Voice Compare » Ranma 1/2 » Ranma Saotome (Male)
Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Ranma Saotome (Male) with sound clips and images.
The male Ranma Saotome, the main character of Ranma 1/2, is the male form of Ranma, and his normal form. Because of a Chinese curse, he transforms into a woman whenever he is doused with cold water. He turns back into a male whenever he is doused with hot water. He wants to change this, and wants to find a way to break the curse.
The male form of Ranma was originally voiced by Sarah Strange for the first 3 seasons of the anime, all 12 OVA episodes, and both movies before taking leave to pursue other interests. Ranma was voiced by Richard Ian Cox for the final 4 seasons of Ranma 1/2.
The male form of Ranma was originally voiced by Sarah Strange for the first 3 seasons of the anime, all 12 OVA episodes, and both movies before taking leave to pursue other interests. Ranma was voiced by Richard Ian Cox for the final 4 seasons of Ranma 1/2.
Created by Foxwolf on Fri Jul 10 2009, 38 Comments, Add Comment
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TheTrueYuma said at 1:18 AM on Tue Dec 18 2012
I hated Sarah Strange. She made Ranma sound like a girly version of Ralph Macchio.
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yakmaniac said at 10:45 PM on Sat Aug 18 2012
Sarah Strange is the one and only Ranma. Richard is fine, but he only has 2 modes: Talking and yelling. Any time he wants to convey emotion its yelling and it just gets old. Sarah did an EXCELLENT job and she's the best :)
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lei said at 11:39 AM on Fri Jul 13 2012
As for me I love Sarah Strange's voice, she made Ranma's voice soooo mysterious and sexy! At first I never thought it was girl behind Ranma’s male type voice, Maybe that’s why I researched about the voice actor, it got me so curious and it really took me by surprise that it was Sarah.. So I’d say she’s really good. I kinda felt sad that she wasn't able finish all Ranma's season. She did a great job and her ad libs was for me the best...I Hope in the future if they would finish ranma animation, they could persuade Sarah to use her voice again coz really, her voice fits ranma’s perfectly.. :)
ReplyTheGodEmperor said at 10:05 AM on Tue Jan 24 2012
No wonder the first Ranma sounded weird to me. A girl doing a guy's voice. A guy like Ranma at that. Just didn't seem to fit. Better than Darren's imo. But Richard's is prolly the best fitting voice for that type of male character. Same sorta character as Inuyasha after all (makes sense, same Manga creator).
Replyadalade said at 2:00 AM on Wed Mar 23 2011
i liked saras voice but i like richards voice way better even thow i was way shocked to hear inuyashas aka my favorit anime ever voice on it i was way sad to find out that the voice changed after that the 3rd time just ruins it
Replywill (Guest)
said at 4:09 PM on Tue Jan 18 2011
said at 4:09 PM on Tue Jan 18 2011
I always liked Sarah Strange's Ranma voice the most. Once they changed it from her it wasn't the same to me or my two siblings who also watched Ranma. It actually made us less interested in the show once they changed voices. It didn't have the same feel.. I wish they never changed from Sarah Strange!
liz (Guest)
said at 7:01 PM on Tue Dec 21 2010
said at 7:01 PM on Tue Dec 21 2010
ok when i heard the richard clip i saw no one but inuyasha in my head. he should just stick with inuyasha thats like his best role. i personally dont like the ranma series but sarah's voice suits ranma better. Richard is my hero but he's wayyy better as inuyasha then ranma
raven (Guest)
said at 5:06 PM on Wed Oct 20 2010
said at 5:06 PM on Wed Oct 20 2010
are some people in here serious?,sarah's voice is much better than richard's voice.i mean is how we came to know ranma.if there ever was a remake of ranma,i would vote for sarah as the oficial voice for ranma.
purplewarrior (Guest)
said at 11:14 PM on Thu Sep 9 2010
said at 11:14 PM on Thu Sep 9 2010
1. Sarah Strange
2. Darren Pleavin (mispronounced name aside)
3. Richard Cox (though still not too bad)
2. Darren Pleavin (mispronounced name aside)
3. Richard Cox (though still not too bad)
bengals09 (Guest)
said at 3:11 PM on Sun Aug 22 2010
said at 3:11 PM on Sun Aug 22 2010
richard cox plays the voice for inuyasha and ranma.
acora94 (Guest)
said at 11:40 PM on Wed Aug 18 2010
said at 11:40 PM on Wed Aug 18 2010
I think that Sarah's voice is better. Richard sounded too much like Inuyasha.
ryu (Guest)
said at 2:58 PM on Thu Jul 29 2010
said at 2:58 PM on Thu Jul 29 2010
I think Johnny Young Bosch would have made a damn good Ranma, but I like Sarah Strange's voice too. Richard was good but sounded too much like Inuyasha.
