Well, it's true that you can get a lot of info on Ranma 1/2 from this page, but to really enjoy it you have to watch or read the Ranma 1/2 stuff! ^_^ Here are quick synopses of some of the Ranma 1/2 Videos and Graphic Novels

(NOTE: I will put these descriptions in some detail, but not too much. After all, you're not going to get the most out of Ranma w/ out enjoying the actual vids and comics, right? For more info on how to get videos, go to the Viz Communications home page and show your support! ^_^)

Ranma 1/2 TV series, Vol. 1:
Here's Ranma: At long last, an old friend of Soun Tendo's is to show up at the Tendo dojo, but he's greatly surprised when a panda carrying a protesting girl walks in instead. Is this girl, Ranma Saotome, supposed to be the one to marry one of Soun's daughters (Kasumi, Nabiki, Akane) and carry on the martial arts school? Hopefully not! Of course, there's more to this buxom red-haired girl than you might think....
School is No Place for Horsing Around: Now that Ranma and Genma's Jusenkyo curses are explained, everything can turn back to normal, right? Don't bet on it. As Ranma and Akane, unwillingly but newly engaged, arrive at Ranma's new high school, Furinkan high, a group of boys comes out to attack Akane, and especially one in particular, Tatewaki Kuno, is prominent among them. When Kuno challenges Ranma to a fight, Ranma's sure to win...at least until it rains. Of course, when everyone in school finds out about Ranma and Akane's practically overnight engagement, that's when Kuno gets really angry...

Ranma 1/2 TV series, Vol. 2:
A Sudden Storm of Love: The fight between Kuno and Ranma continues, but Ranma somehow ends up becoming a girl. Things are made worse when Kuno, unaware that Ranma and "the pig-tailed girl" are one and the same, meets and falls in love with the red-haired version of Ranma! Now, on top of this unwilling engagement to Akane, Ranma's got another guy chasing after his girl-form! What's a martial artist to do?
Ranma and...Ranma? If it's Not One Thing, It's Another: Kuno continues to chase around both Akane and his "pig-tailed goddess", a.k.a. Ranma. Of course, Nabiki is looking to make a profit out of Ranma's new "love interest", so she decides to sell pictures of a certain red-haired girl (at inflated prices) to the obsessive Kuno. Even changing from girl to boy in plain sight doesn't seem to convince Kuno that they're the same person. In fact, it only makes him think Ranma is some kind of "enslaver of women"! Ranma has to fend off a furious Kuno before he really gets hurt...

Ranma 1/2 TV series, Vol. 3:
Love me to The Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart: Ranma's encounters with Kuno and his knack for getting beat up by Akane has made Ranma somewhat of a regular at Dr. Tofu's chiropractic clinic. Ranma finds out that Akane has feelings for Dr. Tofu, but as Akane well knows, there's a girl whom Dr. Tofu is already totally in love with...
Akane's Lost Love! These Things Happen, You Know: Ranma finds out the hard way that when Kasumi's around, Dr. Tofu can't seem to function normally. Ranma not only has to fix his neck, but console a depressed Akane, even if it means getting up the courage to tell her he thinks she's cute...

Ranma 1/2 TV series, Vol. 4:
Enter Ryoga, the Eternal Lost Boy: Ranma's got a new problem to deal with - the "Eternal Lost Boy" Ryoga Hibiki, who's furious at Ranma for not being at their appointed fighting place (even though it took Ryoga four days to get there). Ranma has to defend himself against this old rival of his, and also try to find out what's really gotten his old junior high classmate so angry...
School is a Battlefield! Ryoga vs. Ranma!: Ryoga finally finds his way back to Furinkan High school, after getting lost in the middle of his first fight with Ranma. This time, there's no escaping for Ranma, and he has to stand his ground, even if Ryoga finds out about his Jusenkyo curse. It seems as if the fight is never going to end...but then a flying stray weapon from Ryoga just happens to make Akane lose something very important to her...

Ranma 1/2 TV series, Vol. 5:
True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life!: Akane's still incredibly peeved at Ranma for causing her to lose most of her long hair, but it gets Akane to come to terms with the fact that Dr. Tofu loves someone else. Besides, Akane's got someone else to think about. Meanwhile, Ryoga finds and challenges Ranma again, this time in the middle of the night! Ranma finds, though, that Ryoga just happens to have a Jusenkyo curse of his own...
P-P-P-chan! He's Good For Nothin'!: It turns out that Ranma's indirectly the reason that Ryoga's cursed, which infuriates Ryoga even more - at least until he meets Akane. Believing that Akane accepts him even in his cursed form (even though Akane is unaware that her new pet "P-chan" and Ryoga are one and the same), Ryoga falls in love with Akane. Now Ranma's _really_ got to think of a way of showing Akane that P-chan is really Ryoga, even if it means sneaking into Akane's room at night with a kettle of hot water...

