InuYasha

Overall, Inuyasha is very enjoyable. The art is brilliant although in the movies the art does slip because Rumiko Takahashi (the mangaka) helps with the drawings.

The storyline is basic and very easy to follow, however the story does seem to drag on, so if you have patience with animes this could be for you.

The characters are pure genius, each with their own running joke. Each character (with the exception of Kagome) has a dark and kind of upsetting past often including the death of a loved one. My favourite is Miroku by far. He is a perverted womanising monk who flirts with pretty much any ... girl. However, some characters, like Shippo (an adorable fox demon), have a minor role with little or no fight scenes. (Then again that's a small part of his jokes).

The fights are good, lots of blood in some places. However the fights are short and it seems to always be Inuyasha doing most of the work. (As he has stated a few times). The others seem to be back up and use the same moves. For example, Sango, a demon slayer, uses her Hirakotsu (a giant boomerang often used hitting Miroku when he flirts with other girls or touches her butt) but she has a sword which rarely gets used. I think I've seen it 3 times and then I can only remember when she is about to use it on Kohaku (her little brother who has no memory of killing their whole village because he's being controlled by the main bad guy).

The romance is my favourite part in all of the series. It's more sweet than it is romantic. But it's the sort that makes you feel all warm inside. I'm sad to say that the romance barely progresses. (Apart from Miroku and Sango). And there is a really big love net. But like I said, it sweet in a LOT of places.(Oh, for you fan girls, I know Sesshomaru, Inuyasha's brother, is a favourite. Oh, I'm not a fan girl.)

All in all, Inuyasha is a good anime (and my favourite). Watch it if you have patience and love a good laugh, fight sometimes full of blood and sweet romantic bits in an anime.

The jokes got old fast, InuYasha and Sesshoumaru were the only characters with much character development, the fights were boring (InuYasha was a bad fighter, anyway), and the romance was like a cheap soap opera. The romance never progressed, nor did anything else, really. It's sad, because the characters were potentially very likeable, but as I said before, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou had no character development at all, and Kagome only had a little.

There's really not much of a plot. Think of it as Dragon Ball for girls, and you've pretty much got it. Kagome, Inuyasha, and friends search for pieces of a broken jewel. ... They find half of the jewel within the first couple of episodes, but another 150 episodes, give or take, go by after that with the jewel still incomplete. The series goes on seemingly forever with little progress in plot or character development. The seemingly infinite, pointless filler episodes that provide no character development and little, if any, entertainment, while also making up over half of the series, don't help matters.

Some of the fight scenes in the first few episodes were rather exciting, so this made up for the lack of character development. After all, it's pretty much natural for an action series to sacrifice character and story development for good action scenes. But as the show went on, InuYasha relied more and more on one big, flashy attack that finished every fight. The same animation of InuYasha using that attack was used in many of the episodes, as well. And instead coming up with a variety of different ways to stop InuYasha's technique, they just relied on the use of the same device over and over again. So the fight scenes, like much of the series, became very repetitive.

There are good aspects to this show. The artwork is beautiful, even if the fights reuse the same scene of InuYasha using his strongest move for nearly every fight. InuYasha is a very touching character, and Kagome is a character that is easy to identify with. However, anyone who knows the series Fruits Basket can see quickly that InuYasha and Kyo Sohma are nearly identical in personality, so InuYasha and Sesshoumaru's pretty faces, Kagome, and the occasional episode that's actually funny (a couple of them were hilarious) end up being the only really good reasons to watch.

Overall, it's mainly the plot (or lack thereof) and lack of character development that stop this anime from being great. Of course, being an action series, a lack of character development would've been fine if the fights were entertaining, but the entertainment value of the fight scenes is rather low. I definitely recommend watching a few episodes. There's fun to be had with this series, but the sub-par aspects of the show drag it down, making it something that's far worse than the sum of its parts.

Inuyasha started off very well, it is fairly entertaining at the beginning of the series, with the story progressing rapidly at the start, coupled with lots of humour by Kagome. However, the series quicly deteriorated when the fillers start kicking in, and even in the later stages, many of the scenes and jokes were repetitive, not to mention the lack of plot development.Probably the only exceptions were episodes relating to Kagome\'s life in the present world - these episodes were definately worth re-watching.

After the intoduction of the fourth protagonist ( Sango), apart from a few side-stories, the plot essentially deteriorates into a viscous cycle. In ... a few occasions it seems there will be some new development, but I was dissapointed when the same-old thing happened again. The fillers were heavily Naruto-like, admittedly better.

Overall: I think the series can be alot better, but if you like extended series, this could be for you.

When I watched InuYasha, I had not seen Blue Seed yet. Now that I have, I realize that InuYasha was a bit of a rip off of Blue Seed. Especially the love triangle between Kagome, Kikyo, and InuYasha is exactly the same as in Blue Seed. InuYasha does go in its own direction, but I think that’s mainly because Blue Seed was only 26 episodes and InuYasha is over 150 episodes.

