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Ranma 1/2
The new Ranma 1/2 anime's third season premieres October 3 on NTV, with streaming on Netflix. A merchandising push timed to the broadcast runs through late 2026.
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The new Ranma 1/2 anime has a confirmed third-season date. The season premieres October 3 on NTV and streams on Netflix, with Kōnosuke Uda returning to direct at MAPPA. Riko Kaneda and Haruki Miura join as chief animation directors, and Atsuko Ishida and Yoshihiro Takeda join as main animators. Masako Nozawa, Jun Fukuyama, and Minami Tanaka are added to the cast. Comedian Seiya of Shimofuri Myojo will guest star in an unannounced role and act as promotional ambassador. An advanced screening is set for the premiere day with three voice actors.
Merchandise is arriving on a schedule tied to the broadcast. Studio CLIP will release a tableware and lifestyle collection on September 18, priced from 880 yen to 4,400 yen, including a ramen bowl, Chinese soup spoon, chopsticks, a two-tier steamer basket, tea pot, teacup with lid, lunch mats, water bottles, plate, beer glass, and highball glass, plus a P-chan cooking mitt, a Nekohanten delivery-box-style insulated bag, reusable shopping bags, an umbrella, hand towels, cushions, and satin kung-fu-style room shoes. KADOKAWA's Kujibikido lottery ran from August 26 through September 30 with Arabian-style illustrations across five prize tiers, led by five BIG acrylic stands and a changing mug. Banpresto showed Ranma 1/2 prize figures at the 84th Prize Fair, scheduled for release from October to December 2026.
The original manga also returned to digital subscription catalogs. emaqi added 18 VIZ Media series to its Premium catalog on August 7, with Ranma 1/2 among them, bringing the service to over 400 manga series and more than 2,000 volumes. The additions are part of a run of seven English exclusives that month.
Key facts
- Season 3 premiere date
- October 3 on NTV ↗
- Streaming
- Netflix, after broadcast ↗
- Director
- Kōnosuke Uda returns at MAPPA ↗
- New chief animation directors
- Riko Kaneda and Haruki Miura ↗
- Added cast
- Masako Nozawa, Jun Fukuyama, Minami Tanaka ↗
- Guest star
- Seiya of Shimofuri Myojo, in an unannounced role, also promotional ambassador ↗
- Studio CLIP tableware release
- September 18 on the studio CLIP website, 880 yen to 4,400 yen ↗
- Kujibikido lottery
- August 26 to September 30, 770 yen per draw, five prize tiers ↗
- Banpresto prize figures
- Shown at the 84th Prize Fair, release from October to December 2026 ↗
- emaqi Premium addition
- August 7, among 18 VIZ Media series ↗
Timeline
- Sep 14, 2026 Studio CLIP To Release Ranma 1/2 Tableware And Merchandise On September 18
- Sep 3, 2026 Comedian Seiya to Guest Star in Ranma 1/2 Season 3
- Aug 28, 2026 Ranma 1/2 Online Lottery Starts August 26 With Hot-Water Mug and Big Acrylic Stands
- Aug 7, 2026 emaqi Premium Adds 18 VIZ Media Titles, Including Komi Can't Communicate & Ranma 1/2
- Jul 27, 2026 Ranma 1/2 Season 3 Adds Cast, Sets October 3 Debut
- Jun 19, 2026 New Ranma 1/2 Anime Season 3 Trailer Reveals October Netflix Premiere
- Jun 2, 2026 Bandai Spirits Reveals New Prize Figures for Ranma 1/2, Blue Archive, Gintama and More
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Facts
- Announced
- tableware collection · 2026-09-14
- Announced
- Seiya of Shimofuri Myojo will guest star in an unannounced role · 2026-09-03
- Announced
- Seiya of Shimofuri Myojo will serve as promotional ambassador · 2026-09-03
- Announced
- online lottery (Kujibikido) · 2026-08-28
- Release
- tv · October · 2026-09-14
- Release
- tv · October 3 · 2026-09-03
- Release
- manga · 2026-08-07 · United States and Canada · 2026-08-07
- Release
- tv · 2026-10-03 · Japan · 2026-07-27
- Release
- tv · October 2026 · Japan · 2026-06-19
- Noted
- Items go on sale on the studio CLIP website starting September 18, priced from 880 yen to 4,400 yen. · 2026-09-14
- Noted
- streams on Netflix · 2026-09-03
- Noted
- changing mug · 2026-08-28
- Licensed by
- Netflix (global) · 2026-07-27
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- Confirmed tv October Sep 19 · source
- Confirmed tableware collection Sep 19 · source
- Confirmed tv October 3 Sep 17 · source
- Confirmed Seiya of Shimofuri Myojo will serve as promotional ambassador Sep 17 · source
- Confirmed Michael Donovan voices Ranma 1/2 Sep 5 · source
- Confirmed VIZ Media produces Ranma 1/2 Sep 5 · source
- Confirmed platform: Netflix; region: global Sep 5 · source
All coverage
20h ago
Kadokawa is running an all-volumes-free fair for Mine Yoshizaki's manga Sgt. Frog on October 1 and 2, 2026, ending at 23:59 each day. Volumes 1 through 35 are readable at no cost on BOOK☆WALKER, BookLive, honto, Rakuten Kobo, au Book Pass, Reader Store, DMM Books, Comic Cmoa, LINE Manga, ebookjapan, Piccoma, and U-NEXT. The promotion is timed to the new Sgt. Frog anime, which begins airing Saturday, October 3, 2026. The manga has run in Monthly Shonen Ace since 1999 and is still ongoing. It follows an alien frog from Planet Keron who arrives to invade Earth, is captured by the Hinata siblings Fuyuki and Natsumi, and ends up living with the family as a lodger. A theatrical anime screened in June 2026. The fair notes that store end times, prices, and eligible products may differ by retailer.
