

Episodes
161 episodes · 1989
After taking a surprise dip in a cursed spring while on a training journey in China, martial artist Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma, aren't quite themselves anymore. Now Ranma turns into a girl whenever he's splashed with cold water, and Genma turns into a panda! Their new forms cause nothing but confusion at the Tendou dojo, where Soun Tendo is waiting to introduce one of his three daughters to Ranma - as his fiancee! Turns out Genma and Soun arranged the match long ago, but the girl, Akane, and the boy, Ranma, aren't exactly crazy about the idea, or each other! Or are they? Watch the gender switching, jealous rages, and martial arts battles unfold all over again! (Source: VIZ Media) Note: Episodes 7-9 of Ranma 1/2: Nettou-hen were originally meant to be seen between episodes 13 and 14 of this series.
Episode Range
Showing episodes 1-50 of 161
E01Here's Ranma
★8.3Soun Tendo gets quite a surprise when the son of his friend Genma Saotome that he's arranged for one of his daughters to marry turns out to be a girl...
E02School is No Place for Horsing Around
★8.5Attending his first day at Furinkan High, Ranma encounters Akane's many would-be suitors.
E03A Sudden Storm of Love
★8.2Not realizing that Ranma and 'the pigtailed girl' are the same, Kuno is furious that he let the "cretin" slip away. His attention soon shifts to the red-haired one though, when she bests him in combat.
E04Ranma and... Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
★8.8As Kuno continues his attempts to get a date with the 'pigtailed goddess', Ranma starts freaking out, while Nabiki smells money.
E05Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart
★8.2A solid beating from Akane brings Ranma to Dr. Tofu, who tries to help out the two teens' relationship, as well as Ranma's injuries.
E06Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know
★8.7Akane and Ranma are back at Dr. Tofu's when Kasumi shows up, causing Tofu to start acting like a loon out of love, something Akane doesn't handle well.
E07Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy'
★8.7After years of searching, Ryoga Hibiki finally finds the person who ruined his life - Ranma Saotome. Now, if only Ranma could remember what the heck he did to make Ryoga so mad...
E08School is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga
★8.3Ryoga finally manages to find Ranma again, and challenges him to a fight in the schoolyard. Unfortunately for Ranma, several outside parties have a vested interest in seeing him lose.
E09True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life!
★9Akane's accidental haircut brings a temporary reprieve in Ranma and Ryoga's fighting. Stunned, she wanders off alone, thinking about the loss of the one thing that wasn't 'tomboyish' about her.
E10P-P-P-Chan! He's Good For Nothin'
★9Not knowing that it's Ryoga, Akane adopts the little black pig as her pet, naming him P-Chan. This of course drives Ranma crazy, as he desperately wants to get Ryoga away from her, yet feels honorbound not to reveal the secret.
E11Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast!
★8.3Intending to insure St. Hebereke School for Girls' victory in the upcoming match, Kodachi of puts the entire Furinkan Martial Arts Rythmic Gymnastics team out of commission. Akane is chosen as Furinkan's replacement, but not only does her gymnastics skills leave something to be desired, Kodachi decides to lessen Akane's odds with a little visit to the Tendo Dojo...
E12A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!
★7.5Akane twists her ankle during practice, forcing Ranma to take her place in the match with Kodachi.
E13A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!
★7.5Ranma faces Kodachi in the ring, with the Black Rose's love on the line.
E14Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma is the No. One Bride in Japan
★7Dr. Tofu's mother comes to visit, determined to find her son a bride. Nabiki, Akane and Ranma all find themselves volunteering to help him get her of his back.
E15Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands
★9Ranma gets a shock when an Amazon girl he encountered in China tracks him down, intending to kill his girl half.
E16Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul
★8Tired of the constant outbursts whenever she gets near Ranma, Shampoo decides to get Akane out of the way.
E17I Love You, Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye
★8Ranma desperately attempts to recover Akane's lost memory. He even turns to Shampoo who promises to help... at a price.
E18I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!?
★6.5Genma tries to dissuade Ranma from abandoning Akane to travel back to China and trying to find a cure at Jusenkyo.
E19Clash of the Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race
★9Who would sell his only son for a bowl of rice, a fish, and some pickles? Genma Saotome, that's who! And now, the wealthy restaurant owner has come to collect, demanding Ranma marry his daughter unless Akane can beat her in the ancient art of Martial Arts Takeout Delivery...
E20You Really Do Hate Cats!
★8When Ranma opens a package from Shampoo, his major weakness is revealed - he's terrified of cats, something Sasuke, Kuno's loyal ninja servant, intends to exploit to the fullest.
E21This Ol' Gal's the Leader of the Amazon Tribe!
★8A strange old woman seeks out Ranma, testing his skills while calling him 'future son-in-law'.
E22Behold! The 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire' Technique
★8Having been made hyper-sensitive to heat by Cologne, Ranma is trapped in his girl form until he promisees to marry Shampoo. Refusing to give up, Ranma takes a job at her diner, hoping for a chance to grab the 'Phoenix Pill' that's supposed to cure him.
E23Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan
★9Dr. Tofu is able to cure Ranma, but as Cologne is quick to ask - How long will it last? In any case, his mind soon gets other things to think about, as Mousse, a Chinese master of hidden weapons, arrives, challenging him for the right to Shampoo's hand.
E24Cool Runnings! The Race of the Snowmen
★6Taking a break at a skiing resort, Ranma finds himself entering a Martial Arts ski race where the prize is a date with Shampoo - and the Phoenix Pill!
E25The Abduction of P-Chan
★7Figure skating champion Azusa Shiratori decides P-Chan is now her 'Charlotte', and challenges Akane and Ranma to a match against herself and her partner for the ownership of the pig. But can Ranma learn to skate in time?
