Talk:Inuyasha/Archive 4

message: added this article to :Category:Cult television series, effectively claiming that we are a cult. I doubt that. What do you think? JRSpriggs 03:17, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No.  A cult television series is a series that was unpopular (financial income typically being the indicator) among much of mainstream society but that has a devoted fanbase.  Since Inuyasha was a commercial success both domestically and abroad, it is not a cult series. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.241.141.42 (talk) 10:12, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are we a cult? 

message: I received a message that the link I added to the external links section was not appropriate. I had submitted http://www.inuyasha-fan.com to the list because it contains a good deal of information on the subject, and has an active user base. I am not sure if the addition was somehow considered spam, but that was not the intention. I consider it a good site in terms of what it contains, and it seems to be popular. Could someone tell me why it, in particular, is innapropriate, while the others are not? Thank you. 68.107.186.31 00:35, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inclusion of external links 

message: hey does any body know what manga chapters does the last episdoe cover --Zetsuie 23:29, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The anime ended at Chapter(s) 353-355.
*353  	16  	Ogre's Rock 	  	
*354 	17 	Unbreakable Wall   
*355 	18 	Using the Fragment —The preceding unsigned comment was added by YATAnshin! (talk • contribs) 18:40, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Because (if you read) the list is only of the VIZ English translations....the manga does exceed 500 chapters in Japan (and unofficial translations).--88wolfmaster 02:51, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where does the anime end in the manga story 

message: Should we semi-protect this article? There are too many edits, some of them are useless, some of them are not discussed beforehand. Yesterday there was a useless edit, I believe. By useless I mean things that don't contribute or vandalism. --C7796E2C 00:29, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should we semi-protect this article? 

message: It's Tetsusaiga people, the "u" is a whisper vowel, so the sound kind of disappears, but they spelled it that way on the English anime, and that way translates into something in Japanese (I talked to someone who had just returned from living in Japan for 5 years about this, he's certain). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.133.169.234 (talk • contribs)  04:56, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Huh? The current article (Tessaiga) provides a believable explanation, I don't think there's any confusion. てつさいが　("te-tsu-sai-ga") (Viz) vs. てっさいが ("te-ssai-ga") (original), silly mistake, but we do have two different spellings because of it... Sergei Klink 03:30, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  We have to make sure it is properly sourced - maybe make Takahashi explain. WhisperToMe 08:11, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling of Tetsusaiga 

message: To raise this topic again. InuYasha is very similar to shonen stories in its content. However, it is written by a woman, Rumiko Takahashi, and has a female main character, Kagome Higurashi. InuYasha (character) is clearly less sympathetic than Kagome and is forced to obey her. Thus I think that this is a woman's fantasy about how she would like to relate to a man. (InuYasha's paradoxical behavior is due to the mixed motivations of women — they want a powerful, uncaring,  and domineering man, but they want to control him.) JRSpriggs 06:11, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: While that maybe be true, Inuyasha is published in a shounen magazine, and Takahashi refers to Inuyasha as a shounen series in interviews. Shoujo series are also drawn differently and have a different feel to them than Inuyasha. It has more to do with how story is presented than the actual plot.--Slotedpig 16:56, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shonen or Shojo? 

message: I think we should add a settings section.  what does everyone think?--88wolfmaster 05:32, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I am not sure what you mean. Are you talking about: modern time (Kagome's home and school), normal existence in Feudal Japan, and the after-life? Or what? JRSpriggs 08:31, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm talking about a section briefly describing common settings in the series (both in modern time and in Feudal Japan).  if your still not sure check out Bleach--88wolfmaster 16:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think InuYasha needs a settings section like Bleach. The settings in Bleach need a lot of explanation. The places in the modern age and Sengoku Jidai are pretty straight forward.--Slotedpig 18:03, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: well we have articles about settings so obviously someone thought they were important enough.  I just thought a brief descrition of the settings would make this article more complete. I'll work on an example so everyone could see what i'm proposing.--88wolfmaster 19:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Setting Section 

message: we have a love recap of the first episode plot but I think we would be better off with a brief introduction to the story.  If someone wants to know exactly what happened then they can look up episode summaries.--88wolfmaster 02:22, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot or Introduction 

message: ok I've noticed quite a bit of vandalism from anonymous IP addresses. so the question is do we keep undoing the edits or seek protection--88wolfmaster 02:28, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I am all for using semi-protection on high profile articles like this one since they attract vandalism like rotting meat attracts flies. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to persuade the people at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection to grant it. And then, they tend to withdraw it after a while. JRSpriggs 08:59, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Declined – There is not enough recent activity to justify protection at this time.--Húsönd 03:33, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seek protection 

