Editing Ranma ½ (section)

== Media ==
=== Manga ===
{{Main|List of Ranma ½ chapters}}

Written and illustrated by [[Rumiko Takahashi]], ''Ranma ½'' began publication in the [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] anthology ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' issue #36 published on August 19, 1987,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年サンデー 1987/08/19 表示号数36|url=http://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazines/356908|website=Bunka.go.jp|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=August 1, 2019|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802091238/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazines/356908|archive-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> following the ending of her series ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]''. From August 1987 until March 1996, the manga was published on a near weekly basis with the occasional colored page to spruce up the usually black and white stories. After nearly a decade of storylines, the final chapter was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issue #12 on March 6, 1996.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年サンデー 1996/03/06 表示号数12|url=http://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazines/356476|website=Bunka.go.jp|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=August 1, 2019|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802024303/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazines/356476|archive-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> The 407 chapters were periodically collected and published by [[Shogakukan]] into a total of 38 black and white {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes from 1988 to 1996. They were reassembled in 38 {{Transliteration|ja|[[shinsōban]]}} from April 2002 to October 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=4091265014|script-title=ja:らんま１／２〔新装版〕 / 1|website=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=4091265383|script-title=ja:らんま１／２〔新装版〕 / 38|website=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> A ''Shōnen Sunday'' Special edition for all 20 volumes was published from 2016 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=らんま１／２の既刊一覧 – 小学館コミック|url=https://shogakukan-comic.jp/book-series?cd=44915|access-date=July 18, 2024|website=shogakukan-comic.jp|language=ja}}</ref> This edition included a series of interviews with Rumiko Takahashi called ''The Making of Ranma.''

North American publisher [[Viz Media]] originally released ''Ranma ½'' in a monthly [[comic book]] format that contained two chapters each from 1992 to 2003, and had the images "flipped" to read left-to-right, causing the art to be mirrored. These were periodically collected into graphic novels. On March 18, 2004, after releasing 21 volumes, Viz announced that it would reprint a number of its graphic novels. The content remained the same, but the novels moved to a smaller format with different covers and a price drop.<ref name="viz-secondeditionmanga">{{cite news|url=http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2004/03_secondedition.php|website=Viz Media|title=2004 Press Releases|date=April 25, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230134551/http://viz.com/news/newsroom/2004/03_secondedition.php|archive-date=December 30, 2009}}</ref> Each volume covers roughly the same amount of material as the Japanese volumes, but retained its left-to-right format and had minor differences in grouping so that it spans 36 volumes rather than the original 38. The final volume was released in stores on November 14, 2006,<ref name="viz-vol36page">{{cite news|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5766|date=October 20, 2006|website=Viz Media|title=Product page for volume 36|access-date=October 20, 2006|archive-date=February 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208113454/http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5766|url-status=live}}<!-- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5766 |date=*}}--></ref> thus making it Viz's longest running manga, spanning over 13 years. At [[Anime Expo]] on July 7, 2013, Viz Media announced re-release of the manga in a format that combines two individual volumes into a single large one, and restores the original right-to-left reading order (a first in North America for this series).<ref name="2in1">{{cite news|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=July 7, 2013|title=Viz Media Adds Deadman Wonderland, Gangsta. Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-07/viz-media-adds-deadman-wonderland-gangsta-manga|access-date=July 7, 2013|archive-date=September 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913121110/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-07/viz-media-adds-deadman-wonderland-gangsta-manga|url-status=live}}</ref> The first 2-in-1 book (volumes 1–2) was published on March 11, 2014; the final (volumes 35–36) on March 14, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=VIZ: Read a Free Preview of Ranma 1/2 (2-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ranma-12-2-in-1-edition-volume-1/product/3395/paperback|access-date=October 7, 2024|website=www.viz.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=VIZ: Read a Free Preview of Ranma 1/2 (2-in-1 Edition), Vol. 19|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ranma-12-2-in-1-edition-volume-19/product/5066/paperback|access-date=October 7, 2024|website=www.viz.com|language=en-US}}</ref> On July 27, 2021, Viz released all 19 2-in-1 books digitally.<ref>[https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ranma-12-2-in-1-edition-volume-1/product/3395/digital Ranma 1/2 (2-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815035846/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ranma-12-2-in-1-edition-volume-1/product/3395/digital |date=August 15, 2021 }} – [[VIZ Media]]</ref><ref>[https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ranma-12-2-in-1-edition-volume-19/product/5066/digital Ranma 1/2 (2-in-1 Edition), Vol. 19] – [[VIZ Media]]</ref> [[Madman Entertainment]] publishes the two-in-one version in Australasia.

