Nabiki Tendo (天道 なびき, Tendō Nabiki) is a fictional character in Rumiko Takahashi's anime and manga series Ranma ½. Her first name comes from the Japanese word nabiku which means "to bend, yield, or sway to." Tendo means "the laws of heaven and nature." Takahashi's design for the character is patterned after silent film actress Louise Brooks.
Nabiki is presented as the middle of the three Tendo sisters, and a second year student at Furinkan High S...
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Nabiki Tendo (天道 なびき, Tendō Nabiki) is a fictional character in Rumiko Takahashi's anime and manga series Ranma ½. Her first name comes from the Japanese word nabiku which means "to bend, yield, or sway to." Tendo means "the laws of heaven and nature." Takahashi's design for the character is patterned after silent film actress Louise Brooks.
Nabiki is presented as the middle of the three Tendo sisters, and a second year student at Furinkan High School. Even at her young age, she is gifted at methodically serving her own interests at the expense of anyone else, including her family, and has no compunctions against emotionally wrecking, manipulating, tormenting, impoverishing or setting up others in life-threatening situations for either money, amusement or petty pride, even if she owes them her life several times over. She encouraged Kuno to keep his infatuation with female Ranma and Akane to further her regular sales of clandestinely-taken photos, which he keeps in a large album. She...
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