Cinderella Boy

Cinderella Boy
Manga
Written by	Monkey Punch
Published by	Kobunsha
Original run	1980 – present
Anime television series
Directed by	Tsuneo Tominaga
Studio	Magic Bus
Original network	AT-X
Original run	21 June 2003 – 13 September 2003
Episodes	13

Cinderella Boy is a manga, adapted to anime, created by Monkey Punch that follows the adventures of impoverished private detective Ranma Hinamatsuri and his thrill-seeking rich girl partner Rella "Cindy" Shirayuki in a futuristic city named "Kirin Town". Kirin Town is a lawless European city-state with its own currency with the name of the city being a pun on the English word for "killing". The two are badly injured when they stumble across an organised crime operation and are put back together into the same body by a mysterious doctor. Every night the stroke of midnight, their shared body changes both form and identity. Ranma becomes Rella, or vice versa. Neither is aware of any actions or situations their partner is involved in, completely losing consciousness until twenty-four hours later, when the change comes around to them again. The one-shot was published in 1980.

The names of the story's protagonists both reflect the nature of their change.

• Ranma shares a name with Ranma Saotome, the title character of Ranma ½, who also changes into a girl under certain conditions. However, the original Cinderella Boy manga predates Ranma ½ by several years.
• Rella is named after Cinderella, who is known for undergoing a major change at the stroke of midnight. Her last name "Shirayuki" translates into "Snow White" and the episode titles also evoke fairytales.

Characters

The acrophobic and technologically illiterate hero, he's constantly struggling to keep his agency self-supporting, partly because he regularly takes poorly paying cases out of a sense of chivalry. He also has no head for alcohol and collected model cars. Before becoming a detective, he was a local gangster who developed scruples.

A wealthy and adventurous woman who joined with Ranma to create the R&R Agency. She has an enormous capacity for alcohol and loves gadgets and computers. She also has an eye for jewellery and can expertly distinguish real from fake at a glance. Her father is a major organised crime figure in Japan, and she is estranged from him.

Son Tai Jin

Top mobster in the city, whenever he sees Ranma he orders his men to kill him. However, he has a good reputation as a pillar of the community with the public at large.

Alice

Mysterious woman who spies on Ranma and alternately saves him and sets him up to see what will happen.

Alamis de Panini

Wealthy buffoon who appears on every one of Rella's days to try to woo her. He is the son of a wealthy pharmaceutical manufacturer who Rella suspects of having poisoned her in Episode 5.

Dorothy

Rella's elderly and maternal maid who dislikes Ranma for his lack of class and leading her mistress into danger. She makes gadgets for her mistress.

Dr. Grimm

The scientist who fused Ranma and Rella's bodies into one using his Personality Fusion theory.

Pinocchio

All-knowing underworld informant who enjoys making Ranma meet him on a window-washer's platform to do business.

Tinker Bell

A net informant whose identity is unknown, Rella relies on her to gather information, it searches any information on the net.

Wendy

Bar owner who is enthusiastically attracted to Ranma but is also one of Son Tai Jin's many girlfriends.

Episodes

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