New details have emerged on the upcoming anime project based on Rumiko Takahashi’s iconic Shonen manga, Ranma 1/2. A Livestream was held on the Twitter account for the new anime, which included a new visual, staff & cast, and a new trailer.
First off, the new anime’s opening theme song was previewed in the new trailer, performed by Ano (Chainsaw Man, Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, Kuromi’s Pretty Journey). Also confirmed were several cast members from the previous series would be reprising their roles, joining several new cast additions.
Cast List:
- Ranma (Male)– Kappei Yamaguchi (One Piece, Case Closed, Inuyasha)
- Ranma (Female)– Megumi Hayashibara (Pokémon, Case Closed, Ranma 1/2)
- Akane Tendo– Noriko Hidaka (Ranma 1/2, Komi Can’t Communicate, Kamen Rider Zero One)
- Nabiki Tendō– Minami Takayama (Case Closed, Nintama Rantarô, Ranma 1/2)
- Kasumi Tendō– Kikuko Inoue (Code Geass, Fairy Tail, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger)
- Ryōga Hibiki– Kōichi Yamadera (Ghost in the Shell, Kamen Rider Zero-One, Cowboy Bebop)
- Shampoo– Rei Sakuma (Ranma 1/2, Moomin,Soreike! Anpanman)
- Sōun Tendō– Akio Ōtsuka (BEASTARS, One Piece, Shangri-La Frontier) -Replacing Ryunosuke Ohbayashi–
- Genma Saotome– CHŌ (One Piece, Kengan Ashura, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger) -Replacing Kenichi Ogata-
- Narrator– Kenichi Ogata (Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura, My Hero Academia)
The staff list was also included in the announcement, which included Konosuke Uda (One Piece) directing the new series at MAPPA. Handling the series composition will be Kimiko Ueno (Delicious in Dungeon), character designs by Hiromi Taniguchi (FLCL Alternative), and music from Kaoru Wady (Inuyasha). The other staff members are listed below this paragraph, the series will be premiering premiere nationwide in Japan on October 5 on the NTV channel at 24:55 JST (effectively, October 6 at 12:55 a.m. JST). The anime will exclusively stream on Netflix after its broadcast.
- Chief Animation Directors – Hiromi Taniguchi, Tsuyoshi Yoshioka, Yoshiko Saito, Nao Otsu
- Lead Animators – Nao Naito, Rie Aoki
- POP artwork – Minami Kitamura
- Art Director – Chihiro Okawa
- Color Designer – Yukiko Kakita
- Compositing Director – Atushi Kano
- Editing – Keisuke Yanagi
- Sound Director – Konosuke Uda
- Sound Effects – Takuya Hasegawa
- Music Selection – Makiko Chihara
- Sound Production – dugout Inc.
- Planning – Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd.
Fans of the manga series have rejoiced regarding the news about the new series, especially among those in the Voice Actor Community. Some share excitement over what a potential English dub would mean to those in the LGBTQIA+ community, having a gender-queer dub cast take on this series would certainly be a game-changer, and this writer is here for it.
Ranma 1/2 was first serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 1986 to March 1996, consisting of 407 chapters collected into 38 tankōbon volumes. The manga would inspire two anime adaptations, three animated films, 11 OVAs, 17 video game adaptions, and a live-action special. Viz Media publishes the manga for English Audiences and has it available to read on their website.
Years ago, Genma promised his old friend Soun Tendo that Ranma would marry one of Soun’s three daughters and carry on the family’s martial arts school. Except that the girl picked to be Ranma’s bride doesn’t seem to like him, Ranma keeps getting into fights…and did we mention that whole changing into a girl thing?
Source: Official Website, Anime News Network
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