Ranma ½ (1989– )

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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.

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Cast

Series cast summary:
Kappei Yamaguchi ...
 Ranma Saotome Male (18 episodes, 1989)
Megumi Hayashibara ...
 Ranma Saotome Female (18 episodes, 1989)
Noriko Hidaka ...
 Akane Tendo (18 episodes, 1989)
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 Ranma Saotome Male (18 episodes, 1989)
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 Akane Tendo (18 episodes, 1989)
Andrea Kwan ...
Candice Moore ...
 Kodachi Kuno (English version) (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)
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Storyline

Rumiko Takahashi's story of a high school aged girl named Akane who finds herself engaged to be married because of an arrangement by her father. Unfortunately her fiance, Ranma, turns out to be less of a man than expected and was raised by a giant panda. Written by David McGuire <bdm55707@jetson.uh.edu>

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water | panda | curse | cult tv | sex change | See more »

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15 April 1989 (Japan)  »

Also Known As:

Ranma ½: The Digital Dojo  »

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Trivia

Rumiko Takahashi was originally going to have the characters "change" whenever they were hit or punched, but changed it to hot/cold water when she realized the characters would change every few seconds during a fight scene. See more »

Quotes

Ranma Saotome: [In the bath, after turning back into a boy] Might as well go out as I am now...
[Akane comes in, thinking he's in girl form]
Ranma Saotome: [looks at Akane, who has no clothing on] Whoa...
[Akane and Ranma stare at each other, in the nude, for a few moments, then she finally closes the curtain, dresses herself, and leaves]
Ranma Saotome: [Ranma looks at himself in embarrassment]
Akane Tendo: [Closes the door behind her, takes a deep breath, and finally screams] AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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Connections

Referenced in Mâjan Shikaku (1988) See more »

Soundtracks

"Jajauma ni Sasenaide"
Opening theme
Performed by Etsuko Nishio
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Hilarious Zany Martial Arts, Romantic Gender Bender
22 October 1999 | by (A Dojo) – See all my reviews

This is one of the coolest anime series I've ever seen. All the characters have a lot of thought put into them despite the large numbers and are likable. It's just so incredibly wacky and just it's just plain fun. If you want an action packed comedy-filled show this is for you. I just hope this show goes on the new anime channel they're planning.


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