List of ''Ranma ½'' episodes
Cover of the first North American DVD box set by Viz.
Ranma ½ (らんま½) is a Japanese anime series adapted from the manga of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi. It was created by Studio Deen and aired weekly between April 15, 1989 and September 16, 1989 on Fuji TV before being canceled after 18 episodes due to low ratings. Shortly after, the series was reworked by most of the same staff, retitled Ranma ½ Nettōhen (らんま½ 熱闘編) and launched in a different time slot, running between October 20, 1989 and September 25, 1992 for 143 episodes.[1]
Three movies were produced, The Battle of Nekonron, China! A Battle to Defy the Rules! on November 2, 1991; Battle at Togenkyo! Get Back the Brides on August 1, 1992; and Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix on August 20, 1994. The first two movies are feature length, but the third was originally aired in theaters with two other movies: Ghost Sweeper Mikami and Heisei Dog Stories: Bow. Following the ending of the TV series, 12 OVA episodes were released directly to home video, the earliest on December 7, 1993 and the twelfth on October 20, 2010. In celebration of Rumiko Takahashi's 35th anniversary as a manga artist, the TV series was released on Blu-ray for the first time in three box sets between May 24, 2013 and January 24, 2014.[2][3][4][5]
Viz Media licensed both anime, the films and the first 11 OVAs for English dubs in North America. They labeled both anime as one series and first released it on subtitled and dubbed VHS, later combining it into seven DVD collections they call "seasons".[6] Besides changing the ordering of many of the anime episodes, Viz also added the third film to their set of the OVAs. They began re-releasing the show on Blu-ray and DVD in 2014.[7] Madman Entertainment released part of the anime series and the first two movies in Australasia, before their license expired, and MVM Films released the first two movies in the United Kingdom.[8][9][10][11]
Television series
A note on the "Season" nomenclature:
The "seasons" that comprise the following list correspond to the box sets released in North America by Viz Media, which combined both the first Ranma ½ anime and Ranma ½ Nettōhen (らんま½ 熱闘編) into one series and changed the order of many episodes. In Japan, each Ranma ½ anime was aired continuously, with regular pre-emptions for sporting events and television specials, and not split into standard seasonal cycles. The new Viz releases issued throughout 2014 and 2015 come in revised sets that are compiled in original production order and contain 23 episodes per set.
Season 1 "Digital Dojo" (1989)
| No. | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Here's Ranma (DVD Title: The Strange Stranger from China)" "Chūgoku kara Kita Aitsu! Chotto Hen!!" (中国からきたあいつ!ちょっとヘン!!) | April 15, 1989 |
| 2 | "School is No Place for Horsing Around" "Asobi Janai no Yo Gakkō wa" (遊びじゃないのよ学校は) | April 22, 1989 |
| 3 | "A Sudden Storm of Love" "Ikinari Ai no Arashi Chotto Matte Yo" (いきなり愛の嵐ちょっと待ってョ) | April 29, 1989 |
| 4 | "Ranma and... Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another" "Ranma to Ranma? Gokai ga Tomaranai" (乱馬とらんま?誤解がとまらない) | May 6, 1989 |
| 5 | "Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart" "Kotsu Made Aishite? Akane Koi no Fukuzatsu Kossetsu" (骨まで愛して?あかね恋の複雑骨折) | May 13, 1989 |
| 6 | "Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know" "Akane no Shitsuren Datte Shōganai Janai" (あかねの失恋だってしょうがないじゃない) | May 20, 1989 |
| 7 | "Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy'" "Tōjō! Eien no Mayoigo - Ryōga" (登場!永遠の迷い子·良牙) | May 27, 1989 |
| 8 | "School is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga" "Gakkō wa Senjō da! Taiketsu Ranma Buiesu Ryōga" (学校は戦場だ!対決 乱馬VS良牙) | June 3, 1989 |
| 9 | "True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life!" "Otome Hakusho - Kami wa Onna no Inochi Nano" (乙女白書·髪は女のいのちなの) | June 17, 1989 |
| 10 | "P-P-P-Chan! He's Good For Nothin'" "Pi-pi-P-chan Roku Namonjanē" (ピーピーPちゃん ろくなもんじゃねェ) | July 1, 1989 |
| 11 | "Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast!" "Ranma wo Gekiai! Shintaisō no Sukeban Tōjō" (乱馬を激愛!新体操のスケバン登場) | July 15, 1989 |
| 12 | "A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!" "Onna no Koi wa Sensō yo! Kakutō Shintaisō de Iza Shōbu" (女の恋は戦争よ!格闘新体操でいざ勝負) | July 22, 1989 |
| 13 | "A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!" "Sukeban no Me ni Namida? Rūru Muyō no Kakutō Shintaisō Kecchaku" (スケバンの目に涙?ルール無用の格闘新体操決着) | July 29, 1989 |
| 14 | "Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma is the No. One Bride in Japan" "Kotsuban Uranai! Ranma wa Nippon-ichi no Oyomesan" (骨盤占い!らんまは日本一のお嫁さん) | August 19, 1989 |
| 15 | "Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands" "Gekiretsu Shōjo Shanpū Tōjō! Watashi Inochi Azukemasu" (激烈少女シャンプー登場!ワタシ命あずけます) | August 26, 1989 |
| 16 | "Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul" "Shanpū no Hangeki! Hissatsu Shiatsu Kobushi wa Mukuro mo Kokoro mo Ubau" (シャンプーの反撃!必殺指圧拳は身も心も奪う) | September 2, 1989 |
| 17 | "I Love You, Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye" "Ranma Daisuki! Sayonara wa Iwanaide!!" (乱馬大好き!さよならはいわないで!!) | September 9, 1989 |
| 18 | "I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!?" "Ore wa Otoko da! Ranma Chūgoku e Kaeru?" (オレは男だ!らんま中国へ帰る?) | September 16, 1989 |
Season 2 "Anything-Goes Martial Arts" (1989–1990)
Note: This is the beginning of Ranma ½ Nettōhen (らんま½ 熱闘編).
| Original Episode No. | Viz Media Episode No. | Title | Original Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | "Clash of the Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race" "Gekitotsu! Demae Kakutō Rēsu" (激突!出前格闘レース) | October 20, 1989 | |
| Years ago, Genma Saotome, at the brink of starvation, encountered a man who offered to trade some fish for Ranma. In the present time, the man travels to Tokyo in order to clain Ranma as his future son-in-law. A martial arts take-out race ensues, wherein Akane's loss will mean Ranma's marriage to the man's daughter. | ||||
| 2 | 23 | "You Really Do Hate Cats!" "Yappari Neko ga Kirai?" (やっぱり猫が嫌い?) | November 3, 1989 | |
| Tatewaki Kuno finds out from his manservant Sasuke Sarugakure that Ranma has ailurophobia, the morbid fear of cats. When Kuno uses this fear to his advantage by having Sasuke put cats on Ranma's path, Ranma eventually loses control of himself and starts to act like a cat, thereby unleashing the deadly "Cat Fu" technique. | ||||
| 3 | 24 | "This Ol' Gal's the Leader of the Amazon Tribe!" "Watashi ga Joketsuzoku no Obaba!" (私が女傑族のおばば!) | November 10, 1989 | |
| A cat arrives in the Tendo dojo, much to Ranma's horror. Worse, the cat turns out to be the cursed Shampoo and she has now settled in Japan together with her great grandmother Cologne. | ||||
| 4 | 25 | "Behold! The 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire' Technique" "Deta! Hissatsu Tenshin Amaguriken" (出た!必殺天津甘栗拳!!) | November 17, 1989 | |
| Ranma finds out that Cologne cursed him with "Full Body Cats Tongue," which prevents him from reverting from his female form. To get the antidote, the Phoenix Pill, from Cologne, Ranma must master the "Hissatsu Tenshin Amaguriken" technique in his female form. | ||||
| 5 | 26 | "Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan" "Hakushōken no Otoko Mūsu Tōjō!" (白鳥拳の男ムース登場!) | November 24, 1989 | |
| Dr. Tofu Ono temporarily cures Ranma of the "Full Body Cats Tongue." Ranma now faces Mousse, who sees Ranma as a rival for Shampoo's affection. | ||||
| 6 | 27 | "Cool Runnings! The Race of the Snowmen" "Bakusō! Yukidaruma Hakobi Rēsu" (爆走!雪だるま運びレース) | December 1, 1989 | |
| The Tendos and Saotomes are vacationing in a ski resort, and so are Shampoo and Cologne. Ranma competes in a "snowman carry" race to win the Phoenix Pill and cure himself from the "Full Body Cats Tongue." | ||||
| 7 | 19 | "The Abduction of P-Chan" "Sarawareta P-chan" (さらわれたPちゃん!) | December 8, 1989 | |
| Azusa Shiratori and Mikado Sanzenin, also known as the Golden Pair, finds P-chan during the time Akane Tendo loses sight of him. Azusa refuses to return P-chan to Akane, claiming him as Charlotte. Ranma Saotome and Akane must team up against Azusa and Mikado in what formed to be the Charlotte Cup. | ||||
| 8 | 20 | "Close Call! The Dance of Death... On Ice!" "Kikiippatsu! Shiryō no Bonodori" (危機一髪!死霊の盆踊り) | December 15, 1989 | |
| Mikado kisses Ranma in female form, causing Ranma to go ballistic, charging at Mikado like a madman. Ranma barely wins, however Mikado will exact his revenge in the upcoming martial arts figure skating tournament. | ||||
| 9 | 21 | "P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain of Love!" "P-chan Bakuhatsu! Ai no Mizubashira" (Pちゃん爆発!愛の水柱) | December 22, 1989 | |
| While Ranma and Akane are dealing with the Golden Pair, Ryoga Hibiki becomes so jealous he tries to get rid of Ranma so he can take over as Akane's partner. Unfortunately, Ryoga's plans backfire, causing him to pair up with Ranma in female form. | ||||
