"Hello! Welcome to my Dojo of Anything Goes Martial Arts! Meet my daughters later, come, sit, talk!"
(Me) "Erm.... thanks."
"So, you want to interview me for a web page you're making? What about?"
(Me) "I heard you were a crybaby, is it true?"
(Soun gets angry.... and transforms into a monsterous floating head.)
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?"
(Me) "erm... heh heh..... nothing, nothing at all!...heh...."
(He calms down.)
"Anything else?"
(Me) "Then... what about your family?"
"Oh! I'm proud of my family of course, and I'm looking forwards to Akane's marriage."
(Akane's voice from outside) "DAD! Who wants to marry that sexless jerk!"
(Ranma's voice) "WHAT!? WHAT SEXLESS JERK, TOMBOY!?"
"Boohoohoo.... I wish they'd stop arguing... boohoohoo!!!"

Soun is actually quite emotinal, probably as a result of his training under Happosai. He sports a slick
moustache that makes him look almost like George Lam, but with long hair. He owns the "Anything Goes
Martial Arts" Dojo, which will be inherited by Ranma when he marries Akane. By some strange skill of
his, which is very amusing, he can change into some gigantic, monstrous floating head, which never fails
to convince Ranma to do anything asked of him. He also dresses up as a samurai warrior occasionally.
Like Genma, he's a wimp when it comes to Happosai and prefers to let Ranma deal with him.
Soun dearly loved his wife, and after her death, he stayed faithful and keeps burning incense for her dear
departed soul, everyday and especially during certain anniversaries. Once Hinako tried to get him to marry
her, but failed. This kind of faithful husband is hard to find...
He does care for his three daughters though, and dearly loves them as much. He constantly worries for
the three of them, especially Akane, and despite his demeanor of being an emotional father, he is willing
to become the brave and courageous father, ready to sacrifice himself to protect his daughters and
Ranma, so that his honor can be saved. His honor is his pride, although a little flexible.
Also, after Genma and he got rid of Happosai, he got himself and his future daughters into big trouble, by
making deals with anyone willing to give him food to marry off his daughters to their sons. I'm not sure
how many deals he made, but I'm sure willing to bet he made at least half a dozen deals. Think french
food.

"Hey! I only made a few promises!"
(Me) "Yeah, when "few" means about a half dozen!"
"Erm... true... but I didn't always promise my daughters!"
(Me) "Well, I know you love them, so... I won't pursue it anymore."
 

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Nabiki Tendou
Age : 17                                                              Hair : Brown, with a glint.
Clothes : Modern Clothes.                                     Likes : Earning money, keeping money.
Curse : none                                                        Dislikes : Spending money.
Weapons : Her cunning and wit.
Chinese Name : Qian Xiao Mi (Extravagant) (Xiao refers to age, used for mostly younger or else familiar
                        faces. Literally, it means "small".)
Eyes : Brown, sometimes black.
Sex : Female.

"Hi, RanMaFan baby. How're things going?"
(Me) "Oh, hi Nabiki. I just stopped by to interview you. I'm doing a page for the main cast of Ranma 1/2."
"Before we start on anything, I want you to pay me first. To make it worth my while."
(Me) "Sigh... how much do you charge?" (Taking out a wad of cash)
"1000 Yen initial down payment, 500 yen every additional 1/2 hour thereafter."
(Me) "Here, your 1000 yen. I'll make it REAL short."
"Start asking."

