The Ranma ½ remake anime revealed the studio to be MAPPA, along with the first trailer, cast information, and an October 5 premiere date. The anime will stream on Netflix, though it is unclear whether it will be exclusive as of writing., and you can watch the first trailer below.
The main cast is mostly returning, and you can see the announced members below.
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Ranma Saotome (male) – Returning
- Megumi Hayashibara as Ranma Saotome (female) – Returning
- Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendo – Returning
- Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendo – Returning
- Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendo – Returning
- Koichi Yamadera as Ryoga Hibiki – Returning
- Rei Sakuma as Shampoo – Returning
- Akio Otsuka as Soun Tendo – Replacing Ryusuke Obayashi
- Cho as Genma Saotome – Replacing Kenichi Ogata
- Kenichi Ogata as Narrator – Replacing Tadashi Nakamura (passed away in 2019)
The opening theme song will be performed by ano, while the staff for the Ranma ½ remake anime was also revealed.
- Director: Konosuke Uda
- Series Composition: Kimiko Ueno
- Character Designer: Hiromi Taniguchi
- Chief Animation Director: Hiromi Taniguchi, Tsuyoshi Yoshioka, Yoshiko Saito, Nao Otsu
- Lead Animators: Nao Naito, Rie Aoki
- POP Artwork: Minami Kitamura
- Art Director: Chihiro Okawa
- Color Designer: Yukiko Kakita
- Compositing Director: Atushi Kano
- Editing: Keisuke Yanagi
- Sound Director: Konosuke Uda
- Sound Effects: Takuya Hasegawa
- Music Selection: Makiko Chihara
- Sound Production: dugout Inc.
- Music: Kaoru Wada
- Production Planning: Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd.
The anime remake is coming over 30 years after the original adaptation ended. The announcement was made shortly after another adaptation of the legendary mangaka Rumiko Takahashi’s, URUSEI YATSURA, finished its reboot broadcast.
Rumiko began the Ranma ½ as her third major series (following URUSEI YATSURA and Maison Ikkoku) in August 1987. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine until March 1996. It ran for a total of 407 chapters, which were compiled into 38 volumes. VIZ Media licensed the manga in English, describing the story:
After taking a surprise dip in a cursed spring while on a training journey in China, martial artist Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma, aren’t quite themselves anymore. Now Ranma turns into a girl whenever he’s splashed with cold water, and Genma turns into a panda! Their new forms cause nothing but confusion at the Tendo dojo, where Soun Tendo is waiting to introduce one of his three daughters to Ranma—as his fiancée! Turns out Genma and Soun arranged the match long ago, but the girl, Akane, and the boy, Ranma, aren’t exactly crazy about the idea, or each other! Or are they? Watch the gender switching, jealous rages, and martial arts battles unfold all over again!
The manga was previously adapted into two anime series by Studio Deen: Ranma ½ and Ranma ½ Nettohen. The two anime together ran for a total of 161 episodes from 1989 to 1992. In addition, it released 12 OVAs and three films. In 2011, the franchise also received a live-action TV special.
Source: Official Website
©Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan/Ranma1/2 Project
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