Follows the adventures of high school student Kagome and the feral half-demon dog-boy Inu-Yasha as they join forces to reclaim the "Jewel of Four Souls" to prevent evil mortals and demons from using its terrifying powers.
Rumiko Takahashi (¸ßÇÅÁôÃÀ×Ó) was born in Niigata, Japan. She is not only one of the richest women in Japan but also one of the top paid manga artists. She is also the most successful female comic artist in history. She has been writing manga non-stop for 31 years.
Rumiko Takahashi is one of the wealthiest women in Japan. The manga she creates (and its anime adaptations) are very popular in the United States and Europe where they have been released as both manga and anime in English translation. Her works are relatively famous worldwide, and many of her series were some of the forerunners of early English language manga to be released in the nineties. Takahashi is also the best selling female comics artist in history; well over 100 million copies of her various works have been sold.
Though she was said to occasionally doodle in the margins of her papers while attending Niigata Ch¨±¨ High School, Takahashi's interest in manga did not come until later. During her college years, she enrolled in Gekiga Sonjuku, a manga school founded by Kazuo Koike, mangaka of Crying Freeman and Lone Wolf and Cub. Under his guidance Rumiko Takahashi began to publish her first doujinshi creations in 1975, such as Bye-Bye Road and Star of Futile Dust. Kozue Koike often urged his students to create well-thought out, interesting characters, and this influence would greatly impact Rumiko Takahashi's works throughout her career.
Career and major works:
Takahashi's professional career began in 1978. Her first published story was Those Selfish Aliens, a comedic science fiction story. During the same year, she published Time Warp Trouble, Shake Your Buddha, and the Golden Gods of Poverty in Sh¨nen Sunday, which would remain the home to most of her major works for the next twenty years. Later that year, Rumiko attempted her first full-length series, Urusei Yatsura. Though it had a rocky start due to publishing difficulties, Urusei Yatsura would become one of the most beloved anime and manga comedies in Japan.
In 1980, Rumiko Takahashi found her niche and began to publish with regularity. At this time she started her second major series, Maison Ikkoku, in Big Comic Spirits. Written for an older audience, Maison Ikkoku is often considered to be one of the all-time best romance manga. Takahashi managed to work on Maison Ikkoku on and off simultaneously with Urusei Yatsura. She concluded both series in 1987, with Urusei Yatsura ending at 34 volumes, and Maison Ikkoku being 15.
During the 1980s, Takahashi became a prolific writer of short story manga, which is surprising considering the massive lengths of most of her works. Her stories The Laughing Target, Maris the Chojo, and Fire Tripper all were adapted into original video animations (OVAs). In 1984, after the end of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, Takahashi took a different approach to storytelling and began the dark, macabre Mermaid Saga. This series of short segments was published sporadically until 1994, with the final story being Mermaid's Mask. Many fans contend that this work remains unfinished by Takahashi, since the final story does not end on a conclusive note.
Another short work left untouched is One-Pound Gospel, which, like Mermaid Saga, was published erratically. The last story to be drawn was published in 2001, however just recently she wrote one final chapter concluding the series
Later in 1987, Takahashi began her third major series, Ranma ?. Following the late 80s and early 90s trend of sh¨nen martial arts manga, Ranma ? features a gender-bending twist. The series continued for nearly a decade until 1996, when it ended at 38 volumes. Ranma ? is one of Rumiko Takahashi's most popular series with the Western world.
During the later half of the 1990s, Rumiko Takahashi continued with short stories and her installments of Mermaid Saga and One-Pound Gospel until beginning her fourth major work, InuYasha. While Ran
I'm glad we finally got a calmer volume, with a return to the modern world, some cute sweet banter between kagome and Inuyasha, & even a little development.:) we even learned more about naraku and kikyo & why he wanted a new body. So he could finally be rid of his human feelings for her. But not in a way I expected.& the baby think was fucking creepy. Only about 27 more volumes to go!
I¡¯m always kind of satisfied when Kikyo finally dies, I mean it¡¯s not the first or even the last time she dies, but it¡¯s satisfying nonetheless. I really dislike her with great passion.
Sabiendo que quedan bastantes tomos para el final era obvio que tanta acci¨®n ten¨ªa que culminar y diluirse. Buen tomo de final de esta trama, que me ha encantado, y a ver c¨®mo empieza lo siguiente.
