Ranma ½ — Season 1, Episode 158: A Ninja's Dog Is Black and White

Episode synopsis

Ryoga encounters Checkers (Shirokuro) a black and white dog. The dog saves P-chan when they went over a waterfall, so Ryoga starts to take care of the dog and feed it. The dog takes a love letter Ryoga had written out of his backpack and delievers it to Akane. Akane doesn't know who the letter is from because Ryoga didn't sign it, but gives Checkers a letter to give to return. The letter said that she had someone that she loved, and was sorry she couldn't return the writers feelings. Ryoga is horrified when he reads this, but then Ranma asks him if he had signed the letter Akane read. Upon realizing that he hadn't, Ryoga believes that the 'somebody' Akane is talking about is actually him.

About Ranma ½

Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma travel to the 'cursed training ground' of Jusenkyo in China. There, despite the warnings of the Chinese guard, they fall into the cursed springs. From now on, whenever Ranma is doused in cold water, he turns into a girl and a cute, well-built redhead at that. Hot water changes him back into a man again, but only until the next time. To make matters worse, his father engages him to Akane Tendo, a girl who hates boys.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Here's Ranma
• E2School is No Place for Horsing Around
• E3A Sudden Storm of Love
• E4Ranma and... Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
• E5Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart
• E6Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know
• E7Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy'
• E8School is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga
• E9True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life!
• E10P-P-P-Chan! He's Good For Nothin'
• E11Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast!
• E12A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge!