The BEST episodes directed by Tsutomu Shibayama
#1 - Here's Ranma
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 1
Soun Tendo gets quite a surprise when the son of his friend Genma Saotome that he's arranged for one of his daughters to marry turns out to be a girl...
#2 - True Confessions! A Girl's Hair is Her Life!
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 9
Akane's accidental haircut brings a temporary reprieve in Ranma and Ryoga's fighting. Stunned, she wanders off alone, thinking about the loss of the one thing that wasn't 'tomboyish' about her.
#3 - I Love You, Ranma! Please Don't Say Goodbye
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 17
Ranma desperately attempts to recover Akane's lost memory. He even turns to Shampoo who promises to help... at a price.
#4 - Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 15
Ranma gets a shock when an Amazon girl he encountered in China tracks him down, intending to kill his girl half.
#5 - Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 6
Akane and Ranma are back at Dr. Tofu's when Kasumi shows up, causing Tofu to start acting like a loon out of love, something Akane doesn't handle well.
#6 - Enter Ryoga, the Eternal 'Lost Boy'
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 7
After years of searching, Ryoga Hibiki finally finds the person who ruined his life - Ranma Saotome. Now, if only Ranma could remember what the heck he did to make Ryoga so mad...
#7 - A Tear in a Girl-Delinquent's Eye? The End of the Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 13
Ranma faces Kodachi in the ring, with the Black Rose's love on the line.
#8 - Ranma and...Ranma? If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 4
As Kuno continues his attempts to get a date with the 'pigtailed goddess', Ranma starts freaking out, while Nabiki smells money.
#9 - P-P-P-chan! He's Good for Nothin'
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 10
Not knowing that it's Ryoga, Akane adopts the little black pig as her pet, naming him P-Chan. This of course drives Ranma crazy, as he desperately wants to get Ryoga away from her, yet feels honorbound not to reveal the secret.
#10 - A Woman's Love is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 12
Akane twists her ankle during practice, forcing Ranma to take her place in the match with Kodachi.
#11 - A Sudden Storm of Love
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 3
Not realizing that Ranma and 'the pigtailed girl' are the same, Kuno is furious that he let the "cretin" slip away. His attention soon shifts to the red-haired one though, when she bests him in combat.
#12 - Shampoo's Revenge! The Shiatsu Technique That Steals Heart and Soul
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 16
Tired of the constant outbursts whenever she gets near Ranma, Shampoo decides to get Akane out of the way.
#13 - Love Me to the Bone! The Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 5
A solid beating from Akane brings Ranma to Dr. Tofu, who tries to help out the two teens' relationship, as well as Ranma's injuries.
#14 - School is a Battlefield! Ranma vs Ryoga
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 8
Ryoga finally manages to find Ranma again, and challenges him to a fight in the schoolyard. Unfortunately for Ranma, several outside parties have a vested interest in seeing him lose.
#15 - School is No Place for Horsing Around
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 2
Attending his first day at Furinkan High, Ranma encounters Akane's many would-be suitors.
#16 - Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 11
Intending to insure St. Hebereke School for Girls' victory in the upcoming match, Kodachi of puts the entire Furinkan Martial Arts Rythmic Gymnastics team out of commission. Akane is chosen as Furinkan's replacement, but not only does her gymnastics skills leave something to be desired, Kodachi decides to lessen Akane's odds with a little visit to the Tendo Dojo...
#17 - Pelvic Fortune-Telling? Ranma is the No. One Bride in Japan
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 14
Dr. Tofu's mother comes to visit, determined to find her son a bride. Nabiki, Akane and Ranma all find themselves volunteering to help him get her of his back.
#18 - I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!?
Ranma ½ - Season 1 - Episode 18
Genma tries to dissuade Ranma from abandoning Akane to travel back to China and trying to find a cure at Jusenkyo.