Ranma 1/2 is an old sit-com style anime from 1989 to 1992. It follows a martial artist named Ranma, his dad, and the family of his fiance Akane. Ranma and his dad fall into different cursed ponds w…
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A zany comedy about a teenage martial artist who transforms from male into female from water after falling into a cursed spring in China. Continue reading →
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