Rumiko Takahashi’s Ranma ½ continues to be an anime classic, and while a lot of its peers have gotten reboots over the past few years, Ranma has somewhat remained untouched—until now.
MAPPA is set to release their reboot of Ranma ½ this week, and we have an early look at the series new opening theme. Check this out:
If the singer of the intro sounds familiar, that’s actually Jpop singer Ano, who’s best known for her work on Chainsaw Man ending song, Chu, Tayousei a.k.a. the ending of the episode where Denji eats puke. This ending:
There’s probably a good reason why Ranma has taken so long to get rebooted. The anime is fairly old, but it’s still considered a gold standard when it comes to action/comedy/romance. So much of the series is considered to be a monolith for all otaku fans, so anything attempting to reboot it will no doubt be met with hard scrutiny.
Plus, the original introduction was an absolute earworm:
After the successful reboot of Urusei Yatsura though, it does seem like a reboot of a classic series like Ranma 1/2could be the right time for this new anime audience; plus it will bring in some fans of the original. Millenials still watch the new anime right?
I’m just hoping they manage to maintain a lot of what made the original Ranma great while updating the series for more modern tastes. Fingers crossed they pull it off.
Catch Ranma ½ when it premieres on Netflix on Oct. 5.
