Ranma ½ (らんま1/2)

Hey, did you hear?

The school principal's coming today.

Hah, principal, huh?

Come to think of it, I've never actually seen him.

-Yeah, I hear he's been in America researching, you know,

education and stuff.

Wow, America.

Wonder what kind of guy he'll--

Huh?

Welcome, headmaster.

Headmaster, headmaster.

Oh, I see.

Means, "principal."

Principal, he says.

Wow.

Guess they must all take helicopters

to school in America.

Do you think?

-Hanging out his own welcome banner though?

That's just plain tacky.

Aloha, everybody!

Did he just say "aloha?"

-What part of America is he from anyway?

-Am I the only one who's got a bad feeling about this?

Aloha wahine.

AKANE (VOICEOVER): The return of the Hawaiian headmaster

from Hell.

Hurry, Ranma.

Hurry.

Oh, we've got plenty of time.

-You said that yesterday too, after you'd

overslept and made us late for class.

Socks too long-- check.

Untucked blouse-- check.

What is it?

What's wrong?

Huh?

Uncombed hair-- check.

Non-regulation schoolbag-- check.

Homework-- check.

Check, check, check, che--

'Scuse me?

Check.

Check.

-Isn't the weather too warm for snowmen?

No worries, little brother.

Now, give me that pigtail.

Think again, Frosty the Freak!

Bad keiki.

It's not nice to hit your headmaster.

Master of what?

Give me that!

Give me!

Keep your hands off the hair.

Aloha, everybody.

Me the new principal.

So this is American education?

-Think again, you macadamia nut job.

Wait, Ranma honey.

I'll help too.

No, no, no.

You got me all wrong.

Here.

I bring you gift.

What?

From the island?

If you like ukulele lady.

You see, little keiki?

You see what happen when student no follow

the rules of Furikan High.

Check.

Check.

Soon you be good little keiki again.

Che-- No, never hit th face.

Bad keiki.

What's the matter with you?

Hm.

Bad keiki.

Bad.

Very bad.

Hey, kid.

How's about a nice Hawaiian-- Aloha.

You wahine called Akane Tendo?

Why do you ask?

Come with principal.

That's it.

He's going down.

Attention, all students.

The Principal has called an assembly in the main gymnasium.

Please report immediately.

Aloha, everybody.

Are you sure he's the principal?

I mean, maybe he's--

Aw, shut up.

Today, me am having very exciting news for you all.

As you know, me when coming back from Hawaii,

and me say to myself-- me say, headmaster,

you gotta bring extra special present for all your keiki.

Yeah!

What kind of present?

Yeah.

I hope it's not another pineapple.

Hey, you never know.

-And now for moment you all been waiting for.

From now on, here's new school rules.

All brothers get them buzzcuts.

All sisters get them bowl cuts.

No!

-If you think I'm cutting my hair like that, you're crazy.

Perish the thought.

I can't go on stage with a buzzcut.

-How am I supposed to destroy Tokyo?

-I don't see what's so wrong with 'em.

Yeah.

I think they look pretty good.

Unthinkable!

Boys get buzzcuts.

Girls get bowl cuts.

If you think that bad, wait till you

see the new rules me be making.

What this school need is order.

Bad keiki!

Bad.

Hm?

-Is this your idea of payback for this morning?

The only one who needs order here is you.

And what's with that stupid outfit anyway?

Don't you mind, little keiki.

Look up.

Huh?

Ho-ho!

Yeah!

Ranma Saotome, freshman class, homeroom 1.

Me be doing research on you, pigtail keiki.

If you want save your wahine, you

be first brother in the school getting a buzzcut.

-Why you no good, dirty, little-- Hah-hah.

OK.

OK.

Ouch.

No, no, no.

Please don't hurt--

-And you dare call yourself a principal!

Wait, wait, wait.

Hey, you no listen whole story.

Once you hear that, you understand better.

Everybody, you go and fight for your own freedom, Yeah?

Me hide here inside this coconut this pardon from all school

rules.

Any brother, sister, which can get from me this coconut

Ah-hah.

Hurray.

Doesn't need to get a haircut.

Isn't that right?

-You there, little pigtail keiki,

if you no want me to cut off that pigtail of yours,

then you come find coconut the next three days.

Me be waiting in my office.

Yeah!

Why you!

You can't do this to us.

Three days, huh?

We'll get it back if it kills us.

Or him!

He hasn't changed a bit.

He's always been like this?

-Oh sure, he'll do anything to annoy the students.

-Hey, let's get while the getting's good, huh?

Now he's gonna pay for sure.

To the Principal's office!

-Yeah, he can't just make us get buzzcuts.

Or bowl cuts either.

-Where is the Principal's office anyway?

Ever since I transferred here, I haven't had a chance

to go there yet.

You haven't?

Me either.

Or me, for that matter.

Hasn't anyone been there?

Fear not, fellow students.

So long as Tatewaki Kuno is enrolled at Furikan High,

the institution of buzzcuts and bowl cuts

shall never become a reality.

Stand and delivery, perverted Principal.

Who are you calling a pervert?

We found it.

All right!

Way t to go.

-Hey, there's a Principal office here too.

And here.

-There's another one over here too.

And here.

They're kidding.

-Oh, looks like that nut job's at it again.

Huh?

-Let's just check 'em out one by one, OK?

What is this place?

Aloha, everybody!

Welcome, my little keiki, to the big island.

Please, feel right at home in the friendly Hawaiian