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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #31
InuYasha: The Demon of the Birds
The Demon of the Birds
The search for the final shard of the Shikon Jewel leads Inuyasha and the gang to a mountain fortress. But the gate is guarded by two giant statues and a force that will only allow the dead to enter! Seeking a path to the underworld, Naraku meanwhile teams up with a new demon, Abi Hime, who hunts the blood of innocent villagers to heal her mother. Inuyasha and friends step in to stop them when they find that Kikyo may be involved!
The search for the final shard of the Shikon Jewel leads Inuyasha and the gang to a mountain fortress. But the gate is guarded by two giant statues and a force that will only allow the dead to enter! Seeking a path to the underworld, Naraku meanwhile teams up with a new demon, Abi Hime, who hunts the blood of innocent villagers to heal her mother. Inuyasha and friends step in to stop them when they find that Kikyo may be involved!
192 pages, Paperback
First published July 18, 2003
About the author
Rumiko Takahashi
1,667 books1,985 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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August 28, 2016
Can't Kikyou just die peacefully and all? I wanna see her dead, real dead. And Kagura! Is she good, or will she be good if she gets her freedom?
May 14, 2024
It was very filler. But bird princess was really cool. Reminded me of a combo of hex girls, ferngully, and vampire diaries. What a cliffhanger. I just think we gotta let this girl rest
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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April 20, 2022
Naraku schmiedet weiterhin Pläne und wendet fiese Tricks an, um den letzten Splitter zu bekommen. Doch der letzte Splitter ist auf der Grenze vom Diesseits ins Jenseits. Wie können sie es schaffen an den Splitter heranzukommen? Können sie das Tor öffnen und an den Splitter gelangen? Können sie überhaupt ohne Probleme ins Jenseits wechseln? Sie sind schließlich noch quicklebendig.
Das Cover finde ich wieder schön. Es zeigt Inu Yasha in einer kämpfenden Position. Er sieht dabei entschlossen aus. Die Dialoge sind wieder richtig gut. Zum Teil einfühlsam und zum Teil humorvoll. Ich liebe es wie Rumiko Takahashi den Spagat zwischen Emotionen und Humor schafft. Gerade die Dreiecks-Beziehung zwischen Inu Yasha, Kikyo und Kagome sind ein gutes Beispiel dafür.
Der Manga hat wieder alles, was man sich wünscht. Die Geschichte geht spannend weiter. Sie suchen den letzten Splitter des Juwels und stehen vor einer unlösbaren Aufgabe. Aber nicht nur das sorgt für Spannung. Denn es ist weiterhin unklar was mit Kikyo geschehen ist.
Das Cover finde ich wieder schön. Es zeigt Inu Yasha in einer kämpfenden Position. Er sieht dabei entschlossen aus. Die Dialoge sind wieder richtig gut. Zum Teil einfühlsam und zum Teil humorvoll. Ich liebe es wie Rumiko Takahashi den Spagat zwischen Emotionen und Humor schafft. Gerade die Dreiecks-Beziehung zwischen Inu Yasha, Kikyo und Kagome sind ein gutes Beispiel dafür.
Der Manga hat wieder alles, was man sich wünscht. Die Geschichte geht spannend weiter. Sie suchen den letzten Splitter des Juwels und stehen vor einer unlösbaren Aufgabe. Aber nicht nur das sorgt für Spannung. Denn es ist weiterhin unklar was mit Kikyo geschehen ist.
January 17, 2023
The gate of death…in an attempt to get into the realm that holds his father’s remains, Inuyash squares off with the Gate Keepers. Discovering the Gateway is a death trap for all who attempt it, the crew is forced to turn back and find another way in. Naraku makes a deal with Princess Adi (a demon) to help her gather blood of humans to restore her poisoned demon mother’s health (there’s a moutful to say). He offers this in exchange for her help. She agrees, planning to betray him, but betrayal goes both ways in this deal.
Inuyash and friends decide to help the village against the bird demons (they look like pterodactyls) and get a whiff of Naraku on Abi. A fight ensues, of course.
