When teen martial arts master Ranma Saotome gets splashed with cold water, he turns into a girl. His Father, Genma, Turns into a panda. His fiancee, Akane, would rather kick him then kiss him. And everyone else is worse. Rumiko Takahashi's side-splitting gender-bender converted many otaku, and deservingly so, since few ever matched its comic timing or bizarre characters. And there's always great but weird martial arts action. A truly great anime.

Ranma 1/2 ran 161 episodes from 1988-1992, plus 11 OVAs [Original Video Animations] and three theatrically released movies since the TV series ended. There's still a ways to go before Viz runs out of it here in the U.S.

Thirty-eight volumes of manga were published in Japan. Viz doesent follow those volume breakdowns when reprinting the series here in the States, though.