Inuyasha

Plot synopsis:
In modern-day Tokyo, Kagome Higurashi lives on the grounds of her family's Shinto shrine with her mother, grandfather and little brother. On her fifteenth birthday, when she goes to retrieve her cat, a centipede demon bursts out of the enshrined Bone Eater's Well (骨喰いの井戸, Honekui no Ido) and drags Kagome into it.
But instead of hitting the bottom of the well, Kagome time travels to the past during Japan's Sengoku period. The centipede demon seeks the Shikon Jewel (四魂の玉, Shikon no Tama, lit. "The Jewel of Four Souls"), an artifact that would grant any wish the bearer desires; it had previously been defeated by a warrior priestess named Kikyo, and Kagome looks just like her. In fact, Kagome is a reincarnation of Kikyo and houses the Shikon Jewel in her own body. Kagome finds a young man pinned by a sacred arrow on a tree and, in a moment of desperation, frees him to defeat the centipede demon. The man is Inuyasha, a half-dog demon (yōkai) who was pinned by Kikyo for trying to steal the jewel. However, the Shikon Jewel is extracted from Kagome's body, and in the ensuing fight with another crow demon, the jewel is shattered into numerous shards that disperse across ancient Japan, falling into the hands of those who then gain the individual shards' power.
After Inuyasha gains his father's sword Tessaiga and is subdued by a magical necklace to keep him in line, he aids Kagome in collecting the shards and dealing with the threats they cause. The two are joined in their quest by the young fox demon Shippo while dealing with third parties groups like Inuyasha's older brother Sesshomaru and the partially revived Kikyo, whose own version of what happened years ago brings the events into question. When joined by Miroku, a perverted monk whose bloodline is cursed, Inuyasha and Kagome learn the truth: that the initial conflict between Inuyasha and Kikyo, revealed to originally be lovers, was caused by a devious half-demon named Naraku. The evolving Naraku is revealed to have been born from the soul of an evil man named Onigumo inhabiting a body created by countless demons as part of a pact and who also placed the curse on Miroku's family. Naraku is after the Shikon Jewel shards for his own ends. Inuyasha's group is soon joined after by Sango, a demon slayer whose clan was killed when her younger brother Kohaku fell under Naraku's control. Over time, Inuyasha enhances Tessaiga powers as he contends with Naraku's minion incarnations like Kagura and the reanimated Band of Seven. Inuyasha's team is loosely allied by Sesshomaru, Kikyo, and a wolf demon named Koga, who wants to avenge his comrades while flirting with Kagome.
While Naraku momentarily removes his heart in the form of the Infant, who later attempts to overthrow Naraku through his vessel Moryomaru, Kohaku regains his freewill and memories, as he attempts to help out of guilt for indirectly killing his father. During that time, Sesshomaru settles things with Inuyasha to enable his brother to perfect Tessaiga to its optimal abilities. Eventually, Koga is forced to stand on the sidelines, Kikyo posthumously uses the last of her power to give Kohaku a second chance at life, and Naraku finally reassembles the Shikon Jewel. Although Inuyasha and his allies defeat him, realizing his true desire is for Kikyo's love despite his hatred towards her and that it can never be granted, Naraku uses his wish to trap himself and Kagome in the Shikon Jewel. The jewel intends to have Kagome make a selfish wish so she and Naraku will be trapped in conflict for eternity. But with Inuyasha by her side, Kagome wishes for the Shikon Jewel to disappear. The action, though, causes Kagome to return to her time with the Well sealed, and she and Inuyasha lose contact for three years.
In that time, the Sengoku period changes drastically: Sango and Miroku have three children together; Kohaku resumes his journey to become a strong demon slayer with Kirara as his companion; and Shippo attains the seventh rank as a fox demon. Back in the present, Kagome graduates from high school before finally managing to get the Bone Eater's Well in her backyard to work again. Kagome returns to the Sengoku period, where she stays with Inuyasha and becomes his wife.

Tags: romantic, psychedelic, fantasy, violence, flashback

Review:
Thankfully, Cartoon Network has put a block of Japan's finest in their red-eye time slot, spearheaded by Inuyasha.The general gist of the plot is Kagome, a modern schoolgirl, winds up in feudal times and must help a half-demon(Inyasha) recover the shards of a jewel of ultimate power.
It takes patience to watch the series, with 100+ episodes and long-running character development, it would take a fortune of DVD purchases or steadfast loyalty to the television at 1:00 am (as of this writing)to get the entire story down.But even so, I highly recommend this show to anybody yearning for more than just flaming mesomorphs and pocket monsters..
