Inu Yasha Series End CN (Spoilers, probably)

[JackProton]

Well, after 4 years, Cartoon Network has finally completed their broadcast of the Inu Yasha series. I'd probably have been more disappointed if I hadn't had some forewarning of the lack of a solid conclusion -- <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>"...and they went on to have many more adventures. THE END."</span> Too bad the final arc was so highly compressed. Didn't quite do it justice. OK, so when's the BLOCKBUSTER finale movie (I know, wishful thinking)?

What did you think?

[Fencedude]

tl;dr

[JackProton]

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Fencedude said:
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What?

[Suwako Moriya]

Edit: Never mind, my brother confirmed for me that both parts aired. I must have forgotten to watch part 1 and thus my confusion. Still at least I remembered to record it. So I can watch both parts later and hopefully comment on them.

[JackProton]

They showed part 2 last night but, for some reason, they showed the exact same previews for both parts and may have mistitled the 2nd part -- I vaguely recall seeing something odd with the titling at some point. But, yeah, watch them both together.

Speaking of that, I could swear that Inu Yasha says a line in the previews that did not show up in the actual episode. Maybe they translated the line differently between the preview and the episode????

[ucdawg12]

I want to know more animated Inuyasha is on the way soon /images/graemlins/sad.gif

[golthin]

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JackProton said:
Well, after 4 years, Cartoon Network has finally completed their broadcast of the Inu Yasha series. I'd probably have been more disappointed if I hadn't had some forewarning of the lack of a solid conclusion -- <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>"...and they went on to have many more adventures. THE END."</span> Too bad the final arc was so highly compressed. Didn't quite do it justice. OK, so when's the BLOCKBUSTER finale movie (I know, wishful thinking)?

What did you think?

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Is the manga still ongoing in Japan? You could read the Viz manga, that is probably the only place where you will see the end. I am glad that the show is still ongoing, it gives me hope that the monk won't with Sango (I don't like him at all). /images/graemlins/devil.gif

[JackProton]

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golthin said:
Is the manga still ongoing in Japan? You could read the Viz manga, that is probably the only place where you will see the end.


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Good point. Looks like the anime ended around volume 36 of the manga which is currently(?) at volume 49. Viz appears to be up to volume 26. It could be a while.

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I am glad that the show is still ongoing, it gives me hope that the monk won't with Sango (I don't like him at all). /images/graemlins/devil.gif

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That's it for the show. Won't what with Sango?? /images/graemlins/sweat200.gif

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

Talk about a letdown... I too had heard that the ending was somewhat disappointing, but I thought it was just plain anticlimactic.

I like InuYasha and all, and I'm even a fan of open-ended series, but this wasn't open-ended, just incomplete. /images/graemlins/relief1.gif

Oh well, I'll still be watching the reruns as long as they air them, because I still like the show and the characters. I just wish it had closure of some sort... or at least something to think about, and not "to be continued... in your imagination!"

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JackProton said:
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Fencedude said:
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What?

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Too Long; Damn Retarded.

[Suwako Moriya]

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JackProton said:
Good point. Looks like the anime ended around volume 36 of the manga which is currently(?) at volume 49.

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So there are like 13+ volumes remaining and counting to be animated? It makes me wonder just how many episodes the series would have right now if it was still going. Especially if they decide to add filler or whatever you want to call it. I guess for some the answer is "It's already too many".

[Suwako Moriya]

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Fencedude said:
Too Long; Damn Retarded.

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Well perhaps the series wouldn't have been so long if they had cut back on the "save random village" stories. Which seemed to make up a large chunk of the series. As for the retarded part, I don't have much to say on that part.

Honestly while I do like the series, it's not something I'd want to own DVD. First due to how long the series is. Second the fact from what I can gather the series has no conclusion. Yeah I'll get around to the last two episodes sooner or later. Third some story elements got repetitive and annoying after awhile.

[JackProton]

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Serial Experiments NieA said:
Talk about a letdown... I too had heard that the ending was somewhat disappointing, but I thought it was just plain anticlimactic.

I like InuYasha and all, and I'm even a fan of open-ended series, but this wasn't open-ended, just incomplete. /images/graemlins/relief1.gif


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Seriously. I see now that they animated part of a story arc from the manga and just stopped in the middle of it.

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Oh well, I'll still be watching the reruns as long as they air them, because I still like the show and the characters.


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The first couple seasons are quite rewatchable. Funny too.

