Octopus Trap Arc

The  is the 44th story arc of the Ranma ½ manga, spanning one chapter. It was included as part of Volume 19 of the  and volume 17 of the Viz Media tankōbon.

Plot Summary
Ranma, Soun and Genma travel to a seaside resort town that has been harassed by a "living octopus trap". As soon as they get there they hear reports of the trap stealing food and bothering women. They use Ranma to lure the trap, and discover that it was Happosai who had been terrorizing the town. The locals end up thinking that they had been conspiring with Happosai and beat them up. Happosai returns to the Tendo house.

Major Events

 * Happosai returns after being carried off by Pantyhose Taro.

Characters Introduced

 * No characters were introduced in this arc