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{{About|the manga series|the titular character|Ranma Saotome}}
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
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{{Use American English|date=June 2020}}
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| image = Ranma1 2volume1.jpg
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring [[Ranma Saotome]] and his father transformed into a woman and a panda respectively
| ja_kanji = らんま{{Sfrac|1|2}}
| ja_romaji = Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi
| genre = {{ubl|[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Viz Media Concludes 2015 With an Action and Drama-Filled Digital Anime Update for December|url=https://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/1006292|website=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=August 10, 2018|quote=The hilarious hijinks of the classic anime martial arts adventure, RANMA ½, continues with the addition of Season 5, Episodes 93–115 available to stream now in their entirety with dubbed English dialogue!|archive-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628230207/https://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/1006292|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Martial arts film|Martial arts]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/ranma-1-2|title=The Official Website for Ranma 1/2|website=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=October 27, 2017|archive-date=July 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719090418/https://www.viz.com/ranma-1-2|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Romantic comedy]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=Celebrate 30 Years of Martial Arts Mischief with Ranma 1/2 Stamps|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-07-14/celebrate-30-years-of-martial-arts-mischief-with-ranma-1-2-stamps/.118766|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 29, 2018|date=July 15, 2017|quote=Rumiko Takahashi's ''Ranma 1/2'' martial arts romantic comedy is celebrating 30 years of gender-bending hijinks.|archive-date=July 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729230407/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-07-14/celebrate-30-years-of-martial-arts-mischief-with-ranma-1-2-stamps/.118766|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres per MOS:A&M. -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| author       = [[Rumiko Takahashi]]
| publisher    = [[Shogakukan]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]
| NA  = [[Viz Media]]
}}
| imprint      = Shōnen Sunday Comics
| magazine     = [[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]
| first        = August 19, 1987
| last         = March 6, 1996
| volumes      = 38
| volume_list  = List of Ranma ½ chapters
}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = tv series
| director     = {{ubl|[[Tomomi Mochizuki]] ({{Abbr|#1–18|Episodes 1–18}})|[[Tsutomu Shibayama]] ({{Abbr|#1–18|Episodes 1–18}})|[[Koji Sawai]] ({{Abbr|#19–161|Episodes 19–161}})|[[Junji Nishimura]] ({{Abbr|#19–161|Episodes 19–161}})}}
| producer     = {{ubl|Yoko Matsushita|Makoto Kubo|Hidenori Taga ({{Abbr|#1–18|Episodes 1–18}}, (executive {{Abbr|#19–161|Episodes 19–161}}))|Yoshinobu Nakao ({{Abbr|#1–18|Episodes 1–18}})|Takashi Ishihara ({{Abbr|#19–161|Episodes 19–161}})|Koji Kaneda ({{Abbr|#19–161|Episodes 19–161}})|Hiroshi Hasegawa ({{Abbr|#19–161|Episodes 19–161}})|Junpei Nakagawa ({{Abbr|#19–161|Episodes 19–161}})|Kei Ijichi ({{Abbr|#19–161|Episodes 19–161}})}}
| writer       =
| music        = {{ubl|Hideharu Mori|[[Kenji Kawai]]}}
| studio       = [[Studio Deen]]
| licensee     = {{English anime licensee
| AUS = Madman Entertainment
| NA  = Viz Media
}}
| network      = [[Fuji Network System|FNS]] ([[Fuji TV]])
| network_en   = {{English anime network
| PH  = [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]]
| SEA = [[Animax (Asian TV channel)|Animax]]
| US  = [[KQEH|KTEH]]
}}
| first        = April 15, 1989
| last         = September 25, 1992
| episodes     = 161
| episode_list = List of Ranma ½ episodes
| title={{ubl|Ranma ½ ({{Abbr|#1–18|Episodes 1–18}})|Ranma ½ Nettōhen ({{Abbr|#19–161|Episodes 19–161}})}}}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = film
| title        = Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
| director     = [[Shuji Iuchi]]
| producer     = {{ubl|Hidenori Taga (executive)|Yoko Matsushita|Hiroshi Hasegawa}}
| writer       = {{ubl|[[Ryota Yamaguchi]]|Shuji Iuchi|Shigeru Yanagawa}}
| music        = Kenji Kawai
| studio       = Studio Deen
| licensee     = {{English anime licensee
| AUS = Madman Entertainment
| NA  = Viz Media
| UK  = [[MVM Films]]
}}
| released     = November 2, 1991
| runtime      = 77 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = film
| title        = Ranma ½: Nihao My Concubine
| director     = [[Akira Suzuki (director)|Akira Suzuki]]
| producer     = {{ubl|Kei Ijichi (executive)|Yoko Matsushita|Motoko Naritome|Hiroshi Hasegawa}}
| writer       = Ryota Yamaguchi
| music        = Akihisa Matsūra
| studio       = Studio Deen
| licensee     = {{English anime licensee
| AUS = Madman Entertainment
| NA  = Viz Media
| UK  = MVM Films
}}
| released     = August 1, 1992
| runtime      = 65 minutes
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = ova
| director     = Junji Nishimura
| producer     = {{ubl|Ayao Ueda|Junpei Nakagawa|Kenji Kume}}
| writer       =
| music        = Akihisa Matsūra
| studio       = Studio Deen
| licensee     = {{English anime licensee
| NA = Viz Media
}}
| episodes     = 6
| episode_list = List of Ranma ½ episodes#OVAs (1993–2008)
| runtime      = 30 minutes
| first        = October 21, 1993
| last         = August 19, 1994
}}
}}{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = film
| title        = Ranma ½: Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix
| director     = Junji Nishimura
| producer     = {{ubl|Ayao Ueda|Junpei Nakagawa|Kenji Kume}}
| writer       = Ryota Yamaguchi
| music        = {{ubl|Akihisa Matsūra|Kenji Kawai}}
| studio       = Studio Deen
| licensee     = {{English anime licensee
| NA = Viz Media
}}
| released     = August 20, 1994
| runtime      = 28 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = ova
| title        = Ranma ½ Special
| director     = Junji Nishimura
| producer     = {{ubl|Ayao Ueda|Junpei Nakagawa|Kenji Kume}}
| writer       =
| music        = {{ubl|Akihisa Matsūra|Kenji Kawai}}
| studio       = Studio Deen
| licensee     = {{English anime licensee
| NA = Viz Media
}}
| episodes     = 2
| episode_list = List of Ranma ½ episodes#OVAs (1993–2008)
| runtime      = 27 minutes
| first        = December 16, 1994
| last         = February 17, 1995
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = ova
| title        = Ranma ½ Super
| director     = Junji Nishimura
| producer     = {{ubl|Ayao Ueda|Junpei Nakagawa|Kenji Kume}}
| writer       =
| music        = {{ubl|Akihisa Matsūra|Kenji Kawai}}
| studio       = Studio Deen
| licensee     = {{English anime licensee
| NA = Viz Media
}}
| episodes     = 3
| episode_list = List of Ranma ½ episodes#OVAs (1993–2008)
| runtime      = 28 minutes
| first        = September 21, 1995
| last         = January 19, 1996
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = ova
| title        = Ranma ½: Nightmare! {{Nowrap|Incense of Spring Sleep}}
| director     = [[Takeshi Mori (director)|Takeshi Mori]]
| producer     =
| writer       =
| music        = [[Kohei Tanaka (composer)|Kohei Tanaka]]
| studio       = {{ubl|Studio Deen|[[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]}}
| licensee     =
| runtime      = 32 minutes
| released     = July 30, 2008
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = special
| director     = Ryo Nishimura
| producer     =
| writer       = Yoshihiro Izumi
| music        = Kei Yoshikawa
| studio       = [[Nikkatsu]]
| licensee     =
| network      = [[Nippon Television Network System|NNS]] ([[Nippon TV]])
| network_en   =
| released     = December 9, 2011
| runtime      = 95 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = tv series
| director     = [[Kōnosuke Uda]]
| producer     = {{ubl|Emi Satō|Norihiro Hayashida|Shūhō Kondō|Ransen Imai}}
| writer       = {{Ill|Kimiko Ueno|ja|うえのきみこ}}
| music        = [[Kaoru Wada]]
| studio       = [[MAPPA]]
| licensee     = [[Netflix]]
| network      = NNS (Nippon TV)
| network_en   =
| first        = October 6, 2024
| last         = December 21, 2025
| episodes     = 24<!-- This parameter should only be incremented when new episodes air or when a reliable source can confirm a specific number of episodes. -->
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title        = Related media
| content      =
* [[List of Ranma ½ episodes#Specials (1990–2011)|''Ranma ½'' specials]]
* [[List of Ranma ½ video games|''Ranma ½'' video games]]
}}
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{{Nihongo|'''''Ranma ½'''''|らんま{{Sfrac|1|2}}|Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi|lead=yes|pronounced ''Ranma One-Half'' in English|group=lower-alpha}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Rumiko Takahashi]]. It was serialized in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected in 38 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes by [[Shogakukan]]. The story revolves around a teenager named [[Ranma Saotome]] who has trained in [[martial arts]] since early childhood. As a result of an accident during a training journey, he is cursed to become a girl when exposed to cold water, while hot water changes him back into a boy. Throughout the series Ranma seeks out a way to rid himself of his curse, while his friends, enemies, and many [[fiancées]] constantly hinder and interfere.

''Ranma ½'' has a comedic formula and a sex-changing main character who often willfully transforms into a girl to advance his goals. The series also contains many other characters, whose intricate relationships with each other, unusual characteristics, and eccentric personalities drive most of the stories. Although the characters and their relationships are complicated, they rarely change once they are firmly introduced and settled into the series.

The manga has been adapted into two [[anime]] series produced by [[Studio Deen]]: ''Ranma ½'' and ''Ranma ½ Nettōhen'', which together were broadcast on [[Fuji TV]] from 1989 to 1992. In addition, they released 12 [[Original video animation|OVA]]s and three films. In 2011, a [[live-action]] television special was produced and aired on [[Nippon Television]]. Another anime adaptation produced by [[MAPPA]] premiered on October 6, 2024, broadcasting on Nippon Television and streaming on [[Netflix]]. The manga and anime series were licensed by [[Viz Media]] for English-language releases in North America. [[Madman Entertainment]] released the manga, part of the anime series, and the first two films in Australasia, while [[MVM Films]] released the first two films in the United Kingdom.

The ''Ranma ½'' manga has over 55 million copies in circulation, making it one of the [[List of best-selling manga|best-selling manga series]] of all time. Both the manga and anime are cited as among the first in their respective media to have become popular in the United States.

== Plot ==
{{See also|List of Ranma ½ characters{{!}}List of ''Ranma ½'' characters}}

On a training journey in the [[Bayan Har Mountains|Bayankala Mountain Range]] in the [[Qinghai|Qinghai Province]] of China, [[Ranma Saotome]] and his father [[Genma Saotome|Genma]] fell into the cursed springs of {{nihongo|Jusenkyo|呪泉郷}}. The cursed spring causes any afflicted to assume the physical form of whatever drowned there hundreds or thousands of years ago whenever they come into contact with cold water, which reverts on contact with hot water but resumes with exposure to cold water. Genma fell into the spring of a drowned panda while Ranma fell into the spring of a drowned girl.