InuYasha does have an exciting story to it, which I admit; I do enjoy InuYasha more than I do Blue Seed. One thing that I just loved about InuYasha was Sesshoumaru. I think InuYasha, ... for being such a long series; it does a good job of not repeating itself. I really enjoyed the imagination and creativity put into the establishment of such a variety of demons, humans, and hanyous. . InuYasha is always branching off into new stories, which is good, always keeping your attention and the excitement, plus they are never left untold. I know most series will start a side story and just leave you hanging on never knowing what happens. When that happens, rather its a good anime or not, I’ll begin disliking it like in Escaflowne (which I am referring to the whole Allen and his sister situation).

All the characters have wonderful depth and delightful personalities. My favorite relationship out of the whole, well 2 relationships, are Sesshomaru, Rin, and Jakens, then Miruko and Sango have a nice little thing going on between them. A plus about InuYasha, it keeps everything going smoothly, bringing in characters that are just, well can’t help but love, like the 7 man army that joins (I think) during the 90’s or 100’s, somewhere around there.

I have watched InuYasha both in dubbed and subbed versions. The English dub is pretty good, but I prefer the Japanese dialogue, mainly because the voices fit better with the characters personalities. Oh and it’s like OMG the music in InuYasha is awesome. I have 2 of the soundtracks, and I just love every minute of it. So not only are you going to get to enjoy an incredible charming series, but listen to delightful music.

I highly recommend InuYasha, but I also believe you should watch Blue Seed too if you like InuYasha. All Audiences should enjoy this anime. It provides a nice amount of comedy, action, adventure, romance, so everyone should enjoy InuYasha.

Mod Edit: This review may contain spoilers.

I debated writing a review for Inuyasha since I believe for the most part the majority of people already know what they think of it but after forcing myself to re-watch the series I felt compelled to write this.

Story:
The story is designed to never end and gives you roughly 4 filler episodes in-between anything that actually progresses the story. Is it a spoiler to tell you that at the end of 167 episodes they still have to complete the jewel and defeat the villain? Well I wish someone would have spoiled it for me. However despite ... saying that the anime clearly isn't trying in any way to have an interesting or meaningful story so some of you maybe able to over look that. This is a anime that is trying to relie on fights and characters to be entertaining.

Art:
Honest opinion? I've seen better and I won't be watching anything worst I hope. Mediocrity's definition really. Normally art is one of the last things I base a anime on. Sure it's important but to me so long as everything looks okay I don't care. However in the case of Inuyasha the fighting animations were really disappointing. If you don't wanna have a story that is fine, but in this case with nothing else going for it I feel like going beyond normal really would have made a huge difference in term of enjoyability.

Sound:
Meh.

Characters:
They are all so shallow. One personality trait was handed to each of them and trust me they only get one. If you don't think mary-sue after meeting kagome read a fan-fiction with an oc. Actually never mind, it would probably be better.

Enjoyment:
Inuyasha may have been more enjoyable if it hadn't of been so long. Also since I didn't find it funny (I don't like slapstick humor) that to could contribute to it's lack of enjoyability.

Overall:
It get's a 5. Inuyasha easily could have gotten a seven if it had done one of two things, either developed nicer fights or developed it's characters at all. It's a long anime with nothing going for it. If you like pointless filler episodes there are animes that cater to that much better, If you like action then there are animes that also cater to that much better.

At the end of the day it's hard to find something outstanding or great about Inuyasha. It is an anime I can not recommend to anyone.

Personally, I was surprised to see that not many people enjoys this anime as much as I do especially when I tend to watch a lot of animes and get bored then quit. I first watched this a few years ago, it entertained both me and my mom. Then recently, I re-watched everything the beginning to what I've missed and I still find that I enjoy it.

The characters are all complete, but they can still be frustrating in their own ways. For instance, Kagome has a strong heart and remains pure, but she can seem to fend for herself and always trouble the people around ... her, yet she still insists to join every fight.
Inuyasha is a hot-headed and adorable, but he can't seem to grow up and learn from his experiences. His sword obtains more and more powers, but he's too childish sometimes that it makes me feel that he's unworthy of wielding such a sword. However, on the occasions where he and sword becomes one, it becomes an excellent fight.
Miroku and Sango always seem to have the attention taken away by Inuyasha, they sometimes are really helpless in a fight without him.
Still, the characters being reliant on each other just shows the bond they have.
The catchy characters are ones like Sesshomaru, Rin, and a lot of times the bad guys.

The art isn't that great, but after a while, you'd get accustomed to it. The art isn't terrible so I just got used to it.

The plot on a whole is awesome, it's just the tiny little bits in it that gets too repetitive. Such as the number of pointless fights, the number of failures, and how long it takes to obtain a clue. Even so, I still find it entertaining, and the action was well made.

