Alright, it is Saturday and I am gonna post the twenty-eighth volume of Inuyasha. Feel free to react or comment on any panel, though I appreciate if image replies are not used during the dump. Feel free to discuss anything Inuyasha related after the dump.Previous thread: >>274748952Despite the OP image, I am using the VizBig 3-in-1 localization which does not feature this cover exactly. Be aware that some of the larger images have been edited to be lower quality due to image size limits.
Here's the inner illustration for Volume 27 in the 3-in-1. Kagome...Also, I meant the 29th Volume. Sorry, guys.
Original title is 妖気の渦 which my machine translation translated as 'Vortex of Demons' or 'Vortex of Bewitching Energy'.September 4th, 2002. Author's note:"Q: What is your favorite special move or attack?A: Was it "High jump, Shrimp Throw, and Split Balls!" I remember those."Furinkan's note: "These are all baseball pitches from the series Samurai Giants by Ikki Kajiwari and Ko Inoue. It ran in Shonen Jump from 1971 to 1974." I wonder if there's a single person in this thread who has read that series.
>>274849240Last volume ended mid-Scar of the Wind. Naraku mentioned it'll end up tearing up Inuyasha's friends instead of him. Let's see what happens next.
Ah I remember this volume, it's the one where the bees no longer appear and Naraku stops running away
>>274849290Oh no!
>>274849351It was just as he said!
>>274849387Is Shippo safe?
>>274849481Ah. There he is. Also, doesn't sound fun.
>>274849525I assume this is jaki but I guess it could also be youki (per the title of the chapter). You get it though.
>>274849592Furinkan notes that: "The term Kikyo uses to describe Kagura, one of Naraku's incarnations, is "bunshin" (分身). This can mean "other self" or "alter ego" or simply "another part of oneself". It is also used in Buddhism to refer to various incarnations of Buddha."I've posted this note before, but it does seem like VIZ is going to the more direct 'incarnation' rather than 'shade'.
>>274849657Lippy bundle.
>>274849719You know, I don't normally think of Naraku as looking 'cool' but he seems to manage it in this panel.
>>274849781He does, yeah.
>>274849837Sic 'em, boy.
>>274849996Plan's in place.
>>274850036I like when Kagome dons the robe as like an armor hood. I sort of like hooded archers.
>>274850079Very precise shot.
>>274850106
>>274850127End of chapter! Kikyo...?
Original title is 真の目的. It translates to 'True Purpose' literally, but the 'His' is accurate given the context. September 11th, 2002. Author's note:"Q: With autumn here, please tell us what sort of food you'd like to eat at least once in your life?A: Something delicious! Like 100,005 manju!!"
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>>274850333Oh, I should've noted that the 'miasma' that Miroku is mentioning is 'shouki', ie. poisonous vapors, not jaki (demonic aura). Pretty sure.
>>274850388Shippo balloon again. Cute small faces here. Sango put her mask on again for filtration.
>>274850475Not good.
>>274850496Kagome was correct.
>>274850536Lot of sound effects on this page.
>>274850579I wonder if lines like this are to remind people where exactly we are since you might lose track reading weekly. Otherwise, it seems pretty pointless.
>>274850637Hey again.
>>274850720Not that he's been counting.
>>274850754
>>274850794Incoming.
>>274850864Furinkan notes that: "When Inuyasha and Koga arrive safely the official Viz English translation has Kagome saying, "You're okay! Thank God!" In the original Japanese she does not invoke God, instead she says, "Good, you're safe..." or "What a relief, you're all in one piece..." (よかった無事で.../yokatta, buji de...). The meaning is more or less the same, but there is no religiousity in Kagome's utterance." I admittedly don't think I would have read this line and thought 'what god does she mean?'
>>274850946Almost got him to do it. Ah well.
>>274850988Furinkan mentions that: ""My eyes are not just holes in my head." - This is a translation of a Japanese idiom. In the original Japanese Kikyo states, "私の目は節穴ではない" (Watashi no me wa fushiana de wa nai). This means "my eyes are not just knot holes"." Like in wood. Other people translate it as 'I am not blind' or 'You can't pull the wool over my eyes' in other situations.
>>274851180She doesn't seem impressed with the costume change.
>>274851234Hm...?
>>274851271End of chapter!!
September 18th, 2002. Author's note:"Q: What is something you cut corners on in your everyday life?A: Swimming."
>>274851348Quite the gash. You can see she is brittle, despite her lifelike appearance otherwise. I half wonder what she's like to the touch.
>>274851419She also had a shield of gravesoil, in case you don't remember.
>>274851465Hm...
>>274851304>I will steal Kagome's almost completed shikon jewel>I'll give it to naraku>I'll be the one to kill him
>>274851497Leaking.
>>274851545I assume this one is shouki, since they earlier translated that as miasma and it is all bubbly and whatnot.
>>274851614Three impalements.
>>274851664Her thoughts lie with him.
>>274851759Kind of a big fuss.
>>274851807In case you didn't catch it through localization, Furinkan notes that: ""H-How dare he address Lord Sesshomaru so familiarly!" - Naraku does not address Sesshomaru as "Lord Sesshomaru/Sesshomaru-sama" has he had done in the past. Naraku obviously feels his new body places him on equal footing with Sesshomaru."
