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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #16
InuYasha: Mirror Image
Japanese comic
192 pages, Paperback
First published June 17, 2000
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,582 books2,136 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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January 6, 2021
INUYASHA DEMONIO POR FIN, TE AMO.
January 23, 2019
A lot has happened! A lot.
December 13, 2020
Sesshomaru telling Rin to shut up because she's making a racket 😂
May 5, 2024
My jaw is on the floor at this chapter. I want to keep reading but I also want to go to sleep!!
September 26, 2024
So in the last book, Inuyasha gets jealous of the wolf guy. Now, Kagome gets to be jealous of Kikyo. Again.
The “full demon” twist was interesting though.
The “full demon” twist was interesting though.
September 6, 2020
I always procrastinate reading these and I have no idea why because when I finally do sit down with one I devour it immediately.
There isn't too much to say on this one other than I enjoyed it. We get more insight on what the powers that Tetsusaiga has are, and we see both Sesshomaru and Naraku moving forward with their own machinations.
Definitely a solid volume. I will say my hatred of Kikyo remains strong. I thought that it might soften over time as I am older, I haven't see the show in years, and I figured I might understand her a bit better. However, while all of those are true I still think she's pretty awful but there are 50+ volumes in this series and plenty of time for her to grow on me.
There isn't too much to say on this one other than I enjoyed it. We get more insight on what the powers that Tetsusaiga has are, and we see both Sesshomaru and Naraku moving forward with their own machinations.
Definitely a solid volume. I will say my hatred of Kikyo remains strong. I thought that it might soften over time as I am older, I haven't see the show in years, and I figured I might understand her a bit better. However, while all of those are true I still think she's pretty awful but there are 50+ volumes in this series and plenty of time for her to grow on me.
September 11, 2015
What a ride this series is, haha.
In this issue we get to see a little more of Rin's and Sesshomaru's relationship (and Jaken's constant judging of said relationship).
But probably the most important thing, Inuyasha's sword is broken and he reveals a transformation. He becomes more of a Yokai - which scares everyone on the team. But Kagome is able to "soothe" his inner beast. it's not the new power that scares her, it's not the face he assumes when he transforms. It's the thought of losing him from her life. That's what scares her the most. (I can't help but love thier relationship).
Finally, Naruaku is a little shit.
In this issue we get to see a little more of Rin's and Sesshomaru's relationship (and Jaken's constant judging of said relationship).
But probably the most important thing, Inuyasha's sword is broken and he reveals a transformation. He becomes more of a Yokai - which scares everyone on the team. But Kagome is able to "soothe" his inner beast. it's not the new power that scares her, it's not the face he assumes when he transforms. It's the thought of losing him from her life. That's what scares her the most. (I can't help but love thier relationship).
Finally, Naruaku is a little shit.
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 14, 2023
Riprendono i combattimenti contro Kagura (ancora!). Quando la situazione sembra peggiorare drasticamente e solo Miroku rimane in piedi, chiede informazioni a Naraku sulla natura di Kanna e Kagura, che lo hanno aiutato a sconfiggere Inuyasha, Sango e parzialmente Kagome. Naraku spiega che entrambe sono demoni nati da lui, Kagura è il vento e Kanna è il nulla.
La situazione viene salvata da Kagome, ovviamente, che quando sta per colpire Naraku si accorge che ha un grande frammento della sfera e lui le rivela che è stata Kikyo a dargliela, accrescendo così enormemente i suoi poteri. Naraku se ne va.
Più tardi Kikyo si avvicina a Inuyasha e lui le chiede perché ha dato i frammenti a Naraku e lei risponde che lo ha fatto per indebolirlo. Sembra che neanche la scrittrice sappia qual è la verità e ancora deve decidere.
Arriva il terzo demone di Naraku, Goshinki, un mostro che mangia la gente e sa leggere nei pensieri. Ci sono combattimenti in vista, ci risiamo. Inuyasha lo attacca ma Tessaiga va in frantumi. Inuyasha è di nuovo a terra, ma quando sembra che stia per soccombere si trasforma. Il sangue demoniaco che scorre nelle sue vene è potente come quello dell’avversario: riesce a vincere lo scontro facendolo a pezzi.
Myoga raggiunge Inuyasha dopo aver sentito un odore di sangue molto diverso dal suo. Inuyasha decide di andare da Totosai per riparare Tessaiga, ma nessun essere umano può recarsi alla montagna, quindi deve proseguire da solo. Myoga spiega agli altri che la spada serve anche a bloccare l’istinto di demone di Inuyasha, quindi non appena si è spezzata, l’istinto di sopravvivenza di Inuyasha ha preso il sopravvento riportando a galla la sua natura demoniaca. Myoga fa loro presente che ormai Inuyasha si è reso conto di quanto sia divertente uccidere i nemici.
