Women's Volleyball Tournament
Yo, Ranma!
Wanna go to the volleyball tournament?
Not interested.
Akane's playing.
So they're gonna win, right?
It's borin' to watch a match that's a sure win.
Don'tcha wanna see Akane in gym shorts?
No.
It's awful!
Our team's losing!
What happened?
Akane's the only one standing.
Is Seishun Academy that good?
Their volleyball team's weak, but--
Nice block. That was pretty good.
One more left! One more left!
S-E-I-S-H-U-N!
Seishun!
One more left! One more left! S-E-I-S-H--
S-E-I-S...?!
Cute--!
Cheerleaders!
Get serious, will you?
Her baton nailed our entire volleyball team.
Rah, rah, Seishun. Go, go, Seishun.
Hey, you! What do you think you're doing?!
Me? I'm doing O-H-E-N.
O-H...?
"Cheerleading."
By the way, your shirt reads "F-U-R-I-N" (illicit love)?
That's awful. A high-schooler should be pure and beautiful.
"lllicit"...?
NO! It's FurinKAN! How dare you read it wrong!
If you're a cheerleader, why interfere with our game?
Do you think you can beat us by cheating?!
Oh, can't l?
Go!
One point to go! One point to go!
But a tournament should be played fair and square!
Oh, really? Shouldn't you get back on the court?
Game, set, match! Seishun Academy!
Yaay!!
Rah, rah Seishun! Go, Go, Seishun!
We win, we win, we win!
Haven't we seen that cheerleader before?
You're right. That's Mariko Konjo.
Her name's Mariko Konjo?
The Goddess of Victory for Seishun Academy.
No team loses when she leads the cheers.
Rah, rah Seishun!
I think she's on the Martial Arts Cheerleading Team.
Martial Arts Cheerleading?
Ma-riko!
Oo! I'm so famous.
I hate her!
Stop crying, Akane. You did great.
Right. So please stop crying.
But--!
Come on, Ranma. Go comfort Akane.
Put your arm gently around her and say...
"Cry on my shoulder."
Are ya NUTS?!
Thud
Akane Tendo, cry in my arms.
Crash
Get LOST!!
Jerk!
Ranma...!
Quit cryin', already!
What's wrong with Mariko?
We won the match.
A sigh escapes me.
She's always blue after a match.
How come?
Seishun, cheerleading, victory. That's my S-A-D-A-M-E (fate).
But there's something missing from my life.
It's K-O-I (love).
Dear God, I want to fall madly in love!
Boomm
Mariko!
Uh-oh, a lump?
An adhesive plaster will help.
Forgive me. Please take care of yourself.
Excuse me.
Um...!
May I have your name...?
Furinkan High School second year, class E.
Kendo team captain, Tatewaki Kuno, 17 years old.
K-U-N-O, Kuno.
No boy's ever been so kind to me before.
H-A-T-S-U-K-O-l
"First love. "
Crud! Extra-help lessons so early--!
Man! This is the pits!
How I've missed you, Pigtailed Girl!
Craaash
Bug off! It's too early!
I must speak to you.
Next week our Kendo team has a tournament.
As if I care.
You'll root for me, won't you, Pigtailed Girl?
Forget it.
Who did that?!
Who'll root for Kuno Darling? M-A-R-I-K-O! Mariko! That's me!
Wow! Cheerleaders!
Oo! Kendo team!
She's the one who made Akane cry yesterday!
What are you to Kuno Darling?
She's my girl.
You keep quiet!
Captain, what happened?
It's a test of love.
Hey, what'll happen if I cheer for Kuno?
Then you and I will be enemies.
Oh, yeah?
Hey, Kuno, I'll cheer for ya.
Nuzzle, nuzzle, nuzzle, nuzzle.
Thump
Grind, grind, grind, grind!
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y.
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!
"V" for victory!
Wow! Awesome!
Magnificent!
Think you can win?
Yes. I'll never lose.
Ranma...!
How do ya wanna fight?
Martial Arts Cheerleading, of course.
Fine.
Now then, Kuno Darling, take care.
Farewell.
Wait up, Mariko!
M-A-R-I-K-O! Mariko!
I'm overjoyed, Pigtailed Girl! You're rooting for me--!
Thud
N-O-W-A-Y! No way!
Ranma is fighting Mariko Konjo?
The Pigtailed Girl challenged a cheerleader to fight a match.
Wh-What? A cheerleading match?
Cheerleading match?
With a cheerleader?
Cheerleading match?
Cheerleading match...!
