When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of course, and the rest of the Ranma crew is forced to take a boat to China in order to save her from the horrors of marriage and a diet of pickled vegetables.
Acting
Megumi Hayashibara's dual performance is voice-acting gymnastics.
Direction
Iuchi keeps 47 plot threads from tangling—mostly.
Director
Shuuji Iuchi
Kappei Yamaguchi
Ranma Saotome ♂ (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Ranma Saotome ♀ (voice)
Noriko Hidaka
Akane Tendo (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa
Prince Kirin (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Lychee (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Ryoga Hibiki (voice)
Rei Sakuma
Shampoo (voice)
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Soun Tendo (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Genma Saotome (voice)
Minami Takayama
Nabiki Tendo (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Kasumi Tendo (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Tatewaki Kuno (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
Mousse (voice)
Miyoko Aso
Cologne (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Bishamonten / Mikado Sanzenin (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the first Ranma theatrical release and outperformed several Studio Ghibli films at the 1991 Japanese box office. The 90s were weird, folks.
The Seven Lucky Gods parody combines Japanese folklore with wuxia tropes, creating a weird East Asian mashup that only 90s anime could get away with.
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