>>274851871
>>274851419All I see are tits
>>274851953Man, imagine if this was how all this ended.
>>274851988The ball full of parts is a cool image, even though him looking so smug despite being shredded does make him seem a bit goofy.
>>274852071
>>274852107
>>274852225Off he goes.
>>274852271Not in time.
>>274852338End of chapter! Seems pleased.
September 25th, 2002. Author's note:"Q: Napoleon said "the word impossible is not in my dictionary," what word is not in your dictionary?A: 10 hours of sleep."
>>274852533
>>274852559Hm...
>>274852589We don't really know when Sessh arrived to the scene.
>>274852681Sesshomaru spoke for himself here, but Jaken still gets to yes man.
>>274852748
>>274852775I still don't know how to interpret this moon phase. I feel you could make an argument for Waning Crescent or Waning Gibbous. Either way, it isn't New Moon.
>>274852881Remember him? He went by Muso for a bit.
>>274852926I jumped the gun. Sorry.
>>274852961...
>>274849040Are we free of the band of seven namek yet?!
>>274853027Furinkan notes that: "When Koga looks Kagome in the face and holds her hand the Japanese onomatopoeia "jiii" (じー). This is the "sound" of staring at someone." Hence "STARE".
>>274853076Her bones!?>>274853046They're dead, Jim.
>>274852421Smug little bastard
>>274853148I wonder if she could've fled. It seems unlikely.
>>274853208
>>274853265
>>274853300She waited for him while others slept.
>>274853328
>>274853300I mean, she technically already was
>>274853349End of chapter. Furinkan notes that "In this chapter the official English translation from Viz has Kagome say "oh God" at the end of the chapter. In the original Japanese she simply repeats "what should I do?" (どうしょう/doushou)." I guess localization felt it was a bit more dramatic this way.
October 2nd, 2002. Author's note:"Q: There are only three months left in the year, what would you like to do before the end of the year?A: I want to meet the person I want to meet."
>>274853526Been a while since we've gotten a chapter opening like this. No points for guessing what happens to these men.
>>274853148>They're dead, Jim.Yeah, but still we had them nameking lmao
>>274853562At least they didn't suffer long, I guess.
>>274853679Furinkan notes that: "The demons that travel in groups like swarms are often referred to as "small fry" or "insignificant" demons (zako yokai/雑魚妖怪)." Not really that insignificant if this is the third village skeletonized though.
>>274853756Disastrous.
>>274853779A bit grim when you think about Kikyo's death being "worst of all" when it comes to this situation, given the mass graves you guys are digging, but that's the kind of story this is.
>>274853858?!
>>274853903
>>274853562>I only hope nothing worse comes of this!>*disintegrated by demon tsunami next page*
>>274853925Sigh...>>274853953I thought of mentioning that as being particularly funny last words, but his actual last words were 'oh no...' with the other villager which I imagine are a lot of people's last words.
>>274854005Kind of nice to see Sango in her casual clothes again.
>>274854034Not going in for a fight immediately.
>>274854069Bit of a misunderstanding on Shippo's part. Also, we have a note about this man by Furinkan:"[O]ne of the ... prisoners is wearing a black hat and puffy balls on his outfit. This uniform marks him as practioner of a particular religious group- the shugendo."I don't know anything about it, honestly.
>>274854166Gruesome.
>>274854224
>>274854253Too bad that Shippo and Kirara get disintegrated here.
>>274854281...?
>>274854308A lie he couldn't help but pursue.
>>274854342End of chapter...!
Three pages were originally in full color in this chapter.October 9th, 2002. Author's note:"Q: What catch copy stands out in your mind from a television commercial?A: Hama no hito."Furinkan's note: "Catch copy is text that is designed to grab your attention in advertising."Furinkan would usually tell me what ad she's referencing, but given that they didn't, I assume it is impossible to figure out. It means 'People of Hama'. And there was an exhibition with that name back in 2018, but that was in 2018. And this was in 2002.
>>274854516Furinkan mentions that this is number 8, since the hair creature wasn't actually one. This includes the one that lasted about a page and Muso.
>>274854572You know, I assumed the ability to sense them wouldn't be in the eyes themselves.
>>274854600Skipped an art spacer.
>>274854615I wonder if her kimono always has that. Or does she just wear her jumpsuit under it? I don't actually know what Sango's weapon situation is like. She can shoot stuff out of kneepads and whatnot, so it clearly is loose.
>>274854698Getting your weapon snatched like that is probably pretty demoralizing.
>>274854778Rescuing more than just themselves. Also, some joy of battle.
>>274854867Sort of spelling it out in case it isn't obvious what the hold up is.
>>274854516The darkness in the heartNOMURAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>>274854902Can you blame her?
I remember being a kid and my PC desk faced away from my TV and hearing inuyasha on adult swim >INUYASHAAAAAAAA>KAGOMEEEEEE>INUYASHAAAAAA>KAGOMEEEEEEE
>>274854937Not a nice hug.
>>274854986Sigh...>>274854964You miss out on that in the manga a bit. Not because they say it less, but because you're less likely to scream it out in your head while reading.
>>274855039Someone in a Ranma 1/2 thread the other day really hated Kagome for this. Frustrating.
>>274855091I feel the baby's horror aspect hits.
>>274855091I can't imagine why
>>274855119The wild goose chase appears to have concluded.
