| This section is made up of manga characters that only made one or two appearances in Ranma ½, but are important nonetheless as they flesh out the main characters backgrounds in many cases. |
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Old Washer Woman |
| This elderly woman, can almost always be seen cleansing the outside of her house by pouring water on the sidewalk. More often than not, she accidently splashes Ranma. |
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Bess, the Yamane's Dog |
| Once Ranma first realizes that Ryoga is cursed, he believes him to be this dog. Akane explains that the dog, Bess, belongs to the Tendo's neighbors, the Yamane family. |
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Kolhotz Fashion Club |
| When Ryoga attempts to pair up with Akane to fight Mikado and Azusa, he accidently pairs up with Ranma. The crowd roars their disapproval, not because of the switch, but because of Ranma and Ryoga's poor fashion sense. In steps the Fashion Club to outfit them with trendy skating costumes. |
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Shampoo's Father |
| Shampoo's father is only briefly shown when she falls into Jusenkyo. He is quite upset that his daughter has become a cat. |
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Man from Neighborhood Watch |
| This man often asks the Soun to help with some neighborhood problems (usually involving Happosai). He reappears later in the series to ask Soun and Genma help stop the attacks of the Niku-men. |
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The Director and his Assistant |
| The Director decided to hold auditions for Romeo and Juliet and wanted Akane as his Juliet. Kuno, Gosunkugi, Happosai and Ranma all wanted the part of Romeo. The winning play of the festival wins a chance to see China. |
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Xian "China" Li |
| When the director said the winning play "wins a chance to see China" he actually means Xian "China" Li, a foreign actor and the judge of the Drama Festival. In Japan he's called Ryokou-san (Mr. Trip). |
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Mr. Green Turtle |
| Mr. Green Turtle is Kodachi's pet alligator. He has the photo negatives that Ranma is trying to get back inside his electrified collar. |
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Ukyo's Father |
| Ukyo's father agreed to give his Okonomiyaki cart to Genma if Ranma and Ukyo would get married. Genma agreed (even though he had already arranged to have Ranma marry one of Soun's daughters at this point). In the end, Genma took the Kuonji's Okonomiyaki cart, but ran away without Ukyo. |
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Yoiko Hibiki |
| "Yoiko" is actually Ranma pretending to be Ryoga's sister. Ryoga took Akane to his home to see his new puppies, and when Ranma found out, he decided to disguise himself as Ryoga's long lost sister. She's also quite a popular character in Japan. "Yoiko" can be translated as "good girl". |
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Kimen School of Martial Arts Calligraphy Teacher |
| On one of Ryoga's trips through Japan, this old man attacked him and begged Ryoga to feed him. Once Ryoga did, the old man drew the "Mark of Power" on his chest. The mark made him invincible, but embarrassed him because it looks like a smiley face. |
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Wishbringer Monk |
| Kuno makes a journey to the temple housing the "Wishbringer Sword". This monk realizes that Kuno will be the only man to pull the sword from it's stone. Why? Because Kuno was the one-millionth puller. |
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Dragon's Whisker Salesman |
| Shortly after Ranma falls into Jusenkyo, he eats some soup this man has made from the Dragon's Whisker. The man is relieved to see that Ranma is a girl, because the whisker has no effects on women. When Ranma reveals he is a boy, the man gives him another whisker to prevent his hair from growing too quickly. |
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The Mayor of Zekkyo |
| The greedy mayor of Zekkyo holds a contest to see who can win a trip to any hot spring in the world, with all expenses paid. The mayor has many deadly traps set throughout the course, and he plans on letting no one win the trip. Ultimately Ryoga and Ukyo barely beat Ranma and Akane across the finish line. |
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Le Petite Bouche |
| Le Petite Bouche developed the secret technique "Parlay du Foie Gras". Ranma uses the technique to defeat Picolet. The "Parlay" involves quickly stuffing your food in your opponents mouth. Because of this, the user does not have to develop the characteristic distended mouth that many champion "martial arts diners" have. His name is French for "Little Mouth". |
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The Panda Artist |
| This artist uses cursed tools to create his paintings. When Ranma and Genma accidently knock the seal off of one of them, the painting comes to life. The painting happened to be of a female (and extremely poorly drawn) panda. Once the panda is returned to the picture, the artist draws a horribly likeness of Ranma next to her to keep her company. |
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Pantyhose Taro's Mother |
| Pantyhose's mother went into labor near Jusenkyo, and with Happosai's help, she delivered her baby safely. To show her gratitude, she let Happosai wash him off (in Jusenkyo) and name him. |
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Paper Doll Salesman |
| Seeing Hikaru go unnoticed by Akane, causes this salesman to make Gosunkugi an offer he can't refuse. He sales Gosunguki the magical paper dolls that force their wearer to do whatever is written on them. Hikaru attempts to use one of them to make the man lower his price. |
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Civil Engineer |
| The civil engineer discovers Ryoga stuck in an underground cave, unable to escape. He teaches him the "Shi Shi Hokodan" in order to blast his way out. The reason he looks so cartoonish is because many construction sites in Japan feature posters with this character on them. |
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Colonel Sanders |
| When Harumaki's spirit leaves it's body, Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame demonstrates a soul leaving it's body. |
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Fafa |
| When Pantyhose Taro went back to China, he saw Fafa being chased by a bear. After saving her she asked what his name was, and he ran away because he was so embarrassed about his name. |
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Saffron |
| Saffron is another girl that Pantyhose Taro saves while back in China. Saffron is being chased by a wild boar, and like Fafa, she asks Pantyhose his name. Once again, Pantyhose finds her very attractive, but runs away in shame. Saffron should not be confused with Saffron, the powerful Phoenix person. |
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Gosunkugi's Parents |
| The apple doesn't fall far from the tree in the Gosunkugi family. One can see where Hikaru gets the dark circles under his eyes from. |
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Antiques Salesman |
| This antiques salesman sells Kuno the powerful Phoneix egg. He also sells Kuno the scroll containing the recipe for the pills used to make the Phoenix grow faster and leave Kuno's head. |
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Priest |
| This priest gets Ranma, Genma and Soun to help try and replace the Oni's seal in order to prevent him from escaping. Once the Oni escapes, the priest aides them in recapturing it. |
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