“Cursed martial artist Ranma turns into a girl with cold water, engaged to Akane in chaotic comedy.”
Ranma ½
らんま1/2
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Synopsis
Cursed martial artist Ranma turns into a girl with cold water, engaged to Akane in chaotic comedy.
Ranma Saotome is a top-class martial artist and prodigy at the Saotome "Anything-Goes" school of martial arts. While training in China, he and his father meet a terrible fate when they accidentally fall into a cursed spring. Now, Ranma is cursed to turn into a girl when splashed with cold water, and only hot water can turn him back into a boy. Things are only complicated further when Ranma discovers that his father has arranged for him to marry one of Soun Tendo's three daughters in order to secure the future of the Tendo dojo. Though Soun learns of Ranma's predicament, he is still determined to go ahead with the engagement, and chooses his youngest daughter Akane, who happens to be a skilled martial artist herself and is notorious for hating men. Ranma ½ follows the hilarious adventures of Ranma and Akane as they encounter various opponents, meet new love interests, and find different ways to make each other angry, all while their engagement hangs over their head.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 60 sampled reviews
What 60 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.77 · some divergence
6.1 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 2.5
↑ 0.82
Running avg · Nov 2006 → Mar 2026
- 9 “I really liked this series and found it so fun and entertaining that I watched 7 seasons in almost a week, especially enjoying the romance elements. However, it lacks development, with neither the...”
- 10 “Ranma ½ is a hilariously funny series whose characters become incredibly dear over its long run; I was so hooked I stayed up rather than sleep. Only two or three filler episodes felt skippable, but...”
- 9 “Ranma ½ remains an all-time favorite thanks to its winning mix of laugh-out-loud comedy, a sweet love story, and fluid, eye-catching fight animation that still looks great. While it won’t...”
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- Format 161 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 64h 24m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1989 – Sep 1992 Spring 1989
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-0188 catalog
Produced by
- Kitty Films Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
- Shogakukan Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor