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Ranma ½: Season 1 - 82 Episode s
1x80 - Close Call! P-chan's Secret
February 8, 1991
Terrified that Akane has figured out that he's really P-Chan, Ryoga tries to leave the town forever. Ranma continues to try to figure out a way to beat Ryoga, while Akane tries to force him to tell her what he knows about the mark shared by Ryoga and P-Chan.
1x81 - The Egg-Catcher Man
February 15, 1991
Kasumi seems unusually cheerful after a chance encounter with a stranger, leading Nabiki to speculate that she's found herself a new boyfriend.
1x82 - Ranma And Kuno's... First Kiss
February 22, 1991
Kuno's got a magic sword capable of granting 3 wishes, and Ranma smells a cure for his curse. The 'upperclassman' has already used two of them... How far is Ranma willing to go to get the third?
1x83 - Shampoo's Red Thread Of Dread!
March 1, 1991
Ranma suddenly falls head over heels for Shampoo when she ties him to her with the magical Red Thread of Fate. Just a few more hours and the effect will be permanent, and Akane doesn't care one bit... does she?
1x84 - Mousse Goes Home to the Country!
March 8, 1991
After betting it all on a final fight with Ranma, Mousse loses and is forced to give up on Shampoo and go home to China. But before he leaves, he's determined to make Shampoo happy by forcing Ranma to give up his other suitors.
1x85 - The Dumbest Bet in History!
March 15, 1991
10 years ago, Ranma gambled away the Tendo Dojo. Now the 'Gambling King' has come to collect, and Ranma has to win it back. However, in spite of his name, the King is so bad at gambling he only manages to beat children. Sadly, that provides little comfort as Ranma's even worse...
1x86 - Kuno Becomes a Marianne!
March 22, 1991
Azusa becomes convinced Kuno is a tanuki, a legendary creature with magical powers, and promptly adopts him as her 'Marianne'. Ranma and Akane are just happy that the two are keeping each other busy, until Azusa starts to suspect Akane wants to take her new pet away form her again.
1x87 - Ranma, You Are Such a Jerk!
March 29, 1991
Akane runs away after Ranma ruins her anniversary dinner, and the entire household has to spend the rest of the night looking for her.
1x88 - Gimme That Pigtail
April 5, 1991
Why are there strange small men running around chopping off people's pigtails? And what's the Dragon Whisker? What is Ranma hiding...?
1x89 - When a Guy's Pride and Joy Is Gone
April 12, 1991
Ranma gets no peace at all, as everyone's after the Dragon Whisker. Things get even more tense as he learns that if he doesn't get it back soon, he might just run out of hair - permanently.
1x90 - Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung Strike Back!
April 19, 1991
Honorbound to remain single until their big sister marries, Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung return to Japan armed with an even deadlier technique, determined to eliminate all of Ranma's other fiancees.
1x91 - Ryoga's Proposal
April 26, 1991
After being saved from a pack of wolves by Ryoga, the Ghost Cat decides to repay the debt by possessing him and proposing to Akane.
1x92 - Genma Takes a Walk
May 3, 1991
After a disagreement over the rules oh Shogi, tensions between Soun and Genma rise, until Genma moves out of the Dojo, taking Ranma with him...
1x93 - The Gentle Art of Martial Tea Ceremony
May 10, 1991
Ranma is kidnapped by Sentaro - a practitioner of Martial Arts Tea Ceremony, looking for a bride. To determine the bride's suitability, she has to defeat his grandmother, and as usual, Ranma's completely incapable of walking away from a challenge.
1x94 - And the Challenger Is... a Girl?!
May 17, 1991
A mysterious gang of martial artist using old fashion toys as weapons are about, and one of them, a young girl, challenges Akane for the Dojo's sign... and wins. Can Akane manage to win it back?
1x95 - Hot Springs Battle Royale!
May 24, 1991
A hotsprings resort is having a big obstacle course race as a PR gimmick, with the first prize being a trip to another resort of the contestants choice. Seeing a chance to get back to Jusenkyo, the whole gang enters, unaware that the resort is trying their best to stop anyone from winning, since they're broke and can't afford to pay for the prize...
1x96 - Me Is Kuno's Daddy, Me Is
May 31, 1991
When the Principal starts going on about his long lost son, Sasuke starts to have his suspicions. But can get to the bottom of this as the school is turned into a war zone by the Principal's 'Get out of all school rules' class tournament fight.
1x97 - The Matriarch Takes a Stand
June 7, 1991
Sentaro need's Ranma's assistance once more, as the Daimonji matriarch prepares to do something so dangerous, so unprecedented, that the result is sure to be catastrophic...
