Ranma ½ (1989–1992)

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TMDb8.6/10· 2K votes

About Ranma ½

Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma travel to the 'cursed training ground' of Jusenkyo in China. There, despite the warnings of the Chinese guard, they fall into the cursed springs. From now on, whenever Ranma is doused in cold water, he turns into a girl and a cute, well-built redhead at that. Hot water changes him back into a man again, but only until the next time. To make matters worse, his father engages him to Akane Tendo, a girl who hates boys.

Cast of Ranma ½

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  Kappei Yamaguchi

  as Ranma Saotome ♂ (voice)

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  Megumi Hayashibara

  as Ranma Saotome ♀ (voice)

Our take on Ranma ½

Rumiko Takahashi's classic anime follows a teenage martial artist cursed to turn into a girl with cold water (and back with hot), in a chaotic comedy of rival suitors, kung-fu and mistaken identities. Fast, silly and endlessly inventive, it's a cornerstone of comedy anime. If its romantic farce and martial-arts mayhem charmed you, seek out classic comedy anime built on chaos, transformation and tangled romance.