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I just wish it had closure of some sort... or at least something to think about, and not "to be continued... in your imagination!"

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Me too. Maybe a movie when the manga series ends (if ever)?

[JackProton]

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Yuzu Hieda said:
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JackProton said:
Good point. Looks like the anime ended around volume 36 of the manga which is currently(?) at volume 49.

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So there are like 13+ volumes remaining and counting to be animated? It makes me wonder just how many episodes the series would have right now if it was still going. Especially if they decide to add filler or whatever you want to call it. I guess for some the answer is "It's already too many".

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That's it for animated Inu Yasha unless a movie or OVA gets made at some future point. Series cancelled. I think the manga is still going (and going) though.

[JackProton]

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JackProton said:
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Fencedude said:
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What?

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Too Long; Damn Retarded.

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"Didn't Read" what?

[Fencedude]

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JackProton said:
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Fencedude said:
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JackProton said:
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Fencedude said:
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Too Long; Damn Retarded.

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"Didn't Read" what?

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Either/or.

I think mine is more appropriate in this situation.

[Grimmjow Jeagerjaques]

Oh man, you guys should have seen the original broadcast version of this episode. Basically, after the end credits they have a voice over set to clips of the series of the characters begging people to keep supporting the series (manga and possible future anime stuff I assume). They also thank the viewers for their support over the years which is nice, but the whole "don't give up on us" (no that's not verbatim but pretty close to what they were saying) thing was just hilarious. Hell that was the best part of the ep. for me. Too bad this clip will probably never hit the US, I doubt Viz'll put it in the DVDs.

[Tomcat]

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JackProton said:
Well, after 4 years, Cartoon Network has finally completed their broadcast of the Inu Yasha series.

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Did they show all 167 or so episodes?

Last I hears, Takahashi hadn't figured out how she wanted to end the manga, so it's still going.

-TC

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

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A Pimp Named Slickback said:
Too bad this clip will probably never hit the US, I doubt Viz'll put it in the DVDs.

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Someone who has watched it already can probably tell you for certain, but I wouldn't be surprised if the "Special InuYasha Footage" on the 4th movie DVD is this clip that you speak of. I've got all the movies, I just haven't sat down to watch the last one yet.


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Did they show all 167 or so episodes?


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Yes, they did. And [adult swim] (http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/index.html) are starting over from ep 1 on New Years Day.

[kamillebidan]

Terrible ending. I'm worried because it's been two years since this aired in Japan and there still hasn't been even a hint of a future "real ending" in movie/OVA form or whatever. I guess Sunrise is waiting for the manga to finish. Hurry up and get this over with, Takahashi!

[golthin]

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golthin said:
Is the manga still ongoing in Japan? You could read the Viz manga, that is probably the only place where you will see the end.


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Good point. Looks like the anime ended around volume 36 of the manga which is currently(?) at volume 49. Viz appears to be up to volume 26. It could be a while.

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I am glad that the show is still ongoing, it gives me hope that the monk won't with Sango (I don't like him at all). /images/graemlins/devil.gif

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That's it for the show. Won't what with Sango?? /images/graemlins/sweat200.gif

[/ QUOTE ]The monk won't end with Sango! heheh Sorry I forgot end there.

[golthin]

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Kamille Bidan said:
Terrible ending. I'm worried because it's been two years since this aired in Japan and there still hasn't been even a hint of a future "real ending" in movie/OVA form or whatever. I guess Sunrise is waiting for the manga to finish. Hurry up and get this over with, Takahashi!

[/ QUOTE ]Well, it seems that it is doing well for her, much like One piece and some those other long running series.
She will end it when she gets tires of it.

[Suzaku Seikun]

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Yuzu Hieda said:
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JackProton said:
Good point. Looks like the anime ended around volume 36 of the manga which is currently(?) at volume 49.

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So there are like 13+ volumes remaining and counting to be animated? It makes me wonder just how many episodes the series would have right now if it was still going. Especially if they decide to add filler or whatever you want to call it. I guess for some the answer is "It's already too many".

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How many volumes of Inu Yasha manga was out before it was animated? Maybe Sunrise needs more volumes to animate. (wishful thinking)

[Suwako Moriya]

All right I watched the final two episodes of the series. Now I will say this much. If this were simply a season finale and it was certain more episodes were coming then I'd think more highly of the two episodes. In fact I'd consider them to be nice.

