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Known in English as "Ranma Forever", season seven saw Kei Ijichi join as the new executive producer, and the quality established by Junji Nishimura remaining high. The TV series began to draw to a close in 1992, but Rumiko Takahashi is still four years away from concluding the manga. After 161 total episodes the show ends and production begins on the OVA series.
Episode 119: 九能帯刀、代理校長を命ず
Kuno Tatewaki, dairi kouchou wo meizu (Tatewaki Kuno, Acting Principal)
The Principal of Furinkan High tells Kuno that he can be the substitute principal while he is away. Kuno quickly enforces the rules and forces anyone that disobeys to wear a wig. Akane, Ranma and Ukyo realize the only way to get rid of Kuno is to get Gosunkugi and Nabiki on their side as each had been helping Kuno spot rule violations.
Episode 120: 乱馬、月夜に吠える
Ranma, tsukiyoni hoeru (Ranma's Greatest Challenge)
Happosai recieves an old can in the mail and tells Ranma that it is part of an old festival the proves your martial arts abilities. If you win you are considered a true martial artist, but if you lose you can never become one. After days of training to keep the can away from the other opponents, Ranma puts his legacy on the line and manages to win the game. At the end Cologne explains that the game has nothing to do with martial arts, Happosai just wanted the prize, which happens to be a box of panties.
Episode 121: 你好（ニーハオ）! 呪泉郷のガイドさん
Nihao! Jusenkyo no guide-san (Nihao! Jusenkyo Guide)
The Jusenkyo Guide arrives in Tokyo with a device on his back. He explains that he is searching for the Japanese version of Jusenkyo which he locates in the Tendo's back yard. The Guide prepares to turn their koi pond into a spring, but at the last moment Ryoga trips over a rope and breaks it, ruining the ceremony which can not be preformed again for another 1,000 years.
Episode 122: 迷惑! 六人の八宝斉
Meiwaku! Rokunin no Happosai (Pick-a-Peck o' Happosai)
Kuno gives Kasumi some magic cards at the school festival. The cards cause Happosai to be taken over by the devil and split him into six versions of himself. The six Happosai-devils attack people and attempt to take Akane and Kasumi as their brides.
Episode 123: 気分しだいの必殺技（前）
Kibunshidaino hissatsuwaza (zen) (From the Depths of Despair, Part I)
Ryoga arrives and easily beats Ranma with his newly learned Shishi Houkoudan technique. When Ranma tries to learn it, he finds that he cannot execute it nearly as well as Ryoga. Ranma learns that to master the Shishi Houkoudan technique, you have to be extremely depressed, something Ryoga often is, and Ranma rarely is.
Episode 124: 気分しだいの必殺技（後）
Kibunshidaino hissatsuwaza (kou) (From the Depths of Despair, Part II)
Ranma attempts to depress himself by not eating, but his efforts are all in vain. Ryoga realizes that he more he depresses himself the more powerful his attacks become. Ranma attempts to depress Ryoga as much as possible, and then cheer him up quickly in an effort to cause Ryoga's own blasts to harm him.
Episode 125: シャンプー囚われのキッス
Shampoo toraware no kiss (Shampoo's Cursed Kiss)
Shampoo is kidnapped by the Ghost Cat who puts a curse on her which prevents her from leaving the temple he is holding her hostage at. The only thing that can release her is if her prince comes and kisses her. Ranma and Mousse begin to fight because Shampoo wants Ranma to kiss her, but Mousse wants to be the one who gets to. If they cannot kiss Shampoo before the temple bell rings 108 times, then she will be turned into a cat permanently.
Episode 126: ボクと駆け落ちして下さい
Bokuto kakeochi shitekudasai (Run Away With Me, Ranma!)
A man named Harumaki and a girl that looked a lot like Ranma named Gyoko had been haunting Ranma's dreams. Ranma realizes that Harumaki is now an old man, and is in the hospital. Harumaki tells female Ranma that she reminds him of his first love, and asks if they can go on a date. Against his will, Ranma is forced to go. The old man's spirit and Ranma go to some restaurants and watch the cherry blossoms, and then Ranma realizes that the old woman who was with Harumaki at the hospital was actually Gyoko.
