On June 26th, it was announced that a completely new anime version of Rumiko Takahashi 's hit manga "Ranma 1/2" will be produced. The popular series aired as a TV anime from 1989 to 1992, and following on from Takahashi's other hit manga "Urusei Yatsura", it will once again be made into an anime. Further information will be announced at a "grand presentation" to be held at 6pm on July 17th. The "grand presentation" will be streamed live on the series' official Twitter account.
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Takahashi commented, "I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of action scenes we'll be able to see in the new Ranma anime."
Ranma 1/2 was serialized in the manga magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan) from 1987 to 1996 by Takahashi, who is known for works such as Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku. It depicts the Akane Tendo daily life of high school martial artist Ranma Saotome who turns into a woman when splashed with water, and his fiancee Tendo Akane. While training in the indiscriminate fighting style with his father Genma, Ranma develops a unique constitution in China, where he trains in Jusenkyo, where he turns into a woman when splashed with water and reverts to a man when splashed with hot water. When Ranma returns to Japan, he and his son end up staying at the home of Genma 's best friend, Soun Tendo, and by chance, he becomes engaged to Soun's daughter, Akane.
A television anime series was broadcast on Fuji TV and other channels from 1989 to 1992, and a live-action television drama starring Yui Aragaki, Kento Kaku, and Natsuna was broadcast in December 2011, which also attracted much attention.