Nabiki is quite simply the BEST mercenary in the whole Ranmaverse, and if she were real, in this
universe as well. She has the wits and cunning to extort money from any and everyone, although she
prefers to earn the money. Although what her definition of earn is, who knows? She sells photos of
Onna-Ranma in various states of undress, and Akane during her training sessions to Kuno, 3 for 1000 yen.
She also rents Ranma out, especially during the time when Ranma switched fiancees, trading Akane for
Nabiki. Boy, did she earn alot that time. But her wits and cunning were put to good use vs. the Gambling
King once, and whatever the rest lost, she managed to get back, especially after teaching them the
"Winning" Method.
Another plus is that because she's so desirable to most of the guys in the Ranma world, she can make alot
of money off the boys who date her, making them pay for their expenses and all that, milking them dry.
Her closest match came once, but she still won out by... 10 yen?
But, despite her mercenary attitude, she can and is quite caring about the welfare of the household, and
this is most obviously shown between her concern for Akane and Ranma's engagement. Her ability to
make up stories are incredible, and although they appear to be negative at first, her incredible cunning and
wit come into play, and the results are always positive. This doesn't mean she'll pass up a chance to make
money, but it works.
Despite her good side, she will never do something unless it benefits her as well, and if someone else does
profit from her, she'll dry that person too. She is VERY particular about her cash, and will not spend any
if possible. She loves to extort people as well, and no one's wallet is safe with her around.

(Me) " Er... ok, that's all I want to know."
"Right, cost tally : You've interviewed me for 2 hours. That makes.... 2000 yen."
(Me) "Whew, this was cheaper than I expected."
"Oh, I forgot. It's another 2000 yen for the copyrights to this interview."
(Me) "........"
 

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Kasumi Tendou
Age : 19                                                                  Hair : Long brown-black hair, tied in a ponytail      Clothes : Mostly Conservative modern clothes.                    slung over her right shoulder.
Curse : none.                                                           Likes : Almost everything.
Weapons : Her pleasant demeanor.                             Dislikes : Anything bad. (Gambling away a house,
Chinese Name : Qian Xiao Xia (Rosy Clouds)                           etc.) Men younger than her.
                        (Head in rosy clouds?)
Eyes : Brown. Definitely brown.
Sex : Female.

"Huh? Hello? Oh, it's you, RanMaFan!"
(Me) "Er... yes Kasumi. Do you have some spare time?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I still have alot to do in the house : Sweep the floor, wash the dishes, cook lunch....."
(Me) "Then I won't bother. Sorry."
"Oh my, no no, I didn't mean that... I can always make some spare time. Come, sit."
(Me) "Thanks."

Kasumi is the "mother" of the family, taking over her duties since Soun's wife passed away. Why her?
Well, she's the oldest, but also because Nabiki's always busy making money and Akane's a horrible cook.
She's sweet, and loving, but somewhat ignorant to the happenings around her.(Her head's in the clouds)
But this doesn't mean that she's simple, or easy to fool. I believe she had a boyfriend, as seen in the Doco
track "Kara". She occasionally goes to visit Tofu to bring him things like snacks and such, but everytime
she is spotted heading towards Tofu's place, a red alert goes out at his clinic, as Tofu kind of loses
concentration on everything he does when she's around. Akane once had a small crush on him, but
dropped it when she found out he loved Kasumi.
But, there's only 1 bad thing about Kasumi. (WHAT!? Kasumi's got a bad point!?) It's that she only likes
men older than her. That's it.
She is considered one of the more sexy girls in Ranma 1/2, and outside of it too. She is so innocent and
sweet that anyone, in no matter how foul a mood, will always cheer up after seeing her face, that
cheerful smile and innocent look. Concerning matters of other sorts, she takes everything in hand,
treating even the most dangerous and life-threatening situations with a surprisingly fresh approach. Never
even think about the negative possibilities and do your best. This works for her, and nobody's arguing.
In fact, because she's SOOO nice and kind, caring and loving, she is ABSOLUTELY invulnerable to
anyone who is capable of doing even a little damage. Even (gasp!) Happosai!

"That's it then, RanMaFan?"
(Me) "Yes, thank you. Now, I won't bother you anymore. I'll go somewhere else."
"Please, won't you stay a while..? I was going to make some tea for you. You look tired."
(Me) "Oh, why not? Arigato, Kasumi-san."
 

