Viz Media have announced that they have acquired the worldwide merchandising rights for Ranma 1/2. The merch will be available this fall, alongside the series’ premiere on October 5.
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. The new anime adaptation was confirmed in June.
Ranma 1/2 Merch Revealed, Launching in Fall 2024
During Anime NYC 2024, Viz Media announced that have acquired the merchandising rights for the upcoming Ranma 1/2 reboot. The merch will launch in Fall 2024 and include T-shirts, hoodies, pins, drinkware, throws, posters, and more. It will be available at most local and online retailers when the series premieres on October 5.
The cast for Ranma 1/2 includes the following:
- Kappei Yamaguchi as (male) Ranma Saotome
- Megumi Hayashibara as (female) Ranma
- Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendō
- Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendō
- Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendō
- Kōichi Yamadera as Ryōga Hibiki
- Rei Sakuma as Shampoo
Here’s an overview of the original Ranma 1/2 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?
The new Ranma 1/2 anime will premiere on October 5. The series will be available to watch on Netflix when it releases.
