December 25, 2024 12:41 pm
Another wild love story full of absurd humor.
Many manga and anime fans are familiar with Rumiko Takahashi's work: hits like Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma ½, Inuyasha are all her projects. But the new generation of viewers may have missed her anime adaptations because they were released in the 80s and 90s.
There are a lot of worthy modern anime, but you still need to visit the classics. The situation has been remedied by remakes: a new series based on Urusei Yatsura started in 2022.
Now it's the turn of Ranma – a boy for whom contact with cold water turns into undesirable consequences. The first season from MAPPA includes 12 episodes, the second season has already been announced, so you won't have to wait long for new adventures.
What Is Ranma ½ About?
Ranma and his father should not have trained in the valley of the cursed springs: rushing into battle without listening to the guide was a bad idea. At every turn, someone drowned, from humans to animals, and when a person falls into a spring, he takes the form of one of the unfortunate creatures.
As a result, Ranma turns into a girl and his father into a panda. Hot water helps them return to their true forms, but when they come in contact with cold water, everything changes back.
And then there is the planned meeting with the Tendo family: their father promised to marry one of his daughters to Ranma. When they show up in the form of a girl and a panda, they make a lot of noise, but after telling their secret, they are accepted.
However, the young people do not want to be married by force: Ranma immediately gets into a fight with his potential bride Akane, who knows how to stand up for herself.
Ranma ½ Is a Perfect Blend of Action and Rom-Com
In 2024, it's hard to surprise anyone with action anime and rom-coms, but here the elements of these genres are perfectly intertwined and work well together. Humor is always at the forefront: there are plenty of fights, lyrical moments are present, but almost all situations are so absurd that it is impossible to take it seriously.
Basically, everything revolves around the main characters: people fall in love with them too often. There are plenty of love triangles, like in other rom-coms, but they are more fun to watch than usual, since the character can cause opposite reactions in different guises.
The chemistry between Akane and Ranma is one of the main advantages of the anime: their endless bickering is a constant source of jokes, but still the most touching moments of the series are between these two.
Ranma ½ Is Full of Wild Situations and Absurd Humor
The secondary characters are also taken to the point of absurdity: for example, Ranma's rival suffers from topographical disorientation, which forces him to wander all over Japan in search of a neighboring house, and a spoiled figure skater appropriates all the cute objects in her path, including other people's pets.
Ranma is worth watching mainly because of the weird characters who get into absurd situations: if you like this kind of humor, you'll easily binge the first season.
Another wild love story full of absurd humor.
Many manga and anime fans are familiar with Rumiko Takahashi's work: hits like Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma ½, Inuyasha are all her projects. But the new generation of viewers may have missed her anime adaptations because they were released in the 80s and 90s.
There are a lot of worthy modern anime, but you still need to visit the classics. The situation has been remedied by remakes: a new series based on Urusei Yatsura started in 2022.
Now it's the turn of Ranma – a boy for whom contact with cold water turns into undesirable consequences. The first season from MAPPA includes 12 episodes, the second season has already been announced, so you won't have to wait long for new adventures.
What Is Ranma ½ About?
Ranma and his father should not have trained in the valley of the cursed springs: rushing into battle without listening to the guide was a bad idea. At every turn, someone drowned, from humans to animals, and when a person falls into a spring, he takes the form of one of the unfortunate creatures.
As a result, Ranma turns into a girl and his father into a panda. Hot water helps them return to their true forms, but when they come in contact with cold water, everything changes back.
And then there is the planned meeting with the Tendo family: their father promised to marry one of his daughters to Ranma. When they show up in the form of a girl and a panda, they make a lot of noise, but after telling their secret, they are accepted.
However, the young people do not want to be married by force: Ranma immediately gets into a fight with his potential bride Akane, who knows how to stand up for herself.
Ranma ½ Is a Perfect Blend of Action and Rom-Com
In 2024, it's hard to surprise anyone with action anime and rom-coms, but here the elements of these genres are perfectly intertwined and work well together. Humor is always at the forefront: there are plenty of fights, lyrical moments are present, but almost all situations are so absurd that it is impossible to take it seriously.
Basically, everything revolves around the main characters: people fall in love with them too often. There are plenty of love triangles, like in other rom-coms, but they are more fun to watch than usual, since the character can cause opposite reactions in different guises.
The chemistry between Akane and Ranma is one of the main advantages of the anime: their endless bickering is a constant source of jokes, but still the most touching moments of the series are between these two.
Ranma ½ Is Full of Wild Situations and Absurd Humor
The secondary characters are also taken to the point of absurdity: for example, Ranma's rival suffers from topographical disorientation, which forces him to wander all over Japan in search of a neighboring house, and a spoiled figure skater appropriates all the cute objects in her path, including other people's pets.
Ranma is worth watching mainly because of the weird characters who get into absurd situations: if you like this kind of humor, you'll easily binge the first season.
