Ranma1/2 (Season 1)

Ranma ½ (2024) is a martial-arts comedy anime you can watch online on iFILM, where a splash of cold water flips your whole life. This fresh take on Rumiko Takahashi's manga follows a boy who turns into a girl the moment cold water hits him.

Soun Tendo runs his own combat school and is raising three daughters. Then he drops a bombshell: one of them is promised to the son of an old training partner. The fiancé shows up as Ranma Saotome — cursed during a botched trip to China, so cold water makes him a girl, while the same splash turns his father Genma into a giant panda. The engagement lands on the youngest and quickest-tempered sister, Akane, and from there it's a pile-up of misunderstandings, rivals and brawls spilling into the school halls.

This is a careful redo of a late-1980s classic, redrawn for a new audience. Gags, romance and fight scenes tumble over each other without slowing down for solemnity. Perfect when you want light anime that asks nothing heavy of you. Watch every episode of Ranma ½ online on iFILM.