Ranma ½ (2024) 2nd Season

Things have been lively ever since Ranma Saotome took up residence in the Tendou household. He still turns into a girl whenever doused with cold water, but that has not stopped his unrelenting martial arts training and meeting countless new individuals. Moreover, Ranma and his fiancée, Akane Tendou, have grown closer despite their rocky start and constant quarreling.

However, some people are not pleased with Ranma and Akane's engagement. A Chinese girl, Shampoo, is set on marrying Ranma, while he is also targeted by other men infatuated with Akane, who resort to anything to defeat him. Nevertheless, Ranma is determined to take on any challenger while navigating through his chaotic life with Akane.

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Saotome, Ranma Main

Yamaguchi, Kappei Japanese

Tendou, Akane Main

Hidaka, Noriko Japanese

Hibiki, Ryouga Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi Japanese

Shampoo Supporting

Sakuma, Rei Japanese

Kuonji, Ukyo Supporting

Nazuka, Kaori Japanese

Tendou, Nabiki Supporting

Takayama, Minami Japanese

Happosai Supporting

Inoue, Kazuhiko Japanese

Saotome, Genma Supporting

Cho Japanese

Kunou, Tatewaki Supporting

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Tendou, Kasumi Supporting

Inoue, Kikuko Japanese

Ootsuka, Manabu Producer

Tannawa, Yuusuke Producer

Hasegawa, Hiroya Producer

Satou, Emi Producer

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Dec 20, 2025

Marinate1016

Recommended

It’s amazing how all these years later, Takahashi Rumiko sensei continues to impress me with how much of a revolutionary writer she was in her younger days. So many of the concepts we’re used to seeing in modern romcoms were invented or brought into the mainstream by her. Watching this Ranma 1/2 remake has been such a fun experience because it feels both retro and modern. You’ve got a lot of that 80s anime charm with a modern production packaging and familiar character archetypes and storytelling tropes. They’ve managed to stay true to the era the series originally aired in while improving on existing scenes ... with voice acting, animation or just fleshing them out for emotional impact. It’s really cool that both Urusei Yatsura and Ranma have been among the best anime remakes we’ve seen and season 2 of Ranma has just been an improvement in every way. This season won’t do anything to drastically change your opinion on the series, so if you didn’t care for season 1, you’re probably not going to be a fan of this season. For those of us who adored the first season, this season’s improvements in writing, stakes, character development, romantic progression and animation can’t be praised enough. I looked forward to this every Saturday and it never failed to make my day better. What’s crazy is, from what I’ve been told by manga readers, this season isn’t anywhere near the peak of the story so I cannot wait for that inevitable third season and more of my Rankane ship!!

As I said after season 1 of this, I found it to be even more enjoyable than UY, which I loved tremendously, because of the consistent plot progression and character development and feel like that’s even stronger in this season. It’s really cool how we’ll have the most over the top seemingly random event happen and it’ll still be relevant to Akane or Ranma down the line. Every episode serves to bring our leads closer while helping them learn more about themselves as well. They’re both so difficult and massive tsunderes, but underneath that tough exterior are two of the fluffiest, softest and kindest people you’ll ever see. While they still struggle to be honest with each other, this season was a huge step forward for them being honest with themselves. Our two leads definitely know there’s more to this relationship than just an arranged marriage and they’re still trying to put that in words. My favorite part of the Rankane ship is how when the chips are down and shit hits the fan, both of them will drop everything and come to the other’s aid. We get several very sweet arcs like that including the final one and it just had me smiling like an idiot. Actions speak so much louder than words and our two leads’ actions say everything that needs to be said.

The story is overall stronger this season for me too. There’s some really good emotional storylines as well as the usual romantic comedy stuff, but I really only felt they missed on one story arc this season with the pedophile martial arts sensei. Other than that, not a single skippable segment in the entire cour which is awesome. Again, they all help Ranma and Akane grow as well. Even when we get messy characters like Shampoo showing up to try and ruin everything.

Speaking of messy characters. We get quite a few new supporting characters introduced in this season and they’re all great. Whether it’s Ranma’s childhood friend or Mousse, they were all very fun. Again, my only miss would be the pedophile sensei who would’ve been commonplace in the 80s when the story was written, but today just feels cringe. Other than that though, I think we’re set up very well for future seasons as we’ll inevitably have to see these characters confront their own issues and grow as people. I am especially looking forward to seeing more of Ukyo! Another non traditional gender role conforming character. Takahashi sensei really does a great job of weaving these social commentaries into her characters’ personalities without them being too over the top or cringe. They feel natural.

Production wise, MAPPA went HARD on this season. There’s some seriously impressive action scenes, great direction, character designs and more. They took their time and got in their bag with this which is really encouraging for the future of the series. I’ve been told we have enough content for like 4+ seasons so I hope they bring this same level of energy to those future installments. The voice acting was also immense in this season! Having OGs working on a modern reimagining of the series just reminds you of the standard that seiyuu back in the day brought to roles. There was so much soul back then and that comes through in these performances, making so many emotional moments hit that much harder! Can’t forget how cool it is to have the Inuyasha composer doing the music here too!

