Being a teenaged martial artist isn't easy, especially for Ranma Saotome, who went through a major transformation on a training mission with his father. After an accidental dunk into a legendary cursed springs in China, Ranma now changes into a girl every time he's splashed with cold water. That would be enough to complicate anyone's life, even without the arranged fiancee who doesn't like him (or says she doesn't) and the constant stream of rivals and suitors for both his male and female forms. What's a half-guy, half-girl to do? Akane's sojourn in the remote region of Ryugenzawa leads to her reunion with Shinnosuke, the mysterious boy she remembers from childhood. Only Shinnosuke himself can't remember much of anything, and he's dying of a deadly wound he received in Akane's defense. The only thing keeping him alive is Ryugenzawa's magical water. . .and now, those natural resources are drying up. With the poor, doomed Shinnosuke on her conscience, will Akane decide to stay with him until the bitter end. .......