New Japanese animated series by director Kônosuke Uda: Ranma 1/2 is available on Netflix from October 5, 2024.
Manga classic, Ranma 1/2 offers a new adaptation, produced by MAPPA and directed by Kônosuke Uda (One Piece, Days). Created by the famous mangaka Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha, Urusei Yatsura), this story follows the adolescent loves and torments of a young martial arts specialist: Ranma Saotome. A hero who has the particularity of transforming into a girl when he is doused with cold water after suffering a curse! The series is available on Netflix on October 5, 2024.
In the voice cast of this anime, three main Japanese actors, reprising their roles from a first adaptation dating from 1989: Kappei Yamaguchi (Ninja Turtles, Hunter x Hunter), Megumi Hayashibara (the Japanese voice ofAmélie Poulain ! Who did the voices of Hello Kitty, Sasuke in PompokoCaptain Dola in The Castle in the Sky) and Noriko Hidaka.
What is the plot of the animated series Ranma 1/2 ?
Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo are engaged by their parents. But Ranma faces a problem: since he fell into the cursed springs of Jusenkyo during training in China, his body has acquired the ability to transform into a girl when doused with cold water, and to become a boy again in contact with hot water.
Which actors lend their voices to the cast of the animated series Ranma 1/2 ?
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Ranma Saotome
- Megumi Hayashibara as Ranma (girl version)
- Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendo
- Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendo
- Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendo
- Akio Ōtsuka as Soun Tendo
- Koichi Yamadera as Ryoga Hibiki
- Rei Sakuma: Shampoo
- Kenichi Ogata: narrator
Where to watch the animated series Ranma 1/2 streaming?
To watch the animated series Ranma 1/2 exclusively on Netflix from October 5, 2024, you must pay a subscription to the platform streaming. Several choices are available to you: a paid subscription costing 5.99 euros per month with the Netflix Standard offer with advertising, 13.49 euros per month with the standard package (without advertising and with two simultaneous screens), at 19.99 euros per month (without advertising and with 4 different screens at the same time).