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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #27
InuYasha: The Unlikely Allies
Inuyasha and comrades are deeply entrenched in the battle of their lives as they fend off the vicious attacks of the undead assassins known as the Band of Seven. But Inuyasha gains some unlikely comrades in his fight when his brother Sesshômaru and feral rival Koga get entangled in the skirmish. As the Band of Seven's numbers dwindle, their attacks become increasingly more desperate and push Inuyasha's new allies to their limits. All comes to a fiery climax as another of Naraku's malevolent plots is revealed!
208 pages, Paperback
First published September 18, 2002
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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June 7, 2018
I thought it'd take forever to finish this series but it's so addictive. This whole mountain business is just insane, everyone is after Naraku. Not even his creations love him.
Die Naraku Die
I read 28 already and I cried so much.
Die Naraku Die
I read 28 already and I cried so much.
April 28, 2020
Ay muy bueno. Este arco me esta gustando mucho. No está repetitivo, me caen bien los villanos. Hay de todo. Sesshoumaru es best dad. Inuyasha humano siempre es bueno. Todo bien.
August 22, 2016
Expected more performance and better alliance.
May 9, 2024
Stunning. Sesshomaru needs to be in here more fr
March 24, 2016
This band of seven shit is getting super annoying. All action & no moving along the overall plot of the series. They're killing these guys because they were brought back by naraku & think that killing them will get them closer to him. (& probably save some innocent civilians, of course.) but it's Been dragging on and on for, what, 3 books now & I'm tired of it. I want to see the characters doing SOMETHING besides swinging swords at each other. I get that it's an action manga, but it's bordering to close to the swords and sorcery crap for my comfort.
You fantasy fans know what I'm talking about, the kind books that are way to focused on the action & battles & weapons instead of really expanding the world & characters. The kind were once the bad guy's dead, there not much more to it than that. Fun, sure, but not memorable. That's what this feels like. Fun, but I'm not going to give a crap about the band of seven bad guys when I'm done with all of this.
I did like the scene with Miroku and sango.
Half boring half fun, but at least all the action means that it was a super quick read. Finished this in just bout half an hour.
You fantasy fans know what I'm talking about, the kind books that are way to focused on the action & battles & weapons instead of really expanding the world & characters. The kind were once the bad guy's dead, there not much more to it than that. Fun, sure, but not memorable. That's what this feels like. Fun, but I'm not going to give a crap about the band of seven bad guys when I'm done with all of this.
I did like the scene with Miroku and sango.
Half boring half fun, but at least all the action means that it was a super quick read. Finished this in just bout half an hour.
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
Sesshomaru setzt sein eigenes Leben aufs Spiel um die kleine Rin zu retten. Zudem trifft er auf Kikyo, die er fragt, ob sie seinen Bruder an den Baum gebannt hat. Koga und Inu Yasha streiten sich derweil munter um Kagome weiter.
Das Cover ist dieses Mal ein wenig ruhiger und zeigt die Charaktere nachdenklicher. Das gefällt mir als Abwechslung richtig gut. Der Zeichenstil ist gewohnt toll. Rumiko Takahashi ist eine super Zeichnerin, die es versteht ihre Geschichte in Szene zu setzen. Darüber hinaus schreibt sie großartige Dialoge, die mich häufig zum Lachen bringen.
Dieser Manga hat mir wieder richtig gut gefallen. Ich finde es immer wieder amüsant, wenn Koga und Inu Yasha um Kagome streiten. Dabei ist es mehr als nur offensichtlich, dass Koga gar keine Chance bei Kagome hat. Ich bin schon sehr gespannt, wann er endlich aufhört um Kagome zu kämpfen. Wobei es gerne noch eine Weile so weiter gehen darf.
Das Cover ist dieses Mal ein wenig ruhiger und zeigt die Charaktere nachdenklicher. Das gefällt mir als Abwechslung richtig gut. Der Zeichenstil ist gewohnt toll. Rumiko Takahashi ist eine super Zeichnerin, die es versteht ihre Geschichte in Szene zu setzen. Darüber hinaus schreibt sie großartige Dialoge, die mich häufig zum Lachen bringen.
