This is for all the hard-core Ranmamaniacs out there.  Can anyone tell me 
anything about what happens with Mariko, the cheerleader who falls for Kuno in 
the latter half of the manga series?  I was only able to get fan translations 
of two of the chapters in that storyline (out of, what, six?).  I'm especially 
interested in finding out if there's a feasable way of getting her together 
with the bonehead towards the end of Aa! Megami-sensei! (a long ways off, mind 
you...).

She turns up, tries to bash up the Fuurinkan team, their team wins because
Akane tries to stop Mariko, Kunou turns up... gets punted by Ranma... he
falls onto Mariko, and she falls in love with him. Female Ranma turns up
and because Mariko sees Kunou likes her, she wants to 'fight' Ranma...
They battle, but Kunou turns up and Mariko accidentally hits Kunou... then
she declares her love for him. She says she'd do anything for him, and he
asks her to close her eyes...... then he doodles on her face. ^_^  Then
all the guys go to beat up Kunou (for treating her in that way), but
she cheerlead-bashes them all up. Kunou comes to and can't decide between
Mariko and Ranma onna, and while he does so, Mariko challenges Ranma
to fight her for Kunou. Ranma goes on a date with Kunou because he doesn't
want him to pick Mariko over him (heh... kind of tells you how much he
wants Shampoo in that Reversal Jewel - he chases after KUNOU in the same
manner!!) Then the next day, her and Mariko go to cheerlead-fight. It
goes through a huge battle with Kunou not being able to choose which girl
he wants most (I think he's got to choose the girl to cheerlead for him
as he fights someone else, and the other girl will cheerlead for the
other kendo-ist)... Another kendo fighter turns up, in full kendo gear,
and they start to fight. Both Mariko and Ranma jump in front of a kendo
fighter, Ranma with the new commer, Mariko with Kunou. Because Mariko's
going on about fighting for love, Ranma says that she loves the new kendo
fighter, so her cheerleading will be better. Everyone starts to fight,
Ranma smacking about Kunou with the cheerleading implements, but then
Mariko knocks Ranma down. About to give her a final blow, the new kendo
fighter appears and blocks the blow, then starts fighting Mariko...
The kendo-ist gets held down by Mariko's cheerleading team, and as Mariko
was about to give a final blow to the kendo-ist, Ranma gets rid of Mariko
by blowing a trumpet and her and her team all get blown over. O_o; Then
Ranma goes on about how she loves the unknown kendo-ist... and Kunou
attacks, and everyone starts fighting again. Mariko gets rid of the
kempo-ist's bokuto. Ranma gets it back and throws it to the kempo-ist...
who drops it. Ranma calls the fighter clumsy, and gets hit over the head
with the bokuto when it gets picked up. But the fight starts again, and
the kempo-ist gets knocked down by spiked pompoms, breaking the bokuto
(or is it a shinnai? Probably a shinnai) and helmet. Ranma runs over to
help, and pulls the kempo-ist into her arms, saying something about her
love.... And it's Akane. ^_^   Kunou turns up again and tries to hug
Akane ... and Mariko's got two girls to fight for Kunou, now. Eventually
Mariko KOs Ranma, and goes to fight Akane. Kunou gets knocked out and
Mariko uses Kunou to attack Akane with, pinning her to the ground. She
uses him to hold his sword to give Akane the final blow... But Ranma
wakes up and jumps in and saves her. Mariko finally gives up, and says
that Ranma's love for Akane won over her love for Kunou, and so she
gives up and leaves. And then from then on everyone's talking about how
Ranma said he loved Akane at school. ^_^

Kun-chan...