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November 25th, 2023. Author's note:
"Volume 1 through 5 of the series are on sale now! Volume 6 is scheduled for February!"

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>>288246690
I'll be honest, I read these chapters only today so they haven't had much time to ferment in my head and my thoughts are a bit all over the place. Fortunately, we still have Shiina's blog of which Furinkan translated portions. I'll be posting those translations and their summaries of it as it becomes relevant.

https://cnanews.asablo.jp/blog/2023/11/

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>>288246718
You might remember Towa describing this event earlier.

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>>288246727
Ah, kids...

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>>288246744
Honestly, I feel like that explanation raises more questions than simply acting like it was some miraculous luck.

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>>288246767
Furinkan notes that: "In his blog Shiina explains rather than beginning in the modern world in this chapter he had originally planned to have a discussion about the history of tempura, which had just been introduced to Japan at the time that the historical scenes are set in. However he states he decided to switch it up and include the Tatari Mokke which he felt helped connected the Yashahime world with the Inuyasha world more firmly. " They then translate a portion of the blog as follows:

"My approach is from a tourist's point of view, thinking, 'Wow, this is the world of Sengoku Otogi Zoshi...!' As a long-time Rumiko Takahashi fan, my perspective overlaps with that of Towa-chan, who grew up in the modern era, so this comicalization is my love song to Rumiko Takahashi's work. It is no exaggeration to say that I am doing this job because I was allowed to do so. However, since Towa-chan is originally a resident there, she will eventually leave my hands and return home."

Remember the Tatari Mokke? It appeared in Chapter 35 of Inuyasha, in a story set in the modern world about a girl named Mayu Ikeda. In some ways, that little story segment functions entirely standalone from Inuyasha as a series and I love it dearly.

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>>288246850
I love the ambiguity of the design being referenced outright here. One of those things that I don't often expect from manga and likely is only really something that crops up when you have another person taking the reins. Anyway, Furinkan notes that: "Shiina goes on to explain his eventually returning Towa (either to Rumic World and beyond his control or to the past, it's a bit unclear) to a British film he saw as a youth." and translates a portion of his blog as follows:

"I feel like I've said this several times, but this reminds me of a movie I saw a long time ago called Born Free. This film is based on the true story of a British woman who rescued a baby lion at a time when there was almost no precedent for artificially nursing lions. She named the lion Elsa, raised her, trained her, and returned her to the wild. In the final scene where John Barry's beautiful and majestic masterpiece theme "Born Free" plays, I cried as I watched the lion, who had been loved like a cat, grow up with confidence and leisurely leave for the savannah... When I looked back at it the other day, a lot of things were outdated and I didn't really like it that much (laughs). Well, it's a memory from when I was little. It was a blockbuster movie when it was released.

Do we as manga artists say goodbye to the characters once the serialization ends? It is true that we no longer draw them, but they remain with the creator and remain "my children". However, I think my parting with Yashahime and the others, which are copyrighted by someone else, will probably be a little more drastic."

Funny anecdote, honestly. This movie is from 1966, by the way. I hope Shiina is proud of his work with Towa and everyone in this series.

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>>288246918
This scene was very cute.

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>>288246935
Adorable.

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>>288246946
Could've easily turned this scene into a bit of unearned romance building, so I appreciate it being made a gag instead.

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>>288246969
I didn't properly post this thread from another device so I won't be able to bump it from my computer. How irritating. Sorry.

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>>288247012
Ouch.

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>>288247022
Shiina's version of Kirara is a bit different than Rumiko Takahashi's. Both forms have a more angular look while the original manga's Kirara was very round visually. In some ways, she resembles the anime's depiction of Kirara (which of course, varied). Of course, there definitely were some not so stellar drawings of Kirara in the Inuyasha manga as well so it is just one of those things.

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>>288247082
There he is.

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>>288247089
Furinkan notes: "Shiina discusses the latest of Jyubei's brothers, Rokubei (呂苦兵衛). Rokubei has the character "roku" (六) which means "six" on his shirt." And translates his comment thus:

"Rokubei-san of the Hakata corpse shop is a character that wears a monocle. I tried to match the original Jyubei-san's eye scar. Glasses already existed in Europe at the time, and Nobunaga was said to have been very interested in the missionaries who were using them. The invention of the current method of fixing glasses by way of the ears was invented much later, and at that time, glasses were used as pince-nez glasses that were clipped onto the nose. Monocles were popular as fashionable items in the 19th century, and the monocle used by Detective Conan's Kid is in the image of Arsène Lupin, the phantom thief of that time. I don't know if it was during the Sengoku period, but I think it's within an acceptable range for historical research. The lenses must have been quite expensive, so having only one was half the price."

Honestly, less about the character and more about monocles. Enjoy the trivia.

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>>288247116
Per Furinkan: "Rokubei explains that he was sent to the girls by "Hakata no Tsu" (博多津), this is the old name for "Hakata Harbor", or in today's terms, the harbor area of Fukuoka."

Though we do see it explained on the next page.

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>>288247156
Hm...

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>>288247174
Furinkan has some notes regarding this page, though some are redundant with what we've heard before:

""Once we had it clear that wasn't the Mori clan's navy, most of the Otomo clan withdrew most of its forces." - The Otomo clan (大友氏/Otomo-shi) and Mori clan (毛利氏/Mori-shi) were rival clans battling one another at the end of the 15th century. The Mori clan were known for their seamanship, while the Otomo clan are remembered as being one of the first to make contact with Westerners. As a result they developed a working relationship with the Portuguese that arrived in Japan and had dealings with missionary Francis Xavier.
"They say they don't got the capacity to take on demons while they're busy fightin' at Moji." - Moji (門司) is a ward in the modern city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture.
"Wars've cut our population in half, but this used to be a flourishin' port city that rivaled Sakai." - Sakai (堺) is a seaport in Osaka, to this day it is one of the most important seaports in Japan."

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>>288247188
Not exactly a tactician.

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>>288247199
I would qualify this as largely unhelpful, but this is a supernatural world.

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>>288247224
Furinkan notes that: "Shiina concludes that he is cobbling together elements of the anime with his own ideas he has developed in the manga." and translates his comment thus:

"As usual, this story is going to be something different, I've gathered parts from the anime from all over the place, used newly made materials as adhesive, and reassembled them into a manga. I guess I'm currently working on the first half to middle of the second season of the anime. I would be happy if you could enjoy both the anime and the comic version even more."

