• 3d ? u mean a real person  hence live action lol

• torrent sites have the whole thing including the movies and ova;s

• i watched all seasons and the movies and ova;s they are all amazingly funny , repeating themselves after 24 eps ? er no , new characters are added thoughout the series i loved all of them if you this you;ll love inuyasha which had 160 eps and 4 movies and an additional season of 23 eps , same cast in the english version, from ranma ( vancover canada ) ( voice acting ) critics mean shit sometimes lol

• Well I dindt like this as much as I expected... dont worry I wont give spoilers I liked the whole cast except boy Ranma, Dam! He looks so fraile it reminded me the time when Gosunkugi dressed as Ranma :/  I expected a little more solid constitution on that boy. any way I think I still will ever prefer the comic.

• Based on the cast shots, they did a great job of getting Tendo Kasumi down. Then again, if the Japanese television industry has difficulties finding someone who looks like a early-twenties yamato nadeshiko with an over-the-shoulder ponytail, they need to just shut down.

• Have to do a little nit-picking about the photos that they show above for Ranma: 1:  Boy-Ranma and Girl-Ranma look about the same height.  Ranma's taller in Guy Form. 2:  No matter what form, Ranma's hair is still styled 100% the same way 3:  Girl-Ranma in the photo is wearing a girl's Chinese outfit.  Ranma wears boy's clothes as much as he possibly can in either form 4:  As far as the sash that Girl-Ranma's wearing, Ranma wouldn't wear that in Girl Form.  It's something that can get in the way during a fight.

• I think the theory should be tested in either an anime episode or a manga by throwing Genma head first into the Spring of Drowned Man while in panda form.

• I would love to have an ending for the series, that or it be continued.  There is a lot that can be done after the disaster of a wedding attempt.  If there is more, please let me know.

• But you could get away with that kind of silly CGI flying green haired girl in a show like UY because the show itself is fucking insane and goofy to begin with. Plus at least Lum would be hot, and Live action Ataru would most certainly be lulz worthy with his slapstick.

• Japanese TV standards have gotten stricter in the years since <i>Ranma 1/2</i> originally aired. It'd be doubtful, especially if it's in live action.

• I have to see this.

• It's sad that Rumiko Takahashi used to be a great mangaka, and now people actively pray she never takes up the pen to the ink again. I'd call her the 20th centuries Tite Kubo, but <i>Inu Yasha</i> ran so long, Takahashi would still be considered the 21st centuries Tite Kubo.

• I can has live action Ranma 1/2? someone please bootleg and fan sub this show!

• I'm just glad Japan isn't trying a live-action Urusei Yatsura; just imagining the CG and a girl with a green wig is giving me nightmares.

• I recently finished watching every episode, after having previously watched (and enjoyed) only the first two seasons on VHS many years ago.  Bleah.  Virtually all of the later episodes are completely unmemorable.  Making it worse, I read a lot about Ranma online while I was watching, and eagerly looked forward to some of the plot developments I read about, but it turns out that many of them are manga-only.  Argh.

• YEAH!!! :D

• Nabiki was hot in a 2D drawing way and her hotness translated well in 3D live action. If only every other fantasy comic/cartoon chick could be realified...

• i watched the whole thing. and in a matter of days. i loved it except for the ending. but then again i tend to like anything cute.

• i hope they keep the music

• I'm with you on that.  I do understand that they have to give a little because what looks good drawn is not always realistic (I.E. Bruce Banner a nerdy scientist has a muscle tone I'd kill for) But you are right they need someone a little buffer for lack of better word.  If the kid can move well though I'm sure it will all come out in the wash.

• Doubtful. It's not like this is European TV or anything...

• 12 year old me is über excited for this. 28 year old me who grew out of Ranma 1/2 is kind of "meh"...

• From what I understand about Takahashi, she never has the heart to end her series.  Like your old best friend from elementary school.  If they died while you both were in fourth grade you are horribly heartbroken, but if they move away in fourth grade while you are heartbroken it's still better then their death and there is a small chance you will see them again.  

• So, when's the live action Elfen Lied? Hey, I can dream can't I?

• This has rightfully fulfilled my Tendo sister fantasies. *sigh*

• Ooops, never mind, ill informed me, didn't read whole article. Just a special, huh? That's kind of a shame.

• Fuck yeah, Urusei Yatsura being far superior to Ranma 1/2, none of my friends will give UY a chance despite liking Ranma and Inuyasha because of the old 1980's animation, but I just think it's charming in it's dated nature. Shame that UY is now out of print with no foreseeable license save from Funimation or VIZ, because those Animego four episodes a VHS/DVD are now so ridiculously expensive. Anyway, back to Ranma pictures, I'm assuming that the live action series is basically a retelling of the manga, right? If so than doesn't Akane originally have long hair until Ryoga cuts it off with his bandana boomerang, or does that not happen in this? Whatever its just a promotional image. No Shampoo image makes 00 Raiser sad.

• I got burned out

• Will there be boobies?

• So from the cast it looks like they're staying withing the first manga year/ first 6 episodes. A wise move. No mouth stretching (eugh) or martial arts tea ceremony fighting against a monkey. That and no Happosai. I cringe at the prospect of a live-action Happosai.

• Ranma is still popular here in Argentina. I want P-Chan

• "Did they ever actually wrap anything up in that series or did it just maintain it's status quo ad infinitum?" The manga has a sort of ending, but pretty much yes, Takahashi likes subtle hints as endings, but no definitive answer.

