Oh, man. I don't want to say I regret reading this, because it's pretty great…but I kinda do. Though only because of its ridiculously frustrating lack of an ending!

I will admit I have serious problems with the premise. Not for a second do I believe that Ranma would orchestrate his own death like that. Just don't buy it. And while I'm fundamtenally opposed to vengeance, there's also a lack of justice here. There's too little consequence and too little work towards redemption. Willfully causing someone's death (even if they engineered the situation) shouldn't be so easy.

But on the other hand, it's sweet, funny, and incredibly touching. There are descriptions of loss here that are just devastating. There's the whole passage about "The Scream," for one thing. But also consider these two lines"I once asked her about it, and she told me that there was no point in crying if there was no one to make it better again."But the boy had his own place now.

Completely furnished with all he'd ever need.

An urn.

A marker.

But no doorbell.
As succinct and brutal and *empty* as you can get. This story made me weep like a baby on multiple occasions. Remarkable stuff.

But it isn't finished! There are a lot of stories where that's not necessarily an enormous loss, but this isn't one of them. It may be relatively clear how things would have played out, but this story, well…earned the right, I guess one might say, to be completed. It, and we, earned that promised catharsis. But alas.(One thing that I imagine for my own amusement is that when the Jusenkyo water finally made its way to neoo-Ranma, that it actually turned out to be Nyanniichuan by mistake. Which would then allow for unshown but implicit further adventures as the struggle for manhood continued…and it would give girl-type Ranma some love, which the story lacks.
I suppose I don't *really* wish I hadn't read it, but I sure do wish it had an ending.

This was a really amazing story you wrote. I enjoyed it very much. And even though I know an update is pretty much impossible at this point, you left off at a spot with a really good sense of resolution. Between Akane's little speech to Ranma's parents, and what I can only assume is a cask of water from the spring of drowned man on the way over, all the loose ends just kind of loose importance, and everything just seems like it's all going to be okay. Thanks for writing something so very fun to read. It really was great. _

I wish with all my heart that you'd come back and finish this story. It's definitely one of my more beloved Ranma fics and I still mourn the fact that you haven't updated it for years (even though you said you'd be finishing it soon). Still, I thank you for writing this awesome fic. And come back soon!

This is a remarkably good and original Ranma fanfic.

Well written, with a lively tempo.

Pity that it's been abandoned and not continued.

Mike

hey there...this is a unique piece...ranma coming back from the dead...n possession...quite a refreshing break from ranma the supermortal theme thats the most popular...i would love to read how he comes back...please update this story soon...please

I guess I'm going to have to hope that you have some sort of review alert on. Interesting story. Needs more.

I enjoyed this one, Please continue. Ciao

HA! 1/2 a year? ill review it after ..More than 1/2 a year!

Great story.

You abandoned it? coz it amuses me no end.

NOT even death can hold back Ranma...Or the chaos he seems to bring
Keep up the wirting, if you EVER get this message

This story is wonderful! the plot, the character development, everything is just superbe!
I really, really, really! Wanna see how you bring Ranma back to his proper state, and how the people in his life take it!
I hate to beg, but please say you have more to this story!

thanks!

Ahh! Noo! Don't stop there! I want to read more! More Genma-bashing! More Akane being dense! more Kodachi becoming-gasp!-sane!
Although I am kinda wondering where the hell Kuno's been this whole time. It would be such a cheap cop-out if he just went and slit his wrists in the backyard and none of the servants have gotten around to noticing or telling Kodachi.

And yeah, Ranma so needs a support group. Dear gods, if anyone could have put Ranma into his own personal hell, that would be it. He makes a spiffy-looking cat, though. I'm wondering how long it'll take him to learn how to transform. 'Cause, come on, you KNOW he's got lots of practice in that. But sometimes Pepe's accent gets a little too thick to understand, you know?

I feel so sorry for Ryoga. Poor bastard. Nabiki's victim and Ranma-neko's new toy.
Update soon!

Excellent story.. you really should continue it. I love the plot. Hope you update soon

Finish the story soon? But don't rush it? Yeah, sure, you definitely aren't rushing it, but your nowhere near finishing it soon! Come on! It's been nearly 4 years since you last updated! Hurry up already! Oh yeah, this story seems suspicously similar to Yu Yu Hakusho

Okay, it was pretty funny seeing all of those deities and other mystical/mythical beings clamoring for possession of Ranma’s soul. And for Ranma to be come back as a cat. But why no update in so long? This is an absolutely incredible story!

Two years! Two years! (Actually, it's over two and a half!) You haven't updated at all! Please, please, tell me you plan on continueing this fic! It's really, really good. In fact, it's one of my favorite Ranma fanfics out there. I like the way you are going, and Ranma and Akane are so close to finally meeting up again, I want to be selfish and demand the next chapter now! Of course, I'm not going to be that rude, so take your time and do a good job on finishing it. Please, do continue it and not abandon a great fic, unlike a lot of stories I've read! I hope to see more on this story soon!

Well it seems the story hasn't been updated in a couple years, so I suppose its likely dead. If you do get a chance to write the remaining chapters that would be great. If not, well its not impossible to imagine the ending...