (first season title)
Ranma 1/2 (Japan) (alternative spelling)
Ranma nibun no ichi

Runtime:

Japan:30 min (18 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Catalan | English | French | German | Italian | Spanish | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | New Zealand:PG

Company:

Kitty Animation

Trivia:

Due to the negative backlash towards the English dub, Brigitta Dau was fired after playing the voice of female Ranma for the first six episodes of the TV series and the first two episodes of the OAV series. Since then, Venus Terzo has taken that role, resulting in a much improved English dub.

Quotes:

Ranma Saotome: [after Akane ridicules him, AGAIN] You're so... SO... cute...

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Abenobashi mahô shôtengai: Fired up! Abenobashi Hong Kong Martial Arts Shopping District (#1.4)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Jajauma ni Sasenaide

Hmmmmm. . . . .

This is probably the most unique Anime series I've ever laid eyes on. I was floored at the hilariousness of the situations the characters got themselves into with each new adventure, big & small, in Japan all because of Genma's craziness when it comes to his son/daughter Ranma Saotome! One trip to China's Bayankala Range/Qinghai Province leads to the curses of Ranma, Genma, and a few others that become involved, and you have one outrageous series from the Manga Master herself, Rumiko Takahashi. I certainly have enjoyed it, myself, and collected a lot of the Anime on video and a couple on DVD. Highly recommended for fans of Japanese animation!