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Here is my translation of volume 9 part 7 of the Ranma 1/2 manga.
This is one of the funniest Ranma stories.,</a>
Definitions
okonomiyaki = a Japanese pizza [not exactly,
but it's close]
yatai = a small (usually mobile) stand that sells food
[sort of like a hot dog stand]
Hitoshi Doi, Japanese ULTRIX Engineering
doi@jrdvax.enet.dec.com
Japan Research and Development Center
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Ranma 1/2 manga vol. 9 part 7
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English translation done by Hitoshi Doi, 1989/12/25
p 102 students A girl!?
That Ukyou!?
Genma That Ukyou!She is a girl.
students And she looked for Ranma all this time..
students Can't be just childhood friends..
students Can't be.
Ranma Ukyou..
p 103 Ranma Ukyou.. Since when..
Ukyou Since when.. What do you mean..
Ukyou It hot!
Ukyou What are you doing, stupid!
Ranma Even if I pour hot water, she doesn't
turn into a boy.
Ukyou What do you think I am!
p 104 Genma Ranma, I'll re-introduce you.
Genma This is Ukyou, your fiancee.
Ranma It's the first time I heard that.
p 105 narration It was 10 years ago..
Genma Ukyou says she wants to be Ranma's wife?
Genma Thanks, but Ranma already has a fiancee.
Ukyou's father Oh, that's too bad.
Ukyou's father I was thinking about giving you the
yatai as the dowry.
Genma Ok, we'll take her.
Ukyou You broke that promise,
And just went off with the yatai..
Ukyou Since that day I threw away the fact
that I was a girl..
p 106 kids Ukyou was thrown away by her fiancee.
They just took the dowry and ran.
That's too bad.
narration Using that misery as a springboard,
narration I vowed vengeance!
Ukyou Day after day I trained the okonomiyaki
style facing the rough ocean!
guys I don't think facing the ocean really
had much meaning..
guys But I can feel the power from her.
p 107 girls I feel sorry for her..
girls It's only natural to hold a grudge..
Genma That's right..
It's natural to hold a grudge.
Genma Here Ukyou. Beat up Ranma as much
as you want!
Ranma It's your fault too.
What did I do.
p 108 Genma I promised to take Ukyou.
Although I already promised with
Akane's family.
Genma It was very hard to throw away the yatai.
Genma I was at a loss as to what to do..
Genma So I decided to have Ranma decide..
Akane What.
Ranma What?
girls Ranma, you had already chosen Akane..
Ranma I don't remember that..
p 109 Genma Ranma, answer you father's question
with your heart.
Genma Okonomiyaki and Ukyou, which do you
like better.
Ranma Um..
Ranma Okonomiyaki!
Genma With that on word, my decision was made..
Genma Oh.. It's natural to hold a grudge..
Ranma Wait. That was when I was a kid..
Ukyou You guys!
p 110 girls You scum!
girls What lousy father and son.
girls You're an enemy of women.
Ranma Enemy of women..
Ranma I didn't know until now that Ukyou
was a girl..
girls Makes no difference!
Akane That's too bad.
girls Hey!
girls Ranma is gone!
girls He escaped.
guy What? Ukyou's gone too.
p 111 Ukyou Hey, where are you going.
Ranma Shut up and follow me.
Ranma Here it is.
Ranma Here. Your favorite weapon.
Ranma I won't make any excuses.
Hit me as much as you want.
Ukyou You asked for it..
p 112 Ukyou I won't hold back. Since you
threw me away..
Ukyou My life got all messed up!
Ranma That..
Ranma That's a little too much..
Ukyou Shut up!
Akane Ranma, are you ok..
Ukyou Since that day..
p 113 Ukyou I decided that..
Ukyou I won't like guys forever!
Ranma That's a waste.
You're cute..
Ukyou What..
p 114 Ranma Ucchan, you've become so cute.
Ukyou Cute..
Ranma Someday, you'll run into some nice guy..
Ukyou That's a lie!
Ranma It's not a lie, you are cute..
Ukyou Stop it!
narration Ugly.
p 115 Ranma What is it Akane.
Akane Good for you. Now you have a cute fiancee.
Ukyou You're Akane?
Ranma Yeah, the not cute fiancee.
Akane Of course I'm..
Akane Not cute!
Ranma Stupid.
Ukyou It's not going well between you two?
Akane Just look and you'll know!
Ranma See, she's not cute.
p 116 Ukyou Let's forget about the past.
Let's be friends from tomorrow.
Akane Good for you. You made up.
Ranma ..Um..