message: Once and for all I'm putting this to rest because I'm tired of having to change the spelling back again. It is Tessaiga. There is a note at Tessaiga's article page and the talk page  explaining the whole matter --88wolfmaster 19:15, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, I wish we could put it to rest permanently, but the people who change it will not pay attention to any warning or explanation. JRSpriggs 10:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Regardless of how it is SUPPOSED to be spelled, the actual spelling used is the form that should appear in the article. Whether it was a mistake or not. This is the English wikipedia and the form used in the English versions of the anime and manga should be used. Showers 06:32, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

text: It all deals with the mistranslation of tessaiga to the english tetsusaiga. They believe that it should be spelled as Tessaiga as the creator intended it to be. Unfortunately Viz only realized their mistake after alot of the work was already produced. Nevertheless, Tetsusaiga is what shows up on official english tranlations and that's what should be used. Showers 06:57, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Look the simple fact is Tessaiga is the correct translation.  I think it is only right that one spelling be used for consistancy, and I believe that I am being fair by ensuring that the tetsusaiga is properly noted as being the common term used in the dubs but only as a result of mistranslation.  Tourskin if you wish understand a litte more about the mistranslation click here--88wolfmaster 03:27, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's the correct translation, but it is not the spelling that is used. Showers 07:14, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  It is spelled "Tessaiga" 

message: so now are they going to make new episodes once the manga gets longer or is it just dead now? Inuxshinedown 02:13, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: My understanding is that the Japanese manga already goes way beyond the anime. So if they were going to do it for that reason, they should already have done it. The (translated) English manga has has not yet caught up with the anime. Although all the English manga has equivalents in the anime (some with significant changes in content or order), there are anime episodes which are not based on the manga. See List of InuYasha chapters for information on the correlation between manga and anime. JRSpriggs 10:13, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  new episodes? 

message: Under the manga headline, it says that Viz Media "flips" the comic. This isn't true. I have read and seen the first three volumes of Viz Media's InuYasha (although I'm in Canada, it is not different) and there is no flipping. It is preserved right to left and even tells you if your reading it wrong.
Should this be changed? I can send a photo of my copy with the publisher's name available.
64.114.222.78 03:42, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, you are wrong. The original Japanese version reads from right to left. The English translation of the manga read from left to right. Each page is the mirror image of the corresponding page (with changes in the lettering, of course). Perhaps you are looking at the ani-manga which does read from right to left even in the English version. JRSpriggs 07:52, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, InuYasha is in English format. Naruto is in Japanese format. Narutorules^o^ 00:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

text: For a brief explanation of the difference, see List of InuYasha chapters#Manga versus ani-Manga. I do not think that it is appropriate to mention it here. It is a detail. This page has a pointer to "List of InuYasha chapters" where this is found. JRSpriggs 07:19, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flipped? 

message: I noticed that the movie list uses the English cover for InuYasha the Movie numbers 2, 3, and 4, but the first one uses the Japanese cover. Wouldn't it make more sense to use the English cover for all of them? 
(Oops, I meant to make a new topic. Also, how do I post pictures?)
Mathew Williams 02:08, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Covers for movies 

message: The image of InuYasha which illustrates InuYasha (character) is going to be deleted unless someone can provide a reason why it is not a copyright violation. Immediate action is needed. JRSpriggs 05:47, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, I don't know anything about copyright laws, or which images are copyrighted and which ones aren't. The current image looks fine to me. Mathew Williams 14:06, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Do not tell me; I agree with you. Tell  who is the one who is threatening to delete the image :Image:Inuprofile.PNG. JRSpriggs 07:02, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately, the image has been deleted. JRSpriggs 03:01, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  has replaced it with a new image. JRSpriggs 02:07, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Warning -- image of InuYasha is going to be deleted 

message: Looking at the trivia section, it looks like the last two don't pertain to the series. All they are are mentions of things that happened in episodes/chapters and not anything that pertains to the series as a whole. They either should be made more pertinent to the series or deleted completely.
The other thing is the third and fourth which are pretty much unencyclopedic. I mean, who (other than fangirls) cares how many times Inuyasha kissed Kagome versus how many times he kissed Kikyo. Seriously? InsaneZeroG 05:35, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hang on, its part of the story - Inuyasha and Kagome don't admit their feelings; each kiss is very meaningful to the story.Tourskin 02:06, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, but that trimming was done some time ago (by someone else). JRSpriggs 08:04, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trim down Trivia 

message: I think the year Inuyasha is in is 1552 or somewhere near it. Base on historical notes I saw while watching the anime like the use of Tanegashimas, the first guns brought in by the Portugueses in 1543 as shown in episode 103. The Samurai leader even said to Jakotsu that he would not know what those are if he was a ghost from 10 years ago, meaning that it was soon after that that the first Portuguese Traders came to Japan. Also in episode 8, Kagome thought the man was Oda Nobunaga in his younger days but was not him but Amari Nobunaga from the Takeda Clan. Amari also made a reference to Oda foolishness as Oda was considered a fool when he was younger. Nobunaga have lived from 1534 to 1582. So that is my theory, what do you think about it? Freedom Fighter 1988 03:18, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inuyasha year 

