Not as good as I’d hoped, but probably still worth watching. I’d hoped they’d do a bit more to update the writing / pacing / etc to a more modern aesthetic, but it seems like that’s not really how these remakes want to do things. Thankfully, the source material I think still holds up for the most part (unlike Sailor Moon, which I thought suffered a lot from not being reworked to modern storytelling). There are parts of the story that we haven’t gotten to yet (mostly the gross sex creep dudes and the female-on-male violence as comedy) that were common at the time but I think very much did not age well that I’m worried we may end up keeping for the sake of faithfulness, but time will tell. Also, and it’s a small gripe, but I felt like some of the voices, particularly girl Ranma’s, seemed unnatural or out of place… maybe I’ll just get used to them. It did make me laugh, though - the quick gag with the sisters after the table gets stolen out from under them was excellent. Overall, unfortunately, I think I have to give the premiere a 3/5.
This one felt a bit off to me, as if the writer and director had a disagreement about what the tone should be. All the writing seemed to point to it being a wacky comedy, but the cinematography and score always seemed stuck on it being a serious drama. As a result, it felt to me like it kept undercutting its own jokes, while also not feeling realistic enough to get me invested in these two healing from their respective traumas. I think if it committed to one side or the other it would end up a pretty fun show, but I don’t think it weaves the two together skillfully enough to make it work (though it’s possible it will grow into something that works a bit better as the show goes on). As it is, I give the premiere a 3/5.