[[Soun Tendo]] is a fellow practitioner of {{nihongo||無差別格闘流|Musabetsu Kakutō Ryū}} or "Anything-Goes School" of martial arts and owner of a [[dojo]] in [[Nerima]]. Genma and Soun [[arranged marriage|agreed years ago that their children would marry]] and carry on the Tendo Dojo. Soun has three teenage daughters: the polite and easygoing [[Kasumi Tendo|Kasumi]], the greedy and indifferent [[Nabiki Tendo|Nabiki]] and the short-tempered, martial arts practicing [[Akane Tendo|Akane]]. Akane, who is Ranma's age, is appointed for bridal duty by her sisters with the reasoning that they are the older sisters and can dump the duty on her, and that they all dislike the arranged engagement and think Akane's dislike of men is the right way to express it to the fathers. At the appointed time, the Saotomes arrive in their new forms given by the cursed springs, confusing the Tendos, and ultimately leading to Akane seeing Ranma changing from girl form to boy form in the tub, much to her horror. It takes several more pages for the situation to be explained to Soun Tendo and his daughters. Both Ranma and Akane refuse the engagement initially, having not been consulted on the decision, but the fathers are insistent and they are generally treated as betrothed and end up helping or saving each other on some occasions. They are frequently found in each other's company and are constantly arguing in their trademark awkward love-hate manner that is a franchise focus.

Ranma goes to school with Akane at {{nihongo|Furinkan High School|風林館高校|Fūrinkan Kōkō}}, where he meets his recurring opponent [[Tatewaki Kuno]], the conceited [[kendo]] team captain who aggressively pursues Akane, but also falls in love with Ranma's female form without ever discovering his curse (despite most other characters eventually knowing it). [[Nerima]] serves as a backdrop for more martial arts mayhem with the introduction of Ranma's regular rivals, such as the eternally lost [[Ryoga Hibiki]] who traveled halfway across Japan getting from the front of his house to the back, where Ranma spent three days waiting for him. Ryoga, seeking revenge on Ranma, followed him to Jusenkyo where he ultimately fell into the Spring of the Drowned Piglet. Now when splashed with cold water he takes the form of a little black pig. Not knowing this, Akane takes the piglet as a pet and names it P-chan, but Ranma knows and hates him for keeping this secret and taking advantage of the situation. Another rival is the nearsighted [[Mousse (Ranma ½)|Mousse]], who also fell into a cursed spring and becomes a duck when he gets wet, and finally, there is Genma and Soun's impish grand master, [[Happosai]], who spends his time stealing the underwear of schoolgirls.

Ranma's prospective paramours include the martial arts rhythmic gymnastics champion (and Tatewaki's sister) [[Kodachi Kuno]], and his second fiancée and childhood friend [[Ukyo Kuonji]] the [[okonomiyaki]] vendor, along with the Chinese [[Amazons|Amazon]] [[Shampoo (Ranma ½)|Shampoo]], supported by her great-grandmother [[Cologne (Ranma ½)|Cologne]]. As the series progresses, the school becomes more eccentric with the return of the demented, Hawaii-obsessed [[Principal Kuno]] and the placement of the power-leeching alternating child/adult [[Hinako Ninomiya]] as Ranma's English teacher. Ranma's indecision in choosing his true love causes chaos in his romantic and school life.

== Production ==
[[Rumiko Takahashi]] stated that ''Ranma ½'' was conceived to be a martial arts manga that connects all aspects of everyday life to martial arts.<ref name="ComestoAmerica">{{cite web|url=http://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi10.html|title=Inuyasha Comes to America|last=Yoshida|first=Toshifumi|website=Furinkan.com|access-date=May 18, 2014|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144508/https://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi10.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Because her previous series had female protagonists, the author decided that she wanted a male this time. However, she was worried about writing a male main character, and therefore decided to make him half-female.<ref name="Italian">{{cite web|url=http://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi8.html|title=Interview in Italy|last=Acres|first=Dylan|website=Furinkan.com|access-date=May 18, 2014|archive-date=October 18, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041018103236/http://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi8.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Takahashi, the idea of making Ranma "just kinda popped into [her] head", and she looked for a way to make it possible for him to go back and forth between genders.<ref>{{Cite web|title=らんま1/2 1 {{!}} 高橋留美子 – 小学館コミック|url=https://shogakukan-comic.jp/book?isbn=9784091272706|access-date=July 18, 2024|website=shogakukan-comic.jp|language=ja}}</ref> It was then when she had a vision of a bathhouse's cloth entrance sign. She considered Ranma changing every time he was punched before deciding on water for initiating his changes. That decision led her to feeling that Jusenkyo had to be set in China, as it is the only place that could have such mysterious springs.<ref name="MemorialBook">{{cite web|url=http://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi2.html|title=Memorial Interview|website=Furinkan.com|access-date=May 18, 2014|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144508/https://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She drew inspiration for ''Ranma ½'' from a variety of real-world objects. Some of the places frequently seen in the series are modeled after actual locations in Nerima, Tokyo (both the home of Takahashi and the setting of ''Ranma ½'').<ref name="furinkan">{{cite news|url=http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/misc/inspirations.html|website=Furinkan.com|title=Miscellaneous – Inspirations|date=April 25, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224115426/http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/misc/inspirations.html|archive-date=February 24, 2007}}</ref>

In a 1990 interview with ''[[Amazing Heroes]]'', Takahashi stated that she had four assistants that draw the backgrounds, panel lines and tone, while she creates the story and layout, and pencils and inks the characters.<ref name="Retrospective">{{cite web|url=http://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi3.html|title=Career Retrospective|last=Smith|first=Toren|author-link=Toren Smith|website=Furinkan.com|access-date=May 18, 2014|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126032036/http://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi3.html|url-status=live}}</ref> All her assistants are female; Takahashi stated that "I don't use male assistants so that the girls will work more seriously if they aren't worried about boys." In 1992, she explained her process as beginning with laying out the chapter in the evening so as to finish it by dawn, and resting for a day before calling her assistants. They finish it in two or three nights, usually utilizing five days for a chapter.<ref name="Italian" />

Takahashi purposefully aimed the series to be popular with women and children. In 1993, an ''[[Animerica]]'' interviewer talking with Takahashi asked her if she intended the sex-changing theme "as an effort to enlighten a male-dominated society". Takahashi said that she does not think in terms of societal agendas and that she created the ''Ranma ½'' concept from simply wanting "a simple, fun idea". She added that she, as a woman and while recalling what manga she liked to read as a child, felt that "humans turning into animals might also be fun and {{lang|de|italic=no|[[:Wiktionary:märchenhaft|märchenhaft]]}}... you know, like a fairy tale."<ref name="Takahash7">{{cite web|url=http://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi7.html|title=Animerica Interview|last=Horibuchi|first=Seiji|website=Furinkan.com|access-date=October 5, 2009|archive-date=January 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117184644/http://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi7.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, she revealed that at the start of ''Ranma'' her editor told her to make it more dramatic, but she felt that was something she could not do. However, she admitted that drama did start to appear at the end. She also sat in on the voice actor auditions for the anime, where she insisted that male and female Ranma be voiced by different actors whose gender corresponded to that of the part.<ref name="35anniversary">{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/pp/rumic35/page/2#contents2|title=35th Anniversary Interview|website=Natalie.mu|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref>

== Media ==
=== Manga ===
{{Main|List of Ranma ½ chapters{{!}}List of ''Ranma ½'' chapters}}

Written and illustrated by [[Rumiko Takahashi]], ''Ranma ½'' began publication in the [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] anthology ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' issue #36 published on August 19, 1987,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年サンデー 1987/08/19 表示号数36|url=http://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazines/356908|website=Bunka.go.jp|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=August 1, 2019|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802091238/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazines/356908|archive-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> following the ending of her series ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]''. From August 1987 until March 1996, the manga was published on a near weekly basis with the occasional colored page to spruce up the usually black and white stories. After nearly a decade of storylines, the final chapter was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issue #12 on March 6, 1996.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年サンデー 1996/03/06 表示号数12|url=http://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazines/356476|website=Bunka.go.jp|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=August 1, 2019|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802024303/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazines/356476|archive-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> The 407 chapters were periodically collected and published by [[Shogakukan]] into a total of 38 black and white {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes from 1988 to 1996. They were reassembled in 38 {{Transliteration|ja|[[shinsōban]]}} from April 2002 to October 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=4091265014|script-title=ja:らんま1/2〔新装版〕 / 1|website=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|access-date=May 18, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=4091265383|script-title=ja:らんま1/2〔新装版〕 / 38|website=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|access-date=May 18, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A ''Shōnen Sunday'' Special edition for all 20 volumes was published from 2016 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=らんま1/2の既刊一覧 – 小学館コミック|url=https://shogakukan-comic.jp/book-series?cd=44915|access-date=July 18, 2024|website=shogakukan-comic.jp|language=ja}}</ref> This edition included a series of interviews with Rumiko Takahashi called ''The Making of Ranma.''

North American publisher [[Viz Media]] originally released ''Ranma ½'' in a monthly [[comic book]] format that contained two chapters each from 1992 to 2003, and had the images "flipped" to read left-to-right, causing the art to be mirrored. These were periodically collected into graphic novels. On March 18, 2004, after releasing 21 volumes, Viz announced that it would reprint a number of its graphic novels. The content remained the same, but the novels moved to a smaller format with different covers and a price drop.<ref name="viz-secondeditionmanga">{{cite news|url=http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2004/03_secondedition.php|website=Viz Media|title=2004 Press Releases|date=April 25, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230134551/http://viz.com/news/newsroom/2004/03_secondedition.php|archive-date=December 30, 2009}}</ref> Each volume covers roughly the same amount of material as the Japanese volumes, but retained its left-to-right format and had minor differences in grouping so that it spans 36 volumes rather than the original 38. The final volume was released in stores on November 14, 2006,<ref name="viz-vol36page">{{cite news|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5766|date=October 20, 2006|website=Viz Media|title=Product page for volume 36|access-date=October 20, 2006|archive-date=February 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208113454/http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5766|url-status=live}}<!-- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5766 |date=*}}--></ref> thus making it Viz's longest running manga, spanning over 13 years. At [[Anime Expo]] on July 7, 2013, Viz Media announced re-release of the manga in a format that combines two individual volumes into a single large one, and restores the original right-to-left reading order (a first in North America for this series).<ref name="2in1">{{cite news|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=July 7, 2013|title=Viz Media Adds Deadman Wonderland, Gangsta. Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-07/viz-media-adds-deadman-wonderland-gangsta-manga|access-date=July 7, 2013|archive-date=September 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913121110/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-07/viz-media-adds-deadman-wonderland-gangsta-manga|url-status=live}}</ref> The first 2-in-1 book (volumes 1–2) was published on March 11, 2014; the final (volumes 35–36) on March 14, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=VIZ: Read a Free Preview of Ranma 1/2 (2-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ranma-12-2-in-1-edition-volume-1/product/3395/paperback|access-date=October 7, 2024|website=www.viz.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=VIZ: Read a Free Preview of Ranma 1/2 (2-in-1 Edition), Vol. 19|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ranma-12-2-in-1-edition-volume-19/product/5066/paperback|access-date=October 7, 2024|website=www.viz.com|language=en-US}}</ref> On July 27, 2021, Viz released all 19 2-in-1 books digitally.<ref>[https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ranma-12-2-in-1-edition-volume-1/product/3395/digital Ranma 1/2 (2-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815035846/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ranma-12-2-in-1-edition-volume-1/product/3395/digital |date=August 15, 2021 }} – [[VIZ Media]]</ref><ref>[https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ranma-12-2-in-1-edition-volume-19/product/5066/digital Ranma 1/2 (2-in-1 Edition), Vol. 19] – [[VIZ Media]]</ref> [[Madman Entertainment]] publishes the two-in-one version in Australasia.

