Ranma 1/2 has unveiled a new key visual for Season 3, 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 is back to handle the animation, with Konosuke Uda returning to direct alongside most of the core staff.
Season 3 will begin airing every Saturday at 24:55 JST (effectively Sunday at 12:55 a.m.) 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 3:
- Masako Nozawa as Iemoto (Sentaro’s grandmother)
- Jun Fukuyama as Sentaro Daimonji
- Mayumi Tanaka as ???
- Saori Hayami as ???
- Minami Tanaka as Tsubasa Kurenai
You can also watch the trailer for the new season below.
MAPPA announced its 15th anniversary project earlier this month, with the plan to share new information on its upcoming projects. Founded in 2011, the studio has been in charge of animating numerous hit titles including Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan Final Season, Hell’s Paradise, Yuri on Ice, and Vinland Saga.
The presentation also included new information related to Chainsaw Man and Dorohedoro, as well as for numerous others. The production of Chainsaw Man International Assassins Arc and Dorohedoro Season 3 was previously confirmed. JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 4, titled the Culling Game Arc Part 2, is also in production.
The event also included segments dedicated to Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan Final Season, Oblivion Battery, and Ranma 1/2, with each one also having “new information” teased.
Kimiko Ueno is back in charge of series composition. The character design is handled by Hiromi Taniguchi, who also serves as chief animation director alongside Yoshiko Saito, Kosuke Kawamura, Riko Kaneda, and Haruki Miura. Kaoru Wada returns to compose the music, while Chihiro Okawa leads the art direction.
The voice cast is all returning and includes:
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Ranma Saotome
- Megumi Hayashibara as Ranma
- Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendo
- Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendo
- Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendo
- Akio Otsuka as Soun Tendo
- Cho as Genma Saotome
- Koichi Yamadera as Ryoga Hibiki
- Rei Sakuma as Shampoo
- Toshihiko Seki as Mousse
- Kaori Nazuka as Ukyo Kuonji
- Tomokazu Sugita as Tatewaki Kuno
- Ayane Sakura as Kodachi Kuno
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Happosai
- Ako Mayama as Cologne
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Tofu Ono
- Mamoru Miyano as Mikado Sanzenin
- Aoi Yuki as Azusa Shiratori
- Akira Ishida as Hikaru Gosunkugi
- Tomokazu Seki as Ichiro
- Kenichi Ogata as Narrator
Rumiko Takahashi began the Ranma 1/2 manga as her third major series (following URUSEI YATSURA and Maison Ikkoku) in August 1987. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine until March 1996. VIZ Media licensed it in English. Her Mao series also has an ongoing anime adaptation.
The manga was previously adapted into two anime series by Studio Deen: Ranma 1/2 and Ranma 1/2 Nettohen. The two anime together ran for a total of 161 episodes from 1989 to 1992. In addition, the series also got 12 OVAs and three films. A live-action TV special was released in 2011.
The story Ranma and Genma Saotome, a father-son duo who end up falling in a cursed lake and getting cursed. Ranma’s curse has him turning into a girl every time he is splashed with cold water (and reverting when splashed with warm water), while his father turns into a panda under the same conditions. The fact that Ranma is set to marry Akane complicates this further, as she is does not end up liking her fiance at their first meeting.
Source: Ranma 1/2 Official Website
©Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan/Ranma1/2 Project
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