• Classic moment: Akane walking into the tent where Ryoga is couping a feeling from Ranma-chan. The look: priceless.

• Haha yeah that's true, all those flashes of nudity from early on in the series are almost certainly going to be cut out. That didn't make or break the manga/anime, but it did add to the fun for sure. My guess is it will just be from behind over the shoulder shots that don't show anything.

• Live Action Ranma, I'm both excited and horrified, I hope they do it justice.

• I loved Ranma, still do. The girl Ranma looks pretty good, but that's not how I would have pictured boy Ranma at all, he looks way to frail. Ranma is supposed to be a rough guy always getting in fights any chance he gets. His sole focus is martial arts. Regardless, I can't not see this when it comes out. I hope it captures the weird humour of the show and manga.

• I stopped being really "into" Anime and Manga while Ranma 1/2 was halfway through it's 4 hojillionth season. Did they ever actually wrap anything up in that series or did it just maintain it's status quo ad infinitum? That always seemed to be Takahashi's curse, she has really great ideas for stories but then just drags them out forever with no real progression. (The Mermaid series and Urusai Yatsura springing readily to mind) Of course from my understanding InuYasha is supposed to have a definite beginning middle and end and I hate that series like poison...so hey, what do I know?

• I always read the manga, and from what i've seen of the anime it doesn't stack up. But the Manga has a pretty satisfying conclusion.

• I did and it has such a crap ending. It just ends. No resolution, no one really gets with anyone else. Hints about Ryoga and Ukyou and the like but nothing solid. Such a great series to end on such a crap note. What I did like best about it at the time I could only get a tape here and there, I never could get the whole thing so it really did not matter too much where I started watching from. But when you watch it all in sequence it's really kind of a downer.

• I had a black cat named P-Chan. Also: OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

• Did anyone ever actually finish watching Ranma? I'm just curious because of all the anime fans I've talked to, not a single one has managed to get through the whole thing. They get burned out about mid-way through.

• "That girl who plays the female version of Ranma looks pretty good." Is she gonna show anything? That coud be the only redeeming factor...

• Ranma 1/2 on a copy of a copy of a copy no subtitled VHS tape was my first exposure to anime as well. Ah, the good ol' days.

• OMG Those are fantastic 

•  I like to think of it this way.  Every country will take good works and make great adaptations, but they will also make absolutely awful adaptations of other things.  Think of the live-action special of Ranma 1/2 as Japan's G.I. Joe or Bayformers 2.

• Herb turns into a girl like Ranma. He comes from a village that threw animals into the Spring of Young Girl to make brides that would pass on their animal traits to the child, making them stronger. Herb's own ancestors did this to a dragon. Rouge turns into an Ashura. Not the half man half woman baron from Mazinger Z, I mean the mythological being. Pantyhose Taro turns into a giant monster. He fell into the Spring of Yeti Holding an Eel and a Crane While Riding an Ox. Later dipped his back into the Spring of Octopus to gain tentacles, launching the fan debate about whether Spring of Young Man would really cure Ranma or just make him a shemale when transformed.

• I want some P-Chan!!

• That girl who plays the female version of Ranma looks pretty good.  But, oh man, I haven't read Ranma 1/2 for... around 7 years?  Huh, sure felt longer than that. Ranma 1/2 wasn't my first manga, but I actually started off with Maison Ikkoku.  Haha, I still need to finish Urusei Yatsura.

• Lovecraftian, Gygaxian, Shatnerian, Comicsnixian...

• -They're making a live-action Akira movie! -I can live with that. -But it's made by americans, with an american cast! -Err... well, I STILL can live with that... -And Japan is making a Ranma 1/2 Live-Action special! -WWWRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!??!?!!?

• Thanks for the headline Rob. Now I've got that fucking song stuck in my head. Yapapa Yapapa...

• HAHA gotta love those crazy.....anime people

• Yep. If memory serves, the list is as follows: Ranma: Turns into a girl Ryoga: Turns into a pig (who Akane takes as a pet) Shampoo: Cat Mousse: Duck Ranma's dad: Panda Happosai: ....no, no transformation. He's just a pervert. Then there's also one of Ranma's teachers, who turns from child to hot adult (but not via the water transformation) I'm probably missing some characters, too.

• That was my first thought as well. "ComicsNixian". Brilliant.

• The characters at least look like they're making a decent effort to capture the spirit of the manga/anime, but if there's no Ryouga it just won't be the same...

• Yes! Yes! Yes! and another Yes! I can't wait to see this! Ranma 1/2 is one of my favorite anime series of all time and it looks like the live-action version is doing it up right.

• Yep. It was pure anime brilliance!

• another question: was <b>Ranma 1/2</b> the one where they had people turning into pandas or something after they get wet?

• ..does <i>yapapapap yapapap yapap</i> sounds as funny to english-speaking people as it does to spanish-speaking countries (that'd be where I live)

• why am I laughing so much..?

• This could be amusing. Ranma 1/2 is definitely repetitive (very much so in the manga) but it's still funny. Haven't seen much of the animation, but the public library had a lot of the manga, so I read a lot then. It's very "American sitcom" in that there's little character evolution but just new plots to throw the characters into and see how they squirm.

• Is it bad that my first thought is that "I have to use the phrase ComicsNixian in daily life?"

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