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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #39
InuYasha, Volume 39
Historical action and romance from one of Japan’s most beloved creators! L to R (Western Style). The Struggle Continues The evil Midoriko and Naraku both seek to restore the Shikon Jewel. To do this they must take the final shards from Koga and Kohaku. Then Inuyasha and the gang stumble across a new sword with some intriguing powers. Could this sword lead to a victory against both Midoriko and Naraku? Historical Action And Romance From One of Japan's Most Beloved Creators Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular--the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls." But demons beware...the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power.
192 pages, Paperback
First published February 18, 2005
About the author
Rumiko Takahashi
1,603 books2,205 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 2, 2021
Finally they made Kouga look a little less pathetic lmao
September 5, 2016
Considering the previous one, it lacks excitement. Sword part was interesting, though.
May 16, 2024
Yeah yeah I’m not surprised at this volume ending
October 18, 2017
I have been waiting so long for this volume. I am getting close to the end and I am so sad but I am excited to know what will happen.
Inuyasha and the group discuss that Midoriko and Naruka both want to restore the Jewel and to do that they have to take to remaining shards from Koga and Kohaku. When asks how she feels about it, Sango isn't sure, but the group reassures her that they aren't going to let him die.
While traveling, Shippo befriends a demon who isn't at all who she appears. And they encounter a human swordsman who promised a demonic sword to a demon.
I really enjoyed this volume. I read it pretty quickly and am half way the next one.
Inuyasha and the group discuss that Midoriko and Naruka both want to restore the Jewel and to do that they have to take to remaining shards from Koga and Kohaku. When asks how she feels about it, Sango isn't sure, but the group reassures her that they aren't going to let him die.
While traveling, Shippo befriends a demon who isn't at all who she appears. And they encounter a human swordsman who promised a demonic sword to a demon.
I really enjoyed this volume. I read it pretty quickly and am half way the next one.
December 22, 2016
*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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March 14, 2025
Team InuYasha goes against…AN ARM! Yes, a strange way to begin this latest volume of the long running series but more creatures like the 3-headed wolf appear in this volume of InuYasha. Rumiko Takahashi continues to spin a tale full of love and struggles along with a taste of horror. The Shikon Jewel has yet to be fully restored but the remaining pieces are pretty much between Midoriko, Naraku, Koga and Kohaki. Also, a brand-new sword makes its debut in this issue. Lots of entertaining happenings as this series adds yet another volume to the rich history by the brilliant mind of Takahashi.
August 15, 2017
最近思ったことがある。
皆は犬夜叉に頼りすぎ。ちょっとかわいそうじゃない？例えこの巻に七宝がいろんな罠を立てるけど誰でも叱らないし犬夜叉のことを手伝わない。皆は安心して犬夜叉に全部任せるみたいだ。かごめも。七宝が悪さをやるけど結局かごめが犬夜叉を責める、ひどくない？確かに七宝は子供だけどちゃんと説教しなきゃいけないと思う。
皆は犬夜叉に頼りすぎ。ちょっとかわいそうじゃない？例えこの巻に七宝がいろんな罠を立てるけど誰でも叱らないし犬夜叉のことを手伝わない。皆は安心して犬夜叉に全部任せるみたいだ。かごめも。七宝が悪さをやるけど結局かごめが犬夜叉を責める、ひどくない？確かに七宝は子供だけどちゃんと説教しなきゃいけないと思う。
July 29, 2018
Sooo good.
May 6, 2020
Estuvo normal. Koga me da muchísima risa :)
February 24, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good so far! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
February 8, 2023
This has turned into a pokemon wannabe series and you cannot convince me otherwise.
How many versions of the Tetsusaiga can you collect?? Try and find them all!!
How many versions of the Tetsusaiga can you collect?? Try and find them all!!
October 2, 2023
Koga y la pelea con el brazo monstruo
Kogaen busca del arma de los lobos
Shippo y la chica youkai
E Inuyasha y el demonio de la espada escama de dragón.
Este tomo me gusto muchísimo.😍
Kogaen busca del arma de los lobos
Shippo y la chica youkai
E Inuyasha y el demonio de la espada escama de dragón.
