Ranma ½ (2024)

Current and upcoming anime adaptations of the battle shonen manga. Includes both Shonen Jump's major hits (Boku no Hero Academia) or reboot of cult works (Shaman King, Bastard) as well as upcoming adaptations of of relatively new works.

A continuation of my previous stack, "Anime Based on Significantly Older Manga", exclusively including remakes. The manga must have been at least 15 years old when the anime released. Organized in ascending order by length of time between manga and remake.

List is incomplete. If I am missing any big ones, let me know. Thanks to everyone who has helped me add to this list.

Original version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/10046
Second remake version: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/58981

As simple as the title suggest, a stack of anime that have a remake

For each series will add objective differences and my personal opinion
Haven't watched all of them but will add my thoughts as i watch

If you know of any other remakes hit me up with a comment :)

Anime that are so interesting/unusual that they could've only come from Japan.

Rumiko Takahashi is one of the most influential manga authors in history, her manga being some of selling very well in japan and many of her series being part of the push for anime abroad in the early 90’s. She’s such a big deal she got an exhibit at an art museum in Japan in 2008, and with at a set of OVAs to celebrate it. The special is a crossover between Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2, and InuYasha, so I’ve compiled all the anime you should watch before watching the Special. Quite the excuse to make a Rumic World Stack eh?

This stack is organized by release order and has more details in the description of the anime, the only exceptions are the titular OVAs because an InuYasha anime came out afterword but I wanted to include it with the other InuYasha anime and the Urusei Yatsura and Ranma 1/2 readaptations which I included for shits and giggles.

Recommended watch order for the Ranma ½ series, based on release order.

MAL is a bit weird about grouping, but for the original series there is:
- 161 main series episodes
- 12 episodes of OVAs
- 3 movies
- 7 special episodes, mostly recaps and music videos
- An advertisement for the "It's a Rumic World" exhibition

So in total, that's about 186 episodes worth of Ranma ½ content, plus a short crossover advertisement.

In terms of manga, the original Ranma ½ manga is where all of the adapted anime content comes from. It's hard to give a chapter where the anime "leaves off" because so much was skipped/altered/added for the adaptation - it's generally regarded as best just to start from the beginning. However, if you really want to not repeat any stories, the main series' latest adaptation is chapter 229, and the OVAs' latest adaptation is chapter 365.

There's also "Eiga + OVA Ranma ½", a manga adaptation of the "Michi wo Tsugu Mono" OVAs and the "Chou Musabetsu Kessen! Ranma Team vs. Densetsu no Houou" movie released after the fact. It's made by directly using animation cells from the OVAs and movie, so you're not missing much by skipping this one. Maybe for the best, as it seems to be fairly obscure.

There was also a live-action adaptation in 2011.

They won't be included here, but aspects of Ranma ½ also make cameos in:
- The 4th Urusei Yatsura OVA, "Rage! Sherbet!"
- The 8th Urusei Yatsura OVA, "Goat and Cheese"
- The 10th Urusei Yatsura OVA, "Terror of the Girly-Eyes Measles"
- The 12th Urusei Yatsura OVA, "The Obstacle Course Swim Meet"
- Episode 21 of Urusei Yatsura (2022)
- Episode 17 of Urusei Yatsura (2022) Season 2
- Episode 90 of Inuyasha
- Episode 2 of Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi
- Episodes 2, 4, 11, and 20 of Kyoukai no Rinne
- Episode 14 of Kyoukai no Rinne 2nd Season
- Episode 14 of Kyoukai no Rinne 3rd Season
- Episode 93 of Pokemon Sun & Moon
- An Episode of Koko wa Green Wood

ok this list includes gender bending mostly by magical means, some are through surgeries and lastly some of the list was a male in previous life that upon the reincarnation became female.

I've compiled a list of show with queer characters, queer-coded characters, queer relationships, or characters outside the gender binary.

Rayo Confuso is a channel in Spanish that focuses mostly on Shoujo and retro anime.

Anime that have a reboot/remake or recut.
Not all remakes, but notable ones that interest me.

According to leaks, after the Ranma 1/2 and Yaiba remakes, more than 20 classic anime will be getting remakes.

