Ranma ½
On Fuji TV
A cheerful, absurdist romantic comedy built on a high-concept gender-swap premise, sustained across 161 episodes of escalating chaos and romantic entanglement.
Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma travel to the 'cursed training ground' of Jusenkyo in China. There, despite the warnings of the Chinese guard, they fall into the cursed springs. From now on, whenever Ranma is doused in cold water, he turns into a girl and a cute, well-built redhead at that. Hot water changes him back into a man again, but only until the next time. To make matters worse, his father engages him to Akane Tendo, a girl who hates boys.
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Questions people ask
Is Ranma ½ sad? Barely. Less sad than 88% of series.
Is Ranma ½ easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 86% of series.
Does Ranma ½ leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Ranma ½ scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is Ranma ½ violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Ranma ½, and what each one shares →
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.
