The BEST episodes of Ranma ½
Every episode of Ranma ½ ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ranma ½!
Cursed to turn into a girl whenever splashed with cold water, and unwillingly engaged to the rather temperamental and violent Akane Tendo, 16-year-old Ranma Saotome's life is anything but ordinary.
#1 - Step Outside!
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/21/1990
Off to the mountains to find a Christmas tree for the Master, Ranma and Genma become separated. When Ranma and Akane go looking for him, they find him living in luxury as a panda, having been adopted by a rich woman as a playmate for her sickly son.
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#2 - Enter Ken and His Copycat Kerchief
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/31/1990
The infamous martial artist Copycat Ken is loose in Furikan, able to not only copy people's moves, but also their appearance and strength and turn it against them.
#3 - Ryoga's Miracle Cure! Hand Over That Soap
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/7/1990
When Ryoga accidently gets his hands on Shampoo's curse curing soap, he decides it's finally time for him to ask Akane out on a date. But Shampoo wants that soap back, and so does Ranma.
#5 - Ranma Gets Weak!
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/1990
Furious at Ranma for delivering him into the hands of a mob of angry women, Happosai brands Ranma with ancient mark, causing him to become 'as weak as a mere babe'. Upon hearing this, his enemies start lining up to give him a beating... What's poor Ranma to do?
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#6 - Showdown! Can Ranma Make a Comeback?
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/1990
Armed with the 'Hiryu Shoten Ha', Ranma goes after Happosai. But the old master, knowing something is up, keeps his temper, rendering the attack useless unless Ranma can figure out some way to get him really worked up...
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#9 - My Fiance, the Cat
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/1990
Shampoo shows up with an oversized bell for Ranma, claiming it'll make them fated to stay together forever. The bell however turns out be cursed, carrying the spirit of Maomorin - the giant ghost cat, looking for his bride.
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#11 - A Formidable New Disciple Appears
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/1990
A young man is awestruck when he sees Happosai in action, and seeks out the Tendo Dojo, wishing to become a student of Anything Goes Martial Arts. The master accepts, and it soon becomes apparent that he's a very dedicated pupil... at bit too dedicated if you ask Ranma.
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#12 - Ukyo's Secret Sauce - Part Two
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/6/1992
Trying to keep Ukyo off his back, Ranma goes along with Nibiki's plan, pretending that he and Akane are already married. She's not the kind of girl who gives up easily however, forcing the 'newlyweds' to keep up the charade around the clock.
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#13 - Ryoga's Tendo Dojo Houseguest Diary
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/1991
Ryoga decides to try to enroll at Furinkan High, though first he has to pass the placement test. Akane agrees to tutor him, but with all the commotion that happens in the Tendo Dojo on a regular basis, can he manage to keep his mind on his studies?
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#18 - The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part One
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/1991
Akane is kidnapped by a pantyhose wielding youth capable of turning it to huge winged monster.
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#19 - The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part Two
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/1991
There's water everywhere as Ranma, Ryoga, Shampoo and Mousse try to take Taro's cliff topp hideout and save Akane.
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#22 - Clash of the Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/1989
Who would sell his only son for a bowl of rice, a fish and some pickles? Genma Saotome, that's who! And now, the wealthy resturant owner has come to collect, demanding Ranma marry his daughter unless Akane can beat her in the ancient art of Martial Arts Takeout Delivery...
#23 - The Killer From Jusenkyo
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/8/1990
The Jusenkyo Preservation Society decides they have stood by long enough, letting Ranma and co abuse their Jusenkyo curses for immoral and selfish purposes, and dispatch a team charged with capturing them and teaching them the error of their ways.
#24 - You Really Do Hate Cats!
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/1989
When Ranma opens a package from Shampoo, his major weakness is revealed - he's terrified of cats, something Sasuke, Kuno's loyal ninja servant, intends to exploit to the fullest.
#25 - This Ol' Gal's the Leader of the Amazon Tribe!
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/1989
A strange old woman seeks out Ranma, testing his skills while calling him 'future son-in-law'.
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