Together with ''[[Spriggan (manga)|Spriggan]]'', it was the first manga published in Portugal, by [[Texto Editora]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bedeteca.com/index.php?pageID=recortes&recortesID=1555|title=Fenómeno Manga ameaça explosão|author=Pedro Cleto|date=November 15, 2004|access-date=December 14, 2014|work=bedeteca.com|language=pt|archive-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214155320/http://www.bedeteca.com/index.php?pageID=recortes&recortesID=1555|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 1989–1992 anime series ===
{{Main|List of Ranma ½ episodes{{!}}List of ''Ranma ½'' episodes}}

An [[anime]] television series was created by [[Studio Deen]] and aired weekly between April 15, 1989, and September 16, 1989, on [[Fuji TV]] for 18 episodes, before being canceled due to low ratings. The series was then reworked by most of the same staff, retitled {{Nihongo||らんま {{sfrac|1|2}} 熱闘編|Ranma ½ Nettōhen}} and launched in a different time slot, running for 143 episodes from October 20, 1989, to September 25, 1992. The anime stays true to the original manga but does differ by keeping Ranma's gender transformation a secret from the high school students, at least throughout most of its length. It also does not introduce [[Hikaru Gosunkugi]] until very late in the series, instead, [[Sasuke Sarugakure]], the diminutive ninja retainer of the Kuno family fills a number of Gosunkugi's roles in early storylines but is a major character in his own right. The anime also alters the placement of many story arcs and contains numerous original episodes and characters not adapted from the manga.

Viz Media licensed both anime series in 1993, making ''Ranma ½'' one of the first anime titles licensed by Viz. The English dub produced for the series was recorded by [[Ocean Productions|The Ocean Group]] in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]. They released the series on VHS from their own ''Viz Video'' label, and on DVD a few years later in association with [[Geneon USA|Pioneer Home Entertainment]]. Their releases collected both anime series as one, separated episodes into what they call "seasons", and changed the ordering of many of the episodes. Viz themselves re-released it on DVD in 2007 using their own DVD production company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JVT28G/|title=Ranma 1/2: Season One: The Digital Dojo; TV Anime Season 1 DVD Box Set|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412122147/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JVT28G/|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[Otakon]] 2013, Viz announced that they re-acquired the TV series for [[Blu-ray]] and DVD release in 2014. The show is streamed on their anime channel service [[Neon Alley]] since Autumn 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=August 10, 2013|title=Viz Media to Release Ranma Anime on BD/DVD|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-10/viz-media-to-release-ranma-anime-on-bd/dvd|access-date=August 10, 2013|archive-date=September 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906150554/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-10/viz-media-to-release-ranma-anime-on-bd/dvd|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2020, [[Toonami]] co-creator Jason DeMarco revealed that he had previously tried to get ''Ranma ½'' aired on the American TV programming block, but "it's something we never were able to figure out, because, frankly, there's too much nudity".<ref>{{cite news|last=Inoa|first=Christopher|date=September 28, 2020|title=The Fairy Tale of Inuyasha: 20 Years Later|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-09-28/the-fairy-tale-of-inuyasha-20-years-later/.164481|access-date=February 7, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208202107/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-09-28/the-fairy-tale-of-inuyasha-20-years-later/.164481|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Madman Entertainment]] licensed some of the series for release in [[Australasia]], although their rights expired after releasing only the first four "seasons" as one series.<ref name="Madseason1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/ranma-12-tv-season-1-collection_article_78225.html|title=Ranma 1/2 TV Season 1 Collection|website=Mania.com|access-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216190226/http://www.mania.com/ranma-12-tv-season-1-collection_article_78225.html|archive-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name="madseason4">{{cite news|last=Hayward|first=Jon|date=October 2, 2006|title=Madman Panel – Complete Report|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2006/madman-panel-complete-report|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144509/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2006/madman-panel-complete-report|url-status=live}}</ref>

The original (1989–1992) anime adapts 56% of the manga, or 229 chapters, 22 volumes out of the 38.

=== Films and original video animations ===
{{Main|List of Ranma ½ episodes#Films (1991–1994){{!}}List of ''Ranma ½'' episodes#Films (1991–1994)}}

Studio Deen also created three theatrical films; ''The Battle of Nekonron, China! A Battle to Defy the Rules!'' on November 2, 1991; ''Battle at Togenkyo! Get Back the Brides'' on August 1, 1992; and ''Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix'' on August 20, 1994. The first two films are feature length, but the third was originally shown in theaters with two other films: ''[[Ghost Sweeper Mikami]]'' and ''Heisei Dog Stories: Bow''.

Following the ending of the TV series, 11 [[original video animation]]s were released directly to home video, the earliest on December 7, 1993, and the eleventh on June 4, 1996.<ref name="furinkan_ranma_ova">{{cite news|url=http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/anime/ovas.html|website=Furinkan|title=OVAs|date=November 17, 2009|access-date=May 31, 2012|archive-date=September 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918152832/http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/anime/ovas.html|url-status=live}}</ref> All but two are based on stories originally in the manga. Twelve years later, a ''Ranma'' animation was created for the "It's a Rumic World" exhibition of Rumiko Takahashi's artwork. Based on the "Nightmare! Incense of Deep Sleep" manga story from volume 34, it was shown on odd numbered days at the exhibition in Tokyo from July 30 to August 11, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=August 1, 2008|title=New Ranma 1/2 Short Debuts at Takahashi's Tokyo Event|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-02/new-ranma-short-debuts-at-takahashi-tokyo-event|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025053918/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-02/new-ranma-short-debuts-at-takahashi-tokyo-event|url-status=live}}</ref> But it was not released on video until January 29, 2010, when it was put in a DVD box set with the ''Urusei Yatsura'' and ''[[Inuyasha]]'' specials that premiered at the same exhibit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002IWF242/|title=It's a Rumic World スペシャルアニメBox【完全予約限定商品】 (DVD)|website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144509/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002IWF242/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was then released on DVD and Blu-ray by itself on October 20, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0040I119M/|title=It's a Rumic World らんま1/2~悪夢!春眠香 (DVD)|website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|date=October 20, 2010|access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144510/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0040I119M/|url-status=live}}</ref> Viz Media also licensed all three films, and the original 11 OVAs for distribution in North America (however they released the third film as an OVA).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CCZRBI/|title=Ranma 1/2: OVA Series Box Set|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412122030/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CCZRBI/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EJ9VO8/|title=Ranma 1/2 Movie Box Set|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412122022/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EJ9VO8/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[MVM Films]] has released the first two films in the United Kingdom,<ref name="MVMmovie1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/ranma-movie-8211-big-trouble-nekonron-china_article_77596.html|title=Ranma 1/2 The Movie – Big Trouble Nekonron China|website=Mania.com|access-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131530/http://www.mania.com/ranma-movie-8211-big-trouble-nekonron-china_article_77596.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref name="MVMmovie2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/ranma-movie-2-nihao-my-concubine_article_77976.html|title=Ranma 1/2 The Movie 2 – Nihao My Concubine|website=Mania.com|access-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154013/http://www.mania.com/ranma-movie-2-nihao-my-concubine_article_77976.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> while Madman Entertainment released them in Australasia.

=== 2024–present anime series ===
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A new anime adaptation was announced in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:「らんま1/2」完全新作的アニメ制作決定!特報PV公開 続報は7月17日にライブ配信|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/579386|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 26, 2024|language=ja|date=June 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 Manga Gets New Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-25/rumiko-takahashi-ranma-1-2-manga-gets-new-anime/.212191|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 25, 2024|date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> The new anime [[remake]] series, simply titled ''Ranma ½'', is produced by [[MAPPA]] with [[Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions]] handling planning and production duties. The series is directed by [[Kōnosuke Uda]], with {{Ill|Kimiko Ueno|ja|うえのきみこ}} handling series composition, Hiromi Taniguchi designing the characters, and [[Kaoru Wada]] composing the music. Most of the original Japanese voice cast for the main characters reprise their roles. In contrast with the original animation, the remake censors some Chinese communist symbolism. The first season aired from October 6 to December 22, 2024, on [[Nippon Television]] and its affiliates,{{efn|name=Airdate|[[Nippon TV]] listed the series premiere as airing on October 5, 2024, at 24:55, which is effectively October 6 at 12:55 a.m. [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ranma-pr.com/onair/|title=Hōsō / Haishin Jōhō {{!}} Terebi Anime "Ranma 1/2" Koshiki Saito|script-title=ja:放送・配信情報 {{!}} TVアニメ「らんま1/2」公式サイト|trans-title=Broadcast / Distribution Information {{!}} TV Anime "Ranma 1/2" Official Site|website=ranma-pr.com|language=ja|access-date=October 5, 2024}}</ref>}} with [[Netflix]] licensing it for streaming worldwide weekly after the Japanese broadcast. Viz Media and [[Hot Topic]] hosted the world premiere of the first episode on August 23 during [[Anime NYC]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Alex|last=Mateo|title=Viz Media Screens World Premiere of New Ranma 1/2 Anime at Anime NYC on August 24 (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-17/viz-media-screens-world-premiere-of-new-ranma-1-2-anime-at-anime-nyc-on-august-24/.213334|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 18, 2024|date=July 17, 2024}}</ref> Earlier that same month, it was reported that the entire first season was leaked online alongside many other [[Iyuno]] localization company works. Netflix promptly responded to the leaks with [[DMCA takedowns]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 9, 2024|title=IGN: Netflix States Compromised Post-Production Partner Leaked Anime; Streaming Service is Aggressively Taking Action (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-09/ign-netflix-states-compromised-post-production-partner-leaked-anime-streaming-service-is-/.214145|access-date=August 11, 2024|website=Anime News Network}}</ref>

