Ranma ½ (1989)

Action · Animation · Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (2,300 votes)
Episode average: 6.3 -1.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Streaming (US): Hulu · Amazon Prime Video
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

6.67 avg 22 episodes 6.7 → 6.8 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gekitotsu! Demae kakutô rêsu	6.7	86
2	Yappari neko ga kirai?	6.9	83
3	Watashi ga Joketsuzoku no O-baba!	6.6	81
4	Deta! Hissatsu Tenshin Amaguriken?	6.9	80
5	Hakusho no Otoko Musu Tojo!?	6.8	80
6	Bakuso! Yukidaruma Hakobi Resu	6.6	76
7	Sarawareta P-chan!	6.8	76
8	Kikiippatsu! Shiryo no Bonodori	7.0	77
9	P-chan Bakuhatsu! Ai no Mizubashira	7.0	77
10	Ranma Kyofu no Yama Gomori	6.7	75
11	The Breaking Point!? Ryoga's Great Revenge	7.1	75
12	Danger at the Tendo Dojo!	6.4	71
13	The Abduction of Akane!	6.5	73
14	Ranma vs. Mousse! To Lose Is to Win	6.7	69
15	Happosai: The Evil Wakes	6.6	71
16	Assault on the Girls Locker Room	6.7	71
17	Kuno's House of Gadgets! Guests Check in But They Don't Check Out	6.1	70
18	Goodbye Girl-type	6.4	69
19	It's a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain	6.5	74
20	S.O.S.! The Wrath of Happosai	6.3	74
21	Kissing Is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking of Akane's Lips	6.7	77
22	Bathhouse Battle! We're in Some Hot Water Now	6.8	75

Season 2 (1990)

6.41 avg 23 episodes 6.9 → 6.7 23 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor	6.9	72
2	Ryoga & Akane: 2-Gether 4-Ever	6.9	69
3	Sneeze Me, Squeeze Me, Please Me! Shampoo's Recipe for Disaster	6.6	66
4	Rub-a-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub	6.4	65
5	I Love You! My Dear, Dear Ukyo	6.5	66
6	The Witch Who Loved Me: A Japanese Ghost Story	6.0	63
7	Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl	6.4	63
8	The Killer from Jusenkyo	5.9	61
9	Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood	7.2	72
10	Final Facedown! Happosai vs. the Invisible Man	5.8	63
11	Les Misérables of the Kuno Estate	6.0	63
12	Ghost Story! Ranma and the Magic Sword	5.8	60
13	All It Takes Is One! The Kiss of Love Is the Kiss of Death	6.8	65
14	The Ultimate Team-Up!? The Ryoga/Mousse Alliance	6.5	62
15	Back to the Happosai!	6.3	61
16	Kodachi, the Black Rose! The Beeline of True Love	6.3	63
17	The Last Days of Happosai	6.4	62
18	Two, Too Violent Girls: Ling-Ling & Lung-Lung	6.1	63
19	Ranma and the Evil Within	6.3	62
20	Enter Ken and His Copycat Kerchief	6.1	62
21	Ryoga's Miracle Cure! Hand Over That Soap	7.2	65
22	Fight! The Anything-Goes Obstacle Course Race	6.4	61
23	Ranma Goes Back to Jusenkyo at Last	6.7	62

Season 3 (1990)

6.22 avg 24 episodes 5.9 → 6.2 23 min avg

Rebound

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Return of the Hawai'ian Headmaster from Hell	5.9	61
2	Enter Kuno, the Night-Prowling Knight	5.9	57
3	Ranma Gets Weak!	6.7	61
4	Eureka! The Desperate Move of Desperation	6.7	58
5	Showdown! Can Ranma Make a Comeback?	6.8	59
6	Ukyo's Skirt! The Great Girly-Girl Gambit	6.3	60
7	Here Comes Ranma's Mom!	6.2	58
8	From Ryoga with Love	5.4	60
9	My Fiancé, the Cat	6.1	58
10	Blow, Wind! To Be Young Is to Go Gung-Ho	5.7	59
11	A Formidable New Disciple Appears	5.7	57
12	Step Outside!	5.8	59
13	Ryoga's 'Tendo Dojo Houseguest' Diary	6.2	57
14	Happosai's Happy Heart!	5.8	56
15	Extra, Extra! Kuno & Nabiki: Read All About It!	6.6	61
16	Ryoga the Strong... Too Strong	6.6	57
17	Close Call! P-Chan's Secret	6.8	57
18	The Egg-Catcher Man	6.2	60
19	Ranma and Kuno's... First Kiss	6.4	57
20	Shampoo's Red Thread of Dread!	6.7	57
21	Mousse Goes Home to the Country!	6.0	54
22	The Dumbest Bet in History!	6.5	57
23	Kuno Becomes a Marianne!	6.0	57
24	Ranma, You Are Such a Jerk!	6.2	55

