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Inuyasha VizBig Edition #4
Inuyasha. VizBig Edition, Volume 4: Hard Choices
The scheming demon Naraku has turned Sango against Inuyasha, and opening her eyes to the real danger won't be easy. Meanwhile, Miroku has to wrestle with his past and the curse that is threatening to kill him. Naraku's insight into his enemies' personalities gives him an edge that they don't have. As Naraku pulls the strands of his web of deceit tighter, Inuyasha and his friends find themselves having to avoid his deadly traps while struggling with their own emotions as well!
568 pages, Paperback
First published August 10, 2010
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,580 books2,121 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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December 28, 2022
Two years ago I treated myself and bought the entire Inuyasha series. I only read the first three volumes and then left them sitting on bookshelf looking gorgeous. Not because I didn't want to read them, more like because I love them so much I didn't want to go through them too quickly.
I decided the time had come to dive back in and oh boy, SO. GOOD.
I LOVE Inuyasah so much. Restarting the manga made me want to watch the anime again. I think this is the fourth or fifth time I've been through the anime. Inuyasha is where my love of anime began and it is near and dear to my heart. I never get tired of it.
Spoilers below!
Volume four picks up with Sango, possibly the most tragic character of them all. Naraku has convinced Sango that it was Inuyasha who killed her entire village. Now Sango has sworn her revenge.
It doesn't take Sango long to learn who the real bad guy is. She joins the group and vows to get Naraku. She also tells them the real story of how the Shikon Jewel was made.
The crew comes upon a village that must offer child sacrifices to the evil water god that dominates their village. A young boy hires them to save the latest sacrifice. Turns out the real water god(dess) is locked away.
Miroku's wind tunnel is damaged and he has to get it fixed. He returns home to get help only to find that he's fallen into another one of Naraku's dangerous traps.
We learn just how evil Naraku is when Kohaku appears. After making Kohaku murder his friends and family, Naraku keeps him alive with a jewel shard and forces him to fight Sango and Inuyasha. Sango steals Tetsusaiga in an effort to win Kohaku's freedom, but you can't trust Naraku.
After the showdown at Naraku's castle, in which Kagome shines, Sango has been poisoned. Inuyasha and Kagome take off to find some special herbs to cure Sango and arrive at Jenenji's garden. This is one of my favorite episodes in the anime and manga. It's sweet, makes me love Kagome more, and we get to know a little bit more about Inuyasha.
An evil miasma is streaming from a mountain. Inside Naraku has a laid a spell. Demons battle to the death and the winning demon absorbs the others. If Inuyasha fights he could be absorbed too! But he will never stop protecting Kikyo.
I thought I would slowly watch the show as I read, but I was too impatient for that and I'm already cruising through the anime. It's just so dang good.
I decided the time had come to dive back in and oh boy, SO. GOOD.
I LOVE Inuyasah so much. Restarting the manga made me want to watch the anime again. I think this is the fourth or fifth time I've been through the anime. Inuyasha is where my love of anime began and it is near and dear to my heart. I never get tired of it.
Spoilers below!
Volume four picks up with Sango, possibly the most tragic character of them all. Naraku has convinced Sango that it was Inuyasha who killed her entire village. Now Sango has sworn her revenge.
It doesn't take Sango long to learn who the real bad guy is. She joins the group and vows to get Naraku. She also tells them the real story of how the Shikon Jewel was made.
The crew comes upon a village that must offer child sacrifices to the evil water god that dominates their village. A young boy hires them to save the latest sacrifice. Turns out the real water god(dess) is locked away.
Miroku's wind tunnel is damaged and he has to get it fixed. He returns home to get help only to find that he's fallen into another one of Naraku's dangerous traps.
We learn just how evil Naraku is when Kohaku appears. After making Kohaku murder his friends and family, Naraku keeps him alive with a jewel shard and forces him to fight Sango and Inuyasha. Sango steals Tetsusaiga in an effort to win Kohaku's freedom, but you can't trust Naraku.
After the showdown at Naraku's castle, in which Kagome shines, Sango has been poisoned. Inuyasha and Kagome take off to find some special herbs to cure Sango and arrive at Jenenji's garden. This is one of my favorite episodes in the anime and manga. It's sweet, makes me love Kagome more, and we get to know a little bit more about Inuyasha.
An evil miasma is streaming from a mountain. Inside Naraku has a laid a spell. Demons battle to the death and the winning demon absorbs the others. If Inuyasha fights he could be absorbed too! But he will never stop protecting Kikyo.
