#ranma 1/2 (1987)

[utimatepicgamer]

•”I’m Ranma Saotome. Sorry ‘bout this.”

[everythingranma]

August is your month Ranma 1/2! 🎂 🥳

To celebrate the 37th anniversary of the 1st chapter, here are the coloured pages from Weekly Shonen Sunday 1987 #36

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[gwynzynoodles]

Since the og Urusei Yatsura op is trending on tiktok and people are using it for their ships. Will this hastily made drawing that I made in only an hour convince all of you to watch either the reboot or 1987 of my most favorite anime? Please 🥺

(If you’re not convinced then just know this anime was the first published manga by Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of Inuyasha and Ranma 1/2)

[does-it-like-women]

Ranma 1/2 ?

Ranma 1/2 (Manga/Anime, 1987/1989)

Explain your reasoning in the tags!

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[animefeminist]

Ranma 1/2 and the Anything-Goes School of Accidental Trans Narrative

Editor’s Note: In editing this piece, we struggled to find a way to talk about the series’ conceit in a way that was trans-inclusive, given that it derives from an essentialist concept of gender being immutably connected to genitals. Eventually, we decided that for readability, it would be best to discuss the series in the terms it defines for itself: that the main character is about a boy who “becomes a girl” when splashed with cold water.Content Warning: Discussions of transphobia, dysphoria, gender essentialism, queerphobia, toxic masculinity, and abusive parenting.

Anime fans under 25 are unlikely to be familiar with Ranma 1/2. A screwball martial arts comedy by the same author as Inuyasha, the manga ran from 1987 to 1996, with a 161-episode television adaptation that was one of the first anime series licensed in the US. It follows a sixteen-year-old martial artist named Ranma Saotome as he deals with a wild and wacky assortment of love rivals, magic curses, and truly ridiculous fighting styles. 

Ranma 1/2 has its fair share of highs and lows (some of which have already been discussed at AniFem), but the most famous aspect of the series is that Ranma turns into a girl when splashed with cold water and then turns back into a boy when splashed with hot water. This “magical sex-change” is often the only thing people know about the series. Yet while Ranma 1/2 is officially the story of a cis boy dealing with a body-morphing curse, the series also accidentally provides a resonant allegory for transmasculine identity.

Read it at Anime Feminist!

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Presenting… The first and final volume covers for every major Takahashi series (which has concluded)!

Urusei Yatsura (1978-1987)

Maison Ikkoku (1980-1987)

Mermaid Saga (1984-1994)

Ranma 1/2 (1987-1996)

One-Pound Gospel (1987-2007)

Inuyasha (1996-2008)

Rin-ne (2009-2017)

[best-tv-theme-song]

Round 1 is over, full results below!

Round 2 will start on Monday.

What are your most devastating losses this round?? Mine are Milo Murphy's Law, Gilmore Girls, That 70s Show, and Reba. (No respect around here for a single mom who works too hard who loves her kids and never stops)

Group A

The Addams Family vs. Fairy Tail

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat vs. Goosebumps

Wizards of Waverly Place (S1-3) vs. Ed, Edd n Eddy

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood vs. Only Murders in the Building

The Backyardigans vs. Downton Abbey

Naruto vs. The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

Dexter's Laboratory vs. Kenan & Kel

Parks and Recreation vs. Jujutsu Kaisen

Danny Phantom vs. Pippi Longstocking/Pippi Långstrump

My Life as a Teenage Robot vs. My Hero Academia

Sabrina the Teenage Witch vs. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (S4-7)

Little Einsteins vs. The Benny Hill Show

Teletubbies vs. Ted Lasso

VeggieTales vs. Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Lizzie McGuire vs. The Proud Family

Steven Universe (Original Theme) vs. The A-Team

Group B

Doctor Who (New S1-2) vs. Charlie's Angels

Thomas & Friends vs. Bob's Burgers

Community vs. The Brady Bunch

Adventure Time vs. Ever After High

Seinfeld vs. Ranma ½

Batman vs. Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Monty Python's Flying Circus vs. One Piece (2023)

Friends vs. Rocko's Modern Life

Sesame Street (S1-23) vs. Saved by the Bell

Total Drama vs. Monk

Full House vs. Winx Club (We Are the Winx)

Looney Tunes vs. Murder, She Wrote

M*A*S*H vs. South Park

Pinky and the Brain vs. Happy Days

One Day at a Time (2017) vs. The Suite Life on Deck

Pokémon (Pokémon Theme) vs. The Andy Griffith Show

Group C

Gravity Falls vs. Milo Murphy's Law

Horrible Histories vs. Leverage

Neon Genesis Evangelion vs. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

The Simpsons vs. Samurai Jack

The Golden Girls vs. Wonder Pets!