Though the Inuyasha anime series seems to be directed at a predominantly teen aged audience even in Japan, Rumiko Takahashi is a master storyteller and Inuyasha nonetheless appeals to people of all different ages, genders and backgrounds.
Weaving a complex storyline interspersed with action, fantasy, the innocence of young love, and a cast of endearing though fallible characters, Inuyasha is a rich fantasy tale drawn from Japanese mythology and set in feudal Japan.
Based off of the manga of the same title by Takahashi Rumiko, this is the tale of the half-demon Inuyasha and his companions Kagome, Miroku (aka: Houshi-sama), Sango, Shippou, and sometimes Myouga the youkai flea (more in the earlier season than later ones) as they search for the shards of the Shikon no Tama (Jewel of Four Souls), then hunt for the demon Naraku.The series is a juvenile one, but not offensively so.
Bottom line: Nicely drawn and interesting characters & good (and sometimes humorous) writing make this otherwise juvenile series very enjoyable to watch..
We start with Kagome Higurashi, a typical Japanese teenage girl --- until she stumbles into an ancient well that transports her back into Japan's Warring States Era. There, she meets a canine-based half-demon named Inuyasha and after shattering the Shikon Jewel, or the Jewel of Four Souls, they have to work together to find the fragments before demons can use those fragments to enhance their own abilities and use them for evil.
The funny thing is that Inuyasha initially hates Kagome, as she is the reincarnation of Kikyo, a priestess he loved (until she pinned him to a tree with a sacred arrow).
Things don't get any easier when a portion of Kagome's soul is stolen and used to animate a facsimile of Kikyo's body made from clay, resulting in a rather disturbing love triangle.Then there are the supporting characters, which I'll name in order of appearance.
As another person who commented on this anime said, Naraku is the consummate "supervillain."Besides the obvious action, there are also elements of romance-comedy to be found in "Inuyasha." For example, the Inuyasha/Kagome/Koga triangle.
She decides to help him find a magic crystal and fight the evil demon Naraku..."Inuyasha" is an anime I was 95 % sure it wouldn't work, but it did.
Although it's too long (the only major flaw, since the 160 episodes watered down the story) and has some weak episodes, "Inuyasha" is nothing short of brilliant, and it seems it's characters will never become boring: from Miroku, who is always touching woman's butts and asking them if they will have a baby with him up to Kagome who is trying to maintain her good grades in school while fighting in medieval Japan.
Before she entered her house she wiped away her tears and pretended to be happy so that her mother wouldn't notice she couldn't fit in.3) When Kagome finds out Inuyasha is alive she runs towards him, passing by Kouga, all the while her tears are falling on his sad face.These situations stand out because they look as if taken from real life.
Some of the other characters include: Miroku, a kind but somewhat perverted young monk(my favorite character, that's why I put him first ^_^);  Sango, a butt-kicking girl whose village was destroyed by the evil demon Naraku; Shippou, a cute little fox demon with the ability to shape-shift; Kikyo, a whacked out priestess (seriously, she has major problems) of whom they think Kagome is the reincarnation of; Sesshomaru, Inu Yasha's evil demon brother who happens to be quite good looking; Naraku who is an evil demon person who's out to get the sacred jewel shards; and there are tons of other people too, who either aren't as important, or just show up a few times.
You know a series has to be good when you fall in love with a"flawed" main character, especially an animated one (the onlyother time this has happened was Vegeta from DBZ).
I would like to see all of those who were complaining about how Inuyasha is a bad show and how no one should see it, create an anime/manga, publish it and see if it becomes popular or not.
Once more, the manga artist Rumiko Takahashi has stolen my breath away with her works.I can honestly say I haven't been this taken with another anime since I fell in love with Ranma 1/2, yet another of her famous works.I think what gives Inuyasha its charm is the fact that it isn't just good versus evil or another Ranma 1/2.
Kagome, who is the firey schoo girl of course, seems like nothing more than a generic filler for the girl that the main character has to hate/love.
I just want to know right now why ever villain in this type of anime must look like a woman.
With the possibly the best leading cast of any anime ever(except for Yu Yu Hakusho), and an excellent mixture of genres, you have yet another sure-fire hit spawned from the brilliant mind of Rumiko Takahashi's work.Inu-Yasha is the main character, who is voiced to perfection by Kappei Yamaguchi.
But when it got to around fifty episodes, the characters, plot lines, music, and fight scenes all start to get a little repetitive.
I can't imagine what watching all the way through to episode 167 (and what is it, four movies?) would be like.My big beef with this series is that it's so drawn out.
The plot line (that a modern day Japanese school girl-how original-has to help a feudal era Japan half demon collect shards of an ancient jewel) is all right, but it gets rather dry with all the filler episodes.
