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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #10
InuYasha, Vol. 10: A Warrior's Code
何百年ものあいだ、数多くの妖怪や人間たちの手を転々としてきた四魂の玉。この四魂の玉が、はたしていつ、どこで生まれ、なぜ呪われた運命をつくり出すことになったのかが明らかになる。
192 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1999
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,587 books2,098 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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May 16, 2012
With the addition of Sango and Kirara, the InuYasha family is finally complete. Sango is a great character, and adding a true action girl (with awesomely gigantic boomerang) is a big plus to the dynamic. She's got a great backstory, too.
August 22, 2023
I enjoy learning more about Naraku, and I like Sango and how she joins the team!
Some great banter and classic Inuyasha speaking like a jerk while he does hero things.
A great blend of humour, action and fantasy. I remember why I enjoyed this series.
Some great banter and classic Inuyasha speaking like a jerk while he does hero things.
A great blend of humour, action and fantasy. I remember why I enjoyed this series.
June 5, 2017
Begins in mid-story and ends on a cliffhanger. More information about the creation of the jewel is filled in.
Looking forward to getting more sense of Sango's personality.
Looking forward to getting more sense of Sango's personality.
November 6, 2015
The gang is finally complete.
Waaa, it has been almost 2 weeks since I finished the anime... wonderful -and sometimes, painful- episodes... I missed them.
Waaa, it has been almost 2 weeks since I finished the anime... wonderful -and sometimes, painful- episodes... I missed them.
May 19, 2015
Ya está todo el equipo al completo ^.^
September 6, 2020
3,5
Aunque siempre es lindo leer la incorporación de un nuevo personaje, y más de uno de los personajes que van a formar parte del equipo, me aburrió bastante.
Lo mejor fue todo lo que aprendí acerca de la historia.
Aunque siempre es lindo leer la incorporación de un nuevo personaje, y más de uno de los personajes que van a formar parte del equipo, me aburrió bastante.
Lo mejor fue todo lo que aprendí acerca de la historia.
January 5, 2021
Really enjoyed this volume because I just love Sango and Kirara so much. This volume marks the first one where our Inuyasha family is complete, and that makes me very happy. We learn more about the immense power of the shikon jewel in this volume as well.
March 19, 2020
Por fin llegué al tomo diez hfdghdsgsd
May 4, 2024
I promise I’m liking it. It’s not at all what I first thought it was going to be out. I did however start to read this book backwards? Which is funny bc you already do that. I’m just so sleepy man
August 30, 2024
Despite the fact that this manga is aimed at children it can have some pretty grusome scenes from time to time. Some pretty cool drawn scenes might I add.
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 28, 2023
Naraku si scopre essere il principe che aveva ingannato la sterminatrice di demoni Sango, aizzandola contro Inuyasha. La storia cambia: il cattivo che noi credevamo essere Naraku si dimostra solo un fantoccio manovrato dal principe, che si ritira dalla battaglia e si nasconde e gli altri non riescono a trovarlo. Come strategia, lascia molto a desiderare, perché noi avevamo visualizzato il cattivo di turno con un aspetto. Questo viene sconfitto, ma si rivela essere solo un fantoccio e dunque il cattivo, anche se sempre lo stesso, cambia, così che non c’è più quella sensazione di girarsi intorno. Ad un certo punto bisognava che i due Naraku e Inuyasha si confrontassero, con un eventuale finale. Invece ecco che si confrontano e Inuyasha vince, ma solo perché Naraku non è quello vero. C’è un po’ il sentore di "allunghiamo il brodo", così con una decisione presa al momento, ovviamente, non c’è proprio l’idea di una costruzione della trama più grande a monte.
Sango si unisce alla squadra, che ora è formata da Inuyasha, Shippo, Kagome, Miroku, Myoga e Sango appunto. Questo gioca a favore della trama: il continuo vagare dei nostri protagonisti porta ad un aggregarsi di altri personaggi lungo questo percorso. A giudicare da quante persone si sono unite alla squadra, è chiaro che il percorso comincia ad essere un po’ troppo lungo.
