“Ranma juggles gender-curse, suitors, and feelings for Akane in comedic martial-arts chaos.”
Ranma ½ OVA
らんま1/2 OVA
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Synopsis
Ranma juggles gender-curse, suitors, and feelings for Akane in comedic martial-arts chaos.
Ranma Saotome continues his search for a way to become a normal teenage boy again. He gets into many hilarious situations involving the many girls in his life. One of the biggest challenges is overcoming the proposals from others who have found a suitable bride for Ranma. But he has his own worries and must muster up the best of his wits and martial arts to keep his sanity. It's not easy being desired by so many women (and men) and not breaking hearts of a few along the way. He just might be able to find it in his heart to confess to Akane or simply find another excuse that he can't marry such a tomboy girl. (Source: ANN)
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σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Dec 2012 → Feb 2021
- 10 “These Ranma 1/2 OVAs stand out as personal favorites, offering a softer and more nuanced perspective on the characters that enriches the viewing experience. While the main anime remains incomplete,...”
- 9 “These OAVs represent some of Takahashi Rumiko's best work in the Ranma 1/2 universe, featuring fantastic and hilarious story arcs with crazy adventures throughout. The episodes deliver very...”
- 9 “This OVA delivers everything fans love about Ranma ½ with enhanced production quality, featuring consistently entertaining stories that never slow down and stunning animation that brings both...”
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- Format 6 × 30′ eps × min
- Total runtime 3h 00m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1993 – Aug 1994
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0913 catalog
Produced by
- Kitty Films Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor