Kuno Estate



The Kuno Estate is a large, traditional styled Japanese fortress present in Nerima, Tokyo. As the name suggests, it is the ancestral home of Principal Kuno, Tatewaki Kuno and Kodachi Kuno. It is not a place to be visited carelessly; the Kunos do not appreciate uninvited guests, and Kodachi's pet, Mr. Green Turtle, actually a giant crocodile, is allowed to roam the estate's many streams and ponds freely. In the anime, at least, it is also a great maze of secret passages, hidden chambers and underground tunnels, as well as being riddled with traps. The anime-only character Sasuke Sarugakure is also the chief guardian of the estate, attacking trespassers and luring them into its myriad defences with equal fervor.

Residents

 * Tatewaki Kuno has been the head of the household ever since his father left. This is a role he takes seriously.


 * Kodachi seems to do the cooking in the Kuno household.


 * Sasuke Sarugakure takes care of the estate, guards its from intruders, and acts as a mediator when fights break between the Kuno siblings.


 * Principal Kuno is the former head of the household and rivals Tatewaki for the role as head. Though his current residence is Furinkan highscool, he seems to visit the Kuno estate once in a while


 * Mr. Green Turtle is the family pet that dwells within their Koi pond.

Other than Sasuke, no servants are known to dwell on the estate, though the anime does have an episode in which Kuno's nameless uncle sends agents from several ninja clans to Tatewaki to see if he is interested in employing them. Though these ninjas are mentioned specifically as being sent to investigate a possible weakness in household defense, the myriad bizarre martial arts takes on common activities in Ranma ½ means the possibility exists that the Kuno estate is actually peopled with a variety of ninja servants.