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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #2
Inu-Yasha : A Feudal Fairy Tale, Vol. 2
As the search for the magic jewel continues, the irrepressible Inu-Yasha's half-brother must wield his father's sword.
191 pages, Paperback
First published June 18, 1997
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,596 books2,157 followersRumiko Takahashi (高橋留美子) 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 Chūō 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 Shōnen 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 ½. Following the late 80s and early 90s trend of shōnen martial arts manga, Ranma ½ features a gender-bending twist. The series continued for nearly a decade until 1996, when it ended at 38 volumes. Ranma ½ 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
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 Chūō 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 Shōnen 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 ½. Following the late 80s and early 90s trend of shōnen martial arts manga, Ranma ½ features a gender-bending twist. The series continued for nearly a decade until 1996, when it ended at 38 volumes. Ranma ½ 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
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June 22, 2022
I really enjoyed this volume!
It starts off with the finale of the Hairball Saga - which tbh was a bit yawn for me - but then we get to meet Sesshomaru who is just a whole lot of fun. There's some pretty epic action in this one, and I really love the banter.
The relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome is finally starting to go in the direction we want it to, so watching that develop was a lot of fun, and there were some extra characters here to add a whole lot more to the party.
The art is pretty easy to follow, including the action scenes, which is a real relief.
Some good fun and finally the story is starting to come together!
It starts off with the finale of the Hairball Saga - which tbh was a bit yawn for me - but then we get to meet Sesshomaru who is just a whole lot of fun. There's some pretty epic action in this one, and I really love the banter.
The relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome is finally starting to go in the direction we want it to, so watching that develop was a lot of fun, and there were some extra characters here to add a whole lot more to the party.
The art is pretty easy to follow, including the action scenes, which is a real relief.
Some good fun and finally the story is starting to come together!
August 27, 2013
Meh. Still not impressed with this. Again, too much is happening, without taking the time to focus on one thing at a time and maybe give it some depth that way. No matter in which situation the characters were, I was like, well, whatever, there's probably going to happen another thing in a few pages and this will be forgotten so why bother caring about what is happening right now. Also, in this volume Kagome is stating the obvious like a champion (hi, new shelf!), which was funny but still not anything that kept me interested in anything that was happening because duh, it was just LE STOOPID. And by the way, am I supposed to find any of the villains scary? They're both quite ridiculous with all their talk about what they're gonna do and then they either don't do it or do it and fail.
Staying optimistic is not something I'm good at, so to be honest, I don't see myself enjoying the next few volumes more. Especially if it continues like this. I'll still read them because I have them here but if it doesn't get better after 6 volumes, I'm le done with you, Inu Yasha.
Staying optimistic is not something I'm good at, so to be honest, I don't see myself enjoying the next few volumes more. Especially if it continues like this. I'll still read them because I have them here but if it doesn't get better after 6 volumes, I'm le done with you, Inu Yasha.
June 13, 2015
EDIT: I've found some awesome scans of this manga on my tablet's manga reader, translated straight from Japanese, and have edited my review accordingly. My original review was based on an altered English reprinted copy.
Actual Rating: 4.5 stars.
I will explain why I docked half a star, but not yet.
There were quite a few differences from the anime in this volume. For one, in the anime, the skull hiding the comb containing Sakasa-gami no Yura's soul was red, like the comb itself. In the manga, the skull was just an ordinary skull. Sesshoumaru's encounter with the soldiers is different from his encounter with them in the anime as well. Even InuYasha's encounter with the Mu-onna, where InuYasha sees right away that her reflection has no face.
I know I said this last time, but I really wish we could have seen more of Sakasa-gami no Yura. You know, later in the series? She's just too sexy to die so soon. She's even too sexy to be an ogre. When I think of an ogre, I picture a large, gnarly, ugly looking creature with beady little eyes, greyish skin, bad breath and severe body odor. I definitely don't picture Sakasa-gami no Yura.
For a while, it feels like she's absolutely invincible. Injuries are merely microscopic inconveniences. Nothing that InuYasha does phases her. Takahashi makes you think Yura will defeat them. However, Kagome saves the day in one of the most unlikely ways. I like Kagome as a heroine. She's a girl everyone would want to have as a best friend. She's caring, helpful, and encouraging but also tells you what you need to hear. InuYasha may find her annoying, but he needs her like I need a vacation. I'm sick of all this snow.