E26Close Call! The Dance of Death... On Ice!
★8The kiss makes Ranma go ballistic, charging at Mikado like a madman. Ranma barely wins, but Mikado is certain he'll get his revenge in the big Martial Arts Figure Skating match.
E27P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain of Love!
★8The match is on, but can Ranma and Akane survive the Golden Pair's deadly 'Couple Cleaver'? And what's Ryoga up to?
E28Ranma Trains on Mt. Terror
★7Tired of getting beaten by Ranma, Ryoga takes up Cologne's offer to train him. They set off to the mountains, only to find Genma, Ranma and Akane already there, also training.
E29The Breaking Point!? Ryoga's Great Revenge
★8Cologne is teaching Ryoga the fearsome Breaking Point technique, making him capable of shattering giant boulders with a single touch. With it, he's sure he can beat Ranma... If the training doesn't kill him first.
E30Danger at the Tendo Dojo!
★9The Tendo Dojo receives a challenge from the Dojo Destroyer, and Soun charges Akane and Ranma with task of defending its honor. Ranma however, gets other things on his mind, when Shampoo promises to give him a cure for the curse if he'll only go on a date with her...
E31The Abduction of Akane!
★8Mousse returns, trying to kidnap Akane, but ends up mistakenly grabbing her stuffed toy pig instead. Still, Akane wants her pig back, so Ranma goes along with the instructions to meet up with the kidnapper at the circus.
E32Ranma vs. Mousse! To Lose Is to Win
★7Having managed to grab the right person this time, Mousse sets up a new show - girl turns into duck (courtesy of a little cursed water from the spring of drowned duck).
E33Enter Happosai, the Lustful Lecher!
★7Soun and Genma are terrified when their old teacher, master Happosai, shows up. The founder of the Anything Goes school of martial arts, his fighting skills are only surpassed by his lust for women's underwear...
E34Assault on the Girls' Locker Room
★7Ranma is determined to infiltrate the Furinkan High girl's locker room when he gets a map from Ryoga that shows there's a old spring beneath it that can cure his curse. It proves harder than Ranma thought though, since the girls are on high alert due to the recent raids by Happosai.
E35Kuno's House of Gadgets! Guests Check in, But They Don't Check Out
★7Ranma's found the first of the three magic urns needed to summon the spring. And where's the next one's hidden? Deep in the bowels of the Kuno estate, full of traps, tricks and hot and cold water...
E36Goodbye Girl-Type
★7Happosai has claimed one of the urns to store his 'collection', but Ranma manages to steal it back. Of course, the master takes this as a personal insult, and starts causing considerable trouble for Ranma and the others as they travel up the mountains to find the place that will activate the urns.
E37It's a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain
★8It's cookie baking time in the home ed. class, and Akane and Kodachi both want Ranma to taste. Not taking no for an answer, the Black Rose falls back on blackmail, causing Akane to become even more determined to get Ranma to eat hers.
E38S.O.S.! The Wrath of Happosai
★3.3When Ranma tries to force Happosai to stop the underwear stealing, the old master gets mad and starts terrorizing the inhabitants of the Tendo Dojo, demanding an apology.
E39Kissing Is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking of Akane's Lips
★8Furinkan High is entering a theater contest with a performance of 'Romeo and Juliet'. Akane is chosen as Juliet, but Kuno and Happosai both want to be Romeo, and so does Ranma when he hears the first price winners will get to see China.
E40Bathhouse Battle! We're in Some Hot Water Now
★9The water heater is broken, so Ranma and co are off to the public bathhouse for a bath. Naturally, Happosai wants to come, planning to pay a little visit to the women's side...
E41Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor
★9Akane is shocked when she witnesses Genma getting attacked by a stranger referring to him as father, wanting revenge for being abandoned. Who is this Ukyo?
E42Ryoga and Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever
★8Ukyo tries to set Akane and Ryoga up on a date, hoping to get Ranma for herself. Ranma, however, intends to do his best to ruin it...
E43Sneeze Me, Squeeze Me, Please Me! Shampoo's Recipe for Disaster
★9Caring and gentle as ever, Shampoo brings Ranma a lunch with a little 'extra spices', causing Ranma to get an irresistible urge to hug anyone who sneezes.
E44Rub-A-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub
★8Furious at being prevented from accompanying Akane to the hot-springs, Happosai decides to recover the scroll containing his most deadly attack - The Happofire Burst - to teach them all a lesson. Ranma is however determined to find it first, and it's a battle of wits as they both try to infiltrate the scroll's resting place - an all girls hot-spring...
E45I Love You! My Dear, Dear Ukyo
★8Ranma recives a challenge from one Tsubasa Kurenai, a strange girl determined to win back her beloved Ukyo.
E46The Witch Who Loved Me: A Japanese Ghost Story
★9Distressed at the frequent panty thefts, the town council turns to their local hero, Soun Tendo, for protection of the town relic - an ancient bra said to contain the ghost of a merciless empress.
E47Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl
★9After getting beaten by Shampoo, Akane is thrilled to find that Happosai's magic noodles she accidently ate has given her super strength. But can she live with the side-effects?
E48The Killer from Jusenkyo
★8The Jusenkyo Preservation Society decides they have stood by long enough, letting Ranma and co abuse their Jusenkyo curses for immoral and selfish purposes, and dispatch a team charged with capturing them and teaching them the error of their ways.
E49Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood
★10After a nasty blow to the head, Ranma wakes up believing he's a girl. No more martial arts for her, it's flower arrangement and tea ceremony from now on...
E50Final Facedown! Happosai vs. The Invisble Man
★8After being gone for a while, having fled to avoid Happosai's wrath, Soun and Genma return, claiming to have studied ancient ninja techniques that will enable them to beat the master once and for all.