Merlin vs. El Chavo del Ocho

Victorious vs. CSI: Miami

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic vs. Smallville

Good Omens vs. Good Luck Charlie

House, M.D. vs. Pride and Prejudice

LazyTown vs. The Big Bang Theory

Bob the Builder vs. Wild Kratts

New Girl vs. Infinity Train

Arthur vs. I Love Lucy

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The X-Files vs. Pucca

Group D

The Fairly OddParents vs. X-Men: The Animated Series

Sherlock vs. Monster High

Spider-Man vs. Revolutionary Girl Utena

Orange Is the New Black vs. Hunter × Hunter

The Office vs. Angel: The Series

Law & Order (SVU) vs. Arcane: League of Legends

BoJack Horseman vs. Wonder Woman

Jeopardy! vs. Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

The Suite Life of Zack and Cody vs. Taskmaster

Totally Spies! vs. Yellowjackets

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia vs. Ouran High School Host Club (Japanese)

Yuri on Ice vs. Samurai Champloo

Ducktales (1987) vs. Charmed

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood vs. Shaun the Sheep

How It's Made vs. Tokyo Ghoul

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! vs. The Emperor's New School

Group E

Kim Possible vs. Once Upon a Time

The Great British Bake Off vs. The Legend of Vox Machina

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power vs. Gilmore Girls

Animaniacs vs. Pretty Little Liars

Zoboomafoo vs. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

The Umbrella Academy vs. The Muppet Show

WandaVision (A Newlywed Couple/Ep 1) vs. NCIS

Reading Rainbow (1983-1999) vs. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Hannah Montana (S1-2) vs. Gilligan's Island

The Mandalorian vs. Dragon Ball Z (Cha-La Head-Cha-La)

What We Do in the Shadows vs. Inspector Gadget

Big Time Rush vs. Barney & Friends

Power Rangers (Mighty Morphin) vs. Young Justice

Futurama vs. Spy × Family

Succession vs. Bluey

iCarly vs. Code Lyoko

Group F

The Magic School Bus vs. Jackie Chan Adventures

Digimon Adventure (Butter-Fly) vs. The Last of Us

Star Trek: The Next Generation (S3-7) vs. Soul Eater

Zoey 101 vs. Xena: Warrior Princess

Dora the Explorer vs. We Bare Bears

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend vs. Carmen Sandiego (2019)

Star Trek: Enterprise (S1-2) vs. Mr. Bean

Sailor Moon (Japanese) vs. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (S1-2) vs. Red Dwarf

Death Note vs. Phil of the Future

Yu-Gi-Oh! vs. El Chapulín Colorado

The Flintstones vs. His Dark Materials

Game of Thrones vs. Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

The Nanny vs. Haikyu!!

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends vs. Frasier

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air vs. Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji

Group G

Bill Nye the Science Guy vs. The Facts of Life

George of the Jungle (1967) vs. Veronica Mars

H2O: Just Add Water (S1) vs. Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: The Original Series (With Vocal) vs. Hawaii Five-O

Drake & Josh vs. Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman

Puella Magi Madoka Magica vs. Cowboy Bebop (1998)

Lilo & Stitch: The Series vs. Torchwood

The Twilight Zone vs. Wander Over Yonder

Rugrats vs. Columbo

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius vs. The Walking Dead

Hey Arnold! vs. Psych

Twin Peaks vs. Voltron: Legendary Defender

Dragon Tales vs. How I Met Your Mother

Stranger Things vs. Mission: Impossible (1966)

W.I.T.C.H. vs. Daredevil

What's New, Scooby-Doo? vs. Tiny Toon Adventures

Group H

SpongeBob SquarePants vs. X-Men: Evolution

Fraggle Rock vs. Stargate SG-1

Firefly vs. Scrubs

Codename: Kids Next Door vs. Inuyasha (Change the World)

That '70s Show vs. Bear in the Big Blue House

Cheers vs. American Dragon: Jake Long

A Series of Unfortunate Events vs. Black Sails

The Powerpuff Girls vs. Darkwing Duck

That's So Raven vs. Grey's Anatomy

Ben 10 vs. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Cyberchase vs. Reba

Malcolm in the Middle vs. Shake It Up

Teen Titans (2003) vs. Mob Psycho 100

The Owl House vs. I Dream of Jeannie

Assassination Classroom (Question) vs. Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

Phineas and Ferb vs. Batman Beyond/Batman of the Future

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Do people are getting tired of Lum’s popularity?

