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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #19
InuYasha: Target: Kagome!
More adventures in the saga of high-school student Kagome and the feral half-demon dog-boy Inu-Yasha as they join forces to reclaim the Jewel of Four Souls from demons and mortals alike.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 18, 2001
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,582 books2,139 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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May 8, 2019
New demons, new problems.
Inu-yasha's brother consults a friend of their late father's (Apparently demons can have friends!).
Inu-yasha's brother consults a friend of their late father's (Apparently demons can have friends!).
April 13, 2020
Este manga está atacando mis sentimientos. Me gusta mucho la evolución de la relación entre Kagome e Inuyasha
September 11, 2020
I adore how freaking consistent this series is, it's rare to be 5 volumes into something (let alone 19) and have the same quality and interest for 98% of the volumes.
Some more info regarding Inuyasha and Tetsusaiga, and some emotional gut-punch moments. Even knowing everything that happens (with a few deviations it seems) I am still getting invested in these emotional struggles that Sango and Inuyasha are having to go through.
Some more info regarding Inuyasha and Tetsusaiga, and some emotional gut-punch moments. Even knowing everything that happens (with a few deviations it seems) I am still getting invested in these emotional struggles that Sango and Inuyasha are having to go through.
July 24, 2016
I like Inuyasha's elder brother for the little girl he saved and keeps with him.
May 5, 2024
We really just out here making up shit as we go
December 30, 2025
Kikyo vagabunda! desejo sua morte sua escrota fez a pobi da kagome chorar
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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September 18, 2015
In this volume we get to learn a bit more about the transformations that occur in Inuyasha after he relinquishes the sword and his life is in danger. Put simply, bad things for him and his friends.
Seeing the emotional trauma this is causing is definitely interesting.
Seeing the emotional trauma this is causing is definitely interesting.
November 26, 2015
I'm loving this "Demon" InuYasha angle!
April 27, 2020
YES! DEMON INUYASHA MOMENT!
The second time Inuyasha turns into a demon lead to a very tender moment between him and Kagome after they left the village and he's trying to deal with the guilt by washing away the blood.
Like I stated before, every major scenario has lead to a shift in the story, and here it's both a (minor) romance shift and a (major) character arc change. Inuyasha's one goal was to become a full yokai, something his half-demon nature can't achieve (despite his father being an extremely powerful daiyokai so even as a half demon he already outclasses like 90% of the yokai out there but okay) to become more powerful and to belong.
Here, it's the first (I believe) moment where it's consciously acknowledged by Inuyasha's goal is changing. He himself stated he had wanted to be a full yokai, but after seeing the damage done by him going into defensive-demon-blood-takeover mode, after seeing a glimpse of the darkness of that goal, his stance on his goal has become shaky and his goal has subtly been shifted ( even though it has been the whole time since chapter 17/18)
Anyhoos, this volume also leads up to the Tsubaki/The Dark Priestess Arc which is oh so exciting.
The second time Inuyasha turns into a demon lead to a very tender moment between him and Kagome after they left the village and he's trying to deal with the guilt by washing away the blood.
Like I stated before, every major scenario has lead to a shift in the story, and here it's both a (minor) romance shift and a (major) character arc change. Inuyasha's one goal was to become a full yokai, something his half-demon nature can't achieve (
Here, it's the first (I believe) moment where it's consciously acknowledged by Inuyasha's goal is changing. He himself stated he had wanted to be a full yokai, but after seeing the damage done by him going into defensive-demon-blood-takeover mode, after seeing a glimpse of the darkness of that goal, his stance on his goal has become shaky and his goal has subtly been shifted (
Anyhoos, this volume also leads up to the Tsubaki/The Dark Priestess Arc which is oh so exciting.
