The BEST episodes of Ranma ½ season 1
Every episode of Ranma ½ season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ranma ½ season 1!
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 - True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life!
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/17/1989
Akane's accidental haircut brings a temporary reprieve in Ranma and Ryoga's fighting. Stunned, she wanders off alone, thinking about the loss of the one thing that wasn't 'tomboyish' about her.
#2 - Here's Ranma
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/1989
Soun Tendo gets quite a surprise when the son of his friend Genma Saotome that he's arranged for one of his daughters to marry turns out to be a girl...
#3 - Enter Ryoga, the Eternal 'Lost Boy'
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/1989
After years of searching, Ryoga Hibiki finally finds the person who ruined his life - Ranma Saotome. Now, if only Ranma could remember what the heck he did to make Ryoga so mad...
#4 - P-P-P-chan! He's Good for Nothin'
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/1/1989
Not knowing that it's Ryoga, Akane adopts the little black pig as her pet, naming him P-Chan. This of course drives Ranma crazy, as he desperately wants to get Ryoga away from her, yet feels honorbound not to reveal the secret.
#5 - Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/26/1989
Ranma gets a shock when an Amazon girl he encountered in China tracks him down, intending to kill his girl half.
#6 - Ranma and...Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/1989
As Kuno continues his attempts to get a date with the 'pigtailed goddess', Ranma starts freaking out, while Nabiki smells money.
#7 - Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/1989
Akane and Ranma are back at Dr. Tofu's when Kasumi shows up, causing Tofu to start acting like a loon out of love, something Akane doesn't handle well.
#8 - I Love You, Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/9/1989
Ranma desperately attempts to recover Akane's lost memory. He even turns to Shampoo who promises to help... at a price.
#9 - A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/29/1989
Ranma faces Kodachi in the ring, with the Black Rose's love on the line.
#10 - A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/22/1989
Akane twists her ankle during practice, forcing Ranma to take her place in the match with Kodachi.
#11 - A Sudden Storm of Love
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/1989
Not realizing that Ranma and 'the pigtailed girl' are the same, Kuno is furious that he let the "cretin" slip away. His attention soon shifts to the red-haired one though, when she bests him in combat.
#12 - Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/1989
A solid beating from Akane brings Ranma to Dr. Tofu, who tries to help out the two teens' relationship, as well as Ranma's injuries.
#13 - Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/2/1989
Tired of the constant outbursts whenever she gets near Ranma, Shampoo decides to get Akane out of the way.
#14 - School is a Battlefield! Ranma vs Ryoga
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/1989
Ryoga finally manages to find Ranma again, and challenges him to a fight in the schoolyard. Unfortunately for Ranma, several outside parties have a vested interest in seeing him lose.
#15 - Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma is the No. One Bride in Japan
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/19/1989
Dr. Tofu's mother comes to visit, determined to find her son a bride. Nabiki, Akane and Ranma all find themselves volunteering to help him get her of his back.
#16 - School is No Place for Horsing Around
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/1989
Attending his first day at Furinkan High, Ranma encounters Akane's many would-be suitors.
#17 - Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/15/1989
Intending to insure St. Hebereke School for Girls' victory in the upcoming match, Kodachi of puts the entire Furinkan Martial Arts Rythmic Gymnastics team out of commission. Akane is chosen as Furinkan's replacement, but not only does her gymnastics skills leave something to be desired, Kodachi decides to lessen Akane's odds with a little visit to the Tendo Dojo...
#18 - I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!?
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/16/1989
Genma tries to dissuade Ranma from abandoning Akane to travel back to China and trying to find a cure at Jusenkyo.