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Diving Blue 2008-09-21 ch 3,	abuseMy God this story is brilliant ! And believe me I'm a very picky reader so far this has been one of the best storys Ive found. You have given a bottle of water to me in a fanfiction drought, Domo Arigato Monseur Roboto!
Lerris 2008-08-16 ch 10,	abuseIt is good to see writing of this quality here. I suppose my only complaint is the time it looks like it is going to take to see the story finished. Of course, given my lack of focus lately on my own writing, I can hardly complain too loudly when someone else doesn't update a story frequently.
Lerris 2008-08-16 ch 7,	abuseExcellent.
Lerris 2008-08-16 ch 5,	abuseExcellent work.
Lerris 2008-08-16 ch 4,	abusepesky cliffhangers...
Lerris 2008-08-16 ch 2,	abuseThere are a lot of stories on this site with various flaws. I suppose the most common is when it appears the author has a clear agenda, and then everything in the story appears to push that agenda. Typically in those cases the protagonists shifts in the direction the author wants as a result of outside pressure from pretty much everything else. With this kind of setup, you pretty much know what is going to happen. The central character is going to continue heading towards the obvious destination, likely with only minor bumps along the way. In some stories it even gets worse in that an excessive amount of really convenient things will occur to push the main character down that path. Fortunately, this story doesn't seem to be travelling down that flawed path. Of course, there are still signs of something like, "Ranma must learn to live in balance," but so far it does not appear to be overt, which is a very good thing, and even if that turns out to be a theme, it appears that the characters are three dimensional enough to keep things interesting. Additionally, the characterizations are quite good. It is interesting to see Genma behave a bit more rationally than normal. All in all this is excellent work so far. Now on to the next chapter...
Violet Shadows 2008-04-15 ch 5,	abuseAwesome, very touching with the ranma nabiki moment, but its a little confusing in the beginning what with the surrealsim and all.
Paver83 2008-01-28 ch 10,	abuseA well done story. I especially appreciate your interpretation of Nabiki. You've really made her an interesting and multi-facetted character. I wonder how the confrontation with Ukyou and Shampoo will go? Will there actually be a fight, or will Ranma bumblingly charm and/or Nabiki manipulate their way out of it? Or perhaps the two lovers will want a fight? Eagerly awaiting more on that front. What does Cologne know? I get the feeling she knows most of what is going on, not just with Shampoo and the Nekoken, but with the migration and the awakening as well. Perhaps it's her very subtle hand which is preparing a force, the NWC, especially Ranma and his feancees, to kick demon butt. I don't even want to venture a guess as to what Nodoka and Genma are up to. It's probably too late, but I'll have to look for that magazine. Keep on writing. Thanks!
Alex Ultra 2007-10-10 ch 10,	abuseLol, your idle threats threaten me not, human! I fear no badgers! I fear no Darth Vader! Now wasps, on the other hand... I dunno, stinging buggars have the uncanny ability to throw me into an illogical, pathological panic. Almost like Ranma except I can't turn into a bee myself and sting people. That would be kinda cool, actually. :D? At any rate... your promise of a bruise in the last chapter was way overrated! Not that it was high-rated in the first place, but meh. lol I'm really liking this story, and it's long, and complicated, well written, thought-provoking, and took me more than a day to read. I think I know a place for it. ^_^? Welcome to Ranma's Best. Of course, it fits even more when you consider that the vast majority of the fics in there haven't been updated in more than a year, I think you'll fit right in. :P I really need somebody to go through the angsty fics for me. I just don't have the stomach for them, but I get the feeling that some of them, I'm sure, are very good. After all, a lot of what Ranma goes through is angst-producing. As well, the way you melded little-thought-of occurences in the canon into your story in ways that provoke hours of intense concentration on my part (specifically Formula 110 and the camera and blanket), I think, give your story a pick of originality and uniqueness and CREATIVITY that very, very few stories have these days. Indeed, most of the stories that are updated these days are just the same stories we've seen a thousand times with a new author and bad grammar. :( Thyself Known is not one of those stories, and I'll probably wait with baited breath for more chapters, just as I do with all of the best stories on Fanfiction(dot)net. :D So if you can, please, bless us with your wonderment, update soon! :D (Was that not the longest 'good job, update soon' review you've ever gotten? lol) Frankly though, ten months isn't all that long to make a chapter that's truly worth it, if it keeps the quality high, and if that's what it takes, then take a year or more, it's all up to the artist in the equation. :D Of course, the appreciator in me says: "MORE PLEASE!?" :D Alex Ultra: First Draft of Life LATER
The-Shadow002 2007-10-08 ch 10,	abuseThis is a great story, really really interesting and I find the character interaction and growth the be tremendously entertaining. I love what you've done with the police officers, especially the necromancer it opens up alot of different areas you could write about. The ways in which you've had Shampoo change as well I think are quite well done, the concept you've used of her having to dodge the cats all the time isnt one I've seen or heard of being used either and I think you've done it very well. Great work all round.
yasuhei 2007-10-08 ch 1,	abuseI saw that you'd updated on a update list and the fic name was familiar. I hurried over to your ffnet account in the hope that your summary would jog my memory as to what the fic was about. Instead i find breif notes as to what happens in the next chapter. Fantastic. We can see that chapter 10 is up, it says so under number of chapters. The end result is I'm not going to end up reading this. Normally I wouldn't comment, but I've just been reading through the notes on your profile where you are complaining about other peoples summaries. Well, heres my complaint for you: I never read fics where the summary only tells me what happens in the current chapter.
Howard Russell 2007-10-07 ch 10,	abuseWild. I'm still reading. Thanks for all your hard work.
John Tannius 2007-10-07 ch 10,	abuseCongratulations on being published! I'll have to see about getting that issue. It's alway a joy to see one of my favorite stories updated and you're right, it is getting weirder. I can hardly wait to see where this is going.
fen 2007-10-07 ch 10, anon.	abusedear god... wierder?? I can't wait to see it.
Sdarian 2007-10-07 ch 10,	abuseI totally agree that 'Grave of the Fireflies' was crap. I wonder, will the Copy demon retain the drive to kill off Ranma, or was that specific to Ken and the demon just helped enhance it. Cause if it was the demon, it using Akane's friend just won't cut it. Also, I'm thinking that Hoko would be wanting to get in touch with Nabiki and let her know that she's no longer dead. I'm sure that this will have an impact on Nabiki for both good and bad. Good in that she's alive again, but all kinds of bad with her being reminded of killing her whenever she looks at her (at least for a while). Anyway, good stuff. Keep up the good work!

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