| 10 | 29 | "Ranma Trains on Mt. Terror" "Ranma Kyōfu no Yama Gomori" (乱馬恐怖の山ごもり) | January 12, 1990 | |
| 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. | ||||
| 11 | 30 | "The Breaking Point!? Ryoga's Great Revenge" "Bakusai Tenketsu to wa? Ryōga Daigyakushū" (爆砕点穴とは?良牙大逆襲) | January 19, 1990 | |
| Cologne is teaching Ryoga the fearsome "Bakusai Tenketsu" technique, making him capable of shattering giant boulders with a single touch. He is confident that he can defeat Ranma with this technique, unless the training backfires on him. | ||||
| 12 | 28 | "Danger at the Tendo Dojo!" "Ayoushi! Tendō Dōjō" (危うし!天道道場) | January 26, 1990 | |
| The Tendo dojo receives a challenge from the Dojo Destroyer, and Soun Tendo 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. | ||||
| 13 | 31 | "The Abduction of Akane!" "Sarawareta Akane!" (さらわれたあかね!) | February 2, 1990 | |
| 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. | ||||
| 14 | 32 | "Ranma vs. Mousse! To Lose Is To Win" "Taiketsu Mūsu! Makeru ga Kachi" (対決ムース!負けるが勝ち) | February 9, 1990 | |
| Having managed to grab the right person this time, Mousse showcases a trick to turn Akane into a duck with the use of the water gathered by the Jusenkyo hot spring of the drowned duck. Ranma brings home a real duck and almost considers marriage, assuming it was Akane. Ranma and Mousse fight for Shampoo. Shampoo gives Mousse weapons that hurt more than help. | ||||
| 15 | 33 | "Enter Happosai, the Lustful Lecher!" "Kyūkyoku no Ero Yōkai Happōsai" (究極のエロ妖怪八宝斉) | February 16, 1990 | |
| Soun and Genma are terrified when their old 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. | ||||
| 16 | 34 | "Assault on the Girls' Locker Room" "Joshi Kōishitsu wo Osoe?" (女子更衣室を襲え?) | February 23, 1990 | |
| Ryoga finds a map of a Japanese spring of the drowned man somewhere in Tokyo and Ranma later tries to help. However they come to realize that the spring is buried under the girls' locker room. | ||||
| 17 | 35 | "Kuno's House of Gadgets! Guests Check In, But They Don't Check Out" "Oni mo Nigedasu Karakuri Yashiki" (鬼も逃げだすカラクリ屋敷) | March 2, 1990 | |
| When an urn is found by Ranma and Ryoga in the girls' locker room, Cologne confirms it is one of three urns used to locate the Japanese spring of the drowned man. Unfortunately for Ranma, the second one is buried in the Kuno estate. | ||||
| 18 | 36 | "Goodbye Girl-Type" "Kore de Onna to Osaraba?" (これで女とおさらば?) | March 9, 1990 | |
| Happosai has decided to use one of the two urns Ranma found to store his underwear collection. Ranma manages to wrestle the urn from the old man and find the third urn. To everyone's dismay, the Japanese spring of the drowned man has been out of business for years. | ||||
| 19 | 37 | "It's a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain" "Ai to Nikushimi no Okurimono" (愛と憎しみの贈物) | March 16, 1990 | |
| Ranma thought there was nothing scarier than trying Akane's cooking, that is until Kodachi Kuno came along. Kuno's younger sister is as stubborn, spoiled, and crazy as he is. Moreover, she will not cease until she gets what she wants, which, in this unfortunate case, happens to be Ranma. | ||||
| 20 | 38 | "S.O.S.! The Wrath of Happosai" "SOS Ero Yōkai Happōsai" (SOSエロ妖怪八宝斉) | March 23, 1990 | |
| Having insulted Happosai one too many times, the old man proves to be as fearsome as he claimed as he unleashes his wrath on the disrespectful Ranma. Ranma comes back with a patch to sew on, disguised as a repellent for girls. | ||||
| 21 | 39 | "Kissing is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking of Akane's Lips" "Akane no Kuchibiru wo Ubae" (あかねの口びるを奪え) | April 6, 1990 | |
| Akane has been chosen to play the part of Juliet. On the other hand, Kuno and Happosai vie for the part of Romeo. Upon hearing that the person who plays Romeo gets to see China, Ranma vies for the role too. | ||||
| 22 | 40 | "Bathhouse Battle! We're in Some Hot Water Now" "Ii Yu da na? Sentou de Sentou" (いい湯だな?銭湯で戦闘) | April 13, 1990 | |
| The bathtub in the Tendo dojo is broken, so Ranma, Akane, Nabiki, and even Happosai head to the local bath house. Trouble starts when Happosai uses this chance to see Akane and Nabiki naked. | ||||
Season 3 "Hard Battle" (1990)
| Original Episode No. | Viz Media Episode No. | Title | Original Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 41 | "Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor" "Mata Hitori Ranma wo Aishita Yatsu" (また一人乱馬を愛したヤツ) | April 20, 1990 | |
| A mysterious chef named Ukyo Kuonji comes to town to challenge Ranma Saotome, and it seems that they know each other. One thing is certain, however, and that is that Ukyo is holding a grudge against Ranma and is going all-out to exact revenge. | ||||
| 24 | 42 | "Ryoga & Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever" "Netsuai? Ryōga to Akane" (熱愛?良牙とあかね) | April 27, 1990 | |
| Ranma was promised to her, so Ukyo just needs to get rid of his current bride-to-be. To do this, Ukyo teams up with the hapless Ryoga Hibiki, with the intent on fixing him up with Akane Tendo. | ||||
| 25 | 43 | "Sneeze Me, Squeeze Me, Please Me! Shampoo's Recipe For Disaster" "Kushami Ippatsu Aishite Naito" (くしゃみ一発愛してナイト) | May 4, 1990 | |
| Desperate to make Ranma hug her, Shampoo makes special dim sum for him with a mushroom that causes whoever swallows it to obey a command whenever a certain signal is given. Shampoo means to make that signal a snap, but a cat sneezes first. Now, Ranma will hug anyone who sneezes near him. To make matters worse, Akane is coming down with the common cold. | ||||
| 26 | 44 | "Rub-a-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub" "Maboroshi no Happōdaikarin wo Sagase" (幻の八宝大華輪を探せ) | May 11, 1990 | |
| Happosai wants to tag along when Akane and her friends make plans to go to a hot spring. However, Ranma, Genma Saotome, and Soun Tendo spoil his plans. He ragingly decides to use his ultimate technique on them, thought he has forgotten how to perform it, needing to acquire a special scroll that has the instructions. It is later found out that the technique was the use of firecrackers. | ||||
| 27 | 45 | "I Love You! My Dear, Dear Ukyo" "Daisuki! Watashi no Ucchan" (大好き!私のうっちゃん) | May 18, 1990 | |
| Tsubasa Kurenai arrives in Tokyo to take Ukyo back from Ranma. Ranma, who thinks Tsubasa is a girl, becomes puzzled as his charms as a girl do not work on other girls when competing against Tsubasa. He later finds out that Tsubasa is really a male cross-dresser. | ||||
| 28 | 46 | "The Witch Who Loved Me: A Japanese Ghost Story" "Majo ga Aishita Shitagi Dorobō" (魔女が愛した下着ドロボー) | May 25, 1990 | |
| Soun is elected as the chairman of the town council. To his dismay, his first task is to stop the multiple lingerie raids by an unknown thief, which is Happosai in this case. Happosai later finds out about the ancient cursed bra of Yang Guifei, which Soun is told to protect. | ||||
| 29 | 47 | "Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl" "Henshin! Mukimuki-man Akane" (変身!ムキムキマンあかね) | June 1, 1990 | |
| Akane accidentally eats the "super Soba noodles" made by Happosai, which is made to give anyone who eats it super strength. Begrudged by her defeat of Shampoo in an arm-wrestling contest earlier, Akane seeks to even the score. Ranma later finds out that the Soba had side-effects of giving the consumer whiskers, and tries to get Akane to eat the antidote. | ||||
| 30 | 48 | "The Killer From Jusenkyo" "Jusenkyō kara Kita Koroshiya" (呪泉郷から来た殺し屋) | June 8, 1990 | |
| The Jusenkyo Morals Committee have agreed that Ranma and all the other cursed characters have violated their laws and have sent a violent man named Kin'nee to punish them. Genma, along with Shampoo and Mousse are captured, which makes Ranma responsible for saving them. However, the big and brusque Kin'nee also turns out to be cursed, as he becomes a lanky and timid priest when splashed. | ||||
| 31 | 49 | "Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood" "Watashi Kirei? Ranma Onna Sengen" (私ってきれい?乱馬女宣言) | June 15, 1990 | |
| Ranma accidentally smashes his head onto a rock during training and starts to act feminine both in his male and female forms. | ||||
| 32 | 50 | "Final Facedown! Happosai vs. The Invisible Man" "Taiketsu! Happōsai Buiesu Tōmeiningen" (対決!八宝斉VS透明人間) | June 22, 1990 | |
| After coming home from a long trip, Soun and Genma claim that they have learned a new technique of invisibility from a Mandarin ninja, Chengensai, they met on their journey to defeat Happosai. | ||||
| 33 | 51 | "Les Misérables of the Kuno Estate" "Kunōke no Re Miseraburu" (九能家のレ·ミゼラブル) | June 29, 1990 | |
| Sasuke Sarugakure runs away from the Kuno estate after an argument with his master Tatewaki Kuno. After Kuno realizes his mistake, he searches for his manservant. | ||||
| 34 | 52 | "Ghost Story! Ranma and the Magic Sword" "Kaidan! Ranma to Mashō no Ken" (怪談!乱馬と魔性の剣) | July 6, 1990 | |
