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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!

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...

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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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  2. Background image for Ranma and the Evil Within
    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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  3. Background image for True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life!
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life!

    S1:E9

    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.

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  4. Background image for School is No Place for Horsing Around
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - School is No Place for Horsing Around

    S1:E2

    Attending his first day at Furinkan High, Ranma encounters Akane's many would-be suitors.

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  5. Background image for Ranma and... Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Ranma and... Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another

    S1:E4

    As Kuno continues his attempts to get a date with the 'pigtailed goddess', Ranma starts freaking out, while Nabiki smells money.

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  6. Background image for Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know

    S1:E6

    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.

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  8. Background image for P-P-P-Chan! He's Good For Nothin'
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - P-P-P-Chan! He's Good For Nothin'

    S1:E10

    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.

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  9. Background image for Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast!
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast!

    S1:E11

    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...

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  10. Background image for Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands

    S1:E15

    Ranma gets a shock when an Amazon girl he encountered in China tracks him down, intending to kill his girl half.

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

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

    #11 - 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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  13. Background image for Danger at the Tendo Dojo!
    9.0/10(1 votes)

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

    #13 - 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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    9.0/10(1 votes)

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

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

    #16 - 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
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  18. Background image for Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl
    9.0/10(1 votes)

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

    #18 - 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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  20. Background image for A Sudden Storm of Love
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - A Sudden Storm of Love

    S1:E3

    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.

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  21. Background image for Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart

    S1:E5

    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.

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  22. Background image for Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy'
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for School is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - School is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga

    S1:E8

    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.

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    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Here's Ranma

    S1:E1

    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...

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  25. Background image for A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!

    S1:E12

    Akane twists her ankle during practice, forcing Ranma to take her place in the match with Kodachi.

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  26. Background image for A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!

    S1:E13

    Ranma faces Kodachi in the ring, with the Black Rose's love on the line.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Am I... Pretty? Ranma's Declaration of Womanhood" is the best rated episode of "Ranma ½" season 1. 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 is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Ranma and the Evil Within".