Is Kikiyo still alive??? Damn it all…Inuyasha comes across Hakudoshi and his flaming stallion demon mount. An arrow dispels his shield and Inuyasha manages to kill the demon horse and damage Hakudoshi enough to make him flee the battlefield. Kikyo’s spectors are abound as the crew tracks down the demon birds. While Inuyasha fights a horde of demons, Kagome discovers a badly wounded Kikiyo.
Inuyash and friends decide to help the village against the bird demons (they look like pterodactyls) and get a whiff of Naraku on Abi. A fight ensues, of course.
Is Kikiyo still alive??? Damn it all…Inuyasha comes across Hakudoshi and his flaming stallion demon mount. An arrow dispels his shield and Inuyasha manages to kill the demon horse and damage Hakudoshi enough to make him flee the battlefield. Kikyo’s spectors are abound as the crew tracks down the demon birds. While Inuyasha fights a horde of demons, Kagome discovers a badly wounded Kikiyo.
May 5, 2020
I absolutely adore this arc so far! Naraku being tricksy, Inuyasha coming up against something he can't solve by hitting it with his sword, creepy demon birds that drain people of blood... lots going on but Takahashi's storytelling is so on point.
April 6, 2022
I love this series and have for a long time, but I will really be happy when Kikyo is finally and truely dead. I can’t wait for it. She’s truely the most annoying brat ever and all wrapped up in a do-gooder attitude, when all she ever wanted was being rid of her one job in life.
July 29, 2017
何で今までききょうは式神を使えなっかた？
July 25, 2018
Damn, this is getting so good.
March 27, 2020
Oh my... Obviss é Kikyo.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 2, 2020
No es que me caiga mal Kikyou, es que no me importa demasiado.
December 21, 2020
Me as a kid: omfg Kikyo could you just drop dead already smh 🙄
Me as a semi-adult: you poor thing none of this was ever your fault, stay strong ❤
Me as a semi-adult: you poor thing none of this was ever your fault, stay strong ❤
December 19, 2021
Luego de lo intenso y buen ritmo que tiene el arco pasado, este inicio del siguiente siempre me ha parecido un poco aburrido. Pero ya no tarda en ponerse bueno de nuevo.
February 24, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good so far! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
February 7, 2023
I feel like Kagura needs just a smidge of recognition for being so thoroughly exasperated at all times.
November 14, 2023
This was a very interesting story and it was very fun to read.
Love the plot and the artwork like always.
Love the plot and the artwork like always.
May 11, 2024
3.75
June 2, 2024
I hope the choice doesn't mean sacrificing herself for Kikyo......
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 18, 2016
Inuyasha & co reach the gateway & it’s guarded by Gozo & Mezu & they say only the dead can pass - Inuyasha & Miroku fight them but weapons of their world won’t work on them & Inuyasha cuts the chain holding the gateway closed & the gate opens & Kagura’a about to go through but the youkai become stone & she stops & the gates close again & Gozo & Mezu become statues again -when the gates opened, Kagome also sensed a Shikon fragment - hmm if Kikyou’s alive, wouldn’t she be able to go through since she’s technically dead & has a fake imitation body.