The comedy sometimes gets repetitive, but if you don't take it too seriously, you won't stop laughing that easily.

On a whole, while it has its flaws, I think this anime is great. You just shouldn't take it too seriously. This anime ended with a cliff hanger in waiting for the next season, which I have seen up till it last aired and I think it has improved dramatically. Definitely worth a watch

Story - 4 - It sounds like another shounen adventure with a little romance and a plot where people need to collect something. You know what? Thats what it exactly is. Lol. But, in the beginning it was enjoyable. As it progressed, it got me more and more annoyed till I was about to quit. But I hung to it and tried to finish it just because I wanted to see two characters appear: Rin and Sesshomaru. The end was just a cliff hanger.

Art - 3 - People looked plain. Almost everyone's hair is black, brown, or a different shade of black/brown. Mostly, theres only ... like 3 1/2 people who have a different color hair. Yes, 1/2 a person because one of them has two hair colors. At least they varied what the people wore.

Sound - 8 - I did like the music and character themes.

Characters - 4 - (the main)

Kagome - 3 - I seriously don't see the resemblance in appearances to Kikyou. I really think all the characters who mistake her for kikyou are half blind. I dislike Kagome. The reason why I wanted to quit was because of her. Like, if the main character is really annoying, then you would want to quit too. She gets jealous, a LOT. I mean, its okay to be jealous, but /every/ time even if kikyou just says 1 word to Inuyasha, she throws a fit. Ahhh, so stubborn too, naiive, and obnoxious.

Inuyasha - 7 - Hes a Tsundere, which means someone who acts rough but really is soft in the inside. He wants to protect Kagome so much. Oh, they both like each other but won't ever, ever admit it. Hes pretty dense; Always misses the hints Kagome and Kikyou give him. Like most guy mains, they want to become stronger and stronger to protect the people they see dear.

Sango, Miroku, and Shippo - 6 - They focus little compared to Inuyasha and Kagome. But, as anything, they were so much more interesting than Kagome's personality. I thought the Miroku and Sango couple was so much entertaining than the main couple in this anime.

Sesshomaru and Rin - 9 - They are mysterious, and the only reason that got me to finish this horrid anime. I thought their relationship was so sweet.

Enjoyment - 3 - I had little enjoyment with this and only 1/3 of the whole series was enjoyable.

Overall - 4 - If you ask me, I wouldn't recommend this to many people, and I cant see how this anime has a rating of around 7. I mean, if you like shows with fighting, romance, and a very annoying main, then you should watch it. (;

Inuyasha was one of the earlier anime that I had watched and is one of the few anime that are over 100 episodes that I have stuck with. However, this is also one of the series that I am seriously conflicted with.

The story of Inuyasha is one that I feel drags on for a bit too long. It starts with the simple story of Kagome who is transported to another world and accidentally breaks apart a crystal called the Shikon no Tama that she has to put back together. Along the way she meets people who become her friends and enemies. However, Inuyasha is one ... series that I feel the story that goes on for longer than necessary. The main enemy nearly always makes clean escapes and comes back stronger. The heroes then receive an upgrade to fight the new empowered villain and this goes on for a while. While this is typical of a lot of anime, the pacing is what ultimately hurts it. The earlier episodes have great pacing, but towards the middle and later episodes, it feels like it was beginning to drag out to the point where it became a formula. The earlier parts of the series even had more interesting Youkais that existed in Kagome's world as well. The one episode that keeps coming back to my mind is the one where one of the main characters is walking through a sacred mountain and has to avoid thinking perverted thoughts and staring at the butt of a female character. I felt like that was not necessary.

I really like the art style of this series for some reason. The effects used for special abilities felt like they were something that did not belong and ultimately, I felt that it was a good thing because it emphasized how Miroku's Kazaana could be supernatural and otherworldly in nature. The thing that I dislike is the fact that a lot of character faces look too similar to one another. I did not notice it at first, but it became problematic in the latter part of the series as they introduced more characters. However, it seemed like they gave up entirely with generic villagers and I sometimes felt like they were just running into the same few people who always got into trouble.

The sounds of the series definitely contributed to the feel of the series. One thing I liked is that they were very consistent with the usage of their music, such as that one song they play whenever a fight is coming up. The opening songs were kind of strange to me for some reason and felt awkward and out of place. Then again, I do remember the first one very well so maybe it did its job after all.

The characters that I liked in this series were the ones that received only some character development, such as Sango. She had a strong reason for fighting and the way she was introduced set her up as a tragic heroine. This was done well, but there are other times when characters like Inuyasha spend too much time thinking about which girl he feels closer to when one is an undead clone that will fade away and Kagome trying to figure out whether she loves a minor character boy from her own time or Inuyasha.

Overall, the series was mediocre at best. It has a strong beginning, a very weak middle, but improves again towards the end. It gets much better with the sequel series that is also the conclusion. However, this one felt disappointing as it went on.

