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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #17
InuYasha, Vol. 17: A Savage Cut
Sessho-Maru's quest to gain a new blade from an evil swordsmith backfires - the vengeful soul of demonic Goshinki lives on in the blade. Can Inu-Yasha with his newly restored Tetsusaiga take on this new evil sword, or will he have to learn to tap the power of his father's great fang?
192 pages, Paperback
First published August 9, 2000
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,582 books2,141 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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October 1, 2024
I feel like Sessho-Maru is getting annoying at this point. He's not even part of the plot, he just shows up to challenge InuYasha, lose even though he's stronger, and run off again.
Naraku continues to make his weird demon children and not do much else. I was amused at how the latest one kept beheading him though.
Naraku continues to make his weird demon children and not do much else. I was amused at how the latest one kept beheading him though.
September 6, 2020
Another great volume with quite a few fights happening.
September 10, 2015
I love the unique way each of the characters stand out from each other, they all follow certain character types, but each of them are quite different from each other - both in looks and in personality. I feel that it really helps the story overall.
I'd also like to comment that Inuyasha's sword being too heavy for him reminds me of another scene, in Rurouni Kenshin. Because of the pure weight and size of his newly fixed sword Inuyasha is having problems swinging the sword, it's a slower more labored swing. And in the fight that is found in this volume, that slow swing allowed the enemy to jump onto the sword.
In Rurouni Kenshin, Sanosuke's Zanbato had a similar way about it with its weight and handle-ability. In his battle with Kenshin, Kenshin was also able to jump onto the Zanbato and use it as a way to get close to Sanosuke.
The battles are quite different, but there are similarities that came to mind while reading this issue. Just an interesting observation.
I'd also like to comment that Inuyasha's sword being too heavy for him reminds me of another scene, in Rurouni Kenshin. Because of the pure weight and size of his newly fixed sword Inuyasha is having problems swinging the sword, it's a slower more labored swing. And in the fight that is found in this volume, that slow swing allowed the enemy to jump onto the sword.
In Rurouni Kenshin, Sanosuke's Zanbato had a similar way about it with its weight and handle-ability. In his battle with Kenshin, Kenshin was also able to jump onto the Zanbato and use it as a way to get close to Sanosuke.
The battles are quite different, but there are similarities that came to mind while reading this issue. Just an interesting observation.
July 22, 2016
Just a bit boring.
May 5, 2024
This is giving “don’t talk to me or my son ever again” vibes
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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August 18, 2025
3.75?⭐️
Technically going by my chapter by chapter ratings, this is really 4⭐️, but the second half is a bit boring, there is a lot of repetitive fighting, and I think you have to do a little more leg work to make the most of what you get from this volume.
Below is the short version/summary of my longer chapter by chapter review. The review in its entirety can be found here: Inuyasha Volume 17 In-Depth Review
Chapter 159: Tokijin
Further exploration of identity and human vs. yokai + a little humor and showing of relationship dynamics + an interesting fight including the power and importance of one’s blade. 4.5/5.
Chapter 160: Tessaiga Reborn
I feel this chapter does good work, but it is a little underwhelming compared to other chapters that cover similar territory. 3.75/5?
Chapter 161: Tokijin’s Choice
Much like the last chapter, good work is being done here but it doesn’t feel like it hits as hard as other chapters. It kind of covers limited territory, but not every chapter can hit all the marks all the time. That would be too much. The fight comes to a satisfying conclusion, we continue the Inuyasha + Tessaiga plot line, and we get a fun appearance from Sesshomaru. 4/5.
Chapter 162: The Scent of Blood
Very interesting work with the brothers here. And again, growth is happening! 4/5.
Chapter 163: True Strength
This chapter basically has it all: character work, thematic work, furthering of the plot, humor… 5/5.
Chapter 164: The Fourth One
A snippet of Naraku and Kagura work + a revisit/continuation of the Inuyasha-Koga-Kagome "love triangle" and dynamic with some additional development/exploration and good conversation focused on Inuyasha and Kagome. 4.5/5.
Chapter 165: Juromaru
More set-up than anything but not a bad chapter by any means. 3.75/5
Chapter 166: Without Shields
A fine fight chapter but not much more than that. 3.75/5.
Chapter 167: Kageromaru
Kagome’s close call and the teamwork with Koga and Inuyasha are the big moments here. They are a change of pace and show some maturity/growth from Inuyasha. Aside from that, this chapter and fight doesn’t do much for me. Maybe 4/5.
Chapter 168: Two Against Two
In terms of the ongoing fight against Juromaru and Kageromaru, this might be my least favorite chapter in terms of depicting the action. There’s a little bit of character focus here though, which I like. 3.75/5.
