The following page discusses the various musicians that worked on Ranma 1/2. These musicians usually recorded an opening or ending theme. If you have any information on any of the musicians that we do not have anything written about, or that we are missing an image of, please contact us here.

Kenji Kawai is the composer for Ranma 1/2. He is considered a top composer in the anime world, and has worked on such classic series as Maison Ikkoku and Ghost in the Shell. Mamoru Oshii, director of Ghost in the Shell and Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer has worked with Kawai twice, which only goes further to show his immense talent.

DoCo is a group of Japanese seiyuu from Ranma 1/2 that have released two CDs and a single. DoCo is made of of Kikuko Inoue (Kasumi), Noriko Hidaka (Akane), Megumi Hayashibara (female Ranma), Minami Takayama (Nabiki) and Rei Sakuma (Shampoo).

CoCo is the group that DoCo took it's name from. They debuted on September 6, 1989 with the album Strawberry which included the single Equal Romance. Azusa Senou went solo in 1992 and recorded Mo Nakanaide (Don't Cry Anymore) also used in Ranma 1/2, and CoCo called it quits on August 3, 1994. Azusa later retired from the entertainment business as well. They released ten albums over the course of their exsistance as a group.

Ribbon debuted December 6, 1989 and released albums such as LUCKY POINT (which contained their debut single Little Date) and Jessica. Ribbon released their final album on March 18, 1994.

Etsuko Nishio was born on March 9, 1973 and sang the first opening song for Ranma 1/2, Ja Ja Uma ni Sasenaide (Don't Make Me Wild Like You) and later recorded Don't Mind Lay-Lay Boy. Etsuko debuted in April of 1989 when she was only 16. In 1988 she won the "Suppan Girl of the Year" award. Etsuko now does some nude photography.

Kaori Sakagami was born in Nagasaki on July 29, 1974. She recorded Platonic Tsuranuite which is featured early in the Ranma 1/2 series. Kaori retired from the industry after only two years. Her career lasted from August 24, 1988 until July 25, 1990. She retired from the music industry at the age of 15.

Yoshie Haysaka (whose real name is Yoshie Hirada) was born on September 25, 1975 in Okinawa, Japan. She debuted October 24, 1990 with the single Zettai! Part 2. Her final release was June 19, 1994. Yoshie also did a commerical for Kissmint chewing gum.

In April of 1991 Kusu Kusu released Earth Orchestra, and shortly thereafter released their fourth album "Cajon". The members are Jirou, Mu, Say, and Makoto. Most of their recordings have a tropical or World Music sound.

Tokyo Shonen (which consists of Katsuhito Teshirogi on guitar, Hideo Nakamura on bass, and Akira Minakami on keyboards) released their first album on November 21, 1988. They released 5 albums, 2 best of compilations, and 7 singles including Shy Shy Japanese and Harmony. Their final album was released August 21, 1991.

YAWMIN has recorded two songs for Ranma 1/2, which are Friends and Love Panic from the OAV series. It's rumored that Youko Takahashi who sang Evangelion's theme song is acutally YAWMIN, because she might have wanted to hide her idenity when she recorded anime songs.

The only information we have on Michio are her sizes, and they are 78/57/83 (this is the metric system remember). She's 157 cm tall and weights 41 kg.

VisioN sounds a good deal like the English band Queen, especially on their b-side to Love Seeker (Can't Stop It). Any other info on them would be much appreciated.

Miho Morikawa was born May 5, 1968 in Osaka, Japan. Her first album was released in 1985 and she released her single Positive on December 12, 1991. Some of her other singles include Real Mind, Be Free, Pride, and Lovin' You. Miho is also one of the few musicians that worked on Ranma 1/2 that still makes music.

Piyo Piyo's real name is Chiaki Mori, she made her debut in 1992, but was unsuccessful. In 1996 she formed the group Optim (pictured on the right) and released two albums. Optim has also ceased to be as a band. Ms. Mori now teaches music at a high school.

Rabbit sang one of the most popular songs (at least in America) from Ranma 1/2. It's Love is featured in the first film. We don't have too much information on Rabbit, but we can tell you that they broke up as of August 1996.

Picasso is probably the best known of all the musicians that have worked on Ranma 1/2 on this side of the Pacific. Picasso has had a huge number of hits not only on Ranma 1/2, but also on Maison Ikkoku with such songs as Fantasy, and Cinema. Tetsuya Tsujihata is the vocalist, Hideharu Mori plays keyboards, and Junji Azuma plays bass.  They still record music, and some of their albums include Marmalade Kids, Champion's Nostalgia, Shopping List, and Breakfast Newspaper.