Overview: Back in the early 2000s, Inuyasha had the highest viewer ratings of any anime on adult swim. It was THE popular anime! How does this old series hold up a decade later?

Story: 6/10

The story starts out with a fairly interesting premise. A young girl who belongs to a very traditional Japanese family falls into an old well and is transported back in time to a feudal Japan filled with demons and magic. She changes history by shattering a powerful artifact called the Shikon no Tama and the shards of this powerful gem shoot all over hell and back for some reason! Seriously, one of ... the shards ends up in the world of the afterlife for God's Sake! I know when I break something into a bunch of pieces it is hard to find them all, but I don't think some pieces actually go into another dimension! Breaking the jewel changes the future so that the girl Kagome ends up fighting some demons in the future world including an admittedly creepy Noh Mask demon that possesses one of the shards of the jewel. If Kagome succeeds in the end in destroying/purifying the jewel in the past does that mean that the events of the series never happened? Apparently in this world, going back and changing something only affects the timeline from the moment you go back and onwards, like a universal reset. Well, the time travel aspect is pretty confusing but since Inuyasha doesn't really conform to either multiverse theory or Novikov's Self Consistancy principle, I'll give it bonus points for originality I guess. Inuyasha is essentially a "quest" storyline with the Shikon jewel shards as the desired goal. The plot goes on WAY longer than it needs to, devolves into "monster of the week" bullshit far too often, and the villain Naraku has an annoying habit of never fucking dying! Even despite this, it was often highly imaginative, thrilling, and had far too many good aspects to really hate. Many of the arcs are well done and Takahashi's romance was clearly better than most shounen of that time period. The largest problem with the anime was the HORRENDOUS filler that resulted in the series getting cancelled. Many shounens have terrible filler, but very few are bad enough to actually cause a very popular anime/manga to be cancelled out of the blue. Inuyasha is one of the exceptions.

Characters: 8/10

The main character Kagome is supposed to be the relatable hero that has real world problems in addition to being thrust unwillingly into an epic battle of good vs. evil. She is sort of the Bilbo Baggins of Inuyasha. She is seemingly quite ordinary at first and not at all an action hero, but is brave, kind hearted, and will do the right thing when the time comes. Kagome's jealousy over Kikyo, believable frustration, and minor flaws make her a fairly rounded character and really not bad for a late 1990s shonen protagonist. She isn't a clone of Goku, which is better than Naruto, Luffy, Natsu, and fucking half the shonen heroes in existence. Inuyasha is the "jerk with a heart of gold" character with a dark and angsty past and Miroku is the perverted priest that is still a loyal friend, sort of like Aramis from Dumas' 3 Musketeers. Sango is interesting with her tragic past and willingness to resort to darker actions than Kagome in order to do what she feels is right. Her inner torment over her brother's fate and difficulty confronting her emotions for Miroku make her an argually deeper character than most of the main team. Naraku is a villain that few fans of anime can forget. His highly elaborate evil schemes almost always involved tempting others into doing his dirty work so he never had to dirty his own hands. Although obviously Naraku took inspiration from many nefarious trickster characters including Satan (Naraku means "Hell" in Japanese) I am most closely reminded of Danglars from The Count of Monte Cristo. Naraku is actually a better adaptation of the character than the Danglars we see in Gankutsuou, the actual anime Monte Cristo adaptation. My favorite character without question though is Sesshomaru. The militeristic, power hungry, glory seeking asshole who only after a major injury and being nursed back to health by a young girl has a cathartic moment of self realization and becomes an anti-hero more than just a dick. He shares this character background with Andre Bolkonsky from War and Peace, except Andre put on a fur boa like a transvestite and started kicking the shit out of people! That's fucking awesome!

Music: 8/10

The soundtrack by Kaoru Wada, who also did Ninja Scroll, does a great job here. He captures the feeling of feudal Japan and creates an often emotionally moving and visceral soundtrack that I actually own. I'm serious, it is one of maybe 5 anime OST that I actually bought.

Art: 7/10

The art and animation is generally pretty good for the time period. It wasn't revolutionary, but definitely looked better than most of its contemporaries.

Entertainment: 4/10

Inuyasha may have the worst fucking filler episodes of any anime...ever! I'm serious when I say that the DBZ fillers, Naruto fillers, and the other fillers people complain about are godlike quality compared to Inuyasha fillers. This is the stuff of filler legend, like the Rurouni Kenshin anime post Kyoto Arc bad.

Overall: 7/10

Inuyasha was honestly WAY overrated when it first came out in the states. Even as someone who loved the manga and looks back fondly on the series, I will admit that. Inuyasha has serious flaws and was simply not one of the greatest anime of all time. The sequel series called Inuyasha: The Final Act at least cut the filler bullshit, but that is a review for another day. I still gave Inuyasha a decent score since it DID do a lot of things right. It also was very unique during the period it came out and helped expand the anime demographic. The number of teenage girl anime fans increased by 1000 percent in the US thanks to Inuyasha. That's an accomplishment right there. If you are a younger site member and haven't seen Inuyasha personally, I wouldn't recommend watching the whole series and sitting through god awful filler bullshit, but check out some of the early episodes and see why older fans went nuts over this series back in the day.