| Ukyo sets up a group of students to investigate the rumors of a ghost at school. But when they go at night, the group separates. Ranma's group hear all the other groups scream. Each time, the screaming group is left with scratches all over their bodies. The rumored ghost turns out to be Kuno possessed by the sword of Miyamoto Musashi. | ||||
| 35 | 53 | "All It Takes is One! The Kiss of Love is the Kiss of Death" "Hitotsubu Korori - Zetsurin Hore Gusuri" (一粒コロリ·絶倫ホレ薬) | July 13, 1990 | |
| Happosai finds an arm band with three love pills: one for an instant, the second for a day, and the third for a lifetime. The love pill will activate when the consumer beholds the opposite sex. When Akane accidentally takes the lifetime pill, everyone prevents her from looking at the wrong person. | ||||
| 36 | 54 | "The Ultimate Team-up!? The Ryoga/Mousse Alliance" "Shijō Saikyō? Ryōga to Mūsu Dōmei" (史上最強?良牙とムース同盟) | July 20, 1990 | |
| Finding Ryoga terribly depressed after getting beaten by Ranma, Mousse suggests they team up, combining their skills to get revenge. | ||||
| 37 | 55 | "Back to the Happosai!" "Bakku Tu Za Happōsai" (バック·トゥ·ザ·八宝斉) | July 27, 1990 | |
| Happosai's magic mirror sends him, Ranma, Akane, Soun, Genma, Shampoo, and Cologne back to the time of Happosai and Cologne's youth in China. | ||||
| 38 | 56 | "Kodachi the Black Rose! The Beeline to True Love" "Kurobara no Kodachi! Jun'ai Icchokusen" (黒バラの小太刀!純愛一直線) | August 3, 1990 | |
| The Tendo dojo is now hitting hard times, so Ranma and Akane try to recruit new students. Kodachi Kuno hears this and promises Ranma that she will help finance the dojo if they marry. | ||||
| 39 | 57 | "The Last Days of Happosai...?" "Happōsai Saigo no Hi?" (八宝斉 最期の日?) | August 10, 1990 | |
| Miyo, a divination schoolmate of Akane, tells Akane that she and Ranma would marry within a week and something bad will happen to Happosai. As Happosai becomes feverish, Soun and Genma decide that Ranma and Akane will marry in case the old man were to die. Eventually, everyone else but Akane falls ill as well, forcing Akane to make a special medicine to make everyone well again and postpone the wedding. | ||||
| 40 | 58 | "Two, Too Violent Girls: Ling-Ling & Lung-Lung" "Abarenbō Musume Rinrin Ranran" (暴れん坊娘リンリンランラン) | August 17, 1990 | |
| Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung, the two sisters of Shampoo, have come to see her. It was mentioned that Shampoo was defeated by Ranma in female form, and thus was forced to kill him according to the law. The sister later learned that Shampoo ignored this law, which, in turn, they decide to take it upon themselves. | ||||
| 41 | 59 | "Ranma and the Evil Within" "Ranma wo Osō Kyōfu no Tatari" (乱馬を襲う恐怖のタタリ) | August 24, 1990 | |
| After Ranma jokingly expressed his desire to be a girl, Happosai uses a technique to split Ranma's male and female selves. But Ranma's female self created by the technique is evil and tries to tempt his male self to be evil as well, causing problems for Akane, Genma, Shampoo, and Cologne. | ||||
| 42 | 60 | "Enter Ken and His Copycat Kerchief" "Toujou! Monomane Kakutōgi" (登場!ものまね格闘技) | August 31, 1990 | |
| The infamous martial artist Copycat Ken has not only the ability to copy one's techniques and stance, but also their appearance and strength. He uses his skills against Ranma in combat, fighting a neck and neck battle. | ||||
| 43 | 61 | "Ryoga's Miracle Cure! Hand Over That Soap" "Ryōga no Taishitsu Kaizen Sekken!" (良牙の体質改善セッケン!) | September 7, 1990 | |
| Ryoga has obtained a soap that seems to have cured his curse. As he prepares for his date with Akane, Ranma in female form and Shampoo try to get their hands on the magical soap. | ||||
| 44 | 62 | "Fight! The Anything-Goes Obstacle Course Race" "Kakutō! Shōgaibutsu Rēsu" (格闘!障害物レース) | September 14, 1990 | |
| A giant obstacle course race is being held, and the first prize is a trip to China. Naturally, the whole group intends to win this race, and they enter the many levels of the obstacle course. Ultimately, Ryoga turns out victorious, but was unable to find his way to the airport. | ||||
| 45 | 64 | "Ranma Goes Back to Jusenkyo at Last" "Ranma, Tsuini Jusenkyō e Iku" (乱馬, ついに呪泉郷へ行く) | September 21, 1990 | |
| Ranma and Genma steal Happosai's magic mirror, and travel back to Jusenkyo with the old goat tagging along. Much to their surprise they arrive just at the time of their previous visit, giving them a perfect opportunity to stop them from falling into the cursed springs altogether. | ||||
Season 4 "Outta Control" (1990–1991)
Note: Episode 51 was not included in Viz's season 4 release, but in season 3. It is shown below for proper chronological purposes.
| Original Episode No. | Viz Media Episode No. | Title | Original Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 65 | "The Return of the Hawaiian Headmaster from Hell" "Kaettekita Hentai Kōchō" (帰ってきた変態校長) | October 5, 1990 | |
| The headmaster of Furinkan High School, Principal Kuno, returns from Hawaii and immediately creates a new rule of forced haircuts for the boys and girls. However, if they can find the special coconut, then the rule will not be enforced. | ||||
| 47 | 66 | "Enter Kuno, the Night-Prowling Knight" "Tōjō! Shijō Saikyō ni Kunō" (登場!史上最強の九能) | October 12, 1990 | |
| Principal Kuno puts Tatewaki Kuno in charge of school discipline. Happosai offers to train Kuno, but is really using him to add to his underwear collection. However, Kuno's skills still increase and he challenges Ranma Saotome. | ||||
| 48 | 67 | "Ranma Gets Weak!" "Ranma ga Yowaku Nacchatta!" (乱馬が弱くなっちゃった!) | October 19, 1990 | |
| Happosai hits Ranma with an attack that takes away his strength, then informs everyone that Ranma is now vulnerable. | ||||
| 49 | 68 | "Eureka! The Desperate Move of Desperation" "Kansei! Tondemonai Hissatsuwaza" (完成!とんでもない必殺技) | October 26, 1990 | |
| Just as Ranma is about to give up, Cologne gives him hope in the form of the "Hiryu Shoten Ha" technique, a devastating technique he can learn and use even in his weakened state. | ||||
| 50 | 69 | "Showdown! Can Ranma Make a Comeback?" "Kessen! Ranma Fukkatsu Naru ka?" (決戦!乱馬復活なるか?) | November 2, 1990 | |
| Armed with the "Hiryu Shoten Ha" technique, Ranma goes after Happosai. But the old master, knowing something is up, keeps his temper, rendering the attack useless unless Ranma can figure out some way to get him really worked up. | ||||
| 51 | 63 | "Ukyo's Skirt! The Great Girly-Girl Gambit" "Ukyō no Sukāto Daisakusen" (右京のスカート大作戦!) | November 9, 1990 | |
| Ukyo starts to wear feminine clothes, thinking this will attract Ranma. Despite this, Ranma still sees her as a friend. When word comes out that Ranma and Ukyo are dating in the park, Akane, Kodachi, and Shampoo challenge Ukyo to a cook off. | ||||
| 52 | 70 | "Here Comes Ranma's Mom!" "Ranma no Mama ga Yattekita!" (乱馬のママがやってきた!) | November 16, 1990 | |
| A mysterious woman shows up at the Tendo dojo, having long conversations with Genma Saotome. Finding out that the woman is really his mother, Nodoka Saotome, Ranma may be asked to live with her. | ||||
| 53 | 71 | "From Ryoga with Love" "Ryōga, Ai to Kunō wo Koete" (良牙, 愛と苦悩を越えて) | November 23, 1990 | |
| Alone in a cabin in the woods, Ryoga Hibiki sits pondering the nature of his relationship with Akane Tendo. | ||||
| 54 | 72 | "My Fiancé, the Cat" "Fianse wa Bakeneko" (フィアンセは化け猫) | November 30, 1990 | |
| Shampoo gives Ranma a large cat bell, as according to legend, the couple holding it and a smaller bell are destined to wed. Little does she know the large bell is haunted by a ghost cat seeking a bride. | ||||
| 55 | 73 | "Blow, Wind! To Be Young is to Go Gung-Ho" "Fukeyo Kaze! Seishun wa Nekketsuda" (吹けよ風!青春は熱血だ) | December 7, 1990 | |
| Principal Kuno hires a new teacher named Torajirou Higuma, who takes it upon himself to get Ranma and Akane to openly express their feelings towards each other while they are still young. | ||||
| 56 | 74 | "A Formidable New Disciple Appears" "Osorubeki Shindeshi Arawaru" (恐るべき新弟子現わる) | December 14, 1990 | |
| A young man named Genji Reita is awestruck when he sees Happosai in action, and seeks out the Tendo dojo, wishing to become a student of anything-goes martial arts. The master accepts, and it soon becomes apparent that he is a very dedicated pupil. | ||||
| 57 | 75 | "Step Outside!" "Omote ni Deyagare!" (おもてに出やがれ!) | December 21, 1990 | |
| Off to the mountains to find a Christmas tree for Happosai, Ranma and Genma become separated. When Ranma and Akane go looking for Genma, they find him living in luxury as a panda, having been adopted by a rich woman as a playmate for her sickly son named Yutaro. | ||||
| 58 | 76 | "Ryoga's "Tendo Dojo Houseguest" Diary" "Ryōga no Tendō Dōjō Isōrō Nikki" (良牙の天道道場居候日記) | January 11, 1991 | |
| Ryoga decides to try to enroll at Furinkan High School, though first he has to pass the placement test. Akane agrees to tutor him, but with all the commotion that happens in the Tendo dojo on a regular basis, he struggles as he tries to manage to keep his mind on his studies. | ||||