So Naraku deflects the cutting wind blow Inuyasha dealt him & it hits his friends & starts bouncing around, not lessening -& outside, Kikyou sees Kagura escaping the mountain with something wrapped up in what looks like a blanket - & the whole mountain starts coming down on the inside & Inuyasha saves Kouga¡¯s ass too -outside, Naraku meets Kikyou & she asks him what his real goal is & he breaks her bow & Kikyou realizes what Kagura carried away was something with a human heart; so Nark¡¯s separated the human part of Onigumo from himself that had feelings for Kikyou - he opens up a pit & throws Kikyou into it (she¡¯s probably not dead yet) & THEN SESSHOUMARU SHOWS UP & THEY TAKE A FEW BLOWS AT EACH OTHER BUT NARAKU RUNS OFF THAT DIPSHIT - Inuyasha shows up & Sesshoumaru tells him that he killed that woman - & OMG THE THING KAGURA HAS IS A CREEPY LITTLE BABY :O So Inuyasha OMG HE FEELS SO GUILTY FOR LETTING KIKYOU BE KILLED & GOES TO SEE IF HE CAN FIND ANY REMAINS BUT HE DOESN¡¯T FIND ANYTHING GOMG MY POOR BABY & KAGOME TELLS HE FEELS TERRIBLE ABOUT HIMSELF AWW AND SESSHOUMARU EVEN MADE A DIG & SAID IT WAS HIS OWN FAULT THAT KIKYOU DIED They find villages of dead people & meet an old priest who says he saw a badly injured Miko - KIKYOU¡¯s alive! Inuyasha goes after her while the others are captured & taken to a castle where Kagura is with that baby & now Kagome¡¯s the only one who can see the Shikon fragments, they want her eyes. & The baby searches her soul & at first, it can¡¯t find any darkness but then it finds something to grasp & it says their souls will become one - meanwhile, Inuyasha realizes there¡¯s no scent of Kikyou¡¯s to trace so it was a plot to separate them -Kagura takes Kagome away & is going to put a corrupted Shikon fragment in her but Kagome resists the hatred the baby¡¯s trying to stir up in her heart & says she can¡¯t hate Inuyasha & Kikyou because she LOVES HIM AHHH <3 & INUYASHA BURSTS IN THEN <3 & the baby reveals that he¡¯s Naraku¡¯s human heart but the yearning it felt for Kikyou is back in the flesh at the mountain & not in him - ehh what a creepy little shit -& they escape & Inuyasha & co regroup. Kagome goes back to the human world & Naraku goes to Mimisenri, the creature whose said to have ears that can hear anything in the world & asks if he¡¯s heard anything about where the Shikon fragments are located. There¡¯s just 1 piece Naraku doesn¡¯t know the location of; the others he knows, like in Kouga¡¯s legs & Kohaku¡¯s body - Inuyasha goes to the human world LOL - Mimisenri finds out the last fragment¡¯s in the boundary between this world & the next & tells Naraku. There¡¯s a community of oni women throwing corpses into rivers & Inuyasha¡¯s group gets there along with a man searching for his fiancee - the fiancee¡¯s with this group of oni women & she¡¯s told to bring her man there by some statue thing.
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*This review is for the series as a whole with 4.5 out of 5 stars*
This series is absolutely the longest series I¡¯ve ever read so far, with a total of 56 volumes containing 559 chapters. Yeah right? I grew up watching anime and when I stumbled to this one, I instantly got hook. I¡¯m so in love with this anime that I have the complete anime series in my possession. Yep! It occupy mostly the memory of my external drive haha sucker I know. And it¡¯s just now that I finally had the courage to read its manga. I started reading this last December but had a 1 week off because of the Holiday until finally I finished it!
This story is about this modern Japanese girl, Kagome, that was pulled from her own time and went to feudal Japan. It is where she met the half yokai (supernatural monster in Japanese folklore) or also called Hanyou, Inuyasha. Two opposite personalities that were forced to travel together because of the Shikon Jewel or the Jewel of Four Souls.
Kagome (female lead) is so much fun and a wonderful heroine. If she¡¯s a real person, she could be my hero. And Inuyasha on the other hand is such an awesome badass that thinking about him hurts. And as a couple, they sure are mind blowing. After writing this review, I¡¯ll definitely re-watch the anime hehe.
Speaking of which, Inuyasha is a bad boy. But he¡¯s the awesome kind of bad boy with humor and with a touch of dumbness at the same time. When he first met Kagome, I swear he could really be a great pain in the ass and is a straight-up a-hole. And as the story progresses, he became this kind of awesome person without losing his bad boy image ofcourse. And when it comes to Kagome, he sure is kind of protective and I love their usual bantering. It could get annoying sometimes but mostly entertaining lol, especially when Kagome really gets angry at him.
