Ranma ½ (らんま1/2)

Here's Ranma.

Hey!

You better cut that out.

Uh.

It's a panda.

Your move.

Well I still say the whole things sucks.

Taking my fiance from me without even asking.

I'm going back to China now.

So suck on that, old man.

Uh.

At last, Ranma is coming.

How I've waited for this day.

And soon-- very soon-- Ranma will be here.

Listen up!

Kasumi, Nabiki, Akane.

Kasumi.

Yes, what is it father?

Nabiki.

Hm?

Akane.

Where is that girl?

Hiya!

Whew.

That felt pretty good. Huh?

There you go again Akane.

This is exactly the type of thing

that makes the boys think you're so weird.

So why should I care, Nabiki?

Not everybody thinks the whole world revolves around boys!

No?

Then I guess this wouldn't interest you.

Fiance?

Yes.

The son of a very good friend of mine.

His name is Ranma Saotome.

If one of you three girls were to marry him and carry

on this training hall, then the Tendo family legacy

would be secure.

-Hey, wait a minute here, don't we

get to have some say in who were going to marry?

-Maybe you should wait until you meet him.

You never know, he might be really cute.

Right Daddy?

-- He'll be here any minute.

Ranma and his father have been on a training mission.

Recently they crossed into China.

Ooh, China.

-So he hiked all the way to China.

Wow, big deal.

Father, how old is this Ranma?

Is he cute?

Younger men are so young.

Well what kind of guy is he?

I don't know.

You don't know?

I've never met him.

AKANE (VOICEOVER): Oh please, I don't believe this.

Let go, you old fool.

I told you, I don't want any part of this.

Now put me down.

Sounds like we have visitors.

Ooh, it must be Ranma.

Saotome, my friend.

We've been waiting.

I hope that he's older than me.

Ah

Come on, Pop.

You're-- you're scaring them spitless.

So Father, this is your friend?

Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh

-Oh, so this panda just decided to drop in.

Is that it, Pop?

Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh

You wouldn't be--

I'm Ranma Saotome.

Sorry about this.

At last, you're here.

Ooh, he is cute.

I'm so glad you're here.

Hm?

Wha?

Hm.

Uh, could you stop that?

Ranma's not a boy.

He's a girl.

A girl?

Father.

Oh, poor Father.

He must be so disappointed.

He's disappointed?

He's not the only one.

Look at her.

Some fiance.

Stop it, you two.

He-- she is our guest.

-Look everyone, Father's coming to.

This is all your fault, Daddy.

Don't you know the difference between a boy and a girl?

-I assumed my friend Genma's son was a boy.

-Excuse me, does this look like a boy do you, huh Daddy?

Please, I wish you'd stop that.

-You heard what she said, Nabiki.

Now why don't you leave her alone.

A guest is a guest.

Hey, you want to go practice?

Huh?

I'm Akane.

You want to be friends?

Mhm.

You study kempo, right?

A little.

-Well, why don't we have a little match, then?

Huh?

Come on, just for fun.

Don't worry, I won't hurt you.

Hiya.

Hiya, hiya, hiya, hiya.

What's wrong?

Attack me.

AKANE (VOICEOVER): Why-- why am I missing her?

Is she reading my moves?

OK, this time for real.

You're pretty good.

I'm just glad that you're a girl.

What?

-It's just, well, I'm just really glad you're not a boy.

So that's it.

Mm.

-The path of a true martial artist is fraught with perils.

Ranma, you can use this room.

Would you like to freshen up and have a bath now?

Uh, no thanks.

-Here, you've been exercising, haven't you?

Yes.

-Hey, Kasumi, who was that strange man

sitting in our living room?

Who knows?

Huh?

-Go tell Akane she can take her bath now.

OK

Uh, that's cold.

I guess we can both take our baths.

Hm, what to do?

They're bound to find out sooner or later.

Well, may as well just go out like I am.

Whoa.

I'll drown him in the bathtub.

Akane what is it?

What's the matter?

What are you doing with that?

-There's a pervert in the bathroom.

-Well, gee Akane, why didn't you just clobber him then?

Because I got scared.

Is that all right?

Oh, I do hope Ranma's alright.

I thought she was in there taking a bath right now.

Excuse me.

Who is that?

Who are you?

I'm, uh, Ranma Saotome.

Sorry about this.

I can explain everything.

This is my dear old friend.

Genma Saotome.

And this is my son.

Ranma.

-This gets more interesting by the minute.

Are you really her?

The same girl who we saw before?

I am.