| 59 | 77 | "Happosai's Happy Heart!" "Happōsai no Koi!" (八宝斉の恋!) | January 18, 1991 | |
| Happosai falls head over heels in love with the preschool teacher Midori, but he has to be willing to give up the underwear stealing for her sake. | ||||
| 60 | 78 | "Extra, Extra! Kuno & Nabiki: Read All About It!" "Kunō Bōzen! Koi no Daiyogen" (九能ボー然!恋の大予言) | January 25, 1991 | |
| Gendo, a fortune-telling friend of Sasuke, correctly predicts mishaps involving Kuno. Gendo later foretells Kuno will marry the first girl he sees. He is disappointed that the girl is neither Akane nor Ranma in female form, but rather it is Nabiki Tendo. While torn in abandoning his obsessions, Kuno starts to woo Nabiki for the sake of fate. | ||||
| 61 | 79 | "Ryoga the Strong... Too Strong" "Tsuyoku Narisugita Ryōga" (強くなりすぎた良牙) | February 1, 1991 | |
| After sharing his food with an old hermit, the man repays Ryoga by making him the strongest man in the world by applying the martial arts calligraphy technique. With the mark of the gods permanently etched onto Ryoga's stomach, he does his best to make the mark disappear by losing a match. | ||||
| 62 | 80 | "Close Call! P-chan's Secret" "Ayaushi! P-chan no Himitsu" (あやうし!Pちゃんの秘密) | February 8, 1991 | |
| Terrified that Akane has figured out his identity as P-Chan, Ryoga tries to leave the town forever. Ranma continues to plot a way to beat Ryoga, while Akane interrogates him concerning the knowledge about the mark shared by Ryoga and P-Chan. | ||||
| 63 | 81 | "The Egg-Catcher Man" "Tamago wo Tsukamu Otoko" (たまごをつかむ男) | February 15, 1991 | |
| Kasumi Tendo seems unusually cheerful after a chance encounter with a stranger, leading Nabiki to speculate that she's found herself a new boyfriend. | ||||
| 64 | 82 | "Ranma and Kuno's... First Kiss" "Ranma to Kunō no Hatsu Kisu?!" (らんまと九能の初キッス?!) | February 22, 1991 | |
| Kuno obtains a magic sword capable of granting three wishes, thereby Ranma smells a cure for his curse. Kuno has fulfilled two of his wishes. Thus, Ranma must be willing to risk his own life in order to have the last wish. | ||||
| 65 | 83 | "Shampoo's Red Thread of Dread!" "Shanpū no Akai Ito" (シャンプーの赤い糸) | March 1, 1991 | |
| Ranma suddenly falls head over heels for Shampoo when she ties him to her with the magical red thread of fate. It takes five hours for this effect to be permanent. Akane seems to ignore their bondage at first, but she later tries to stop the process before it is too late. | ||||
| 66 | 84 | "Mousse Goes Home to the Country!" "Mūsu Kokyō ni Kaeru" (ムース故郷に帰る) | March 8, 1991 | |
| After betting it all on a final fight with Ranma, Mousse loses and is forced to give up on Shampoo and go home to China. But before he leaves, he is determined to make Shampoo happy by forcing Ranma to give up his other suitors. | ||||
| 67 | 85 | "The Dumbest Bet in History!" "Shijō Saite no Kake" (史上サイテーの賭け) | March 15, 1991 | |
| Because of a gambling debt Ranma made ten years ago in a game of Old Maid, the gambling king occupies the Tendo dojo. But Ranma, who, like the gambling king, is a bad gambler himself, manages to win back the dojo through the same game by the act of cheating. | ||||
| 68 | 86 | "Kuno Becomes a Marianne!" "Mariannu ni Natta Kunō" (マリアンヌになった九能) | March 22, 1991 | |
| Azusa Shiratori takes home a tanuki statue, which contains a hidden Kuno. Azusa later adopts Kuno, who she believes is the tanuki, deeming him as Marianne. Another martial arts ice-skating battle ensues between Azusa versus Ranma and Akane, when it is suspected that Akane is there to take back Kuno away from Azusa. | ||||
| 69 | 87 | "Ranma, You Are Such A Jerk!" "Ranma Nanka Daikirai!" (乱馬なんか大キライ!) | March 29, 1991 | |
| Akane runs away after Ranma ruins her anniversary dinner, and the entire household has to spend the rest of the night looking for her. | ||||
Season 5 "Martial Mayhem" (1991)
Note Episode 72 was not included in Viz's season 5 release, but in season 4. It is shown below for proper chronological purposes.
| Original Episode No. | Viz Media Episode No. | Title | Original Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 89 | "Gimme That Pigtail" "Sono Osage Moratta!" (そのおさげもらったぁ!) | April 5, 1991 | |
| A group of four men head to Japan to look for a rare Chinese artifact called the Dragon's Whisker attached to a Japanese male with a pigtail hairstyle, as they later sought Ranma Saotome as the possessor of this artifact. Ranma is repeatedly attacked by the four, learning what they are after, thereby refusing to give it to them. Although they initially seem weak, they eventually are able to remove the artifact from his pigtail, causing another one of his curses to be released. | ||||
| 71 | 90 | "When a Guy's Pride and Joy is Gone" "Otoko no Yabō ga Tsukiru Toki..." (男の野望が尽きる時...) | April 12, 1991 | |
| Without the Dragon's Whisker wrapped around Ranma's pigtail, his hair begins to grow at an extremely accelerated rate. After learning that the Dragon's Whisker can cure baldness in men, Genma Saotome and Happosai try to steal it for themselves. | ||||
| 72 | 88 | "Ling-Ling & Lung-Lung Strike Back!" "Rinrin Ranran no Gyakushū" (リンリン·ランランの逆襲) | April 19, 1991 | |
| Honorably bound to remain single until their big sister Shampoo marries, Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung return to Japan armed with an even deadlier technique, determined to eliminate all of Ranma's other fiancées. | ||||
| 73 | 91 | "Ryoga's Proposal" "Ryōga no Puropōsu" (良牙のプロポーズ) | April 26, 1991 | |
| After being saved from a pack of wolves by Ryoga Hibiki, the ghost cat decides to repay the debt by possessing him and proposing to Akane Tendo. To make matters worse, the ghost cat decides that Akane should be his bride, much to Ranma's jealousy. | ||||
| 74 | 92 | "Genma Takes a Walk" "Genma, Iede Suru" (玄馬, 家出する) | May 3, 1991 | |
| After a disagreement over the rules of shogi, tensions between Soun Tendo and Genma rise. This is until Genma decides to move out of the Tendo dojo, taking Ranma along with him. | ||||
| 75 | 93 | "The Gentle Art of Martial Tea Ceremony" "Kore ga Kakutō Sadō de Omasu" (これが格闘茶道でおます) | May 10, 1991 | |
| Ranma in female form is kidnapped by Sentaro Daimonji, a practitioner of the martial arts tea ceremony who is looking for a bride. To determine the bride's suitability, she has to defeat his grandmother, and as usual, Ranma is completely incapable of walking away from a challenge. | ||||
| 76 | 94 | "And the Challenger is... A Girl?!" "Dōjō Yaburi wa Onna no Ko?" (道場破りは女の子?) | May 17, 1991 | |
| Temari Kaminarimon, a girl who uses martial arts based on old time toys, has beaten many dojos and taken their signboards, with Akane as her latest victim. Upon knowledge of this, Akane sees through Temari's technique and defeats her during their second encounter. | ||||
| 77 | 95 | "Hot Springs Battle Royale!" "Zekkyō! Onsen Batoru" (絶叫!温泉バトル) | May 24, 1991 | |
| A hot springs resort is having a big obstacle course race as a public relations gimmick, with the first prize being a trip to another resort of the contestant's choice. Seeing a chance to get back to the Jusenkyo hot springs, Ranma, Ryoga, Shampoo, and Mousse enter, unaware that the resort is trying their best to stop anyone from winning, since they are unable to pay within their budget. | ||||
| 78 | 96 | "Me is Kuno's Daddy, Me is" "Mī ga Kunō no Dadi Desu" (ミーが九能のダディです) | May 31, 1991 | |
| When Principal Kuno starts going on about his long lost son, Sasuke Sarugakure starts to have his suspicions. Meanwhile, the school is turned into a war zone by the Principal Kuno's "get out of all school rules" class tournament fight. | ||||
| 79 | 97 | "The Matriarch Takes a Stand" "Kakutō Sadō Iemoto Tatsu!" (格闘茶道·家元立つ!) | June 7, 1991 | |
| Sentaro needs Ranma's assistance once more, as his grandmother, the Daimonji matriarch, prepares to do something so dangerous, so unprecedented, that the result is sure to be catastrophic. | ||||
| 80 | 98 | "A Leotard is a Girl's Burden" "Reotādo wa Otome no Noroi" (レオタードは乙女の呪い) | June 14, 1991 | |
| A group of male gymnasts has just dispatched St. Hebereke's rhythmic gymnastics team including Kodachi Kuno, intent on uniting three legendary gymnastics tools. Now, the group is facing Ranma and Akane for the third of the treasures, kept by the gymnasts of Furinkan High School. | ||||
| 81 | 99 | "The Mixed-Bath Horror!" "Kyōfu no Kon'yoku Onsen" (恐怖の混浴温泉) | June 21, 1991 | |
| An invitation takes the Tendos and Saotomes to a run-down hot-springs resort. The group is led to believe that this place happens to be haunted. | ||||
| 82 | 100 | "The Frogman's Curse!" "Kaeru no Urami Harashimasu" (カエルのうらみはらします) | June 28, 1991 | |
| A strange old man with a small army of pet frogs comes to town. Known as the frog hermit, a mysterious stranger with the ability to turn people into frogs, he sets his sight on Ranma. | ||||