Sango racconta agli altri la storia della sfera e anche questa, chiaramente, è stata decisa al momento. Sono d’accordo con le ispirazioni che quando arrivano, arrivano e che la storia non deve essere costruita troppo a tavolino, però non lo si deve sentire e invece anche qui, con questa storia infilzata per riempire alcune pagine, sento sempre che manca qualcosa. La storia poteva essere più grande se i personaggi erano migliori, o meglio, se i personaggi erano costruiti meglio. Comunque, Sango ci racconta che la sfera è nata quando una vecchia sacerdotessa di centinaia di anni fa, di nome Midoriko, si era dovuta confrontare con un grande demone formato dall’aggregazione di più demoni, proprio come successe a Naraku. Alcuni demoni decidono di aggregarsi per contrastare un umano e questa aggregazione può essere portata a compimento solo se c’è un umano che si offre. Lo trovo sempre molto poco artistico, troppo sanguinario, troppo banale con questi discorsi fuori dalla sfera dell’ordinario. Un po’ di fantasy va bene, ma così è tutto troppo oltre. La sfera è nata dallo scontro finale di questa sacerdotessa e di questo super demone e all’interno racchiude proprio gli spiriti dei due che sono eternamente in lotta. Dopo alcuni anni, Kikyo era entrata in possesso della sfera per custodirla.
Dopo la spiegazione, che è accompagnata ovviamente da vignette, si ritorna al solito off topic. Nel loro peregrinato alla ricerca non più solo delle sfere, ma del principe che è dunque il nuovo Naraku, il gruppo si imbatte in alcuni uomini che stanno per dare in sacrificio un bambino ad una divinità acquatica. Ovviamente, non possono far finta di niente e c’è la temuta deviazione dalla trama che li porta a scontrarsi con questa divinità, che si scopre essere un demone (guarda caso) che ha intrappolato la divinità vera in una grotta. Stop.
Un numero senza arte né parte, persino i momenti tra Inuyasha e Kagome sono stati ridotti al minimo e la trama principale subisce la solita battuta d’arresto.
I manga possono durare a lungo, anche se chi scrive ha l’intenzione di completare la storia. Su Inuyasha sembra esserci la continua necessità di non far finire mai la storia, sia perché non si ha idea di come concluderla, sia perché si vuole vendere un altro numero.
Andiamo avanti con un pronostico: Inuyasha si scontrerà con la falsa divinità e libererà la vera divinità, facendo smettere i continui sacrifici, e poi tutti proseguiranno. Forse ci sarà uno scontro con Naraku o forse con un altro demone a caso!
February 8, 2025
3.8 ⭐️
"The same soul can either be good or evil"
Ah noooo don’t present the history of the Shikon Jewel and how it tangles with the present and the themes of the story and have Inuyasha say “You make it sound like we’re the ones being manipulated by this jewel! If the jewel is somehow making these bloody events repeat themselves then I’ll put the cycle to an end myself!” and then just drop the topic completely and dive right into another monster-of-the-week.
Rumiko Takahashi said "I see you were confused/frustrate about Naraku's plans last volume, so here's an explanation." So Naraku wanted to take out the demon slayers and get the jewel shard in their village, thus he drew the slayers out with the demon at the castle. Sango surviving and Inuyasha looking for her village, however, were occurrences that conveniently fell into his lap that he then made use of by pitting Sango against Inuyasha. Didn't really work out for him though. I think this still pokes at his "puppet mastery" because while yes, he uses pawns and can pivot, not everything goes according to plan for him. A lot of his plots actually seem to revolve around taking advantage of things he did not foresee. He's smart but also kind of making it up as he goes along.
The whole "you went so far [just] to own that one shard" in the village shows the ruthlessness of Naraku. The demon slayers and taking them out of the equation was kind of an afterthought for Naraku. He's very fixated on his goals and will do anything to achieve them. This heightens the stakes as well.
"You monster!!! Always playing with people's hearts!!" This is noteworthy coming from Inuyasha, who pretends not to care about humans and emotions. It also draws attention to how Naraku is unlike other "demons" in how he not only views people as pawns, drawing enjoyment from manipulating them and causing their suffering, but in order to do so, he demonstrates a deeper understanding of how humans function that I don't think is present in the other demons the group encounters. Perhaps because he is not a full demon but a hanyou like Inuyasha. A hanyou without a human heart? It's fun that Naraku himself shows up as a doll/puppet in many of his appearances. It perhaps indicates some caution/fear on his end and feeds into his whole "puppet master" vibe (that does exist despite me bashing it).
