The Best Episodes of Ranma ½
Every episode of Ranma ½ ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ranma ½!
Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma travel to the 'cursed training ground' of Jusenkyo in China. There, despite the warnings of the Chinese guard, they fall into the cursed springs. From now on, whenever Ranma is doused in cold water, he turns into a girl and a cute, well-built redhead at that. Hot water changes him back into a man again, but only until the next time. To make matters worse, his father engages him to Akane Tendo, a girl who hates boys.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Ranma ½" is "Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and written by Michiko Yokote. "Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood" aired on 6/15/1990 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Ranma and the Evil Within".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood
Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 6/15/1990
After a nasty blow to the head, Ranma wakes up believing he's a girl. No more martial arts for her, it's flower arrangement and tea ceremony from now on...
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Writer: Michiko Yokote
10.0/10 1 votes#2 - Ranma and the Evil Within
Season 1 Episode 59 - Aired 8/24/1990
Happosai separates Ranma's girl and boy bodies using a magical incense. However, the girl body ends up with all of Ranma's evil, turning it into a vicious spirit that wants to enslave the male Ranma to her will.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.0/10 1 votes#3 - Clash of the Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race
Season 1 Episode 19 - 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...
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
9.0/10 1 votes#4 - Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/24/1989
Dr. Tofu is able to cure Ranma, but as Cologne is quick to ask - How long will it last? In any case, his mind soon gets other things to think about, as Mousse, a Chinese master of hidden weapons, arrives, challenging him for the right to Shampoo's hand.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.0/10 1 votes#5 - Danger at the Tendo Dojo!
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 1/26/1990
The Tendo Dojo receives a challenge from the Dojo Destroyer, and Soun charges Akane and Ranma with task of defending its honor. Ranma however, gets other things on his mind, when Shampoo promises to give him a cure for the curse if he'll only go on a date with her...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.0/10 1 votes#6 - Bathhouse Battle! We're in Some Hot Water Now
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 4/13/1990
The water heater is broken, so Ranma and co are off to the public bathhouse for a bath. Naturally, Happosai wants to come, planning to pay a little visit to the women's side...
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Writer: Hiroko Naka
9.0/10 1 votes#7 - Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 4/20/1990
Akane is shocked when she witnesses Genma getting attacked by a stranger referring to him as father, wanting revenge for being abandoned. Who is this Ukyo?
Director: Saeko Ochaya
Writer: Yoshiyuki Suga
9.0/10 1 votes#8 - Sneeze Me, Squeeze Me, Please Me! Shampoo's Recipe for Disaster
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 5/4/1990
Caring and gentle as ever, Shampoo brings Ranma a lunch with a little 'extra spices', causing Ranma to get an irresistible urge to hug anyone who sneezes.
Director: Noriyuki Nakamura
Writer: N/A
9.0/10 1 votes#9 - The Witch Who Loved Me: A Japanese Ghost Story
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 5/25/1990
Distressed at the frequent panty thefts, the town council turns to their local hero, Soun Tendo, for protection of the town relic - an ancient bra said to contain the ghost of a merciless empress.
Director: Shinji Takagi
Writer: N/A
9.0/10 1 votes#10 - Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 6/1/1990
After getting beaten by Shampoo, Akane is thrilled to find that Happosai's magic noodles she accidently ate has given her super strength. But can she live with the side-effects?
Director: Noriyuki Nakamura
Writer: Hiroko Naka
9.0/10 1 votes#11 - Kodachi the Black Rose! The Beeline to True Love
Season 1 Episode 56 - Aired 8/3/1990
Upon hearing that the Tendo's are broke and running out of food, Kodachi offers to move in to give her future husband and his family proper care. Despite Ranma's protests, Genma and Happosai welcome her with open arms.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 139 votes#12 - 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...
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
8.0/10 1 votes#13 - You Really Do Hate Cats!
Season 1 Episode 20 - 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.
Director: Noriyuki Nakamura
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#14 - This Ol' Gal's the Leader of the Amazon Tribe!
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/10/1989
A strange old woman seeks out Ranma, testing his skills while calling him 'future son-in-law'.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#15 - Behold! The 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire' Technique
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/17/1989
Having been made hyper-sensitive to heat by Cologne, Ranma is trapped in his girl form until he promisees to marry Shampoo. Refusing to give up, Ranma takes a job at her diner, hoping for a chance to grab the 'Phoenix Pill' that's supposed to cure him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#16 - Close Call! The Dance of Death... On Ice!
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 12/15/1989
The kiss makes Ranma go ballistic, charging at Mikado like a madman. Ranma barely wins, but Mikado is certain he'll get his revenge in the big Martial Arts Figure Skating match.
Director: Shinji Takagi
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#17 - P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain of Love!
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 12/22/1989
The match is on, but can Ranma and Akane survive the Golden Pair's deadly 'Couple Cleaver'? And what's Ryoga up to?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#18 - The Breaking Point!? Ryoga's Great Revenge
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 1/19/1990
Cologne is teaching Ryoga the fearsome Breaking Point technique, making him capable of shattering giant boulders with a single touch. With it, he's sure he can beat Ranma... If the training doesn't kill him first.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#19 - The Abduction of Akane!
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 2/2/1990
Mousse returns, trying to kidnap Akane, but ends up mistakenly grabbing her stuffed toy pig instead. Still, Akane wants her pig back, so Ranma goes along with the instructions to meet up with the kidnapper at the circus.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#20 - It's a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 3/16/1990
It's cookie baking time in the home ed. class, and Akane and Kodachi both want Ranma to taste. Not taking no for an answer, the Black Rose falls back on blackmail, causing Akane to become even more determined to get Ranma to eat hers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#21 - Kissing Is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking of Akane's Lips
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 4/6/1990
Furinkan High is entering a theater contest with a performance of 'Romeo and Juliet'. Akane is chosen as Juliet, but Kuno and Happosai both want to be Romeo, and so does Ranma when he hears the first price winners will get to see China.
Director: Takashi Kobayashi
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
8.0/10 1 votes#22 - Ryoga and Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 4/27/1990
Ukyo tries to set Akane and Ryoga up on a date, hoping to get Ranma for herself. Ranma, however, intends to do his best to ruin it...
Director: Shinji Takagi
Writer: Yoshiyuki Suga
8.0/10 1 votes#23 - Rub-A-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub
Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 5/11/1990
Furious at being prevented from accompanying Akane to the hot-springs, Happosai decides to recover the scroll containing his most deadly attack - The Happofire Burst - to teach them all a lesson. Ranma is however determined to find it first, and it's a battle of wits as they both try to infiltrate the scroll's resting place - an all girls hot-spring...
Director: Takashi Kobayashi
Writer: Yoshiyuki Suga
8.0/10 1 votes#24 - I Love You! My Dear, Dear Ukyo
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 5/18/1990
Ranma recives a challenge from one Tsubasa Kurenai, a strange girl determined to win back her beloved Ukyo.
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Writer: Hiroko Naka
8.0/10 1 votes#25 - The Killer from Jusenkyo
Season 1 Episode 48 - 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.
Director: Takashi Kobayashi
Writer: N/A