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A pretty innocent, warm-hearted romantic comedy. Not that much ecchi.

The story shines the most when the stories of the side characters come together with that of the main party the handyman protagonist is part of.

Based on a video game. Probably not worth rewatching, but made me interested in the games if I ever get around to them. Light-hearted comedy about a demon lord travelling with an angel and devil. Etna and Flonne both were cute.

The first season was good, although there were some moments like akane's hair getting cut which didn't hit as hard for me, or Ryoga's journey due to his bad sense of direction which was cut down to the point where the joke didn't land for me. Part of the issue may be the soundtrack in both of these scenes, the original knew when to use serious sounding tracks. I didn't find the character designs to be as cute (Ukyo, Shampoo, Nabiki, Kasumi and long-haired Akane all looked a bit less cute). In season 1, the manga "sound effects" in the form of Japanese characters appearing on screen was a bit over the top as were the colours for the backgrounds. It kind of made the setting seem less real but maybe some people prefer it over the more realistic backgrounds of the original. The best and worst thing is that a lot of the filler is cut out but it's to the point where it's a "best of" Ranma remake. Although, by the end of the original the non-plot progressing episodes made it incredibly boring, early on it helped the world feel bigger. The cutting of the episodes made the world feel a bit smaller and more focused on the martial arts aspect. Ranma and Akane's relationship seemed less rocky, more smooth, than I remember it in the original, here they start to like each other more easily. Season 2 was kind of faster pacing wise than season 1, and I liked it less for it, but I have a feeling after seeing the trailer that season 3 (Fall 2026) is going to be good. Basically, going by the trailer and poster it's going to be a rematch of Ranma vs. Ryouga. I don't know whether this or the original is closer to the manga since I haven't read the manga yet, something which I need to correct at some time. P.S. Could have done without the nippleless balls if they were not going to be as brave as the original anime.

If this came out in the early 2000s DanDanDan would be considered a classic now. These two seasons have been great but there are a lot of story threads that need to be closed... and the harem romance is one in which the main heroine is set to win so that needs to be finalised as does what will happen to the other characters' romantic relations is something to be seen. Basically this could be a 10/10 depending on how well the ending lands, or it could go down to an 8 if it drags along and doesn't provide a satisfying conclusion. Some people didn't like the granny's character design cause she looks well.. let's just say younger.. but this isn't a series where you can take everything seriously. If you want it to be totally realistic then you will be disappointed. It's an action-comedy with a bit of romance as a topping. Maybe the reason why people are confused is because the action looks really good. What it reminds me of a bit is a game like No More Heroes yet a little bit less violent.