Akari Unryu

Akari Unryu is a character in Ranma ½. She appears only in the manga; never in the anime series or OVAs. She appears in the manga: Volume 30 Chapter 1-3 and 11, Volume 31 Chapter 4-5, Volume 35 Chapter 1, Volume 36 Chapter 2. She is a romantic target of Ryoga Hibiki.

Akari means "light or glimmer"; possibly an inference to being a glimmer of hope for Ryoga. Unryu means "cloud dragon" and more specifically is a sumo wrestling style involving both offense and defense.

History
Akari Unryu comes from a family that raises sumo wrestling pigs. Her pig, Katsunishiki is the 14th champion and is rampaging through Nerima when he encounters Ryoga. Due to a promise made with her Grandfather, Akari can only marry someone who defeats Katsunishiki, and so she becomes instantly infatuated with Ryoga, who makes short work of her pet pig.

Ryoga initially has a lot of reservations about Akari. At first he thinks she's too good to be true, and then when her compliments towards him all seem to compare him to a pig, he mistakenly thinks she is trying to insult him. Finally he sees her for the kind, genuine person she really is, and reciprocates her feelings while still being torn between Akari and his devotion to Akane Tendo.

Akari is head over heels in love with Ryoga. So much so that she even tries to learn to hate pigs for him. She is unsuccessful at breaking her joy of pigs, and feels unworthy of Ryoga, but once she discovers that he himself is actually a pig, she dances with joy that she has found the perfect man.

One of Ryoga's most difficult decisions in life is who he loves more Akane or Akari.

Personality
Akari is a Very nice girl but Being around pigs so long she expresses most of her love for them, calling people pigs as a way of Complementing and Flirting, she was willing to give it all up when she tought Ryoga hated pigs showing how deep her love was, and was overjoyed when see found out Ryoga is a Pig. She in general is close to being Kasumi level nice and willing to give it all for Ryoga.

Trivia

 * Even though she is considered Ryoga's girlfriend, he still loves Akane