Nabiki Tendo

Nabiki Tendo, 17, is the middle daughter of the Tendo family. She is best described as conniving and money hungry. She is very intelligent when it comes to making money, and usually is able to do it with very little effort.

While many people seem to think that Tatewaki Kuno and Nabiki have some type of hidden attraction, this couldn't be farther from the truth. On the surface Nabiki and Kuno dislike each other immensly, and in this case, what you see is what you get. They actually do dislike one another.

Nabiki has no qualms about selling out her friends or family to make a little money. She has engaged herself to Ranma in order to make money from Akane and even had a competition with Kinnosuke Kashao to see who could get the farthest on 10 yen. This often casts Nabiki in a negative or greedy light, but she occasionally does have sincere feelings about her sisters, and hints at desperately missing her mother. A master manipulator, Nabiki's eye is always on the bottom line and her plans never backfire.

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The Meaning Behind the Name - 天道なびき

Nabiki (なびき) means "to bend or yield to a power". This obviously refers to her ability to manipulate people. Tendo (天道) means "the laws of heaven and earth".

Voices: Minami Takayama Minami Takayama is the voice behind the money-grubbing Tendo sister. She has had quite a few famous roles including Conan Edogawa in Detective Conan, Kiki in Kiki's Delivery's Service, Mana in Mermaid Forest and Mermaid's Scar and Dilando Albatau in The Vision of Escaflowne. She returned to play Nabiki in the 2024 adaptation of Ranma 1/2 as well.

Angela Costain & Elaina Wotten-Costain Angela Costain (pictured) is the voice behind Nabiki in English. Ranma 1/2 is the only anime work Angela has done, even though it has been steady work for 10 years. Angela took a break during season 6 so she could attend flight school. Her sister, Elaina Wotten-Costain, filled in during Angela's break.

Stephanie Sheh Stephanie Sheh portrays Nabiki in the 2024 adaptation and she has played numerous roles including Hinata Hyuga in Naruto, Orihime Inoue in Bleach, Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Eureka in Eureka 7, Yui Hirasawa in K-On!, Gertrude Barkhorn in Strike Witches, Lotte Jansson in Little Witch Academia, Suzie Q in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Mikuru Asahina in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.