Ranma 1/2 Part 401 Version: 0.800 Title: The Dragon Tap Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '96 #5-6, 5th Jan '96 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1995-1996 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by No one yet This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1999. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 12 chapters long, costing 400 yen) when they become available (typically 3-4 months after the weekly Shonen Sunday release), of which all 38 volumes are on sale. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [Ranma faces the camera looking series, with Saffron's egg in the background.] Title: The Dragon Tap Page 2 1 [The penthouse hut on the slope of Mt Phoenix.] Fx wind: who-o-o-sh Ryouga: {off} Currently, Akane-san's entire body water content's been evapourated. 2 [Akane sits on the edge of the table, dressed in a doll's clothes, and she has a blank and lifeless look on her face.] 3 [The Guide, Plum, Ranma, Ryouga and Mousse are sitting around the table.] guide: There is only one way to return her to normal. Ryouga: There is one! 4 [The Guide holds up a finger to make a point.] guide: By using the Cursed Spring water. guide: She'll grow immediately. 5 [Closeup of Ryouga and Mousse.] Ryouga: So that's how it is... Mousse: Like a bunch of dehydrated seaweed, huh. ( Dehydrated seaweed soakes up water very quickly...) Page 3 1 [Closeup of Ranma, with the Dragon Tap behind him, highlighting the weapon on the head.] Ranma: If we twist the Dragon Tap's switch... Ranma: Akane can be saved, right!? 2 [In the chamber, water is pouring from the Phoenix Tap onto Saffron's large egg.] Fx scene: ooohhmmm... Fx water: *gush out* Fx egg: (heart) *ba-bump ba-bump* Page 4 1 [Part of the rock wall explodes.] Fx rocks: thump Ryouga: Bakusai Tenketsu!! 2 [Ryouga pops out from the hole, and see's the Phoenix Tap.] Fx rock: plock Ryouga: Allright. 3 [Ranma, the Guide and Mousse join Ryouga at the entrance.] Fx group: *sneakily* Ryouga: Heh, careless, aren't they. Ryouga: There isn't even a single lookout. 4 [Closeup of the Guide and Mousse.] guide: The one water main, guide: unless we stop the hot water first, the cold water won't come. Mousse: But, if we touch the Kinjakan on the Phoenix Tap... 5 [A drawing is shown from the last chapter of Akane being vapourised.] Mousse: Just like Akane Tendo, we'll dry up. 6 [Closeup of Ranma, with Akane in the front of his shirt.] Fx Ranma: *go rigid...* Ranma: ...... Page 5 1 [Ranma turns to Ryouga.] Ranma: Ryouga, Ranma: fire a Shishi Houkou Dan at me. Ryouga: Hn? 2 [Ranma turns to look at the Phoenix Tap.] Ranma: In this case, we should strike the Phoenix Tap and Kinjakan together. Ranma: Furthermore... 3 [A diagram showing Ranma being propelled through the neck of the Phoenix Tap, smashing it off, and Ranma landing on the Dragon Tap.] narration: Shishi Houkou Dan {pointing at blast} 4 [Ranma, Ryouga and Mousse think things over.] Ryouga: Th, that's right! While we have the force to reach the Dragon Tap's head... Mousse: you don't need to touch the Kinjakan to stop the water... Ranma: Just like "two birds with one stone." 5 [The Guild turns to point at Ranma, who smirks.] guide: But o-kyaku-san, your hands have hardened. Fx Ranma: (hands) *rigid...* Ranma: Heh. 6 [Closeup side view of Ranma.] Ranma: Only I can go of course. 7 [While Ranma speaks, Mousse and Ryouga give him disparaging looks.] Fx Ranma: *meaningless talk* Ranma: I'm the strongest and with my quick wits, I'll gracefully make it to the head. Mousse: Uh-ha~a~a~h. Ryouga: Feeling better are we. Page 6 1 [Ryouga stands with his arms cross, and is glowing.] Fx Ryouga: (aura) hiss Ryouga: O-o-kay! Here we go Ranma! Ryouga: Don't you faint! 2 [Ranma looks down at Akane in his shirt front.] Ranma: .oO(Akane,). Ranma: .oO(soon we're gonna be able to restore you, okay.). 3 [Ryouga blasts off the special move.] Fx blast: whoosh Ryouga: Shiishi Houkou Dan!! 4 [Ryouga's eye bug out as Ranma splats into the side of the Phoenix Tap's neck, putting a dent in it.] Fx Ranma: clunk... Fx water: *gush gush* 5 [A closeup of Saffron's egg.] Fx egg: (heart) *ba-bump ba-bump* Fx egg: *angry twitch* Page 7 1 [A stream of threads leave the egg.] Fx threads: *extend* Fx egg: (heart) *ba-bump ba-bump* 2 [Ryouga, the Guide, and Mousse look on.] guide: Aiya, it caught the egg's attention. Ryouga: Ranma is one thing, but Akane-san's in danger!! 3 [Ranma runs on air while dodging the stream of threads.] Fx Ranma: Fx threads: whack Ranma: Yikes! 