Anyone who at the beginning of the local Anime and manga booms Anyone who switched on free TV around the year 2000 could hardly avoid series such as Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball. A Japanese gem that has not been repeated quite so often in this country is now to be re-released. It is the brilliant martial arts rom-com Ranma ½, written by manga artist Rumiko Takahashi.
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The timing couldn’t be better, because this year not only the 35th anniversary of the original anime: The best preparatory work for the remake has already been done since the year before last with the new adaptation of Takahashi’s classic sci-fi comedy Urusei Yatsura, which was well received by anime fans and is also set to be continued with further episodes.
There is renewed interest in the author’s classic material. According to Anime News Network, more specific information about the Ranma remake will only be released during a Japanese presentation in mid-July. The whole thing was announced by the manga magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday and the Ranma publisher Shogakukan.
Here is the announcement teaser for the Ranma remake:
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Ranma 1/2 – An anime classic about martial arts and gender bending
This is what it’s about: The martial arts-savvy teenager Ranma Saotome is encouraged by his father to marry one of his best friend’s three daughters. The choice falls on Akane, who is the same age and is supposed to take over her father’s dojo one day. But the arranged marriage faces several hurdles. On the one hand, Ranma and the equally combative Akane initially don’t like each other. On the other hand, both he and she have many romantic suitors who are not happy about the engagement.
And then there is one more thing: Since Ranma fell into the spring of the drowned girl during his training in China, When he comes into contact with cold water he physically transforms into a girl. Hot water reverses the spell, but until that happens, all sorts of confusion can arise. A similar thing happened to Ranma’s father, who turns into a panda bear when he comes into contact with water.
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As has become apparent over the course of 38 manga volumes, over 150 TV episodes and two anime films As it turns out, falling into magical sources is not at all uncommon. Several opponents who want to get their hands on Ranma for various reasons are cursed with a similar curse. The result is a martial arts tussle with plenty of kung fu slapstick, heart and rampant imagination that you only find in anime.