This is by far the best anime I have ever seen. The characters are perfectly balanced. The plot is twisted and detailed. So many things all wound up into one package. Demons and humans joining forces to destroy the main bad guy. And it's not just one group, but many groups going after the same villian. Not to mention all this started from a single little jewel with magical powers which breaks into a million little pieces. Love triangles, comedy, full packed action, drama, and emotive tragedies all wound up into a single anime series. Despite that this anime series is 7 seasons long, it ... ends with a cliffhanger. This is by far the worst thing they could do. This addictive anime needs to go on! The popularity is sky rocketing! If you love demonic, magical, and fantasy in a feudal Japan world, then pick up this anime and add it to your list. It's awesome!

I have to say that even though this is one of my favourite animes, it has a few drawbacks!
One is that yes, at first, the love triangle between Kagome-Inuyasha-Kikyo is very interesting but by the end of the series I was practically scratching my eyes out wanting Inuyasha to decide who to be with!!! (which is Kagome for me, by the way :3)

Also, there is a huge lack of character development (which isn't surprising seeming as the manga was still going strong at the time so nothing conclusive could happen in the anime dissapointingly) especially with Shippo, Koga & Kagome (Miroku and Sango as well, ... but... XD no spoilers!)

The most annoying thing by far is the ending, which is so unfinished I'm hoping that someday this anime will carry on!!

Things I do like now I've had my rant XD:
Artwork (Rumiko Takahashi has a refreshingly unique style) Characters (even though they don't have much development they are very likeable) and the fights are infact not the worst I've seen (although Inuyasha goes a bit overkill on the wind scar sometimes)
Yes, some of the jokes are overused (sit boy much?) but I still like them
^-^

I would recommend this anime to anybody who wants an anime that ticks most categories (fighting, humour, romance etc. etc.) and also fans of the manga! (well duh!)

Kagome Higurashi falls in to a well and meets Inu-Yash. Then the endless, and I do mean endless story begins.

I've seen all the episodes. In the beginning it started great, there was a great story and a good love story between Kagome and Inu-Yasha. Also the other characters were good. Especially Kikyo and Sesshomaru. They just added a new demenshion to the show.

Now it was really good for a while, but it just keeps going on forever. They re-tell the same basic stories over and over again. The biggest problem I had it with this show is the love story between Inu-Yasha and Kagome. Do ... they love each other on don't they. Will they tell each other how the feel or won't they. It just keeps on going for 167 episodes. I stopped watching other shows for the same reason. Also at the end they haven't resolved anything. I am extremely disappointed in this show.

At the beginning I would have given this show a 9 or 10.

To be honest, this series is something I really tried to like. It seemed like a less testosterone filled shounen anime with a strong romance element and undercurrents of adventure and comedy. On the surface, it looks to be excellent. Attractive art, good ending music (I've only watched the dub on adult swim) a satisfactory dub and an interesting enough concept and setting. A spunky, sweet modern day Japanese girl Kagome gets transported in a well to a fantasy laced feudal japan where she must team up with the crude, boisterous half demon Inuyasha (a jerk with a heart of gold and a potential love ... interest of Kagome), the lecherous monk Miroku and a slew of demons and ordinary peasants to recover a mystical sacred jewel that said girl accidentally smashed into thousands of pieces. While doing this, they have to keep it away from the nefarious and (supposedly) brilliant demon Naraku. Sounds interesting enough right? However, despite the anime community's buzz about the show, Inuyasha is the anime equivalent of a polished turd.

The first problem props up in the pacing and plot. The premise turns out likeable enough, but the vast majority of episodes can be put into equally sortable and equally boring categories. One episode type is where we get Sesshomaru Iinuyasha's brother causing some sort of mischief with our heroes often involving the tetsuaiga (Inuyasha's fathers sword who this villain thinks deserves to be his because of his full demon blood). The thing is though he's vaguely evil with a cackling sidekick and emotionless girl who never get developed he doesn't do any real harm because he 'deep down' cares for his brother and can be counted on to bring the fight to Naraku anyway because for some unexplained reason they hate each other. This basically makes him a pointless character to induce filler because there is no tension whenever he shows up for the seventh, eighth and thousandth time.

Speaking of Naraku, this clown is the worse excuse for a villain ever. Even though he is supposedly a mastermind, any reason for him surviving or his plans working can be chalked up to him having his own personal plot armor factory. I can't count the number of times the main cast has dispelled some kind of magical barrier saying 'big bad villain is right here' to nearly kill him and have him retreat or kill him only to turn out our heroes just killed one of his ten billion clones. He also has a sidekick that wants to betray him but never really gets around to it. Again, she's as flat as the majority of this anime's characters. If you haven't gathered, the 'fight Naraku and almost get him' episode is the next major type of plot we have that like the Sesshomaru fights have no sense of tension or story advancement at all.

