Any Inuyasha Fans?
POSTED BY: queenofthenorth
UPDATED: Sunday, January 8, 2006 05:12
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Yeah, I'm aware it's not really science-fiction, but there's no fantasy/anime areas to post in. Anyways, I am a big fan of Inuyasha and looking to have intelligent discussion about Inuyasha things with other fans. If there's any out there. So anyways, if you are a fan, let me know!
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I'm a Inuyasha fan. Also Naruto, Bleach, Black Cat, etc..
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Right on Haken! I've just started getting into Naruto too, as it's on right after Inuyasha on YTV. Anyways, what do you think of the Inuyasha/Kikyo/Kagome thing? Do you think Inuyasha should just get over Kikyo already? I sure do.
"Sir, you actually said 'wink, wink'. I don't think that -"
"Oh, you'd be surprised."
"Yes, the new plan will STILL involve rocket skates."
"YAY!"
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Well, since you brought it up... nope, not me.
Not yet, that is. Honestly, after many years of actively avoiding it, I just discovered manga. I frenquently lurk at a completely different message board designed for comics writers and artists, and something along the lines of a "creator's favorite manga" thread started there. I wrote down a bunch of their recommendations and bought Fullmetal Alchemist, Dramacon, Cowboy Bebop, and Benkei in New York. There were still a bunch that I couldn't find in the local shops.
I'm still a little iffy on Cowboy Bebop, but I absolutely devoured all four volumes of Fullmetal Alchemist in about two day's time (and then only because I had to go back to the shop to get more); I haven't gotten to the other two titles yet. I'm very surprised that I became so addicted to FMA so quickly. Waiting until January for volume 5 is going to kill me. It's been a long time since I've been so excited over something like this (not counting Serenity, of course).
I don't mean to babble or hijack your thread with non-Inuyasha stuff. My reason for posting is to ask you (anyone) to tell me what Inuyasha is and maybe to suggest other books. (Some of the recommendations I have lack a synopsis, so I'm reluctant to buy a book without first having some idea what it's about.)
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Well, I've never read the comics (having zero access to them myself) but I've seen the whole TV series and the first three movies. Let me tell you, it's great stuff. Anyway, here's a synopsis of it.
In present day Japan, there's a young high school girl named Kagome who lives at a shrine. One day she gets sucked into this well by a demon and pulled into the feudal era of Japan (which I think is about 500 years ago). Here she discovers that she is the reincarnation of a priestess named Kikyo and the bearer of the Shikon jewel, which can increase a demon's power hugely. The demon that pulls her through the well rips the Shikon jewel out of her body and attacks her.
In order to save herself, she releases the seal on a half-demon named Inuyasha, who defeats the demon. Anyway, long story short, the Shikon jewel ends up getting shattered into hundreds of little shards, and Kagome and Inuyasha must track all the shards down. Kagome is the only one who can see the shards and Inuyasha is the only one who has the strength to fight the demons that have them.
Along the way, they meet up with a few other people, a young fox-demon named Shippo, a monk named Miroku who has a powerful wind tunnel in his right hand, and a demon slayer named Sango along with her faithful two-tailed demon cat Kirara. All of them go on a quest for the jewels and also to defeat a demon named Naraku, who has messed with/virtually destroyed all of their lives, and is also after the jewels.
Anyway, that's the basic premise, probably not very well explained. And there's LOTS of other stuff I could tell you about. But trust me when I say it's great stuff.
"Sir, you actually said 'wink, wink'. I don't think that -"
"Oh, you'd be surprised."
"Yes, the new plan will STILL involve rocket skates."
"YAY!"
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QOTN, if you like InuYasha, you may want to check out some of the other stuff by Rumiko Takahashi. Off the top of my head, there's: Urusei Yatsura (aka Lum), Ranma 1/2, Meison Ikkoku, Mermaid's Forest/Scar, and a bunch of other shorter stories. Ranma's probably the fluffiest and was heavily hijacked by the corporate suits. Urusei yatsura was her breakthrough, and is a slightly formulaic 'madness and mayhem' comedy about an alien girl's love for an absolute loser, with a cast of hundreds. Meison was her best work up until InuYasha, and is a poignant love story about a college student in love with his landlady. And the Mermaid series is a popular horror series.
Hijacking the thread further, you may also want to check out these:
Basara, a feudal story of rebellion and love set in a post-apocalyptic future.
Short Program, by Mitsuru Adachi. A Fantastic and powerful storyteller that may seem dry at first glance.
If you want other manga ideas, just let me know what you like and stand back. (Impossible to shut up...)
"Don't say 'ka' until you've tried it." Daniel Jackson
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Aw man, I sooo did not need to know about more stuff I have to buy. LOL. That being said, thanks for the advice. I have heard of some of the other stuff Rumiko's done, though I've gotta say Ranma 1/2 just looks weird. I'm also thinking about checking out an anime called Flames of Recca. Looks interesting. *sigh* Need to win the lottery just to support my anime habit. Nice to see other anime fans out there!
"Sir, you actually said 'wink, wink'. I don't think that -"
"Oh, you'd be surprised."
"Yes, the new plan will STILL involve rocket skates."
"YAY!"
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Aw, what the heck! Here's some more:
Please Save My Earth. A fairly unique concept that's well told. An alien space-faring race dies out, and some of the last holdouts are stationed on an 'Earth monitoring post' on the moon. After they die, their souls are reincarnated as humans living on Earth. As they grow, they begin to have dreams of their past life...
Eagle. An actual political comic about the US Presidency.
The Five Star Stories, by Mamoru Nagano (translated manga available only through Kinokuniya Bookstores in CA). A personal favorite of mine, basically an epic SF story rivalling Tolkien.
"Don't say 'ka' until you've tried it." Daniel Jackson
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I'm a fan. I haven't been into it as much, what with Firefly on the brain, but I like Inuyasha. A lot. I have the first season on DVD, plus some of the graphic novels (not the animanga, ew). I really like it!
So, what should our interesting, conversation be.
(by the way, I have read the Ranma 1/2 series. I like it, just seems too... formulaic.)
My favorite anime/manga author is Yu Watase, who created Fushigi Yugi, all of the Fushigi Yugi spin-offs, Ayashi no Ceres, Imadoki, and more. She's fantastic!
~A message from Serenyty~
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Yay! Someone who wants to talk about it! I've got the first and second seasons on DVD. Anyways, I kinda wanted to talk about the Inuyasha/Kikyo/Kagome thing and also why nobody but Inuyasha seems to have more than one parent.
"Sir, you actually said 'wink, wink'. I don't think that -"
"Oh, you'd be surprised."
"Yes, the new plan will STILL involve rocket skates."
"YAY!"
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