Together with ''[[Spriggan (manga)|Spriggan]]'', it was the first manga published in Portugal, by [[Texto Editora]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bedeteca.com/index.php?pageID=recortes&recortesID=1555|title=Fenómeno Manga ameaça explosão|author=Pedro Cleto|date=November 15, 2004|access-date=December 14, 2014|work=bedeteca.com|language=pt|archive-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214155320/http://www.bedeteca.com/index.php?pageID=recortes&recortesID=1555|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== First and second anime series ===
{{Main|List of Ranma ½ episodes}}

An [[anime]] television series was created by [[Studio Deen]] and aired weekly between April 15, 1989, and September 16, 1989, on [[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]] for 18 episodes, before being canceled due to low ratings. The series was then reworked by most of the same staff, retitled {{Nihongo||らんま {{sfrac|1|2}} 熱闘編|Ranma ½ Nettōhen}} and launched in a different time slot, running for 143 episodes from October 20, 1989, to September 25, 1992. The anime stays true to the original manga but does differ by keeping Ranma's gender transformation a secret from the high school students, at least throughout most of its length. It also does not introduce [[Hikaru Gosunkugi]] until very late in the series, instead, [[Sasuke Sarugakure]], the diminutive ninja retainer of the Kuno family fills a number of Gosunkugi's roles in early storylines but is a major character in his own right. The anime also alters the placement of many story arcs and contains numerous original episodes and characters not adapted from the manga.

Viz Media licensed both anime series in 1993, making ''Ranma ½'' one of the first anime titles licensed by Viz. The English dub produced for the series was recorded by [[Ocean Productions|The Ocean Group]] in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]. They released the series on VHS from their own ''Viz Video'' label, and on DVD a few years later in association with [[Geneon USA|Pioneer Home Entertainment]]. Their releases collected both anime series as one, separated episodes into what they call "seasons", and changed the ordering of many of the episodes. Viz themselves re-released it on DVD in 2007 using their own DVD production company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JVT28G/|title=Ranma 1/2: Season One: The Digital Dojo; TV Anime Season 1 DVD Box Set|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412122147/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JVT28G/|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[Otakon]] 2013, Viz announced that they re-acquired the TV series for [[Blu-ray]] and DVD release in 2014. The show is streamed on their anime channel service [[Neon Alley]] since Autumn 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=August 10, 2013|title=Viz Media to Release Ranma Anime on BD/DVD|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-10/viz-media-to-release-ranma-anime-on-bd/dvd|access-date=August 10, 2013|archive-date=September 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906150554/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-10/viz-media-to-release-ranma-anime-on-bd/dvd|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2020, [[Toonami]] co-creator Jason DeMarco revealed that he had previously tried to get ''Ranma ½'' aired on the American TV programming block, but "it's something we never were able to figure out, because, frankly, there's too much nudity".<ref>{{cite news|last=Inoa|first=Christopher|date=September 28, 2020|title=The Fairy Tale of Inuyasha: 20 Years Later|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-09-28/the-fairy-tale-of-inuyasha-20-years-later/.164481|access-date=February 7, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208202107/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-09-28/the-fairy-tale-of-inuyasha-20-years-later/.164481|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Madman Entertainment]] licensed some of the series for release in [[Australasia]], although their rights expired after releasing only the first four "seasons" as one series.<ref name="Madseason1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/ranma-12-tv-season-1-collection_article_78225.html|title=Ranma 1/2 TV Season 1 Collection|website=Mania.com|access-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216190226/http://www.mania.com/ranma-12-tv-season-1-collection_article_78225.html|archive-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name="madseason4">{{cite news|last=Hayward|first=Jon|date=October 2, 2006|title=Madman Panel – Complete Report|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2006/madman-panel-complete-report|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144509/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2006/madman-panel-complete-report|url-status=live}}</ref>

The original (1989–1992) anime adapts 56% of the manga, or 229 chapters, 22 volumes out of the 38.

=== Films and original video animations ===
{{Main|List of Ranma ½ episodes#Films (1991–1994)}}

Studio Deen also created three theatrical films; ''The Battle of Nekonron, China! A Battle to Defy the Rules!'' on November 2, 1991; ''Battle at Togenkyo! Get Back the Brides'' on August 1, 1992; and ''Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix'' on August 20, 1994. The first two films are feature length, but the third was originally shown in theaters with two other films: ''[[Ghost Sweeper Mikami]]'' and ''Heisei Dog Stories: Bow''.