Technically going by my chapter by chapter ratings, this is really 4⭐️, but the second half is a bit boring, there is a lot of repetitive fighting, and I think you have to do a little more leg work to make the most of what you get from this volume.
Below is the short version/summary of my longer chapter by chapter review. The review in its entirety can be found here: Inuyasha Volume 17 In-Depth Review
Chapter 159: Tokijin
Further exploration of identity and human vs. yokai + a little humor and showing of relationship dynamics + an interesting fight including the power and importance of one’s blade. 4.5/5.
Chapter 160: Tessaiga Reborn
I feel this chapter does good work, but it is a little underwhelming compared to other chapters that cover similar territory. 3.75/5?
Chapter 161: Tokijin’s Choice
Much like the last chapter, good work is being done here but it doesn’t feel like it hits as hard as other chapters. It kind of covers limited territory, but not every chapter can hit all the marks all the time. That would be too much. The fight comes to a satisfying conclusion, we continue the Inuyasha + Tessaiga plot line, and we get a fun appearance from Sesshomaru. 4/5.
Chapter 162: The Scent of Blood
Very interesting work with the brothers here. And again, growth is happening! 4/5.
Chapter 163: True Strength
This chapter basically has it all: character work, thematic work, furthering of the plot, humor… 5/5.
Chapter 164: The Fourth One
A snippet of Naraku and Kagura work + a revisit/continuation of the Inuyasha-Koga-Kagome "love triangle" and dynamic with some additional development/exploration and good conversation focused on Inuyasha and Kagome. 4.5/5.
Chapter 165: Juromaru
More set-up than anything but not a bad chapter by any means. 3.75/5
Chapter 166: Without Shields
A fine fight chapter but not much more than that. 3.75/5.
Chapter 167: Kageromaru
Kagome’s close call and the teamwork with Koga and Inuyasha are the big moments here. They are a change of pace and show some maturity/growth from Inuyasha. Aside from that, this chapter and fight doesn’t do much for me. Maybe 4/5.
Chapter 168: Two Against Two
In terms of the ongoing fight against Juromaru and Kageromaru, this might be my least favorite chapter in terms of depicting the action. There’s a little bit of character focus here though, which I like. 3.75/5.
February 12, 2025
The way in which volume 16 ended had shocked me...but a lot of that shock was dismissed in the first few pages of this volume. Which is okay because it was a shock factor and the perfect place to end one chapter and begin another...but I felt they could have kept the shock beyond page 10 of this volume. Rumiko Takahashi has a lot happening in this volume. InuYasha's brother does not seem to make as much sense in this volume with his reasoning...but maybe this is just how I feel after completing the volume. Highlights for me was "Tetsusaiga" being reborn and the (at least for this moment) cease fire between InuYasha and Koga.
August 26, 2023
An action packed volume! So cool to see Sesshomaru again. He comes to grab Tokijin (the new sword) and to fight Inuyasha with it. Inuyasha’s sword has been repaired but with some drawbacks — which is good because the Tetsusaiga was too OP with the Scar of the Wind technique. And when Naraku shows up again, he brings Juromaru, the 4th demon he created. We stumble into Koga; even if Koga and Inuyasha hate each other, they have to team up to fight Juromaru. As a cliffhanger, we know Kagura is plotting something…
June 11, 2021
Man, I remember watching the anime as a youngin' and thinking Juromaru was pretty, but he and Kageromaru were (and still are) scary in how unfeeling and fast they are.
I didn't remember the onslaught of Naraku incarnations being so rapid-fire. Like, it's been one introduction after another. Not feeling plot fatigue yet, anyway.
I didn't remember the onslaught of Naraku incarnations being so rapid-fire. Like, it's been one introduction after another. Not feeling plot fatigue yet, anyway.
February 6, 2018
good book
June 16, 2018
Some of these demon monsters are pretty freaky. I wonder if the anime of this is scary?
June 24, 2018
Not my favorite volume. Meh
July 8, 2018
Honestly this volume isn't great like the last one. Plot is kinda annoying.
September 7, 2018
Ick. I do not like this Naraku child, nope nope nope...
July 7, 2019
A veces el que les bénéficie estar juntos no quiere decir que sois un buen equipo.
April 5, 2020
Ahhh la tensión. Nada más que cada que Inuyasha y Koga discuten me muero de hueva.
January 11, 2021
This volume is a bit stale, as the gang continues to fight more of Naraku's incarnations. While the art is technically good, the story in this one just seems a bit repetitive.
March 1, 2021
El Kageromaru este da ascoooooooooooooooooo.
February 24, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good so far! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
January 20, 2023
The jealousy is a red flag that whooshed over my head as a kid.
January 26, 2023
With this volume I have caught up to the point where I stopped watching the tv show
December 30, 2025
Sseshumaru sempre indo atras do irmão que amores são esses... queria um volume mais calmo k
December 5, 2018
this story is fantastic.
