Bamboo branches rustling soft.
Under eaves they slowly sway.
Oh, Father. Welcome home.
Kasumi! What do you think?
Magnificent bamboo, isn't it?
It'll be Tanabata soon, after all.
Now Saotome, see here--
So pretty!
Princess Ori of Vega Star...
crosses the Milky Way on July 7th to see Kengyu the Cowherd.
It's so cool. So romantic!
Yer givin' me the creeps.
Quiet, you!
You don't care about the Tanabata love story, anyway!
Right!
You really are crude, aren't you?!
Not as crude as you.
What?!
Akane?
What is it, Kasumi?
The handrail of the veranda is rotted, so be careful.
Hey, the Altair Star's gone.
Look carefully.
It ain't there.
Where're you looking, anyway?!
Huh?
That's strange.
- Huh? - What's wrong?
The Vega Star moved.
Over there.
Where?!
Akane!
Akane!!
A-Akane!
I've got to go!
H-Hey!
Hey! Akane! Where ya goin'?!
It was around here that the star fell!
That's crazy! A whole bunch of people would come running!
But I saw it fall!
You were mistaken!
I wasn't mistaken, I tell you!
It's you...!
Would you be Princess Ori?
Quit it!
You are, aren't you?
I can see your star.
You can see...my star?
Princess Ori?!
The princess in that famous legend...?!
Why did you come to Earth?
Things get so hectic at Tanabata.
I wanted to rest before it started.
What's Kengyu like?
He's a very nice person.
Princess Ori in our own home, right before Tanabata!
We can't offer you much in this shabby house.
But make yourself right at home!
Saotome, you went a little too far that time.
You look like an ordinary girl now.
Really, think of this as your own home, okay?
Thank you, I will.
You're very welcome...!
Breakfast is ready.
Princess Ori helped fix it.
I wanted to earn my keep. I hope you like it.
It sure can't be worse than a certain person's cooking.
What person?
Down the hatch!
I-It's good.
Y-Yes.
True "star" quality.
Too good for our commoner's palate.
Blea-AGGH!!
She's like a clone of Akane.
Too bad. Maybe she should've brought her loom.
Look, Saotome, she's not the Crane Princess.
Maybe we should've put a straw hat on her.
Tendo, Princess Ori isn't a Jizo statue.
- Losing it, aren't you? - Losing it, aren't you?
I'm sorry I'm so clumsy.
You are not! I think it's reassuring.
You're human, just like us.
Look out!
How could she move so fast?
Pop!
Pop! Mr. Tendo!
Hang on! Pop!
Beware, Ranma.
He...has a dangerous move.
Pop!
The Anyhing-Goes School, is that all you are?
What?
You're a dojo challenger?!
Right!
Interestin'! Fight me next. But first--
The cow goes outside!
He's no cow! He's Li'l Moo!
W-Whatever! C'mon!
My turn, now!
He ain't so tough!
Wha--?!
Dirty--! Get serious!
Final attack! Kengyu Shooting Star Kick!
H-How come?
Come on, Li'l Moo.
How come?
C-Come back...!
Are you okay, Ranma?
Rats! He caught me off-guard!
What was he like?
A weirdo with a steer.
Steer?!
What'd he look like?
I found it, Ranma! This is the boy!
According to this All-Japan Dojo Bulletin...
he and his steer are blowing away all the training halls in Japan.
A warning's been posted about them.
"Terror! A Boy and His Steer"
It's just as I thought.
Do you know him?
It's Kengyu.
Kengyu?
The Cowherd of the Altair Star?
Yes. I came to Earth to find him.
I'm sorry, everyone.
I'm the one who made him like this.
Head of the Milky Way Martial Arts School?!
You're a martial artist?
So that's it?
Kengyu is the fiance my father picked for me.
"What?"
That sounds so familiar, somehow.
This kind of thing must be common everywhere.
Back then, Kengyu was a different person.
Though our marriage was arranged, we truly Ioved each other.
If not for one Iittle problem.
Oh, Kengyu!
Sorry, sorry.
How can you ever succeed to the Milky Way Martial Arts School?!
Who knows?
Thanks, Li'l Moo.
Forget the Moo! Shape up, will you?!
I just haven't got it in me. I'd much rather live in peace.
Why can't you be head of the school?
That tickles, Li'l Moo!
Will you just quit playing with that silly cow?!
How about making more of an effort to be a better fighter?!
I'm sorry.
After that, Kengyu left on a journey to train.
A marriage meeting?!
Father, Kengyu did not run away.
Right now, he's undergoing rigorous training somewhere!
