It Would Have Been Funny if They Took That Anime and Have Kikyo One Up in the Modern World
Strongly recommended to those who enjoy a rich, entertaining fantasy tale.
It's a shame that viewers outside of Asia tend to shun anime as "kid's stuff". Though the Inuyasha anime series seems to be directed at a predominantly teen aged audience even in Japan, Rumiko Takahashi is a master storyteller and Inuyasha nonetheless appeals to people of all different ages, genders and backgrounds. Nobody spins a tale like Takahashi and Inuyasha is a brilliant example of her skill. Weaving a complex storyline interspersed with action, fantasy, the innocence of young love, and a cast of endearing though fallible characters, Inuyasha is a rich fantasy tale drawn from Japanese mythology and set in feudal Japan. Names and references to actual Japanese historical and mythological characters interwoven into the story gives this series added texture and richness not readily found in most graphic novels. Takahashi lightens the serious tone at times with uniquely Takahashi humor (often imitated, never duplicated) and creates credible, flawed characters whose shortcomings become endearing over time. If the animation is too childish for you, try reading the original graphic novel series, which is even more outstanding since the anime doesn't do Takahashi's comic timing any justice. Strongly recommended to those who enjoy a rich, entertaining fantasy tale.
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Pretty Darn Cool
With Pokemon, Beyblade and Yu-Gi-Oh gracing the small screen, it has become difficult to take Japanese Anime seriously. Thankfully, Cartoon Network has put a block of Japan's finest in their red-eye time slot, spearheaded by Inuyasha.
The general gist of the plot is Kagome, a modern schoolgirl, winds up in feudal times and must help a half-demon(Inyasha) recover the shards of a jewel of ultimate power.
One might say that Inuyasha combines the best of both Shonen and Shojo stylings. The world of feudal Japan is laced with ghosts, demons and other critters who roar, slash, dash, slice, splat and snarl, and at least one of these beasts duke it out with the title character per episode. On the other hand, there is romance, guilt, past betrayals and secrets to be discovered, not to mention sight gags and running jokes.
The visual quality is a step above pocket monsters and moon princesses as well. The show is thankfully devoid of giant sweat-drops, fountain tears and misplaced mouths.
It takes patience to watch the series, with 100+ episodes and long-running character development, it would take a fortune of DVD purchases or steadfast loyalty to the television at 1:00 am (as of this writing)to get the entire story down.
But even so, I highly recommend this show to anybody yearning for more than just flaming mesomorphs and pocket monsters.
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Very nice anime series. Up there in the top 5
This is a rather complex series. It has love, sex, action, horror, drama. It has a good plot and believable characters. The emotions are nicely portrayed, even when it's silly Japanese sex humor. This is one of the rare stories where evil really corrupts and is cunning and elusive rather than just big strong dumb creatures.
Even if it has some characteristics of soap opera, it goes well beyond that, as the animation and the plot go very well together. I am hooked already and I am barely in the middle of the second season. In a week or so I will probably cry in anger for the lack of more episodes, but hey, that's life.
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Shining anime
Kagome, a modern girl from Tokyo, accidentally finds a portal which leads her to the medieval Japan where she meets the half-demon Inuyasha. She decides to help him find a magic crystal and fight the evil demon Naraku...
"Inuyasha" is an anime I was 95 % sure it wouldn't work, but it did. With it's virtuous mix of romance, comedy, action, adventure, fantasy and horror (causing some of it's episodes to be censored in some countries) this is simply a great show that sucked me in. Although it's too long (the only major flaw, since the 160 episodes watered down the story) and has some weak episodes, "Inuyasha" is nothing short of brilliant, and it seems it's characters will never become boring: from Miroku, who is always touching woman's butts and asking them if they will have a baby with him up to Kagome who is trying to maintain her good grades in school while fighting in medieval Japan. This is what "Dragonball" should have been, but wasn't. Also, some sequences stand out:
1) Sesshomaru, the bad guy, was exhausted in the woods. Rin, a little orphan girl, saw him and wanted to help him. She went to her village to get him some food but the cruel villager's beat her up. She still managed to get Sesshmoaru some food but he declined. Yet he asked her where she got those bruises and she was happy he noticed her effort. Later on Rin was killed in the forest and Sesshomaru accidentally found her dead body. After a little thinking he took his magic sword and, despite being evil, brought her back to life. From there on, they had a mutual bond.
