Runaway horse! Look out!
Somebody's on it!
A guy!
-- He's unconscious! -- That's so irresponsible!
-- Look out! -- He'll be trampled!
Watch it, willya?!
Hey, you okay? Hey, hey!
You okay? Hey, hey, hey!
Wow!
Thank you for saving me.
It wasn't such a big deal.
No, you saved my life.
This is an expression of my gratitude, the soul of tea.
The soul of tea?
Each occasion comes but once. This is from my heart.
Oh.
Okay, then.
Must save cherished Bizen ware.
You--!
Knockout drops.
At last! I've met a strong woman!
W-What's your problem, man?
Ranma?! Hey, what're you doing to Ranma?!
An ear pick?! No, it's a tea scoop.
Who was that, anyway?
A bride's robes...?
I see you've finally awakened.
Please forgive me for my many acts of rudeness.
It's you...?!
MISH!
Please hear me out.
Let me...
just explain.
Who're you?!
Sentaro, you've clothed another lowborn girl in wedding garb.
Grandmother!! This is no lowborn girl! I intend to marry her!
Whaddya TALKIN'...
about, creep?
So now I'm leavin'!
How dare you...
How dare you harm our precious heir to the Daimonji house?
Daimonji Martial Arts Tea Technique...
You're probably just a girl Sentaro found somewhere.
But as long as you're in this house, I'll allow no rude behavior.
Combat Tea?!
Hear now the origin of the Daimonji house.
From the 16th Century...
when the art of tea had become entrenched in samurai society...
the most powerful tea art grew from both combat and tea techniques.
The Martial Arts Tea Ceremony.
Such an art exists?!
Several schools existed then. But now only the Daimonji School remains.
I am the 16th master.
It is my mission to leave the art to succeeding generations.
It would seem that Sentaro does not yet know the soul of Tea.
"Each occasion comes but once"?
That is the essence of Tea.
In other words, this is the 100th time you've met.
You'll never see this world again. That is the precept.
That doesn't sound right.
It's true. I'm the only son of of the Daimonji school.
I'm being urged into a marriage meeting...
in order for me to become the master of our school.
-- But I don't want to participate! -- Why not?
In our family, a marriage meeting is the same as a marriage!
The wedding is customarily held at the very scene of the meeting!
A man should be able to choose his own bride!
That's exactly right.
It's the age of freedom to choose your own bride!
Though ours is a generations-old family,
I refuse to marry a girl that they force on me.
Not for all the tea in Japan!
Hah?
Hey...! C'mon, cheer up!
The only way to cancel the meeting...
is for the girl I've chosen to defeat Grandmother in Combat Tea!
That's foremost!
I get it.
And I've finally found you, a very strong girl.
Please defeat Grandmother!
Now, see here...!
Our most powerful Combat Tea Style that has yet to be beaten...
seems to be sadly underrated.
Sentaro, if this lowborn girl...
challenges me...
I doubt that she'll win.
Old crone! Them's fighting words!
Lowborn Girl...!
I'm Ranma Saotome of the Anything-Goes School of Martial Arts!
You don't look it, but you're a martial artist, too?
Listen here! I never lost a single match to any martial artist!
You "doubt" that I'll win?! Fine!
I'll fight you!
Then it's settled.
A tea ceremony will be held on the next lucky day.
And if you defeat me, Sentaro's marriage meeting will be canceled.
And this lowborn girl will be formally accepted as his bride.
"Huh?"
Hey, old crone! Wait a minute!
Thank you, thank you very much!
Miss Ranma, sit right there.
I shall now teach you Daimonji style of Martial Arts Tea Ceremony.
Before that, let me just...
If you win at this tea party, we shall be married!
How beautiful you'll look in your wedding robes!
Here goes...!
And that's how it is. Sorry, pal.
Quit crying!
You really are a man. Why did you accept the challenge, then?
I just--!
What--? What am I to do?!
Here! Who let you in?!
I know Ranma was brought here!
Ranma! Come on out!
Akane, it's you?!
-- Ranma, what're you doing?! -- What--?
Isn't this the tea scoop I lost somewhere?
The scoop you "lost" somewhere?!
I see! You came just to bring it back?!