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March 2, 2025INUYASHA! At this point he was getting on my nerves so much that I stopped reading it and dropped the series. Okay, I will say that I enjoyed this book a lot, especially the storylines and characters. Sesshomaru was definitely my favourite character. The reason why I dropped this series is because Inuyasha could not choose between Kagome and Kikyo. I can understand where Kikyo is coming from, and I shipped Kikyo and Naraku. But Inuyasha? He could not choose between an ex and the female lead. If it was for a few books then he chose then I would be okay with it. But no. It had to be for a bunch of books. I won't give a rating, because I truly loved this book and it is one of the best anime classics, but I could not stand the main character (Inuyasha).
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February 12, 2025
Naraku's schemes are indeed nefarious! He truly is a master puppeteer, but you know who is far better at it? Rumiko Takahashi! She has woken a story that I would say is not only entertaining but consistent and that is something I truly did not feel when reading series such as Bleach. In this volume we learn a little more information about Inuyasha and Tetsusaiga. We also get some moments that truly have you simply shocked how things have developed, and this is where the series shines. This is why when I ask my daughter what story she feels the most invested in, this one is currently reigning at #1.
January 22, 2023
I --
okay but I--
I didn't know Totosai took up crossdressing as a hobby.
Or -- just a thought -- but maybe
nobody ever bothered to proofread this volume.
okay but I--
I didn't know Totosai took up crossdressing as a hobby.
Or -- just a thought -- but maybe
nobody ever bothered to proofread this volume.
August 30, 2023
This one had battles, action, and emotions. Sango makes a fatal decision involving Kohaku, but Inuyasha decides we’ll try to save him from Naraku another time. And when Inuyasha fights the cocoon demon, he goes on a violent rampage on his full demon form. Sesshomaru appears to fight him, but instead he warns the crew about how to stop Inuyasha from losing his humanity and soul through his demon form (by using the Tetsusaiga). So Inuyasha goes on an adventure to improve the Tetsusaiga and make it lighter to wield by killing the demon who killed his father.
October 17, 2023
I am going to stop reviewing every single manga book because I read so many they start to blend together so.
So... Overall great series I love the anime and the manga's. Fantastic plot and the art is amazing!!
In this volume nothing to cool or exciting happens that stands out.
But im still excited to read the next book!
So... Overall great series I love the anime and the manga's. Fantastic plot and the art is amazing!!
In this volume nothing to cool or exciting happens that stands out.
But im still excited to read the next book!
January 11, 2021
This story continues to be fantastic. While at times the fighting aspects can feel a bit repetitive, the character growth is never stale. Even 19 volumes into this series, I still so care so much about these characters, and I hope dearly that everything works out for them.
June 7, 2017
この話大好き！
殺生丸は犬夜叉を止めに来たの時はいつもしびれる。
殺生丸は犬夜叉を止めに来たの時はいつもしびれる。
July 8, 2018
Nice volume after the few I didn't like. We get a showdown between Sesshomaru and Inuyasha that's epic.
September 4, 2018
This volume was quite interesting and gave us more insight into InuYasha's demon blood and its connection with the Tenseiga. It was also great to see Sesshomaru again
September 7, 2018
I'm more interested in the ending than the parts with Kohaku. Cliffhanger, indeed!
Also, I like Kagura. She's just...fascinating.
Also, I like Kagura. She's just...fascinating.
October 21, 2020
Cuando InuYasha da miedo 😥
February 24, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good so far! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
January 23, 2025
simplemente una obra de arte
December 23, 2025
4/5⭐️
Nuevos secretos sobre el poder de Inuyasha poco a poco van saliendo a la luz, además tenemos más conexión entre Aome e Inuyasha.😍😍😍😍
Nuevos secretos sobre el poder de Inuyasha poco a poco van saliendo a la luz, además tenemos más conexión entre Aome e Inuyasha.😍😍😍😍
May 24, 2020
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Possible spoilers??
