The creditless ending video for the completely new anime version of Takahashi Rumiko's smash hit manga Ranma 1/2 has been released on YouTube. The series was broadcast as a TV anime from 1989 to 1992, and this is the first time it has been adapted for TV in about 32 years. Saotome Ranma and Tendou Akane are portrayed in a different style to the anime, emotionally expressing the romantic comedy aspect. The ending theme "Anata Nante" by singer-songwriter Riria. will be played.
The CD "Anata Nante" by Riria., to be released on November 6th, will also include a cover version of the song by Tendou Akane, played by Hidaka Noriko.
Hidaka commented, "Riria's 'Anata Nante' is full of Akane's feelings. At times she is angry and pushes him away, and at other times she can't help but be concerned about him, and the song is filled with her fluctuating feelings. This time, I'm actually going to cover such a wonderful song! I'm so excited! I'll sing it with all of Akane's feelings. Please look forward to it (laughs)."
"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, and others. Ranma, who has been training in the indiscriminate fighting style with his father Genma, develops a unique constitution in the Chinese town of Jusenkyo, 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 his son stay with Genma's best friend, Tendo Soun, and by chance become engaged to Soun's daughter, Akane.
In addition to the theatrical version, an OVA (original video animation) 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 attracted attention.
The new anime series will feature the same voice actors as before, including Yamaguchi Kappei as Saotome Ranma, Hayashibara Megumi as Ranma, and Hidaka as Tendo Akane. It will be directed by Uda Konosuke, who has worked on "One Piece" and other works, and the anime will be produced by MAPPA, which has worked on "Jujutsu Kaisen" and "Chainsaw Man". It will be aired on Nippon TV every Saturday at 12:55 a.m. starting from October 5th.
