Ryouga is Ranma Saotome's eternal rival and a friend to him, the only one he has outright stated to truly consider as such, arguably the tritagonist, and one of the most powerful fighters in the series. Ryouga's most notable characteristic is that, like his parents (and even his entire family), he has no sense of direction whatsoever. He is unable to go the right way, often sticking to the letter of any directions given to him, regardless of whether the path eventually turns. He has an inability to understand even the simplest of directions or draw any legible maps, once running the wrong way at the start of a three-legged race or getting lost in Shampoo's house for hours; looking for the exit. He cannot even follow someone pointing in the correct direction. 

(Source: Ranma Wiki)

After taking a surprise dip in a cursed spring while on a training journey in China, martial artist Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma, aren't quite themselves anymore. Now Ranma turns into a girl whenever he's splashed with cold water, and Genma turns into a panda! 
 
Their new forms cause nothing but confusion at the Tendou dojo, where Soun Tendo is waiting to introduce one of his three daughters to Ranma - as his fiancee! Turns out Genma and Soun arranged the match long ago, but the girl, Akane, and the boy, Ranma, aren't exactly crazy about the idea, or each other! Or are they? Watch the gender switching, jealous rages, and martial arts battles unfold all over again! 
 
(Source: Viz Media) 
 
Note: Episodes 7-9 of Ranma 1/2: Nettou-hen were originally meant to be seen between episodes 13 and 14 of this series.

__Height:__ 176cm (5'9)

A Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment.

He was the manager of the Tagajou Senior High School basketball team before he made a name for himself. His voice acting debut was the OVA [Megazone 23](https://anilist.co/anime/1935/) as the motorcycle-riding [Shinji Nakagawa](https://anilist.co/character/56633/), while his television debut was the anime [Bosco Adventure](https://anilist.co/anime/3460/) as the cowardly Otter. His break-out role, however, was in the anime [Ranma ½](https://anilist.co/anime/210/), in which he played the dual role of [Hibiki Ryoga](https://anilist.co/character/2369/) and the [Jusenkyo Guide](https://anilist.co/character/58321/). In 1991, Yamadera joined forces with [Toshihiko Seki](https://anilist.co/staff/95129/) and [Noriko Hidaka](https://anilist.co/staff/95181/) to form the acting unit Banana Fritters, which disbanded in 1995. In October 1997, Yamadera became a host on the TV Tokyo children's variety show Oha Suta. In March 2016, after almost two decades, he announced his retirement from it.

Yamadera's also known for his versatile range, as shown in the video game Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony where he voiced all five Monokuma Kubs, including Monophanie (female). According to the Danganronpa V3 official blog, Yamadera is the first person who came to mind as "the same person voicing multiple characters at the same time". No one has as much "multiple characters" experience as him. He was able to take the individual quirks of each of the Monokuma Kubs and make all of them unique.

Other notable examples of multiple voice acting include the Kingdom Hearts series where he voiced Donald Duck, Genie (Aladdin), Sebastian (The Little Mermaid), Beast (Beauty and the Beast), Mushu (Mulan), Jaq (Cinderella) and Stitch (Lilo and Stitch), and the [Japan Animator Expo](https://anilist.co/anime/20947/) series of 35 short films where Yamadera and [Megumi Hayashibara](https://anilist.co/staff/95014/) voiced all characters.

Yamadera was married to fellow voice actresses [Mika Kanai](https://anilist.co/staff/95029/) from 1993 to 2006, and to [Rie Tanaka](https://anilist.co/staff/95060/) from 2012 to 2018. On June 14, 2021, his marriage to singer and idol Robin Shoko Okada was announced.

__Trivia:__
- His nickname is Yama-chan.
- The official dub-over voice for Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey and Disney's Donald Duck.
- He didn't consider to do voice acting at first and was more interested in being either a live-action actor or a salesman.
- He is known as "the man with the seven-colored voice".
- In 2011 and 2017, TV Asahi conducted a poll among Japanese voice actors and actresses on "who they thought was really the most amazing person in their profession". Yamadera ranked first both times.

Wendel Luís Bezerra da Silva is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, dubbing director, announcer and YouTuber, in the field since he was eight years old. He also directs the dubbing of series and movies. He has four brothers, two of whom also pursue a career as a voice actor, Ulisses and Úrsula Bezerra.

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Brother of the voice actors [Emanuela Rossi](https://anilist.co/staff/204647) and [Massimo Rossi](https://anilist.co/staff/96185), and cousin of the voice actors [Laura Boccanera](https://anilist.co/staff/96205) and [Fabio Boccanera](https://anilist.co/staff/95779).

