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[b]Ranma ½[/b] (らんま½, Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi?, pronounced Ranma One-Half) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by [[Takahashi Rumiko]] and first published in 1987. The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts. As a result of an accident during a training journey, he is cursed to become a girl when splashed with cold water, but hot water will change him back into a boy. It has two anime adaptations, one originally made in 1989, and a newer one from 2024.

h4. Characters

* [[Saotome Ranma]] / [[Ranma-chan]]
** [[Saotome Genma]] / [[Saotome Genma (panda)]]
** [[Saotome Nodoka]]
* [[Tendou Akane]]
** [[Tendou Souun]]
** [[Tendou Nabiki]]
** [[Tendou Kasumi]]
*** [[Ono Tofu]]
* [[Hibiki Ryouga]] / [[P-chan]]
** [[Hibiki Yoiko]]
** [[Unryuu Akari]]
** [[Shirokuro (ranma 1/2)|]]
* [[Shampoo (ranma 1/2)|]] / [[Shampoo (cat)]]
** [[Cologne (ranma 1/2)|]]
** [[Mousse (ranma 1/2)|]] / [[Mousse (duck) (ranma 1/2)|]]
* [[Kuonji Ukyou]]
* [[Kunou Tatewaki]]
** [[Kunou Kodachi]]
** [[Principal Kunou]]
* [[Ninomiya Hinako]]
* [[Happosai]]
* [[Pantyhose Tarou]]
* [[Gosunkugi Hikaru]]

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: Ranma ½":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranma_%C2%BD]
*  "MyAnimeList: Ranma ½":[https://myanimelist.net/anime/210/Ranma_%C2%BD]
*  "MyAnimeList: Ranma ½ (2024)":[https://myanimelist.net/anime/59145/Ranma_%C2%BD_2024]
* "Names in Ranma ½":[http://mzephyr.altervista.org/names.html] - multilingual glossary of proper names in Ranma ½
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