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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #54
InuYasha: United Front
Historical action and romance from one of Japan’s most beloved creators!
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences. United Front The demon Naraku begins to absorb the Shikon Jewel and its unfathomable power. All our friends fly into action to prevent Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Sesshomaru. But Naraku defends himself by dividing and manipulating his attackers. And then Inuyasha's demon half takes him over, putting Rin and Kagome in deadly danger...!
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences. United Front The demon Naraku begins to absorb the Shikon Jewel and its unfathomable power. All our friends fly into action to prevent Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Sesshomaru. But Naraku defends himself by dividing and manipulating his attackers. And then Inuyasha's demon half takes him over, putting Rin and Kagome in deadly danger...!
192 pages, Paperback
First published July 11, 2008
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,587 books2,143 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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Brothers shouldn't fight.
Oh, Sesshoumaru. Someone as noble as you and a youkai who hates human, plunged into fight to save a little girl.
Oh, Sesshoumaru. Someone as noble as you and a youkai who hates human, plunged into fight to save a little girl.
May 15, 2020
Ahora sí ya casi acabo. Quiero a todos mucho ;_;
January 7, 2021
Two more left!!
May 19, 2024
Two more!!!!
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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November 1, 2017
I don't want this to end!
Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, and Sango go in search of Naruka after feeling him use the Jewel, leaving Kohaku, Jaken, and Shippo behind.
They go inside the body of Naraku which turns into a spider, and separates the two groups. With the tainted jewel so close by, it turns Inuyasha into a full demon causing him to attack and seemingly attack Kagome, making her fall to her death. Miroku uses wind tunnel again, and decides to part ways with Sango, not wanting her to have the same fate as him, knowing its coming.
Sesshomaru looking for Rin, finds Kagome and protects her. Even though, Naraku is controlling him along with the Jewel, Inuyasha still have humanity left in him, causing him not to attack Rin, but he does get into a fight with his brother.
The volume ends with him abandoning the fight, to go to Kagome when she falls from trying to give him back his sword, hoping to restore him to his old self.
Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, and Sango go in search of Naruka after feeling him use the Jewel, leaving Kohaku, Jaken, and Shippo behind.
They go inside the body of Naraku which turns into a spider, and separates the two groups. With the tainted jewel so close by, it turns Inuyasha into a full demon causing him to attack and seemingly attack Kagome, making her fall to her death. Miroku uses wind tunnel again, and decides to part ways with Sango, not wanting her to have the same fate as him, knowing its coming.
Sesshomaru looking for Rin, finds Kagome and protects her. Even though, Naraku is controlling him along with the Jewel, Inuyasha still have humanity left in him, causing him not to attack Rin, but he does get into a fight with his brother.
The volume ends with him abandoning the fight, to go to Kagome when she falls from trying to give him back his sword, hoping to restore him to his old self.
March 21, 2025
One of the darkest covers of the series…you can feel the weight of the volume by the mood that is being set from the start. The battle against this HUGE spider really had me thinking of old school video game bosses from games such as Contra. I have said in the past and will continue to exclaim how skillful Rumiko Takahashi has been with creating different demons and demon forms throughout the series. We truly get to see parts of Naraku that we had yet to see leading into this volume. This feels like THE FINAL BATTLE! With the series winding down we see Naraku manipulating our heroes and even pitting them against each other. This volumes pages race as we ebb ever closer to the end of this long running and entertaining series.
July 30, 2021
Saat mendapat tugas menyalurkan sumbangan buku, mendadak menemuka buku ini. Numpang baca guna menghilangkan kejenuhan.
Inuyasha terkecoh! ia masuk dalam perangkap Naraku sehingga tanpa sadar berubah menjadi siluman tak berpreasaan. Ia bahkan menyerang Kagome, sosok yang selama ini dilindunginya sepenuh hati.
Inuyasha terkecoh! ia masuk dalam perangkap Naraku sehingga tanpa sadar berubah menjadi siluman tak berpreasaan. Ia bahkan menyerang Kagome, sosok yang selama ini dilindunginya sepenuh hati.
