The Ranma ½ TV was based on the manga Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi also known for his works Maison Ikkoku and Urusei Yatsura. The Ranma ½ TV soundtrack belongs to Hideharu Mori also known for music to Maison Ikkoku: Kanketsuhen movie. The series consists of 30-minute episodes totaling to 161. It's a action series with adventure, comedy, martial arts, romance elements.

1993 saw the anime Ranma 1/2 OAV release based on the manga Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi released in 1987. Rumiko Takahashi began working on it after finishing Maison Ikkoku and Urusei Yatsura. Akihisa Matsuura composed music for Ranma 1/2 OAV. Like the manga, the anime is filmed as a action.

The anime Ranma ½: One Flew Over the Kuno's Nest movie was released 7 years after the manga Ranma 1/2 release. Rumiko Takahashi is known for Ranma 1/2 and such works as Maison Ikkoku and Urusei Yatsura. Rumiko Takahashi began working on it after finishing Maison Ikkoku and Urusei Yatsura. Akihisa Matsuura composed music for Ranma ½: One Flew Over the Kuno's Nest movie. The anime is filmed as a action with slight adventure, comedy, martial arts, supernatural.

Akira Suzuki was the Ranma ½: Nihao My Concubine movie director who relied on Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi. Akihisa Matsuura composed music for Ranma ½: Nihao My Concubine movie. The anime combines action, adventure, comedy, martial arts.

The Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China movie scenario was based on the manga Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi, Ryota Yamaguchi was the director. Rumiko Takahashi began working on it after finishing Maison Ikkoku and Urusei Yatsura. The anime combines action, adventure, comedy, martial arts.