Occasionally we have episodes where Kagome goes back to modern japan to live a normal teenage life, struggling to catch up in school and get a date because of her weeks spent inside feudal japan. These are generally the best episode type, especially when Inuyasha tags along for the ride and has to disguise the fact that he's a demon. Unfortunately, this is the rarest of the common episode types and doesn't really advance character or plot at all.

Remember how I said that the sacred jewel was smashed in to many pieces? Well, this is the writers favorite excuse to jam pack the show with more filler than Naruto can shake a stick at. Since there are so many jewel shards, somebody thought it was a good idea to create hundreds of cardboard thin villains who manage to get hold of jewel shards which increases their power. The vast majority of these shards gets fed into completely forgotten monster of the week mook demons. Every episode featuring them is as follows:'hey guys something is wrong in this village! Oh my god, a demon! And look, a sacred jewel shard! Let's kill the demon!' after this, Inuyasha promptly curb stomps said demon with his infinity plus one legendary sword and generic but recyclable shounen powers 'wind scar' and 'iron reaver soul stealer' which he proceeds to tell you every millionth time he uses.

Then there are a bunch of minor rouge characters and villains that don't really do anything to threaten the main cast of the show. There's disposable filler villains the band of seven who (surprise!) got a hold of some sacred jewel shards, Koga and the wolf demon tribe who also have some jewel shards who snatches kagome but never harms her or is forced to give her up by inuyasha's blade. There's also Sesshomaru who although vaguely threatening never really does much of anything except fail to be given character depth or cause nothing but minor irritation to Inuyasha and crew.

The biggest problem however is the show has likeable characters that don't ever stop being static to a meaningful extent. The romance aspect is bungled first and foremost by completely useless rival romance options of Kagome and Inuyasha. Kagome has Koga who Kagome pretty much hates for the entire series, and a schoolboy who's name i forget because he only shows up in the episodes where Kagome treks back to the modern day. For Inuyasha we have the high priestess Kkikiyou who despite nailing Inuyasha to a tree he somehow has the hots for her. Kagome is supposed to be a reincarnation of her, but she ends up being a completely stoic and poor explained copy of Kagome The problem with all of these possible suitors for the main characters is that it's painfully obvious who the official couples are so these are just more filler elements the show can pack in.

The problems don't stop with the main cast either. It's a shame, because all of these characters are very likeable but their relationships or personalities are never developed past square one. There's the best of the bunch, the perverted and scheming monk Miroku who despite his flaws harbors a crush for the demon hunter Sango. He's also affected by a curse from Naraku that causes his life to be on a doomsday clock but also grants him a hand that is a black hole which ultimately becomes useless because Naraku has more hyper intelligent villainous obscructionist bees than a 2d Donkey kong level. Sango unfortunately doesn't have much for anyone to get excited about, she's a run of the mill human who is useless in combat and who's only point to being around is for her to get revenge against for her little brother and to serve as crush fodder for Miroku. Of course their relationship goes nowhere because every time Miroku confesses his affection for Sango he goes and screws it up by feeling up random women in the show. There's also the cute mascot characters of Shippo, Kilala and Myoga the magic flee, but they serve as nothing but beasts of burden or sources of irritation to Inuyasha.

The worst however, comes from the shows supposedly central relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome. No matter how many times Inuyasha rescues Kagome or Kagome shows her love towards Inuyasha Inuyasha always mucks it up by being a meatheaded jerk and pushing their relationship straight to square one. And that, in a nutshell is what inuyasha's biggest and unforgivable flaw is. The minor plot elements and characters consist entirely of filler and stock personality types, and the major elements end up being drawn to one sided or inconclusive ends that infuriatingly results in a series that can't even decide to come to an ending that ties up anything at all! What could have been a breath of fresh air in a stale genre is just banal fodder for anime newbies that don't know anything better to watch. Really, watch almost anything, it's shorter and better than this crap.

Parental Rating – PG-13 – Not too much objectionable here. Some mildly bloody violence from time to time, very mild language ('hell','bastard' and 'damn') some adult themes here and there with sexual innuendo's and some camera obscured James Bond style nudity. And if I'm really grasping at straws, the presence of good and evil demons might rile the feathers of some very religious folk. Nothing here that wouldn't be fine for mature older children or teens. Though it should probably be considered child abuse to make anyone sit through this 167 episode long tirade of tripe.

Watching this Anime with my son for the first time (for me and for him) and we are really enjoying it.

I am watching in Japanese (not using subtitle as Japanese is my 1st language) so my vocabulary may be incorrect.

I didn't watch too many Anime in my own childhood, but since having my own kids, I am making up for it! (I don't have to finish my homework before screen time anymore:) It's great to be a grown up!)