Jackson_H (Admin) said at 12:09 AM on Thu Jul 29 2010
good catch! I'll have that updated asap :)
Replybrian (Guest)
said at 8:45 PM on Wed Jul 28 2010
said at 8:45 PM on Wed Jul 28 2010
am i the only one who noticed the paragraph above says that he turns into a girl when he is dowsed with hot water when he actually turns into a girl when he's dowsed with cold water. Also it says the same thing of the female ranma's voice comparisons.
mari (Guest)
said at 11:02 PM on Wed Jul 21 2010
said at 11:02 PM on Wed Jul 21 2010
I really, really dislike Sarah as Ranma. Ranma is very, VERY insecure about being girly in any way, shape or form. That's the whole point of the show/book! So the fact that he would have the voice of a 40 year old woman is just... saddening.
Yes, Richard sounds exactly like his inuyasha, but that's dandy! It fits ranma's character much better than an obviously woman voice.
Yes, Richard sounds exactly like his inuyasha, but that's dandy! It fits ranma's character much better than an obviously woman voice.
NCZ (Admin) said at 9:54 PM on Thu Jul 15 2010
I really don't like the first Ranma voice. It's really obvious that it's a woman trying to imitate a man.
Replyblahers (Guest)
said at 10:09 PM on Sun Jul 11 2010
said at 10:09 PM on Sun Jul 11 2010
Fuck man. Why'd they have to go and change Ranmas voice right in the middle of everything. I mean i wouldn't be so mad if they just started with richard cox in the begining of series, but no.After episode 64 Ranma just doesn't seem like ranma anymore :\
Pokejedservo (Moderator) said at 9:06 PM on Sun Jul 4 2010
Ah the male version of Ranma Saotome, and I am just going to be a lot more straightforward this time. I know a good portion of the fanbase is going to REALLY want to disagree with me but I am definitely going to go with Richard Cox on this one. Why? Cause I am not sure if I like the idea of Male Ranma being voiced by a woman and Sarah Strange's Male Ranma voice just sounds so awkward to me. But don't get me wrong I am definitely not calling Sarah Strange a bad VA at all. (IMO its a darn shame that Viz wasn't able to dub Urusei Yatsura back then using the Ocean Group because she would make a perfect Ryuunosuke. Course I feel that its a shame that Urusei Yatsura didn't get a Viz dub back then in general but that's a different story.) But still while Richard Cox is not one of my absolute favorite Male VA's for Ocean but he is not a bad one to me and Male Ranma is one of his better performances so I will be going with Richard Cox here.
Replyludecrecia (Guest)
said at 8:57 PM on Sun Jul 4 2010
said at 8:57 PM on Sun Jul 4 2010
I'm gonna have to go with Sarah on this. I just CAN'T stand the thought of my delicious Ranma sounding like InuYasha!
PurpleWarrior13 (Moderator) said at 1:37 PM on Thu May 27 2010
Shadee88 has a good point. As Ranma got older, his voice changed! though I'm sure age progression had nothing to do with the recasting (Miss Strange got involved with other stuff).
Replyshadee88 (Guest)
said at 2:43 PM on Tue May 25 2010
said at 2:43 PM on Tue May 25 2010
Richard's voice show age progression for Ranma.
jeniferclatt (Guest)
said at 10:25 PM on Sun May 23 2010
said at 10:25 PM on Sun May 23 2010
idk what 2 say other than i think that richards voice for inuyasha is wonderful and that the first time i heard the voice i fell in love with it
akanemely (Guest)
said at 12:34 AM on Sat May 1 2010
said at 12:34 AM on Sat May 1 2010
I love the voice of Ranma done by Sarah! It turns me on and I'm a girl! LOL!
ykuarikanashii88 (Guest)
said at 11:26 PM on Fri Apr 30 2010
said at 11:26 PM on Fri Apr 30 2010
At first I HATED Ranma's dubbed voice. It sounded so awkward to me back then so I just went to the Sub. version for a while. BUT after watching 5 episodes in Japanese I just randomly decided to watch the series in English. And it was during that time watching all those first three seasons of the dub that I grew to love Sarah Strange as Ranma! And it became one of my favorite dubbed shows! And then -sigh- the voice changed..