>>274855151Good news. Shippo isn't all bones.
>>274855171I love this gag with the usual acorns. What a waste though. He better gather more later. Anyway, Kirara is safe too.
>>274855201Fighting nonlethally is making things tough.
>>274855240Bad baby!
>>274855263End of chapter! Kagome!
>>274849525>Hiraikotsu can block the wind scarBullshit.
October 16th, 2002. Author's note:"Q: What was the first record you bought?A: An LP of Italian film music."
>>274855326Rooftop traversal. Not as much as in Ranma, since there are a lot fewer roofs. >>274855297Well, it was strengthened last time, right? Or maybe you can say it lost a bit of strength being spun around in the vortex, even if it wasn't dissipating, it maybe was being split up.
>>274855417
>>274855437I wish his punching attack had an over the top name too.
>>274855482
>>274855533Probably going to stain the tatami.
>>274855594Been happening a lot lately...
>>274855612Furinkan notes that: "The mountain temple that Kagome is taken to after she is captured has three decapitated Buddhist sculptures inside. Though it is difficult to make identifications of the figures, the largest one, is sitting on a lotus flower, a common part of Buddhist iconography." Yeah, they had another typo. I might email them about all these, but I would need to organize it.
>>274855662Would he like pretend to be a normal baby or like hide in a cave somewhere?
>>274855612Now that's a scenic evil lair
Random thought: give Naraku's origin, I'm surprised no other Naraku-like demon has emerged from an evil heart offering itself to a hoard of demons.
>>274855729I assume she's thinking of putting it in the forehead? I assume anywhere works.
>>274855758Hm. >>274855740Yeah, evil from a mundane source does mean that it seems unlikely it couldn't happen more but I guess it never gets to be this powerful without a lot of factors lining up. I imagine some exist as oddball half-demons elsewhere.
>>274855833...>>274855737I agree. Especially with the statues.
>>274855853This method is not unlike what happened with Hakushin, now that I think of it.
>>274855908Oh yeah, it was the forehead.
This time I was lateWelcome and thank you OP
>>274855927Not exactly subtle, but I don't mind. Dramas like this often overblow emotions, not just in the ways they make us feel, but also in the ways they reflect upon us. But people are allowed to feel bad things without being bad.
>>274856028He made it in time since the suggestion failed. Adds a bit to what could've been a more typical rescue scene.>>274855981Don't worry! I've been so late lately.
>>274856028Wow, Kagome employing some dialectical behavioral therapy techniques here. No feelings are wrong feelings, girl!
>>274856131
>>274856155End of chapter. I appreciate VIZ translating 'bitch' more accurately now. I wonder why they didn't do it from the get-go. Also, I just noticed it is the baby saying that.
Original title is 捨てた心 which appears to translate to 'The Abandoned Heart' or 'The Heart that was Given Up'. Discarded is also obviously accurate. I just figured I'd throw it out in case there's some nuance.October 23rd, 2002. Author's note:"Q: What's the first thing you do to take a break when you finish working?A: Sleep."
>>274856346Kanna brought the shard. I wonder if she'll do anything else this scene.
>>274856393Furinkan has a long note here:""What in the eight hells are you?" - Inuyasha says this upon seeing the Infant in the Viz English translation. In the original Japanese he simply says, "You... what the hell are you?" (てめえ。。。いったいなんなんだ。)Despite this term not being in the original Japanese, it is an accurate term. In Pureland Buddhism the eight hells are:Toukatsu Jigoku – The Reviving HellKokujou Jigoku – The Hell of Black RopeShugou Jigoku – The Crushing HellKyoukan Jigoku – The Screaming HellDaikyoukan Jigoku – The Hell of Great ScreamingJounetsu Jigoku – The Burning HellDaijounetsu Jigoku – The Great Burning HellMugen Jigoku – The Hell of Unending Suffering"Uh, the newer translation went with seven? I don't know why. I don't know where the expression comes from.
>>274856522After a volume or so of the anime attack names and Sango being a demon slayer, she's back to being an exterminator.
>>274852559>>274852589>>274852681>>274852748>>274852775>>274852881Just as Inuyasha, I’ve arrived too late.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx838PqByhc
>>274856557Wow, insults.
>>274856763?
>>274856789I don't really know what to make of this.
>>274856812
>>274856812I see, so the sea of babies is a physical metaphor for how much baby batter he wanted to pump into Kikyo
>>274856940I'm a little upset that Red Tessaiga's whole schtick was breaking barriers and yet it can't break any of them after Naraku powered up. Like, I'm fine if Naraku's power up outclasses the power up granted by Red Tessaiga but at least make Naraku no longer use the same ball shields. Especially since they focus more on the deflection and absorption, you could do something like the vortex, without the shield imagery.
>>274857108
>>274857152Like, the idea that 'oh it isn't actually just a shield, it reflects so Red Tessaiga's power isn't useful against it' sort of comes across, but the imagery and everyone calling it a shield makes the whole Red Tessaiga thing feel real pointless.Sorry, a bit rambly.
>>274857234Kanna, in fact, did not do anything else this scene other than provide the tainted shard.
>>274857234She should've made it mirror themed or something
>>274857272I imagine the double meaning of 'take advantage of' does not exist in Japanese, but I can't be certain.