May 24, 2024
Night of Vulnerability
During the new moon, when Inuyasha is in his fully human form and most vulnerable, Kaijinbo attacks under the control of the sword Tokijin. Despite the group's efforts, including Miroku splitting Kaijinbo's head, the body continues to fight. Toto-sai arrives with the reforged Tetsusaiga, but Inuyasha, unable to harness its full power, struggles against the formidable Tokijin.
Testing Limits
As Tetsusaiga and Tokijin clash, Kaijinbo's body disintegrates, revealing Inuyasha's need to build strength to wield his sword properly. Sesshomaru, seizing Tokijin, tests Inuyasha, forcing him into his berserker full-demon mode. Toto-sai intervenes, allowing the group to escape with Inuyasha and repairs Sango's boomerang. The group convinces Inuyasha to keep Tetsusaiga with him at all times to prevent his dangerous transformations.
New Threats
Naraku introduces new detachments, Juromaru and Kageromaru. Juromaru, partially bound, engages Koga and eventually crosses paths with Inuyasha's group. Once freed, Juromaru destroys Naraku's surrogate puppet. Kageromaru, emerging from Juromaru's gut, joins the fight with incredible speed, injuring Inuyasha. As Kageromaru threatens Kagome, Inuyasha regains consciousness and re-enters the fray, driven to protect her.
During the new moon, when Inuyasha is in his fully human form and most vulnerable, Kaijinbo attacks under the control of the sword Tokijin. Despite the group's efforts, including Miroku splitting Kaijinbo's head, the body continues to fight. Toto-sai arrives with the reforged Tetsusaiga, but Inuyasha, unable to harness its full power, struggles against the formidable Tokijin.
Testing Limits
As Tetsusaiga and Tokijin clash, Kaijinbo's body disintegrates, revealing Inuyasha's need to build strength to wield his sword properly. Sesshomaru, seizing Tokijin, tests Inuyasha, forcing him into his berserker full-demon mode. Toto-sai intervenes, allowing the group to escape with Inuyasha and repairs Sango's boomerang. The group convinces Inuyasha to keep Tetsusaiga with him at all times to prevent his dangerous transformations.
New Threats
Naraku introduces new detachments, Juromaru and Kageromaru. Juromaru, partially bound, engages Koga and eventually crosses paths with Inuyasha's group. Once freed, Juromaru destroys Naraku's surrogate puppet. Kageromaru, emerging from Juromaru's gut, joins the fight with incredible speed, injuring Inuyasha. As Kageromaru threatens Kagome, Inuyasha regains consciousness and re-enters the fray, driven to protect her.
April 14, 2016
Sesshoumaru finds & heals Jaken & that sword smith takes the sword Toukijin, wanting to kill Inuyasha & they fight & Inuyasha luckily transforms back into his hanyou self & defeats him but before they can do anything about the evil sword, Sesshoumaru comes & takes the sword & its evil energy starts disappearing & he wants to fight Inuyasha to confirm something about him - he smells that his blood is normal right now like a half youkai & Inuyasha might’ve transformed into his youkai self but Toutousai throws some fire & they manage to escape. Inuyasha doesn’t yet know that the sword’s holding his true youkai powers back & they decide not to tell him just yet. SESSHOUMARU GOES BACK TO COLLECT RIN & KAGURA’S THERE & HE LEAPS IN FRONT OF RIN & KAGURA’S WONDERING IF HE’LL KILL NARAKU CUZ SHE DOESN’T WANT TO BE CONTROLLED BY HIM FOREVER
Kouga’s still looking for NAraku & smells Kagome & finds her & her friends - meanwhile, NAraku’s made a 4th youkai from himself, called Juuroumaru & Kouga meets NAraku with him first -Kouga fights Juuroumaru but takes off & then returns when Inuyasha’s fighting him cuz Kagome will be there too LOL then this little version of Juuroumaru comes out called Kageroumaru, his stomach, who is the only thing Juuroumaru obeys - Kouga & Inuyasha fight the 2 things together - let’s see how that goes…
Kouga’s still looking for NAraku & smells Kagome & finds her & her friends - meanwhile, NAraku’s made a 4th youkai from himself, called Juuroumaru & Kouga meets NAraku with him first -Kouga fights Juuroumaru but takes off & then returns when Inuyasha’s fighting him cuz Kagome will be there too LOL then this little version of Juuroumaru comes out called Kageroumaru, his stomach, who is the only thing Juuroumaru obeys - Kouga & Inuyasha fight the 2 things together - let’s see how that goes…
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 24, 2020
Reread
Possible spoilers??