I think it goes on a bit longer than 167, into "Kanketsu-hen" (Final season).

InuYasha is totally awesome. I love the way he is simple yet complex, ... rude yet kind, strong yet fragile. Some of his decision making surprises me. I wish I had Tessaiga to swing around, when life brings unfairness / injustice and all other BS.

InuYasha and Kagome's very very slow-moving romance is frustrating, but funny and sweet.

Most of the episode are set in Sengoku-period, but some are set in modern Japan. These are basically 100% comedy. I found it hilarious every time InuYasha visited Kagome's home, especially when he dished out "Kaze no Kizu" at Kagome's school.

For me, watching InuYasha do what the hell he likes is energizing and exhilarating, and his romance / rite of passage is heart warming.

A short review for the reader without much time:
Story (4/10): Repetitive, it's always about killing some demon, and the demon always gets killed in the same way. Unsatisfying ending.
Art (6/10): The art is probably the only good part of this anime. It is smooth and fairly detailed.
Sound (4/10): Really not much to say.
Character (5/10): I find the characters annoying because they don't change at all throuhgout the series, and are always up to the same things. The only characters there are are the repetitive main characters or the useless villagers. The only reason this got a 5 was because the character history was pretty good.
Enjoyment ... (4/10): Enjoyable at first, but then the repetitiveness gets to you.
Overall (5/10)

Inuyasha is a great story based on the feudal era of japan. It is a great adventurous
, action packed, love story where all the characters are always lively which keeps the mood of the story very up-beat. Many characters are introduced throughout the story which keep you stringed into the story, making it more long lasting. At times there are fights, laughs and even tears mainly dealing with the main characters:
Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku and Sango.

The story, art and character were also great factors that made this series
wonderful. The story is interesting and amazing because it deals with ... a young high school girl(Kagome) who goes back in time and ends up traveling with a half demon, a monk(Miroku) and a demon slayer(Sango). Although it has a great story most events may repeat themselves and at points there may be pointless events which occur and
which slow the pace to the plot of the story because of this i did not rate the story
as "amazing" as i wish it could be. The art was spectacular, each character was drawn great and the effects used in battles were tremendous. The characters within the story could have been better such as inuyasha which i think tempered most people especially because he is bound in a love triangle unable to choose the one he loves. The Story, art and characters of this story make it wonderful and enjoyfull which i fully admire.

Inuyasha is a great story. It exploits many genres which makes it a great story that anyone can love and admire. I have grown to love this series and so have my two elder brothers, anyone can watch it and love it thats what makes it so great!! So go ahead, it doesn't matter how old you are or what gender you are you can watch inuyasha and still love it!!!! =]

Honestly, this is my favorite anime series of all time, and although there are way to many things to discuss about this show, I'll briefly explain why.
I believe the series has an abundant amount of originality. Upon its inception, this is really one of the very few (read: first) series out there where they've taken the idea of combining both the modern and feudal times, mixing them together specifically with time travel. I think for this reason, as well as its amazing fantasy storytelling of demons, supernatural powers, and the time period itself, make it really unique and interesting to watch.

I have to admit that ... this series isn't perfect (but then again, what series is?), with its constant "fillers" and dragged-out plots, which usually come in failure. However, despite all that, I don't personally find it all that bothersome. The fillers, to me, usually convey a deep message the creator wants to get across to their audience. Often times they portray a character's emotions towards another character, or create a setting for the next scene to build.

Speaking of characters and build-ups, I believe this show does both of these quite well. In fact, I'd say among character development and making you want to dig your heels in begging for more (what we can call "cliffhangers"), this is really what makes the show shine so effortlessly.
Author and creator, Rumiko Takahashi knows how to create that sense of fantasy world with lovable, intriguing characters. Each character in this series was well thought-out. Every character has their own niche personality, their own values, their own traits/crafts/skills that they develop, and over time you get a sense that you as a viewer are GROWING right alongside the characters and the entire story. I believe this is among the main reasons as to why I find the show so close and dear to me.
There's a copious amount of time you bond with your favorites, and you want to see them succeed. Especially for the amount of times our protagonists DO NOT succeed in this series, which are numerous. Perseverance is really among the top themes of this show, which has just about most major genres you can think of: action, fantasy, supernatural, comedy, seldom slice-of-life with one of the main protagonists, Kagome, and of course the thrill of constant adventure awaiting around every corner.

Although the series ends with a numerous amount of major issues unresolved, a second sequel series was created to finally give the original series its proper closure it rightfully deserved. The sequel titled, "InuYasha: The Final Act", consists of 26 additional episodes that NEATLY wrap up conflicted plots, all the while skipping out on "filler" episodes that had most fans and skeptics criticizing the original series for.

Overall, my thoughts are that if you like a series with fantasy, great humor, in-depth character personalities and plot lines, and even a bit of real history, I definitely recommend you watch it. I truly think it will forever be among the best anime out there! Jump into the Bone Eater's well and travel back in time to a feudal fairytale!

