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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #47
Inuyasha, Volume 47
奈落との最後の激闘の末、持てる力を使い果たした桔梗。容赦なく近づく桔梗との別れの瞬間に、犬夜叉は…？ そして鋼牙の足のかけらを奈落に奪われた今、残りのかけらはいよいよあとひとつに！
192 pages, Paperback
First published November 17, 2006
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,586 books2,145 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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R.I.P my favorite character for the second time. Was a bit grossed out and disappointed when Inuyasha kissed her in front of Kagome… but at least her soul is happy now.
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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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October 21, 2017
I cried while reading this. Kikyou attempts to purge the jewel and Naruka but in the end it doesn't work. There is only one shard left and its inside Kohaku.
Kikyou dies in Inuyasha's arms where they share one final kiss. Later, Koga leaves with his companions.
Sesshomaru is seen with his mother is tells him about a meido for his sword because he is trying to make his sword stronger. A meido hound attacks and takes Kohaku and Rin so Sesshomaru goes in after it. Sesshomaru's mother can see all that in happening in the meido and say that Rin has expired and that deeper in that he goes he may not return from the darkness.
Kikyou dies in Inuyasha's arms where they share one final kiss. Later, Koga leaves with his companions.
Sesshomaru is seen with his mother is tells him about a meido for his sword because he is trying to make his sword stronger. A meido hound attacks and takes Kohaku and Rin so Sesshomaru goes in after it. Sesshomaru's mother can see all that in happening in the meido and say that Rin has expired and that deeper in that he goes he may not return from the darkness.
March 18, 2025
Volume 46 left us all on a cliffhanger, but volume 47 takes very little time resolving that part of the adventure. Now it’s a race to save the others! Good versus Evil in an all-out battle is the best way to describe this volume! This battle is not without casualties and the loss is a great one! I won’t spoil the volume, but the impact is greatly felt for the cast and crew on this book. Rumiko Takahashi continues to show more wrinkles and impressive ways to tell a story with this volume. Lots of emotions/feelings within this volume…as well as some fan-favorite Sessho-Maru to boot!
May 12, 2020
La última escena de Kikyou e Inuyasha está escrita de manera MAGISTRAL. Mis respetos a la Rumiko. La mamá de Sesshoumaru hizo que se me cayeran LOS CALZONES. Y obvio tengo muchos sentimientos por Sesshoumaru, Rin y Kohaku.
April 22, 2025
I honestly feel bad for Kagome—she’s better off without him. Inuyasha never really got over Kikyo 😭 Like… ughhhh it pissed me off more than I care to admit. Now that I’m older and rereading their story, I can totally see how toxic their dynamic was
May 12, 2025
RIP ... osea ame la escena súper triste pero we Inuyasha ¿que es eso de besar a tu ex frente a Kagome? que entiendo que se está muriendo y es triste pero we... en fin al menos su alma va a descansar en paz ya purificada esperemos que para siempre
June 27, 2025
Great action with some consequences this time around. Can’t say I was moved at all though, as I haven’t been a big fan of this certain character from jump street. But glad the story is tangibly moving towards a climax and adequately ramping up
October 27, 2017
犬夜叉がかわいそう！
抱きしめているの桔梗が死んだ、何よそれ。かわいそう。犬夜叉の泣き顔を見ていて私も泣きたかった。でもスタバにいって泣くのは恥ずかしい。
でも、ま、殺生丸と殺生丸のお母さんの関係は面白いから機嫌なおった。
抱きしめているの桔梗が死んだ、何よそれ。かわいそう。犬夜叉の泣き顔を見ていて私も泣きたかった。でもスタバにいって泣くのは恥ずかしい。
でも、ま、殺生丸と殺生丸のお母さんの関係は面白いから機嫌なおった。
July 31, 2018
Omg I'm sobbing a lot. 😢
And what the hell with Sesshoumaru's mother. He have to save Rin.
And what the hell with Sesshoumaru's mother. He have to save Rin.
January 20, 2019
This one hit me right in the feels. Probably my 2nd favorite volume out of the series so far.
March 18, 2019
Awwn, man... This volume was a hell of a ride. Really good though. One of the best, for sure.
February 24, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good so far! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
January 6, 2023
I loved it so much. 😭
February 19, 2023
I think it says something that I like a character more at her moment of death than any point of her saga.
November 24, 2023
La hipocresía de que aunque odio a cierto personaje lloro simpre que la veo morir.
September 14, 2025
So close to the end, I'm gonna cry.