Following the ending of the TV series, 11 [[original video animation]]s were released directly to home video, the earliest on December 7, 1993, and the eleventh on June 4, 1996.<ref name="furinkan_ranma_ova">{{cite news|url=http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/anime/ovas.html|website=Furinkan|title=OVAs|date=November 17, 2009|access-date=May 31, 2012|archive-date=September 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918152832/http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/anime/ovas.html|url-status=live}}</ref> All but two are based on stories originally in the manga. Twelve years later, a ''Ranma'' animation was created for the "It's a Rumic World" exhibition of Rumiko Takahashi's artwork. Based on the "Nightmare! Incense of Deep Sleep" manga story from volume 34, it was shown on odd numbered days at the exhibition in Tokyo from July 30 to August 11, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=August 1, 2008|title=New Ranma 1/2 Short Debuts at Takahashi's Tokyo Event|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-02/new-ranma-short-debuts-at-takahashi-tokyo-event|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025053918/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-02/new-ranma-short-debuts-at-takahashi-tokyo-event|url-status=live}}</ref> But it was not released until January 29, 2010, when it was put in a DVD box set with the ''Urusei Yatsura'' and ''[[Inuyasha]]'' specials that premiered at the same exhibit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002IWF242/|title=It's a Rumic World スペシャルアニメBox【完全予約限定商品】 (DVD)|website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144509/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002IWF242/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was then released on DVD and Blu-ray by itself on October 20, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0040I119M/|title=It's a Rumic World らんま1/2~悪夢!春眠香 (DVD)|website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|date=October 20, 2010|access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144510/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0040I119M/|url-status=live}}</ref> Viz Media also licensed all three films, and the original 11 OVAs for distribution in North America (however they released the third film as an OVA).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CCZRBI/|title=Ranma 1/2: OVA Series Box Set|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412122030/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CCZRBI/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EJ9VO8/|title=Ranma 1/2 Movie Box Set|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412122022/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EJ9VO8/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[MVM Films]] has released the first two films in the United Kingdom,<ref name="MVMmovie1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/ranma-movie-8211-big-trouble-nekonron-china_article_77596.html|title=Ranma 1/2 The Movie – Big Trouble Nekonron China|website=Mania.com|access-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131530/http://www.mania.com/ranma-movie-8211-big-trouble-nekonron-china_article_77596.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref name="MVMmovie2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/ranma-movie-2-nihao-my-concubine_article_77976.html|title=Ranma 1/2 The Movie 2 – Nihao My Concubine|website=Mania.com|access-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154013/http://www.mania.com/ranma-movie-2-nihao-my-concubine_article_77976.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> while Madman Entertainment released them in Australasia.

=== Third anime series ===
A new anime adaptation was announced in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:「らんま1/2」完全新作的アニメ制作決定！特報PV公開　続報は7月17日にライブ配信|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/579386|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 26, 2024|language=ja|date=June 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 Manga Gets New Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-25/rumiko-takahashi-ranma-1-2-manga-gets-new-anime/.212191|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 25, 2024|date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> The new anime [[remake]] series, simply titled ''Ranma ½'', is produced by [[MAPPA]] with [[Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions]] handling planning and production duties. The series is directed by [[Kōnosuke Uda]], with {{Ill|Kimiko Ueno|ja|うえのきみこ}} writing the series' scripts, Hiromi Taniguchi designing the characters, and [[Kaoru Wada]] composing the music. Most of the original Japanese voice cast for the main characters reprise their roles. In contrast with the original animation, the remake censors some Chinese communist symbolism. The first season aired from October 6 to December 22, 2024, on [[Nippon Television]] and its affiliates,{{efn|name=Airdate|[[Nippon TV]] listed the series premiere as airing on October 5, 2024, at 24:55, which is effectively October 6 at 12:55 a.m. [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ranma-pr.com/onair/|title=Hōsō / Haishin Jōhō {{!}} Terebi Anime "Ranma 1/2" Koshiki Saito|script-title=ja:放送・配信情報 {{!}} TVアニメ「らんま1/2」公式サイト|trans-title=Broadcast / Distribution Information {{!}} TV Anime "Ranma 1/2" Official Site|website=ranma-pr.com|language=ja|access-date=October 5, 2024}}</ref>}} with [[Netflix]] licensing it for streaming worldwide weekly after the Japanese broadcast. The first season's opening theme is "Iinazukekkyun" performed by [[Ano (singer)|Ano]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=高橋留美子／小学館|date=July 17, 2024|title=TVアニメ「らんま1/2」 2024年10月5日(土)より放送/配信決定！キービジュアル、第1弾PVを公開！！|url=https://ranma-pr.com/news/64/|access-date=July 17, 2024|website=完全新作的アニメ「らんま1/2」公式サイト|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=New Ranma 1/2 Anime Reveals Returning & New Cast, Staff, October 5 Debut in 1st Trailer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-17/new-ranma-1-2-anime-reveals-returning-and-new-cast-staff-october-5-debut-in-1st-trailer/.213312|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 17, 2024|date=July 17, 2024}}</ref> while the first season's ending theme is "[[Anta Nante]]" performed by {{Ill|Riria (singer)|lt=Riria|ja|りりあ。}} specifically for the anime.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Egan|last=Loo|title=Singer-Songwriter Riria. Performs New Ranma 1/2 Anime's Ending Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-31/singer-songwriter-riria-performs-new-ranma-1-2-anime-ending-song/.214980|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 21, 2024|date=August 31, 2024}}</ref> Viz Media and [[Hot Topic]] hosted the world premiere of the first episode on August 23 during [[Anime NYC]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Alex|last=Mateo|title=Viz Media Screens World Premiere of New Ranma 1/2 Anime at Anime NYC on August 24 (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-17/viz-media-screens-world-premiere-of-new-ranma-1-2-anime-at-anime-nyc-on-august-24/.213334|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 18, 2024|date=July 17, 2024}}</ref> Earlier that same month, it was reported that the entire first season was leaked online alongside many other [[Iyuno]] localization company works. Netflix promptly responded to the leaks with [[DMCA takedowns]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 9, 2024|title=IGN: Netflix States Compromised Post-Production Partner Leaked Anime; Streaming Service is Aggressively Taking Action (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-09/ign-netflix-states-compromised-post-production-partner-leaked-anime-streaming-service-is-/.214145|access-date=August 11, 2024|website=Anime News Network}}</ref>

