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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #26
InuYasha: The Sacred Mountain
Pulled back in time to Japan's ancient past, Japanese high school girl Kagome finds her destiny linked to a doglike half-demon named Inu-Yasha, who remembers Kagome's previous incarnation as the woman who killed him - and to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls," which can fulfill the greatest dreams of any man or monster. Now Kagome and Inu-Yasha must work together to search for the scattered shards of the jewel before everyone's nightmares are given the power the need to come true.
190 pages, Paperback
First published June 18, 2002
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,586 books2,143 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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March 24, 2016
Is anyone else getting bored with my reviews for every single little Inuyasha volume? Does anyone even read my reviews? not often anyway. The most I actually get is 3 or 4 on my Robin Hood novel reviews. (Check them out sometime if you're a hood fan! I have lots of get recommendations for a great hood book. :D ) oh well though. I recently promised myself I would start writing a review for every book I read, and that includes manga. Even if there are 56 of them.
So! "the scared mountain " volume # 26 of Inuyasha.
Lots of violence and fighting and a magical shield that makes it harder for the demonic members of our beloved family of mismatched fighters. Not to much in the way over all development. Really I'm just waiting for all this band of seven nonsense to be over. It's dragged on for,like, 3 books now & it's getting old. The fight scenes are great & the art is stellar, but I'm really starting to prefer the calmer scenes were the characters are just sitting around and talking to each other, or when kagome goes back to the modern world. It's a nice change from all the blood shed.
Which is sort of hypocitcal of me, as I usually love me some uber Gorey books. (My love of the shadowdance series & the outlaw chronicles are a testament to that.) but after 26 it's getting stale. But! I'm this far in. Need to finish this! The characters are well rounded, good writing, & manga over all is 1 of the best I've ever read. (Not that I've read very many, but I am working on it.)
& I did like that kagome actually tried to help this time around, shooting instead of just standing there shouting. A nice change.
Final verdict? Good, but not great. Not memorable, but probably needed to follow the next volume's plot.
So! "the scared mountain " volume # 26 of Inuyasha.
Lots of violence and fighting and a magical shield that makes it harder for the demonic members of our beloved family of mismatched fighters. Not to much in the way over all development. Really I'm just waiting for all this band of seven nonsense to be over. It's dragged on for,like, 3 books now & it's getting old. The fight scenes are great & the art is stellar, but I'm really starting to prefer the calmer scenes were the characters are just sitting around and talking to each other, or when kagome goes back to the modern world. It's a nice change from all the blood shed.
Which is sort of hypocitcal of me, as I usually love me some uber Gorey books. (My love of the shadowdance series & the outlaw chronicles are a testament to that.) but after 26 it's getting stale. But! I'm this far in. Need to finish this! The characters are well rounded, good writing, & manga over all is 1 of the best I've ever read. (Not that I've read very many, but I am working on it.)
& I did like that kagome actually tried to help this time around, shooting instead of just standing there shouting. A nice change.
Final verdict? Good, but not great. Not memorable, but probably needed to follow the next volume's plot.
December 18, 2020
I wish we got more Jakotsu quality time!
May 9, 2024
My favorite volume so far
August 20, 2016
Now story is much better. Not regular fight-a-random-youkai-and-win plot. More complicated and intriguing.
January 25, 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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July 17, 2017
Today I am too lazy to write this review in Japanese.
This book is good, as are all of the Inuyasha books, but there is no particular scene or arc that sticks out to me.
Well, Bankotsu and Jakotsu's interactions are always hilarious. I actually particularly like Jakotsu's character. In many ways he is quite pure and trusting. He puts the needs and wants of his group's members above his own. Too bad he's a villain.
This book is good, as are all of the Inuyasha books, but there is no particular scene or arc that sticks out to me.
Well, Bankotsu and Jakotsu's interactions are always hilarious. I actually particularly like Jakotsu's character. In many ways he is quite pure and trusting. He puts the needs and wants of his group's members above his own. Too bad he's a villain.
April 9, 2020
I'm trying to write a review for every book I finish but there are 56 volumes of this series and I'm already exhausted thinking about having to write something separate for them all. Please just assume I love them all unconditionally from here on out (except for Miroku's wandering hands, obviously).
June 28, 2019
Me están gustando bastante estos enemigos.
April 28, 2020
En serio que arco tan bueno
February 24, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good so far! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
November 13, 2022
Is it bad, that anytime Kagome gets involved in the battles I add a star to my overall rating?
February 7, 2023
"Wash your neck and wait for me" is oddly enough one of the most sexual threats I've ever heard and will live on in my memory forever. Thanks for that, Bankostu.
June 22, 2023
Aquí tenemos la introducción de bankostu a la pelea .