1d ago
Ranma 1/2 Season 3 begins broadcasting on the Nippon TV network from October 3, every Saturday at 24:55, with fastest streaming on Netflix immediately after broadcast. MAPPA handles production. Season 1 aired from October 2024 and Season 2 from October 2025. Episode 25, titled "Training DE Dinner," opens the season with a challenge letter from Ryoga arriving just before summer vacation.
Sep 14
Studio CLIP announced a Ranma 1/2 tableware collection on Friday. The line includes a ramen bowl, Chinese soup spoon, chopsticks, a two-tier steamer basket, tea pot, teacup with lid, lunch mats, water bottles, plate, beer glass, and highball glass. Accessories include a P-chan cooking mitt, a Nekohanten delivery-box-style insulated bag, reusable shopping bags, an umbrella, hand towels, cushions, and satin kung-fu-style room shoes. Items go on sale on the studio CLIP website starting September 18, priced from 880 yen to 4,400 yen.
Sep 3
The staff for the third season of the new Ranma 1/2 anime announced that Seiya of comedy duo Shimofuri Myojo will guest star in an unannounced role and serve as promotional ambassador. The season premieres on NTV on October 3 and streams on Netflix. An advanced screening will be held that day with three voice actors.
Aug 28
KADOKAWA's online lottery service Kujibikido is running a Ranma 1/2 lottery starting Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 12:00 JST, with newly drawn Arabian-style illustrations. The lottery has five prize tiers, from S to D, and every draw guarantees a prize. The S Prize is a choice of five BIG acrylic stand figures. The A Prize is a changing mug whose artwork shifts from Ranma to Ramma when hot water is added, a nod to the series' signature transformation trope. Other tiers include five acrylic stand figures, fifteen keychains, and twenty can badges. Each draw costs 770 yen including tax, with a flat shipping fee of 660 yen nationwide for up to twenty items per order. The sales period runs through September 30, 2026 at 11:59. Shipping is estimated for early December 2026 to early January 2027. A repost campaign on X gives three winners a full set of the twenty D Prize can badges. Purchasers of a ten-draw set receive one random heart-shaped can badge from five types as a guaranteed bonus. Nijimen reports that social media comments include reactions to the Arabian theme and the figure scale of the acrylic stands.
Aug 7
Digital manga platform emaqi expanded its Premium subscription catalog on August 7 with 18 series from VIZ Media, including Komi Can't Communicate, Ranma 1/2, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Fly Me to the Moon, Fushigi Yûgi, Goodnight Punpun, Hirayasumi, and How Do We Relationship?. The additions bring the service's catalog to over 400 manga series across more than 2,000 volumes. Alongside the VIZ Media titles, emaqi is rolling out seven exclusive English releases throughout August, six of which are included with Premium. The lineup spans action, fantasy, horror, mystery, and romantic comedy, with publishers including Kodansha, Shonengahosha, Nihonbungeisha, and Coamix. Notable debuts include Ironfist Chinmi, a martial arts adventure by Takeshi Maekawa receiving its first official English release more than three decades after its Japanese debut, and She's Out of My League: Takane no Hana-san, a workplace rom-com by Koji Murata. Other exclusives are Devil of a Saint, Searching for Skeletons, Black Terror, Climax Necromance, and Plus-sized Love. Subscribers also gain access to more than 75 new volumes from ongoing series, including volume 8 of Sengoku Komachi Kurotan and volumes 3 and 4 of The Gene of AI. emaqi Premium costs $6.99 USD or $9.99 CAD per month and is available in the United States and Canada.
Jul 27
The third season of the new Ranma 1/2 anime revealed additional cast members including Masako Nozawa, Jun Fukuyama, and Minami Tanaka, along with a debut date of October 3 on NTV. The season will stream exclusively on Netflix after broadcast. Kōnosuke Uda returns to direct at MAPPA with returning and new staff.
Jun 19
MAPPA released a second trailer for the third season of the new Ranma 1/2 anime, confirming an October premiere on NTV and Netflix. Director Kōnosuke Uda and most staff return, with Riko Kaneda and Haruki Miura joining as chief animation directors and Atsuko Ishida and Yoshihiro Takeda added as main animators.
Jun 2
At the 84th Prize Fair in Tokyo, Bandai Spirits' Banpresto brand displayed upcoming prize figures for release from October to December 2026. The lineup includes figures for Blue Archive, Ultraman Series, Baki, Witch Hat Atelier, Ranma 1/2, Dandadan, Naruto, Gintama, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.