In the East, there is a land ruled by an emperor whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in the capital's pleasure district by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there.
Though she looks ordinary,…
Nakajima Atsuko
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Maomao must help keep Consort Gyokuyou safe during her pregnancy. An imperial consort being with child is supposed to be a matter of the utmost secrecy, but this is the rear palace, where maneuvering and backstabbing are as commonplace as banter and tea parties. Threats seem to lurk around every corner—but it's not just the rear palace keeping busy. Jinshi finds himself…
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Tendou Akane suddenly remembers a trip to Ryugenzawa, when she was a small child. While there she was saved from a giant platypus by Shinnosuke. Akane travels back to Ryogenzawa and once again meets Shinnosuke, who falls in love with her. Akane blames herself for Shinnosuke's life-threatening injuries, and decides to stay and help out.
Cursed Tunnel of Lost Love — Shampoo and Ukyou arrange to travel to a cave that is legendary for breaking up couples. They hope they will cause Ranma and Akane to break up and Shampoo hopes to ditch Mousse the same way.
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* Based on a manga story featured in volume 29.
A Phoenix hatches on Kunou's head, and allows him to defeat Ranma. In order to make the Phoenix leave, growth pills must be fed to it. The Phoenix grows to immense size, all the while staying perched on Kunou's head, and then flies through Tokyo wrecking buildings and everything else that gets in its way. It takes the combined…