However as a way to end the series, they fail hard. Sure they find out that <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>the infant is Naraku's heart and until it's destroyed that Naraku can't be destroyed.</span> However all that does is slightly change the focus of the search. Plus I can see it now.... <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>they destroy his heart, but he still survives. It was all a trick. As Naraku regenerates from snot he hid in another dimension!</span>

Over all Inuyasha was a fun series to watch on TV. However it's not the type I'd want to own on DVD. Especially because of the length and the none-ending thing. Yeah I know about the whole maybe they'll animate more mantra. However until they do this will have to be considered the end for the anime.

[mighty_vespa]

I followed InuYasha well into the 140s on [as]. I enjoyed and laughed at many episodes, early on. Yet, the story was moving at such a glacial pace and I just got sick of nothing permanent being done about Naraku.

I mean, it's one thing to craft an interesting villian who's nigh-invincible and always several steps ahead of his pursuers. But, seriously, the things the screenwriters (and Takahashi) pulled just exhausted my patience. The number of times Naraku reformed/escaped/survived got to be too frustrating.

At key points in the series, most episodes boiled down to "I smell/sense/see Naraku hiding over there. Oops. Nope it's one of his demon puppets/demon lakeys/evil-humans-he's-screwed-around-with". Then, after an episode or several (or however long it takes to defeat the enemy), they're off and chasing down Naraku again. Rinse, repeat. /images/graemlins/icon_rolleyes.gif

I started feeling like Team InuYasha had a ZERO PERCENT chance to really defeat Naraku; a huge win for them was just an annoying setback for Naraku.

To make matters worse, InuYasha was being handed power-up after power-up. That's cool, but what were his "non-demon" team members getting out of it? It just disappointed me that Sango, Miroku and Kagome weren't being given the chance to learn the kind of skills that would allow them to fight alongside InuYasha and make a huge difference against some of his most fiercest foes.* It almost always seemed to come down to Kagome, Shippou, Miroku or Sango either getting captured or forced to stand on the sidelines while InuYasha goes all "Wing Scar"-this and "Backlash Wave"-that.

Even with these complaints, I still watched well over a hundred episodes. I don't just do that for shows I don't like. I'm just disappointed that a lot of the fun things that kept me into the show took a backseat to the storytelling woes and bad habits it developed. I don't regret bailing on this one, when I did. My thanks for [adult swim] for airing the series though. I wouldn't have checked it out, otherwise, if they hadn't. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif





*NOTE: If this status-quo changed at all in later episodes or later volumes of the manga, I'd LOVE to be spoiled about it.

[AbeChinchilla]

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Ditto.

It should have died after episode 10.

AFAIK, the show was only interesting for those first 10 episodes.

[Suwako Moriya]

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I started feeling like Team InuYasha had a ZERO PERCENT chance to really defeat Naraku; a huge win for them was just an annoying setback for Naraku.

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Their only hope of defeating Naraku was the "final episode", but only if the final episode was a conclusion. Being clever, Naraku cancelled the series making sure he could never be killed. You can almost hear Inuyasha cursing Naraku... Okay maybe not, but I could believe this to be the case.

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It almost always seemed to come down to Kagome, Shippou, Miroku or Sango either getting captured or forced to stand on the sidelines while InuYasha goes all "Wing Scar"-this and "Backlash Wave"-that.

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Well they also got to kill small fry. Plus sometimes the group would split up. However in the end it still boils down to Inuyasha dealing with the major problem each episodes. With the occasion "Oh crap I need a new power".

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mighty_vespa said:
*NOTE: If this status-quo changed at all in later episodes or later volumes of the manga, I'd LOVE to be spoiled about it.

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I can't speak for the manga since I never read it. However in general the anime keeps the same pattern through out. Save random village, introduce new character (some lasting longer than others), give Inuyasha new power, fail to find/defeat Naraku, party member angsts, and the usual staples like "Sit Boy". As for specific spoilers, I'll leave it to others because I'm lazy.

[Tomcat]

It is a pretty standard series for Takahashi. She rarely ever actually writes an ending for her series, with Maison Ikkoku being the odd exception.

Inuyasha is also recycled Ranma 1/2, with some other aspects added. It's usually pretty clear that the hero is going to be the one winning the big fights, not the supporting cast.

-TC

[Kevinroc]

About two years since the Japanese tv broadcast ended, I have basically the same opinion now as I did then.

"Hopefully the animation production continues at some point after Takahashi finishes the manga."

