This is RANMA 1/2 Characters.

CAST

This is only the main characters as the characters mentioned in the Manga is of unimaginable numbers.

Name Description

Ranma Saotome (male)
This poor guy first got himself turned into a female, and then engaged to a boy-hating, violent girl he has never met before. We all express our deepest sympathies, though the fact that he likes Akane kind of compensates. Ranma as a male is easily flustered when hounded by his over-excited fiancees, but he is generally a nice guy. He is reasonably intelligent in a roguish fashion, and as expected has a real knack for all types of martial arts. His real charisma comes in the fact that he has only "half" a boy - he learns to use his female counterpart quite well. He is just as stubborn as Akane; the two will never ever admit their feelings for each other. Did I forget to mention he works like catnip for the opposite sex? He doesn't have the heart to beat off his self-proclaimed fiancees, but it usually doesn't matter since Akane will do the bashing-up for him.
Ranma: You look cute when you smile.
Voice by Yamaguchi Kappei

Ranma Saotome (female)
Everyone loves the female Ranma; it must be the fact that "she" acts like a boy yet is totally justified in it. Ranma female is the same as Ranma male, though "she" can put on a cutesy facade while "her" male counterpart can't exactly do that. The way Ranma behaves as a female actually makes his life seem interesting; one begins to think it would actually be quite fun to have someone like that around (as long as it isn't yourself). Instead of slumping into a pit of depression, his female self becomes very practical in terms of deceiving gullible people like Ryouga. And surprisingly, 100% of the time it works. Both male and female Ranmas have a phobia of cats....when enough cats are shoved into "his" face "he" will go berzerk....literally.
Voice by Hayashibara Megumi

Akane Tendo
Akane is violent, impulsive and bad-tempered, but only towards Ranma. The fact that she is only aggressive to the person she likes makes life as her fiancee a bit less enjoyable than it otherwise would have been. Akane's trademark is the "Takahashi uppercut into geostationary orbit" punch, which she does at least once to Ranma in each episode. But then it is almost always Ranma's fault, she unleashes her fury only when he is hounded by his other fiancees or when he calls her "uncute". She is at heart a kind person (meaning she doesn't beat people up for no reason at all), the way Ranma is a nice guy. And, like all good Takahashi heroines, her cooking can cause terminal stomach aches in susceptibly healthy people.
Voice by Hidaka Noriko

Nabiki Tendo
Cold, cruel and manipulative, Nabiki only does anything for the sake of making big bucks. She is also a genius in her trade, her favourite targets being Akane, Ranma and Kunou; but especially Ranma. No one can ever match wits with Nabiki; they'll regret it if they try by ending up losing their money and their pride. By selling photographs of the female Ranma to Kunou, she has actually managed to make a giant profit, though unfortunately for Ranma her status means that she is untouchable - he can't bash her up.
Voice by Takayama Minami

Kasumi Tendo
She is only 19 years old, but she has assumed the position of the "housewife" in the Tendo household. Being gentle and utterly benevolent, she does the cooking, cleaning and mothers everybody when they need it. Kasumi is never angry; during the rare occasions when she is the worst she would do is to tap you on the forehead and say "don't do it again".
Voice by Inoue Kikuko

Genma Saotome
Genma is Ranma's father, but there is no resemblence between them. Fortunately Ranma took after his mother in looks, though he doesn't have Genma's personality either. Genma is irresponsible, cowardly and is a cheat - Ranma finds him an embaressment sometimes. The two has a strange love-hate relationship; though Genma sometimes does seem to genuinely care about Ranma, and vice versa. Genma is most attractive in his alter-ego form; a giant panda.
Genma is the second speaker, Souun is the first speaker.

Souun Tendo
Souun is the three sisters' father, yet is not very much different from his best friend Genma. For one thing, he bursts into tears whenever slightly emotive (to him) happens. Souun is also the one who is very serious about Ranma marrying Akane, and constantly tries to force them together using whatever means he can. He never really suceeds.