"We've been battling a construct of mud and magic..." Sounds familiar! All the parallels and overlap between characters is fascinating and it draws such attention to the themes being explored. Naraku of course reflects Inuyasha and then here we get some Kikyo in him as well.
After everything with Naraku and his manipulations, Sango joins team avenge/revenge, fitting perfectly alongside Inuyasha and Miroku. Notably, Miroku also exhibits understanding/empathy for Sango's situation.
As I said at the start, the Shikon Jewel backstory with Midoriko really is great. I love how upon first glance, Kagome thinks Midoriko is "a mummified demon" when she is in fact, a human that fused with a demon. We're getting more human/demon exploration. She also looks awesome and creepy. And of course, Midoriko is a priestess and the demon that fused with her was formed like Naraku was from Onigumo.
"Yeah mean this woman also spent her life fighting continuously against demons...just like Kikyo?!"
"Only one had spells that could extract a demon's soul...and cleanse it utterly."
"They say there was a man who secretly yearned after Midoriko. The demons snuck into a crevice in that man's heart and possessed him. It seems it's easier for demons to meld together...if they can use the twisted soul of a mortal as a crucible." The fact that the demons require a (twisted) human soul stands out.
Another interesting note on souls is how when Midoriko's "soul was about to be sucked out of her...in that moment, [she] used the last of her energy to steal the demon's soul to take it into her own soul and expel it out of her body" and that combination of souls became the Shikon Jewel.
Sango tells of how her grandfather died fighting a demon in possession of the jewel, making her–like Miroku–caught in a generational battle. After that fight, the jewel was given to Kikyo and it's more than just parallels and reflections, we're going full on cyclical!
The question is...why was Kagome sucked into the past? And what effect is it having? Did Kikyo fuck up when she tried to end the cycle by taking the jewel with her in death? Were her actions not enough to end the cycle? It might have something to do with how the end of her life played out in regards to Inuyasha. The Shikon Jewel was formed from the souls of Midoriko and a demon, but more truthfully, it was formed from Midoriko and a half-demon is the demon Midoriko was fighting was formed in the way Naraku was from Onigumo and a hoard of demons. Perhaps Kagome enters the story to truly end the cycle once and for all and in order to do so, she needs to work with a half-demon a.k.a. Inuyasha. Food for thought!
"And so the Shikon Jewel can become as good or as evil as the soul of whoever possesses it." This intrigues me because we really only see how the jewel functions in the hands of an evil soul. Kagome is our prime example of a good soul, instantly purifying the jewel when she touches it, but from there it kind of remains in a neutral state. She doesn't use it for anything but just carries around the collection of shards. Is not using the jewel the only way for it to be good?
In the end, we get Inuyasha's “You make it sound like we’re the ones being manipulated by this jewel! If the jewel is somehow making these bloody events repeat themselves then I’ll put the cycle to an end myself!” followed anticlimactically by the fake Water God and a nice reminder of how Inuyasha's brain operates.
"Wait...wouldn't it be quicker to rescue the Water God and ask his counsel first...?"
" First ...I rescue Kagome!"
"The same soul can either be good or evil"
Ah noooo don’t present the history of the Shikon Jewel and how it tangles with the present and the themes of the story and have Inuyasha say “You make it sound like we’re the ones being manipulated by this jewel! If the jewel is somehow making these bloody events repeat themselves then I’ll put the cycle to an end myself!” and then just drop the topic completely and dive right into another monster-of-the-week.
Rumiko Takahashi said "I see you were confused/frustrate about Naraku's plans last volume, so here's an explanation." So Naraku wanted to take out the demon slayers and get the jewel shard in their village, thus he drew the slayers out with the demon at the castle. Sango surviving and Inuyasha looking for her village, however, were occurrences that conveniently fell into his lap that he then made use of by pitting Sango against Inuyasha. Didn't really work out for him though. I think this still pokes at his "puppet mastery" because while yes, he uses pawns and can pivot, not everything goes according to plan for him. A lot of his plots actually seem to revolve around taking advantage of things he did not foresee. He's smart but also kind of making it up as he goes along.
