Table of Contents: Part 1 - Ryoga's Spring Part 2 - I Love Pigs! Part 3 - The Ideal Couple p.5 Part 1 - Ryoga's Spring p.6 Boy: Yeah, yeah. Boy: It is, it is. Boy: Hm? Boy: HM?! Boy: PIG?! p.7 Ranma: A pig who attacks a lot of young men? Akane: My, that's dangerous, isn't it. Boy: Ranma, are you still unhurt? Boy: About half of our class has been beaten up. Boy: Shit--, what grudge could it have... Ryoga: Akane... Ryoga: At last, I've come back. Ryoga: This time's souvenirs are a little contrived. Ryoga: Surume... ("Dried cuttlefish") Ryoga: Kikurage... ("Wood ear fungus") Ryoga: Dango... ("Meatballs") Ryoga: Do you know what these mean? p.8 Ryoga: You don't know? I guess I got a little carried away. Ryoga: SUrume... KIkurage... DAngo... Ryoga: It says, "suki da"... (NOTE: "I love you") Ryoga: Good, the end of my prerehearsal. Ryoga: For me, it's a clever confession. Akane: Ryoga, welcome back. Ryoga: A-Akane. I-Impossible, listening just now... p.9 Akane: What? Ryoga: No, that is... Ryoga: SU... Ryoga: SU... Wall: SURUME. Akane: Wow, my souvenirs this time are surume and the others? Akane: Thank you, goodbye. Ryoga: Hmph. Ranma: Hey, Ryoga. Ranma: You came back after all? Ranma: Say, Ryoga, could you be... Ranma: Unable to stand the stress? Ryoga: Me? Ranma: Well, because they say there's a pig running amuck... Ryoga: Who... p.10 Ryoga: ...IS A PIG?! Ranma: What? Even though I was worried about you. Ryoga: Wait, you. Akari: Go, Katsunishiki. Ranma: Hm?! p.11 Akari: K-Katsunishiki. Ranma: Oho, so that's the wild pig of the rumors? Ryoga: Serves you right. p.12 Akari: U-Um... Akari: Uh... You win. Akari: Please read this! Ryoga: Eh...? p.13 Akari: Well, see you again. Akari: Hiyo--! Ryoga: What's with that girl...? Ryoga: UGH! Ryoga: Th-This... Letter: I love you. Please go out with me. It's love at first sight. It's true. - Unryu Akari. Ranma: Hm? p.14 Ryoga: If this... Ryoga: IF... Ranma: Isn't it a love letter? Ryoga: Don't say it straight, jerk. p.15 Ranma: You're happy, right? Ryoga: Hmph. Ryoga: Have you forgotten, Ranma? Ryoga: I'm dead set on Akane. Akari: Um... Ryoga: Hey! Akari: I'm Unryu Akari. Ryoga: I'm H-H-Hibiki Ryoga. Ryoga: U-Um... Ryoga: Why me...? p.16 Akari: My house is a Pig Sumo Room that's trained sumo pigs for generations. Akari: And this is the 14th champion, Katsunishiki... (NOTE: "-nishiki" is a common suffix on the formal names of Sumo wrestlers. "Katsu" is a word denoting "pork.") Akari: My grandfather said, before he died... Grandfather: Akari... Be with a strong man... Grandfather: I won't allow you to marry any man who can't beat our champion Katsunishiki... Akari: It's my grandfather. Ranma: He certainly did say it before dying. p.17 Akari: But there was not one man who could beat Katsunishiki. Ranma: In the end, ANYBODY who could beat the pig was OK...? Ryoga: You, with a serious face... Akari: (2) Y-You're wrong. Akari: Please read my diary. Diary: Ryoga-sama, Ryoga-sama, Ryoga-sama... Ryoga + Akari Akari: I loved you before you duelled with Katsunishiki... Ranma: Don't they all have today's date on them? p.18 Ryoga: If there is a Spring for me... Ryoga: Spring... Ryoga: SPRING--! Ryoga: R-Really? Am I really all right?! Akari: Ryoga-sama. p.19 Akari: When I first met you, you were my ideal man. Ryoga: A-A dream? These kind of words from a girl, for me... Akari: Strong, like a pig... Akari: Robust like a pig... Gentle like a pig... Intelligent like a pig... Akari: Refreshing like a pig, cool like a pig... For me to be able to meet such a piglike man... Akari: Ryoga-sama...? Ranma: Phew... p.20 Ryoga: It was a momentary Spring... Ryoga: My heart is cold... Akari: Eh...? Ryoga: I'm going on a journey. Ryoga: Bye. Akari: Ryoga-sama?! Akari: Wh-Why? Akari: U-Um, was there something wrong with the way I praised him? Ranma: You were praising him? p.21 Part 2 - I Love Pigs! p.22 Akari: Hibiki Ryoga... My first love. Akari: More excellent than any pig I've met until now... Akari: Strong, cool... Akari: Even though he was a normal human man... Ranma: Are you possibly a die-hard pig lover? Akari: Already, I love-love-love-love them so much I can't stand it. p.23 Akari: But now I'm dead set on Ryoga-sama. Akari: I don't know why he hates me... Ranma: It's not like she