InuYasha The Final Act

**InuYasha:  The Final Act** is an anime series action, adventure, drama, romance, fantasy, comedy, Shonen battle

    anime series written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, directed by Masashi Ikeda for episodes 1-54 and Yasuano Aoki for episodes 55-167, musically composed by Kaoru Wada, and produced by Michihiko Suwa, Hideyuki Tomioka, and Studio Sunrise.  It's based on a manga written by influential mangaka Rumiko Takahashi and published by Shogakukan in the magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday.  It originally aired from October 3, 2009 to March 29, 2010, for 26 episodes in total.  It was the long awaited sequel to the original InuYasha anime series, which finally finished the story of the manga.

## Plot

Thwarted again by Naraku, Inuyasha, Kagome Higurashi, and their friends must continue their hunt for the few remaining Shikon Jewel shards, lest they fully form into a corrupted jewel at the hands of Naraku. But Naraku has plans of his own to acquire them, and will destroy anyone and anything standing in his way—even his own underlings.  The persistent, unyielding danger posed by Naraku forces Sango and Miroku to decide what is most important to them—each other or their duty in battle. Meanwhile, Inuyasha must decide whether his heart lies with Kikyou or Kagome, before fate decides for him. Amid the race to find the shards, Inuyasha and his brother Sesshoumaru must also resolve their feud and cooperate for their final confrontation with Naraku, as it is a battle they must win in order to put a stop to his evil and cruelty once and for all.

## Why It Rocks

1. Excellent animation.
2. Very appealing art style and character designs.
3. Good voice acting in both sub and dub.
4. Amazing fight scenes.
5. Great character and character development.
6. This series finally ends the story of the original manga series, which fans have been waiting on for several years before it came out.

## Bad Qualities

1. While the conclusion is satisfying, it does have a bit of a Deus ex Machina.  After Naraku is defeated it seems like Kagome is trapped forever in her own time.  However, she's able to return to the Feudal Era for no logical reason other than she just loves InuYasha enough.

## Reception

he anime of *Inuyasha* was ranked twenty by TV Asahi of the 100 best anime series in 2006 based on an online survey in Japan.[67] In ICv2's Anime Awards from both 2004 and 2005, the series was the winner in the category of Property of the Year.[68][69] In the Anime Grand Prix polls by *Animage*, *Inuyasha* has appeared various times in the category of Best Anime, taking third place in 2003.[70][71] In the American Anime Awards from 2007, *Inuyasha* was a nominee in the categories of Best Cast, Best Anime Feature and Best Long Series, but lost to *Fullmetal Alchemist* and *Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children*, respectively.[72] The English DVDs from the series have sold over one million copies ever since March 2003, with the first film's DVD topping the Nielsen VideoScan anime bestseller list for three weeks.[73][74] Mania Entertainment also listed the series in an article ranking anime series that required a reboot, criticizing the series' repetitiveness.