Manga & anime comparison

If you are watching the new anime and want to read the manga only for the skipped parts, see the suggestions in the last column.

Legend

Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7OVAs & movies

START: Beginning
NC: New recurring character
NT: New martial arts technique used in other stories
FM: First meeting between two characters
Q: Referenced in another story arc
R: Resolution of a situation
ENDING: Ending

"xxx": the episode reuses manga information or content in a different context.

(*): there are differences worth noting. Notes in progress.

Italicized episodes are predictions: they had not aired or been announced in the original spreadsheet.

Story arcs, manga chapters and episodes from the 1989 and 2024 series.
ID	Story arc	Mandatory?	Chapters	1989 EPs	2024 EPs	What to do?
1	Introduction Arc	START	1-2	1	1
2	Tatewaki Kuno & Dr Tofu Intro Arc	NC	3-9	2-6	2-3
3	Ryoga Hibiki Intro Arc	NC	10-16	7-10	4-5
4	Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Arc	NC	17-22	11-13	6-7
5	Martial Arts Figure Skating Arc	Q	23-30	14-16 (Originally aired after episode 27.)	8-10 (*)
6	Shampoo Intro Arc	NC	31-36	18-20	10-12
7	Neko-ken Arc	NC + NT	37-40	23 (*)	13
8	Cologne & Mousse Intro Arc	FM	41-43	24, 26 (*)	14
	Mousse vs Ranma	R	44-45	26 (*)	15
	(Amaguri-ken arc)	NT	46-47	25 (*)	15
9	Marine Wars Arc	R	48-50	27 (*)	16
10	Bakusai Tenketsu Arc	FM + NT	51-55	28-29	25-26
11	Martial Arts Tea Ceremony Arc		56-58	93, "130"	28
12	Martial Arts Takeout Arc		59-62	Inspired episode 22	17
13	Happosai Intro Arc	NC	63-64	33	18 (*)
	Bathtube battle		65	40		You can read ch65 or watch OG ep40
	Moolight Bomber Arc	FM	66	76	18 (*)
14	Wrath of Happosai Arc		67-69	38	18 (*)
15	Dojo Destroyer Arc		70-73	30 (*)	19
16	Romeo and Juliet Arc		74-77	39	22
17	Japanese Nanniichuan Arc		78-80	34 (*)		You can read the chapters
18	Kodachi's Cookies Arc		81-84	37	29-30
19	Ukyo Kuonji Intro Arc	NC	85-87	41	20
20	Ryoga's Fiancé Arc	FM	88-91	42	21
21	Love Pills Arc	FM	92-94	53, "55"	27
22	Mousse Returns Arc	R	95-99	31-32	23-24
23	Tsubasa Kurenai Arc		100-102	45
24	Ryoga Goes Home Arc		103-105
25	Happodaikarin Arc	NT	106-108	44
26	Kairaishi Mushroom Arc		109-110	43
27	Super Soba Arc		111-113	47
28	Principal Kuno Intro Arc	NC	114-119	64 (*) (Chapter 119 is excluded.)
29	Waterproof Soap Arc		120-124	61
30	Hiryu Shoten Ha Arc	NT	125-136	66-68
31	Ghost Cat Arc		137-138	72
32	Akane's Swimming Lessons - Principal Kuno Arc		139-140	107
33	Yotaro Arc		141	75
34	Mark of the Gods Arc		142-145	79-80
35	Santa's Disciples Arc		146
36	Manganmaru Sword Arc		147-149	82
37	King Arc		150-153	85
38	Dragon's Whisker Arc		154-157	88-89
39	Hot Springs Obstacle Course Race Arc		158-164	95 (Many parts are omitted.)
40	Martial Arts Dining Arc		165-172	105-106
41	Ranma Engaged to Nabiki Arc		173-178	110 (Some parts are omitted.)
42	Cursed Scroll Arc		179	125
43	Pantyhose Taro Intro Arc		180-190	121-122 (*)
44	Watermelon Island Arc		191-193	126
45	Sauce of Ten Years Arc		194-198	128-129
46	Octopus Trap Arc		199	132
47	Paper Dolls Arc		200	133
48	Pill of Obedience Arc		201	136
49	Shishi Hokodan vs Moko Takabisha Arc	NT	202-207	141-142
50	New Year's Cat Spirit Arc		208-209	143
51	Harumaki Arc		210	144
52	Tatewaki vs. Kodachi Arc		211-212	151
53	Cradle from Hell Arc		213-215	146
54	Sakura Mochi Arc		216-218	149
55	Martial Arts Cheerleading Arc		219-224	154-155
56	Nodoka Intro Arc	NC	225-229	160-161
57	Reversal Jewel Arc		230-233	OVA 1
58	Phantom Lingerie Arc		234
59	Pantyhose Returns Arc		235-238
60	Heron Island Arc		239-240
61	Violence of Cooking Arc		241	OVA 3
62	Fishing Pole of Love Arc		242-244
63	One-Punch Armor Arc		245
64	Musk Dynasty Arc		246-258
65	Hinako Ninomiya Intro Arc	NC	259-264	OVA 4 (There are some differences from the manga.)
66	Ryugenzawa Arc		265-278	OVA 7-8 (There are some differences from the manga.)
67	Hinako's Home Visit Arc		279-281
68	Lens of Invincibility Arc		282-284
69	Demon Dog Swimsuit Arc		285-286
70	Curséd Cave of Broken Loves Arc		287-288	OVA 9
71	Stolen Test Arc		289
72	Ryu Kumon Arc		290-299
73	Ranma's Tears Arc		300
74	Phoenix Sword Arc		301-302	Movie 3
75	Pink and Link Arc		303-307
76	Evil Oni Arc		308	OVA 10
77	Kinnosuke Kashao Arc		309-311
78	Akari Unryu Intro Arc	NC	312-314
79	Hair Tonic Arc		315
80	Infinite Ki Arc		316-317
81	Cursed Cherry Tree Arc		318
82	Ranma's Cold Arc		319-321
83	Cursed Spatula Arc		322
84	Rakkyosai Arc		323-325
85	Ryoga's Lucky Day Arc		326-327
86	The Umbrella of Love Arc		328
87	Akane's Swimming Lesson - Hinako Arc		329
88	Noodle of Power Arc		330
89	Doll of Vengeance Arc		331-332	OVA 11
90	Aloha School Arc		333
91	Rouge Arc		334-338
92	Asuka the White Lily Arc		339-340
93	Battle Dogi Arc		341-344
94	Densuke Arc		345
95	Angry Kasumi Arc		346
96	Mushrooms of Time Arc		347-349
97	Jizo Statue Arc		350-351
98	Horse Prayer Tablet Arc		352
99	Onsen Vacation Arc		353
100	Hayato Arc		354-355
101	Shotgun Bean Plant Arc		356
102	Valentine's Chocolate Arc		357
103	Repentance Room Arc		358-359
104	Battle of the Busts Arc		360-364
105	Incense of Spring Sleep Arc		365	OVA 12
106	Three-Year Smile of Death Arc		366
107	Cursed Mirror Arc		367-370
108	Playing House Arc		371
109	Konatsu Intro Arc	NC	372-376
110	Tanabata Arc		377
111	Jellyfish Beach Arc		378
112	Meeting Akari Arc		379
113	Saotome Family Treasure Arc	R	380-384
114	Ring Arc	R	385-387
115	Substitute Chef Arc		388
116	Jusendo Arc	ENDING	389-407