Alternative TitlesSynonyms: InuYasha Japanese: 犬夜叉
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Type: TV
Episodes: 167
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 16, 2000 to Sep 13, 2004
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Popularity: #44
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Synopsis Higurashi Kagome, after being pulled down a well by a demon, finds herself in Feudal Japan, where she learns that a powerful jewel has been reborn inside her body. After the jewel shatters in an attempt to retrieve it from one of the many demons who was after its power, Kagome must join forces with the half-demon Inu Yasha (also after the jewel's power) to track down the shards of the jewel before its power falls into the wrong hands. (Source: AnimeNewsNetwork.com) |
Related AnimeAdaptation: Inu Yasha Side story: Inu Yasha: Guren no Houraijima, Inu Yasha: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjo, Inu Yasha: Tenka Hadou no Ken, Inu Yasha: Toki wo Koeru Omoi
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ichikiba
45 of 73 people found this review helpful
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160 of 167 episodes seen
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| Overall |
3 |
| Story |
3 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
6 |
| Character |
5 |
| Enjoyment |
5 |
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. read more
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palladium
29 of 48 people found this review helpful
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167 of 167 episodes seen
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
6 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
7 |
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.
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They are made by the same manga-ka and the main characters are very alike and they are voiced by the same seiyuu
Same mangaka, similar graphics, same seiyuus. Wanna hear Yamaguchi Kappei again? Then you should watch this.
This is very similar animes,even same devloper,Inuyasha and Kikyo voice actors,here as Ranma and Akane,both have action-romance and comedy, even same personality ^_^
Same creator, same stuff... I just tend to love this type of stuff. XD
Both are by Rumiko Takahashi and the relationship between Kagome and InuYasha is very similar to the relationship between Ranma and Akane.
it's just like inuyasha but more like the love side. it doesn't really have any blood. and ranma 1/2 is just a little more silly =P
Another long series by the same creator Rumiko Takahashi that revolves around the term 'tsundere'.
Both from the same creator! They are both action and romance!
Same creator
both have lots of action and fighting
same romance-ish feel
some of the same voice actors XP
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Bleach is so simular to Inuyasha it's scary. If you like one, you'll probably like the other.
Both are about an unsuspecting teen being dragged into a world of fantasy and adventure, while at fist glance they may appear about equal, Inuyasha is better written, so i recommend it more as an alternative than Bleach
Both are very much alike in their style and themes including the supernatural aspects
Both have lots of sword fights with samurai or ppl who look like sumurai and have to deal with demon slaying
Demon of some sort or another apear, though the concept behind each are very different. There are also a ton of sword play in there that works beatifully.
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Opening Theme#1: "Change the World" by V6 (eps 01-34) #2: "I Am" by Hitomi (eps 35-64) #3: "Owarinai Yume" by Nanase Aikawa (eps 65-95) #4: "Grip!" by Every Little Thing (eps 96-127) #5: "One Day, One Dream" by Tackey & Tsubasa (eps 128-153) #6: "Angelus" by Hitomi Shimatani (eps 154-167)
Ending Theme#1: "My Will" by Dream (eps 01-20,166-167) #2: "Fukai Mori" by Do As Infinity (eps 21-41) #3: "Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki (eps 42-60) #4: "Every Heart - Minna no Kimochi" by Boa (eps 61-85) #5: "Shinjitsu no Uta" by Do As Infinity (eps 86-108) #6: "Itazurana Kiss" by day after tomorrow (eps 109-127) #7: "Come" by Namie Amuro (eps 128-148) #8: "Brand-New World" by V6 (eps 149-165)
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