I thought I would slowly watch the show as I read, but I was too impatient for that and I'm already cruising through the anime. It's just so dang good.
November 6, 2023
An interesting theme that's forming is a deceased loved one returning, and that being an unnatural and horrifying thing. The love remains, but the loved one isn't who they were. They've lost their memories, in the case of , and in both instances that we've seen, magic is the only thing keeping their bodies moving.
Naraku is becoming more interesting to me. His dabbling in death magic has affected most or all of the central cast. He's implacable but not invincible, and seems to need to replace his body on a fairly regular basis. That can't be good for one's mental state...
I'm not sure exactly how far I got with Inuyasha back in the late '90s or early '00s, but I'm pretty sure I lost interest a volume or two after this one. After getting all the way through 38 volumes of Ranma 1/2, I can trust Takahashi to pace her story in the way she thinks best, and to know when it's time to wrap up the threads and move on to the next serial. This time I believe I can keep going as long as she does.
Naraku is becoming more interesting to me. His dabbling in death magic has affected most or all of the central cast. He's implacable but not invincible, and seems to need to replace his body on a fairly regular basis. That can't be good for one's mental state...
I'm not sure exactly how far I got with Inuyasha back in the late '90s or early '00s, but I'm pretty sure I lost interest a volume or two after this one. After getting all the way through 38 volumes of Ranma 1/2, I can trust Takahashi to pace her story in the way she thinks best, and to know when it's time to wrap up the threads and move on to the next serial. This time I believe I can keep going as long as she does.
February 19, 2020
Another great addition overall. We get some background on Miroku and his reasons for hunting Naraku are exposed to the group. Naraku continues to be a jackass, particularly to Sango this volume and dangles her brother's life in front of her. Also thrown in are some smaller filler arcs. The water god was meh, but I will always love Jinenji. He's so wholesome and brings some humanity to Inuyasha and offers so insight to why he's so guarded all the time emotionally. Naraku also has a scare as he and everyone else learns that Kagome really does have spiritual powers besides detecting jewel shards. While everything is still going well for now, the pattern is slowly forming of a filler story, Naraku being a jagbag, and Kikyo popping up to run relationship development between Inuyasha and Kagome. Still enjoying everything for now.
January 13, 2020
Another great volume. Not much else to say.
January 16, 2025
This volume made me remember my loathing for Kikyo.
September 6, 2023
Lots of great things happened in this volume! The Jinenji arc especially stuck out to me. Also, I know it's bad, but I always look forward to when Naraku is on the page. Also, the bonding moments between Kagome and Inuyasha were wonderful. My biggest gripe with this volume, however, was Sango's betrayal and how that will apparently come back again in the future.
January 12, 2025
In these three books we get a little more back story on Miroku and his wind tunnel. We see more of the foul lengths Naraku will continue to go through to take out this group. I enjoyed the two side quests missions we see them help with along the way to find Naraku. We even get a cliffhanger with Kikyo again leading into Volume 5. She still hasn’t had to deal with Naraku as much as the rest of them have so it’s about time we see how she reacts.
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Heads up/Good to Know: Partial Nudity, Mild Graphic Violence, Demons, Magic, Bonus Art at the End, Cast of Characters in Front
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Heads up/Good to Know: Partial Nudity, Mild Graphic Violence, Demons, Magic, Bonus Art at the End, Cast of Characters in Front
March 30, 2023
I’m loving these characters and seeing the world’s lore expand. There are some great emotional moments, and I can’t wait to see what comes next!
Contains:
-Violence
Contains:
-Violence
September 20, 2023
Sango’s theme is burned into my brain and remains one of the saddest stories I’ve ever known D:
May 1, 2025
the cutest book cover, ever 🖤
also, Miroku was originally a bit cooler and less of a pervert. was that change necessary?
also, Miroku was originally a bit cooler and less of a pervert. was that change necessary?
April 29, 2021
I read this for “A book set mostly or entirely outdoors for Popsugar.
I enjoyed this, though it’s not my favourite Vizbig. It still entertaining, though! I can remember an episode from the anime based off a few chapters in this Volume.
I enjoyed this, though it’s not my favourite Vizbig. It still entertaining, though! I can remember an episode from the anime based off a few chapters in this Volume.
February 14, 2020
Can you feel the love tonight? cause its a building. This one was just ok. I thought it was good I loved the Jinenji side plot, honestly one of my favorites and how I love how it ties into the end. I am so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, not looking forward to where the next one is going to pick up. It is my least of all favorite chapters. I hate it. worst chapter. End of story.
