>>280728225 (OP) Are you insane? Ranma 1/2 is literally Rumikos biggest hit in Japan to date, which is saying something. It was close to Dragon Ball level of popularity, when it was airing.
>>280729073 The anime was a huge trainwreck. The staff tried to replicate what the Urusei Yatsura anime did and failed spectacularly.
Anonymous
7/19/2025, 11:55:12 PM No.280729353
>>280729073 >An anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's manga series Ranma ½ (らんま 1 / 2 ) debuted on Fuji TV on April 15, 1989. It was canceled due to low ratings after only 18 episodes, with the last airing on September 16, 1989.[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranma_%C2%BD_season_1
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 12:02:43 AM No.280729523
>>280728225 (OP) When I marathoned the old series a couple years ago it made me boomer the fuck out on how stale and uninteresting most anime has become through the years. And I did not want to boomer out. It's possible that every romcom/SoL anime made since 199X has just been copying shit that was pioneered by Takahashi Rumiko 40 years ago.