Calm down. It's a bunch of friends going on a silly adventure and getting into cool anime battles. It ain't gotta be deep.

mentioning the litmus test is the best litmus test, in the same way the words "NPC" and "normie" are only used by people who are one themselves

>>287670804
its normal fag shit

>>287670759
Considering I've been fapping to Kikyo for over 20 years I'd say it's peak

>>287670759
>Complaining about an unchanging status quo and formulaic structure in a Rumiko Takahashi series
That’s all of her works bro.

>>287671844
Like any other anime/manga.
Japanese cartoons aren't special, nor are you for watching them.

the demons design is cool but they are demons nonetheless

>>287672790
Most anime & manga can’t automatically be considered normalfag shit for the simple reason that they are more likely to contain sexually taboo subject matters that the West would never think of inserting, something like the Sesshomaru/Rin ship wouldn’t be able to exist in an actual normalfag work.

>>287670759
You clearly were not around when this was airing in the west. No shit it's not good but you fail completely to understand the appeal.

>>287670759
Fujos loved it. It was always a fujo series.

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>>287672294
Kinkyo is the soul of the show
The general consesus of this series seems to be it has a really strong first few seasons but it eventually gets bogged down in routinely doing the same thing and takes forever to resolve from repetitive plot points

>>287673273
There is a famous western history about a 14 years old girl and her 60 something years old husband. The history is about her son, who died and came back from the dead world.

The history? The Holy Bible.

>>287674274
I literally was there for it on adult swim. It sucked back then too.

>>287670759
My hate for Kagome and love for Kikyo was all I need to love this show for 2 decades.

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>>287676333
She's such a bestie

>>287676333
HOLY FUCKING BASED!!!!!!

>>287675623
Christianity ceased to have any effect upon people's morals in the 60s, it's irrelevant now

>>287674274
I was there too, anon. That doesn’t magically make it deeper than it is. We all tuned in because it was the only semi-serialized action anime on TV that wasn’t DBZ reruns and it had edgy feudal aesthetics + a love triangle that wouldn’t die. That’s the appeal.

But nostalgia goggles don’t fix Naraku pulling the same “it was just a puppet” shit for 200+ chapters or Kagome hitting sit every time Takahashi needed a gag reset. It was comfy weekly slop with occasional kino character beats (mostly Kikyo-related, let’s be real).

You can understand why something was popular and still admit it spun its wheels for half its runtime.

>>287671844
That's most battle shonen tho

>>287673273
>taboo subject matters that the West
To americans. The rest of the world enjoyed anime long before you guys were around

I feel like it got stretched too much. Because there was some really good arcs in there and even some of the "daily adventure" episodes were pretty good.

Is it confirmed that the girl is Kagome's daughter?

>>287682361
>Is it confirmed that the girl is Kagome's daughter?
Considering she both looks more like Kagome and even takes after her in personality and powers more than even Inuyasha, yes Kikyofag, fucking cope already!

>>287676333
>My hate for Kagome
Why hate Kagome so much? What did she ever do to you?

>>287685695
>is always yelling and screaming at the top of her lungs “INUYASHAAAA” every 5 seconds
>completely useless in battle and is always getting herself kidnapped
>states the fucking obvious almost every single episode
>acts like she’s on her period 24/7 and is a major bitch, always whining and complaining & scolding Inuyasha for something or other, he can just be breathing and she’ll find someway to rag and nag on him
>outright physically abuses him too with the whole “sit” command
>disrespects the fuck out of Inuyasha and is always taking that little shit Shippo or Koga’s side
>acts like she’s the motherfucking princess and expects the whole group to just put their quest for Naraku on hold just so she can study or cause she got into yet another fight with Inuyasha and wants to punish him for it
>is a major whore and hypocrite and leads Koga & Hojo on despite claiming she “loves” Inuyasha, clearly enjoys the attention of her orbiters even while sitting Inuyasha to the ground for merely speaking to Kikyo, oh and Inuyasha isn’t even allowed to get jealous over her either or else she’ll huff & puff back home
>Everyone in the group always takes her side no matter what and no one dares to ever call her out when she’s wrong except Inuyasha himself (which he’s then proceeded to be berated for)
>is a fucking Mary-Sue who has the most guys interested in her even when she’s average looking and Sango and Kikyo are right over there
>is apparently the most powerful and OP Priestess too despite never lifting one single finger to actually train and earn that power like her predecessor Kikyo did
Why hate Kagome indeed…

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>Kikyo
>Kagome
>Kikyo
>Kagome
what about Sango?!

