Mousse Returns Arc

The  is the 20th story arc covered in the Ranma ½ manga, spanning five chapters. This arc was included in volume 10 of the  and split between volumes 8 and 9 of the Viz Media tankōbon.

Plot Summary
After winning a toy pig, Akane is targeted by a masked stranger who attempts to kidnap her, but ends up taking the pig instead. Before he departs, the man hands a ticket to Akane and demands she tell Ranma that he should go to the location named on the ticket if he ever wants to see "Akane" again.

Ranma does as instructed and goes with Akane to the travelling circus that's in town, as per the ticket's instructions. Once there the pair meet up with Shampoo who got another ticket to the same show. Just before they go in, however, the masked stranger reappears and reveals his true identity, Mousse!

Major Events

 * Mousse returns to Furinkan.
 * Mousse is revealed to have fallen into the Yazunīchuan spring at Jusenkyo and now turns into a duck.
 * Ranma fights Mousse once again.
 * Once defeated, Mousse begins living and working in the Cat Café.

Characters Introduced

 * Mousse's cursed form