A second season was announced immediately following the first season finale.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|date=December 21, 2024|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-21/new-ranma-1-2-anime-gets-2nd-season/.219377|title=New Ranma 1/2 Anime Gets 2nd Season|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref> The staff and cast from the first season are reprising their roles. It aired from October 5 to December 21, 2025, on the same television network and its affiliates.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=June 22, 2025|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-06-22/new-ranma-1-2-anime-season-2-1st-trailer-unveils-more-cast-updated-staff-october-debut/.225891|title=New Ranma 1/2 Anime Season 2's 1st Trailer Unveils More Cast, Updated Staff, October Debut|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref>

One opening and ending theme was used per season. For the first season, the opening theme is "Iinazukekkyun" performed by [[Ano (singer)|Ano]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=高橋留美子/小学館|date=July 17, 2024|title=TVアニメ「らんま1/2」 2024年10月5日(土)より放送/配信決定!キービジュアル、第1弾PVを公開!!|url=https://ranma-pr.com/news/64/|access-date=July 17, 2024|website=完全新作的アニメ「らんま1/2」公式サイト|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=New Ranma 1/2 Anime Reveals Returning & New Cast, Staff, October 5 Debut in 1st Trailer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-17/new-ranma-1-2-anime-reveals-returning-and-new-cast-staff-october-5-debut-in-1st-trailer/.213312|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 17, 2024|date=July 17, 2024}}</ref> while the ending theme is "[[Anta Nante]]" performed by {{Ill|Riria (singer)|lt=Riria|ja|りりあ.}}.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Egan|last=Loo|title=Singer-Songwriter Riria. Performs New Ranma 1/2 Anime's Ending Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-31/singer-songwriter-riria-performs-new-ranma-1-2-anime-ending-song/.214980|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 21, 2024|date=August 31, 2024}}</ref> For the second season, the opening theme is "Wo Ai Ni" performed by [[Wednesday Campanella]], while the ending theme is "Panda Girl" performed by {{Ill|Nishina (singer)|lt=Nishina|ja|にしな}}.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=August 28, 2025|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-08-28/new-ranma-1-2-2nd-season-anime-reveals-theme-songs-october-4-debut/.228200|title=New Ranma 1/2 2nd Season Anime Reveals Theme Songs, October 4 Debut|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 28, 2025}}</ref>

