"Ran-Chan"
10 years ago, on a training journey in the country with his father, Ranma stole okonomiyaki [a cross between an omelet and a pancake] daily from Uky^o's father's yatai (food cart), easily overcoming `Ucchan''s defense. However, it was a friendly rivalry -- Uky^o drew pictures with okonomiyaki sauce on them for Ranma.
Her father told Genma that Uky^o said she wants to be Ranma's wife. Genma said Ranma already has a fianc'ee. Uky^o's father said that's too bad, he was thinking of giving them the yatai for a dowry. Genma said, "We'll take her!"
In a quandary, Genma let Ranma make the decision-- he asked
Ranma which he liked better, okonomiyaki or Uky^o. Never
suspecting that Uky^o is a girl, Ranma chose okonomiyaki.
So Genma and Ranma ran off with the yatai and left Uky^o
behind.
Shamed and ridiculed by her peers, Uky^o decided she wouldn't like boys forever, dressed and lived as one, and devoted herself to okonomiyaki style martial arts.
She shows up as a new student at Furinkan High and challenges Ranma. After a heated battle, Ranma discovers Uky^o's actual gender (and verifies it by pouring hot water on her!). Meanwhile, Uky^o discovers that Ranma does not get along with his "uncute" fianc'ee. Ranma and Uky^o reconcile, and she becomes enamored of him again.
Though she still dreams of marrying Ranma, Ranma still treats Ucchan only as an old friend. Her plots to win him over are less violent and more psychological that Ranma's other suitors. For example, instead of trying to kill her rival Akane, Uky^o arranges a date between her and Ry^oga.
Running her okonomiyaki restaurant "Ucchan" has made her skillful at both domestic tasks and running a business. Although she lives to cook okonomiyaki, she would give it all up to marry Ranma.
Entrance: Nett^ohen episode 23. Volume 9 part 5. Distinctive features: Wears a bandolier of small spatulas and a huge spatula on her back. Dialect: Kansai dialect (ex. `da' replaced with `ya', `-masen' -> `-mahen', uses `uchi' instead of `watashi', says `ooki ni' for "thank you"). Aliases: `Okonomiyaki no Uky^o' "Okonomiyaki Uky^o" Weapons: Wields a huge spatula. Throws small sharpened spatulas. Once, threw exploding bags of powder. Alias: `Ucchan' to Ranma Name: Kuonji "eternal temple" Uky^o "right of Kyoto"
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