TV series
Ranma ½
Overview
Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma travel to the 'cursed training ground' of Jusenkyo in China. There, despite the warnings of the Chinese guard, they fall into the cursed springs. From now on, whenever Ranma is doused in cold water, he turns into a girl and a cute, well-built redhead at that. Hot water changes him back into a man again, but only until the next time. To make matters worse, his father engages him to Akane Tendo, a girl who hates boys.
Details
- First air date
- 1989-04-15
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 161 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Production
- Studio Deen
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Ranma Saotome ♂ (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara as Ranma Saotome ♀ (voice)
- Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendo (voice)
- Kenichi Ogata as Genma Saotome (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendo (voice)
- Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendo (voice)
- Ryusuke Ohbayashi as Soun Tendo (voice)
- Tadashi Nakamura as Narrator (voice)
- Koichi Yamadera as Ryoga Hibiki (voice)
- Ichiro Nagai as Happosai (voice)
- Rei Sakuma as Shampoo (voice)
- Hirotaka Suzuoki as Tatewaki Kuno (voice)
Creators and crew
- Koji Kaneda - Producer
- Kazuhiro Furuhashi - Director
- Shinji Takagi - Director
- Takeshi Mori - Director
- Takashi Kobayashi - Director
- Yusuke Yamamoto - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: Here's Ranma
Soun Tendo gets quite a surprise when the son of his friend Genma Saotome that he's arranged for one of his daughters to marry turns out to be a girl...
Episode 2: School is No Place for Horsing Around
Attending his first day at Furinkan High, Ranma encounters Akane's many would-be suitors.
Episode 3: A Sudden Storm of Love
Not realizing that Ranma and 'the pigtailed girl' are the same, Kuno is furious that he let the "cretin" slip away. His attention soon shifts to the red-haired one though, when she bests him in combat.
Episode 4: Ranma and... Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
As Kuno continues his attempts to get a date with the 'pigtailed goddess', Ranma starts freaking out, while Nabiki smells money.
Episode 5: Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart
A solid beating from Akane brings Ranma to Dr. Tofu, who tries to help out the two teens' relationship, as well as Ranma's injuries.
Episode 6: Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know
Akane and Ranma are back at Dr. Tofu's when Kasumi shows up, causing Tofu to start acting like a loon out of love, something Akane doesn't handle well.
Episode 7: Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy'
After years of searching, Ryoga Hibiki finally finds the person who ruined his life - Ranma Saotome. Now, if only Ranma could remember what the heck he did to make Ryoga so mad...
Episode 8: School is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga
Ryoga finally manages to find Ranma again, and challenges him to a fight in the schoolyard. Unfortunately for Ranma, several outside parties have a vested interest in seeing him lose.
Episode 9: True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life!
Akane's accidental haircut brings a temporary reprieve in Ranma and Ryoga's fighting. Stunned, she wanders off alone, thinking about the loss of the one thing that wasn't 'tomboyish' about her.
Episode 10: P-P-P-Chan! He's Good For Nothin'
Not knowing that it's Ryoga, Akane adopts the little black pig as her pet, naming him P-Chan. This of course drives Ranma crazy, as he desperately wants to get Ryoga away from her, yet feels honorbound not to reveal the secret.
Episode 11: Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast!
Intending to insure St. Hebereke School for Girls' victory in the upcoming match, Kodachi of puts the entire Furinkan Martial Arts Rythmic Gymnastics team out of commission. Akane is chosen as Furinkan's replacement, but not only does her gymnastics skills leave something to be desired, Kodachi decides to lessen Akane's odds with a little visit to the Tendo Dojo...
Episode 12: A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!
Akane twists her ankle during practice, forcing Ranma to take her place in the match with Kodachi.
Episode 13: A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!
Ranma faces Kodachi in the ring, with the Black Rose's love on the line.
Episode 14: Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma is the No. One Bride in Japan
Dr. Tofu's mother comes to visit, determined to find her son a bride. Nabiki, Akane and Ranma all find themselves volunteering to help him get her of his back.
Episode 15: Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands
Ranma gets a shock when an Amazon girl he encountered in China tracks him down, intending to kill his girl half.
Episode 16: Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul
Tired of the constant outbursts whenever she gets near Ranma, Shampoo decides to get Akane out of the way.
Episode 17: I Love You, Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye
Ranma desperately attempts to recover Akane's lost memory. He even turns to Shampoo who promises to help... at a price.
Episode 18: I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!?
Genma tries to dissuade Ranma from abandoning Akane to travel back to China and trying to find a cure at Jusenkyo.