>>287687013
a pearl before swine

>>287686733
I can see why it was so popular with girls.

>>287670759
>Inuyasha and Kagome largely do not change as characters
Which is fine, but you stated it like it's a bad thing.

>>287676849
Can't believe Mao looks worse than this anime from 25 years ago...

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>>287672294
for me, it's Rinny-roo

>>287687603
We know Sesshomaru

>>287670759
I got one of my former roommates into anime with this show.
Neither of us ever went to Gaia.
We came here.

>>287687788
>Sesshomaru
More like Sumisawa, the real Sesshomaru would never

>>287686733
Why does Kagome constantly insult and disrespect Inuyasha if she loves him so much?

>>287688071
Cause he's rude, first of all. Rudeness begets rudeness. Second, he will drop whatever he's doing to chase down a mere rumor of his ex-girlfriend, but he will straight up ignore Kagome for days at a time. Makes a girl feel insecure, this vast disparity in attention. The opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference. So if she can't make Inuyasha infatuated with her, she makes him upset with her. And it works. Kagome pissing him off causes Inuyasha to actually show proactive interest in her, even if it's antagonistic more than romantic. But she'll take whatever she can get as long as its not him mooning after Kikyo again.

>>287688124
>Cause he's rude, first of all. Rudeness begets rudeness.
Kikyo didn’t return his rudeness with even more rudeness but with gentleness and patience.

>>287688172
Kikyo is a priestess, a powerful sorceress, and older (at least emotionally) than Inuyasha. Kagome is a normal Jr high girl transported 400 years into the past and is constantly having her life threatened by monsters she barely comprehends. it is fully acceptable for her to be on edge.

>>287670759
Yes but it's actually a litmus test that you were filtered by. It's like the low iq, mid iq, high iq pic and you're mid iq

>>287670759
For the toonami generation, Inuyasha was probably the foremost and most effective introduction to folklore and deep anime themes beyond shit like Bleach or Naruto. I remember watching it as a little kid and all I gathered from it was
>extremely cool worldbuilding
and
>KAGOOOOOOMEEEEEEEEEEE
It's a formative show that was one of the best on offer for burger kids on late night TV, other than GitS. Even after all these years I still have a soft spot in my heart for it

>>287688071
All Rumiko ships are love-hate relationships.

>>287688071
It's the other way around. Inuyasha was the one who constantly insulted and disrepected Kagome. He's the tsundere. Kagome tries to be supportive and sweet to him.
>>287688172
The Inuyasha Kagome had was a lot more irritable and hostile compared to when he was with Kikyo because he was still hurting from losing Kikyo and getting betrayed by her.

>>287670759
I'll probably make a thread about my progress with this later. But let me just say this: Kohaku is the key to everything

>>287689445
>It's the other way around. Inuyasha was the one who constantly insulted and disrepected Kagome. He's the tsundere. Kagome tries to be supportive and sweet to him.
Nah she’s constantly putting him down in favor of Koga and always takes his side.

>>287688703
>KAGOOOOOOMEEEEEEEEEEE
INUYASHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

You're right. Inuyasha IS the litmus test for one's taste in anime, and you just failed it.
Please leave and get better taste

>>287687013
what about kagura? nobody ever talks about her even thou she is the big bad and got a shitty underserved end

>>287670759
Kikyo > Kagome

>>287688198
Nah, she's older physically too. Kikyo is biologically/physically 18 at the start and introduction of her in the series. Inuyasha is chronically like 500-ish but is biologically 15.

>>287670759
Bleach and Inuyasha had a LOT of parallels, to an uncomfortable level. People who liked Inuyasha as kids also really liked Bleach. And a lot of modern shounen tries to mimic the big three rather than what those were inspired by, so it's a compounding effect.

say all you want about Inuyasha, but it's one of the only unique times in Japanese modern fiction where the reincarnation and the original somehow end up on the same timeline and it's fucking fascinating.

>>287690796
What? How is Bleach and Inuyasha related?

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>>287690835
>protagonist is a delinquent with great strength that prefers the straight and violent way to solve things
>pretends to be tough and uncaring but is actually soft inside
>misses his mother
>wants power
>wields a massive magical sword that he inherited from his beastly father
>has a young female side kick that he carries on his back
>they bicker constantly but actually have great affection for one another
>they exterminate evil spirits together
>the series has a character almost identical to the sidekick
>protagonist is actually the half-breed of two different lineages, one of them noble

And that is why Inuyasha is the best shonen protagonist.