>>274857304The baby almost sounds like he's trying to get Kagome and Inuyasha together.
>>274857341Baby got another expression.
>>274857390
>>274857424He's a bit overwhelmed with emotion.
>>274857465End of chapter. But she's had enough drama. Cute stuff.
Original title is 耳千里 and it is a name, hence why it was translated in the original VIZ localization but not translated here. The kanji here translate to 'Thousand-Mile Ears' per Furinkan and machine translation.October 30th, 2002. Author's note:"Q: What was your first part-time jobA: Handing out leaflets at department stores."
>>274857670Furinkan notes that: "Kaede has rebuilt the small shrine that contained Kikyo's ashes. This is called a "hokora" (祠). Technically hokora are associated with Shintoism, however in modern Japan they often have markings more connected with Buddhism. Ashes are not typically placed inside a hokora."
>>274857696
>>274857721Kikyo really is such an unusual character. She is dead and stories about characters like this usually draw very clear lines about the 'natural order of things'. But Inuyasha, as a series, sort of plays with that. After all, Kikyo herself wanted to live. She may not have been who she was in life, but she was still her in part and not just an abomination mimicking her. But we still know that one must move on. After all, this Kikyo may have abandoned the idea of dragging Inuyasha to hell, her thoughts were still solely on revenge and dying with Inuyasha. Sorry, getting a bit rambly again.
>>274857856Furinkan notes they're at WacDonald's again. They seem to always get the same seat.
>>274857874Does Kagome's third friend only show up sporadically or am I crazy?
>>274857903Well, he could chase rumors like other people and demons do, I guess.
>>274857920Heard it through the water too.
>>274857903>Did something happen?>Yeah... The zombie of my half-demon boyfriend's ex got killed and I nearly got possessed by an evil baby because I was kinda jealous about it. Just a lot to process, you know?
>>274857951Furinkan notes that: "Both Naraku and Mimisenrei refer to one another with the pronoun "kisama" (貴様) which is quite derogatory. It makes it clear neither of them like the other very much." One of those things that is hard to localize. You can't really just make both of them say 'you bastard' every time without it sounding silly.
>>274858322You know, when I mentioned the chasing rumors thing, I hadn't read ahead and seen that he literally does just do that.
>>274858355
I fail to understand the difference between Muso and the baby, as far as their relationship to Naraku goes.
>>274858384My guess is that Muso was heart+feelings so if he died Naraku would've died too, while the baby is just the heart?
>>274858383All accounted for. Except for the one that ends up in Kagome's time. Don't think about that too hard. Rumiko basically said 'yeah, that was a mistake and that's why I didn't do that anymore since it raised too many questions'. Which is sad because yokai story in the modern day was cool!
>>274858384I think Muso was a more whole version of Onigumo, while the baby is presumably just the part of Onigumo that's vital to Naraku. All the other babies were the useless bits of Onigumo shed off in the process and discarded.
>>274858505Blush feh.>>274858384>>274858436I'll be honest, I assumed it was something more related to the process and the remnants being left in the mountain than anything else. But that is just an assumption. I don't remember the details well enough.
>>274858585The usual plan.
>>274858635Didn't even get a full page of wistfulness.
>>274858661Visual contact with Buyo.
>>274858383>>274858505So is the final one Naraku's looking for not one of the three Inuyasha et al know about?
>>274858690Oh no, he lost his cool factor with Sota. This is what happens when you don't save him from modern day yokai.
>>274858732End of chapter! You think he's hearing rumors here or the hum of the shard itself?
Original title is 鬼女の集落. Which translates to 'The Village of Oni Women'. Ogre being the typical translation of oni, of course. Not sure why they went with colony. Maybe it is just more accurate in context.November 6th, 2002. Author's note:"Q: Please tell me about an item you bought, but didn't work.A: A VHD player and projector."
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>>274858838Ugh.>>274858697Correct. Naraku would be well aware of the others.
>>274858866Bit of a recap.
>>274858884Let me take you to my ordinary village.
>>274858930I said ordinary. And yes, a bit of overlap with some of Mermaid Saga.
>>274858964Furinkan notes that the "wall scroll painting features an image of Kannon (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit). Kannon is a "bosatsu" (Bodhisattva). The mudra (hand gestures) performed by Kannon in the painting are common iconography. This particular mudra is called "Raigo-in" (来迎印) or "Vitarka" in the original Sanskrit. In English it is known as the "Reasoning Mudra"."
>>274859000Vrrk. Vrrk. Vrrk.
>>274859017
>>274859035Good news.
>>274859059Furinkan notes that: "The kanji in Wakana and ... Shinosuke's names both have to do with greenry. Wakana (若菜) means "young greens," a contrast to Shinosuke (篠助) who's name means "helper of small bamboo"."
>>274859122
>>274859145
>>274859186Cute.
>>274859200Lots of cute faces on this page.
>>274859216
>>274859238Chillin' with the boys.
>>274859200I was gonna say "Don't be envious, Sango. Miroku would do the same">>274859216But then I'm reminded they're in a village of women
>>274859262End of chapter, end of volume. Must be a pain to get the stains out. Feel free to use the thread to discuss anything Inuyasha related. I have some stuff I'll be using to bump the thread here and there. I will be returning Wednesday to dump Volume 30. I think we're officially halfway through. I guess we technically were last volume, but I didn't notice.