| 83 | 101 | "Revenge! Raging Okonomiyaki...!" "Gyakushū! Ikari no Okonomiyaki" (逆襲!怒りのお好み焼き) | July 5, 1991 | |
| When a crepes cook steals all her business, Ukyo Kuonji starts to doubt her prowess as an okonomiyaki chef. Under the guidance of a monk from the Temple of the Satisfied Stomach, she begins an intense training program, leaving Ranma and Akane to mind the store. | ||||
| 84 | 102 | "Ranma the Lady-Killer" "Nanpa ni Natta Ranma" (ナンパになった乱馬) | July 12, 1991 | |
| Under the influence of a magic love-potion bandage, Ranma starts to flirt with every girl in sight, whereas Shampoo and Ukyo are determined to use it to their advantage, much to Akane's chagrin. | ||||
| 85 | 103 | "Shogi Showdown" "Kakutō Shogi wa Inochi Gake" (格闘将棋は命懸け) | July 19, 1991 | |
| A master of the mysterious martial arts of Battle Shogi seeks out Genma, demanding a rematch for the defeat that cost him the respect of his wife. When Genma cunningly wins again, the man decides to turn the entire lawn into a gigantic shogi board. | ||||
| 86 | 104 | "Sasuke's 'Mission: Improbable'" "Sasuke no Supai Daisakusen" (佐助のスパイ大作戦) | July 26, 1991 | |
| Dissatisfied with Sasuke's performance as protector of the household, Tatewaki Kuno gives him a final chance to prove himself, as to arrange a date with Ranma in female form. | ||||
| 87 | 105 | "Bonjour, Furinkan!" "Bonjūru de Gozaimasu" (ボンジュールでございます) | August 2, 1991 | |
| A French nobleman named Picolet Chardin comes to Soun and Genma to collect on an old debt, demanding one of their daughters as a bride. Having been beaten by him at battle dining martial arts previously, Ranma volunteers, hoping for a chance to get even. | ||||
| 88 | 106 | "Dinner at Ringside!" "Dinā wa Ringu no Uede" (ディナーはリングの上で) | August 9, 1991 | |
| With the wedding date fast approaching, Ranma's only hope is to master the fearsome Parlay du Foie Gras and beat Picolet at battle dining martial arts. | ||||
| 89 | 107 | "Swimming with Psychos" "Akane, Namida no Suiei Daitokkun" (あかね, 涙の水泳大特訓) | August 16, 1991 | |
| Akane has been chosen as class representative in the upcoming swim meet, but many in her class are clueless of her inability to swim. So Principal Kuno gives his assistance using unorthodox methods. | ||||
| 90 | 108 | "Ryoga, Run Into the Sunset" "Ryōga! Yūhi ni Mukatte Hashire" (良牙!夕日に向かって走れ) | August 23, 1991 | |
| While out on one of his journeys, Ryoga gets taken in by a farmer and his granddaughter Anna, convinced of him being the legendary hero named Joe, who has come to save them from the crooks that have been terrorizing the area. | ||||
| 91 | 109 | "Into the Darkness" "Yume no Naka e" (夢の中へ) | August 30, 1991 | |
| Something strange is in the air, as each member of the Tendo household falls asleep one by one and enter a twisted dream world controlled by Happosai. | ||||
| 92 | 110 | "Nabiki, Ranma's New Fiancée!" "Ranma wa Nabiki no Iinazuke?" (乱馬はなびきの許婚?) | September 6, 1991 | |
| Furious at both Ranma and Nabiki Tendo, Akane tells them to go marry each other. Much to her surprise, Nabiki decides to take her younger sister up on the offer. | ||||
| 93 | 111 | "Case of the Missing Takoyaki!" "Tendo-ke Kieta Takoyaki no Nazo" (天道家消えたたこ焼きの謎) | September 13, 1991 | |
| In a classic whodunit style, everyone in the Tendo household tries to resolve who stole the takoyaki that Kasumi had just bought. | ||||
| 94 | 112 | "Ranma Versus Shadow Ranma!" "Taiketsu! Ranma Buiesu Kage Ranma" (対決!乱馬VS影乱馬) | September 20, 1991 | |
| Ranma buys a magical incense supposed to let him increase his skills by training against his own shadow. At first it works great, but then it becomes apparent that the shadow has a mind of its own. | ||||
Season 6 "Random Rhapsody" (1991–1992)
| Original Episode No. | Viz Media Episode No. | Title | Original Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 113 | "Dear Daddy... Love, Kodachi!" "Kodachi no Mai Raburī Papa" (小太刀のマイラブリーパパ) | September 27, 1991 | |
| Kodachi Kuno is shocked to learn that Principal Kuno is her father. When she invites him to stay at the Kuno residence, the scene is set for her brother's worst nightmare. | ||||
| 96 | 114 | "Enter Gosunkugi, The New Rival!?" "Kyōteki? Gosunkugi-kun Tōjō" (強敵?五寸釘くん登場) | October 4, 1991 | |
| While trying to save him from one of the lunches for Akane Tendo, Ranma Saotome inadvertently becomes the object of the wrath of one Hikaru Gosunkugi, known as the most incompetent voodoo geek the world has ever seen. | ||||
| 97 | 115 | "Ranma's Calligraphy Challenge" "Ranma wa Hetakuso? Kakutō Shodō" (乱馬はヘタクソ?格闘書道) | October 11, 1991 | |
| Sotatsu, a master of martial arts calligraphy, has been recognized as undefeated. Naturally, Ranma wants to change that, but finds it difficult when Sotatsu will only accept challenges from people with beautiful handwriting. | ||||
| 98 | 116 | "The Secret Don of Furinkan High" "Furinkan Kōkō, Kage no Don Tōjō" (風林館高校, 影のドン登場) | October 18, 1991 | |
| Deep within the bowels of Furinkan High School, Ranma discovers a second school store, run by a crazy old man named Toramasa Kobayashi with a secret that Principal Kuno is desperate to keep from getting out, for which he had received a failing grade in English. | ||||
| 99 | 117 | "Back to the Way We Were... Please!" "Higan! Futsū no Otoko ni Modoritai" (悲願!普通の男に戻りたい) | October 25, 1991 | |
| Ranma, Ryoga Hibiki and Mousse each purchases a bag of magic powder, one of which is capable of curing their curse while the other two will turn them into anything. The three head up into the mountains to figure out which bag will do the trick. | ||||
| 100 | 118 | "Ryoga Inherits the Saotome School?" "Saotome Ryū no Atotsugi wa Ryōga?" (早乙女流の跡継ぎは良牙?) | November 1, 1991 | |
| Furious at Ranma for eating his sweets, Genma Saotome decides to make Ryoga his disciple and heir, ergo being Akane's fiancé. Ranma and Ryoga later have a match, with Akane as collateral. | ||||
| 101 | 119 | "Tendo Family Goes to the Amusement Park!" "Tendō-ke, Yūenchi e Iku" (天道家, 遊園地へ行く) | November 15, 1991 | |
| Dr. Tofu Ono gets a free pass to an amusement park and invites Kasumi Tendo, who takes the rest of household with her. Once there, they have realized their shortage of money, and their absence of food. So the whole gang participates in kart racing, with a full course dinner being the prize. | ||||
| 102 | 120 | "The Case of the Furinkan Stalker!" "Furinkan Kōkō: Toorima Jiken" (風林館高校·通り魔事件) | November 29, 1991 | |
| A masked man sporting a black pigtail hairstyle is stalking female high school students at nighttime. Ranma becomes the prime suspect of the investigation. It is later revealed that Gosunkugi is responsible for these incidents. | ||||
| 103 | 122 | "The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part 1" "Jusenkyō Kara Kita Akuma - Zenpen" (呪泉郷から来た悪魔 前編) | December 6, 1991 | |
| Akane is kidnapped by a youth known as Pantyhose Taro, in which he is capable of turning into a chimera. It is explained how Happosai is to blame for his curse. | ||||
| 104 | 123 | "The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part 2" "Jusenkyō Kara Kita Akuma - Kōhen" (呪泉郷から来た悪魔 後編) | December 13, 1991 | |
| Ranma, Ryoga, Shampoo, and Mousse arrives at the clifftop hideout to battle Taro in order to rescue Akane. This proves to be difficult as everyone is repeatedly splashed with water. | ||||
| 105 | 125 | "A Xmas Without Ranma" "Ranma ga Inai Xmas" (乱馬がいないXmas) | December 20, 1991 | |
| Ranma tells Akane to head back home during their Christmas shopping at the mall. Worried about him, she begins searching for him around town, asking where he has been. When Akane finally finds Ranma, she is overjoyed to learn that he had been shopping for her wishlist. | ||||
| 106 | 126 | "A Cold Day in Furinkan" "Yukinko Fuyu Monogatari" (雪ん子冬物語) | January 10, 1992 | |
| A mysterious snow girl holding a flute is brought back to the Tendo dojo in hospitality, after Ryoga reports about Yeti sightings. Ranma, and later Ryoga, locates the dwelling of the Yeti, going in combat against it. It is realized that the Yeti is the pet of snow girl, as she plays the flute to calm it down. | ||||
| 107 | 128 | "Curse of the Scribbled Panda" "Rakugaki Panda no Noroi" (らくがきパンダの呪い) | January 17, 1992 | |
| While fighting with his father over takoyaki, Ranma accidentally sets free three unspeakably evil spirits, one of which is a scribbled panda come to live that wants a date with him. | ||||
| 108 | 121 | "The Date-Monster of Watermelon Island" "Suikatō no Kōsaiki" (スイカ島の交際鬼) | January 24, 1992 | |
| Tatewaki Kuno washes up on the beach with a watermelon on his head and suffering from amnesia. Ranma in female form is chased by Kuno to the watermelon island training ground, hoping to help regain the memory of Kuno. | ||||
| 109 | 129 | "Legend of the Lucky Panda!" "Shiawase no Panda Densetsu" (幸せのパンダ伝説) | January 31, 1992 | |
| While out in the wilderness, Genma falls into a river and hits his head. When he wakes up he finds himself in an earlier time, near a village inhabited by familiar faces. | ||||