December 28, 2025
È MORTA FINALMENTE.
scusatemi, è stata una scena bellissima e toccante la morte di Kikyo, ci mancherebbe, ma FINALMENTE si è levata dal cabbo.
scusatemi, è stata una scena bellissima e toccante la morte di Kikyo, ci mancherebbe, ma FINALMENTE si è levata dal cabbo.
April 20, 2016
Naraku takes the rest of them in his spiderwebs but lets them go & only keeps Kikyou - Inuyasha & Kagome are still at Mount Azusa - Naraku catches Kouga but his fragments are pure & if he’s purified, then so will Kikyou be -Inuyasha arrives & wounds Naraku but NAraku drops Kikyou so Inuyasha jumps to catch her & Naraku starts closing the hole in his body; it’s darkness inside & the Shikon no Tama’s inside him too - but it disappears & Kouga jumps for Naraku & he’ll be killed but Miroku sucks up the Shouki with his air rip so Kouga can get free & Inuyasha jumps in too & the SHikon jewel’s hidden inside of Kikyou & it’s black & Kagome shoots an arrow to purify it & then Kikyou tries to purify Naraku & his body starts breaking apart & Inuyasha can free Kouga but Naraku takes his 2 shards - & darkness & leith are battling inside the jewel & the darkness starts taking over & Kikyou tells KAgome she has to protect Kohaku’s last shard that’s pure & SHE’S DYING & TELLS KAGOME TO KEEP THE NEW BOW & OMG SHE’S DYING but then again, Inuyasha’s gotta realize that this kikyou was an imitation body IT”S NOT REAL SO BE SAD YES BUT SHE WAS ALREADY DEAD 50 YEARS AGO -but all of them have regrets & wished they’d done things differently & KIKYOU PASSES AWAY BUT SHE’S HAPPY & SHE & INUAYSHA SHARE THEIR LAST KISS <3 <3 AWW IT’S STILL SAD
Kouga’s leaving with his wolf friends & cheers up Inuyasha by pissing him off Hah.
Kohaku’s still with Sesshoumaru, Jaken & RIn. SESSHOUMARU LEAPS AT SOMEONE IN THE SKIES & IT’S HIS MOTHER OMG WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK HIS MOTHER. LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.
SESSHOUMARU ASKS HIS MOTHER ABOUT TENSEIGA’S METHOD OF OPENING THE MEIDOU & SHE TOSSES A HELLHOUND AT HIM & HE CAN’T CUT IT & IT GOES FOR RIN & KOHAKU & TAKES RIN & KOHAKU INTO THE DARKNESS & SESSHOUMARU GOES AFTER HER BUT SAYS TO HIS MOTHER HE’S GOING IN THERE TO KILL THE DAMN HELLHOUND HAHAHAAH BUT ONCE HE GOES THROUGH THE MEIDOU CLOSES & THERE’S A ROAD TO HELL - SESSHOUMARU’S MOTHER SAYS FOR THE SWORD TO MATURE, THERE HAS TO BE SACRIFICES…& SHE SAYS RIN WILL DIE BUT SESSHOUMARU SAVES HER FROM THE HELLHOUND & TOUCHES HER HEAD & THINKS SHE’S STIL LALIVE & IT’S REAL AFFECTION FROM SESSHOUMARU OMGGGG & HIS MOTHER CAN SEE INSIDE THE MEIDOU WITH A MEIDOU STONE —AND THEN SESSHOUMARU’S FACE WHEN KOHAKU SAYS RIN ISN’T BREATHING :O :O OMG
AND HIS MOTHER SAYS IF THEY ENTER THE DARKNESS OF HELL THEY CAN NEVER RETURN
Kouga’s leaving with his wolf friends & cheers up Inuyasha by pissing him off Hah.
Kohaku’s still with Sesshoumaru, Jaken & RIn. SESSHOUMARU LEAPS AT SOMEONE IN THE SKIES & IT’S HIS MOTHER OMG WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK HIS MOTHER. LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.