>>274859331>halfwayWait, there's still 30 more volumes of this? Good lord. Well, I admire your endurance and commitment.
>>274854516Here's the cover of the Weekly Shonen Sunday where this chapter debuted in.>>274859473I've already done more with the other Rumic series.
>>274859331Damn, 50% done. Feels less for some reason
>>274859331Can't wait for the next part of the trip, OP
>>274859331Kikyo got wiped out pretty abruptly. You'd think she'd put up a little more of a fight.
>>274855039>>274855119>>274855091Is this rape?
>>274856155>The bottom panel is the moment their daughter was made
>>274857507>>274857424Kagomes thighs
>>274864173For sure. Don't let people touch your soul.
>>274856522There is the D&Dism of Nine Hells along with Seven Heavens. Maybe some fake nerd got confused and swapped them.Or there could just be seven hells in whatever sect that the localizer was more familiar with. I mean, two burning hells and two screaming hells seem redundant.
>>274854166
>>274849303You lie.
>>274850036They're both insane.
>>274850720A long overdue reunion.
>>274850988Dumb dogs.
>>274851304RIP
>>274851419She probably feels like cold clay.
>>274851539Kikyo isn't very smart overall.
>>274852421Kill that fucking baby Kagura.
>>274852748Pleasant as always, Sesshomaru.
>>274853027They're back!
>>274853046Since last volume, but this is the wrap up.
>>274859331Thank you for posting.
>>274855758Chin lifts are always sexy
>>274855124>can't imagine whyIs this sarcasm? Or can you seriously not imagine why someone might hate Kagome for this?
>>274869947Not really? They're legit feelings of frustration to have and she can't be faulted if evil demon baby used those to mindcontrol her for a short while.
>>274871164She had those feelings even before the Baby tried to mindrape her though.
Inuyasha?!
>>274872670KAGOME!
>>274873552INUYASHA!!!
>>274851664I cried, bros
>>274874058KAGOMEEEE!!!!
What did she see?
>>274877946Only canon thing about Yashahime.
>>274879673Kill yourself, retarded tourist. Sesshomaru fucked Rin and only you faggots complain.
>>274878914The state of /a/
>>274852681>>274852748The anime had this insert song during this scene.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM1cd6h6JE4
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>>274857234It's true. Red Tessaiga was used once and now it's useless since it has no additional abilities. Now it's back to square one.>>274857286That would make Kanna feel redundant. It kind of already does.
>>274885290Kanna is just a utility knife of a character. The saimyosho make her redundant most of the time.
ayy page 10 it is
>>274881207Not everyone who thinks Yashahime is shit thinks it's because of Sesshomaru/Rin anon. That being said the manga is kino
>>274857234>>274885290This is perhaps the most egregious example of the Inuyasha cycle>Inuyasha and the gang find Naraku>Inuyasha uses Tessaiga's newest ability against Naraku>Naraku is immune because of some bullshit>Naraku gets away>Inuyasha needs to find another thing to give Tessaiga a new ability>REPEAT FOREVER
>>274890724The baby and the Kikyo thing is cool though at least.
>>274849040I miss this anime
>>274888359So it goes.
>>274879673Retard.>>274890213There are plenty of issues with the anime. But 99% of the time, the sole reason people shit on Yashhime is because it confirmed Sesshomaru fucked Rin.
>>274856346KUBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>274850988Aww, they're finally respecting each other>>274851304>>274851419>>274851664Finally... it only took Naraku +50 years, 3 body changes + power up, giving birth to a baby and a whole brand new virgin armor
>>274854937>>274854986>MOMMY! MILK!!!!>>274856028First step: Denial>>274856812>>274856951Not only speaks volumes of the blueballing but also... can you blame him?! I don't
>>274856028>>274856131This was very intense and emotional in the anime with To Love's End as the BGM. Also, did you realize this is technically Kagome's love confession scene?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7DKbn6KNfc
>>274851988>>274851953>>274851871>>274852071To be honest, I still don't get how Sesshomaru lost against Inuyasha that one time.
>>274896844Kek>>274897407Hey, at least he got there.
>>274900342baby steps, naraku. baby steps
>>274899805Not just one time. He lost to Inuyasha twice. He didn't have his demon sword yet.
>>274901062He was also being overconfident. As one does. Full demon, yada yada.
>>274890213Did you hear the latest of what happened in the manga? Shiina finally did something with the Treekyo spirit and had InuKag meet up with her image, complete with her expressing how she still loves Inuyasha and now all the InuKagfags on twitter are triggered and are chimping out kek.
>>274902427I don't know why they would (aside from Twitter users being subhuman of course). Inuyasha and Kagome scored with each other and had a kid - there's nothing to be "offended" over because that ship has already sailed and every other potential love interest has either moved on like Koga or is fucking dead.
>>274853300She was always fucking dead, Inuyasha. She's a literal golem made out grave dirt.
>>274853679Damn, that miasma works fast.
>>274854069Sango, that dog has been a bad influence on you if even Miroku is talking you out of trouble.
>>274854516>The Heart
>>274854937You're an evil demon baby with constant psycho eyes who is an incarnation of a mass of eldritch evil that is a known chronic liar and manipulator. It's a safe assumption that nobody wants you anywhere near their vital organs.