2) In the episode with those demon bats who terrorized a village a young mother gave birth to a half-demon bat girl, Shiori. Shiori was molested by "normal", human kids, who kicked her. Before she entered her house she wiped away her tears and pretended to be happy so that her mother wouldn't notice she couldn't fit in.
3) When Kagome finds out Inuyasha is alive she runs towards him, passing by Kouga, all the while her tears are falling on his sad face.
These situations stand out because they look as if taken from real life. I know I will never forget at least those three precious moments mentioned above. After these very emotional and powerful scenes one might ask yourself if the "Inuyasha" authors are not making this for commercial sake but for real, for a deeper statement and inter sociological and racial messages.
Grade: 9/10
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Awesome show!
If you liked Ranma 1/2, it is safe to say that you'd most likely enjoy InuYasha. Based off of the manga of the same title by Takahashi Rumiko, this is the tale of the half-demon Inuyasha and his companions Kagome, Miroku (aka: Houshi-sama), Sango, Shippou, and sometimes Myouga the youkai flea (more in the earlier season than later ones) as they search for the shards of the Shikon no Tama (Jewel of Four Souls), then hunt for the demon Naraku.
The series is a juvenile one, but not offensively so. I really enjoy the epic nature of the series. There are the standard "filler" episodes, but there are long stretches where the story just presses on. The writers often don't feel pressed to end the story withing the 30-minute format and so a certain tale can go on for a few episodes. Filler episodes are used to allow the viewers (and the writers) to catch their breath before plunging in again. But in recent episodes (starting at the late 90's into the 110's), the stories have dragged much longer than they should, just to extend things (IMO). However, things have improved with the current season in Japan. The fun filler episodes are back, but then the action episodes are more like the early season's in nature rather than last season. So my enjoyment has gone back up this year (2004).
Characters are another nice touch to this series. Characters are allowed to grow to a certain degree though relationships don't grow beyond a certain point. I would have liked to have seen Sango and Miroku do more at being a couple rather than just eyeing each other. That may have been fixed in episode 132. Also, I would like the writers to advance the Kagome/Inuyasha romance and we may see that this season. The other problem is that after a while, Inuyasha becomes the only character to do anything. Everyone else just stands around looking stupid rather than jump in and try to help. I hear that it will get better (based on the manga apparently) so I keep my fingers crossed.
The English dub is pretty well done, though the show felt a tad more juvenile in English than it did in Japanese. The DVD subtitles aren't to great, so if you are used to the excellent job done by the fansubbers (Anime-Kraze), you'll be in for some disappointments.
Bottom line: Nicely drawn and interesting characters & good (and sometimes humorous) writing make this otherwise juvenile series very enjoyable to watch.
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One of the greatest anime I've ever seen
"Inuyasha" is one of the greatest anime that I have ever had the fortune to see. Despite not seeing the very first episodes, reading the manga brought me up to speed since the anime mirrors it very closely. I know there are a few detractors out there, but thankfully they went to the trouble of actually watching it before they started bashing. Hopefully, they'll either warm up to "Inuyasha" or find an anime capable of satisfying their exacting standards.
The characters are what make "Inuyasha" so awesome. Without the characters, the show wouldn't be the success that it is. We start with Kagome Higurashi, a typical Japanese teenage girl --- until she stumbles into an ancient well that transports her back into Japan's Warring States Era. There, she meets a canine-based half-demon named Inuyasha and after shattering the Shikon Jewel, or the Jewel of Four Souls, they have to work together to find the fragments before demons can use those fragments to enhance their own abilities and use them for evil. They largely fail in the whole "stopping demons from using the Shikon Jewel shards" deal, because by the time they find a jewel shard, a demon already has custody of it and is using it for evil. So they have little choice but to fight the aforementioned demon and take the shard from him or her once they achieve victory. The funny thing is that Inuyasha initially hates Kagome, as she is the reincarnation of Kikyo, a priestess he loved (until she pinned him to a tree with a sacred arrow). However, he grows fond of Kagome and obviously comes to love her, but he won't admit it to anyone. Things don't get any easier when a portion of Kagome's soul is stolen and used to animate a facsimile of Kikyo's body made from clay, resulting in a rather disturbing love triangle.
