#Trailer, Netflix Streaming, and More Revealed
A trailer and key visual for the new Ranma 1/2 anime adaptation have been released. There’s also plenty of new information, including an October 5 JST (effectively October 6 at 12:55 AM JST) Japanese premiere date, Netflix exclusivity for its streaming release, and MAPPA‘s involvement as the animation production studio.
Konosuke Uda (DAYS, Victory Kickoff!) is directing Ranma 1/2 with Hiromi Taniguchi (Deca Dence and Saga of Tanya the Evil Operation Desert Pasta co-character designer) as character designer and co-chief animation director and Kimiko Ueno (Astro Note) as series composer. Nao Naito and Rie Aoki are main animators, while Kaoru Wada (Tesla Note) is composing the music.
Kappei Yamaguchi is voicing Ranma Saotome, while Megumi Hayashibara is voicing his female form. Also part of the cast are:
• Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendo
• Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendo
• Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendo
• Akio Otsuka as Soun Tendo
• Cho as Genma Saotome
• Koichi Yamadera as Ryoga Hibiki
• Rei Sakuma as Shampoo
• Kenichi Ogata as the Narrator
ano is the opening song artist.
The synopsis of the anime reads as:
Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo of Tendo Dojo are betrothed to each other by their parents. But Ranma faces a unique problem… Ever since he fell into the cursed springs of Jusenkyo while training in China, his body has acquired the peculiar trait of transforming into a girl when doused with cold water and reverting to a boy with hot water.
The Ranma 1/2 manga by Rumiko Takahashi debuted in the 36th 1987 issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday and ended in the 12th 1996 issue of the magazine. The romantic action-comedy manga originally inspired an 18-episode anime that began airing in 1989. This was followed by Ranma ½: Nettou-hen, which ran from 1989 to 1992 with 143 episodes.
The previous anime were produced by Studio Deen and had Atsuko Nakajima (Komi Can’t Communicate, Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto, Trinity Blood) as character designer. Tsutomu Shibayama (Chibi Maruko-chan co-director) directed the first series while Koji Sawai (.hack//Legend of the Twilight) and Junji Nishimura (Vlad Love, Extreme Hearts) co-directed Nettou-hen.
The new Ranma 1/2 anime is the second remake of a Takahashi manga, following the recent four-cour Urusei Yatsura anime. Viz Media publishes the manga in English.
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