Season 4 (1991)

6.13 avg 25 episodes 6.1 → 6.7 23 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gimme That Pigtail!	6.1	52
2	When a Guy's Pride and Joy Is Gone	6.2	52
3	Ling-Ling & Lung-Lung Strike Back!	4.8	35
4	Ryoga's Proposal	6.2	51
5	Genma Takes a Walk	6.2	51
6	The Gentle Art of Martial Tea Ceremony	6.5	52
7	And the Challenger Is... a Girl?!	6.1	51
8	Hot Springs, Battle Royale!	6.8	52
9	Me Is Kuno's Daddy, Me Is	5.6	50
10	The Matriarch Takes a Stand	5.8	51
11	A Leotard Is a Girl's Burden	5.9	48
12	The Mixed-Bath Horror!	6.0	50
13	The Frogman's Curse!	5.8	47
14	Revenge! Raging Okonomiyaki...!	5.8	48
15	Ranma the Lady-Killer	7.3	63
16	Shogi Showdown	5.8	46
17	Sasuke's 'Mission: Improbable'	6.0	49
18	Bonjour, Furinkan!	6.2	51
19	Dinner at Ringside!	6.2	50
20	Swimming with Psychos	6.1	52
21	Ryoga, Run Into the Sunset	6.0	50
22	Into the Darkness	5.8	50
23	Nabiki, Ranma's New Fiancée!	7.1	57
24	Case of the Missing Takoyaki!	6.2	51
25	Ranma Versus Shadow Ranma!	6.7	55

Season 5 (1991)

6.13 avg 24 episodes 5.8 → 5.8 23 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dear Daddy... Love, Kodachi!	5.8	49
2	Enter Gosunkugi, the New Rival!?	5.9	48
3	Ranma's Calligraphy Challenge!	5.8	46
4	The Secret Don of Furinkan High	5.6	46
5	Back to the Way We Were... Please!	6.5	49
6	Ryoga Inherits the Saotome School?	6.7	50
7	Tendo Family Goes to the Amusement Park	6.6	53
8	The Case of the Furinkan Stalker!	5.7	48
9	The Demon from Jusenkyo, Part 1	6.6	50
10	The Demon from Jusenkyo, Part 2	7.2	56
11	A Xmas Without Ranma	6.9	53
12	A Cold Day in Furinkan	5.8	50
13	Curse of the Scribbled Panda	6.1	47
14	The Date-Monster of Watermelon Island	5.9	46
15	Legend of the Lucky Panda	5.8	50
16	Ukyo's Secret Sauce, Part 1	6.6	52
17	Ukyo's Secret Sauce, Part 2	6.7	53
18	The Missing Matriarch of Martial Arts Tea	5.7	48
19	Akane Goes to the Hospital!	6.7	54
20	Mystery of the Marauding Octopus Pot!	5.6	46
21	Gosunkugi's Paper Dolls of Love	5.8	50
22	Akane's Unfathomable Heart	5.5	44
23	A Teenage Ghost Story	5.7	47
24	Master and Student... Forever!?	5.8	44

Season 6 (1992)

5.98 avg 25 episodes 5.7 → 7.0 23 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tatewaki Kuno, Substitute Principal	5.7	47
2	Ranma's Greatest Challenge!	5.6	45
3	Nihao! Jusenkyo Guide	5.8	41
4	Pick-a-Peck o' Happosai	5.8	44
5	From the Depth of Despair, Part 1	6.6	48
6	From the Depth of Despair, Part 2	6.7	48
7	Shampoo's Cursed Kiss	6.2	46
8	Run Away with Me, Ranma	5.4	44
9	Let's Go to the Mushroom Temple	6.2	46
10	The Cradle from Hell	5.8	45
11	Madame St. Paul's Cry for Help	5.4	43
12	Meet You in the Milky Way	5.9	46
13	Wretched Rice Cakes of Love	6.4	46
14	The Horrible Happo-Mold Burst!	5.7	43
15	The Kuno Sibling Scandal!	5.8	44
16	Battle for the Golden Tea Set!	5.3	43
17	Gosunkugi's Summer Affair!	5.7	43
18	Bring It In! Love as a Cheerleader, Part 1	6.2	46
19	Bring It On! Love as a Cheerleader, Part 2	6.3	46
20	Battle for Miss Beachside	6.0	45
21	The Musical Instruments of Destruction	5.8	46
22	A Ninja's Dog Is Black and White	6.1	45
23	The Tendo Dragon Legend	5.3	44
24	Boy Meets Mom, Part 1	6.7	48
25	Boy Meets Mom, Part 2: Someday, Somehow...	7.0	57

Ranma ½ (1989)

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