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The Worst Episodes of Ranma ½

Every episode of Ranma ½ ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Ranma ½!

Worst episode
S1E18 I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!?
6.5117 votes
Best episode
S1E7 Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy'
8.1142 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.6avg
Binge time
2d 14h
161 episodes
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 18 - I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!?
    6.5/10(117 votes)

    S1:E18

    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

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  2. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 38 - S.O.S.! The Wrath of Happosai
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    S1:E38

    When Ranma tries to force Happosai to stop the underwear stealing, the old master gets mad and starts terrorizing the inhabitants of the Tendo Dojo, demanding an apology.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 14 - Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma is the No. One Bride in Japan
    7.0/10(123 votes)

    S1:E14

    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

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  4. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 24 - Cool Runnings! The Race of the Snowmen
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E24

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 51 - Les Miserables of the Kuno Estate
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E51

    After getting in the middle of an argument between Kuno and Kodachi, Sasuke is banished from the Kuno estate. When Akane finds the loyal ninja sulking in the park, she feels sorry for him and invites him over to the Tendo Dojo for dinner. Shocked that someone actually is being nice to him, Sasuke starts to reconsider his oath of loyalty to the Kunos.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 52 - Ghost Story! Ranma and the Magic Sword
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E52

    A ghost is terrorizing Furinkan High at night, and Ukyo heads up an effort in getting to the bottom of this. It proves a dangerous task though, when one by one the 'ghostbusting' teams turn up uncouncious.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 62 - Fight! The Anything-Goes Obstacle Course Race
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E62

    A giant obstacle course race is being held, and the first prize is a trip to China. Naturally, Ranma intends to win it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 64 - The Return of The Hawai'ian Headmaster from Hell
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E64

    Furinkan High's principal returns from a long trip to 'study' American educational system, unfortunately he turns out to be completely insane. His first order of business is to institute a policy of buzz cuts for boys and bowl cuts for girls unless the students can find the coconut with a 'get out of rules free' note in it...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 65 - Enter Kuno, the Night-Prowling Knight
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E65

    To help him carry out his new position as Furinkan High's Moral Guardian, Kuno turns to Happosai for training.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 70 - Here Comes Ranma's Mom!
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E70

    A mysterious woman shows up at the Dojo, having long conversations with Genma. Is it really Ranma's mother, come to take him away to live with her?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 71 - From Ryoga with Love
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E71

    Alone in a cabin in the woods, Ryoga sits pondering the nature of his relationship with Akane.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 3 - A Sudden Storm of Love... Hey, Wait a Minute!
    7.5/10(151 votes)

    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.

    Director:Shigeyasu Yamauchi
    Writer:Hiroshi Hashimoto

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  13. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 11 - Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast!
    7.5/10(121 votes)

    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...

    Director:Kazuhiro Furuhashi
    Writer:Hiroyuki Kawasaki

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  14. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 12 - A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!
    7.5/10(120 votes)

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Shinji Takagi
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  15. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 16 - Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul
    7.5/10(116 votes)

    S1:E16

    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

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  16. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 25 - The Abduction of P-Chan
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E25

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 28 - Ranma Trains on Mt. Terror
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E28

    Tired of getting beaten by Ranma, Ryoga takes up Cologne's offer to train him. They set off to the mountains, only to find Genma, Ranma and Akane already there, also training.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 32 - Ranma vs. Mousse! To Lose Is to Win
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E32

    Having managed to grab the right person this time, Mousse sets up a new show - girl turns into duck (courtesy of a little cursed water from the spring of drowned duck).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 33 - Enter Happosai, the Lustful Lecher!
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E33

    Soun and Genma are terrified when their old teacher, master Happosai, shows up. The founder of the Anything Goes school of martial arts, his fighting skills are only surpassed by his lust for women's underwear...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 34 - Assault on the Girls' Locker Room
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E34

    Ranma is determined to infiltrate the Furinkan High girl's locker room when he gets a map from Ryoga that shows there's a old spring beneath it that can cure his curse. It proves harder than Ranma thought though, since the girls are on high alert due to the recent raids by Happosai.

    Director:Kazuhiro Furuhashi
    Writer:Hiroshi Toda

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  21. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 35 - Kuno's House of Gadgets! Guests Check in, But They Don't Check Out
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E35

    Ranma's found the first of the three magic urns needed to summon the spring. And where's the next one's hidden? Deep in the bowels of the Kuno estate, full of traps, tricks and hot and cold water...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kazuhito Kushima

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  22. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 36 - Goodbye Girl-Type
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E36

    Happosai has claimed one of the urns to store his 'collection', but Ranma manages to steal it back. Of course, the master takes this as a personal insult, and starts causing considerable trouble for Ranma and the others as they travel up the mountains to find the place that will activate the urns.

    Director:Takashi Kobayashi
    Writer:Hiroshi Toda

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  23. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 53 - All It Takes Is One! The Kiss Of Love Is the Kiss of Death
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E53

    It's a calm day on the beach, until Happosai discovers a bracelet containing three pills capable of making someone fall madly in love with the first person of the opposite sex they lay eyes on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 54 - The Ultimate Team-up!? The Ryoga / Mousse Alliance
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E54

    Finding Ryoga terribly depressed after getting beaten by Ranma, Mousse suggests they team up, combining their skills to get revenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Ranma ½ Season 1 Episode 55 - Back to the Happosai!
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E55

    A magic mirror sends Ranma and co a few centuries back in time to a small Chinese village, where a young girl named Cologne is torn between love and disgust for the 18 year old underwear stealing 'adventurer' running around calling himself Happy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!?" is the worst rated episode of Ranma ½. It scored 6.5/10 from 117 votes. Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and written by Taku Nomoto, it aired on September 15, 1989.

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