Ranma 1/2 remake season 2 is well, more ranma 1/2, but better. Better story arcs, new supporting characters, romantic progress and character growth, plus that same humor that we’ve come to know and love. Never a dull moment watching this whether it’s making me cover my eyes and squeal or laughing my ass off at Akane beating up someone. There’s nothing quite like this show. It’s the sort of series that becomes home, and an opportunity to kick back and relax after a long week of work or school. I’m certainly going to miss it and hopefully we won’t have to wait too long for season 3!

Ranma 1/2 season 2 gets 9 out of 10

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Dec 27, 2025

Chuy_diazz

Mixed Feelings

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The second season is good, but compared to the first, it loses quite a bit of its freshness.

I never watched the original Ranma or read the manga, so my first contact with Ranma is this remake. The second season starts off quite well, giving us just the right dose of absurdist comedy. Throughout its episodes, you can see Rumiko Takahashi's great creativity in creating super random events that are nonetheless entertaining to watch. This season also expands the supporting cast, adding more love rivals for both Ranma and Akane. Up to this point, everything seems to be going well and keeping us on the edge ... of our seats... That's where the problem begins. The story seems to lack a clear direction. The absence of a narrative thread that tells us we're heading towards a certain important event in the protagonists' relationship results in low emotional investment. If Ranma were a pure comedy, everything presented would be fantastic, and I'd be applauding it. The comedy is undoubtedly the strongest and most solid aspect of this work. The problem is that it's not pure comedy; it's also a romance. And the romance stagnates throughout the entire season. There's barely any real development, and from the beginning to the end of the series, the relationship only progresses one step. It's not necessarily bad that the romantic storyline doesn't advance, but it does make you disconnect from the story. You watch it, you laugh, you enjoy it, but it's very rare that you do anything beyond simply watching the episodes. There's no connection between the work and the viewer because the work doesn't try to show you anything solid in the romantic aspect.

Another problem with the work is the wasted potential of its great supporting cast. One of Ranma's strengths is having a large number of supporting character options for storytelling. The permutations and interactions you can create between all the characters are so numerous that it's very difficult to repeat the same segment. The issue is that the story seems unaware of this. The secondary character with the most screen time was Shampoo. I know the character has a solid fanbase and is very beloved. However, the constant exposure of the character makes her presence tiresome. It starts to feel heavy, and affection gradually turns into weariness. I understand her role as Akane's antagonist, but if you don't have a story to tell, don't try to cram the character into everything. There are characters from the first season who didn't even have a cameo in the second and who could have been used more effectively.

The ending felt a bit strange. The promotional materials and trailers sold the Romeo and Juliet arc as the central focus of the season. This seems to make sense because it's a moment where Akane and Ranma can solidify their romantic bond. It's a great episode that ends with a beautiful interaction between the protagonists—a worthy story to close the season. However, it didn't. They preferred to end with the battle between Moose and Ranma, which wasn't bad; it was a good episode. However, if the story had been slightly altered so that this mini-arc was the penultimate one, I think it would have felt better. You end with Romeo and Juliet, with a romantic interaction, letting us know that the relationship grew a bit. Since that wasn't the case, the momentum is lost, and the ending feels a little weaker compared to the season's high point.

It might seem like I hate the season, which isn't the case. I liked Ranma, I enjoyed it, and I laughed every Saturday I watched it. The problem is what I mention in the review: I simply didn't connect with it on an emotional level to make the story meaningfully important to me.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Feb 4, 2026

EcchiOujisama

Not Recommended

So mid it has no reason to exist. This continues to be the worst way to experience Ranma while bringing almost nothing new to the table. It's almost like the idea is to make it so unbearably just below okay to make everyone demand they just make new animation for the original series instead of continuing in this direction.

The good:
-The intro bumpers explaining the premise continue to be great.
-The original voice actors still have it. Hayashibara Megumi hasn't lost a step since the 90s and remains one of the best in the business 30 years later.
-There are a few brief moments where you can ... see real effort was put into making something look like a Takahashi color illustration.
-Netflix was not successful in making everyone black, gay and/or trans.
-Tons of the story being cut means there is less Happosai.

The neutral:
-Rather than putting effort into making everything look like Takahashi's coloring a weird digital filter has been applied. Sometimes it works, sometimes it screws with the visuals, like making Ucchan's clothes a much lighter blue than they should be.
-Some story changes are fine but don't really add anything, like having the phoenix pill stuff happen on the beach in the summer instead of a ski resort in the winter.

The bad:
-More than half of the story has been cut. As a result, what remains feels random and disjointed.
-There have been substantial cuts to the parts of the story that remain. Everything feels rushed.
-All of the new voices remain downgrades to the point of being distracting. Ucchan barely being serviceable puts more salt in the wound.
-Gosunkugi's one note act adds nothing and isn't supposed to show up for a long time. Shoving him in means no Kodachi.
-Most of the small story changes make things less funny or remove narrative information without adding something of equal or greater value to compensate.
-Nipples do not exist anymore. I can understand why that was done in the original Tenchi OVAs (the audience was adolescent boys and moms thought everything with attractive women was La Blue Girl). Late night anime and the audience getting older has changed all the rules. Either you crazy censors to push uncensored blu rays or don't do it at all. For the record, every bare tiddy Takahashi ever drew had nipples.
-You be better than, you be different than, or you can be less than. Ranma 2024 is going full steam on less than with no signs of slowing down.

Watch the original or read the manga.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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