Ranma ½ — Season 1, Episode 160: Boy Meets Mom - Part One

Episode synopsis

While visiting Mrs. Tendo's grave Ranma begins to wonder about his own mother. Nodoka Saotome, Ranma's mother, had just sent a postcard telling the Tendos she was going to visit. Ranma is quite eager to meet his mother, but Genma explains to everyone that he made a promise to Nodoka when Ranma was first born. He made a death pact to Nodoka, which states that Ranma, be either reared as man among men or they be put to the sword. Genma and Ranma decide to hide their true identities and tell Nodoka that Ranma is actually Ranko, a cousin of the Tendos.

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!