was extorting poor old Ryoga. Ranma: Let's cooperate. Akari: R-Really? Ranma: Because Ryoga is GENERALLY a friend of mine... Akari: Thank you. You're as friendly as a pig! Ryoga: My heart is cold. Ryoga: I'm going on a journey. Ranma: At any rate, bringing that rascal Ryoga back... Ranma: I've got to undo the misunderstanding... p.24 Akane: Welcome back, Ranma. Akane: P-chan's come back. Akari: Wow, a cute little pig. Akari: Oops. Akane: Ah, P-chan? Akari: That's the first time a pig's ever hated me... Akane: Um, you are...? Nabiki: Ehhh, Ryoga's girlfriend?! p.25 Akari: I'm Unryu Akari. This is the champion, Katsunishiki... Akari: Um... I'm still not formally going out with Ryoga-sama... Nabiki: Wow, Ryoga, before we knew it, this cute of a girl... Ranma: Weren't you going on a journey? Ryoga: Hmph. Ryoga: What do you think YOU'RE doing, Ranma? Ryoga: Bringing that kind of girl here. Ranma: At any rate, she's really fallen for you. Ryoga: Heh. p.26 Ryoga: It's unbelievable, calling a person a pig so much. Ranma: Therefore... Ranma: Unryu Akari really loves pigs. Ryoga: Who's a pig--!! Ranma: Therefore... Akane: Oh, you Ryoga--! Akane: You should have introduced this cute a girlfriend sooner. Akari: Ryoga-sama, welcome back from your journey already... Ryoga: (2) Y-You're wrong, Akane. I don't have such a girl... p.27 Akane: Even though it's nothing to blush about. Besides... Akane: I'm REALLY glad you were able to get a girlfriend. Akane: Somehow, you've always been lonely by yourself. Akane: As a FRIEND, I was worried. Ranma: Hey, it's no use pretending you aren't listening. p.28 Akari: Um... Homemade cookies and a handmade sweater. Ryoga: Wh-What is it? This warm feeling... This, filling the cracks in my heart... Ranma: That is love. Ryoga: Love?! Ryoga: Homemade cookies. p.29 Ryoga: Handmade sweater. Ryoga: SHE'S TEASING ME AFTER ALL! Akari: Ry-Ryoga-sama... Ryoga: Damn it--! Akari: Hah...! Akari: Ryoga-sama, could you possibly... p.30 Akari: Do you suppose he hates pigs? Akane: I've... Never heard a thing like that. Ranma: HMMM... Sign: Cat House Great-Grandma: A drug to make one obediently accept love...? Great-Grandma: If there were such a convenient thing... Shampoo: I would have used it on Ranma long ago. Great-Grandma: Wait, bridegroom. Great-Grandma: The Fervent Love Incense Holder. Ranma: Oh? Great-Grandma: Make them smell that incense, and give them a suggestion. p.31 Great-Grandma: In the end, when you give the keyword, they will end up hugging their partner. However, the effect is only momentary. Ranma: Phew. Ranma: If I use even the already-existing truth, it's this. Ranma: Because Ryoga is simple. Akari: Kyah, I can't be a bride any more. Ryoga: Sorry! I'll take responsibility and go out with you. Ryoga: Kyushu...? Okinawa...? I'll go someplace warm. Ryoga: Although it probably won't melt the eternal tundra of my heart... p.32 Ranma: Let's see... Ranma: The keyword... After all, there's nothing but that. Ranma: PIG. Man: Tonight's dinner is Butaman. ("Pork (Pig) Buns") Ryoga: I love you--! Ranma: Good, it's a success. Ranma: Ryoga. p.33 Ryoga: Go on a date with Unryu Akari? Ryoga: Geez, what are you doing, what it's gone this far? Ranma: At any rate... Ranma: I'll just say this... Ranma: She certainly loves pigs, but... Ryoga: I love you--! Ranma: Oh, damn. Ranma: A-At any rate... Ryoga: What? Ranma: I'll just say this. p.34 Ranma: (2) Unryu Akari is in love with the human, Hibiki Ryoga... Ranma: At least, see her once more and ask her how she feels. This is the time and day of your date. Ranma: Ryoga... Ranma: Have you understood? p.35 Akari: Eh?? Akari: Ryoga-sama will go on a date with me?! Ranma: Yeah, in one week. Akari: In one week... Akari: Katsunishiki! Akari: Raise a hand against me. Akari: If you're thinking of me, please do it. p.36 Akane: W-Wait a minute... Akari: Ow... Akari: I-In one week... In one week, I'll show you I can learn to hate pigs... Akari: Now that I've found out Ryoga-sama hates pigs... Akari: I'll show him I can become a girl who can't even say the P in PIG. (NOTE: The original was "the BU in BUTA." This is important for the jokes later.) Ranma: Geh! Akane: A-Amazing love, isn't it. Narration: Meanwhile, Hibiki Ryoga was approaching Aomori. Ryoga: Where's the place for the date? p.37 Part 3 - The Ideal Couple p.38 Narration: The day of Hibiki Ryoga's date with Unryu Akari... Akari: Ryoga-sama, I want to see you soon. Akari: I did a lot of special study for you because you hate pigs. Akari: Now I, too, am a splendid pig-hater. Akari: Ahh, I hate them, I hate pigs. p.39 Akane: You gave Ryoga a suggestion? Ranma: Yeah, although if it's going to be like this, it won't be of any use. Ranma: (2) At any rate, now, whenever that rascal Ryoga hears the word PIG... Ryoga: I LOVE YOU--! Ryoga: Huh? What in the world am I... Akane: W-Welcome back, Ryoga. Ryoga: A-Akane, why are you in Aomori? Akane: This is Tokyo. p.40 Akane: It's amazing, for you to find your way to the location of your date without being late. Ryoga: No, after all, it's bad to keep a girl waiting. Ryoga: Well, first of all, a movie, then? Ranma: What are you doing going on a date with Akane? Ryoga: Hmph, shall I go, after all? Ranma: You jerk, what are you doing now, when it's too late? Ryoga: I can't lie to myself. My heart is dead set on Akane... Akari: Ryoga-sama! Ryoga: Hey! Ryoga: U-Um, th-these are souvenirs. Akari: Oh, my. p.41 Akari: I'm happy... Ryoga: (2) Sh-She's cute... Ryoga: I-If this girl... Ryoga: If she'll forgive my pig-form... Boy: Yeah, yeah. Boy: It is, it is. p.42 Boy: Futae MaBUTA is cute. Boy: And, from the Kiyomizu BUTAi. (Butai = "Stage"; contains Buta, or "pig".) Boy: We were at NeBUTA Festival. (Buta = "pig") Boy: I want to go to BUTApest. (You get the idea...) Ryoga: I LOVE YOU--! Akari: I-Impossible. Ryoga-sama is... Akari: A PERVERT?! Akane: Isn't this a little uninviting? Ranma: Well, shall we go home? Ryoga: Wait. p.43 Ryoga: What did you do to me? Ranma: Never mind the fiddling small details. Akari: I don't mind. Akari: I love everything about you, Ryoga-sama. Ryoga: Akari... Ranma: Oh. Akane: It's in one more push. Ryoga: Th-This posture--! p.44 Ryoga: Geez, you're making my mind wander!! Akane: Let's go home, Ranma, it's already OK. Ranma: Yeah. Ryoga: Coming through the long, dark, cold tunnel of my youth... Ryoga: At last, greeted by this brilliant moment... p.45 Ryoga: I'll never forget this wonderful day my whole life. Ranma: Geh? Akane: Kyah! Akari: Ryoga-sama... Akari: P-PIG... p.46 Akari: Nooo, don't come near me, Pig. Akari: I hate pigs, of all things! Pigs of all things, pigs of all things!! Ranma: Damn, too late? Akane: P-chan?! Akari: Pigs of all things, pigs of all things! Akari: After all, it's no use--! Akari: I can't hate them--! Akari: Maybe I'd better give up... Akari: Ryoga-sama... Maybe he hates me... Akari: He went home without doing anything... p.47 Akane: That's... Surely he has some deep reason. Ranma: I think so, too. Akane: Ah, wait a minute, Ranma. Ranma: Hiyo! Akari: Uh, um... Ranma: Let's try taking a chance, Ryoga. Akari: Ryoga...? Ranma: Take a chance! p.48 Ryoga: You jerk, trying to be sympathetic. Akari: Ry-Ryoga-sama... Akari: He wasn't a normal man...? Akari: Ryoga-sama... Ranma: Huh? p.49 Ranma: I thought she'd do a little dance for joy. Ryoga: You, doing a thing like this out of desperation...! Ryoga: After all... You don't want a man like this... Ranma: S-Sorry, Ryoga... Ryoga: Hmph. Ryoga: I'm not sad... Ryoga: Well, it's another journey by myself... Ranma: Ryoga... Ranma: You are sad, aren't you? Ranma: Hm?! p.50 Ryoga: Wh-What?! Ranma: She's doing a little dance!! Akari: You're my ideal man! Already there's nobody else but Ryoga-sama! Ryoga: R-REALLY--??? p.51 Ryoga: (2) Already, there is no obstacle to our love. Akane: Ryoga... Did it go well? Ranma: Phew, you've got me to thank for it. Akane: They suit each other. Ranma: They say every Jack has his Jill...? (NOTE: Jill = TojiBUTA) Ryoga: I LOVE YOU--! p.52 Letter: Ryoga-sama, whom I worship: Letter: Please understand my feelings - I ran away in shock that Ryoga-sama had a loved one. Ranma: That ingrate Ryoga-- Akane: That's why you got hit. Letter: But, getting up my courage, I'm sending you a Pig Sumo ticket. Letter: I'll wait forever. Because I'm an obstacle to your love... Unryu Akari. Narration: Maybe one day, you can meet again. Ryoga: Where in the world am I? Narration: Maybe you won't be able to meet again, but... Press on, Hibiki Ryoga.