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Dark Elf Warrior
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So, what I am asking is what do you think of Inu Yasha? Are you still interested in it? Or no? Has it's popularity faded? Please explain your thoughts and back them up[/b] Don't just post something like "Inu Yasha sucks I hate it." or "Inu Yasha is the best evaahh!" Please explain why.
The reason I am asking this, is because I was talking to a friend who believes Inu Yasha is a classic, and doesn't understand why some now dislike it. I found this conversation interesting because while I kind of like Inu Yasha, I can't say it's that great. So I'd thought I'd gather people's thoughts, especially since there is some hostility toward Inu Yasha, I'm curious to know what replies I'll get. Also, my friend told me how Inu Yasha ends in Inu Yasha: The Final Act. She said spoiler[That Sango and Miroku get together and have kids, and that Kagome stays in the past and has kids with Inu Yasha.] Does this really happen? She didn't tell me where she got this information from, that, and am I the only one who sees this ending as...bland? It seems Mary Sueish to me. spoiler[Everyone lives happily ever after and has kids. Ugh it sounds like Twilight.] Please note, I am not complaining about Inu Yasha, I just want to know people's thoughts. Another reason is because I wanna know that if I drop Inu Yasha from my collection, if I am missing anything. So answer away. Praise Inu Yasha or criticize Inu Yasha, I'm open to all answers. Oh great, I just realized I posted this in the manga section. I meant to put it under the anime section. Well, the anime and manga pertain to eachother I guess. Sorry if this is inconvenient. |
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Jaymie
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spoiler[Miroku and Sango have kids, but Inuyasha and Kagome don't. They get a kiss (in the Anime only) after Naraku dies, trapping Kagome inside of the Shikon Jewel in the process. Kagome gets a wish from the Jewel, and if she makes the wrong wish Naraku will be reborn and she will be forced to fight him inside of the Jewel for eternity. But Inuyasha breaks through and finds her (this is where they kiss in the Anime), and Kagome makes the right wish (wishing the Shikon Jewel out of existence).
After that Kagome is forced back to her own time, and the well disappears, so she is separated from Inuyasha for three years. Three years later, she goes back to where the well was, and through the power of love, faith, and all of those lovely values, she breaks reality and ends up back in the feudal era, where she hugs Inuyasha and says that she'll spend the rest of her life looking towards tomorrow. That summary is a two-volume ending in a nutshell, but it's accurate.] |
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RestLessone
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Let's not forget about spoiler[Koga]. If I remember correctly, he just sort of...leaves in the manga. He tells Kagome that spoiler[he'll be there if she gets tired of InuYasha], but nothing past that. It annoyed me a bit--he'd been there forever and we don't even know if he's still alive.
I don't really regard it as much of classic. It wasn't even that great or awesome. However, it did introduce a lot of fans to anime; it was a gateway. Its popularity doesn't seem to be fading too much, especially considering the manga volumes making the bestsellers (manga) list, but it's just not as prominent as it was a few years ago. People got annoyed that the manga was never-ending, that the anime series never finished (until recently), and even when the manga finished, the ending didn't necessarily solve everyything or give a conclusion to some characters. Kagome's ending itself left many questions for me, and I didn't feel that it was fair to her family and friends. Yeah, I know, romantic love and whatever, but she probably should have learned to move on. That is, unless she is able to spoiler[return to her own time period at will; I can't remember]. Last edited by RestLessone on Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:10 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Dark Elf Warrior
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Jaymie thanks for that explanation. I wonder where my friend got the idea that Inu Yasha and Kagome have kids. Either way though, I think it would have been more interesting if Kagome could not go back to the Feudal era, but it's ended so...
No, I don't think of it as a classic either, and while it did introduce some people to anime, some of those fans dropped it later. I wouldn't base Inu Yasha's popularity based on the bestsellers list. There are many books that make it on that list but they're not necessarily popular. Even though I haven't read or seen the ending of Inu Yasha, it sounds like it didn't really solve anything, and the whole lovey-dovey romantic part was just bland too. I agree, Kagome should have been permanently sent back to her own time and learned to move on. Inu Yasha wasn't exactly the best boyfriend of the year award anyway. spoiler[Which reminds me even more of Twilight ] 
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RestLessone
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I agree. InuYasha, even near the end, just didn't seem mature enough to handle being in a permanent relationship, and he was physically and mentally still young (though I guess with the time period it makes sense). However, Kagome was just out of high school in modern time. There are tons of kids who know each other since elementary school, maybe spend a few years dating, and end up heading their separate ways. I understand that "high-school sweethearts", as they're called around here, exist, but Kagome and InuYasha really didn't seem to do...couple things, or anything that suggests they could handle it. It was a friendship, for sure, but nothing that makes me think they could suddenly get married and have everything work out. They were constantly arguing, even if it was partially for comedic affect... And, yeah, the bestsellers list isn't always the best. A few InuYasha books make it, but they always seem to stay a week and drop off, and I think most of them are the ones that deal with Sesshomaru (oh yeah...I always liked his character and plotline, but parts felt rushed or empty...). In the end, he spoiler[leaves Rin at a village and she seems to be living with Kaede and practicing to be a midwife or something]. After the whole afterlife ordeal, you'd think Rin's future would have been expanded on more. Also, Sesshomaru's relationship with Jaken, Ah-Un (it was there the entire time and we get nothing!), or any other character didn't ever seemed to be detailed, and I don't believe his relationship with InuYasha ever got much a conclusion. For me, there just wasn't enough closure or a feeling of "this is the end". I would have preferred a bittersweet ending over the one we got, where Kagome stays in her time and the others in theirs. They could be connected spiritually, but in the end would have to recognize that they had different purposes and lives to live. Kagome had a great family and caring friends, and Hojo was an all-around nice guy. She would inherently be leaving them to stay with others, who could at least understand why they stopped contacting them (the others would really have no clue or understanding). Of course, it changes things a little if she can return to modern times... Last edited by RestLessone on Sun May 23, 2010 9:17 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Parsifal24
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I just started reading Inuyasha I like it but as far as "mainstream" popularity. I don't know maybe the Anime just burned out a lot of people on it or they chose to watch the Anime in lieu of reading The Manga.
