Here is my translation of volume 8 part 6 of the Ranma 1/2 manga.

Hitoshi Doi, Japanese ULTRIX Engineering          doi@jrdvax.enet.dec.com
Japan Research and Development Center             decwrl!jrdvax.enet!doi


Ranma 1/2 manga vol. 8 part 6
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	English translation done by Hitoshi Doi, 1989/11/02

p 86	sign		Fuurinkan High School
			High School Acting Contest Stage
	announcement	Now, in the gymnasium,
	announcement	The high school acting contest will begin!
	leader		Do you want to win!
	everyone	Yeah.
p 87	announcement	The acting club members please go to the rear of
			the gymnasium..
	leader		Do you want to go to China!
	Akane		That Ranma..
			Where did he go.
p 88	Kunou		What, Ranma's not around?
	Happosai	Is that so.
	Kunou		That means..
	Kunou		Juliet!
p 89	Kunou		He's giving me the Romeo role without putting up a
			fight.
	Happosai	What a coward, that Ranma.
	Happosai	Don't worry Akane!
			I'll be the perfect Romeo..
	Ranma		You old man!
p 90	Akane		Ranma..
	Happosai	Shit, you're still alive.
	Ranma		Putting me in concrete and burying me in the yard..
	Ranma		Do you think, that'll stop me!
	Happosai	Oh.
	Gosunkugi	That's good Saotome.  You can be in the play.
	Ranma		What?
	Gosunkugi	I'm a fan.
	Akane		Gosunkugi..
p 91	Gosunkugi	Here..
			I knitted this stage outfit myself.
	Gosunkugi	Good luck with your Romeo part!
	Gosunkugi	Phew.
			That was a perfect act I put on.
	Gosunkugi	That present has a lot of exploding powder in it.
	Gosunkugi	If Saotome wasn't here,
			I can get the Romeo part..
	Ranma		I'm sorry there's already someone I like.
	Gosunkugi	How awful!  My heart..
	Ranma		You stupid.
p 92	Akane		Ranma, you can do your part ok?
	Ranma		Of course I can.
	Ranma		This Romeo has a trip to China riding on it.
			Listen Akane.
	Ranma		I will be Romeo.
			So you,
	Ranma		Become Juliet.
			Ok.
	Akane		Ranma..
p 93	Akane		What's the relationship between Romeo and Juliet?
	Ranma		Parent and child.
	Akane		Before the play begins..
	Akane		Study the basic story!
	announcement	Finally, the last entry in the high school acting
			contest!
	announcement	Romeo and Juliet by the Fuurinkan High School!
p 94	Akane		Oh, Romeo.
			Why are you Romeo.
	crowd		Hey, it's Tendo Akane.
	clown		Romeo and Juliet fell in love at first site!
	clown		Romeo came to meet Juliet secretly..
	clown		But their families were in bad terms with each other..
p 95	Happosai	Juliet!
	Akane		Romeo..
	crowd		That's Romeo!?
	Kunou		I'm Romeo!
	Happosai	Shoot!
	Ranma		I'm Romeo!
p 96	clown		Now, here's the question!
	clown		Which is the real Romeo!
	Gosunkugi	Juliet.
	Gosunkugi	Since I can't win with strength...
	Gosunkugi	I camouflaged myself into the balcony..
	Ranma		Juliet!
	Akane		Ra..
	Kunou,Happosai	
	Akane		Romeo.
p 97	crowd		What a long silence..
	crowd		No, they're taking up time.
	crowd		I can feel the deep emotions of those two.
	Akane		Romeo, did you remember your lines?
	Akane's father	Romeo hold Juliet tight!
p 98	Akane's father	I thought something like this might happen.
	Akane		Father.
	Akane's father	Ok, Ranma.  You just do as I say.
	Ranma		Ok.
	Ranma		Juliet.
	Akane		Romeo.
	Ranma		I will marry you and will inherit the doujou.
	crowd		Doujou?
	crowd		What's this.
	Akane's father	Now, kiss!
	Ranma		And!?
p 99	crowd		I've been waiting for this!
	crowd		You're really going to kiss!
	crowd		That's great!
	Ranma		What..
	Akane		No, it's just acting!
	panda		Romeo and Juliet  WOW!
			A Real Kiss Scene
			We'll show everything!
	Ranma		Don't do any weird advertising!
	Akane's father	Both parents are permitting it.
	crowd		All right!
	Akane's father	Hurry up and do it!
p 100	Ranma		Don't kid around!
	Ranma		Even if it's just acting or...
	Ranma		I won't kiss her!
	Akane		I don't want to kiss you either!
	panda		The parents are permitting it.
	Akane's father	Why are you two such bad friends!
	crowd		Oh, I wonder what's going to happen..