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Ranma ½ Season 3 Premieres 3 October on Netflix — Dragon Ball and One Piece Stars Join the Cast

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MAPPA’s Ranma ½ revival has a date locked in: 3 October 2026. The third season hits NTV in Japan every Saturday at 24:55 — and streams exclusively on Netflix globally from the same night, putting Singapore fans right at the front of the queue alongside Japanese viewers.

Official Japanese media confirmed the premiere date and a wave of new casting on 25 July 2026 via Denfaminicogamer (Japanese) and PASH! Plus (Japanese). As we covered when Season 3’s second trailer dropped in June, the show was still listing only “October 2026” — now there’s a concrete date and a lineup of new faces to go with it.

Five Legendary Voice Actors Join Ranma ½ Season 3

The returning core cast — Kappei Yamaguchi as Ranma, Megumi Hayashibara as female Ranma, and Noriko Hidaka as Akane — is joined by five new voice actors stepping into Season 3 roles:

  • Masako Nozawa voices the Iemoto (家元), a formidable grand-master figure. Nozawa has voiced Son Goku in Dragon Ball since 1986 — a career-spanning role recognised across generations of anime fans worldwide.
  • Jun Fukuyama plays Daitokuji Sentarō (大文字煎太郎), a recurring martial-arts teacher from Rumiko Takahashi’s original manga. Fukuyama is best known to Singapore fans as Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass.
  • Mayumi Tanaka joins in a role whose name has not yet been revealed. Tanaka has been the voice of Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece since 1999 and also voiced Krillin in Dragon Ball — making this a reunion of two golden-age shonen titans in one cast.
  • Saori Hayami also takes on a to-be-announced character. Singapore fans will know Hayami from My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU and One Piece.
  • Minami Tanaka voices Kurenai Tsubasa (紅つばさ), a new character arriving with Season 3.
The Iemoto grand-master character voiced by Masako Nozawa in Ranma half Season 3
Image courtesy of Ranma ½ Production Committee

Having Masako Nozawa and Mayumi Tanaka in the same cast — two voice actors whose careers stretch back to the same era as Ranma ½’s 1989 original run — is the kind of casting that feels written for longtime fans.

New Characters and the Season 3 Key Visual

The official key visual released alongside the announcement places Ranma (male and female forms), Akane, and Ryōga at an energetic centre, with a full crowd of Season 3 characters spiralling outward — classic Takahashi chaos, now in MAPPA’s crisp modern style. It’s a busy, fun image that signals a packed season ahead.

Daitokuji Sentaro character art for Ranma half Season 3, voiced by Jun Fukuyama
Image courtesy of Ranma ½ Production Committee
Kurenai Tsubasa character art for Ranma half Season 3, voiced by Minami Tanaka
Image courtesy of Ranma ½ Production Committee

Official Season 3 Trailer

Ranma1/2: Season 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix — via Netflix Anime on YouTube

When Singapore Can Watch Ranma ½ Season 3

Netflix holds exclusive international streaming rights for the MAPPA revival. Season 3 follows the same delivery model as Seasons 1 and 2 — episodes arrive on Netflix globally right after the Japanese NTV broadcast. Singapore subscribers can expect the first episode on or around 3 October 2026, with weekly drops every Saturday thereafter.

A new character from Ranma half Season 3 (voiced by Mayumi Tanaka, role name to be revealed)
Image courtesy of Ranma ½ Production Committee

Seasons 1 and 2 of the MAPPA revival are already on Netflix if you need to catch up. Browse our coverage of other upcoming Fall 2026 anime for more on what’s hitting screens this season.