When you think of Urusei Yatsura, what is the first thing you think of?

That’s right, Lum

Lum is literally the mascot of UY, and it’s pretty much nothing without her. Anything UY related is about Lum. But don’t people get tired of her a little bit? I’m mean, Urusei Yatsura is kind of an old anime. And it was made in a time where Anime in general wasn’t mainstream yet. But let me tell you the history of Lum and how her popularity came to be.

Urusei Yatsura��s first chapter was published in September 24, 1978. When Lum first appeared in the chapter, she was a one off antagonist. After several chapters, fans wanted to see Lum more. Takahashi listened and Lum quickly became a main character.

In the 80s thanks to the anime, Lum became a Japanese 80s phenomenon. So much so there was merch about her, posters about her and music sung by her (I guess), she was everywhere!

Even though the manga was cancelled in 1987, people still remember Lum and love her.

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Okay, well, just because Lum was popular in Japan, that doesn’t mean she wasn’t popular or well known outside of Japan (besides that terrible BBC dub). Let me tell you how America knew Lum.

A singer named Matthew Sweet made two music videos released on MTV on 1991. With the first being “Girlfriend”, which features clips from an anime film called “Space Adventure Cobra”, while the second being “I’ve Been Waiting” features clips from Urusei Yatsura, which, you guessed it, features Lum. That’s how people knew Lum and I hope they were surprised that the creator also made Ranma 1/2 (which was in the 90s).

Americans and anime fans became in love with Lum. So much so that back then, they consider themselves as “Lum fans”, not “UY fans”.

Which brings me to my question, do people are getting tired of Lum’s popularity? The answer is hard to answer. Because Urusei Yatsura has become relevant over the years and people are starting to know the other characters. But overall, it's Lum we're talking about. But I won't blame them because Urusei Yatsura is such an old manga. So if people remember or know Lum more but not the others, then that isn't really fair.

Because when you look at the characters of UY, it's quite big. The characters are all underrated. Some of the characters are even inspirations for Rumiko's other mangas, like Ryunosuke being a prototype of Ranma.

Urusei Yatsura is what I would call... a classic.

[thecrownbaltimore]

B•A•D Night kicks off another year of monthly screenings with more classics from the '80s - the first three Rumic World OVAs, based on short stories by the "Queen of Manga" Rumiko Takahashi.

Fire Tripper (1985) - There'd be no Inuyasha without this!

Maris the Chojo (1986) - Dirty Pair? More like Dirty Solo!

Laughing Target (1987) - If you liked all the childhood marriage agreement stories from Ranma 1/2 but wished there was more murder involved, this one's for you!

Sunday, January 7th @ 6pm EST

The Crown | 1910 N Charles St, 21218

Also streaming at twitch.tv/bad_desu

#anime #rumicworld #rumikotakahashi #firetripper #maristhechojo #maristhesupergal #laughingtarget