A second season was announced immediately following the first season finale.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|date=December 21, 2024|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-21/new-ranma-1-2-anime-gets-2nd-season/.219377|title=New Ranma 1/2 Anime Gets 2nd Season|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>

==== Episodes ====
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| Title           = Here's Ranma
| TranslitTitle   = Ranma ga Kita
| NativeTitle     = らんまが来た
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| DirectedBy      = [[Kōnosuke Uda]]
| WrittenBy       = {{Ill|Kimiko Ueno|ja|うえのきみこ}}
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| Aux3            = Hiromi Taniguchi
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| ShortSummary    = In Tokyo during the 1980s, the Martial Arts Tendo Dojo houses Soun Tendo along with his three daughters: the eldest Kasumi, the middle Nabiki, and the youngest Akane. Mr. Tendo informs them that one of them is going to marry Ranma Saotome, the son of his friend Genma. The father and son duo have been on a training journey for many years, where they perfect their martial arts skills, with their latest trip taking them to China. However, the Tendos are met by a panda and a girl who introduces herself as Ranma Saotome. Akane shows Ranma around and has a quick sparring match with her, wanting to befriend their visitor, until she goes off to take a hot bath, and witnesses Ranma transform into the man that her father was expecting, freighting her. After she calms down, the panda, revealed to be Ranma's father Genma, explains that two weeks ago, during their training journey in China, they traveled to the legendary and dangerous training ground of Jusenkyo. The training ground is rarely visited due to over a hundred cursed springs being there, each having its own tragic legend. Each spring had a human or a creature that drowned there thousands of years ago, and a person who falls into the cursed spring takes the physical body of who or what drowned there. During their training fight Genma and Ranma fall into the Spring of Drowned Panda and Spring of Drowned Girl respectively, taking the forms of a panda and a young girl. The curse functions as an on/off switch, with hot water reversing their transformations and cold water triggering it back. Soun, Kasumi and Nabiki all decide to nominate Akane as Ranma's bride, due to her being a martial artist herself and having a hatred of men (Ranma being a half-girl fixing that problem in their eyes). Both Ranma and Akane protest against the engagement despite having similar personalities.
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| Title           = I Hate Men!
| TranslitTitle   = Otoko Nanka Daikkirai
| NativeTitle     = 男なんか大っ嫌い
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| DirectedBy      = Nobuyoshi Arai
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Kōnosuke Uda
| Aux3            = Yoshiko Saito
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| ShortSummary    = Ranma is told by Genma to start attending Furinkan High School, which Akane & her sister Nabiki currently go to. En route, Ranma is splashed by cold water and is taken by Akane to Dr. Tofu's clinic (a local chiropractor) to get hot water, whom Akane also happens to have a crush on. Upon arriving at Furinkan High, Akane is ambushed by most of the male students at the school, all of whom she defeats swiftly in battle. She is then confronted by upperclassmen Tatewaki Kuno, the captain of the school's Kendo Club with a crush on Akane. Upon discovering Ranma's engagement with Akane, he furiously challenges him to a battle, one in which Ranma is able to overpower Kuno. Akane later explains that Kuno challenged the male student body to fighting Akane, saying that whomsoever defeats her, gets to date her. Later during a rematch between Ranma & Kuno, Ranma transforms and Kuno ends up falling in love with his female form. He confesses to Ranma in his female form (whom he refers to as "the pigtailed girl"), not realizing that she and Ranma are the same person.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 3
| EpisodeNumber2  = 3
| Title           = Because There's Someone He Likes
| TranslitTitle   = Sukinahito ga Iru Ndakara
| NativeTitle     = 好きな人がいるんだから
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Tadahito Matsubayashi
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Tadahito Matsubayashi
| Aux3            = Takeshi Yoshioka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|20}}
| ShortSummary    = Nabiki, upon learning Kuno's infatuation with both Akane and Ranma's female form, uses this opportunity to earn some cash. She secretly takes photos of Ranma in his girl form and Akane and sells them to Kuno. Despite Ranma's efforts, Kuno is too dumb-witted to put two-and-two together and realize that Ranma and the "pigtailed girl" are the same person. As Kuno's intention to two-time both Akane and the "pigtailed girl" reaches the ears of the student body of Furinkan High, the male students who previously used to battle Akane in order to win her permission to date them, abandon their pursuits. During a visit to Dr. Tofu's clinic after Akane inflicted an injury on Ranma in her anger, Ranma learns that Dr. Tofu already has a crush on Akane's older sister Kasumi, something which has been troubling Akane for a long time. Shortly thereafter, Ranma has a sprain in his leg and is unable to walk. Akane offers to give him a piggyback ride and Ranma refuses, thinking that it is too embarrassing for a guy to be given a piggyback by a girl. Hearing this, Akane turns Ranma into a girl and carries him home, making Ranma realize that despite Akane's violent tendencies, she is a pure-hearted person, making him fall for her more.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 4
