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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #11
InuYasha 11
When a local temple erupts into battle and a de facto water god armed with an incredibly powerful magic spear attempts to destroy the surrounding village, Kagome and Inu-Yasha must find the real water god in time to stop the destruction. A Graphic Novel. Original.
192 pages, Comic
First published August 1, 1999
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Rumiko Takahashi
1,546 books2,060 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 21, 2012
Right now, I'm reading InuYasha so fast that it's starting to blend together for me. So I won't even try to give real reviews, unless there's something about a particular volume that I really need to say. Just assume that I'm still loving it unless and until I say otherwise!
March 20, 2020
Se está poniendo muy chido. Me gusta mucho la historia de Sango y Kohaku.
February 9, 2023
Mit dem elften Band der Reihe "Inu Yasha" ist die Truppe um Kagome zu einem bunten und witzigen Haufen angewachsen. Doch leider spricht man sich nie aus, sondern rennt von einer Schlägerei ins nächste Missverständnis. Dann muss auch Naraku wieder alle nerven und weitere böse Pläne in die Tat umsetzen.
Wer soll sich da noch im alten Japan entspannen können.
Wer soll sich da noch im alten Japan entspannen können.
April 29, 2020
It's so good to be reading this series again. The translation is a bit wonky at times, but it's still a lot of fun.
May 5, 2024
I really am just loving this art
January 19, 2025
3.5 ⭐️
"What a ridiculous detour that was!"
"But well worth it in the end. We were able to help simple folk in need."
"Have you forgotten that we have a mission?!"
Lol, thank you for Rumiko Takahashi for the self-awareness.
Volume 11 of Inuyasha is a mixed bag. It continues where InuYasha, Vol. 10: A Warrior's Code leaves off regarding the battle against the fake Water God, and while it does show off the group dynamic with the new addition of Sango, I think it is the first mini arc that had me wanting to get my hands on the rough draft of the story to make changes. It messes with the flow! There are elements I like, but putting that particular side adventure here feels like a mistake.
You get the big reveal about the Shikon Jewel's origin and how it produces this never-ending cycle for all connected to it and then there's a drastic tonal shift and the overarching story and seriousness are dropped. And it's an easy fix. After Sango is feeling better, the group decides to look for Naraku's castle but Naraku probably messed with Sango's memories of the castle and so they don't know where to look. Miroku says they should just focus back on the Shikon Jewel shards because in doing so, eventually they'll run into Naraku again. But then they come across the village sacrificing children to a supposed "Water God" and we go through motions we've gone through before with less satisfying and entertaining results.
And then, after that detour, we get Miroku's backstory. It's like whiplash. Important to not important back to important again with not a great flow in between. If you eliminate the Water God storyline and instead go from Miroku's suggestion of looking for the shards to the group exorcising the demon rat in a village they come across, you still get an opportunity to show them working together and helping every day people. Only, with the demon rat and then disguised mantis demon, you move smoothly into Miroku's wind tunnel being damaged and his backstory. This fixes most of the problems.
However, while the Miroku stuff is good and a big improvement from the Water God, it still is somewhat lacking in execution. The big question is: why now? Why does Naraku perceive Miroku to be such a threat that he needs to be dealt with at this very moment? I don't recall Miroku doing anything especially noteworthy in the last run-in with Naraku, so this Miroku arc ends up feeling random as well. More tied to the story and having way more importance than a random, disconnected village and demon, but still. I know Takahashi is better than this!
What the Miroku focused chapters do have going for them is adding depth to his character as well as showing how much Inuyasha and the others care about him. And giving Inuyasha a moment where he is able to use his sword's full powers to protect Miroku. He draws much of his strength from his friends and his care for them. I also think it is important to note how hurt Inuyasha was because Miroku "never intended to give [them] his full trust!" Trust was vital to the tragedy of Kikyo and Inuyasha, specifically lack of trust, and it will continue to be an important theme in the story and an important concept to Inuyasha. There's also more of Inuyasha being bad with words but good with actions in terms of showing his affection. There is more of a direct connection with Naraku and Miroku's specific motivations regarding Naraku are reiterated. They need to defeat Naraku because he wants the jewel and is doing bad things with it, to avenge Kikyo, to avenge Sango's people, and to save Miroku.