message: Its true - there is a petition right here:http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/inuyasha.html To get more InuYasha episodes. Fellow Fans, sign it!!! So maybe we should include this somewhere in the article?Tourskin 20:47, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That kind of thing might be tolerated here on a talk page, but it would definitely be removed from the article as unencyclopedic. JRSpriggs 02:53, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

text: I was not saying that I intend to remove it. I was predicting that someone else would remove it (although that has not happened yet). The function of an encyclopedia such as Wikipedia is to inform people about the topic in an objective (i.e. neutral) way. Your petition does not provide any information about the series InuYasha itself, although it could be regarded as giving information about fan reaction to the series. In any case, a petition by its very nature is the opposite of neutral, that is, it is pushing for a particular kind of change. JRSpriggs 01:55, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  More Inuyasha episodes 

message: In some episodes of the series I've seen, Kagome brings a bicycle with her into the past, yet no one, not even the peasants, seem to react to it as if it were anything unusual, which they should since bicycles were not invented until the 19th century! Is this a plot hole, or has it been explained somewhere? - Wilfredo Martinez 14:16, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you lived in a world where magic and demons were everyday occurrences, would you be astonished by a futuristic machine? JRSpriggs 03:51, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

text: Don't overthink the issue.. just relax and get yourself something better to do..216.99.52.29 22:55, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Bicycle 

message: Just a thought, maybe someone can mention that Inuyasha likes potato chips lol... I was just watching the show and the first thing I saw was "Yay dried potatoes!"
--71.79.130.34 06:02, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chips.... 

message: There's one thing I'd like to point out about the InuYasha articles. When referring to attack names and such, the articles seem to constantly switch back and forth between English and Japanese, which gets confusing after a while. This is an English encyclopedia, shouldn't they be in English? There are exceptions of course, mainly characters and items that use the Japanese names even in the English version. However, I think that the attack names, and anything else that uses the English names in the manga/anime should be in English with a Japanese translation in parentheses, not the other way around.   --Mathew Williams 10:10, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem with that is that sometimes there are serveral english versions (Goshinboku for instance goes by Tree of Ages, Sacred God Tree or God Tree for short). I think it would be safe enogh to switch all the attacks though.--88wolfmaster 05:06, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

text: Something needs to be changed for sure, get on it. I think Wiki has some sort of rule for using the official English names in articles anyway. - The Norse 02:04, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  English vs Japanese 

message: it seems the voice actors page was redirect, and a section created on this page.  I think that instead we should just integrate the data into the character pages (whatever isn't already on them) because the section is too trival for the main article.--88wolfmaster 05:34, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe that most of the voice acting information is already on the characters respective pages. However, I will make sure the voice acting info is all there and transfer it over if it isn't. Showers 16:25, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

text: To Showers: Thank you for your prompt and efficient action. JRSpriggs 20:34, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

text: Thanks as well Showers.--88wolfmaster 04:06, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Voice Actors 

message: I have noticed that there is a strong correlation between the complexity of the drawing of a character's eyes and his/her importance to the story. Where would be a good place to have a discussion of character's eyes and their significance? Should it be a separate article? Or is this too OR-ish to mention at all? JRSpriggs 21:03, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Eh, the main/important characters in pretty much every cartoon ever have been drawn with more detail than the ones in the background. Since almost every character in Inuyasha look incredibly similar, you probably noticed the eyes because that's one of the only things that sets them apart from one-another. - The Norse 21:57, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Does Wikipedia have an article on this subject covering cartoons generally? That is, is there a general article on drawing complexity in cartoons as a function of the importance of characters? JRSpriggs 00:45, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There is some talk about it in the Anime article, talks about how the eyes are used to show emotion etc. In the visual characteristics section. Showers 02:51, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

text: Thanks for the link. JRSpriggs 00:54, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eyes of characters 

message: In the Inuyasha section, it said:
' According to InuyashaWorld.com there are 167 episodes and 4 DVD movies '
Why would Wikipedia rely on fansites instead of the official ones? Sango4ever 9 October 2007
:It shouldn't and that doesn't belong in the article. Inuyashaworld is not a valid source for use in a Wikipedia article at all.  The sentence has been removed.  AnmaFinotera 22:50, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why does Wikipedia rely on unofficial websites? 

