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The Ranma 1/2 remake suffered leaked episodes impacting its Netflix debut on October 6, 2024.
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Despite the leak, the manga adaptation was well-received by fans who cut the filler episodes.
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Celebrates with a new clip for “Love Letter From China,” but the song is only officially available in Japan.
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An original love letter from China
The Ranma 1/2 remake This year was one of the highlights. Highly anticipated after being announced last June, the series was, unfortunately, one of those Netflix anime that leaked online before its official debut. The leak is due to security issues involving Netflix's post-production partner Iyuno. It also affected Crunchyroll, but Netflix was probably the most affected service, with major titles being leaked online.
Because of this, the remake may have garnered fewer viewers when it debuted on October 6, 2024 than if it hadn't been leaked. But, despite this issue, it has been well-received among fans, especially for cutting and adapting filler episodes. The manga is more faithful than the first anime. A second season has already been confirmed to air at a later date.
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To celebrate the new series, 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 (though we could find another version of it).
An original love letter from China
A classic of the 1980s
“Love Letter from China” Known in Japan as “China Kara no Tegami” is part of the original soundtrack Ranma 1/2 Anime. It was released only in Japan in 1989, and was performed by Kappei Yamaguchi and Megumi Hayashibara, who play the male and female versions of Ranma (respectively).
Obviously, the music is still the same. There are no significant changes to believe they asked the actors to record once again, but that could happen. The video's description (in Japanese) also doesn't mention that the music has been re-recorded. It probably didn't need to be re-recorded since the voice actors would re-record their roles in the new animation (unlike what happened. Urusei Yatsura opening).
The video features animation from the remake, but they added effects to make it look like the screening is taking place on an old TV. When you see the lyrics in the video, it looks like a karaoke video.
However, while international fans can officially check out the song via YouTube, it looks like they won't be able to listen to it on other music streaming platforms.
Ranma 1/2 Now streaming on Netflix, both subtitled and dubbed.
Source: Official Ranma 1/2 Account
