Ryoga Hibiki from Ranma ½ is Ranma’s primary rival. He is a kind-hearted, naive, and fiercely loyal martial artist, best known for his tragically poor sense of direction and his curse of turning into a small black pig whenever splashed with cold water

He is an athletic, cocky, and somewhat immature teenager who boasts a strong moral center. While often blunt and brash, he deeply cares for his friends and will go to great lengths to protect them. Akane is his fiancé

friendly and compassionate 16-year-old student, but she has a stubborn, "two-faced" temper. She gets incredibly jealous and physically violent when provoked, though deep down she is fiercely loyal, self-sacrificing, and gentle shes Ranma fiancé

fiercely selfish, cowardly, and comically irresponsible martial arts master. Though he claims to follow honorable traditions, he consistently puts his own gluttonous desires first—often abandoning or blaming his son Ranma to dodge the consequences of his own chaotic mistake Genma was cursed at the Jusenkyo Springs in China. When splashed with cold water, he transforms into a giant panda. (He can only revert to his human form with warm/hot water hes the father of Ranma

Soun Tendo is the emotional, traditional, and often goofy patriarch of the Tendo family. He serves as a humorous contrast between a rigid, old-school martial artist and a doting, overwhelmed single father. His daughters are akane, kasumi,Nabiki

She as the kind, gentle, and unflappable matriarch of the Tendo family, gracefully keeping the household peaceful amidst the chaotic martial arts madness.

pragmatic, opportunistic, and fiercely money-motivated middle sister. She acts as the calculating "straight man" and opportunist in a cast full of exaggerated, chaotic martial artists

egotistical, overly dramatic, and delusional high school martial artist who believes he is a noble samurai.

a fierce, battle-trained Chinese Amazon with an obsessive, fiercely possessive streak. While she is typically bubbly, frank, and playful, she is completely ruthless when pursuing Ranma’s affection or eliminating romantic rivals in love with Ranma

martial arts master who acts as a subversion of the "wise old master" trope. He is a lecherous, petty, and universally loathed dirty old man whose primary motivations in life are causing chaos, avoiding consequences, and committing "panty raids". Hes a pervert