1x98 - A Leotard Is a Girl's Burden
June 14, 1991
Out to prove that martial arts rhythmic gymnastics is a manly sport for manly man-like men, a group of boys are stealing the local team's special gymnastics treasures. Naturally, it's up to Ranma to strike a blow for womankind and get the treasures back.
1x99 - The Mixed-Bath Horror!
June 21, 1991
An invitation takes Ranma and the rest to a run-down hot-springs resort. But what are those strange noises in the bathhouse... Is it really haunted?
1x100 - The Frogman's Curse!
June 28, 1991
A strange old man with a small army of pet frogs comes to town, and he's keeping his eyes on Ranma. Is it really the Frog Hermit, and mysterious stranger with the ability to turn people into frogs?
1x101 - Revenge! Raging Okonomiyaki...!
July 5, 1991
When a craepes cook steals all her business, Ukyo starts to doubt her prowess as an Okonomiyaki maker. Under the guidance of a monk from the Temple of the Satisfied Stomach, she beings an intense training program, leaving Ranma and Akane to mind the store...
1x102 - Ranma the Lady-Killer
July 12, 1991
Under the influennce of a magic bandage, Ranma starts hitting on every girl in sight, and Ukyo and Shapmoo are determined to remain within his field of vision.
1x103 - Shogi Showdown
July 19, 1991
A master of the mysterious martial art of Battle Shogi seeks out Genma, demanding a rematch for the defeat that cost him the respect of his wife. When Genma 'wins' again, the man decides to turn the entire lawn into a gigantic Shogi board...
1x104 - Sasuke's Mission: Improbable
July 26, 1991
Dissatisfied with Sasuke's performance as protector of the household, Kuno gives him a final chance to prove himself - arrange a date with the pigtailed girl.
1x105 - Bonjour, Furinkan!
August 2, 1991
A french nobleman comes to Soun and Genma to collect on an old debt, demanding one of their daughters as a bride. Having been beaten by him at 'battle dining' previously, Ranma volunteers, hoping for a chance to get even.
1x106 - Dinner at Ringside!
August 9, 1991
With the wedding date fast approaching, Ranma's only hope is to master the fearsome Parley du Foie Gras and beat Picolet at battle dining.
1x107 - Swimming with Psychos
August 16, 1991
Akane is chosen to represent the the school in the regional swimming contest, not telling anyone she doesn't know how. Luckily, the Principal is there to 'help' her learn.
1x108 - Ryoga, Run Into the Sunset
August 23, 1991
While out on one of his journeys, Ryoga gets taken in by a farmer and his daughter who's convinced he's the legendary hero 'Joe', come to save them from the crooks that have been terrorizing the area.
1x109 - Into the Darkness
August 30, 1991
Something strange is in the air, as one by one the members of the Tendo household fall asleep and enter a twisted dream world controlled by Happosai.
1x110 - Nabiki, Ranma's New Fiance!
September 6, 1991
Furious at both Ranma and Nabiki, Akane tells them to go marry each other. Much to her surprise, Nabiki decides to take her younger sister up on the offer.
1x111 - Case of the Missing Takoyaki!
September 13, 1991
Everyone is a suspect as the denizens of the Tendo Dojo try to figure out which of them ate the newly bought box of delicious octopus puffs.
1x112 - Ranma Versus Shadow Ranma!
September 20, 1991
Ranma buys a magical incense supposed to let him increase his skills by training against his own shadow. At first it works great, but then it becomes apparent that the shadow has a mind of it's own.
1x113 - Dear Daddy... Love, Kodachi!
September 27, 1991
Kodachi is shocked to learn that the Principal is her father. When she invites him to stay at the Kuno residence, the scene is set for her brother's worst nightmare.
1x114 - Enter Gosunkugi, the New Rival!?
October 4, 1991
While trying to save him from one of Akane's lunches, Ranma inadvertently becomes the object of the wrath of one Hikaru Gosunkugi... the most incompetent Voodoo-practicing geek the world has ever seen.
1x115 - Ranma's Calligraphy Challenge
October 11, 1991
A master of martial arts calligraphy is about, so far undefeated. Naturally, Ranma wants to change that, but finds it difficult when the man will only accept challenges from people with beautiful handwriting.
1x116 - The Secret Don of Furinkan High
October 18, 1991
Deep within the bowels of Furinkan High, Ranma discovers a second school store, run by a crazy old man with a secret the Principal is desperate to keep from getting out.
