MAPPA has revealed some more details on Ichirou, who will be a new anime original character in Ranma 1/2. Tomokazu Seki is his voice actor. [Thanks, PR Times!]
The title of Ranma 1/2 episode 2 will be “I Hate Men.” The episode will feature Ranma starting his school days with Akane, but when they get to the school, tons of guys are waiting at the front gate to ask Akane to be their girlfriend. Kuno, the president of the kendo club, is one of them. Though he was in love with Akane, he falls for Ranma after Ranma transforms into a girl, leading to shenanigans.
Here are some screenshots from Ranma 1/2 episode 2:
As for the new Ranma 1/2 anime character Ichirou, he is part of the broadcasting club and has a unique way of speaking when he’s commentating on matches or battles. Apparently, he has the nickname of “The Wizard of Words,” due to his creative usage of vocabulary. Seki, his voice actor, stated that he had fun performing and the director told him to adlib some of the lines as he goes. Tomokazu Seki is a veteran voice actor whose prominent roles include Gilgamesh and Mozart in the Fate series, Kanji in Persona 4, Domon in G Gundam, Enrico Pucci in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and Kogami in Psycho-Pass.
Ranma 1/2 (the 2024 version of the show) is readily available on Netflix.
Published: Oct 10, 2024 07:00 pm