The ratio of manga chapters to anime episodes were lower as the anime continued. If the anime had continued, we'd have the same kinds of problems that we see in One Piece and Dragon Ball Z. With the way the manga has continued since the end of the anime, there's quite a bit of material left to cover.

I do believe ratings for Inuyasha, at the end of the anime, were higher than a lot of stuff still on the air (such as Naruto).

At this point, Takahashi really just has to finish the series. There have been some major status quo changes since the anime ended. Especially on the Naraku and Sesshomaru side of things.

[J-Syxx]

Inu-what? Is this some new anime, because I've never heard of it before. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[joelgundam01]

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Yuzu Hieda said:
Over all Inuyasha was a fun series to watch on TV. However it's not the type I'd want to own on DVD. Especially because of the length and the none-ending thing. Yeah I know about the whole maybe they'll animate more mantra. However until they do this will have to be considered the end for the anime.

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That's pretty much my opinion on the series. It's an enjoyable show, but I'm not going to buy the DVD release. Then again, I made it a policy to never buy a series that extends over 52 episodes long. Usually, because I'll just bush it of to the side (go after something else) and never finish collecting it.

[JackProton]

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Kevinroc said:
At this point, Takahashi really just has to finish the series. There have been some major status quo changes since the anime ended. Especially on the Naraku and Sesshomaru side of things.

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Spoilers, please! /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[Kevinroc]

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Kevinroc said:
At this point, Takahashi really just has to finish the series. There have been some major status quo changes since the anime ended. Especially on the Naraku and Sesshomaru side of things.

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Spoilers, please! /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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Alright.

<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kagura learned that Kohaku had regained his memory and the two agreed to team-up to destroy Naraku.

Naraku had captured Goryomaru and locked him up in his base. Naraku told Kagura to watch after Goryomaru and thought to himself that this was "Kagura's final mission."

Hakudoushi convinces Kagura to free Goryomaru. We learn that Goryomaru is really Moryomaru, with the baby using it as armor.

Moryomaru threatens Kagura to get him Kohaku's shard. Inuyasha and the others see Kagura let Kohaku go and Hakudoushi attacks Kagura. Inuyasha and co. defend Kagura. Naraku removes most of Hakudoushi's powers and pulls away the Saimyosho. Inuyasha and co. kill Hakudoushi.

Kagome offers Kagura a place on the team but she declines and attempts to escape from it all but runs into Naraku. Inuyasha and co. learn Kohaku has his memory back when they battle Moryomaru for Kohaku's life. Mory escapes.

Naraku gives Kagura her heart back. And then stabs her, filling her body with poison. Kagura flies away, completely depressed. Sesshomaru comes across the dying Kagura and realizes his sword can't save her. Kagura is happy as her body disintigrates. Inuyasha and co. (along with Kohaku) watch as Kagura dies. Kagura's final thoughts/ words were "I am the wind. The free wind."

Inuyasha and co. take Kohaku to his old villaige. Inuyasha meets up with Kikyo and she states that Kagome did not completely remove the poison from her body and so she attempts to borrow power from Midoriko. Kohaku runs off with Kikyo.

Kouga goes to a spot of his ancestors and gets some power from the wolves. Kagome thinks the power is weak.

During battle with Mory, Sesshomaru's Tokijin is broken. Totosai eventually sharpens the Tenseiga, which in addition from saving the life of people it cuts can now also send living creatures into the netherworld.

Inuyasha's sword gets some new powers. Moryomaru attempts to absorb some new powers. Eventually, Naraku and Moryomaru get into a fight, resulting in Naraku absorbing Moryomaru.

Naraku creates a new offspring. A master of illusions named Byakuya. He appears to be very loyal to Naraku. Naraku, Kanna and Byakuya basically consist of his team at this time.

Naraku takes Kouga's shards. Kouga seemingly gives up on trying to fight Naraku and makes Inuyasha and co. promise to finish Naraku off.

Naraku injects more poison into Kikyo's body and departs. With Kikyo about to die, Inuyasha carries her away and kisses her one final time before her body vanishes.

Kohaku goes along with Sesshomaru's group. Sesshomaru's mom states that if Kohaku's shard is removed, not even the Tenseiga can save him.

Inuyasha is mourning over Kikyou but thanks to Kagome is able to defeat a small-time villain.

