What is Ranma ½?
{{Infobox animanga/Header | name = Ranma ½ | image = | caption = | ja_kanji = らんま 1/2 | ja_romaji = Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi | genre = [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]],<ref>{{cite web |title=VIZ MEDIA CONCLUDES 2015 WITH AN ACTION AND DRAMA-FILLED DIGITAL ANIME UPDATE FOR DECEMBER |url=https://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/1006292 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |accessdate=August 10, 2018}}</ref> [[Martial arts (genre)|martial arts]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/ranma-1-2|title=The Official Website for Ranma 1/2|publisher=Viz Media |accessdate=October 27, 2017}}</ref> [[romantic comedy]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrate 30 Years of Martial Arts Mischief with Ranma 1/2 Stamps |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-07-14/celebrate-30-years-of-martial-arts-mischief-with-ranma-1-2-stamps/.118766 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |accessdate=July 29, 2018 |date=July 15, 2017}}</ref><!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). --> }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer}} '''Ranma ½''' is an [[anime]] based on a [[manga]] by [[Rumiko Takahashi]]. It is 36 volumes long. == Story == Ranma Saotome is the main [[fictional character|character]], who is 16 and good at [[martial art]]s. He learned from his father, a [[martial art]]ist. Ranma was [[train]]ing with his father, Genma Saotome, when he falls into a [[Spring (water)|spring]] which turns him into a girl from then on whenever cold water is poured on him. Genma fell into the spring of the panda, so he turns into a panda. Hot water makes them turn back. After this both visit Soun Tendo, Genma's friend from a long time ago and his fighting [[wikt:partner|partner]]. Soun teaches at his martial arts [[school]]. Soun tells Genma that he needs a [[wikt:grandchild|grandchild]] to carry on the school, so he needs his daughter, Akane Tendo, to [[marry]] to get a child, who would receive an [[inheritance]] from him. Ge