Episode 127: キノコ寺へ行こう
Kinokodera he ikou (Let's Go to the Mushroom Temple)
Ranma and Akane are fed a magical mushroom that makes them fall in love with each other. When Ryoga and Kuno find out, they set out to make sure Ranma and Akane find the cure. Mousse sets out to make sure they are not cured so he can have Shampoo all to himself.
Episode 128: 必殺! 地獄のゆりかご
Hissatsu! Jigokuno yurikago (The Cradle from Hell)
Genma gets upset by the fact that he has lost a fight against Ranma, and decides to begins some serious training. Ranma sees Genma as a panda rolling around with a tire, and believes he is not taking his training seriously, but when the time comes for the match Genma unleashes his "Cradle of Hell" technique.
Episode 129: 青い恐怖にボンジュール
Aoi kyoufuni bonjour (Madame St. Paul's Cry for Help)
Madame St. Paul comes to the Tendo Dojo to ask Akane and Ranma to help her discover what is causing Picolet to act so strangely. From what Madame St. Paul tells them it sounds as if Picolet has become a vampire.
Episode 130: 織姫は流れ星に乗って
Orihime ha nagareboshini notte (Meet You in the Milky Way)
Tanabata, a Japanese holiday that takes place on July 7th is nearing. Akane sees a shooting star, and discovers that it is a girl that had fallen to Earth. The girl turned out to be Orihime, a character from the Tanabata story. Orihime came in search of her finace, Kengyu. Ranma loses a match to Kengyu and attempts to learn the secret of his technique.
Episode 131: 一つ召しませ恋の桜餅
Hitotsu meshimase koino sakura mochi (Wretched Rice Cakes of Love)
Akane is given some sakura mochi that was supposed to show her who her true love was meant to be. Supposedly if her true love ate it sakura blossoms would appear on their face. Ranma refuses to eat it, but Ryoga happily does. Akane notices that the blossoms appear on Ryoga's face, and says that she will have to try to like Ryoga. Ranma decides to eat some, but P-chan tramples on his face leaving small hoofprints that looks like sakura petals. Akane believes that must mean Ranma was meant for her.
Episode 132: できた! 八宝大カビン
Dekita ! Happodaikabin (The Dreaded Happo Mold-Burst)
Happosai uses his new technique the "Happodaikabin" which is similar to his "Happodaikarin" technique, except it releases mold rather than an explosion. Ranma has to go for some special training to find a way to get around Happosai's paralyzing mold.
Episode 133: 九能兄妹スキャンダルの嵐
Kuno kyoudai scandal no arashi (The Kuno Sibling Scandal)
Kodachi and Tatewaki have an argument when she refuses to give him his book of embarrassing photos of female Ranma. The fights escalates, and nude and semi-nude pictures of Ranma begin to pop up everywhere. The pictures are obviously fakes, but Ranma begins to get very irritated. Ranma (and female Ranma) attempt to have Tatewaki and Kodachi settle their differences in order to keep any more pictures from surfacing.
Episode 134: 黄金の茶器、五重塔の決戦
Ougonno chaki, gojuunotouno kessen (Battle for the Golden Tea Set)
Sentaro contacts the Tendos and asks them to help him defend a special tea ceremony utensil from a thief. He explains that if the thief steals the utensil then he and Satsuki would not be able to marry. It is later revealed that the whole thing is a test to ensure that they are worthy of marrying each other.
Episode 135: 五寸釘光、ひと夏の恋
Gosunkugi Hikaru, hitonatsuno koi (Gosunkugi's Summer Affair)
A ghost named Kogane visits the Tendos, and when Gosunkugi meets her he finds that they have a lot in common. Gosunkugi and Kogane start to like each other, but then Gosunkugi realizes that she is a ghost, and will not be able to stay on earth much longer. When the time comes for her to return to the spirit world, Happosai extinguishes the flames she needs to return. If she cannot return on that night, she will become an evil spirit.