January 3, 2025
2025 Reading Goal: Finish or be up-to-date with the series I’ve started in previous years!
Third reread. I love the friendships forming among them. Knowing that Inuyasha, who has always been alone due to being half-demon and half-human, now has several people in his life who actually care about him.
Third reread. I love the friendships forming among them. Knowing that Inuyasha, who has always been alone due to being half-demon and half-human, now has several people in his life who actually care about him.
September 28, 2016
Talk about you wacky adventures in this manga series. These characters are on the hunt for the sacred jewel that was broken into shards and scattered all over. Now this has a lot of new opponets for them to face to get the jewels shards back. A must read.
July 9, 2021
Minimal Kikyo, thank god.
November 26, 2023
Brilliant characters, plotting, and use of suspense.
Inuyasha is an episodic/serial hybrid. There is an overarching plot, but most of the segments are fairly self-contained.
In an episodic show, the source of the appeal is usually the characters, and that’s the case here. There is a lot of character building and emotional bonding and at this point I feel like I really know the main cast and theyre fun to “hang out with,” just like the one piece crew.
The plots revolve around various demons or attacks by Naraku. As such they are much simpler, only 6 or so chapters, compared to one piece plots that are 3 volumes+ and deal with the exploration of a new land and the defeat of a local tyrant and his minions.
As far as main plot progress, in this volume: Sango joins the party. We learn the origin of the Shikon jewel — it was formed from the souls of many demons and purified by an ancient priestess, providing a clue for how to defeat Naraku. Miroku is nearing death, raising the stakes and adding a ticking clock. Kagome develops powerful purifying arrows. Naraku has Sango’s reanimated brother under his control, a tool the demon uses to attack and another reason he must be defeated.
In these kinds of stories, I usually enjoy the side quests that have no bearing on the plot the most. Such as the tales of the lake goddess and the kindly half-demon mutant.
Also note how Takahashi repeatedly uses appearances that contrast sharply with reality, providing twists and surprises to propel the plots.
The volume ends with the return of Kikiyo as Naraku threatens to inhabit the body of a powerful demon chimera.
Art — not flashy, but highly effective at telling the story and conveying character. Excellent layouts, good clarity. I particularly like the consistency of character design between long shots and close-ups. A weakness is the similarity of some of the designs, most notably Kagome and Sango.
Inuyasha is an episodic/serial hybrid. There is an overarching plot, but most of the segments are fairly self-contained.
In an episodic show, the source of the appeal is usually the characters, and that’s the case here. There is a lot of character building and emotional bonding and at this point I feel like I really know the main cast and theyre fun to “hang out with,” just like the one piece crew.
The plots revolve around various demons or attacks by Naraku. As such they are much simpler, only 6 or so chapters, compared to one piece plots that are 3 volumes+ and deal with the exploration of a new land and the defeat of a local tyrant and his minions.
As far as main plot progress, in this volume: Sango joins the party. We learn the origin of the Shikon jewel — it was formed from the souls of many demons and purified by an ancient priestess, providing a clue for how to defeat Naraku. Miroku is nearing death, raising the stakes and adding a ticking clock. Kagome develops powerful purifying arrows. Naraku has Sango’s reanimated brother under his control, a tool the demon uses to attack and another reason he must be defeated.
In these kinds of stories, I usually enjoy the side quests that have no bearing on the plot the most. Such as the tales of the lake goddess and the kindly half-demon mutant.
Also note how Takahashi repeatedly uses appearances that contrast sharply with reality, providing twists and surprises to propel the plots.
The volume ends with the return of Kikiyo as Naraku threatens to inhabit the body of a powerful demon chimera.
Art — not flashy, but highly effective at telling the story and conveying character. Excellent layouts, good clarity. I particularly like the consistency of character design between long shots and close-ups. A weakness is the similarity of some of the designs, most notably Kagome and Sango.
August 6, 2024
This is the volume that gives us the full main cast, so we’re officially ready for the rest of the series.
Sango’s introduction is heartbreaking and makes you sympathize with her very quickly. In general, the girls are great in this one; they’re showing what they’re capable of, and I like it. Kagome needed a female friend to balance things out, and I like seeing them gravitate toward each other as Sango gets to know everyone.
The storyline with Kohaku is engaging and emotional, and it reiterates that everyone has a reason to hate Naraku. Their quest for the jewel shards isn’t all that brings them together. And not only do each of them have a strong reason to hunt down Naraku and get revenge, they clearly care about each other. Each member of the group has their moments to shine (except maybe Shippo ‘cause he hasn’t done anything big in a while - I’ll let it slide for now since he’s a kid).
