List of Ranma ½ episodes

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This is the complete episode listing for Rumiko Takahashi's anime Ranma ½.

Ranma ½ (らんま½) first aired on April 15, 1989 with "Here's Ranma" and concluded about three and a half years later on September 25, 1992 with "Boy Meets Mom - Part 2." Technically, it was released as two series: Ranma ½ which ran for 18 episodes (the last of which was a clip show) and Ranma ½ Nettōhen (らんま½ 熱闘編) which ran for 143. In all, there are 161 episodes. The anime series ended before the manga was finished, so no conclusive ending is shown. Airdates reflect first airing in Japan.

During this time three movies were also produced, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China on November 2, 1991; Nihao, My Concubine on August 1, 1992; and Team Ranma vs. The Legendary Phoenix on August 20, 1994. The first two movies are feature length, but the third was originally aired in theaters with two other movies: Ghost Sweeper Mikami and Heisei Dog Stories: Bow. In Western release, the third movie was packaged along with the Original video animation episodes[1] , leading to confusion that it was an OAV itself. In this listing, it will be included in the OAV section.

Following the ending of the TV series, 11 more episodes were released as OAV episodes, the earliest on December 7, 1993 and the final piece of Ranma ½ animation on June 4, 1996. The OAV episodes generally portray the characters having advanced more in their relationships compared to the TV series, and the episodes also tend to be truer to manga storylines.

Contents

[edit] Television series

[edit] Season 1 "Digital Dojo" (1989)

Opening Theme:

  • Don't Make Me Wild Like You (Don't Make Me a Shrew) (じゃじゃ馬にさせないで Jajauma ni Sasenaide) by Etsuko Nishio (Episodes 1-18)

Ending Theme:

  • Let's Keep It Friends (プラトニックつらぬいて Platonic Tsuranuite) by Kaori Sakagami (Episodes 1-13)
  • Equal Romance (EQUAL ロマンス Equal Romansu) by CoCo (Episodes 14-18)
Episode Title Airdate
001 - 01 Here's Ranma (Alt. Title: "The Strange Stranger from China" as per the DVD) April 15
002 - 02 School is No Place for Horsing Around April 22
003 - 03 A Sudden Storm of Love April 29
004 - 04 Ranma and... Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another May 6
005 - 05 Love me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart May 13
006 - 06 Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know May 20
007 - 07 Enter Ryoga! The Eternal "Lost Boy" May 27
008 - 08 School is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga June 3
009 - 09 True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life! June 17
010 - 10 P-P-P-Chan! He's Good For Nothin' July 1
011 - 11 Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast! July 15
012 - 12 A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge! July 22
013 - 13 A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge! July 27
014 - 14 Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma is the No. One Bride in Japan August 19
015 - 15 Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands August 26
016 - 16 Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul September 2
017 - 17 I Love You, Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye September 9
018 - 18 I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!? September 16

[edit] Season 2 "Anything-Goes Martial Arts" (1989-1990)

Opening Theme:

  • Little★Date (リトル★デイト Ritoru Deito) by Ribbon (Episodes 19-41)

Ending Theme:

  • Don't Mind China Boy (ド・ン・マ・イ来々少年 Don't Mind Lay-Lay Boy) by Etsuko Nishio (Episodes 19-41)
Episode Title Airdate
019 - 01 The Abduction of P-Chan December 8
020 - 02 Close Call! The Dance of Death... On Ice! December 15
021 - 03 P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain of Love! December 22
022 - 04 Clash of the Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race October 20
023 - 05 You Really Do Hate Cats! November 3
024 - 06 This Ol' Gal's the Leader of the Amazon Tribe! November 10
025 - 07 Behold! The "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" Technique November 17
026 - 08 Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan November 24
027 - 09 Cool Runnings! The Race of the Snowmen December 1
028 - 10 Ranma Trains on Mt. Terror January 12
029 - 11 The Breaking Point!? Ryoga's Great Revenge January 19
030 - 12 Danger at the Tendo Dojo! January 26
031 - 13 The Abduction of Akane! February 2
032 - 14 Ranma vs. Mousse! To Lose Is To Win February 9
033 - 15 Enter Happosai, the Lustful Lecher! February 16
034 - 16 Assault on the Girls' Locker Room February 23
035 - 17 Kuno's House of Gadgets! Guests Check In, But They Don't Check Out March 2
036 - 18 Goodbye Girl-Type March 9
037 - 19 It's a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain March 16
038 - 20 S.O.S.! The Wrath of Happosai March 23
039 - 21 Kissing is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking of Akane's Lips April 6
040 - 22 Bathhouse Battle! We're in Some Hot Water Now April 13

[edit] Season 3 "Hard Battle" (1990)

Opening Theme:

  • Full of Memories (思い出がいっぱい Omoide ga Ippai) by CoCo (Episodes 42-63)

