Locations in Ranma ½

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This is a list of locations in Ranma ½ that commonly appear in the series.

1 Furinkan
2 Jusenkyo
- 2.1 List of Cursed Springs
3 Mt. Phoenix
4 Ryugenzawa

[edit] Furinkan

Furinkan is a community in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The name means "wind forest hall."

All of the main characters live in Furinkan, and most attend the eponymous local high school which is under the dark fist of Principal Kuno. The town has several mysterious curio and antique shops, as well as restaurants such as Ucchan's okonomiyaki shop, and Cologne's Neko Hanten (Cat Cafe), serving Chinese food. Many dojos are based in Furinkan, most notably the Tendo Dojo, home of the Tendo School of Anything Goes Martial Arts (also translated as Tendo School of Indiscriminate Grappling).

Although Furinkan is a fictional community, some scenes in the manga have been shown to have been modeled on actual places in Nerima Ward's suburb of Shakujii-koen.

[edit] Jusenkyo

Jusenkyo (呪泉郷, Jusenkyō^?) is the fictional "cursed" springs. Jusenkyo is located in a secret area in the Bayankala mountain range (Bayan Har Shan), south of Mount Kensei, in Qinghai Province, China and is maintained by the Jusenkyo Guide. While it is always referred to by its Japanese name, the name of the "cursed springs village" in Mandarin would be Zhòuquánxiāng.

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Many bad things have happened in Jusenkyo, mainly that people and animals have drowned in the various pools hundreds or thousands of years ago. Legend has it that when something drowns in one of these pools, the pool becomes cursed, and anyone falling into that pool will become whatever drowned there, although they retain their mind, personality and abilities. The cure (albeit temporary) is to be splashed with hot water. Then the victim would remain in his or her natural form until again encountering cold water. In the world of Ranma ½, Jusenkyo has become a "proving ground" for martial artists.

In Ranma ½, people have accidentally fallen into the springs of the drowned girl, panda, duck, piglet, and cat, and at least one character chose to voluntarily bathe in one of the springs. However, most characters featured who have the curse find it to be obstructive and would rather be rid of it.

[edit] List of Cursed Springs

Spring of Drowned Panda - Cursed Genma Saotome
Spring of Drowned Girl - Cursed Ranma Saotome, Herb and a monkey (manga only)
Spring of Drowned Duck - Cursed Mousse
Spring of Drowned Piglet - Cursed Ryoga Hibiki
Spring of Drowned Cat - Cursed Shampoo
Spring of Drowned Yeti-riding-Bull-carrying-Crane-and-Eel - Cursed Pantyhose Taro
Spring of Drowned Octopus - Cursed Pantyhose Taro (manga only)
Spring of Drowned Buddhist Priest - Cursed Kin'nee (anime only)
Spring of Drowned Twins - No one cursed (created two crows and two bumps on Happosai's head)
Spring of Drowned Statue of Warrior Goddess (Asura) - Cursed Rouge (manga only)
Spring of Drowned Frog - Cursed Frog Hermit (anime only), a couple crows (manga only)
Spring of Drowned Child - Cursed Lukkosai (manga only)
Spring of Drowned Akane - Cursed Kiima (manga only). Akane didn't drown completely and was left alive.

[edit] Mt. Phoenix

This large mountain is located outside of Jusenkyo and it is the home of the phoenix people and the location of Jusendo which contains the giant dragon and phoenix statues that are the source of all the magic water in Jusenkyo. Saffron is the ruler of the mountain and he uses Jusendo to go through his re-birthing process.

[edit] Ryugenzawa

Ryugenzawa is the mysterious forest that contains unusually large animals, due to the magical "Water of Life" spring. Shinnosuke and his grandfather keep the animals restricted to this area. When Akane was a little girl she got lost in the woods of Ryugenzawa. She was found by a little boy named Shinnosuke, who saves her from the giant animals that live there. Akane returns to Ryugenzawa in search of the boy that saved her so many years ago.

Ryugenzawa is an ancient forest in which the legendary eight-headed serpent Orochi was sealed in the center of the forest's lake centuries ago, Orochi possesses a magical healing moss on its back that caused the forest's lake to gain mistycal properties, such as making animals grow twice their seize and healing all injuries, of course the effects only last as long as one drinks it.

Shinnosuke and his Grandfather both live in the forest of Ryugenzawa. Here they protect the local villagers from the giant animals that they once kept as pets. Many years ago, Shinnosuke's Grandfather was in charge of a small petting zoo in Ryugenzawa, and when the animals escaped they grew to monsterous sizes due to the Water of Life found in the forest, now Shinnosuke and his grandfather have taken on the task of keeping the huge animals away from civilization, while at the same time caring for them.

Shinnosuke now depends on the Water of Life to cure the deep gashes that plague his life. Without frequent exposure to the Water of Life Shinnosuke will die.