Ranma ½ 1989
★ 8.6/10 · 1,530 votes TV-14 ComedyAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy 1 seasons · 161 eps Ended
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What is Ranma ½?
The television series Ranma ½ is an anime production created by Studio Deen. It initially aired weekly on Fuji TV from April 15, 1989, and was composed of 18 episodes in its first season.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1989
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 161
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Apr 15, 1989
- Last aired
- Sep 25, 1992
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- Fuji TV
- Genres
- Comedy, Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The television series Ranma ½ is an anime production created by Studio Deen. It initially aired weekly on Fuji TV from April 15, 1989, and was composed of 18 episodes in its first season. The series follows the story of Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma as they travel to the cursed training ground of Jusenkyo in China. There, they fall into the cursed springs, which leads to Ranma transforming into a girl when doused in cold water and back into a man with hot water. The series also involves Ranma's engagement to Akane Tendo, a girl who hates boys. The anime was initially canceled due to low ratings but was later reworked and launched in a different time slot. The series is available to stream on various platforms, including Netflix and Pluto TV.
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Should you watch it?
“A martial artist transforms into a girl when splashed with cold water.”
Reasons to watch
- classic anime with enduring popularity
- unique high-concept premise
- strong character dynamics
Keep in mind
- first series had low ratings and short run
- can be hit-or-miss in tone
you enjoy comedic anime with romantic and martial arts elements.
Suitable for teens and up; features physical comedy and romantic themes.
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Cast
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma Saotome ♂ (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma Saotome ♀ (voice)
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Genma Saotome (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo (voice)
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo (voice)
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Soun Tendo (voice)
Tadashi Nakamura
Narrator (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Happosai (voice)
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Tatewaki Kuno (voice)
Episode guide
Season 1 · 161 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Here's Ranma Apr 15, 1989
- E2 School is No Place for Horsing Around Apr 21, 1989
- E3 A Sudden Storm of Love Apr 29, 1989
- E4 Ranma and... Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another May 5, 1989
- E5 Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart May 12, 1989
- E6 Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know May 19, 1989
- E7 Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy' May 26, 1989
- E8 School is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga Jun 2, 1989
- E9 True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life! Jun 16, 1989
- E10 P-P-P-Chan! He's Good For Nothin' Jun 30, 1989
- E11 Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast! Jul 14, 1989
- E12 A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge! Jul 21, 1989
- E13 A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge! Jul 28, 1989
- E14 Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma is the No. One Bride in Japan Aug 18, 1989
- E15 Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands Aug 15, 1989
- E16 Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul Sep 1, 1989
- E17 I Love You, Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye Sep 8, 1989
- E18 I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!? Sep 15, 1989
- E19 Clash of the Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race Oct 20, 1989