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>>288247294
Seems like we got a spread before the end of chapter. I was confused where the chapter ended and the new one began, so I'm just going based off what the volume says.

Had to resize this image. Sorry.

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>>288247323
End of chapter. We're moving quite along.

Hello! Nothing odd here. Just felt like maybe having this thread a bit higher in the catalog.

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Same as last time, the cover is on the next page, but it is just more of the same.

December 25th, 2023. Author's note:
"Volume 6 will be out around February 16! Please buy it!"

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>>288247393
How spooky.

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>>288247405
Per Furinkan: "In his blog Shiina explains that this chapter is his version of some of the events from Yashahime episode 34, though he laments he could not work in "Kid-sama" (a reference to Gosho Aoyama's Kaito Kid due to the use of the hang glider in the episode)."

https://cnanews.asablo.jp/blog/2023/12/

>Yashahime Thursday
LESGOOOO
>>288246718
>Truck-kun
You don't want this smoke

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>>288247428
Furinkan may have mentioned it earlier, but this is 紅龍破 in Japanese. It is exclusive to Yashahime.

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>>288247462
Pretty sure I mentioned this move's name before too, but just in case, it is the 朱雀の待ち伏せ and also debuted in Yashahime.

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>>288247481
Direct hit.

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>>288247489
Everyone else landed alright, poor Takechiyo.

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>>288247509
Pretty cool, honestly. Forming smaller reinforcements out of drippings of giants.

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>>288247522
Only so many pages to devote to every attack.

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>>288247558
I assume Takechiyo has a bunch of weapons he turned into leaves or toys or something on him.

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>>288247572
Takechiyo brandishing a sword. Good job. Also, cute page. I was about to write "barring a sword" which is just... not correct. Neither is "baring a sword" really. I feel like a moron. And bearing a sword just means like, having it on your person. I'm not very well read.

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>>288247612
!!

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>>288247618
I appreciate that it isn't just a bit of screentone, they also drew some dust clouds or something being distorted.

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>>288247632
Per Furinkan: "Shiina comments that Zero's "World Reversal" spell (天地返し/Tenchi Gaeshi) is more complex in his story than in the anime because he needed a way to separate the girls form one another and that was the easiest way to do so."

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>>288247639
I guess I should've posted that when they actually were separated, but you get it.

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>>288247663
!!

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>>288247690
I appreciate them being her a bit of menace back after the last bit with her had her fleeing.

>>288246969
>>288246991
>Towa likes older men
sorry Riku shes my wife now

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>>288247710
Towa's pretty honest and not as prideful as you might expect.

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>>288247727

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>>288247739
Hm?

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>>288247750
It seems she failed to pulverize them.

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>>288247757
The last page and a bit have the flashback margins, but I think the flashback proper starts here.

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>>288247769
!!

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>>288247779
!

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>>288247794
Hehehe.

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Oh, whoops. That was the last page of the previous chapter. Well, I have some more notes that are more pertinent to this chapter anyway. "Cover" is on the next page.

January 25th, 2024. Author's note:
"The Birth of Kitarō: Mystery of Gegege (鬼太郎誕生 ゲゲゲの謎/Kitaro Tanjou: Gegege no Nazo) was really interesting."

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>>288247863
Oh, JoJo, you've ruined me. Anyway, here's more of Furinkan's summary of last month's blog post: "Shiina also explains the difficulty of working with Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's father because of how vague he is in the original manga. He explains that if he tries to keep him vague then he will not be an interesting character while if he tries to build him up he will move too far from the character as he appeared in the original series. However, he goes on to explain that Zero's motivations are very difficult to explain succinctly in the manga versus what was easier to depict in the anime, and he felt that more directly involving the great dog demon and Zero and being very direct in that depiction could help clarify her motivations. Interestingly Shiina-sensei speaks about his test for finding the proper characterization is to imagine the voice actors (in this case Maaya Sakamoto (Zero) and Akio Otsuka(Sesshomaru's father)) saying the lines. He stated that if they sounded right in his mind in their voices he felt that was what worked, however Rumiko Takahashi often corrected this characterizations." Furinkan then translates a comment from the blog post:

"As usual, my main point of reference is whether or not I can hear the voice actor's voice. Listen to the voices of Akio Otsuka and Maaya Sakamoto in your head, and if it feels right, it's okay. Afterwards, when I submitted it for Rumiko Takahashi's review, I often found out that my interpretation was wrong (laughs), but I've corrected myself in that regard."

So, Rumiko Takahashi approved Toga dialog. I can't blame Shiina for having trouble, Toga's personality isn't exactly showcased by the Inuyasha manga and I'm sure the anime's version of him isn't one to one with Rumiko Takahashi's vision of him (though his visual design is all her work).

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>>288247908
Another Furinkan note regarding the blog: "Shiina laments not having depicted Zero's costumes changing with her personality shift. He comments that her courtesan costume should have come when she became evil and that in the flashback showing Riku's birth she should have been wearing something else instead. He simply states he had not thought of doing that at the time."

Would've been cool.

>>288246946
>>288246969
Towa cute

>>288247089
>Even Jyubei's brothers know how to ENTERRRR

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>>288247929
Furinkan doesn't have a note and I don't have the raws, but I assume that the term used here is the same used for Naraku's incarnations (or one of the many other terms VIZ used over the years) and was 分身. Not sure though. Maybe it was literally the word shadow, but I feel VIZ did use the term shadow once for this same concept.

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>>288247966
Okay, this one is actually unrelated to this chapter, but Furinkan remarked about the blogpost for the last chapter: "Ultimately he signs off saying this will be the last story published in 2023 and that while he is trying to tell the story succinctly there is still a long way to go and he hopes readers will stick with the story in 2024."

>>288247131
>And your Price
Moroha always chasing that bag hahahaha

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>>288247992
If you're wondering what Shiina said on the blog for this chapter, he didn't make a blog post. He did clarify his reasons in the blog post after and Furinkan summarizes it thus: "In his blog Shiina explains that he was so busy with his cat's hospitalization that he forgot to update the blog last month. He says explains that he is lazy when it comes to blogging about his manga work however he hopes to increase the available information online about his work and that is why he does it. Also he hopes that it will develop interest in his work so he can pay for his cat's medical bills."

I hope his cat's okay. Honestly, he doesn't seem that lazy when it comes to these blogs. Seems to say a lot when most manga creators I know don't say much of anything outside of interviews. I hope Shiina is doing well and I hope the manga adaptation of Yashahime got gotten him a bit of a windfall. I know in the US, most people only ever talk about the anime adaptation (which is understandable) but I genuinely am surprised how little I see online about the manga one.

