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EP. REVIEW: Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

The Tree of Ages tells the Half-Demon Princesses that they must defeat Kirinmaru, and in doing so, destroy Sesshomaru, who has allied with him.

The name thing seems used by show in that time slot. MHA uses them too. It's probably something mandatory for the timeslot. Just learn to deal with them. It aint hard.

They removed them for the BD version of MHA.

That being said, no one mentioned Moroha and the credit card. Like how the heck did she rack up that much and she never had to use one Before? It was hilarious! Poor Sota!

But the new pairing i liked was Setsuna and the violin. The violin can be classified as a sad sounding instrument at times and I think her taking it up is one way she can let her feelings out. I'm not sure if that's the time frame that the violin was introduced though, but it could make sense to have one in that era.

Weeks? I thought they said it was only 4 days or something, but maybe I misread that. Actually, that might have just been how long Setsuna learned to play the violin, but then I'm not clear on when they mentioned how long they were there for.
Regardless, I completely agree that Kagome's family's reaction to Moroha was very lackadaisical. At the end of the last episode it seemed they weren't sure, but this episode it seems like everyone acknowledged it, but didn't care... Why was Sota showing Towa pictures of his sister and InuYasha and not Moroha??? (or at least both of them)

GoldCrusader wrote:

The name thing seems used by show in that time slot. MHA uses them too. It's probably something mandatory for the timeslot. Just learn to deal with them. It aint hard. They removed them for the BD version of MHA.

Really?! That's great to hear. It really annoyed me seeing that every week tbh

crazieanimefan1 wrote:

That being said, no one mentioned Moroha and the credit card. Like how the heck did she rack up that much and she never had to use one Before? It was hilarious! Poor Sota! But the new pairing i liked was Setsuna and the violin. The violin can be classified as a sad sounding instrument at times and I think her taking it up is one way she can let her feelings out. I'm not sure if that's the time frame that the violin was introduced though, but it could make sense to have one in that era.

Yeah, I did laugh at that credit card bit as well. I was impressed how quickly she learned about it

I also liked the violin section. I hope she continues to play throughout the series. It'd be nice to see her end up as a violinist in the present instead of being a demon slayer in the past.

But how could you not love Moroha? She’s brilliant, the perfect mashup of Kagome’s and Inuyasha’s personalities—abrasive yet charming, teasing yet insightful, a troublemaker with a great sense of humor and a lot of heart. She even appreciates grandpa’s valuable antiques. Best girl of the season, for sure. And I’ll be darned if she wasn’t raised by her parents, she’s just lost her memories of them (hopefully recently). It’s those damned butterflies, man, stealing memories and separating kids from their parents. They’ll be reunited and remember each other, I’m sure of it!

Am I the only one who likes Towa? Honestly, I love all the girls in the Cousin Squad. Towa is the perfect balance between Setsuna’s haughty chilly exterior (which was given a lot of context) and Moroha’s impulsiveness. Towa has a white knight’s honor, but a grounded 21st century outlook and an expressive connection to her emotions.

$5

The guy on Sesshomaru's attire is actually Inuyasha.

We have three girls who are all tough fighters, Setsuna wears heels and a dress when she wants to, Moroha walks around buck nekkid and doesn’t care (she’s “more feminine” how, Dusky Predator? I just don’t see it. Inuyasha has long hair, too, so I wouldn’t necessarily connect long hair with femininity in this series) ,Towa wears a boy’s uniform and looks fantastic.As long as no one pushes any of the girls into a gender presentation they’re uncomfortable with, I’ll be happy.

Because I am probably going to go off on some line of thinking that will have people think that I am forcing some sort of agenda onto Towa, I am going to put some focus on pieces of her character. If the reason Towa dressed in a more masculine clothing was because it is just easier to fight in and not any other part of her identity, then shouldn't the same ethos be mirrored in both Moroha and Setsuna? They all fight, but the other two have long hair, and although not in skirts they are don't seem as concerned over more feminine clothes, Setsuna even wore a dress when practicing the violin. Even when we saw Towa not dressed, in either underwear or pajamas that look really close with a sports bra and a pair of boxer briefs, it did not really feel like it was done in the style of seeing a normal teenage girl in her underwear. So far I kind of think of it as more than just outer clothes worn that might be better in a fight.

Giving my intentions away, I am kind of hoping that Towa would turn out to be some form of queer. Even if that is unlikely with the way Japan can be with such type of identities, where they fit into the idea of "tomboy is just a phase".

$5

The guy on Sesshomaru's attire is actually Inuyasha.

Agent355 wrote:

But how could you not love Moroha? She’s brilliant, the perfect mashup of Kagome’s and Inuyasha’s personalities—abrasive yet charming, teasing yet insightful, a troublemaker with a great sense of humor and a lot of heart. She even appreciates grandpa’s valuable antiques. Best girl of the season, for sure. And I’ll be darned if she wasn’t raised by her parents, she’s just lost her memories of them (hopefully recently). It’s those damned butterflies, man, stealing memories and separating kids from their parents. They’ll be reunited and remember each other, I’m sure of it! Am I the only one who likes Towa? Honestly, I love all the girls in the Cousin Squad. Towa is the perfect balance between Setsuna’s haughty chilly exterior (which was given a lot of context) and Moroha’s impulsiveness. Towa has a white knight’s honor, but a grounded 21st century outlook and an expressive connection to her emotions.

I am one of the people new to the franchise, and I am enjoying the characters, even if I don't really know how they compare to their parents. I like Towa a bit more due to her androgynous nature, so far to me she has felt like the central character. Moroha also feels refreshing in ways, since she does not feel like the girl of the group that you often get in these sorts of stories, none of the three really are but at the least Moroha is more feminine than Towa.

Setsuna so far seems a little grumpy, it will probably be better when she plays nice with the others. Her interest in the violin was nice, I do like how she quickly grabbed it once they got out of the tree, showing that she does care about things in contrast to what she tries to project to others.


Because I am probably going to go off on some line of thinking that will have people think that I am forcing some sort of agenda onto Towa, I am going to put some focus on pieces of her character. If the reason Towa dressed in a more masculine clothing was because it is just easier to fight in and not any other part of her identity, then shouldn't the same ethos be mirrored in both Moroha and Setsuna? They all fight, but the other two have long hair, and although not in skirts they are don't seem as concerned over more feminine clothes, Setsuna even wore a dress when practicing the violin. Even when we saw Towa not dressed, in either underwear or pajamas that look really close with a sports bra and a pair of boxer briefs, it did not really feel like it was done in the style of seeing a normal teenage girl in her underwear. So far I kind of think of it as more than just outer clothes worn that might be better in a fight.

Giving my intentions away, I am kind of hoping that Towa would turn out to be some form of queer. Even if that is unlikely with the way Japan can be with such type of identities, where they fit into the idea of "tomboy is just a phase".

The name thing seems used by show in that time slot. MHA uses them too. It's probably something mandatory for the timeslot. Just learn to deal with them. It aint hard.

They removed them for the BD version of MHA.