- E20 You Really Do Hate Cats! Nov 3, 1989
- E21 This Ol' Gal's the Leader of the Amazon Tribe! Nov 10, 1989
- E22 Behold! The 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire' Technique Nov 17, 1989
- E23 Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan Nov 24, 1989
- E24 Cool Runnings! The Race of the Snowmen Dec 1, 1989
- E25 The Abduction of P-Chan Dec 8, 1989
- E26 Close Call! The Dance of Death... On Ice! Dec 15, 1989
- E27 P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain of Love! Dec 22, 1989
- E28 Ranma Trains on Mt. Terror Jan 12, 1990
- E29 The Breaking Point!? Ryoga's Great Revenge Jan 19, 1990
- E30 Danger at the Tendo Dojo! Jan 26, 1990
- E31 The Abduction of Akane! Feb 2, 1990
- E32 Ranma vs. Mousse! To Lose Is to Win Feb 9, 1990
- E33 Enter Happosai, the Lustful Lecher! Feb 16, 1990
- E34 Assault on the Girls' Locker Room Feb 23, 1990
- E35 Kuno's House of Gadgets! Guests Check in, But They Don't Check Out Mar 2, 1990
- E36 Goodbye Girl-Type Mar 9, 1990
- E37 It's a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain Mar 16, 1990
- E38 S.O.S.! The Wrath of Happosai Mar 23, 1990
- E39 Kissing Is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking of Akane's Lips Apr 6, 1990
- E40 Bathhouse Battle! We're in Some Hot Water Now Apr 13, 1990
- E41 Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor Apr 20, 1990
- E42 Ryoga and Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever Apr 27, 1990
- E43 Sneeze Me, Squeeze Me, Please Me! Shampoo's Recipe for Disaster May 4, 1990
- E44 Rub-A-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub May 11, 1990
- E45 I Love You! My Dear, Dear Ukyo May 18, 1990
- E46 The Witch Who Loved Me: A Japanese Ghost Story May 25, 1990
- E47 Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl Jun 1, 1990
- E48 The Killer from Jusenkyo Jun 8, 1990
- E49 Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood Jun 15, 1990
- E50 Final Facedown! Happosai vs. The Invisble Man Jun 22, 1990
- E51 Les Miserables of the Kuno Estate Jun 29, 1990
- E52 Ghost Story! Ranma and the Magic Sword Jul 6, 1990
- E53 All It Takes Is One! The Kiss Of Love Is the Kiss of Death Jul 13, 1990
- E54 The Ultimate Team-up!? The Ryoga / Mousse Alliance Jul 20, 1990
- E55 Back to the Happosai! Jul 27, 1990
- E56 Kodachi the Black Rose! The Beeline to True Love Aug 3, 1990
- E57 The Last Days of Happosai...? Aug 10, 1990
- E58 Two, Too Violent Girls: Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung Aug 17, 1990
- E59 Ranma and the Evil Within Aug 24, 1990
- E60 Enter Ken and His Copycat Kerchief Aug 31, 1990
- E61 Ryoga's Miracle Cure! Hand Over That Soap Sep 7, 1990
- E62 Fight! The Anything-Goes Obstacle Course Race Sep 14, 1990
- E63 Ranma Goes Back to Jusenkyo at Last Sep 28, 1990
- E64 The Return of The Hawai'ian Headmaster from Hell Oct 5, 1990
- E65 Enter Kuno, the Night-Prowling Knight Oct 12, 1990
- E66 Ranma Gets Weak! Oct 19, 1990
- E67 Eureka! The Desperate Move of Desperation Oct 26, 1990
- E68 Showdown! Can Ranma Make a Comeback? Nov 2, 1990
- E69 Ukyo's Skirt! The Great Girly-Girl Gambit Nov 9, 1990
- E70 Here Comes Ranma's Mom! Nov 16, 1990
- E71 From Ryoga with Love Nov 23, 1990
- E72 My Fiance, the Cat Nov 30, 1990
- E73 Blow, Wind! To Be Young Is to Go Gung-Ho Dec 7, 1990
- E74 A Formidable New Disciple Appears Dec 14, 1990
- E75 Step Outside! Dec 21, 1990
- E76 Ryoga's Tendo Dojo Houseguest Diary Jan 11, 1991
- E77 Happosai's Happy Heart! Jan 18, 1991
- E78 Extra, Extra! Kuno and Nabiki: Read All About It! Jan 25, 1991
- E79 Ryoga the Strong... Too Strong Feb 1, 1991
- E80 Close Call! P-chan's Secret Feb 8, 1991
- E81 The Egg-Catcher Man Feb 15, 1991
- E82 Ranma And Kuno's... First Kiss Feb 22, 1991
- E83 Shampoo's Red Thread Of Dread! Mar 1, 1991
- E84 Mousse Goes Home to the Country! Mar 8, 1991
- E85 The Dumbest Bet in History! Mar 15, 1991
- E86 Kuno Becomes a Marianne! Mar 22, 1991
- E87 Ranma, You Are Such a Jerk! Mar 29, 1991
- E88 Gimme That Pigtail Apr 5, 1991
- E89 When a Guy's Pride and Joy Is Gone Apr 12, 1991
