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It’s official, the details are in for the new Ranma 1/2 anime, as promised when the fresh adaptation was first announced near the end of June. In addition to the anime’s first trailer and visual, we now know anime studio MAPPA is cooking up the …Read more »
Rumiko Takahashi’s Ranma ½ manga is getting another anime adaptation, and this news brought renewed interest to a sign Takahashi illustrated for the Inagaki Veterinary Clinic near Niigata City. Niigata happens to be where she was born, and one of her childhood friends is now …Read more »
Rumiko Takahashi’s 80s manga Urusei Yatsura got another life as a new anime, and now another one of her older titles is getting the same treatment. We can now confirm that Ranma ½, her manga that ran from 1987 to 1996, is receiving a new …Read more »
Ranma 1/2, the gender-swapping martial arts comedy by Rumiko Takahashi, may be long-since finished, but the series’ popularity has never really abated in Japan. Case in point: these hip new Ranma 1/2 shirts and pouches made in collaboration retailer Village Vanguard. There are a total …Read more »
Before Inuyasha , and long before Rin-ne , Rumiko Takahashi was best known Stateside for her gender-bending kung-fu comedy manga-turned-anime series Ranma 1/2 . Otaku of a certain age have a fair bit of nostalgia for the series, which also has plenty of younger fans …Read more »
Before Adult Swim made InuYasha a hit, Rumiko Takahashi’s best-known work among American anime fans was probably Ranma 1/2 , the manga and anime about a martial arts-studying boy who’s sometimes a girl. American fans old enough to remember Ranma (or those who saw it …Read more »
Quick: who’s your all-time favorite manga-ka? Not an easy question, is it? Still, it’s one thousands of readers of Japanese site Charapedia were willing to tackle the past week, serving up a list of 20 of the country’s most manga creators. Who came out on …Read more »
Talk about a two-way twister. It’s sister sister time over at ranking site Goo, where they have asked their anime-loving readers: who are anime’s cutest female siblings? Let’s take a look at the top 10. 10. Akari and Akane Akaza YuruYuri 9. Cornelia and Euphemia …Read more »
Hey otaku ladies: check it out. You’ll soon be able to add a bit of anime flair to your compact, thanks to a new line by Bandai that shows off designs from Urusei Yatsura , Mr. Osomatsu and others. Now that’s geek chic. The face …Read more »
Ranma 1/2 , Maison Ikkoku , Urusei Yatsura and, most recently, Rin-ne creator Rumiko Takahashi is preparing to release a new one-shot manga. Konya, Kanojo ga Yattekuru ( Tonight, She's Coming ) has been announced in the latest issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits …Read more »
Kenji Kawai has a lot of music composition work under his belt in the world of anime and film, with some of his most well-known works including Ghost in the Shell , Ranma 1/2 , Patlabor , movies like The Ring and Ip Man , …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announced the acquisition of another license earlier today. This time it's Hakuoki ~ Demon of the Floating Blossom: Wild Dance of Kyoto , the first of two films that originally premiered in Japan back in 2013. Osamu Yamasaki ( Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of …Read more »
Viz Media is preparing for their simultaneous debut of the new manga by Rumiko Takahashi ( Ranma 1/2 , Inuyasha ), which will be posted to a new site the publisher just launched on the same day the chapter is published in Japan. Viz's updates …Read more »
Tomohito Oda’s Komi Can’t Communicate manga isn’t over yet, but it’s about to enter its final stage. According to this year’s 34th issue of Shogakukan’s Shonen Sunday magazine, the beginning of the end will arrive on July 24, which is when it enters its final …Read more »
Everything old is new again! In the coming months, we’re getting several new takes on classic anime. We can’t wait to see what modern animation and technology bring to our favorite titles. But if you’re new to these series (or if it’s just been a …Read more »
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