==== Episodes ====
===== Season 1 (2024) =====
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|6}}
| ShortSummary    =
In Tokyo during the 1980s, the Martial Arts Tendo Dojo houses Soun Tendo along with his three daughters: the eldest Kasumi, the middle Nabiki, and the youngest Akane. Mr. Tendo informs them that one of them is going to marry Ranma Saotome, the son of his friend Genma. The father and son duo have been on a training journey for many years, where they perfect their martial arts skills, with their latest trip taking them to China. However, the Tendos are met by a panda and a girl who introduces herself as Ranma Saotome. Akane shows Ranma around and has a quick sparring match with her, wanting to befriend their visitor, until she goes off to take a hot bath, and witnesses Ranma transform into the man that her father was expecting, frightening her. After she calms down, the panda, revealed to be Ranma's father Genma, explains that two weeks ago, during their training journey in China, they traveled to the legendary and dangerous training ground of Jusenkyo. The training ground is rarely visited due to over a hundred cursed springs being there, each having its own tragic legend. Each spring had a human or a creature that drowned there thousands of years ago, and a person who falls into the cursed spring takes the physical body of who or what drowned there. During their training fight Genma and Ranma fall into the Spring of Drowned Panda and Spring of Drowned Girl respectively, taking the forms of a panda and a young girl. The curse functions as an on/off switch, with hot water reversing their transformations and cold water triggering it back. Soun, Kasumi and Nabiki all decide to nominate Akane as Ranma's bride, due to her being a martial artist herself and having a hatred of men (Ranma being a half-girl fixing that problem in their eyes). Both Ranma and Akane protest against the engagement despite having similar personalities.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 2
| EpisodeNumber2  = 2
| Title           = I Hate Men!
| TranslitTitle   = Otoko Nanka Daikkirai
| NativeTitle     = 男なんか大っ嫌い
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Nobuyoshi Arai
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Kōnosuke Uda
| Aux3            = Yoshiko Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|13}}
| ShortSummary    = Ranma is told by Genma to start attending Furinkan High School, which Akane & her sister Nabiki currently go to. En route, Ranma is splashed by cold water and is taken by Akane to Dr. Tofu's clinic (a local chiropractor) to get hot water, whom Akane also happens to have a crush on. Upon arriving at Furinkan High, Akane is ambushed by most of the male students at the school, all of whom she defeats swiftly in battle. She is then confronted by upperclassmen Tatewaki Kuno, the captain of the school's Kendo Club with a crush on Akane. Upon discovering Ranma's engagement with Akane, he furiously challenges him to a battle, one in which Ranma is able to overpower Kuno. Akane later explains that Kuno challenged the male student body to fighting Akane, saying that whomsoever defeats her, gets to date her. Later during a rematch between Ranma & Kuno, Ranma transforms and Kuno ends up falling in love with his female form. He confesses to Ranma in his female form (whom he refers to as "the pigtailed girl"), not realizing that she and Ranma are the same person.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 3
| EpisodeNumber2  = 3
| Title           = Because There's Someone He Likes
| TranslitTitle   = Sukinahito ga Iru Ndakara
| NativeTitle     = 好きな人がいるんだから
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Tadahito Matsubayashi
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Tadahito Matsubayashi
| Aux3            = Takeshi Yoshioka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|20}}
| ShortSummary    = Nabiki, upon learning Kuno's infatuation with both Akane and Ranma's female form, uses this opportunity to earn some cash. She secretly takes photos of Ranma in his girl form and Akane and sells them to Kuno. Despite Ranma's efforts, Kuno is too dumb-witted to put two-and-two together and realize that Ranma and the "pigtailed girl" are the same person. As Kuno's intention to two-time both Akane and the "pigtailed girl" reaches the ears of the student body of Furinkan High, the male students who previously used to battle Akane in order to win her permission to date them, abandon their pursuits. During a visit to Dr. Tofu's clinic after Akane inflicted an injury on Ranma in her anger, Ranma learns that Dr. Tofu already has a crush on Akane's older sister Kasumi, something which has been troubling Akane for a long time. Shortly thereafter, Ranma has a sprain in his leg and is unable to walk. Akane offers to give him a piggyback ride and Ranma refuses, thinking that it is too embarrassing for a guy to be given a piggyback by a girl. Hearing this, Akane turns Ranma into a girl and carries him home, making Ranma realize that despite Akane's violent tendencies, she is a pure-hearted person, making him fall for her more.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 4
| EpisodeNumber2  = 4
| Title           = The Hunter
| TranslitTitle   = Ranma o Otte Kita Otoko
| NativeTitle     = 乱馬を追ってきた男
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Parako Shinohara
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Mitsue Yamazaki
| Aux3            = Nao Ōtsu
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|27}}
| ShortSummary    = One morning at Furinkan High, Ranma is ambushed by Ryoga Hibiki, a martial artist who wants revenge against Ranma, although Ranma doesn't seem to recognize him. Ryoga later explains that he and Ranma used to attend an all-boys middle school together (which Ranma only attended for a short time due to his ongoing training). There, Ryoga challenged Ranma to a fight but Ranma failed to show up, fueling Ryoga's desire for a revenge. Ranma recalls this and explains that he waited at the agreed-upon place for the fight for 3 days, but due to Ryoga's extreme lack of orientation and direction sense, he ended up reaching there on the fourth day, by the time which Ranma had already left. Ten days later, Ryoga challenges Ranma to a fight again, wanting to settle their unfinished score. During the fight, Ryoga learns of Ranma's curse, something which makes him even more enraged at Ranma. Akane & Ranma also end up having an argument with each other in the middle of the fight, leading to Ryoga's missed attack chopping off Akane's long hair.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 5
| EpisodeNumber2  = 5
| Title           = Who Says You're Cute
| TranslitTitle   = Kawaikunē
| NativeTitle     = かわいくねえ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Taro Kubo
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Ikuo Morimoto
| Aux3            = Hiromi Taniguchi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|3}}
| ShortSummary    = A stunned Akane leaves the area without another word to Ranma or Ryoga. Via flashbacks, it is explained that the reason Akane grew out her hair to such a length was due to her desire to imitate Kasumi and appear more feminine towards Dr. Tofu, thinking that her tomboy nature would discourage Dr. Tofu from liking her. Akane ends up completely breaking down at a visit at Dr. Tofu's clinic, finally confessing her feelings toward him. Finally feeling like she can move on, Akane heads home with her spirits high. En route, Ranma apologizes to Akane for his behavior earlier and unintentionally discovers a more playful nature of Akane's personality. That night, Ryoga, still hungry for revenge against Ranma, sneaks into the Tendo residence in the middle of a storm. He is quickly forced to flee however, and Ranma speculates that Ryoga may also have fallen in a cursed spring at Jusenkyo. At home, Akane finds a black piglet in her room, shivering from the cold, which she decides to adopt as a pet. She asks Ranma to give the pig a hot water bath, which Ranma agrees to. Ranma then sees the pig transform into Ryoga upon being immersed in hot water. Ryoga then explains that while he was at China, he was knocked into the Spring of Drowned Black Piglet by a girl (Ranma in his female form) chasing a panda (Genma), explaining his rage towards Ranma upon learning that he was that girl. Before he can attack Ranma, Ranma turns Ryoga into a pig again and chases him around the hallway. Akane stops him and takes the pig to her room to sleep with her (not knowing that it is Ryoga). This continued affection from Akane leads to Ryoga falling hopelessly in love with her.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 6
| EpisodeNumber2  = 6
| Title           = Kodachi, The Black Rose
| TranslitTitle   = Kuro Bara no Kodachi
| NativeTitle     = 黒バラの小太刀
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Yoji Sato
| WrittenBy       = Erika Ando
| Aux2            = [[Tomohisa Shimoyama]]
| Aux3            = Takeshi Yoshioka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|10}}
| ShortSummary    = The Furinkan High girls' rhythmic gymnastics team has an upcoming match with Kodachi, a student from the St. Bacchus School in a fight of martial arts rhythmic gymnastics in one week. The team appeals to Akane to fill in for them as they believe only she can take on the yet-to-be-defeated Kodachi, to which Akane agrees. That night, Kodachi breaks into the Tendo Dojo, wanting to swiftly eliminate Akane before the upcoming match. Kodachi fails to do so, but before leaving, she encounters and desperately falls in love with Ranma. The next morning, Kodachi declares to Akane that Ranma will be the prize in their upcoming gymnastics battle. They also learn that Kodachi is the younger sister of upperclassman Kuno. Akane trains for the upcoming match with help from Ranma and Ryoga, as her abilities at rhythmic gymnastics improve gradually. The night before the match however, Akane ends up tripping and injuring her leg, leaving her unable to compete. With no last-minute substitute available, Ranma is (unwillingly) turned into his female form by Ryoga in order to fill in for Akane.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 7
| EpisodeNumber2  = 7
| Title           = Hot Competition
| TranslitTitle   = Nettō Shintaisō
| NativeTitle     = 熱闘新体操
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Yasuhiro Geshi
| WrittenBy       = Erika Ando
| Aux2            = Hiroko Kazui
| Aux3            = Yoshiko Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|17}}
| ShortSummary    = As Ryoga helps Ranma train for the match, he reveals that his ultimate intention is to put Ranma out of commission, so that he loses the match and is forced to date Kodachi, leaving Akane free for Ryoga to pursue. Ranma however, doesn't let Ryoga get the upper hand and trains with him all night long. On the day of the match, Ranma is extremely sleep-deprived and Kodachi keeps using unlawful ways to sabotage Ranma during the match. Ranma however, is able to gain the upper hand and turn the tide of the battle on Kodachi and win. Kodachi however, chooses to continue her pursuit of Ranma, which she terms is now fueled by a new, burning passion, much to Ranma's dismay.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 8
| EpisodeNumber2  = 8
| Title           = Darling Charlotte
| TranslitTitle   = Aishi no Sharurotto
| NativeTitle     = 愛しのシャルロット
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Nobuyoshi Arai
| WrittenBy       = Misaki Morie
| Aux2            = Nobuyoshi Arai
| Aux3            = Nao Ōtsu
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|24}}
| ShortSummary    = After a trip to the local ice-skating rink, Akane loses P-Chan (the name that she has given her pet pig, unaware that it is really Ryoga). As she begs Ranma to help him look for her, Ranma finds P-Chan in the possession of a young girl named Azuza Shiratori, a kleptomaniac who is obsessed with stealing and possessing various objects as her own. Mikado Sanzenin returns P-Chan to Akane and attempts to make advances on her, irritating Ranma. Seeing this, Mikado challenges Ranma & Akane to a martial arts figure skating match, in which the winner will get to keep P-Chan. The two also learn that Mikado & Azuza are the famed "Golden Pair" of Kolkhoz High School, which have separated every couple in skating matches thus far. While training for said match, Ranma, inefficient at ice skating, trains with Akane in his female form (considering it too embarrassing for a guy to be bad at ice skating), before being picked up and kissed by Mikado, humiliating Ranma as his first kiss is stolen by a boy. Back at home, while patching up Ranma's injuries, Akane dares Ranma to kiss her, to which they almost do, before being interrupted by the Tendo family, who were watching in high anticipation.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 9
| EpisodeNumber2  = 9
| Title           = I'll Never Let Go
| TranslitTitle   = Kono-te wa Hanasanai
| NativeTitle     = この手ははなさない
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Parako Shinohara
| WrittenBy       = Misaki Morie
| Aux2            = Parako Shinohara
| Aux3            = Hiromi Taniguchi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|1}}
| ShortSummary    = Before the match begins, Mikado declares to Ranma that he plans to kiss Akane during the fight, worrying Ranma. He later advises Akane to stay away from Mikado. During the fight, Ranma & Akane fare off well against the Golden Pair, even surviving their dreaded "Couple Break-Up Spin" attack. Ryoga (who has been so far chained to the trophy in his pig form), turns back into his human form. In an effort to remove Ranma from the match and partner up with Akane and win her over, Ryoga turns Ranma into a girl (after dimming the lights) only to accidentally end up sending Akane to the crowd and getting paired up with Ranma. The fight resumes with Ryoga & Ranma facing off against Mikado & Azuza, but their rivalry and fighting gets in the way of their cooperation. Ryoga, angered by Ranma's taunts about always wanting to impress Akane, ends up breaking the ice rink, causing it to split into various flat icebergs.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 10
| EpisodeNumber2  = 10
| Title           = Kiss of Death
| TranslitTitle   = Shi no Seppun
| NativeTitle     = 死の接吻
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Tomoko Hiramuki<br />& Yusuke Kurinishi
| WrittenBy       = Misaki Morie
| Aux2            = Tadahito Matsubayashi
| Aux3            = Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|8}}
| ShortSummary    = Ranma and Ryoga realize that they must cooperate if they want to win the match. After successfully baiting Mikado and Azuza, Ryoga and Ranma end up winning the match. Ryoga however, wanting to settle the score with Ranma then and there, starts fighting with him in the middle of the broken rink. Akane ends up interfering, demanding to know the reason for their intense rivalry, but the ice beneath her breaks, causing Akane (who doesn't know how to swim) to drown in the frozen lake, as Ranma and Ryoga jump into the water to save her.  Akane wakes up in an infirmary later with Ranma, her friends and P-Chan. Suddenly, a Chinese Amazon by the name of Shampoo breaks the wall and infiltrates, intending to kill Ranma. Ranma narrowly survives and explains later to Akane about his history with Shampoo. After getting inflicted with the Jusenkyo curse, Ranma and Genma wandered around in China in their cursed forms. There, they encountered a local Chinese Amazon Tribe of Women battling in martial arts for dominance. After Ranma ended up accidentally eating the feast that was Shampoo's first prize, causing her to challenge Ranma. The battle ended with Ranma swiftly defeating Shampoo, who then gave Ranma the "Kiss of Death" - a promise to hunt Ranma down to the ends of the earth and kill him for dishonoring a Chinese Amazon. Ranma (in his male form) and Akane return home, only to find that Shampoo followed Genma to the Tendo Dojo. Wanting to know about Ranma's whereabouts, Shampoo attacks Akane, leading to Ranma stepping in to protect Akane, and defeating Shampoo again (this time in his male form). Ranma expects to get another Kiss of Death, only to be kissed lovingly by Shampoo, much to everyone's shock.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 11
| EpisodeNumber2  = 11
| Title           = You I Love
| TranslitTitle   = Wǒ Ài Nǐ
| NativeTitle     = 我愛你
| NativeTitleLangCode = zh
| DirectedBy      = Tokio Igarashi
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Tokio Igarashi
| Aux3            = Yoshiko Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|15}}
| ShortSummary    = Shampoo explains that, according to Chinese Amazon Law, if an Amazon is defeated by an outsider, and that outsider is a woman, then she must give that woman the Kiss of Death and promptly kill her. However, if the outsider is a man, then the Amazon must marry that man. Shampoo immediately starts fawning over Ranma, much to the anger and dismay of Akane, who furiously declares that her engagement to Ranma is cancelled. While Akane wonders whether or not Ranma's feelings for her are genuine, Ranma is torn between Shampoo's infatuation for his male form and bloodthirst for his female form. During school the next day, Shampoo discovers Ryoga in his pig form and decides to break into Ranma's class and feed him Ryoga. Akane immediately cries and snatches P-Chan away to resuscitate him. With another attempt to win Ranma over stolen by Akane, Shampoo gives Akane the Kiss of Death and challenges her to a battle in the school courtyard. Ranma is knocked out unconscious for the battle and ends up arriving only when it is over. He finds Akane unconscious but unharmed. When he wakes her up however, she has no idea who he is.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 12
| EpisodeNumber2  = 12
| Title           = Shampoo Cleans Up
| TranslitTitle   = Hissatsu Shanpū
| NativeTitle     = 必殺シャンプー
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Yoji Sato
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Ikuo Morimoto
| Aux3            = Nao Ōtsu
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|22}}
| ShortSummary    =