- E90 Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung Strike Back! Apr 19, 1991
- E91 Ryoga's Proposal Apr 26, 1991
- E92 Genma Takes a Walk May 3, 1991
- E93 The Gentle Art of Martial Tea Ceremony May 10, 1991
- E94 And the Challenger Is... a Girl?! May 17, 1991
- E95 Hot Springs Battle Royale! May 24, 1991
- E96 Me Is Kuno's Daddy, Me Is May 31, 1991
- E97 The Matriarch Takes a Stand Jun 7, 1991
- E98 A Leotard Is a Girl's Burden Jun 14, 1991
- E99 The Mixed-Bath Horror! Jun 21, 1991
- E100 The Frogman's Curse! Jun 28, 1991
- E101 Revenge! Raging Okonomiyaki...! Jul 5, 1991
- E102 Ranma the Lady-Killer Jul 12, 1991
- E103 Shogi Showdown Jul 19, 1991
- E104 Sasuke's Mission: Improbable Jul 26, 1991
- E105 Bonjour, Furinkan! Aug 2, 1991
- E106 Dinner at Ringside! Aug 9, 1991
- E107 Swimming with Psychos Aug 16, 1991
- E108 Ryoga, Run Into the Sunset Aug 23, 1991
- E109 Into the Darkness Aug 30, 1991
- E110 Nabiki, Ranma's New Fiance! Sep 6, 1991
- E111 Case of the Missing Takoyaki! Sep 13, 1991
- E112 Ranma Versus Shadow Ranma! Sep 20, 1991
- E113 Dear Daddy... Love, Kodachi! Sep 27, 1991
- E114 Enter Gosunkugi, the New Rival!? Oct 4, 1991
- E115 Ranma's Calligraphy Challenge Oct 11, 1991
- E116 The Secret Don of Furinkan High Oct 18, 1991
- E117 Back to the Way We Were... Please! Oct 25, 1991
- E118 Ryoga Inherits the Saotome School? Nov 1, 1991
- E119 Tendo Family Goes to the Amusement Park! Nov 15, 1991
- E120 The Case of the Furinkan Stalker! Nov 29, 1991
- E121 The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part One Dec 6, 1991
- E122 The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part Two Dec 13, 1991
- E123 A Xmas Without Ranma Dec 20, 1991
- E124 A Cold Day in Furinkan Jan 10, 1992
- E125 Curse of the Scribbled Panda Jan 17, 1992
- E126 The Date-Monster of Watermelon Island Jan 24, 1992
- E127 Legend of the Lucky Panda! Jan 31, 1992
- E128 Ukyo's Secret Sauce - Part One Feb 7, 1992
- E129 Ukyo's Secret Sauce - Part Two Feb 14, 1992
- E130 The Missing Matriarch of Martial Arts Tea! Feb 21, 1992
- E131 Akane Goes to the Hospital! Feb 28, 1992
- E132 Mystery of the Marauding Octopus Pot! Mar 6, 1992
- E133 Gosunkugi's Paper Dolls of Love Mar 13, 1992
- E134 Akane's Unfathomable Heart Mar 20, 1992
- E135 A Teenage Ghost Story Mar 27, 1992
- E136 Master and Student... Forever!? Apr 3, 1992
- E137 Tatewaki Kuno, Substitute Principal Apr 10, 1992
- E138 Ranma's Greatest Challenge!? Apr 17, 1992
- E139 Nihao! Jusenkyo Guide Apr 24, 1992
- E140 Pick-a-Peck o' Happosai May 1, 1992
- E141 From the Depths of Despair - Part One May 8, 1992
- E142 From the Depths of Despair - Part Two May 15, 1992
- E143 Shampoo's Cursed Kiss May 22, 1992
- E144 Run Away With Me, Ranma! May 29, 1992
- E145 Let's Go to the Mushroom Temple Jun 5, 1992
- E146 The Cradle from Hell Jun 12, 1992
- E147 Madame Saint Paul's Cry for Help Jun 19, 1992
- E148 Meet You in the Milky Way Jun 26, 1992
- E149 Wretched Rice Cakes of Love Jul 3, 1992
- E150 The Dreaded Happo Mold-Burst Jul 10, 1992
- E151 The Kuno Sibling Scandal Jul 17, 1992
- E152 Battle for the Golden Tea Set Jul 24, 1992
- E153 Gosunkugi's Summer Affair Jul 31, 1992
- E154 Love of the Cheer Leader - Part One Aug 7, 1992
- E155 Love of the Cheer Leader - Part Two Aug 14, 1992
- E156 Battle for Miss Beachside Aug 21, 1992
- E157 The Musical Instruments of Destruction Aug 28, 1992
- E158 A Ninja's Dog Is Black and White Sep 4, 1992
- E159 The Tendo Dragon Legend Sep 11, 1992
- E160 Boy Meets Mom - Part One Sep 18, 1992
- E161 Boy Meets Mom - Part Two Sep 25, 1992
Frequently asked questions
Why does Ranma change gender?
Ranma fell into a cursed spring in China that causes the transformation when touched by cold water.
Is Ranma a boy or a girl?
Ranma is male but transforms into a female form when exposed to cold water.
Who is Ranma engaged to?
Ranma is engaged to Akane Tendo, though their relationship is complicated.
How many episodes are in the first series?
The first series aired in 1989 and had 18 episodes before being cancelled.
Does hot water change Ranma back?
Yes, hot water temporarily changes Ranma back to male form.