{"id":1514,"date":"2024-10-17T10:45:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T01:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2024-10-17T10:45:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T01:45:12","slug":"anime-ranma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/anime-ranma\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranma 1\/2&#8217;s new anime has great respect for the old version and high quality (with a comparison table of old and new voice actors)."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The anime &#8220;Ranma 1\/2&#8221; that started airing in the fall of 2024 is a re-animation after 35 years.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s become a splendid work that even those who haven&#8217;t seen the original can fully enjoy, so I wanted to introduce it.<\/p>\n<h2>The Voice Cast is Amazing: Comparison of Main Character Voice Actors in the Old and New Versions<\/h2>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ux3HwkNff8Q?si=bbmBDDgbyLE8JIuk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn this re-animation, they have carried over as much as possible the voice cast from the &#8220;Ranma 1\/2&#8221; anime from about 35 years ago.<br \/>\nThe replacement voice actors are also incredibly famous.<br \/>\nYou can feel the respect for the original work.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nEven just casually watching, you hear only familiar voices.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a work you can enjoy just for that.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;display: block;\">\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">Character<\/th>\n<th style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">Voice Actor in Old Version<\/th>\n<th style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">Voice Actor in New Version<\/th>\n<th style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">Representative Works of New Voice Actor<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFF9E6\">\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">Ranma Saotome (Male)(\u65e9\u4e59\u5973\u4e71\u99ac(\u7537))<\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">Kappei Yamaguchi(\u5c71\u53e3\u52dd\u5e73)<\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">Kappei Yamaguchi(\u5c71\u53e3\u52dd\u5e73)<\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">&#8220;Detective Conan&#8221; (Shinichi Kudo, Kaito Kid), &#8220;Inuyasha&#8221; (Inuyasha), &#8220;ONE PIECE&#8221; (Usopp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFF9E6\">\n<td>Ranma Saotome (Female)(\u65e9\u4e59\u5973\u4e71\u99ac(\u5973))<\/td>\n<td>Megumi Hayashibara(\u6797\u539f\u3081\u3050\u307f)<\/td>\n<td>Megumi Hayashibara(\u6797\u539f\u3081\u3050\u307f)<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Neon Genesis Evangelion&#8221; (Rei Ayanami), &#8220;Pok\u00e9mon&#8221; (Jessie), &#8220;Detective Conan&#8221; (Ai Haibara \/ Shiho Miyano)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genma Saotome(\u65e9\u4e59\u5973\u7384\u99ac)<\/td>\n<td>Kenichi Ogata(\u7dd2\u65b9\u8ce2\u4e00)<\/td>\n<td>Cho(\u30c1\u30e7\u30fc)<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Inai Inai Baa!&#8221; (Wanwan), &#8220;ONE PIECE&#8221; (Brook)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFF9E6\">\n<td>Akane Tendo(\u5929\u9053\u3042\u304b\u306d)<\/td>\n<td>Noriko Hidaka(\u65e5\u9ad9\u306e\u308a\u5b50)<\/td>\n<td>Noriko Hidaka(\u65e5\u9ad9\u306e\u308a\u5b50)<\/td>\n<td>Representative works: &#8220;Touch&#8221; (Minami Asakura), &#8220;My Neighbor Totoro&#8221; (Satsuki Kusakabe)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFF9E6\">\n<td>Nabiki Tendo(\u5929\u9053\u306a\u3073\u304d)<\/td>\n<td>Minami Takayama(\u9ad8\u5c71\u307f\u306a\u307f)<\/td>\n<td>Minami Takayama(\u9ad8\u5c71\u307f\u306a\u307f)<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Kiki&#8217;s Delivery Service&#8221; (Kiki, Ursula), &#8220;Detective Conan&#8221; (Conan Edogawa)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFF9E6\">\n<td>Kasumi Tendo(\u5929\u9053\u304b\u3059\u307f)<\/td>\n<td>Kikuko Inoue(\u4e95\u4e0a\u559c\u4e45\u5b50)<\/td>\n<td>Kikuko Inoue(\u4e95\u4e0a\u559c\u4e45\u5b50)<\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">&#8220;Oh My Goddess!