Ranma 1/2: Season 1
Viz Entertainment (1989)
TV Series  /  Anime
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IMDB   7.9
9 hr 0 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   MA13
Kappei Yamaguchi Ranma Saotome Male
Sarah Strange Ranma Saotome Male
Megumi Hayashibara Ranma Saotome Female
Brigitta Dau Ranma Saotome Female
Noriko Hidaka Akane Tendo
Myriam Sirois Akane Tendo
Kenichi Ogata Genma Saotome
Robert O. Smith Genma Saotome
Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi Soun Tendo
David Kaye Soun Tendo
Minami Takayama Nabiki Tendo
Angela Costain Nabiki Tendo
Willow Johnson Kasumi Tendo
Hirotaka Suzuoki Tatewaki Kuno
Ted Cole Tatewaki Kuno
Teryl Rothery Kodachi 'Black Rose' Kunou
Saeko Shimazu Kodachi 'Black Rose' Kunou
Kôichi Yamadera Ryoga Hibiki
Rei Sakuma Shampoo
Cathy Weseluck Shampoo
Ian James Corlett Jusenkyo Guide
Michael Donovan Ryoga Hibiki
Andrea Kwan Ranma Saotome (Female) (Animax Asia dub)
Koichi Yamadera Ryoga Hibiki
Venus Terzo Ranma Saotome (Female)
Candice Moore Kodachi Kuno
Director
Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Takeshi Mori
Producer Makoto Kubo
Hidenori Taga
Writer Rumiko Takahashi
Toshiki Inoue
Cinematography Mitsunobu Yoshida

Rumiko Takahashi's story of a high school aged girl named Akane who finds herself engaged to be married because of an arrangement by her father. Unfortunately her fiance, Ranma, turns out to be less of a man than expected and was raised by a giant panda.
Episodes
Disc 01
 0 hr 25 mins    4/15/1989  1.  The Strange Stranger from China
Soun Tendo gets quite a surprise when the son of his friend Genma Saotome that he's arranged for one of his daughters to marry turns out to be a girl...
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
Guest starring:  Kouichi Yamadera
 0 hr 25 mins    4/22/1989  2.  School Is No Place for Horsing Around
Attending his first day at Furinkan High, Ranma encounters Akane's many would-be suitors.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
 0 hr 25 mins    4/29/1989  3.  A Sudden Storm of Love... Hey, Wait a Minute!
Not realizing that Ranma and 'the pigtailed girl' are the same, Kuno is furious that he let the "cretin" slip away. His attention soon shifts to the red-haired one though, when she bests him in combat.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
 0 hr 25 mins    5/6/1989  4.  Ranma and... Ranma? It It's Not One Thing, It's Another
As Kuno continues his attempts to get a date with the 'pigtailed goddess', Ranma starts freaking out, while Nabiki smells money.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
 0 hr 25 mins    5/13/1989  5.  Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart
A solid beating from Akane brings Ranma to Dr. Tofu, who tries to help out the two teens' relationship, as well as Ranma's injuries.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
Disc 02
 0 hr 25 mins    5/20/1989  6.  Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know
Akane and Ranma are back at Dr. Tofu's when Kasumi shows up, causing Tofu to start acting like a loon out of love, something Akane doesn't handle well.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
 0 hr 25 mins    5/27/1989  7.  Enter Ryoga, the Eternal "Lost Boy"
After years of searching, Ryoga Hibiki finally finds the person who ruined his life - Ranma Saotome. Now, if only Ranma could remember what the heck he did to make Ryoga so mad...
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
 0 hr 25 mins    6/3/1989  8.  School Is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga
Ryoga finally manages to find Ranma again, and challenges him to a fight in the schoolyard. Unfortunately for Ranma, several outside parties have a vested interest in seeing him lose.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
 0 hr 25 mins    6/17/1989  9.  True Confessions! A Girl's Hair Is Her Life!
Akane's accidental haircut brings a temporary reprieve in Ranma and Ryoga's fighting. Stunned, she wanders off alone, thinking about the loss of the one thing that wasn't 'tomboyish' about her.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
Disc 03
 0 hr 25 mins    7/1/1989  10.  P-P-P-chan! He's Good for Nothin'
Not knowing that it's Ryoga, Akane adopts the little black pig as her pet, naming him P-Chan. This of course drives Ranma crazy, as he desperately wants to get Ryoga away from her, yet feels honorbound not to reveal the secret.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
Guest starring:  Kouichi Yamadera
 0 hr 25 mins    7/15/1989  11.  Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast
Intending to insure St. Hebereke School for Girls' victory in the upcoming match, Kodachi of puts the entire Furinkan Martial Arts Rythmic Gymnastics team out of commission. Akane is chosen as Furinkan's replacement, but not only does her gymnastics skills leave something to be desired, Kodachi decides to lessen Akane's odds with a little visit to the Tendo Dojo...
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
Guest starring:  Rica Matsumoto
 0 hr 25 mins    7/22/1989  12.  A Woman's Love Is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge
Akane twists her ankle during practice, forcing Ranma to take her place in the match with Kodachi.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
 0 hr 25 mins    7/29/1989  13.  A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge
Ranma faces Kodachi in the ring, with the Black Rose's love on the line.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
 0 hr 25 mins    8/19/1989  14.  Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma Is the No. One Bride in Japan
Dr. Tofu's mother comes to visit, determined to find her son a bride. Nabiki, Akane and Ranma all find themselves volunteering to help him get her of his back.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
Guest starring:  Yoshiko Oota
Disc 04
 0 hr 25 mins    8/26/1989  15.  Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girls! I Put My Life in Your Hands
Ranma gets a shock when an Amazon girl he encountered in China tracks him down, intending to kill his girl half.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
Guest starring:  Kouichi Yamadera
 0 hr 25 mins    9/2/1989  16.  Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul
Tired of the constant outbursts whenever she gets near Ranma, Shampoo decides to get Akane out of the way.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
 0 hr 25 mins    9/9/1989  17.  I Love You, Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye
Ranma essaie de faire retrouver la mémoire a Akane qui ne se souvient plus de lui...
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
 0 hr 25 mins    9/16/1989  18.  "I Am a Man!" Ranma's Going Back to China!
Genma tries to dissuade Ranma from abandoning Akane to travel back to China and trying to find a cure at Jusenkyo.
Director:  Tsutomu Shibayama 
Guest starring:  Kouichi Yamadera
Edition Details
Series Ranma 1/2
Distributor Viz Entertainment
Release Date 1/16/2007
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks SUB [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 4
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