Shogakukan Shueisha Productions Inc. (ShoPro) In the second season of the TV anime “Ranma 1/2,” Ranma and his friends head to the beach! They take on the “Fighting Watermelon Smashing Competition”! The synopsis, advance scene cuts, staff, and trail

[Shogakukan Shueisha Productions Inc. (ShoPro)] Ranma and friends head to the beach in the second season of the TV anime “Ranma 1/2”! They take on the “Fighting Watermelon Smashing Contest”! The synopsis, advance stills, staff, and trailer for episode 16, “Marine Wars,” have been revealed! ​
Shogakukan Shueisha Productions Inc. (ShoPro) Press Release: October 23, 2025 Ranma and his friends head to the beach in the second season of the TV anime “Ranma 1/2”! They take on the “Fighting Watermelon Smashing Race”! The synopsis, preview cuts, staff, and trailer for episode 16, “Marine Wars,” have been revealed!
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“Ranma 1/2,” the manga by Rumiko Takahashi, whose representative works include “Urusei Yatsura,” “Maison Ikkoku,” “Inuyasha,” “Rin-ne,” and “MAO,” has been adapted into an all-new anime! Takahashi was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Hall of Fame in 2018, won the Grand Prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France in 2019, and was awarded the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2023. He is active worldwide. In addition, as of August 2024, Takahashi’s works have sold over 230 million copies worldwide. This work, “Ranma 1/2,” was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Sunday” from issue 36 in 1987 to issue 12 in 1996, and is still a hugely popular masterpiece today. The story begins when Genma Saotome and his son Ranma, who had been training in China, arrive at the Tendo family home. However, what appears before them is a giant panda and a cute girl!? After his training in China, Ranma developed a strange condition: when he pours water over himself, he transforms into a woman, and when he pours hot water over himself, he reverts to a man… Ranma and his friends get involved with the unique people around them, and they cry, laugh, and sometimes fall in love in this timeless, unbeatable fighting romantic comedy. The all-new TV anime series “Ranma ½” will begin airing in October 2024. The series has generated a lot of buzz, including the fact that the cast will be continuing to appear, and excitement has been building since before it aired. The sequel, the second season of the TV anime “Ranma 1/2,” will begin airing on Nippon TV every Saturday from 24:55 on October 4, 2025! It will be broadcast nationwide on Nippon TV networks and will be available exclusively on Netflix immediately after broadcast. We are pleased to announce detailed information about Episode 16, the fourth episode of Season 2! The subtitle is “Marine Wars.” Along with the synopsis text, advance scene cuts and staff information for each episode have also been released. The script is written by Misaki Morie, storyboards and direction are by Parako Shinohara, the chief animation director is Kosuke Kawamura, and the animation directors are Kosuke Kawamura, Yukie Suzuki, Sukuna, Yosuke Okuda, Maho Yoshikawa, Ei Kaku, Taichi Nakaguma, and Akari Minagawa.
■Information on Episode 16 “Marine Wars” 【Subtitle】 Marine Wars [Synopsis] Ranma has mastered the Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken technique, but is unable to obtain Phoenixmaru. He follows Colon to the beach. With Phoenixmaru at stake, they now challenge each other to a “Watermelon-Smashing Fighting Contest.” Ranma seemed to have the upper hand at the beginning, but…? As Colon controls a shark and unleashes a shark punch, Ranma fights back with a cat punch. The fierce battle between the two finally ends in the sea… [Staff] Script: Misaki Morie / Storyboard and Direction: Parako Shinohara / Chief Animation Director: Kosuke Kawamura / Animation Directors: Kosuke Kawamura, Yukie Suzuki, Sukuna, Yosuke Okuda, Maho Yoshikawa, Guo Ei, Taichi Nakakuma, Akari Minagawa [Pre-release Scene]
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2610/1685/2610-1685-87499692f3e8393e0039ff09df6f556a-1920×1080.jpg [Next preview] YouTube public URL: https://youtu.be/6z_hNOuOubQ ■TV Anime “Ranma 1/2” Season 2 – Overview ●Work name Ranma 1/2 ●Introduction Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo, the third daughter of the Tendo Dojo, are engaged to be married by their parents. However, Ranma has a problem… While training in China, he falls into the legendary training ground, “Jusenkyo,” and He finds himself with a mysterious condition: when splashed with water, he transforms into a woman, and when splashed with hot water, he reverts back into a man!? Ranma, Akane, and a cast of unique characters embark on a slapstick, fighting-filled romantic comedy! ●Broadcast/Streaming Information Broadcasting every Saturday from 24:55 on Nippon Television starting October 4, 2025! Broadcast nationwide on Nippon Television Network Exclusively available on Netflix immediately after broadcast! ●Original Work Original Work: Rumiko Takahashi’s “Ranma 1/2” ( Shogakukan’s “Shonen Sunday Comics”) ●STAFF Director: Kounosuke Uda Series Composition: Kimiko Ueno Character Design: Hiromi Taniguchi Chief Animation Directors: Takeshi Yoshioka, Yoshiko Saito, Nao Otsu, Kosuke Kawamura Main Animators: Nao Naito, Rie Aoki, Masahiro Kurio POP Artwork: Minami Kitamura Art Directors: Chihiro Okawa, Ryuta Hayashi Color design: Yukiko Kakita Director of Photography: Atsushi Kano Edit: Keisuke Yanagi Sound director: Kounosuke Uda Sound effects: Takuya Hasegawa Song selection: Mankiko Chihara Sound Production: dugout Music: Kaoru Wada Planning and Production: Shogakukan Shueisha Productions Production: MAPPA Production: “Ranma 1/2” Production Committee ●CAST Saotome Ranma: Yamaguchi Kappei Ranma: Hayashibara Megumi Akane Tendo: Noriko Hidaka Nabiki Tendo: Minami Takayama Kasumi Tendo: Kikuko Inoue Tendo Soun: Akio Otsuka Saotome Genma: Cho Hibiki Ryoga: Koichi Yamadera Shampoo: Rei Sakuma Mousse: Toshihiko Seki Ukyo Kuonji: Kaori Nazuka Kunou sword: Tomokazu Sugita Kuno Kodachi: Ayane Sakura Happosai: Kazuhiko Inoue Colon: Ako Mayama Kono Tofu: Toshiyuki Morikawa Tei Sanzenin: Mamoru Miyano Shiratori Azusa: Yuuki Aoi Gosunkugi Hikari: Akira Ishida Ichiro: Tomokazu Seki Narration: Kenichi Ogata Note: The “taka” in “Noriko Hidaka” is pronounced “hashigodaka.” If this is difficult to specify due to the nature of the medium, please note so. ●WEB Official website: https://ranma-pr.com/ Official X:
https://x.com/ranma_pr (Recommended hashtag: #RanmaAnime) Official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ranma_pr
●Original Information Shonen Sunday Comics Special “Ranma 1/2” All volumes 1 to 20 are now on sale!
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2610/1685/2610-1685-fa6f4ec481dd8ab44805e04023bf102e-1000×667.jpg Rumiko Takahashi Contents: All 38 volumes of SSC reprint comics Two storage boxes Special collection holder containing a set of two reproductions of original artwork Price: ¥29,700 (tax included) : Shogakukan ▼Click here for more details!
https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09179464 “Ranma 1/2 Memorial Book Reprint” now on sale!
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