Este tomo me gusto muchísimo.😍
August 31, 2024
So is the human that just used the sword to power up the Dakki now going to wield it.....?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 27, 2025
It feels like the larger Naraku narrative should not be taking such a back seat to these smaller stories
January 19, 2026
ai quero escrever uma fic do inuyasha e do lobisomem!
February 2, 2026
After I finished this book, I placed it on my shelf. The entire bookcase then fell apart collapsed on top of me. That is basically how I’ve felt about this arc
July 22, 2026
3/5 ⭐️
Cada tomo Naraku sale con algo nuevo, es creativo el villano. 😂😂
Cada tomo Naraku sale con algo nuevo, es creativo el villano. 😂😂
September 21, 2026
I know Shippo is only a child but I still can't believe he fell for the same trick twice, especially after everything he's been through up till this point.
April 19, 2016
They save Kouga when Mouryoumaru (just his arm actually) is about to get him - Inuyasha & co decide that they won’t let Kohaku die & will stop the Shikon no Tama from being completed - Kouga goes to the wolf tribe’s graveyard to get a claw weapon but a 3-headed wolf guard is there -& Mirdoriko’s will is controlling the Shikon fragments, which is why Kohaku went & Kouga’s legs stopped while fighting with Mouryoumaru & the wolf guard says as much - & Kouga saves his friends insr3aed of taking the Goraishi claw but the ancestors give it to him & he defeats the wolf guard & the ancestors are protecting him but it’s not a super strong protection - there’s some youkai chick named Mujina absorbing other youkai’s powers & she takes Shippou as a hostage to draw out Inuyasha to get Tetsusaiga’s strength - she wants to avenge her father 7 shippou understands & helps her…ok brat. chill. & then she takes Tetsusaiga’s energy & reveals she tricked him & Shippou feels terrible & Mujina’s real form comes out; some man youkai raccoon thing & they get rid of her & Tetsusaiga takes its energy back from the other sword Datsuki - they go see Toutousai who tells them it had a ryuujin scale in it & there’s a genuine sword with ryujin scales & if Inuyasha combined that with his sword he could fight Mouryoumaru -but it’s forged by a human & they find the guy Toushouu & he didn’t want to give the sword he made to a bad youkai -Toushouu realizes that as long as the sword doesn’t slay any youkai, it’ll be an ordinary sword - the youkai Ryuujin shows up for the sword & repels Inuyasha’s cutting wind attack with his ryuu scale shield - Ryuujin tries convincing Toushouu to give him the sword but Toushouu refuses & tells Inuyasha that Ryuujin ave the scales from his body to make the sword Datsuki & that somewhere on Ryuujin’s body there should be a scale-less weak spot! & Inuyasha finally breaks Ryuujin’s shield with his Bakuryuuha attack but Toushouu comes & kills Ryuujin with Datsuki WHAT?! & now it’s a youkai blade!!
February 6, 2013
What I liked most in this volume were 2 different things.
One... Shippo felt like he was unimportant to Inuyasha, so he joined up with a demon girl to oppose and trick Inuyasha in ways that only he could.
The demon girl used Shippo to the strongest extent of the word, and he hated "her" in the end, especially when "she" turned out to be an old male panda demon.
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Two....Koga went forth and battled for the claw weapon that is the treasure of his tribe. The demon guard thought he could trick Koga into leaving his friends behind to achieve power, but he could not. In the end, his honor, bravery, and dedication did indeed win him the weapon.
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I know there's more to this story than what I read in Volumes 37-39, but this is all of Inuyasha I'll be reading for awhile unless Edelweiss gives me a chance to read-to-review more IY volumes, since I am not really all that impressed with it.
I liked the Kagura parts the best, and now, she's gone.
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This volume was provided to me by VIZ Media, via Edelweiss, as a part of an omnibus manga. It was presented in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed here are my own.
One... Shippo felt like he was unimportant to Inuyasha, so he joined up with a demon girl to oppose and trick Inuyasha in ways that only he could.
The demon girl used Shippo to the strongest extent of the word, and he hated "her" in the end, especially when "she" turned out to be an old male panda demon.
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Two....Koga went forth and battled for the claw weapon that is the treasure of his tribe. The demon guard thought he could trick Koga into leaving his friends behind to achieve power, but he could not. In the end, his honor, bravery, and dedication did indeed win him the weapon.