Dieser Manga hat mir wieder richtig gut gefallen. Ich finde es immer wieder amüsant, wenn Koga und Inu Yasha um Kagome streiten. Dabei ist es mehr als nur offensichtlich, dass Koga gar keine Chance bei Kagome hat. Ich bin schon sehr gespannt, wann er endlich aufhört um Kagome zu kämpfen. Wobei es gerne noch eine Weile so weiter gehen darf.
May 3, 2020
Okay, the chapters in this volume and its equivalent episodes gets me everytime. There's so much action, tension and featured a really cute moment between Kagome and Inuyasha in chapter 265. The episodes heightened the tension a bit more, straying just the slimmest of hairs from the manga pages but it made it better. Renkotsu is a bit mouthy in his thoughts and could've gotten straight to Koga's shards but I suppose he's so confident that he thinks that he has won the fight when it wasn't over yet.
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February 27, 2020
Exijo una versión solo de la historia de vida de Miroku.
En la cueva cuando le dice a Sango: "Parece que esta vez no pudimos morir juntos", solo me queda decirle: "Ay pa' la próxima mijo"
No, pero ya fuera de broma, en un primer momento uno podría dudar de las ideas de Miroku, pero recordando la escena de drama que vivimos hace un rato, es divertido y lindo. (os he dicho ya cuánto amo a Miroku?) 💜💜💜
En la cueva cuando le dice a Sango: "Parece que esta vez no pudimos morir juntos", solo me queda decirle: "Ay pa' la próxima mijo"
No, pero ya fuera de broma, en un primer momento uno podría dudar de las ideas de Miroku, pero recordando la escena de drama que vivimos hace un rato, es divertido y lindo. (os he dicho ya cuánto amo a Miroku?) 💜💜💜
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March 14, 2024
Fighting more of the Band of Seven, took two more down so down to 3. Rin was taken hostage and saved. Koga was saved. Miroku saved Sango by using the wind tunnel and declaring he loved her and would risk the Wasp venom. They found the living Buddha ALIVE! Inuyasha is in his mortal form and facing Band of Seven members! How did Naruko get in there....? Even with the help if the Buddha, how did he get the help of him when he was inside the shield to begin with?!
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July 19, 2017
犬夜叉とこうがの関係がこの本でよく分かる。こうががけがしていると犬夜叉助けてくれる、でも二人は嬉しくない。助けるの犬夜叉が文句すると助けられたのこうがも文句する。面白かった。：）
January 30, 2019
Not too charming.
June 29, 2019
Este tomo ha tenido mucho de todo lo que más me gusta de Inuyasha.
December 18, 2020
Kagome and Inuyasha are SO adorable. I just can't
February 24, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good so far! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
May 12, 2022
I think this has become one of my favorites in the series. Character development for ev-er-y-one!
February 7, 2023
Jyakotsu's unfailing loyalty is just another point in his favor... even Bankotsu is blown away by it.
July 2, 2023
Señores la escena del Inu dándole la capa a kagome 🥰
October 24, 2023
This was a fun book! Ver action pack and you get to see some bonding time with some characters.
You go though a lot of emotions reading this book!
You go though a lot of emotions reading this book!
May 29, 2024
4.75☆
April 16, 2016
Kouga’s fighting 2 of the SHichinin-Tai while Sesshoumaru fights Jakotsu - jeez, their names are annoying - & Rin & Jaken encounter Suikotsu & they fall off a bridge & Suikotsu’s good doctor side comes out so he won’t hurt Rin but it’s trick & he starts killing villagers & Sesshoumaru’s coming but has to go in the barrier & it slows his movements down but he outsmarts the other 2 fools (ofc its Sesshoumaru) & throws his sword into Suikotsu & puts his hand right through Jakotsu - but Suikotsu’s alive & about to stab Rin & Kikyou shoots him with an arrow but before she can get the SHikon fragment, Jakotsu steals it but Suikotsu’s dead - down to 3 Shichinin-Tai guys. Inuyasha & Kagome help get Kouga to safety & encounter Renkotsu the baldy & he tries blowing everyone up to get Kouga’s Shikon fragments.