Then there are the supporting characters, which I'll name in order of appearance. There's Shippo, a kitsune (fox spirit/demon) whose father was killed by a duo of demons called the Thunder Brothers. Next, there's Miroku, a monk who's overly fond of women and has a "wind tunnel" in his hand, a void that can consume demons but will eventually consume him. Then there's Sango, a tough-as-nails demon slayer whose family and tribe were slaughtered by Naraku's demons. To add cruel insult to already-grievous injury, Naraku has reanimated Sango's brother's body with a shard of the Shikon Jewel and placed him under his control.
Now I have to explain the villains of "Inuyasha." The two main villains of "Inuyasha" are Sesshomaru and Naraku. Sesshomaru is Inuyasha's half brother and a full demon, as Sesshomaru's mother was a demon woman and Inuyasha's mother was human. Their father gave each brother a sword; Inuyasha received Tetsusaiga, a sword that can slay a hundred demons in one swing, while Sesshomaru received Tenseiga, a sword that can save a hundred lives in one swing. However, it is only in later episodes that Inuyasha learns how to use Tetsusaiga's powers. Sesshomaru hates Tenseiga, as it is a sword of life and thus he cannot kill anyone with it. He especially doesn't want to save human lives, as he has no respect for humanity at all. Ironically, he uses Tenseiga to restore the life of a little girl named Rin when she's killed by wolves. For being a villain, Sesshomaru is very complex; he's not pure evil so much as semi-evil.
Naraku, on the other hand, is undeniably and unforgivably evil. He is the fusion of hundreds of demons and the soul of a human bandit named Onigumo who lusted after Kikyo. He apparently desires the Shikon Jewel, but he may have other reasons beyond the obvious. Naraku's primary skill lies in twisted schemes designed to make Inuyasha and his allies suffer. He started by turning Inuyasha and Kikyo against each other, continued by cursing Miroku's grandfather with the wind tunnel (a curse that would ultimately be passed on to Miroku), and recently orchestrated the slaughter of Sango's tribe. As another person who commented on this anime said, Naraku is the consummate "supervillain."
Besides the obvious action, there are also elements of romance-comedy to be found in "Inuyasha." For example, the Inuyasha/Kagome/Koga triangle. Koga is a wolf demon that falls in love with Kagome and declares her "his woman." Inuyasha gets extremely jealous, especially when Kagome is nice to Koga, and yet he cannot figure out why he's so jealous. Then there's the interaction between Miroku and Sango. Miroku constantly gropes Sango and she constantly slaps him for it, but if you read into their actions, it's fairly obvious that they care deeply for each other. If only Miroku would stop groping her so much . . .
These are the reasons why "Inuyasha" is awesome and if you haven't figured that out by now, then read the manga or rent one of the DVDs. You won't regret it, and if you do, it's your own fault.
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A really good anime series
At this point my favourite anime series are "Noir (2001)" and Inu Yasha. The story just sucked me in and kept me captive. I highly recommend this anime to everybody. It's full of humour, I just ROFL when Kagome invokes the "sit!" spell on Inu Yasha. :) The rest of the "cast" is also very good.
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*dreamy sigh*
You know a series has to be good when you fall in love with a
"flawed" main character, especially an animated one (the only
other time this has happened was Vegeta from DBZ). I've only
seen the English dub on Adult Swim, but it really seems that
Richard Cox and Inuyasha the character were a perfect match; the
voice-acting is one of the biggest draws.
As for the show itself, anyone who's a fan of Buffy the Vampire
Slayer and Angel will love this. The storyline about an ancient half- man/half-demon and a young modern girl does have that base
parallel to Buffy and Angel, as well as incredibly good storytelling
that defies just as many genres. But from there it goes off on its
own particular mythologic twists and turns that make it so unique
and powerful. After every 24 minute episode I'm amazed at how
much has been accomplished and developed, all while giving a
fair balance to the cast of characters, all sharply-delineated and
possessing their own unique appeal. The scoring is equally
wonderful and often difficult to get out of your mind.
All in all, who cares about gritty or anything near that when for once
in a long time you can get swept up in the romance and fantasy
and drama of it all? This is a rare series, and one bound to get
rarer, particularly when all the networks (American at least) seem
to care about these days are reality shows or "realistic" dramas
uninterested in strong character-based plot developments. Anime
seems to be one of the last realms where you can find good
stories told exceedingly well with the emphasis where it should
always be, on the characters; that there's action, adventure,
romance, drama, or comedy is merely secondary.
