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The Ranma ½ Anime (1989–1992)

Studio Deen’s 161 episodes in two series, plus three films and twelve OVAs: the version that carried Ranma around the world.

The adaptation came in two blocks: Ranma ½ (episodes 1–18) premiered on Fuji TV on April 15, 1989, and was relaunched as Ranma ½ Nettohen (episodes 19–161), which ran to September 25, 1992. Studio Deen produced both. The films followed the classic pattern: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (November 2, 1991, 77 minutes), Nihao My Concubine (August 1, 1992), and the short Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix (August 20, 1994).

The OVA line ran from 1993 to 1996, the six-episode series, the two-part Special and the three-part Super, and then once more, sixteen years later: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep was made for the 2008 It’s a Rumic World exhibition. A live-action television special, produced by Nikkatsu, aired on Nippon TV on December 9, 2011.

Ranma 1/2, Vol. 10 (Shinsoban)

Volume 10. The 1989 anime adapted this era across 161 episodes, OVAs and three films.

THE SHAPE OF THE RUN

Studio Deen · Fuji TV

Two Series, 161 Episodes

18 episodes under the plain title, 143 as Nettohen: one continuous production remembered as two series.

The Films · 1991–94

Two features and a theatrical short, all from Deen, all with the TV cast: Nekonron, Nihao and the Legendary Phoenix.

The OVAs · 12 in All

Eleven across 1993–96, adapting later manga arcs the TV run never reached, plus the 2008 exhibition special.

The Live-Action Special · 2011

A 95-minute Nippon TV special from Nikkatsu: the franchise’s single live-action incarnation.

The Remake The History

The Ranma ½ Anime (1989–1992)

THE SHAPE OF THE RUN

THE FIRST WORD