InuYasha was the first long-running anime I truly watched whole-heartedly and I was watching episode after episode.

Story: The main concept: Kgome, your average highschool girl gets sent back to the middle ages, and in order to retrieve pieces of the Shikorn Jewel (that makes its' owner super-powerful) she allies with Inuyasha, a half-dog demon who wishes to use the power of the stone to turn himself into a full demon. Along the way, they meet many friends (Shippo, a fox demon, Sango, a demon slayer, and Miroku, a pervert monk) and enemys (mainly Naraku). Oh, and Inuyasha's brother who is *hot*. The story continues in ... Kanktesu-Hen, also known al the Final Act. So it's not something totally unoriginal but it's not bad either, so the story gets an 8 from me.

Art: I think it says a lot that eventhough this anime was made about 10 years ago, the animation was still really enjoyable, and didn't lack anything. I was actually suprised to see that it had aired such a long time ago. The background scenes are more or less nicely detailed, as well as the actual characters. This get a 9/10.

Sound: The openings were really sweet, I still have a few on my Ipod that I listened to a lot. I didn'Ít really like the endings, except Kanketsu-Hen's AAA-With You. The soundtracks are also nice, the one you sort of smile at.Overall, while the music isn't really the main thing in InuYasha, it's still pretty decent. It gets an 8.

Character: I think it's fair to say that all Inuyasha characters change throughout the series, but I think the most notable ones are Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, the two half-brothers. I won't say any spoilers, but when I watched the whole anime from the beginning, I was actually suprised to see how they were at the beginning. And also there are some characters who always make you smile (or laugh so violently your flatmates will wonder if you're Ookay or not), some who you think are stupid but end up really loving, so you have it all. 10/10

Overall&Enjoyment:
I really enjoyed InuYasha, and I think you will too if you like fighting (InuYasha&other characters developping awesome skills), comedy, romance. And sure, there are flaws in the overall structure of the anime, it's just something really enjoyable and memorable, so overall I rate Inuyasha at 9/10 if I want to rate from a critique's point of view, but I enjoyed it at 10/10.

Inuyasha was the first anime that I had NO complaints about. I enjoyed every second of the series, including the Final Act. I grew attached to characters and stories right from the beginning. Inuyasha perfectly combines romance with shōnen. A lot of anime tend to fail in story and character development when it comes to romantic elements. Inuyasha did an amazing job with both!

Let's talk story: Inuyasha's simple story to find the sacred jewel shards and defeat Naraku takes many different twists and turns to keep you glued to the screen. Inuyasha is an amazing main character especially when Kagome is at his side. ... Because of Kagome, Inuyasha is able to go through many changes in character and become more of a dynamic character than his static personality. Kagome taught Inuyasha the importance of love, not just in romance but in friendship as well. At the start of the series, Inuyasha is selfish and only cares about his goal to become a full-fledged demon. Kagome makes him realize that he is perfect the way he is: a half-demon. Inuyasha's selfish goal turns into a desire to be with Kagome, which was the healthiest decision.

This anime impacted me significantly! Inuyasha reminded me of myself: a girl who is unhappy with herself and is walking a path of self-isolation and loneliest. Seeing how Kagome changed his life made me believe that there is someone out there who will love me for who I am. Kagome and Inuyasha's relationship isn't just fictional; it's a real journey that can happen to anyone.

If you haven't seen a single episode of Inuyasha, I recommend you start now. This anime is old now, but it has aged significantly well.

I am forever confused by Why this anime is so popular and why it went on so long. Friends who have never seen anime get exposed to this first and I always pity them. If you are simple and like easy to understand story where you can jump in at any episode and know what it going on, (like Pokemon) then this anime is for you!

I admit, I watched the WHOLE anime from start to finish, even some of the movies. I love the beginning with a girl transported from the modern world into another, then finding she had secret powers (Escaflowne-ish); a gang of ... fun and lovable characters; the wonderful semi-antagonist who you can't get enough of (Sesshomaru); an impossibly tempting love story with several obstacles; and a plot line set up as a journey. What kept me watching was the possibilities for greatness.

But this anime turned out to be like walking into a wall over and over again. Other than a few small and nonthreatening antagonists, there was ONE Enemy, ONE objective, and over 69 hours of disappointment. The finale episode made me scream at the screen, and so I watched the movies to scream at the screen even more as NEITHER offered climax or closure!!! I finally went to the manga to see if it ever offered me an ending, reading only the last few chapters (It does if you want to know).

A Note:
Many will go on about how much they love Sesshomaru, b/c he was the ONLY character that developed at all: starting out as evil big brother, then saves a little girl, takes care of her, etc. (see manga around ch 470 for cool Sess-Rin stuff, and finale chapter 558 of course too). But he is not enough to save the whole show, he's not in enough of it.