Rumiko Takahashi’s manga “Ranma 1/2” by Rumiko Takahashi, who has representative works such as “Urusei Yatsura”, “Maison Ikkoku”, “Inuyasha”, “Borderline Rinne”, and “MAO”, is a completely new animation!
Dr. Takahashi, “The Will Eisner Award Hall of Comics (The Will Eisner Award Hall of Comics (The Will Eisner Award Hall of Comics)” 2019, received the highest award at the French Angoleem Manga Festival in 2019. In 2023, he received the Order of Arts and Culture “Cher’s Chevalier” by the French government, and has been active worldwide.
In addition, as of August 2024, Mr. Takahashi’s work has exceeded 230 million copies worldwide.
This work “Ranma 1/2” was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Sunday” No. 36 to 1996 No. 12, and is a masterpiece that is still extremely popular today.
The story begins when his father, Genma Saotome, who trained in China, and his son, Ranma, arrive at Tendoya. However, what appeared there was a huge panda and a cute girl! ?
After training in China, Ranma had a strange constitution, such as returning to being a woman when he was covered with water, and returning to a man when he was covered with hot water.
It’s a fighting romantic comedy of the world, where Ranma and others get involved, cry, laugh, and sometimes fall in love with the people around him.

From October 2024, the TV anime “Ranma 1/2” will be broadcast as a completely new anime. It became a big topic, including the fact that the cast continued to pitch, and it is showing excitement from before the broadcast to the present.
The second season of the TV anime “Ranma 1/2”, which is a sequel, will be broadcast on Nippon Television from October 2025.
It was announced that there will be a major announcement in March 2026 after the end of the 24th episode broadcast at midnight on December 20, 2025.

This time, the 2nd PV for the 3rd season of the TV anime “Ranma 1/2” has been released!
In this PV, in addition to new cuts, new characters are also available!
First of all, the video begins with Akane’s line, “I’m sorry, Ryoga-kun…”.
After that, the scene unfolds about the secret technique “Bakushot Point Hole” newly acquired by Ryoga, and the fierce battle between Ranma and Ryoga is drawn.
In the second half of the video, new characters appearing from the third season also appear one after another. In addition, the voice has also been lifted. The relationship between Ranma, Akane, and Ryoga drawn in the third season of the anime, and the number of love battles woven by rivals who have feelings for Ranma and Akane, is finished in a video that raises expectations more and more in the third season.
Details of the new characters and cast information will be announced at a later date.

https://youtu.be/dbe8essfyi

Also, today, June 19th, a lineup presentation to commemorate the 15th anniversary of MAPA will be held on MAPPA YouTube. Mr. Kappei Yamaguchi, who plays Ranma, Ms. Noriko Hidaka, who plays Akane, and Koichi Yamadera, who plays the role of Ryoga, have gathered together and developed a special talk about the charm of the third season, which started broadcasting in October.
It is currently being archived on MAPPA YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/c/mappachannel

Keep an eye on the more and more exciting TV anime “Ranma 1/2”!

TV animation “Ranma 1/2” 3rd season overview

● Title of work
Ranma 1/2

●Introduction
Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo, the third daughter of the Tendo Dojo, are fiancée decided by their parents.
However, Ranma has a problem…
While training in China, he fell to the legendary training ground “Kyusenkyo”.
When you put water on it, you will return to being a man, and if you put hot water on it, you will return to being a man! ?
Ranma, Akane, and a slapstick fighting romantic comedy unfolded by a unique character begins here!

● Broadcast/distribution information
TV anime “Ranma 1/2” Phase 3
Broadcast on NTV from October 2026!
Nationwide broadcast on Nippon Television
Exclusive distribution on Netflix immediately after the broadcast!

*Broadcast/delivery information is subject to change without notice

●Original work
Original: Rumiko Takahashi “Ranma 1/2” (published by Shogakukan “Shonen Sunday Comics”)

●STAFF
Director: Konosuke Uda
Series composition: Kimiko Ueno
Character design: Hiromi Taniguchi
General drawing director: Yoshiko Saito, Kosuke Kawamura, Riko Kaneda, Haruki Miura
Main animators: Masahiro Kurio, Atsuko Ishida, Yoshihiro Takeda
POP Artwork: Minami Kitamura
Color design: Yukiko Kakita
Art director: Chihiro Okawa, Ryuta Hayashi
Director of photography: Atsushi Kano
Edited by: Keisuke Yanagi, ACE
Sound director: Konosuke Uda
Sound effect: Takuya Hasegawa
Song selection: Makiko Chihara
Sound production: DUGOUT
Music: Kaoru Wada
Planning Produce: Shogakukan Shueisha Production
Produced by: MAPPA
Production: “Ranma 1/2” Production Committee

● CAST
Ranma Saotome: Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma: Megumi Hayashibara
Akane Tendo: Noriko Hidaka
Namiki Tendou: Minami Takayama
Kasumi Tendo: Kikuko Inoue
Tendo Soun: Akio Otsuka
Saotome Genma: Cho
Ryoga Hibiki: Koichi Yamadera
Shampoo: Rei Sakuma
Mousse: Toshihiko Seki
Kuonji Ukyo: Kaori Nazuka
Kuno Tateto: Tomokazu Sugita
Kuno Kodachi: Ayane Sakura
Happosai: Kazuhiko Inoue
Colon: Ako Mayama
Kono Tofu: Tomoyuki Morikawa
Sanzenin Emperor: Mamoru Miyano
Azusa Shiratori: Aoi Yuuki
Five-sun nail light: Akira Ishida
Ichiro: Tomokazu Seki

Narration: Kenichi Ogata

*The “high” of “Hidaka Noriko” is “the ladder height”.

● Web
Official site: https://ranma-pr.com/
Official X: https://x.com/ranma_pr (Recommended hashtags: #Ranma Anime)
Official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ranma_pr
●Original information
Shonen Sunday Comics Special
“Ranma 1/2”
All 1 to 20 volumes are now on sale!
Rumiko Takahashi
List price: 1,045 yen each (tax included)
Published by: Shogakukan
https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/volume/44915?sort=old

“Ranma 1/2 SSC Complete Reprint BOX” is now on sale!
Rumiko Takahashi
Contents: All 38 volumes of reprinted comics
2 storage boxes
A special collection holder with a set of 2 reproductions of original drawings
Price: 29,700 yen (tax included)
Published by: Shogakukan

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https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09179464

“Ranma 1/2 Memorial Book Reprint Edition” now on sale!
Rumiko Takahashi
List price: 2,200 yen (tax included)
Published by: Shogakukan
https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09199086

Shonen Sunday Comics
“Ranma 1/2 Official Fan Book Great Delight” now on sale!
Edit: Rumiko Takahashi / Caramel Mama
List price: 2,530 yen (tax included)
Published by: Shogakukan
An interview with Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, and Noriko Hidaka talked about those days.
https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09179502

(C) Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan / “Ranma 1/2” Production Committee