Speaking of Sango, the next section highlights her and her beef with Naraku. (And doesn't that connect with the Miroku centric chapters much better than the transition we get with the Water God?!) Honestly, Sango's section is the best part of this volume and kind of saves it from getting 3 stars. It fits and flows well and reemphasizes and further explores the story's themes.
Naraku is using Sango's little brother, Kohaku, much like how he used Sango–as a puppet with a shard of the Shikon Jewel. Kohaku not only brings fascinating conflict for the group and Sango in particular, in addition to paralleling Sango's experience, he parallels Kikyo. As Naraku says: "He's forgotten about you (Sango), about everything that occurred before he reawakened. Your little brother is now my devoted lapdog." He brought Kohaku back to life, but it's not really Kohaku. It's more like a shell that looks like Kohaku (!!!). And "if the Shikon shard [Naraku] placed within him is removed, he will die in an instant." Lots of walking dead in Inuyasha.
And of course, Inuyasha himself understands somewhat what Sango is going through. Sango insists that "whoever slaughtered those people...or whatever...is no longer my little brother." But Inuyasha recognizes that "It's not that simple, is it? No matter how he's changed...he's still your little brother isn't he?! You can't just walk away from love!" What makes a person a person? What makes them who they are? How far does love go? Can love save those we have lost? How do you face a shell that wears the face of someone you love? Is it really just a shell? AGH it's beautiful and fascinating.
I miss Kagome time though. She deserves some attention.
1 point to the Water God storyline for giving us "and here I thought she was worried about me..." when Kagome shouts Inuyash's name but then just tells him to get his hands on the halberd. That boy needs Kagome to care about him so bad.
"What a ridiculous detour that was!"
"But well worth it in the end. We were able to help simple folk in need."
"Have you forgotten that we have a mission?!"
Lol, thank you for Rumiko Takahashi for the self-awareness.
Volume 11 of Inuyasha is a mixed bag. It continues where InuYasha, Vol. 10: A Warrior's Code leaves off regarding the battle against the fake Water God, and while it does show off the group dynamic with the new addition of Sango, I think it is the first mini arc that had me wanting to get my hands on the rough draft of the story to make changes. It messes with the flow! There are elements I like, but putting that particular side adventure here feels like a mistake.
You get the big reveal about the Shikon Jewel's origin and how it produces this never-ending cycle for all connected to it and then there's a drastic tonal shift and the overarching story and seriousness are dropped. And it's an easy fix. After Sango is feeling better, the group decides to look for Naraku's castle but Naraku probably messed with Sango's memories of the castle and so they don't know where to look. Miroku says they should just focus back on the Shikon Jewel shards because in doing so, eventually they'll run into Naraku again. But then they come across the village sacrificing children to a supposed "Water God" and we go through motions we've gone through before with less satisfying and entertaining results.
And then, after that detour, we get Miroku's backstory. It's like whiplash. Important to not important back to important again with not a great flow in between. If you eliminate the Water God storyline and instead go from Miroku's suggestion of looking for the shards to the group exorcising the demon rat in a village they come across, you still get an opportunity to show them working together and helping every day people. Only, with the demon rat and then disguised mantis demon, you move smoothly into Miroku's wind tunnel being damaged and his backstory. This fixes most of the problems.
However, while the Miroku stuff is good and a big improvement from the Water God, it still is somewhat lacking in execution. The big question is: why now? Why does Naraku perceive Miroku to be such a threat that he needs to be dealt with at this very moment? I don't recall Miroku doing anything especially noteworthy in the last run-in with Naraku, so this Miroku arc ends up feeling random as well. More tied to the story and having way more importance than a random, disconnected village and demon, but still. I know Takahashi is better than this!