Ryouga Hibiki
Ryouga is Ranma's highly-emotional school friend who hates his guts; when Ranma went to JiyusenKiyou Ryouga followed, and fell into the pond of the Drowned Pig. As his alter ego form he is P-chan, Akane's pet. God help him if she ever finds out; he spends most of his time trying to keep the fact away from her. Ryouga is labelled as the "eternally lost boy" - he has absolutely no sense of direction. Ryouga once challenged Ranma to a dual in the empty lot behind his house; it took Ryouga four days to find the place after romping all over Japan. Then he frets about how Ranma wasn't there when he arrived. Ah well...
Voice by Yamadera Kouichi

Shampoo
Everybody loves Shampoo, the cute Chinese girl from the village of Joketsuzoku (Amazons). This village is reknown for being very feministic, warlike and hostile to foreigners; but especially for it's marriage laws. When a foreigner defeats an Amazon from this village, if it is a woman she will have to be killed, whereas if it is a man the Amazon will have to marry him. Ranma defeated Shampoo in her female form, and so Shampoo followed "him" to Japan to kill "him". When she finds out Ranma was a man, she promptly tries to squeeze Akane out of the picture. Shampoo is famous for her ability to walk through walls (by knocking down the wall) and is also a victim of Jusenkyo; she fell into the pond of the Drowned Cat. In Japan she works as a waitress in a Chinese Restuarant called "Neko-Han-Ten".
Voice by Sakuma Rei
Muusu
Muusu is also from the village of Joketsuzoku (Amazons), and is so much in love with Shampoo he followed her to Japan. Muusu was defeated by Shampoo when they were three- year-olds, so by the village laws he cannot marry Shampoo. But this guy never says die when it comes to Shampoo, though she bashes him up everyday and works him to death in the Neko-Han-Ten. You may sympathize with this hapless lover if you want, but he is pretty much a loser. He is a master of hidden weapons, but he is so short-sighted he mistakes telegraph poles and bins for people. Muusu hates Ranma for obvious reasons, and has fallen victim to the pond of the Drowned Duck (yes, ducks drown there too)

Ukyou Kuonji
Ukyou is Ranma's childhood friend, though Ranma had always thought her a boy. Genma had promised Ukyou's father he would take Ukyou with him as Ranma's fiancee if he was given the pancake stall Ukyou's father owns, but he went back on his word and took off without Ukyou. Totally humiliated, Ukyou vowed to never fall in love with a boy and dressed as a boy, so she could one day take her revenge on Ranma. When she does, not only is she defeated by Ranma but she manages to fall in love with him in the same day. So, a new addition to Ranma's list of fiancees. Ukyou owns an Okonomiyake (Japanese style pizza) stall, and so her fighting techniques are very much in that area too. She fights with flour, noodles and a giant spatula.
Voice by Tsuru Hiromi

Tatewaki Kunou
His name means "9 abilities", though the fact that he can do absolutely nothing isn't really relevant. He makes his grand entrances by reciting poetry and waving his wooden sword around. As the head of the kendo club, he is not completely hopeless to everyone, though by challenging Ranma every morning he still hasn't improved. He hates the male Ranma since he is in love with Akane, though he is also in love with the female Ranma. Not knowing who she really is, he professes his love by garlands of red roses and calling her "Osage no onna" which means "pig-tailed girl". He behaviour is still enough to make your skin crawl for several metres.
Voice by Hirotaka Suzuoki

Kunou Kodachi
The first admirer Ranma earns, Kodachi is a veteren of martial rhythmic gymnastics; using ribbons, clubs and hoops as weapons. She appears and disappears in a cloud of black rose petals and tear gas; her symbol is a black rose. She is also the younger sister of Kunou. Does that mean the two has something in common?! Fortunately Kodachi is ruthless, sneaky and uses dirty tricks, so that makes her slightly more bearable than Kunou will ever be. Her trademark is a long, drawn-out "OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO" derangedlaugh.
Voice by Shimazu Saeko

Happosai
This is one perverted old man. He is the teacher of Souun and Genma and consequently the founder of the Anything Goes Martial Arts school. But being incredibly evil (and perverted), his students hated him so much that they got him drunk one day and trapped him in a cave. He escapes, and goes to the Tendo house to seek his revenge. Happosai is extremely powerful; and is especially good at throwing bombs and stealing women's underwear, his favourite targets being Ranma and Akane.
Voice by Nagai Ichirou

Colon
What is it with the names of people who come from China? We have all the necessary bathroom necessities with Shampoo, Mousse and now Cologne. Anyway, Colon is elder of the Joketsuzoku, Shampoo's distant ancestor and possibly her great-grandmother but she is definately a lot older. As powerful as Happosai, the two actually know each other yet are still rivals. Colon approves of Ranma as her great-grandchild-in- law, and grooms his martial arts skill by practising with him and teaching him new techniques. Ranma, on the other hand, hates her for constantly trying to force him and Shampoo together, though he has a grudging respect for her ability. She runs the NekoHanTen, using Shampoo as the waitress and Muusu as the kitchen slave.