Only Bankotsu, Renkotsu & Jakotsu are left. Mirk & Sango go into a cave where they encounter Kagura & he uses his air rip
& gets the poisonous insects too so he’s poisoned & Sango’s unconscious - Jakotsu’s freezing his ass off haha - & Inuyasha goes inside the barrier & is weakened then turns fully human because he’s being purified -the poison in Miroku gets purified so he’s okay -Jakotsu goes after Inuyasha & loves his human form too hahah - Sago & Miroku find the temple & the man casting the barrier spell around the mountain i think
Only Bankotsu, Renkotsu & Jakotsu are left. Mirk & Sango go into a cave where they encounter Kagura & he uses his air rip
& gets the poisonous insects too so he’s poisoned & Sango’s unconscious - Jakotsu’s freezing his ass off haha - & Inuyasha goes inside the barrier & is weakened then turns fully human because he’s being purified -the poison in Miroku gets purified so he’s okay -Jakotsu goes after Inuyasha & loves his human form too hahah - Sago & Miroku find the temple & the man casting the barrier spell around the mountain i think
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June 28, 2024
Hostage Situation and Battle
Koga kills Ginkotsu, but Suikotsu and Jakotsu take Rin hostage to lure Sesshomaru. In the ensuing battle, Kikyo reverts Suikotsu to his doctor persona with a sacred arrow, and Jakotsu kills Suikotsu to steal his shard. Inuyasha's group helps Koga recover from his injuries in a cave, but Renkotsu traps them in a river of fire.
Renkotsu's Attack and Inuyasha's Struggle
Inuyasha fights Renkotsu near the river without his robe, and Kagome uses it to save the group. Renkotsu attempts to kill everyone with dynamites, but Inuyasha pushes him out of the cave. Afterward, Inuyasha returns to Koga and Kagome. Meanwhile, Miroku and Sango notice Naraku's aura in a cave where the purification barrier doesn't reach.
Final Confrontations and Revelations
Inside the mountain, Kagura attacks Miroku and Sango, separating and incapacitating them. Miroku risks his life to save Sango, succumbing to venom but recovering as they move back into the purifying barrier. Inuyasha, transformed into his human form, enters the mountain alone, evading Renkotsu and Jakotsu. Miroku and Sango find the temple with the mummified and living Buddha, Saint Hakushin.
Koga kills Ginkotsu, but Suikotsu and Jakotsu take Rin hostage to lure Sesshomaru. In the ensuing battle, Kikyo reverts Suikotsu to his doctor persona with a sacred arrow, and Jakotsu kills Suikotsu to steal his shard. Inuyasha's group helps Koga recover from his injuries in a cave, but Renkotsu traps them in a river of fire.
Renkotsu's Attack and Inuyasha's Struggle
Inuyasha fights Renkotsu near the river without his robe, and Kagome uses it to save the group. Renkotsu attempts to kill everyone with dynamites, but Inuyasha pushes him out of the cave. Afterward, Inuyasha returns to Koga and Kagome. Meanwhile, Miroku and Sango notice Naraku's aura in a cave where the purification barrier doesn't reach.
Final Confrontations and Revelations
Inside the mountain, Kagura attacks Miroku and Sango, separating and incapacitating them. Miroku risks his life to save Sango, succumbing to venom but recovering as they move back into the purifying barrier. Inuyasha, transformed into his human form, enters the mountain alone, evading Renkotsu and Jakotsu. Miroku and Sango find the temple with the mummified and living Buddha, Saint Hakushin.
May 25, 2020
Aug. 2018
I love when people join forces
Reread
Possible spoilers?