By July 7th?
Very well. If Kengyu does not return by then, I shall give him up.
What's the big deal?! That's easy!
Are you aware of the seriousness of the problem?
Sure, I do! Just get Kengyu back home, right?
Do you think he'll go back willingly?!
If not, I'll just make him!
You lost to him, didn't you?
"Defeated"
Kengyu's turned into a formidable martial artist.
Who knows if he's interested in marriage anymore?
Th-That's terrible!
Dad!
That's one thing you should never say.
"Pandas never say the wrong things. (Can't Speak.)"
Princess Ori?
I'm sorry for running away like that.
I've been so much trouble to everyone.
Nobody thinks you're any trouble.
Besides, you've got two more days until Tanabata.
Right! You can't give up!
Would you like a workout?
I could practice with you, if you'd like.
You're good!
So are you.
Thanks. I feel much better now.
I'd be glad to practice with you anyime you want.
Don't you think we're alike?
Yes, I do!
We're poor, though.
Your fiance is so wonderful!
Ranma?
Forget it! He's the worst ever!
I used to say that about Kengyu, too.
That Kengyu's probably still goin' around challenging dojos.
If I check out every dojo, I'm sure ta--
"1 -Chome Martial Arts School"
Teacher, you're the last one standing, aren't you?
Blast you--!
Talk about perfect timin'. I'll just sit back an' watch.
Kengyu Shooting Star Kick!
Here it comes!
Oh, no!!
I missed it...!
Kengyu?
Princess Ori?
Kengyu, come home with me.
You're having a marriage meeting?
I heard it on the stars. That's just great.
That's why we've got to get back soon!
No! I've got to get stronger! Much stronger!
It doesn't matter anymore! I shouldn't have said those things!
Please! Come home with me!
My eyes have been opened to martial arts.
Someday I'll establish my own Kengyu School.
Kengyu...
You jerk!
I'll hafta use force, after all!
You...?
You gave it to me good last time.
Now it's payback time!
A return match? I admire your spirit. You're on.
I'm tellin' ya--!
If I win, go back to the Milky Way like a good boy!
I take that back about admiring your spirit.
You're just an idiot.
What?!
You're going to lose.
And you'll be Li'l Moo's handler!
Kengyu was in front of me. How come he got me in the back?
Ranma?
Shouldn't you be getting some sleep?
I just can't figure it out.
Kengyu's Shooting Star Kick?
I can't figure that move out.
Kengyu's a pretty tough customer.
If you'd like, I'll practice with you.
Forget it. Playing patty-cake with you won't help me win.
I was only trying to be helpful! Sorry I'm so babyish!
The match will now commence! No time limit!
Fight fairly and openly with no regrets!
Begin!
He can't get me if I keep my back to the wall!
That's the best you can come up with?!
What?
Rats! No room to maneuver!
Kengyu Shooting Star--!
You're pitiful!
Kengyu Shooting Star--!
Ranma's running away to avoid being kicked from the back.
Kengyu's using the feint to make Ranma turn around.
When Ranma slows down from exhausting his energy...
the true Kengyu Shooting Star Kick will appear.
Ranma--!
Kengyu, how can you have so much composure?
Were does your confidence come from?
This is gettin' me nowhere!
Here goes NOTHlN'!
Now!
Kengyu Shooting Star Kick!
This is the Kengyu Shooting Star Kick?!
He draws attention to himself and lets the cow kick from behind.
What a fearsome technique!
This is SO stupid!
Oh, that's news to you?
Y-You dirty...!
Know what's comin' now?
Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire!!
I-I'm sorry!
Today's Tanabata, so you made it just in time.
Isn't that great?
Thank you for all your help.
From now on, I won't depend on Li'l Moo's help.
I'd rather have the same gentle Kengyu as before.
Don't be henpecked.
I won't.
Akane, let's meet again.
Sure.
What's this?
It's your turn this time.
It's a spell to bring you and your sweetheart together.
I don't have a--!
Let's go, Li'l Moo.
Good-bye! Come again!
Akane...
Akane?
Akane!
You came to?
Thank god!
I told you to be careful.
She's as tough as ever.
What's going on?!
Ow!
Ouch!
Don't strain yourself. You fell from the veranda.
Where's Princess Ori? Where's Kengyu?
You're nuts. Those two are twinkling up in the sky.
A dream? It was all a dream?
But I remember it so clearly.
It wasn't...a dream.
C'mon, I'll carry ya piggyback.
Um, Ranma?
Nothing.
What's up? Tell me!
It's nothing!