New character - a falconry princess, Abi, attacks a bunch of men with these birds & she meets Naraku who wants her to lend him her powers & in return, he gives her some weapon she can use to collect blood to save her demon mother who was poisoned & needs blood to dilute it - Princess Abi bird chick shows up & uses the 2 pronged thingy Naraku gave her & with it, she deflects Inuyasha’s cutting wind -Kagura pays a visit to Jake & Rin but doesn’t do anything this time that bitch but she still wants her freedom so hopefully when the time is right she’ll betray Naraku - Kana & Kohaku go & give Hakudoushi, as a baby, to some random couple it seems - wonder why? - Hakudoushi needs blood to make a pathway to that other world & attacks these people in the mountains & Inuyasha & co arrive in time but Abi’s also advancing on a town where some Hijiri person is - maybe Hijiri is Kikyou? Hijiri’s got a bow that looks pretty damn familiar - & he/she shoots one that damages Hakudoushi’s barrier & then Inuyasha chops off the little brat’s head but Kagura, unwillingly, gets the head to safety & it’s still fucking alive. While he regenerates his body, Kagura sees that his chest is empty SO NARAKU’S HEART IS IN ANOTHER PLACE!! & NOW SHE KNOWS THIS!! Inuyasha & co head to Hijiri’s town (& they’re wondering if its Kikyou but her scent is missing) & there’s a barrier around the town & Hijiri blows all the birds away with one arrow - it’s really starting to seem like it’s Kikyou & Hijiri heads to the bird’s nest to destroy them all & they’re headed there too - Inuyasha’s a bit torn about his feelings; what if it’s Kikyou, what if it’s not? BOY, SHE IS DEAD…
Anyway, Inuyasha runs into her & her helpers tell her that she lost her voice & her body’s damaged but she wasn’t killed OMG SO IT IS KIKYOU but she’s struck & there’s no body & she vanishes - & Kagura shows up to tell Inuyasha that when Hakudoushi’s barrier was broken, it was because the arrow had soil from Onigumo’s cave - Kagome chases the spirit things that Kikyou used to use & finds Kikyou’s body in the waterfall & her followers tell Kagome to choose to save her to not - LIKE GIVE UP HER LIFE?!
New character - a falconry princess, Abi, attacks a bunch of men with these birds & she meets Naraku who wants her to lend him her powers & in return, he gives her some weapon she can use to collect blood to save her demon mother who was poisoned & needs blood to dilute it - Princess Abi bird chick shows up & uses the 2 pronged thingy Naraku gave her & with it, she deflects Inuyasha’s cutting wind -Kagura pays a visit to Jake & Rin but doesn’t do anything this time that bitch but she still wants her freedom so hopefully when the time is right she’ll betray Naraku - Kana & Kohaku go & give Hakudoushi, as a baby, to some random couple it seems - wonder why? - Hakudoushi needs blood to make a pathway to that other world & attacks these people in the mountains & Inuyasha & co arrive in time but Abi’s also advancing on a town where some Hijiri person is - maybe Hijiri is Kikyou? Hijiri’s got a bow that looks pretty damn familiar - & he/she shoots one that damages Hakudoushi’s barrier & then Inuyasha chops off the little brat’s head but Kagura, unwillingly, gets the head to safety & it’s still fucking alive. While he regenerates his body, Kagura sees that his chest is empty SO NARAKU’S HEART IS IN ANOTHER PLACE!! & NOW SHE KNOWS THIS!! Inuyasha & co head to Hijiri’s town (& they’re wondering if its Kikyou but her scent is missing) & there’s a barrier around the town & Hijiri blows all the birds away with one arrow - it’s really starting to seem like it’s Kikyou & Hijiri heads to the bird’s nest to destroy them all & they’re headed there too - Inuyasha’s a bit torn about his feelings; what if it’s Kikyou, what if it’s not? BOY, SHE IS DEAD…
Anyway, Inuyasha runs into her & her helpers tell her that she lost her voice & her body’s damaged but she wasn’t killed OMG SO IT IS KIKYOU but she’s struck & there’s no body & she vanishes - & Kagura shows up to tell Inuyasha that when Hakudoushi’s barrier was broken, it was because the arrow had soil from Onigumo’s cave - Kagome chases the spirit things that Kikyou used to use & finds Kikyou’s body in the waterfall & her followers tell Kagome to choose to save her to not - LIKE GIVE UP HER LIFE?!
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July 1, 2024
Encounter at the Gate to the Afterlife
Inuyasha's group follows saimyōshō to the fire realm's gate to the afterlife, guarded by Gozu and Mezu. After breaking the gate's chain, the light petrifies Naraku's demons while Kagura escapes. Kagome senses a jewel shard beyond the gate, which closes again.