“Lasciare che Tessaiga venga spezzata equivale a morire. Quando quel mostro l’ha frantumata, l’istinto di sopravvivenza di Inuyasha ha preso il sopravvento riportando a galla la sua natura demoniaca!”
Sesshomaru con Rin e Jaken arriva sul luogo dello scontro dopo che gli altri se ne sono andati: Sesshomaru capisce tutto osservando il demone fatto a pezzi e anche lui sente l’odore diverso del sangue di Inuyasha, ora simile al suo e a quello del padre loro.
Sesshomaru si reca da Kaijinbo, forgiatore di spade, che è un ex allievo di Totosai, ma il maestro non lo riconosce più da quando questo ha cominciato a forgiare spade malvagie. Sesshomaru gli porta la testa di Goshinki per creare una spada usando le sue zanne, che sono state in grado di distruggere Tessaiga.
Nonostante la confusione iniziale con l’ennesimo demone creato da Naraku e la presenza inutile di Kagura, il manga diventa interessante con la storia del sangue di demone, Inuyasha che risveglia la sua potenza e i forgiatori di spade. Il combattimento è stato noioso come sempre, ma Goshinki era un bel demone, era riuscito a crearlo non orribile ma interessante. C’è sempre il sentore di brodo allungato, giri di parole, gente che passa che torna che viene a creare scompiglio… E pensare che siamo arrivati a poco meno di due quinti della storia! Ma di questo ne parlerò in occasione della lettura del prossimo numero che mi ha riservato una sorpresa!
PS: Trovo che Rin sia insopportabile, veramente rovina lo charme di Sesshomaru che ora deve portarsi dietro, non si sa perché, questa mocciosa indigesta! Pessima scelta, un’altra pessima scelta cara scrittrice!
August 14, 2025
4.4⭐️
Below is the short version/summary of my longer chapter by chapter review. The review in its entirety can be found here: Inuyasha Volume 16 In-Depth Review
Chapter 149: The Human Shield
With good thematic and character work, I’d say this is a 4.5/5.
Chapter 150: Turn Around
This was mostly an action chapter, but it was unique and kept my interest as it continued to do interesting work. 4/5.
Chapter 151: The Light of the Shikon
Good character moments and reveals within an intense chapter. 5/5.
Chapter 152: The Arrow Released
This chapter was a satisfying end to the fight with some great Kagome action. And we circle back to Kikyo explorations, primarily through the lens of Inuyasha and Kagome. Kanna’s powers vs Kagome’s powers covers thematic ground, so we get action, character work, and continued threads of theme exploration. A solid chapter. 4.5/5.
Chapter 153: Kikyo’s Plan
There is a lot going on in this chapter regarding Kikyo, Inuyasha, Kikyo and Inuyasha, and Kagura. All good stuff. The role Kikyo plays kind of reminds me of a goddess interfering in the lives of mortals. She has the otherworldly presence about her. 4.5/5.
Chapter 154: The Third Demon
The story continues with attention to character and plot development and the introduction of a new challenge along with a nice little bit of humor. Kagome and Inuyasha can be frustrating but they are in character. 4/5.
Chapter 155: Goshinki
This chapter centers around the fight and doesn’t have a whole lot, but it is still good and functioning as a bridge to what’s next. The themes and issues of what defines a demon and what defines Inuyasha are also touched upon. 4/5.
Chapter 156: Demon Blood
Change and growth is forcing itself on Inuyasha and we explore his identity. More layers have been added to the demons/yokai vs humans vs hanyō conversation. And/or another can of worms has been opened in regards to this thematic topic. 4/5.
Chapter 157: True Nature
Another good chapter, if a little exposition heavy, that continues the ideas that have been set in motion and this particular arc of growth/change for Inuyasha while also bringing Sesshomaru back into the story and adding more to him and his companions. 4.5/5.
Chapter 158: The Ogre’s Sword
A great thematic and character-focused chapter. 5/5.
Below is the short version/summary of my longer chapter by chapter review. The review in its entirety can be found here: Inuyasha Volume 16 In-Depth Review
Chapter 149: The Human Shield
With good thematic and character work, I’d say this is a 4.5/5.
Chapter 150: Turn Around
This was mostly an action chapter, but it was unique and kept my interest as it continued to do interesting work. 4/5.
