Ranma ½ (2024) Episode 2 Discussion

Finally, the debut of Dr. Tofu and more importantly, Kuno-chan. Their new voice actors are really good. Tho Kuno sounds a bit too old even compared to his OG VA. His OG VA sadly passed away years ago. I assume he would've reprised his role if he were still alive.

Apparently, the announcer dude is a brand new original character created for the remake. So far, he just seems like an extra. Wonder how far they're gonna go with him. Would be cool if he's like a new Megane or Lum's Stormtrooper or at least a new Sasuke. But I doubt it.

The pacing of this episode was good. Especially considering that in the OG anime, this episode was basically a two-parter. I think it's cause the OG anime had a lot of anime-original content that made it longer. Especially in episode 3 which only adapted a single chapter of the manga. I remember watching it and being excited that Ranma 1/2 would have more of a continuity with each episode, unlike Urusei Yatsura.

This was a good episode. Kuno's confession scene was hilarious. I like how the remake adds a lot of dramatic effects for the comedic scenes. It truly adds more flavor to the anime. My only real concern is the pacing. Since the remake will adapt more in 12 episodes than the OG did in 20. In terms of comedic timing, I think so far it's better than David Production's Urusei Yatsura which overused freeze frames and the completely new OST that didn't sound very good compared to the OG UY or match the zany vibe of the series.


Same. I have high expectations for this remake.

@0451 And look, there were a lot of people saying that this would be bad because of the censorship on the nipples, for me this is perfect the way it is so far. I honestly hate remakes of any type of anime, but This one from Ranma½ is much superior to the original quality, both are great, but I prefer this updated style the way it is

I have to say, when it comes to this remake, I think MAPPA did a good job with the animation. However, after watching the first few episodes of the original Ranma, I noticed that in the second episode of the remake, they removed several scenes that were in the original.
I get that changes are necessary to differentiate a new adaptation, but they cut out some interesting parts that I think should have stayed. Even if you haven't seen the original Ranma, the pacing in the remake feels a bit rushed.
In my opinion, they didn’t do the best job adapting the story and I really dislike when key parts of the original are left out. I think a good adaptation shouldn't skip any scenes, even if it means extending the episode count.

Finally, the debut of Dr. Tofu and more importantly, Kuno-chan. Their new voice actors are really good. Tho Kuno sounds a bit too old even compared to his OG VA. His OG VA sadly passed away years ago. I assume he would've reprised his role if he were still alive.

Apparently, the announcer dude is a brand new original character created for the remake. So far, he just seems like an extra. Wonder how far they're gonna go with him. Would be cool if he's like a new Megane or Lum's Stormtrooper or at least a new Sasuke. But I doubt it.

The pacing of this episode was good. Especially considering that in the OG anime, this episode was basically a two-parter. I think it's cause the OG anime had a lot of anime-original content that made it longer. Especially in episode 3 which only adapted a single chapter of the manga. I remember watching it and being excited that Ranma 1/2 would have more of a continuity with each episode, unlike Urusei Yatsura.

This was a good episode. Kuno's confession scene was hilarious. I like how the remake adds a lot of dramatic effects for the comedic scenes. It truly adds more flavor to the anime. My only real concern is the pacing. Since the remake will adapt more in 12 episodes than the OG did in 20. In terms of comedic timing, I think so far it's better than David Production's Urusei Yatsura which overused freeze frames and the completely new OST that didn't sound very good compared to the OG UY or match the zany vibe of the series.


Same. I have high expectations for this remake.

Another great episode! MAPPA doing an amazing job of bringing that 80s anime vibe to a modern audience, just like David Pro did for UY, PLUS that Inuyasha esque OST(same composer!) just makes everything even better. This really does feel like a blast from the past, of the good old days of anime.

This week’s episode title of “I hate men” is so real, love my misandrist queen Akane so much 😭 and considering she gotta deal with a pack of hungry dudes trying to fight her everyday before class to win her heart, I do not blame her at all. That’s gotta be beyond annoying lmao. And it’s all cause of Kuno. I guess he’s gonna be this series’ mendo?

Dude is hilarious though, I like the old fashioned samurai gimmick he’s got going on and well if he likes strong girls, it’s no surprise he fell for Ranma. Two episodes in and we got our first confession. I’m sure in time Ranma’s gonna form a nice little harem as a boy and a girl lmao, can’t wait to see where this goes.

@Marinate1016 "series' mendo"?

What’s confusing here?

Dawg I guess English not your first language or you haven’t seen UY. Either way my statement was straight forward. Watch UY.

@Marinate1016 The heck's a "mendo"??

Apparently asking for clarification on something is "some bs" and worthy of accusing someone of not knowing how to speak a language. All this exchange did was make me less interested in checking out Urusei Yatsura, so nice job shooting yourself in the foot.
At least there's some people polite enough to explain, so thanks to @leonardobarba for that.