Did I ever mention how much I love a good sibling rivalry? I love a good sibling rivalry. Especially that of InuYasha and Sesshoumaru. It's like crack. I can't get enough of these brothers. Their battle in this volume is possibly my favourite of any battle in this series. Not only are we introduced to new characters and see how they act, but we also see InuYasha's and Sesshoumaru's relationship to one another. We also get a sense of why InuYasha craves the jewel's power to make him a full demon.
Though I'm not a "Sesshoumaru girl" (not really, anyway), I always really loved Sesshoumaru's character design. I'd like to believe that Sesshoumaru more closely resembles their dead father than InuYasha does. His facial features are a bit softer in the manga than the anime, which, if you ask me, just leads to a false sense of security and the belief that he's an okay guy.
Unless you know better, of course.
We also get to meet Myoga the Flea, one of my favourite secondary characters. He's the size of a spec of dust, but he always makes me smile and chuckle. Jaken makes me chuckle too, for an ugly little shit of a villain sidekick.
Why are the villains always so attractive, and their side kicks are butt-ugly? Why is this a thing? I feel bad for Jaken sometimes. He's always getting pushed around, stepped on, and usually ends up having to "clean up the mess."
I guess that's what happens when you're an ugly toad.
Again, the artwork and storytelling was excellent. Especially those coloured pages. Unf, I can't get enough. I want more coloured pages, damn it! However, I did have a problem with one little thing. Now, when I say little, I say it both literally and sarcastically. Literally, because this is the first time I've noticed it, and I've read this volume more times than I can remember. And sarcastically, because it's really not that much of a small thing.
This is the reason why I took away half a star.
After Kagome breaks the Mu-onna's spell and saves InuYasha, Sesshoumaru reveals that he has figured out where their father's tomb is, which is InuYasha's right eye. However, Takahashi drew Sesshoumaru pulling the pearl from InuYasha's left eye. I'm not kidding. If you don't believe me, check it out for yourself. Find your copy and go straight to act seven. Or find scans online and go to chapter 15 (according to the scans I'm reading, anyway). Take a good look. Grab a friend or your younger sibling and act out the scene the way you see it in the manga. Just don't poke anybody's eyes out.
I don't know if Takahashi did it on purpose or accidentally, but I know I'll never forget it now that I've seen it.
Actual Rating: 4.5 stars.
I will explain why I docked half a star, but not yet.
There were quite a few differences from the anime in this volume. For one, in the anime, the skull hiding the comb containing Sakasa-gami no Yura's soul was red, like the comb itself. In the manga, the skull was just an ordinary skull. Sesshoumaru's encounter with the soldiers is different from his encounter with them in the anime as well. Even InuYasha's encounter with the Mu-onna, where InuYasha sees right away that her reflection has no face.
I know I said this last time, but I really wish we could have seen more of Sakasa-gami no Yura. You know, later in the series? She's just too sexy to die so soon. She's even too sexy to be an ogre. When I think of an ogre, I picture a large, gnarly, ugly looking creature with beady little eyes, greyish skin, bad breath and severe body odor. I definitely don't picture Sakasa-gami no Yura.
For a while, it feels like she's absolutely invincible. Injuries are merely microscopic inconveniences. Nothing that InuYasha does phases her. Takahashi makes you think Yura will defeat them. However, Kagome saves the day in one of the most unlikely ways. I like Kagome as a heroine. She's a girl everyone would want to have as a best friend. She's caring, helpful, and encouraging but also tells you what you need to hear. InuYasha may find her annoying, but he needs her like I need a vacation. I'm sick of all this snow.
Did I ever mention how much I love a good sibling rivalry? I love a good sibling rivalry. Especially that of InuYasha and Sesshoumaru. It's like crack. I can't get enough of these brothers. Their battle in this volume is possibly my favourite of any battle in this series. Not only are we introduced to new characters and see how they act, but we also see InuYasha's and Sesshoumaru's relationship to one another. We also get a sense of why InuYasha craves the jewel's power to make him a full demon.
