After Ranma is cursed by the girl spring, she is pushed by Genma into the spirit spring. Going to the Amazons for help, she finds the spring combination awaken a past life. Ranma has access to large amounts of magic, is a short flat chested redhead and has a furious temper. She trains with Cologne to control her magic enough to go back to Japan and find her mother. Genma convinces her to go to the Tendo’s and he and Soun try to get them engaged, ignoring the fact Ranma’s a girl.