A completely new anime version of Takahashi Rumiko's hit manga "Ranma 1/2" will be broadcast on Nippon Television every Saturday at 12:55 a.m. starting October 5th. The series was broadcast as a TV anime from 1989 to 1992, and this will be the first time it has been adapted into a TV anime in about 32 years. The new anime will feature the same voice actors as before, including Yamaguchi Kappei as Saotome Ranma, Hayashibara Megumi as Ranma, and Hidaka Noriko as Tendo Akane. The series will be directed by Uda Konosuke, who has worked on "One Piece," and produced by MAPPA, which has worked on "Jujutsu Kaisen" and "Chainsaw Man."
The first episode, "Ranma Has Come," tells the story of Saotome Ranma's return to Japan from China. Tendo Soun is eagerly awaiting the return of his daughter, Tendo Akane's, son, Saotome Ranma, from China. On the day they finally met, a cute girl with pigtails and a giant panda appeared. During their training, Saotome and his son fell into the legendary training ground, Jusenkyo, and when they splashed water on Ranma, his body turned into a girl and his father, Genma, turned into a panda.
"Ranma 1/2" was serialized in the manga magazine "Weekly Shonen Sunday" (Shogakukan) from 1987 to 1996 by Takahashi, who is also known for "Urusei Yatsura" and "Maison Ikkoku". It depicts the hectic daily life of high school martial artist Saotome Ranma, who turns into a woman when splashed with water, and his fiancee, Tendo Akane. Ranma, who was training in the indiscriminate fighting style with his father, Genma, has a unique constitution in Jusenkyo, China, where he is training, where he turns into a woman when splashed with water and turns back into a man when splashed with hot water. When Ranma returns to Japan, he and Genma's best friend, Tendo Soun, end up staying with him and his son, and by chance he becomes engaged to Soun's daughter, Akane.
In addition to the animated film version, an original video animation (OVA) was also produced. A TV anime series aired on Fuji TV and other stations from 1989 to 1992, and a live-action TV drama starring Aragaki Yui, Kaku Kento, and Natsuna aired in December 2011, which also garnered much attention.