Ranma 1/2 TV series, Vol. 6:
Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast!: Akane volunteers to fight for Furinkan High's Martial Rhythmic Gymnastics team after the team is all mysteriously "injured" by someone. The attacker comes to cripple Akane, too, and her identity is revealed. Her opponent (and ambusher) is Kodachi, the "Black Rose" of rival school St. Hebereke/Bacchus, and a master at Martial Rhythmic Gymnastics. Akane has her problems with Kodachi, but they're going to be nothing compared to the ones Ranma is going to have when Kodachi lays eyes on him....
A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!: Akane's been practicing for the upcoming match with Kodachi, and even though Kodachi decides to wager the right to have Ranma, Akane is still determined to win. However, a last minute injury to herself forces Akane to choose a substitute...and what better one than female Ranma, who's perfect for the job! Despite having to wear a leotard and being "trained" by Ryouga, female Ranma has to win the match against Kodachi.....unbeknowest to Ranma, though, Ryouga's got his own plans for interfering in the match...

Ranma 1/2 TV series, Vol. 7:
A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!: The match between Kodachi and female Ranma continues as each brings in clubs, ribbons, tables, and even Kodachi's brother Kuno to bear upon each other. However, Kodachi's snagged a kettle of hot water, and both Ranma and Ryouga will never live it down if they change back in front of the crowd of high school students. Ranma has to find a way to avoid the water and defeat Kodachi before he gives new meaning to the word "humiliation"....
Pelvic-Fortune Telling? Ranma Is The No.1 Bride of Japan!: Dr. Tofu gets an unexpected visitor - his own mother, who has come to visit Tofu to see if he's found a girl to marry yet. Mother Tofu, however, seems to discard such things as looks for the important thing - childbearing ability - and what better way to measure that than by looking at...the hips? Tofu's got to convince his mom there's only one woman he loves, but it's going to be hard when Nabiki, Akane, and even Ranma get into the act....

Ranma 1/2 TV series, Vol. 8:
Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life In Your Hands!: Ranma has yet another problem to deal with as the Chinese Amazon Shampoo has finally caught up with the sex-changing martial artist. According to Amazon tribal law, if a female outsider defeats an Amazon (as Ranma did, in female form, back in China), the Amazon must give the dreaded "Kiss of Death" - a promise to follow the outsider and kill them! Ranma's been running from Shampoo for quite some time, and now that Shampoo's caught up with her, she intends to carry out her promise! Things couldn't get more complicated....until Ranma finds out first hand what the law says about male outsiders defeating Amazons...
Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul!: Now that Ranma's got Shampoo as a _second_ "fiancee", he has to deal with her persistence and affection. Things are really bad for Ranma since Shampoo is unaware of his curse - so Shampoo's either trying to kill him - or kiss him! And when Shampoo unknowingly almost cooks a little black pig, it's the last straw for a jealous Akane. Akane challenges Shampoo to a fight, but loses something a lot more important instead....

Ranma 1/2 TV series, Vol. 9:
I Love You, Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye!: Akane's forgotten all about Ranma, and only Ranma! Ranma finds out that the technique used to wipe Akane's memory of Ranma involves a special herbal shampoo, and that the antidote is another blend of that shampoo. Unfortunately, Shampoo's got it, and Ranma has to make an agreement with the Amazon to get it.....even if it means getting someone to beat his girl side up! Time is running out for Ranma, and it's getting more and more evident that the only way to get out of Shampoo's plans is to reveal his secret to her....
I am A Man! Ranma's Going Back To China!?: Ranma and Genma end up fighting over whether or not Ranma should stay or leave to find a cure. Ranma is adamant about going back to seek a cure, and Genma must remind him about all he's been through so far to convince him to stay. This is basically a summary of all the TV episodes, wrapped up into one package.

(NOTE: More to be added...all videos and their titles are copyrights of Viz Video, Kitty/Shogakukan Films, and Rumiko Takahashi.)

To Ranma 1/2 Anime Synopses, Part Two

Shampoo says:

"Ai-yaa! I hope you getting what you need from the Ranma 1/2 Library, yes? Shampoo know that Frank work very hard to make this page for you - you like? Anyway, Shampoo say to click left arrow for Ranma's World and click right arrow for The Voice Actors of Ranma 1/2. Maybe you like to go Ranma 1/2 Library Main Page, yes? Bye now, I see Ranma on that page over there! Ranma, wo ai ni..."