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Chapters Originally Published in:
Shonen Sunday 1988 Vol. 12 - 21

Ranma 1/2 Vol 4

Chapter 27: この手ははなさない
Kono te wa hanasanai
(I'll Never Let Go)
Mikado and Azusa execute their finishing manuever, the Goodbye Whirl. All skating pairs before Ranma and Akane have been defeated by this technique, but they manage to hang on, and rather than let Akane hit the wall, Ranma takes the brunt of the crash. Soon Ranma manages to get back up even though he is in a lot of pain. Ryoga, watching from the sidelines, turns off the lights and jumps into the rink intending to splash Ranma and throw him out so he can pair up with Akane. Instead he splashes Ranma and gets rid of Akane. Now female Ranma and Ryoga are about to take on the Golden Pair.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 1988 Vol. 12
  • Ranma 1/2 Tankobon Vol. 4 ch. 1
  • Ranma 1/2 Shinsoban Vol. 4 ch. 1
  • Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comic Special Vol. 2 ch. 9
Publication Date: February 17, 1988
Pages: 16 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • In the margin of this week's chapter of Ranma 1/2 Rumiko Takahashi is advertising for a new assistant. The ad requests that those interested be at least 18 years old, female, submit a resume with a photo and a drawing of a kitchen scene with at least two figures in it. Applicants should send their submissions to the Shonen Sunday editorial department and will hear back at a later time.
  • There's another ad featuring the new drawing of panda Genma to promote a ski trip to Yuzawa Kogen in Niigata.

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    • A: The first volume of Ranma 1/2 will debut in a month. I've already drawn the cover for it.

Chapter 28: 背水の陣
Haisui no jin
(Burning the Bridges)
The crowd gets restless because Furinkan High seems to have slipped a new pair into the competition. Not only do Ryoga and Ranma not get along on the ice, they keep hitting each other and their outfits do not look good. After a quick clothing change, the match resumes, but not for long as Ryoga never bothered to learn how to skate properly. Mikado and Azusa take advantage of this and once again execute the Goodbye Whirl. This team is less fortunate however since Ryoga has no honorable intentions of protecting Ranma from getting hurt. Luckily for Ranma, Mikado comes to his rescue after Ryoga gets thrown to the ice. Ranma manages to get away from Mikado but Ryoga is on his last nerve and sends an ice-shattering punch through the rink. The ice breaks up and Ryoga realizes he is standing over a swimming pool filled with ice-cold water. If he falls and turns into P-chan with Akane watching, he will never be able to take her from Ranma.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 1988 Vol. 13
  • Ranma 1/2 Tankobon Vol. 4 ch. 2
  • Ranma 1/2 Shinsoban Vol. 4 ch. 2
  • Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comic Special Vol. 2 ch. 10
Publication Date: February 24, 1988
Pages: 16 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:


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    • A: I watched Doomed Megalopolis (Teito Monogatari) and The Last Emperor at a hush-hush viewing. It was a fulfilling day.
    • Webmasters' Note: Takahashi later used many themes from Doomed Megalopolis in her later series MAO. We've made a video discussing the ties between the works.

Chapter 29: 良牙爆発
Ryoga hakuhatsu
(Ryoga Explodes!)
With the ice breaking up the Golden Pair are still not backing down. Ryoga and Ranma seem more interested in fighting each other though, and Mikado keeps trying to step in. Ryoga has trouble staying on the ice, but once Mikado makes the mistake of stepping on Ryoga, he is able to grab his leg and send him flying. After many close calls Ryoga's ungodly strength proves to be the deciding factor in crushing Mikado. Now it is just between Ryoga and Ranma.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 1988 Vol. 14
  • Ranma 1/2 Tankobon Vol. 4 ch. 3
  • Ranma 1/2 Shinsoban Vol. 4 ch. 3
  • Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comic Special Vol. 2 ch. 11
Publication Date: March 2, 1988
Pages: 16 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • This week's Sunday has an ad for Ranma 1/2 branded cassette player and stationary goods and a B.B. key chain.

  • Table of Contents
    • A: No matter how busy I am I want to go to the Tokyo Dome for the Mike Tyson fight.
    • Webmasters' Note: Tyson fought in Tokyo twice in his career. The first fight, which Takahashi refers to here is Tyson vs Tubbs from March 21, 1988. His second fight would be against Buster Douglas on February 11, 1990, in which he would suffer his first professional loss.