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>>288248043
I appreciate the depiction of Toga here. I'm very not used to seeing his humanoid form so it being his primary appearance honestly irks me.

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>>288248060
It comes naturally to him.

>>288247236
I am 100% convinced that this shot of a dog demon surrounded by fire is from that scene Rumiko cut from the manga a few chapters ago of Sesshomaru saving someone from a burning shrine.

Shiina seems to REALLY like drawing their dog forms.

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>>288248070
I wonder if this was one of the moments Rumiko Takahashi picked apart. Maybe not. The final dialog works for me as believably coming from the character we heard of so often in the Inuyasha manga.

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>>288248109
Hm...

>>288248086
Well, he should've done it more. There could've been ten pages of that right here.

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>>288248123
Sigh...

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>>288248134
Yeah.

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>>288248144
So, you might remember Shishinki and Ryukotsusei in the Inuyasha manga. Apparently, the detail regarding protecting Inuyasha's mother was from the third movie (for which Toga's humanoid form was designed?). I'll be honest, my memory of how these events were described in the manga isn't the best.

In some ways, they ended up being somewhat disappointing foes (at least for me) when they came back from their dormancy but there're ways to explain that.

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>>288248209
I have no clue what this drink might be.

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>>288248219
Searching various bottles and jugs from either the Heian era or the Sengoku era didn't really get me anywhere. Admittedly, it could be from the two eras in between as well. Either way, I can't seem to find one that matches this shape.

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>>288248261
!!

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>>288248296
A critical junction.

>>288248288
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>>288248310
God the Grim Comet being some 'Devil on your shoulder' villain who whispers sweet nothings into your ear is such an inspired choice compared to what it was in the anime.

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>>288248310
I know it is an evil comet talking, but I do believe there is truth to this. I sort of appreciate that it is not a tragic romance but a tragic unrequited love. Not that we haven't had those in Inuyasha but still.

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>>288248329
I do really like "What else is all your demonic power for?". The pearls are such a narrative device, but putting their existence in this context gives them a bit of heft to me. She is so powerful, why wouldn't do you anything in your power to stop this pain? I dunno, I'm rambling.

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>>288248363
Anyway, that's that.

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>>288248373
?!

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>>288248405
Mission, complete.

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>>288248415
Oh?

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>>288248424

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>>288248434
!

>>288246718
>Truck-kun trying to isekai one of Sesshomaru's daughters
He rolled up to the wrong house this time.

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>>288248441
It is in service of a gag, so it isn't a big deal, but it is definitely one of those word bubbles that is a bit too long for the context in which it is stated.

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>>288246744
Cute.

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>>288248482
End of chapter!

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There they are.

February 24th, 2024. Author's note:
"Tankobon 6 is now on sale, be sure to pick it up while you're getting Takahashi-sensei's MAO volume 19!"

There was an ad for both of these in this issue (which I'll post later) so it makes sense to reference it. But it is still very nice.

>>288246850
Oh hey, it's him again. Just a little guy doing his job.

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>>288248513
Same lines, new poses. A bit.

>>288246946
Best family.

>>288247639
>High level demon magic that manipulates the other person's senses
>>288247655
>>288248474
>Inu Clan noses are unaffected
This kinda builds on the fact that Sesshomaru could smell through Naraku's illusions. Kinda feel like it's just a trait the Inu Clan possesses.

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>>288246969
Scandalous!

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>>288247000
Surprisingly, Sesshomaru is better than many real life fathers.

>>288248538
>Zero uses Black Holes!
>>288248544
>It's not very effective....

>>288247089
ENTER

>>288247116
>Miscreant hireling!
This is why nobody likes samurai. If it wasn't for the demons, they'd be #1 on the list of reasons why feudal Japan is the way it is.

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>>288248544
Huzzah.

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>>288248613
Incoming.

>>288248607
I thought that was a nice touch.

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>>288248623
A bit more sci-fi looking than most barriers we see in Inuyasha.

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>>288248645
Hm...

>>288247199
Moroha PLEASE

>>288247214
>you girls do the planning, I'll follow
Thanks Kohaku, very cool.

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>>288248691
Still holding the fort down, eh, Takechiyo?

>>288248613
They appear to use Yōryoku (妖力) here again.
>>288248645
>A bit more sci-fi looking than most barriers we see in Inuyasha.
She IS very insect-themed, and various insects use hexagons. Like bees.

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>>288247405
They can take 'em.

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>>288248713
The wretched dog clan, yeah?

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>>288248752
Yeah, 群れ発ちの燕. From Yashahime.

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>>288248785
Heh, a fun retort.

>>288248704
Ah, good point. Hey, if you have the raws, can you check the shadow thing for me?

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>>288248800
This page is significantly lighter in my files than the pages before or after. Might be intentional, but it was a bit jarring. Oh and Furinkan has a note: "Moroha's "Beniyasha Heavenly Arrow Barrage Avalanche" is called "Beniyasha Tenkuu no Yabusuma Nadareotoshi" (紅夜叉 天空の矢襖 雪崩落とし) in Japanese."

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>>288248822
!!

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>>288248855
Will that be enough?

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>>288248861
I appreciate that it wasn't simply her getting the pearls or the thread being cut and Zero becomes an ally. This is a more complex situation and it deserves more nuance.

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>>288248800
Certainly, sorry for not spotting you wondering over the page sooner.
>>288247966
>これで麒麟丸の影を造るつもりです。
>I intend to create Kirinmaru's shadow with this.
Kanji seems to be 影 (shadow/silhouette/reflection). Interesting.

>>288247489
Flawless landing.

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>>288248900
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>>288247522
You guys actually had a plan? I thought you all agreed to just rush in like lemmings.

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>>288248929
So, Furinkan summarizes a portion of the blog post this month with: "He explains the changes in the relationship between Zero and Riku, adding that it needed to be simplified due to the limits of how many pages it would take up to cover what was shown in the anime version. He also refers to a specific part in the manga where Riku, with tears in his eyes says that "Lady Zero no longer... wishes harm on Lady Towa." In the original Japanese a very literal translation would be that he says "this Lady Zero,"" and then translates a portion of the relevant text:

"Now, for those of you who watched the anime, Zero-sama has reached her end in a slightly different, albeit familiar, way. If we were to do Zero's refraction and relationship with Riku as they were in the anime, the number of pages would simply be too large, so this is a comicalized version that has been simplified and uniquely reconfigured while sharing some lines and parts. Riku's line "(This) Lady Zero no longer..." means "For the comicalized space/time Zero." In other words, "Please watch the anime!" (laughs)."