Naraku is making more appearances, and Kagome is coming into her own which feels like good set up for confrontations down the road. I hope the next volume gives more insight into the lore since this one had a lot about the Shikon jewel.
For whatever reason, this one doesn’t match my excitement for the last volume. I think I just noticed more parts that I don’t care about as much like the gags they do with Miroku. They keep doing the “accidentally saw the girls naked while bathing” joke, and I’m gonna roll my eyes if it happens again. I stand by what I said before that Miruko would be better if he wasn’t a pervert.
As a whole, this volume is really good, though. I like that it brought up other half demons besides Inuyasha. And I like how even the parts that don’t focus on the main plot feel like they belong and connect in their own ways.
Sango’s introduction is heartbreaking and makes you sympathize with her very quickly. In general, the girls are great in this one; they’re showing what they’re capable of, and I like it. Kagome needed a female friend to balance things out, and I like seeing them gravitate toward each other as Sango gets to know everyone.
The storyline with Kohaku is engaging and emotional, and it reiterates that everyone has a reason to hate Naraku. Their quest for the jewel shards isn’t all that brings them together. And not only do each of them have a strong reason to hunt down Naraku and get revenge, they clearly care about each other. Each member of the group has their moments to shine (except maybe Shippo ‘cause he hasn’t done anything big in a while - I’ll let it slide for now since he’s a kid).
Naraku is making more appearances, and Kagome is coming into her own which feels like good set up for confrontations down the road. I hope the next volume gives more insight into the lore since this one had a lot about the Shikon jewel.
For whatever reason, this one doesn’t match my excitement for the last volume. I think I just noticed more parts that I don’t care about as much like the gags they do with Miroku. They keep doing the “accidentally saw the girls naked while bathing” joke, and I’m gonna roll my eyes if it happens again. I stand by what I said before that Miruko would be better if he wasn’t a pervert.
As a whole, this volume is really good, though. I like that it brought up other half demons besides Inuyasha. And I like how even the parts that don’t focus on the main plot feel like they belong and connect in their own ways.
June 19, 2024
Omg it keeps getting better and better?!
In this volume we finally get Sango as an official part of the team! And the gang is complete omg! I love seeing all of them together, and then we get to see them working together as a team for the first time ever 🥹 I love the dynamics as a group and we're also seeing some dynamics with Inuyasha & Miroku and then Kagome & Sango!
We also get to learn more about the origin of the Shikon jewel. The author just knows how to pull parallels, like it's so good.
In other news, Naraku is truly an evil mastermind who keeps planning traps and blackmails. Like first, the wounded Winded Tunnel, and then Kohaku. Ugh I hate him, yes.
Also why is it that sometimes Kagome just stands around when everybody's fighting in this volume 😭😂 But then she also gets fed up with Naraku making a fool out of Inuyasha and she ends up destroying and purifying Naraku's fake body?!? My girl is whipped, I'm afraid 😂
OH AND JINENJI'S STORY IS HERE IN THIS VOLUME AAAAHHH. That's one of my favorites 🥹
AND!!! I'm not saying I cried at the part where Inuyasha was opening up to Kagome... but yes that's what I'm saying 😂
Anyway, some art/panels just feel weird or disproportionate, but honestly other than that, this perfection.
Exact rating: 4.5
In this volume we finally get Sango as an official part of the team! And the gang is complete omg! I love seeing all of them together, and then we get to see them working together as a team for the first time ever 🥹 I love the dynamics as a group and we're also seeing some dynamics with Inuyasha & Miroku and then Kagome & Sango!
We also get to learn more about the origin of the Shikon jewel. The author just knows how to pull parallels, like it's so good.
In other news, Naraku is truly an evil mastermind who keeps planning traps and blackmails. Like first, the wounded Winded Tunnel, and then Kohaku. Ugh I hate him, yes.
Also why is it that sometimes Kagome just stands around when everybody's fighting in this volume 😭😂 But then she also gets fed up with Naraku making a fool out of Inuyasha and she ends up destroying and purifying Naraku's fake body?!? My girl is whipped, I'm afraid 😂
OH AND JINENJI'S STORY IS HERE IN THIS VOLUME AAAAHHH. That's one of my favorites 🥹
AND!!! I'm not saying I cried at the part where Inuyasha was opening up to Kagome... but yes that's what I'm saying 😂
Anyway, some art/panels just feel weird or disproportionate, but honestly other than that, this perfection.
