Talk:InuYasha (character)/Archive 1

message: If InuYasha is an independent, self-centered type of person, why doesn't he abandon his group and go solo? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by  64.59.144.21 (talk • contribs) .
:He's said that he needs Kagome's sense for the Shikon Jewel, but I have a feeling that he respects his comrades and considers them friendsMrpsychic 22:44, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Various episodes in both Manga and Anime have made it plenty clear that InuYasha (and for that matter all of his allies and quite a few enemies) actually have a healthy appreciation of comraderie, friendship and loyalty.  Friendship is one of the four main "Tamas" (virtues) that lend their names to the Sacred Jewel at the heart of the story; indeed, Rumiko's main thesis in InuYasha is about the effect of those four virtues on people and their ultimate fates. Luis Dantas 00:56, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

text: InuYasha, specifically, began as a loner because that is how he could best manage to deal with the rejection he suffered as a half-youkai (which btw is a rather obvious metaphor for "half-blooded" people in Japan).  But at least since he first began to trust Kikyo he has been slowly but surely becoming more social.  And that, time and again, has proven to be worth the trouble in more ways than one.  He and his companions are both strategic assets to each one and also, and probably above all, emotional and affective supports to each other.  The chapter where Sango wants to leave the group as a punishment for betraying them is perhaps the best illustration of InuYasha's true feelings: he HATES loneliness with a passion and can not afford to just watch while Sango leaves, even right after she tried to steal Tessaiga and give it to Naraku. Luis Dantas 00:56, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  InuYasha Going Solo 

message: Inuyasha,'''
Awsome anime series about a hanyou (1/2 demon)named Inuyasha who (and his girlfriend kikyo)were decived by a demon called Naraku into hating each other,kikyo pinned inuyasha to a tree for 50 years until kikyo's reincarnation kagome is sucked into feudal japan,releases inuyasha from the tree,and now they and miroku,a monk with a wind tunnel in his palm,songo,a demon slayer,kagome,a modern day japanesse high school student who freed inuyasha from the tree and shippo,a young fox demon.
hunting for the shikon no tama or jewel of 4 souls,which inuyasha desires to obtain to turn himsef into a fullfledged demon.
::? As a summary, it lacks detail. Lankybugger 14:11, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As English, it's also horrible. 69.241.141.42 10:16, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  inuyasha 

message: Gidday. Normally, I try to avoid confrontation and let things be, but I've found that there's a minor edit war in the "Inuyasha's Special Traits" section if the article (not to mention a lot of clutter). The disbute is over whether Inuyasha's loss of all his demonic qualities happens on a full moon or a new moon. I have my own opinion on the matter, but no facts to support it. Thus, I will not state which side i believe to be right and ask that both parties come to the talk page to show references which support their claims. Until such time, I've editted the data accordingly.
:According to the title of the 13th episode of InuYasha, The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-haired InuYasha, the correct period of time is the new moon, which is also verifiable by watching the episode. -- Nancysing 21:56, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Inuyasha's Special Traits" 

message: Do we really need all of the characters in the relations heading? They are only in the anime and seen once they seem like a pointless waste of space on the page. Bunza as well as Guyo/Izumo aren't really needed. 
Perhaps it would be best to create a page for minor characters.Hylian God 18:46, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Character relations. 

message: Does anyone know of a record of those times?  It seems () that the three most recent stances where at chapters 364-367 (vs Moryomaru), 412-415 and now 481 (vs the bone-grabber youkai).  The first time we learned of his human form was when he was fighting a spiderlike youkai IIRC, and the third was close to his fight with Goshinki (again IIRC).   Has anyone been keeping track? Luis Dantas 07:01, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Beginning to answer my own question from this source ([Episode 13 with
the spiders, episode 44 When Kijinbou (sp?) came with the sword,
Episodes 57-58 with the human eating tree and Tokajin, episode 67
when he shows himself to Kouga and Kagura sees him, and episode 162
when Rin was kidnapped by Ongokuki (sp?) there was one epi where
Inuyasha was purified on the mountain when he went searching for
Miroku and Sango, but I do not count that as a natural
transformation. Anything after that would have been in the manga.
]): Episode 13 with
the spiders, episode 44 When Kijinbou (sp?) came with the sword,
Episodes 57-58 with the human eating tree and Tokajin, episode 67
when he shows himself to Kouga and Kagura sees him, and episode 162
when Rin was kidnapped by Ongokuki (sp?) there was one epi where
Inuyasha was purified on the mountain when he went searching for
Miroku and Sango, but I do not count that as a natural
transformation. Anything after that would have been in the manga.  The thread goes on to note that 162 does not happen in the manga (which I consider the true canon) and that there is a new moon transformation in the second movie. Luis Dantas 16:26, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Good work. Perhaps you would like to include that list in the article. JRSpriggs 06:47, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Moon transformations into full human form 