December 31, 2017
前言ったけど、やっぱ漫画はアニメより面白い！！！
この巻の犬夜叉と殺生丸のファイトシーンは素晴らしい！ アニメより長いし殺生丸のキャラがもっと深く発達する。殺生丸はカゴメを守る時にキュンした。やっぱ優しいね私の大好きな殺生丸！
犬夜叉が喧嘩をさておきかごめを助けに行く時には感動した。彼が心を失ったはずだったけどやっぱりかごめのこと守りたい。
この巻ステキ！もう一度読もう！
この巻の犬夜叉と殺生丸のファイトシーンは素晴らしい！ アニメより長いし殺生丸のキャラがもっと深く発達する。殺生丸はカゴメを守る時にキュンした。やっぱ優しいね私の大好きな殺生丸！
犬夜叉が喧嘩をさておきかごめを助けに行く時には感動した。彼が心を失ったはずだったけどやっぱりかごめのこと守りたい。
この巻ステキ！もう一度読もう！
February 24, 2023
Okay but did we EVER get an answer on why Sesshomaru wears a giant, fluffy boa that's bigger than him and possibly what it's for?
February 4, 2024
Antepenúltimo tomó y me tenía con el corazón en la boca.
June 14, 2025
De algún modo, Kohaku aún está vivo
pd: oh y empieza la batalla final y está siendo genial
pd: oh y empieza la batalla final y está siendo genial
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August 1, 2025i can't believe reading the manga is making me like sesshomaru
August 22, 2025
These past few volumes have been incredible. Not a fan of the Inuyasha Sesshomaru rematch…feels forced
March 6, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
April 21, 2016
The youkai that kidnapped Rin was Magatsuhi OMG SESSHOUMARU”S GOING TO BLOW UP & surely he comes & goes after in, thinking that Naraku’s objective must be to seal his sword so he can’t destroy them with it - KOHAKU’S DEAD BUT THEN HE’S WRAPPED IN LIGHT & HE’S STILL ALIVE & KIKYOU CHOSE TO SAVE HIM INSTEAD OF USING HIM TO DESTROY NARAKU - SO HER LIGHT REMAINS IN KOHAKU & THAT’S HOW HE’S ALIVE BUT THE SHIKON NO TAMA IS NOW COMPLETE!!!
Naraku doesn’t even want to do anything with the jewel just wants to devour Inuyasha & co with his darkness -he starts his transformation.
KAgome quickly goes back & graduates & then she’s back for the final battle!! & Jyaki’s spreading across the skies & Sesshoumaru catches up with Naraku - the issue with his sword is that once it destroys something, it can’t be regenerated which is why Naraku fears it - & Naraku is now a huge spider & he opens up his body to them all & Sesshoumaru rushes inside to find Rin & Inuyasha & co follow -everything inside is Naraku & Inuyasha starts fighting NAraku whose whole body is armoured & he starts multiplying & Inuyasha can’t use the Mediou because Rin might get sucked inside & Inuyasha & Kagome are separated from Sango & Miroku & they try finding the jewel but Inuyasha transforms into a youkai because of the corrupt power of the jewel & turns on KAgome OMG & he attacks her & Naraku suggests she kill him but she has faith in Inuyasha -Sango & Miroku encounter an illusion of the temple where he was raised & how his father was sucked up by his kazaana, but the purpose was to show it to Sango. He’s using everyone’s fears for their loved ones!!
Sesshoumaru finds an unconscious Kagome & Inuyasha un-transforms & NAraku starts manipulating him, saying he attacked the woman he was supposed to protect & killed her - Miroku’s forced to use the air rip again to save Sango & he gets away from her in case it tears so it doesn’t kill them both NOOOO U GUYS ARE GETTING MARRIED AFTER!! Rin wakes up & finds Inuyasha whose still in his youkai state!! & Magatsuhi possesses him & Rin is taken elsewhere in Naraku’s body - Shippou, Jaken & Kohaku are headed to Naraku’s body as well - & Tessaiga is maintaining Inuyasha’s last shred of humanity but its separated from him & Kagome & Sesshoumaru go after Inuyasha & the 2 brothers fight & what brings Inuyasha back to his senses is the scent of Kagame’s blood!!
Naraku doesn’t even want to do anything with the jewel just wants to devour Inuyasha & co with his darkness -he starts his transformation.
