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Breakthrough Hit: For Viz Media as an anime distributor, being one of their first big hits.
Fan Nickname:
- Fans tend to refer to male Ranma as Ranma-kun and female Ranma as Ranma-chan. Others still go with "Ranko", under the pretext that this is the name Ranma came up with himself when hiding from his mother in his female form.
- The Nerima Wrecking Crew for the principle cast due to them causing as much damage as several natural disasters over the course of the series.
- MADM or "Martial Arts Death Machines", a term popularized by Usenet discussions during "who would win in a fight"-style threads.
God Never Said That: Several of the most common fanons, most notably the purpose behind the trip to Shampoo's village and doubt that the Nanniichuan can cure the Nyanniichuan (or that anything can cure a Jusenkyo curse), are often falsely attributed to Rumiko Takahashi.
Hey, It's That Voice!: Dr. Tofu is Cheetor and Goku in the English dub and Ranma is Inuyasha in both the English and Japanese versions.
- That's nothing. Instead of the characters that represent the band DoCo, we could have: Noriko, Belldandy, Conan Edogawa, Leona Ozaki, and Rei Ayanami. Talk about a band of heavy-hitters!!
- One has to wonder if Mousse has a few interesting things up his sleeve, like a black notebook and a bag of potato chips, or his very own mobile suit....
- Considering that the Ocean Group dubbed X-Men Evolution, most of the Ranma cast showed up in some fashion.
- One of the best examples of this was when I heard Dr. Janet Frasier and recognized Kodachi Kuno (Seasons 1-4)! Then I found out that the Stargate SG-1 sets and Ocean Group are both located in Vancouver and in close proximity to each other; I wasn't surprised after that.
- Surprised that it hasn't been mentioned that Soun is Megatron, YES!
  - And female Ranma herself takes a snarky role as Blackarachnia.
- Maomolin the Ghost Cat is voiced by Double D. Hilarity Ensues.
- Don't forget to mention that Male Ranma is also Bugs Bunny, Speedy, Usopp and the dubbed voice of Kyle. Gosh, he's a lot of people.
- Amusingly, the Japanese voice of the Adorkable Ryoga Hibiki is also the voice of Ryoji Kaji, Spike Spiegel, and a whole host of other suave badasses.
Making Use of the Twin: Elaina Wotten-Costain's Season 6 substitution for her sister Angela Costain as the voice of Nabiki in the North American dub. Her performance was perfectly indistinguishable from her sister's: many fans didn't notice the actress had changed.
No Export for You: Hey Viz, how about that "Secret Spring" OVA, huh?
The Other Darrin: Starting with Season 4, the English dub abruptly switches out the voice of male Ranma from Sarah Strange to Richard Cox; the two sound not even remotely alike.
Trope Namer for:
- The Glomp: The very first appearance of the word glomp is in Ranma ½ Volume 1 Chapter 12. Ironically, it's used as a sound effect during a grapple between Ranma and Ryōga and not for the affectionate tackle/hug it represents today. The first time it was used as a verb, however, was in a fanfic-style "interview" conducted in a 1994 issue of Animerica, from which it spread like wildfire among fanfiction circles.
- Love Dodecahedron
- The Unwanted Harem
What Could Have Been: Before deciding on water for initiating Ranma's changes, Rumiko Takahashi considered having him change gender every time he was punched.

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+* [[Breakthrough Hit]]: For [[Viz Media]] as an anime distributor, being one of their first big hits.
-* The very first appearance of the word [[The Glomp|glomp]] is in [[Ranma ½]] Volume One Chapter 12, Ironically, it's used as a sound effect during a fight between Ranma and Ryoga and not for the tackle/hug it represents today.
+* [[Fan Nickname]]:
+** Fans tend to refer to male Ranma as Ranma-kun and female Ranma as Ranma-chan. Others still go with "Ranko", under the pretext that this is the name Ranma came up with himself when hiding from his mother in his female form.
+** The Nerima Wrecking Crew for the principle cast due to them causing as much damage as several natural disasters over the course of the series.
+** MADM or "Martial Arts Death Machines", a term popularized by Usenet discussions during "who would win in a fight"-style threads.