Chapter 151: The Light of the Shikon
Good character moments and reveals within an intense chapter. 5/5.
Chapter 152: The Arrow Released
This chapter was a satisfying end to the fight with some great Kagome action. And we circle back to Kikyo explorations, primarily through the lens of Inuyasha and Kagome. Kanna’s powers vs Kagome’s powers covers thematic ground, so we get action, character work, and continued threads of theme exploration. A solid chapter. 4.5/5.
Chapter 153: Kikyo’s Plan
There is a lot going on in this chapter regarding Kikyo, Inuyasha, Kikyo and Inuyasha, and Kagura. All good stuff. The role Kikyo plays kind of reminds me of a goddess interfering in the lives of mortals. She has the otherworldly presence about her. 4.5/5.
Chapter 154: The Third Demon
The story continues with attention to character and plot development and the introduction of a new challenge along with a nice little bit of humor. Kagome and Inuyasha can be frustrating but they are in character. 4/5.
Chapter 155: Goshinki
This chapter centers around the fight and doesn’t have a whole lot, but it is still good and functioning as a bridge to what’s next. The themes and issues of what defines a demon and what defines Inuyasha are also touched upon. 4/5.
Chapter 156: Demon Blood
Change and growth is forcing itself on Inuyasha and we explore his identity. More layers have been added to the demons/yokai vs humans vs hanyō conversation. And/or another can of worms has been opened in regards to this thematic topic. 4/5.
Chapter 157: True Nature
Another good chapter, if a little exposition heavy, that continues the ideas that have been set in motion and this particular arc of growth/change for Inuyasha while also bringing Sesshomaru back into the story and adding more to him and his companions. 4.5/5.
Chapter 158: The Ogre’s Sword
A great thematic and character-focused chapter. 5/5.
September 23, 2017
Inuyasha is badly injured from his fight with Kagura, a woman who controls the winds but is also working for Naruka along with Kanna, who holds a mirror to steals someone's soul.
Inuyasha and the group are shocked when Naruka informs that Kikyo gave him the Shikon Jewel (the same one she took from Kagome), and he only needs a little more shards before its complete.
Seeing the Soul Reapers, Inuyasha gets up and goes to find Kikyo to confront her. She finds him when he collapses and tells him that it is true and that she has a plan to get rid of Naraku and the Jewel once and for all.
When he informs, Miroku and Kagome of the conversation, he believes that Kikyo is their enemy which Inuyasha quickly defends, causing Kagome to walk away angry.
Along with, Kagura and Kanna, Naraku has created another demon by the name of Goshinki, who can read minds. While fighting, Goshinki breaks the Tetsusaiga with his teeth and Inuyasha transforms, with his demon blood taking over. Kagome goes close to him, ignoring the warnings of the others. She tells him to 'Sit' and he is back to normal.
Later, the group discusses Inuyasha that that Tetsusaiga controls his demon blood and without it, his demon blood takes over. While Kagome feels they should tell Inuyasha, Miroku feels they shouldn't.
Moments later, Sessomaru, Rin and Jaken shows up, and Sessoamru smells that same blood as his and wonders what caused it. He takes the head of Goshinki to an expelled student who makes evil swords. On the third day, Jaken goes to see how the sword is doing, but is killed by a possessed swordsman.
I loved this volume. I am flying thorough this volumes, eager to find out what happens next. I did love the scene between Kikyo and Inuyasha. While I initially didn't like her in the anime, I do like her more in the manga. I found her annoying and in the way of his relationship with kagome
Inuyasha and the group are shocked when Naruka informs that Kikyo gave him the Shikon Jewel (the same one she took from Kagome), and he only needs a little more shards before its complete.
Seeing the Soul Reapers, Inuyasha gets up and goes to find Kikyo to confront her. She finds him when he collapses and tells him that it is true and that she has a plan to get rid of Naraku and the Jewel once and for all.
When he informs, Miroku and Kagome of the conversation, he believes that Kikyo is their enemy which Inuyasha quickly defends, causing Kagome to walk away angry.
Along with, Kagura and Kanna, Naraku has created another demon by the name of Goshinki, who can read minds. While fighting, Goshinki breaks the Tetsusaiga with his teeth and Inuyasha transforms, with his demon blood taking over. Kagome goes close to him, ignoring the warnings of the others. She tells him to 'Sit' and he is back to normal.
Later, the group discusses Inuyasha that that Tetsusaiga controls his demon blood and without it, his demon blood takes over. While Kagome feels they should tell Inuyasha, Miroku feels they shouldn't.