Ending Theme:

  • Lambada Ranma (乱馬ダ☆RANMA Ranbada Ranma) by Ranma ½ Choral Ensemble (Episodes 42-56)
  • Present (プレゼント Purezento) by Tokyo Shōnen (Episodes 57-72)
Episode Title Airdate
041 - 01 Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor April 20
042 - 02 Ryoga & Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever April 27
043 - 03 Sneeze Me, Squeeze Me, Please Me! Shampoo's Recipe For Disaster May 4
044 - 04 Rub-a-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub May 11
045 - 05 I Love You! My Dear, Dear Ukyo May 18
046 - 06 The Witch Who Loved Me: A Japanese Ghost Story May 25
047 - 07 Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl June 1
048 - 08 The Killer From Jusenkyo June 8
049 - 09 Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood June 15
050 - 10 Final Facedown! Happosai vs. The Invisible Man June 22
051 - 11 Les Misérables of the Kuno Estate June 29
052 - 12 Ghost Story! Ranma and the Magic Sword July 6
053 - 13 All It Takes is One! The Kiss of Love is the Kiss of Death July 13
054 - 14 The Ultimate Team-up!? The Ryoga / Mousse Alliance July 20
055 - 15 Back to the Happosai! July 27
056 - 16 Kodachi the Black Rose! The Beeline to True Love August 3
057 - 17 The Last Days of Happosai...? August 10
058 - 18 Two, Too Violent Girls: Ling-Ling & Lung-Lung August 17
059 - 19 Ranma and the Evil Within August 24
060 - 20 Enter Ken and His Copycat Kerchief August 31
061 - 21 Ryoga's Miracle Cure! Hand Over That Soap September 7
062 - 22 Fight! The Anything-Goes Obstacle Course Race September 14
063 - 23 Ukyo's Skirt! The Great Girly-Girl Gambit September 21
064 - 24 Ranma Goes Back to Jusenkyo at Last October 5

[edit] Season 4 "Outta Control" (1990-1991)

Opening Theme:

  • No Way! Part 2 (絶対! Part 2 Zettai! Part 2) by Yoshie Hayasaka (Episodes 64-87)

Ending Theme:

  • Friends (フレンズ Furenzu) by YAWMIN (Episodes 73-87)
Episode Title Airdate
065 - 01 The Return of the Hawaiian Headmaster from Hell October 12
066 - 02 Enter Kuno, the Night-Prowling Knight October 19
067 - 03 Ranma Gets Weak! October 26
068 - 04 Eureka! The Desperate Move of Desperation November 2
069 - 05 Showdown! Can Ranma Make a Comeback? November 9
070 - 06 Here comes Ranma's Mom! November 16
071 - 07 From Ryoga with Love November 23
072 - 08 My Fiancé, the Cat November 30
073 - 09 Blow, Wind! To Be Young is to Go Gung-Ho December 7
074 - 10 A Formidable New Disciple Appears December 14
075 - 11 Step Outside! December 21
076 - 12 Ryoga's "Tendo Dojo Houseguest" Diary January 11
077 - 13 Happosai's Happy Heart! January 18
078 - 14 Extra, Extra! Kuno & Nabiki: Read All About It! January 25
079 - 15 Ryoga the Strong... Too Strong February 1
080 - 16 Close Call! P-chan's Secret February 8
081 - 17 The Egg-Catcher Man February 15
082 - 18 Ranma and Kuno's... First Kiss February 22
083 - 19 Shampoo's Red Thread of Dread! March 1
084 - 20 Mousse Goes Home to the Country! March 8
085 - 21 The Dumbest Bet in History! March 15
086 - 22 Kuno Becomes a Marianne! March 22
087 - 23 Ranma, You Are Such A Jerk! March 29
088 - 24 Ling-Ling & Lung-Lung Strike Back! April 5

[edit] Season 5 "Martial Mayhem" (1991)

Opening Theme:

  • Earth Orchestra (地球オーケストラ Chikyū Ōkesutora) by Kusu Kusu (Episodes 88-117)

Ending Theme:

Episode Title Airdate
089 - 01 Gimme That Pigtail April 12
090 - 02 When a Guy's Pride and Joy is Gone April 19
091 - 03 Ryoga's Proposal April 26
092 - 04 Genma Takes a Walk May 3
093 - 05 The Gentle Art of Martial Tea Ceremony May 10
094 - 06 And the Challenger is... A Girl?! May 17
095 - 07 Hot Springs Battle Royale! May 24
096 - 08 Me is Kuno's Daddy, Me is May 31
097 - 9 The Matriarch Takes a Stand June 7
098 - 10 A Leotard is a Girl's Burden June 14
099 - 11 The Mixed-Bath Horror! June 21
100 - 12 The Frogman's Curse! April 4
101 - 13 Revenge! Raging Okonomiyaki...! July 5
102 - 14 Ranma the Lady-Killer July 12
103 - 15 Shogi Showdown July 19
104 - 16 Sasuke's "Mission: Improbable" July 26
105 - 17 Bonjour, Furinkan! August 2
106 - 18 Dinner at Ringside! August 9
107 - 19 Swimming with Psychos August 16
108 - 20 Ryoga, Run Into the Sunset August 23
109 - 21 Into the Darkness August 30
110 - 22 Nabiki, Ranma's New Fiancée! September 6
111 - 23 Case of the Missing Takoyaki! September 13
112 - 24 Ranma Versus Shadow Ranma! September 20

