Locations in Ranma ½
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This is a list of locations in Ranma ½ that commonly appear in the series.
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[edit] Furinkan
Furinkan is a community in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The name means "wind forest hall."
All of the main characters live in Furinkan, and most attend the eponymous local high school which is under the dark fist of Principal Kuno. The town has several mysterious curio and antique shops, as well as restaurants such as Ucchan's okonomiyaki shop, and Cologne's Neko Hanten (Cat Cafe), serving Chinese food. Many dojos are based in Furinkan, most notably the Tendo Dojo, home of the Tendo School of Anything Goes Martial Arts (also translated as Tendo School of Indiscriminate Grappling).
Although Furinkan is a fictional community, some scenes in the manga have been shown to have been modeled on actual places in Nerima Ward's suburb of Shakujii-koen.
[edit] Jusenkyo
Jusenkyo (呪泉郷 Jusenkyō?) is the fictional "cursed" springs. Jusenkyo is located in a secret area in the Bayankala mountain range (Bayan Har Shan), south of Mount Kensei, in Qinghai Province, China and is maintained by the Jusenkyo Guide. While it is always referred to by its Japanese name, the name of the "cursed springs village" in Mandarin would be Zhòuquánxiāng.
Many bad things have happened in Jusenkyo, mainly that people and animals have drowned in the various pools hundreds or thousands of years ago. Legend has it that when something drowns in one of these pools, the pool becomes cursed, and anyone falling into that pool will become whatever drowned there, although they retain their mind, personality and abilities. The cure (albeit temporary) is to be splashed with hot water. Then the victim would remain in his or her natural form until again encountering cold water. In the world of Ranma ½, Jusenkyo has become a "proving ground" for martial artists.
In Ranma ½, people have accidentally fallen into the springs of the drowned girl, panda, duck, piglet, and cat, and at least one character chose to voluntarily bathe in one of the springs. However, most characters featured who have the curse find it to be obstructive and would rather be rid of it. While several have searched for a cure, believing that the Spring of Drowned Man (or Girl) would remove their curse, it has been found that bathing in two springs will actually mix the curses rather than switch them. This was demonstrated in the manga when Pantyhose Taro bathed in the Spring of Drowned Octopus, and found that his cursed form (a minotaur with wings and an eel for a tail) had sprouted tentacles and gained the ability to squirt ink from its fingers. The only known permanent cure was to use water from the Dragon Statue, a source of water for Jusenkyo that was located atop Mount Phoenix. The statue was destroyed toward the end of the manga. In the process, the waters of the cursed springs were jumbled up, combining the curses into an unpredictable and possibly dangerous mixture.
[edit] List of Cursed Springs
- Spring of Drowned Panda (Shonmaoneechuan; Mandarin Xióngmāonìquán) - Cursed Genma Saotome
- Spring of Drowned Girl (Nyanneechuan; Mandarin Niángnìquáan) - Cursed Ranma Saotome, Herb and a monkey (manga only)
- Spring of Drowned Duck (Mandarin Yānìquán) - Cursed Mousse
- Spring of Drowned Piglet - Cursed Ryoga Hibiki
- Spring of Drowned Cat (Maoneechuan; Mandarin Māonìquán) - Cursed Shampoo
- Spring of Drowned Yeti-riding-Bull-carrying-Crane-and-Eel (Niuhoomanmaorenniichuan; Mandarin Níuhèmánmáorénnìquán)- Cursed Pantyhose Taro
- Spring of Drowned Octopus (Mandarin Zhāngyúnìquán) - Cursed Pantyhose Taro (manga only)
- Spring of Drowned Buddhist Priest - Cursed Kin'nee (anime only)
- Spring of Drowned Twins - No one cursed (created two crows and two bumps on Happosai's head)
- Spring of Drowned Statue of Warrior Goddess (Asura) - Cursed Rouge (manga only)
- Spring of Drowned Frog - Cursed Frog Hermit (anime only), a couple crows (manga only)
- Spring of Drowned Child - Cursed Lukkosai (manga only)
- Spring of Drowned Akane - Cursed Kiima (manga only). Akane didn't drown completely and was left alive.
[edit] Mt. Phoenix
This large mountain is located outside of Jusenkyo and it is the home of the phoenix people and the location of Jusendo which contains the giant dragon and phoenix statues that are the source of all the magic water in Jusenkyo. Saffron is the ruler of the mountain and he uses Jusendo to go through his re-birthing process.
[edit] Ryugenzawa
Ryugenzawa is the mysterious forest that contains unusually large animals, due to the magical "Water of Life" spring. Shinnosuke and his grandfather keep the animals restricted to this area. When Akane was a little girl she got lost in the woods of Ryugenzawa. She was found by a little boy named Shinnosuke, who saves her from the giant animals that live there. Akane returns to Ryugenzawa in search of the boy that saved her so many years ago.
Ryugenzawa is an ancient forest in which the legendary eight-headed serpent Orochi was sealed in the center of the forest's lake centuries ago, Orochi possesses a magical healing moss on its back that caused the forest's lake to gain mistycal properties, such as making animals grow twice their seize and healing all injuries, of course the effects only last as long as one drinks it.
Shinnosuke and his Grandfather both live in the forest of Ryugenzawa. Here they protect the local villagers from the giant animals that they once kept as pets. Many years ago, Shinnosuke's Grandfather was in charge of a small petting zoo in Ryugenzawa, and when the animals escaped they grew to monsterous sizes due to the Water of Life found in the forest, now Shinnosuke and his grandfather have taken on the task of keeping the huge animals away from civilization, while at the same time caring for them.
Shinnosuke now depends on the Water of Life to cure the deep gashes that plague his life. Without frequent exposure to the Water of Life Shinnosuke will die.
[edit] Sexy Kunoichi Tea Shop
This sexy entertainment tea shop was runned by Konatsu's mean and ugly step family; Happosai took Genma and Ranma here for "training" but after seeing the hideous faces of the owners he quickly destroyed it with his Happo Fire Burst and ran away, afterwards they ordered Konatsu to get revenge on Ranma, Genma and Happosai.
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Ranma ½ Characters
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| Saotome Family | |
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| Ranma Saotome | Genma Saotome | Nodoka Saotome | |
| Tendo Family | |
| Soun Tendo | Kasumi Tendo | Nabiki Tendo | Akane Tendo | Mrs. Tendo | |
| Chinese | |
| Shampoo | Mousse | Cologne | Jusenkyo Guide | Pantyhose Taro | |
| Kuno Family | |
| Tatewaki Kuno | Kodachi Kuno | Principal Kuno | Sasuke Sarugakure | |
| Notable Furinkan Residents | |
| Ukyo Kuonji | Hikaru Gosunkugi | Dr. Tofu Ono | Hinako Ninomiya | Konatsu | |
| Major Adversaries | |
| Ryoga Hibiki | Happosai | Mariko Konjo | Herb | Ryu Kumon | Saffron | |
| Recurring / Other Characters | |
| Akari Unryu | Tsubasa Kurenai | Shinnosuke | Ranma ½ minor characters | |
| Other Articles | |
| Locations in Ranma ½ | Anything Goes Martial Arts | Chinese Amazons | |