The random episodes I watch on Cartoon Network on Saturday nights after Samurai Champloo are almost always filler where nothing relevant to the main plot line happens.The characters all seem extremely one-dimensional, stereotypical, unoriginal, and predictable.
I mean, what's the point in watching the episode?I base most of my judgments by my favorite anime series Cowboy Bebop.
It has multi-layered characters, episodes with their own musical themes, fantastic and visual action scenes, memorable secondary characters, and virtually no filler episodes, depending on how you look at it.Then again, Inuyasha's target audience tends to be the tweens to mid teens group, so you can't really expect big intellectual, deep observations to be made.To sum it all up.
Character development, too, slows down greatly and by the later seasons, the cast has become quite unchanging, resulting in increasingly stale jokes (particularly those concerning the monk, who's ironic traits start out as mildly humorous but grow tiresome when the jokes associated with them appear repeatedly).However, all of that isn't to say that Inuyasha is a bad series.
I would rated InuYasha as an equal to Saint Seiya for the depth, and Dragon Ball(the original and Z series) on the entertaining and funny side.So the story starts with the female-protagonist Kagome Higurashi finding a worm-hole that links the present with feudal Japan from 500 years ago.
As a side plot, the feelings each character have for one another grows and almost every one find their respective person of interest for support, comfort and affection.Great story in any judgment, and excellent animation qualities, not to mention how extremely hilarious it is.At least a 10 out of 10, highly recommended, especially if you are stuck at home during winter times, this show will cheer you up AND probably strengthen your understanding of relationships.O ya, even tho this is an anime, the musics created for the TV series and the movies are simply breath-taking, one more reason to enjoy such a fine creation.
I have seen 51 episodes of the series, subtitled by fans into English.Good Inuyasha's premise is very familiar and could have easily degraded into a horrible magical girl/monster of the week series.
It is now up to Kagome and Inuyasha to collect the pieces that are still capable of great evil (this all happens is the first 3 episodes).
For the first 10 or so episodes it is a generic find monster with shikon shard but the series then starts to become more complex with back story and some great villains.
The dialog sometimes can get very annoying, characters describing the obvious or spending lots of time on flashbacks to the episode from before, this is common in anime series but Inuyasha seems to have a lot of it.
I even like Shippo, the goofy little fox demon.The villains have depth as well, Naraku seems only to want power but he may have other things on his mind.
I now love the way Shippo says "Kagome", "Inuyasha" and especially "Kilala".If you're a fan of animation, fantasy, action-adventure and humour, you may want to give it a try..
The story line always keeps you guessing and wanting more.I just love the relationship between Kagome & Inuyasha their relationship is not all lovey-dovey they act like a real couple.
I really like Inu-Yasha becase of the plots, the story line, and most of all the characters.
I was channel surfing late one saturday night, and I happened upon "InuYasha." Once a fan of Sailor Moon, I enjoy the fantastical elements in most anime series.
I have grown to love the kooky characters and the way Japanese culture is weaved into the lives of the villains and heroes alike.This show has everything that anyone would crave in an anime series- good drawing, music, believable and elegant dialogue, handsome hero(*wink*), romance, humor, etc, etc, etc.A total breath of fresh air after silly villains and ditzy girls in short skirts.
My favorite characters are Inuyasha(he is so cute0, Kagome, Shippo, Sesshomaru, Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kilala.
Inuyasha is the best anime series I have seen and the one that Iam obsessed with right now.
It has everything a series should have: well defined characters that make you fall in love with them, humor, suspense, the ability to grab your attention and hold it, excitement, great lines and dialog, characters that have a personality that no doubt everyone can find one to relate themselves and become a fan of, an engaging storyline that doesn't slow down, malicious villains and lovable heroes, great animation and voice actors that have voices that match there characters perfectly.
I recommend it to all anime lovers and to everyone who loves a great adventure with action, romance, lots of humor and unforgettable characters.
I've been watching Inuyasha religiously for the past couple of months and I am now desperately trying to get the spending money for the DVDs. It's a beautifully animated story with realistic characters, a unique storyline, and wonderful music.One of my favorite features about the show is that the voice actors are all very well cast for a dub.
And David Kaye, who plays Inuyasha's half-brother Sesshoumaru, was really able to bring about his character's detached and aristocratic personality.One thing that hooked me in particular was the obvious love/hate relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome.
I've always been a hopeless romantic and the relationship between the two characters which constantly shifts moods and can be melodramatic one episode and change to slapstick comedy the next ended up being my biggest reason to watch.I would recommend this for anyone who can stand seeing brief nudity and some graphic violence in an animated show..