message: The color of Kirara's fur in the characters section keeps getting changed to yellow. I believe it to be cream-colored and I want to avoid an edit war. Anyone have an official source on this? Most references I find online refer to her fur color as cream as well, but they are hardly reputable sources being fansites. Showers 20:42, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It might be a good idea to note that as the style changed from the first few seasons to the last few, the colors changed slightly. For example, in earlier seasons, the large pink stripes on the shoulders and sleeves of Sango's kimono go from a purple-burgundy to a fuschia, (or vice-versa, I may be incorrect) just as Kirara's fur starts out more creamish, and later appears almost sunlight yellow. Look at the screenshots here, for example. Mizu onna sango15 06:35, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Color of Kirara's Fur 

message: I, too, have noticed this, and tend to agree here. If you look at the bottom-left corner of the television screen at the aforementioned point in episode 16, you can see his genitals and therefore assume he is male. I think issues regarding gender implications due to conflicts in translation are simply mistakes made by translators, as is the Tessaiga versus Tetsusaiga issue. Mizu onna sango15 07:15, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, the english manga will continue then. The Japanese one is really advanced, having passed the anime's end a long time ago. 82.81.120.135 (talk) 21:54, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stuff added inappropriately to the archived talk and moved here 

message: It is my understanding that the newest volume of InuYasha is coming out January 8th, 2008, according to Wikipedia. Precisely what anime episodes does this new volume cover, and what are Takahashi Rumiko's plans for the manga in the future? Does she plan on continuing InuYasha, or ending the series where the anime stopped? Mizu onna sango15 19:08, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, the english manga will continue then. The Japanese one is really advanced, having passed the anime's end a long time ago. 82.81.120.135 (talk) 21:54, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expected Manga Volumes? 

message: Shouldn't we link to Adult Swim's site for Inu Yasha instead? --BlooWilt on the wikiprowl, later! 00:32, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Adult Swim is just the channel that the anime is shown on. Viz is the company that holds the licensing rights in North America for the anime and manga. Plus, I don't think they have enough information on Inuyasha to warrent a link. Showers 01:05, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

text: Yes, Adult swim should be listed here. Every other anime on adult swim has it listed on its page and it is really the only channel that shows Inuyasha in America.--72.88.108.41 (talk) 00:13, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adult Swim 

message: i suggest we get people from inuyasha world to vote on this cause half the stuff up her isn't even real. trust me i would know
Signeddarkness 21:06, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello there. At Wikipedia, we use reliable references and present information from a neutral point of view. Please see WP:GUIDE for more information before making serious edits. Edits are not brought about by simple popular votes but by consensus reached amongst editors on referenced information. Tourskin (talk) 03:12, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  my comment 

message: Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of minor InuYasha characters and consider expressing your opinion, if you have one. JRSpriggs 01:14, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Similarly,  also nominated InuYasha yōkai list for deletion. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/InuYasha yōkai list.  JRSpriggs 02:10, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Update: So far the number of users voting delete is much greater than the number voting keep in both cases. JRSpriggs 04:49, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Update: Unfortunately, as you can see from the red-links above, both of these articles were deleted as a result of the Afds. Please remove any references to them which you see. If you feel that any character which was covered by them must be covered by Wikipedia, then add him/her to the surviving article — List of InuYasha characters. JRSpriggs (talk) 07:36, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article [[List of minor InuYasha characters]] may be deleted 

message: I have done some extensive work on images related to Inuyasha articles. Creating fair-use rationales, putting them into the Inuyasha images category, and resizing pics that don't have a small enough resolution. However, I need help in either 
:#identifying the source for the following images or
:#having a new one uploaded.
#Ah-Un.jpg this one is actually pretty small. it might be better to get a new pic. (suggested resolution is at 0.1 megapixels or a pic at about 300x300 pixels. Its about 1/3 of that.)
#IY grandpa.jpg I'm pretty sure these two are from one of the movies, but I'm not sure about that.
#IY myoga.jpg 
Any help with this would be great. Showers (talk) 07:35, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inuyasha Images 

message: As a compromise, I've set it to 60 days.  Though that still seems excessive, to me.  14 days is the default, so 30 is already twice as long as that.   60 is longer than what is found on most articles.  Most contributions will happen in the first 30 days on a decently active article like this one is.  Don't forget, the archiver will only archive something if it has no comment for those days, so now threads will sit here for 60 days without comment before commenting rather than 30 days. AnmaFinotera (talk) 18:35, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Archive Schedule 

message: I have eliminated this 10000% useless information:
InuYasha has also been dubbed in Mandarin Chinese and aired on Xing Kong, a Taiwanese TV Channel.  It was also been dubbed in Bahasa Melayu on NTV7 and currently on TV9.
Because only English and Japanese dubs are welcome. Don't dare to revert this or you'll pay it with your life, and I'm not joking. --Twicemost (talk) 20:15, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have reverted your removal.  It goes to show the notability of the series, so if you feel only English language releases should be included, make your case here. Do not, however, threaten other editors if they revert your edits. Your comment and threat is beyond inappropriate.  I strongly suggest you strike it or remove it all together. AnmaFinotera (talk) 21:46, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: To Twicemost: Your threat to AnmaFinotera is a crime. Pray that the police do not take it seriously. JRSpriggs (talk) 01:40, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Meanwhile, the administrators did and he currently is on an indef block as he has done the same on other articles to make some kind of WP:POINT. AnmaFinotera (talk) 01:57, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion 