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ShinobiX
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um no it its just that inuyasha is very old. Therefore anyone who liked the franchise saw it and got over it already. You know sometimes old stuff doesn't stay good.
people like you that are reading/watching it now are late in the game. Your opinion may change later on. I'm indifferent towards the show/manga. I mean the only problem I had is that the creator was obviously trying to combine shonen and shojo into one. Obviously for some it didn't work. Others it did. Most anime/mangas are consistent. If the book is going to be a shonen, shonen is what they'll do (ex: One Piece). If the book is going to be a shojo, shojo is what they will do (ex: Rumbling Hearts). Inuyasha was just all over the place and personally, I think it appealed more to girls. |
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Aylinn
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I watched Inuyasha a few years ago and I liked it back then. I even started reading the manga, but I was bored by it. The plot is repetitive and the characters from Inuyasha don't have enough character development for such a long series because of these problems I dropped it. Still I have read the last volume and I agree that the ending is bland.
Rumbling Hearts is not a shojo series. It's a soap opera for boys that is based on an eroge game. In short the game is about choosing a girl to have sex with. Skip Beat, Kimi ni Todoke and Ouran High School Host Club are examples of shojo series. Last edited by Aylinn on Sun May 02, 2010 3:39 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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EireformContinent
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The problem with Inuyasha is that it lasted too long. It's a great story for female teenagers or those who want come back to their teens for a while. I used to adore this series abut 4 years ago- those who felt in love with it at the beginning are now 10 years older. I can bet that their tastes changed completely, lots of them forgot about it, and even those who came back after years aren't as enthusiastic as they used to be. the time of Inuyasha is over for me, the ending doesn't appeal to me, but I will recommend it to every female teenager
Lots of those who 10 years ago were to small to watch or read it now discover Inuyasha again. I can even say that here it's more popular that it used to be. When it was aired in USA in Poland it was popular among the small group of fans. Today as things are easier to get and fandom grew bigger it's easier to new series to be popular among "regular" teenagers for whom Inuyasha was made. So we don't have to worry
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ShinobiX
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dude I'm talking about the show not the game. Since you wanna get technical with me fine I'd say it is a bishojo. Not a real genre but whatever the point is thats an anime made for girls.
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Aylinn
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The show is not made for girls. If the show was a series made for girls, the main character would be a girl surrounded by hot boys, not the other way around. Rumbling Hearts follows a typical pattern for a soap opera made for boys. The main character, Takayuki, who is totally bland and uninteresting is for some strange and unexplainable reasons surrounded by girls who find him, heaven only knows why, interesting. |
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ShinobiX
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Sure dude you honestly think guys dig rh. Also it is not made for girls. Ok later lol
Again I'm talking about the anime. If you honestly still think that anime is made for boys you have some growing up to do. lol |
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Aylinn
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I'm also talking about the anime. Apparently, you are not long enough in anime to realise that romantic stuff like Rumbling Hearts, Air, Clannad, Kanon is made for boys. |
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Dark Elf Warrior
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Yes, from what I am told, Inu Yasha may have lost it's flavor, although RestlessOne, that whole bit about Sesshomaru did sound interesting, but yeah it doesn't sound like he and Inuyasha ever made up/fought to the death/ they were never resolved. I too had to wonder about Kagome being with Inuyasha. I also saw it as friendship, and really nothing more.
To shinobiX I watched Inu Yasha years ago, but I am catching up on some of my anime collections, and that is why I posted about Inu Yasha, because I may or may not drop it. I am not "late in the game". |
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cloud1989
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I've been thinking of revisiting the series since they made a conclusion anime finally, I use to love the show, discovered it when I was a freshmen in high school back in 04 I think. Watched it all and ended up buying up to vol. 14 of the manga. Then I just kinda quite, I thought the show was awesome back then and it would be one of the classics I would never stop liking, guess I did stop. Though I should wait till I see it again before I say that I guess.
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