message: I'm trying to put inuyasha in the transformation category, but somebody won't let me, he does have a tranformation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by The legend one (talk • contribs) 
:Please, when you add new sections to talk put them at the bottom of the page to conform to convention. I have moved this one to the bottom. Similarly, when you add new messages to a section, please add them at the bottom of the section. And please sign your messages with "~~~~" (four tildas). The wiki software converts that into your user-id and the time and date. JRSpriggs 10:16, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: What transformation? I do not think that the minor INVOLUNTARY transformations which he suffers at the new moon (to human) and when he loses Tetsusaiga and his life in in danger (to insane "full" demon) really count. Also see my message on your talk page User talk:The legend one. JRSpriggs 10:25, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Transformation problem 

message: There's no proof that Inu no Taishou was married to either Inuyasha's mother or Sesshoumaru's mother. So SessMom isn't Inuyasha's stepmother.--Slotedpig 20:47, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Also Sesshomaru's mother is neither seen nor mentioned in any episode of which I am aware. It makes no sense to refer to a family connection with a person whose existence is merely inferred. If one did that one could drag in every character's parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents, etc. which would be ridiculus. JRSpriggs 07:21, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

text: I only read the official English translations, not Japanese or fan versions. JRSpriggs 07:34, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family Connections 

message: I noticed that every time others and myself list Inu-Yasha as being 15-years-old appearance and mind-set-wise, it is often replaced with ages 17, 18, etc -- why? Also, I see that it is often mentioned that the 3rd movie stated that he is 200 years old, which is strange, considering the fact that no movie is canon. Anyway, in Takahashi's character book, the ages, power levels and more are listed for every main and supporting character, and it says that Inu-Yasha and Kouga are both 15 ( notation )Miroku is 20,Sango and Kikyou are/were 18,Shippou is 7, Kagura and Bankotsu are / were 17 ( Kagura - notation ), Kanna is 10 ( notation ), Naraku is 23 ( notation ), Suikotsu is / was 26, Renkotsu is / was 24 and Jakotsu is / was 20 ( or was it 21? ).
Peace. --IANS 08:01, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for clarifying that. I am sorry that I fell into the trap of accepting the age-change given by an editor who I otherwise reverted. I will try to keep it at 15 hereafter, until further notice. JRSpriggs 10:35, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

text: The 3rd movie was not written by Takahashi. She designed Inu no Taishou's appearance and that's about it. --Slotedpig 15:22, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

text: 1st 3rd movie not cannon.  second not aging would just mean not appearancing older. your age still increase tho.--88wolfmaster 17:49, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

text: So put Cronological age: 200, Physical age: 150 as a demon, 15 as a human? then maybe add in a paragraph somewhere explaining that... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 
24.57.242.226 (talk) 00:11, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

text: The profile book says Inuyasha is 15 in appearance and mind set. Everything else is noncanon and guessing. --Slotedpig 04:33, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inu-Yasha's age 

message: My opinion is that it's verging on superfluous; this is the kind of thing that belongs on a fansite, not Wikipedia (and keeping in that train of thought, it even sounds like it was stolen from a fansite.  Possible copyright issue?). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.241.141.42 (talk) 10:17, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: well i dont think i totally agree with deleting it. but i did delete the non-inuyasha stuff.  yes references would be nice though.--88wolfmaster 04:51, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clothing Section? 