| 110 | 131 | "Ukyo's Secret Sauce - Part 1" "Ranma to Ukyo ga Sōsu Sōai?" (乱馬と右京がソース相愛?) | February 7, 1992 | |
| Ukyo Kuonji samples a taste of her secret sauce after a decade of fermentation, however she collapses in disgust. She is taken to the Tendo dojo for a recovery period. Due to Ranma being exceedingly affable to his childhood friend, Akane grows increasingly jealous, suspecting an ulterior motive. | ||||
| 111 | 132 | "Ukyo's Secret Sauce - Part 2" "Itsuwari Fūfu yo Eien ni..." (偽り夫婦よ永遠に...) | February 14, 1992 | |
| Nabiki Tendo schemes the scenario that Ranma and Akane are already married. However, Ukyo, unwilling to indulge herself, plans to force this couple to keep up the charade around the clock. | ||||
| 112 | 124 | "The Missing Matriarch of Martial Arts Tea!" "Kakutō Sadō! Sarawareta Iemoto" (格闘茶道!さらわれた家元) | February 21, 1992 | |
| Sentaro Daimonji shows up fearing for his life, wanting Ranma and Akane to help rescue his kidnapped matriarchal grandmother. It is reviewed that the martial arts tea ceremony was practiced by two opposing schools. The three enter the rivaled school to find the Daimonji matriarch. Sentaro meets Satsuki Miyakoji, successor of the rivaled school, and becomes betrothed to her, joining the two schools together. | ||||
| 113 | 127 | "Akane Goes to Hospital!" "Taihen! Akane ga Nyūin Shita" (大変!あかねが入院した) | February 28, 1992 | |
| Distracted by Ranma scuffling with Gosunkugi, Akane gets a bone fracture during gym class and has to spend the next few days in Dr. Tofu's clinic. Everyone comes to visit her, with the exception of Ranma, inasmuch as being indecisive of what to say to her. | ||||
| 114 | 130 | "Mystery of the Marauding Octopus Pot!" "Nazono Abare Takotsubo Arawareru?!" (謎の暴れタコツボ現る?!) | March 6, 1992 | |
| Ranma, Genma, and Soun Tendo are hired to rid a seaside resort of the nasty marauding octopus pot that has been terrorizing the guests. Unfortunately for them, it turns out to be Happosai in a pot. | ||||
| 115 | 134 | "Gosunkugi's Paper Dolls of Love" "Gosunkugi! Ah Koi no Kaminingyō" (五寸釘!あぁ恋の紙人形) | March 13, 1992 | |
| Gosunkugi obtains a set of magic paper dolls, capable of forcing someone to obey whatever command is written on them when they are attached to someone's back. Ranma later figures this out, and he tries to prevent Gosunkugi from attaching a paper doll on Akane's back to score a date with her. | ||||
| 116 | 135 | "Akane's Unfathomable Heart" "Akane no Kokoro ga Wakaranai" (あかねの心がわからない) | March 20, 1992 | |
| Satori, a telepathic adolescent male, shows up at the Tendo dojo. He later gets upset when everyone doubts his special ability. Thereupon, Satori constantly pesters and annoys Ranma with mind reading. | ||||
| 117 | 133 | "A Teenage Ghost Story" "Tsuiseki! Temari Uta no Nazo" (追跡!手まり唄の謎) | March 27, 1992 | |
| When Akane reads aloud the words of an old notebook found in Toramasa's store, the ghost of a teenage girl named Kogane Musashi appears hauntingly reciting lyrics, hoping to find what she has lost. Using the innuendos of the lyrics, Ranma and Akane are led to a cave under a shrine which tunnels back to the store, in which it is realized that a stuffed animal was the lost item. | ||||
| 118 | 136 | "Master and Student... Forever!?" "Mou Anata kara Hanarenai" (もうあなたから離れない) | April 3, 1992 | |
| Happosai's plan to teach Ranma respect has backfired, during the case when two magic tablets are consumed, resulting in Happosai being permanently clung onto Ranma. The effects of the tablets causes Ranma to serve Happosai forthrightly. Still and all, the only way the two can be separated if it Ranma defeats Happosai in battle. | ||||
Season 7 "Ranma Forever" (1992)
| Original Episode No. | Viz Media Episode No. | Title | Original Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | 137 | "Tatewaki Kuno, Substitute Principal" "Kunō Tatewaki, Dairi Kōchō wo Meizu" (九能帯刀, 代理校長を命ず) | April 10, 1992 | |
| Principal Kuno elects Tatewaki Kuno to be the substitute principal as a test of leadership while he is away on vacation. Kuno virtuously enforces strict laws on school grounds, issuing penalties to those who disobey these laws. | ||||
| 120 | 138 | "Ranma's Greatest Challenge!?" "Ranma, Tsukiyo ni Hoeru" (乱馬, 月夜に吠える) | April 17, 1992 | |
| Ranma Saotome prepares to conquer the Ogre Festival of the Dark, a tournament resembling that of kick the can, in which Happosai personally trains him for this special event. The anything-goes martial arts career is on the line as Ranma does his best not to forfeit. However, he is unaware what will be revealed if he were to succeed. | ||||
| 121 | 139 | "Nihao! Jusenkyo Guide" "Nihao! Jusenkyō no Gaido-san" ( | April 24, 1992 | |
| The Jusenkyo Guide travels to Japan in order perform a ceremony which will tap the water table that is the source of the Spring of the Drowned Man. Ironically, the source of this spring is discovered in the pond directly outside the Tendo dojo. Unfortunately, the plan fails as the link to the source becomes disconnected. As a terrible result, everyone will have to wait one thousand years to have the spring working again. | ||||
| 122 | 140 | "Pick-a-Peck o' Happosai" "Meiwaku! Rokunin no Happōsai" (迷惑!六人の八宝斉) | May 1, 1992 | |
| Kasumi Tendo is given the occult tarot deck by Kuno. When Happosai is surrounded by the Seal of Solomon of the occult tarot deck, he is duplicated as six counterparts. They are vanquished when the occult tarot deck is kindled, reverting Happosai back to normal. | ||||
| 123 | 141 | "From the Depths of Despair - Part 1" "Kibun Shidai no Hissatsuwaza - Zen" (気分しだいの必殺技(前)) | May 8, 1992 | |
| Ryoga Hibiki demonstrates the "Shishi Hōkōdan" technique on Ranma. It is then that Ranma tries to figure out the ki of this technique, in an attempt to counterattack. | ||||
| 124 | 142 | "From the Depths of Despair - Part 2" "Kibun Shidai no Hissatsuwaza - Kō" (気分しだいの必殺技(後)) | May 15, 1992 | |
| To perfect the dangerous "Shishi Hōkōdan" technique, one must travel to the depths of despair. Ranma and Ryoga battle on school grounds, where the former struggles to find a flaw in the technique. It is revealed that the mastered technique emits a emptiness of ki, void of any emotion. | ||||
| 125 | 143 | "Shampoo's Cursed Kiss" "Shanpū Toraware no Kissu" (シャンプー囚われのキッス) | May 22, 1992 | |
| Shampoo goes to a temple to deliver food, but is reluctant to see the ghost cat there. She is spellbound by the ghost cat to be trapped in the temple. She can be released only if Ranma will kiss her before midnight. However, if he fails to do so, Shampoo will be forced into wedlock, spending an eternity as a cat. | ||||
| 126 | 144 | "Run Away With Me, Ranma!" "Boku to Kakeochi Shite kudasai" (ボクと駆け落ちして下さい) | May 29, 1992 | |
| Ranma experiences a recurring nightmare about encountering an old man named Harumaki in a field of blooming cherry blossoms, who has induced an out-of-body experience to search for his love interest Gyoko, to which Ranma in female form takes quite a resemblance. Ranma soon gets roped into dating Harumaki, in honor of his last dying wish before shuffling off this mortal coil. | ||||
| 127 | 145 | "Let's Go to the Mushroom Temple" "Kinoko Dera e Ikō" (キノコ寺へ行こう) | June 5, 1992 | |
| Everyone is invited to visit the Mushroom Temple, a place of fungal training and mushroom dining. At dinnertime Ranma, as well as Akane Tendo, are the only ones not poisoned by the mushroom soup. However, the two have eaten mushrooms that enhance intimacy. While Ranma and Akane go out to find a remedial mushroom in a shrine atop a mountain, Ryoga, Kuno, and Mousse follow the two, hoping to cease their affection for each other. | ||||
| 128 | 146 | "The Cradle from Hell" "Hissatsu! Jigoku no Yurikago" (必殺!地獄のゆりかご) | June 12, 1992 | |
| After challenging Ranma to a match, Genma Saotome has verified his lack in training. The two go their separate ways to train on their own, preparing for a second match a week later. Ultimately, the father only wishes to embrace his son, recalling the childhood of the latter. | ||||
| 129 | 147 | "Madame St. Paul's Cry for Help" "Aoi Kyōfu ni Bonjūru" (青い恐怖にボンジュール) | June 19, 1992 | |
| A vat of forbidden, blue wine is having a strange effect on Picolet Chardin, the masterful monsieur of martial-arts dining, having characteristics of a vampire. Fearing for her charge, Madame St. Paul pleads for assistance, but later regrets in doing so. | ||||
| 130 | 148 | "Meet You in the Milky Way" "Orihime wa Nagareboshi ni Notte" (織姫は流れ星に乗って) | June 26, 1992 | |
| Tanabata, a Japanese star festival held on the seventh day of the seventh month, celebrates the celestial reunion of the Princess and the Cowherd. When the two descend from the sky, their story seems vaguely familiar to the correlating Chinese folklore story. | ||||
| 131 | 149 | "Wretched Rice Cakes Of Love" "Hitotsu Meshimase Koi no Sakuramochi" (一つ召しませ恋の桜餅) | July 3, 1992 | |
