Cinderella Boy

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Cinderella Boy
Genre
TV anime
Directed by	Tsuneo Tominaga
Studio	Magic Bus
Network	AT-X MTV Italia
Original run	21 June 2003 –
No. of episodes	13

For the manga by Makoto Yumeno, see Cinderella Boy (manga)

Cinderella Boy is an anime created by Monkey Punch that follows the adventures of detective Ranma Hinamatsuri and his partner Rella "Cindy" Shirayuki. The two are badly injured when investigating a crime and are put back together into the same body by a mysterious doctor. Every night the stroke of midnight, their shared body changes both form and identity. Ranma becomes Rella, or vice versa. Neither is aware of any actions or situations their partner is involved in, completely losing consciousness until twenty-four hours later, when the change comes around to them again.

The names of the story's protagonists both reflect the nature of their change.

• Ranma shares a name with Ranma Saotome, the title character of Ranma ½, who also changes into a girl under certain conditions. However, the original Cinderella Boy manga predates Ranma ½ by several years.
• Rella, of course, is named after Cinderella, who of course, is known for undergoing a major change at the stroke of midnight.

[edit] See also

• Monkey Punch