Step Outside! (chapter)

Step Outside! (おもてに出やがれ！) is the 141st chapter of the manga it is also the first and only chapter of the Yotaro Arc.

Genma and Ranma head to the beach for some summer training, but Genma disappears for a week. Ranma finally finds him living it up in a big mansion by the sea. Ranma discovers that Genma has been adopted by a boy named Yotaro who has always wanted a pet panda. The boy has named him Kumahatchi and Genma seems to be enjoying his new life of leisure.

The Search for Genma
After having not seen Genma for over a week when they're meant to be on a training journey, Ranma finally gives in and starts searching for her father.

Shortly after starting her search near a tropical port, Ranma finds her father (in his panda form) relaxing outside a large mansion. Angered at Genma's laziness when they're meant to be training, Ranma starts beating up her father until a small boy cries out to her to stop hurting his "Kumahachi". The boy then calls over "Kumahachi" which makes Ranma wonders if this panda isn't her father after all, but she quickly changes her mind when she sees the boy give "Kumahachi" some rice and fish to eat which the panda breaks some chopsticks to eat with.

Just as Ranma goes in to beat up her father, a woman appears and is shocked at Ranma's presence. The small boy then runs over to her (identifying her as his mother) and asks for reassurance that "Kumahachi" is his panda.

Goodbye Kumahatchi
Some time passes and the mother of the boy explains to Ranma that her son, Yotaro, has been very weak from birth and detests going outside to play. She continues by explaining that Yotaro told her that he would only go out if he got her a panda, which left her in despair as she'd already tried everything she could to get her son go outside, until about a week ago when "Kumahachi" appeared.

With this information in hand, Ranma takes back everything she ever said to her father for doing this for Yotaro's mother until she (Yotaro's mother) also reveals that all "Kumahachi" has done since arriving is sleep, eat and lounge around in the house. Seeing that her father has a heart of Brass rather than Gold, Ranma starts dragging Genma away with her when Yotaro reappears and begs for "Kumahachi" to stay.

As Ranma hits Genma for continually eating, Yotaro's mother informs her son that "Kumahachi" belongs to Ranma, but adds that she's agreed to play with him. Ranma initially disagrees with the deal, but is forced to accept when Yotaro's mother lists all the many expensive meals which "Kumahachi" has had.

Cast in Order of Appearance

 * Ranma Saotome (female)
 * Genma Saotome (human)
 * Ranma Saotome (male, flashback)
 * Genma Saotome (panda)
 * Yotaro (debut)
 * Yotaro's mother (debut)
 * Kasumi Tendo
 * Akane Tendo

Trivia

 * This is chronologically the first single-chapter story arc.
 * Yotaro's name for Genma, "Kumahachi", is a combination of the two most popular characters in theatre, "Kuma" and "Hachi".