L;DR
It took me a long time to get around to watching Final Act because I really didn't want the show to end! But I've just finished today, and after a half hour tears session I'm finally ready to explain my thoughts.
(This will just be a review on Final Act! Not on Inuyasha as a show!)
SPOILERS AHEAD, MAYBE?
STORY
I found that the story here, though it's technically just a continuation of what was going on in Inuyasha, was a lot easier for me to follow, as a viewer. The final battle was well executed and I was mostly satisfied with the outcome of the big conflict.
ART/SOUND/DUB
The animation felt a little different to the first 176 (or however many) episodes. But, it wasn't a bad thing. It was still clean and nice enough.
The music was bomb as always! Inuyasha always has the sickest soundtrack. Love it.
About the dub: I did watch the dub (yeah, I know, crucify me) and it was a little jarring to see that Kagome's voice actress had switched. But the new Kagome didn't do a bad job! Just took a while to get used to. I still have the same thoughts on the dub here as I did in the original Inuyasha: it's charming.
WHY IS IT BETTER THAN THE FIRST PART?
First of all, Final Act is much more concise than Inuyasha ever was. There's no filler, and it gets straight to the action and the meat of the story without hanging around. The parts back in Kagome's world were really nice to watch. As well, the ending was really well done! It wrapped up all of the loose ends (although I wish we got more of Koga!). And Final Act is really emotional. I found myself in tears more than once, but not just tears. I was rolling on the floor with pretty much every emotion, because that's how much this show affected me.
~Thanks for reading!~