Ranma realizes that Akane is suffering from selective amnesia, as she only has no memories or recollections of just Ranma. He ends up consulting Dr. Tofu on what Shampoo might have done to Akane during their fight, and Dr. Tofu explains that Shampoo used the infamous Shiatsu technique. Genma, who was passing by, witnessed the entire ordeal. He explains that the technique involves applying various shampoos and other Chinese medicinal herbs on the head at certain acupressure points in order to erase selective memories. This can also be reversed by applying the specific Shampoo Blend 119. Ranma decides to journey to China and purchase Blend 119 from a pharmacy, only to encounter Shampoo wielding Blend 119. After a scuffle, she agrees to give him Blend 119 under the condition that Ranma kills female Ranma (still unaware that they're the same person). Back at the Dojo, Ranma begs Ryoga to severely beat him up so that his battered body can be transformed and used as evidence of his female form's death. Ryoga refuses, but Soun and Genma oblige. Akane intervenes, demanding to know the cause of the commotion, and in a fit of rage, Ranma calls her "un-cute" (a common phrase he uses against her). This triggers a shock reaction from Akane. Ranma realizes that uttering familiar phrases will trigger the deep buried memory of Ranma within Akane. He starts name-calling her the various things he tells her that she is ("unsexy", "tomboy", "built like a brick"), leading to Akane finally remembering Ranma. Shampoo arrives, and upon discovering that Akane has regained her memories of Ranma, she attempts to kill Akane. Ranma stops her and reveals his secret to Shampoo, transforming into his female form in front of her. At first, Shampoo attempts to kill Ranma in a fit of rage, but then completely breaks down into tears and leaves, declaring that she and Ranma "will never meet again".
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===== Season 2 (2025) =====
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| season     = 5
| title      = 32
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 13
| EpisodeNumber2  = 1
| Title           = Ranma's Weakness
| TranslitTitle   = Ranma No Jakuten
| NativeTitle     = らんまの弱点
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Taro Kubo
| WrittenBy       = Akane Takahashi
| Aux2            = Mitsue Yamasaki
| Aux3            = Nao Ōtsu
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|10|4}}
| ShortSummary    = Hikaru Gosunkugi, who has a one-sided crush on Akane, tries to find Ranma's weakness in order to expose him for his engagement to Akane. Gosunkugi uses unconventional methods to try to undercover Ranma's weakness. He fails, until one night Kasumi reveals that Ranma is scared by cats while she is taking care of the neighbor's cat. Gosunkugi tricks Ranma into being surrounded by cats and a tiger under the school gym. This in turn, makes Ranma behave like a cat. During this, Ranma kisses Akane, to the shock of everyone. An embarrassed Akane sends Ranma flying until he falls into a pool with no memory of what had happened. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 14
| EpisodeNumber2  = 2
| Title           = Attack of the Wild Mousse
| TranslitTitle   = Wairudomūsu no Kōgeki
| NativeTitle     = ムース襲来
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Ryota Tachibana
| WrittenBy       = Erika Ando
| Aux2            = Hiroyuki Oshima
| Aux3            = Takeshi Yoshioka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|10|11}}
| ShortSummary    = Ranma learns he kissed Akane while acting like a cat, but he denies it. As Gosunkugi shows Ranma the photo of him kissing Akane as proof, Kuno and Ryoga arrive at the Tendo Dojo and beat him up, thinking it was intentional. At Dr. Tofu's clinic, Ranma runs into Akane, who is still flustered from the kiss while a pink cat is spying on them. The cat enters Ranma's bath and reveals herself to be Shampoo, to Ranma's shock, just as Akane catches the two of them naked. The next day, Shampoo and her great-grandmother Cologne visit the Tendo Dojo, revealing that they have settled in Japan. She later explains to Ranma that she fell into the Spring of the Drowned Cat during her remedial training. A chase breaks out with Ranma and Cologne, only for the old woman to tap Ranma in the chest with her cane before fleeing. Later, Shampoo's childhood friend, Mousse, arrives and challenges Ranma for Akane's hand; however, Ranma discovers that Cologne had triggered a pressure point known as the "Full Body Cat Tongue", which makes him unable to touch hot water, thus leaving him stuck in his female form.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 15
| EpisodeNumber2  = 3
| Title           = Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
| TranslitTitle   = Takibi de Yaku Kuri
| NativeTitle     = 火中天津甘栗拳
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Nobuyoshi Arai
| WrittenBy       = Erika Ando
| Aux2            = Nobuyoshi Arai
| Aux3            = Yoshiko Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|10|18}}
| ShortSummary    = Ranma fights Mousse in his female form. When Akane tells Dr. Tofu about Ranma's predicament, Dr. Tofu uses the "Tokyo Grandpa Point" technique on Ranma, allowing him to revert to his male form and knock Mousse out. Despite Ranma's victory, Dr. Tofu reveals the method can be used only once, and Ranma returns to his female form in the rain. Shampoo informs Ranma and Akane about the Phoenix Pill, a special antidote that reverses the effects of the pressure point and is in Cologne's possession. Ranma attempts to take the Phoenix Pill from Cologne, but is unsuccessful. After Ranma works a part-time job at the Cat Cafe, Cologne instructs Ranma to master "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire", a Chinese technique in which the user pulls chestnuts out of a fire with their bare hands. However, due to the Full Body Cat Tongue, Ranma cannot perfect the technique. While going to the summer festival with the Tendos, Ranma masters the technique in a goldfish scooping game and faces Cologne once again for the Phoenix Pill. But when Ranma eats the pill, Cologne reveals that she switched the Phoenix Pill with a gummy candy.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 16
| EpisodeNumber2  = 4
| Title           = Naval Engagement
| TranslitTitle   = Kaigun no kōsen
| NativeTitle     = マリンウォーズ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Parako Shinohara
| WrittenBy       = Misaki Morie
| Aux2            = Parako Shinohara
| Aux3            = Kōsuke Kawamura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|10|26}}
| ShortSummary    = Ranma, Genma, and the Tendos go to the beach after they find out the Cat Cafe is working there for the summer. Wanting to take the Phoenix Pill from Cologne, Ranma participates in a watermelon race, in which the winner receives a kiss from Shampoo. Unfortunately, thinking Ranma is attempting to cheat on Akane, she, Genma, and Soun join in as well. After their antics get all of them disqualified, Ranma challenges Cologne to an all-out fight for the pill. But during the battle, she quickly puts Ranma on the ropes, with her water techniques and the help of a shark. Akane dives in to help, but she almost drowns due to her inability to swim, forcing Ranma to save her. Realizing he needs an edge to defeat Cologne, Ranma talks Shampoo into helping him with the fight and dives into the ocean with her so that Shampoo can transform into cat form. Akane catches onto his plan, and when the terrified Ranma leaps out of the water with cat Shampoo, she continues to press Shampoo against him, triggering Ranma's Cat Fist persona and allowing him to defeat Cologne's shark, before Akane calms him down. Impressed at Ranma's tenacity and use of such skill, Cologne surrenders the pill, allowing Ranma to become a man again.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 17
| EpisodeNumber2  = 5
| Title           = It's Fast or It's Free
| TranslitTitle   = Hayai ka muryō ka
| NativeTitle     = 速いか無料か
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Michel Sugimoto
| WrittenBy       = Akane Takahashi
| Aux2            = Michel Sugimoto
| Aux3            = Michel Sugimoto{{efn|Credited as animation director due to being the sole animation director of the episode, thus a chief animation director credit was not needed.}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|11|2}}
| ShortSummary    = After Kuno wakes up from dreaming about Akane and "the pigtailed girl", he tells Akane his feelings, but becomes conflicted when Ranma appears as "the pigtailed girl" after he falls into the pond during his training with Genma. Kuno declares that Akane or Ranma will become his true love if either of the two first arrives at his home residence. Meanwhile, Cologne learns about the Martial Arts Takeout race, deciding to enroll Shampoo in it to compete against Ranma and Akane. Through a lottery system, Kuno finds out that his home is selected as the finish line for the Martial Arts Takeout race. When Ranma, Akane, and Shampoo arrive, he mistakes their arrival as a token of love to him. Kuno is then forced to eat one of the three meals as a tiebreaker for the three-way tie between Ranma, Akane and Shampoo. Shampoo actively tries to sabotage Akane in order to go on a date with Ranma. She manages to get Akane disqualified by forcing Ranma to eat a part of Akane's takeout. Kuno ends up eating Ranma's food when he believes it was from "the pigtailed girl", therefore Ranma wins the takeout race.  
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 18
| EpisodeNumber2  = 6
| Title           = The Evil Wakes
| TranslitTitle   = Aku no Mezame
| NativeTitle     = 悪の目覚め
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Yusuke Kurinishi
| WrittenBy       = Misaki Morie
| Aux2            = Jun Shishido
| Aux3            = Takeshi Yoshioka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|11|9}}
| ShortSummary    = Happosai, Genma and Soun's master, breaks free from his imprisonment. While finding his two students, he runs into Akane and Ranma. Back at the dojo, Genma and Soun explain how Happosai treated the two as slaves before they sealed him in the Hida Mountains. When Happosai reveals that he plans to have either Genma or Soun as his successor of Anything Goes Martial of Arts, Genma instead lets Happosai train Ranma. That night, Happosai attempts to sleep with Akane. Ranma and Ryoga stop Happosai, but they are easily defeated. Dressed as "P-Chan", Happosai sleeps with Akane, who unconsciously hits him. Annoyed about Happosai's perverted behavior, Ranma has Akane sew a special patch that repels woman from Happosai. However, Ranma learns that Happosai relies on touches of a woman as a source of life energy. Genma and Soun trap Happosai in a box. Feeling guilty, Ranma releases Happosai, who only attacks him in return. Genma and Happosai then engage in a kaiju-style standoff in the city, but, during the standoff, Genma loses his energy and returns to his normal form and later ends with Happosai become exhausted after using all of his energy.
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| EpisodeNumber   = 19
| EpisodeNumber2  = 7
| Title           = Instant Spring
| TranslitTitle   = Sokuseki Nanniichuan
| NativeTitle     = インスタントスプリング
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Taro Kubo
| WrittenBy       = Erika Ando
| Aux2            = Tadahito Matsubayashi
| Aux3            = Kōsuke Kawamura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|11|16}}
| ShortSummary    = Shampoo explains about a special powder that turn any source of water into a antidote for any cursed springs. She offers it to Ranma in exchange for a date. Ranma tries to take the powder but Shampoo outsmarts him throughout their date. Meanwhile, a man known as the "Dojo Destroyer" comes to the Tendo Dojo and steals its sign. He offers to return it if anyone in the Tendo Dojo can beat him in a match. Akane takes on him but she can't beat him due to her injured hand. However, Ranma shows up with Shampoo and is given an ultimatum between the powder or Akane. Ranma ends up saving Akane and beating the Dojo Destroyer but manages to save the powder. Ranma and Genma are able to jump into the pond and stay as men; however, they changed into their cursed forms during the rain. Back at the Cat Cafe, Cologne reveals that the powder from Shampoo works as a one time only. 
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| EpisodeNumber   = 20
| EpisodeNumber2  = 8
| Title           = "Okonomiyaki" Means "I Love You"
| TranslitTitle   = Okonomiyaki no Ukyō
| NativeTitle     = お好み焼きの右京
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Yoji Sato
| WrittenBy       = Akane Takahashi
| Aux2            = Yoji Sato
| Aux3            = Yoshiko Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|11|23}}
| ShortSummary    = Genma is challenged in a fight against a mysterious person wielding a giant spatula named Ukyo, who claimed to be "left behind". When Ranma sees Genma injured, he tries to chase after Ukyo, but Genma stops him. Later that day at school, Ukyo transfers into Ranma's class. Ranma recognizes Ukyo as "Ucchan", his childhood friend. Angered that Ranma doesn't remember what he did to upset Ukyo, Ukyo challenges him to a fight after school. During their fight, Ranma gets the upper hand, damages Ukyo’s giant spatula and the two crash into the school's gym. Inside, Ranma is shocked to find out that Ukyo is actually a girl that was promised to be engaged to him from ten years ago. Genma reveals that he secondary promised a marriage between Ranma and Ukyo after her father gave Genma the okonomiyaki cart as a dowry. Ranma repairs Ukyo’s giant spatula and gets into a fight with Akane. After seeing Ranma and Akane argue, Ukyo decides to let go of the past and be friends going forward. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 21
| EpisodeNumber2  = 9
| Title           = Love Letters in the Sauce
| TranslitTitle   = Sōsu no Naka no Raburetā
| NativeTitle     = ソースの中のラブレター
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Ryota Kitsunai
| WrittenBy       = Misaki Morie
| Aux2            = Noriyo Sasaki
| Aux3            = Nao Ōtsu
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|11|30}}
| ShortSummary    = While at school, Ranma runs into Ryoga, who is frustrated to find out Ranma has gained another fiancée. Ryoga attacks Ukyo thinking that she is a boy. Ranma intervenes and reveals Ukyo's chest in which Ranma knockouts Ryoga. Ryoga wakes up in the nurse's office with Akane comforting him. Ukyo has decided to have Ryoga and Akane go on a date. She delivers a letter to Akane, who mistakes it for a challenge. Later that day, Ukyo tells Ranma about her plan. The next day, Akane arrives at Ukyo's okonomiyaki restaurant to find out Ukyo actually put her on a date with Ryoga, who arrives after getting lost. Ukyo leaves Akane and Ryoga to have their date but a disguised female Ranma interrupts as "Ryoga's fiancée". Akane notices Ranma's disguise, but Ryoga and Ukyo did not. The next day, Akane invites Ryoga on a regular date just for Ranma and Ukyo to follow. While on a lake, they get into a full-fledged argument with Ranma falling into the water. Feeling that Akane doesn't deserve him, Ryoga runs off but ends up turning into P-Chan from the water sprinkler. Akane finds P-Chan, who nevertheless stays by her side.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 22
| EpisodeNumber2  = 10
| Title           = Not Your Typical Juliet
| TranslitTitle   = Tenkei-tekina Jurietto to Wa Chigau
| NativeTitle     = 典型的なジュリエットとは違う
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Parako Shinohara
| WrittenBy       = Erika Ando
| Aux2            = Akiko Kudo
| Aux3            = Takeshi Yoshioka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|12|7}}
| ShortSummary    = The drama club enlists Akane to play as the female lead in a school competition. Akane quickly rejects and offers Ranma, in his female form, to play a female lead instead. But when she learns the drama club are doing "Romeo and Juliet", Akane changes her mind and agrees to play "Juliet". At the same time, Kuno, Gosunkugi and Happosai fight over playing "Romeo". Ranma hears about a special visit to China as the school prize and decides to perform in the play. On the day of the play, Akane and Ranma perform the balcony scene, but chaos ensues when Kuno, Gosunkugi and Happosai intervene. When female Ranma, who forcibly takes Akane's place as "Juliet", "kisses" Kuno in front of Akane, she gets upset and storms off, but Gosunkugi renders Akane unconscious. In an improvised scene, Ranma nervously struggles to kiss Akane in front of the audience. Akane wakes up, helps Ranma, and kisses him except she puts the tape over Ranma's mouth like he did to Kuno earlier. When Ranma and Akane return home, they learn the actual prize is having a feast with the contest judge from China, much to Ranma's dismay.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 23
| EpisodeNumber2  = 11
| Title           = Abduction of...Akane?
| TranslitTitle   = Sarawareta Akane
| NativeTitle     = さらわれたあかね
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Yoshiyuki Kaneko
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Yoshiyuki Kaneko
| Aux3            = Yoshiko Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|12|14}}
| ShortSummary    = Akane wins a stuffed pig from a lottery, but gets attacked by a disguised Mousse, who takes her stuffed pig while mistaking it for Akane. At the festival, Mousse appears before Ranma, Akane and Shampoo, but they ignore him. During the circus performance, the ringmaster offers Akane's stuffed pig as a gift if someone volunteers for an act. Akane, furious about Ranma making jokes about comparing her to the stuffed pig, throws Ranma who is then chained to the board. Mousse, now in the form of a duck, throws knives at Ranma. Revealing that he fell into the Spring of the Drowned Duck, Mousse swears revenge and chases Ranma around the festival. Furious that Ranma doesn't return her feelings, Shampoo chases Ranma in her cat form. Mousse later kidnaps Akane and places her in a water tank to splash her with water from the Spring of Drowned Duck, but Ranma and Shampoo intervene. After Shampoo rejects Mousse's love for her, Ranma tries to cheer up Mousse, but Mousse attacks him with the hose containing the cursed spring. Ranma manages to stop the hose attacks, but Akane ends up getting doused, much to his shock.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 24
| EpisodeNumber2  = 12
| Title           = Fowl Play
| TranslitTitle   = Fusei Kōi
| NativeTitle     = 不正行為
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = [[Kōnosuke Uda]]
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Kōnosuke Uda
| Aux3            = Yoshiko Saito & Kōsuke Kawamura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|12|21}}
| ShortSummary    = After Ranma finds "Akane" in her duck form, he tries to change her back, but to no avail. When Soun quickly prepares the wedding, the real Akane arrives after revealing that she got doused with regular water. Later, Akane tells Ranma to fight Mousse in a rematch and let him defeat Ranma in order to win Shampoo's heart. However, Shampoo plans to sabotage the rematch in order to make Ranma win so she can go on a date with him. Throughout the battle, Ranma defeats Mousse, but he becomes persistent until he passes out while standing. After Shampoo sprays Mousse with cold water, she carries him and walks away. The next day, Ranma and Akane check on Shampoo teasing Mousse in his duck form before they're off to school. Along the way, female Ranma and Akane bump into Kuno, who confesses his love for both of them, which Ranma and Akane both deliver him a drop kick.
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=== Video games ===
{{Main|List of Ranma ½ video games{{!}}List of ''Ranma ½'' video games}}