Pic unrelated.

>>287687502
So you're ok with the same shitty love triangle and sit gags for 500 chapters.

>>287670759
No, I'd say shit like Naruto is infinitely worse. Inuyasha is just really mediocre and clearly written by a woman, but Naruto is some of the worst trash to come out of Japan, and anyone who admits to liking it should by euthanized, or at the very least permabanned from 4chan.
The fact that it always has a thread up on /a/ goes to show that this shit board has fallen to the faggot scum the board was made to avoid and ridicule.

>>287691066
Embarassed Inuyasha fan lol. Both are bad, but Inuyasha didn't give a reason to go on for 558 chapters. It could have ended in 120 chapters.

>>287670759
I'll clarify OP'a point since he ran out of space, yes it is the best anime of all time.

>>287680128
>>287674274
Did you faggots not have an internet connection or something? Even on a 33.6 modem you could download decent quality episodes in about two to three hours in the late 90s. Inuyasha was not considered anything special when it aired, and was mostly popular with the western equivalent of fujos, and literal kids.
Also, wasn't that several years into the 2000s? Only obnoxious kids who were shunned by the general anime community watched anime that aired on TV.

>>287672872
True, but in Japanese Yokai can also just be mysterious phenomenon.

>>287691111
I dunno man. I see con photos from the early 2000s and its full of people who cosplay as tv anime and fucking NGE(which is basically Akira tier in normalfag unless you jerk it to rei and asuka).

>>287680128
I rewatched the entire thing recently it was still amazing and the first like 3 EP's are the next ever

>>287670759
It's like, I get it, I can't expect anyone to read or watch Rumiko Takahashi's entire library of works to understand how they all relate to each other, her writing style, etc
But on the other hand, it's really hard to not want to bitchslap a moron for saying the anime equivalent of "I don't understand the appeal of Garfield, he eats lasagna and hates mondays and that's it?!"
Yes, you stupid bitch. That's it.

>>287688071
It's the most fun way to write a couple

>>287691080
Why are you projecting, faggot? I'm not defending Inuyasha at all, and the show isn't even particularly relevant anymore, and was primarily popular with demented fujos. The OP was talking about anime as a litmus test, and there's no better test than Naruto, because it's the gayest shit to come out of Japan, and ruined both anime and manga, and the western anime community by introducing so many faggots to anime.
Even on /a/ back in the late 2000s, anons desperately tried to keep that shit off the board, until moot cucked out and no longer allowed people to brigade the threads.

>>287691167
Well I discovered fansubs existed online because of naruto. But I was watching anime nearly a decade prior to that on VHS. Even watched a few episodes of nge in the 96 before my parents realized I'm too young for this. Watched Patlabor on VHS in 2000 too. So. It's not Naruto for some, its youtube and fansubs.

>>287691038
Yes, it should've went for another 500

>>287691133
Cosplayers are subhuman scum.
That said, I guess I phrased it poorly. I was referring to the fact that anime fans, or otaku, didn't rely on TV as their primary source of anime, and by the time Inuyasha aired on TV, anime was extremely widespread and easy to get a hold off.
If you were stuck watching it on TV, you were likely a kid born into poverty, who didn't have access to the internet, friends who would copy VHS tapes with anime, or even a store where you could rent anime.

>>287691258
Do you mean fansubs? Because I couldn't find those until 2006 online. But yeah around 2002-2003 my dad's business went out even though I looked for anime online a few times. I did watch some anime on vhs in the 90s-2000 when visiting my family overseas. And owned a bunch of toys for them. But I guess I was just too dumb to find anime online until 2006.

>>287690820
>say all you want about Inuyasha, but it's one of the only unique times in Japanese modern fiction where the reincarnation and the original somehow end up on the same timeline and it's fucking fascinating.
Because it’s a deconstruction of reincarnation tropes that are so rampant within the anime and manga world. Rumiko frequently likes to add an extra tongue-in-cheek deconstructive or subversive twist to her works, hence why Ataru isn’t your typical “le nice guy” herbivore harem protagonist and is an actual perverted sex pest loser who actually WANTS a harem and why Ranma who’s training to be the pinnacle of masculinity gets a curse that trannifies him.