American Live Action Remakes:
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) [Not an anime] → Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)
Ghost in the Shell (1995) → Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Battle Angel Alita (1993) → Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Death Note (2006) → Death Note (2017)
One Piece (1999) → One Piece (2023)
Cowboy Bebop (1998) → Cowboy Bebop (2021)
Jujutsu Kaisen (2020) → Jujutsu Kaisen (TBA)

Extended List:
Cyborg 009 (1968) → Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (2001)
X/1999 (1996) → X (2001)
Black Jack (1993) → Black Jack (2004)
Kanon (2002) → Kanon (2006)
Toward the Terra (1980) → Toward the Terra (2007)
Ghost in the Shell (1995) → Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
Neo Human Casshan (1973) → Casshern Sins (2008)
Birdy the Mighty (1996) → Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008)
Mazinger Z (1972) → Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! (2009)
Blood+ (2005) → Blood-C (2011)
Ushio to Tora (1992) → Ushio to Tora (2015)
Pokemon (1997) → Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
Blame! (2003) → Blame!: The Movie (2017)
Ashita no Joe (1970) → Megalo Box (2018)
Gegege no Kitarou (1968) → Gegege no Kitarou (2018)
Osomatsu-kun (1966) → Osomatsu-san (2018)
Captain Tsubasa (1983) → Captain Tsubasa (2018)
Blade of the Immortal (2008) → Blade of the Immortal (2019)
Saint Seiya (1986) → Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (2019)
Boogiepop Phantom (2000) → Boogiepop and Others (2019)
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun (2012) → Horimiya (2021)
Bastard!! (1992) → Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (2022)
Tokyo Mew Mew (2002) → Tokyo Mew Mew New (2022)
UFO Robo Grendizer (1975) → Grendizer U (2024)
Bartender (2006) → Bartender: Glass of God (2024)
One Piece (1999) → One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga (2024)
Versailles no Bara (1979) → Versailles no Bara (Movie) (2025)
Anne of the Green Gables (1979) → Anne Shirley (2025)
Legendary Brave Swordsman Yaiba (1993) → Yaiba: Samurai Legend (2025)
Cat's Eye (1983) → Cat's Eye (2025)
Devil May Cry (2007) → Devil May Cry (2025)
Fist of the North Star (1984) → Hokuto no Ken: Fist of the North Star (2026)
Sgt. Frog (2004) → Sgt. Frog☆ (2026)
Patlabor: The Mobile Police (1988) → Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: EZY (2026)
Ghost in the Shell (1995) → The Ghost in the Shell (2026)
Princess Knight (1967) → The Ribbon Hero (2026)
False Memory (2020) → False Memory (2026)
Magic Knight Rayearth (1994) → Magic Knight Rayearth (2026)
Dragon Ball Super (2015) → Dragon Ball Super: Beerus (2026)
Galaxy Express 999 (1978) → Galaxy Express 999 (New Movie) (TBA)
Akira (1988) → Akira (Shin Anime) (TBA)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) → Neon Genesis Evangelion (New Series) (TBA)
Reborn! (2006) → Reborn! (TBA)
Steins;Gate (2011) → Steins;Gate: Reboot (TBA)
Queen Emeraldas (1998) → The Zero Century Movie 1: Emeraldas (Delayed)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978) → The Zero Century Movie 2: Herlock (Delayed)
Maetel Legend (2000) → The Zero Century Movie 3: Maetel (Delayed)
Tokyo Ghoul (2014) → Tokyo Ghoul (Rumored)

This stack is for Nisekoi-type anime, abstractly named after a (in)famous romantic comedy where the characters are forced to accept a arranged engagement and artificial relationship in general. Such shows are usually based on a very characteristic premise, where a guy and a girl, less often other combinations, are forced to be together due to a forced engagement or a fake relationship, but subsequently fall in love with each other for real (not necessarily at the same time). Additional drama is also possible where the characters are already in love with someone else and/or are forced to maintain that relationship due to circumstances.

Some of these shows problematically idealize organized relationships (usually because of the idea of ​​easily getting interesting pairing or fantasizing about the perfect bride with no extra effort), some deconstruct or add something that reveals the character's developed genuine romantic reciprocity. Some, on the contrary, even normalize it, but fortunately such shows are in the minority and even they try to somehow justify this in the eyes of people.

Separately, I want to note that not all of these shows contain this subplot or arc in the first or already released seasons. So keep that in mind when you see shows in the stack that you've never heard of in this context. Also, this stack doesn't include anime with forced engagement that don't include the center couple in it, or are clearly shown it in a judgmental way.

This stack is intended for (relatively) old cult or nostalgic anime that have received a second wind and new relevance in our time thanks to remakes, reboots, new seasons or spin-offs. For ease of reference, I will credit new inclusions in franchises with the original source, rather than the other way around.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5521
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63221
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/70752
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/70753

In my rather excursive anime history, I have encountered many series with gender swapping motifs. Some have a recurrent theme throughout the series, whereas others only feature gender swapping plotlines in an episode or two. Because of this, many of these series aren't often tagged or labelled as such. Therefore I've decided to compile them all in one place.

You can view the entries in 'list' format to see my notes. Where a series isn't exclusively about gender swapping, I've noted the specific episodes it occurs. I've also noted whether the gender swapping aspects are either transformation, body swap, or possession. There are no spoilers in my notes; just synopsis details and nature of the gender swap.

Please let me know of any other series that would fit into this stack.