Following the final episode broadcast today, the
production of a second season for the remake of “ Ranma 1/2 , ” based on the
manga by Rumiko Takahashi , was officially announced .
The release did not reveal a scheduled premiere date.
The release also included a special illustration to
celebrate the announcement, created by character designer Hiromi
Taniguchi :
For her part, Rumiko Takahashi began
publishing the manga through Shogakukan 's Weekly
Shonen Sunday magazine in August 1987 and ended it in March 1996,
compiling the work into a total of thirty-eight volumes. The work was adapted
into an anime in April 1989 by Studio Deen , and was followed
by a new adaptation of 143 episodes in October 1989, produced by the same
studio.
Ranma 1/2 Synopsis
Ranma Saotome is a top-class martial artist and a
prodigy of the Saotome School of Anything Goes martial arts. During his
training in China, he and his father meet a terrible fate when they
accidentally fall into a cursed spring. Now, Ranma is cursed to turn into a
girl when cold water splashes on him, and only hot water can turn him back into
a boy.
Things get even more complicated when Ranma discovers
that his father has arranged for him to marry one of Soun Tendo's three
daughters in order to secure the future of the Tendo dojo. Although Soun learns
of Ranma's situation, he is still determined to go through with the engagement,
and chooses his youngest daughter Akane, who happens to be an expert martial
artist and has a reputation for hating men.
Source: Comic Natalie
(c)高橋留美子・小学館/「らんま 1/2」製作委員会
