Kodachi Kuno's desire for Ranma Saotome is perhaps the most blatantly one-sided romance in the canon of Ranma ½. In fact, in the manga, she herself does not seem to truly be interested in him except as a plaything, violently stalking him and attacking him for her own amusement. In the anime, she seems more sincerely interested in him and, it is implied, is more of a lonely girl who doesn't really know how to interact with others due to her background and family. In this canon, she has performed such feats as coming to Ranma's aid with food and money after hearing that the Tendo household is going through financial difficulties, declaring and showing her willingness to buy Ranma a dojo of his own (or anything else he may desire), and taking in Ranma and Genma both and showering them with co