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| Poor Ranma. He gets put into a love triangle already at the start of this season. Hilarious though as he still has to deal with the draam this season. Looks like there's also some flashback segments this season. I see jealousy, emotions, and humor all around. Really fun to see all the cast back, even Panda! The OP song is catchy as I had expected. Expecting this season to be as crazy as the previous. It's just funny how this season starts with Ranma being in part of some drama. |
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| Oh great, just what this series needed… another pain-in-the-neck character. As if surviving Ryouga last season wasn’t already enough trauma, now they toss in this bargain-bin stalker. He’s a certified creep, sure, but hey, dethroning Ryouga in the “most annoying” hall of fame? Not a chance. That aside, standard stuff again with pretty much everything… the same recycled nonsense, I mean. And speaking of nonsense, Ranma’s cat phobia is probably the weakest excuse for a weakness I’ve ever seen lmao. Guy can karate-chop through anything life throws at him, but one fluffy kitten and he’s out cold..? Lol. Now yeah, just hope they don’t drag this cat allergy thing for another dozen episodes. Had enough already in this first episode. Kiss was nice though( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°). If anything btw, thumbs up for OP and ED again. |
| Just a short one-year break and we’re back already, picking up right where we left off... though honestly, we didn’t really leave off anywhere, just continuing wherever we are. This time on Ranma's weekly antics, background character 54 is jealous of Ranma for taking his former Akane, and he’s determined to find a weak spot with Tachi's help, who, ofc, is dead set on beating Ranma no matter what. Yeah... tag team made in heaven. So what is Ranma’s weak point, you may ask? Well, it’s really something as simple as... cats. Yeah, cats. Immediately abused by background character 54, which actually helps Ranma, in a way. With so many cats around, plus this tiger as well, he’s able to reach his max potential... by becoming a cat himself LOL. As ridiculous as ever, this show is exactly why I love it. Season one was fun enough, and if it stays as silly and over-the-top as this, I’m all in for another 12 weeks of madness. And hey, a kiss first episode? That's more progress than all of last season already lol.  |
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Edit: I just realized while watching ED on YouTube (didn't realize it when it was airing earlier). |
tsubasaloverOct 6, 7:46 AM
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| Ranma 1/2 is back after a year, and it's the same that we know and love since MAPPA's re-adaptation, which like Urusei Yatsura, has garnered positivity. Still, Ranma's antics are outmatched for Akane, with the kiss being the first indication of such. More Ranma is good! |
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So Ranma's scared of cats of all things and goes into cate mode. It's kinda like how drunken fist works. Wasn't expecting a kiss. That was sweet. Akane's reaction was cute.  Btw the family brutal as usual. Testing the limit of Ranma's patience. They also added another annoyance, classic Rumiko. But that pig is the worst. Great to have this back. Hopefully as less annoying stuff as possible. |
MegamiRemOct 8, 6:30 AM
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| God I’m so glad we’re back like we never left! This episode had everything that makes Ranma so great. Ridiculous over top action, comedy and our main couple’s dynamic! We got our first Akane Ranma kiss HELLO?? Hikaru was jealous of Ranma for having Akane attention and he ended up pushing them even closer while making himself look worse in front of Akane lol. I’m still over here dying at him bringing a fucking tiger and saying he did it because he thought Ranma would be scared to which Akane replied “any sane person would be” 😂 Even though it was his “cat form”, a kiss is a kiss and I can’t wait to see how Akane handles this going forward. She’s so cute when she gets flustered! |
Marinate1016Oct 8, 10:30 PM
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| I enjoyed the episode, but it was a bit of a weak season beginning. Hey, at least we got a quick peck from cat Ranma. |
| Ranma 1/2 is finally back! So glad this is back because I missed watching Rumiko Takahashi anime. But man, I didn't think they'd take an entire year. I thought "Season 2" was just going to be Season 1 Part 2 which would air after taking a break of one season because Season 1 key visual had characters who'd only appear in Cour 2. I wonder if there was any reason for the delay. Anyway, I'm just glad it's here. Time flies. The new OP and ED are fine. I didn't think they'd keep the same styles as Season 1. I think Season 1 OP and especially the ED were a lot better but I'm sure these new ones will grow on me eventually. Akane's dance in the ED put a smile on my face. :) Ah. Hikaru Gosunkugi finally makes his debut in the remake. He was a very early character in the manga. But for whatever reason, the OG anime introduced him in freaking Episode 114! MF was closer to the end of the series than the beginning. His early roles were given to the anime-original character Sasuke voiced by Shigeru Chiba (Megane and Yotsuya). And that's why this episode felt very different from Gosunkugi's debut episode in the OG. Not that I remember it much. Either way, this shit never made sense to me. I always wondered if Deen hated Gosunkugi or something. But they sure loved a certain other character... I think Gosunkugi's new VA Akira Ishida (Regulus) did a great job voicing him. But I'm gonna miss Issei Futamata's (Chibi, Godai) take on his character. His voice is so memorable especially if you watched a lot of old Rumiko Takahashi anime. Anyway, great episode. Ranma's weakness got revealed. You could say the cat's out of the bag. But more importantly, Ranma and Akane's first kiss! I didn't think this would be in the first episode. That was awesome. Can't wait for the next episode. There are so many anime airing on Saturday in this season I need to catch up fast. |
0451Oct 4, 11:45 AM
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So Ranma's scared of cats of all things and goes into cate mode. It's kinda like how drunken fist works. Wasn't expecting a kiss. That was sweet. Akane's reaction was cute.