Any volume that has parts that focus on Sango and Kohaku break my heart. If I were Sango and Naraku had my brother's soul captive, oh I'd be a wreck but Sango is so strong. The group learns that Naraku gives Kohaku's free will for a short time to cause the gang to drop their guard. Under the ruse, Kagome is led away by Kohaku and is attacked by him but hesitates the finishing blow. Sango happens upon them and takes it upon herself to free Kohaku from Naraku's grasp (killing him) and then turning her sword on herself. I tear up whenever I read/watch this scene. I feel so bad for Sango. But luckily Kagome urges Inuyasha to stop Sango and Inuyasha does so and convinces Sango that they have to save Kohaku to get under Naraku's skin. After when Kagome and Inuyasha are by the river (cute floof by the way) and Sango thanks them and they're like "whaaat what for??" Oh, my heart jerks. I love their formed and solidified friendship so freaking much!! The next part of this volume is a doozy. Inuyasha and Miroku get caught by the demon Gatenmaru and Inuyasha gets separated from Tetsusaiga. Because of that Inuyasha transforms and kills every bandit, even though some were begging for forgiveness. Sesshōmaru *heart eyes* comes and stops him (character development!) Because he learned from Boku-sen'ō about Inuyasha's transformations, why they happened, and what their father did to protect him. After returning to his normal self, Inuyasha despises the idea of turning into a monster again so he goes to Tōtō-sai for help in lightening the Tetsusaiga. Tōtō-sai directs him to defeat Ryūko-tsusei, his father's old enemy. Then, of course, Naraku shows up. The suspense!! I love this volume so much. Inuyasha grew up so much since the first volume. Decided he wants to strengthen himself as he is now makes me so happy!
Possible spoilers??
Any volume that has parts that focus on Sango and Kohaku break my heart. If I were Sango and Naraku had my brother's soul captive, oh I'd be a wreck but Sango is so strong. The group learns that Naraku gives Kohaku's free will for a short time to cause the gang to drop their guard. Under the ruse, Kagome is led away by Kohaku and is attacked by him but hesitates the finishing blow. Sango happens upon them and takes it upon herself to free Kohaku from Naraku's grasp (killing him) and then turning her sword on herself. I tear up whenever I read/watch this scene. I feel so bad for Sango. But luckily Kagome urges Inuyasha to stop Sango and Inuyasha does so and convinces Sango that they have to save Kohaku to get under Naraku's skin. After when Kagome and Inuyasha are by the river (cute floof by the way) and Sango thanks them and they're like "whaaat what for??" Oh, my heart jerks. I love their formed and solidified friendship so freaking much!! The next part of this volume is a doozy. Inuyasha and Miroku get caught by the demon Gatenmaru and Inuyasha gets separated from Tetsusaiga. Because of that Inuyasha transforms and kills every bandit, even though some were begging for forgiveness. Sesshōmaru *heart eyes* comes and stops him (character development!) Because he learned from Boku-sen'ō about Inuyasha's transformations, why they happened, and what their father did to protect him. After returning to his normal self, Inuyasha despises the idea of turning into a monster again so he goes to Tōtō-sai for help in lightening the Tetsusaiga. Tōtō-sai directs him to defeat Ryūko-tsusei, his father's old enemy. Then, of course, Naraku shows up. The suspense!! I love this volume so much. Inuyasha grew up so much since the first volume. Decided he wants to strengthen himself as he is now makes me so happy!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 14, 2016
Kohaku's being manipulated but doesn’t know it & leads Kagome away & Inuyasha’s trapped in one of Naraku’s barriers & he manipulates Kohaku to stab KAgome OMG & Sango goes intending to kill her brother but Inuyasha stops her, saying that it’s just what Naraku would want & besides, he didn’t kill KAgome but cut her so his heart is still human but anyway, Kohaku’s alive for now & Kagura takes him away. & Inuyasha stopped Sango of all people HAHAH CURBING HIS VIOLENCE A LITTLE LOL
Sesshoumaru goes to see Bokusenou, a tree spirit, & asks about Inuyasha’s changing blood thing. The tree reveals that Inuyasha transforms when his life his threatened but the youkai blood is too strong & if he transforms repeatedly, it’ll destroy his mind and kill his body & he’ll just be a fighting monster, killing friends & enemies alike, which was why Inuyasha got Tetsusaiga as a protection sword.