| EpisodeNumber2  = 4
| Title           = The Hunter
| TranslitTitle   = Ranma o Otte Kita Otoko
| NativeTitle     = 乱馬を追ってきた男
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Parako Shinohara
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Mitsue Yamazaki
| Aux3            = Nao Ōtsu
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|27}}
| ShortSummary    = One morning at Furinkan High, Ranma is ambushed by Ryoga Hibiki, a martial artist who wants revenge against Ranma, although Ranma doesn't seem to recognize him. Ryoga later explains that he and Ranma used to attend an all-boys middle school together (which Ranma only attended for a short time due to his ongoing training). There, Ryoga challenged Ranma to a fight but Ranma failed to show up, fueling Ryoga's desire for a revenge. Ranma recalls this and explains that he waited at the agreed-upon place for the fight for 3 days, but due to Ryoga's extreme lack of orientation and direction sense, he ended up reaching there on the fourth day, by the time which Ranma had already left. Ten days later, Ryoga challenges Ranma to a fight again, wanting to settle their unfinished score. During the fight, Ryoga learns of Ranma's curse, something which makes him even more enraged at Ranma. Akane & Ranma also end up having an argument with each other in the middle of the fight, leading to Ryoga's missed attack chopping off Akane's long hair.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 5
| EpisodeNumber2  = 5
| Title           = Who Says You're Cute
| TranslitTitle   = Kawaikunē
| NativeTitle     = かわいくねえ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Taro Kubo
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Ikuo Morimoto
| Aux3            = Hiromi Taniguchi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|3}}
| ShortSummary    = A stunned Akane leaves the area without another word to Ranma or Ryoga. Via flashbacks, it is explained that the reason Akane grew out her hair to such a length was due to her desire to imitate Kasumi and appear more feminine towards Dr. Tofu, thinking that her tomboy nature would discourage Dr. Tofu from liking her. Akane ends up completely breaking down at a visit at Dr. Tofu's clinic, finally confessing her feelings toward him. Finally feeling like she can move on, Akane heads home with her spirits high. En route, Ranma apologizes to Akane for his behavior earlier and unintentionally discovers a more playful nature of Akane's personality. That night, Ryoga, still hungry for revenge against Ranma, sneaks into the Tendo residence in the middle of a storm. He is quickly forced to flee however, and Ranma speculates that Ryoga may also have fallen in a cursed spring at Jusenkyo. At home, Akane finds a black piglet in her room, shivering from the cold, which she decides to adopt as a pet. She asks Ranma to give the pig a hot water bath, which Ranma agrees to. Ranma then sees the pig transform into Ryoga upon being immersed in hot water. Ryoga then explains that while he was at China, he was knocked into the Spring of Drowned Black Piglet by a girl (Ranma in his female form) chasing a panda (Genma), explaining his rage towards Ranma upon learning that he was that girl. Before he can attack Ranma, Ranma turns Ryoga into a pig again and chases him around the hallway. Akane stops him and takes the pig to her room to sleep with her (not knowing that it is Ryoga). This continued affection from Akane leads to Ryoga falling hopelessly in love with her.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 6
| EpisodeNumber2  = 6
| Title           = Kodachi, The Black Rose
| TranslitTitle   = Kuro Bara no Kodachi
| NativeTitle     = 黒バラの小太刀
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Yoji Sato
| WrittenBy       = Erika Ando
| Aux2            = [[Tomohisa Shimoyama]]
| Aux3            = Takeshi Yoshioka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|10}}
| ShortSummary    = The Furinkan High girls' rhythmic gymnastics team has an upcoming match with Kodachi, a student from the St. Bacchus School in a fight of martial arts rhythmic gymnastics in one week. The team appeals to Akane to fill in for them as they believe only she can take on the yet-to-be-defeated Kodachi, to which Akane agrees. That night, Kodachi breaks into the Tendo Dojo, wanting to swiftly eliminate Akane before the upcoming match. Kodachi fails to do so, but before leaving, she encounters and desperately falls in love with Ranma. The next morning, Kodachi declares to Akane that Ranma will be the prize in their upcoming gymnastics battle. They also learn that Kodachi is the younger sister of upperclassman Kuno. Akane trains for the upcoming match with help from Ranma and Ryoga, as her abilities at rhythmic gymnastics improve gradually. The night before the match however, Akane ends up tripping and injuring her leg, leaving her unable to compete. With no last-minute substitute available, Ranma is (unwillingly) turned into his female form by Ryoga in order to fill in for Akane.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 7