Btw the family brutal as usual. Testing the limit of Ranma's patience. They also added another annoyance, classic Rumiko. But that pig is the worst.
Great to have this back. Hopefully as less annoying stuff as possible.
Btw the family brutal as usual. Testing the limit of Ranma's patience. They also added another annoyance, classic Rumiko. But that pig is the worst.
Great to have this back. Hopefully as less annoying stuff as possible.
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Oh great, just what this series needed… another pain-in-the-neck character. As if surviving Ryouga last season wasn’t already enough trauma, now they toss in this bargain-bin stalker. He’s a certified creep, sure, but hey, dethroning Ryouga in the “most annoying” hall of fame? Not a chance.
That aside, standard stuff again with pretty much everything… the same recycled nonsense, I mean. And speaking of nonsense, Ranma’s cat phobia is probably the weakest excuse for a weakness I’ve ever seen lmao. Guy can karate-chop through anything life throws at him, but one fluffy kitten and he’s out cold..? Lol. Now yeah, just hope they don’t drag this cat allergy thing for another dozen episodes. Had enough already in this first episode.
Kiss was nice though( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°). If anything btw, thumbs up for OP and ED again.
That aside, standard stuff again with pretty much everything… the same recycled nonsense, I mean. And speaking of nonsense, Ranma’s cat phobia is probably the weakest excuse for a weakness I’ve ever seen lmao. Guy can karate-chop through anything life throws at him, but one fluffy kitten and he’s out cold..? Lol. Now yeah, just hope they don’t drag this cat allergy thing for another dozen episodes. Had enough already in this first episode.
Kiss was nice though( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°). If anything btw, thumbs up for OP and ED again.
| @Softhenic03 Softhenic03 said: And speaking of nonsense, Ranma’s cat phobia is probably the weakest excuse for a weakness I’ve ever seen lmao. Guy can karate-chop through anything life throws at him, but one fluffy kitten and he’s out cold..? That's called trauma. |
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| I loved Ano's voice for the season 1 op and now Wednesday Campanella seems to be the right choice for season 2 op. It's so beautiful. Who would have thought that Ranma would have the fear of cats !? F**k his dad. The animation is so good. It didn't drop in quality. Thanks to the cats, Ranma treated Akane with a Neko Kiss 😻😘😘 |
| My immediate thought before even watching it, having seen the ED on Twitter, is that I'm glad to see they brought back Akanedance! Super cool lore for oldhead fans here: https://www.tumblr.com/jerkfacepink/22310400040/thank-you-bing-image-search-thought-i-lost-this?source=share |
| Back with absolute bangers❤️ I was kinda underwhelmed the way last season ended specially regards to Ranma x Akane. But starting with a kiss immediately compensates and some. Is this the first time this anime showed a cat? Everyone except Akane really made cat tree out of Ranma's half ded body😭😭. Tbf everyone will get trauma in his position. The way he copes is hilarious. And did Kuno turned down a tiger lmao. Ryouga was there all time as p chan. Kinda went unnoticed. The creep way annoying but due to him (at his expense)we got this long overdue moment. More girls (ugh shampoo again blegh..) will come so as much time mc gets is good. ED is a major downgrade but OP wasn't that bad. |
WaterMageOct 7, 11:12 AM
| Great ep to kick off the second season |
| great episode very funny the dad is not serious lol |
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| With peak fiction returning, I simply had to watch! A new season of Ranma means more hijinks and clearly more love rivalries. Gosunkugi was very persistent this episode in finding Ranma's weakness. He even ended up crashing the Tendo Dojo a few times. Although, that place should be used to it by now lol. Leave it to Ranma's dad, Genma Saotome, to inadvertently traumatize our hero several times in the path of Anything Goes Martial Arts. His attempt to resolve the situation flopping was funny. Kuno's strength sure can't compare anymore to Ranma's now. He got beat with no difficulty. That was a cute accidental kiss between Ranma and Akane that we got near the end. Good thing Ranma can't recall it. |
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| i think i recalled this story from the og ranma. no ryouga this episode so its a good start. |
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| @0451 he's hardly present though, so that's not too bad. ryouga on the other hand has way too much screentime for his own good, he's present in most episodes and that makes it more of a slog to get through. |
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| Glad to have Ranma 1/2’s remake back after nearly a year, I wish it came sooner since Season 1 was but a fraction of Ranma 1/2’s original anime, but at the same time I’m glad they’ve had time to cook. Also, while I finished the OG anime within the first season of the remake, I actually finished the entirety of what exists of Ranma 1/2 before this season began, so now I’m completely ready for new Ranma content. And this was a good returning episode, I always liked Gosunkugi’s antics and it’s no different here, new VA is doing a great job as him too, although his introduction is a bit different here, someone else mentioned it already but he appears way later in the OG anime, also the Cat Fist, or “Cat-Fu” as the OG called it, was an episode of its own before Gosunkugi’s introduction, I’m guessing this is more accurate to the manga so it’s cool to see it this way. And yeah the Cat-Fu is just as silly as it sounds, but it’s quite powerful despite that, thankfully tho Akane managed to quell Ranma’s cat induced rampage, and ended up getting a cat smooch in the process, her reaction was very cute but hilarious at the same time lol. And that OP and ED combo were very good, I miss the ones from Season 1 but I like these a lot too, that Akane dance was cute af lol, also seeing Ukyo got me hyped for her introduction this season, she’s my best girl alongside Nabiki. |
