Genma Saotome

Genma Saotome, also known as Kumahachi, Mr. Panda, Old Dirty Man, Old Man, Pops and Uncle Saotome, is a character from the Ranma ½ series.
== Charactah Account ==
Ranma's father and sole parental figure for most of his life, Genma is a genuinely talented martial artist, but also a man of many faults, including laziness, greed, and self-centeredness. He does genuinely love his son and want what's best for him, but he is capable of being extremely childish and often doesn't realize that "best for Ranma" and "makes Genma happy" are not necessarily the same thing.
Genma is the individual responsible (or more like, irresponsible) for some of Ranma's marriage engagements, the most important being the one with the Tendō household. Genma and Sōun Tendō are fellow pupils of Happōsai.
Another unwitting victim of the Jusenkyou cursed springs, Genma transforms into a giant panda whenever he comes in contact with cold water. Since this makes him non-verbal, he communicates with signs or transforms just to ignore his problems.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Ranma ½
* Ranma ½ Movie 1: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
* Ranma ½ Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine
* Ranma ½ Movie 3: Team Ranma vs. The Legendary Phoenix
* Ranma ½ OVA
* Ranma ½ Super
* Ranma 1/2: Hot Song Contest
* Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep
* Ranma ½: Yomigaeru Kioku
=== Manga ===
* Ranma ½
=== Video Games ===
* Ranma ½
* Ranma ½ Battle Renaissance
* Ranma ½ Byakuran Aika
* Ranma ½ Datou, Ganso Musabetsu Kakutou-Ryuu!
* Ranma ½ Kakugeki Mundou!!
* Ranma ½ Ougi Jaanken
* Ranma ½ Toraware no Hanayome
* Ranma ½: Akanekodan-teki Hihou
* Ranma ½: Chougi Ranbu Hen
* Ranma ½: Chounai Gekitouhen
* Ranma ½: Hard Battle
== Trivia ==
* Genma can translate into "dark or mysterious horse". Saotome means "rice-planting girl", which applies more to Ranma's cursed condition.
* When asked how Nodoka married Genma, Rumiko Takahashi says that Genma was probably really cool back when he was young and had hair. She speculated that he lost his hair due to stress or a heriditary trait.
* In some of the earliest flashbacks in the manga and anime, young Genma does not have visible hair coming out of his bandanna. This is likely an oversight or it was decided later that Genma had hair in his youth.
* Genma is featured in his cursed form in the ¥10.000 bills in the anime version of Takahashi's latest manga series Kyoukai no Rinne.
** Also, in chapter 4 (Episode 2), there is a boat which looks like Genma's cursed form, and in chapter 84 (Episode 24), there is someone wearing a panda costume that looks like him.
* Genma was the cause of Ranma having three legitimate fiancées, mostly due to his foolishness or selfishness: Genma and Soun planned for Ranma and Akane to be married years before they met. Because of Genma's training/travels with Ranma and the Amazons' strict tribal Laws, Ranma accidently defeats Shampoo which makes her his fiancée. And due to Genma wanting the okinomiyaki cart from Ukyo's father, he agreed to have Ukyo as Ranma's bride without thinking only to leave her behind, though she eventually came back to remind him and Ranma of their promise.
* One of Genma's boards made a cameo in the manga Codename:Sailor V in Volume 2 and was found in an Airport.
* Genma is obsessed on monetary gain and pork buns. This is shown when someone tells him that there is 100 yen or more and pork buns lying around him, and he tries to find it and get distracted
* In The Obstacle Course Swim Meet OVA episode of Urusei Yatsura, Genma appears in his cursed form as one of the drown students.
* Genma's seiyuu provided the voice of Ataru's Father from the Rumiko Takahashi's first series Urusei Yatsura, and would provide the voice of Myoga from the Takahashi's subsequent series Inuyasha.
* Genma's English voice actor provide the voices of Mr. Chigusa, Mr. Ichinose of the Maison Ikkoku and Kaijinbō of the InuYasha.
** Genma shares same voice actor with Bishamonten, and Sasuke Sarugakure.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Genma Saotome at Ranma Wiki
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