Episode 19: Clash of the Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race
Who would sell his only son for a bowl of rice, a fish, and some pickles? Genma Saotome, that's who! And now, the wealthy restaurant owner has come to collect, demanding Ranma marry his daughter unless Akane can beat her in the ancient art of Martial Arts Takeout Delivery...
Episode 20: You Really Do Hate Cats!
When Ranma opens a package from Shampoo, his major weakness is revealed - he's terrified of cats, something Sasuke, Kuno's loyal ninja servant, intends to exploit to the fullest.
Episode 21: This Ol' Gal's the Leader of the Amazon Tribe!
A strange old woman seeks out Ranma, testing his skills while calling him 'future son-in-law'.
Episode 22: Behold! The 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire' Technique
Having been made hyper-sensitive to heat by Cologne, Ranma is trapped in his girl form until he promisees to marry Shampoo. Refusing to give up, Ranma takes a job at her diner, hoping for a chance to grab the 'Phoenix Pill' that's supposed to cure him.
Episode 23: Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan
Dr. Tofu is able to cure Ranma, but as Cologne is quick to ask - How long will it last? In any case, his mind soon gets other things to think about, as Mousse, a Chinese master of hidden weapons, arrives, challenging him for the right to Shampoo's hand.
Episode 24: Cool Runnings! The Race of the Snowmen
Taking a break at a skiing resort, Ranma finds himself entering a Martial Arts ski race where the prize is a date with Shampoo - and the Phoenix Pill!
Episode 25: The Abduction of P-Chan
Figure skating champion Azusa Shiratori decides P-Chan is now her 'Charlotte', and challenges Akane and Ranma to a match against herself and her partner for the ownership of the pig. But can Ranma learn to skate in time?
Episode 26: Close Call! The Dance of Death... On Ice!
The kiss makes Ranma go ballistic, charging at Mikado like a madman. Ranma barely wins, but Mikado is certain he'll get his revenge in the big Martial Arts Figure Skating match.
Episode 27: P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain of Love!
The match is on, but can Ranma and Akane survive the Golden Pair's deadly 'Couple Cleaver'? And what's Ryoga up to?
Episode 28: Ranma Trains on Mt. Terror
Tired of getting beaten by Ranma, Ryoga takes up Cologne's offer to train him. They set off to the mountains, only to find Genma, Ranma and Akane already there, also training.
Episode 29: The Breaking Point!? Ryoga's Great Revenge
Cologne is teaching Ryoga the fearsome Breaking Point technique, making him capable of shattering giant boulders with a single touch. With it, he's sure he can beat Ranma... If the training doesn't kill him first.
Episode 30: Danger at the Tendo Dojo!
The Tendo Dojo receives a challenge from the Dojo Destroyer, and Soun charges Akane and Ranma with task of defending its honor. Ranma however, gets other things on his mind, when Shampoo promises to give him a cure for the curse if he'll only go on a date with her...
Episode 31: The Abduction of Akane!
Mousse returns, trying to kidnap Akane, but ends up mistakenly grabbing her stuffed toy pig instead. Still, Akane wants her pig back, so Ranma goes along with the instructions to meet up with the kidnapper at the circus.
Episode 32: Ranma vs. Mousse! To Lose Is to Win
Having managed to grab the right person this time, Mousse sets up a new show - girl turns into duck (courtesy of a little cursed water from the spring of drowned duck).
Episode 33: Enter Happosai, the Lustful Lecher!
Soun and Genma are terrified when their old teacher, master Happosai, shows up. The founder of the Anything Goes school of martial arts, his fighting skills are only surpassed by his lust for women's underwear...
Episode 34: Assault on the Girls' Locker Room
Ranma is determined to infiltrate the Furinkan High girl's locker room when he gets a map from Ryoga that shows there's a old spring beneath it that can cure his curse. It proves harder than Ranma thought though, since the girls are on high alert due to the recent raids by Happosai.
Episode 35: Kuno's House of Gadgets! Guests Check in, But They Don't Check Out
Ranma's found the first of the three magic urns needed to summon the spring. And where's the next one's hidden? Deep in the bowels of the Kuno estate, full of traps, tricks and hot and cold water...
Episode 36: Goodbye Girl-Type
Happosai has claimed one of the urns to store his 'collection', but Ranma manages to steal it back. Of course, the master takes this as a personal insult, and starts causing considerable trouble for Ranma and the others as they travel up the mountains to find the place that will activate the urns.