Thanks, Shiina. I'll be honest, I have no idea what happens in the anime, but he does go into some more stuff which I'll post in the next one. But yeah, I have no clue. It apparently wasn't bad, at least according to Shiina.

https://cnanews.asablo.jp/blog/2024/02/

>>288248901
Ah, so that's that. I was incorrect. Appreciate the correction.

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>>288248975
So, here's Furinkan summarizing the blog: "Interestingly, Shiina expresses that he read the scenario for the Yashahime anime that had some differences compared to what eventually aired on TV." and translates the relevant portion:

"In the scenario I read, Riku was hesitating with his sword at the ready, and Zero ultimately impaled herself. In the finished version, that part was cut off at the stage of direction, and the situation became simpler and the tempo improved, but at the same time, I think the subtleties of their hearts became a little harder to grasp. It was a very adult-like situation, but I guess it was a decision due to it being a kids' anime. The comicalize adaptation of the story has some of the nuances of Sumisawa's original script, but the story is still based on Riku's will.

Unlike the anime, which has enough episodes and a large amount of information that goes into each episode, the comicalize version is a monthly serialization that progresses gradually while compressing the content of the original. The true reunion between Mr. and Mrs. Inuyasha and Mama-Rin is two episodes after the dream conversation, so it was surprisingly quick. I would have liked to have inserted one or two more one-shot episodes of demon extermination, but the compactness of the composition took precedence."

I still have no idea what ended up in the TV portion of the anime, but yeah, sounds like some concessions were made.

>>288247572
Hisui bullying!

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>>288247612
That's a fancy viewing screen, Zero.

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>>288249032
Sigh... A pretty direct reference to one of the most disliked aspects of Yashahime as a series. Admittedly, I don't think the anime ever presented it as a good thing either.

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>>288249054
Hm...

>>288248975
>>288249010
I'm gonna be honest the anime is so mid I have completely forgotten how Zero dies in it. I remember the mosquito demon more intimately than I do her death.

>>288247655
>their noses still work just fine
Inu Clan noses have got to be their real most busted ability.

>>288249087
Right? Naraku's illusions could feel so real they kill your SOUL and yet Inuyasha and Sesshomaru could still smell through them. Inu Clan noses just can't be tricked, I think.

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>>288249067
The ship didn't really operate typically. It is a thing for lairs to fall apart after the head guy is defeated, but it is particularly funny given that it is a boat. What, were the walls and ropes held up by demon magic? Does this wood not actually float on the sea?

Of course, she has no crew or sailors but still. A parked boat wouldn't collapse when it isn't manned.

>>288247739
Smells like cope to me.

>>288249113
I think it's partially due to the fact that the interior of the boat appears to be larger than the exterior. Towa kinda implied that here, I think? >>288247727

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>>288249113
There it goes.

>>288249080
It was episode 37, apparently. Furinkan's synopsis is very detailed, but hard to parse as someone who hasn't seen the rest of the show. It sounds like Zero just asks for Riku to kill her after a bunch of reveals and conversation and Riku does. So, originally, he hesitated and Zero killed herself more directly while in the final cut, he just did what was asked.

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>>288249197
I like Moroha here. I also like the giant patch on big Takechiyo.

>>288249145
Ah, right, so it expands back out and crushes the rest.

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>>288249235
I'll admit, I don't know what Myoga is referring to in the fourth panel. I feel like I must've missed something? I assume it ties in with what happens next, but I am not on the ball here.

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>>288249261
So, Furinkan translates the final portion of the blog post like this:

"'I'm going to meet Inuyasha and his friends from 'Rumic's Otogi Zoshi'... in a comicalized adaptation,' was something I thought about as I drew, so for me, Towa-chan meeting Inuyasha, Kagome, and Rin face-to-face is probably the most important scene. After that would be the final scene, and then the scene showing the farewell to the Higurashi family. There is still a lot of work to be done before the showdown with Kirinmaru and the Grim Comet, but it feels like the final scene is almost within reach. From the beginning, I set the goal of writing the book to be completed in about ten volumes, and so far it looks like I'll be able to finish it at about that point. Well, it's normal for things like this to end up being a little longer than planned, but... the classic shojo manga Candy Candy (キャンディ・キャンディ) has a total of 9 volumes (laughs). What is the depth and completeness of that manga? It's a pity that it's no longer readily available due to various reasons. Well, let's not talk about other manga (laughs).

For now, I'll do my best to draw the family reunion next time. My goal is to make Rumiko Takahashi-sensei cry. I don't think it's possible (laughs)."

Anyway, then Furinkan talks a bunch about other manga. So much that I can't fit it in this post and am going to have to put it on the next post even though it has nothing to do with Inuyasha or Yashahime. I guess I could skip it but it is kind of interesting and I dunno, I may as well. It isn't a spoiler or anything.

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>>288249315
Per Furinkan: "Shiina then goes on to talk about what scenes he thinks are the most important in the series before briefly beginning an aside about the manga Candy Candy. He implies that Candy Candy is not readily available for "various reasons" without further explaining. The reasons are that the two creators, Kyoko Mizuki (writer) and Yumiko Igarashi (artist) and Toei (anime studio that adapted the manga) were involved in lawsuits that began when Igarashi was producing Candy Candy without the involvement of either Mizuki or Toei. Mizuki sued, claiming that she has equal rights and won the lawsuit. Igarashi was forced to pay Suzuki ¥29,500,000, or 3% of their sales. Then Igarashi sued Toei when they were rebroadcasting the Candy Candy anime. All of this legal bad blood has ensured that the Candy Candy manga will be unlikely to be reprinted and the anime will be unlikely to ever be re-aired on television or re-released on future physical or digital media form."

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>>288249339
End of chapter!

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Cover's on the next page. I can already see how this page might stir up some discussion...

March 25th, 2024. Author's note:
"I've been buying canned oden for two years to feed Kagome-chan."

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>>288249383
VIZ went with the classic "glomp". I've talked about the trivia regarding that "word" before.

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>>288249400
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>>288249412
Look who got a full body shot.