message: Recently, I thought about putting :Category:Time travel in fiction or similar here but was hoping someone could share their views beforehand. Does a magical well count as a form of time traveling (eg, from present-day Japan to Sengoku era)? Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 18:56, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think that the method of time travel matters. Whether it be magical well, lightning storm (Connecticut Yankee), or machine as long as there is time travel. I think that the the time travel aspect is big enough to warrant the inclusion of the category. Showers (talk) 01:27, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I am sorry to disagree with you two. The time travel has a minor role. There are only two time periods, and travel rarely occurs while other action is unresolved. Little attention is paid to the mechanism of travel. Travel is limited to two characters: Kagome, and InuYasha. JRSpriggs (talk) 08:11, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I agree with JRSpringgs. At least for now. Time travel does occur, but it's almost like being transported between two worlds you know.... If something (big enough) happens in Kagome's time because of the time travel, then I'd be happy to put "InuYasha" in that Category. BrianGo28 (talk) 11:08, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure. No time travel then. Didn't think it was really essential in the first place. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 19:44, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Time travel 

message: The subject was never fully settled, I think, on dealing with some names.  WhisperToMe brought up the issue of Tessaiga versus Tetsusaiga over on at the project, but I'm going to move the discussion here to ensure its available to all editors and in the article's talk archive for future referencing.  First, here is WhisperToMe's original message and reasoning from the Tessaiga page (also posted to the project talk):
I propose that this is moved from Tessaiga to Tetsusaiga because:
* All known versions of InuYasha published in the English language by VIZ Media in the U.S., Canada, and the UK use "Tetsusaiga" - therefore the name is best known in the English-speaking world.
* There is known no reliable source that states that the change from Tessaiga to Tetsusaiga was an error on VIZ's part. See Wikipedia:RS - In order to make that assertion one must have a reliable source that explicitly states this. If we do not have a reliable source that states this, we cannot make that statement.
WhisperToMe (talk) 05:58, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Incorrect romanization should be fairly easy to prove (I'm not aware of any valid scheme that renders a sokuon as "tsu"), and there are already a couple of footnotes on the Tessaiga page to this effect. Shiroi Hane (talk) 16:25, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: But we have no reliable source that states that the use of "Tetsusaiga" instead of "Tessaiga" actually was a mistake by VIZ. In order to make the statement one must have a source that unambiguously says that the use of "Tetsusaiga" was a mistake. The using the footnotes to make that argument would be Wikipedia:Original research - Besides, even if use of Tetsusaiga was an error, VIZ decided to continue using "Tetsusaiga." WhisperToMe (talk) 17:03, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

text: (Reply to Shiroi Hane) That is true, however, this is the English Wikipedia, so we use the official trade name per WP:MOS-AM#Article names and disambiguation. Viz chose to call it "Tetsusaiga". Whether that was a mistake or not, I don't know - we have no sources to say one way or the other. "Tessaiga" is the correct romanization of the kana, but should not be used throughout the article as it is not the official English name. I'm not saying we can't mention "Tessaiga" like the opening of the article does now, just that other than the explanation it should be "Tetsusaiga". --Eruhildo (talk) 17:12, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I was merely address the "no reliable source" comments. Shiroi Hane (talk) 18:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I understand the intention, but that does not satisfy the requirement. A source that explicitly states that VIZ made a goof is required. If there is none, then saying VIZ made a goof is original research. Also I second Eruhildo. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:51, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

text: I'm confused; you didn't provide any sources for the English spelling at all. My whole point was that, regardless of the proper romanization, we should still use the official spelling per Wikipedia guidelines. --Eruhildo (talk) 19:59, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

text: If it were merely a matter of translation, we wouldn't be having this discussion. The problem is Viz called the sword "Tetsusaiga" while the original Japanese series called it "Tessaiga". --Eruhildo (talk) 01:07, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You missed my point: Viz didn't call the thing "iron render", they called it "tetsusaiga". So use English doesn't factor into the equation, WP:MOS-JA#Romanization does. (Incidentally, see wikt:鉄) --erachima talk 05:05, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: We do not know whether VIZ goofed or whether the change to Tetsusaiga is deliberate. Either way VIZ has chosen to use Tetsusaiga instead of Tessaiga in all English adaptations, and so that is what we use as per the MOS and Use English. WhisperToMe (talk) 08:12, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