This Anime Inuyasha,While I was watching in my school days prime time on Animax (now aniplex) Used to think that was gory and has some badass fighting moments with big demon bosses with lots of forest fires and destruction.With inuyasha carrying a heavy sword every one will think like that.Now after 12 years or more i guess watched whole series felt the nostalgia from the start.
This show is SO awesome!i watch it all the time!i LOVE this show!i love inuyasha and kagome and even shippo!they are such good character and awesome voice overs play them to me!i love the weapons they have for each character to use thru out the show!especially miroku's wind tunnel and kagome's arrows!but shippos power of shape shifting is awesome too!(i wish i could do that)!sometimes the demons are a little creepy and so are there stories but that Isn't a real big problem to me!the one thing that kind of does bother me is that when they show you a paper or something they don't translate the writing to English it is still in Japanese!but other than that i think this show totally rocks hard!whoo hoo!it is SO cool and funny!hope you like it like i did!!!!YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!.
It is a romance, a comedy, a fantasy, action, adventure, a drama, and even an occasional scare from the demons they have to fight.The story itself is fantastic, and each character has their own wonderful personality.
One scene I was watching just the other night: Inuyasha has sent Kagome back to her own time because he doesn't want her to get hurt, and it's obvious that he misses her.
The only voice that seemed a little weak to me was Moneca Stori's Kagome, which thankfully, got better as the series progressed and she apparently got a little more into the character.
Episode 48, where InuYasha chooses Kikyo, sort of changed my idea of the whole series.
Some of the antics by the characters (eg, Kagome's "sit", Miroku's obsession with women, Naraku in general) also dragged on far too long.I agree with the people who say to only watch about half of them, they just get a bit annoying after a while.
Except Kagome, of course(I tend to not like the main characters in things a lot).
The story line was good until they started adding all these extra characters and stuff just to make an impressive amount of episodes.
I use to think Tenchi is the best Anime show well Inuyasha beats him up Inuyasha is the best anime title I ever saw it has everything good storyline Authentic characters emotions love a bit fantasy and suspense the series is a masterpiece you get drawn in after two eps I was sceptical until I realised i found mt self looking for new epson the web The Authors and the series directors deserve all their credits I feel bad That Kanna will die but I cant wait till they continue with the series !If you watch an episode you'll love all the characters (how to bo to love inoccent Rin) (even Naraku is an evil character you'll like) also its genius how all characters including Naraku lead you threw the storyline !
The same episodes seem to go with the same plot: Kagome sensing a jewel shard, a worm/slime/tentacle demon thing pops up, Inuyasha says "Wind-Scar", "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer", etc.
But being at almost 150 episodes in a matter of days, I have to wonder how people could watch this seemingly never ending story repeatedly for years.The only thing that bugs me at this point is Kikyo wrecking Kagome and Inuyasha's relationship.
I can only say, best anime series i've ever seen.There's a lot of drama involved and you see the characters grow within tragedy and come closer as they fight for a common purpose, to destroy Naraku.
Very funny, very entertaining and mostly I watch for the love story between Inuyasha en Kagome.
I love the romance between Kagome and Inuyasha.
Sesshoumaru though is the best Inuyasha male character for me; Kagura and Sango for the females.as i've said before, for excellent and maximum enjoyment, watch this series in Japanese with English (fan) subtitles..
Well in the beginning it's a pretty cool show...then he gets the tesusaiga and it pretty much goes down hill from there don't get me wrong the episode where he gets it is great and Miroku is an awesome character it's just after a while Inuyasha quits using his claws (his coolest weapons) he runs slower, then he learns how to use the wind scar and thats all he ever freaking does, then it gets even worse because the whole story starts revolving around kagome and her little love life with inuyasha and her competition with kikyo for him (or whatever i haven't watched this show in a long time) so much to the point that i just quit watching so it starts off strong then it just starts sucking.
I've seen it before.If you like series with a lot of action, no annoying love triangle, no over repetitiveness, this is not for you then..
This was the reason why I bought the first season of Inuyasha, an anime about a girl named Kagome traveling to feudal-era Japan in order to collect the pieces of the Shikon Jewel with the assistance of a half-demon named Inuyasha.
After an inauspicious first episode, everything went downhill and, in the process, the show introduced the two main characters, Kagome and Inuyasha.
Kagome and Inuyasha also encounter a multitude of villains, mostly forgettable bad guys appearing for an episode or two, as well as the aforementioned Sesshomaru and the main antagonist Naraku.
HOWEVER, like all good anime shows, there were characters that made it painful, as well as drag the show to it's not so wonderful ending...WARNING, THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS SPOILER(S).
Sesshomaru, Miroku, Sango, Koga, even Inuyasha make the series and the films worth the annoyance of two characters.