Inuyasha and co. are currently in battle with Kanna, which has resulted in Kanna losing her hands. I don't know yet if Kanna will die or not.</span>

[Evangelist]

The manga is still my all time favorite, but yes, I can't wait for it to end, and I do imagine that it probably will end soon, just because<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>there's only one shard left and we're running out of characters to kill.</span>

The anime was really bad in my opinion, but I'll defend the manga to my death.

[JackProton]

Thanks a lot, Kevinroc! That was an excellent summary. I would have liked to see all that animated -- finally some things actually seemed to have changed.

And I was actually getting to like <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kagura</span>. /images/graemlins/sad.gif

[Kevinroc]

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Thanks a lot, Kevinroc! That was an excellent summary. I would have liked to see all that animated -- finally some things actually seemed to have changed.

And I was actually getting to like <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kagura</span>. /images/graemlins/sad.gif

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I gotta admit that <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kagura's death scene</span> was one of the most emotional scenes I had ever seen in manga. It's probably right up there with the ending of Maison Ikkoku in terms of how emotional it was handled.

<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kagura confirmed that she liked Sesshoumaru. When the story began, Kagura was miserable. She was having trouble accepting her death. She was just in a lot of pain and couldn't even move anymore. And she was said that she would die alone when Sesshoumaru appears before her. Sesshoumaru said he came because he was following the scent of Naraku's poisons. Kagura told him that Naraku wasn't there and Sesshoumaru responded by telling her he knew she was there. Sesshoumaru reached for Tenseiga and realized he would be unable to save her. Kagura thought to herself that she was happy that "in the end, I was with you."

That's when Inuyasha and co. arrive. Kagura's body disintegrates as the wind picks up. Inuyasha asked if Kagura was suffering and Sesshoumaru told him that "she was smiling." And as the wind blows, Kagura's final words/ thoughts are revealed. "I am the wind. The free wind."</span>

For the record, that part of the manga was originally published just before the TV series ended in Japan. A part of me thinks it would have been really messed up if they stopped the TV series on that note. That story showcases, at least to me, just how good a storyteller Rumiko Takahashi actually is.

[JackProton]

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For the record, that part of the manga was originally published just before the TV series ended in Japan. A part of me thinks it would have been really messed up if they stopped the TV series on that note.

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It seems to me that that they showed a scene from that part after the credits started rolling during the final episode. At least I have a very vivid mental impression of it. And that was just a little taste of it. /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif

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That story showcases, at least to me, just how good a storyteller Rumiko Takahashi actually is.

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True. It was those kinds of moments that kept me watching. Now I think I'll have to check out the manga once it catches up (whenever that will be).

Thanks!

[Suwako Moriya]

It's good to know that there is some decent progress beyond where the anime left off. Of course who knows how many "Random Villages" would be saved in the anime (if it ever starts up again) before each moment of progress would happen.

[Kevinroc]

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Kevinroc said:
For the record, that part of the manga was originally published just before the TV series ended in Japan. A part of me thinks it would have been really messed up if they stopped the TV series on that note.

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It seems to me that that they showed a scene from that part after the credits started rolling during the final episode. At least I have a very vivid mental impression of it. And that was just a little taste of it. /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif

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That story showcases, at least to me, just how good a storyteller Rumiko Takahashi actually is.

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True. It was those kinds of moments that kept me watching. Now I think I'll have to check out the manga once it catches up (whenever that will be).

Thanks!

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Viz's release?

2009.

I knew there was a reason I stopped supporting Viz's release beyond hating that the release was flipped (well, okay, that's the main reason). There's also the quaterly release schedule for a title that is sure to go beyond 50 volumes (Japan's at what will be vol. 49 now).

Oh, and spoilers for the most recent chapters in Japan.

<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kanna's dead too.</span>

[EmperorBrandon]

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Yuzu Hieda said:
Over all Inuyasha was a fun series to watch on TV. However it's not the type I'd want to own on DVD. Especially because of the length and the none-ending thing. Yeah I know about the whole maybe they'll animate more mantra. However until they do this will have to be considered the end for the anime.

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I agree, not one I want to own on DVD, though I do have some of the movies (that's good for a quick fix to own).

It didn't seem to end at a good spot, but the last 10 episodes that I just watched from CN were pretty interesting for the most part (more than I have been with some of the later episodes in IY). Heh, and the Shippo episode was pretty hilarious. He always has some pretty fun episodes. <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>It was great seeing an "evil" Shippo possessed by that parasite. Jillian Michaels did an awesome job voicing him there too.</span>

Oh, and I did like that they used "My Will" with the last episode, as that one is still my favorite out of all the ending songs.

