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| Series cast summary: | |||
| Kappei Yamaguchi | ... | Ranma Saotome Male / ... 18 episodes, 1989 | |
| Megumi Hayashibara | ... | Ranma Saotome Female / ... 18 episodes, 1989 | |
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Noriko Hidaka | ... | Akane Tendo 18 episodes, 1989 |
| Sarah Strange | ... | Ranma Saotome Male 18 episodes, 1989 | |
| Myriam Sirois | ... | Akane Tendo 18 episodes, 1989 | |
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Michael Donovan | ... | Ryoga Hibiki / ... 18 episodes, 1989 |
| Andrea Kwan | ... | Ranma Saotome (Female) (Animax Asia dub) 18 episodes, 1989 | |
| Robert O. Smith | ... | Genma Saotome / ... 17 episodes, 1989 | |
| Willow Johnson | ... | Kasumi Tendo 16 episodes, 1989 | |
| Angela Costain | ... | Nabiki Tendo 15 episodes, 1989 | |
| Venus Terzo | ... | Ranma Saotome Female / ... 12 episodes, 1989 | |
| David Kaye | ... | Soun Tendo 12 episodes, 1989 | |
| Ian James Corlett | ... | Dr. Tofu Ono / ... 12 episodes, 1989 | |
| Candice Moore | ... | Kodachi Kuno / ... 12 episodes, 1989 | |
| Brigitta Dau | ... | Ranma Saotome Female / ... 11 episodes, 1989 | |
| Ted Cole | ... | Tatewaki Kuno 8 episodes, 1989 | |
| Kôichi Yamadera | ... | Ryoga Hibiki 8 episodes, 1989 | |
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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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The original gender-bending martial arts comedy! See more »Certificate:
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Official (publisher) of Ranma 1/2 (co-producer with Kitty Films) | Ranma 1/2 (distributor) [United States] | See more »Country:
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Akane Tendou: Ohh... She's right... What if he...?
[Akane's thoughts]
Tatewaki Kuno: Magic sword, make me ONE with the Pigtailed Girl!
Ranma Saotome: [seductively] You want it, Baby? You got it!
[puckers up]
Tatewaki Kuno: Here I come!
[End Akane's thoughts]
Akane Tendou: AAAHHHH!
Ranma Saotome: [disgusted] EEEAAGHH! Don't even JOKE about that, okay?
[...]
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Manga creator Rumiko Takahashi derived Ranma's name from the Japanese expression "kaitô ranma" which means "solving a problem swiftly and skillfully". She based it from that phrase because she was having difficulty thinking up a name for him. See more »Quotes
Nabiki Tendo: [before Ranma goes out with Kuno while in female form] This is Kuno, remember? What if he can't CONTROL himself?Akane Tendou: Ohh... She's right... What if he...?
[Akane's thoughts]
Tatewaki Kuno: Magic sword, make me ONE with the Pigtailed Girl!
Ranma Saotome: [seductively] You want it, Baby? You got it!
[puckers up]
Tatewaki Kuno: Here I come!
[End Akane's thoughts]
Akane Tendou: AAAHHHH!
Ranma Saotome: [disgusted] EEEAAGHH! Don't even JOKE about that, okay?
[...]
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What more can I say? This show is the best anime show I've seen and is perhaps the first one to get me into that genre among others. I first laughed at the title, because it sounded ridiculous, and I was new to this, and I was just a kid. And as I watched, I laughed even more, to learn this is worthwhile and a great show, a great love comedy or martial arts show. With references to ancient China and traditions, except turned upside down to bring hilarious and chaotic results! And the character are unforgettable, Kuno Tatewake, Ryoga who is stupid but my favorite character of the show! Mousse, Cologne, Happosai, Akane and Genma, and not to mention Ranma's other suitors, Shampoo, Kodachi, Ukyo, this came before Tenchi Muyo! to those who say harem anime was copied from Tenchi! Without a doubt, this is a very funny and memorable show brought to you by Rumiko Takahashi who also made Inu Yasha, Maison Ikkoku, Urusei Yatsura and Fire Tripper. Great show, recommended to all fans of the shows mentioned earlier. >>>>> 10/10