 * Your list is public by default. Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Inu-Yasha, Inu YashaJapanese: 犬夜叉More titlesInformation Volumes: 56 Chapters: 558 Status: Finished Published: Nov 13, 1996 to Jun 15, 2008 StatisticsScore: 7.861 (scored by 3233032,330 users) Ranked: #107722 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.Popularity: #244 Members: 67,590 Favorites: 3,207Resources |
Details Characters Stats Reviews Recommendations Interest Stacks News Forum Clubs Pictures Ranked #1077Popularity #244Members 67,590SynopsisKagome Higurashi's ordinary life comes to an abrupt halt when a demon drags her deep into a well, transporting her five hundred years into the past. In this era, Kagome quickly learns two things: demons walk amongst humans and she has unknowingly brought a dangerous object from her world—a marble-sized sphere known as the Shikon Jewel. This unusual orb brings tremendous power to any demon who has it in their possession, and Kagome is an easy target for anyone determined enough to steal it.While in a fight with a demon, a hasty attempt to fend it off causes Kagome to accidentally shatter the jewel, sending countless pieces of it all over feudal Japan. She soon learns the grave consequences of her actions when she must work with the half-demon Inuyasha to collect all the pieces of the jewel before they fall into the wrong hands.[Written by MAL Rewrite]Background_InuYasha_ won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category in 2001.The series was published in English by VIZ Media as Inu-Yasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale from July 6, 1998, to January 11, 2011. In this version, the manga was relabeled as InuYasha from volume 12 onwards, and the first 37 volumes were in left-to-right format but all later volumes were printed in traditional Japanese format. It was republished in 3-in-1 omnibuses under the Shonen Sunday VIZBIG imprint from November 10, 2009, to February 11, 2014. It was also released in Spain by Glénat España; and in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC in 112 volumes from August 2002 to July 2009. The first 12 volumes were released in Argentina by LARP Editores before discontinuing publication. The first 23 volumes were released in Polish by Egmont from October 2004 to February 2011; Japonica Polonica Fantastica has republished the series since May 10, 2021.Related Entries MALxJapan -More than just anime- Characters Reviews  Oct 12, 2022 Out of 100 Nobles watching…77 were impressed!15 were tired of filler8 wanted some more depth in charactersOn my “Tour de Rumiko Takahashi”, instead of returning to Urusei Yatsura I took a detour and read Inuyasha. Inuyasha was one of the first anime I ever watched catching episodes in elementary school late Friday and Saturday nights with my sisters. It was one of the biggest influences on my tastes, predisposing me to an interest in both traditional and modern Japanese culture, but here we are reading the manga and boy what a monster it was. Representative of Shonen of the time Inuyasha is a whopping 558... chapters (559 if we are counting a cute little charity postlude chapter Takahashi wrote years later). Takahashi used the series to create some great grotesque imagery and lovely inky traditional looking artwork throughout the publication.Honestly, simply because it is complete, I consider Inuyasha worth the read, but it absolutely does not handle its run length well. The series unfortunately falls into some of the worst pitfalls of filler. Filler is baked into conflicts dragging out major plot relevant battles, and middling random filler chapters fighting some demon to save a village usually ties itself in some way back to the main plot resulting in an experience that cannot really be trimmed down with a “read these chapters” list. I will say though that some of the best and most soulful feeling chapters were various filler sections. Takahashi clearly solidified herself as a Shonen author with such a renowned and long running serialization, that said I do not feel she was particularly suited for it. Lots of action felt weightless or hard to track.The main story points of Inuyasha were engaging when they were relevant. All the main cast had a unique dynamic that was well written if a bit simple. There isn’t much depth to Inuyasha outside of the Kikyou-Kagome love plot. Kagome is supposed to be a pure maiden and I think Takahashi did a good job writing internal dialogue for her that rationalized her being a genuinely good person. The standout arc and character of the series I thought was Inuyasha’s brother Sesshoumaru. The way Sesshoumaru grew midway through the series and by the end of the story really gave me an insight to many an early 2000’s fangirls hearts. “I cost you your life… and there is nothing…worth exchanging for that!”Rumiko Takahashi I think writes good “Japanese boomer humor” and can make very strong interpersonal plotlines that are able to capture realistic feelings well. Inuyasha stood out most, not when the main characters were chasing some big powerup to defeat Naraku, but when the story took the time to do a slice-of-life chapter, a joke chapter, or a romance chapter. The ending of the series had a very satisfying final chapter to me and my only regret is that it took so long to get there.Initially I thought to close the book on Inuyasha and move on to just Yashahime, but writing this review to a Youtube playlist of the anime’s soundtrack is really feeding my childhood nostalgia and bringing me back to sitting on the living room floor vibin’ out. Looking into it the anime is 193 episodes… this Souls-like Okami-Ass soundtrack just might get me to come back some day. Until then, Inuyasha is a lovely adventure that meanders a bit too long, but is worth the read for weirdos who just like 70’s-00’s manga and anime like me. Reviewer’s Rating: 8 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0 Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0Show all  Aug 8, 2022 A very interesting series with good likeable characters. Reading it with Mallsoft music in the background gives a very nostalgic feeling.HOWEVER (light spoilers), the final part of the manga (starting at about chapter 300-400) ultimately gets VERY boring. The protagonists have a lot of possibilities to kill (or at least, neutralize) the villain, but he just WON'T DIE ! It just feels like the author became a coward who couldn't innovate and bring new fresh villains for the series, instead opting for the same thing again and again without taking risks. In the end, it just became very frustrating for the reader.To conclude : up... until the plot-armored villain, this was a 9 out of 10. But as I mentioned before, the final chapters get very exasperating despite the enjoyable characters, bringing down the score to 7/10. If you feel bored near the end... don't be afraid of giving up, you're not missing out anything really. Reviewer’s Rating: 7 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Jul 14, 2010 Not RecommendedPreliminary (319/558 eps) the only 2 reasons i wanted to read this manga were:1. i like rumiko takahashi.2. inuyasha has dog ears.since i loved ranma and i've laughed a lot in this manga, so why not try this too?the story starts nice- a girl falls into a well and finds a boy with doggy ears and because of an accident she has to team up with him and they fall in love.the story is fine and it has 56 volumes, so what is it filled with?the basics of every single story is: kagome is in danger, inuyasha saves her at the last minute. again- kagome is in... danger, inuyasha saves at the last minute, and so on for 56 volumes.i have 32 volumes of it at home and i feel so stupid for buying it and just hated every volume of it from volume 9+.the art is bad. not even a bit nice. just really bad. it's not detailed at all and the only difference between characters is the hair. i hate the faces because they are triangles.the characters are normal- a pretty and nice girl and a handsome full-of-himself boy.not special. the other characters are fine too.enjoyment- loved it from the start and was excited to buy it but slowly began to force myself reading through it. overall- do yourself a favor, and don't waste time on this manga. it's not that original and is way too long and boring. if you like shoujo- definitely don't read it.i still don't see why people rate it a 9 and 10. 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