Ranma ½ (1989) is a tV series anime that premiered in fall 1989, produced by Studio DEEN.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 143 episodes of about 23 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, comedy, ecchi, romance and slice of life, with themes such as Arranged Marriage, Gender Bending, Mixed Gender Harem and Martial Arts.

On AniList, Ranma ½ (1989) has an average score of 77%, a very good score, and appears on 11,140 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Ranma 1/2 and Ranma 1/2 (OVA).

Ranma Saotome, the boy who turns into a girl with a splash of water, always has his hands full fending off crazed admirers. One of the most fanatical is Shampoo, a girl from a tribe of Chinese Amazons who tried to kill girl Ranma, was defeated by boy Ranma, and then proposes marriage to him due to her clan's rule. Things get a little crazier when Shampoo falls into a cursed spring and turns into a cat! And even crazier when Mousse, who is in love with Shampoo, challenges Ranma to a battle over... Ranma's fiancee, Akane...? (Source: VIZ Media) Note: Episodes 7-9 were originally meant to be seen between episodes 13 and 14 of the original series.

Official synopsis from AniList.