In the 6th episode of the completely new anime version of Takahashi Rumiko's smash hit manga Ranma 1/2, "Black Rose Short Sword," Akane's hairstyle has been changed to short in the opening video. In the 4th episode, Akane gets caught up in a fight between Ranma and Ryoga and has her hair cut, and in the 5th episode, she goes from long hair to short hair. The opening video was changed in response to her short hair. A non-credited opening video of the short hair version was also released on YouTube.
The TV anime version of the series aired from 1989 to 1992, and this is the first time it has been made into a TV anime in about 32 years. The new anime is also attracting attention as it will feature the same voice actors as Yamaguchi Kappei as Saotome Ranma, Hayashibara Megumi as Ranma, and Hidaka Noriko as Tendo Akane.
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 Ranma Saotome, who turns into a woman when splashed with water, and his fiancee Akane Tendo. While training in the indiscriminate fighting style with his father Genma, Ranma develops a unique constitution in which he turns into a woman when splashed with water and turns back into a man when splashed with hot water in China. When Ranma returns to Japan, he and his son stay with Genma's best friend, Soun Tendo, and by chance, he becomes engaged to Soun's daughter, Akane.
The new anime, the first in about 32 years, is directed by Uda Konosuke, who has worked on One Piece and other works, and is produced by MAPPA, who has worked on Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man. It airs every Saturday at 12:55 a.m. on Nippon TV.
