Akane Tendo(天道 あかねTendō Akane) is a fictional character and the female protagonist in Rumiko Takahashi's anime and manga series Ranma ½. She is the youngest of Soun Tendo's three daughters and one of the heirs to the Anything Goes School of Martial Arts. Akane is the Japanese word for madder, Aka (アカ or あか) = red, and ne (ネ or ね) = root; Rubia argyi (H. Léveillé & Vaniot) Hara ex Lauener), as well as the crimson dye obtained from it. It is a common Japanese girl's name. The French dub of Ranma 1/2 renamed Akane Adeline.