I would liked to have put the voices of the Japanese voice actors on this page...but I could only find the English voice actors. I don't have anything against English voice actors, except I always find the Japanese actors' voices more suited to their characters. They just sound better. Anyway, these voices are from The Anything Goes Sound Center.

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Name	Description
	Ranma Saotome (male) This poor guy first got himself turned into a female, and then engaged to a boy-hating, violent girl he has never met before. We all express our deepest sympathies, though the fact that he likes Akane kind of compensates. Ranma as a male is easily flustered when hounded by his over-excited fiancees, but he is generally a nice guy. He is reasonably intelligent in a roguish fashion, and as expected has a real knack for all types of martial arts. His real charisma comes in the fact that he has only "half" a boy - he learns to use his female counterpart quite well. He is just as stubborn as Akane; the two will never ever admit their feelings for each other. Did I forget to mention he works like catnip for the opposite sex? He doesn't have the heart to beat off his self-proclaimed fiancees, but it usually doesn't matter since Akane will do the bashing-up for him. Ranma: You look cute when you smile. Voice by Yamaguchi Kappei
	Ranma Saotome (female) Everyone loves the female Ranma; it must be the fact that "she" acts like a boy yet is totally justified in it. Ranma female is the same as Ranma male, though "she" can put on a cutesy facade while "her" male counterpart can't exactly do that. The way Ranma behaves as a female actually makes his life seem interesting; one begins to think it would actually be quite fun to have someone like that around (as long as it isn't yourself). Instead of slumping into a pit of depression, his female self becomes very practical in terms of deceiving gullible people like Ryouga. And surprisingly, 100% of the time it works. Both male and female Ranmas have a phobia of cats....when enough cats are shoved into "his" face "he" will go berzerk....literally. Voice by Hayashibara Megumi
	Akane Tendo Akane is violent, impulsive and bad-tempered, but only towards Ranma. The fact that she is only aggressive to the person she likes makes life as her fiancee a bit less enjoyable than it otherwise would have been. Akane's trademark is the "Takahashi uppercut into geostationary orbit" punch, which she does at least once to Ranma in each episode. But then it is almost always Ranma's fault, she unleashes her fury only when he is hounded by his other fiancees or when he calls her "uncute". She is at heart a kind person (meaning she doesn't beat people up for no reason at all), the way Ranma is a nice guy. And, like all good Takahashi heroines, her cooking can cause terminal stomach aches in susceptibly healthy people. Voice by Hidaka Noriko
	Nabiki Tendo Cold, cruel and manipulative, Nabiki only does anything for the sake of making big bucks. She is also a genius in her trade, her favourite targets being Akane, Ranma and Kunou; but especially Ranma. No one can ever match wits with Nabiki; they'll regret it if they try by ending up losing their money and their pride. By selling photographs of the female Ranma to Kunou, she has actually managed to make a giant profit, though unfortunately for Ranma her status means that she is untouchable - he can't bash her up. Voice by Takayama Minami
	Kasumi Tendo She is only 19 years old, but she has assumed the position of the "housewife" in the Tendo household. Being gentle and utterly benevolent, she does the cooking, cleaning and mothers everybody when they need it. Kasumi is never angry; during the rare occasions when she is the worst she would do is to tap you on the forehead and say "don't do it again". Voice by Inoue Kikuko
	Genma Saotome Genma is Ranma's father, but there is no resemblence between them. Fortunately Ranma took after his mother in looks, though he doesn't have Genma's personality either. Genma is irresponsible, cowardly and is a cheat - Ranma finds him an embaressment sometimes. The two has a strange love-hate relationship; though Genma sometimes does seem to genuinely care about Ranma, and vice versa. Genma is most attractive in his alter-ego form; a giant panda. Genma is the second speaker, Souun is the first speaker.
	Souun Tendo Souun is the three sisters' father, yet is not very much different from his best friend Genma. For one thing, he bursts into tears whenever slightly emotive (to him) happens. Souun is also the one who is very serious about Ranma marrying Akane, and constantly tries to force them together using whatever means he can. He never really suceeds.
	Ryouga Hibiki Ryouga is Ranma's highly-emotional school friend who hates his guts; when Ranma went to JiyusenKiyou Ryouga followed, and fell into the pond of the Drowned Pig. As his alter ego form he is P-chan, Akane's pet. God help him if she ever finds out; he spends most of his time trying to keep the fact away from her. Ryouga is labelled as the "eternally lost boy" - he has absolutely no sense of direction. Ryouga once challenged Ranma to a dual in the empty lot behind his house; it took Ryouga four days to find the place after romping all over Japan. Then he frets about how Ranma wasn't there when he arrived. Ah well... Voice by Yamadera Kouichi