Now don't get me wrong, Richard Cox is an AMAZING VA. I LOVED him as Inuyasha, no question there. But for Ranma? Meh not so much. I got so used to hearing Sarah, and I really fell in love with Ranma's character and her voice. I mean i went three seasons and 2 movies with her you know? (I sound like a nerd/stalker I know xD) But really, there's only a few girl VA's that I think could pull off a male role and Sarah was definetly one of them. Richard my boy, you're amazing but there's only one person I see fit to play Ranma and that is Sarah Strange.
Now don't get me wrong, Richard Cox is an AMAZING VA. I LOVED him as Inuyasha, no question there. But for Ranma? Meh not so much. I got so used to hearing Sarah, and I really fell in love with Ranma's character and her voice. I mean i went three seasons and 2 movies with her you know? (I sound like a nerd/stalker I know xD) But really, there's only a few girl VA's that I think could pull off a male role and Sarah was definetly one of them. Richard my boy, you're amazing but there's only one person I see fit to play Ranma and that is Sarah Strange.
mareemar (Guest)
said at 4:04 AM on Sun Apr 25 2010
said at 4:04 AM on Sun Apr 25 2010
i have to go with richard all the way. ( he is my favorite Male VA of all times)
CatsTuxedo said at 6:35 PM on Sat Apr 24 2010
I'm going with Richard as well. He sounds a lot less awkward. Besides, he was voiced by a male in Japan so he should be voiced by a male here.
ReplyPurpleWarrior13 (Moderator) said at 2:21 AM on Mon Mar 8 2010
Sarah Strange sounded so much like a boy, and her performance was very well done. Richard Ian Cox was really good in the later episodes as a more older Ranma, but I'll always have a place in my heart for Sarah Strange!
Replydragonnite (Guest)
said at 6:28 PM on Sat Feb 6 2010
said at 6:28 PM on Sat Feb 6 2010
i really like both voices,but the fact they had to change the voices out of the blue was not cool,but hey at least they have good voices that's all that matters
gazzer (Guest)
said at 9:33 PM on Thu Feb 4 2010
said at 9:33 PM on Thu Feb 4 2010
Strange's voice for Ranma suited the character perfectly. I'm so upset it has changed. I almost don't want to watch it anymore. Almost.
gaijinotaku (Guest)
said at 10:45 PM on Sat Jan 16 2010
said at 10:45 PM on Sat Jan 16 2010
Cox, definately. Strange sounds awful IMO.
dan (Guest)
said at 1:06 AM on Sat Jan 2 2010
said at 1:06 AM on Sat Jan 2 2010
OMG I have to say that there is absolutely no way that Richard Cox takes this one! Sorry, no, absolutely NOT! Ranma was my all-time favorite anime, bar-none, and I literally stopped watching it when they changed Ranma's voice. If they would have started with Richard Cox at the beginning of the series, that's one thing. But you don't f$#k with a classic! End of story. After 64 episodes, 2 movies, and an OAV Series.....nuh uh. Not cool. Bad form.
silverwolf (Guest)
said at 3:58 PM on Sat Oct 31 2009
said at 3:58 PM on Sat Oct 31 2009
Though I like Richard cox's voice better then Sarah Strange's, it sounds too much like InuYasha's to me.
mitochondriaeve (Guest)
said at 1:07 AM on Thu Aug 27 2009
said at 1:07 AM on Thu Aug 27 2009
I though Sarah Strange's voice of Ranma was a little more unique and child-like. Since Ranma is technically a child, it suited him very well in my opinion :D I liked her a lot more than Inuyasha's voice ^^;
Pokejedservo (Moderator) said at 5:19 PM on Fri Jul 10 2009
True but of course the same thing can be said about Kappei Yamaguchi for Male Ranma and Inuyasha as well. (They even did a little gag on that Urusei Yatsura X Ranma 1/2 X Inuyasha mini-special when Inuyasha noticed on how Male Ranma sounded awfully familiar.)
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