In the town of Furinkan, martial artist Soun Tendo operates a dojo training students in the Anything-Goes Martial Arts technique.
To ensure that his family continues in the traditional martial arts, Soun makes plans with his old friend Genma Saotome that Genma's son Ranma
marry one of his three daughters-19-year-old
Kasumi, 17-year-old Nabiki, or 16-year-old Akane-and thus carry on the dojo together.
Unfortunately, when Genma and his son show up at the dojo's doorstep, it appears that they have both fallen victim to a curse at a mysterious Chinese training ground known as Jusenkyo. As a result of falling in one of the springs, whenever they are splashed with cold water, they each change into the last being that drowned in the spring.
For Ranma, this means he turns into a busty, red-headed young girl, while Genma transforms into a panda. Hot water will reverse the effect, but only until
the next time...
Ranma 1/2 is the most popular manga by Rumiko Takahashi, the most popular female comic artist in the
world!