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Genius of Rumiko Takahashi
Considering that this is a weekly anime series that's under strict budget and time schedule, I think this series easily bests the best works of Disney studios.
Even as an anime that came from the land of anime - Japan, this series is exemplary in its story, and quality.
Japan has many quality anime series and movies. Likes of Hayao Miyazaki's anime have even won Academy Awards. Maybe western audiences who are not familiar with anime might be impressed with the quality of Studio Ghibri's movies, but they don't see that this series is superior in every way, except for the money and the man power that went into production compared to Miyazaki's works.
Unlike Miyazaki's anime characters, Inuyasha's characters have fully developed character. Miyazaki's characters all look the part, but that's where it stops. None of them really have anything inside. His story also progresses in an expected manner, but Inuyasha's story has unexpected turn at every step of the way.
Academy Awards committee must be blind for not being able to see the real difference. If you are going to choose the best from Japan, Rumiko Takahashi's work really deserves the prize.
Every character in this series is beautifully designed. And each one has charm of their own. What's funny is that all of them have certain character flaws that adds to the humor of the story.
One person came up with all this ? This is unbelievable. But Rumiko Takahashi seemed to have done it. She's designed the characters, put life into them, and came up with the most interesting story you can lay your eyes on.
This is truly the work of a genius. When she first brought her "Manga" into the publisher, I've heard that the editor proclaimed "This is a talent that appears once only in 20 years.". Well, 20 years have already passed, and we're still waiting for another talent like her to appear.
The word "Greatest" must be reserved for something like this. This is a classy, funny, beautiful entertainment that is at the pinnacle of artistry.
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One of my favorite Animes
I love Inu Yasha, it has to be one of my favorite animes, it's one of the shows that got me into anime in the first place. And I adore Rumiko Takahashi, heh. But Inu Yasha is an anime with just the right mix in it. Both girls and guys can like it, it isn't leaned towards one gender, it's has just the right mix of action, comedy, and romance. It's just great!
Anyway, here's a summary. A girl named Kagome is pulled down her family's well and she ends up in feudal times Japan in the same location that she lives in modern-day Tokyo, except of course it's feudal times. In feudal times she meets a half dog demon, Inu Yasha. She finds this magic jewel, but ends up shattering it into hundreds of tiny jewel shards. So that's one of the main points of the show, the quest for the sacred jewel shards which are extremely powerful. Some of the other characters include: Miroku, a kind but somewhat perverted young monk(my favorite character, that's why I put him first ^_^); Sango, a butt-kicking girl whose village was destroyed by the evil demon Naraku; Shippou, a cute little fox demon with the ability to shape-shift; Kikyo, a whacked out priestess (seriously, she has major problems) of whom they think Kagome is the reincarnation of; Sesshomaru, Inu Yasha's evil demon brother who happens to be quite good looking; Naraku who is an evil demon person who's out to get the sacred jewel shards; and there are tons of other people too, who either aren't as important, or just show up a few times. Now, if you've never seen this anime (who hasn't seen it?) I suggest that you do.
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The Best Anime deserves an Oscar
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I use to think Tenchi is the best Anime show well Inuyasha beats him up Inuyasha is the best anime title I ever saw it has everything good storyline Authentic characters emotions love a bit fantasy and suspense the series is a masterpiece you get drawn in after two eps I was sceptical until I realised i found mt self looking for new epson the web
The Authors and the series directors deserve all their credits I feel bad That Kanna will die but I cant wait till they continue with the series !
If you watch an episode you'll love all the characters (how to bo to love inoccent Rin) (even Naraku is an evil character you'll like) also its genius how all characters including Naraku lead you threw the storyline ! just as if they were talking to us this series is a must see
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It had a good start... but lost its originality early on.
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Oh man! This series has to be the worst possible anime I've ever seen in a while.
It started out new, exciting and fresh. And I really liked it then. Kagome was a good female role model for the show. And Inu-Yasha was funny and hot-headed.
Then, it just kept falling more and more downhill as the series progressed... and I'll tell y'all the reasons why. (Warning: SPOILER ALERT!!)
Okay, they basically destroy Inu-Yasha's relationship with Kagome early on, by reviving his 50 year old dead girlfriend, who's drippy, sappy, and a total waste of time.