| EpisodeNumber2  = 7
| Title           = Hot Competition
| TranslitTitle   = Nettō Shintaisō
| NativeTitle     = 熱闘新体操
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Yasuhiro Geshi
| WrittenBy       = Erika Ando
| Aux2            = Hiroko Kazui
| Aux3            = Yoshiko Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|17}}
| ShortSummary    = As Ryoga helps Ranma train for the match, he reveals that his ultimate intention is to put Ranma out of commission, so that he loses the match and is forced to date Kodachi, leaving Akane free for Ryoga to pursue. Ranma however, doesn't let Ryoga get the upper hand and trains with him all night long. On the day of the match, Ranma is extremely sleep-deprived and Kodachi keeps using unlawful ways to sabotage Ranma during the match. Ranma however, is able to gain the upper hand and turn the tide of the battle on Kodachi and win. Kodachi however, chooses to continue her pursuit of Ranma, which she terms is now fueled by a new, burning passion, much to Ranma's dismay.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 8
| EpisodeNumber2  = 8
| Title           = Darling Charlotte
| TranslitTitle   = Aishi no Sharurotto
| NativeTitle     = 愛しのシャルロット
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Nobuyoshi Arai
| WrittenBy       = Misaki Morie
| Aux2            = Nobuyoshi Arai
| Aux3            = Nao Ōtsu
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|24}}
| ShortSummary    = After a trip to the local ice-skating rink, Akane loses P-Chan (the name that she has given her pet pig, unaware that it is really Ryoga). As she begs Ranma to help him look for her, Ranma finds P-Chan in the possession of a young girl named Azuza Shiratori, a kleptomaniac who is obsessed with stealing and possessing various objects as her own. Mikado Sanzenin returns P-Chan to Akane and attempts to make advances on her, irritating Ranma. Seeing this, Mikado challenges Ranma & Akane to a martial arts figure skating match, in which the winner will get to keep P-Chan. The two also learn that Mikado & Azuza are the famed "Golden Pair" of Kolkhoz High School, which have separated every couple in skating matches thus far. While training for said match, Ranma, inefficient at ice skating, trains with Akane in his female form (considering it too embarrassing for a guy to be bad at ice skating), before being picked up and kissed by Mikado, humiliating Ranma as his first kiss is stolen by a boy. Back at home, while patching up Ranma's injuries, Akane dares Ranma to kiss her, to which they almost do, before being interrupted by the Tendo family, who were watching in high anticipation.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 9
| EpisodeNumber2  = 9
| Title           = I'll Never Let Go
| TranslitTitle   = Kono-te wa Hanasanai
| NativeTitle     = この手ははなさない
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Parako Shinohara
| WrittenBy       = Misaki Morie
| Aux2            = Parako Shinohara
| Aux3            = Hiromi Taniguchi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|1}}
| ShortSummary    = Before the match begins, Mikado declares to Ranma that he plans to kiss Akane during the fight, worrying Ranma. He later advises Akane to stay away from Mikado. During the fight, Ranma & Akane fare off well against the Golden Pair, even surviving their dreaded "Couple Break-Up Spin" attack. Ryoga (who has been so far chained to the trophy in his pig form), turns back into his human form. In an effort to remove Ranma from the match and partner up with Akane and win her over, Ryoga turns Ranma into a girl (after dimming the lights) only to accidentally end up sending Akane to the crowd and getting paired up with Ranma. The fight resumes with Ryoga & Ranma facing off against Mikado & Azuza, but their rivalry and fighting gets in the way of their cooperation. Ryoga, angered by Ranma's taunts about always wanting to impress Akane, ends up breaking the ice rink, causing it to split into various flat icebergs.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 10
| EpisodeNumber2  = 10
| Title           = Kiss of Death
| TranslitTitle   = Shi no Seppun
| NativeTitle     = 死の接吻
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Tomoko Hiramuki<br />& Yusuke Kurinishi
| WrittenBy       = Misaki Morie
| Aux2            = Tadahito Matsubayashi
| Aux3            = Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|8}}