Inuyasha & the others find a village attacked & Inuyasha eventually transforms to kill the youkai & SESSHOUMARU SHOWS UP WHILE HE’S IN HIS FULL YOUKAI FORM- &SESSHOURMARU FIGHTS WITH HIM BUT DOESN’T KILL HIM & TELLS THEM HOW TO UNDO THE TRANSFORMATION - HE STILL WANTS TO KILL INUYASHA BUT NOT WHEN HE CAN’T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING B/C ITS VALUELESS THEN.
So Inuyasha clearly feels bad about slaughtering the human bandits & Kagome hugs him aww <3 & she tells him about Tetsusaiga holding back his transformation & he goes to see Toutousai - the sword has to be lighter so he can wield it & protect it - TOutousai tells him to slay Ryuukossei & get his fang to make Tetsusaiga lighter but ofc, Naraku shows up there & wakes up the damn Ryuukossei & now Inuyasha has to fight it.
Sesshoumaru goes to see Bokusenou, a tree spirit, & asks about Inuyasha’s changing blood thing. The tree reveals that Inuyasha transforms when his life his threatened but the youkai blood is too strong & if he transforms repeatedly, it’ll destroy his mind and kill his body & he’ll just be a fighting monster, killing friends & enemies alike, which was why Inuyasha got Tetsusaiga as a protection sword.
Inuyasha & the others find a village attacked & Inuyasha eventually transforms to kill the youkai & SESSHOUMARU SHOWS UP WHILE HE’S IN HIS FULL YOUKAI FORM- &SESSHOURMARU FIGHTS WITH HIM BUT DOESN’T KILL HIM & TELLS THEM HOW TO UNDO THE TRANSFORMATION - HE STILL WANTS TO KILL INUYASHA BUT NOT WHEN HE CAN’T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING B/C ITS VALUELESS THEN.
So Inuyasha clearly feels bad about slaughtering the human bandits & Kagome hugs him aww <3 & she tells him about Tetsusaiga holding back his transformation & he goes to see Toutousai - the sword has to be lighter so he can wield it & protect it - TOutousai tells him to slay Ryuukossei & get his fang to make Tetsusaiga lighter but ofc, Naraku shows up there & wakes up the damn Ryuukossei & now Inuyasha has to fight it.
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March 24, 2016
Intersating. One of my favorite manta series. (I also enjoy maxim ride, hollow fields, and Alice in the Country of hearts/clover/joker) great art as always. Here we see sango and inuyasha both get some good story lines and character growth. The who series works very well with elements of epic fantasy romance and humor. And teen paranormal romance stuff. Its great. :) its paced pretty well to, each installment having two separate parts with cliffhangers. Its probably why it gets such high marks as a TV show. You can't just stop reading. Or watching. it leaves you needed to know what happens next.
February 25, 2016
4.5 Stars for InuYasha volume 19
I've fallen behind with my reviews after getting really sick, so the next bit are just going to be...
Quick and to the Point
Kohaku is charged with protecting Kagome as the others battle a horde of demons, but is he actually protecting her? Or is he doing something else?
Later InuYasha battles a moth demon, and things get sticky. (teeheehee) InuYasha temporarily loses himself in the heat of battle. Sesshormaru shows up...
In Conclusion
An excellent read for when your sick (or whenever really). The action just keeps on going! Already bought this series for my library.
I've fallen behind with my reviews after getting really sick, so the next bit are just going to be...
Quick and to the Point
Kohaku is charged with protecting Kagome as the others battle a horde of demons, but is he actually protecting her? Or is he doing something else?
Later InuYasha battles a moth demon, and things get sticky. (teeheehee) InuYasha temporarily loses himself in the heat of battle. Sesshormaru shows up...
In Conclusion
An excellent read for when your sick (or whenever really). The action just keeps on going! Already bought this series for my library.
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