message: All the ablities and transformations of Tessaiga should be moved/merged/integrated with the Tessaiga page.  Again, this page is all about inuyasha.--88wolfmaster 04:59, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tessaiga 

message: Umm....I wouldn'ty say that just yet. In the latest chapter (499) he hit Kohaku right after he said Kikyou's name. And the way you wrote it "because he has kagome" makes it seems like RT has already ended the love triangle...which is not true. Inuyasha still avoids questions about Kikyou from kagome. He's accepted it but nowhere near to the point that this page makes it seem. He's still not all there yet. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by VRaptorX (talk • contribs) 03:54, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  get's over it? 

message: The character Sesshomaru is clearly enough, more powerful than Inuyasha.  When they were fighting the Band of 7, that Poison guy's poisons wouldn't work on Sesshomaru, whereas Inuyasha was harmed easily by on of the "acid" type poisons.  When the poison guy tried to blast Sesshomaru with the same poison that easily burned Inuyasha's feet, Sesshomaru just stood there like nothing happened.
However, I need to point out that like Inuyasha stated, their father was way, way more powerful than both of them put together.  But then, Inu No Taisho was way older than Sesshomaru, and the older of the two brothers has yet to mature.  The reason Inuyasha is able to beat Sesshomaru is because of Tessaiga, and the fact that Inuyasha inherited his dad's battle smarts.  Inu No Taisho was cunning, intelligent, and powerful.  Sesshomaru, is intelligent and powerful, but not cunning, reason being, he relies entirely on raw power to defeat his enemies since there are few Yokai in the Inuyasha universe as powerful as Sesshomaru is.  Inuyasha HAS to use battle smarts; its the only thing he has going for him.
Yes, Sesshomaru is more powerful, but, he doesn't have Inuyasha's battle cunning.  Being cunning, and being intelligent are two different things; the best generals and fighters are often smarter than average, but not necessarily the smartest people.  Regarding the two brothers, from my own personal observation I would say Inuyasha inherited his father's battle smarts and compassion, while Sesshomaru inherited the brain power and raw might.  True enough, Sesshomaru is not as powerful as Inu No Taisho, but I need to point out no one really knows how old Inu No Taisho was.  In Inuyasha the movie 3, Inu No Taisho himself said he felt he was "close to the end" anyway when Myoga told him that if he exerted himself he would die from the wounds inflicted by Ryukotsei.  Meaning, at the time Inuyasha was conceived, Inu No Taisho was already an "old man."  Of course, being a Yokai, and since some Yokai don't age, you wouldn't know it.  So, taken altogether then, in response to the comment on why Inuyasha is able to beat Sesshomaru, the reason he is able to do it is because Sesshomaru relies so much on his raw power he never developed cunning of any kind.  Inuyasha is used to fighting Yokai more powerful than him, so he has to use his battle smarts which, even without the experience, Inuyasha's battle smarts are inborn anyway.  His brother Sesshomaru doesn't have that ability.  He is intelligent, yes, he is powerful, yes, but he is not as clever in battle as Inuyasha.  Truth be told, against a monstrously powerful Yokai, Inuyasha has a better chance of winning than Sesshomaru.  Overconfident in his own power, Sesshomaru would lose, whereas Inuyasha's battle smarts would be brought to bear.
Inuyasha can actually fight better when he has his wits about him, than when he is transformed into "full yokai" form.  Also, the beads of subjugation would have never worked on Sesshomaru.
So, to make something clear; yes, Sesshomaru is more powerful.  No, Inuyasha will never be able to "out work" his limited half yokai abilities without the Shikon No Tama, and yes, Inuyasha is able to win because of Tessaiga's raw power.  By himself Inuyasha is actually, a pushover compared to his brother; Sesshomaru is so far above Inuyasha powerwise that even with his battle smarts Inuyasha doesn't have a chance agaisnt him without Tessaiga.  Of course, there is no telling how a fight between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru would turn out if Inuyasha did indeed succeed in transforming himself into a full Yokai....
oh well.
206.63.78.73 05:46, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inuyasha Battle Smarts 

message: I dont know why it has taken me so long to realize this, but the article talks about InuYasha's coat/jacket as Hitoe but I always thought is was haori. Which is it, or is it something else?--88wolfmaster 06:58, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hitoe is correct. A haori is a coat worn over a kimono. People get this wrong in fanfiction all the time. --Slotedpig 15:18, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  the Jacket 