KAgome quickly goes back & graduates & then she’s back for the final battle!! & Jyaki’s spreading across the skies & Sesshoumaru catches up with Naraku - the issue with his sword is that once it destroys something, it can’t be regenerated which is why Naraku fears it - & Naraku is now a huge spider & he opens up his body to them all & Sesshoumaru rushes inside to find Rin & Inuyasha & co follow -everything inside is Naraku & Inuyasha starts fighting NAraku whose whole body is armoured & he starts multiplying & Inuyasha can’t use the Mediou because Rin might get sucked inside & Inuyasha & Kagome are separated from Sango & Miroku & they try finding the jewel but Inuyasha transforms into a youkai because of the corrupt power of the jewel & turns on KAgome OMG & he attacks her & Naraku suggests she kill him but she has faith in Inuyasha -Sango & Miroku encounter an illusion of the temple where he was raised & how his father was sucked up by his kazaana, but the purpose was to show it to Sango. He’s using everyone’s fears for their loved ones!!
Sesshoumaru finds an unconscious Kagome & Inuyasha un-transforms & NAraku starts manipulating him, saying he attacked the woman he was supposed to protect & killed her - Miroku’s forced to use the air rip again to save Sango & he gets away from her in case it tears so it doesn’t kill them both NOOOO U GUYS ARE GETTING MARRIED AFTER!! Rin wakes up & finds Inuyasha whose still in his youkai state!! & Magatsuhi possesses him & Rin is taken elsewhere in Naraku’s body - Shippou, Jaken & Kohaku are headed to Naraku’s body as well - & Tessaiga is maintaining Inuyasha’s last shred of humanity but its separated from him & Kagome & Sesshoumaru go after Inuyasha & the 2 brothers fight & what brings Inuyasha back to his senses is the scent of Kagame’s blood!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 12, 2024
Kikyo's Sacrifice
Kikyo's light detaches from the last jewel shard to save Kohaku's life, but the shard becomes tainted like the rest of the Shikon jewel.
Naraku's Transformation
When Kagome returns from her graduation, Naraku uses the complete Shikon jewel to transform into a gigantic spider, with Rin trapped inside.
Inner Conflict
Inuyasha's group and Sesshomaru enter Naraku's body to rescue Rin. Naraku manipulates their darkness, causing Magatsuhi to possess Inuyasha, forcing him to fight Sesshomaru. Kagome attempts to use Tetsusaiga to bring Inuyasha back to his senses.
Kikyo's light detaches from the last jewel shard to save Kohaku's life, but the shard becomes tainted like the rest of the Shikon jewel.
Naraku's Transformation
When Kagome returns from her graduation, Naraku uses the complete Shikon jewel to transform into a gigantic spider, with Rin trapped inside.
Inner Conflict
Inuyasha's group and Sesshomaru enter Naraku's body to rescue Rin. Naraku manipulates their darkness, causing Magatsuhi to possess Inuyasha, forcing him to fight Sesshomaru. Kagome attempts to use Tetsusaiga to bring Inuyasha back to his senses.
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.
December 6, 2010
After the storytelling stumble of the previous volume we're back moving things towards the series conclusion. Kagome has graduated and amde into her next school, Miroku might be headed for and unpleasant end, and the rest of our cast begins their final battle with Naraku. Two more volumes until the end.
June 12, 2016
At long last, it appears that we are finally at the climax of the story. At least, I'm sure hoping that Naraku doesn't pull another "ninja vanish" in the next volume and stretch this out some more.
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December 29, 2010
Things are really getting exciting for the team as they face the last battle with the Naraku dude. Though sad and a little tragic, I can relate to InuYasha losing his mind in the midst of a stressful situation. Thankfully it seems that reason will prevail!
January 21, 2017
Not entirely surprised that Kohaku ended up surviving, giving an easy way for Naraku to become incredibly super-powered for the final battle. Inu Yasha's corruption almost feels like a stalling technique to prolong things.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 6, 2016
В разгара на битката е изключително трудно да се следи действието. Постоянното прескачане от един на друг герой (а те са кажи-речи всички на куп) направо ме кара да пропускам някои моменти. Връщах се да препрочитам някои части.
January 3, 2011
Still enjoying the story.
September 13, 2021
Retroactive Review (13 Sep 2021): Please see my review of the series
here
under the first volume.
August 24, 2014
Love this series!
August 6, 2021
I'll write a full review soon.
July 9, 2017
Ha comenzado la batalla final, todos dentro del cuerpo de Naraku quien ha absorbido la ya completa Shikon no tama -desborda ansiedad-
November 18, 2010
Love this series!
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