Mark of the Gods Arc

The  is the 32nd story arc covered in the Ranma ½ manga, spanning four chapters. This arc was included in volume 14 of the  and volume 13 of the Viz Media tankōbon.

Plot Summary
While wandering through the forests late one night Ryoga comes across a strange old man. Ryoga gives him some ramen and as thanks the man bestows the "Mark of the Battling God" upon him. The mark transforms Ryoga into the greatest martial artist in the world, but the mark itself is so ridiculous that Ryoga seeks to remove it. The only way for the mark to be removed is for him to be defeated in a spar, but Ranma fails to do so, even with severe handicaps. Meanwhile, Akane begins to suspect that Ryoga may be P-chan when he finds the same mark on P-chan. Ranma is finally able to defeat Ryoga by making him twist his body around until the mark appears distorted. Ryoga returns to being coddled by Akane who decided P-chan was not Ryoga.

Major Events

 * Ryoga, marked with the symbol, is able to effortlessly beat Ranma and several dojos.
 * When the stomach is twisted, the mark becomes distorted and ineffective.
 * Akane suspects that Ryoga is P-chan, but dismisses it by the end.

Changes in anime

 * After promising to help Ryoga, Ranma tries a sneak attack (still gets clobbered though). Which is kinda weird since he'll try same strategy later in both anime and manga.

Characters Introduced

 * Kimen School of Martial Arts Calligraphy Teacher