His character is so realistic too. Behind the bad boy image is the guy who lost his first love and when she returned, he¡¯s torn between her and Kagome. Which to be honest, made me kind of mad at him. Well, I¡¯m 100% with Kagome and I totally hate Kikyou. But after reading the manga, I still don¡¯t like her, but she is kind of likeable now especially when she saved Kohaku. And also Inuyasha¡¯s inner battle with his demon blood and his human heart, and you know what¡¯s awesome about it? It¡¯s because it¡¯s only Kagome who can make him back to his senses, isn¡¯t that just sweet?
(I was a bit teary-eyed when the Spider youkai were after them and he got bitten while he¡¯s in his human form. And speaking of human form, he sure still rock it even with black hair minus the cute doggy ears. Then he lay on Kagome¡¯s lap and told her that he love her scent even if he told her otherwise before. They¡¯re in the middle of a dangerous situation but because of that, it became kind of romantic and unforgettable scene for me.)
Kagome on the other hand is a typical female lead. She started as a helpless girl until they found out about her being the reincarnation of Kikyou which was Inuyasha¡¯s first love and the strongest Miko in the feudal Japan. I love how she became badass as the story progresses. Kikyou may be the first woman Inuyasha loved, but it is Kagome who really changed Inuyasha as a person. Plus, did I tell you how many times she saved Kikyou? Also, even how many times she got hurt because she¡¯s Inuyasha¡¯s first love, her heart remains pure.
I have to be honest, there¡¯s some point in this series that totally got my nerve and made me flipped. That¡¯s mostly about Inuyasha being torn between Kikyou and Kagome and how many times he chose Kikyou over Kagome. I mean, that¡¯ quite of cruel really. But even that¡¯s the case, I learn to outgrow it simply because he still travels with her, plus, once in a while they have their own moments. And speaking of moment, I need to step ahead and point out the lack of kissing scenes between them. In anime there¡¯s quite a lot, but in manga, almost none. Yeah right?
As they travel, their group of two grows into a group of 6 where they met the kitsune Shippou, the monk Miroku, cool Sango and her cute Kirara.
Shippou is a cute Kitsune (fox) yokai that specializes in making pranks which he mostly use to Inuyasha lol. At first, they both hate each other and argues which is kind of funny lol. But as they both travels together, their relationship improved. He is really adorable and so attached to Kagome.
Miroku ¨C A playboy and pervert who loves caressing women¡¯s butt. But his proposal to Sango was pretty sweet.
Sango ¨C a really tough cookie. I love her character and the fact that she can man handle guys. And her relationship with Miroku was so kawaii.
(Quite cliche eh? Inuyasha and Kagome fell in love with each other and Miroku, Sango with each other too. Well, IDC haha. I just love their group.)
Kirara ¨C is a cute yokai that transforms into a ferocious beast during battles. Plus, he flies!
With a very long series, a long list of character isn¡¯t a surprise at all. But what¡¯s really hard with manga or anime is to get familiarize with the character¡¯s names. But as for my favorites or the ones that totally got my attention here¡¯s my list. (I¡¯m being mean today, so I¡¯m not going to add Kikyou in my list, blee)
1. Number one in my list is Sesshoumaru. I never thought I¡¯d say this, but I¡¯m one of those really annoying fangirls who love him. Deym! When I first saw him in the anime, I¡¯ve got to say that there¡¯s something dangerous about him. Inuyasha has this bad boy image, but Sesshoumaru is on the highest level. I really hate him at first. Unlike Inuyasha, he really is living the bad boy life. He¡¯s rude, full of pride and all things bad. I specifically hated how he keeps on stealing their Father¡¯s memento, Tessaiga, that is originally given to I But everything changed when he met Rin, and then we got to find out about Tenseiga and everything about it. Then, it just happens, I love Sesshoumaru. And then I came to the part about Meidou Zangetsuha, I feel so sorry for him. Huhu, and then after that my admiration for him intensified. He made me feel so many emotions, I almost cried because of him. It will take too much writing if I¡¯ll enumerate the things that made me love Sesshoumaru so I¡¯ll just let these images speaks for itself.