Exact rating: 4.5
September 17, 2019
It's been forever since I picked up this series. And I've got no excuses other than cost (VIZBIG ain't cheap, people; I can get three books for the price of one, and thus what I've been doing) and manga burnout (check out my year in books and you'll get the picture in Technicolor). It's difficult forgoing the full ramble/rave treatment (holding out for the final act; the anime fans will get it). Suffice to say, the characters/genre are major draws for me; Inuyasha and company are far from perfect: they've all got a checkered past or struggles with the darker side of human nature (i.e jealousy, revenge, hubris) all of which are tied to shikon jewel, interestingly enough. Gotta say, I'm a bigger fan of the manga in terms of pacing (not so much filler), but the anime wins me over with the romance.
July 18, 2017
In this volume, we learn more about the creation of the Shikon Jewel. The concept of Shikon (four souls) is based in Shinto philosophy. The different souls are: Arami-Tama (valor), Nigimi-Tama (harmony), Kushimi-Tama (miracles), and Sakimi-Tama (love). A soul in which all four aspects are combined and balanced is called a Naohi (true spirit). If an evil deed is committed then the four souls unbalance and are called a Magatsuhi (twisted spirit).
The incorporation of Shintoism into this story makes it even more intriguing. It gives the story even more depth. I can't wait to see how this will affect the outcome of the story!
The incorporation of Shintoism into this story makes it even more intriguing. It gives the story even more depth. I can't wait to see how this will affect the outcome of the story!
April 9, 2025
Although this one felt incredibly more disjointed than the rest so far, I really liked this volume. First of all, it had Jinenji’s story and that one’s always been a personal favorite of mine. Second of all, this volume had a lot more emotional arcs in it, such as Miroku’s wind tunnel widening and shortening his lifespan, therefore adding more stakes and haste to killing Naraku, and Sango’s stealing the Tetsusaiga for Naraku because he had Kohaku. And Kohaku is just a really sad character to me. Lastly, this volume was bloodier and just added to how intense some of the scenes are. Not to mention that this volume flew by for me.
GIVE ME THE NEXT ONE
GIVE ME THE NEXT ONE
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February 23, 2021Sango deserves all the happy endings. I love her skillset and expertise, and that she gets to use them often. Despite Inuyasha being a jackass and Miroku being a creep, it's nice that Sango and Kagome's abilities are never underestimated. This volume includes the Jinenji storyline, which is a great one. It's also nice to see Inuyasha and Kagome go off on an adventure together again, with the added bonus of character and relationship development.
April 4, 2023
This volume definitely spends more time on the action side of things than the romance side for this leg of the story. That being said, the action is very fun and exciting in this book. The heroes get multiple chances to face off against the main villain and it never feels too repetitive or formulaic. An overall solid entry in the Inuyasha story.
March 28, 2019
I feel like Takahashi's art style really shines brightly in this volume the most so far! There are scenes that are so gorgeous and amazing that i just stared at them for what felt like forever, because i was so mesmerized. Highly recommend!!!
June 23, 2021
4 stars.
I'm really enjoying the manga because I feel like I'm taking more time to appreciate the characters and the arcs they are going through. Like certain things that felt a little fuzzy to me when watching the anime feel clear when I'm reading it.
I'm really enjoying the manga because I feel like I'm taking more time to appreciate the characters and the arcs they are going through. Like certain things that felt a little fuzzy to me when watching the anime feel clear when I'm reading it.
June 4, 2024
this one felt longer than the other ones somehow. a lot of stuff happened tho so i’m not surprised
my ranking of the main characters:
1. Kagome
2. Inuyasha
(they’re very close tho)
3. Sango
4. Shippo
5. Miroku (FUCK MIROKU‼️)
my ranking of the main characters:
1. Kagome
2. Inuyasha
(they’re very close tho)
3. Sango
4. Shippo
5. Miroku (FUCK MIROKU‼️)
December 28, 2019
Really good! Pretty art, cute ears....just need the next one!
August 1, 2020
Title ⤵️
Inuyasha Vol. 4
Author ⤵️
Rumiko Takahashi
Rating ⤵️
🌟🌟🌟
Thoughts ⤵️
A bit repetitive with no direction.
Inuyasha Vol. 4
Author ⤵️
Rumiko Takahashi
Rating ⤵️
🌟🌟🌟
Thoughts ⤵️
A bit repetitive with no direction.
November 20, 2020
This volume contains one of my favorite side stories about Jinenji 🙂
January 22, 2021
Im never not gonna rate Takahashi with a 5 start rating. Im very biased
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