1x117 - Back to the Way We Were... Please!
October 25, 1991
Ranma, Ryoga and Mousse each get a bag of magic powder. One of them is capable of curing their curse - the others can turn them into anything...
1x118 - Ryoga Inherits the Saotome School?
November 1, 1991
Furious at Ranma for eating his sweets, Genma decides to make Ryoga his disciple and heir.
1x119 - Tendo Family Goes to the Amusement Park!
November 15, 1991
Dr. Tofo gets a free pass to an amusement park and invites Kasumi, who takes the rest of household with her. Once there, the money starts flying, and suddenly they discover that an unwanted guest has eaten their lunch.
1x120 - The Case of the Furinkan Stalker!
November 29, 1991
A masked man sporting a black pigtail is stalking the girls of Furinkan at night, with Ranma being the prime suspect.
1x121 - The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part One
December 6, 1991
Akane is kidnapped by a pantyhose wielding youth capable of turning it to huge winged monster.
1x122 - The Demon from Jusenkyo - Part Two
December 13, 1991
There's water everywhere as Ranma, Ryoga, Shampoo and Mousse try to take Taro's cliff topp hideout and save Akane.
1x123 - A Xmas Without Ranma
December 20, 1991
Ranma isn't home yet due to an important business and Akane goes out looking for him.Shampoo,Kodachi and Ukyo end up looking for him to because they want to spend Christmas Eve with Ranma alone. Akane gets fed up and tells them that Ranma will spend Christmas with her(revealing her feelings for Ranma). At the park, Ranma gives Akane presents that she wanted(which is the important business, isn't that sweet?). They go home together and everybody end up spending Christmas Eve together at the Tendo residence.(Shampoo, Kuno, Ryoga, and the rest of the gang.)
1x124 - A Cold Day in Furinkan
January 10, 1992
After a night of sudden snowfall, Ryoga shows on the Tendo's doorstep, half frozen to death and rambling about a giant snow monster.
1x125 - Curse of the Scribbled Panda
January 17, 1992
While fighting with his father over a takoyaki, Ranma accidentally sets free three unspeakably evil spirits, one of which is a living panda doodle that wants a date with him.
1x126 - The Date-Monster of Watermelon Island
January 24, 1992
Kuno washes up on the beach, with a watermelon on his head and suffering from amnesia.
1x127 - Legend of the Lucky Panda!
January 31, 1992
While out in the wilderness, Genma falls into a river and hits his head. When he wakes up he finds himself in an earlier time, near a village inhabited by familiar faces.
1x128 - Ukyo's Secret Sauce - Part One
February 7, 1992
After 10 whole years of fermentation, it's finally time for Ukyo to try out the special okonomiyaki sauce she made as a child. Unfourtunaly it tastes so horrible that she collapses, and the Tendos take her in while she recovers. While she's there, Akane grows increasingly jealous, especially since Ranma is going out of his way to be nice to someone he claims he just sees as a childhood friend...
1x129 - Ukyo's Secret Sauce - Part Two
February 14, 1992
Trying to keep Ukyo off his back, Ranma goes along with Nibiki's plan, pretending that he and Akane are already married. She's not the kind of girl who gives up easily however, forcing the 'newlyweds' to keep up the charade around the clock.
1x130 - The Missing Matriarch of Martial Arts Tea!
February 21, 1992
Sentaro shows up fearing for his life, wanting Ranma's help to rescue his kidnapped grandmother.
1x131 - Akane Goes to the Hospital!
February 28, 1992
Distracted by Ranma scuffling with Gosunkugi, Akane gets a bone fracture during gym class and has to spend the next few days in Dr. Tofu's clinic. Everyone comes to visit her... except Ranma, who just can't decide what he's going to say to her.
1x132 - Mystery of the Marauding Octopus Pot!
March 6, 1992
Soun, Genma and Ranma are hired to rid a seaside resort of the nasty marauding octopus pot that has been terrorizing the guests.
1x133 - Gosunkugi's Paper Dolls of Love
March 13, 1992
Gosunkugi sees a chance for a date with Akane when he obtains a set of magic paper dolls, capbale of forcing someone to obey whatever command is written on them when they're stuck to the individual's back.
1x134 - Akane's Unfathomable Heart
March 20, 1992
A young boy capable of reading people's minds shows up at the Dojo, but gets upset when nobody believes in his talent, and starts taking it out on Ranma.
1x135 - A Teenage Ghost Story
March 27, 1992
When Akane reads out aloud words of an old notebook in Toramasa's store, the ghost of a teenage girl appears, reciting a haunting rhyme.