 * [[God Never Said That]]: Several of the most common fanons, most notably the purpose behind the trip to Shampoo's village and doubt that the Nanniichuan can cure the Nyanniichuan (or that anything can cure a Jusenkyo curse), are often falsely attributed to [[Rumiko Takahashi]].
 * [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Dr. Tofu is [[Beast Wars|Cheetor]] and [[Dragon Ball|Goku]] in the English dub and Ranma is [[Inuyasha]] in both the English and Japanese versions.
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 ** One has to wonder if Mousse has a few interesting things up his sleeve, like a [[Death Note|black notebook and a bag of potato chips]], or his very own [[Mobile Suit Gundam|mobile suit]]....
 ** Considering that the Ocean Group dubbed X-Men Evolution, most of the Ranma cast showed up in some fashion.
-** One of the best examples of this was when I heard [[Stargate SG-1|Dr. Janet Frasier]] and recognized Kodachi Kuno (seasons 1-4)! Then I found out that the ''Stargate SG-1'' sets and Ocean Group are both located in Vancouver ''and'' in close proximity to each other; I wasn't surprised after that.
+** One of the best examples of this was when I heard [[Stargate SG-1|Dr. Janet Frasier]] and recognized Kodachi Kuno (Seasons 1-4)! Then I found out that the ''Stargate SG-1'' sets and Ocean Group are both located in Vancouver ''and'' in close proximity to each other; I wasn't surprised after that.
 ** Surprised that it hasn't been mentioned that Soun is [[Beast Wars|Megatron]], [[Catch Phrase|YES]]!
 *** And female Ranma herself takes a snarky role as Blackarachnia.
-** Maomolin the Ghost Cat is voiced by [[Ed Edd and Eddy|Double D.]] [[Hilarity Ensues]].
+** Maomolin the Ghost Cat is voiced by [[Ed Edd and Eddy|Double D]]. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
-** Don't forget to mention that Male [[Kappei Yamaguchi|Ranma]] is also [[Looney Tunes|Bugs Bunny]], [[Samurai Pizza Cats|Speedy]], [[One Piece|Usopp]], and the dubbed voice of [[South Park|Kyle]]. Gosh, he's a lot of people.
+** Don't forget to mention that Male [[Kappei Yamaguchi|Ranma]] is also [[Looney Tunes|Bugs Bunny]], [[Samurai Pizza Cats|Speedy]], [[One Piece|Usopp]] and the dubbed voice of [[South Park|Kyle]]. Gosh, he's a lot of people.
 ** Amusingly, [[Koichi Yamadera|the Japanese voice]] of the [[Adorkable]] Ryoga Hibiki is also the voice of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Ryoji Kaji]], [[Cowboy Bebop|Spike Spiegel]], and a whole host of other suave badasses.
+* [[Making Use of the Twin]]: Elaina Wotten-Costain's Season 6 substitution for her sister Angela Costain as the voice of Nabiki in the North American dub. Her performance was perfectly indistinguishable from her sister's: many fans didn't notice the actress had changed.
-* [[Retroactive Recognition]]:  The ''[[Sliders]]'' episode "Greatfellas", first broadcast 05/31/96, features Venus Terzo (girl-Ranma), Sarah Strange (boy-Ranma) and Ted Cole (Kuno).
+* [[No Export for You]]: Hey [[Viz Media|Viz]], how about that "Secret Spring" OVA, huh?
+* [[The Other Darrin]]: Starting with Season 4, the English dub abruptly switches out the voice of male Ranma from Sarah Strange to Richard Cox; the two sound ''not even remotely'' alike.
+* [[Trope Namer]] for:
+** [[The Glomp]]: The very first appearance of the word glomp is in ''[[Ranma ½]]'' Volume 1 Chapter 12. Ironically, it's used as a sound effect during a grapple between Ranma and Ryōga and not for the affectionate tackle/hug it represents today. The first time it was used as a verb, however, was in a fanfic-style "interview" conducted in a 1994 issue of ''Animerica'', from which it spread like wildfire among fanfiction circles.
+** [[Love Dodecahedron]]
+** [[The Unwanted Harem]]
+* [[What Could Have Been]]: Before deciding on water for initiating Ranma's changes, Rumiko Takahashi considered having him change gender every time he was punched.
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