# Learn Japanese with Ranma ½

> How hard its Japanese is, where to watch it, and what to watch before and after.

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**The short answer:** Ikkimi rates **Ranma ½** N3 for learning Japanese: slapstick, martial arts words. **Good for a beginner? With some help.** It sits in the middle of Ikkimi’s levels. A beginner can follow it with kana and romaji on every word, but it is easier after one or two simpler shows.

Ikkimi lists Ranma ½ on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles and every word becomes clickable.

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## How hard is the Japanese in Ranma ½?

Ikkimi rates Ranma ½ at **N3** (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: slapstick, martial arts words. Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 44 are easier and 80 are harder.

Levels follow the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). They are Ikkimi’s estimate of how hard a show’s Japanese is to follow, from how fast people talk, how many unusual words there are and how clear the voices are. They are not official JLPT ratings.

| Fact | Ranma ½ |
| --- | --- |
| Ikkimi’s level | N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed) |
| Why | slapstick, martial arts words |
| Japanese title | らんま1/2 |
| Format | TV series |
| Episodes | 18, about 24 minutes each |
| First aired | 1989 |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Slice of Life |
| Where to watch | [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/search?q=Ranma%20%C2%BD) |

Format, episodes, year and genres are from [AniList’s entry](https://anilist.co/anime/210), which may cover only the first season.

## How to learn Japanese with Ranma ½

Ikkimi lists Ranma ½ on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. Ikkimi does not stream anything: you watch on your own account, in Chrome on a computer, and Ikkimi adds a Japanese line you can click on top of the player.

### On Netflix

On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player, where your country’s Netflix has them for this title, and Ikkimi makes the line clickable. If there are none, open the Ikkimi popup, choose Find Japanese subtitles, and search Jimaku’s catalogue or load a file from your computer.

1. Add Ikkimi to Chrome: Get the extension from the [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ikkimi-%E2%80%94-learn-japanese/kknpmodmojiodjhbgapdgpabdehpnfcb) and sign in.
2. Play an episode: Open Ranma ½ on Netflix. The Japanese line appears on top of the video.
3. Click the words you keep hearing: The video pauses and the word opens: kana, romaji, meaning, JLPT level and a recording by a native speaker where one exists (never a computer voice; otherwise the line from the show plays again). Keep three to five words an episode, the ones that come up again.
4. Review them later: Kept words come back as flashcards on the Ikkimi website, with the scene and the line they came from, just before you would forget them.

## Easier and harder shows

Shows within a level of Ranma ½, with the most genres in common first.

### Easier

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Horimiya](https://ikkimi.app/anime/horimiya/)** ホリミヤ | N4 to N3 | casual school talk, short scenes | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Komi Can’t Communicate](https://ikkimi.app/anime/komi-cant-communicate/)** 古見さんは、コミュ症です。 | N4 to N3 | short lines, written notes on screen | Netflix |
| **[Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kimi-ni-todoke-from-me-to-you/)** 君に届け | N4 to N3 | school romance, a polite lead | Netflix, Crunchyroll |

### Also N3

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[My Dress-Up Darling](https://ikkimi.app/anime/my-dress-up-darling/)** その着せ替え人形は恋をする | N3 | casual slang, sewing and cosplay words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Mob Psycho 100](https://ikkimi.app/anime/mob-psycho-100/)** モブサイコ100 | N3 | casual speech, one fast talker | Crunchyroll |
| **[SPY×FAMILY](https://ikkimi.app/anime/spy-x-family/)** | N3 | fast, with spy words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |

### Harder

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Dandadan](https://ikkimi.app/anime/dandadan/)** ダンダダン | N3 to N2 | very fast banter, slang | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Porco Rosso](https://ikkimi.app/anime/porco-rosso/)** 紅の豚 | N3 to N2 | a film, adult banter, flying words | Netflix |
| **[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kaguya-sama-love-is-war/)** かぐや様は告らせたい～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～ | N2 | a fast narrator, formal and scheming speech | Crunchyroll, Netflix |

See [every N3 anime](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/#n3) or all 192 [anime by Japanese level](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/), and read [how to learn Japanese by watching anime](https://ikkimi.app/learn-japanese-with-anime/) from zero.

## Questions

### Is Ranma ½ good for learning Japanese?

With some help. Ikkimi rates it N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: slapstick, martial arts words. It sits in the middle of Ikkimi’s levels. A beginner can follow it with kana and romaji on every word, but it is easier after one or two simpler shows.

### What Japanese level is Ranma ½?

N3, on Ikkimi’s scale from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 44 are easier and 80 are harder. The level is Ikkimi’s estimate, not an official JLPT rating.

### Where can I watch Ranma ½ with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists Ranma ½ on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player where they are offered, and Ikkimi makes every word clickable.

### How many episodes does Ranma ½ have?

AniList’s entry lists 18 episodes of about 24 minutes, first aired in 1989. Later seasons may be listed separately.

### What should I watch before Ranma ½?

Shows a little easier than Ranma ½, with genres in common: Horimiya (N4 to N3), Komi Can’t Communicate (N4 to N3) and Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You (N4 to N3).

Sources: show details from [AniList](https://anilist.co); meanings from JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); readings and word splits from kuromoji.js with IPADIC; JLPT word levels from Jonathan Waller’s unofficial lists. See [Credits](https://ikkimi.app/credits/). Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [hello@ikkimi.app](mailto:hello@ikkimi.app).

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