Parental Abandonment/Anime and Manga: Difference between revisions

* Renton in ''[[Eureka Seven]]'' had no mother, his father died in the 'Summer of Love' incident, and his sister left home when Renton was young. This left him with his paternal grandfather, until he joins the Gekko State in the beginning of the series.

* ''[[Ranma ½|Ranma One Half]]'' is rife with parental abandonment. Ranma himself does not even ''realize'' he has a mother until the last two episodes of the series, having been separated from her when he was a toddler. Shampoo's father is only seen twice in the manga, her mother is never even mentioned, and in any event she cannot return to her village until she either kills or marries Ranma. Ukyou was actually abandoned twice: Once when her father sent her with the Saotomes, and again when Genma left her on the side of the road. (The notion that Ukyo's father forced her to take vengeance on the Saotomes is pure Fanon, both the manga and the anime imply that it's her own idea). Ryoga's parents [[No Sense of Direction|are always lost]]. The Kuno siblings were abandoned by their father three years ago and their mother is never mentioned. The Tendo sisters' mother died when they were very young and Soun, their well-intentioned but ditzy father, is... [[Bumbling Dad|well, himself]]. Every other major teenaged character is known or appears to be missing at least one parent, mostly their mothers.

* Ataru in ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' still has both his parents, but his father ignores him and his mother frequently wishes he had never been born.

** Weird case, in that they're seen frequently (never dropped or written out) and definitely are raising Ataru, but they're not involved in any stories and don't have names. Leading to one of the most genuinely weird moments, in an OAV, where the mom ''introduces herself'' as "Ataru Moroboshi's mother".