[edit] Season 6 "Random Rhapsody" (1991-1992)

Opening Theme:

  • Don't Cry Anymore (もう泣かないで Mō Nakanaide) by Azusa Senou (Episodes 118-135)

Ending Theme:

Episode Title Airdate
113 - 01 Dear Daddy... Love, Kodachi! September 27
114 - 02 Enter Gosunkugi, The New Rival!? October 4
115 - 03 Ranma's Calligraphy Challenge October 11
116 - 04 The Secret Don of Furinkan High October 18
117 - 05 Back to the Way We Were... Please! October 25
118 - 06 Ryoga Inherits the Saotome School? November 1
119 - 07 Tendo Family Goes to the Amusement Park! November 15
120 - 08 The Case of the Furinkan Stalker! November 29
121 - 09 The Date-Monster of Watermelon Island January 24
122 - 10 The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part 1 December 6
123 - 11 The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part 2 December 13
124 - 12 The Missing Matriarch of Martial Arts Tea! February 21
125 - 13 A Xmas Without Ranma December 20
126 - 14 A Cold Day in Furinkan January 10
127 - 15 Akane goes to Hospital! February 28
128 - 16 Curse of the Scribbled Panda January 17
129 - 17 Legend of the Lucky Panda! January 31
130 - 18 Mystery of the Marauding Octopus Pot! March 6
131 - 19 Ukyo's Secret Sauce - Part 1 February 7
132 - 20 Ukyo's Secret Sauce - Part 2 February 14
133 - 21 A Teenage Ghost Story March 27
134 - 22 Gosunkugi's Paper Dolls of Love March 13
135 - 23 Akane's Unfathomable Heart March 20
136 - 24 Master and Student... Forever!? April 3

[edit] Season 7 "Ranma Forever" (1992)

Opening Theme:

  • Love Seeker (Can't Stop It) (ラブ·シーカー~CAN’T STOP IT Ravu Shīkā ~ Can't Stop It) by VisioN (Episodes 136-161)

Ending Theme:

  • Hill of the Rainbow and the Sun (虹と太陽の丘 Niji to Taiyō no Oka) by Piyo Piyo (Episodes 136-161)
Episode Title Airdate
137 - 01 Tatewaki Kuno, Substitute Principal April 10
138 - 02 Ranma's Greatest Challenge!? April 17
139 - 03 Nihao! Jusenkyo Guide April 24
140 - 04 Pick-a-Peck o' Happosai May 1
141 - 05 From the Depths of Despair - Part 1 May 8
142 - 06 From the Depths of Despair - Part 2 May 15
143 - 07 Shampoo's Cursed Kiss May 22
144 - 08 Run Away With Me, Ranma! May 29
145 - 09 Let's Go to the Mushroom Temple June 5
146 - 10 The Cradle from Hell June 12
147 - 11 Madame St. Paul's Cry for Help June 19
148 - 12 Meet You in the Milky Way June 26
149 - 13 Wretched Rice Cakes Of Love July 3
150 - 14 The Horrible Happo Mold-Burst July 10
151 - 15 The Kuno Sibling Scandal July 17
152 - 16 Battle for the Golden Tea Set July 24
153 - 17 Gosunkugi's Summer Affair July 31
154 - 18 Battle for Miss Beachside August 21
155 - 19 Bring It On! Love as a Cheerleader - Part 1 August 7
156 - 20 Bring It On! Love as a Cheerleader - Part 2 August 14
157 - 21 The Musical Instruments of Destruction August 28
158 - 22 A Ninja's Dog is Black and White September 4
159 - 23 The Tendo Dragon Legend September 11
160 - 24 Boy Meets Mom - Part 1 September 18
161 - 25 Boy Meets Mom - Part 2 September 25

[edit] Feature films (1991-1992)

