THE LIBRARY

Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1987 to 1996. This page covers its premise, structure and place in her career.

The cursed springs of Jusenkyo drive all of Ranma 1/2. This page explains the spring rules, who fell in which spring and what counts as a cure.

The Tendo dojo in Nerima is where Ranma 1/2 lives. This page profiles Soun, Kasumi, Nabiki, Akane and the Saotomes who invade their home.

Ranma is engaged to Akane, Shampoo, Ukyo and more, all at once. This page untangles who promised what to whom, and why nobody can cancel.

Three films and a long OVA run carried Ranma beyond TV. This guide lists the theatrical films, the OVA series and the later anniversary special episode.

The 1989 Ranma anime was made by Kitty Films and Studio Deen, not by Takahashi. This page separates the manga author from the anime staff who adapted her.

The 2024 Ranma remake kept its legendary voice cast and changed everything else. This page covers MAPPA, director Konosuke Uda and what the remake does differently.

Japan has kept Ranma in print for nearly forty years in several formats. This guide compares the original tankobon, the wide-ban edition and later reissues.

Ranma's English editions flipped the art, literally. This page compares Japanese and English covers across the flipped era, the reissues and the 2-in-1 volumes.

Ranma's TV music was a chart presence in Japan. This page covers the opening and ending themes, Kenji Kawai's score and the album culture around the series.

Ranma's best games were Super Famicom fighters. This page covers the three Japanese fighting titles and how one became the localized Hard Battle overseas.

Ranma collecting spans flipped comics, tankobon and omnibus sets. This guide sorts the editions, the first printing tells and where value actually sits.

Ranma ran nine years in manga and keeps returning on screen. This page measures the 38 volumes, the 161 TV episodes and the remake's progress.

Only the manga ends Ranma's story. This page compares Takahashi's Jusenkyo finale and wedding with how the 1989 anime and OVAs chose to stop.

Ranma reached live action once, in a 2011 television special. This page covers its casting, its original story and its place in the franchise.

Ranma's drawing carries its comedy. This page studies Takahashi's panel timing, her fight drafting and the color illustrations behind the covers.

Ranma's voices are unusually continuous in Japan and unusually varied in English. This page maps Yamaguchi and Hayashibara's dual lead and the Viz dub eras.

Ranma carried manga into new markets and made transformation comedy mainstream. This page traces its sales, its export role and its influence on later series.

The MAPPA remake continued in 2025. This page maps season two's manga coverage and counts the arcs still waiting for their first faithful adaptation.

Ranma goods run from 1990s capsule toys to modern scale figures. This page surveys the merchandise eras and what to check when buying.