Ranma ½
らんま1/2
After taking a surprise dip in a cursed spring while on a training journey in China, martial artist Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma, aren't quite themselves anymore. Now Ranma turns into a girl whenever he's splashed with cold water, and Genma turns into a panda! Their new forms cause nothing but confusion at the Tendou dojo, where Soun Tendo is waiting to introduce one of his three daughters to Ranma - as his fiancee! Turns out Genma and Soun arranged the match long ago, but the girl, Akane, and the boy, Ranma, aren't exactly crazy about the idea, or each other! Or are they? Watch the gender switching, jealous rages, and martial arts battles unfold all over again! (Source: VIZ Media) Note: Episodes 7-9 of Ranma 1/2: Nettou-hen were originally meant to be seen between episodes 13 and 14 of this series.
Ranma ½ is a tv with 18 episodes, from Spring 1989, produced by Studio DEEN, rated 7.5/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
After taking a surprise dip in a cursed spring while on a training journey in China, martial artist Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma, aren't quite themselves anymore. Now Ranma turns into a girl whenever he's splashed with cold water, and Genma turns into a panda! Their new forms cause nothing but confusion at the Tendou dojo, where Soun Tendo is waiting to introduce one of his three daughters to Ranma - as his fiancee! Turns out Genma and Soun arranged the match long ago, but the girl, Akane, and the boy, Ranma, aren't exactly crazy about the idea, or each other! Or are they? Watch the gender switching, jealous rages, and martial arts battles unfold all over again! (Source: VIZ Media) Note: Episodes 7-9 of Ranma 1/2: Nettou-hen were originally meant to be seen between episodes 13 and 14 of this series.
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Tags
- Gender Bending — Prominently features a character who dresses and behaves in a way characteristic of another gender, or has been transformed into a person of another gender.
- Family Life — Centers around the activities of a family unit.
- Martial Arts — Centers around the use of traditional hand-to-hand combat.
- Slapstick — Prominently features comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions or embarrassing events.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Mixed Gender Harem — Main cast features the protagonist plus several people, regardless of gender, who are romantically interested in them.
- Arranged Marriage — Features two characters made to marry each other, usually by their family.
- Tsundere — Prominently features a character who acts cold and hostile in order to mask warmer emotions.
- Episodic — Features story arcs that are loosely tied or lack an overarching plot.
- Nudity — Features a character wearing no clothing or exposing intimate body parts.
- Female Harem — Main cast features the protagonist plus several female characters who are romantically interested in them.
- Shounen — Target demographic is teenage and young adult males.