History RanmaOneHalf / TropesAToF

-->'''Ranma:''' ''(...)But still... Hey. Are you actually thinking I might'' '''''lose?!'''''
-->'''Akane:''' ''Oh no. I know you'll win.''

* BathhouseBlitz: Subverted when the family, with Ryoga in tow, goes to a hot spring resort. The usual antics occur, but a strange presence lurks about, eventually kidnapping Akane. Ranma ultimately defeats the strange intruder by luring it in using his girl form as bait, only to discover that the person preying on the resort guest is the owner himself. The resort is rundown and has fallen out of favor. By attacking guests from the shadows, he guarantees they will go back with wild stories of monsters and ghosts, attracting more curious tourist and warriors looking to test their mettle.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The Tendō sisters- [[YamatoNadeshiko Kasumi]] (Beauty), [[ManipulativeBitch Nabiki]] (Brains) and [[TomBoy Akane]] (Brawn)

** [[TransformationRay Jusenkyo]], the famous Valley of Cursed Springs from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', is capable of bestowing either CursedWithAwesome or BlessedWithSuck upon those who receive its magical touch- it all depends on what spring, specifically, a person falls into. Some springs provide definite superpowers, but these often have a drawback. Ones that give you a cursed form that may have some advantages go under CursedWithAwesome.

** Ryoga's Shi Shi Hokodan is one of the most powerful attacks in the series. The downside? It's so powerful because it's powered by his depression... then again, with the aforementioned [[ForcedTransformation curse]], the fact he has NoSenseOfDirection, his [[CannotSpitItOut inability to confess his romantic feelings]], [[AllLoveIsUnrequited the obliviousness of his desired one to said feelings]], and the fact he has never been able to beat [[TheRival Ranma Saotome]], it's no wonder that he's so depressed.
** A story arc centers on Ryoga getting a special mark on his stomach that made him unbeatable in battle. Unfortunately, not only does the mark look ridiculous, but the only way to remove it was to defeat him in battle. Worse yet is that the mark shows up on his piglet form too, compromising his identity. He only got out of it by [[spoiler: flexing his stomach muscles so the mark distorted and Ranma could defeat him.]]

** Female Ranma is also kidnapped for this purpose, and very nearly bewitched with a LovePotion in the ''Toraware no Hanayome'' UsefulNotes/PCEngine video game. Akane has to rescue her from being married to a [[spoiler:bear]] prince.

* FaceFault

* CloningBlues: The Haunted Mirror. PlayedForLaughs.

* BitchInSheepsClothing:
** Nabiki.
** Oneshot character Satori the psychic kid even more so.

* BashBrothers: Mikado Sanzen'in and Azusa Shiratori, the Golden Pair of Martial Arts [[MartialArtsAndCrafts Ice Skating]].

* BlessedWithSuck: [[TransformationRay Jusenkyo]], the famous Valley of Cursed Springs from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', is capable of bestowing either CursedWithAwesome or BlessedWithSuck upon those who receive its magical touch- it all depends on what spring, specifically, a person falls into. Some springs provide definite superpowers, but these often have a drawback. Ones that give you a cursed form that may have some advantages go under CursedWithAwesome.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In the episode "Curse of the Scroll", a painter showcases 3 magical scrolls whose entities would come to life should the talisman placed on said scroll become loose. The first 2 entities in scrolls are horrible enough (the painter claims his grandfather and his father each made one and died within years afterwards), but the third one -- made by the painter himself -- quickly ends up with its talisman loose before the content within is shown because of a scuffle between Ranma and Genma. What's in the third scroll? [[PandaingToTheAudience A badly-drawn female panda]], whose wish is to have a night out with a "boyfriend" before going back to the scroll.

* CatchPhrase: Many, but most notably Kasumi: "Oh My", Akane: "Honestly" and "Ranma no baka!" (roughly "dummy", or "Ranma you jerk" in the dub; she even has a "Baka Song"), Ranma's catchword "kawaiikune" ("uncute"), Happōsai: "What a haul!" and "Sweeto!", Shampoo: "Nihao, Airen!" and, to a lesser extent, "Aiyaaa!" Akane in particular typically uses both of her catchphrases at least OncePerEpisode.

* BlueWithShock
* BoobsOfSteel: Played straight with Shampoo and Female-Ranma, who have generous busts and are highly skilled martial artists, as well as Miss Hinako who is one of the most powerful characters in the series since she drains power from her opponents. Atsuko Nakajima's OAV and movie character designs obviate the trope by making all of the girls extremely well-endowed, even the more modest ones.

** The anime starts off with a soft rounder look for the characters, reminiscent Manga/MaisonIkkoku. Then becomes more angular as the series progresses.

* DoesNotLikeShoes:
** Ranma himself tends to go barefoot quite often. That "often" however turns to "almost always" when he turns into a girl (since boy-sized shoes no longer fit). Hell, as a girl, s/he's introduced bare [[FeetFirstIntroduction feet first]].
** Tatewaki Kunō is shoeless too whenever wearing his traditional kendo uniform -- that is, most of the time.
** Sōun Tendō and Genma Saotome are constantly shoeless, which is fitting enough considering they are almost always dressed in martial arts uniforms. Of the two, only Sōun has the sense to wear geta when going out to the street. Early manga and anime at least showed Genma (in panda form) wiping his feet with a washcloth before coming into the house again
** Akane is barefoot whenever she's in her gi. Which is to say 90% of the time, whether she's training or ''skateboarding''.