The whole "you went so far [just] to own that one shard" in the village shows the ruthlessness of Naraku. The demon slayers and taking them out of the equation was kind of an afterthought for Naraku. He's very fixated on his goals and will do anything to achieve them. This heightens the stakes as well.
"You monster!!! Always playing with people's hearts!!" This is noteworthy coming from Inuyasha, who pretends not to care about humans and emotions. It also draws attention to how Naraku is unlike other "demons" in how he not only views people as pawns, drawing enjoyment from manipulating them and causing their suffering, but in order to do so, he demonstrates a deeper understanding of how humans function that I don't think is present in the other demons the group encounters. Perhaps because he is not a full demon but a hanyou like Inuyasha. A hanyou without a human heart? It's fun that Naraku himself shows up as a doll/puppet in many of his appearances. It perhaps indicates some caution/fear on his end and feeds into his whole "puppet master" vibe (that does exist despite me bashing it).
"We've been battling a construct of mud and magic..." Sounds familiar! All the parallels and overlap between characters is fascinating and it draws such attention to the themes being explored. Naraku of course reflects Inuyasha and then here we get some Kikyo in him as well.
After everything with Naraku and his manipulations, Sango joins team avenge/revenge, fitting perfectly alongside Inuyasha and Miroku. Notably, Miroku also exhibits understanding/empathy for Sango's situation.
As I said at the start, the Shikon Jewel backstory with Midoriko really is great. I love how upon first glance, Kagome thinks Midoriko is "a mummified demon" when she is in fact, a human that fused with a demon. We're getting more human/demon exploration. She also looks awesome and creepy. And of course, Midoriko is a priestess and the demon that fused with her was formed like Naraku was from Onigumo.
"Yeah mean this woman also spent her life fighting continuously against demons...just like Kikyo?!"
"Only one had spells that could extract a demon's soul...and cleanse it utterly."
"They say there was a man who secretly yearned after Midoriko. The demons snuck into a crevice in that man's heart and possessed him. It seems it's easier for demons to meld together...if they can use the twisted soul of a mortal as a crucible." The fact that the demons require a (twisted) human soul stands out.
Another interesting note on souls is how when Midoriko's "soul was about to be sucked out of her...in that moment, [she] used the last of her energy to steal the demon's soul to take it into her own soul and expel it out of her body" and that combination of souls became the Shikon Jewel.
Sango tells of how her grandfather died fighting a demon in possession of the jewel, making her–like Miroku–caught in a generational battle. After that fight, the jewel was given to Kikyo and it's more than just parallels and reflections, we're going full on cyclical!
"the jewel...is playing its life over again." Kikyo carried the jewel with her to her death! She was trying to end the cycle once and for all! But in the end...the jewel did return...crossing time and space...with me!
The question is...why was Kagome sucked into the past? And what effect is it having? Did Kikyo fuck up when she tried to end the cycle by taking the jewel with her in death? Were her actions not enough to end the cycle? It might have something to do with how the end of her life played out in regards to Inuyasha. The Shikon Jewel was formed from the souls of Midoriko and a demon, but more truthfully, it was formed from Midoriko and a half-demon is the demon Midoriko was fighting was formed in the way Naraku was from Onigumo and a hoard of demons. Perhaps Kagome enters the story to truly end the cycle once and for all and in order to do so, she needs to work with a half-demon a.k.a. Inuyasha. Food for thought!
"And so the Shikon Jewel can become as good or as evil as the soul of whoever possesses it." This intrigues me because we really only see how the jewel functions in the hands of an evil soul. Kagome is our prime example of a good soul, instantly purifying the jewel when she touches it, but from there it kind of remains in a neutral state. She doesn't use it for anything but just carries around the collection of shards. Is not using the jewel the only way for it to be good?
In the end, we get Inuyasha's “You make it sound like we’re the ones being manipulated by this jewel! If the jewel is somehow making these bloody events repeat themselves then I’ll put the cycle to an end myself!” followed anticlimactically by the fake Water God and a nice reminder of how Inuyasha's brain operates.
"Wait...wouldn't it be quicker to rescue the Water God and ask his counsel first...?"
