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犬夜叉 [Inuyasha] #55
InuYasha: Power of the Jewel
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences.
Power of the Jewel
The demon Naraku is becoming one with the Shikon Jewel! Meanwhile, his doubles try to trick Miroku into destroying himself, and Sango into slaying one of her friends! Inuyasha and Sesshomaru attack Naraku in earnest, but Kagome loses her priestess powers, making her a prime target!
192 pages, Paperback
First published October 17, 2008
About the author
Rumiko Takahashi
1,589 books2,196 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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September 19, 2016
Wow, amazing.
I call that a teamwork. ^_^
I call that a teamwork. ^_^
May 19, 2024
Maybe the way to defeat Naraku is thru the power of friendship. One more volume.
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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July 16, 2026
This was a quick read. Naraku talked a lot of trash and baited everyone. Sango chose Miroku over everyone, which kind of got on my nerves. I get that she's in love with him, but I've never understood why, so I've always found their romance annoying more than anything else.
And it's not so much her choosing Miroku over Rin. The characters made a big deal about this, and while I get how bad it is because Rin is the most innocent character in the series, it made sense too. I would also choose my loved ones, even the ones I can't stand half the time (my brothers), over the rest of the world.
But Sango has also consistently chosen Miroku over her own brother. The fact that she's willing to die for/with Miroku and leave Kohaku alone (when the rest of his life he'll have to live with not just survivor's guilt but also just plain guilt, and without any family) when she was the one chasing Kohaku everywhere during his suicidal era trying to get him to live, it just doesn't sit right with me.
That aside, most of the volume involved fighting. A couple of Naraku incarnations bit the dust, and Naraku himself apparently achieved his final form. But between Kagome, Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru, that final form may not be enough.
All in all, despite my frustrations with certain plot points, it was a good volume. The next volume is the last one in the series, and you can really tell from how this one ended. I'm looking forward to it and I've already requested it.
And it's not so much her choosing Miroku over Rin. The characters made a big deal about this, and while I get how bad it is because Rin is the most innocent character in the series, it made sense too. I would also choose my loved ones, even the ones I can't stand half the time (my brothers), over the rest of the world.
But Sango has also consistently chosen Miroku over her own brother. The fact that she's willing to die for/with Miroku and leave Kohaku alone (when the rest of his life he'll have to live with not just survivor's guilt but also just plain guilt, and without any family) when she was the one chasing Kohaku everywhere during his suicidal era trying to get him to live, it just doesn't sit right with me.
That aside, most of the volume involved fighting. A couple of Naraku incarnations bit the dust, and Naraku himself apparently achieved his final form. But between Kagome, Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru, that final form may not be enough.
All in all, despite my frustrations with certain plot points, it was a good volume. The next volume is the last one in the series, and you can really tell from how this one ended. I'm looking forward to it and I've already requested it.
November 1, 2017
One more volume!
These are getting more action packed as I read.
Inuyasha and Kagome are able to save Miruko before he uses his wind tunnel against an illusion of Naraku. Sango is willing to sacrtifice Rin in order to defeat Naraku, not knowing that it is also an illusion, causing the jewel to turn even more black from their despair.
Kagome questions Naraku's motives: separating Inuyasha and Kikyo, having Kohaku kill his sister, and tearing Sango and Miruko..all relationships built on love in some way and realizes its because the jewel never granted his wish..he needs Kagome to cleanse his soul!
Because Inuyasha kills him, Byakuya sneaks up behind Kagome and slices her a sword. What did he do to her!
These are getting more action packed as I read.
Inuyasha and Kagome are able to save Miruko before he uses his wind tunnel against an illusion of Naraku. Sango is willing to sacrtifice Rin in order to defeat Naraku, not knowing that it is also an illusion, causing the jewel to turn even more black from their despair.
Kagome questions Naraku's motives: separating Inuyasha and Kikyo, having Kohaku kill his sister, and tearing Sango and Miruko..all relationships built on love in some way and realizes its because the jewel never granted his wish..he needs Kagome to cleanse his soul!
Because Inuyasha kills him, Byakuya sneaks up behind Kagome and slices her a sword. What did he do to her!
March 21, 2025
I know I am probably nitpicking, but I wish that InuYasha had left volume 54 not knowing Kagome was alive. I know, I know…the cliff-hanger emotion that was trying to be invoked but I wish I had left that to be revealed within this volume. That said, it’s truly my only complaint of the volume. You feel Rumiko Takahashi wrapping up storylines and character arcs throughout this and the previous volume. Naraku and the Shikon Jewel are merging, and Kagome experiences her power being lifted up from her. Naraku is manipulating our gang of heroes and as they face themselves.
