Joseph Luster
October 3, 2024 
The new Ranma 1/2 anime has a lot of the original cast members returning to their classic roles, and now another familiar character has been similarly cast. Koichi Yamadera, who returns to voice Ryoga Hibiki from the original anime, will also reprise his role as the Jusenkyo Guide we meet in the first episode.
Here’s the character design:
The official accounts also shared a brief preview of the first episode:
New Ranma 1/2 Episode 1 Preview
Konosuke Uda is directing, with Kimiko Ueno on scripts and Hiromi Taniguchi on character designs for the MAPPA production.
Ranma ½ began in the pages of Weekly Shonen Sunday, which is published by Shogakukan. There are multiple parts of the franchise, including a live-action TV special, movies, and more than one OVA.
VIZ Media, which releases the original manga and anime in English, gave this description for the first volume of the anime on Blu-ray:
Ranma 1/2 Synopsis
From the legendary oeuvre of master creator Rumiko Takahashi, the mixed-up, madcap, martial arts romantic comedy Ranma 1/2 returns!
After taking a surprise dip in a cursed spring while on a training journey in China, martial artist Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma, aren’t quite themselves anymore. Now Ranma turns into a girl whenever he’s splashed with cold water, and Genma turns into a panda! Their new forms cause nothing but confusion at the Tendo dojo, where Soun Tendo is waiting to introduce one of his three daughters to Ranma—as his fiancée! Turns out Genma and Soun arranged the match long ago, but the girl, Akane, and the boy, Ranma, aren’t exactly crazy about the idea, or each other! Or are they? Watch the gender switching, jealous rages, and martial arts battles unfold all over again!
Source: Anime News Network
