October 14th
MAO Chapter 294
Mao realizes that the man with the Sword of Poison Water is searching for a way to cure the curse as he is slowly becoming bronze himself. Slicing his hand off, Mao uses the blade to discover the way to undo the curse, but the swordsman will not relent easily and takes a hostage. Source: MAO Online

October 13th
Animage Speaks with Ranma 1/2 Producers
Animage takes a look at the seacond season of Ranma 1/2 via a conversation with producers Koya Okamura and Kozo Sato where they discuss edits made to the anime to make it suitable for the Reiwa era. Source: Animage 2025 Vol. 11

October 11th
Ranma 1/2 Episode 14
Struggling with the fallout over his kiss with Akane, Ranma is stunned to find Shampoo has returned to Japan with a Jusenkyo curse of her own. Then her great-grandmother Cologne arrives followed by Shampoo's suitor from China, Mousse. Source: Ranma 1/2 Perfect Edition

October 10th
Birthday Present from Editorial Staff
In a tweet, Rumiko Takahashi shared that the editorial staff got her a hand blender for her birthday this year. Source: Rumiko Takahashi's Official X Account

October 9th
Kashimaya x Rumiko Takahashi
For it's 170th anniversary Kasshimaya is collaborating with Rumiko Takahashi. The company says "Kashimaya has been rooted in the local community for the past 170 years, and we wanted to create products that would help revitalize the area. So we planned a collaboration with Rumiko Takahashi , a manga artist with ties to Furumachi, Niigata . She agreed with the idea and we were able to make it happen!" Takahashi-sensei created two new pieces of artwork for the event featuring Lum and Ten from Urusei Yatsura. Source: Kashimaya

October 7th
MAO Chapter 293
Renji and Mao race to rescue Mei from the man wielding the sword that is capable of poisoning water that will turn anyone who drinks it into bronze. Renji soon begins to realize that Hakubi will do nothing to protect his allies if he believes they have betrayed him. Source: MAO Online

October 5th
Megumi Hayashibara and Noriko Hidaka Interview
Megumi Hayashibara (female Ranma) and Noriko Hidaka (Akane) discuss the playing their characters as the Reiwa adaptation progresses into its second season. Source: Mantan Web

October 4th
Ranma 1/2 Episode 13
Hikaru Gosunkugi arrives and sets out to find Ranma's weak spot- he is deathly afraid of cats due to Genma attempting to train him in a debunked martial arts technique known as "Cat Fist". Source: Ranma 1/2 Perfect Edition

Toshihiko Seki and Rei Sakuma Interview
Rei Sakuma (Shampoo) and Toshihiko Seki (Mousse) discuss the differences in production between the 1989 Ranma 1/2 series and the 2024 incarnation ahead of the debut of season 2. Source: Mantan Web

October 3rd
Seiyuu Marry
Huge congratulations to two Rumic seiyuu on their marriage. Kaito Ishikawa (Rinne Rokudo from Kyokai no RINNE) and Maaya Uchida (Shinobu Miyake from 2022's Urusei Yatsura) have announced their marriage. Many happy returns to the couple! The couple's joint statement reads:

"This is a sudden announcement, but we, Maaya Uchida and Kaito Ishikawa, have gotten married. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all our fans and colleagues who have supported us, as it is thanks to your continued support we have been able to continue our careers in entertainment up to now. We have been able to get to this day thanks to the warm support we have received from everyone. As fellow members of the entertainment industry, we are important to each other, sharing mutual understanding and respect for our work. As we have spent more time together, we strongly felt we want to walk through life together, and have therefore decided to take a new step in the form of marriage. As we reach this new milestone in our lives, we will strive to grow more than ever with a sense of responsibility and as people and voice actors. We hope to develop richer experiences and sensibilities through married life and apply them in our future roles. We are both inexperienced, but we ask for your continued support and guidance. We would appreciate it if you would continue to warmly watch over us." Source: Kaito Ishikawa's Twitter

October 2nd
Rumiko Takahashi x Yui Aragaki Interview Translated
We've added a translation of the brand new interview between Rumiko Takahashi and Yui Aragaki where they discuss Aragaki's lifelong fandom of Ranma 1/2. Source: Rumic World

Genma Makes the Rounds
Genma in panda form is appearing on multiple news and talk shows today promoting hte upcoming 2nd season of the Ranma 1/2 anime. Genma appeared on Oha 4 News Live, Day Day and Zip2. Source: Rumic World