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Alexandre Marconato Carvalho is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, dubbing director, evangelical pastor, and court officer. He is the older brother of the voice actor [Márcio Marconato](https://anilist.co/staff/184112/).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Michael Fassbender, Luke Wilson, Ethan Hawke, Cillian Murphy, Bart Johnson, Giuliano Gemma, Horácio Gómez Bolaños, Colin Farrell, Christian Meier, Johnny Knoxville, Marc Blucas, Josh Holloway, and Víctor González (Most of the productions)
- Sportacus (1st dub; LazyTown)
- Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Dark Phoenix)
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal)
- Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (2nd dub; Top Gun)
- Coach Jack Bolton (High School Musical trilogy)
- Patrick "Pat" Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E. / Stripesy (Stargirl)
- Martín Berrote / Palermo / The Engineer (Money Heist)
- John Jonah Jameson III / Colonel Jupiter and Maxwell "Max" Dillon / Electro (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
- Optimus Prime (Transformers Animated)
- Armando Mendoza Sáenz (1st dub; Yo Soy Betty, la Fea)
- Godinez (2nd/4th dub; El Chavo del Ocho)
- Eric Northman (1st voice - 1st-4th season; True Blood)
- Marcus Holloway / Retr0 (Watch Dogs 2)
- Brock Zero (Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero)
- Quan Chi (Mortal Kombat 1 )
- SEB-AAA (Hi-Fi RUSH)
- Rico Rodríguez (Just Cause 4)
- James "Sawyer" Ford (1st dub; Lost)
- Erik Torsten / Breach (1st voice - Beta-4.09; Valorant)
- Lucas Lee (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World)
- Dr. Carlisle Cullen (1st dub; Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse)
- Legolas (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
- Captain Jack Glover (Hacksaw Ridge)
- Max (The Nut Job and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature)
- Red Menace (The League of Super Evil)
- Brick and Orton Mahlson [2nd voice] (Milo Murphy's Law)
- Snoop Dogg (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run)
- Randy Cheeks (Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie)
- Ryu (Wreck-It Ralph)
!~

Ranma Saotome continues his search for a way to become a normal teenage boy again. He gets into many hilarious situations involving the many girls in his life. One of the biggest challenges is overcoming the proposals from others who have found a suitable bride for Ranma. But he has his own worries and must muster up the best of his wits and martial arts to keep his sanity. It's not easy being desired by so many women (and men) and not breaking hearts of a few along the way. He just might be able to find it in his heart to confess to Akane or simply find another excuse that he can't marry such a tomboy girl.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

"Reawakening Memories" deals with Akane suddenly remembering a trip to Ryugenzawa when she was a small child. While there she was saved from a giant platypus by Shinnosuke. Akane travels back to Ryogenzawa and once again meets Shinnosuke, who falls in love with her. Akane blames herself for Shinnosuke`s life-threatening injuries, and decides to stay and help out. This irritates Ranma, who thinks that Akane has fallen in love with Shinnosuke, and will do what it takes to get her back.

Super OVA 1: Based on a story from vol. 27 of the manga, Shampoo and Ukyo arrange to travel to a cave that is legendary for breaking up couples. They hope they will cause Ranma and Akane to break-up and Shampoo hopes to ditch Mousse the same way. 
Super OVA 2: "Jaaku no Oni" (lit. "The Wicked Demon") was released in 1995. Based on a story from vol. 29 of the manga, an Oni (that wears a tiger-striped diaper just like the Oni of Urusei Yatsura) escapes it`s sealed box and begins to possess people in the neighborhood. 
Super OVA 3: This is a story from vol. 31. Ranma disturbs a doll that takes revenge on anyone that shows it disrespect. In order to teach Ranma a lesson, the doll possesses Akane and tries on many occasions to attack him. 
(Source: AniDB)

Kuno purchases a strange egg, believing that the mysterious powers of the legendary Phoenix will help him defeat Ranma. But when the egg hatches on his head, the bird goes out of control and wreaks havoc all over Tokyo. Ranma and the gang must use any means necessary to get the Phoenix to leave Kuno's head and fly away.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

It's just another day at the Tendo Anything-Goes Martial Arts Training Hall - that is, until a strange girl named Lychee and her giant elephant Jasmine arrive to settle a score with lecherous martial arts master Happosai. Apparently, a very long time ago, Happosai gave Lychee's great-grandmother half of a legendary scroll guaranteed to bring happiness to whoever was holding it. The women of Lychee's family have been waiting for three generations now, and the prince STILL hasn't come - but of course, the moment Lychee lets the scroll out of her hands, the prince finally appears. Only now it's Ranma's reluctant fiancee Akane Tendo that's holding the scroll, and the long-awaited prince is only too ready to sweep his lucky bride off her feet. Now Ranma and Co. have no choice but to follow Prince Kirin's majestic flying barge all the way to Nekonron, China, where they find themselves in a showdown with the Seven Lucky Gods of martial arts! 
 
