Japanese Rice Cakes Closed
Rats. They make the best sakura-mochi cakes.
What'll I do?
Girlie, you're in luck!
I have the perfect cherry-blossom cakes for young girls.
You do?
Wait!
You have boyfriend problems, don't you?
No.
Wait a minute, wait!
No, I'm not blind. You do have boyfriend problems.
Cherry-blossom cake divination?
Have the boy of your dreams...
eat a sakura mochi made by you.
If he's meant to be with you for life...
Lo, the mark of cherry blossom petals will appear on his forehead!
Oh, sure!
Cherry blossom leaves
How stupid. This is such an obvious fake.
You two! I'll be finished soon, so wait in the parlor.
"Truly... tragic"
The tea's ready.
Tea has got to be green.
English tea and coffee just don't hit the spot.
Look, a tea twig's standing up.
Maybe something lucky will happen. Like a wedding.
Kasumi, may I have more tea?
Don't just drink the tea, Father. Have some cakes.
I'm so thirsty!
Yes, I'm really thirsty today, too.
I forgot. The laundry--
Over the fence of fragrant deutzia flowers...
Quietly--! Oh, sakura mochi!
Master Happosai, Akane made them.
- Summer has come! - Hold it!
Please have a cake!
Wretch! Are you trying to kill me?!
Forget it!
I'll eat them all myself!
Wait! First, let's test for poison--!
Shock waves are shooting through my head.
And how did it taste, Master?
Terrible!
What's that?!
An "x" mark!
If he's meant to be with you for life...
Lo, the mark of cherry blossoms will appear on his forehead.
And if he's not the one, an "x" will appear.
It really works!
This should do it.
I sense danger!
Ranma? How about a sakura mochi?
Hold it!
BLAM!
Bull's-eye.
Have one.
Are these...?
You made 'em?
BLAM
Another bull's-eye.
Why are you running away?!
You know why better than anybody!
The taste doesn't matter here!
It does!
Sakura mochi made by Akane Tendo?! Let me at them!
Bite
Wait, Kuno--!
Hey, don't--!
It's your fault for eatin' them!
Whaddya mean by that?!
I fully accept your expression of love, Akane Tendo!
An "x". Good.
"Good"? Hey, what's goin' on?
Nothing.
You're hidin' somethin', I bet?!
I'm not!
Let's date!
You showed your love for me by making sakura mochi for me.
I'm deeply touched!
I'll date with you, Akane Tendo!
Thud!
Hey! C'mon, confess, already!
Sakura-mochi divination?!
Right.
We're engaged, but only because our fathers arranged it.
So--
So what?!
I wanted to know if you were the one.
How lame!
Whaddya mean?!
What?
So if you're not the one, I'll break the engagement!
That'd be great!
So eat!
I'll pass.
How come?!
I don't want my future decided by a stupid sakura mochi.
Ranma!
But what scares me more is--
Indigestion! Gimme a break!
Come back here, Ranma!
Stop, Ranma!
Come back here!
Quit chasin' me!
Take that and that!
Hah!
Bathhouse
What'd I do to you?! You made me eat that awful sakura mochi!
Ryoga!
When did you eat the sakura mochi?
I'm sorry. Was it terrible, after all?
You made it...?
Yes.
Is that so?
I've never had such a delicious sakura mochi in my life!
Marks of cherry blossom petals.
That means Ryoga's the one for me?
That's crazy!
It was delicious!
Aren't you going to eat a cake?!
What does it matter? You already know the answer.
Ranma...?
It's hard for me to say this, but Ryoga's a pretty good guy.
You're right.
Unlike you, Ryoga is kind and sincere!
Okay. So that's how you feel.
On close inspection, you two are made for each other.
What do you mean?
Just what I said.
It can't be...!
Mt. Fuji's erupting!
What're you saying?! How can Akane love me?! Me?!
I didn't say that.
Boom
Toying with my emotions...! Jerk!
Let the man of your dreams eat sakura mochi that you've prepared.
If he's the one for you...
Lo! The mark of cherry blossom petals will appear on his forehead!
It's too much trouble to make. Give me some you've already got.
I see. Water takes the mark off.
That jerk, Ranma. He doesn't care about me at all.
What a coward! What's so hard about eating a sakura mochi?
AAAAAGH!
What'll I do? What'll I do?!
I can't marry myself, so naturally, the x mark would appear.
I'm so stupid, stupid, stupid!
It's gone.
This crazy sakura mochi...
I'll just...quietly...
eat it!
It's just a sakura mochi.
It ain't gonna beat me! Down the hatch!
Ranma! Are you really going to eat Akane's cake?!
Kuh-Thud
Yell louder, can'tcha, stupid Pop!
