{"id":92063,"date":"2024-07-17T03:01:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T10:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=92063"},"modified":"2024-07-17T08:08:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T15:08:44","slug":"new-ranma-1-2-anime-trailer-netflix-streaming-and-more-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/07\/17\/new-ranma-1-2-anime-trailer-netflix-streaming-and-more-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ranma 1\/2 Anime: Trailer, Netflix Streaming, and More Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A trailer and key visual for the new<em> Ranma 1\/2<\/em> anime adaptation have been released. There&#8217;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 <strong>MAPPA<\/strong>&#8216;s involvement as the animation production studio.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Konosuke Uda<\/strong> (<em>DAYS<\/em>, <em>Victory Kickoff!<\/em>) is directing <em>Ranma 1\/2<\/em> with <strong>Hiromi Taniguchi<\/strong> (<em>Deca Dence<\/em> and<em> Saga of Tanya the Evil Operation Desert Pasta<\/em> co-character designer) as character designer and co-chief animation director and <strong>Kimiko Ueno<\/strong> (<em>Astro Note<\/em>) as series composer. <strong>Nao Naito<\/strong> and <strong>Rie Aoki<\/strong> are main animators, while <strong>Kaoru Wada<\/strong> (<em>Tesla Note<\/em>) is composing the music.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV \u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300c\u3089\u3093\u307e 1\/2\u300d\u7b2c 1 \u5f3e PV \uff0f &quot;Ranma1\/2&quot; Trailer 1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TT7MWy9oLf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Kappei Yamaguchi<\/strong> is voicing Ranma Saotome, while <strong>Megumi Hayashibara<\/strong> is voicing his female form. Both aof them voiced the same roles in the original adaptation. Also part of the cast are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Noriko Hidaka<\/strong> as Akane Tendo (also returning)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Minami Takayama<\/strong> as Nabiki Tendo (also returning)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Kikuko Inoue<\/strong> as Kasumi Tendo (also returning)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Akio Otsuka<\/strong> as Soun Tendo<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Cho<\/strong> as Genma Saotome<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Koichi Yamadera<\/strong> as Ryoga Hibiki (also returning)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Rei Sakuma<\/strong> as Shampoo (also returning)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<strong> Kenichi Ogata<\/strong> as the Narrator (the original voice of Genma)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>ano<\/strong> is the opening song artist.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The synopsis of the anime reads as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo of Tendo Dojo are betrothed to each other by their parents. But Ranma faces a unique problem\u2026 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.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"984\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-92068\" data-id=\"92068\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_keyvisual.jpeg?resize=696%2C984&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_keyvisual.jpeg?w=707&amp;ssl=1 707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_keyvisual.jpeg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_keyvisual.jpeg?resize=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_keyvisual.jpeg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">\u00a9Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan\/Ranma1\/2 Project<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"928\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-92067\" data-id=\"92067\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_maincharacters.jpeg?resize=696%2C928&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_maincharacters.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_maincharacters.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_maincharacters.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_maincharacters.jpeg?resize=696%2C928&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_maincharacters.jpeg?resize=1068%2C1424&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_maincharacters.jpeg?resize=315%2C420&amp;ssl=1 315w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_maincharacters.jpeg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ranma_maincharacters.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">\u00a9Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan\/Ranma1\/2 Project<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The <i>Ranma 1\/2<\/i> manga by <b>Rumiko Takahashi <\/b>debuted in the 36th 1987 issue of Shogakukan\u2019s 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<i>\u00a0Ranma \u00bd: Nettou-hen<\/i>, which ran from 1989 to 1992 with 143 episodes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The previous anime were produced by\u00a0<b>Studio Deen<\/b>\u00a0and had\u00a0<b>Atsuko Nakajima<\/b>\u00a0(<i>Komi Can\u2019t Communicate<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Haven\u2019t You Heard? I\u2019m Sakamoto<\/i>,<i>\u00a0Trinity Blood<\/i>) as character designer.\u00a0<strong>T<\/strong><b>sutomu Shibayama\u00a0<\/b>(<i>Chibi Maruko-chan<\/i>\u00a0co-director) directed the first series while\u00a0<b>Koji Sawai\u00a0<\/b>(<i>.hack\/\/Legend of the Twilight<\/i>) and\u00a0<b>Junji Nishimura<\/b>\u00a0<i>(Vlad Love<\/i>,<i>\u00a0Extreme Hearts<\/i>) co-directed\u00a0<i>Nettou-hen<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The new<em> Ranma 1\/2<\/em> anime is the second remake of a Takahashi manga, following the recent four-cour<em>\u00a0Urusei Yatsura<\/em> anime. Viz Media publishes the manga in English.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Want to keep up with our anime and anime-adjacent news stories?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>, where you can get updates on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anitrendz.com\/polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">user-voted anime chart<\/a>\u00a0rankings as well.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Update:<\/strong> Added mention of which voice actors were in the original anime adaptation.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ranma_pr\/status\/1813501698163220946\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">@ranma_pr<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A trailer and key visual for the new Ranma 1\/2 anime adaptation have been released. 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