1x136 - Master and Student... Forever!?
April 3, 1992
Happosai's plan to teach Ranma some manners backfires, when the magic pill he took makes them stick together - literally.
1x137 - Tatewaki Kuno, Substitute Principal
April 10, 1992
Aloha the Principle decides he needs a vacation. He leaves Kuno on in charge not because Kuno is his son (so he says), but to give Kuno the opportunity to show responsibility. Kuno declares himself a champion of virtue. He runs into some trouble trying to enforce a school rule of no close personal relationships between sexes on school grounds.
1x138 - Ranma's Greatest Challenge!?
April 17, 1992
Ranma and Happosai team up to conquer the Ogre Festival of the Dark. Happosai prepares Ranma personally for the match of his life. If Ranma loses The Ogre Festival of the Dark it will be the end of the Anything-Goes School of Indescriminate Grappling. Winning the tourney, the true horror of the situation is revealed.
1x139 - Nihao! Jusenkyo Guide
April 24, 1992
The Jusenkyo guide shows up in Japan! He will perform a ceremony which will tap the water table that is the source of the 'Spring of Drowned Man' to where there is a new Jusenkyo spring in Japan! Where is that spring? Naturally, it's the pond directly outside the Tendo dining room.
1x140 - Pick-a-Peck o' Happosai
May 1, 1992
A pack of magical, powerful cards has fallen into the wrong hands, and now Happosai is several times as much a pain as before! It was bad enough when there was just one of him- now there are six!
1x141 - From the Depths of Despair - Part One
May 8, 1992
Shishi Hoko-Dan - the Lion's Roar Blast! Better than the construction specific 'Breaking Point' technique (which worked only on rocks), Ryoga's new move has got Ranma on the run. Can he get away fast enough?
1x142 - From the Depths of Despair - Part Two
May 15, 1992
To perfect the dangerous Shishi Hoko-Dan technique, one must travel to the depths of despair. Where Ryoga lives most of the time anyway! But why is Ranma trying to make Ryoga even more miserable?!
1x143 - Shampoo's Cursed Kiss
May 22, 1992
'Be my bri-i-i-i-i-de----!!' It's been awhile, but at last the 'Ghost Cat' from episodes past has come back... and he won't release Shampoo until she agrees to marry him! Can Ranma prevent the 'cat's trophy'?
1x144 - Run Away With Me, Ranma!
May 29, 1992
A recurring dream...a romantic couple...their destiny, somehow tied to the blooming cherry blossoms. Ranma gets roped into helping a ghost 'have not regrets' before shuffling off this mortal coil. But the ties that bind can be stubborn...
1x145 - Let's Go to the Mushroom Temple
June 5, 1992
'The soul of the mushroom is the soul of the Earth,' or so it's said by those in the know. Love mushrooms...poison mushrooms...can a relationship based on fungus survive among us?
1x146 - The Cradle from Hell
June 12, 1992
In the life of every father, there must eventually come a time when the son challenges his authority, tests his own strength, declares himself a man. But is Cup Ramen worth losing your dad for?
1x147 - Madame Saint Paul's Cry for Help
June 19, 1992
A vat of forbidden, blue wine is having a strange effect on Picolet Chardin, that memorable, masterful monsieur of martial-arts dining. Fearing for her charge, Mme. St Paul askes for help...though she may wish she hadn't.
1x148 - Meet You in the Milky Way
June 26, 1992
Held every year on July 7th, Japan's 'tanabata' festival celebrates the celestial reunion of the Weaver Princess and her beau, the Cowherd. When the two descend from the sky, their story seems suddenly so much less romantic....
1x149 - Wretched Rice Cakes of Love
July 3, 1992
And lo, it is said, if he who eats of the sakura-mochi or 'cherry blossom rice-cake' is meant to be with you forever, the mark of the sakura shall appear on his forehead, but if it should be that he is not....
1x150 - The Dreaded Happo Mold-Burst
July 10, 1992
Happosai's always relied on his Happo Dai-Karin or 'Happo Fire-Burst' technique to get what he want, but when the 'karin' part changes to 'kaBIN', Happosai's mold starts gettin' old real quick....
1x151 - The Kuno Sibling Scandal
July 17, 1992
Oh those wacky, squabbling, Kuno siblings. Tatewaki (age seventeen) is in love with girl-type Ranma, while Kodachi (a.k.a 'the Black Rose') adores the boy-type. Brought to blows by jealousy, where's King Solomon where you need him?