	Shampoo Everybody loves Shampoo, the cute Chinese girl from the village of Joketsuzoku (Amazons). This village is reknown for being very feministic, warlike and hostile to foreigners; but especially for it's marriage laws. When a foreigner defeats an Amazon from this village, if it is a woman she will have to be killed, whereas if it is a man the Amazon will have to marry him. Ranma defeated Shampoo in her female form, and so Shampoo followed "him" to Japan to kill "him". When she finds out Ranma was a man, she promptly tries to squeeze Akane out of the picture. Shampoo is famous for her ability to walk through walls (by knocking down the wall) and is also a victim of Jusenkyo; she fell into the pond of the Drowned Cat. In Japan she works as a waitress in a Chinese Restuarant called "Neko-Han-Ten". Voice by Sakuma Rei
	Muusu Muusu is also from the village of Joketsuzoku (Amazons), and is so much in love with Shampoo he followed her to Japan. Muusu was defeated by Shampoo when they were three- year-olds, so by the village laws he cannot marry Shampoo. But this guy never says die when it comes to Shampoo, though she bashes him up everyday and works him to death in the Neko-Han-Ten. You may sympathize with this hapless lover if you want, but he is pretty much a loser. He is a master of hidden weapons, but he is so short-sighted he mistakes telegraph poles and bins for people. Muusu hates Ranma for obvious reasons, and has fallen victim to the pond of the Drowned Duck (yes, ducks drown there too)
	Ukyou Kuonji Ukyou is Ranma's childhood friend, though Ranma had always thought her a boy. Genma had promised Ukyou's father he would take Ukyou with him as Ranma's fiancee if he was given the pancake stall Ukyou's father owns, but he went back on his word and took off without Ukyou. Totally humiliated, Ukyou vowed to never fall in love with a boy and dressed as a boy, so she could one day take her revenge on Ranma. When she does, not only is she defeated by Ranma but she manages to fall in love with him in the same day. So, a new addition to Ranma's list of fiancees. Ukyou owns an Okonomiyake (Japanese style pizza) stall, and so her fighting techniques are very much in that area too. She fights with flour, noodles and a giant spatula. Voice by Tsuru Hiromi
	Tatewaki Kunou His name means "9 abilities", though the fact that he can do absolutely nothing isn't really relevant. He makes his grand entrances by reciting poetry and waving his wooden sword around. As the head of the kendo club, he is not completely hopeless to everyone, though by challenging Ranma every morning he still hasn't improved. He hates the male Ranma since he is in love with Akane, though he is also in love with the female Ranma. Not knowing who she really is, he professes his love by garlands of red roses and calling her "Osage no onna" which means "pig-tailed girl". He behaviour is still enough to make your skin crawl for several metres. Voice by Hirotaka Suzuoki
	Kunou Kodachi The first admirer Ranma earns, Kodachi is a veteren of martial rhythmic gymnastics; using ribbons, clubs and hoops as weapons. She appears and disappears in a cloud of black rose petals and tear gas; her symbol is a black rose. She is also the younger sister of Kunou. Does that mean the two has something in common?! Fortunately Kodachi is ruthless, sneaky and uses dirty tricks, so that makes her slightly more bearable than Kunou will ever be. Her trademark is a long, drawn-out "OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO" derangedlaugh. Voice by Shimazu Saeko
	Happosai This is one perverted old man. He is the teacher of Souun and Genma and consequently the founder of the Anything Goes Martial Arts school. But being incredibly evil (and perverted), his students hated him so much that they got him drunk one day and trapped him in a cave. He escapes, and goes to the Tendo house to seek his revenge. Happosai is extremely powerful; and is especially good at throwing bombs and stealing women's underwear, his favourite targets being Ranma and Akane. Voice by Nagai Ichirou
	Colon What is it with the names of people who come from China? We have all the necessary bathroom necessities with Shampoo, Mousse and now Cologne. Anyway, Colon is elder of the Joketsuzoku, Shampoo's distant ancestor and possibly her great-grandmother but she is definately a lot older. As powerful as Happosai, the two actually know each other yet are still rivals. Colon approves of Ranma as her great-grandchild-in- law, and grooms his martial arts skill by practising with him and teaching him new techniques. Ranma, on the other hand, hates her for constantly trying to force him and Shampoo together, though he has a grudging respect for her ability. She runs the NekoHanTen, using Shampoo as the waitress and Muusu as the kitchen slave.