2. Well, obviously, it¡¯s Rin. I love her character simply because she¡¯s the reason why Sesshoumaru became compassionate, which is also the reason how he was now able to use his healing sword T And I love her teasing with Jaken. I love how the boring team of two grows and became lively because of her.Honestly, at first, I¡¯m one of those fans that ships Rin to Sesshoumaru. But after I read the manga, I realized how absurd that is. I don¡¯t know, but I think Jaken is right. Sesshoumaru is like a father to Rin in a strange way, and he sure is a great one.
3. Kagome¡¯s family, her mother, younger brother Shouta, grandpa including their cat Buyo. I thought it¡¯s going to be a big shocker when they met Inuyasha, but end up petting him like a pet dog lol. They¡¯re all touching Inuyasha¡¯s ears haha. Well, that couldn¡¯t be help lol especially if he has that adorable doggy ears.
4. Kouga ¨C The moment he was introduced in this series, I can¡¯t stop laughing. He¡¯s the third party between Inuyasha and Kagome and I can¡¯t really stop laughing whenever I remember the scene where he boldly said that he loves Kagome and he¡¯s determine to make her his woman. Well, after what Kagome went through because of Kikyou, I can¡¯t help but send Inuyasha a dirty sign. Blee!
5. Miyouga ¨C The coward flea. He¡¯s some sort of the guy who knows it all, well, not totally all but mostly about Inuyasha and his father. I wish this series was able to show something about the past especially about Inuyasha¡¯s father and mother. Well, it did actually in the anime.
6. Totosai ¨C The swordsmith who forged Tessaiga and Tenseiga due to Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru¡¯s father¡¯s request. I would have love it more if they included a back story of him too.
7. Kaede ¨C Kikyou¡¯s younger sister. A strong lady who would probably live another 50 years the way she¡¯s going.
8. Kohaku ¨C The younger brother of Sango. For a young age, he¡¯s been through a lot. But I¡¯m happy how he was able to regain or fight for his humanity after what Naraku did to him.
9. Jaken ¨C Originally, I didn¡¯t have the intention of adding him in this list but looking back, I have to say that he made my whole reading experience so enjoyable too. He¡¯s Sesshoumaru¡¯s companion. He¡¯s arrogant and even pitiful sometimes especially when he receives death glare or punches from Sesshoumaru when he¡¯s pissed but he is mostly funny especially when Rin joined the group.
10. Naraku ¨C For the ultimate cunning supervilain, I guess he quite deserve to be in this list lol. He¡¯s a hanyou like Inuyasha. He¡¯s the reason why Kikyou died 50 years ago and is the reason why Kikyou and Inuyasha had a rough past.
When I think about it, this is obviously a typical adventure anime/manga. For an adventure stories, the idea of different set of individuals forming a group while traveling is quite cliche too, let alone falling in love with each other! But what sets this story different from others is on the adventures each characters went through. When I though it¡¯s the end and the ideas are already sucked out dry from the author, we then introduced to a new unexpected scene. I¡¯ve been watching anime and they all gave me the same reaction. And what is that? It¡¯s astonishment. We might already encountered the story¡¯s plot before, but the twists and turns, the scenes, the lines are so unique. I can¡¯t count how many times I said out loud ¡°I didn¡¯t expected that!¡± while reading this series.
All we¡¯re covered too. I love that each characters has their own background covered, so we all got the chance to really know more about them and where they come from. I love that each characters have the chance to stand out and we¡¯ve got to see how they matured with each chapters. As the title goes, without watching the anime, I really thought this series would only revolves around Inuyasha, well, it kind of does since each characters have a connection with Inuyasha. But what I like to say is that the author didn¡¯t made a selfish decision to just make Inuyasha the hero all the time. We¡¯ve got the chance to see the weaker side of him, the annoying one, the part where others from the group became the hero and saved him, and ofcourse the funny and dense Inuyasha which is my favorite.
