General Questions
How old is
everyone?
Ranma, Akane, Ryöga, Gosunkugi and Ukyö are all
defiantly 16 - they're in the same school year, and Ryöga would be if he went to
school.
Shampoo and Mousse are most likely similar in age (since they grew up
together), but their exact ages aren't given, but like Kodachi, Akari and
Konatsu they are probably 16.
Tatewaki Kunö and Nabiki are 17, and Kasumi is
19. Pantyhose Taro looks a little bit older than the 16 year olds (probably
17-19), and it is also likely (for other reasons) that he is older. In the
manga, Cologne's exact age isn't given, but she says she's over 100 years old
(in the anime, she's over 300 years old). Happosai is about the same age (to
within a few years) as Cologne.
Genma and the Jusenkyö Guide are probably in
their early forties, Nodoka and Soün are probably in their late thirties, and
Hinako and Dr Tofü are in their probably early to mid twenties.
No-one's
birthday is known.
How well can everyone
cook?
Ranma and Ryöga can both cook for themselves (though Ryöga
has only been seen making instant food), and presumably Genma can as well (since
he had to feed both Ranma and himself when they went on training trips), but
Ranma has some real cooking skill (as shown in V23.7, and OAV 3).
Akane's
cooking is generally terrible (though she did once make a 'normal' tasting curry
in V25.10), probably because she tries too hard and also, she has no knowledge
about cooking - she makes lots of basic mistakes. Ranma's fiancées can all cook
very well over a wide range of foods (Ukyö can make more than okonomiyaki) and
so can Kasumi and Nodoka.
There isn't any information about Nabiki, Kunö,
Mousse, the Principal, and Akari. Dr Tofü, Pantyhose, and Hinako would all cook
for themselves, and maybe the Principal as well, but they are never seen making
food. Konatsu has some cooking skill, and has learned to make a reasonable
tasting okonomiyaki.
What is that thing with the first
and fourth fingers being extended?
It is a sigh of surprise or
shock and is called oyakusoku pozu, which literally means "promise
pose".
What do the sweat drops that occasionally appear
on characters' heads mean?
Nervousness, fear,
surprise.
What does the small cross that occasionally
appear on characters' heads mean?
Irritation
What are some common gags?
hammers - it's Akane who
mostly gets them, but almost all the characters have used them (and gotten them
out of nowhere) at some point.
ink pens - sometimes characters have
taken out a pen and then doodle on someone else's face.
bras - Ranma,
Soün and Genma have been able to use bra's to get Happosai, but unless they
carry them around all the time, they appear like hammers.
disguises and
clothes - Ranma has used an amazing amount of disguises (Genma and Soün have
also dressed in drag a few times). Maybe Mrs Tendö had a huge collection of
clothes, or there are some very good rental stores in the area.
rain -
Nerima has very strange weather patterns.
normal clothes (regenerate?)
- Ranma has had a large number of clothes ripped, cut, burnt and otherwise
damaged. So does he spend most of his money on clothes?
panda signs -
like the hammers, they come from nowhere, and Genma always has a pen to write on
them with. Ranma once came up with signs in
V12.6.
mega-phones/microphones - when singing something, or when
making a dramatic statement, people often have mikes in their hands. Also, they
use a mega-phone when they want to yell into someone's ear very
loudly.