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 Beginning in 1987, mangaka Rumiko Takahashi rose to success and surpassed the pinnacle of fame with her monthly manga series Ranma 1/2.  It's essentially a romantic comedy featuring a boy who turns into a girl by being doused with cold water (and transforms back with hot water), who's also forcibly engaged to an impulsive tomboy named Akane, and both of them are romantically pursued by all sorts of crazy guys who also know dangerous martial arts and techniques. And some of them have their own curses to endure. It's 38 volumes of shenanigans, shonen and harem anime tropes galore, and it's a riot to read to the point that it received its own anime series and movies. Creator: Rumiko Takahashi Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi, Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka What the last adaptation was missing was an ending, which is what I think this year's 2024 adaptation could rectify if it hits well with today's anime-watching audiences. And so far, after a couple of episodes, I can...