What the Miroku focused chapters do have going for them is adding depth to his character as well as showing how much Inuyasha and the others care about him. And giving Inuyasha a moment where he is able to use his sword's full powers to protect Miroku. He draws much of his strength from his friends and his care for them. I also think it is important to note how hurt Inuyasha was because Miroku "never intended to give [them] his full trust!" Trust was vital to the tragedy of Kikyo and Inuyasha, specifically lack of trust, and it will continue to be an important theme in the story and an important concept to Inuyasha. There's also more of Inuyasha being bad with words but good with actions in terms of showing his affection. There is more of a direct connection with Naraku and Miroku's specific motivations regarding Naraku are reiterated. They need to defeat Naraku because he wants the jewel and is doing bad things with it, to avenge Kikyo, to avenge Sango's people, and to save Miroku.
Speaking of Sango, the next section highlights her and her beef with Naraku. (And doesn't that connect with the Miroku centric chapters much better than the transition we get with the Water God?!) Honestly, Sango's section is the best part of this volume and kind of saves it from getting 3 stars. It fits and flows well and reemphasizes and further explores the story's themes.
Naraku is using Sango's little brother, Kohaku, much like how he used Sango–as a puppet with a shard of the Shikon Jewel. Kohaku not only brings fascinating conflict for the group and Sango in particular, in addition to paralleling Sango's experience, he parallels Kikyo. As Naraku says: "He's forgotten about you (Sango), about everything that occurred before he reawakened. Your little brother is now my devoted lapdog." He brought Kohaku back to life, but it's not really Kohaku. It's more like a shell that looks like Kohaku (!!!). And "if the Shikon shard [Naraku] placed within him is removed, he will die in an instant." Lots of walking dead in Inuyasha.
And of course, Inuyasha himself understands somewhat what Sango is going through. Sango insists that "whoever slaughtered those people...or whatever...is no longer my little brother." But Inuyasha recognizes that "It's not that simple, is it? No matter how he's changed...he's still your little brother isn't he?! You can't just walk away from love!" What makes a person a person? What makes them who they are? How far does love go? Can love save those we have lost? How do you face a shell that wears the face of someone you love? Is it really just a shell? AGH it's beautiful and fascinating.
I miss Kagome time though. She deserves some attention.
1 point to the Water God storyline for giving us "and here I thought she was worried about me..." when Kagome shouts Inuyash's name but then just tells him to get his hands on the halberd. That boy needs Kagome to care about him so bad.
September 6, 2018
I think I enjoyed this volume more because of the angst surrounding Miroku & Sango. Miroku with his old mentor/memories of his father's demise. Sango with the fact that Naraku resurrected her brother with the help of the Shikon shards.
Sango's actions are pretty common, although I wish, wish she would've planned with the others. :c
Sango's actions are pretty common, although I wish, wish she would've planned with the others. :c
December 3, 2010
i hate to nit-pick (okay not really, i do have my moments of thoroughly enjoying being annoying), but this isn't the 1591160227 edition. at least the pictures don't add up.
moving on, still a freakishly and increasingly addictive series.
moving on, still a freakishly and increasingly addictive series.
November 6, 2015
The pain to watch Sango suffering over Kohaku 
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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May 4, 2023
“Tutti i miei amici sono stati sacrificati a quella falsa divinità”, dice il figlio del capo del villaggio mentre si tuffa nel lago durante il combattimento tra la falsa divinità e Inuyasha. Oltre al fatto che siamo sempre alle solite, ovvero combattimenti su combattimenti, c'è anche questa tragedia che non sembra avere senso in mezzo a tanta leggerezza. La storia è infantile, addirittura questa divinità si presenta piccola e Kagome la tiene in mano, l'altro è un serpente. Ci sono ogni tanto delle battute e adesso mi vieni a dire che si facevano sacrifici umani... suona fuori luogo.
Comunque, tutto è bene quel che finisce bene, proprio come avevo previsto: sconfitto il mostro si va avanti verso altro.