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Comics Japan

Cowboy Bebop (1998) - Sunrise, S.Watanabe, Spike S, Faye V One Piece (1997) - E Oda, K. Uda, Shueisha, M. Luffy, Nami Maison Ikkoku (1980) - R.Takahashi, Deen, K. Otonashi, Y. Godai Ashita No Joe (1968) - A. Takamori, J. Yabuki, Danpei T City Hunter (1985) - T. Hojo, Ryo Saeba, Kaori M Sdf Macross (1982) - N. Ishiguro, Nue, Hikaru I, L.Minmay, Misa H. Dragon Ball (1984) - A. Toriyama, Shue, Goku, Krillin, Vegeta Jojo Bizarre (1987) - H. Araki, Viz, Joseph, Jotaro, Jon Spy Family (2019) - T.Endo, Shueisha Loid Forger, Anya, Yor Doraemon (1970) - Fujiko F, Shoga, Nobita N, Shizuka M Astro Boy (52), Godzilla (54), Speed Racer (66), Lupin III (71), Hello Kitty (74), Urusei Yatsura (78), Galaxy Express (78), Space Pirate Harlock (78), Mobile Gundam (79), Dirty Pair (80), Touch (81), Mysterious Cities Gold (82), Fist of North Star (83), Mario Bros (83), Kimagure Orange Road (85), Saint Seiya (86), Legend of Zelda (86), Castle in Sky (86) Ranma 1/2 (87), Bubblegum Crisis (87), Final Fantasy (87), Street Fighter (87), Mega Man (87), Legend Galactic Heroes (88), Akira (88), Ghost in Shell (89), Hajime no Ippo (1989), Kiki Delivery (89), Sonic Hedgehog (91), Sailor Moon (92), Initial D (95), NG Evangelion (95), Inuyasha (96), Pokemon (96), Princess Monoke (97) Hunter Hunter (98), Naruto Ship (99), Fullmetal Alchemist (01), Bleach (01), Attack on Titan (09), Steins Gate (09), Silver Spoon (11), One Punch Man (12), My Hero Academia (14), Demon Slayer (16)

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Ranma 1/2 colour tinted pages from Weekly Shonen Sunday 1987 #38

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Ranma 1/2, arrivo il nuovo anime reboot: ecco il trailer

http://www.afnews.info segnala:  C’è stata un’intera generazione che ha assistito, anche solo di sfuggita, a un capolavoro come Ranma 1/2. L’indimenticabile manga di Rumiko Takahashi, pubblicato in originale dal 1987 al 1996, ha dato origine a ben due serie animate che ne hanno ampliato ancora di più la popolarità, e poi anche a film animati, live-action e una sterminata galassia di…

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Yoko Takahash

高橋 洋子 is a Japanese singer, composer and songwriter who creates popular music, jazz and anisong.

Music has accompanied her throughout her life. She began her adventure at the age of two, learning to play the piano from her father. While in elementary school, she attended the Takinogawa choir. At the age of 10, she participated in an album depicting the works of Osamu Tezuka. In high school she was a member of a band. At university, she was active in a music club and aspired to become an opera singer. Together with members of the music club, she founded the band Yau Power. In 1986, the band participated in the first CSPC , a competition organized by Kitty Records, and won a prize. In 1987, she won an audition for the choral group "LOVE MACHINE," which supported Toshinobu Kubota's "Groovin'" tour.

Before her major label debut, she performed as a chorus singer who accompanied artists such as Toshinobu Kubota, Yumi Matsutoyi, Wink, Miki Imai and Yuki Saito. During this period, she began working on her career as a singer. As a studio musician, she created music for commercials and soundtracks.

In 1991, she made her debut as a ballad singer with the song "P.S. I miss you."

In 1992, she won the 34th Japan Record Award for Best Newcomer for her song "Once more I miss you." That same year, she also won the Rookie of the Year Award at the 25th Japan Cable Awards for her song "P.S. I miss you."

In 1995, she studied music in Los Angeles, USA. After returning to Japan, she teamed up with Toshiyuki Omori, who decided to participate in a cover project of the theme song "Fly Me to the Moon" for Neon Genesis Evangelion. Thanks to the suggestion of Toshimichi Ohtsuki (King Records), she sang the song "Cruel Angel's Thesis."

Her voice will be heard not only in the Evangelion series, but also in "Ranma 1/2" (where she created under the pseudonymYAWMIN) and "All-powerful Culture Catgirls" ( YAUMIN).

In 2000, she became an freelancer. In the meantime, she worked as a caregiver. The artist recalls this time as a period when she withdrew from the entertainment industry. However, she did not completely suspend her entertainment activities. When invited, she appeared on television, recorded and performed live.

official site

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El manga Ranma 1/2 de Rumiko Takahashi tendrá nuevo anime

El miércoles se abrió una nueva cuenta oficial de X/Twitter para anunciar que el manga Ranma 1/2 de Rumiko Takahashi tendrá una nueva adaptación al anime. Habrá más información el 17 de julio a las 18:00 horas. JST (5:00 a.m.EDT) Takahashi debutó el manga en la revista Weekly Shōnen Sunday de Shogakukan en agosto de 1987 y lo finalizó en marzo de 1996. La serie tenía 38 volúmenes de libros…