Number Title Airdate
1 Big Trouble in Nekonron, China November 2, 1991
It's just another day at the Tendo Anything-Goes Martial Arts Training Hall - that is, until a strange girl named Lychee and her giant elephant Jasmine arrive to settle a score with lecherous martial arts master Happosai. Apparently, a very long time ago, Happosai gave Lychee's great-grandmother half of a legendary scroll guaranteed to bring happiness to whoever was holding it. The women of Lychee's family have been waiting for three generations now, and the prince STILL hasn't come - but of course, the moment Lychee lets the scroll out of her hands, the prince finally appears. Only now it's Ranma's reluctant fiancée Akane Tendo that's holding the scroll, and the long-awaited prince is only too ready to sweep his lucky bride off her feet. Now Ranma & Co. have no choice but to follow Prince Kirin's majestic flying barge all the way to Nekonron, China, where they find themselves in a showdown with the Seven Lucky Gods of martial arts!
2 Nihao, My Concubine August 1, 1992
When poetry-spouting swordsman Tatewaki Kuno invites Ranma & Co. for a jaunt on his new luxury yacht, the last thing the group expects is a sudden storm to shipwreck them all on a deserted island. However, fixing the boat to get home soon becomes the least of their worries, as all the young girls in the group begin to disappear. As it turns out, they've been bride-napped by Prince Toma, the youthful ruler of the floating island, Togenkyo. Because of a magical spring which turns anything it touches instantly male, would-be bridegrooms have to kidnap girls...and in this case, Ranma's reluctant fiancee Akane is one of them!

[edit] OAV Episodes (1993-1996)

Number Title Airdate
1 Shampoo's Sudden Switch - The Curse of the Contrary Jewel (Viz title: "Desperately Seeking Shampoo") December 7, 1993
2 Tendo Family Christmas Scramble December 7, 1993
3 Akane vs. Ranma! I'll Be the One to Inherit Mother's Recipes! (Viz title: "Like Water for Ranma") February 18, 1994
4 Stormy Weather Comes to School! Growing Up With Miss Hinako June 21, 1994
5 The One to Carry On (1) (Viz title: "Akane And Her Sisters") November 1, 1994
6 The One to Carry On (2) November 1, 1994
7 Reawakening Memories (1) (Viz title: "An Akane to Remember") December 16, 1994
8 Reawakening Memories (2) July 3, 1995
9 Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix (Viz title: "One Flew Over the Kuno's Nest") February 6, 1996
10 Oh, Cursed Tunnel of Lost Love! Let My Love Be Forever February 6, 1996
11 Hell Hath No Fury Like Kasumi Scorned (Viz title: "Faster Kasumi! Kill! Kill!") November 17, 1995
12 The Two Akanes! "Ranma, Look at Me!" June 4, 1996

[edit] Theme songs

Many of the theme songs are sung by DoCo, a band formed by the five of the female seiyuu. DoCo USA is the name of the corresponding English voice actors.

Opening themes:

  • Love! Panic (恋だ!パニック Koi da! Panikku) by YAWMIN (1-6)
  • Us From Now On (僕たちはこれから Bokutachi wa Kore Kara) by DoCo (7)
  • In the Middle of Elementary School (授業中の小学校 Jugyōchū no Shōgakkō) by DoCo (8)
  • Neverending Summer Vacation (終わらない夏休み Owaranai Natsu Yasumi) by DoCo (Movie 3)
  • The Sparkling Sky & Your Voice (かがやく空ときみの声 Kagayaku Sora to Kimi no Koe) by DoCo (9)
  • Full of Memories (思い出がいっぱい Omoide ga Ippai) by DoCo (10)
  • Mutual Love is Complex (Live) (フクザツな両想いLive Version Fukuzatsu na Ryōomoi Live Version) by DoCo (11)

Ending themes:

  • The Ballad of Ranma & Akane (乱馬とあかねのバラード Ranma to Akane no Barādo) by Kappei Yamaguchi & Noriko Hidaka (1-6)
  • Red Shoe Sunday (赤い靴のSUNDAY Akai Kutsu no Sunday) by DoCo (7)
  • A Pure and Honest Christmas (清く正しいクリスマス Kiyoku Tadashii Kurisumasu) by DoCo (8)
  • Liar (うそつき Usotsuki) by DoCo (Movie 3)
  • A Slightly Hilly Road (少しだけ坂道 Sukoshi Dake Sakamichi) by DoCo (9)
  • Love Vanished Once, Regrettably (恋がひとつ消えてしまったの Koi ga Hitotsu Kiete Shimatta no) by DoCo (10)
  • Boyfriend (彼 Kare) by DoCo (11)

Opening themes, Western release:[2]

  • Love Panic! (English Version) by Connie Lavigne (1-6)
  • Us From Now On (English Version) by DoCo USA (7-11)

Ending themes, Western release:

  • The Ballad of Ranma & Akane (乱馬とあかねのバラード Ranma to Akane no Barādo) by Kappei Yamaguchi & Noriko Hidaka (1-6)
  • Red Shoe Sunday (English Version) by DoCo USA (7-11)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ranma ½ OAV - Anime News Network
  2. ^ Ranma ½ OAV - Anime News Network