-- Now look-- -- Thank you, thank you!!
I'm very sorry.
Since you're a woman, Akane, I have a favor to ask you.
A favor?
You want me to take Ranma's place at the Martial Arts Tea Ceremony?
I do know a little about tea ceremony.
Liar.
Is that so? You know the art?
How can she know anythin' about it?
How rude! My sister Kasumi taught it to me!
That's a laugh! Do somethin' then.
Sure!
The Dragon God hasn't abandoned me yet.
Akane will be the perfect bride for me.
She can't do it, right?
But she was so cute...so cute!!
You just sit and watch. I'll attend the tea ceremony.
You, Ranma?!
Why not? Who else ya got?
Or do ya think you can train the world's clumsiest girl in time?
Who're you calling the world's clumsiest girl?!
But you're a man.
If I win, you won't have to go through with that marriage!
Very well. I'll have you participate out of sheer necessity!
But I'll never MARRY you!
So who said I wanted to marry YOU?!
The basis of Martial Arts Tea is the sitting position.
Sitting.
You must never change that position.
What a long, narrow room.
All battles are fought in the sitting position.
Follow me.
He's fast! In the sitting position, too--!
How can you use your hands?!
Quiet!! It's good enough if I follow you, right?!
That's true. But if you can't use your hands in an emergency...
it will hurt.
What's the big idea?!
Sit properly!
Wha--?
Can't this ill-bred girl even sit properly?
She's sitting on the ceiling?!
What the heck is she, anyway?
How can she win in tomorrow's tea ceremony?
Tomorrow?!
Didn't I say so?
Tomorrow is the next lucky day. The tea ceremony will be held tomorrow.
No, Grandmother! It's too soon!
Martial Arts Tea isn't something you can learn overnight.
Let's see how the lowborn girl does with her true skills.
I'm Ranma Saotome, I said!!
I'm looking forward to our match, dearie.
Tomorrow...!
What's that?
I see. So that's how she does it.
Tomorrow...!
NOW LET'S TRAIN!!
How many times must I tell you?! Worthless fellow!!
You can't move?! And you call yourself a man?!
Clumsy oaf! What kind of tea is that?!
In Martial Arts Tea, forbearance is the most important!
Don't act smart, you!!
Kicking is against the rules!
Quiet! You're hard on me now just because I'm a guy! I've had it!!
You pass...with flying...colors.
That'll teach you...!
-- Come at me if you see an opening. -- I know!
Shall we begin then?
Right.
You fell for it, hag!!
Here it is! Powdered-Tea Fog!
Tea-scoop dirks and cloth-whack defense!
Dipper Blow!!
Martial Arts Tea must be fought in the sitting position.
I'm the head of the School of Martial Arts Tea. You can't defeat me.
Come back, you!!
The tea ceremony is being moved outdoors now.
Quit runnin' away! You call yourself the school head?!
I'm just getting started, lowborn girl.
In tea ceremony, flower arrangements are a must.
Amazing!
Akane, that's the soul of quiet refinement.
Old biddy!!
Your technique is lacking...
but in fighting spirit, you will make a suitable bride for Sentaro.
Shaddup. Come on, let's go.
Very well, then.
I'm not finished, yet!
You fought very hard. Would you like some tea?
Hey, you're not a bad guy. I'm dyin' of thirst.
-- Ranma!! -- Knockout drops.
What're ya tryin' to do?
Ranma, I have no further use for you.
I've decided to make Akane my bride.
Now then, I bid you farewell.
Akane! This is our golden opportunity to abandon our families and elope!
Akane-e-e-e!!
Where are ya, ol' witch? Blast you. I ain't beat yet!
Here I am!
You won't get away now!
Ranma, you have magnificent spirit.
I accept you as the bride of our family.
With more training, you'll become a fine head of the school.
Witch, always so cool, always sittin'...!
Hold it right there.
What hit us?
That was a terrible interference. Sentaro is such a handful.
However, I like you, Ranma.
Today was a lucky day indeed. It was a very fine tea ceremony!!
Hah...?!
Akane is beaten!
Temari is a little girl who uses Good ol' days fighting techniques.
I'm not going to take this lying down!
Next, "And the Challenger is... A Girl?!" Don't miss it!