They introduce a pervert named Miroku, who's supposed to be a sort of religious figure for the show. (Which really bugged me,'cause it was out of place and stupid.) Then, they introduce a demon slayer named Sango, whose only purpose in life is to try (and fail) to save her brainwashed brother.
The big bad of the show, Naraku, while starting out as a really good bad guy, lost his touch after a while. (He got pretty old pretty fast. And it bothered me that he was the only baddie in the show who did anything.)
The characters all became wooden, and unemotional. And then, the ending of this terrible series was a disappointment to any anime fan out there. Nothing happened. Naraku never got killed or defeated. Kagome and Inu-Yasha never fully fell in love ('cause he was still all in love with his 50 year old dead chick.) Plot holes were left open. The animation got worse and worse as the series progressed. And nothing changed in the plot. (I mean,they dragged it out to over 150 episodes, and nothing changed in the plot... at all.) And they expected me (as well as other fans of the show) to be satisfied?? I was disenchanted, disgusted, and annoyed as crap. I at least had high hopes that there'd be a good ending to the series. Instead, all I got was a dragged out commercial for the manga.
Seriously, if you wanna see a good anime about swords and stuff like that, I strongly recommend "Rurouni Kenshin". That show progresses and goes somewhere, plus it has really good animation too.
But stay far away from this bland excuse for anime, as best as you can.
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We don't need to "change the world..." this show's perfect!
INU-YASHA'S ONE OF THE BEST ANIMES EVER! Sorry, for that outburst, but it's true. With the possibly the best leading cast of any anime ever(except for Yu Yu Hakusho), and an excellent mixture of genres, you have yet another sure-fire hit spawned from the brilliant mind of Rumiko Takahashi's work.
Inu-Yasha is the main character, who is voiced to perfection by Kappei Yamaguchi. His Inu-Yasha sounds really believeable. It's perfect. I also like his English voice, which is by Richard Cox(who also does the English-dubbed voice of another Yamaguchi-voiced character, Ranma Saotome). He does a really good job of expressing the same emotion and force Yamaguchi-san did, which is probably why he was selected to do Inu-Yasha's dub voice. We have Kagome, Shippo, Miroku, and Sango. Then there's Sesshomaru, Inu-Yasha's brother. He's another one of my favorites, because he's really complex even though he's a villain. Then, we have main villain Naraku, who is just impossible to not hate. Believe me, some of the things he does will make you wish you could climb into the TV and clobber him.
The music is also great, and always reflects the mood the show is currently in. It's definitely worth getting the CD soundtrack. In fact, maybe you should do it right now if you know a place where you can find it. Believe me, my review will still be here. Oh, and the animation, it's topnotch. THIS CAME OUT THREE YEARS AGO!? The people who made this could have fooled me.
BOTTOM LINE: This is one of the best anime to come out ever. With the DVDs out, and the series on Cartoon Network, you have no excuse to not see this beautiful masterpiece of a show. Gotta go now, for I fear I could be getting a crush on Sango or Kagome...
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Some wonderful moments...and some awful quarter seasons
Rossini once described rival composer Wagner's work as having "some wonderful moments...and some awful quarter-hours". Inuyasha, it seems, can also be described this way. It has many great episodes, but in between them are countless filler episodes. The entire series consists of about 175 episodes, of which I'd say at least 125 are filler or some sort of subplot (I didn't bother to count and I wouldn't be surprised if that number were in fact higher, though).
Some of these filler episodes are actually quite enjoyable, though many are quite silly or dull. Nonetheless, the constant digressions start to wear thin after the first few seasons as the plot ends up progressing at a labored crawl for most of the series. Character development, too, slows down greatly and by the later seasons, the cast has become quite unchanging, resulting in increasingly stale jokes (particularly those concerning the monk, who's ironic traits start out as mildly humorous but grow tiresome when the jokes associated with them appear repeatedly).
However, all of that isn't to say that Inuyasha is a bad series. It just isn't a great series the way Neon Genesis Evangelion, for example, is generally considered to be. As something to watch at the end of a hard day, it is nice, but it could never be confused with high art.
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Recommenting.