&#8221; (Belldandy), &#8220;Shimajiro&#8221; (Mother), &#8220;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood&#8221; (Lust)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Soun Tendo(\u5929\u9053\u65e9\u96f2)<\/td>\n<td>Ryusuke Ohbayashi(\u5927\u6797\u9686\u4ecb)<\/td>\n<td>Akio Otsuka(\u5927\u585a\u660e\u592b)<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Metal Gear Solid&#8221; (Solid Snake), &#8220;Moomin&#8221; (Moominpappa), &#8220;Porco Rosso&#8221; (Mr. Curtis)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tatewaki Kuno(\u4e5d\u80fd\u5e2f\u5200)<\/td>\n<td>Hirotaka Suzuoki(\u9234\u7f6e\u6d0b\u5b5d), Koji Tsujitani(\u8fbb\u8c37\u8015\u53f2)<\/td>\n<td>Tomokazu Sugita(\u6749\u7530\u667a\u548c)<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Gintama&#8221; (Gintoki Sakata), &#8220;The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&#8221; (Kyon)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kodachi Kuno(\u4e5d\u80fd\u5c0f\u592a\u5200)<\/td>\n<td>Saeko Shimazu(\u5cf6\u6d25\u51b4\u5b50)<\/td>\n<td>Ayane Sakura(\u4f50\u5009\u7dbe\u97f3)<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU&#8221; (Iroha Isshiki), &#8220;The Quintessential Quintuplets&#8221; (Yotsuba Nakano)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFF9E6\">\n<td>Shampoo(\u30b7\u30e3\u30f3\u30d7\u30fc)<\/td>\n<td>Rei Sakuma(\u4f50\u4e45\u9593\u30ec\u30a4)<\/td>\n<td>Rei Sakuma(\u4f50\u4e45\u9593\u30ec\u30a4)<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Anpanman&#8221; (Batako-san, Mimi-sensei), &#8220;Hamtaro&#8221; (Mafura-chan)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFF9E6\">\n<td>Ryoga Hibiki(\u97ff\u826f\u7259)<\/td>\n<td>K\u014dichi Yamadera(\u5c71\u5bfa\u5b8f\u4e00)<\/td>\n<td>K\u014dichi Yamadera(\u5c71\u5bfa\u5b8f\u4e00)<\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">&#8220;Neon Genesis Evangelion&#8221; (Ry\u014dji Kaji), &#8220;Cowboy Bebop&#8221; (Spike Spiegel), &#8220;Anpanman&#8221; (Cheese the Dog)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Konatsu(\u5c0f\u4e43\u6771\u98a8)<\/td>\n<td>Y\u016bji Mitsuya(\u4e09\u30c4\u77e2\u96c4\u4e8c)<\/td>\n<td>Toshiyuki Morikawa(\u68ee\u5ddd\u667a\u4e4b)<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;SLAM DUNK&#8221; (Yohei Mito), &#8220;Crayon Shin-chan&#8221; (Hiroshi Nohara), &#8220;Naruto Shippuden&#8221; (Minato Namikaze)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mikado Sanzenin(\u4e09\u5343\u9662\u5e1d)<\/td>\n<td>Kazuhiko Inoue(\u4e95\u4e0a\u548c\u5f66)<\/td>\n<td>Mamoru Miyano(\u5bae\u91ce\u771f\u5b88)<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Demon Slayer&#8221; (Doma), &#8220;DEATH NOTE&#8221; (Light Yagami)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Azusa Shiratori(\u767d\u9ce5\u3042\u305a\u3055)<\/td>\n<td>Naoko Matsui(\u677e\u4e95\u83dc\u685c\u5b50)<\/td>\n<td>Aoi Yuki(\u60a0\u6728\u78a7)<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;Puella Magi Madoka Magica&#8221; (Madoka Kaname), &#8220;Saga of Tanya the Evil&#8221; (Tanya Degurechaff)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>By the way, Kenichi Ogata(\u7dd2\u65b9\u8ce2\u4e00), who played Genma Saotome(\u65e9\u4e59\u5973\u7384\u99ac) in the old version, serves as the narrator in the new version.<\/p>\n<h2>The Timeless World of Rumiko Takahashi(\u9ad8\u6a4b\u7559\u7f8e\u5b50) is Amazing Even Now<\/h2>\n<p> <figure id=\"attachment_4471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4471\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/sinsaku_03_kick-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4471\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The battle scenes while jumping are lavishly depicted. \u00a9Rumiko Takahashi\u30fbShogakukan\/&#8221;Ranma 1\/2&#8243; Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe original manga was serialized from 1987 to 1996.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a work from 37 years ago, but the content is simply fascinating.<br \/>\nThe intense characters continuously cause trouble without giving you a chance to get bored.<br \/>\nThe characters are also charming, and you don&#8217;t feel any staleness in the work.<\/p>\n<h2>The Animation Quality is Excellent<\/h2>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TT7MWy9oLf8?si=W25ED9g4mOniyPUV\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nAs you can tell from the voice cast, a lot of effort has been put into this work.