March 28, 2025
pffff vaya obra de arte de tomo
January 9, 2026
Isso não vai pra lugar nenhum senhor
December 14, 2016
Kikyou stays with the kids in that village while Inuyasha & co go to check out Mount Hakurei, a pure mountain, so Naraku can’t be there. The remaining Shichinin-Tai meet Kohaku…& they assemble with Bankotsu & they go to attack the castle whose ancestors’ heirloom was used to kill them & he gets his heirloom sword back - only BAnkotsu’s met & talked to Naraku & Kouga & Inuyasha & co show up there too.
(BTW I actually thought Jakotsu was a weird woman at first)
The group fights but NAraku calls the Shichinin-Tai to retreat & they do. Meanwhile, Sesshoumaru’s checking out that purifying mountain too & RIn wanders in alone & finds Kohaku but he sends her away cuz there’s monsters nearby & she returns to Sesshoumaru - i love how excited she is to see him OMG
AND THIS IS RIN: “SESSHOUMARU-SAMA SURE IS LATE” HAHAHA I LOVE HER.
But Rin notices there’s youkai inside the purified mountain & Sesshoumaru figures out the trick. Please share it with those of us who haven’t, Sesshoumaru-sama.
Suikotsu & Jakotsu are sent to kill Sesshoumaru on Naraku’s orders. Then there’s Hijiri Island, also sacred & they go there & Bankotsu’s waiting & Tetsusaiga’s power is being purified & Miroku breaks the barrier so the power goes back to normal & Kagome eventually does some damage to Bankotsu with her purifying arrows - & they figure out that Naraku’s hiding inside the pure Mountain & the person who put up the barrier there is on NAraku’s side -& Kouga finds 2 of the Shichinin-Tai to fight & Kikyou's coming as well.
Guys, y'all need to consult Sesshoumaru - he's got shit figured out (or so he says)
(BTW I actually thought Jakotsu was a weird woman at first)
The group fights but NAraku calls the Shichinin-Tai to retreat & they do. Meanwhile, Sesshoumaru’s checking out that purifying mountain too & RIn wanders in alone & finds Kohaku but he sends her away cuz there’s monsters nearby & she returns to Sesshoumaru - i love how excited she is to see him OMG
AND THIS IS RIN: “SESSHOUMARU-SAMA SURE IS LATE” HAHAHA I LOVE HER.
But Rin notices there’s youkai inside the purified mountain & Sesshoumaru figures out the trick. Please share it with those of us who haven’t, Sesshoumaru-sama.
Suikotsu & Jakotsu are sent to kill Sesshoumaru on Naraku’s orders. Then there’s Hijiri Island, also sacred & they go there & Bankotsu’s waiting & Tetsusaiga’s power is being purified & Miroku breaks the barrier so the power goes back to normal & Kagome eventually does some damage to Bankotsu with her purifying arrows - & they figure out that Naraku’s hiding inside the pure Mountain & the person who put up the barrier there is on NAraku’s side -& Kouga finds 2 of the Shichinin-Tai to fight & Kikyou's coming as well.
Guys, y'all need to consult Sesshoumaru - he's got shit figured out (or so he says)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 28, 2024
Investigation of Mount Hakurei
Inuyasha's group investigates Mount Hakurei, despite its purifying barrier affecting demons and half-demons. They discover Naraku's hideout inside the mountain. Meanwhile, the Band of Seven, led by Bankotsu, attacks a castle to retrieve Bankotsu's halberd, Banryu.
Conflicts and Alliances
The Band of Seven's internal conflicts intensify as Renkotsu targets Kagome to prevent Bankotsu from discovering his theft of jewel shards. Kohaku saves Rin from Naraku's demons, and Naraku orders the Band of Seven to retreat. Inuyasha's group, obstructed by a demon puppet, continues their pursuit.
Battle at Hijiri Island
Inuyasha's group locates a place with the same scent as the strange demon puppet, leading them to Hijiri Island. They confront Bankotsu at Saint Hakushin's tomb-shrine. Despite the saint's purifying aura, Miroku neutralizes it, enabling Inuyasha to attack. However, Bankotsu escapes, and Inuyasha's group deduces the saint's allegiance to Naraku, returning to the mountain for a final confrontation.
Inuyasha's group investigates Mount Hakurei, despite its purifying barrier affecting demons and half-demons. They discover Naraku's hideout inside the mountain. Meanwhile, the Band of Seven, led by Bankotsu, attacks a castle to retrieve Bankotsu's halberd, Banryu.
Conflicts and Alliances
The Band of Seven's internal conflicts intensify as Renkotsu targets Kagome to prevent Bankotsu from discovering his theft of jewel shards. Kohaku saves Rin from Naraku's demons, and Naraku orders the Band of Seven to retreat. Inuyasha's group, obstructed by a demon puppet, continues their pursuit.
