First Teasers of the Ranma 1/2 SP with Aragaki Yui and Kaku Kento

Thank god Ramna 1/2 isn’t one of those iconic mangas where legions of diehard fans will have a hernia and an aneurysm if it was butchered in any way, shape, or form. The first teasers for the upcoming Ranma 1/2 live-action SP have been released, and I pretty much dialed my expectations from a zero down to whatever it is below zero that can still rate as somewhat positive. This thing looks silly, ridiculous, kitschy, and above all else, rather unnecessary. All the characters and scenes are from the first chapters of the manga, which makes no sense since the canon is so rich in fun escapades to mine. But since the production needs to use a human in a panda suit to play Ranma’s dad, I suppose a live-action version is never going to work given the world is populated with freaks who turn into even bigger freaks upon encountering cold water. With that said, I’m still planning on watching this sucker because I’ve waiting over two decades for a Ranma 1/2 live-action anything. No lame CGI is going to deter me! Even if I’m most likely going to regret it afterwards.

First looks Ranma 1/2 live-action SP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6JpkKKyZGw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWuq8X0riPI

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First Teasers of the Ranma 1/2 SP with Aragaki Yui and Kaku Kento — 9 Comments

lala on November 26, 2011 at 7:49 AM said:

Can’t wait to watch it

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snow on November 26, 2011 at 8:05 AM said:

omg big fat yuck. why they couldn’t have left this alone, i’ll never understand. ugh.

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Julia on November 26, 2011 at 8:54 AM said:

Aww, I think it looks cute!

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Lilly on November 26, 2011 at 10:22 AM said:

So baaaad ! So baaaaad ! When will people understand that there are some manga which cannot be adapted ?

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vania on November 26, 2011 at 2:51 PM said:

somentis i just don’t like to watch jdrama!

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mookie on November 26, 2011 at 3:45 PM said:

I’ve never wanted a Ranma LiveAction, nor any Takahashi’s LiveAction. I’m still regretting seeing any of the Maison Ikkoku TV movie crap, and Ikkoku is the closest to RL.

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Autumn on November 26, 2011 at 5:15 PM said:

ok, this does look kind of bad, I knew I shouldn’t have had such high expectations. But, like you, nothing is going to deter me from watching it! bring it on!

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Celest on November 26, 2011 at 9:45 PM said:

I love Ranma to pieces and it’s my favorite of Rumiko Takahashi’s so I’ll give it a chance like I gave Ouran a chance. But after watching the live action of Ouran, I have some serious doubts. I really hope the producers and actors get the chemistry between Ranma and Akane right. That’s definitely the part I’m most excited about. I really wish Ryouga/PChan is in this because let’s face it, if he’s not, the only way to see him is to have another season. =P

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gi on November 27, 2011 at 8:13 AM said:

I also agree with the poster who said it looks cute and adorable. will be checking it out !

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