message: Notice that  has indicated an intention to delete the image :Image:Inuprofile.PNG of InuYasha which is the main (and best) picture of him in this article. If anyone can provide a reason why he should not delete it, please do so immediately. JRSpriggs 05:21, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately, the image has been deleted. JRSpriggs 02:58, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  has replaced it with a new image. JRSpriggs 02:01, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image going 

message: Well, I was looking through the InuYasha pages and noticed something: In the main series article it says InuYasha means 'Dog Spirit' (Inu is Dog, Yasha is Spirit) While the article on the character says it means 'Female dog demon' (Inu is Dog, Yasha is female Demon). so i looked it up and, indeed, Yasha seems to mean Female Demon, but that doesn’t make much sense. It may have been the translator I used, but I’m not sure. Anybody care to clear this up?  2:22 June 28 2007
Okay, nevermind someone fixed it. 69.123.126.4 20:04, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meaning of InuYasha's name? 

message: In Japan I'm aware they air the show at 3:30 p.m., right after school, but, popular here in America with young kids and teens when it only airs on Cartoons Networks "Adult Swim" late at night?  I wasn't aware American parents were so irresponsible these days......
Also, one more thing; the Shikon No Tama can not turn Inuyasha into a full demon.  In the last episode of the series, the one in which they are trapped in that giant demon's belly, what the shard of the shikon no tama did, was make Inuyasha go beserk again.  Now, if a shard could do that, then, that probably means that the full jewel will simply strengthen his Yokai side, which would then consume his soul.  That tree yokai, where Inuyasha's sword scabard comes from, made it very clear, that a half-yokai can never become a full-fledged one.  Meaning, that if Inuyasha tried to use the shikon no tama to become a full yokai, all it would do is strengthen his yokai side, which would then consume his soul.  Basically, the shikon no tama would make it so that Inuyasha is transformed without having to be "backed into a corner."  Naturally what everyone has in mind is that Inuyasha wants to be like his father, thing is, he is a half-yokai, and no power anywhere on earth exists that would transform him into a full-fledged Yokai.
We need to keep in mind the origin of the shikon no tama; it was formed from the battle between the priested Midoriko (a priestess, arguably, 100 times more powerful than Kikyo even) and her battle with tens of thousands of yokai whose souls still reside in the jewel, where the battle still rages.  That basically means, that if Inuyasha were to use the jewel to becomea  full-fledged Yokai, the shikon no tama would have the exact same effect as "backing him into a corner" a million times, enough times, to consume his soul.  However, where he to use the shikon no tama to become human, Midoriko would finally win her battle against the yokai within the jewel.  Inuyasha can use the the shikon no tama to become human because Midoriko is fighting against Yokai.  For Inuyasha to use the jewel out of his love for Kagome lets say, to become human, he would in essence be using his human spirit against his Yokai half, thus becoming an ally of Midoriko.  With such intent, therefore, its possible for Inuyasha to become human because the battle within the Shikon no Tama would extend to a battle within his own self.
Within Inuyasha, if his Yokai side wins, he becomes a murdering monster.  Within the shikon no tama, if the jewel becomes horribly tainted, it then becomes a cursed talisman of sorts.  Because there is a similar battle raging within Inuyasha as there is within the Shikon no Tama, for him to use it to become a full yokai would be to taint the jewel itself, and for him to lose his own soul.  Inuyasha would become a full fledged Yokai alright, but he would be a yokai, as powerful as his father, but as evil as Naraku.  In fact, were Inuyasha to use the shikon no tama to become a full yokai, no force on earth would be able to stop him; he would have the power of the "transformed" Inuyasha PLUS the shikon no tama.  Even Sesshomaru would not be able to stop him at this point.  However, in the process, he would lose himself.
In becoming human, his human side would "win" against the yokai side within himself, and, Midorko would have an "ally" in her war against the Yokai within the jewel.  He can use the jewel to become a full fledged Yokai, BUT, he would not be the calm, controlled, near-emotionless Yokai his father was, or that Sesshomaru is, which is no doubt what the character has in mind.  In becoming human though, he extinguishes his yokai half (which is actually a danger to him), Midoriko wins her battle against the yokai within the jewel, and both the jewel and Inuyasha's soul fully purified, the shikon no tama would cease to exist, and Inuyasha would no longer need the tessaiga to protect him.  He would lose all his power, but, the price has to be considered; become powerful, but live a cursed existence destroying everything in his path, OR, let go of that power and be with the girl he loves.
Love, or power; its actually quite profound if you look at the series from that perspective because, sooner or later in life, every man is faced with that choice.
Love, or power; most of the time, you can't have both.  Naturally later in the series Inuyasha will have to choose if he wants to become a yokai every bit as powerful as his father was, but of a murderous, bloodthirsty nature, or, the love of Kagome.  Naturally if Inuyasha chooses the former and not the latter, Kagome and company, and his brother Sesshomaru, will probably to put him to sleep (no pun intended).
206.63.78.97 00:21, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popularity with kids and young teens? 