There have been seventeen video games based on the ''Ranma ½'' franchise. While most are [[fighting game]]s, there have been several [[Role-playing game|RPG]]s, [[puzzle]] games, and [[Pachinko]] slot machines. The most recent game is ''Pachislot Ranma 1/2'', released on November 5, 2018, for ''Pachinko''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/misc/videogames.html|website=Furinkan|title=Video Games|date=April 28, 2023|access-date=April 28, 2023|archive-date=January 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123075034/http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/misc/videogames.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Only two have been released in Western countries. ''Ranma ½: Chōnai Gekitōhen'' was released in the US as ''Street Combat''; the characters were [[Americanization|Americanized]], having their appearances completely changed, and the music was changed as well.<ref name="JasonThompson">{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Jason|date=January 26, 2012|title=Ranma 1/2 – Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2012-01-26|access-date=July 5, 2013|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144510/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2012-01-26|url-status=live}}</ref> However, ''[[Ranma ½: Hard Battle]]'' was released in both North America and Europe unaltered.<ref name="JasonThompson"/>

=== Live-action special ===
[[File:Ranma Drama Poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Poster for the ''Ranma&nbsp;½'' TV drama, featuring the cast and artwork by Rumiko Takahashi]]

A live action television adaption of ''Ranma ½'' aired on [[Nippon Television]], in a two-hour time-slot, on December 9, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=September 26, 2011|title=Ranma 1/2 Manga Gets Live-Action Special with Yui Aragaki|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-26/ranma-manga-gets-live-action-special-with-yui-aragaki|access-date=September 27, 2011|archive-date=September 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929133042/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-26/ranma-manga-gets-live-action-special-with-yui-aragaki|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/11/drama-special-ranma-12-reveals-its-official-poster/|title=Drama special "Ranma 1/2" reveals its official poster|work=Tokyohive|access-date=November 17, 2011|archive-date=November 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118103116/http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/11/drama-special-ranma-12-reveals-its-official-poster/|url-status=live}}</ref> Although it was initially reported that the special would contain an original story, the film does take its main plot from one of the manga's early stories with several other early scenes mixed in. The special stars [[Yui Aragaki]] as Akane, with [[Kento Kaku]] and [[Natsuna Watanabe]] playing male and female Ranma respectively.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=September 26, 2011|title=Live-Action Ranma 1/2's Supporting Cast, Writer Revealed|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-26/live-action-ranma-s-supporting-cast-writer-revealed|access-date=September 27, 2011|archive-date=September 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929140939/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-26/live-action-ranma-s-supporting-cast-writer-revealed|url-status=live}}</ref> Ryōsei Tayama is cast as the antagonist, the new original character Okamada.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=October 6, 2011|title=Ranma 1/2 Manga live-action new antagonist|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-10-06/live-action-ranma-special-cast-further-revealed|access-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref> The all-girl pop group [[9nine]] contribute "[[Tick Tock 2Nite|Chikutaku☆2Nite]]" as the theme song.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=November 11, 2011|title=Ranma 1/2 theme song by 9nine|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-11/live-action-ranma-s-theme-sung-by-girl-group-9nine|access-date=November 11, 2011|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144511/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-11/live-action-ranma-s-theme-sung-by-girl-group-9nine|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released on both DVD and Blu-ray on March 21, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B006FEJ0UG/|title=らんま1/2 (DVD) (2012)|website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=February 16, 2013|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144510/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B006FEJ0UG/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B006FELTLO/|title=らんま1/2 (Blu-ray) (2012)|website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=February 16, 2013|archive-date=October 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023162322/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B006FELTLO|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Other media ===
''The Ranma ½ Memorial Book'' was published just as the manga ended in 1996. Acting as an end-cap to the series, it collects various illustrations from the series, features an interview with Takahashi,<ref name="wot-takahashiinterview">{{cite news|url=http://www.wot-club.org.uk/RanmaFAQ/rt_mbiv.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070502212009/http://www.wot-club.org.uk/RanmaFAQ/rt_mbiv.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 2, 2007|website=WOT Club|title=Interview with Rumiko Takahashi from the Memorial Book|date=April 25, 2006}}</ref> and includes tidbits about Ranma: summaries of his battles, his daily schedule, trivia, and a few exclusive illustrations.
A ''Movie + OVA Visual Comic'' was released to illustrate the theatrical film ''Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix'' and the [[Original video animation|OVA]] episodes ''The One to Carry On'' (both parts). It also included information on the voice actors, character designs, and a layout of the Tendo dojo.

Additionally, guidebooks were released for three of the ''Ranma ½'' video games; these included not only strategies, but also interviews.<ref name="furinkan-manga">{{cite news|url=http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/manga/about.html|website=Furinkan|title=Manga Summaries|date=April 25, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318133415/http://furinkan.com/ranma/manga/about.html|archive-date=March 18, 2009}}</ref> Two books including interviews with the cast of the live-action TV drama, and some select stories, were released in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=9784091234759|title=らんま1/2〜TVドラマ記念・よりぬき完全版〜 / 上巻|website=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|access-date=May 18, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=9784091234766|title=らんま1/2〜TVドラマ記念・よりぬき完全版〜 / 下巻|website=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|access-date=May 18, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The music from the ''Ranma ½'' TV series, films and OVAs have been released on various [[CD]]s. Four from the TV series, two from the first film, one from the second, one from the third film and OVAs, and three compiling the music by [[DoCo (pop group)|DoCo]] used in the OVAs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/music/tvmusic.html|website=Furinkan|title=TV Soundtracks|date=July 5, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2012|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002145021/https://www.furinkan.com/ranma/music/tvmusic.html|url-status=live}}</ref> DoCo is a pop group composed of the anime's main female characters' [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actresses]]. Several compilation albums were also released, some composed of the opening and closing theme songs and others of [[image song]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/music/compmusic.html|website=Furinkan|title=Compilation Soundtracks|date=July 5, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2012|archive-date=July 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716002319/http://furinkan.com/ranma/music/compmusic.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of the image songs were first released as singles.

== Reception ==
[[File:Ranma's mural in Vic (2022).jpg|thumb|upright|left|A ''Ranma ½''-themed mural featuring P-chan and female Ranma in [[Vic, Spain]]]]