Chapter 30: 愛の水柱
Ai no mizubashira
(The Waters of Love)
Ryoga and Ranma continue to go at it while Mikado is carried out on a stretcher. Azusa decides she likes Mikado's blanket and takes it while smashing him in the head with a folding chair. Akane decides she has seen enough and crawls across the broken up ice demanding that Ranma and Ryoga stop fighting. Soon though, she loses her balance and falls into the water. Ranma and Ryoga learn that Akane cannot swim and both dive in to save her. Ranma, already a girl, is unaffected by the cold water, but Ryoga transforms into P-chan. Luckily for him, Akane was unconcious. In the infirmary Ranma explains how Ryoga and P-chan both saved Akane and that she should thank them both. Suddenly the wall begins to cave in and a strange Chinese girl from Ranma's past is standing before them.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 1988 Vol. 15
  • Ranma 1/2 Tankobon Vol. 4 ch. 4
  • Ranma 1/2 Shinsoban Vol. 4 ch. 4
  • Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comic Special Vol. 2 ch. 12
Publication Date: March 9, 1988
Pages: 16 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:


  • Table of Contents
    • A: Thank you for waiting. Volume 1 will be published around the 18th of this month. Next month volume 2 will be released.

Chapter 31: 死の接吻
Shi no seppun
(Kiss of Death)
Female Ranma identifies the Chinese girl as Shampoo and after she takes a few swings at him he hides and she goes off to find her. Ranma tells the story of how he came to meet Shampoo. Shortly after he fell into Jusenkyo Ranma and his father were taken to Joketsuzoku by the Jusenkyo Guide to watch a competition between the women of the tribe. Genma and Ranma enjoyed the feast layed out while they watched the matches and after Shampoo won, the Jusenkyo Guide pointed out that Ranma and Genma had been eating the feast intended for the victor of the fight. Now Ranma had to fight Shampoo and he (currently a she) knocks her out with one kick. Shampoo's Amazon law states that if any woman should defeat her in combat she must give them the Kiss of Death and pursue them to the ends of the earth until she kills them. Shampoo chases the Saotome's across China and now to Japan. Ranma and Akane head back to the Tendo home where they find Shampoo waiting. Thankfully for Ranma he is now a boy and Shampoo does not recognize him. Shampoo tries to fight Akane, but Ranma steps in and accidently defeats Shampoo again, this time as a boy. According to Shampoo's Amazon law any boy that defeats her becomes her fiance, and now Ranma has an amourous Chinese girl that loves and hates him all at once.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 1988 Vol. 16
  • Ranma 1/2 Tankobon Vol. 4 ch. 5
  • Ranma 1/2 Shinsoban Vol. 4 ch. 5
  • Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comic Special Vol. 2 ch. 13
Publication Date: March 16, 1988
Pages: 16 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • There is an advertisement for a Ranma 1/2 and one for Maison Ikkoku goods shirt in this week's issue of Shonen Sunday.

  • Table of Contents
    • A: Finally, the first volume of Ranma is on sale. A book of the Mermaid series is currently being prepared. Please look forward to it.

Chapter 32: 我愛你
Wo ai ni
(You I Love)
Akane gets extremely angry about Shampoo kissing Ranma, and when Soun asks what is going on, Kasumi tells him Ranma's girlfriend from China has arrived. Shampoo hands Soun a book but since he cannot read Chinese he screams at Ranma. Luckily Nabiki shows up and reads the Japanese translation which explains that Ranma is now Shampoo's fiance according to Shampoo's tribal law. Akane spies on Ranma trying to convince Shampoo that her laws do not apply to him, but Ranma falls for Shampoo's feminine wiles and Akane only gets more angry. Once Ryoga has a moment alone with Ranma he tells him how upset he is that he would treat Akane so badly, and splashes him, turning him into a girl and throws him off the roof. Shampoo sees female Ranma and chases her around trying to kill her.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 1988 Vol. 17
  • Ranma 1/2 Tankobon Vol. 4 ch. 6
  • Ranma 1/2 Shinsoban Vol. 4 ch. 6
  • Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comic Special Vol. 2 ch. 14
Publication Date: March 23, 1988
Pages: 16 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • Masami Yuuki's Mobile Police Patlabor debuts this week in Shonen Sunday.

  • Table of Contents
    • A: I watched Fire Dragon on video. It was more authentic than John Lone's The Last Emperor.

Chapter 33: あかねVS.シャンプー
Akane VS. Shampoo

(Akane Gets Shampooed)
The day starts off with Ranma sleeping late. Soun asks Akane to go wake him up so he will not be late for school, which Akane reluctantly does. When she opens the door she sees Ranma sleeping with Shampoo. In a fit of rage she throws water on Ranma and Shampoo wakes to find female Ranma next to her. On their way to school Ranma and Akane argue while Ryoga looks on. He thinks about telling Akane his feelings for her, but chickens out and gets ready to leave when he is accidentally splashed and found by Shampoo. At lunch time Shampoo shows up at school with a special lunch for Ranma- P-chan! Luckily Ryoga was not cooked alive and he wakes up, but Shampoo gets mad at Akane for messing up her lunch and gives her the kiss of death as well. Akane has had all she can stand and decides to fight Shampoo. By the time Ranma gets to the schoolyard from the cafeteria, the match is over and Akane is lying on the ground unconscious. When she wakes up, she does not recognize Ranma.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 1988 Vol. 18
  • Ranma 1/2 Tankobon Vol. 4 ch. 7
  • Ranma 1/2 Shinsoban Vol. 4 ch. 7
  • Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comic Special Vol. 2 ch. 15
Publication Date: March 30, 1988
Pages: 16 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • For an explanation about the way that Shampoo speaks Japanese, please see our article.
  • Photos from the Yuzawa Kogen ski event in Niigata were shown in this issue and Noriko Hidaka (the future voice of Akane Tendo).
  • There is also an advertisement for Urusei Yatsura Movie 5 and Maison Ikkoku's film being released on home video.