I first gave this volume four stars and I understand why it wasn't as entertaining as previous volumes. However, it was still fun and I loved Inuyasha fighting alongside Koga and Sesshomaru straight-up owning Tokijin. I also really enjoyed how since Tōtō-sai used one of Inuyasha's fangs to repair Tetsusaiga he has to get stronger and protect himself rather than leaning on his Father's strength. I think that helps him learn that he doesn't need to use the Shikon jewel to become stronger, he can do that as he is. Oh and one last thing my heart absolutely melted when Sesshomaru saved Jaken, I've had people tell me that Sesshomaru is a villain in this series. Firstly, they probably didn't read the entire series and just watched some of the anime because the man's a sweetheart and a hero and secondly okay that could be true of his character in the beginning! He has one of the best character developments of any manga or book I've read. Wow, I didn't mean to rant about the goodness of Sesshomaru. Anyway, a good chunk of this volume is Inuyasha and crew plus Koga fighting Naraku's fourth (and technically fifth) incarnations. Juromaru and Kageromaru are my most despised incarnations of Naraku. They're so creepy and I'm glad they aren't regulars like my faves, Kagura and Kanna.
Possible spoilers??
I first gave this volume four stars and I understand why it wasn't as entertaining as previous volumes. However, it was still fun and I loved Inuyasha fighting alongside Koga and Sesshomaru straight-up owning Tokijin. I also really enjoyed how since Tōtō-sai used one of Inuyasha's fangs to repair Tetsusaiga he has to get stronger and protect himself rather than leaning on his Father's strength. I think that helps him learn that he doesn't need to use the Shikon jewel to become stronger, he can do that as he is. Oh and one last thing my heart absolutely melted when Sesshomaru saved Jaken, I've had people tell me that Sesshomaru is a villain in this series. Firstly, they probably didn't read the entire series and just watched some of the anime because the man's a sweetheart and a hero and secondly okay that could be true of his character in the beginning! He has one of the best character developments of any manga or book I've read. Wow, I didn't mean to rant about the goodness of Sesshomaru. Anyway, a good chunk of this volume is Inuyasha and crew plus Koga fighting Naraku's fourth (and technically fifth) incarnations. Juromaru and Kageromaru are my most despised incarnations of Naraku. They're so creepy and I'm glad they aren't regulars like my faves, Kagura and Kanna.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 24, 2016
Not as great as the last few. Mostly because koga and inuyasha spend most the book bickering like small children. -_- funny, but over all it gets old fairly quickly. Thing is, there are 50 some odd volumes in this series. I'd rather not waste nearly 200 pages on squabbling boys when it could be used to further the plot of this epic fantasy series. The artworks great as usual and JTS well written, but it adds very little to the over all story arch. In fact, you could probably skip the whole thing and not miss anything.
Inuyasha's brother makes an appearance too, which I like. Sesshomaru is very interesting, "evil", yet we know he has a softer sight thanks to the little human girl, rin. I wonder where thatsstory line will take us?
Hopefully, the next book is a bit better.
Inuyasha's brother makes an appearance too, which I like. Sesshomaru is very interesting, "evil", yet we know he has a softer sight thanks to the little human girl, rin. I wonder where thatsstory line will take us?
Hopefully, the next book is a bit better.
September 21, 2015
4.5 star for InuYasha volume 17!!!
A Brief Overview
Sesshomaru's sword has overcome the golbin who would infuse it with more evil. It hungers for InuYasha who is currently swordless as he waits for his blade to be fixed...
Sesshomaru decides to have a brief showdown with InuYasha to see what the 'funny' smell was all about. Kinda weird, but brothers eh?
Koga bumps into Naraku and his latest creation....and promptly runs away. Only he forgot something important...
Naraku's new pet is set loose on InuYasha and the gang. Fighting ensues of course.
In Conclusion
An awesome volume 17!
A Brief Overview
Sesshomaru's sword has overcome the golbin who would infuse it with more evil. It hungers for InuYasha who is currently swordless as he waits for his blade to be fixed...
Sesshomaru decides to have a brief showdown with InuYasha to see what the 'funny' smell was all about. Kinda weird, but brothers eh?
Koga bumps into Naraku and his latest creation....and promptly runs away. Only he forgot something important...
Naraku's new pet is set loose on InuYasha and the gang. Fighting ensues of course.
In Conclusion
An awesome volume 17!
February 9, 2015
What first drew me to this series was the romantic historical aspect. I loved how a modern day girl gets pulled back into the past. I don't know what it is about those stories that attract me so much, maybe it is the difficulty for the girl of fitting in and having to rely on the guy so much to be able to get along in the world.
I also really liked the group aspect to this series and the corresponding relationships that affect each of the characters.
I would really recommend this series to fans of Red River, it has a lot of the same concepts.
I also really liked the group aspect to this series and the corresponding relationships that affect each of the characters.
I would really recommend this series to fans of Red River, it has a lot of the same concepts.
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