A new trailer for the upcoming third season of Ranma 1/2 has been released, showcasing the anime series’ main opening and ending theme songs. The anime is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan on October 3, 2026.
The third latest trailer spotlights the third season’s opening theme “Sunao Miman” by Fumino and ending theme “Kawaikunai” by Yuika.
Konosuke Uda is directing the third season of Ranma 1/2, with Hiromi Taniguchi as character designer and Kimiko Ueno as series composer. MAPPA is in charge of the animation production.
Masahiro Kurio (since Season 2), Atsuko Ishida (new, one of Mujigen Hunter Fandora Part 3’s main animators), and Yoshihiro Takeda (new, Blue Box) are the main animators.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast stars:
- • Kappei Yamaguchi as Ranma Saotome
- • Megumi Hayashibara as female Ranma
- • Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendo
- • Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendo
- • Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendo
- • Akio Otsuka as Soun Tendo
- • Cho as Genma Saotome
- • Koichi Yamadera as Ryoga Hibiki
- • Rei Sakuma as Shampoo
- • Kenichi Ogata as Narrator (the original voice of Genma)
- • Tomokazu Sugita as Tatewaki Kuno
- • Ayane Sakura as Kodachi Kuno
- • Toshiyuki Morikawa as Tofu Ono
- • Mamoru Miyano as Mikado Sanzenin
- • Aoi Yuki as Azusa Shiratori
- • Toshihiko Seki as Ichiro
- • Kaori Nazuka as Ukyo Kuonji
- • Kazuhiko Inoue as Happosai
- • Ako Mayama as Cologne
- • Akira Ishida as Hikaru Gosunkugi
Additionally, new voice cast members joining the third season include Masako Nozawa as Grand Master, Jun Fukuyama as Sentaro Daimonji, and Minami Tanaka as Tsubasa Kurenai. Mayumi Tanaka and Saori Hayami have also been cast in undisclosed roles.
Netflix will exclusively stream Ranma 1/2 Season 3, with episodes to be released after broadcast. It also streamed the previous two seasons.
The remake anime adaptation is based on the manga series by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine from August 19, 1987 to March 6, 1996. A total of 38 tankobon volumes were released in Japan. VIZ Media publishes the manga in English print and digital format.
The manga series previously inspired an 18-episode anime that aired in 1989. It was followed by Ranma 1/2: Netto-hen, which ran from 1989 to 1992 with 143 episodes. The previous anime were produced by Studio Deen and had Atsuko Nakajima (Komi Can’t Communicate, Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto, Trinity Blood) as character designer. Tsutomu Shibayama (Chibi Maruko-chan co-director) directed the first series while Koji Sawai (.hack//Legend of the Twilight) and Junji Nishimura (Vlad Love, Extreme Hearts) co-directed Netto-hen.
Other Takahashi manga that received anime adaptations include Urusei Yatsura, Inuyasha, Rin-ne, Maison Ikkoku, and Mao. Urusei Yatsura, like Ranma 1/2, also premiered a modern remake in 2022.
VIZ Media describes the synopsis of the Ranma 1/2 manga as:
Being a teenage martial artist isn’t easy, especially for Ranma Saotome. During a training mission, Ranma takes an accidental dunk in a legendary cursed spring in China. Now, every time he’s splashed with cold water, he changes into a girl! That would be enough to complicate anyone’s life, even without the arranged fiancée who doesn’t like him (or says she doesn’t) and the constant stream of rivals and suitors for both his male and female forms. What’s a half guy, half girl to do?
