Ranma is going to marry Akane but at his bachelor party Cologne spikes his drink which painfully affects the curse, forcing him to change painfully unless he uses cold water which locks the curse. Ranma is depressed and everyone tries to force her to act like a girl, so she rebels and pushes everyone away. When she finally accepted her situation, she cooks a nice meal for Akane to say she is sorry, but overhears her going on a date. She tries to kill herself and is sent to a behavioral hospital where she meets Kuno. He is the only person she can talk to and in the end they both end up curing each other and slowly fall in love as they teach in the Tendo dojo.