Ranma ½ 

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

Creator:

Rumiko Takahashi

Stars:

Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka

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
Sarah Strange	...	Ranma Saotome Male 18 episodes, 1989
Myriam Sirois	...	Akane Tendo 18 episodes, 1989
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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

panda | sex swapping character | anime | arranged marriage | magic | 

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Taglines:

The martial arts mayhem continues!

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official (publisher) of Ranma 1/2 (co-producer with Kitty Films) Ranma 1/2 (distributor) [United States]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

April 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ranma ½: The Digital Dojo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kitty Animation,Kitty Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (18 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Megumi Hayashibara, the voices for the anime were recorded on every Thursday from 6:30pm to 11:00pm.

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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

Followed by Ranma ½: Nettô-hen (1989)

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Soundtracks

Jajauma ni Sasenaide
Opening theme
Performed by Etsuko Nishio

User Reviews

An instant classic! A great anime! A masterpiece!

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