0451 said: How am I just now finding out Sasuke was anime original? I guess the OG did make some good original additions after all, I always enjoyed SasukeHis early roles were given to the anime-original character Sasuke |
| My most anticipated anime of the season, Ranma ½, has kicked off with an absolute masterpiece of an episode, revisiting the nostalgic Cat Fist after so long! I’d been telling myself for weeks that this episode was coming up, and now that it finally aired, I loved every second of it! That said, I can’t help but wonder where Shampoo went. I do remember where she went from when I watched the original Ranma ½ years ago, but of course, I won’t spoil it. Nevertheless, I miss her so much! Come back soon, Shampoo! |
| We're back with another season, and this time around, Ranma is being stalked in order to get his weakness out in public, and who would've guessed his weakness, Cats. LOL. I guess Genma really did traumatize him in his childhood. But, it was in the end, Akane, who was able to get him under control. And, he also kissed her in front of everyone. It was very cute. But it was in his cat form. Still cute. The OP song is amazing, as expected from Wednesday Campanella, and the ED is beyond adorable, just like the rest ED. Great song as well, from Nishina. They also paid homage to Akane's cute dance of the 1st OP in the original version. |
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| Ah I remember how annoying this stalker guy was from the original. Well, that was expected as more of these annoying people will surely come to Ranma 's life to make his life harder. This is probably why I don't really into Ranma as much as I into UY. Genma is just a bit nicer version of Ryunosuke's dad and it really shows here. Animation is still great and fluid and I love the artstyle for the Ed still same though the ED song from first season is just much much better. Ukyo is coming this season so that's good I guess. |
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| We are back after almost a year of break |
| Hilarious episode lol |
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| Good to see Ranma1/2 back so soon and hopefully with even more Shampoo screentime. Not as catchy as the S1 OP and ED, but still good. Did get a chuckle from this episode, especially the Cat Fist training being useless. Ranma's traumatic training kind of reminds me of the Fate/stay night Sakura's bug scene. Got heavy Souichi (Junji Ito's collection) vibes from with Gosunkugi. Which I presume is a common trope.  |
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| We're back and it almost feels like we've never left. Ranma is back to his usual sheinanigans, dealing with creeps like Kuno and now a stalker so set in finding out his weakness. As it turns out is cats and the reason is his father showing once again how terrible he is at parenting. At the very least with all that push he started to act like a cat and with it... yup, the first kiss came. I was not expecting that to happen in the first episode of this season but it goes to show that you have to expect the unexpected with Rumiko Takahashi's works. The opening and ending sequences are solid. For now I prefer the ones in season 1 but maybe I'll change my mind in the future. I wonder if this'll have the same number of episodes as season 1. |
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0451 said:
His early roles were given to the anime-original character Sasuke
How am I just now finding out Sasuke was anime original? I guess the OG did make some good original additions after all, I always enjoyed SasukeHis early roles were given to the anime-original character Sasuke
| @TheColonel76 Yeah, Sasuke was a funny character. But his inclusion was also detrimental as he stole other characters' roles. Urusei Yatsura also had a sort of original character called Megane also voiced by Shigeru Chiba but the character he basically replaced Kosuke was barely even in the manga so it didn't feel like a major cut. Plus Megane was significantly funnier than Kosuke. |
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@TheColonel76 Yeah, Sasuke was a funny character. But his inclusion was also detrimental as he stole other characters' roles. Urusei Yatsura also had a sort of original character called Megane also voiced by Shigeru Chiba but the character he basically replaced Kosuke was barely even in the manga so it didn't feel like a major cut. Plus Megane was significantly funnier than Kosuke.
| @0451 Unfortunate about the stealing roles part but if it means more Shigeru Chiba, you can’t go wrong imo lol. And I’m no stranger to Urusei Yatsura, I watched all of it back in 2022-2023, and I completely agree Megane is hilarious, one of the best anime original additions imo. |
| Banger opening and a good start to this season hahaha xD. Looking forward to enjoying this every week. |
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| Wow that is some deep-seated cat related trauma, good job Genma- said no one. LMAO what a hilarious episode XD |
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