Cheerleader?
- Cheerleader? - Cheerleader?
Cheerleader?
Do you love me so much, Pigtailed Girl?!
Bang
- Outstanding! - She can fly those batons!
Kuno is defeated.
Don't fall!
Thump
K-U-N-O! Kuno Darling!
Lookit all the pretty stars...!
Kuno Darling!
Who are you?
Seishun Academy, first year, class C.
Captain of the Martial Arts Cheerleading Squad, Mariko Konjo.
I remember.
Oh, Kuno Darling.
Lame.
You've lost.
What?!
O-H-E-N. Cheerleading is love!
You must love your man deeply and cheerfully cheer him on!
You sayin' my cheerleadin's got no love?
Right. Exactly. Take me, for instance--!
As long as it's Kuno darling, he can do anyhing to me.
Kuno Darling, do what you want to me.
- The rat! - I'm jealous.
- Why Kuno? - Of all the guys in school?
No way!
Can I really do anyhing to you?
Yes!
Close your eyes, then.
Gulp...
Kuno...?!
Whiskers...!
What the...
You're so silly, Kuno Darling!
It's a joke!
She really will let him do anything to her!
She really will let him do anyhing to her!
Girl, that was magnificent. I shall reward you with a kiss.
Charge!
- Don't rush into this! - Stop him, men!
Now you'll see the power of love!
S-U-K-l! Love ya, love ya, Kuno Darling!
Go, go, go!
- Man! - She's wiped out all the jocks!
Of course.
Martial Arts Cheerleading embraces all sports.
It's an anyhing-goes art!
This is Cheerleading.
So is this.
Martial Arts Cheerleading is invincible!
That dirty--! That's how she beat Akane's team...?
She'll pay!
Ranma, please. Call off the match.
Skill alone isn't enough.
To defeat Martial Arts Cheerleading...
you must pass a dangerous test!
A dangerous test?
Look at Kuno.
I can do it, I can do it!
K-U-N-O! Kuno Darling!
Mariko Konjo! I feel your cheers of love!
He's all fired up with the power of love!
Think it's because of Mariko's cheerleading?
As if.
Rah, rah, Kuno.
Pop
Dear girl, dear girl.
Crash
Creep, creep, creep!
Shrink
A letdown.
That cheer didn't work.
Rah, rah, Kuno Darling!
- I can win! - Rah, rah!
He's up again!
If you want to win, your love for Kuno must surpass mine.
I love you, Kuno Darling.
Oh yeah, I'm psyched!
It can't be!
To beat Mariko Konjo, I gotta Iove Kuno more than she does!
So that's it!
This is the dangerous test!
Can I love Tatewaki Kuno?
Kuno Darling, wait for me!
Oh, Pigtailed Girl!
Kuno Darling!
Pigtailed Girl--!
It's no use. I get sick even thinkin' about it.
Ranma--!
Will-power
Spirit
Interestin'. Let's do it.
I ain't never lost to any martial artist.
And I ain't losin' to you!
Fine with me. Just don't cry about it afterwards.
What?
That's what!
What a curse to be so popular!
Will she win or lose?
That'll depend on her love for Kuno?
Too scary to imagine.
Ranma...
Wat are you doing?
Don't be stupid, Ranma!
Quiet!
The cheerleading match...
namely, Kuno's Kendo match, is only a week away!
You can't learn to love Kuno in so little time!
Love don't depend on time!
Ranma!
Ranma! How dare you abandon your fiancee, Akane...
to love a boy, of all people?!
Dad, will you keep quiet for a minute?
Aieeeee!
Here.
But Akane--!
Ranma, what're you going to do?
Anyhow--
Anyhow, don't try ta stop me.
I can't lose this match.
That's so stupid.
Even if you win, you'll make a fool out of yourself.
Idiot! Who do ya think I'm doin' this for--?!
Huh? You're...
doing this for me?
Eh?
You're doing this to get even for me?
You're attempting the impossible just for my sake...?
Idiot! That ain't it!
Huh?
For the honor of the Saotome Anyhing-Goes Martial Arts School...
What?
I'll love and cheer Kuno on and win the cheerleading match!
- She'll love and cheer Kuno on...?! - My.
Go, go, I'll win, no matter what!
Dear girl, dear girl!
Hug
Good luck, Pigtailed Girl!
Bang
I love you!!
Whatta creep the guy is.
Ranma...
O-Y-A-S-U-M-l. Good night, Kuno Darling.
My love for you is bigger than anyone else's.
Ranma...!