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Ranma Saotome: He is the heir to the Saotome's everything goes school of martial arts. During a journey of training across China, with his Father, he fell into a cursed spring in Jusenkyo and now changes into a girl whenever cold water hitshim, and changes back with warm water. His father and Soun Tendo arranged for an engagement between him and Akane.
Genma Saotome: Ranma's father. He fell into the spring of drowned panda in Jusenkyo, and now is transformed into a panda when doused with cold water. He's stingy, and can sometimes hold a grudge.
Akane Tendo: The youngest of three daughters in the Tendo Dojo. She is Ranma's fiancee. She has an explosive temper, especially when it comes to Ranma. Though she and Ranma fight and swear they don't have feelings for eachother, it's really obvious that they are very attached to one another.
Nabiki Tendo: The middle child in the Tendo family. She is always looking for a chance to make a buck, even if it means manipulating the people around her. But despite this, there are times when you can see her do things that show she really cares, though it isn't very often.
Kasumi Tendo: The oldest Tendo daughter, and also the best natured. She is always looking out for the important people in her life, and is just a generally agreeable person. She's a great cook, and keeps the house clean and tidy.
Soun Tendo: He is the owner of the Tendo Dojo, but wants Ranma to marry one of his daughters, to take over the dojo later on. He can get quite emotional at times, often breaking out in tears, or exploding with anger. He is always working with Genma to try and keep Akane and Ranma from fighting.
Ryoga Hibiki: He went to an all boys school with Ranma before he went on his journey of training. But before Ranma left, the two of them had many small arguments, which after building up, caused Ryoga to chase Ranma through China. He was knocked into one of the springs in Jusenkyo, and now he changes into a baby black pig. He blames Ranma for this happening. He also has developed a huge crush on Akane, and wishes to make her his own. He has a terrible sense of direction.
Shampoo: She is from a group of Chinese amazons. While in China, Ranma defeated her as a girl, causing her to give him "the kiss of death." But after accidentally defeating her as a boy, she decided to marry him, as is the law of her village. She will do anything to get what she wants. When splashed with cold water, she changes into a cat.
Mousse: He is a long time friend of Shampoo. He loves her, but the feeling is not returned, because Shampoo defeated him when they were very small children. He resents that Ranma can have her and will do anything to have her himself. He is a master of the hidden weapon, and changes into a duck when splashed with cold water.
Cologne: Shampoo's Great Grandmother. Despite the way she looks, she is an extremly skilled martial artist. She is also very sneaky when it comes to trying to get Ranma to agree to marrying Shampoo. Ranma calls her a lot of names, but he seems to call her "ghoul" the most.
Happosai: He is Soun and Genma's Master. Years ago they tricked him and sealed him up to get rid of him, but he managed to get out and come back to them. He is a perverted old man with a thing for girls under garnments. He may not look or act like it, but he is a skilled martial artist. He is always trying to make Ranma wear a bra.
Tatewaki Kuno: One of Akane's suitors. He has given himself the title of "Blue Thunder" and fughts with a wooden sword. Along with Akane, he is openly courting Ranma as well. Or his girl side, anyways. No matter how many times he is told otherwise, he does not know that both sides are of the same person.
Kodachi Kuno: She is Tatewaki's little sister, and goes to an all girl school. She met Ranma on Akane's roof one night, and has been infatuated with him ever since. She is a master of Martial Rythmic Gymnastics. She has a tendency to use paralysis powder on people, and use other devious tricks. She calls herself "Kodachi, the Black Rose".
Ukyo Kuonji: She is the child Genma and Ranma left behind. When Ranma was still very young, his father told Ukyo's Dad that Ranma would marry Ukyo because Ukyo's dad offered, his Okonomiyaki cart as dowry. In the end, Genma took Ranma and ran off, causing Ukyo to foget about her femininity, and chase after Ranma for revenge.
Hikaru Gosunkugi: A student at Ranma and Akane's highschool. He is anti-social and has a HUGE crush on Akane. He is weak, and doesn't know anything about martial arts so he tries to get Ranma out of the way by aiding others who want to fight him, or by practicing voodoo. He is very shy and has trouble talking to Akane, or anyone, for that matter. He sometimes dresses up as a girl when he tries to trick Ranma, even once dressing up as Akane.
Daisuke and Hiroshi: Ranma friends from highschool. They like Akane, and are jealose of Ranma for being engaged to her. They're also jealose of his "relationship" with the pigtailed girl. They also ask Ranma questions about how far he's gotten with Akane. They don't really play a big part in the manga or the Show, but they are constant characters.
Yuka and Sayuri: Akane's closest friends. They are always there to give Akane advise, and to try and help when she an Ranma fight. Like Ranma's friends, they don't play a very big part in either the comic or show.
Okay, that's it for today! I know there are TONS of characters I haven't listed, but that's just because I either fogot them, or I haven't read about them yet(I've only read up to volume 8 in the graphic novels, plus a bunch of seperate comics I bought off a friend.). Any way, I promise to add new characters as they are introduced to me. So that means you have to keep checking out this site regularly, so you can see all the wonderful updates! ^_^
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