SESSHOUMARU ASKS HIS MOTHER ABOUT TENSEIGA’S METHOD OF OPENING THE MEIDOU & SHE TOSSES A HELLHOUND AT HIM & HE CAN’T CUT IT & IT GOES FOR RIN & KOHAKU & TAKES RIN & KOHAKU INTO THE DARKNESS & SESSHOUMARU GOES AFTER HER BUT SAYS TO HIS MOTHER HE’S GOING IN THERE TO KILL THE DAMN HELLHOUND HAHAHAAH BUT ONCE HE GOES THROUGH THE MEIDOU CLOSES & THERE’S A ROAD TO HELL - SESSHOUMARU’S MOTHER SAYS FOR THE SWORD TO MATURE, THERE HAS TO BE SACRIFICES…& SHE SAYS RIN WILL DIE BUT SESSHOUMARU SAVES HER FROM THE HELLHOUND & TOUCHES HER HEAD & THINKS SHE’S STIL LALIVE & IT’S REAL AFFECTION FROM SESSHOUMARU OMGGGG & HIS MOTHER CAN SEE INSIDE THE MEIDOU WITH A MEIDOU STONE —AND THEN SESSHOUMARU’S FACE WHEN KOHAKU SAYS RIN ISN’T BREATHING :O :O OMG
AND HIS MOTHER SAYS IF THEY ENTER THE DARKNESS OF HELL THEY CAN NEVER RETURN
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July 12, 2024
Naraku's Spiderwebs and Kikyo's Fate
Naraku's spiderwebs capture the group while Inuyasha fetches Kagome. The webs connect Naraku with Kikyo, who transfers the Shikon Jewel into her body to avoid purification. Kagome shoots a sacred arrow into Kikyo, purifying the jewel and redirecting the power to Naraku. He escapes with the nearly-complete jewel, leaving Kikyo dying. Inuyasha takes her away, and they share a final moment before she peacefully dies and disappears into orbs of light.
Sesshomaru's Quest for Meidou Zangetsuha Mastery
Sesshomaru visits his mother to master the full circle meidou. She releases a hellhound immune to his attacks, which eats Rin and Kohaku and retreats into the meidou. Sesshomaru pursues, cuts the hellhound in half, and saves them. The road to hell collapses, forcing Sesshomaru's group toward hell.
Sesshomaru's Escape from Hell
Despite the collapsing road to hell, Sesshomaru rescues Rin and Kohaku, showcasing his growth and determination. This encounter reinforces his resolve to master the meidou and protect those he cares about.
Naraku's spiderwebs capture the group while Inuyasha fetches Kagome. The webs connect Naraku with Kikyo, who transfers the Shikon Jewel into her body to avoid purification. Kagome shoots a sacred arrow into Kikyo, purifying the jewel and redirecting the power to Naraku. He escapes with the nearly-complete jewel, leaving Kikyo dying. Inuyasha takes her away, and they share a final moment before she peacefully dies and disappears into orbs of light.
Sesshomaru's Quest for Meidou Zangetsuha Mastery
Sesshomaru visits his mother to master the full circle meidou. She releases a hellhound immune to his attacks, which eats Rin and Kohaku and retreats into the meidou. Sesshomaru pursues, cuts the hellhound in half, and saves them. The road to hell collapses, forcing Sesshomaru's group toward hell.
Sesshomaru's Escape from Hell
Despite the collapsing road to hell, Sesshomaru rescues Rin and Kohaku, showcasing his growth and determination. This encounter reinforces his resolve to master the meidou and protect those he cares about.
October 18, 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.
May 12, 2010
I really am enjoying the increased pace of the story telling. For awhile it felt as if the series was cruising in neutral. Now all of our characters are coming together, and we pretty get the resolution to the love triangle that has existed so far. I was a little sorry to see that Koga's storyline has reached an end.
September 22, 2012
This volume moves the story ahead quite significantly. There is the end of Koga's shards as he is tricked into giving them up to Naraku. Then Kikyo's part in the story wraps up. Finally, Sesshomaru heads in the underworld to save Rin.
With the conclusion of one major and one minor character's story line make this volume an important one for any fan of this series.
With the conclusion of one major and one minor character's story line make this volume an important one for any fan of this series.
February 14, 2013
A heartbreaking volume. The story is definitely coming to a head, so much happens in this volume that seems to be pointing toward an end...continue to love this series, despite the sometimes repetitious nature the quests, I love the characters so much, I don't mind when they go off on side adventures, it just means more time to spend with them.
August 13, 2016
Definitely felt like a turning point in both Kagome's story and Sessho-maru's. Really curious to see how things will wind down, especially if the series stays this on track (rather than feeling like it's meandering like a lot of the previous volumes).
March 18, 2016
Dare I say the best book in the series? Things that should've happened ages ago finally happen and the plot gets jumpstarted forward. Oprah must've had a hand in this book because YOU GET PLOT AND YOU GET PLOT AND YOU GET PLOT.
April 16, 2010
I love Inuyasha, approaching the end of the series.
October 11, 2011
Very sorry about Kikyo- she´s one of my favourite characters.
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