The 20th episode of the completely new anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's hit manga "Ranma 1/2," titled "Okonomiyaki Ukyo," will be broadcast on Nippon Television late at night on November 22nd. The 20th episode marks the first appearance of Ukyo Kuonji, another fiancé of Ranma Saotome. Voice actress Kaori Nazuka will play Ukyo Kuonji.
Genma receives an okonomiyaki challenge and is defeated by a mysterious figure. Ranma rushes to his aid, but the mysterious figure leaves, saying that he will come again. Meanwhile, Ranma's childhood friend, Ukyo Kuonji, transfers to Furinkan High School, carrying a giant spatula on his back. Ukyo seems to harbor a strong grudge against Ranma, and throws the okonomiyaki challenge at him, igniting a duel.
"Ranma ½" was serialized in the manga magazine "Weekly Shonen Sunday" (Shogakukan) from 1987 to 1996 by Takahashi, who is also known for "Urusei Yatsura Maison Ikkoku" and "Maison Ikkoku." The series depicts the hectic daily life of high school martial artist Ranma Ranma Saotome, who turns into a woman when splashed with water, and his fiancee Akane Akane Tendo. While training in the indiscriminate fighting style with his father, Genma, Ranma, while training in the Chinese Jusenkyo, develops a unique condition that causes him to turn into a woman when splashed with water and revert to a man when splashed with hot water. Upon returning to Japan, Ranma and his son end up staying with Genma's best friend, Soun Tendo, and by chance, he becomes engaged to Soun's daughter, Akane.
The series was adapted into a TV anime series that aired from 1989 to 1992, and this marks the first time it has been adapted into a TV anime series in approximately 32 years. The first season aired on Nippon Television from October to December 2024. The second season will air on the same station every Saturday at 12:55 a.m.