Episode 37: It's a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain
It's cookie baking time in the home ed. class, and Akane and Kodachi both want Ranma to taste. Not taking no for an answer, the Black Rose falls back on blackmail, causing Akane to become even more determined to get Ranma to eat hers.
Episode 38: S.O.S.! The Wrath of Happosai
When Ranma tries to force Happosai to stop the underwear stealing, the old master gets mad and starts terrorizing the inhabitants of the Tendo Dojo, demanding an apology.
Episode 39: Kissing Is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking of Akane's Lips
Furinkan High is entering a theater contest with a performance of 'Romeo and Juliet'. Akane is chosen as Juliet, but Kuno and Happosai both want to be Romeo, and so does Ranma when he hears the first price winners will get to see China.
Episode 40: Bathhouse Battle! We're in Some Hot Water Now
The water heater is broken, so Ranma and co are off to the public bathhouse for a bath. Naturally, Happosai wants to come, planning to pay a little visit to the women's side...
Episode 41: Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor
Akane is shocked when she witnesses Genma getting attacked by a stranger referring to him as father, wanting revenge for being abandoned. Who is this Ukyo?
Episode 42: Ryoga and Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever
Ukyo tries to set Akane and Ryoga up on a date, hoping to get Ranma for herself. Ranma, however, intends to do his best to ruin it...
Episode 43: Sneeze Me, Squeeze Me, Please Me! Shampoo's Recipe for Disaster
Caring and gentle as ever, Shampoo brings Ranma a lunch with a little 'extra spices', causing Ranma to get an irresistible urge to hug anyone who sneezes.
Episode 44: Rub-A-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub
Furious at being prevented from accompanying Akane to the hot-springs, Happosai decides to recover the scroll containing his most deadly attack - The Happofire Burst - to teach them all a lesson. Ranma is however determined to find it first, and it's a battle of wits as they both try to infiltrate the scroll's resting place - an all girls hot-spring...
Episode 45: I Love You! My Dear, Dear Ukyo
Ranma recives a challenge from one Tsubasa Kurenai, a strange girl determined to win back her beloved Ukyo.
Episode 46: The Witch Who Loved Me: A Japanese Ghost Story
Distressed at the frequent panty thefts, the town council turns to their local hero, Soun Tendo, for protection of the town relic - an ancient bra said to contain the ghost of a merciless empress.
Episode 47: Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl
After getting beaten by Shampoo, Akane is thrilled to find that Happosai's magic noodles she accidently ate has given her super strength. But can she live with the side-effects?
Episode 48: The Killer from Jusenkyo
The Jusenkyo Preservation Society decides they have stood by long enough, letting Ranma and co abuse their Jusenkyo curses for immoral and selfish purposes, and dispatch a team charged with capturing them and teaching them the error of their ways.
Episode 49: Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood
After a nasty blow to the head, Ranma wakes up believing he's a girl. No more martial arts for her, it's flower arrangement and tea ceremony from now on...
Episode 50: Final Facedown! Happosai vs. The Invisble Man
After being gone for a while, having fled to avoid Happosai's wrath, Soun and Genma return, claiming to have studied ancient ninja techniques that will enable them to beat the master once and for all.
Episode 51: Les Miserables of the Kuno Estate
Episode 52: Ghost Story! Ranma and the Magic Sword
Episode 53: All It Takes Is One! The Kiss Of Love Is the Kiss of Death
Episode 54: The Ultimate Team-up!? The Ryoga / Mousse Alliance
Episode 55: Back to the Happosai!
Episode 56: Kodachi the Black Rose! The Beeline to True Love
Episode 57: The Last Days of Happosai...?
Episode 58: Two, Too Violent Girls: Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung
Episode 59: Ranma and the Evil Within
Episode 60: Enter Ken and His Copycat Kerchief
Episode 61: Ryoga's Miracle Cure! Hand Over That Soap
Episode 62: Fight! The Anything-Goes Obstacle Course Race
Episode 63: Ranma Goes Back to Jusenkyo at Last
Episode 64: The Return of The Hawai'ian Headmaster from Hell
Episode 65: Enter Kuno, the Night-Prowling Knight
Episode 66: Ranma Gets Weak!
Episode 67: Eureka! The Desperate Move of Desperation
Episode 68: Showdown! Can Ranma Make a Comeback?
Episode 69: Ukyo's Skirt! The Great Girly-Girl Gambit
Episode 70: Here Comes Ranma's Mom!
Episode 71: From Ryoga with Love
Episode 72: My Fiance, the Cat
Episode 73: Blow, Wind! To Be Young Is to Go Gung-Ho
Episode 74: A Formidable New Disciple Appears
Episode 75: Step Outside!
