Ranma 1/2 A new key image for Season 3 was unveiled, while also confirming that the new season will premiere on October 3. The announcement was made during the series’ official “Dota-Bata Martial Arts Fan Meeting” event held on July 25. Studio MAPPA returned to handle animation, with Konosuke Uda returning to direct alongside most of the core staff.
Season 3 will begin airing every Saturday at 24:55 JST (Sunday at 12:55 AM) on Nippon TV starting October 3, with additional broadcasts to follow across the Nippon TV network. The anime will also stream exclusively on Netflix immediately after its TV broadcast.
The event also introduced several new cast members joining the series for season three:
- Masako Nozawa Like Emoto (Sentaro’s grandmother)
- John Fukuyama Like Sentaro Daimonji
- Mayumi Tanaka like ???
- Saori Hayami like ???
- Minami Tanaka Like Tsubasa Kurenai
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MAPPA announced its 15th annual project earlier this month, with a plan to share new information about its upcoming projects. Founded in 2011, the studio has been responsible for the animation of many successful titles including Chainsaw man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on titan final season, Hell’s paradise, Yuri on iceand Vinland Saga.
The presentation also included new information related to Chainsaw man and DorohedoroAnd also to many others. production Chainsaw man International Assassins Arc and Dorohedoro Season 3 has been previously confirmed. Season of Jujutsu Kaisen 4 entitled Bow execution game The second part is also in production.
The event also included sections dedicated to Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on titan final season, Battery forgetfulnessand Ranma 1/2with each one also teasing “new information.”
Kimiko Ueno is back in charge of creating the series. The character design is handled by Hiromi Taniguchi, who also serves as chief animation director alongside Yoshiko Saito, Kosuke Kawamura, Reiko Kaneda, and Haruki Miura. Kaoru Wada returns to compose the music, while Chihiro Okawa leads the art direction.
The entire voice cast returns and includes:
- Kabe Yamaguchi Like Ranma Saotome
- Megumi Hayashibara Like Ranma
- Noriko Hidaka Like Akane Tendo
- Minami Takayama Like Nabiki Tendo
- Kikoko Inoue Ace Kasumi Tendo
- Akio Otsuka Like Son Tendo
- Gives Like Genma Saotome
- Koichi Yamadera Like Ryoga Hibiki
- Ri Sakuma Like shampoo
- Toshihiko Seki As moose
- Kaori Nazuka Like Ukyo Konji
- Tomokazu Sugita Like Tatewaki Kuno
- Ayane Sakura Like Kodachi Kuno
- Kazuhiko Inoue Like Happosai
- I am rich Like cologne
- Toshiyuki Morikawa Like tofu ono
- Mamoru Miyano Like Mikado Sanzenin
- Oh yuki Like Azusa Shiratori
- Akira Ishida Like Hikaru Gosonkoji
- Tomokazu Seki Like Ichiro
- Kenichi Ogata Like the narrator
Rumiko Takahashi started Ranma 1/2 The manga as its third main series (Next Urusei Yatsuura and Maison Ecoco) in August 1987. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday Magazine until March 1996. VIZ Media licensed it in English. Ha Mao The series also has ongoing anime adaptations.
The manga has previously been adapted into two anime series by Studio Deen: Ranma 1/2 and Ranma 1/2 Nitohin. Together, the anime ran for a total of 161 episodes from 1989 to 1992. In addition, the series also had 12 OVAs and three movies. A live TV special was released in 2011.
Plot: Ranma and Genma Saotome, a father-son duo, end up falling into a cursed lake and becoming cursed. Ranma’s curse causes him to turn into a girl every time he is sprayed with cold water (and back when splashed with warm water), while his father turns into a panda under the same circumstances. The fact that Ranma is ready to marry Akane further complicates the matter, as she does not like her fiancé on their first meeting.
source: Ranma 1/2 Official website
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