Shogakukan Shueisha Productions Inc. (ShoPro) New character Gosunkugi Hikaru (voiced by Ishida Akira) makes his first appearance in the second season of the TV anime “Ranma 1/2”! The synopsis, advance scene cuts, staff, and trailer for episode 13,

[Shogakukan Shueisha Productions Inc. (ShoPro)] New character Gosunkugi Hikaru (voiced by Ishida Akira) makes his first appearance in the second season of the TV anime “Ranma 1/2”! The synopsis, preview cuts, staff, and trailer for episode 13, “Ranma’s Weakness,” have been released! ​
Shogakukan Shueisha Productions Inc. (ShoPro) Press Release: October 2, 2025 New character Hikaru Gosunkugi (voiced by Akira Ishida) makes his first appearance in the second season of the TV anime “Ranma 1/2”! The synopsis, preview cuts, staff, and trailer for episode 13, “Ranma’s Weakness,” 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 starting October 4, 2025! It will be broadcast nationwide on Nippon TV networks and will be available exclusively on Netflix immediately after broadcast. We’re pleased to announce detailed information about Episode 13, the first episode of Season 2! The subtitle is “Ranma’s Weakness.” Along with the synopsis text, advance scene cuts and staff information for each episode have also been released. The script is by Akimine Takahashi, the storyboard is by Mitsue Yamazaki, the director is Taro Kubo, the chief animation director is Nao Otsu, and the animation directors are Yukie Suzuki, Miya Takaku, and Hideaki Matsuoka. ■Information on Episode 13 “Ranma’s Weakness” 【Subtitle】 Ranma’s Weakness [Synopsis] Hikari Gosunkugi, a classmate who secretly has feelings for Akane, is burning with jealousy towards Ranma, who has become her fiance. He teams up with Kuno and stalks Ranma, trying to find his weaknesses, but Ranma refuses to show any signs of weakness. However, a chance accident revealed Ranma’s weakness!? Fell into a five-inch nail trap that exploits his weakness, Ranma reaches the height of fear and finally loses consciousness! [Staff] Script: Akimine Takahashi / Storyboard: Mitsue Yamazaki / Director: Taro Kubo / Chief Animation Director: Nao Otsu / Animation director: Yukie Suzuki, Miya Takaku, Hideaki Matsuoka [Advanced scene cut] Image
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2610/1653/2610-1653-eeff6e866e9d28966148bf6e4d1c9b25-1920×1080.jpg [Next preview] YouTube public URL: https://youtu.be/gBr5d0LXweA ■TV anime “Ranma 1/2” 2nd season work 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. But Ranma has a problem… While training in China, Ranma fell into the legendary training ground, “Jusenkyo,” and He was left with a mysterious condition: when splashed with water, he transformed into a woman, and when splashed with hot water, he transformed back into a man!? Ranma, Akane, and a cast of unique characters in this slapstick fighting romantic comedy begin here! ●Broadcast/Streaming Information Broadcasting starts on Nippon Television from October 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:
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●Original Information Shonen Sunday Comics Special “Ranma 1/2” All volumes 1 to 20 are now on sale!
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