Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules!
1991 1h 14m movie Film Japan

Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules!

らんま½ 劇場版 中国寝崑崙大決戦!掟やぶりの激闘篇!!

Synopsis

らんま½ 劇場版 中国寝崑崙大決戦!掟やぶりの激闘篇!!

When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of course, and the rest of the Ranma crew is forced to take a boat to China in order to save her from the horrors of marriage and a diet of pickled vegetables.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules!. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Studio Deen

Animation + Comedy in Japan

973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules! itself).

The 1990–1992 Japan Window

Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules! holds position #23 of 107 Japan films in the 1990–1992 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Chibi Maruko-chan
    #1

    Chibi Maruko-chan

    ★ 9.0 · 1990
  2. Yu Yu Hakusho
    #2

    Yu Yu Hakusho

    ★ 8.6 · 1992
  3. Tokyo Love Story
    #3

    Tokyo Love Story

    ★ 8.6 · 1991
  4. Sailor Moon
    #4

    Sailor Moon

    ★ 8.4 · 1992
  5. Moomin
    #5

    Moomin

    ★ 8.4 · 1990
  6. Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
    #6

    Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

    ★ 8.2 · 1991
  7. Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
    #7

    Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!

    ★ 8.1 · 1992
  8. Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
    #8

    Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band

    ★ 8.1 · 1991

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules! premiered alongside 36 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 36 other Japan films in 1991.

The 868th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

77
Reviews
72nd
Review-volume percentile
84th
Popularity percentile

77 audience reviews — more than 72% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 84th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules!, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • pervert · 4
  • fiancé · 3
  • pig · 2
  • sign · 1
  • panties · 1
  • ancient scroll · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • chase · 11
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • martial arts · 369
  • china · 127
  • love · 123
  • marriage · 36

Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
77
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,582 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,163 of 2,532 (top 46%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, United States of America
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesStudio Deen, VIZ Media, Kitty Films
Runtime1h 14m
Release DateNovember 2, 1991
IMDbtt0101583