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

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Oh, and I did like that they used "My Will" with the last episode, as that one is still my favorite out of all the ending songs.

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I actually got goosebumps from that, despite the entirely disappointing 'end' to the series itself. "My Will" is my favorite of the EDs too, followed by "Come" by Namie Amuro.

[JackProton]

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Kevinroc said:
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JackProton said:
Now I think I'll have to check out the manga once it catches up (whenever that will be).

Thanks!

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Viz's release?

2009.

I knew there was a reason I stopped supporting Viz's release beyond hating that the release was flipped (well, okay, that's the main reason). There's also the quaterly release schedule for a title that is sure to go beyond 50 volumes (Japan's at what will be vol. 49 now).


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Sheesh. Aren't in any hurry, are they? OK, pencilling Inu Yasha manga in under Things-To-Do-During-the-Next-Ice-Age.

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Oh, and spoilers for the most recent chapters in Japan.

<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kanna's dead too.</span>

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A late Spring cleaning?

[Kevinroc]

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Kevinroc said:
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JackProton said:
Now I think I'll have to check out the manga once it catches up (whenever that will be).

Thanks!

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Viz's release?

2009.

I knew there was a reason I stopped supporting Viz's release beyond hating that the release was flipped (well, okay, that's the main reason). There's also the quaterly release schedule for a title that is sure to go beyond 50 volumes (Japan's at what will be vol. 49 now).


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Sheesh. Aren't in any hurry, are they? OK, pencilling Inu Yasha manga in under Things-To-Do-During-the-Next-Ice-Age.

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Hey, that's all on Viz for a slow release for a very long running series. As long as the series remains flipped, expect a slow-ass release. It's going to be 2012 before Viz actually catches up to where Japan is right now.

(27 is the last volume of this year. 31 will be the last volume of next year. 35 will be the last volume of 2008. 39 will be the last volume of 2009. 43 will be the last volume of 2010. 47 will be the last volume in 2011. And it'll be the middle of 2012 before Viz releases vol. 49.)

There are several reasons why I hate Viz's release of the Inuyasha manga.

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Oh, and spoilers for the most recent chapters in Japan.

<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kanna's dead too.</span>

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A late Spring cleaning?

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<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Takahashi can be surprisingly blood-thirsty.</span>

[JackProton]

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There are several reasons why I hate Viz's release of the Inuyasha manga.


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There's more?

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Oh, and spoilers for the most recent chapters in Japan.

<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Kanna's dead too.</span>

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A late Spring cleaning?

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<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Takahashi can be surprisingly blood-thirsty.</span>

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That last isn't really a spoiler. I've seen the Mermaid OVAs, series and manga after all. I was more surpised how well Takahashi could combine the emotional, funny and horror stuff together.

[Kevinroc]

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There are several reasons why I hate Viz's release of the Inuyasha manga.


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Flipped, slow-release, sub-standard translation (complete with mistakes such as refering to Inuyasha and Sesshomaru as step-brothers)...

I think that about covers it.

[AubreyOthella]

So, Serial Experiments NieA pointed me to this thread. Being such a HUGE Inuyasha fan I was inraptured reading everyone's posts. I didn't watch the last episodes on CN seeing as I don't have that channel. I'm just religously by the DVD's.

JackProton and Kevinroc, I have SO enjoyed your back and forth. THANK YOU Kevinroc for the spoilers. I never collected the manga as I was hooked on the DVDs, but now I want to run out and get some... badly. Kevinroc, your description of the spoilers almost had me in tears.

I'm so happy to know that at least the manga hasn't ended yet and that I have something to fall back on.

[JackProton]

Hey, AubreyOthella! Welcome to AOD.

So you read all the spoilers. Yeah, I was weak and couldn't resist them either. Not quite as good as seeing Inu Yasha, Kagome and the gang go through it all on the small screen but Kevinroc has a knack for making it all pretty vivid (Thanks again, Kevinroc!!).

So you're somewhere around episode 80? About the halfway point. Funny, it seemed like the first 80 episodes were somehow longer than the last 80 episodes.

Well, enjoy, Aubrey! You still have more Inu Yasha goodness ahead. :D

[AubreyOthella]

Well, enjoy, Aubrey! You still have more Inu Yasha goodness ahead. :D

*Breaths a sigh of relief*