Though I'm not a "Sesshoumaru girl" (not really, anyway), I always really loved Sesshoumaru's character design. I'd like to believe that Sesshoumaru more closely resembles their dead father than InuYasha does. His facial features are a bit softer in the manga than the anime, which, if you ask me, just leads to a false sense of security and the belief that he's an okay guy.
Unless you know better, of course.
We also get to meet Myoga the Flea, one of my favourite secondary characters. He's the size of a spec of dust, but he always makes me smile and chuckle. Jaken makes me chuckle too, for an ugly little shit of a villain sidekick.
Why are the villains always so attractive, and their side kicks are butt-ugly? Why is this a thing? I feel bad for Jaken sometimes. He's always getting pushed around, stepped on, and usually ends up having to "clean up the mess."
I guess that's what happens when you're an ugly toad.
Again, the artwork and storytelling was excellent. Especially those coloured pages. Unf, I can't get enough. I want more coloured pages, damn it! However, I did have a problem with one little thing. Now, when I say little, I say it both literally and sarcastically. Literally, because this is the first time I've noticed it, and I've read this volume more times than I can remember. And sarcastically, because it's really not that much of a small thing.
This is the reason why I took away half a star.
After Kagome breaks the Mu-onna's spell and saves InuYasha, Sesshoumaru reveals that he has figured out where their father's tomb is, which is InuYasha's right eye. However, Takahashi drew Sesshoumaru pulling the pearl from InuYasha's left eye. I'm not kidding. If you don't believe me, check it out for yourself. Find your copy and go straight to act seven. Or find scans online and go to chapter 15 (according to the scans I'm reading, anyway). Take a good look. Grab a friend or your younger sibling and act out the scene the way you see it in the manga. Just don't poke anybody's eyes out.
I don't know if Takahashi did it on purpose or accidentally, but I know I'll never forget it now that I've seen it.
May 17, 2022
GdL con Edicola & Libreria: le nostre passioni...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Trovo che, rispetto all'anime, i tratti dei disegni rendano l'aspetto dei protagonisti più ... gentili.
Per esempio Sesshomaru nel manga assomiglia di più ad Inuyasha; ha un aspetto meno severo
mi chiedo anche se questo è il momento in cui (inconsciamente) Inuyasha
Nel volume in italiano, alla vista
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Trovo che, rispetto all'anime, i tratti dei disegni rendano l'aspetto dei protagonisti più ... gentili.
Per esempio Sesshomaru nel manga assomiglia di più ad Inuyasha; ha un aspetto meno severo
mi chiedo anche se questo è il momento in cui (inconsciamente) Inuyasha
Nel volume in italiano, alla vista
February 21, 2017
I didn't think I would like this at all: I expected an eye-rolling, disney-ish damsel-in-distress kind of setting, but it's actually SUPER fun (and for a human with no powers, Kagome's quite the Gryffindor). So yeah, keep 'em coming.
Also kudos Inuyasha, for being a loud asshole instead of (just) a brooding hero, because it allows people to (repeatedly and hilariously) call you out on your shit.
Also kudos Inuyasha, for being a loud asshole instead of (just) a brooding hero, because it allows people to (repeatedly and hilariously) call you out on your shit.
November 10, 2020
Still a very fun and enjoyable jaunt. A lot of bang-bang-bang action. Hoping things slow down just a tad in vol. 3. I’m an old man, I can’t handle tooooooo much craziness.
May 7, 2012
The story is really getting underway in volume two. First, there's the conclusion to Yura's story. Pretty creepy, in the best possible way. The second half dealt with InuYasha's family, and introduces Sesshomaru. It's a good set up to future conflict. I'm still really happy with how this re-read is going.
December 15, 2023
"Let me protect you" 🫠
May 12, 2019
Getting back into this series and I'm so excited aa!!
January 14, 2019
Now, this has become something great instantly. I am looking forward to read the next volume.
February 1, 2026
TESTSUSAIGAAAAAAAAAAA!! This is my most favorite arc from the series—Inu’s father’s graveyard and the pulling of the legendary sword Tetsusaiga. I just loved the Arthurian way of Kagome pulling the fang out. Gosh, I’m still in love with this story. I meant to binge read it a decade ago but I was kind of terrified by the knowledge of 500 chapters! I meant, I already saw the anime countless of times and it’s no different from the manga (that’s why I didn’t really bother to continue then.) But I had this itch today to rewatch the anime, and I realized, it’s my time to read the manga now! Now that I’m kind of craving another shojo fantasy (upon completing Yona of the Dawn and missing Hak terribly. But Inu’s no Hak. Ack! Such a heartbreak!)
