Sakura Mochi Arc

The  is the 52nd story arc of the Ranma ½ manga, spanning three chapters. It was included as part of Volume 21 of the  and volume 19 of the Viz Media tankōbon.

Plot Summary
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Major Events
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Changes in anime

 * When Ranma agrees to eat the rice cake, anime skips his inner monologue, when he fears it might actually work.
 * The marks on Ryoga face appear as Ranma and Akare are watching, which makes little sense. They should already be there.
 * When Ranma tries to eat the rice cake, he gets interrupted by his dad, Soun and Nabiki.
 * Nabiki buys more Sakura Mochi rice cakes and tests them on cats. She also advises Akane to no take the rice cakes so seriously.
 * After Ranma finally eats Sakura Mochi rice cake and is about to turn, Akane has a flashback to the first day they met.
 * Anime never points out that Akane can't be destined for two different men at once.
 * However, it does point out that Ryoga's face mark should disappear when he used water to change from pig to human.

Characters Introduced
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