The main character doesn't actually have MPD disorder at all.  He 
actually, literally has the souls of his former tribe living inside him. 
 At the end, they depart for the afterlife or whatever and he goes on to 
live a more normal life on his own.  This was actually a good 
explanation why these seeming "extra" personalities would give him extra 
powers and abilities rather than making him a raving nutcase who'd have 
to be kept locked up.  Do you think the author of this series will 
spring a similiar revelation on us about Ranma?

Actually, that's not true.  They were actual seperate personalities, that
the main character came up with to replace the fact that his entire tribe
was destroyed.  Each one was based on someone he was close to.  Guardian
WAS his mind's recreation of his mother.  Bitter WAS a recreation of his
brother (I think).  The only one that was different was Master, who was
actually the "head good guy" communicating with the tribe.  In the end,
the tribe "moved" into the "head good guy"s mind, leaving the main
character alone.


However, there are differences in the way Ranma's tribe is presented.
It's fairly obvious that Bitter is in love with Nabiki, while Ranma is in
love with Akane.  Not only that, while Ranma is the core personality,
Bitter has far more depth than any of the other personalities.  I would be
willing to bet that an ending in which Bitter dies is NOT in the works.
(But then, I'm biased, I like Bitter)

Just my $.02

Christopher Angel