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Volume #1: Initiation Night (Eps #1-3)
The principal is off on an inspection tour, and he's put his seventeen-year-old son, Tatewaki Kuno, in charge. As they say, the coco-nutcase never falls far from the tree. Ranma is told the Tendo Dojo will lose its successor if he doesn't win, so Ranma trains hard for an upcoming contest. But "kick-the-can" may be just another way to say "kick-the-Ranma!" It's really just thuggery, Tendo Dojo-style. He claims he's on a sightseeing tour, but surely the Jusenkyo Guide hasn't come all the way from China just for that. Could his surprise visit have something to do with Ranma and Genma’s mishap at Jusenkyo Spring?
Volume #2: From the Depths of Despair (Eps #4-6)
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 the one of him - now there are six! Then, 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? And finally, 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?
Volume #3: Kiss Me, Cat (Eps #7-9)
"Be my bri-i-i-i-i-de--!!" It's been a while, 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 her from becoming the "cat's trophy"?
Volume #4: Rock-A-Bye Ranma (Eps #10-12)
In the life of every father, there must eventually come a time when a son challenges his authority, test his own strength, declares himself a man. But is Cup Ramen worth losing your dad for?! Meanwhile 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 asks for help...though she may wish she hadn't! And finally, 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...
Volume #5: Wretched Rice Cakes of Love (Eps #13-15)
It's 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.... Happosai's always relied on his special Happo Dai-Karin or "Happo Fire-Burst" technique to get what he wants, but when the "karin" part changes to "kaBIN," Happosai's mold starts gettin' old real quick! Then, 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 when you need him?
Volume #6: Battle for Miss beachside (Eps #16-18)
It's not easy being a teenaged martial artist named Ranma Saotome, but it's even worse when your martial artist father Genma takes you from home at an early age to go on a decade-long training mission. He doesn't speak a word of Chinese, and yet he insists on bringing you to the cursed training ground known as Jusenkyo, where falling into one of many springs instantly turns you into whoever - of whatever - drowned there last. And then, the two of you have this little accident... CONTAINS THREE EPISODES: BATTLE FOR THE GOLDEN TEA SET - Once again, it's the 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. GOSUNKUGI'S SUMMER AFFAIR - 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? BATTLE FOR MISS BEACHSIDE - 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!
Volume #7: Bring it On! (Eps #19-21)
Having learned (or been the victim of) almost any martial arts style imaginable, Ranma’s nevertheless about to learn a whole new one: Martial Arts Cheerleading! Sure, Ranma’s got the basic moves down, and that uniform is really cute, but then it turns out that it’s Kuno’s kendo match he has to cheer for. Meanwhile, during an annual cleaning of the estate, Kuno comes across an ancient taiko drum that’s got the devastating power of a howitzer!
Volume #8: (Eps #22-25)
Having learned of his father’s long-ago death pact with his mother, which states that he, Ranma be either reared as a man among men or be put to the sword (along with his father!), Ranma struggles desperately to avoid a seemingly all-but-inescapable fate. Can Akane’s intervention with Ranma’s bushido-minded mama prevent the inevitable, or has Genma made his last mistake... ever!?
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