Genma decides to leave for China early so Ranma gets cursed to turn into a girl at a young age and grows up with it. Genma tries to get Ranma to do anything to stay in male form and Ranma develops a method of heating the water before it hits his skin. When away from Genma, Ranma just stays female as it’s easier to keep water cool than to heat it up and she doesn’t care about her gender. Ryoga sees her as a girl and tries to protect her from Genma’s cruel ways, and she gets on well with the Tendo’s due to her acceptance of the curse.