Ranma 1/2 Season 2 Hits Netflix — Here’s Exactly How Many Episodes You’ll Get
Netflix’s Ranma 1/2 reboot is back: Season 2 delivers 12 episodes as MAPPA cranks up the martial-arts mayhem, swoony romance, and gender-bending chaos that hooked fans in its debut.
Ranma 1/2 is back on Netflix for round two, which means more cursed martial arts, more romantic chaos, and yes, more splash-of-water gender swap shenanigans. Season 2 is 12 episodes, streaming exclusively on Netflix, with a weekly rollout through December. If you liked the first season’s faithful take on Rumiko Takahashi’s classic (and the slick MAPPA polish), this picks up right where that left off.
When and where to watch
Season 2 premiered October 4, 2025, on Netflix as part of the Fall 2025 anime lineup. New episodes drop weekly.
Broadcast timing is a little odd on paper, so here’s the simple version: episodes air in Japan at 12:55 a.m. JST, which lines up to roughly 8:55 a.m. PDT / 11:55 a.m. EDT the day before in North America. Netflix adds the episode shortly after with English subs and audio.
Episode release schedule
- Episode 1 — October 4, 2025 (premiere)
- Episode 2 — October 11, 2025
- Episode 3 — October 18, 2025
- Episode 4 — October 25, 2025
- Episode 5 — November 1, 2025
- Episode 6 — November 8, 2025
- Episode 7 — November 15, 2025
- Episode 8 — November 22, 2025
- Episode 9 — November 29, 2025
- Episode 10 — December 6, 2025
- Episode 11 — December 13, 2025
- Episode 12 — December 20, 2025
What Season 2 is doing
Quick refresher: Ranma Saotome is a top-tier martial artist with a splash-triggered curse — cold water turns him into a girl, hot water flips him back. He’s engaged to Akane Tendo, which is already complicated without the rivals, crushes, and the whole 'sometimes I am literally a different person' wrinkle. Season 1 reintroduced the core cast and set the tone; Season 2 leans further into the day-to-day messes and relationships while keeping the fights fast and the comedy loud.
Cast, crew, and music
The voice cast returns in force: Kappei Yamaguchi as Ranma Saotome (male), Megumi Hayashibara as Ranma (female), Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendo, Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendo, Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendo, Koichi Yamadera as Ryoga Hibiki, Rei Sakuma as Shampoo, Toshihiko Seki as Mousse, Kaori Nazuka as Ukyō Kuonji, Kazuhiko Inoue as Happosai, Ako Mayama as Cologne, and Akira Ishida as Hikaru Gosunkugi.
Behind the camera, it’s still MAPPA running the show — yes, MAPPA again — with Konosuke Uda directing, Kimiko Ueno on series scripts, and Hiromi Taniguchi handling character designs. New this season: Kosuke Kawamura steps in as a chief animation director, which should make the already-fluid action even smoother.
The OP is "Wo Ai Ni" by Wednesday Campanella, and the ED is "Panda Girl" by Nishina.
The vibe
Season 1 got props for sticking close to Takahashi’s manga while modernizing the look; Season 2 aims to keep that balance. If you grew up on the original, this is the shinier, faster version that still lands the dumb jokes and the wild fights. Expectations are high, but so is the batting average so far.