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Well, I'm up to episode 115 now, and I have to say, I thought the show was da bomb for the first 50 or 60 episodes or some (Which was how many I had seen when I commented the first time), but now I think the storyline is dragging out to the point of irritation. At this point. <SPOILER?>, there is a plot thread that has been going on for 16-17 episodes, and it doesn't seen to end just yet. I hope they can change this around, because if they don't, Inu Yasha is gonna take a plunge to the bottom of my favourite anime list.
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Awesome show. I wanna see more kitsune, tanuki, and other demon type chars in anime
I'm a furry fan as well as an anime fanatic. I really like Inu-Yasha becase of the plots, the story line, and most of all the characters. Inu-Yasha himself is a sort of dog boy.. Chippo is a lil boy with a fox tail.
And there is another character who's name I can't really remember.. Keelowie? Is a small ferral looking two tailed fox with a black diamond mark on his head who can transform into a huge flaming sabre toothed fox that can fly and also be ridden.
This is a kick ass show. There should be like it dammit! =^.^> It'd really be nice to have the un-edited versions instead of having to watch the bastardized Adult Swim stuff. But oh well. Guess ya gotta be happy with whatya got.
-BlazeFoxKitsune
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Clever and original series that unfortunately has little to offer
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Let me state this right from the start. I do NOT hate this show. I actually quite like some aspects of it. In fact, when i first started to watch it, I quickly became hooked. I was just starting to come out of the whole "anime is for kids" stereotype, and the mature elements of the show had me intrigued.
Unfortunately, after seeing the whole series through and a few of the films, I can say that my overall disposition has changed, and it falls into almost all of the pitfalls that plague "bad" anime. Seven or eight friends and myself started watching this series on TV. By the end, only one friend and I were still watching and neither of us liked it.
Allow me to explain the plot for you. You can skip this paragraph if you don't want to know. Kagome is an average high school student, who one day falls into a magical well near her family run shrine. When kagome comes out of the well again, she has been transported back in time to the feudal era of japan. She meets up with many other characters and they form a group of five or so companions who set off on a journey of revenge/justice/groping in one characters case =). Overall, they are trying to recover the pieces of the sacred jewel shard which enhances the power of demons who use it.
While there are many, MANY side stories and story arcs, there is no were near enough material to occupy 167 episodes. The only story arc that is interesting enough to watch is still sort of dull (the band of seven). After the half way mark in the series or maybe even before, it becomes painfully obvious that the plot is frozen in place and whoever made the series decided instead to put in dozens and dozens of filler episodes.
These episodes have little to no impact on the story, and rarely even on the characters. In some cases, some characters who had an important role in the story will disappear for dozens of episodes at a time. Many episodes follow the exact same cookie cutter patterns as the stories before it. Inuyasha shoots wind-scar at enemy. Windscar deflects. Characters gasp in horror. Enemy turns out to have barrier. Characters spent three episodes trying to kill enemy before Kagome finally fires sacred arrow at him and he turns to dust.
Also **MAJOR SPOILER: THE CONCLUSION WILL BE REVEALED** the lack of any conclusion makes it seem like you have waisted 83 hours.
**MAJOR SPOILER OVER**
The animation itself is above average, and in some cases excellent. Even so, reused animation cells plague most action scenes, and it is very hard to ignore them when it is clear that the exact same boulder has flown past a character five or six times in a row.
On the brighter side however, all of the characters are very well developed and the romances between some of the characters were truly captivating. Also, the character designs (appearences) were brilliant and at times among the best I have seen, particularly with the band of seven. There is definitely no shortage of Cosplay opportunities here. Even so, I found myself hoping that a character would die just so there would be some sort of movement in the plot. And some of the humour in the show between characters is used again and again. One particular joke (sit boy) is found within the first five episodes, and you can literally expect it to be used again and again for the remaining 162 episodes.
Although there are some good aspects of the show and it is easy to see why it has a huge following, the series seems to be dominated by obsessed fan girls who drool over Sesshomiru and InuYasha.
Bottom line: Definitely worth checking out, but not worth watching the whole series. The first 30 episodes are very clever, original and enjoyable for anybody. But after that, it simply becomes dull and tedious. Watching a TV show should never feel like a chore, but somehow this series accomplishes just that. Don't expect much from "InuYasha", because you will only feel let down.