>>287690796
bleach has parallels with yu yu yakusho more, delinquent mc meets ghost/shinigami girl and ordinary girl also is there.

>>287690796
Inuyasha has more parallels with your average JRPG than any other non-Rumic anime or manga really, Rumiko herself is probably a gamer and was directly inspired by the JRPG boom of the 90’s.

>>287690875
That's stretching things quite a bit.
Hell, most of that pertains to ONE character. Because Rukia certainly isn't like either Kagome or Kikyo.
Otherwise, Bleach is just a combination of YYH and Saint Seiya.

>>287688172
Inuyasha was a lot less rude to Kikyo. He was suspicious of her, but understandably so. He didn't insult her constantly the way he does Kagome. He also didn't constantly compare her to another girl he knew, the way he does Kagome.

>>287686733
>and Kikyo are right over there
She's way cuter than that hag

>>287691598
Unfortunately her personality is garbage.
Quintessential example of a pump and dump

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>>287670759
Her thighs are the only thing good about her

>>287686733
>leads Koga & Hojo on
>constantly putting him down in favor of Koga and always takes his side
Let's examine that claim.
Chapter 133 Koga first declares he'll make Kagome his mate. She tells him she's already in a relationship with Inuyasha (not official even if she wants it to be but she leaves that part out).
Chapter 135 Koga takes Kagome to fight the Birds of Paradise. When Inuyasha arrives, she immediately runs into his arms.
Chapter 136 Koga tells Inuyasha Kagome is his mate. She vehemently denies it.
Chapter 138 Kagome apologizes to Inuyasha for worrying him and thanks him for rescuing her. He gets testy and implies she would be happier with Koga. Kagome tries to reassure him that she has no feelings for Koga but Inuyasha says he doesn't give a shit about her feelings while continuing to press her about Koga. Obviously this gets her mad so they get in a fight, he tells her to leave, and she goes back to the present. The next chapter after some reflection, she thinks that the fight may have been her fault.
Chapter 144 Kagome moves an injured Koga away from the battle. When he asks if she should be doing this since he almost killed Inuyasha, Kagome indignantly replies that Inuyasha was holding back since he knew he was being tricked and would totally win in a real fight and wouldn't get mad at her for helping someone in trouble.
Chapter 164 Inuyasha and Koga get in their usual spat. After Koga leaves, Kagome comforts Inuyasha and tells him not to take him seriously.
Chapter 265 Kagome blames herself for Inuyasha's "death" while Koga tells her it isn't her fault. When Inuyasha appears, she immediately runs into his arms. Koga gets the message and leaves.
Chapter 280 Inuyasha saves Koga from the collapsing Mount Hakurei and Kagome tells Koga he should thank him.

This claim simply doesn't hold water. The only basis is Kagome treating Koga with courtesy and sitting Inuyasha when he tries to pick a fight with him (justified). All I see is insecurity.

>>287670759
>Inuyasha and Kagome largely do not change as characters
What in the world are you talking about? Inuyasha changes massively from the beginning of the series.

>>287691900
>Chapter 133 Koga first declares he'll make Kagome his mate. She tells him she's already in a relationship with Inuyasha (not official even if she wants it to be but she leaves that part out).
If you’re going by the manga instead of the anime then you should know they were already in an official relationship, Inuyasha asks her out in his own way right after their first encounter with Naraku in a scene the anime cut.

>>287691900
>Conveniently leaves out all the antagonistic comments Kagome makes whenever Koga tests Inuyasha

>>287670759
>Is Inuyasha the best litmus test for seeing someone's taste in anime or manga?
No, that would be Solo Leveling.

>>287691157
>the most fun way to write a couple is when they’re both stuck in immature tsundere mode
Sounds like Takahashi Stolkholm Syndrome

ranma beats inuyasha for better fights. thats not really a testament to ranma having amazing fights, just that its better than inuyasha

>naraku no where around in a 100 mile radius
>no naraku children in sight either
>episode has literally 0 things to do with naraku
>"stand back ill use my wind tunnel!"
>bees swarm immediately from every corner of the screen

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>>287670759
Im not reading posts from anybody who has the same taste in anime as my little sister, whatever you say drip drop just text me if you want me to bring you some food when I get off work.

>>287687603
She knew that sooner or later she would be inseminated...

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>>287686733
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>>287691624
>Unfortunately her personality is garbage.
How is Kagome’s personality garbage?