Classic Romcom Ecchi Series Ramna 1/2 Gets New Anime Adaptation!

Rumiko Takahashi, the author of Inuyasha, Urusei Yatsura, and Ramna 1/2, announced on her Twitter account on June 25, 2024, that a brand new Ramna 1/2 anime project is currently in the works!

No further information, like the studio or release date, has been revealed so far. But mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 6:00 PM JST, when the staff members unveil all the exciting details at a grand announcement event. They’ll be streaming the event live on the Ranma 1/2 official Twitter account. So stay tuned!

About Ramna 1/2:

Ranma ½  is a manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected in 38 tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan.

The manga has been adapted into two anime series produced by Studio Deen: Ranma ½, and Ranma ½ Nettōhen, which together were broadcast from 1989 to 1992. In addition, they released 12 OVAs and three films. In 2011, a live-action television special was produced and aired on Nippon Television.

VIZ Media publishes the manga in English and describes the story as follows:

Being a teenage martial artist isn’t easy, especially for Ranma Saotome. During a training mission, Ranma takes an accidental dunk in a legendary cursed spring in China. Now, every time he’s splashed with cold water, he changes into a girl! That would be enough to complicate anyone’s life, even without the arranged fiancée who doesn’t like him (or says she doesn’t) and the constant stream of rivals and suitors for both his male and female forms. What’s a half guy, half girl to do?

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