July 30, 2021
Naraku dan Inuyasha berhadapan dalam pertempuran terakhir untuk menyempurnakan Shikon no Tama. Saat menentukan siapa yang terbaik diantara keduanya. Ternyata urusannya tidak sesederhana siapa yang menang dalam pertempuran tersebut. Ada hal lain yang harus diperhatikan
February 24, 2023
If there is one thing that Rumiko Takahashi is master of, it's how to show the reader the value and meaning of sacrifice. Would you be willing to hurt an innocent if it mean securing the safety of someone you love?
Would you, though?
Would you, though?
July 9, 2017
¡Penúltimo volumen! Naraku, hora de revelar tu deseo. Bakusaiga y Tessaiga, las amo. Me pregunto qué fue lo que cortó el último offspring de Naraku antes de ser consumido por ese Meidou zangetsuha...
January 1, 2018
あと一巻しかないの？やだ！もっともっと読みたい！
犬夜叉と殺生丸は最強な兄弟だよね。彼らが曲霊を倒した時にすごくかっこよかった。
でもさ、時々キャラのモチベーションが分からない。例え殺生丸の刀はなんでも壊せる力あるでしょう？何で最後の章だけで使った？もっと早く使えば良かった。そうすると奈落の予定通りでわなく殺生丸の早めに勝つ方法でしょう？
犬夜叉と殺生丸は最強な兄弟だよね。彼らが曲霊を倒した時にすごくかっこよかった。
でもさ、時々キャラのモチベーションが分からない。例え殺生丸の刀はなんでも壊せる力あるでしょう？何で最後の章だけで使った？もっと早く使えば良かった。そうすると奈落の予定通りでわなく殺生丸の早めに勝つ方法でしょう？
May 15, 2020
Nada mal, desde aquí puedo sentir la desesperación de Rumiko de no poder alargarlo más. Jajaja.
February 15, 2022
جلد ماقبل پایانی که پر از اکشن و صحنه ها و آرت اپیک و چشم نواز بود
March 6, 2022
Really love the anime and the manga is really good! Really love the characters and story😻👌❤️
June 14, 2025
no quiero a nadie de creciera con Inuyasha quejarse de Sukuna... ni una sola queja
August 22, 2025
Thrilling climax excited to see the conclusion
March 21, 2026
il vero desiderio di Naraku? uno di quei momenti dove Takahashi riesce a creare panel e storie pazzesche, la amo alla follia
April 4, 2026
resenha ilustrativa pois não lembro mais o que acontece aqui
April 21, 2016
Magatsuhi tries transferring from Inuyasha to Kagome’s body & Inuyasha gets Tessaiga back & dragon-scaled Tessaiga comes out & Magatsuhi is forced from Kagome’s/Inuyasha’s body & being drawn to Tessaiga & now he’s out in the open & SESSHOUMARU DESTROYS MAGATSUHI!!! :D YASSS & SINCE MAGATSUHI’S DEAD THAT MEANS KAGOME’S SPIRITUAL ENERGY IS FINALLY UNLEASHED IN ITS ENTIRETY!! & THE BIT OF LIGHT HAS RETURNED IN THE SHIKON NO TAMA! Naraku leads Sango & Miroku into a trap using the light - Sango finds Naraku but he’s got Rin so she can’t throw Hiraikotsu at him - Miroku’s being tricked by a fake light & fake Naraku & he almost openshia kazaana but Inuyasha just barely manages to stop him - BUT SANGO OMG SHE THROWS HIRAIKOTSU & OMG WHAT IF RIN DIES THEN SESSHOUMARU WILL JUST KILL EVERYBODY & KAGOME SHOOTS AT THE REAL NARAKU & HITS HIM BUT IF RIN DIES BECAUSE SANGO CHOSE TO SACRIFICE HER, THE SHIKON NO TAMA WILL BE FILLED WITH DARKNESS & KAGOME’S LIGHT WILL BE FORCED OUT! BUT KAGOME’S ARROW CAUSES SOME EXPLOSION & RIN FALLS & KOHAKU CATCHES HER & BYAKUYA SHOWS UP; IT WAS ANOTHER ILLUSION OF NARAKU - & SESSHOUMARU SHOWS UP & HE KNOWS SANGO WOULD’VE KILLED RIN & SHE SAYS HE CAN KILL HER IF HE WANTS TO BUT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER NARAKU’S DEFEATED & HE DOESN’T SAY ANYTHING SO THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT HE’S GOING TO DO - ALL OF THEM HEAD for Naraku’s real body -Byakuya draws a wordless blade & captures the Meidou Zangetsuha power when Inuyasha uses it - Sango goes to where Inuyasha & co are with Narkaku’s real body & throws Hiraikotsu at him but the shouki covers her & she falls & Miroku goes after her. & his & Sango’s despair gives more darkness to the Shikon no Tama again & they’re happy to die together…stay alive guys.