1x152 - Battle for the Golden Tea Set
July 24, 1992
Once again, it's return of Martial Arts Tea Ceremony master, Sentaro. This time, he needs Ranma and Akane's aid to rescue his kidnapped grandmother. The whole incident seems to be over some treasured tea set that rival schools have fought over for generations, and now it's Sentaro's turn to prove his worth!
1x153 - Gosunkugi's Summer Affair
July 31, 1992
The ever-so-morose Hikaru Gosunkugi has met the girl of his dreams. The weird thing is, she even seems to like him back! The trouble is, the girl is Kogane, the teenage ghost. What can Ranma and Akane possibly do to make this ghostly love story work?
1x154 - Love of the Cheer Leader - Part One
August 7, 1992
Having learned (or been the victim of) almost any martial-arts style imaginable, Ranma's never-the-less about to learn a whole new one: Martial-Arts Cheerleading! Mariko Konjo, pep leader extraordinaire, is fixing to put a hurt on Akane...and Ranma can't allow that. But is he willing to pick up a pair of pom-poms to stop her?
1x155 - Love of the Cheer Leader - Part Two
August 14, 1992
Ranma's got the basic moves down, sure, and that uniform really is cute, but then it turns out that it's Kuno's kendo match he has to cheer for. No way! Worse, Mariko's crush on the so-called 'Blue Thunder' means the only way Ranma can win-and avenge Akane's honor-is to somehow best Mariko in a cheerleading contest. Under these circumstances, how cheerful can Ranma be expected to be?!
1x156 - Battle for Miss Beachside
August 21, 1992
This is like no bathing-suit competition you've ever seen! The contestants are Akane, Shampoo, Ukyo and Kodachi...plus girl-type Ranma, and Tsubasa Kurenai to boot. Knowing these girls, it's going to be one hot competition!
1x157 - The Musical Instruments of Destruction
August 28, 1992
During an annual cleaning of the estate, Kuno comes across an ancient taiko drum that's got the devasting power of a howitzer. And what good is a weapon if you don't turn it on your friends, right? As if that weren't enough, now Kodachi's got an equally devastating lute...which she promptly turns over to the principal. Cue the music!
1x158 - A Ninja's Dog Is Black and White
September 4, 1992
Ryoga encounters Checkers (Shirokuro) a black and white dog. The dog saves P-chan when they went over a waterfall, so Ryoga starts to take care of the dog and feed it. The dog takes a love letter Ryoga had written out of his backpack and delievers it to Akane. Akane doesn't know who the letter is from because Ryoga didn't sign it, but gives Checkers a letter to give to return. The letter said that she had someone that she loved, and was sorry she couldn't return the writers feelings. Ryoga is horrified when he reads this, but then Ranma asks him if he had signed the letter Akane read. Upon realizing that he hadn't, Ryoga believes that the 'somebody' Akane is talking about is actually him.
1x159 - The Tendo Dragon Legend
September 11, 1992
While on their way home from school, Akane and Ranma discover a strange fish in a puddle. Dr. Tofu tells Ranma he should take it home and use it for a class project he has to do. Kasumi invites Dr. Tofu to come stay with them because of the tsunami that is about to hit. Once they get home, they realize the fish is actually an infant dragon. Dr. Tofu learns that the dragons meat will grant immortality, and the Frogman (from episode 100) arrives and tries to eat the dragons meat.
1x160 - Boy Meets Mom - Part One
September 18, 1992
While visiting Mrs. Tendo's grave Ranma begins to wonder about his own mother. Nodoka Saotome, Ranma's mother, had just sent a postcard telling the Tendos she was going to visit. Ranma is quite eager to meet his mother, but Genma explains to everyone that he made a promise to Nodoka when Ranma was first born. He made a death pact to Nodoka, which states that Ranma, be either reared as man among men or they be put to the sword. Genma and Ranma decide to hide their true identities and tell Nodoka that Ranma is actually Ranko, a cousin of the Tendos.
1x161 - Boy Meets Mom - Part Two
September 25, 1992
Nodoka's stay is rather short, and Ranma hears that she is planning on returning home soon. He decides that he would really like for her to meet him as himself rather than as Ranko. Genma warns Ranma and constantly tries to stop him. When a water main explodes and sends Nodoka flying, Ranma saves her and Nodoka catches a glimpse of her son before passing out. When she awakens, she sees Ranko and thinks it was all a dream. Nodoka says that in her dream Ranma was very manly. Ranma tells Akane that he will wait until he can be normal before he tells his mother the truth. At the end, Ranma and Akane head off to school, and then turn towards the screen and say 'Goodbye!'.