>>288249145
Lemme check—
>>288247727
>船の大きさと合わない広さだってことに驚いたんですウー！
>I was surprised at just how vast the space was—it didn't seem to match the size of the ship at all!
Yup, seems to be the case.
>>288249371
Well this chapter is going to get some people heated.

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>>288249452
Sigh...

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>>288249472
I appreciate this spread. And yes, we got Setsuna rocking the Rumic gesture in surprise.

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>>288248538
>>288248544
>>288248613
>Towa can not only destroy, but ABSORB dozens of Black Holes now
>>288248752
>But Zero can still dish out more power than Towa can absorb
The top Yasha characters are way more busted than people give them credit for, and the Yashahime protags really do mog all over most of the other newgen protags.

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>>288249501
Just be happy you weren't squashed here.

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>>288249509
Hehehe. Shiina isn't above silly gags even in dramatic moments.

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>>288249524
She just got away, Setsuna.

>>288249462
>>288249496
>>288249501
My HEART.

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>>288249531
Towa spotted. Also, Shiina's blog this time unsurprisingly talks a fair bit about Rin. This'll be in two posts, one here and one a few pages later. Anyway, Furinkan summarizes it as "Regarding Rin, Shiina discusses his need to see the character "completed" more than she was in the Yashahime anime." and translates this portion thus:

""I think the character of Mama Rin in the comicalize version was completed here. The anime version was created mainly as a "mother" in a fairy tale plot, so in the manga version, I was looking for a new and unique image of Mama Rin, focusing on expressing her footsteps from Inuyasha. I was thinking that I had a good response to the aforementioned "gourmand," "girlishness," and "natural wife," but something needed to be pushed further... and then I hit the nail on the head with this "cute mother who pushes for her daughters." I tossed out the idea that "In this work, she's a mother, so make her motherly," and instead I let each character have their own session together, the daughters said things like, "Ah, you're so cute, Mom!" and "Good girl, good girl. Mother ," acting as if they were Rin-chan fans. This is a pattern that sometimes occurs in movies, where the actors are asked to improvise and do as they please. I wonder if this is what would have happened if I had thrown it all to the lead voice actors of Yashahime, who grew up watching Inuyasha... I don't know.

I think it's a bit too much like my own style, but as a wild Inuyashalockian, my interpretation and conclusion is that "Rin-chan must be loved by everyone."

Furinkan adds that: "Japanese people call fans of Sherlock Holmes "Sherlockians", so Shiina hybridized "Inuyasha" and "Sherlockian" to come up with the "Inuyashalockian" term."

https://cnanews.asablo.jp/blog/2024/03/

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>>288249593
It seems they didn't age in their stasis.

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>>288249617
Sigh...

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>>288249634
To their stomping grounds.

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>>288249661
Per Furinkan: ""This dish is rare in the land of the rising sun." - Rion is referring to "tempura" which is today a very common dish in Japan, however during the Sengoku period it was very uncommon. Though fried dishes did exist they did not use batter. This was introduced by Portuguese traders who arrived in Nagasaki during the 16th century. The word "tempura" comes from the Portuguese word "témporas"."

I imagine I will get a few other RAWs requests tonight with this current chapter's content. So, just know I am around if I am needed.

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>>288249694
Has been squished.

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>>288249715
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>>288249721
Hehe, Kagome...

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>>288249733
I'm going to be blunt with you guys. This is my favorite scene in this series thus far and I don't think that is going to change.

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>>288249743
This is absolutely a good choice of favorite Yashahime scene, OP.

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>>288249743
>>288249750
>>288249759
FUCK
MY HEART

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>>288249759
Gah, I messed it up. The blog post goes into detail about this scene. Furinkan has translated it for us:

"This is one of the chapters I've wanted to draw since the serialization started. To tell you how much I wanted to draw it, I've been buying cans of oden for two years as drawing materials for this chapter (laugh). When I was given the opportunity to do the comicalization, I wanted Towa to bring oden to her as a souvenir. If I could, I would have had Kagome's mother's homemade oden in a Tupperware container from Towa-chan, but that was impossible, so I decided to use canned oden.

According to Rumiko Takahashi, there is no option for a sequel to Inuyasha where "Kagome-chan returns home to the present day." The final scene in which she decides to "live with Inuyasha" is a choice that touches our hearts because she knows that she will "lose her modern life and will never be able to return." Therefore, even in the comicalized version, family reunions are not allowed. However, since I started the story from the perspective of "I want to meet Kagome, Inuyasha, and the others again," I felt that the remaining family members were like us fans, so I needed a scene where they could connect in some way.

So, in the first chapter, the luggage set-up was changed to "Sota's backpack". Regardless of whether or not I would actually eventually draw it, I was certain from that moment that it would contain a can of oden and a video message. If Sota was preparing it, he would have all the supplies needed during the rush to enter the Sengoku period, and it would also serve as his backup. This time, I was able to safely retrieve that idea it and draw the scene of the Higurashi family, and Takahashi-sensei was also pleased with the result. Kagome-chan's birthday is the day she met Inuyasha and the day the story began, so the series of blessing and thanking her is a meta-message to Kagome and Takahashi-sensei to convey the feelings of the fans."

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>>288249803
Okay, so Shiina covered a lot of it, but I have to talk about this. I honestly was crying too hard to notice it, but the can says Rumic Oden on it and has the Piyo-Piyo chick on it from Maison Ikkoku (though it was also in Wedded Bliss, there's some trivia for you). It also has some goofy text at the bottom to justify how it worked out.

And Shiina did cover it, but even outside the meta-perspective, I adored this. Rumiko Takahashi is obviously right, the romantic in me needs for Kagome's sacrifice to be real. But I couldn't help but think about her poor mother and Kagome herself, living so far apart and never knowing anything of what happened to each other. I appreciate that Rumiko Takahashi allowed this scene to get made and I appreciate Shiina for writing it. If there's anything I want to be canon from Yashahime, it is Kagome getting to see these videos (somehow). That's at the top of my list and maybe this is the fanboy in me talking, but it absolutely justified reading and posting this series for me. Anyway, enough for me going on and on.

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>>288249910
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>>288249919
Hehehe...

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>>288249926

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>>288249936
A lot on his mind.

>>288249926
Drunk Rin is so fucking hilarious and adorable. I always knew she would be an ultra lightweight.

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>>288249951
!!