| Akane is given a recipe for making sakuramochi to test out the theory of a salesperson foretelling her destiny in matrimony. The mark of the cherry blossoms on the forehead signifies marriage, while the mark of the cross signifies divorce. Akane urges Ranma to taste one of the sakuramochi in order to find out. | ||||
| 132 | 150 | "The Horrible Happo Mold-Burst" "Dekita! Happō Dai Kabin" (できた!八宝大カビン) | July 10, 1992 | |
| After the failure of the "Happo Daikarin" technique of explosions due to the heavy downpour, Happosai invents the "Happo Daikabin" technique, which releases clouds of paralytic mold. Ranma later trains with Shampoo and Cologne on the mountains, dodging a landslide of boulders that would represent the "Happo Daikabin" technique. | ||||
| 133 | 151 | "The Kuno Sibling Scandal" "Kunō Kyōdai Sukyandaru no Arashi" (九能兄妹スキャンダルの嵐) | July 17, 1992 | |
| Tatewaki Kuno and Kodachi Kuno are in sibling rivalry for their love interest. While Kuno is obsessed with Ranma in female form, Kodachi is infatuated with Ranma in male form. This scandal involves the solicitation of suggestive photographs of Ranma in female form. | ||||
| 134 | 152 | "Battle for the Golden Tea Set" "Ougon no Chaki, Gojōnotō no Kessen" (黄金の茶器, 五重塔の決戦) | July 24, 1992 | |
| Sentaro Daimonji returns in need of Ranma and Akane's aid. It is explained that an opponent is planning to steal the golden teapot of enishi, that of which the rival schools have fought over for generations. This procedure was to test the unity of the orthodox and unorthodox schools of martial arts tea ceremony. | ||||
| 135 | 153 | "Gosunkugi's Summer Affair" "Gosunkugi Hikaru, Hito Natsu no Koi" (五寸釘光, ひと夏の恋) | July 31, 1992 | |
| When Hikaru Gosunkugi meets Kogane Musashi for the first time, he instantly falls in love with her, later shamefully learning that she is a ghost. Furthermore, Kogane is forced to return to the underworld by midnight, leaving Gosunkugi heartbroken. | ||||
| 136 | 155 | "Bring It On! Love as a Cheerleader - Part 1" "Ai no Kakutō Chiagāru - Zen" (愛の格闘チアガール(前)) | August 7, 1992 | |
| Ranma is challenged by Mariko Konjo, the captain of the Seisyun High School cheerleading squad, to a martial arts cheerleading competition, in which Kuno is collateral. | ||||
| 137 | 156 | "Bring It On! Love as a Cheerleader - Part 2" "Ai no Kakutō Chiagāru - Kō" (愛の格闘チアガール(後)) | August 14, 1992 | |
| Ranma and Mariko are to compete in martial arts cheerleading during the kendo club tournament, all to win the affection of Kuno. | ||||
| 138 | 154 | "Battle for Miss Beachside" "Kettei! Misu Bīchisaido" (決定!ミス·ビーチサイド) | August 21, 1992 | |
| At the beach, Akane, Shampoo, and Ukyo Kuonji, want to cook a lunchtime meal for Ranma, so the three compete in a beauty contest to settle the conflict. Elsewhere, the ghost cat is seen chasing Tsubasa Kurenai to be his bride. | ||||
| 139 | 157 | "The Musical Instruments of Destruction" "Bakuretsu! Haipā Tsuzumi" (爆裂!ハイパーツヅミ) | August 28, 1992 | |
| Kuno and Kodachi come across the ancient tsuzumi (drum) and biwa (lute), respectively, both having devastating destructive power when played. Kuno showcases the weaponry of his drum, destroying much of the school and putting Principal Kuno in depression. Kodachi later offers Principal Kuno her biwa, allowing him to avenge his shattered ukulele. | ||||
| 140 | 158 | "A Ninja's Dog is Black and White" "Shinobi no Inu wa Shiro to Kuro" (忍の犬は白と黒) | September 4, 1992 | |
| Ryoga encounters Shirokuro, a black and white runaway ninja dog, who later takes a love letter Ryoga had written out of his backpack and delivers it to Akane. Akane, unknowing of the author, conjures a reply to the letter, for which Shirokuno delivers back. Her response explains that she is already in love with someone else, therefore unable to return her feelings. After realizing that his signature was not affixed in the first place, Ryoga trails away with Shirokuro, believing Akane is in love with him. | ||||
| 141 | 159 | "The Tendo Dragon Legend" "Tendō-ke: Ryūjin Densetsu" (天道家·龍神伝説) | September 11, 1992 | |
| Ranma and Akane discover a seahorse in the ground on their way back home, in which Ranma decides to use it as a class project. Concurrently, Kasumi Tendo invites Dr. Tofu Ono to the Tendo household due to a severe typhoon watch. Later on, they are visited by the frog hermit, who has an ulterior motive for showing up. Dr. Tofu realizes that the seahorse is actually a dragon. It is learned that the exposure to the whirlwind will increase the growth of the dragon and the consumption of dragon flesh will grant immortality. | ||||
| 142 | 160 | "Boy Meets Mom - Part 1" "Ranma, Mītsu Mazā" (乱馬, ミーツ·マザー) | September 18, 1992 | |
| Nodoka Saotome, Ranma's mother and Genma's wife, is planning to visit the Tendo household. It is revealed that Nodoka gave custody of Ranma to Genma. Genma promised her that he will raise Ranma to be a master of anything-goes martial arts. However, if he fails to do so, he and Ranma are to perform Seppuku, a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. Ranma and Genma must stay in their cursed forms and hide their true identities from Nodoka. | ||||
| 143 | 161 | "Boy Meets Mom - Part 2: Someday, Somehow..." "Itsu no Hi ka, Kitto..." (いつの日か, きっと...) | September 25, 1992 | |
| Nodoka is planning to leave the Tendo household the following morning. Akane schedules an appointment between Ranma and Nodoka to meet in the nearby park, and later in a restaurant. However, Genma intervenes and tries to prevent them from seeing each other. Nodoka walks towards a water main thereafter, in which it explodes, pushing her up into the sky. Ranma reluctantly saves her, while she is able to catch a glimpse of her son before she faints. When she awakens, she sees Ranma in female form, convinced that she was just dreaming. The episode wraps up with Ranma and Akane both saying "See ya!" to the home viewers. | ||||
Films (1991–1994)
| Number | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranma ½: The Battle of Nekonron, China! A Battle to Defy the Rules! (らんま1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦! 掟やぶりの激闘篇!! Ranma Nibunnoichi: Chūgoku Shinkonron Daikessen! Okite Yaburi no Gekitō Hen!) (Viz title: Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China) | November 2, 1991 |
| It's just another day at the Tendo Anything-Goes Martial Arts Training Hall, that is, until a strange girl named Lychee and her giant elephant Jasmine arrive to settle a score with lecherous martial arts master Happosai. Apparently, a very long time ago, Happosai gave Lychee's great-grandmother half of a legendary scroll guaranteed to bring happiness to whoever was holding it. The women of Lychee's family have been waiting for three generations now, and the prince still has not come. But of course, the moment Lychee lets the scroll out of her hands, the prince finally appears. Only now it the reluctant fiancée Akane Tendo who is holding the scroll, and the long-awaited prince is only too ready to sweep his lucky bride off her feet. Ranma Saotome and the others currently have no choice but to follow Prince Kirin's majestic flying barge all the way to Nekonron, China, where they find themselves in a showdown with the seven lucky gods of martial arts. | ||
| 2 | Ranma ½: Battle at Togenkyo! Get Back the Brides (らんま1/2 決戦桃幻郷! 花嫁を奪りもどせ!! Ranma Nibunnoichi: Kessen Tōgenkyō! Hanayome o Torimodose!) (Viz title: Ranma ½: Nihao, My Concubine) | August 1, 1992 |
| When poetry-spouting swordsman Tatewaki Kuno invites Ranma and the others for a jaunt on his new luxury yacht, the last thing the group expects is a sudden storm to shipwreck them all on a deserted island. However, fixing the boat to get home soon becomes the least of their worries, as all the young girls in the group begin to disappear. They have been bride-napped by Prince Toma, the youthful ruler of a floating island, Togenkyo. Because of a magical spring which turns anything it touches instantly male, would-be bridegrooms kidnap girls. | ||
| 3 | Ranma ½: Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix (らんま1/2 超無差別決戦! 乱馬チームVS伝説の鳳凰 Ranma Nibunnoichi: Chō Musabetsu Kessen! Ranma Team vs Densetsu no Hōō) (Viz title: "One Grew Over the Kuno's Nest"[12]) | August 20, 1994 |
| The short film was shown together with Heisei Dog Stories (平成イヌ物語バウ) and the movie Ghost Sweeper Mikami at the Toei Film Festival. Later it was first released in Japan on VHS and Laserdisc and get an Opening Owaranai Natsu Yasumi (終わらない夏休み) by DoCo and an Ending Usotsuki (うそつき) by DoCo, present in Fullscreen. The movie itself is produced in widescreen. When released in North America by Viz, it was labeled as OVA number 9 and released with the 11 OVAs. The DVD release of the third film in Japan is also released together with the 11 OVAs. | ||
OVAs (1993–2008)
Following the ending of the TV series, 11 OVAs were released directly to home video, the earliest on October 21, 1993 and the eleventh on June 4, 1996. All but one are based on stories originally in the manga.