text: Consistently used by whom? 1. We have guidelines that say use the name in English dubs and translated manga. Unless there is a compelling reason, we go by the guideline. As for this "As for the OR claims, a rewording of the notes on the subject should be sufficient to correct this." - A reliable source is needed to dispel the OR claims. Without a source nothing about this can be said; not even the "Tetsusaiga is an incorrect reading" can be concluded as that is likely irrelevant to the name itself. With no alternative published, official English-language versions that do otherwise, as per the guidelines we use Tetsusaiga. WhisperToMe (talk) 03:49, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  To clarify the OR - If only the ramanization is left it can not be OR. Since we do not have a reliable resource saying that VIZ did or did not intentional use Tetsusaiga then you are right its OR. As for the consistency, well i believe Tessaiga was consistently used because of the loop hole in the policies you mention - unless it is well known by another name.  That is the main reason we use Goshinboku over the various english versions (its keeps consistency). --88wolfmaster (talk) 05:05, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Where is Tessaiga consistently used? WhisperToMe (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry throughout all InuYasha wiki articles. The policies have loop hole that says if the non english is more common then use it instead. It is for this reason I believe that Tessagia was originally used.  It has since become the standard.  I do not care if I end up on the "losing" side of this arguement as long as consistency is retained. Do you honestly reliese the amount of work it would be to switch this?--88wolfmaster (talk) 22:31, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It won't really take all that long, depending on who does it. Just find the usages, edit, search/replace, save, next. Consistency is important, and we should be consistent with the English spelling which is Tetsusaiga. And, BTW, while google results are not the best measure, Tetsusaiga InuYasha returns more results than Tessaiga InuYasha. AnmaFinotera (talk) 22:35, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Support move due to the Google test evidence then, per WP:MOS-JA's Romanization guideline, which states that untraditional Romanizations by licensors are acceptable in place of Hepburn if they are more common than the normal Romanization is. --erachima talk 14:10, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

text: I never saw it spelled "Tessaiga" until I looked it up on Wikipedia - and I've seen the anime in both English and Japanese (I couldn't read Japanese back then so I didn't know any better; I apparently couldn't hear Japanese either. -_-;). --Eruhildo (talk) 22:12, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

text: - JPG-GR (talk) 01:29, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

text: I'm guessing not. Sloppy restructuring is one reason why I don't bother much with manga/anime articles anymore.--Boffob (talk) 19:40, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

text: The page was moved and instances fixed in dozens of articles. If some were missed, why not point them out or fix them? AnmaFinotera (talk) 19:46, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naming Conventions 

message: I've tagged Tetsusaiga for merging to InuYasha (character), and Tenseiga and Tōkijin for merging to Sesshomaru. None of the swords meet the qualifications of WP:FICT having no significant coverage in multiple third-party sources that would allow for the articles to be rewritten from a primarily out-of-universe perspective. Both primarily just repeat the same plot points and abilities already listed in their wielders articles. Thoughts? AnmaFinotera (talk) 19:44, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Merge away, but please be thorough. This kind of thing can result in dead links and double redirects nightmare, e.g. there are still many instances and links to Tessaiga.--Boffob (talk) 18:43, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I just went through and fixed all the articles that link to Tessaiga. No opinion on the merge (haven't looked into the articles much), but it's probably a good idea. --Eruhildo (talk) 00:20, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

text: Agreed with the merge (not many new things to comment^_^).--Tintor2 (talk) 00:02, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clean Up Merging 

message: I'm certain that the latest manga chapter to be released is 556, not 555.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.36.116.152 (talk) 23:02, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slightly out of date 

message: Per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English), should we not move the Kirara article to Kilala and change her name throughout the articles?  Romanization to either R or L is equally accurate, and the name is pronounced Kilala in English, and should be written so here in the English Wikipedia.  After all, we use Krillin and not Kuririn.  -- AvatarMN (talk) 10:00, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The pronunciation isn't the deciding factor, its how it is spelling in the manga (primary work). How does Viz spell it in the manga volumes? -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 10:04, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, you probably have a point there.  But I don't know, I've only watched the anime.  Anyone?  -- AvatarMN (talk) 10:12, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's Kirara, without a doubt. I just checked ^__^ --BaKa-NEKO (talk) 06:29, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kilala 

message: Arising from the WP:AN3 report I have protected this page for 4 days. However if the recent editors can confirm that they will stop edit warring I will unprotect it, or you can request it from any admin at WP:RFPU. I have no objection to any admin removing the protection. Stifle (talk) 14:55, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protected 

message: If my memory is not bad:
*Tessaiga has been merged to Inu Yasha (character)
*Then, the information about Tessaiga in Inu Yasha (character) has been deleted.
*Now I can't find any information about Tessaiga in English Wikipedia.
Thus, I wonder if Tokijin was merged to Sesshomaru, will it be deleted as Tessaiga ?
And, I think Tokijin, Tessaiga, Tenseiga, etc are worthy enough to have their own pages.
Just my opinion and I'm very sorry if it's somewhat impolite, cause I'm not good at English.
Regards
137.132.250.10 (talk) 14:07, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It is tagged for merging to Sesshomaru. Their having their own article has nothing to do with "worth" but real-world notability, which none of the swords have. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 14:44, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

