The Best Episodes of Ranma ½ Season 1
Every episode of Ranma ½ Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ranma ½ Season 1!
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.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Ranma ½" season 1 is "Here's Ranma", rated 8/10 from 139 user votes. It was directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Yoshio Urasawa. "Here's Ranma" aired on 4/15/1989 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "School is No Place for Horsing Around".
8.0/10 139 votes#1 - 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
7.5/10 106 votes#2 - School is No Place for Horsing Around
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/21/1989
Attending his first day at Furinkan High, Ranma encounters Akane's many would-be suitors.
Director: Takeshi Mori
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
7.3/10 99 votes#3 - 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.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
7.4/10 104 votes#4 - Ranma and... Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/1989
As Kuno continues his attempts to get a date with the 'pigtailed goddess', Ranma starts freaking out, while Nabiki smells money.
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
7.3/10 94 votes#5 - Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/12/1989
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.
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
7.3/10 89 votes#6 - Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/19/1989
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.
Director: Shinji Takagi
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
7.9/10 95 votes#7 - Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy'
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/26/1989
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...
Director: Takeshi Mori
Writer: Yoshio Urasawa
7.7/10 91 votes#8 - School is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/2/1989
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.
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
7.6/10 87 votes#9 - True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life!
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/16/1989
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.
Director: Shinji Takagi
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
7.4/10 83 votes#10 - P-P-P-Chan! He's Good For Nothin'
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/30/1989
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.
Director: Takeshi Mori
Writer: Yoshiyuki Suga
7.1/10 81 votes#11 - Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast!
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/14/1989
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...
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Writer: Hiroyuki Kawasaki
7.2/10 81 votes#12 - A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/21/1989
Akane twists her ankle during practice, forcing Ranma to take her place in the match with Kodachi.
Director: Shinji Takagi
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.4/10 81 votes#13 - A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/28/1989
Ranma faces Kodachi in the ring, with the Black Rose's love on the line.
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Writer: Hideo Takayashiki
6.7/10 82 votes#14 - Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma is the No. One Bride in Japan
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 8/18/1989
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.
Director: Takeshi Mori
Writer: Hiroyuki Kawasaki
7.6/10 80 votes#15 - Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/15/1989
Ranma gets a shock when an Amazon girl he encountered in China tracks him down, intending to kill his girl half.
Director: Takeshi Mori
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.3/10 77 votes#16 - Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 9/1/1989
Tired of the constant outbursts whenever she gets near Ranma, Shampoo decides to get Akane out of the way.
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
7.4/10 76 votes#17 - I Love You, Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/8/1989
Ranma desperately attempts to recover Akane's lost memory. He even turns to Shampoo who promises to help... at a price.
Director: Shinji Takagi
Writer: Aya Matsui
6.3/10 79 votes#18 - I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!?
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/15/1989
Genma tries to dissuade Ranma from abandoning Akane to travel back to China and trying to find a cure at Jusenkyo.
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Writer: Taku Nomoto
9.0/10 1 votes#19 - 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
8.0/10 1 votes#20 - 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#21 - 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#22 - 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
9.0/10 1 votes#23 - 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
6.0/10 1 votes#24 - Cool Runnings! The Race of the Snowmen
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/1/1989
Taking a break at a skiing resort, Ranma finds himself entering a Martial Arts ski race where the prize is a date with Shampoo - and the Phoenix Pill!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 1 votes#25 - The Abduction of P-Chan
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/8/1989
Figure skating champion Azusa Shiratori decides P-Chan is now her 'Charlotte', and challenges Akane and Ranma to a match against herself and her partner for the ownership of the pig. But can Ranma learn to skate in time?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A