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Subject: Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen episode 143
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Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen episode 143
title: Itsunohika, kitto..
opening song: Love Seeker Can't Stop It (Vision)
ending song: Niji to Taiyou no Oka (Piyo Piyo)
aired: 1992.09.25

[This is the second part of the two-part ending episode of Ranma 1/2.]

Ranma-chan was with the panda in the doujou.  She asked the panda to take
back the promise.  But the panda said that he wouldn't.  Then Ranma-chan
told the panda to kill itself now.  Ranma-chan had the sword and was
ready to chop off the panda's head.  The panda was very scared and ran
off.  Ranma-chan started chasing the panda with the sword.

Nodoka helped cook dinner with Kasumi.  She was carrying a hot bowl of
tofu from the kitchen to the dining room.  Then the panda ran into
Nodoka, and the hot bowl of tofu went flying.  The bowl was going to
fall on Ranma-chan.  But Ranma-chan balanced the bowl on the sword, and
saved her secret.

During dinner Nodoka sat next to Ranko.  Nodoka asked Akane many
questions about Ranma.  "Is Ranma manly?", "Is he cool?", "Is he
handsome?"  Akane reluctantly answered yes, and Nodoka was happy.  Ranko
got upset because Akane had been reluctant in answering.  Kasumi said
that Ranma's face looked like Nodoka's.  Then Nabiki said that they do
look very similar, especially when they were sitting next to each other.

Then Nodoka asked about Ranma's hobbies.  Akane said that he liked
martial arts and fighting.  But Nabiki said, "dressing up as a girl"
(pronounced "josou" in Japanese).  Nodoka immediately took out her sword,
saying that it was very unmanly.  The panda quickly put up a sign saying
that Ranma liked to do yard work, i.e. picking weeds (pronounced "josou"
in Japanese).

Later in Akane's room, Ranma-chan was upset at Nabiki.  But Nabiki said
that Akane and she could not meet their mother any more.  Then Nabiki
said that she would let Ranma off for 5000 yen.

That night Soun said that Nodoka was going to sleep with Ranko.  When
Ranko became surprised, Kasumi told Ranko that Nodoka was going to leave
the next day.  Ranko slept with Nodoka.  Ranma-chan thought, "She's going
home tomorrow.  I feel a little relieved."

In the middle of the night, Nodoka was talking in her sleep.  She had
tears in her eyes and called out for Ranma.  Ranko jumped.  Then Nodoka
saw a dream where Ranma hadn't grown up to be manly.  Nodoka pulled out
her sword and swung it around in her sleep.

Akane thought, "I can't let them just part like this."

The next morning Nodoka left.

Genma and Ranma were taking a bath together.  Genma was very happy
because Nodoka had left.  But Ranma was upset at Genma for feeling that
way.  Ranma said, "Mother was feeling sad."  But Genma said that he
couldn't do anything about it.

After they got out, they were walking down the hall.  Then they heard
Nodoka's voice.  She had returned because she had forgotten something.
Ranma and Genma immediately jumped into the Tendo pond.

Nodoka left again.  Then Akane went after her.

At school Akane told Ranma that she had made a promise that Ranma would
meet Nodoka on Sunday.  Then Ranma thought about it.  He figured out that
if she doesn't find out about his body, everything would be fine.  The
panda was in the bushes and overheard the conversation.

On Sunday Ranma was leaving for the park.  Ranma was wearing his blue
kung fu outfit (Ranma's best clothes).  Akane gave him a carnation to
give to his mother.

When Ranma was running down the street, Genma appeared and said,
"I won't let you pass.  If you want to see your mother, you have to
defeat me."  Then Ranma just kicked Genma and went.

Genma followed Ranma and tried to convince him that it was too dangerous.
He said he was thinking about Ranma's health.  He said that someone might
accidently spill water on him.  Ranma said that it wouldn't happen.
Then an old woman splashed water on Ranma.  After Ranma poured hot water
on himself, Genma said that there might be a water drain puncture.  Then
a man working on a water drain in a ditch punctured the pipe and cold
water splashed on Ranma.  After Ranma poured hot water on himself again,
Genma said that a goldfish man might fall and dump the cold water on
Ranma.  Then a goldfish man came and spilled water on Ranma.  Before
Ranma-chan could do anything else, the panda tied her up and threw her
into a river.

Nodoka was waiting in the park.  The panda was going to tell Nodoka that
Ranma wasn't going to come.  But Akane found him and got VERY mad.

Then school boy with glasses walked by.  Nodoka thought that he was Ranma
and went up to him.  She said that he had grown up to look just like his
father.  But Akane came and said that it wasn't Ranma.  Akane was going
to tell Nodoka what Ranma looked like, but Nodoka said that she didn't
want to hear.  She said that she would know.

Then Ranma arrived at the park.  Akane went to him.  But when they went
toward Nodoka, she was gone.  The panda had taken her away, falsely
directing her toward Ranma.

The panda took Nodoka to a dessert store.  The panda told her that Ranma
would not come.  Then Ranma and Akane came into the store.  The panda was
shocked.  Ranma walked toward Nodoka.  Ranma put his hand on her shoulder.
Nodoka thought that it was a boy's hand.  When Nodoka turned around, the
waitress spilled water on Ranma.  Nodoka hugged Ranko, thinking it was
Ranma.  Then when the panda saw a disappointed Nodoka, he asked if she
wanted to see Ranma.  Nodoka said that she wanted to very badly.  Then
the panda grabbed a pot of hot water and started toward Ranko.  Ranko and
the panda started fighting and tried to pour hot water on each other.

Akane pulled Nodoka outside.  Nodoka said that maybe Ranma didn't want
to meet her.  She thought that there might be a reason why Ranma couldn't
see her.  Maybe he didn't grow up manly.  Nodoka took out her sword and
took it out.  Ranma had beaten up the panda and was going to face his
mother, but became scared at the last moment.

Nodoka told Akane and Ranko that she would go home.  When Nodoka walked
to a construction site, she sat down on the handle of a hot water pump.
There was a sign saying "don't sit here", but Nodoka didn't see it.

Then a tower of hot water spurted up, carrying Nodoka into the air.
Ranma-chan saw her mother and quickly rushed to her aid.  The hot water
turned her back into Ranma, and Ranma saved his mother.  Nodoka saw Ranma
and was very happy.  She cried and hugged her son.  Then Ranma landed on
the ground put her mother down as she was unconscious.
Ranma asked, "I wonder if my mother was disappointed at seeing me.."
"I don't think so..  You were very manly.."  Akane said, with some tears
in her eyes.

Then Nodoka started to regain her consciousness.  But it also started
raining.  Then the rain immediately stopped.  When Nodoka woke up, she
saw Ranko.  Nodoka asked, "Ranko, did you save me?"  Before Ranko could
answer, Nodoka said, "Oh, that must have been a dream..  Ranma came to
save me.  Oh, he was very manly.."  

Before Akane could explain it, Ranko stopped her.  She said, "It's all
right.  Let it be a dream for now.."  Then Nodoka left for home.

Ranma thought, "Until I can return to a normal man..  Please remember
today's dream, very preciously.."

The next day, it was just another normal day at the Tendo home.
Akane and Ranma ran to school.

Ranma and Akane appeared on the screen, said "good bye", and ran off.

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Hitoshi Doi, International Open Systems Engineering        doi@jrd.dec.com
Japan Research and Development Center               decwrl!jrd.dec.com!doi
Digital Equipment Corporation Japan          [from Japan: doi@dec-j.co.jp]