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I know there's more to this story than what I read in Volumes 37-39, but this is all of Inuyasha I'll be reading for awhile unless Edelweiss gives me a chance to read-to-review more IY volumes, since I am not really all that impressed with it.
I liked the Kagura parts the best, and now, she's gone.
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This volume was provided to me by VIZ Media, via Edelweiss, as a part of an omnibus manga. It was presented in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed here are my own.
January 20, 2016
Koga and the Goraishi
Koga encounters the arm of Moryomaru that wiped out the snake demon clan. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo arrive to assist. Koga decides to retrieve a weapon from the sacred burial grounds of the wolf demon clan. Despite facing challenges from a three-headed stone wolf, Koga's courage impresses the spirits of the wolf demon clan, who grant him the Goraishi, a claw-like weapon capable of producing lightning. They also temporarily protect Koga from the malevolent will that taints the shards in his legs.
Encounter with Mujina
Shippo meets Mujina, a girl who wields a blade capable of absorbing demon energy. Inuyasha's demonic energy is stolen by Mujina but returned after he defeats her. It is revealed that Mujina is actually a tanuki disguised as a human.
Toshu and Ryujin's Sword
Inuyasha and the group encounter Toshu, who is hunted by a demon named Ryujin. Ryujin attacks Inuyasha to reclaim a sword called Dakki, made from one of his scales. Inuyasha defeats Ryujin, but Toshu surprises everyone by stabbing Dakki into Ryujin, absorbing his demon energy into the sword.
Koga encounters the arm of Moryomaru that wiped out the snake demon clan. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo arrive to assist. Koga decides to retrieve a weapon from the sacred burial grounds of the wolf demon clan. Despite facing challenges from a three-headed stone wolf, Koga's courage impresses the spirits of the wolf demon clan, who grant him the Goraishi, a claw-like weapon capable of producing lightning. They also temporarily protect Koga from the malevolent will that taints the shards in his legs.
Encounter with Mujina
Shippo meets Mujina, a girl who wields a blade capable of absorbing demon energy. Inuyasha's demonic energy is stolen by Mujina but returned after he defeats her. It is revealed that Mujina is actually a tanuki disguised as a human.
Toshu and Ryujin's Sword
Inuyasha and the group encounter Toshu, who is hunted by a demon named Ryujin. Ryujin attacks Inuyasha to reclaim a sword called Dakki, made from one of his scales. Inuyasha defeats Ryujin, but Toshu surprises everyone by stabbing Dakki into Ryujin, absorbing his demon energy into the sword.
November 10, 2012
I really liked this volume. It had lots of things happening in it. Yes lots of things, and yet no closer to wrapping this puppy up than in the previous volume. This is going to be my last IY volume for a little while. They did not have volumes 40-47 at the library, which means I have to resort to online reading or violate my book purchasing embargo. (Truly more for lack of space and storage issues more than anything else.) There are a few I would violate it for, and there is just too many of this to make the violation worthwhile.
Anyway- no more IY until I'm done running through all the library books I can get my hands on before I go to job search boot camp. Alas, the pitfalls of growing up. I could read the missing volumes online and then go back to the physical books, but there are so many others I wanted to look at too. This will just have to go on hold for a little bit.
I think I rambled on and almost nothing related to the volume itself. It was good. I would be excited to keep reading if it were readily available to me.
Anyway- no more IY until I'm done running through all the library books I can get my hands on before I go to job search boot camp. Alas, the pitfalls of growing up. I could read the missing volumes online and then go back to the physical books, but there are so many others I wanted to look at too. This will just have to go on hold for a little bit.
I think I rambled on and almost nothing related to the volume itself. It was good. I would be excited to keep reading if it were readily available to me.
September 19, 2012
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.
April 6, 2012
Some character development for Shippo, who normally seems to be a pretty forgotten character in this series, so that was a nice change. Plus, some Koga action, so this is a change from the usual pace. It quickly goes back into the same old "Inu Yasha fighting another demon" formula though.
October 9, 2009
A nice diversion from the main storyline (which has been getting a little old).
Read
July 5, 2010F TAK v.39
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May 31, 2011great book
March 30, 2013
Retroactive Review (13 Sep 2021): Please see my review of the series
here
under the first volume.
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