text: How many people "know it" is not real world notability. Real-world notability is determined by significant coverage in reliable, third party sources, not by fan love. And no, the swords do not need their own articles. They are weapons, not people. This is not a fansite nor an in-depth fictional guide. Wikipedia provides summary information about the topics, not extensive details. Brief mentions in relation to their wielders is all the attention the swords need.-- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 17:39, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

text: All relevant information about Tessaiga  is in InuYasha's article. Lightsabers may have real-world notability. I don't see any signs that it has been challenged. Either way, WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is not a valid argument. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 07:16, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge Tokijin to Sesshomaru 

message: Where can we find the source which have the things that I have mentioned in the title ? (I'm really sorry that I can only read English sources.) Thanks.137.132.250.12 (talk) 12:54, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: How 'bout Wikipedia? We've got everything listed I think. If you're looking for something specific that we don't have listed, try a google search - you're bound to come across some fan site that lists it. Other than that, I don't really know anything in English - I usually look up stuff like that on Japanese websites and articles. --Eruhildo (talk) 16:39, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

text: Sorry I didn't see your post sooner. I found the Four War Gods's kanji on the Japanese Wikipedia and added them to the article. I found the kanji for  on the NationMaster encyclopedia. I found the kanji for  on the Vietnamese Wikipedia. Are there any others you're looking for? --Eruhildo (talk) 17:18, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of Inu Yasha's character and items written in Japanese letters 

message: OK, maybe the characters are drawn in a different way, more like in the manga in most of the movies but I remember in episode 137 the guys meet Hojo's ancestor without any kind of introduction before, and since the second movie where he first appears is released between episodes 95-96 my guess is that episode happens after the second movie.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.12.156.120 (talk) 01:11, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The events in the movie do not effect the events in the anime series, hence it being considered separate. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 01:16, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

text: It's very hard to imagine the 2nd movie taking place in the Anime version. The others could, espeically the 3rd and 4th ones. But as AnmaFinotera says, there is nothing to really tie them to the Anime. Even the 3rd movie, which seems to have the strongest ties to the Anime, isn't entirely consistent with it. Argel1200 (talk) 01:34, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  ¿Are the movies really separated from the anime? 

message: Any consensus on which term should be preferred? Based on a quick glance through the manga resources, it's initially referred to in the first pages of the first Viz volume with the completely translated phrase "Jewel of Four Souls", but the half-translated phrase "Shikon Jewel" is introduced soon afterward, and then the terminology bounces back and forth between them; "Profiles" seems to use "Shikon Jewel" almost exclusively. --Wombat1138 (talk) 16:29, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Generally it should be whatever the official English word is. With Viz's back and forth in the manga, I'm inclined to say Shikon Jewel as it is what is also used in the anime dub, if I recall correctly. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 16:46, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Both are used in the Anime as well so I'm not sure what to tell you. My impression is that "Jewel of Four Souls" was used in mor srious converstation (and maybe when explaining what's goign on to the viewer) while "Shikon Jewel" was used in more casual coversation (which since it's shorter would make sense). Of course, "Sacred Jewel Shards" was used fairly often and I think sometimes just "Sacred Jewel" was used. Does the original Manga also call it by different names? Argel1200 (talk) 01:28, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Shikon Jewel" vs. "Jewel of Four Souls" 

message: not a rumor or fake statement --  see for youself
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-16/inuyasha-final-chapter-gets-tv-anime-green-lit
so please change the info about inuyasha episodes  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Babygirl syniaya (talk • contribs) 16:05, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Um, article is already noting that. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 16:16, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  new inuyasha episodes 

message: I've commented out the image cite, since the Viz 2nd-edition 1st-volume manga cover has now been overwritten by what seems to be the logo for an IY followup anime. --Wombat1138 (talk) 23:51, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Why not just fix the image as was already done. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 00:25, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

text: I've reverted the logo to the manga cover. Will probably leave a word with the uploader. --Farix (Talk) 00:26, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks-- I couldn't figure out how to revert the image to the older version, as "undo" didn't seem to work for me. --Wombat1138 (talk) 00:44, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You have to go the image bag and look near the bottom (usually) for the history...there is a revert option there. :) -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 00:55, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cover image 

message: There is a conversation about deleting a redirect for  to List of InuYasha characters. The conversation seems to be going toward delete based on past consensus, but this consensus appears to be based largely on the opinion of one user. Can someone who is knowledgeable about these topics contribute to the discussion at the RfD? Thanks. —Zach425 talk/contribs 08:16, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sota Higurashi 