Yes, I do love when people join forces!!! And I love it even more when those people hated each other before they develop relationships. My all-time favorite troupe! This was an amazing volume! Not just one team up but all the team-ups! Koga and Inuyasha! And Sesshōmaru and Kikyo! Sesshōmaru in general! Koga takes down Ginkotsu, which means he's taken down two of the seven which is pretty impressive. And Inuyasha's little *whew* when he seen that Koga was alive?? Friendship! Glorious friendship! Then Kikyo takes down Suikotsu with an arrow because he was going to hurt Rin while Sesshōmaru was fighting Jyakotsu. But Jyakotsu was the one that dealt the finishing blow to take the Shikon shard. And we not only get InuxKag floof but also SanxMir floof?! Yes, please. And Kagura! I missed her, she's so sassy. Even Jyakotsu and Bankotsu's friendship is heart warming, even though they're crazy murderers. The volume ends with Miroku and Sango coming face to face with Hakushin, the living buddha. This review was everywhere, but it was because it was so good.
I love when people join forces
Reread
Possible spoilers?
Yes, I do love when people join forces!!! And I love it even more when those people hated each other before they develop relationships. My all-time favorite troupe! This was an amazing volume! Not just one team up but all the team-ups! Koga and Inuyasha! And Sesshōmaru and Kikyo! Sesshōmaru in general! Koga takes down Ginkotsu, which means he's taken down two of the seven which is pretty impressive. And Inuyasha's little *whew* when he seen that Koga was alive?? Friendship! Glorious friendship! Then Kikyo takes down Suikotsu with an arrow because he was going to hurt Rin while Sesshōmaru was fighting Jyakotsu. But Jyakotsu was the one that dealt the finishing blow to take the Shikon shard. And we not only get InuxKag floof but also SanxMir floof?! Yes, please. And Kagura! I missed her, she's so sassy. Even Jyakotsu and Bankotsu's friendship is heart warming, even though they're crazy murderers. The volume ends with Miroku and Sango coming face to face with Hakushin, the living buddha. This review was everywhere, but it was because it was so good.
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February 25, 2016
Actually Rating
4.5 Stars for InuYasha volume 27
I've fallen behind with my reviews after getting really sick, so the next bit of reviews are just going to be...
Quick and to the Point
Koga continues to face down 2 of the 5 0f the band of 7 (Starting to sound like a Borg designation). Sesshomaru takes on the snake sword pretty boy while Jaken tries to save himself and Rin from the multiple personality doctor (the evil side, currently). Of course, Sesshomaru ends up with two opponents and a hostage situation...
Koga gets a rescue from InuYasha (and Kagome) only to land in a fiery situation. InuYasha, Kagome, and Koga handle the fire and explosion expert of the band of seven rather nicely, though he gets away.
Sango and Monk continue to hurry ahead, trying to find the living Buddha, Naraku and whatever else might be hiding in the mountain.
In Conclusion
Another volume read. Another excellent volume....ever forward!
4.5 Stars for InuYasha volume 27
I've fallen behind with my reviews after getting really sick, so the next bit of reviews are just going to be...
Quick and to the Point
Koga continues to face down 2 of the 5 0f the band of 7 (Starting to sound like a Borg designation). Sesshomaru takes on the snake sword pretty boy while Jaken tries to save himself and Rin from the multiple personality doctor (the evil side, currently). Of course, Sesshomaru ends up with two opponents and a hostage situation...
Koga gets a rescue from InuYasha (and Kagome) only to land in a fiery situation. InuYasha, Kagome, and Koga handle the fire and explosion expert of the band of seven rather nicely, though he gets away.
Sango and Monk continue to hurry ahead, trying to find the living Buddha, Naraku and whatever else might be hiding in the mountain.
In Conclusion
Another volume read. Another excellent volume....ever forward!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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.
July 26, 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.
July 15, 2012
A batalha contra os Shichinintai continua, dando a oportunidade a Suikotsu de ter algumas atitudes surpreendentes. Não obstante, por bom que esteja a ser espero que acaba no 28º ou no 29º volume, para não se tornar enjoativo.
January 10, 2009
I love the charaters in this series. I wanted to name my little girl, Kogoma, after one of the charters in this book. That is how much I love this manga. i have read almost all of this series.
June 10, 2011
Not one of my favorites in the series so far--the Band of Seven storyline is a bit annoying for me. But, super quick read since most of this is fight scenes and very little dialogue.
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