October 1st
The Ranma 1/2 1991 Calendar

To celebrate the upcoming release of season 2 of Ranma 1/2 we're looking back at the 1991 calendar which features original artwork by Rumiko Takahashi. Source: Rumic World YouTube Channel

September 30th
MAO Chapter 292
Mao, Nanoka and Otoya investigate a curse turning people into bronze, but Renji and Mei have raised ahead to find the source only to fall into a deadly trap. Source: MAO Online

Rumiko Takahashi x Yui Aragaki Interview
In this week's issue of Shonen Sunday Yui Aragaki, who played Akane Tendo in the 2011 live-action adaptation of Ranma 1/2 sits down for an interview with Rumiko Takahashi. We'll have the interview up soon. Source: Shonen Sunday 2024 Vol. 44

September 28th
The Art of Manga Exhibition
The De Young Museum in San Francisco, California is hosting "The Art of Manga" exhibition featuring original manga pages drawn by Tetsuya Chiba, Fujio Akatsuka, Rumiko Takahashi, Jiro Taniguchi, Mari Yamazaki, Hirohiko Araki, Kazumi Yamashita, Gengoroh Tagame, Fumi Yoshinaga and Eichiro Oda. The show runs from September 27, 2025 through January 25, 2026. Source: Famsf.org

September 27th
Asahi Shimbun Speaks with Ranma Cast
Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka, Rei Sakuma and Toshihiko Seki discuss the second season of Ranma 1/2. Source: Asahi Shimbun

Asahi Shimbun Interviews Kappei Yamaguchi
Kappei Yamaguchi spoke with the Asashi Shimbun about aging and playing Ranma, Shinichi Kudo in Detective Conan and Usopp in One Piece. Source: Asahi Shimbun

September 23rd
MAO Chapter 291
Hakubi and Yurako escape leaving Mao to wonder about Daigo's behavior. He reunites with Nanoka for the first time since the two admitted they had feelings for one another making for an awkward reunion. Source: MAO Online

Ranma 1/2 Soundtrack Announced
The soundtrack of Ranma 1/2 has been announced for a December 24, 2025 release date with music by Kaoru Wada. It will be 44 tracks including TV size versions of the opening and ending themes by ano and Nishina. Source: Ranma-PR.com

Comments from Wednesday Campanella and Nishina
This week's issue of Shonen Sunday also featured comments from the opening theme and ending theme singers for season 2 of Ranma 1/2. You can read their translated comments at the link below. Source: Shonen Sunday 2025 Vol. 43

September 16th
MAO Chapter 290
Hakubi and Daigo battle it out, with the soldier unveiling a new, powerful beast summoned from Soma's scroll. The pair seem determined to battle to the death as Mao arrives to watch the outcome. Source: MAO Online

September 13th
Takahashi Recommends Uncle Reincarnation: The Aging Life of a Villainous Lady
Rumiko Takahashi has written a comment for volume 3 of Uncle Reincarnation: The Aging Life of a Villainous Lady (おじ転生～悪役令嬢の加齢なる生活～) by Kyoko Aiba. Of the reincarnation comedy that finds a beautiful villain reincarnated as a middle aged uncle Takahashi-sensei wrote: "I want to only gaze at the beautiful Miss Chloe and Lady Himekawa, but the world is cruel (laughs)." As thanks Aiba-sensei did a drawing for Takahashi-sensei which you can find in our Tribute Art section. Source: Uncle Reincarnation: The Aging Life of a Villainous Lady volume 3 obi

September 9th
MAO Chapter 289
Yurako worries that Mao will blame her for Nanoka getting injured, however Hakubi agrees to keep his promise to bring her Daigo's head. Daigo checks in with Mao, hoping that he is not blamed for Nanoka's life-threatening injuries. Source: MAO Online

September 2nd
MAO Chapter 288
Nanoka and Mao stroll beneath the blossoms of the cherry trees as Mao admits that he is worried about Nanoka being endangered by being close to him. He asks her to return home until the Goko Clan business is finished, but they both decide to be honest with one another about their true feelings. Source: MAO Online

September 1st
New Moon Inuyasha and Shippo Nendoroid

This month on our YouTube channel, we're unboxing the human version of Inuyasha who comes with Shippo, both in Nendoroid form from Good Smile Company. We'll take a look at their accessories and see how they compare with the rest of the cast. Source: Rumic World YouTube Channel

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