Ranma 1/2 Remake Drops New clip for classic Ranma Character Song

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Summary

  • The Ranma 1/2 remake faced leaked episodes, which affected its Netflix debut on October 6, 2024.

  • Despite the leak, well received by fans of the manga adaptation, cut filler episodes.

  • Celebrating with new music video for “Love Letter from China”, but the song is only officially available in Japan.

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  • The original love letter from China

The Ranma 1/2 Remake was one of the highlights this year. After being announced last June, the series was unfortunately one of those Netflix anime that leaked online weeks before its official debut. This leak occurred due to security concerns regarding Iyuno, a post-production partner of Netflix. It also affected Crunchyroll, but Netflix was probably the most affected service, with major titles leaking online.

For this reason, the remake probably received less of an audience than it would have had without the leak when it debuted on October 6, 2024. However, despite this issue, it has been well received by fans, especially for cutting out filler episodes and adapting the manga more faithfully than the first anime. A second season is already confirmed to air at a later date.

Ranma and P-Chan are floating on a rope swing in Ranma 1/2 (2024).

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To celebrate the new series, a new clip for “Love Letter from China” was released. Additionally, the song is available on Spotify, Apple Music and other music streaming services, but apparently only in Japan. At the time of writing, we couldn't find the song on those platforms (we were able to find another version of it, though).

The original love letter from China

A classic from the 1980s

“Love Letters from China,” known in Japan as “Chaina Kara no Tegami,” is part of the original soundtrack Ranma 1/2 anime. Released in 1989 only in Japan, it was performed by Kappei Yamaguchi and Megumi Hayashibara, who play the male and female versions of Ranma (respectively).

Apparently the music is still the same. There are no significant changes to believe that they asked the actors to re-shoot it, but it could have happened. The description of the video (in Japanese) also doesn't say that the music was re-recorded. Since the voice actors are reprising their roles in the new animation, there was probably no need to reshoot it (unlike what happened with Urusei Yatsura opening).

The video features animation from the remake, but they added effects to make it look like it's being shown on an old TV. The way the lyrics are displayed in the video makes it look like a karaoke video.

Anyway, while international fans can officially check out the song via YouTube, it seems they won't be able to listen to it on other music streaming platforms.

Ranma 1/2 now streaming on Netflix, both subbed and dubbed.

Source: Official Ranma 1/2 Account

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