ranma 1/2

Ranma ½ (らんま½, Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi?, pronounced Ranma One-Half) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takahashi Rumiko and first published in 1987. The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Saotome Ranma who was trained from early childhood in martial arts. As a result of an accident during a training journey, he is cursed to become a girl when splashed with cold water, but hot water will change him back into a boy. It has two anime adaptations, one originally made in 1989, and a newer one from 2024.

Characters

• Saotome Ranma (male) / Saotome Ranma (female)

** Saotome Genma / Saotome Genma (panda) ** Saotome Nodoka

• Tendou Akane

** Tendou Souun ** Tendou Nabiki ** Tendou Kasumi *** Ono Toufuu

• Hibiki Ryouga / P-chan

** Hibiki Yoiko ** Unryuu Akari ** Shirokuro

• Shampoo / Shampoo (cat)

** Cologne ** Mousse / Mousse (duck)

• Kuonji Ukyou
• Kunou Tatewaki

** Kunou Kodachi ** Principal Kunou ** Sarugakure Sasuke

• Ninomiya Hinako
• Happosai
• Pantyhose Tarou
• Gosunkugi Hikaru

External links

• Wikipedia: Ranma ½
• MyAnimeList: Ranma ½
• MyAnimeList: Ranma ½ (2024)
• Names in Ranma ½ - multilingual glossary of proper names in Ranma ½