Viz Media released all 11 OVAs in North American in one set. It also includes the third film, Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix, added as the ninth episode, bringing the set's episode count to 12.
Twelve years after the eleventh OVA was released, a new piece of Ranma ½ animation was made for the "It's a Rumic World" exhibition of Rumiko Takahashi's artwork. It is based on the "Nightmare! Incense of Deep Sleep" manga story from volume 34, and was shown on odd numbered days at the exhibition in Tokyo from July 30 to August 11, 2008.[13][14] This half-hour special was directed by Takeshi Mori (an episode director on the first season of the TV series) with animation direction by Ranma veteran animator and character designer Atsuko Nakajima. But it was not released until January 29, 2010, when it was put in a DVD box set with the Urusei Yatsura and InuYasha specials that premiered at the same exhibit.[15] It was then released on DVD and Blu-ray by itself on October 20, 2010.[16]
| Number | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Shampoo's Sudden Switch - The Curse of the Contrary Jewel" Shampoo Hyōhen! Hanten Hōju no Wazawai (シャンプー豹変！反転宝珠の禍) |
October 21, 1993 |
| 2 | "Tendo Family Christmas Scramble" Tendō-ke Scramble Christmas (天道家すくらんぶるクリスマス) |
December 17, 1993 |
| 3 | "Akane vs. Ranma! I'll Be the One to Inherit Mother's Recipes!" Akane vs Ranma: Okā-san no Aji wa Watashi ga Mamoru! (あかねＶＳらんま お母さんの味は私が守る！) |
February 18, 1994 |
| 4 | "Stormy Weather Comes to School! Growing Up With Miss Hinako" Gakuen ni Fuku Arashi! Adult Change Hinako-sensei (学園に吹く嵐！アダルトチェンジひな子先生) |
April 21, 1994 |
| 5 | "The One to Carry On (1)" Michi o Tsugu Mono – Zenpen (道を継ぐ者・前編) |
June 17, 1994 |
| 6 | "The One to Carry On (2)" Michi o Tsugu Mono – Kōhen (道を継ぐ者・後編) |
August 19, 1994 |
| 7 | "Reawakening Memories (1)" Yomigaeru Kioku – Jōkan (よみがえる記憶・上巻) |
December 16, 1994 |
| 8 | "Reawakening Memories (2)" Yomigaeru Kioku – Gekan (よみがえる記憶・下巻) |
February 17, 1995 |
| 9 | "Oh, Cursed Tunnel of Lost Love! Let My Love Be Forever" Aa! Noroi no Harendō! Waga Ai wa Eien ni (ああ呪いの破恋洞！我が愛は永遠に) |
September 21, 1995 |
| 10 | "The Evil Ogre! Hell Hath No Fury Like Kasumi Scorned" Jāku no Oni (邪悪の鬼) |
November 17, 1995 |
| 11 | "The Two Akanes! 'Ranma, Look at Me!'" Futari no Akane: "Ranma, Atashi o Mite!" (二人のあかね『乱馬、私を見て！』) |
January 19, 1996 |
| 12 | "Nightmare! Incense of Deep Sleep" Akumu! Shunminkō (悪夢!春眠香) |
July 31, 2008 |
- Theme songs
Many of the theme songs are sung by DoCo, a band formed by the five of the voice actress. DoCo USA is the name used by their corresponding English voice actors.
Opening themes:
- "It's Love! Panic!" (恋だ!パニック Koi da! Panikku) by Yawmin (1-6)
- "Us from Now On" (僕たちはこれから Bokutachi wa Kore Kara) by DoCo (7)
- "In the Middle of Elementary School" (授業中の小学校 Jugyōchū no Shōgakkō) by DoCo (8)
- "Neverending Summer Vacation" (終わらない夏休み Owaranai Natsu Yasumi) by DoCo (9, AKA Movie 3)
- "The Sparkling Sky & Your Voice" (かがやく空ときみの声 Kagayaku Sora to Kimi no Koe) by DoCo (10)
- "Full of Memories" (思い出がいっぱい Omoide ga Ippai) by DoCo (11)
- "Mutual Love is Complex (Live)" (フクザツな両想いLive Version Fukuzatsu na Ryōomoi Live Version) by DoCo (12)
Ending themes:
- "The Ballad of Ranma & Akane" (乱馬とあかねのバラード Ranma to Akane no Barādo) by Kappei Yamaguchi and Noriko Hidaka (1-6)
- "A Pure and Honest Christmas" (清く正しいクリスマス Kiyoku Tadashii Kurisumasu) by DoCo (7)
- "Red Shoe Sunday" (赤い靴のSUNDAY Akai Kutsu no Sunday) by DoCo (8)
- "Liar" (うそつき Usotsuki) by DoCo (9, AKA Movie 3)
- "A Slightly Hilly Road" (少しだけ坂道 Sukoshi Dake Sakamichi) by DoCo (10)
- "Love Vanished Once, Regrettably" (恋がひとつ消えてしまったの Koi ga Hitotsu Kiete Shimatta no) by DoCo (11)
- "Boyfriend" (彼 Kare) by DoCo (12)
Opening themes, Western release:
- "Love Panic! (English Version)" by Connie Lavigne (1-6)
- "Where Do We Go From Here (You and Me) (English Version)" by DoCo USA (7-12)
Ending themes, Western release:
- "The Ballad of Ranma & Akane" (乱馬とあかねのバラード Ranma to Akane no Barādo) by Kappei Yamaguchi and Noriko Hidaka (1-6)
- "Red Shoe Sunday (English Version)" by DoCo USA (7-12)
Specials (1990–2011)
Ranma ½ had a handful of specials that were only available through home videos, or being a member of the Kitty Animation Circle, the fanclub for the production team that created Rumiko Takahashi's anime. These specials are extremely rare for the most part. With the exception of TV Titles (which was released in North America as The Ranma ½ Video Jukebox[17]), none of the specials have been released outside Japan.[18]
| Title | Medium | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | English (unofficial) | ||
| ? | "Ranma ½: Chuugoku Nekonron Daikesson! Preview" | VHS | 1991 |
| 熱闘歌合戦 (Nettō Uta Gassen) | ? | VCD | 7 November 1990 |
| 天道家のおよびでない奴ら! (Tendō-ke no Oyobidenai Yatsura!) | Tendo Family's Annoying Acquaintances | VHS | 30 August 1992 |
| ? | Music Calendar 1994 | VHS | early 1993 |
| TVタイトルズ | TV Titles[lower-alpha 1] | VCD | 21 April 1993 |
| らんま1/2 とっておきトーク ベスト・オブ・メモリーズ | Ranma ½ Totteoki Talk: Best of Memories | VHS | 1 May 1993 |
| スペシャルビデオ バトルがいっぱい29人の懲りないやつら Special Video: Battle ga Ippai 29-nin no Korinai Yatsura | Huge Battle! 29 Unteachable Fools | VCD | 3 March 1995 |
| DoCoミュージックビデオ | DoCo Music Video | VCD | 19 August 1995 |
| 乱馬½[19] | Ranma ½ Live-action Special | TV | 9 December 2011 |
- ↑ Viz Video reissued TV Titles on VHS in North America as The Ranma ½ Video Jukebox (1999)
Opening Theme:
- "Tendo Family's Annoying Acquaintance": "Don't Make Me Wild Like You (Don't Make Me Be a Violent Girl)" (じゃじゃ馬にさせないで Jajauma ni Sasenaide) by Etsuko Nishio
- "Huge Battle! 29 Unteachable Fools": None
Ending Theme
- "Tendo Family's Annoying Acquaintance": "Friends" (フレンズ Furenzu) by YAWMIN
- "Huge Battle! 29 Unteachable Fools": "Hill of the Rainbow and the Sun" (虹と太陽の丘 Niji to Taiyō no Oka) by Piyo Piyo
- "Ranma 1/2 Live-action Special": "Chikutaku 2Nite" (チクタク☆２NITE) by 9nine
References
- ↑ "Ranma ½ Perfect Edition: About the Anime". Furinkan.com. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
- ↑ "Ranma, Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku BDs Listed in Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ↑ "TVシリーズ「らんま1/2」Blu-ray BOX (1)". Amazon.co.jp. Amazon.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "TVシリーズ「らんま1/2」Blu-ray BOX (2)". Amazon.co.jp. Amazon.com. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ↑ "TVシリーズ「らんま1/2」Blu-ray BOX (3)". Amazon.co.jp. Amazon.com. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ↑ Beveridge, Chris (November 20, 2001). "Ranma 1/2: Digital Dojo Season 1 Box Set". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Viz Media to Release Ranma Anime on BD/DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ↑ Eriani, John (June 22, 2006). "Ranma 1/2 TV Season 1 Collection". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Madman Panel - Complete Report". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ↑ Wolstenholme, Kim (July 28, 2005). "Ranma 1/2 The Movie - Big Trouble Nekonron China". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ↑ Wolstenholme, Kim (December 15, 2005). "Ranma 1/2 The Movie 2 - Nihao My Concubine". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Ranma ½: One Grew Over the Kuno's Nest". Viz Video. Back of the video (VHS) jacket. ISBN 156931059-9
- ↑ "New Ranma 1/2 Short Debuts at Takahashi's Tokyo Event". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Ranma ½ Perfect Edition: OVAs". Furinkan.com. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
- ↑ "It's a Rumic World スペシャルアニメBOX【完全予約限定商品】 (DVD)". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ↑ "It's a Rumic World らんま1/2~悪夢!春眠香 (DVD)". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Ranma ½ - Video Jukebox (1999)". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Ranma ½ Perfect Edition: Specials". Furinkan.com. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ↑ "スペシャルドラマ「らんま1/2」｜日本テレビ". NTV. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
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