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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. 10.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Ranma and the Evil Within

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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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  5. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Danger at the Tendo Dojo!

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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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  11. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Transform! Akane the Super-Duper Girl

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - You Really Do Hate Cats!

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    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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  14. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    S1:E21

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

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  15. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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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  16. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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
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  17. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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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  18. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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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  19. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Abduction of Akane!

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    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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  20. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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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  21. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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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  22. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Ryoga and Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever

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    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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  23. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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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  24. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    S1:E45

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

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  25. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - The Killer from Jusenkyo

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    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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  26. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Final Facedown! Happosai vs. The Invisble Man

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    S1:E50

    After being gone for a while, having fled to avoid Happosai's wrath, Soun and Genma return, claiming to have studied ancient ninja techniques that will enable them to beat the master once and for all.

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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".