Moments later, Sessomaru, Rin and Jaken shows up, and Sessoamru smells that same blood as his and wonders what caused it. He takes the head of Goshinki to an expelled student who makes evil swords. On the third day, Jaken goes to see how the sword is doing, but is killed by a possessed swordsman.
I loved this volume. I am flying thorough this volumes, eager to find out what happens next. I did love the scene between Kikyo and Inuyasha. While I initially didn't like her in the anime, I do like her more in the manga. I found her annoying and in the way of his relationship with kagome
February 12, 2025
This volume has it all! Deeper insight into the Tetsusaiga as well as we see Sessho-Maru and Naraku. It's funny to see how flawed InuYasha is as a character but how the story progresses you have less and less (at least I do) sympathy for Kikyo because of some of her actions. I feel Rumiko Takahashi is opening up our hearts to Kagome and InuYasha and making it okay for Kikyo to lose out...but this is just the vibe I get as the series continues. I don't always feel as if the covers Takahashi makes truly lock into the stories, but this one especially holds true. I also see that the shards seem to have filled a lot of the broken jewel...but I am also thinking we are only on volume 16 and I know this series runs into the 50's! Plot twists are guaranteed!
June 11, 2021
A solid volume. I love Kaguraaa.
The reveal about Tessaiga's "control" over InuYasha's demon side always left me with one question: why did this never happen to him before he got the sword? His life was endangered plenty of times (namely the Kikyo situation 50 years earlier), and likely a number of times before the series started. I understand that a large part of it is him thinking he's going to die while not having Tessaiga at hand, so maybe he wasn't really feeling that way when it came to Kikyo... But I guess it's just not worth questioning.
The reveal about Tessaiga's "control" over InuYasha's demon side always left me with one question: why did this never happen to him before he got the sword? His life was endangered plenty of times (namely the Kikyo situation 50 years earlier), and likely a number of times before the series started. I understand that a large part of it is him thinking he's going to die while not having Tessaiga at hand, so maybe he wasn't really feeling that way when it came to Kikyo... But I guess it's just not worth questioning.
September 6, 2018
Offsprings, oh my! The big nasty demon Goshinki, the mind-reader child of Naraku, splits InuYasha's sword in half, causing him to become a demon!
I love this volume, again, for the pure angst of Kagome/InuYasha. And now Sesshomaru has Goshinki's head and looking to make a stronger sword outta the fangs!
Also, Rin is adorable.
I love this volume, again, for the pure angst of Kagome/InuYasha. And now Sesshomaru has Goshinki's head and looking to make a stronger sword outta the fangs!
Also, Rin is adorable.
July 30, 2017
4.5
I don't think I would have given this such a high rating if it weren't for the appearance of Kanna, Kagura and Rin. Hahaha Some good stuff did happen though...but mostly those were nostalgia stars. XD
I don't think I would have given this such a high rating if it weren't for the appearance of Kanna, Kagura and Rin. Hahaha Some good stuff did happen though...but mostly those were nostalgia stars. XD
January 11, 2021
I really enjoy Kagura's character. she has a mysterious air about her (see what I did there?). I like seeing her fighting style, how it's quite different and more elegant than a lot of the fighting styles we've seen so far. Volume 16 shaped up to be a pretty fun volume all in all.
June 5, 2017
この話は私の一番好きな話。犬夜叉の妖怪の姿すごく好きとかごめの強さすごく感動する。
July 7, 2019
Ahome date cuenta!
July 10, 2019
Applies to pretty much all these volumes: consistently well paced, well plotted and well drawn manga. The characterisation and use of Japanese folklore are very good, too. Extremely engaging read.
November 27, 2019
3 1/2 stars. There's a lot going on this installment: revelations, relationships continue to develop (even if it might not be a forward movement but sideways) and lots of encounters with dangers.
April 4, 2020
Me gusta mucho todo 😍
July 19, 2020
We learn something new about InuYasha's half demon nature and how it is connected with the sword left for him by his father. Definitely one of my favorite occurances of the InuYasha storyline.
February 24, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good so far! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
January 19, 2023
New moon count: 3
October 14, 2023
We get to see a whole different side of Inuyaahsa and its amazing!!!
November 30, 2023
Wow, defeating Kanna. Kikyo still saying Inuyasha is hers. Tetsegiuga (sp?) breaking. Demon nature unlocked!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 30, 2025
inuyasha desbloqueou o lado bestial dele e fui tudo o problema e que ele pode matar qualquer um sem se lembrar kkkkkkmm
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