>>274855740Most Naraku-type half demons probably revel too much in their newfound power and get swiftly exterminated, which seems to be hinted at by how quickly so many of Naraku's incarnations go off the handle and draw attention to themselves. Naraku has only lasted this long because the mind behind the demon aggregate adamantly refuses to engage in conflict unless it has heavily stacked the deck in its favor.
>>274856262That baby has a tongue on him.
>>274902687I think they just find it offensive that the love triangle is still being milked and brought up in some way, I know I myself find it a little ridiculous that Kikyo can’t just be allowed to rest in piece and always has to be brought back or mentioned in some way, it’s all so tiresome…
>>274902427>>274902687>>274903023> non-canon schizobabble
>>274903399>t. triggered InuKagfag
>>274903596I love Kikyo, dumbassI'm just calling non-canon as non-canon
>>274881207>>274895420>Sesshomaru fucked RinOther anon is right, it’s non-canon shit and Yashahime is nothing but a fanfiction. Rumiko confirmed it herself when she said in an interview that for HER Sesshomaru was always meant to be Rin’s Hogosha, aka her legal parental figure. Even Shiina came out and admitted on his Twitter that Yashahime is just a what-if spinoff AU.
>>274849040based
>>274890724This is exactly why Inuyasha will always be the weakest of Rumiko’s 4 biggest works. That repetitive structure might work for an episodic romcom with no real plot like UY or Ranma, but it’s suicide for a battle adventure shonen that depends on its plot making meaningful progress.Let’s not even talk about Miroku and the Bees…
>>274902427>>274902687>>274903023I really don't give a shit about Treekyo meeting InuKag. I don't get why fans are flipping out over it when the Yashahime manga shows Inuyasha actually being loving towards Kagome compared to the anime which still kept milking the Sit shit. And I like InuKag
>>274905740They also hate that Kagome praises Sessrin and says she envies them and wishes she and Inuyasha were like that, they say that’s extremely OOC for her to say and think.Which to be fair it is, even putting aside the Sessrin debate, can you even try to imagine King of Autism Lord Sesshomaru ever being ROMANTIC?See this is why people call Yashahime a glorified fanfiction and can’t believe it’s canon.
>>274905679I don't think of the bees as being bad writing, even if it makes me laugh.
>>274906493It’s bad writing if you need a Deus Ex Machina plot device because you made an oopsie and wrote yourself into a corner by making a character too OP…
Formulaic status quo adventures work well with stuff like Ranma or UY, not in a battle shounen like Inuyasha
>>274906903>>274906493She should've just made it so prolonged or continuous use would cause the tunnel to get out of control and risk swallowing everyone up. Just give it some excuse why he can't just spam it, instead of fucking bees
>All natural born hanyou we meet in the manga are the product of Demon male/Human female rather than the other way aroundWhat did Rumiko mean by this?
>>274905925>Which to be fair it is, even putting aside the Sessrin debate, can you even try to imagine King of Autism Lord Sesshomaru ever being ROMANTIC?I mean, the way he behaves in Yashahime is about the closest he ever gets. Constantly dropping off expensive gifts for Rin is by far the nicest thing Sesshomaru has done for...well, anyone.
>>274890724The next arc is the worst. Naraku is now split into two and it becomes a mess of two Narakus and too many upgrades and it takes untill the final arc untill that abomination is gone.
>>274903399>>274903865>>274905925You definitely have way too much free time on your hands to still be seething about Yashahime fucking 6 years later and counting.
>>274907624>6 years laterYashahime came out in the fall of 2020 anon…
>>274905925>They also hate that Kagome praises Sessrin and says she envies them and wishes she and Inuyasha were like that, they say that’s extremely OOC for her to say and think.I don't get how it's OOC. Inuyasha obviously loves and cares for Kagome but he may not exactly know everything there is about what a girl desires due to being ostracized for most of his life. And Kagome wasn't even angry or upset at him
>>274908414>Inuyasha obviously loves and cares for Kagome but he may not exactly know everything there is about what a girl desires due to being ostracized for most of his life. And Sesshomaru does?
>>274908515Considering that Sesshomaru actually grew up with his father and his mother is still alive, yes he would be more likely to know how to be romantic
>>274909166Maybe, but a lot of parents don't pass on any of that. Some even discourage it.
>>274909166Sesshomaru is the most cold and stoic character in the series, maybe even anime and manga as a whole…Imagining him being romantic is laughable and severely OOC.
>>274902791>even MirokuTalking out of trouble is Miroku's thing
>>274911002>>274911123My point is that I don't get fans freaking out about Kagome suggesting to Inuyasha how to be more romantic. Kagome wasn't angry or upset at him and Inuyasha even blushed when Kagome made suggestions to him so what's the big fucking deal?
>>274911123Sesshomaru is nowhere near as bad as you're making him out to be.
>>274907903Anon, we are now in 2025. It has been exactly 5 years since Yashahime came out.
>>274907903>>274915871Closer to 4 years plus some change, but yeah. Yashahime is fucking OLD at this point - if you're still seething about it even now, you are objectively mentally ill.
