> > my friend and I had a conversation in which he told me that ranma
> could
> not
> > be cured by the spring of drowned boy nd i was justwonering if
> anyone had
> an
> > opinion, cause I think that he could, but I coulld be totallly
> wrong :)
> 
>     The series has always maintained that the spring is the right
> cure.

That's true, but the series has also maintained that Akane's right for
Ranma, and look at all the factions we have here.
Anyway, I've wondered about that too. What about Taro? When he used
that octopus water, didn't he turn into a yeti/bull/snake/crane/octopus
instead of just an octopus? Or did he do something special there?