course, high-flying fantasy martial-arts action." However, they felt some of the action scenes were hard to follow and noted that the mirroring to left-to-right format caused errors with the art. In their review of Viz Media's season five DVD box set, Anime News Network praised the Japanese cast's performance and the animation, but criticized the English version's slight script changes and minor voice actors while praising its main cast. They also remarked that while Ranma ½ is a classic, after a hundred episodes, the same jokes are just not funny anymore. THEM Anime Reviews''' Raphael See called the television series and the OVAs "one of the funniest things [he's] ever seen, anime or otherwise" and also praised the English dub as some of the best. However, he was much more critical of the first two films particularly for both using the same damsel in distress plot. Mike Toole of Anime News Network included Big Trouble in Nekronon, China at number 83 on The Other 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time, a list of "lesser-known, lesser-loved classics," calling it "a solid action-comedy and a good, well-rounded example of the appeal of Ranma ½" Legacy Hiroshi Aro admitted that he created Futaba-kun Change! based on Ranma ½. Western comic book artists that have cited Ranma ½ as an influence include Canadian Bryan Lee O'Malley on his series Scott Pilgrim and American Colleen Coover on her erotic series Small Favors. Film director Makoto Shinkai mentioned that Ranma ½ served as an inspiration for the 2016 animation film Your Name. Matt Bozon, creator of the Shantae video game series, cited Ranma ½ as a big influence on his work. The title of the fourth game, Shantae: Genie Hero, is also a tribute to the series. References External links Shōnen Sunday Museum Ranma ½ at Viz Media at Viz Madman Entertainment J-pop.com review of Ranma ½'' music 1987 manga 1989 Japanese television series endings 1989 anime television series debuts 1991 anime films 1992 Japanese television series endings 1992 anime films 1994 anime films 1996 comics endings 2010s Japanese films 2011 television films Adventure anime and manga Anime films based on manga Animated television series about dysfunctional families Chinese mythology in anime and manga Fiction about shapeshifting Fuji TV original programming Live-action films based on manga Madman Entertainment anime Manga adapted into films Martial arts anime and manga Martial arts television series Nikkatsu films Nippon