Princess Abi's Blood Collection
Princess Abi, aided by Naraku, collects human blood for an antidote to her mother's poison. Inuyasha's group reaches a surviving village under attack, where they fend off bird demons and an assault by Kagura and Hakudoshi. The holy woman, suspected to be Kikyo, appears, breaking barriers and defeating demons.
Kikyo's Apparition and Final Confrontation
Inuyasha's group suspects the holy woman is Kikyo. They learn of soil from Kikyo's grave used to poison Naraku. Following soul collectors, Kagome finds Kikyo drowning in a mountain pool and attempts to save her, while Inuyasha battles Naraku's forces.
Inuyasha's group follows saimyōshō to the fire realm's gate to the afterlife, guarded by Gozu and Mezu. After breaking the gate's chain, the light petrifies Naraku's demons while Kagura escapes. Kagome senses a jewel shard beyond the gate, which closes again.
Princess Abi's Blood Collection
Princess Abi, aided by Naraku, collects human blood for an antidote to her mother's poison. Inuyasha's group reaches a surviving village under attack, where they fend off bird demons and an assault by Kagura and Hakudoshi. The holy woman, suspected to be Kikyo, appears, breaking barriers and defeating demons.
Kikyo's Apparition and Final Confrontation
Inuyasha's group suspects the holy woman is Kikyo. They learn of soil from Kikyo's grave used to poison Naraku. Following soul collectors, Kagome finds Kikyo drowning in a mountain pool and attempts to save her, while Inuyasha battles Naraku's forces.
August 2, 2020
As always, another great one. The whole idea about a gate to the border between this world and the next is so interesting. Add two guardians that ask you creepily if you'd like to pass, but want only the dead can pass so they try to finish you? Intense. So obviously the group has to find another way to the border: enter Princess Abi. Abi is so cool, I remember when I first saw her I thought her design was immaculate and so bad. But poor thing gets bamboozled by Naraku. We also see what Kohaku has been up to with the creep half-baby. And holy person is rumored to be helping townspeople. Dun dun dun, could this be Kikyo?? Did they really think that it wasn't obvious?? Turns out it is, but it's only a shell of Kikyo. The real body of Kikyo is badly wounded by Naraku's miasma and Kagome is the only one that can help. I always love the addition of new characters and I love that this series checks us in with all the characters that aren't in the main group.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 24, 2017
The story only keeps on getting better and better. I hate how Naraku keeps tricking people.
February 9, 2015
What first drew me to this series was the romantic historical aspect. I loved how a modern day girl gets pulled back into the past. I don't know what it is about those stories that attract me so much, maybe it is the difficulty for the girl of fitting in and having to rely on the guy so much to be able to get along in the world.
I also really liked the group aspect to this series and the corresponding relationships that affect each of the characters.
I would really recommend this series to fans of Red River, it has a lot of the same concepts.
I also really liked the group aspect to this series and the corresponding relationships that affect each of the characters.
I would really recommend this series to fans of Red River, it has a lot of the same concepts.
January 23, 2016
Това постоянно търчане след този и онзи е доста дразнещо. Търчим след Нараку, преследваме подчинените му, подтичваме подир Кикьо, обикаляме на търсим парчета от Шикон-а. Ясно е, че не може да има "търсене" без да се обикаля насам-натам, обаче това е прекалено. А и специално след Кикьо защо тичаме все още не мога да разбера. Жената е мъртва, Инуяша да го приема вече и да мирясва, че сериозно започвам да се дразня.
August 6, 2008
I love InuYasha. It has everything a good book (or manga, in this case) should have. Action, adventure, romance, humor. Rumiko Takahasi draws her mangas extremley well, and that makes it even better in my opinion.
August 21, 2009
it is ok
November 4, 2009
I like this book because for once there's a girl villian.
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July 23, 2011
While disappointed that the storyline of journeying to the other land for the Shikon shard seemed to be suddenly dropped, I did like the addition of Princess Abi.
September 13, 2021
Retroactive Review (13 Sep 2021): Please see my review of the series
here
under the first volume.
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