  • Table of Contents
    • A: In March and April new staff members joined. In April we'll do our best, though its hard with Ranma plus two one-shots.

Chapter 34: 必殺シャンプー
Hissatsu Shampoo

(Shampoo Cleans Up)
Ranma tries to figure out what could make Akane forget all about him. She seems to remember everything except him, even P-chan and Mr. Saotome. Ryoga was beside her when it happened (as P-chan) and Ranma threatens to let some girls see him naked unless he talks. Ryoga says all he saw were Shampoo's feet stepping on him. Ranma decides to let Dr. Tofu check Akane out, and he has a better idea about what happened. He explains that it is an old Chinese herbal trick using a special shampoo and certain pressure points on the head. Tofu explains that if Ranma can find the shampoo Shampoo used then he might be able to cure Akane. Ranma heads out with Akane in tow to search Nerima and shortly after they leave Dr. Tofu introduces his new nurse-in-training to Genma- Shampoo.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 1988 Vol. 19
  • Ranma 1/2 Tankobon Vol. 4 ch. 8
  • Ranma 1/2 Shinsoban Vol. 4 ch. 8
  • Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comic Special Vol. 2 ch. 16
Publication Date: April 6, 1988
Pages: 16 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • A more literal translation of the chapter title would be "Killer Shampoo".

  • Table of Contents
    • A: It's a hard schedule, but I want to take a walk and see the cherry blossoms.

Chapter 35: ブレンドナンバー119
Burendo nanba 119

(Formula #911)
Ranma and Akane return home and tell the Tendos the news. After Shampoo shows up, Akane immediately attacks Ranma when Shampoo hugs him, even though she cannot remember who he is. Shampoo realizes she did not completely erase Akane's memory and tries to use her technique again, but this time Ranma manages to get the shampoo away from her. Ranma tries to use it, but finds out that it is Formula 110 when what he needs is 119. Luckily Dr. Tofu shows up with a book about how to mix the proper formula. But when Kasumi shows up he freaks out and tears up the book. Ranma decides the only way to get the shampoo is to go to a drugstore in China and buy some. So he sets out and decides he is going to have to swim there like before, but then he spots Shampoo who is willing to give him the shampoo on one condition. He must kill female Ranma.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 1988 Vol. 20
  • Ranma 1/2 Tankobon Vol. 4 ch. 9
  • Ranma 1/2 Shinsoban Vol. 4 ch. 9
  • Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comic Special Vol. 2 ch. 17
Publication Date: April 13, 1988
Pages: 16 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • This week's Shonen Sunday mentions the upcoming release of Ranma 1/2 tankobon volume 2.
  • In the original English translation "formula 119" was changed to "formula 911". This is because in Japan 119 is the telephone number for emergencies, hence the change to 911 (the American emergency number). The other shampoo is "formula 110" (the Japanese number to call the police). This was changed in the original translations to "formula 411" (the American phone number for "information").

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    • A: The color pages of Mermaid Forest will be released on the 25th and are a good value in the lottery.

Chapter 36: 別了(ビエラ)
Bie ra

(Bie Liao (Goodbye))
Ranma tells Ryoga about his plan to "almost kill" female Ranma and needs Ryoga to beat him up for it to work. Ryoga will not have anything to do with helping Akane remember Ranma, until Ranma insults him one too many times. Ranma winds up beating Ryoga instead, so Genma and Soun step in and kick Ranma around a bit. Akane feels sorry for him, but Ranma gets frustrated with her and says he is sorry he ever said she was cute. This triggers something and after a few more taunts Akane's memory returns. Shampoo arrives and tries to fight Akane, but Ranma stops her. He splashes himself with cold water and changes into a girl in front of her. Ranma tells Shampoo that in reality the boy-side is a disguise and he is really a girl so he could never have a relationship with her. Shampoo leaves in tears and Ryoga asks Ranma if he is sure he did the right thing.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 1988 Vol. 21
  • Ranma 1/2 Tankobon Vol. 4 ch. 10
  • Ranma 1/2 Shinsoban Vol. 4 ch. 10
  • Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comic Special Vol. 2 ch. 18
Publication Date: April 20, 1988
Pages: 16 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:


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    • A: I will draw a one-shot to be released on May 2nd in Big Comic Original. I missed the cherry blossoms everyday due to work.


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