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>>288249973
Hm... this line by Inuyasha reminds me of the conversation we had regarding Inuyasha's age last time. Like, my natural instinct to read this as if he's referring to the events of the Inuyasha series, but of course, you could easily read it as referring to the presumably wild and potentially destructive behavior he had a good bit prior to the start of the manga. I guess given that movie 3 is definitely canon to Yashahime, it should realistically be the latter, but it doesn't feel that way.

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>>288250007
I'm going to split up Furinkan's translations of Shiina's blog. Here's a minor tidbit:

"The reason I made Rin get drunk in the second half was to change the atmosphere of the scene, but it worked better than I expected, and I was able to not only establish her character but also portray the feelings of those around her."

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>>288250020
Hm?

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>>288250029
Oh by the way, someone was curious about these retainers and suggested that they are oni. I can see that, but I will say, the way their horns look remind me a lot of Hannya masks. In some ways, it almost seems like a combination of the masks representing the transformation into a Hannya. And they do appear female. But of course, the context is completely different.

>>288250076
Hannya appear to be women who are transformed into yokai for being too jealous? Kinda makes it interesting that these are the retainers she has when one of the first things Setsuna said to SessMama was "You're beautiful" and her response was "True, no woman is more beautiful than I."

Where is the sesrin hater?

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>>288250076
So, here's more from Furinkan's translation of Shiina's blog:

"At the same time, the last arrangements involving the Dream Butterfly was safely recovered. Even though it's Otogi Zoshi Spacetime, it's still painful for a parent and child to be separated at the height of their cuteness, and I wanted to make up for it in some way in the comicalized version. So, when I changed "Deprive Setsuna of her sleep" to "Deprive her of joy," I also adopted this as the reason. That's why I had the cooperation of my Sesshomaru's mother. She has been a huge help to me as a wild card in the play."

Otogi Zoshi (御伽草子) is often translated as "fairy tale" but more literally translates to "companion tale". These were illustrated stories from the Muromachi period (1392-1573). Thanks, Wikipedia. The only ones I'm even remotely familiar with are the Issun-boshi and Urashima Taro. Anyway, his point is in this type of setting and story, you can normally accept a kid growing away from his family. But this obviously bothered both fans and Shiina so here we are. But before we rag on the anime for its decisions, Shiina does continue in his blog and discusses some stuff regarding it.

>>288250171
They're probably waiting for OP to finish. Say what you want about them, but they have at least been polite enough to wait for the dump to end before starting their slander campaign.

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>>288250173
Anyway, as mentioned, Shiina continues on his blog like this (Furinkan's translation):

"So, it was a fun chapter where I was able to reveal what I was planning all at once. Sumizawa-san also praised the way it all came together in this chapter. By the way, I think I'm probably the one who understands the hardships that Sumizawa-san went through in starting up this story from scratch. I just reconstructed it later for the manga adaptation, and it's a simple set of circumstances where the only boss is Rumiko Takahashi, so I'm the one who thinks, "I understand that this was done this way for a reason." I want to express my gratitude to Sumizawa-san and say, "It must have been very difficult. Once it's finished, let's go for a drink."

Well, from the next chapter onwards, we'll finally move on to the final boss, Kirinmaru, and the showdown with the Grim Comet. Please stay with us for a while as we continue to enjoy the comicalized version of Yashahime."

Very kind words, though I'll admit, I can see it being read back-handedly. I wonder who all the players were when it came to the original Yashahime script, because the way it is being described here makes it sound like Yashahime is what happens when you try to write by committee.

>>288250171
They sometimes show up the next day. What, you miss them? I hope they get through to the end. We've not got much left.

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>>288250220
End of chapter, end of volume. Thanks for reading! Well, I've gushed about this one enough. I obviously liked it a lot, but most of what I liked was in the final two chapters (which admittedly were significantly longer than the previous ones). Obviously, some of that is because I am a fan of Inuyasha but I do think Shiina did good with the Yashahime cast this volume and I ultimately enjoyed Zero as a character.

Feel free to use the thread to discuss anything Yashahime (or Inuyasha) related. I have some stuff I'll posting here and there to bump the thread.

I will be dumping volume 8 on Thursday. I hope to see you there.

>>288250220
>I wonder who all the players were when it came to the original Yashahime script, because the way it is being described here makes it sound like Yashahime is what happens when you try to write by committee.
Iirc there was a lot of back and forth between Sumizawa, the season 1 director leaving before season 2, the new director not agreeing with the plot points of the first, some of the VA's expressing their opinions, and some other stuff that Rumiko had to come in and set some ground rules. It's not a surprise the anime was a shitshow and that the manga, with the benefit of hindsight, isn't.

>>288250245
Thanks for posting OP! I think Volume 9 just dropped this month, but what's the plan after that? Are you going to post the individual chapters, or are we waiting until Volume 10 drops for the finale?

>>288247804
Their dad was a player.

>>288247992
>Zero: "I need to get my brother laid, FAST"

>>288248043
Zero could do with a little less self-deprecation.

>>288250606
With a smile like that are you really surprised?

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>>288246690
Per Furinkan: "In this month's issue there is an advertisement for various Christmas gifts readers can order from Shonen Sunday S which includes a poster of the Yashahime covers that appeared on 2023 volume 11."

>>288250320
Well, in an ideal world, I would wait but I don't think that makes much sense since it realistically should only affect the OP with the cover. And we have the cover, even if the quality will suffer. So, yeah, I'll be posting the rips I have of the chapters of the final volume rather than the volume (which isn't out). Just how it is.

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>>288249961
>What was that you said all those years ago, Inuyasha?

Shiina's got some great foreshadowing. This was three whole volumes ago.

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>>288247863
Per Furinkan: "This month's issue featured an advertisement for Yashahime volume which is due to be released on February 16th."

>>288250020
So Sesshoma is fluffy

>>288252025
I like to imagine Rin has napped against his fluffy fur scarf thing based on this.

>>288249400
Classic Sesshomaru, as stonefaced as ev-
>>288249412
>he closes his eyes and leans into the hug
Awe! Love seeing a Kuudere let a crack in the facade show for their special person.

>>288249961
Supportive ghost dad.

>>288248070
Toga, please stop getting bitches wet for you that you know you will never fuck.

>>288248060
>She wanted the knot so badly she started imagining him in his true form

>>288250189
>>288250171
I was in fact waiting for OP to finish, I’m not so rude as to interrupt the middle of a Storytime Dump regardless of what you may think of me. Anyways I’m currently in the middle of writing out my commentary, this’ll be long so it’ll take a while to post, brace yourselves cause I have a lot to say.