message: The new series inuyasha the final act should be seperated from this article. It is quite different from the older anime and therefore needs to be removed or seperated from this article and we require a new picture for the anime.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deepu 1992 (talk • contribs) 05:22, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Absolutely not. The Final Act is not different at all, it is just an animation of the final part manga, which is the primary topic of the article. The anime is an adaptation of the manga, and continues the exact same story. There is no valid reason to split it out, nor does the image need to be changed as, again, it is a representative image of the manga. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 05:58, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  The new series inuyasha the final act should be seperated from this article 

message: Someone has changed the info of the article, namely the info under the pic of the manga. Also it's in the plot and other parts of the article.
I don't know how to revert it to the original, nor do I have all the info for the original people cuz someone changed it.
This is definately vandalism. Please help! T_T
~Garfield Turtle Anime~ (talk) 13:52, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Done . The responsible is user 76.15.77.178 , who has vandalised other pages as well . I have filled out , to the best of my knowledge , the "report form" . Now we have to wait and see . --New Babylon 2 (talk) 15:22, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

text: I haven't watched the whole series , so there might be something in the character bios I missed , but I didn't see any out of place links . Though when anyone is going to look into it is a mystery . --New Babylon 2 (talk) 21:55, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

text: The named account the IP used was block per the AIV report I did this morning. IP would have been auto blocked at the same time. The report you filed, at Wikipedia:Abuse response/76.15.77.178, was the wrong kind of report. That is for long term, heavy abuse from an IP that has already been blocked at least 5 times but continues. Its used for reporting vandalism to an ISP, for further action. In this case, it was a one time thing by a single person and its first block. For future note, vandalism of this kind is reported to WP:AIV, which is generally acted on quickly. :-) -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 22:04, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guys, help please 

message: Is it absolutely necessary that the number of Inuyasha: Kanketsu-hen episodes reflect the number that are actually released? We know that that there's gonna be  26... Karunyan (talk) 09:10, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. There has yet to be a reliable source to state with certainty it will be 26, plus anything can happen between now and when the final episode airs. Until its actually aired, it can't be included. This is the general guideline for all on-going anime/television series. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 14:34, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  No. of Episodes 

message: Hey someone keeps trying to add that title to the list of InuYasha films. Would anyone know why they are doing that? I never heard of a movie being made so I don't know where they're getting that. Besides, once the last episode airs why would there be another movie? Once Naraku dies, what villain would InuYasha and the gang have left? Did I miss something? HELP!
~Garfield Turtle Anime~ (talk) 14:39, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: There is one movie already which takes place after the suposed "defeat" of Naraku , as in an alternate story , so this is not a very big stretch . --New Babylon 2 (talk) 17:12, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  InuYasha the movie 5: The final confrontation? 

message: That is the most confusing and incoherent plot-line I have ever read. I haven't seen the show so would someone mind fixing it up a little for people who don't know what you're talking about?--Jacksoncw (talk) 19:37, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I haven't seen the series in a while, but I'll give it a try.Tintor2 (talk) 20:44, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot 

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message: So, when Viz licensed the series, they first went Inu-Yasha, both as the name of the series and the main character. After they moved from their Viz Graphic Novel line to their Shonen Jump Graphic Novel line, they made a new logo and the series became InuYasha while the character himself became Inuyasha. This holds true for both the comic and the anime, as well as all other official sources (such as Viz' website). I guess I should mention that Inuyasha is now also used as the name of the series nowadays, like on Viz' website and on Hulu... But that isn't the point I'm trying to make. I'm just saying his name is Inuyasha, and has never been InuYasha, so I would like to correct this mistake on the various pages. Any objections? Linkdude20002001 (talk) 21:23, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Now, for the title itself... It too started out as Inu-Yasha back when Viz first licensed the comic, but when they made that move to Shonen Jump Graphic Novels, they made a brand new, more catchy-looking logo stylized as InuYasha. From this point on, whenever Viz referred to the show, they called it InuYasha as it was written in the logo. However, nowadays they write it out as Inuyasha like they do the character's name. Go do any amount of searching, and that's exactly what you will see. You can check out the official "Inuyasha" page on Viz' website, Neon Alley, and Hulu for examples of the updated spelling in action. We should move the page to Inuyasha. Linkdude20002001 (talk) 22:31, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with you. If you go to www.viz.com/inuyasha - it is listed as "Inuyasha". If the move is made, all Inuyasha sub-pages need to be moved as well. Good point. Chambr (talk) 05:18, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I also support this. Lucia Black (talk) 05:32, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  InuYasha versus Inuyasha 

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thread_title:  Review(s) 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I know the English version uses Demon. I am not suggest to change the content but I am asking should there be a note that in the Japanese they are known as Youkai or hanyou.  Youkai are not really the same thing as demons. 
Also, with Shippo he is a kitsune (fox) youkai should that also be stated?
Truthseeker1022 (talk) 20:52, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should the article also use youkai, hanyou, and kitsune