Ranma ½

Ranma ½

Directed by Ryo Nishimura

Produced by Nippon Television Network Corporation

201195 min6.8 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy built on martial arts action, gender-bending fantasy, and the slow-burn antagonism between two people forced into an arranged marriage.

Akane is the youngest of three daughters for Soun Tendo. Her father Soun Tendo runs a dojo for martial arts. Akane hopes to carry on her father's dojo into the distant future. Meanwhile, Akane has been selected to marry Ranma, the son of her father's long time friend Genma. Akane and Ranma's relationship has developed into a love and hate relationship. Also, Ranma isn't your typical boy. While on a training journey Ranma fell into the Spring of the Drowned Girl and now changes into a women whenever cold water is splashed on him. Warm water will allow him to revert back to a male. Problems arise when Akane's father declares that the successor to their dojo must be a male. Now, Akane and Ranma (being a man only half of the time) must find a secret spring that can cure him of his curse.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ranma ½ scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Ranma ½ easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Ranma ½ end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Ranma ½ sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Ranma ½ violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

62/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Ranma ½

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ranma ½

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ranma ½, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ranma ½, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ranma ½, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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