Violence of Cooking Arc

The  is the 59th story arc covered in the Ranma ½ manga, spanning one chapter. This arc was included in volume 23 of the  and volume 21 of the Viz Media tankōbon.

Plot Summary
Kasumi is sick in bed and Akane offers to cook, but nobody in the family wants it. Ranma's mother Nodoka shows up and offers to help, much to their delight. She decides to teach Akane how to cook, as well as Ranma (disguised as Ranko). Akane and Ranma get into a competition for who is the better cook, and in the process Akane breaks the hot water pipe. The family end up eating ramen for dinner.

Major Events

 * Akane and Ranma compete to see who is the better cook with Nodoka as the judge.

Changes in anime

 * The OVA versions greatly expand this arc, adding with flashbacks to Akane's mom, finding her old recipe book, and telling how Kasumi learned to cook.

Characters Introduced

 * No characters were introduced in this arc