| ShortSummary    = Ranma and Ryoga realize that they must cooperate if they want to win the match. After successfully baiting Mikado and Azuza, Ryoga and Ranma end up winning the match. Ryoga however, wanting to settle the score with Ranma then and there, starts fighting with him in the middle of the broken rink. Akane ends up interfering, demanding to know the reason for their intense rivalry, but the ice beneath her breaks, causing Akane (who doesn't know how to swim) to drown in the frozen lake, as Ranma and Ryoga jump into the water to save her.  Akane wakes up in an infirmary later with Ranma, her friends and P-Chan. Suddenly, a Chinese Amazon by the name of Shampoo breaks the wall and infiltrates, intending to kill Ranma. Ranma narrowly survives and explains later to Akane about his history with Shampoo. After getting inflicted with the Jusenkyo curse, Ranma and Genma wandered around in China in their cursed forms. There, they encountered a local Chinese Amazon Tribe of Women battling in martial arts for dominance. After Ranma ended up accidentally eating the feast that was Shampoo's first prize, causing her to challenge Ranma. The battle ended with Ranma swiftly defeating Shampoo, who then gave Ranma the "Kiss of Death" - a promise to hunt Ranma down to the ends of the earth and kill him for dishonoring a Chinese Amazon. Ranma (in his male form) and Akane return home, only to find that Shampoo followed Genma to the Tendo Dojo. Wanting to know about Ranma's whereabouts, Shampoo attacks Akane, leading to Ranma stepping in to protect Akane, and defeating Shampoo again (this time in his male form). Ranma expects to get another Kiss of Death, only to be kissed lovingly by Shampoo, much to everyone's shock.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 11
| EpisodeNumber2  = 11
| Title           = You I Love
| TranslitTitle   = Wǒ Ài Nǐ
| NativeTitle     = 我愛你
| NativeTitleLangCode = zh
| DirectedBy      = Tokio Igarashi
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Tokio Igarashi
| Aux3            = Yoshiko Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|15}}
| ShortSummary    = Shampoo explains that, according to Chinese Amazon Law, if an Amazon is defeated by an outsider, and that outsider is a woman, then she must give that woman the Kiss of Death and promptly kill her. However, if the outsider is a man, then the Amazon must marry that man. Shampoo immediately starts fawning over Ranma, much to the anger and dismay of Akane, who furiously declares that her engagement to Ranma is cancelled. While Akane wonders whether or not Ranma's feelings for her are genuine, Ranma is torn between Shampoo's infatuation for his male form and bloodthirst for his female form. During school the next day, Shampoo discovers Ryoga in his pig form and decides to break into Ranma's class and feed him Ryoga. Akane immediately cries and snatches P-Chan away to resuscitate him. With another attempt to win Ranma over stolen by Akane, Shampoo gives Akane the Kiss of Death and challenges her to a battle in the school courtyard. Ranma is knocked out unconscious for the battle and ends up arriving only when it is over. He finds Akane unconscious but unharmed. When he wakes her up however, she has no idea who he is.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 12
| EpisodeNumber2  = 12
| Title           = Shampoo Cleans Up
| TranslitTitle   = Hissatsu Shanpū
| NativeTitle     = 必殺シャンプー
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy      = Yoji Sato
| WrittenBy       = Kimiko Ueno
| Aux2            = Ikuo Morimoto
| Aux3            = Nao Ōtsu
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|22}}
| ShortSummary    = Ranma realizes that Akane is suffering from selective amnesia, as she only has no memories or recollections of just Ranma. He ends up consulting Dr. Tofu on what Shampoo might have done to Akane during their fight, and Dr. Tofu explains that Shampoo used the infamous Shiatsu technique. Genma, who was passing by, witnessed the entire ordeal. He explains that the technique involves applying various shampoos and other Chinese medicinal herbs on the head at certain acupressure points in order to erase selective memories. This can also be reversed by applying the specific Shampoo Blend 119. Ranma decides to journey to China and purchase Blend 119 from a pharmacy, only to encounter Shampoo wielding Blend 119. After a scuffle, she agrees to give him Blend 119 under the condition that Ranma kills female Ranma (still unaware that they're the same person). Back at the Dojo, Ranma begs Ryoga to severely beat him up so that his battered body can be transformed and used as evidence of his female form's death. Ryoga refuses, but Soun and Genma oblige. Akane intervenes, demanding to know the cause of the commotion, and in a fit of rage, Ranma calls her "un-cute" (a common phrase he uses against her). This triggers a shock reaction from Akane. Ranma realizes that uttering familiar phrases will trigger the deep buried memory of Ranma within Akane. He starts name-calling her the various things he tells her that she is ("unsexy", "tomboy", "built like a brick"), leading to Akane finally remembering Ranma. Shampoo arrives, and upon discovering that Akane has regained her memories of Ranma, she attempts to kill Akane. Ranma stops her and reveals his secret to Shampoo, transforming into his female form in front of her. At first, Shampoo attempts to kill Ranma in a fit of rage, but then completely breaks down into tears and leaves, declaring that she and Ranma "will never meet again".
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=== Video games ===
{{Main|List of Ranma ½ video games}}