Episode 76: Ryoga's Tendo Dojo Houseguest Diary
Episode 77: Happosai's Happy Heart!
Episode 78: Extra, Extra! Kuno and Nabiki: Read All About It!
Episode 79: Ryoga the Strong... Too Strong
Episode 80: Close Call! P-chan's Secret
Episode 81: The Egg-Catcher Man
Episode 82: Ranma And Kuno's... First Kiss
Episode 83: Shampoo's Red Thread Of Dread!
Episode 84: Mousse Goes Home to the Country!
Episode 85: The Dumbest Bet in History!
Episode 86: Kuno Becomes a Marianne!
Episode 87: Ranma, You Are Such a Jerk!
Episode 88: Gimme That Pigtail
Episode 89: When a Guy's Pride and Joy Is Gone
Episode 90: Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung Strike Back!
Episode 91: Ryoga's Proposal
Episode 92: Genma Takes a Walk
Episode 93: The Gentle Art of Martial Tea Ceremony
Episode 94: And the Challenger Is... a Girl?!
Episode 95: Hot Springs Battle Royale!
Episode 96: Me Is Kuno's Daddy, Me Is
Episode 97: The Matriarch Takes a Stand
Episode 98: A Leotard Is a Girl's Burden
Episode 99: The Mixed-Bath Horror!
Episode 100: The Frogman's Curse!
Episode 101: Revenge! Raging Okonomiyaki...!
Episode 102: Ranma the Lady-Killer
Episode 103: Shogi Showdown
Episode 104: Sasuke's Mission: Improbable
Episode 105: Bonjour, Furinkan!
Episode 106: Dinner at Ringside!
Episode 107: Swimming with Psychos
Episode 108: Ryoga, Run Into the Sunset
Episode 109: Into the Darkness
Episode 110: Nabiki, Ranma's New Fiance!
Episode 111: Case of the Missing Takoyaki!
Episode 112: Ranma Versus Shadow Ranma!
Episode 113: Dear Daddy... Love, Kodachi!
Episode 114: Enter Gosunkugi, the New Rival!?
Episode 115: Ranma's Calligraphy Challenge
Episode 116: The Secret Don of Furinkan High
Episode 117: Back to the Way We Were... Please!
Episode 118: Ryoga Inherits the Saotome School?
Episode 119: Tendo Family Goes to the Amusement Park!
Episode 120: The Case of the Furinkan Stalker!
Episode 121: The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part One
Episode 122: The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part Two
Episode 123: A Xmas Without Ranma
Episode 124: A Cold Day in Furinkan
Episode 125: Curse of the Scribbled Panda
Episode 126: The Date-Monster of Watermelon Island
Episode 127: Legend of the Lucky Panda!
Episode 128: Ukyo's Secret Sauce - Part One
Episode 129: Ukyo's Secret Sauce - Part Two
Episode 130: The Missing Matriarch of Martial Arts Tea!
Episode 131: Akane Goes to the Hospital!
Episode 132: Mystery of the Marauding Octopus Pot!
Episode 133: Gosunkugi's Paper Dolls of Love
Episode 134: Akane's Unfathomable Heart
Episode 135: A Teenage Ghost Story
Episode 136: Master and Student... Forever!?
Episode 137: Tatewaki Kuno, Substitute Principal
Episode 138: Ranma's Greatest Challenge!?
Episode 139: Nihao! Jusenkyo Guide
Episode 140: Pick-a-Peck o' Happosai
Episode 141: From the Depths of Despair - Part One
Episode 142: From the Depths of Despair - Part Two
Episode 143: Shampoo's Cursed Kiss
Episode 144: Run Away With Me, Ranma!
Episode 145: Let's Go to the Mushroom Temple
Episode 146: The Cradle from Hell
Episode 147: Madame Saint Paul's Cry for Help
Episode 148: Meet You in the Milky Way
Episode 149: Wretched Rice Cakes of Love
Episode 150: The Dreaded Happo Mold-Burst
Episode 151: The Kuno Sibling Scandal
Episode 152: Battle for the Golden Tea Set
Episode 153: Gosunkugi's Summer Affair
Episode 154: Love of the Cheer Leader - Part One
Episode 155: Love of the Cheer Leader - Part Two
Episode 156: Battle for Miss Beachside
Episode 157: The Musical Instruments of Destruction
Episode 158: A Ninja's Dog Is Black and White
Episode 159: The Tendo Dragon Legend
Episode 160: Boy Meets Mom - Part One
Episode 161: Boy Meets Mom - Part Two
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