(Source: Viz Media)

Benjamín Rivera Jaramillo is a Mexican voice actor known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Fry in Futurama

When poetry-spouting swordsman Tatewaki Kuno invites Ranma & Co. for a jaunt on his new luxury yacht, the last thing the group expects is a sudden storm to shipwreck them all on a deserted island. However, fixing the boat to get home soon becomes the least of their worries, as all the young girls in the group begin to disappear. As it turns out, they`ve been bride-napped by Prince Toma, the youthful ruler the floating island, Togenkyo. Because of a magical spring that turns anything it touches instantly male, would-be bridegrooms have to kidnap girls... and in this case, Ranma's reluctant fiancée Akane is one of them! Now, in order to rescue the girls (and get his hands on that magical water, which could cure his own shape-changing "problem"), Ranma must enter an anything goes martial arts bride-off which includes events such as "survival flower-arranging" and "obstacle-course cooking." Can Ranma (now in "disguise" as a girl) beat scores of other kidnapped concubines, win the contest, rescue Akane and get the magical Togenkyo water... all while wearing a push-up bra and three-inch heels? 
 
(Source: Viz Media)

Twelve years after the final OVA was shown, and the end of the manga, a new piece of Ranma &frac12; animation was made for the "It's a Rumic World" exhibition of Rumiko Takahashi's artwork. The new 30 minute special is based on the "Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep" manga story from volume 34, and was shown on odd numbered days at the "It's A Rumic World" exhibition in Tokyo from July 30th to August 11th. 
(Source: Wikipedia)

Years ago, Genma promised his old friend Soun Tendo that Ranma would marry one of Soun’s three daughters and carry on the family’s martial arts school. Except that the girl picked to be Ranma’s bride doesn’t seem to like him, Ranma keeps getting into fights…and did we mention that whole changing into a girl thing?
 
(Source: Viz Media)

A two-part music OVA series never released outside of Japan featuring the main Ranma 1/2 characters. They appear to be having a music contest at a local TV station. As everybody knows, these characters can't get along for more than three minutes and hilarity and hijinks ensue. 
(Source: AniDB)

This special, known in Japan as "Batoru Kaiibai 29 Hitou Korinai Yatsura," was available through the Kitty Animation Circle (Kitty Film's Official Fan Club) making it a difficult item to come by. It contained clips from twenty-nine of Ranma's most memorable opponents from the television series. 
(Source: furinkan.com/ranma/anime/specials.html)

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.

A new anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2.
 
Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendou of Tendou Dojo are betrothed to each other by their parents. But Ranma faces a unique problem… 

Ever since he fell into the cursed springs of Jusenkyo while training in China, his body has acquired the peculiar trait of transforming into a girl when doused with cold water and reverting to a boy with hot water. 

Get ready for the slapstick, action-packed rom com featuring Ranma, Akane, and a vibrant cast of unique characters! 
(Source: Ranma 1/2 PR Official Site, edited)

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German-born American actor, host, writer, and director. He is a member of Smosh Games and is a recurring cast member across the different Smosh channels. 

__Non-anime voice roles:__
- Shez (Male) - *Fire Emblem: Three Hopes* (Video Game, 2022)
- Julio Lightman - *Triangle Strategy* (Video Game, 2022)
- Dennis - *Fortnite* (Video Game, 2018)

__Non-anime roles__
~!
• Sonic the Hedgehog in "Sonic Prime"!~

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Alessandro Campaiola is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Alessandro Campaiola is the son of the voice actress [Monica Ward](https://anilist.co/staff/95980), nephew of the voice actors [Luca](https://anilist.co/staff/108367) and [Andrea Ward](https://anilist.co/staff/96224) and brother of the voice actor [Federico Campaiola](https://anilist.co/staff/165518). He made his dubbing debut at the age of 4, deciding to pursue a career as a voice actor at 15.

[Website](https://www.rachelslotky.com/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/rachelslotky?lang=en)

Ryouga Hibiki