There have been seventeen [[video game]]s based on the ''Ranma ½'' franchise. While most are [[fighting game]]s, there have been several [[Role-playing game|RPG]]s, [[puzzle]] games, and [[Pachinko]] slot machines. The most recent game is ''Pachislot Ranma 1/2'', released on November 5, 2018, for ''Pachinko''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/misc/videogames.html|website=Furinkan|title=Video Games|date=April 28, 2023|access-date=April 28, 2023|archive-date=January 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123075034/http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/misc/videogames.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Only two have been released in Western countries. ''Ranma ½: Chōnai Gekitōhen'' was released in the US as ''Street Combat''; the characters were [[Americanization|Americanized]], having their appearances completely changed, and the music was changed as well.<ref name="JasonThompson">{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Jason|date=January 26, 2012|title=Ranma 1/2 – Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2012-01-26|access-date=July 5, 2013|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144510/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2012-01-26|url-status=live}}</ref> However, ''[[Ranma ½: Hard Battle]]'' was released in both North America and Europe unaltered.<ref name="JasonThompson"/>

=== Live-action special ===
[[File:Ranma Drama Poster.jpg|thumb|150px|Poster for the ''Ranma&nbsp;½'' TV drama, featuring the cast and artwork by Rumiko Takahashi]]

A live action television adaption of ''Ranma ½'' aired on [[Nippon Television]], in a two-hour time-slot, on December 9, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=September 26, 2011|title=Ranma 1/2 Manga Gets Live-Action Special with Yui Aragaki|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-26/ranma-manga-gets-live-action-special-with-yui-aragaki|access-date=September 27, 2011|archive-date=September 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929133042/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-26/ranma-manga-gets-live-action-special-with-yui-aragaki|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/11/drama-special-ranma-12-reveals-its-official-poster/|title=Drama special "Ranma 1/2" reveals its official poster|work=Tokyohive|access-date=November 17, 2011|archive-date=November 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118103116/http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/11/drama-special-ranma-12-reveals-its-official-poster/|url-status=live}}</ref> Although it was initially reported that the special would contain an original story, the film does take its main plot from one of the manga's early stories with several other early scenes mixed in. The special stars [[Yui Aragaki]] as Akane, with [[Kento Kaku]] and [[Natsuna Watanabe]] playing male and female Ranma respectively.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=September 26, 2011|title=Live-Action Ranma 1/2's Supporting Cast, Writer Revealed|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-26/live-action-ranma-s-supporting-cast-writer-revealed|access-date=September 27, 2011|archive-date=September 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929140939/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-26/live-action-ranma-s-supporting-cast-writer-revealed|url-status=live}}</ref> Ryōsei Tayama is cast as the antagonist, the new original character Okamada.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=October 6, 2011|title=Ranma 1/2 Manga live-action new antagonist|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-10-06/live-action-ranma-special-cast-further-revealed|access-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref> The all-girl pop group [[9nine]] contribute "[[Tick Tock 2Nite|Chikutaku☆2Nite]]" as the theme song.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=November 11, 2011|title=Ranma 1/2 theme song by 9nine|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-11/live-action-ranma-s-theme-sung-by-girl-group-9nine|access-date=November 11, 2011|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144511/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-11/live-action-ranma-s-theme-sung-by-girl-group-9nine|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released on both DVD and Blu-ray on March 21, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B006FEJ0UG/|title=らんま1/2 (DVD) (2012)|website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=February 16, 2013|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002144510/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B006FEJ0UG/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B006FELTLO/|title=らんま1/2 (Blu-ray) (2012)|website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=February 16, 2013|archive-date=October 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023162322/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B006FELTLO|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Other media ===
''The Ranma ½ Memorial Book'' was published just as the manga ended in 1996. Acting as an end-cap to the series, it collects various illustrations from the series, features an interview with Takahashi,<ref name="wot-takahashiinterview">{{cite news|url=http://www.wot-club.org.uk/RanmaFAQ/rt_mbiv.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070502212009/http://www.wot-club.org.uk/RanmaFAQ/rt_mbiv.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 2, 2007|website=WOT Club|title=Interview with Rumiko Takahashi from the Memorial Book|date=April 25, 2006}}</ref> and includes tidbits about Ranma: summaries of his battles, his daily schedule, trivia, and a few exclusive illustrations. 
A ''Movie + OVA Visual Comic'' was released to illustrate the theatrical film ''Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix'' and the [[Original video animation|OVA]] episodes ''The One to Carry On'' (both parts). It also included information on the voice actors, character designs, and a layout of the Tendo dojo.

Additionally, guidebooks were released for three of the ''Ranma ½'' video games; these included not only strategies, but also interviews.<ref name="furinkan-manga">{{cite news|url=http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/manga/about.html|website=Furinkan|title=Manga Summaries|date=April 25, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318133415/http://furinkan.com/ranma/manga/about.html|archive-date=March 18, 2009}}</ref> Two books including interviews with the cast of the live-action TV drama, and some select stories, were released in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=9784091234759|title=らんま1/2～TVドラマ記念・よりぬき完全版～ / 上巻|website=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=9784091234766|title=らんま1/2～TVドラマ記念・よりぬき完全版～ / 下巻|website=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref>

The music from the ''Ranma ½'' TV series, films and OVAs have been released on various [[CD]]s. Four from the TV series, two from the first film, one from the second, one from the third film and OVAs, and three compiling the music by [[DoCo (pop group)|DoCo]] used in the OVAs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/music/tvmusic.html|website=Furinkan|title=TV Soundtracks|date=July 5, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2012|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002145021/https://www.furinkan.com/ranma/music/tvmusic.html|url-status=live}}</ref> DoCo is a pop group composed of the anime's main female characters' [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actresses]]. Several compilation albums were also released, some composed of the opening and closing theme songs and others of [[image song]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/music/compmusic.html|website=Furinkan|title=Compilation Soundtracks|date=July 5, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2012|archive-date=July 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716002319/http://furinkan.com/ranma/music/compmusic.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of the image songs were first released as singles.