A brand new anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi’s genre-shaping, gender-bending action-comedy manga Ranma 1/2 is within the works. Particulars are sparse, nevertheless it seems like a brand new Ranma mission has formally been locked in.

The announcement for the brand new Ranma 1/2 anime dropped on the official X/Twitter account of Takahashi which, sadly, I can’t translate immediately. Thankfully, respected manga information reporter @MangaReporter did simply that, confirming that the present is in growth and that we’ll be taught extra about it at a dwell occasion scheduled to launch on July seventeenth at 6 P.M. Japanese Customary Time (JPT).

For many who may not keep in mind the manga, Ranma 1/2 follows Akane Tendo, a tomboyish martial artist who discovers that her fiancée, Ranma Saotome, suffers from a curse that causes him to rework into a lady every time chilly water hits him. Two anime variations of the collection have been made, with the primary lasting only some episodes. The second collection, which aired between 1989 and 1993, proved rather more profitable and remains to be extremely regarded by shonen followers at present.

A Rumiko renaissance

This new Ranma 1/2 anime might observe within the footsteps of some distinctive anime remakes primarily based on Rumiko Takahashi’s work. David Productions’ remake of Urusei Yatsura‘s anime gave the collection some much-needed updates, modernizing the collection’ setting and adjusting components of the story that haven’t aged effectively. Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon additionally helped pave the way in which for Ranma 1/2, re-introducing anime followers to Inuyasha.

We don’t know the rest about what the brand new Ranma 1/2 anime will change about its supply materials, or if it’ll change something. Nevertheless, I really feel it will likely be good if Urusei Yatsura is something to go off of.