Forum - View topicNEWS: New Ranma 1/2 Anime Reveals Returning & New Cast, Staff, October 5 Debut in 1st Trailer
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Lord Geo
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I mean, the Seiya Hades OVAs were made purely out of nostalgia for the long-time fans, while this new Ranma being streamed on Netflix shows that this new anime is being made for newcomers to enjoy the series as long-time fans, if not maybe even more so. Also, the Seiya Hades OVAs were made just a little over a decade after the Seiya TV anime has finished airing, while the last new Ranma anime (outside of a 2008 one-off made for a Takahashi art exhibition) was back in the mid-90s. Even if you include the later one-off, more time has passed between new Ranma anime than there was between Seiya TV & Seiya Hades. Also, you know, the Hades OVAs were OVAs, while this new Ranma is a TV series. If all they wanted to do was adapt the final parts of the Ranma manga then they wouldn't need to make it a Netflix-streamed TV series, is all I'm saying. This is being made to also appeal to new viewers, not just old fans, so starting over makes perfect sense.
Sure, I guess, but the new UY & Ranma anime are being made by completely different studios, & more than likely production committees (outside of Shogakukan, of course), so they're going to have completely different intentions behind them, and reach is only one factor. |
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TheOnePieceIsReal
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First of all: When you start your comment with the sentence "no idea of what show people were watching" doesn't give me a good first impression. I'm not good with words, but I can tell you that the word in question is not a positive word to use towards your attitude right now. Second: You do know that pink is a lighter shade of red, right? Third: You're completely ignoring that the original Ranma has several issues that might make it hard for newcomers to get into. Like the animation which is inconsistent. The large amounts of filler episodes that has nothing to do with the series. etc. It's honestly better to have them remake the series in order to bring in new audiences to the series since the original is outdated. So your "perfectly watchable" comment is more debatable and subjective more then anything. |
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Swissman
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Inconsistency in animation never bothered me in older anime because I grew up with shows which had a different chief animator for each single episode, f.e. Urusei Yatsura. I though it was interesting to see why certain episodes felt different from others from a visual standpoint and I still do, so don't make this aspect of og Ranma an "issue" which needs to be fixed in order not to be "outdated" for younger folks like you. 
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Covnam
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Looks good, though very familiar (as you'd expect at the start). Not sure if this is confirmed to cover the entire manga (even if it's not complete), but hopefully there's a lot of new animated content.
Nice to see so many returning VAs 
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Ataru
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Ranma was the big TV anime just before Evangelion caught on, so there would be more people aware of Ranma than Urusei Yatsura. It could have been that Sentai got the UY rights before Netflix or Viz, or just passed altogether cause Viz never showed much interest in UY. Last edited by Ataru on Wed Jul 17, 2024 3:43 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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TheOnePieceIsReal
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I'll have you know that I'm personally fine with the animation from old school anime like Ranma 1/2 and the likes. Heck I'm currently watching Yu Yu Hakusho right now. Heck I even acknowledge there's charm to be had in old school animation. With that said the inconsistent animation can still be seen as off putting to many as it doesn't hold up to the standards of modern anime. Which to modern viewers could still be seen as an issue that might turn them off from the series. Which is where you don't get what I was saying. I was speaking on a broad scale on how others might see the OG series. I never once treated it as a opinion of mine. You on the other hand are putting subjectivity into this by going "Well I like it" which doesn't disprove my point whatsoever. Especially since I brought up NEWCOMERS. |
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Triltaison
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The original cast was honestly probably my favorite part of the original show, so I'm super stoked to hear them all back. I'll miss the original Tendo and Genma, but having Kappei and Megumi alone would be a blessing. Getting the whole rest of the gang back is an abundance of riches. I wonder who will be Kuno, though. He had 2 voice actors and the original sadly passed away some time ago.
I also am curious about the new dub. The Japanese cast is one of my favorites ever, and the old English dub is one of the ones I could just never enjoy at all. The cast changes didn't help the uneven talent distribution, either. It'd be really nice to have a version of the show I can stand listening to in English finally without twitching in discomfort. |
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Swissman
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I totally get what you're saying. The problem is, you talk about possibilities, you use "could", "might", ect., and not about facts.
Maybe you should, you know, unless you see yourself as a spokesperson for ALL "newcomers". If you don't, then it's all your assumptions. I know plenty of younger fans who don't care about what you fear might bother them. |
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Amritzer
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Look, just don't watch it. Problem solved. |
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TheOnePieceIsReal
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Dude, what are you even arguing with me about? If people can still see the old animation as an issue then it can still be seen as an issue. Just like how some people might not have an issue with One Piece's pacing while other do. If people can see it as an issue then it can still be seen as an issue. Also I'm not acting as a spokesperson for "newcomers". I'm just saying that newcomers might have an issue with the old animation because it's inconsistent. Heck I'm sure there are indeed younger fans who don't mind watching older anime. I even said there's charm in those older animes. Are you even listening to a single word I'm saying? I never devalued the old school animes. I was speaking in a broad term for other groups of people that might not like the inconsistent animation. |
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Chiyosuke
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Kinda sad Deen isn't returning. Hell, Sunrise brought them back for that lone OVA we got like 20 years ago.
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Banjo
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Kuno always been played by Hirotaka Suzuoki the same guy who voices Bright in gundam, Narita Ken ( voice of sesshomaru ) replaced him for Bright so he probably will replace him here too. Koji Tsujitani replaced Suzuoki in 4 episodes because of health issues I believe.. he also died. Dead JP voices Happosai - Cologne - Kuno Tatewaki - Ukyo - kuno's father And some minor characters of course Alive ones who haven't been confirmed returning or changed yet are Moose - Kodachi - Tofu seneei - sasuke - gosunkugi |
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tinyirnfist0
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If it's getting a English dub, I think Shampoo, Cologne and Mousse will be voiced by people who are actually of Chinese descent.
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Swissman
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Yes, I am. You think inconsistency in an older show like Ranma might be a problem for newcomers and detrimental to modern standards of anime, I don't. Let's just agree to disagree.
Why shouldn't I? I've been a fan of the series since the early 90s. Of course I'll check the new series out. That doesn't mean I'm not allowed to have any reservations after watching the trailer, does it? I like that most of the original cast is back, but I'm not too fond of the character designs and I wonder if the action scenes will be as impactful as in the original. |
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TheSleepyMonkey
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I don't think getting the old staff back would really be that good of a idea. Junji Nishimura's most recent work is Chained Soldier, for instance. |
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