<br \/>\nAlso, from watching up to episode 2, the animation is very good.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4472\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/sinsaku_04_suretigaudake-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4472\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scene passing by in the hallway. Without resorting to close-ups, they fully animate even the change in body orientation. \u00a9Rumiko Takahashi\u30fbShogakukan\/&#8221;Ranma 1\/2&#8243; Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The production company is MAPPA, known for &#8220;Attack on Titan,&#8221; &#8220;Jujutsu Kaisen,&#8221; and &#8220;Chainsaw Man.&#8221; There are many battle scenes, and the characters move vigorously while maintaining high quality.<br \/>\nThere were times when people said, &#8220;MAPPA is taking on too much work,&#8221; but I hope they can keep up this pace.<\/p>\n<h2>The Retro Feel of the &#8217;80s is Nostalgic<\/h2>\n<p> <figure id=\"attachment_4473\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4473\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/sinsaku_05_mukashinolaundry-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4473\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Showa-era washing machine and detergent. Even the basket feels just like the Showa period. \u00a9Rumiko Takahashi\u30fbShogakukan\/&#8221;Ranma 1\/2&#8243; Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure> Although the work itself doesn&#8217;t feel old, the setting is the &#8217;80s. It&#8217;s a story from a time when there weren&#8217;t even mobile phones, let alone smartphones. While the Showa-era retro boom is a topic, you can also feel the atmosphere of that era within the work. <figure id=\"attachment_4474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4474\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/sinsaku_06_oldshampoo-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4474\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shampoo and conditioner with a Showa-era feel. Whether it&#8217;s the font or the shape of the container, you somehow know it&#8217;s from the Showa period. \u00a9Rumiko Takahashi\u30fbShogakukan\/&#8221;Ranma 1\/2&#8243; Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>\n<h2>The OP Also Has Nostalgic Elements<\/h2>\n<p> <figure id=\"attachment_4468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4468\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kyuusaku_01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4468\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The old OP was impressive with Tai Chi and running. \u00a9Rumiko Takahashi\u30fbShogakukan\/Fuji TV, Kitty Film<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_4469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4469\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/sinsaku_01-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4469\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the new OP, they are properly doing Tai Chi. \u00a9Rumiko Takahashi\u30fbShogakukan\/&#8221;Ranma 1\/2&#8243; Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_4470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4470\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/sinsaku_02-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4470\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They are also running in the new OP, probably paying homage to the old version?<br \/>\u00a9Rumiko Takahashi\u30fbShogakukan\/&#8221;Ranma 1\/2&#8243; Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nIn the old &#8220;Ranma 1\/2,&#8221; the &#8220;Yappappa Yappappa Ii Shan Ten&#8221; is nostalgic, but this time the opening song is sung by the much-talked-about Ano-chan (ano\u3061\u3083\u3093).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The anime &#8220;Ran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1518,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1514"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1521,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514\/revisions\/1521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}