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THE FACTS 161 TV eps, 11 OAVS, 3 movies Genres: Comedy, action Warnings: Silly violence and (very) brief nudity Comments: Ranma 1/2 never fails to please! It's got it all: slapstick humor, action, fantasy, and even a little romance. Be careful though - it's highly addictive! Take half a boy, half a girl, one violent fiancé, several shape-changing friends, add plenty of martial arts action, sprinkle liberally with madcap humor, and you get Ranma ˝! A naturally gifted martial artist, Ranma Saotome returns to Tokyo from a botched training trip in China with an unfortunate curse - he turns into a girl when splashed with cold water! Things don't improve when his father, Genma, (who is now cursed to turn into a panda) drags him to the home of an old family friend, Soun Tendo. Suddenly, Ranma finds himself engaged to tomboyish Akane! The two take an instant dislike to each other ... or do they? With his unpredictable relationship with Akane, and the daily arrival of new rivals and foes in martial arts and love, Ranma's problems don't seem to ever end! Will Ranma and his fellow shapechangers ever be cured? Will Ranma and Akane finally admit their feelings for each other? With seven seasons as an animated TV series, 38 manga volumes, OAVs and movies, and plenty of hilarity and adventure, Ranma ˝ has become one of the most beloved anime in the world - and its popularity is still increasing!