Miroku affronta un demone (che novità!) e si ferisce alla mano dove c'è il foro. Allora decide di andare con il suo servitore procione dal suo vecchio maestro per curarsi. Nel frattempo, Naraku cerca di isolarlo da Inuyasha e gli altri per poterlo uccidere. In questa parte ci sono due gravi problemi: il servitore procione potrebbe essere anche carino, ma spesso cambia aspetto diventando una specie di pallone gonfiato orribile che lo porta in giro volando, ed è veramente brutto da guardare.
Il secondo problema è che tutta questa parte è un lunghissimo riempitivo di cui potevamo fare tranquillamente a meno.
Allora, il vecchio maestro di Miroku è posseduto da uno spirito allevato all'interno di un vaso da un demone e siccome ognuna di queste storielle ha un nome specifico, sembra quasi che sia qualcosa di mitologico ma se le cerchi non esistono.
A causa degli ultimi combattimenti, la ferita, il foro del vento nella mano di Miroku, si è allargato e Inuyasha viene informato dal vecchio bonzo che deve sbrigarsi a sconfiggere Naraku che nel frattempo si sta organizzando. Naraku con un frammento della sfera, ha riportato in vita il fratello di Sango, Kohaku, che riesce a manovrare e a comandare. Isolata Sango, Naraku le ordina di rubare la spada di Inuyasha per salvare la vita del fratello e così fa.
Questa parte finale torna di nuovo alla storia principale e dunque ha abbastanza senso. Come avevo previsto, la storia ha completato la parte iniziata nel numero precedente, si è dilungata in una parte di cui se ne poteva fare a meno e poi è tornata nella trama principale. Probabilmente succederà così anche nel prossimo numero: Naraku parzialmente sconfitto, si va avanti con un'inutile parentesi off-topic e poi si ritorna in topic.
Seduto invece di a cuccia?
Ho trovato forse una differenza nella traduzione: Kagome ha il potere di fermare Inuyasha con una battuta spiritosa, ovvero "a cuccia", solo che questa volta è stata scelta la parola "seduto"... Un probabile cambio di traduzione?
Nonostante la trama sia piena di falle e cretinaggini, l'aspetto di Inuyasha è meraviglioso. Anche se gli altri personaggi lasciano a desiderare sia nella grafica che nel carattere, lui è un'opera d'arte e vale la pena della lettura.
September 18, 2017
The gang finish off the fraud water god, and search for more jewels.
When Miroku goes off with a pretty woman, she turns into a mantis and injuries his Wind Tunnel. Not wanting to tell the others, he leaves in the middle of the night to see his foster father. But when his foster father is possessed by a demon and Miroku has herbs that leave him paralazed, will there be anyone to help him?
Lucky for him, Inuyasha and the gang come to help him.
While walking around, they find a village in slaughter, and the person that did it is none other than, Kohaku, Sango's thought to be dead little brother.
In order to save her little brother, she has to steal Inuyasha's sword and deliver it to Naraku, the one responsible for not only her brother and clan's deaths but for her friends misery as well. Will she steal from Inuyasha?
This was such a great volume while re-watching the anime again, its nice to see that some things do stay the same from manga to anime.
When Miroku goes off with a pretty woman, she turns into a mantis and injuries his Wind Tunnel. Not wanting to tell the others, he leaves in the middle of the night to see his foster father. But when his foster father is possessed by a demon and Miroku has herbs that leave him paralazed, will there be anyone to help him?
Lucky for him, Inuyasha and the gang come to help him.
While walking around, they find a village in slaughter, and the person that did it is none other than, Kohaku, Sango's thought to be dead little brother.
In order to save her little brother, she has to steal Inuyasha's sword and deliver it to Naraku, the one responsible for not only her brother and clan's deaths but for her friends misery as well. Will she steal from Inuyasha?
This was such a great volume while re-watching the anime again, its nice to see that some things do stay the same from manga to anime.