>>274915212I wasn’t so much implying it’s OOC for InuKag, more so that it’s OOC for SESSHOMARU to be romantic (with Rin yet) and it’s also OOC for Kagome to approve of and praise the relationship considering how grossed out she got when she found out about Miroku hitting on an 11 year old Koharu.
i like how these thread ends either fizzle out or become yashahime flavored
>>274916123>more so that it’s OOC for SESSHOMARU to be romantic (with Rin yet) He's romantic in the sense he's basically just showing up and giving her highly expensive and luxurious gifts before fucking off again. It's essentially every shoujo manga fan's dream of what a relationship with a prince or king would be like.>and it’s also OOC for Kagome to approve of and praise the relationship considering how grossed out she got when she found out about Miroku hitting on an 11 year old Koharu.For one, this is the feudal era. And for another, UNLIKE Miroku, Sesshomaru actually waited until Rin was an adult before courting her.
>>274918245>Sesshomaru actually waited until Rin was an adult before courting her.That’s still fucking grooming and Kagome should know that.
>>274919028I mean, it works differently for demons. I wouldn't be surprised if Shima wouldn't have gone with that relationship if the anime didn't make it required, but there was an audio drama about Sessh falling in love with Rin.
>>274919255Because Sumisawa is a pedo who likes to use Sesshomaru as his self-insert, the real Sesshomaru would never.
>>274919028>That’s still fucking groomingNo it isn't and you're projecting your modern western values onto Kagome. Girls like her love stories about romance with older men.
Sango is a classy lady.
>>274919028>That’s still fucking groomingThat is not what grooming is.
>>274853046Just you wait. Hakudoshi namek is coming soon.
>>274861403Way too many big panels, that's why
>>274917092There's a schizo trying to force Yakashime into this. I'm assuming he's replying to itself at this point considering all the times he baited at early threads and end up ignored
>>274849040Kagome best girl
Anal with Sango.
>>274921590based sango appreciator
I like Bankotsu because of this little dialogue, so I can't help but to point this out.In >>274759518, the original dialogue for third panel is actually"The one who enjoyed torturing weaklings, is dead."Which is referring to Jakotsu.As if he's trying to mourn for him before avenging him, although everyone knows it was Renkotsu who killed Jokatsu.
>>274930678Is that true? That completely changes the meaning. If so, that's a big blunder from Viz.
>>274926161Inuyasha...>>274927517Miroku...
>>274933343>Inuyasha...Think that would be either Koga or Rumiko herself rather than Inuyasha.
>>274931847>that's a big blunder from VizPar for course.
>>274852589My waifu is so pretty with her hair down!
>>274915212Fair enough.
>>274930678Good eye, anon.
>>274920601>No it isn't and you're projecting your modern western values onto Kagome. Girls like her love stories about romance with older men.You’re the one that’s projecting considering the actual CANON Kagome is disgusted with pedophilia and grooming considering her reaction to Miroku and Koharu.
>>274941177Again, there is a big difference between Miroku courting an actual child and Sesshomaru courting Rin after she grows up
>>274941288>Sesshomaru courting Rin after she grows upwhich volume of Inuyasha is this in? Or is it in the Inuyasha anime?
>>274933511Inuyasha seems to have similar thoughts himself. He's just super tsun.
>>274930678Neat.
>>274859331>I think we're officially halfway throughWhat a journey.
>>274857390He looks constipated.
>>274856812Musobros, we got turned into babies...
>>274857465Cute dumb husband.
>>274849351St. Hakurei spiritual energy>Tessaiga demonic energy
>>274857874Some people just have their favorite seats in certain restaurants. I know I do.
>>274851419she probably feels like cold flesh and only returns to clay at the parts that received damage
>>274857903I think so? I haven't exactly been keeping up with how many times her friends in the modern era appear.>>274857920I like how they just treat the baby as synonymous with Naraku since he never gave them a name.
>>274852681stfu Inuyasha
>>274858384Muso was basically just Onigumo reborn, complete with all the feelings for Kikyo that kept Naraku from just up and murdering her like he wanted. The baby is the heart, but completely expunged of any love or empathy it may have had for Kikyo, leaving it only as the most vital element to Naraku's existence without the critical weakness.
>>274853328last panel sleepy eyes are nice
>>274853679F
>>274859017RIP that guy.
>>274859059Inuyasha looks a bit too happy to be manhandling him in that 5th panel.
>>274859216Miroku...
>>274854034if she's casual, shes not tying the mobakama, but only wears the yukata/kosode or "kimono"
>>274859331Poor Wakana. Thanks OP.
>>274854224-.-
Anyone have any Kikyo focused fanfic recommendations? Preferably no longer than 10-20k words.
>>274854698>does she just wear her jumpsuit under itno, Sango wears tekkou and at least the right one conceals a hidden bladeshe also got poison powder/smoke bombs ("nioidama") and a kusari-fundo or chain with a metal weight attached to one end on her
>>274855297The Wind Scar can obliterate 100 demons with one stroke of its blade, but Hiraikotsu was forged from the purified bones of over 100 demons it seemsmay I remind you that Inuyasha got entirely mogged by a half-dead Sango when she first met the gang?
>>274948486I think this is more likely than her just being clay all the time. It would be too obvious.