As I said, this series has a total of 559 chapters so it will absolutely take us a lot of time if I talk about the adventures the group encountered one by one. So to make it short, I¡¯ll just ¡°kind of share¡± my favorite chapters from this series. Before I decided to read this manga, I have a lot of favorite scenes from the anime, mostly? Well, all of them we¡¯re from Kagome and Inuyasha. But after reading the manga, I have to say that my favorite scenes were from Sesshoumaru (Inuyasha¡¯s youkai brother). The first one was when he met Rin (human girl) and resurrected her. I really love how little by little he changed from this full mean badboy image to a compassionate one. He¡¯s still a badboy but when he¡¯s with Rin, dayum, I just can¡¯t help but squeal in delight. And another favorite scene was when he went inside the meidou (a place where the living are not suppose to go) to save Rin. It¡¯s also the most touching scene ever because of how he discarded his sword tenseiga (his father¡¯s memento) because it can¡¯t save Rin. Like dang! (just zoom the image to read the lines)
For my rating, I¡¯m detracting a half star. It really is painful but I guess I really need to. It¡¯s because even with the 559 chapters, it failed to tell us an introduction of what really is a yokai or hanyou or everything about those so-called monster. I mean, it¡¯s been 50 years after that the story resumed but Sesshoumaru look as fabulous as ever and so is Inuyasha. I mean, if Inuyasha and Kagome will live together as man and wife, Kagome will age and Inuyasha would still be looking the same? The slowness of the villains too is quite so-so but I understand that to make this series long. Also, about crossing time through the well, in its first few chapters, we¡¯ve got to find out that it¡¯s the Shikon Jewel that connects the two worlds, but I remembered after Naraku seized all the shards of the Jewel, Kagome was still able to go back to her world. That really is kinda confusing though. And lastly, the epilogue. Dang! Sango and Miroku had their three little angels, how come Inuyasha and Kagome didn¡¯t have atleast 1 son or daughter?! Oh well, I guess you can¡¯t really have all.
You might be wondering which one of the two I love, manga or anime, I have to say that I love both. All the scenes from manga can be seen in anime, but what¡¯s great with anime is that there¡¯s some new scenes added to it. So if you¡¯re planning to read the manga, I would highly recommend watching the anime too.
I would highly recommend this series, if you¡¯re down for a good solid adventure and a kickass heroine with a sexy demon badboy. It¡¯s often hilariously funny and the drawing is so lovely. It¡¯s just simply awesome.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Mit Kikyo geschieht etwas, was Inu Yasha zutiefst verletzt. Aber nicht nur er leidet, sondern auch Kagome, die merkt, dass Inu Yasha niemals Kikyo vergessen wird und sie sich immer mit ihr messen werden muss. Inu Yashas Herz wird nie ihr geh?ren. Dieser Schmerz kostet sie fast ihre Seele.
Das Cover gef?llt mir wieder richtig gut. Ich finde Inu Yasha wieder gut in Szene gesetzt. Er ist grunds?tzlich ein spannender Charakter mit vielen Eigenschaften, die ihn faszinierend und unberechenbar machen. Der Zeichenstil ist wieder gewohnt gro?artig. Rumiko kann die Geschichte gewohnt gut in Szene setzen. Die Dialoge sind wieder gro?artig. Man erf?hrt so viel ¨¹ber die einzelnen Charaktere. Vor allem auch ¨¹ber die b?sen Gegenspieler.
Der Manga hat mir wieder gut gefallen. Besonders das Dorf der Teufelinnen hat mich neugierig gemacht. Normalerweise mag ich keine Geschichten zu D?monen und dergleichen, aber in diesem Fall gef?llt sie mir ausgesprochen gut. Inu Yasha als Charakter ist einmalig und auch Kagome ist gro?artig. Obwohl ich ehrlicherweise sagen muss, dass sie mir in einigen Mangas echt Leid tut. Sie zieht h?ufig hinter Kikyo den K¨¹rzeren.
Escape, escape. The merry band focuses on escape )koga with them). Kikiyo has a mini showdown with Naraku and receives a mortal blow. Is she actually dead? (I doubt it) Inuyasha seems to think so.
Inuyasha can¡¯t accept Kikiyo¡¯s death and goes looking for her. A traveller says he saw her and he takes off, leaving Kagume with Monk, Shippo, Sango, and kirara for protection. They, however, are captured and Kagome comes face to face with another of Naraku¡¯s spawn.
Ugh, Inuyasha...chasing what he can no longer have.
No es justo... Ahome es tan pura que la ¨²nica mancha de malos sentimientos en toda su alma, es por culpa de Inuyasha. No la merece.
?Qu¨¦ onda con Miroku mi amor? En este volumen solo dijo "aj¨¢", (por eso le quito 2 estrellas), las palabras de Miroku son algo que disfruto bastante por que son las respuestas m¨¢s maduras (aparte de Shippo) y ahora me decepcionaron.
Aunque le vuelvo a subir otra por la escena del beb¨¦ que es tan creepy y me hizo gritar y sentir terror... excelente servicio.
