The synopsis and preview scene cuts for the first episode, “Ranma Has Come,” of the fall anime series “Ranma 1/2,” which will air on Saturday, October 5, 2024, have been released.
“Ranma 1/2” is a fighting romantic comedy that was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Sunday” from issue 36 in 1987 to issue 12 in 1996 by Rumiko Takahashi, who is also known for “Urusei Yatsura,” “Maison Ikkoku,” “Inuyasha,” “Rin-ne,” and “MAO,” and is still immensely popular today.
The story begins when Saotome Genma and his son Ranma, who had been training in China, come to the Tendo family. However, what appears there is a giant panda and a cute girl. After training in China, Ranma has a strange constitution that turns him into a woman when he is splashed with water, and turns him back into a man when he is splashed with hot water. Ranma and his friends get involved with the unique people around them, and they cry, laugh, and sometimes fall in love.
Episode 1: “Ranma Has Come” Synopsis:
Tendo Soun was eagerly awaiting the return of his daughter, Tendo Akane’s fiance, his best friend’s son, Saotome Ranma, from China.
On the day they finally meet, a cute girl with pigtails and a giant panda appear!
While training, the Saotome father and son fell into the legendary training ground known as “Jusenkyo,” and when they were splashed with water, Ranma transformed into a girl and his father Genma’s body was transformed into a panda!
The first episode of “Ranma 1/2”, “Ranma Has Come”, will begin airing on Nippon TV on Saturday, October 5th. It will then be available exclusively on Netflix immediately after broadcast.
■ TV anime “Ranma 1/2” work summary
● Broadcast / distribution information
Broadcast starts from October 5, 2024 on Nippon Television every Saturday from 24:55! Exclusive distribution on Netflix immediately after
the nationwide broadcast on Nippon Television ! ●Original StoryOriginal Story/Ranma 1/2 by Takahashi Rumiko (published by Shogakukan in Shonen Sunday Comics) ●STAFFDirector : Uda KonosukeSeries Composition: Ueno KimikoCharacter Design: Taniguchi HiromiChief Animation Director: Taniguchi Hiromi, Yoshioka Takeshi, Saito Yoshiko, Otsu NaoMain Animators: Nao Naito, Aoki RiePOP Artwork: Kitamura MinamiArt Director: Okawa ChihiroColor Design: Kakita YukikoDirector of Photography: Kano AtsushiEditing : Yanagi KeisukeSound Director: Uda KonosukeSound Effects: Hasegawa TakuyaMusic Selection: Kayahara MakikoSound Production: dugoutMusic : Wada KaoruPlanning and Produced by: Shogakukan Shueisha ProductionsProduction : MAPPAProduction : “Ranma “1/2” Production Committee ● CAST Ranma Saotome: Kappei Yamaguchi Ranma: Megumi Hayashibara Akane Tendo: Noriko Hidaka Nabiki Tendo: Minami Takayama Kasumi Tendo: Kikuko Inoue Soun Tendo: Akio Otsuka Genma Saotome: Cho Hibiki Ryoga: Koichi Yamadera Shampoo: Rei Sakuma Kuno Tatewaki: Tomokazu Sugita Kuno Kodachi: Ayane Sakura Kono Tofu: Toshiyuki Morikawa Mikado Sanzenin: Mamoru Miyano Azusa Shiratori: Aoi Yuki Narration: Kenichi Ogata ● MUSIC Opening theme artist: ano Ending theme: Riria. “You’re so mean.” (VIA / TOY’S FACTORY)
(C) Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan / “Ranma 1/2” Production Committee
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