Canonically, Ranma is intended to be attracted only to Akane Tendo and Shampoo's feelings for him are supposed to be one sided. However, as the anime and manga both have little real romantic development for any of the various relationships, it is possible to see Ranma and Shampoo as a couple. The precise canonical details of their relationship varies somewhat between the anime and the manga, as the former characterizations are somewhat different from those of the manga. In this particular case, Shampoo is portrayed more sympathetically in the anime, and there are stronger hints that while Ranma feels some reciprocation for Shampoo's feelings, he is just more in love with Akane.