I am putting this out here only because this film seems to have a couple "Not Recommended " and a "Mixed Feelings" at the time of this writing. The release of this film in the U.S. coincided with Viz Media release of Season 3 and Season 4 of the Ranma 1/2 series. I highly recommend watching this film after Season 5 of the regular series; this gave me the strong impression of where this movie falls within the timeline. I felt this film was incredibly funny and has the usual Ranma 1/2 tropes. This involves the characters traveling from Japan to Mainland China to pull Akane fromyet another problem that can only be experienced in this particular Anime. The large cast of Characters that join Ranma always seem to impede him in some way, but he still surmounts the odds to reach his beloved Akane.

The fight scenes are really great. The ending fight feels like the original Bruce Lee's Game of Death with Ranma having to pass a specified number of gates (instead of climbing floors as in "Game of Death"), battling foes until he finally reaches the "Big Bad Guy". Ranma faces the "Baddie" one-on-one and figures out a unique way to defeat the enemy that is signature of this series.

Honestly, what is one hour of your time? I promise you will enjoy this film and have as much as good time as I did along with the regular series.