Ranma1/2 (2024)
Original title: らんま1/2
Ranma1/2 is a 2024 Japanese-language animation series created by Kaoru Wada and Kimiko Ueno. It stars Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara and Noriko Hidaka.
Cold water changes everything for Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial-arts prodigy cursed to turn into a girl whenever it splashes him, and back into a boy with a hot rinse. Dropped into an arranged engagement with the fierce, unimpressed Akane Tendo, he has to juggle rival suitors, dueling dojos, and a household full of complications. This 2024 series from studio MAPPA reanimates Rumiko Takahashi's manga with director Konosuke Uda and writer Kimiko Ueno, keeping the fast slapstick, the romantic-comedy sparring, and the parade of eccentric fighters that made the original a landmark of the genre.
Quick answers
What is Ranma1/2 about?
Cold water changes everything for Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial-arts prodigy cursed to turn into a girl whenever it splashes him, and back into a boy with a hot rinse. Dropped into an arranged engagement with the fierce, unimpressed Akane Tendo, he has to juggle rival suitors, dueling dojos, and a household full of complications. This 2024 series from studio MAPPA reanimates Rumiko Takahashi's manga with director Konosuke Uda and writer Kimiko Ueno, keeping the fast slapstick, the romantic-comedy sparring, and the parade of eccentric fighters that made the original a landmark of the genre.
When was Ranma1/2 released?
Ranma1/2 was released on 6 October 2024.
How many episodes does Ranma1/2 have?
Ranma1/2 has 25 episodes across 1 seasons.
Who made Ranma1/2?
Ranma1/2 was created by Kaoru Wada, Kimiko Ueno and Misaki Morie.
Where can I watch Ranma1/2?
Ranma1/2 is available on Netflix.
Where to watch Ranma1/2
Stream: Netflix
Cast
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Ranma Saotome (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara as Ranma (voice)
- Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendo (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendo (voice)
- Shou Okumura as Shingo (voice)
- Youhei Hamada as Kiichi (voice)
- Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendo (voice)
- Kenichi Ogata as Narrator (voice)
- Akio Otsuka as Soun Tendo (voice)
- Koichi Yamadera as Ryoga Hibiki (voice)
- Ayaka Kamimoto as Tomoyo (voice)
- Yuki Tamai as Male Student (voice)
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A few thoughts on Ranma1/2
The comedy runs deepest in print. Rumiko Takahashi's original Ranma manga carries the full run of gags and rivalries this adaptation samples. City Hunter mixes martial-arts action with the same cheeky slapstick timing. For pure gag energy, Akira Toriyama's Dr. Slump and the mischief of Crayon Shin-chan share the taste for anarchic, character-driven comedy.
Rumiko Takahashi worlds and their romcom era
Ranma1/2 revives Rumiko Takahashi's blend of martial arts, curses and romantic chaos. These titles share her DNA: supernatural mishaps, stubborn couples who refuse to admit anything, and a rotating cast of eccentric rivals crashing the story. Whether you want more Takahashi or the wider late-eighties comedy scene she helped define, this is the sweet spot.
School love triangles played for laughs
At heart Ranma1/2 is a comedy about an engagement nobody asked for and the suitors who pile on. These romcoms run the same engine: reluctant partners, jealous rivals and misunderstandings that spiral into slapstick before anyone catches feelings. Expect fast banter, chaotic classrooms and romances that take forever to admit what everyone already sees.
Martial-arts shonen with tournaments and rivals
Beneath the romance, Ranma1/2 is stuffed with dueling dojos and showoff fighters. These action series lean hard into that side: escalating tournaments, signature techniques and a growing roster of rivals to test the hero. If the fight scenes and eccentric martial artists are what pull you in, these deliver the spectacle and the sparring.
Gag comedy anime and manga that never grow up
Ranma1/2 runs on pure slapstick energy, and these gag comedies chase the same joyful nonsense. Loud kids, absurd situations and jokes stacked faster than any plot can hold them keep the tone light and the laughs constant. When you just want silly, big-hearted comedy with no homework attached, queue these up.