4 [Ranma gets sent flying by another Shishi Houkou Dan blast.] Fx blast: (hitting Ranma) wham Ryouga: Shishi Houkou Dan Re-fire! Ranma: Haah! 5 [While Ranma rushes through the air, he stops the weapon on top of the Dragon Tap.] Fx Ranma: *whizz through air* Ranma: Damn, the Dragon's head... Page 8 1 [While Ranma flies over the Dragon's head, he manages to grab the weapon's handle with his immobilised hands.] Fx Ranma: (handle) *grab tightly* Ranma: Allright! 2 [Mousse, the Guide and Ryouga look on.] Mousse: He caught it! guide: Quickly o-kyaku-san, break the Phoenix head!! Ryouga: Shishi Houkou... 3 [The base of the weapon breaks off.] Fx base: *break...* Ryouga: {off} _Geh_. Ranma: _Eh_. 4 [Ranma lands on the Dragon's head, cradling the weapon, and sees several streams of threads coming at him.] Fx Ranma: (landing) tmp Fx threads: swish Ranma: Ugh. Page 9 1 [Ranma manges to swing the weapon, which slices through the threads.] Fx Ranma: *swing long object* Fx threads: (being cut) shick shick Ranma: Think you've got me huh! 2 [Ranma looks down in surprise to see a line of force on the Dragon's head below him.] Fx head: (crack) *high pitched crack...* Ranma: Hn!? 3 [Ryouga and Mousse look on in surprise.] Mousse: Ah... Ryouga: That Dragon's mouth has been... 4 [The end of the Dragon's mouth falls off, cleanly sliced through, and Ranma looks at the weapon in surprise.] Fx threads: (grabbing hold of Ranma's ankle) *slap* Fx bit of Dragon's head: (falling down) clatter... Ranma: ! Ranma: .oO(Th, this is... a weapon!!). Page 10 1 [Ryouga and the Guide look on.] Ryouga: Hey Guide, what's that... guide: It was made as a pair with the Kinjakan, guide: It's called "Gekkaja". 2 [Ranma is now being pulled towards Saffron's egg.] Fx Ranma: (rushing through air) who-o-o-sh Ranma: .oO(That I could cut the Dragon's mouth means, the Phoenix's neck too can... [be cut]). 3 [Closeup of Ranma's feet where he grips the Gekkaja's handle with his feet.] Fx Ranma: (Gekkaja) *grip* Ranma: Ugh. Page 11 1 [Swinging the Gekkaja with his feet, Ranma makes a wide arc, which touches the Phoenix's neck, and also cuts the threads pulling Ranma.] Fx Ranma: (Gekkaja) *swing long object* Fx Gekkaja: (clipping Phoenix neck) chick Ranma: Take thi-i-i-is!!! 2 [Ryouga and Mousse look on.] Ryouga: He grazed it... 3 [Ranma looks on as a crack of force appears around the neck of the Phoenix's neck.] Fx neck: (crack) *crack crack* Page 12 1 [Ryouga, Mousse and the Guide look on as the head of the Phoenix head snaps off and whacks into the top off the egg, cracking it.] Fx Phoenix head: (falling over) Fx Phoenix head: (hitting egg) *crack* Fx water: (gushing from Phoenix's neck) splush Mousse: Oooh!! Ryouga: Got him... 2 [Ranma lands on the basin, hands first, and still holding on the Gekkaja with his feet.] Fx Ranma: (landing) tmp Ranma: Heh! Ranma: Too fucking bad, you Onsen egg!! ( 'Onsen' means 'hot spring' - there are many volcanically heated pools in Japan. 3 [Ranma looks down at Akane.] Ranma: Akane. Ranma: I'll get the cold water right now... ) Page 13 1 [Closeup of the egg.] Fx egg: *shake with anger* Fx egg: (heart) *ba-bump ba-bump* Fx egg: *get angry* 2 [A stream of threads sends Ranma flying at the rocky wall.] Fx threads: whizz Fx Ranma: (hitting wall) whump Ranma: Gah! 3 [Some rocks fall down on top of Ranma.] Fx rocks: callter clatter Fx rocks: rumble 4 [Mousse and Ryouga are shocked.] Mousse: Ranma... Ryouga: Akane-san!! 5 [Dark frame.] 6 [Misty frame.] 7 [Closeup side view of Ranma.] Ranma: Uh... Page 14 1 [Ranma looks up to see he's lying in a bed in a luxurious looking room. The Gekkaja is propped up against a mirror.] Ranma: Hn...? 2 [Closeup of Ranma sitting up.] Fx bed: creak... Ranma: Where is this... 3 [Ranma suddenly realises something.] Fx Ranma: urrk Ranma: Ah! 4 [Ranma looks down at his shirt where Akane was.] Ranma: .oO(Akane's gone!?). Page 15 1 [Ranma is looking worried, and is sweating, while doll-Akane is drawn behind him.] Fx Ranma: (heart* *thump thump thump thump* Ranma: .oO(I... I dropped it!?). 2 [Ranma rushes forwards.] Fx Ranma: fwip Ranma: Were are you! Akane! 3 [Ranma crashes to the floor.] Fx Ranma: whump Ranma: Ugh. 4 [Ranma turns around to see a large ball and chain wrapped around his feet.] Fx chain: chink... Fx ball: *roll...* Ranma: _Wha...!?_ 5 [Ranma looks up as the door opens.] Fx door: crea-a-a-ak... Ranma: ! Page 16 1 [Ranma looks up to see Shampoo walk in.] Ranma: Shampoo... Shampoo: So you're awake huh, Ranma. 2 [Closeup of Shampoo holding up doll-Akane in her hand, with a slight smile.] Shampoo: Interesting doll this... Last modified February 1st 1998