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Ranma1/2

20248.21 Season24 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Kimiko Ueno
Written by Kimiko Ueno, Rumiko Takahashi
Produced by Emi Sato, Norihiro Hayashida, Ransen Imai
NetworksNippon TVRNBYBSRABTVIYBC

Top Cast

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Ranma Saotome (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Ranma (voice)

Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Hidaka

Akane Tendo (voice)

Themes & Keywords

arranged marriageharemremakebased on comicromcommixed martial arts (mma)curseturns into animalshounenanimeabsurdistgender swaplove polygon

About Ranma1/2

Ranma1/2 is a animation, action & adventure, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of arranged marriage, harem, remake, based on comic, romcom, mixed martial arts (mma). Created by Kimiko Ueno, it stars Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka. 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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