>>274864364kek
>>274857108that's because you're a retard who doesn't get that Tessaiga only works on DEMONIC energy produced from youkai, but not on SPIRITUAL energy Naraku absorbed from the corrupted Saint Hakushinmany such cases
>>274857234did it never occur to you faggots that the spiritual power generated by an immensely evil demon and the spiritual energy emitted by a buddhist saint who got corrupted after death are not equal in nature and quality?
Guys, I started thinking about Kikyo again.
BuT tHe ReD tEsSaIgA bReAkS bArRiErs
>>274950491>>274950583>akchually, it's technically a different type of shield, so OBVIOUSLY the shield breaking technique is now useless
>>274950680that's why Naraku went to the trouble of corrupting a sokushinbutsu, exactly
>>274949917Maybe so but Inuyasha wasn't trying to fight Sango and he still won that fight
>>274859216Houshi-sama..
>>274881207Sumisawa fanficnobody cares, tumblr-kun
>>274950957let's face it: he got rescued by a Wind Tunnel
>>274948228at least somebody gets it
>>274948228kek
>>274864364
>>274950599My 2010 self thought that Inuyasha's unique enough to justify having relationships with two different women without it being considered cheating, double timing or whatever Miroku and Sango call it, and I still hold that position today.
>>274950583Obviously, but it is about the initial presentation and description of the power up, not the means by which is was achieved.
>>274950583Most people viciously skim Inuyasha instead of actually applying context to the shit they read.>>274950680Yes. That is the entire fucking point of why Naraku went there + getting rid of Onigumo's heart.
>>274955444He didn't actually mention the shield aspect during his plans.
>>274951163Not really. Miroku opened it once then Naraku sent the bees and after that Miroku's focus was on fighting the Naraku puppet.
>>274855297To be more precise, it blocked a portion of the wind scar.
Did that inuyasha reboot wind up being any good
>>274961423>Did that inuyasha rebootwutonly Urusei Yatsura and Ranma 1/2 got remakes
>>274961423>Inuyasha rebootWe've got another timeline jumper on our hands boys.
>>274961482No the one where it was sesshomarus daughter or whatever, not reboot, sequel, spinoff, whatever I guess
>>274950599We know Inuyasha.
>>274955444unfortunately
>>274962279>sequelit's non-canon and not that good
>>274950583>>274955444Do you really think coming up with a plausible, in-universe lore explanation is the most important part of writing? The point is that whole plotline feels like it accomplished nothing because the situation reverted to the status quo.
>>274963332>The point is that whole plotline feels like it accomplished nothing because the situation reverted to the status quoyes, they are back where they started. must be frustrating for Kagome and the gang.but at least they don't throw in the towel
>>274963238>non-canoncope
>>274859473>Alright now leave the last piece of shard>We're only halfwayHow did she do that
>>274963951which Rumiko Takahashi manga is it an adaptation of?
>>274915212Also I want milf Kagome
Even with KAgome and Rin dead at least Inuyasha and Sess have their daughters/neices.
>>274965225Wouldn't Inuyasha outlive Moroha? How long would a quarter Hanyo live for anyways?
>>274964812>Make Sessrincels seethe>Post Rumiko saying “Inuyasha was completed within myself”Should’ve used her Hogosha quote instead.
>>274966330post it
>>274855758Hot panel on the top left.
>>274864173That’s Kagome R. Higurashi for you.
>>274903399The grand successor is winning. Sunrise? Done for.
osuwari
OP, where is my manga volume?
>>274898219>First step: DenialExact opposite actually. Kagome broke free from the baby's control by accepting that she has those feelings.
>>274969866Soon!
>>274973238hurry up
>>274897407>>274900380>>274900342>it only took Naraku +50 years, 3 body changes + power up, giving birth to a baby and a whole brand new virgin armorumm, ackshually the first thing Naraku ever did after his birth was kill Kikyo
>>274974333witnessed
behold what my computer made
>>274975300sugoi
>>274971405Rumiko wasted a perfectly good arc here, she should’ve done more with the concept of Naraku and the Baby attempting to manipulate Kagome and turn her to their side, like there should’ve been a Dark Kagome arc like the Tsubaki arc or first movie except Kagome’s MIND is actually being controlled rather than just her body and it would be up to Inuyasha to bring her back to her senses (paralleling how Kagome always brings him back when he goes full demon mode, could be a nice showcase of character development for him where he’s putting into action all he’s learned from Kagome and now it’s his turn to be her emotional support)
>>274977196>Dark Kagome arc
OP died
>>274977975RIP
>>274977975Naraku must be behind this
>>274977196The Baby in general was just huge wasted potential. A unique dark character whose gimmick has a lot of potential to create interesting story and character moments that could've been utilized much more.
>>274977196Alternatively, have a dark Kagome arc but instead of hanyo dick have it be Kikyo who brings her back to the light side. You know, to cement the fact that she has let go of her own darkness and resentment from earlier on and have her go through a true moment of altruism overcoming her own insecurities and jealousies. And maybe, just maybe have an anime original comedic arc where everyone pressures her to pretend to be Kagome in the modern world. Show her suffering the wrath of modern Japanese and Algebra
>>274961423Tl,dr; no>>274961482>>274962223That is going to age poorly>>274971405>Exact opposite actuallySounds like the last step; acceptance
>>274856028>>274856131I think it was a very powerful moment. The anime even showed the Baby seething with rage when Kagome broke free.
>>274969866>>274977975OP delivers>>274982878
