19 anime like Ranma ½
These are the shows Ranma ½ fans recommend most, with the most popular picks first. Each one notes what it has in common with Ranma ½, so you can find the one that fits your mood. 2 come from the same studio. 5 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer.
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Urusei Yatsura
TV · 1981 · 195 eps · 74/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into episodic and heterosexual. Studio DEEN animated both. It is a longer watch at 195 episodes. Many fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Sci-Fi
- 2
Urusei Yatsura (2022) Seasons 1 & 2
TV · 2022 · 23 eps · 72/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into slapstick and episodic. Many fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Comedy
- Romance
- Sci-Fi
- Supernatural
- 3
InuYasha
TV · 2000 · 167 eps · 77/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into female protagonist and heterosexual. It is a longer watch at 167 episodes. Many fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- 4
YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!
TV · 1989 · 124 eps · 71/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into female protagonist and martial arts. It is a longer watch at 124 episodes. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Action
- Comedy
- Drama
- Sports
- 5
Stop!! Hibari-kun!
TV · 1983 · 35 eps · 69/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into slapstick and episodic. It is a longer watch at 35 episodes. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Comedy
- 6
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghostfiles
TV · 1992 · 112 eps · 83/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into shounen and martial arts. It is a longer watch at 112 episodes. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Supernatural
- 7
Cinderella Boy
TV · 2003 · 13 eps · 59/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into nudity. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Mystery
- 8
Rin-ne
TV · 2015 · 25 eps · 65/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into shounen and episodic. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Comedy
- Romance
- Supernatural
- 9
Kämpfer
TV · 2009 · 12 eps · 58/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into gender bending and female harem. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Action
- Comedy
- Ecchi
- Romance
- 10
Fruits Basket (2019)
TV · 2019 · 25 eps · 82/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into female protagonist and family life. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 11
Fruits Basket
TV · 2001 · 26 eps · 75/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into family life and female protagonist. Studio DEEN animated both. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 12
Kimagure Orange Road
TV · 1987 · 48 eps · 71/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into heterosexual and episodic. It is a longer watch at 48 episodes. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Action
- Comedy
- Drama
- Fantasy
- 13
ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!
TV · 2023 · 12 eps · 75/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into gender bending and female protagonist. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Comedy
- Ecchi
- Slice of Life
- 14
The Samurai
OVA · 1987 · 1 eps · 52/100
It shares the action and comedy feel of Ranma ½. It is a shorter watch at 1 episodes. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Action
- Comedy
- Romance
- 15
Nisekoi
TV · 2014 · 20 eps · 73/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into female harem and male protagonist. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Comedy
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 16
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
TV · 1993 · 45 eps · 68/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into female protagonist and male protagonist. It is a longer watch at 45 episodes. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Comedy
- Supernatural
- 17
Dragon Ball
TV · 1986 · 153 eps · 78/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into shounen and martial arts. It is a longer watch at 153 episodes. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- 18
Hime-chan no Ribbon
TV · 1992 · 61 eps · 72/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into female protagonist. It is a longer watch at 61 episodes. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Mahou Shoujo
- Romance
- 19
Kamisama Kiss
TV · 2012 · 13 eps · 80/100
Like Ranma ½, it leans into female protagonist and heterosexual. Fans of Ranma ½ recommend it as a next watch.
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Supernatural
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