Episode 136: 愛の格闘チアガール（前）
Ai no kakutou cheergirl (zen) (Bring It On! Love's Cheerleader, Part I)
A cheerleader from Seishun High School named Mariko Konjo causes the Furinkan High volleyball team to lose a match. Akane is quite upset, so Kuno tries to comfort her. Ranma knocks Kuno away, who then lands on Mariko. Kuno gives Mariko a bandaid, and she immediately falls in love with him because no one had been so nice to her before. When Kuno asks female Ranma to cheer for him, Ranma sees this as the perfect opportunity to get back at Mariko for what she has done.
Episode 137: 愛の格闘チアガール（後）
Ai no kakutou cheergirl (kou) (Bring It On! Love's Cheerleader, Part II)
Ranma and Mariko face off during a kendo match between Seishun and Furinkan High Schools. If Kuno loses the match, that means that Ranma wins the martial arts cheerleading competition as Mariko is supporting Kuno, so Ranma supported Seishun. Ranma tried to encourage Seishun's kendo practitioner by telling him she loved him, but it is revealed that the kendoist is actually Akane. The whole school then begins saying that Ranma confessed his love to Akane after all this time. Kuno ends up losing the match to Akane because he tries to hug her, so Ranma came out with the win.
Episode 138: 決定! ミス・ビーチサイド
Kettei! Miss Beachside (Battle for Miss Beachside)
A trip to the beach turns ugly when all of Ranma's fiancées (and Tsubasa) compete to see who gets to fix Ranma lunch. Akane decides not to enter, until Shampoo remarks that she would lose even if she tried. By the end of the contest Kasumi had won even though she was not even in the competion.
An excellent article by Matteo Watzky about the key animator on this episode, Tokuyuki Matsutake (松竹徳幸) and his work on Ranma 1/2, can be found here.
Episode 139: 爆裂! ハイパーツヅミ
Bakuretsu! Hyper tsuzumi (The Musical Instruments of Destruction)
Kuno comes across an old Japanese drum while cleaning his house. He discovers that when he beats the drum it causes a large explosion. Kodachi finds a Japanese shamisen with the same effect. Kuno takes the drum to school where he uses it to knock out female Ranma so he can try to kiss her. Upon seeing this the principal stops him and begins to use Kodachi's shamisen to fight against Kuno's drum.
Episode 140: 忍の犬は白と黒
Shinobino inuha shiro to kuro (A Ninja Dog is Black and White)
Ryoga encounters 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 does not know who the letter is from because Ryoga did not sign it, but gives Shirokuro a letter to give to return. The letter said that she had someone that she loved, and was sorry she could not return the writer's 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 had not, Ryoga believes that the "somebody" Akane is talking about is actually him.
Episode 141: 天道家・龍神伝説
Tendoke ryuujin densetsu (The Tendo Dragon Legend)
While on their way home from school, Akane and Ranma discover a strange fish in a puddle. Dr. Tofu tells Ranma he should take it home and use it for a class project he has to do. Kasumi invites Dr. Tofu to come stay with them because of the tsunami that is about to hit. Once they get home, they realize the fish is actually an infant dragon. Dr. Tofu learns that the dragon's meat will grant immortality, and the Frogman arrives and tries to eat the dragon's meat.
The Frogman in this episode also appeared previously in episode 82.
Episode 142: 乱馬、ミーツ・マザー
Ranma Meets Mother (Boy Meets Mom, Part I)
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 promised her that he would take Ranma on a training trip and that he would raise him to be a great man, that Genma and Ranma would commit suicide. Genma and Ranma decide to hide their true identities and tell Nodoka that Ranma is actually Ranko, a cousin of the Tendos.
Episode 143: いつの日か、きっと…
Itsunohika, kitto... (Boy Meets Mom, Part II)
Nodoka's stay is rather short, and Ranma hears that she is planning on returning home soon. He decides that he would really like for her to meet him as himself rather than as Ranko. Genma warns Ranma and constantly tries to stop him. When a water main explodes and sends Nodoka flying, Ranma saves her and Nodoka catches a glimpse of her son before passing out. When she awakens, she sees Ranko and thinks it was all a dream. Nodoka says that in her dream Ranma was very manly. Ranma tells Akane that he will wait until he can be normal before he tells his mother the truth. At the end, Ranma and Akane head off to school, and then turn towards the screen and say "Goodbye!".