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I think this manga often gets dismissed as fluff, but the demon designs sometimes stray into horror territory. Naraku is such a creepy antagonist, and even the lesser demons are always really creative and unusual. The main draw is definitely the group dynamics and relationships, but the world building and art are so underrated.
Rating: 4/5 stars. Kikyou's seeming demise, the darkness of Kagome's heart, another mysterious offspring of Naraku, plus Naraku's newest form, overall, a lot going on in this one!
Naraku's Manipulations Naraku traps Inuyasha's wind-scar inside Mount Hakurei, aiming to neutralize it. Kagome breaks Naraku's control with a sacred arrow, freeing Koga. As Mount Hakurei collapses, the group escapes: Miroku and Sango on Kirara, Kagome on Shippo, and Inuyasha saves Koga. Naraku wounds Kikyo, sending her to the river of miasma, and removes his human heart before fleeing.
Deception and Capture Inuyasha searches for Kikyo after hearing from a deceptive monk, who is actually a corpse animated by Kagura. The group is arrested, but Shippo and Kirara escape to inform Inuyasha. Kagura, carrying an infant, tries to control Kagome with jealousy over Inuyasha and Kikyo. Inuyasha subdues the soldiers, but Kagura abducts Kagome to seek more jewel shards. Inuyasha rescues Kagome before she can be tainted, though his wind-scar is deflected by a shield around Kagura, Kanna, and the infant.
New Threats and Mysteries After a fallout about Kikyo, Kagome returns home but is brought back by Inuyasha. The group encounters a village of women worshiping a sinister hanging picture scroll that flays men. They meet Shinosuke, searching for his missing fianc¨¦e, Wakana. The village women deny having Wakana but invite the group to stay, separating the women from the men. The picture scroll manipulates Wakana to bring Shinosuke to the shrine.
Reread Possible spoilers?? Such a great volume!! I remember how I felt when I first read and watched these chapters! It's so exciting whenever Kagome uses her bow and arrows! When she tells Inuyasha to go after Naraku and that she was going with him? Chills!! And Inuyasha risks his life to save Koga! I love relationship development! And their banter afterword is hilarious. Okay, so I never liked Kikyo (I do now) but when she fell into the river of Naraku's miasma?? Tears. Absolute tears because I thought she was brought back just to die by Naraku's hand again! BUT THEN a priest happens upon the group and tells them that Kikyo may be alive so of course Inuyasha bounces to check. Turns out, it was all a ploy to capture Kagome. A creepy talking Naraku incarnation baby tries to control Kagome's soul to use her eyes to see the Shikon shard. Apparently, it's the last one that Naraku can't locate. But Kagome is like 'psych you're not going to use me'. Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango show up and we're treated to some cute InuxKag floof. Meanwhile, Naraku seeks help from this demon that has these 'thousand-mile ears' and can hear almost everything. The volume ends with the start of a new filler chapter: a skin eating face that's protected by women. Such drama.
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What first drew me to this series was the romantic historical aspect. I loved how a modern day girl gets pulled back into the past. I don't know what it is about those stories that attract me so much, maybe it is the difficulty for the girl of fitting in and having to rely on the guy so much to be able to get along in the world.
I also really liked the group aspect to this series and the corresponding relationships that affect each of the characters.
I would really recommend this series to fans of Red River, it has a lot of the same concepts.
I remember being annoyed with Kikyo at this point in the anime too. Kikyo appears or disappears, Inuyasha pines, moons, and elates over just hearing her name, Kagome is understandably hurt but decides she can't bear to part with her not so affectionate "boyfriend," and then lastly Inuyasha never remembers to give her space and a fight ensues. I don't know if i can last to the end of the series with this annoying pattern. Only 23 volumes left to go!
"The truth is I . . . LOVE INUYASHA!" You and me both Kagome. You and me both. . .
Inuyasha: "I won't leave your side again!" Kagome: "Liar." Ha! Is it bad that I laughed? She was just so blunt, and he was just so "wait, what? She is actually mad at me?" lol
Teehee. Murderous, jealous Sango!
Honestly, this volume was full of great one liners. I wish I could just quote the whole thing.
I love InuYasha. It has everything a good book (or manga, in this case) should have. Action, adventure, romance, humor. Rumiko Takahasi draws her mangas extremley well, and that makes it even better in my opinion.
I definitely liked the twist on why Naraku actually has been so dead-set on a new body, and the confrontation between him and Kikyo. Always nice to see Kagome's stronger side, too.