RAWsGuy here, still around if anyone wants anything specific. Got my hands on some higher quality ones this week.
>>288247929
Interestingly Zero explicitly uses 弟 (Otōto) here, calling Kirinmaru her YOUNGER brother.

I also find it interesting that Tessaiga seems to inherently have some anti-healing properties to it. Presumably you would need to overcome the Yōki/Yōryoku it imbues into its target to heal again. It helps give an in-universe explanation for why Sesshōmaru took so long to recover his arm. You know, aside from the fact that it’s also symbolic of him attaining greater power when he finally overcomes his obsession for Tessaiga, and all that.

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>>288246850
TOWA IS LITERALLY PERFECT

>>288247405
god the manga is so cool

>>288253066
Can I request the raws of all the pages where Towa and Setsuna refer to their mom as young looking or looking younger than them?

>>288250007
I want to touch on that conversation a bit actually, because I feel some of the content in this volume might be relevant to it.
>>288248255
>>288248261
Zero practically spells it out for us that Greater Demons like her have an eternal lifespan. This logically would extend to Toga, SessMama, and Sesshomaru himself as they all qualify. Presumably a Greater Demon will stop aging when they reach their prime. What’s more, in the last volume, we learned that the Dog Clan are the direct descendants of the Demon God of Time: >>288107066

It’s honestly not a stretch for us to assume a Dog Half-Demon will eventually stop aging as well.

>>288248495
Towa's penis

>>288253066
>Interestingly Zero explicitly uses 弟 (Otōto) here, calling Kirinmaru her YOUNGER brother.
That explains a lot.

>>288248109
He's so cool. I totally get why Zero fell for him.

>>288249400
>glomps u

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>>288249462
awwwWWWWW

>>288249503
>The top Yasha characters are way more busted than people give them credit for
It's probably because the show did a very bad job showing the relative power levels and the fierceness of the fights. I remember the final battle with Kirinmaru had people questioning if it were a dream or perhaps some kind of joke because of how poorly put together it was and how lazy the fighting appeared to be. (DUDE GALAXIES, PLANETS)

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>>288253709
I felt like you might want some tonight. Sure. Sorry for the delay, I had to find out which pages you wanted first.
>>288249593
From this page:
>戦国時代なだけあって、ずいぶん小柄だし若い…
>True to the Sengoku period, she is quite small—and so young...
Some important context is (だけあって) is a sort of “As expected of (the Sengoku Jidai)” part that gets added on to the Sengoku Jidai. So it’s sort of a reasoning phrase, making it more into a “ As expected of (the Sengoku Jidai).” I’ll post the actual RAW for this one as a show of good faith.
>>288249617
Now from here:
>冬眠状態だったのを現代にしても若すぎだよ。
>“Even accounting for the fact that she’d been in suspended hibernation, she still looks unbelievably young even by modern standards.”
> 小さくて華奢で柔らかくて…可愛い。
>Small, delicate, soft... and cute.
>なのに—
>And yet—
Note that the “unbelievably young” (若すぎだよ) part has some nuance as it is not explicitly talking about chronological age, but visual youthfulness in general.
>>288250020
Now this one:
>Rin: 殺生丸さまったらモフモフ…
>Setsuna: もー… 寝顔も可愛いなぁ、母上は。
>Kohaku: 立場が逆すぎる。
Becomes
>Rin: Lord Sesshomaru is just so fluffy...
>Setsuna: Oh, honestly... Even your sleeping face is adorable, Mother.
>Kohaku: The roles are completely reversed.

>>288254017
Final Act (the anime version) showed Inuyasha destroy a supermassive black hole that was devouring Galaxies while inside the Meido with Sesshy, so I’m convinced it’s just conservatism bias making people not want to accept Yasha characters being stronger.

>>288249743
Agreed.
The fact it doesn't exist anywhere else is a crime.

>>288249961
Ghost Dad
Too Chad

>>288254115
There was a difference: That was well put together, and looked reasonably good.

The kirinmaru fight was laughed at, rightfully so, the fight looked comical.

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>>288254269
Yeah but while presentation absolutely plays an important part in it, I still regardless feel there is some bias taking place. Keep everything in that fight exactly the same but replace Towa, Moroha, and Kirinmaru with Luffy, Zoro, and Imu, and you know people would have eaten it up and asked for a second serving regardless of quality.

>>288253184
Absolutely gorgeous puppy girl.

Okay, commentary time!

>>288246935
>This scene was very cute
It would’ve been cuter with Moroha, who’s Sota actual blood-related niece. I still don’t get Sumisawa’s decision to have one of the Sessrin twins be raised by Kagome’s family instead of Moroha, Sesshomaru had fuck-all to do with Kagome, and it just makes Towa come off as even more of a special snowflake Donutsteel OC Mary-Sue than she already is.

>>288246969
>Making an age-gap/grooming joke
I suppose I shouldn’t be so surprised considering Shiina appears to be a Sessrincel, but you’d think he’d have a little self-restraint here considering the ship he’s writing right? Like it’s a whole “read the room” sort of thing… Definitely not beating the allegations here. Though come to think of it isn’t Ritowa also technically a creepy grooming ship considering Riku was already an older teen or adult when Towa was born? Like mother like daughter I suppose. Well, at least Riku only saw Towa like once when she was a baby and then was out of her life till she was 14 so he never actively raised her, so it’s still not as bad as Sessrin but still…

>>288247000
>Rion claims that Sesshomaru is a better father than her’s
Maybe to Rin during her childhood, definitely not to Towa and Setsuna considering he abandoned dem kids and didn’t lift a finger to help Rin raise them when they were babies, InuKag literally had to help raise them in his stead. Sure Kirinmaru appears to be an overly clingy and protective father who can’t accept his daughter’s death and let her go but that’s still better than being the outright deadbeat Groomermaru is, it’s obvious Rion is just going through a rebellious phase and doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

>>288248070
>It comes naturally to him.
Toga’s got Izayoi, Zero, and even his own son Sesshomaru all in love with him, what a dog! (no I’m not counting Sessmom here cause I always interpreted that to be an arranged marriage for political purposes rather than a “love marriage” judging from her complete non-chalance over her husband’s little indiscretion during the original).