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Akane Tendou
Age : 16                                                        Hair : Black, originally long, then cut short by Ryoga's
Clothes : Modern                                                    flying cloth projectiles.
Curse : She's clumsy to the extreme!                Likes : Keeping Fit, trying to perfect her cooking, being
Weapons : Her temper, hands, feet and mallets.            Juliet, training her Anything Goes Martial Arts.
Chinese Name : Xiao Qian (Red dye.) (Little Scarlet... a nice descriptive name.)
                                                                    Dislikes : Name calling, her current cooking, Kunos.
Eyes : Brown/black/blue. Depends on what you're reading.
Sex : Mostly girl. *TOMBOY!*

"huff huff huff... oh... hi, RanMaFan! Jogging too I see! I heard you wanted to ask me something?"
(Me) "Huff...huff... yeah.... I want to talk about your life.... for this web page!"
"Go ahead... ask..."
(Me) "Are you a tomboy....whoa!"
"What did you say!????"
(Me) "Let me rephrase that....."
(A voice like Kuno's) "Akane! Please be mine..... aieeeeee....." (As Akane and RanMaFan kick him off.)

Akane is also a main character in the story, and most certainly as important as Ranma, because without
her, most of the stories wouldn't take place. The victim of various kidnappings, plot twists, and schemes,
Akane's the main driving force for most of the guys in the comics.
Akane isn't actually that much of a tomboy, but is VERY hot-tempered, and quick to explode when called
names, or else something similar happens that makes her angry. (It doesn't take much.) Otherwise, she's
quite sweet as well, and cute. Which is why every boy in Furinkan and most of the comics want her as
their girlfriend. Her hobbies would include training, training, training, and beating up Ranma. Her cooking
is absolutely inedible, and anyone eating her cooking would either end up dead or seriously ill. Somehow,
when she's trying to pay attention to her cooking, she ends up with the wrong ingredients, yet when
distracted, makes PERFECTLY normal food. She's also clumsy in almost all her endeavours, swimming,
sewing, etc, and is fairly slow witted. I know it's cruel, but my nickname for her is "hammerhead". Like a
hammer, she lands in the water "head" first, and sinks "head" first to the bottom. However, she has been
known to skate rather well, and does her physical training lessons quite well.
But enough on that, I'll look at her abilities. Because of the tragic story of her mother passing away when
she was still VERY young, she never got a chance to learnt he finer intricacies of being a girl, although
she does have the basics. Her temper probably stems from the fact that she tries her very best in her
endeavours, yet never gets any positive credit for it. She IS enthusiastic to learn things, like cooking and
new moves, yet because she is always TOO enthusiastic, she ends up overdoing it, thus her clumsy
outward appearance.
She originally sported long hair, when she still had a crush on Dr. Tofu, and was trying to catch his
attention, but it was cut short in the 2nd comic book, by one of Ryoga's stray cloth bandanna shurikens.
In school, she's always hounded by Tatewake Kuno, which results in him being hit by either her, Ranma,
or both. Ryoga also has a crush on her, although he's too shy to tell her outright. She's also quite caring
for Ranma, even though she publicly denies this, and does love him dearly. (Dare you try to make her say this out publicly?)
Like Ranma, she is clumsy when it comes to expressing her feelings in words too, and it usually comes
out as an insult. Instead, she prefers to show her affections for Ranma through her actions, which seems
more fitting.
As another meaning to the title, "Ranma 1/2", we could say that Akane provides... Ranma's 1/2. You
know as a tomboy, her behavior is that of a boy.... and that's psychological. Ranma... well.... is girl,
physically. 2 pairs of halves work together... fiancees, and complementing lives.

"Say, RanMaFan, why not come to our place to try my new recipe?"
(Me) "Sorry... gotta go... I got other people to interview......!!!" (Running off.)
"Sigh, no one wants to try my cooking.....I'll get Ranma to try it!"
(A voice from the wall beside her) "NO WAY!!!!!!"
"Come back here, you wimp!"
 

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