The anime will premiere nationwide in Japan on October 5 on NTV at 24:55 JST (actually October 6 at 12:55 AM JST). The anime will stream exclusively on Netflix after it airs.
Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, and Noriko Hidaka reprise their roles as Ranma Saotome (male), Ranma (female), and Akane Tendō, respectively. Kōichi Yamadera will return as Ryōga Hibiki, and Rei Sakuma will take on the role of Shampoo. Minami Takayama and Kikuko Inoue reprise their roles from the previous anime as Nabiki Tendō and Kasumi Tendō, respectively. Akio Ōtsuka will play Sōun Tendō in the new anime, replacing Ryunosuke Ohbayashi. Chō will play Genma Saotome in place of Kenichi Ogata, who will be the new anime's narrator, replacing the late Tadashi Nakamura.
Kōnosuke Uda (One Piece: Dead End, DAYS) will direct the new series at MAPPA. Kimiko Ueno (Delicious in Dungeon, Astro Note) is in charge of the series scripts, and Hiromi Taniguchi (Kurage no Shokudō) is designing the characters. Ano will perform the anime's opening theme song. Singer-songwriter Riria. will perform the anime's ending theme song “Anta Nante.”
Twelve episodes of the new anime have been leaked.
Takahashi launched the manga in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine in August 1987 and ended it in March 1996. The series has 38 compiled volumes.
The manga inspired the Ranma 1/2 animated television series in April 1989. The anime was further adapted into the Ranma ½: Nettō-hen series in October 1989, which ran until September 1992. The franchise has also inspired two films, a theatrical anime, and an OVA, with the final OVA episode released in January 1996. The Ranma ½: Nightmare! anime special Incen of Spring Sleep premiered in September 2008. The series inspired a live-action television special in December 2011.
Viz Media released the original anime on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc. The company also published the manga.
Source: New Ranma 1/2 anime website, Natalie Comics
