Ranma ½ Specials
01. Hot Song Contest Part 1
A music OVA series never released outside of Japan featuring the main Ranma 1/2 characters. They appear to be having a music contest at a local TV station. As everybody knows, these characters can't get along for more than three minutes and hilarity and hijinks ensue.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
02. Hot Song Contest Part 2
A music OVA series never released outside of Japan featuring the main Ranma 1/2 characters. They appear to be having a music contest at a local TV station. As everybody knows, these characters can't get along for more than three minutes and hilarity and hijinks ensue.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
03. Tendo Family's Annoying Acquaintances
This special features a Nabiki narrated review of the series where she discusses various characters that the Tendo family has had to tolerate spliced with new animation of her hanging around the house.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
04. Shampoo's Sudden Switch - The Curse of the Contrary Jewel
When Shampoo suddenly starts treating him like garbage, Ranma pulls out every trick in the book trying to win back her affection.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
05. Tendo Family Christmas Scramble
After seeing Santa in a dream, Kasumi decides to hold a big Christmas party at the Tendo Dojo, and everyone's invited.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
06. Akane vs. Ranma! I'll Be the One to Inherit Mother's Recipes!
Kasumi falls ill, and Akane volunteers to take over the household's cooking duties using the newly discovered book of recipes left by her mother. Luckily, Mrs. Saotome arrives to assist her.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
07. Stormy Weather Comes to School! Growing Up with Miss Hinako
A new teacher arrives - Miss Hinako, a peculiar young girl capable of draining people's energy, turning herself into a sultry 20-something in the process. Seeing her take out Happosai with one blast, Ranma desperately wants to learn how she does it.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
Ryota Yamaguchi
Screenplay
Junji Nishimura
Director
08. The One to Carry On (1)
Two poor sisters with amazing martial art skills insist on paying back Akane through service when she shares some food with them. Since they've been living on the street, searching for their father, Soun invites them to stay for a while. Little does he realize what he's in for...
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
09. The One to Carry On (2)
Out on the street, Akane and Ranma each hone their martial arts skills, hoping to get good enough to win back the dojo.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
10. Reawakening Memories (1)
A news report on TV sends Akane's mind racing back to a holiday the Tendo's had to a remote region of Japan, where she got lost and was saved from a monster by a young boy. Discovering she still has the old whistle the boy gave her to keep her 'safe from the monsters', she goes off on her own to give it back to him.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
11. Reawakening Memories (2)
As she, Shinnosuke and his grandfather are looking for the source of the water of life, Akane is determined to repay her debt to him... even at the expense of her relationship with Ranma.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
12. Huge Battle! 29 Unteachable Fools
This special, known in Japan as "Batoru Kaiibai 29 Hitou Korinai Yatsura," was available through the Kitty Animation Circle making it a difficult item to come by. It contained clips from twenty-nine of Ranma's most memorable opponents from the television series.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
13. Oh, Cursed Tunnel of Lost Love! Let My Love Be Forever
Shampoo and Ukyo send Akane and Ranma off to a haunted cave, rumored to permanently break up any couple that tries to make it through it. Of course, it's not like the two "love birds" need much help to start arguing...
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
14. The Evil Ogre! Hell Hath No Fury Like Kasumi Scorned
An ancient ogre is let loose upon the Tendo Dojo, capable of possessing people, twisting even the most innocent individual towards evil.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
15. The Two Akanes! "Ranma, Look at Me!"
Staying at a resort, Ranma bumps into a doll on display there. Unfortunately, it's cursed, seeking it's revenge by switching bodies with Akane to try to kill him...
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
16. Nightmare! The Incense of Spring Sleep
Twelve years after the final OVA was shown, and the end of the manga, a new piece of Ranma ½ animation was made for the "It's a Rumic World" exhibition of Rumiko Takahashi's artwork. The new 30 minute special is based on the "Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep" manga story from volume 34, and was shown on odd numbered days at the "It's A Rumic World" exhibition in Tokyo from July 30th to August 11th, 2008.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
18. The Battle of Nekonron, China! A Battle to Defy the Rules!!
All is well at the Tendo residence when from out of nowhere, a Chinese girl named Lychee appears, seeking revenge on Happosai for a broken promise made since her birth. Things get worse when Kirin and the Seven Lucky Gods appear and abduct Akane to take as his wife. Ranma and the gang must travel to Nekonron, China, and save Akane from getting married to Kirin.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
Shigeru Yanagawa
Story
Rumiko Takahashi
Writer
Ryota Yamaguchi
Writer
Shuji Iuchi
Writer
Shuji Iuchi
Director
Hidenori Taga
Producer
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Producer
Yoko Matsushita
Producer
19. Nihao My Concubine
Ranma and the gang are invited to a boating trip with Kuno. Unfortunately, a storm destroys the yacht and everyone is stranded on a remote island. The whole situation goes even more awry when one by one, the girls disappear without a trace. Ranma then finds out that the girls are abducted by Toma, ruler of the island, as part of his personal harem.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome
20. Team Ranma vs. The Legendary Phoenix
Kuno purchases a strange egg, believing that the mysterious powers of the legendary Phoenix will help him defeat Ranma. But when the egg hatches on his head, the bird goes out of control and wreaks havoc all over Tokyo. Ranma and the gang must use any means necessary to get the Phoenix to leave Kuno's head and fly away.
Miyoko Asô
Cologne
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma (Femme)
Kouichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki
Saeko Shimazu
Kodachi Kuno
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo
Ryūsuke Ōbayashi
Soun Tendo
Ichirō Nagai
Happosai
Kenichi Ogata
Genma
Yumi Touma
Hinako Ninomiya
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse
Hiromi Tsuru
Ukyou
Masako Ikeda
Nodoka Saotome