Gotta do it before somebody else comes...!
You'd go to all this trouble, Ranma?!
I, Soun Tendo, know all too well how you feel!
Why eat it if you don't want to?
No one will bother me here!
Now Iet's see if an x or cherry blossom petals appear!
I can't do it.
First, some tea.
Nabiki, did Ranma really take a sakura mochi?!
He did.
Where could he have gone, though?
Maybe he's under the floor.
He can't be!
Well, whatever.
You and Ranma shouldn't take those cakes so seriously.
Nabiki? You know...?
Know what?
Nothing.
"Your destiny is whatever you accept." Oo, sounds cool.
He's so pitiful.
Ranma's always running away when you need him most.
Fine with me! I'll show him and really fall for Ryoga!
Ryoga!
Um...!
Did you hear what I said?
Here.
Thank you.
See you later!
Great, isn't it, Akane? You and your guy are doin' great.
Ranma!
Yes! It's because you don't bother us!
I'm disappointed in you, though.
Ya switched to Ryoga just because of cherry blossom marks?
It's your fault for not eating a cake!
Who can believe somethin' so silly?
What's that in your hand?
How'd that get here?
You haven't taken one bite.
Coward!
I know! You're afraid of seeing the results!
No!
Why, then?!
Okay, I'll do it. You won't regret it, will ya, Akane?
Cherry blossoms or "x" mark, no grudges! Got that?!
He ate the sakura mochi...!
It's terrible.
Too terrible...!
If there're cherry blossoms on his face, he's the one for me.
But if there's an "x"...!
Ranma, choose the girl you want for your fiancee.
Then it's Akane.
She's perfect!
That's ridiculous! Why should I--?!
Don't you hate guys?
Fortunately, Ranma is half girl.
I don't want a freak like him!
What if there's an "x"...?!
Akane...
I'll turn around at the count of three, okay?
One...
Two...
Three!
Crash
- Wha--?! - I don't want to see, after all!
"I love you. To My dearest Akane"
Akane, I know just how you feel now.
Mirror--! Damn!
Blast you!
Come back here, Ranma!
Quiet!
Mirror!!
It's all black?!
How come...?!
Crumple
You fell into my ink! Klutz!
No cherry blossoms. No "x" mark.
Rats! It must've worn off while I was runnin' all around!
What crazy thing are you muttering now?
Don't bug me. Keep quiet, will ya?
P-chan?
Are you in here?
Akane...!
P-chan?
Where were you?
You shouldn't go wandering off like that.
Nothin'! Why the heck not?!
I see! The marks wash off?
Then what about Ryoga's cherry blossom marks?
P-chan, do you think I'll really end up with Ryoga?
The cherry blossom marks that identify my future husband...
appeared on Ryoga's face.
What's wrong, P-chan? You're crying.
I heard about the sakura mochi divination.
'S stupid.
I know you're feeling crummy, but I'm in a bind, too.
What?!
When we're married--
What should I call Akane?! Huh? Huh? Whaddya think?
Quit buggin' me!
I'm in a forgiving mood today.
Since we'll be married, I'll call her "Akane."
Akane will call me "Ryoga".
No, maybe "Husband".
Too stiff and feudalistic.
Maybe Western-style:. "Darling", "Honey"!
I'm so bashful!
Maybe "Dear" is more natural.
"Akane..." "Dear..."
"Akane..." "Dear...!"
"Akane..." "Dear...? "
"Dear!" "Dear!" "Dear!" "Dear!"
OW, OW, OW!
OW! That hurts! Stupid pig!
Ranma?
Ranma...?
Get away! Don't bother me no more!
Cherry blossom marks on your face...!
Can't be! They weren't there before--!
They're...?
They're P-chan's hoof marks!
I get it! The mystery's solved!
Akane's cakes were so bad, they made your head hurt.
After eating one, P-chan was hitting his head.
He gave himself those hoof marks.
They were still there when he turned back into Ryoga!
Cherry blossom marks appeared on your face, too.
You have more marks than Ryoga.
Huh, I thought I could cancel our engagement, too.
Idiot! The marks on my face and Ryoga's were made by P--!
Since there're so many...
I guess I'll still have to be your fiancee.
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms--
Oh, well. Guess it'll just be my secret.
Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms--
Here, Ranma! I made these croquettes!
Akane, did something nice happen?
Not really.
Great. I'm jealous. Ranma gets to eat your cooking.
Shall I cook for everybody tomorrow?
"Watch what you say!"
Daddy, be quiet!
Ranma, you haven't taken one bite.
If I don't tell the truth soon, I'm gonna die.
- Here, P-chan. It's good! - Here, Ranma.