For now, I’ll leave you with this hilarious interaction from Inu and Kagome:
I see it will be full of bickering and bickering some more. Do I miss Inu? Yes, yes, very much so.
For now, I’ll leave you with this hilarious interaction from Inu and Kagome:
Kagome: You said you’d always protect me!!
Inuyasha: Who ever said always?!
I see it will be full of bickering and bickering some more. Do I miss Inu? Yes, yes, very much so.
February 25, 2020
Nunca es tarde tampoco para tener un crush son Sesshoumaru.
December 4, 2020
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December 27, 2022
sesshomaru culiao
April 12, 2022
Erster Auftritt meines Lieblings. ❤️ Im Manga kommt er am Anfang noch ganz anders rüber als im Anime, wo er aufgrund der Synchro und der musikalischen Untermalung viel ernster und kälter wirkt.
January 22, 2021
I absolutely loved this volume. We meet Inuyasha's mother. The final form of his father and his mortal hating brother Sesshomaru. I need volume three now!
January 22, 2021: This is a little since I reread this again some time ago but I still wanted to get my thoughts out. This continues the battle between Yura the Hair demon and Inuyasha and Kagome once they return to the Fuedal Era. Kagome is seemingly killed by Yura fire which upsets Inuyasha as she continues to fight the demon.
Sesshomaru is introduced as a full demon who hates his half brother but also wants a specific sword that their left for them. The issue that the neither Sesshomaru nor Inuyasha are able to get it. In order to trick Inuyasha to confession where their fathers grave, he takes Inuyasha's mother hostage. Is this really his mother....didn't he say that he died many years ago? What a dirty trick to play to Inuyasha's emotions. Inuyasha gains the Tessaiga which is the sword that Sesshomaru wanted but it is meant for Inuyaha. While fighting, Inuyasha cuts off his brother's left arm.
January 22, 2021: This is a little since I reread this again some time ago but I still wanted to get my thoughts out. This continues the battle between Yura the Hair demon and Inuyasha and Kagome once they return to the Fuedal Era. Kagome is seemingly killed by Yura fire which upsets Inuyasha as she continues to fight the demon.
Sesshomaru is introduced as a full demon who hates his half brother but also wants a specific sword that their left for them. The issue that the neither Sesshomaru nor Inuyasha are able to get it. In order to trick Inuyasha to confession where their fathers grave, he takes Inuyasha's mother hostage. Is this really his mother....didn't he say that he died many years ago? What a dirty trick to play to Inuyasha's emotions. Inuyasha gains the Tessaiga which is the sword that Sesshomaru wanted but it is meant for Inuyaha. While fighting, Inuyasha cuts off his brother's left arm.
May 15, 2019
I really enjoyed it! There were some new characters and I could see Inuyasha’s family situation. Inuyasha’s brother, Sesshomaru was antagonist of this story. He wanted to get their father’s secret weapon because he was pretty strong youkai, but he was not chose by the weapon and Inuyasha was chose. I guess the reason why Inuyasha was chose is his father knew he has a tender heart. I guess the father looked after a tender heart because he loved human. Actually, I could find that Inuyasha was different from previous himself. He tried to help and protect his friends. I’m looking forward to watch his mind’s growing.
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December 4, 2019blast to the past. I borrowed several volumes of Inu Yasha from the library so I guess expect a few more of these? this was the old Viz edition with the flipped pages and slightly larger format than manga tends to be printed in nowadays (kind of miss that, honestly!).