>>288248209
>He met his end protecting a human princess
Okay, I’ve got a bone to pick here… You mean to tell me the 3rd movie is acknowledged as canon in Yashahime? That doesn’t make any sense and completely contradicts the timeline considering Yashahime has so far shown half-demons to be aging at the same rate as full humans do. Towa and Setsuna are 14 year old teenagers after having been born exactly 14 years ago, and Shiori has grown up into an adult, how is any of this possible if the 3rd movie claims that Inuyasha is chronologically 200 years old? Yashahime and the 3rd movie cannot exist within the same timeline considering their contradictory stances on hanyou aging, pick one and only one Shiina/Sumisawa.

>>288248822
>Moroha combining her spiritual and youkai powers into one
I really wish we saw more of this, part of the reason why Moroha would’ve been so much more interesting as the MC is because she’s a new thing we’ve never encountered in the world of Inuyasha before. Sesshomaru’s twins being just regular hanyou are a bit “been there, done that” but Moroha is the first quarter-demon we’ve ever seen. And not only is she a quarter-demon but she’s a unique combination of both spiritual and youkai powers which are SUPPOSED to contradict each other and cancel each other out yet she seems to be able to harness them both perfectly in harmony? She’s a real wild-card as a result, you could make an entire series just exploring how she comes into her own and develops both sides of her heritage.

>>288248975
>”Someday humans will drive demons out of this world “
OHO, is this a hint as to why there’s no longer any demons left in the Modern Era? I wonder what it’s referring to, outright genocide at the hands of humans or did they get ethnically cleansed into space to become the Aliens from Urusei Yatsura?

>>288249371
>”His sweet scent…”
OOC count number 13! Or 14? Why is Rin imagining saying this about Sesshomaru when she was a little kid and DEFINITELY had zero romantic feelings back then considering she never got jealous over Kagura and was shipping them together? Hell, it’s even OOC for “adult Rin” to be thinking this considering last volume pretty much established that Rin’s a gold digger that’s only using Sesshomaru for his money and sees him as her meal ticket to a better life for her kids and descendants rather than actual love interest. Also again with constantly calling back to child Rin, Shiina just can’t help himself can he? Why the fuck is RIN herself imagining herself as a child? Isn’t she supposed to have grown up and now views Sesshomaru as her “equal partner” rather than Hogosha? This is all sus as fuck!
>>288249434
>Well this chapter is going to get some people heated.
You thought right.

>>288249437
>Sessrincels: “S-Sesshomaru never ACTUALLY raised Rin, Jaken was her real father figure!”
>Jaken: “I-I didn’t do it for YOUR sake!”
Interesting… I thought Jaken was Rin’s actual father figure all along yet here he’s basically admitting he’s only ever looked after Rin and her kids under direct orders from Sesshomaru himself, what say you Sessrincels? Why would Sesshomaru order Jaken to look after Rin like a nanny if she was never like a daughter to him?

>>288249452
>”…At present those girls need their mother.”
And not their father too…? Sesshomaru was unironically a better father to Rin than he is to his own damn biological daughters he had with her, sad!

>>288249531
>The difference between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru is that Sesshomaru’s a deadbeat dad and Inuyasha isn’t
And I don’t want to hear any excuses that it’s only cause Sesshomaru is a full demon while Inuyasha is half and maybe demon fathers parent differently when that’s bullshit considering we have an example right in this very series of Kirinmaru being a loving and involved dad the same as any human dad would be, hell even in the original series we saw plenty of involved full demon dads such as Shiori’s father, Shippo’s dad, the Thunder Brothers, that one kid’s dad who Sesshomaru used the Tenseiga on after Shippo begged him to. Sesshomaru being a distant deadbeat isn’t a demon father thing, it’s just a Sesshomaru thing.

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>>288249593
>”So this is my mom, she’s younger and tinier than I expected. Almost more like a SISTER than a Mother.”
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! I-I can’t… Towa is seriously thinking to herself what the entire audience is thinking, that Rin’s WAY too young to be a mother and looks and acts more like their sister than their mother. Genuinely what is Shiina and Sumisawa trying to accomplish here? Why do they keep wink-wink nodding to the audience that Sesshomaru and Rin’s relationship is really more like a father-daughter than lovers? Between paralleling Sessrin with Kirinmaru and Rion (in both the manga AND anime I’d like to point out, seeing as how OP has mentioned they never saw the anime of Yashahime), and now comments like this… Why if I didn’t know better I’d think Shiina was making fun of the Sessrin shippers and deliberately trying to troll them. This sort of shade can’t be accidental, unless Rumiko instructed for him to throw subtle shade like this to remind the audience on how she really feels about Sesshomaru and Rin’s relationship? Wouldn’t put it past her considering she’s the Queen of Passive Aggressive blowbacks like this, I mean she already drew Rin wearing Kagura’s kimono for the Sessrin family portrait cover, maybe she wants Shiina to remind the audience at every turn that Sessrin are really that of a Hogosha and his adopted ward and never forget this is just fanservice fanfiction in favor of the shippers (and Sumisawa) who wouldn’t shut up? I can’t imagine why Shiina would have Towa say such a blatantly anti-Sessrin comment like that that’s so common in anti circles, unless he and Sumisawa actually get off on Sessrin being perceived as a grooming ship like the lolicon perverts they are? Wouldn’t put it past them since we know already it’s a lie when Sessrincels say they ONLY ship “adult Rin” and Sesshomaru.

here we go...

>>288249593
Anyways, yes, yes Towa you’re correct. Rin IS way too young to be your and Setsuna’s mother and she SHOULD’VE been your older sister instead of your mom but the pedos and self-inserters argued otherwise so here we are.

>the daughters said things like, "Ah, you're so cute, Mom!" and "Good girl, good girl. Mother”
>Unironically having Rin’s daughters treat her like a little sister as if she’s still a little kid
Okay this is genuinely creepy Shiina… Wtf is it with Sessrin shippers seemingly incapable of allowing Rin to grow up? Even when they age her up physically they still don’t allow her to age mentally and have her act like she’s still 8 years old. This is why you guys all have the creepy reputation that you do within the Inuyasha fandom and no one believes for a minute that you don’t all just have a lolicon fetish. I have yet to meet a Sessrin shipper that TRULY ships Sesshomaru with an adult Rin, they always find some way to kiddify her.

>Rin is a “natural wife”
>Rin-chan must be loved by everyone.
So not only is she pedobait but she’s also nothing but a Mary-Sue and in the same league as characters like Hinata and Orihime who’s only characteristic and goal in life is to be the perfect submissive waifu, that’s not a compliment Shiina… You just hit Rin with the shonen waifubot syndrome.