Ranma ½ watch order

The first classic series: Ranma and his father arrive at the Tendo dojo, and the curse, the engagement and rivals like Ryoga, Kuno and Shampoo are set up. It was cancelled after 18 episodes and continued months later, in a new time slot, as Nettouhen. In English it's episodes 1–18 of one 161-episode run.

The continuation, with mostly the same staff, released in English as episodes 19–161. It brings in Mousse, Ukyo, Happosai and the rest of the cast but stops around chapter 229 of the manga, well short of the ending. Roughly 70 episodes are anime-original; in the 161-episode count the longest filler runs are 97–104 and 111–120.

A 74-minute standalone adventure that takes the cast back to China. It isn't tied to any point in the series; watch it once you know the main cast, roughly 100 episodes in or after Nettouhen.

A 60-minute standalone film: a shipwreck strands the group on the floating island of Togenkyo, whose young ruler, Prince Toma, starts kidnapping the girls in search of a bride. Like the first film, it fits anywhere after the main cast is introduced.

A fan-club recap special in which Nabiki looks back over the series and the troublemakers the Tendo family has put up with, with a little new animation. Skip it.

Six OVAs made after the TV series ended. Most adapt manga stories the series never reached, so watch them after Nettouhen.

A two-part OVA: Akane remembers a childhood trip to Ryugenzawa, meets the forgetful Shinnosuke again, and stays to look after him, much to Ranma's irritation. From the manga.

A half-hour film, shown in cinemas with other short features: Kuno buys an egg that hatches into a Phoenix chick on his head. Viz released it in English as 'One Grew Over the Kuno's Nest' and numbered it among the OVAs; it slots between the Special and Super OVAs.

The last three classic OVAs, adapting later manga stories, including a cave said to break up couples, which Shampoo and Ukyo try to use on Ranma and Akane.

A fan-club clip show of the 29 opponents Ranma fought in the TV series. Skip it.

A 30-minute special made 12 years after the last OVA for the 'It's a Rumic World' exhibition, adapting a story from volume 34 of the manga with the original cast. Watch it last.

MAPPA's remake starts the story over from chapter 1, much closer to the manga, with most of the original Japanese voice cast back in their roles. It isn't a continuation of the old series. Streams worldwide on Netflix with an English dub.

Continues the remake's manga adaptation; it ends with Mousse's rematch and Kuno's confession.

Airing since October 2026. The episode count hasn't been announced, and no one has said whether the remake will go all the way to the manga's ending.

The first classic series: Ranma and his father arrive at the Tendo dojo, and the curse, the engagement and rivals like Ryoga, Kuno and Shampoo are set up. It was cancelled after 18 episodes and continued months later, in a new time slot, as Nettouhen. In English it's episodes 1–18 of one 161-episode run.

The continuation, with mostly the same staff, released in English as episodes 19–161. It brings in Mousse, Ukyo, Happosai and the rest of the cast but stops around chapter 229 of the manga, well short of the ending. Roughly 70 episodes are anime-original; in the 161-episode count the longest filler runs are 97–104 and 111–120.

A 74-minute standalone adventure that takes the cast back to China. It isn't tied to any point in the series; watch it once you know the main cast, roughly 100 episodes in or after Nettouhen.

A 60-minute standalone film: a shipwreck strands the group on the floating island of Togenkyo, whose young ruler, Prince Toma, starts kidnapping the girls in search of a bride. Like the first film, it fits anywhere after the main cast is introduced.

A fan-club recap special in which Nabiki looks back over the series and the troublemakers the Tendo family has put up with, with a little new animation. Skip it.

Six OVAs made after the TV series ended. Most adapt manga stories the series never reached, so watch them after Nettouhen.

A half-hour film, shown in cinemas with other short features: Kuno buys an egg that hatches into a Phoenix chick on his head. Viz released it in English as 'One Grew Over the Kuno's Nest' and numbered it among the OVAs; it slots between the Special and Super OVAs.

A two-part OVA: Akane remembers a childhood trip to Ryugenzawa, meets the forgetful Shinnosuke again, and stays to look after him, much to Ranma's irritation. From the manga.

A fan-club clip show of the 29 opponents Ranma fought in the TV series. Skip it.

The last three classic OVAs, adapting later manga stories, including a cave said to break up couples, which Shampoo and Ukyo try to use on Ranma and Akane.

A 30-minute special made 12 years after the last OVA for the 'It's a Rumic World' exhibition, adapting a story from volume 34 of the manga with the original cast. Watch it last.

MAPPA's remake starts the story over from chapter 1, much closer to the manga, with most of the original Japanese voice cast back in their roles. It isn't a continuation of the old series. Streams worldwide on Netflix with an English dub.

Continues the remake's manga adaptation; it ends with Mousse's rematch and Kuno's confession.

Airing since October 2026. The episode count hasn't been announced, and no one has said whether the remake will go all the way to the manga's ending.