8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Ranma1/2 (2024)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.1
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive social ideology by exploring gender identity and critiquing toxic masculinity and harmful traditions, despite grappling with problematic legacy elements that clash with contemporary social justice perspectives.
The 2024 remake of Ranma 1/2 prominently features a protagonist whose gender fluidly shifts, serving as a central theme that challenges traditional binary gender norms. The narrative explores acceptance and understanding of diverse gender expressions through its character dynamics, aligning with modern discussions on gender identity.
Secondary
Ranma 1/2 (2024) portrays LGBTQ+ themes primarily through gender fluidity and coming out, using Ranma's curse as a metaphor for gender identity and expression. The film emphasizes autonomy, acceptance, and challenges gender stereotypes, despite some critiques of hypersexualization or problematic elements. The overall narrative treats gender fluidity with respect and nuance, making it culturally significant for LGBTQ representation.
The film indirectly explores gender-fluid themes through Ranma's involuntary transformations, which serve primarily as a comedic plot device. Ranma's consistent rejection of his female form, alongside mixed reactions from other characters, results in an ambivalent portrayal that neither explicitly affirms nor denigrates transsexual identity.
The show features Ranma Saotome, who transforms into a female form, engaging in and winning multiple close-quarters martial arts battles against male characters. These victories are achieved through skill and physical prowess.
Ranma Saotome, canonically male, transforms into a female due to a curse, a plot device consistent with the source material. This temporary, in-story transformation does not alter his established canonical gender, thus it does not meet the definition of a gender swap. No other characters have their genders altered.
The 2024 Ranma ½ anime reboot maintains the established Japanese and Chinese ethnicities of its characters through faithful character designs and Japanese voice casting, consistent with the original manga and anime. No characters are depicted as a different race from their source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
8.3
Critic Ratings
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