Ranpha Franboise

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Ranpha Franboise (蘭花 フランボワーズ)
Name origin:	Ranpha seems to be a Japanese interpretation of the Chinese name "Rong-Fa". Franboise is the French word for raspberry; "framboise" is another way to transliterate the Japanese—see Romanization of Japanese.
Gender:	Female
Age:	18 (22 in GA II)
Seiyū:	Yukari Tamura
Height:	161cm
Hair color:	Blonde
Eye color:	Dark Brown
First appearance:	Episode 1, Galaxy Angel Season 1

The character Ranpha Franboise (蘭花 フランボワーズ) is from the anime, manga and dating sim series, Galaxy Angel.

[edit] In the anime

A blonde, vain beauty usually featured in a red Chinese dress with remarkable physical strength. Her predominant yet ultimately futile obsession is attempting to snag rich (and preferably handsome) men, which rarely appear in the series. In the last episode of the second season (ONLY in this episode), the Angel Troupe receives a new set of uniforms that actually gives them different powers. Ranpha's was the strangest as she could turn into a small pig (which still has her forehead tattoo and thigh bracelet), though she gains some super strength. The contraption on her head is usable as either a grappling hook or a weapon such as a nunchaku or a mace. She is also capable of hammerspace as she can summon weapons out of thin air.

She also appears in the seventh episode of Galaxy Angelrune- Galaxy Angel II, the anime version of Galaxy Angel II, along with the rest of the original Angel Troupe, by then called the Moon Angel Troupe (as was their original name, in the games). Unlike her game incarnation however (see below), her character design remains the same. The only (slight) change in her profile is the fact that she has finally married, but the marriage soon falls apart, forcing her to join Forte in her travels.

[edit] In the manga

A member of the Angel Troupe searching for "Mr. Right", her ideal boyfriend. At first, she didn't trust Takuto fully; she does not call him by his first name, she calls him a pervert, and she freely beats him up whenever he annoys her. Later on when she saw that Takuto genuinelly cared for her, she started having a crush on him; this was lessened a bit however when he said that he likes everyone in the Angel Troupe, she then beats him up once again. Ranpha's crush on Takuto grew when he accidentally kissed her. It slightly damages her relationship with Milfie as she misinterprets their kiss, however she denies that it was a real kiss. Even though she loves Takuto, she is willing to give him up because from her point of view, it seems that Milfie and Takuto like each other; Ranpha even jokes to Milfie that she will take away Takuto if Milfie doesn't confess to him soon. In volume 3 of Galaxy Angel Beta, she casually tells Takuto "I like you" after returning from a trip. She then cheerfully announces that she is going on another trip and runs out of the room, leaving him stunned.

[edit] In the games

Her personality is generally the same in the games, though nowhere near as obsessed with men as in the anime. She became friends with Milfeulle in the military academy and considers her a rival, but is defeated on every occasion due to Milfeulle's luck. Proud and often harsh, some may find it difficult to approach Ranpha, let alone start a conversation with her. However, behind her tough exterior is a kind person whom is always willing to put the feelings of others before herself. She is one of the people least impressed by Takuto when they first meet, and challenges him to a practice match. This lack of trust is not helped when the enemy forces sneak a robot disguised as Takuto aboard the Elle Ciel, only for the robot to spy on Ranpha taking a shower (the incident is compounded when the real Takuto sees Ranpha nude and wrapped in a towel after she leaves the shower and the robot has already left; Ranpha, of course, assumes that Takuto was spying on her the whole time). However, once Ranpha uncovers the existence of the robot and destroys it, her trust in Takuto begins to grow. She is the pilot of the Emblem Frame Kung-Fu Fighter, which is designed for close range combat.

If Ranpha and Takuto are a couple, they are perhaps the most expressive of their affection for each other of all the potential couplings.

In the first Galaxy Angel game, if Takuto chooses to take her to the dance that occurs halfway into the game, she is unable to dance with him because the shoes that she had begged for earlier prove to be too tight for her. They cause Ranpha's feet to bleed, so she runs off, prompting Takuto to find her and dance with her in private in an observation dome. At the end of the game, she stays with Takuto aboard the Elsior/Elle Ciel.

In Moonlit Lovers, like Mint in her potential storyline, Ranpha fears that Takuto has fallen for Chitose. In Ranpha's case, this is because she believes she has seen them holding hands. Actually, Chitose had simply dropped a pile of papers, and Takuto was helping to pick them up; Ranpha had merely arrived at the worst possible moment, when Takuto and Chitose's hands happened to be touching. Yet Takuto eventually manages to prove his devotion to her (going so far as to dress up in a pink t-shirt bearing her face and name while wearing a headband and carrying flags all marked with her name and hearts). By the end of the game, Ranpha and Takuto refer to each other as "Darling" and "Honey" respectively.

During Eternal Lovers, Ranpha and Takuto are still very affectionate, but Takuto's increasingly heavy duties have begun straining their relationship. Things are not helped by the arrival of the beautiful Lushati, who arrived with her brother Wein to request help for EDEN. A number of misunderstandings result in Ranpha fearing that Takuto's infamous skirt-chasing habits have revived and are aimed at the soft-spoken, polite young woman, despite Takuto's denials. Later still, after Takuto is forced to shoot down the Kung-Fu Fighter when it is hijacked by the Val-Fasq, Ranpha develops a reflex action, striking Takuto whenever they come into physical contact (it should be noted that this is unintentional; Ranpha still loves Takuto very much and feels horrible every time it occurs throughout Eternal Lovers). However, Ranpha finally overcomes the reflex action when she is trapped on a collapsing bridge and must jump into Takuto's arms (allowing him to catch her) to escape. When Ranpha embraces Takuto after the jump, this serves as a signal to her body that Takuto is once again a source of comfort and security, and the reflex action disappears. Towards the end of the game, when Ranpha talks about her siblings, Takuto mentions he would like to meet them, since he would like to get to know his future brothers and sisters. Ranpha (correctly) interprets this as a rather indirect proposal.

In Galaxy Angel II, she is one of the angels who retired from the military. She works as an ambassador for EDEN and is currently staying in NEUE at a planet called "Magiic", respected by Kahlua/Tequila Majoram, who is also into magic.

Galaxy Angel characters

Moon Angels

Milfeulle Sakuraba - Mint Blancmanche - Ranpha Franboise Forte Stollen - Vanilla H - Chitose Karasuma

Rune Angels

Apricot Sakuraba - Lily C. Sherbet - Nano-Nano Pudding Kahlua/Tequilla Marjoram - Anise Azeat

Game and manga

Takuto Meyers - Kazuya Shiranami - Lester Cooldaras - Almo and Coco - Shiva

Anime only

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