Ranma Saotome

Ranma Saotome (早乙女乱馬) is the sixteen-year-old heir to the Saotome Branch of Anything Goes Martial Arts. He’s the only child of Genma Saotome and Nodoka Saotome. Ranma is a skilled martial artist, but his life takes a chaotic turn when he falls into Jusenkyo Springs, cursed to transform into a girl when splashed with cold water and back into a boy with hot water. His complicated love life involves being engaged to Akane Tendo, Shampoo, Ukyo Kuonji, and others. Ranma’s adventures blend humor, action, and romance in the manga series “Ranma ½” by Rumiko Takahashi