Ep. 30: The Tendo Dojo faces a challenge from the Dojo Destroyer while Ranma considers Shampoo's offer.
Aired on January 26, 1990

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Soun Tendo tasks Akane and Ranma with defending the honor of the Tendo dojo after receiving a challenge from the Dojo Destroyer. Ranma becomes distracted by this responsibility because Shampoo promises to provide a cure for his curse if he agrees to go on a date with her. This personal temptation competes with the duty to protect the dojo's reputation against the external threat. The narrative focuses on the conflict between Ranma's desire for a permanent solution to his condition and the immediate obligation to uphold the family's standing in the face of the challenger.
Episodes
- Ep. 26 · Mikado kisses Ranma in female form, triggering a furious chase and a figure skating tournament revenge plot.
- Ep. 27 · P-Chan Explodes! The Icy Fountain of Love!
- Ep. 28 · Ryoga Accepts Cologne's Training Offer on Mount Terror
- Ep. 29 · Ryoga learns the Bakusai Tenketsu technique from Cologne to defeat Ranma
- Ep. 30 · The Tendo Dojo faces a challenge from the Dojo Destroyer while Ranma considers Shampoo's offer.
- Ep. 31 · Mousse attempts to abduct Akane but mistakenly grabs her stuffed toy pig.
- Ep. 32 · Ranma and Mousse clash as Mousse uses Jusenkyo water to transform Akane into a duck
- Ep. 33 · The lecherous Happosai arrives, terrifying Soun and Genma with his presence.
- Ep. 34 · Ryoga discovers a map to a drowned man's spring in Tokyo, which Ranma attempts to help locate.