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Another breath taking anime! (May contain Spoilers)
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Excellent is what I say about this anime. It's tied with Yu-GI-OH! as my fav. anime. It's about a girl pulled into a demon filled world where monsters stalk her for a sacred jewel embouied in her body. It turns out her descedent imprsond a half dog-half human half demon named Inuyasha who was pinned to a tree by an arrow. She frees him but he turns on her wanting the jewel but magic stops him from doing her any harm. They slowely developed feelings for each other but won't admit it. The bad guys are excellent, the music is awseome better than Yu-Yu-Hakso's or Cowboy Bebop's music (thier music is okay), and this ranks as one of the finest animes ever made.
10/10 I hope they keep it.
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Appreciate InuYasha (the anime) for what it is
I would like to see all of those who were complaining about how Inuyasha is a bad show and how no one should see it, create an anime/manga, publish it and see if it becomes popular or not. This show happens to be popular in many countries. You all have your opinions and I respect that, but when it comes to things like this, you shouldn't even be complaining at all because it's not like you're being forced to watch it. If you don't like this show, then move on to the next anime. It's your problem if you can't see why there are fans that actually do like the anime. So sue us if we think it's great. I'm not afraid to admit it. Inuyasha is my all time favorite anime. If you have a problem with that, I don't care. Nothing you can all say or do will change that fact. You all have your favorite shows and I have mine. We're all entitled to our opinion here and I know that. Every anime has different character designs. You can't really expect every anime to have the same character design in all of the episodes. It's bound to change somehow.
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Stunning
Mix fairy-tale with fantasy, legend with reality. This is a dark fairy-tale, beautiful and compelling right from the explosive start.
Inu Yasha, a creature that is half man, half dog-demon, attempts to steal an enchanted jewel from a shrine, to change himself into a full-blooded demon. However, the priestess sworn to protect the jewel fires an arrow into his heart, and nails him to a tree. The priestess dies from her wounds, and Inu Yasha falls into an enchanted sleep. 50 years later, the soul of the priestess returns to the forest, reborn in the body of Kagome, a girl from modern-day Tokyo who has fallen through time into the era of myth and legend. Inside her, the jewel has been reborn along with the soul of the priestess. Her precense awaken the dog-demon from his long imprisonment, and along with him awaken his long-alseep desires for the jewel. However, by the power of Kagome's arrow, the jewel is broken and its shards scattered across the lands. Each shard holds the power to make evil hearts stronger, and bestow misery upon the land. Kagome and Inu Yasha reluctantly set out together, to collect the shards and make the jewel complete again. "Inu Yasha" is the story of that journey.
What captured me about this series was Inu Yasha himself. His character is dark, evil, and mean, plus he behaves an animal. The makers have really managed to capture his animal side, and this (along with great, charismatic voice-acting), gives him a precense seldom seen in animated shows. In the beginning, he is betrayed, hostile and alone, but as the show moves on, he developes greatly, by slowly but surely warming up and gaining kindness in his demonic eyes. The reason for this is Kagome, a brave heroine that far exceeds your standard shrieky-maiden-anime-chick.
There is some humor to this show too. It's nicely done, it doesn't steal time from the story, and it fits where it is placed. But don't expect this to be some light comedy-show like Ranma: Inu Yasha is a deep and dark fairy tale that deals seriously with questions like the want for strenght, the want for life, the want for revenge, and the slim line between love and hatred. All within one huge story-arc with many meaningful subplots.
As for the enemies, they not only display great strenght and cruelty, but some of them are also allowed to develope as characters, which is extremely rare for bad-guys. The action is very cool, skillfully done and overall fantastic. Inu Yasha, the one who does most the fighting, fights to kill and doesn't hold back. A lot of blood and some really nasty scenes in some episodes.
The animation is magnificent, as well as the soundtrack. I have only seen the subbed version, but I can highly recommend it about any dub. There is no way any translation could outdo the original cast.
This is the best anime I have EVER seen. It's original and powerful with a lot of depth, in a world where fairy-tale has merged with fantasy. Plus, Inu Yasha's dog-ears are super-kawaii... ^_^
Don't miss it!
/Auryn
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kick ass
InuYasha is the single most awesome anime TV show and TV show period. I love watching it. i know so many people who love it as well! I cant wait 2 buy the seasons on DVD! The movies were very good as well. I only got 2 watch the third one, but it was still really good!I really want everything i can find that is about InuYasha: movies, season DVD sets, toys, collectibles, and anything else i can find that's about InuYasha.I want 2 see the other movies really bad. i herd that the 2nd 1 was the best, but according, 2 IMDb's reviews, the third one was the best. I also really hope that they keep making InuYasha movies as well..
