FANFICTION OF THE WEEK

DAIGAKUSEI NO RANMA

Ranma Saotome Ranma is a Physical Education major (freshman) at Mizunoikan. Ranma spent the year after high school teaching classes at the Tendo dojo. Due to declining business, he decides to get a degree from Mizunoikan. Ranma has married Akane, and the two move into Room 4 of Maison Sabaku. Jusenkyo Curse - Red-headed woman Special Attacks: Mouko Takabisha, Tenshin Amaguriken, Saotome Secret Technique, Happosai Momentum Trick, Hiryuu Shotenha, Cat-Fu 1Y-1S Classes: Math I (with Ukyou), Sociology, World History (Toba-sensei), Japanese Composition (with Hiroe)

Akane (Tendo) Saotome Akane majors in Theater Arts (sophomore) at Mizunoikan. Marries Ranma in DnR1, mutually deciding to delay physical intimacy, jealous of Ranma's relationship with Ukyou, though this has faded somewhat. In her freshman year lived with Nabiki, and had a number of male followers. Moves into Maison Sabaku with Ranma in DnR1. Decides to use Tendo as her stage name, which causes arguments with Ranma. Plays Katherine in DnR6. Starts doing some typing for professors to earn money in DnR19. 1Y-2S Classes: Acting (with Lardizabal) 2Y-1S Classes: Drama, American Theater 2Y-2S Classes: Stage Combat, History of Theater I, Acting III, Foreign Language

Ukyou Kuonji Ukyou runs an okonomiyaki shop (Utchan) which she closes when she leaves for Mizunoikan University. In love with Ranma, she promised not to interfere with the wedding, and helped to stop Shampoo. She has decided to major in Literature (freshman). Bikes to Mizunoikan. Relationship with Ranma has gone through its tough times, especially during the kidnap affair at Nabiki's request. Mother died when young, on the road with father by age 5. Speaks with Kansai accent. Classes: Math I (with Ranma)

Megami Kuonji Megami is a moon-child that Ukyou finds and decides to take care of. Grows rapidly through early childhood, also radiates a "glow" until it is counteracted by the sand from Yutaga at the end of DnU1.

Ichiro Sato Lives in Maison Sabaku Room 5. Likes to paint (gives a painting to Ranma and Akane). Calls from Osaka in DnR16. Has short brown hair. Tends to have girls following him, parents tried to make him an idol singer. Knows about Ranma's curse, Jusenkyo, B-chan. Able to summon "spirits" like Yutuga. Has to place sake at the top of Mount Fuji for two weeks due to a deal in DnU1.

Makiko Kawamura Makiko is Ukyou's roommate. She owned a Macintosh Quadra, which was destroyed when the Prince of Ill Luck arrived. Currently, she now owns a Pentium II, which she lets Ukyou use for her papers. She is a Computer Science (freshman) major at Mizunoikan. Bikes to Mizunoikan. Corresponds through E-mail with "Hito-chan" and plays on MUCKs with Satori as Wally the Wombat. Knows about Ranma's fear of cats and Cat-Fu. Father was an accountant, mother a secretary, one brother and younger sister. Grew up in a suburb of Osaka. Gets silly when deprived of sleep. Has shown "some" interest in Lardizabal. Classes: Freshman Composition (with Junko) [no afternoon classes]

Lardizabal Tanaka Lardizabal was one of Akane's admirers her first year in college. His mother is chinese. Fights using Drunk Style Kung-Fu (i.e. gets better as gets drunker). Has met Ranma's female form, thinks she is Ranma's younger sister. Afraid of heights. Speaks Mandarin Chinese. Spends 6 days/week repairing university theater after theatre was destroyed by Tatewaki Kunou. Has an extreme dislike at any mention of perfection. Knows about Ranma's fear of cats and Cat-Fu. Classes (1Y) : Acting (with Akane)

Kasumi Tendo Kasumi stays behind at the dojo when the others leave for college. She then decides to go into pre-Medicine (freshman) at Noumunoikan. Bikes to class. Shares an apartment with Yuriko Murata. Classes: Human Anatomy

Nabiki Tendo Nabiki is a Business major (junior) at Mizunoikan. Rents out a spare room at her apartment house (which she owns) to Junko. She roomed with Akane during her sophomore year at Mizunoikan. Nabiki rides to campus on a scooter. Belongs to Young Businessmen's Association.

Shampoo At Nekohanten. Has attempted to stop both Saotome-Tendo weddings. Opens Nekohanten Bar & Grill near Mizunoikan, with Mousse as bartender. Speaks Mandarin Chinese. Jusenkyo Curse: Small white cat with bells in hair.

Mousse Works at the Nekohanten Bar & Grill as a bartender. Has made peace with Ranma. Speaks Mandarin Chinese. Jusenkyo Curse: White duck with glasses.

Hitomi Akiyama Hitomi is taking a year off from school working at Chez Funsui. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes. Played volleyball for Tomobiki High her senior year - her team went to national finals. Tends to get sick and throw up when drunk.

Yuriko Murata Yuriko majors in Pre-Medicine (Junior) at Noumunoikan. Yuriko is Kasumi's roommate and has a reputation for being a mad scientist type. Bikes to class. Has developed a strength potion for mice, also has a basketball in the freezer. Owns a red sports car. Has seen Ranma/Mousse/Shampoo cursed form, thinks is due to strength potion. Has a shocking disregard/ignorance of any standard experiment procedures. Had a computer in her room which was destroyed; now has virtual reality simulator. In DnR19 was threatened with suspension over her power potion.

Ryouga Hibiki Left to follow Akane to Mizunoikan during the year previous to start of DnR1, reaches Mizuonoikan campus in DnR2. Finds Akane in DnR3, leaves after finding out about marriage, returns to tell Akane about P-chan. Special Attacks: Bakusai-ten-ketsu Jusenkyo Curse - Baby Black Pig with yellow bandanna collar

Junko Shimada Tends to keep to herself. Rents a spare room from Nabiki. Likes to skip her morning classes. Starts a relationship with Shirow sometime between DnR5 and DnR11. Attends Mizunoikan. Classes: Aerobics, Freshman Composition (with Makiko), Sociology (with Shirow) [no afternoon classes]

Shirow Shirow wants to be a manga artist someday. Attends Mizunoikan. Was captain of his high school dance team. Starts going out with Junko, probably sometime around DnR5-6 (three month anniversary in DnU1). Classes: Sociology (with Junko)

Kazuyo "Kanrinin-san" Furuya Kazuyo is the manager of Maison Sabaku; lives in Room 1. A short willowy woman who wears her hair in a bun. Her husband Tohru passed away several years ago. Kazuyo has seen Ranma's female form and knows it as related to Akane somehow. Plays chess and shogi with Toshi (hasn't lost yet).

Choji Ketibeppu Choji lives in Room 3. Tends to carry around a camera. Somewhat of a pervert. Has a satellite dish and subscribes to the Playboy channel. Smokes cigarettes. Apparently rich enough to afford a number of electronic surveillance equipment in his attempts to spy on Ranma and Akane.

Toshi Yamakawa Toshi lives in Room 6. Ranma finds him boring. Sato finds him boring, but apparently talks to him quite a bit (enough for them to get along).