Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi Episode 3 Discussion

shiroi-ookami said:


Yes, even though I'm starting to feel less enthusiastic about the show, it's only three episodes in. Too early to say how this is going.
The only thing I've enjoyed about Boruto is to see Papasuke and his relationship with his family.
I like Moroha too, but can't still warm up to Setsuna. I hope they will give us more background info as to why she turned to be so cold and kinda bitchy. Losing her memory and stuff still isn't enough explaination for me.

Stranger_Hanyo said:
The sword attacks from the girls look incredibly lame. Who the f designed them ew.

Also, the story is making zero sense. Where the hell is the OG gang? And why the hell does this have to be set in the modern era? It's Boruto all over again.

Nilvius said:
Kikyou again, huh? Just let her rest in peace already jeez.

Koji_Kojiusame said:

I wonder who that girl in the tree with Kikyo staring at it is.... is it Rin... or is it Kagome?

elior1 said:
it just a guess but i think not only the memories but also the original characters disapreance also connected to the dream butterfly. there high possibility this thing is what caused all this. also you expect the show to reveal the secrets and mystery so soon? after all the parents disappear is one of the show mystery

_kawaii_chan__ said:
Cut the show some slack. It just started. As we can see from the next episode preview, the girls are all going back through the well and will encounter Kikyo.

_Maneki-Neko_ said:

"Won the brain lottery." xD
I don't even think that Inuyasha was dumb, sometimes he really showed he isn't. He just... chose to go into battles completely heels over head haha
Still, it's so refreshing that Moroha got a lot from mom too.

So far I don't like Setsuna so much. She's so far a very typical "bitter antiheroine"-archetype and got a lot of generic sentences you would expect from that archetype. But in the end, her story got more interesting and I felt sorry for her. Maybe we also see other sides of her in the future and she might become more complex than the tbh very boring archetype she seems to be now.

Towa so far is pretty okay. I don't like tomboys too much per se, but she seems to be different from other tomboys I disliked so far. They often are like "eww I'm not like other girls! Other girls are stupid, eww! I'm like the other boooys!", so I slowly started to hate tomboys like that, because they are so girlhating. But Towa cares a lot about her sister in the present time and about Setsuna.

DeathSmiles said:
Excellent! Very pleased with this episode. I'm happy we got an answer as to why Setsuna cannot remember. And the episode preview was HYPE!!

vanilla_sprinkle said:

Seeing Kikyo back is very emotional, one of the best characters in anime but why can’t they let her rest in peace, I get it she has an important role to play in the next episode but still.

mamichild said:
I'm late, but here is my discussion.



I agree with you. (I’m kind of happy I’m not the only one feeling like this.) I know people have some mixed opinions and feelings about Kikyō being back but I was personally quite happy since Kikyō is one of my favorite characters as well. I agree with people that Kikyō shouldn’t be too much brought up or involved in the story anymore since most people just want Kikyō to be at peace, but I think it could be nice in case Kikyō’s spirit and legacy could remain somehow in the story since Kikyō played such an important role previously in the series, I don’t know, I guess I just don’t want Kikyo to be forgotten in a way. I’m also curious about what Kikyō supposedly wants from Towa and Setsuna, she even addresses Towa and Setsuna as “Half-demon princesses and daughters of Sesshōmaru.” Kikyō and Sesshōmaru weren't necessarily acquaintances even, it made me a little bit surprised, maybe Kikyō just wants to be a helping hand but it seems like it has a deeper meaning behind it, maybe backstory, maybe something involving the rainbow pearls or maybe even Sesshōmaru. I don’t know what to think involving the rainbow pearls, conceptually I might like it, but I don’t want it to be like the Shikon no Tama again, maybe a bit repetitive in my judgment. I’m also awfully curious about whoever was inside Goshinboku. Rin, Kagome, or maybe someone else even? (I personally think it’s Rin just by looking at it.)

