Episodes to watch:
1-70
102-122
Why do I only suggest those episodes? I'll explain right in this reveiw.
Story:
At first, the story starts out as something fresh and new; even if it borrowed elements from Fushigi Yuugi; it was something that started out as a fresh anime. The story quickly lost its magic that it had at first. Having Kikyo put into the twist at first was a good idea, but quickly was overused for the sake of the so-called "romance" of the series. She became nothing more then a plot device; which is sad because I liked her.
This anime does indeed have a story, but it started straying away from it as the series progressed.
Art:
You have to admit that it is good. But it only gets an eight because later on in the series the animators started copying and pasting frames over and over to the point where it got annoying and showed no talent. But it gets an eight because up until episode 130-something it was very good.
Sound:
'Twas fine. Voices could've been 100% better if Viz took the time to choose their voice actors; espeically the English Dubbers. Richard Cox does not obviously know how to change his tone when appropriote and Monica Stori disappointed me; she was so good in Gundam Wing and many other previous anime but this anime is particularly the reason why a lot of fans don't even like her. Kirby Morrow and whoever voiced Sango were okay, but they could've chosen a better actor for Shippo.
In both dubs, I couldn't wait for Inuyasha to finally shut his mouth as soon as he opened it. I have never hated a character's voice more then I've hated Inuyasha's.
Characters:
Pathetic. Down right pathetic. A good portion of the time I was rooting for the villains to win; I espeically was really hoping that Bankotsu would get Inuyasha to shut up for once.
They're all static characters. If you're looking for dynamic characters, this is not the series for you then. I would recrommend the Elfen Lied manga for dynamic characters. Inuyasha still is the same dumbass he was at the beginning of the series, Shippo, Miroku and Sango serve almost no purpose at all since episode 50 and on. Kagome is the only one who actually chances and therefore is a bit dynamic
The only interesting characters, in my opinion, are the Shichinintai; too fucking bad Rumiko killed them off. They could've saved the series and made it more intense but no, RT decides to throw that chance away and make it the bland series a lot of fans love to hate.
Enjoyment:
Between the time I was 11-14, I enjoyed this series a lot. But that was mostly because I hadn't seen more sophisiticated series like Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, Elfen Lied or School Days. You'll probably enjoy it if you're new to anime and you have no expectations of the series.
Overall:
Unless you haven't watched any other anime, don't watch it.
