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Shows that feel likeRanma1/2 (2024–)

Akane Tendo meets her new fiancé, Ranma Saotome, a martial arts prodigy with a twist: he magically transforms into a girl upon touching cold water.

If you loved Ranma1/2, the closest series we have are Ranma ½ (1989), The God of High School (2020) and Fairy Tail (2009). All three share Ranma1/2's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Scissor Seven (2018).

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If Ranma1/2 hit the spot, these will too

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Ranma ½
1989–1992 · 1 season · Fuji TV
★ 7.9comedy · action & adventure · animationHulu

The same two preoccupations: harem, and romcom

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma travel to the 'cursed training ground' of Jusenkyo in China. There, despite the warnings of the Chinese guard, they fall into the cursed springs. From now on, whenever Ranma is doused in cold water, he turns into a girl and a cute, well-built redhead at that. Hot water changes him back into a man again, but only until the next time. To make matters worse, his father engages him to Akane Tendo, a girl who hates boys.

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The God of High School
2020 · 1 season · AT-X
★ 7.2animation · comedy · action & adventure

Two things both keep coming back to: martial arts and anime

Jin Mori has proclaimed himself the strongest high schooler. His life changes when he's invited to participate in "God of High School," a tournament to determine the strongest high schooler of all. He's told that if he wins, any wish he makes will be granted... All the participants are powerful contenders who fight their hardest for their own wishes. What awaits them at the end of the tournament? A chaotic battle between unbelievably strong high school students is about to begin!

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Fairy Tail
2009–2019 · 8 seasons · TV Tokyo
★ 7.8animation · action & adventure · comedy

Common ground in both: based on manga and shounen

Lucy is a 17-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isn't just any ordinary kid, he's a member of one of the world's most infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail.

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Dr. STONE
2019–2026 · 4 seasons · TOKYO MX
★ 8.1animation · action & adventure · comedyNetflixHulu

Common ground: based on manga

One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science!

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Kaiju No. 8
2024– · 1 season · TV Tokyo
★ 8.2animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy

The same preoccupation in both: shounen

The difference: Takes it somewhere less witty than Ranma1/2 does

In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno's determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafka's promise to join Mina and protect humanity.

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Scissor Seven
2018–2024 · 5 seasons · iQiyi
★ 8.4animation · comedy · action & adventureNetflix

One thread runs through both: martial arts

Seeking to recover his memory, a scissor-wielding, hairdressing, bungling quasi-assassin stumbles into a struggle for power among feuding factions.

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DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO
2021–2023 · 2 seasons · TOKYO MX
★ 7.1animation · comedy · drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: romance

The difference: Trades the momentum of Ranma1/2 for an angle of its own

"A girl in a lower grade just made me cry!" One day, Senpai visits the library after school and becomes the target of a super sadistic junior! The name of the girl who teases, torments, and tantalizes Senpai is "Nagatoro!" She's annoying yet adorable. It's painful, but you still want to be by her side. This is a story about an extremely sadistic and temperamental girl and you'll feel something awaken inside of you.

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Dragon Ball Z Kai
2009–2015 · 6 seasons · Fuji TV
★ 8.3sci-fi & fantasy · animation · action & adventureHulu

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

Rejoin Goku and his friends in a series of cosmic battles! Toei has redubbed, recut, and cleaned up the animation of the original 1989 animated series. The show's story arc has been refined to better follow the comic book series on which it is based. The show also features a new opening and ending. In the series, martial artist Goku, and his various friends, battle increasingly powerful enemies to defend the world against evil. Can Earth's defender defeat demons, aliens, and other villains?

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KENGAN ASHURA
2019–2024 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.9animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Both are built on the same subject: anime

Ohma Tokita enters a hidden world where corporate disputes are settled in brutal gladiator bouts. Forget the money, he just wants to fight — and win.

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Plunderer
2020 · 1 season · TOKYO MX
★ 6.5action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy · animation

Cerebral where it counts, dreamlike underneath

In a post-apocalyptic world dominated by the so-called "Numbers," each human will have their identity branded with their own "Count," which could define any number related to their life. May it be one's walked distance or amount of compliments given to them by others, this Count could lead them to the abyss when it has dropped to zero. In the year 305 of the Alcian calendar, Hina has inherited a mission from her Mother, whose Count has depreciated to zero, to search for the Legendary Red Baron. In her adventure, she meets a half-masked swordsman named Licht who tries to hide his identity, as he is known as a degenerate for having an incredibly low Count.

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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
2017– · 1 season · TV Tokyo
★ 6.3animation · action & adventure · comedyHulu

Witty and playful in the same breath

The life of the shinobi is beginning to change. Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, has enrolled in the Ninja Academy to learn the ways of the ninja. Now, as a series of mysterious events unfolds, Boruto’s story is about to begin!

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Rent-a-Girlfriend
2020– · 1 season · MBS
★ 6.6animation · comedy

Both are built on the same subject: harem

Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old failure of a college student. He managed to kiss his girlfriend once, but was dumped after a month. Completely spiteful, Kazuya uses a certain method to date a girl. He goes to their meeting place and a beautiful girl brushing her long, black hair behind her ear was there, smiling at him. Her name was Mizuhara Chizuru. Something real is born after just a single rental! A reckless rom-com filled with love and excitement is about to begin!

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