Kaede also revealed an important clue I think, Sesshōmaru seemed to be aware and acknowledged his twin daughters. Towa and Sestuna even seem to have been born in Kaede’s village and Sesshōmaru came and took his twin daughters away with him. Initially, I was sort of debating about what kind of situation and approach Sesshōmaru would have with his children. I actually also questioned whenever Sesshōmaru even knew he had children, but Sesshōmaru obviously knew and was present when Towa and Setsuna were born. (I squealed when Sesshōmaru was carrying his daughters.) Towa and Setsuna are half-demons and are indeed his children but I personally just thought it was a bit weird because Sesshōmaru despises humans. While yes, his perspective might have changed a little bit since meeting Rin, but I personally never could see him having a child, especially with a human somehow. I mean Sesshōmaru even insulted Inuyasha because Inuyasha was half-demon, and now his children are. I'm quite conflicted but maybe something changed between now and then, and I don’t mean negatively, I just question Sesshōmaru’s change in character. But when Kaede talked about Sesshōmaru possibly wanting to raise his children like “Rite or courage and cowardice”. meaning according to Kaede, raising his twins like a lion, basically, lions leaving cubs in a deep ditch. A cub’s way of being capable of surviving by coming back up, insinuating Sesshōmaru’s way of parenting. I was also in the beginning very curious about what caused Towa and Setsuna to be alone in the forest initially, but I can see it now in a way. But as Kohaku says, it is difficult to understand Sesshōmaru’s actual intentions. Sesshōmaru is indeed unpredictable as a character. Kaede also says when asked about Towa's absence from Hisui and Kohaku, the possibility of Setsuna maybe killing Towa out of hate but obviously, Kaede's wrong. Towa and Setsuna had a loving and inseparable bond as children and were apart because of a wildfire and because Towa was being taken to the modern era. Kaede might be wrong about Sesshōmaru's intentions and motives as well. And by the way, when Setsuna came to Kaede and had on Sesshōmaru’s mokomoko, I was glad yet confused, Setsuna didn't know Sesshōmaru, so where is Sestuna's mokomoko from?

I seriously wanna know Towa and Setsuna’s mother. Rin might be since Towa and Setsuna supposedly were born in Kaede's village, I personally kind of don’t like it, but I can’t say I’m entirely against it either (as long as Rin was an adult.) since I believe it all comes down to circumstances and Sunrise’s way of handling the storyline. I’ve seen people both be adamant with Rin as a mother while some people happily accept. I personally don’t mind. But I personally liked Rin and Sesshōmaru as sidekicks with a cute and innocent bond in a caring way. I’ve also just seen Rin as a cute child and Sesshōmaru as a cold demon but I’m fine with development, as long as it is well made, I mean every type of relationship has different steps and stages in different periods in a process of a relationship, like Inuyasha’s relationships with both Kagome and Kikyō. (Besides, maybe Towa and Setsuna’s mother could be someone we don't know, like a human priestess, a normal human, a person Sesshōmaru basically has met, etc. You never know...)

Now in present, Towa and Setsuna both have an estranged relationship from Setsuna’s memory loss and Towa’s absence sadly. Kinda made me sad since I liked Towa and Sestruna’s bond as children in contrast with Sesshōmaru and Inuyasha's relationship as siblings. Setsuna claims Towa isn’t family and rejects possibility of building up a relationship. Setsuna resembles Sesshōmaru’s personality and character while Towa is more emotional and human I think, characteristics from different parts of being half-demon. It’ll probably take a long while before both can have a bond again, but just my personal guess. But I have to say, I actually liked seeing Towa and Sestuna fight each other, I don't know, it was intensely captivating, almost like when Inuyasha and Sesshōmaru had a fight in episode 6-7 in Inuyasha. But I think Towa and Setsuna were more equal and probably more confused. (But I don't think Towa or Sestuna actually could kill each other, unlike Sesshōmaru and Inuyasha.) I also liked the idea behind the Dream butterfly, I think it could contribute with some intriguing plots and maybe also some memories from Setsuna and more.

And Moroha. Moroha is very likable, very cunning, knowledgeable, and open while also being quite independent. A subject that has been bothering me a little is Moroha apparently growing up all alone. (I mean, at least Towa and Setsuna had each other but poor Moroha.) I mean, I think it’s very unlike Kagome and Inuyasha to just apparently abandon and leave their child, especially since Moroha is like 75% human and both Kagome and Inuyasha had good relationships with their mothers. I don’t think Moroha’s side of the story will be explained as much as Towa and Setsuna’s since Moroha is kind of a side character but I’m hoping we can have some answers. (I laughed and smiled when Moroha came out naked after having a shower, Moroha is such a mixture between Kagome and Inuyasha. And I just love Higurashi/Kagome's family.) I doubt Kagome and Inuyasha are dead but I personally don't think either are going to have a major role/appearances in the sequel, maybe briefly, like a small cameo, but I personally just want to know where Inuyasha and Kagome are, like where are you guys even? Many people miss you guys.