天晴爛漫！
APPARE-RANMAN!
After a certain mishap, the brilliant but socially inept engineer Apare Sorano and the shrewd but cowardly samurai Kosame Isshiki find themselves drifting on a boat from Japan to America. Broke, the two decide to compete in the Trans-America Wild Race to win the prize and return to Japan. The two battle crazy rivals, outlaws, and the great outdoors itself as they race through the wild West from the starting line in Los Angeles to the finish line in New York - in the steam-powered car they built. (Source: Anime News Network) The first two episodes pre-aired on select platforms starting from March 21st. Regular broadcast started on April 10.
Names
| Original | 天晴爛漫！ (han) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Appare-Ranman! |
| English | APPARE-RANMAN! |
| Chinese | 天晴烂漫！ (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Appare Ranman! |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2020-04-10 → 2020-09-25 (Spring 2020) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | P.A.WORKS |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionAdventureComedy |
| Themes | CarsHistoricalForeignSteampunkPrimarily Male CastTravelMale ProtagonistGunsAnachronism |
| Streaming | Hulu · Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 7.11 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.16 / 10 |
| Composite | 50.6 |
| On lists | 44,546 |
| Favourited | 549 (1.2%) |
| Completion | 69.3% |
| Drop rate | 11.5% |
| In backlog | 40.5% |
| Score spread σ | 1.61 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.24 / 10 |
Score distribution
19321113221446451,14562,13774,33083,66791,74610765
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2020 | C | 29 of 62 |
| Studio | P.A.WORKS | D | 34 of 58 |
| Year | 2020 | C | 142 of 298 |
| Source material | Original work | C | 655 of 1,732 |
| Genre | Adventure | C | 722 of 1,534 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | C | 801 of 1,868 |
| Era | Early 2020s | D | 909 of 1,596 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 1,154 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | C | 1,321 of 2,765 |
| Genre | Comedy | C | 1,432 of 3,488 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,561 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,951 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Masakazu Hashimoto |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Masakazu Hashimoto |
| Character design | Dong-Shik Ahn, Yurie Oohigashi, Masami Gouda |
| Original creator | Masakazu Hashimoto, Dong-Shik Ahn |
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | — | Run Run Lantern |
AniList id 112444 · MAL id 40532 · record updated 2026-08-27