" First ...I rescue Kagome!"
May 6, 2022
The individual Mangas are such easy reads and it also helps because I've watched the anime up to end of season 2 as of now. I think this one is a good read with all the main characters now showing up. The most important chapter per say is #6 "The Birth of the Jewel" which brings to light truly how the jewel was created and its reasonings. It definitely has some great chuckles with how Inuyasha and the others interact with each other.
February 8, 2025
At the end of this volume I feel that InuYasha's gang is complete (or at least pretty close to it). Sango and Kirara now with the gang I see them getting down to the business at hand...finding those shards and making the world a better place! Sango really shines through volume 9 and this one. Rumiko Takahashi delivers another entertaining volume that leaves you engaged and on a (sort of) cliffhanger.
February 4, 2023
Neu mischt bei "Inu Yasha" die Jägerin Sango mit und bietet etwas mehr Abwechslung in den Geschichten, natürlich aber geht es auch im zehnten Band der Reihe vor allem darum, mächtigen Gegnern die Splitter abzuluchsen.
Dank dem flotten Tempo und den gelungenen Zeichnungen bleibt man gut unterhalten.
Dank dem flotten Tempo und den gelungenen Zeichnungen bleibt man gut unterhalten.
October 2, 2023
I enjoyed reading this manga. I love how we get to meet Sango and learn more about what Naraku is able to do to make his goal come though. We follow the main gang into a area were the shards came from and we also learn more about Kikyo!
As always I love the art work and the story its self very excited to read volume 11!
As always I love the art work and the story its self very excited to read volume 11!
November 29, 2023
Rumiko Takahashi è una delle mie preferite,mi ha accompagnata sin da bambina con le sue opere,ma senza dubbio Inuyasha è uno dei miei preferiti in assoluto...l'ho amato dall'inizio...una trama che si svolge tra presente e passato,catapultati nell'Era Sengoku con un intreccio di avventure e fiato sospeso
June 7, 2025
mi ha sconvolto scoprire che l'anime ha inserito elementi che non esistono nella storia della sacerdotessa che ha creato al sfera dei quattro spiriti, scegliendo di darle un nome e un volto (cosa che nel manga non viene rivelato). bah, io l'anime sono sempre più scioccata di quanto sia diverso, e preferisco 100 volte il manga.
September 6, 2018
Sango is the girl to beat (literally!). I love her introduction, although I am always sadden that she lost her entire family to Naraku's evil.
There's also a water god fraud, but this was a nice story to add on to more Kagome/InuYasha angst.
There's also a water god fraud, but this was a nice story to add on to more Kagome/InuYasha angst.
June 6, 2021
Enter Sango, one of my favorites!
Sango's introduction has always been one of the most devastating stories. It was great seeing the original version of it, which I have to say the anime did a pretty solid job of adapting.
Sango's introduction has always been one of the most devastating stories. It was great seeing the original version of it, which I have to say the anime did a pretty solid job of adapting.
April 5, 2023
Rumiko Takahashi you brilliant evil genius you!!! From the beginning you tried to give a hint for what could happen.
Inuyasha: Well who cares of the Jewel is conscious
The Jewel: Oh just you wait
Inuyasha: Well who cares of the Jewel is conscious
The Jewel: Oh just you wait
October 14, 2017
Sango è sempre stata la mia preferita :3
Ah, nella descrizione c'è scritto Kagura e... vabbè lasciamo perdere XD
Ah, nella descrizione c'è scritto Kagura e... vabbè lasciamo perdere XD
August 23, 2018
Loving that our main group has extended to incude Sango and Kirara, it helps balance the dynamic and makes for more interesting reading
January 22, 2019
Secret history revealed! I thought it would be a simple collect and win mission manga. But, it has more depth, and that's nice to know. Go Kagome, fight.
November 17, 2019
Nice to see humans be very adept (usually) at taking on demons and without special powers.
November 12, 2020
Ya están todos completos y eso me hace muy feliz.
January 26, 2022
I honestly felt this volume was a little uneventful.
February 2, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good so far! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
September 23, 2022
Tots els volums d'Inuyasha son fantastics. Em fan venir ganes de tornar a mirar la sèrie.
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