Legendary manga author Rumiko Takahashi announced the Ranma 1/2 anime series will return with a new anime adaptation. More information about the upcoming Ranma 1/2 anime series will be revealed on July 17 at 6:00 p.m. JST / 2:00 a.m. PST / 5:00 a.m. EST.
In the meantime, watch the new trailer below:
The first anime adaptation for Ranma 1/2 premiered in April 1989. In Japan, the anime ran until September 1992, which includes the Ranma 1/2: Nettō-hen series. The anime also received two movies, a theatrical anime release, and multiple OVAs. What’s more, the most recent Ranma 1/2 anime adaptation was Ranma 1/2: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep special from September 2008.
Takahashi’s Ranma 1/2 manga series was first serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine in August 1987. The manga ran until March 1996, and a total of 38 volumes were released. VIZ Media publishes the manga series in English in the west.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the manga series from VIZ Media, via Crunchyroll:
Years ago, Genma promised his old friend Soun Tendo that Ranma would marry one of Soun’s three daughters and carry on the family’s martial arts school. Except that the girl picked to be Ranma’s bride doesn’t seem to like him, Ranma keeps getting into fights…and did we mention that whole changing into a girl thing?