message: Did I miss something? How come I have never read/heard of the so-called black pearl in InuYasha's eye?!?!?  Anyway, the vague description is given in the List of Anime Episodes; episode #144, "Hosenki and the Last Shard." --HatchetFaceBuick 17:35, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The black pearl in InuYasha's eye was the portal to travel to his father's grave where Tessaiga was kept. It is from the beginning of the series so I have no idea why you'd even be looking at episode 144.--88wolfmaster 22:02, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is one of those things where the anime changed what happened in the manga. In the manga, Sesshomaru rips InuYasha's eye out to get the black pearl inside it (volume 2, pages 121 and 122). Then after they all return from the netherworld, the pearl is given to Kaede (page 186). InuYasha's eye gradually heals. In the anime, Sesshomaru magically draws the pearl out of InuYasha's eye without harming the eye. Later, the pearl returns to InuYasha's eye. I guess the change was made to reduce the level of violence for the television audience. JRSpriggs 05:22, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

text: Much later in the series (see the end of volume 30 or episode 144), when they are looking for a way to get to the nether world to recover the last jewel shard, InuYasha's group goes to Hosenki (creator of the original black pearl) in the hope that he can give them another pearl to allow them to reach the nether world as they did before. Unfortunately, that turns out to be impossible. JRSpriggs 04:44, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Black Pearl 

message: Is this show rated for a sepcific age group of kids?  I have a 10 year old daughter that begs to watch this show.  I have said no, due to the fact that it comes on late at night. It would seem that if this show were intended for young kids, it would come on during the day, when kids should be up.
a concerned mom
wwbluetizzy@yahoo.com
:the anime is not as bad as the manga. i'd guess that most english dubbed versions that air on tv are rated at like 14+. Honestly, watch an episode or two yourself before you say no.--88wolfmaster 03:30, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  this show's rating for young kids 

message: You people are really making me mad, deleting all the images. What is up with that? Can someone explain to me why you remove the images. And there had better be another reason other than the copyright crap.Master auror 12:46, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's most likely due to WP:FU policy. Under the policy section 3a/3b. Although I didn't delete any images so Im not sure.Showers 12:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Does that "FU" stand for "Fair use" or "Fuck you" (joking)? JRSpriggs 03:42, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe both ;) Showers 02:29, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I believe that it constitutes fair use if we use an image of Inuyasha to demonstrate what he looks like and for "critical commentary". So why its being deleted I don't know. Tourskin 19:52, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images 

message: I removed Kinka and Ginka from the relationships section. Other than similarities in the Sesshomaru/Inuyasha and Kinka/Ginka relationship dynamics, Inuyasha didn't have a relationship with them. Showers 20:25, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kinka and Ginka 

message: The current infobox picture looks rather dull. Can we find one that shows more of his body, such as this picture from Episode 10, or something like this picture from the Grip! OP? -- RattleMan (talk) 04:44, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ill admit its a little choppy looking but it gets the job done. If you're going to upload a new pic just make sure you give a proper fair use rationale. You would have to resize the first pic as well to give a proper resolution. (should be at around 0.1 megapixels or less) Showers (talk) 05:26, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Current infobox picture