The third season of the new Ranma 1/2 anime debuts October 3 on NTV, streaming on Netflix after broadcast. MAPPA continues the adaptation with director Kōnosuke Uda, and the series is expanding into merchandise and digital availability.
The new Ranma 1/2 anime is in the middle of its third season rollout. MAPPA released a second trailer on June 19 confirming an October premiere on NTV and Netflix, with director Kōnosuke Uda and most staff returning. Chief animation directors Riko Kaneda and Haruki Miura join, and Atsuko Ishida and Yoshihiro Takeda are added as main animators. On July 27, the season got a specific debut date of October 3 on NTV, plus new cast members Masako Nozawa, Jun Fukuyama, and Minami Tanaka. The season streams exclusively on Netflix after broadcast.
Outside the anime, the franchise is expanding through licensed goods and digital distribution. Bandai Spirits' Banpresto brand displayed prize figures for the new Ranma 1/2 TV anime at the 84th Prize Fair, with releases slated for October to December 2026. Digital manga platform emaqi added Ranma 1/2 to its Premium catalog on August 7 as part of an 18-title VIZ Media slate, available in the United States and Canada. KADOKAWA's Kujibikido lottery opened August 26 with Arabian-style illustrations, including a hot-water mug that shifts artwork from Ranma to Ramma, tying the merchandise directly to the series' gender-switch premise. The lottery runs through September 30, with shipping estimated for early December 2026 to early January 2027.
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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.