8.223 minSeason 1 • Episode 24
LatestDespite Ranma's efforts to protect the audience from the cursed spring water, Akane gets doused instead. What emerges is not his fiancée, but a duck.
Akane Tendo meets her new fiancé, Ranma Saotome, a martial arts prodigy with a twist: he magically transforms into a girl upon touching cold water.
Acting
Hayashibara and Yamaguchi return—iconic voices, iconic energy
Production
MAPPA's glossy update keeps the 80s absurdism intact
Writing
Rumiko Takahashi's comedy timing still lands four decades later
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2024 reboot arrives 36 years after the original manga—making it one of anime's longest gaps between source and faithful adaptation. The 'gender curse' premise hit differently in 1987 vs. today's discourse.
Megumi Hayashibara and Kappei Yamaguchi have voiced Ranma across four decades, including OVAs, films, and games—making this one of anime's longest-running voice actor continuities.
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