February 10, 2025
Rumiko Takahashi continues the epic journey in a truly entertaining way. I feel that if this was an anime the adventures in this volume build to understand the characters more and less to progress the main story. And to me, that's okay...the journey is what one should enjoy when talking about a book series. The drama between Miroku & Sango is the biggest highlight of the volume in my opinion, but the volume reads both entertaining and rather quickly. Or maybe that was just my reading speed enjoying this volume on InuYasha.
January 5, 2021
Didn't care for this volume as much. Mostly, this is due to the fact that Miroku is probably my least favorite character. I realize a lot of his pervy antics are supposed to be funny, but personally, that's something that really bothers me. This volume features Miroku getting ensnared by a woman. It well-written and the art beautiful, but I don't have a lot to say about it, as I'm just not a fan of Miroku's story.
October 5, 2023
They finished fighting the fake water god1 and they won like always. Sango is having difficulties with what had happen to her. Miroku gouse thought a tuff issue and he almost dies but the gang saves him.
Now they are off to another village and adventure. Im very excited to read manga volume 12!
Now they are off to another village and adventure. Im very excited to read manga volume 12!
June 7, 2021
I've come to realize that I like Miroku a lot less now that I'm an adult. His antics--which I guess are supposed to be funny--just made me roll my eyes as a kid, but as an informed adult who understands consent, he's just gross to me now.
Maybe it's not that deep, but still.
Maybe it's not that deep, but still.
December 15, 2021
Drunk And Possessed Are So Similar!
I like this because we see a bit more of Miroku's story and hints at his past. We also see that Inuyasha wants to save humans in general perhaps? Also noooo Sango!!!
I like this because we see a bit more of Miroku's story and hints at his past. We also see that Inuyasha wants to save humans in general perhaps? Also noooo Sango!!!
May 6, 2022
So much great action in manga 11, I think that this one really starts to show the friendships blooming between Kagome, Shipp, Songo, Miroku and even Inuyasha. (Even though he is still stubborn and acts likes he's only on the journey to become a full demon haha)
February 12, 2023
[3.5 estrellas]
Es un poco aburrido que el volumen se centre en Miroku y Sango, pero supongo que no tiene nada de malo ver cuánto se aprecian los unos a los otros, como una familia, mientras se enfrentan a retos personales
Es un poco aburrido que el volumen se centre en Miroku y Sango, pero supongo que no tiene nada de malo ver cuánto se aprecian los unos a los otros, como una familia, mientras se enfrentan a retos personales
August 7, 2023
The Water God subplot was meh, although I really liked to see the whole crew fight together! The subplot about Miroku was super cool; I loved to read more about his past and his wounded wind tunnel. Now I’m loving the Sango + Kohaku arc! There are such high stakes when Naraku manipulates Sango to betray Inuyasha and her friends to save her little brother… I’m way too invested!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 14, 2017
Le parti di Sango e Kohaku sono sempre un colpo al cuore :'(
July 6, 2018
This volume continues the story of the Water God. We get to see first hand how dangerous the curse placed on Miroku's family is.
September 26, 2018
La historia de Sango siempre me llegó al corazón; y si eso pasa, quiere decir que es una muy buena obra.
January 22, 2019
I wish I could kill Naraku myself. Such evil! Rumiko knows how to write a villain quite well. Kudos.
November 20, 2020
¿Me explicas el bromance entre Miroku e Inuyasha? Cómo no me di cuenta antes??????? CHILLO
February 2, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good so far! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
October 21, 2022
It's a sad one. With less humor T.T
January 13, 2023
Deception! An outrage! Disgrace! For shame! 🎵 🎶
March 7, 2023
Fue un tomo muy completo e interesante.
Tenemos :
Fin de la batalla con el dios del agua ( lluvia)
Cap de miroku y el agujero negro
Reaparición de kohaku.
Tenemos :
Fin de la batalla con el dios del agua ( lluvia)
Cap de miroku y el agujero negro
Reaparición de kohaku.
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