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"SIT BOY!!!!"
InuYasha is an excellent anime series with everything a good TV series needs. Its got action, suspense, comedy and love. Inuyasha is about the adventures of a young half-demon from futile Japan and a human girl from modern times.
They team up with a monk and a demon slayer to find sacred jewel shards and destroy an evil demon. The animation is really good. What you have to remember is this is a TV series and not a movie. TV series never look as good as movies. I've seen some bad animation and this is NOT one of them.
The music is great and the voice actors fit the characters perfectly. All-Around : great show with few (if any) flaws. Any anime fan who loves fantasy will adore this show.
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YAWN! TAT (Typical Anime Trash)
Though I may not be an otaku, but there is good oriental animation, or anime out there. I catergorize anime in two categories:
There is O-FAKA (One of a Kind Animes), the animated works Hayao Miyazaki, Tsui Hark and Keita Amemiya.
Then, there is the TAT (Typical Anime Trash), which consists mostly of all the manufactured anime that are copycats (Digimon, Lily C.A.T)or crappy overrated shows that create copycats (any of the Dragon Ball shows, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, Pokemon).
And well, Inuyasha falls under the TAT category.
Though I am a fan of some of Rumiko Takahashi's works like LUM and "Rumic Theatre", I have a feeling Inuyasha is one of her weaker links besides Masson Ikkoku. It is basically Dragon Ball Z with good animation. Nothing More, nothing less.
I guess no form of animation is safe from the wave of manufactored crappiness...
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And Now For A Different Opinion
As is common with much of American main stream entertainment there are celebrities who are worshipped solely on the basis of there aesthetics dispite their lack of talent. I see Inuyasha as fitting into that group.
Now I know if you're already one of the thousands of InuYasha fans out there you're just going to completely ignore this review so go ahead. I'm trying to appeal to people who really look for quality rather than "cute" characters. One of the first problems I noticed is that it is just a pidge podge of tired story elements. We have an outsider pulled into a strange and different world, we have a quest for scattered jewels, and of course the requisite tacked-on love story. Snore. I know Takahashi can and has (several times) done better than this.
Characters in the show unfortunately fall into the same line. It's a virtual parade of cliches. Kagome, who is the firey schoo girl of course, seems like nothing more than a generic filler for the girl that the main character has to hate/love. She's more like a cursor that guides us from plont point to plot point than a real person that we can care about. Nice legs though (and isn't that what matters?). InuYasha is a "demon" whose trying to be good. This could have left lot's of room for character development as he tried to cope with the feelings that accompanied having to help those that, by nature, he should want to destroy. But no... he's just a tough guy. A very PRETTY tough guy. The other heroes are pretty simple. Miroku is a perverted but kind priest. Sango is the strong female who is there so Miroko can constantly try to grope her. Shippo is fox. A bratty little fox. Yeah.
The villains are absolutely laughable. Naraku, admittadly a pretty bad guy. Or at least he would be if the only other villain you knew before were the pollution guys from captain planet. But he has a cool costume so I'll let him off the hook. My real problem is with InuYasha's brother Sesshômaru. He's basically there just to bark and never bite. Teasing Inuyasha all the way but never doing anything really bad. I just want to know right now why ever villain in this type of anime must look like a woman. It's always been my opinion that a demon should be doing terrible things like eating babies rather than putting on make up.
So the bottom line is this: InuYasha fails on both levels - as a serious drama and as a light hearted comedy. It's uneven, unentemotional, and unoriginal. This is what makes all these stereotypes about anime. If you want real quality check out Takahashi's older works like Ranma or Mermaid's Scar. And if you want some more modern entertainment look for Noir or Excel Saga. However if your one of those folks who use cute little emoticons in every sentence or still use -San to refer to Japanese names, then this show will be right up your alley.
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Brilliant anime of the early 2000's!
What can I say here? Fantastic characters, best English Dub voice actors, brillant storyline, brilliant fighting scenes. I even loved how the writers and artists were able to put together of Japanese culture into it nicely.
Although in any anime, there's always going to be a sprinkle of Japanese culture there but this particular anime made it stood out even more and its absolutely wonderful!
Totally recommend this to anyone who is just starting out on anime or just feels like a bit of kick ass romance!
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