THE SHIKON NO TAMA MERGES WITH NARAKU & HE GOES ALL BLACK & DARK & Kagome realizes that Naraku’s been tearing people apart like Sango & Miroku, Inuyasha & Kikyou, Sango & Kohaku & SHE SAYS THE SHIKON NO TAMA DIDN’T GRANT NARAKU HIS REAL WISH!! & Inuyasha attacks Naraku but not with circular Meidou but like multiple blades & Toutousai’s reflecting on it outside & says now the technique of Meidou Zangetsuha has finally become Inuyasha’s own & not just what Sesshoumaru gave to him & Tessaiga’s a cutting sword anyway - Sesshoumaru uses Bakusaiga just once & NAraku can’t regenerate & his blow starts destroying the entire body —but what can’t be destroyed is his soul & Kagome has to purify it - Byakuya strikes at KAgome with the Meidou lookalike blade but Inuyasha cuts him with his Meidou & Byakuya dies but he said he has served his purpose!! WTF DOES THAT MEAN?!?!
THE SHIKON NO TAMA MERGES WITH NARAKU & HE GOES ALL BLACK & DARK & Kagome realizes that Naraku’s been tearing people apart like Sango & Miroku, Inuyasha & Kikyou, Sango & Kohaku & SHE SAYS THE SHIKON NO TAMA DIDN’T GRANT NARAKU HIS REAL WISH!! & Inuyasha attacks Naraku but not with circular Meidou but like multiple blades & Toutousai’s reflecting on it outside & says now the technique of Meidou Zangetsuha has finally become Inuyasha’s own & not just what Sesshoumaru gave to him & Tessaiga’s a cutting sword anyway - Sesshoumaru uses Bakusaiga just once & NAraku can’t regenerate & his blow starts destroying the entire body —but what can’t be destroyed is his soul & Kagome has to purify it - Byakuya strikes at KAgome with the Meidou lookalike blade but Inuyasha cuts him with his Meidou & Byakuya dies but he said he has served his purpose!! WTF DOES THAT MEAN?!?!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 18, 2015
What first drew me to this series was the romantic historical aspect. I loved how a modern day girl gets pulled back into the past. I don't know what it is about those stories that attract me so much, maybe it is the difficulty for the girl of fitting in and having to rely on the guy so much to be able to get along in the world.
I also really liked the group aspect to this series and the corresponding relationships that affect each of the characters.
I would really recommend this series to fans of Red River, it has a lot of the same concepts.
I also really liked the group aspect to this series and the corresponding relationships that affect each of the characters.
I would really recommend this series to fans of Red River, it has a lot of the same concepts.
January 10, 2011
This is one the few almost all action installments in this series. All the characters are in place, major and minor, villains and heroes. Kagome appears to have figured out Naraku has not offed everyone yet. He gets off on making the loved ones of others suffer, and the Shikon Jewel did not grant his wish. This isn't a series that gives you character development at any time, but it is one of the better (along with FMA) modern magna series being translated int he U.S.
August 31, 2016
I love Rumiko Takahashi's humor, imagination, and the relationships she constructs between characters. I'm not such a fan of how long her series are. Granted, Inuyasha is probably the worst offender (even Ranma 1/2 clocks in at 36), but at some point, everything seems really stretched and dragged out. This was perhaps one of the more action-oriented volumes, but it was still a bit underwhelming.
July 12, 2024
Restoration of Powers
Sesshomaru kills Magatsuhi, restoring Kagome's spiritual powers.
Naraku's Manipulation
Naraku attempts to make Sango kill Rin, but Kagome intervenes, firing an arrow that prevents Miroku from overstraining his Wind Tunnel.
Final Assault
As Naraku's body begins to collapse from the combined attack of Tetsusaiga's Meidou Zangetsuha and Sesshomaru's Bakusaiga, Byakuya attacks Kagome, but Inuyasha defeats him with the Meidou.
Sesshomaru kills Magatsuhi, restoring Kagome's spiritual powers.
Naraku's Manipulation
Naraku attempts to make Sango kill Rin, but Kagome intervenes, firing an arrow that prevents Miroku from overstraining his Wind Tunnel.
Final Assault
As Naraku's body begins to collapse from the combined attack of Tetsusaiga's Meidou Zangetsuha and Sesshomaru's Bakusaiga, Byakuya attacks Kagome, but Inuyasha defeats him with the Meidou.
November 3, 2016
Definitely action-packed, but at no point did I really find myself worried for anyone as to whether or not they'd make it through. I also can't shake the feeling Naraku has another annoying twist in store for the final volume.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 19, 2011
We´re really nearing to the end, aren´t we? Those who like better action than other traits of Takahashi´s works will like better this installment than I, although I enjoyed it fairly well.
November 17, 2011
satu jilid lagi...
January 7, 2012
The battle against Naraku finally turns in our heroes' favor! Unfortunately, Sango makes Sesshomaru mad and may not live long after the battle...
September 13, 2021
Retroactive Review (13 Sep 2021): Please see my review of the series
here
under the first volume.
October 20, 2015
The conclusion is quickly approaching.
October 1, 2013
A por el ultimo tomo!!
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