Rumiko Takahashi’s Ranma ½ remains a classic of anime comedy. Who doesn’t like martial arts mayhem with romantic chaos? Since its manga debut in 1987, the franchise has inspired multiple anime adaptations, films, and OVAs, each capturing the eccentric spirit of its source.
With the arrival of the 2024 Ranma ½ anime (following in the footsteps of recent Takahashi revivals like Urusei Yatsura), interest in the franchise is surging once again. This list examines every major Ranma ½ anime series and movie, as ranked by fans.
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Ranma ½
Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma travel to the 'cursed training ground' of Jusenkyo in China. There, despite the warnings of the Ch...
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Ranma1/2
Akane Tendo meets her new fiancé, Ranma Saotome, a martial arts prodigy with a twist: he magically transforms into a girl upon touching cold water.
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Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine
With the Tendos, the Saotomes, Ryoga, Shampoo and Ukyo misinterpreting Tatewake Kuno's invitation to his two loves, Akane and 'The Pig Tailed Girl', to try his...
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Koichi Yamadera, Noriko Hidaka, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Minami Takayama, Kikuko Inoue, Toshihiko Seki, Rei Sakuma, Kenichi Ogata
Director: Iku Suzuki
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Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his fut...
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka, Kaneto Shiozawa, Sakiko Tamagawa, Koichi Yamadera, Rei Sakuma, Ryusuke Ohbayashi, Kenichi Ogata, Minami Takayama
Director: Shuuji Iuchi
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Ranma 1/2: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix
Kuno purchases a strange egg, believing that the mysterious powers of the legendary Phoenix will help him defeat Ranma. But when the egg hatches on his head, th...
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka, Koichi Yamadera, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Rei Sakuma, Tomohiro Nishimura, Saeko Shimazu, Kathleen Barr
Director: Junji Nishimura
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Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep
Happosai fed up with Ranma interfering with his hobby, decides to use a sleeping incense on him to make Ranma "sleep till spring". But Akane accidentally smell...
Director: Takeshi Mori
Check Out Ranma 1/2 OVAs
Ranma 1/2 OVA 1: Shampoo's Sudden Switch - The Curse of the Contrary Jewel
Ranma 1/2 OVA 2: Tendo Family Christmas Scramble
Ranma 1/2 OVA 3: Akane Vs. Ranma: The One Who Inherits Mom's Recipes Will Be Me!
Ranma 1/2 OVA 4: A Storm Over School: Growing Up With Miss Hinako
Ranma 1/2 OVA 5: The One to Carry On: Part 1
Ranma 1/2 OVA 6: The One to Carry On: Part 2