Rumiko Takahashi's art is very comforting. I cannot rate this (it's so difficult to rate individual volumes of manga, especially really long-running series like this), but this book does have a few important events:
-intro of Sesshoumaru
-obtaining of Tetsusaiga
bye
Rumiko Takahashi's art is very comforting. I cannot rate this (it's so difficult to rate individual volumes of manga, especially really long-running series like this), but this book does have a few important events:
-intro of Sesshoumaru
-obtaining of Tetsusaiga
bye
January 9, 2016
В този том има доста семейна драма, както подсказва и заглавието. Запознаваме се със Сешомару, по-големия брат на Инуяша, който е и истински демон. За напред ще има много да бърка в здравето на драгия читател със самото си съществуване. Инуяща се сдобива и с Тецусайга - меч, наследство от баща му, който ще разнася със себе си горе-долу нон-стоп. Толкова.
August 15, 2014
I couldn't NOT pick this up on the ending volume 1 gave me; only to just fly through the rest of the book within twenty minutes. The joy of manga, takes you completely into the world and before you know it, ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER.
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September 10, 2014it was really good
March 23, 2015
I think a binge re-read of Rumiko Takahashi's work is in order.
July 22, 2015
Vale, no lo disfruté tanto como el anterior. O sea, hasta miedo me dio. Gad, el anime era más suave.
November 10, 2017
*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 – A playboy and pervert who loves caressing women’s butt. But his proposal to Sango was pretty sweet.
Sango – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Kikyou’s younger sister. A strong lady who would probably live another 50 years the way she’s going.
8. Kohaku – 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 – 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 – 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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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 – A playboy and pervert who loves caressing women’s butt. But his proposal to Sango was pretty sweet.
Sango – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Kikyou’s younger sister. A strong lady who would probably live another 50 years the way she’s going.
8. Kohaku – 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 – 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 – 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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November 15, 2024
I forgot to pick volume 2 up and it's sat abandoned on my dresser for awhile. But as I soared through this adventure I feel again compelled to read volume 3. (I'm making myself set this reread aside though as I have library books to read!)
Yura lasted a few chapters longer than necessary for a one-shot villain. I get she was the first real foe they faced but it was still over long for her to have 0 significance to the overall story. But this volume did give us our introduction to Sesshomaru and the Tetsaiga.
There's something so comforting in this story and these goofy characters that make it immensely readable and lovable.
Yura lasted a few chapters longer than necessary for a one-shot villain. I get she was the first real foe they faced but it was still over long for her to have 0 significance to the overall story. But this volume did give us our introduction to Sesshomaru and the Tetsaiga.
There's something so comforting in this story and these goofy characters that make it immensely readable and lovable.
October 15, 2019
Unfoldment of the story moved widely by appearing strong enemies. Especially, Sesshomaru who is one of my favorite character in Inuyasha appeared for the first time. I’m looking forward to read continue.
I think Inuyasha has perfect constitution although it is a classic action manga.
Every arcs have rising action by battle of Inuyasha against specters. Inuyasha is often in a pinch, but in climax, he defeat enemies. Also, Inuyasha’s interesting part I thought is the gag scene in falling action. At the end, there is always cliffhanger which makes me to read next episode.
And more, my favorite thing in Inuyasha is unique characters. For instance, Inuyasha applies to three dimensional character. The reason is that he hates Kagome who is one of the protagonist firstly, but he became a kindness to her with each passing episode.
In addition, there are not any simplistic character even enemies. Jaken is one of the original enemy, he looks ugly but has a lovable character.
I think Inuyasha has perfect constitution although it is a classic action manga.
Every arcs have rising action by battle of Inuyasha against specters. Inuyasha is often in a pinch, but in climax, he defeat enemies. Also, Inuyasha’s interesting part I thought is the gag scene in falling action. At the end, there is always cliffhanger which makes me to read next episode.
And more, my favorite thing in Inuyasha is unique characters. For instance, Inuyasha applies to three dimensional character. The reason is that he hates Kagome who is one of the protagonist firstly, but he became a kindness to her with each passing episode.
In addition, there are not any simplistic character even enemies. Jaken is one of the original enemy, he looks ugly but has a lovable character.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 31, 2025
Didn’t like this one quite as much as the first volume. I don’t really get WHY Inuyasha’s dad’s sword is just chilling in his grave skull. Like, yes, cool swords are a genre convention, but why’d his dad leave it there?
March 6, 2021
Sesshomaru, te amo
May 30, 2021
Woo har 2/3 lest av mangaen
August 6, 2021
I love the banter between Inuyasha and Kagome. So damn good!
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