By November 2006, it was reported that ''Ranma ½'' had sold over 49 million manga volumes in Japan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/novx.htm|website=Anime News Service|title=Anime News Service – October 18 – November 9 Anime News|access-date=June 27, 2011|quote=RANMA has sold more than 49 million copies in Japan, and is one of the most recognized and acclaimed series ever produced.|archive-date=July 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707144036/http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/novx.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shogakukan has printed 53 million copies as of November 2011,<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=November 23, 2011|title=Live-Action Ranma 1/2 TV Special's 1st Ad Aired|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-23/live-action-ranma-tv-special-1st-ad-aired|access-date=October 19, 2015|archive-date=November 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120215500/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-23/live-action-ranma-tv-special-1st-ad-aired|url-status=live}}</ref> and by April 2021 it had 55 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://magmix.jp/post/51730|title=4月15日はアニメ「らんま1/2」の放送開始日.いま振り返れば「完璧すぎる」声優陣|website=Magmix|date=April 15, 2021|access-date=May 25, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=March 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301004718/https://magmix.jp/post/51730|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ''Ranma ½'' anime was ranked number 17 on ''[[Anime Insider]]''{{'}}s 2001 list of the Top 50 Anime,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-07-16/wizard-lists-top-50-anime|work=[[Anime News Network]]|title=Wizard lists Top 50 Anime|date=July 16, 2001|access-date=October 18, 2012|archive-date=April 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402111019/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-07-16/wizard-lists-top-50-anime|url-status=live}}</ref> although the list was limited to series that were released in North America. It ranked 36th on [[TV Asahi]]'s 2006 list of Japan's 100 favorite animated TV series, which is based on an online poll of the Japanese people,<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=October 13, 2006|title=Japan's Favorite TV Anime|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-13/japan%27s-favorite-tv-anime|access-date=October 18, 2012|archive-date=June 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615044506/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-13/japan%27s-favorite-tv-anime|url-status=live}}</ref> up from the previous year's list where it ranked 45th.<ref>{{cite news|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=September 23, 2005|title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime|access-date=October 18, 2012|archive-date=June 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621064503/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2006, the [[New York Comic Con]] announced that it would host the first-ever [[American Anime Awards]]. Fans had the chance to vote for their favorite anime online during the month of January 2007. Only the five nominees receiving the most votes for each category were announced on February 5. Among the 12 different categories, ''Ranma ½'' was voted into the "Best Comedy Anime" category, and the ''Ranma ½'' OVAs were voted into the "Best Short Series" category.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.americananimeawards.com/news/pr_finalist.asp|website=American Anime Awards|title=New York Comic Con AAA Finalists|date=May 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705050035/http://www.americananimeawards.com/news/pr_finalist.asp|archive-date=July 5, 2007}}</ref><!-- The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 24 at the New Yorker Hotel in midtown Manhattan and will be streamed live over the internet via IGN.com. A fuller broadcast, including pre and post-ceremony coverage, will air later on cable's Anime Network. OLD NEWS, REWRITE WITH RESULTS? Need cite for this – tagged.--> A 2019 [[NHK]] poll of 210,061 people saw ''Ranma ½'' and ''Ranma ½ Nettōhen'' named Takahashi's second best-animated work. Shampoo and Ranma were voted fourth and fifth place respectively in her characters category.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|date=November 19, 2019|title=The Results are in for NHK's Ultimate Rumiko Takahashi Poll|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-11-19/the-results-are-in-for-nhk-ultimate-rumiko-takahashi-poll/.153413|access-date=February 7, 2021|archive-date=December 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215231548/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-11-19/the-results-are-in-for-nhk-ultimate-rumiko-takahashi-poll/.153413|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2024 anime adaptation was nominated for 6 categories, including [[Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Comedy|Best Comedy]], Best Romance, and [[Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Ending Sequence|Best Ending Sequence]] ("[[Anta Nante]]" by {{ill|Riria (singer)|lt=Riria|ja|りりあ.|}}) at the [[9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards]] in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|date=May 25, 2025|title=All the Winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-05-25/all-the-winners-of-the-crunchyroll-anime-awards-2025/.224777|access-date=May 25, 2025|archive-date=May 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525114635/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-05-25/all-the-winners-of-the-crunchyroll-anime-awards-2025/.224777|url-status=live}}</ref>

Although [[Lum (Urusei Yatsura)|Lum]] from Takahashi's first series ''Urusei Yatsura'' is often cited as the first {{Transliteration|ja|[[tsundere]]}} character in anime and manga, Theron Martin of ''[[Anime News Network]]'' stated that ''Ranma ½''{{'}}s Akane Tendo is closer to how they would later typically be portrayed in the 2000s. He also suggested that one could argue ''Ranma'' is an early example of a [[Harem (genre)|harem]] or reverse harem series, due to the main character attracting suitors in both genders.<ref>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Theron|date=April 2, 2014|title=Ranma 1/2 Blu-Ray – Review|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ranma/blu-ray-set-1|access-date=August 29, 2015|archive-date=September 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909073559/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ranma/blu-ray-set-1|url-status=live}}</ref> The series's publication in North America proved highly successful as well, being many Americans' first introduction to manga and its anime adaptation one of the first Japanese animation shows to achieve popularity in the US.<ref>{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|date=March 19, 2014|title=Ranma 1/2 [2-in-1 Edition] GN 1 – Review|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ranma-2-in-1-edition/gn-1|access-date=March 25, 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125044159/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ranma-2-in-1-edition/gn-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Rising Sun Responds|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=55|publisher=EGM Media|date=February 1994|page=24}}</ref> In an overview of the series, [[Jason Thompson (writer)|Jason Thompson]] called ''Ranma ½'' "the direct ancestor of all comedy-action manga, like ''[[Sumomomo Momomo]]'' and ''[[History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi]]''", although noted that it was not the first, but only spanned the period when manga and anime sales were at their height.<ref name="JasonThompson"/> Relating it to Takahashi's other works, he summed the series up as "At the start, the fighting is minimal and it's almost a semi-serious relationship comedy, like ''Maison Ikkoku''; then it turns completely ridiculous; and by the climax, when Ranma fights the evil bird-people of Phoenix Mountain in an excessively long and un-funny fight scene, it's like a warmup for ''[[Inuyasha]]''."<ref name="JasonThompson"/> Reviewing the final volume of the manga, ''Anime News Network'' remarked that "Every dimension of Rumiko Takahashi's storytelling skills come into play here: comedy, romance and introspection, and of course, high-flying fantasy martial-arts action."<ref name="ANNreview">{{cite news|last=Santos|first=Carlos|date=February 6, 2007|title=Ranma 1/2 GN 36|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ranma-1/2/gn-36|access-date=July 5, 2013|archive-date=June 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608145311/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ranma-1/2/gn-36|url-status=live}}</ref> However, they felt some of the action scenes were hard to follow and noted that the mirroring to left-to-right format caused errors with the art.<ref name="ANNreview"/>

In their review of Viz Media's season five DVD box set, ''Anime News Network'' praised the Japanese cast's performance and the animation, but criticized the English version's slight script changes and minor voice actors while praising its main cast. They also remarked that while ''Ranma ½'' is a classic, after a hundred episodes, the same jokes are just not funny anymore.<ref name="AnimeReview">{{cite news|last=Dong|first=Bamboo|date=August 3, 2003|title=Ranma 1/2 Season 5 DVD box – Review|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ranma-season-5/dvd-box|access-date=February 16, 2013|archive-date=February 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209104416/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ranma-season-5/dvd-box|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[THEM Anime Reviews]]''' Raphael See called the television series and the OVAs "one of the funniest things [he's] ever seen, anime or otherwise" and also praised the English dub as some of the best.<!--NOTE: THEM Anime Reviews' reviews of seasons 1-3 and the OVAs were done all at once and use a single written review, but each are given their own ratings.--><ref>{{cite news|title=Ranma 1/2 (Season 1)|website=[[THEM Anime Reviews]]|url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=396|access-date=August 29, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307194528/http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=396|url-status=live}}</ref> However, he was much more critical of the first two films particularly for both using the same [[damsel in distress]] plot.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron China|website=[[THEM Anime Reviews]]|url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=394|access-date=August 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine|website=[[THEM Anime Reviews]]|url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=395|access-date=August 29, 2015|archive-date=August 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827061625/http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=395|url-status=live}}</ref> Mike Toole of ''Anime News Network'' included ''Big Trouble in Nekronon, China'' at number 83 on The Other 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time, a list of "lesser-known, lesser-loved classics", calling it "a solid action-comedy and a good, well-rounded example of the appeal of ''Ranma ½''".<ref>{{cite news|last=Toole|first=Mike|date=April 2, 2017|title=The Other 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time, Part 1 – The Mike Toole Show|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2017-03-19/.113010|access-date=April 2, 2017|archive-date=April 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401065553/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2017-03-19/.113010|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
[[Hiroshi Aro]] admitted that he created ''[[Futaba-kun Change!]]'' based on ''Ranma ½''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|date=October 21, 2010|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga – Futaba-kun Change|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-10-21|access-date=January 6, 2022|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002145021/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-10-21|url-status=live}}</ref> Western comic book artists who have cited ''Ranma ½'' as an influence include Canadian [[Bryan Lee O'Malley]] on his series ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'' and American [[Colleen Coover]] on her erotic series ''Small Favors''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/12/02/tokyo-comicon-2017-bryan-lee-omalley-scott-pilgrim-talks-about-the-influence-from-ranma-12|title=Tokyo ComiCon 2017: Bryan Lee O'Malley (Scott Pilgrim) Talks about The Influence from 'Ranma 1/2'|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=December 2, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002145034/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/12/02/tokyo-comicon-2017-bryan-lee-omalley-scott-pilgrim-talks-about-the-influence-from-ranma-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://comicsalliance.com/colleen-coover-small-favors-interview/|title=Everyone Has Fun: Colleen Coover Talks 'Small Favors'|publisher=[[ComicsAlliance]]|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201811/http://comicsalliance.com/colleen-coover-small-favors-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Film director [[Makoto Shinkai]] mentioned that ''Ranma ½'' served as an inspiration for the 2016 animation film ''[[Your Name]]''.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:「君の名は. 公式ビジュアルガイド」|publisher={{lang|ja|[[角川書店]]}}|location=Japan|isbn=978-4-04-104780-4|date=August 27, 2016|script-chapter=ja:〈COLUMN1 入れ替わりから見えてくる面白さ〉|page=48|language=ja}}</ref> Matt Bozon, creator of the ''[[Shantae]]'' video game series, cited ''Ranma ½'' as a big influence on his work. The title of the fourth game, ''[[Shantae: Half-Genie Hero|Shantae: {{Frac|1|2}} Genie Hero]]'', is also a tribute to the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.girlgamer.com/zine/article/2985/|title=The Kickstart – Shantae Is Back In 1/2 Genie Hero|date=September 9, 2013|publisher=girlgamer.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917093704/http://www.girlgamer.com/zine/article/2985/|archive-date=September 17, 2013}}</ref>

In 2009, a crustacean species was discovered by Dr. Keiichi Kakui, which contains both male and female reproductive organs. It was later named [[Apseudes ranma]] in 2024, taking its name from Ranma Saotome.<ref>{{cite news |last=Saito |first=Yuka |translator-last=Gunawan |translator-first=Aprilia Agatha |title=Apseudes ranma—A peculiar novel species named after famous Japanese manga |url=https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/catchup/19692/ |access-date=November 12, 2025 |date=April 24, 2024 |work=Hokkaido University}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Matsushima |first1=Y. |last2=Kakui |first2=K. |title=''Apseudes ranma'' sp. nov. (Tanaidacea: Apseudidae) found in a public aquarium, with notes on phylogeny and a presumptive stridulatory organ |journal=Bulletin of Marine Science |volume=100 |pages=451–469 |date=July 25, 2024 |issue=3 |doi=10.5343/bms.2024.0030 |bibcode=2024BuMS..100..451M |url=https://researchmap.jp/keiichi_kakui/published_papers/47249231/attachment_file.pdf |via=ResearchMap}}</ref>

The series has created and/or popularized many characteristics that have become common tropes in anime, including Akane's violent tsundere,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tsundere |url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tsundere |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=TV Tropes}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2025}} Kodachi's distinctive noblewoman/ojou-sama laugh,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Noblewoman's Laugh |url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoblewomansLaugh |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=TV Tropes}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2025}} and Ryoga's perpetually lost sense of direction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=No Sense of Direction |url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoSenseOfDirection |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=TV Tropes}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2025}}

== See also ==

* [[New half]], a historical term for transgender women in Japan.

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