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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!

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...

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  1. Background image for Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood

    S1:E49

    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...

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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Ranma and the Evil Within

    S1:E59

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Clash of the Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Clash of the Delivery Girls! The Martial Arts Takeout Race

    S1:E19

    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 restaurant owner has come to collect, demanding Ranma marry his daughter unless Akane can beat her in the ancient art of Martial Arts Takeout Delivery...

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  4. Background image for Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan

    S1:E23

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Danger at the Tendo Dojo!
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Danger at the Tendo Dojo!

    S1:E30

    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...

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  6. Background image for Bathhouse Battle! We're in Some Hot Water Now
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Bathhouse Battle! We're in Some Hot Water Now

    S1:E40

    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...

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  8. Background image for Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor

    S1:E41

    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?

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  9. Background image for Sneeze Me, Squeeze Me, Please Me! Shampoo's Recipe for Disaster
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Sneeze Me, Squeeze Me, Please Me! Shampoo's Recipe for Disaster

    S1:E43

    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.

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  10. Background image for The Witch Who Loved Me: A Japanese Ghost Story
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Witch Who Loved Me: A Japanese Ghost Story

    S1:E46

    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.

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    Director:Shinji Takagi
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl

    S1:E47

    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?

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  12. Background image for Kodachi the Black Rose! The Beeline to True Love
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Kodachi the Black Rose! The Beeline to True Love

    S1:E56

    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.

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  13. Background image for Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy'
    8.0/10(116 votes)

    #12 - Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy'

    S1:E7

    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...

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - You Really Do Hate Cats!

    S1:E20

    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.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - This Ol' Gal's the Leader of the Amazon Tribe!

    S1:E21

    A strange old woman seeks out Ranma, testing his skills while calling him 'future son-in-law'.

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  16. Background image for Behold! The 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire' Technique
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Behold! The 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire' Technique

    S1:E22

    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.

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  17. Background image for Close Call! The Dance of Death... On Ice!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Close Call! The Dance of Death... On Ice!

    S1:E26

    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.

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    Director:Shinji Takagi
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain of Love!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain of Love!

    S1:E27

    The match is on, but can Ranma and Akane survive the Golden Pair's deadly 'Couple Cleaver'? And what's Ryoga up to?

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  19. Background image for The Breaking Point!? Ryoga's Great Revenge
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Breaking Point!? Ryoga's Great Revenge

    S1:E29

    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.

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  20. Background image for The Abduction of Akane!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Abduction of Akane!

    S1:E31

    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.

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  21. Background image for It's a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - It's a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain

    S1:E37

    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.

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  22. Background image for Kissing Is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking of Akane's Lips
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Kissing Is Such Sweet Sorrow! The Taking of Akane's Lips

    S1:E39

    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.

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  23. Background image for Ryoga and Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever
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    #22 - Ryoga and Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever

    S1:E42

    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...

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Rub-A-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub

    S1:E44

    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...

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  25. Background image for I Love You! My Dear, Dear Ukyo
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - I Love You! My Dear, Dear Ukyo

    S1:E45

    Ranma recives a challenge from one Tsubasa Kurenai, a strange girl determined to win back her beloved Ukyo.

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  26. Background image for The Killer from Jusenkyo
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Killer from Jusenkyo

    S1:E48

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood" is the best rated episode of "Ranma ½". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and written by Michiko Yokote, it aired on 6/15/1990. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ranma and the Evil Within".