Tsubasa Kurenai
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| Tsubasa Kurenai 紅 つばさ |
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 Tsubasa's true appearance |
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| Alias: | Stalker of Love, by himself |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 16 |
| Love Interest: | Ukyo Kuonji Ranma Saotome (female) Akane Tendo |
| Loved By: | Maomolin The Ghost Cat |
| Rivals: | Ranma Saotome Ukyo Kuonji |
| Seiyū: | Eiko Yamada |
| Voice Actor: | Saffron Henderson |
| 1st Appearance (Manga): |
Volume 9 |
| 1st Appearance (Anime): |
Episode 27 (5/18/90), I Love You! My Dear, Dear, Ukyo |
Tsubasa Kurenai (紅 つばさ Kurenai Tsubasa) is a fictional character in Rumiko Takahashi's anime and manga series Ranma ½.
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[edit] History
Tsubasa Kurenai is madly in love with Ukyo Kuonji. At first, it would seem that Tsubasa is a lesbian, but in truth, Tsubasa is a boy that enjoys "dressing up" as he puts it. He is a master of disguise and has had such costumes varying from a mailbox to a tree.
Tsubasa met Ukyo at their previous school (which was an all-boys school. Ukyo was dressing like a boy at the time). After constant hounding from Tsubasa, Ukyo moved away hoping to be rid of him. Unfortunately for her, he was able to track her down in Tokyo.
[edit] Story
Ukyo explained to Tsubasa that she was with her new fiancée Ranma, who was a girl since, everyone assumed Tsubasa thought Ukyo was a boy. Tsubasa immediately disliked Ranma for stealing the love of his life. Later, when spurned by Ukyo again, Tsubasa tried to date female Ranma. Feeling sorry for Tsubasa, Ranma tried to set "her" up with his male half, which Tsubasa absolutely would not stand for because of his dislike of boys. After Akane released a large group of cats, they chased Ranma in to a fountain which instantly knocked him out. After Tsubasa found the now female Ranma, he quickly took her back to the Tendo Dojo where, he quickly threw Ranma into the bathtub to see if she would awaken.
But after Ranma turned back into a male, Tsubasa quickly became disgusted at the thought of giving a man a bath. This made Ranma rather angry and he grabbed on to Tsubasa's dress and harshly asked him why he refuses to like boys. Tsubasa only yelled that he hates boys and that's that. He quickly pulled away in anger causing his dress to get ripped. Ranma only stared in shock at Tsubasa's skinny male physique as Tsubasa only stated "What? You find a guy's body interesting?!" With that said Ranma gave Tsubasa a hellish beating. Afterwards, Ukyo revealed that she always knew Tsubasa was a boy and that she thought they did too.
[edit] Attacks & Disguises
Tsubasa is not as strong as Ranma, Ryoga, Mousse or the others but he can still give anyone a run for their money with his ridiculous tactics and unpredictability.
- Disguises : Tsubasa has a number of paper mache disguises that susprisingly are just as tough as the real thing (even though Ranma is capable of destroying them easily), and he can even use them as if they were real. Among the disguises he has worn are:
- Mailbox: This is Tsubasa's most commonly used disguise, and he uses it to charge into his enemies with an immense amount of force.
- Tree: Tsubasa uses this disguise when he is eavesdropping or just hiding from others. He is capable of moving the roots like tentacles.
- Ucchan's Okonomiyaki sign: Tsubasa disguises himself as a sign (that says Ucchan's) and stands in front of Ukyo's restaurant in order to spy on her.
- Soda Machine: Tsubasa uses this disguise to follow Ukyo wherever she goes and also uses it to slam through walls.
- Trash Can: Tsubasa uses this disguise when he feels down in the dumps.
- Umbrella Demon: An outfit that resembles a one footed, one-eyed demon with a parasol for a head, Tsubasa uses this diguise when he's out in the rain.
- Memorial Statue: Tsubasa wears a costume that resembles a statue of a man riding a horse. He has only worn it when he was at Furinkan High.
- Barrel: Tsubasa originally wore this disguise in the anime while working for Ukyo during the Miss Beachside contest.
- Christmas Tree: Tsubasa wore this disguise during the Tendō's Christmas party in the Ranma ½ OAV Christmas Special.
- Charge: Tsubasa charges at his enemy with immense force and speed while yelling CHARGE!
- Unusual Entrance: Tsubasa usually makes a flashy or explosive bulldozer-like entrance every time he appears which usually catch his opponents off guard. In the anime a stream of light appears over his disguise before appearing while trumpets can be heard in the background.
[edit] Trivia
- Since his first appearance in the Ranma anime, every main character in the series has developed an instant dislike of him, and is kicked out of town whenever anyone spots him.
- Despite his one-time appearance in the manga, Tsubasa has a slightly larger role in the anime and even made a cameo appearance in the first Ranma ½ movie.
- Tsubasa means "wings," while "Kurenai" means "(deep) red", so his name could mean "red wings" or something similar (i.e. scarlet wings).
- Both of his Latin American voice actors, Gabriel Chavez and Pilar Escandon, appeared on Lupin III: Chavez was the Mexican voice of Daisuke Jigen and would later provide the voice for Charles Montgomery Burns in the Spanish dub of The Simpsons, and Escandon, who also voiced female Ranma (in the movies) and Azusa Shiratori, appeared in a few TV specials (most notably as the voice of Lara in The Secret of Twilight Gemini).
[edit] External links
- The Ranma ½ Perfect Edition, arguably the most comprehensive Ranma resource available.
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Ranma ½ Characters
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| Saotome Family | |
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| Ranma Saotome | Genma Saotome | Nodoka Saotome | |
| Tendo Family | |
| Soun Tendo | Kasumi Tendo | Nabiki Tendo | Akane Tendo | Mrs. Tendo | |
| Chinese | |
| Shampoo | Mousse | Cologne | Jusenkyo Guide | Pantyhose Taro | |
| Kuno Family | |
| Tatewaki Kuno | Kodachi Kuno | Principal Kuno | Sasuke Sarugakure | |
| Notable Furinkan Residents | |
| Ukyo Kuonji | Hikaru Gosunkugi | Dr. Tofu Ono | Hinako Ninomiya | Konatsu | |
| Major Adversaries | |
| Ryoga Hibiki | Happosai | Mariko Konjo | Herb | Ryu Kumon | Saffron | |
| Recurring / Other Characters | |
| Akari Unryu | Tsubasa Kurenai | Shinnosuke | Minor Characters | |
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