Ranma ½ (Japanese: らã‚"ã ¾ Hepburn: Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi, pronounced
Ranma One-Half) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by
Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Weekly ShÅ nen Sunday from
August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38
tankÅ bon volumes by Shogakukan. The story revolves around a teenage
boy named Ranma Saotome who has trained in martial arts since early
childhood. As a result of an accident during a training journey, he is
cursed to become a girl when splashed with cold water, while hot water
changes him back into a boy. Throughout the series Ranma seeks out a
way to rid himself of his curse, while his friends, enemies and many
fiancées constantly hinder and interfere."Ranma ½ has a comedic
formula and a sex-changing main character, who often willfully
transforms into a girl to advance his goals. The series also contains
many other characters, whose intricate relationships with each other,
unusual characteristics, and eccentric personalities drive most of the
stories. Although the characters and their relationships are
complicated, they rarely change once they are firmly introduced and
settled into the series."The manga has been adapted into two anime
series created by Studio Deen: Ranma ½ and Ranma ½ NettŠhen
(らã‚"㠾熱闘編), which together were broadcast on Fuji Television
from 1989 to 1992. In addition, they developed 12 original video
animations and three films. In 2011, a live-action television special
was produced and aired on Nippon Television. The manga and anime
series were licensed by Viz Media for English-language releases in
North America. Madman Entertainment released the manga, part of the
anime series and the first two movies in Australasia, while MVM Films
released the first two movies in the United Kingdom. The Ranma ½
manga has over 53 million copies in print in Japan. Both the manga and
anime are cited as some of the first of their mediums to have become
popular in the United States."
Ranma One-Half) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by
Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Weekly ShÅ nen Sunday from
August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38
tankÅ bon volumes by Shogakukan. The story revolves around a teenage
boy named Ranma Saotome who has trained in martial arts since early
childhood. As a result of an accident during a training journey, he is
cursed to become a girl when splashed with cold water, while hot water
changes him back into a boy. Throughout the series Ranma seeks out a
way to rid himself of his curse, while his friends, enemies and many
fiancées constantly hinder and interfere."Ranma ½ has a comedic
formula and a sex-changing main character, who often willfully
transforms into a girl to advance his goals. The series also contains
many other characters, whose intricate relationships with each other,
unusual characteristics, and eccentric personalities drive most of the
stories. Although the characters and their relationships are
complicated, they rarely change once they are firmly introduced and
settled into the series."The manga has been adapted into two anime
series created by Studio Deen: Ranma ½ and Ranma ½ NettŠhen
(らã‚"㠾熱闘編), which together were broadcast on Fuji Television
from 1989 to 1992. In addition, they developed 12 original video
animations and three films. In 2011, a live-action television special
was produced and aired on Nippon Television. The manga and anime
series were licensed by Viz Media for English-language releases in
North America. Madman Entertainment released the manga, part of the
anime series and the first two movies in Australasia, while MVM Films
released the first two movies in the United Kingdom. The Ranma ½
manga has over 53 million copies in print in Japan. Both the manga and
anime are cited as some of the first of their mediums to have become
popular in the United States."
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