Ranma ½
らんま1/2
Synopsis
Ranma Saotome is a top-class martial artist and prodigy at the Saotome "Anything-Goes" school of martial arts. While training in China, he and his father meet a terrible fate when they accidentally fall into a cursed spring. Now, Ranma is cursed to turn into a girl when splashed with cold water, and only hot water can turn him back into a boy. Things are only complicated further when Ranma discovers that his father has arranged for him to marry one of Soun Tendo's three daughters in order to secure the future of the Tendo dojo. Though Soun learns of Ranma's predicament, he is still determined to go ahead with the engagement, and chooses his youngest daughter Akane, who happens to be a skilled martial artist herself and is notorious for hating men. Ranma ½ follows the hilarious adventures of Ranma and Akane as they encounter various opponents, meet new love interests, and find different ways to make each other angry, all while their engagement hangs over their head. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters
Saotome Ranma
Main
Tendou Akane
Main
Hibiki Ryouga
Supporting
Kuonji Ukyou
Supporting
Shampoo
Supporting
Tendou Nabiki
Supporting
Tendou Kasumi
Supporting
Mousse
Supporting
Kunou Tatewaki
Supporting
Tendou Souun
Supporting
Shiratori Azusa
Supporting
Saotome Genma
Supporting
Kunou Kodachi
Supporting
Gosunkugi Hikaru
Supporting
Saotome Nodoka
Supporting
Kurenai Tsubasa
Supporting
Princess Ori
Supporting
Yotarou
Supporting
Happousai
Supporting
Ono Toufuu
Supporting
Staff
Mochizuki, Tomomi
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Nishimura, Junji
Director, Storyboard
Sawai, Kouji
Director, Script
Shibayama, Tsutomu
Director
Endou, Tetsuya
Episode Director, Storyboard
Furuhashi, Kazuhiro
Episode Director, Storyboard, 2nd Key Animation
Gouda, Hiroaki
Episode Director, Storyboard
Kabumoto, Takeshi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Kobayashi, Takashi
Episode Director
Mori, Takeshi
Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Shirahata, Bob
Episode Director, Storyboard
Yamamoto, Yuusuke
Episode Director, Storyboard
Yamauchi, Shigeyasu
Episode Director, Storyboard
Hashimoto, Hiroshi
Script
Inoue, Toshiki
Script, Series Composition
Kawasaki, Hiroyuki
Script
Salva, Laurence
Script
Suga, Yoshiyuki
Script
Toda, Hiroshi
Script, Series Composition
Yanagawa, Shigeru
Script, Series Composition
Yokote, Michiko
Script
Asou, Miyoko
Theme Song Performance
Hayashibara, Megumi
Theme Song Performance
Hidaka, Noriko
Theme Song Performance
Inoue, Kikuko
Theme Song Performance
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