Battle at Hijiri Island
Inuyasha's group locates a place with the same scent as the strange demon puppet, leading them to Hijiri Island. They confront Bankotsu at Saint Hakushin's tomb-shrine. Despite the saint's purifying aura, Miroku neutralizes it, enabling Inuyasha to attack. However, Bankotsu escapes, and Inuyasha's group deduces the saint's allegiance to Naraku, returning to the mountain for a final confrontation.
February 25, 2016
Actually Rating
4.5 Stars for InuYasha volume 25
I've fallen behind with my reviews after getting really sick, so the next bit of reviews are just going to be...
Quick and to the Point
Things just keep getting worse as the gang (and Koga) face down the remaining five of the band of seven.
Meanwhile, Sesshomaru and his gang attempt to climb Mount Hakurei only to find it shielded. Only Rin can pass through to discover what is beyond. InuYasha and friends continue battle the remaining five.
InuYasha leads his merry band to a village that is missing their holy man. They agree to help (because the island he disappeared on holds the key to the energy shield (that is purifying the mountain). Bankotsu (the band of seven leader) greets them there and once again he and InuYasha battle. Only this time, Bankotsu has a sacred jewel shard in his sword!
In Conclusion
Another volume read. Another excellent volume....carry on!
4.5 Stars for InuYasha volume 25
I've fallen behind with my reviews after getting really sick, so the next bit of reviews are just going to be...
Quick and to the Point
Things just keep getting worse as the gang (and Koga) face down the remaining five of the band of seven.
Meanwhile, Sesshomaru and his gang attempt to climb Mount Hakurei only to find it shielded. Only Rin can pass through to discover what is beyond. InuYasha and friends continue battle the remaining five.
InuYasha leads his merry band to a village that is missing their holy man. They agree to help (because the island he disappeared on holds the key to the energy shield (that is purifying the mountain). Bankotsu (the band of seven leader) greets them there and once again he and InuYasha battle. Only this time, Bankotsu has a sacred jewel shard in his sword!
In Conclusion
Another volume read. Another excellent volume....carry on!
May 24, 2020
2018
Miroku cracks me up like no other
Reread
Possible spoilers?
What drama. This volume had a lot of surprising and exciting moments! The biggest being that Naraku might be getting help from a holy living buddha?? And we meet Bankotsu!! I never crushed on him (only got eyes for Sesshomaru) but I can understand why he's a favorite. The gang ends up at the base of Mt. Hakurei but because the shield around it is so pure demons, half-demons and even Kikyo can't get near it. Even Miroku is uncomfortable near it haha They have a brawl with the Band of Seven but Naraku disrupts it because if they continued the Band of Seven would have lost. Kanna tells Bankotsu to use the shards that Renkotsu stole from Kagome to strengthen his Banryu. Then everyone gets split up because Rumiko knows that even though it's cool when big groups fight all together it's also very cool when people get to fight 1v1 or 2v2. And it's confirmed that Naraku is indeed getting aid from Hakushin, the loving buddha.
Miroku cracks me up like no other
Reread
Possible spoilers?
What drama. This volume had a lot of surprising and exciting moments! The biggest being that Naraku might be getting help from a holy living buddha?? And we meet Bankotsu!! I never crushed on him (only got eyes for Sesshomaru) but I can understand why he's a favorite. The gang ends up at the base of Mt. Hakurei but because the shield around it is so pure demons, half-demons and even Kikyo can't get near it. Even Miroku is uncomfortable near it haha They have a brawl with the Band of Seven but Naraku disrupts it because if they continued the Band of Seven would have lost. Kanna tells Bankotsu to use the shards that Renkotsu stole from Kagome to strengthen his Banryu. Then everyone gets split up because Rumiko knows that even though it's cool when big groups fight all together it's also very cool when people get to fight 1v1 or 2v2. And it's confirmed that Naraku is indeed getting aid from Hakushin, the loving buddha.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 9, 2015
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 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.
July 26, 2008
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.
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July 5, 2010F TAK v.26
May 29, 2011
More of the Band of Seven, with Koga going off on his own (and some of his pack) to also fight against them. I did like some of the revelations in here about them.
July 15, 2012
Revelado o último e mais poderoso dos Shichinintai e Naraku volta a aparecer após uma longa ausência. As coisas aquecem à medida que cada respostas traz mais perguntas.
September 13, 2021
Retroactive Review (13 Sep 2021): Please see my review of the series
here
under the first volume.
August 23, 2013
Es ist seeeeehr spannend. Ich will unbedingt wissen, was sich hinter diesem heiligen Berg versteckt!!!
July 25, 2014
Love this series!
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