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Summary: Who says you can't ignore the dub?
Review: Ok, I'm not sorry to say that I'm a dub hater. In fact, I've seen tons of dubbed anime in my life, and found most of it not even worth watching. However Inuyasha dub, while isn't that great, has one major good point. It's uncut. ^_^ And that is why we can also enjoy the original version.
Yes, I hate the voice actors in the dub, and yes, I can't stand the dialog changes. But Inuyasha is my one lifetime favorite anime and I doubt I'll ver find a better one. No, I'm actually 13 years old, and I do stay up late for adult swim. ^^; I also have a lot of the fansubbed eps, and even they are better.So to the point. If you've never seen this series or read the manga, Inuyasha is the story of a young 15-year-old girl named Kagome Higarashi, who on her 15th birthday is mysteriously pulled into the past to relive a legend. At this time, the world is much more magical than in the future. The land is inhabited by different youkai (Magical beings, translated as demons). Mostly, they are after a magical jewel called the Shikon no Tama (Jewel of four souls), which can make a youkai invincible. 50 years before Kagome's arival, a priestess, Kikyo, had been the jewel's protector. However, do to a cruel fate, she ended up dying, and as a last request, wished to have the jewel burned with her remains so that it would never fall into the wrong hands.
Now, Kagome finds out that she is the reincarnation of the preistess and inside her body, the jewel was reborn as well. After Kagome accidently shatters the jewel into hundreds of pieces, which scatter throughout the land of the past, she must find a way to gather them, for even a small piece, in the wrong hands, could result in terrible danger. With the help of a dog-eared hayou (half-youkai), Inuyasha, who ironically enough, Kikyo had died to put under a spell (which Kagome broke), Kagome must look for the pieces of the jewel before it is too late. The story is absolutely awesome... And in my opinion, shouldn't be on adult swim at all. After all, it will most likely appeal to anyone that loves anime. And 'romantic comedy' is not an understatement. Let's forget the dub version is even on the disk and enjoy the anime the way it was meant to be seen. I hope I helped. ^_~
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Summary: An Alice in Wonderland-style anime with a twist!
Review: Kagome is just your average 15-year-old girl from Tokyo who happens to live with her mother, brother, and grandfather in an ancient shrine. Kagome has no patience for the legends that her grandfather preaches about and prefers to live her life has any teenager would. Unfortunately for Kagome, she is destined to more than this. One day, while searching for the family cat near her family's well she is pulled into the well by a strange centipede demon. After somehow magically forcing the demon away it vanishes and Kagome is left at the bottom of her well as if the whole thing never happened, or so she thinks. When she climbs out of the well she finds that she has traveled back in time to Feudal Japan in the Warring states Era. Pinned to a giant nearby tree is a strange looking boy with pointy dog-ears. After being kidnapped and taken to a local village she learns that this boy's name is Inuyasha, a half-demon who once sought to possess the Shikon no Tama, a sacred jewel. Kagome doesn't understand what's going on or why she so resembles the last keeper of the jewel, Kikiyo until she discovers she herself possesses the sacred jewel and Inuyasha is accidentally awakened. Through a series of events the jewel is accidentally shattered through out the land. Now Kagome and Inuyasha are the only ones who can work together to find the shards of the sacred jewel. That is if they don't kill each other first. Inuyasha is an anime based on the graphic by Rumiko Takahashi, the most popular female comic book creator in the world. The characters are impossible not to like. Inuyasha, who shares the main character slot with Kagome, is a complicated hero who doesn't always act heroic. Kagome is very easy to relate to, making her a heroine that you'll find yourself cheering for regardless of the odds. The story lines shown on this DVD are absolutely thrilling. Down the Well has the first three episodes of the TV show, "The Girl who Overcame Time, And the Boy who was Just Over Come," "Seekers of the Sacred Jewel," and "Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again." The first two tell about how the jewel was found and shattered and the third one starts out the two-episode Yura of the Demon hair arc. All three of these are great episodes that fans of anime will enjoy to the fullest. One thing I enjoy about this DVS is you can watch the episodes both dubbed or with subtitles (personally I don't have a preference but I know a lot of people detest dubs so they'll be glad to know this!). Personally I think the casts for both versions are very fitting to the characters they play (even though Kagome's voice was a bit annoying in the beginning on the dub.) The dub is decent, although whoever wrote the dub script must have had a thing for bad clichés because there are a couple of them in here that make me cringe. Besides that this is a great show and not a bad DVD either, if not pricey. The animation is impressive and very pleasing to the eye. After watching this DVD I couldn't wait to watch the next one. I highly recommend you check this series out. You don't know what you're missing!
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Summary: A Wonderful Start
Review: When I first saw Inu Yasha I was put off because the half-demon Inu Yasha, who is male, looked a lot like a female character from another anime series. But since it was a part of the Cartoon Channel Adult Swim lineup I would watch it while waiting for Cowboy Bebop. Inu Yasha is wonderful fantasy, with very unique and interesting characters. The musical score is excellent and I have ordered a copy of that on CD for listening. I have not seen all 100+ episodes yet. The one thing that disappoints me is that you get three episodes, which is not very many on the one hand, and because there are so *many* Inu Yasha episodes on the other. I have all 26 Cowboy Bepop episodes on DVD, but there is simply no way I will be able to purchase Inu Yasha in the current format. The DVD with episodes 1-3 is worth watching since it sets up the "quest" to follow. It is also good to get the DVD to see what the prudes at the Cartoon Channel have deleted or cropped. Most of it is minor and innocent and hardly "adult" if you mean "for those over 21". It is the typical American silliness that you can show limbs being torn off, blood spraying everywhere, but have to cut and cover up a little nudity.
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Summary: Inuyasha: A Tale of Its Own
Review: Inuyasha is a tale of its own. After the opening with Inuyasha in the old Japan fighting for the jewel shard, it begins with the young Kogome falling into a well after trying to find her cat. When she finally is able to leave the well, she discovers that she is in futile Japan in another time. Kogome is forced to pull the arrow from Inuyasha that had pinned him to a tree to save the lives of many from Mistress Centipede. From then on, the adventure begins! Inuyasha and Kogome have indeed an interesting relationship; Love, hate, and companionship as they search for the missing pieces of the jewel shard. This anime series, though seemingly serious, really has plenty of comical relief. In fact, I find myself laughing more than being stressed about the characters' well being. However, if you do not like a lot of blood, this may not be for you. A fight scene takes place in every episode, but this is always complimented with the comedy. I find that people who do not even like anime happen to like Inuyasha. This is one of the many reasons why I say it is a tale of its own. Buying the series may be too spendy though, because each DVD is around $20.00 and there is only 3 episodes on a DVD which is disappointing. Just when it gets good, the DVD ends. There's a few extras to the DVDs: changing language to English and Japanese, looking at concept art, and previews for the DVD both done in English and Japanese. The features really aren't anything to get excited over, but the episodes themselves SHOULD! Watch Inuyasha...watch it again and again. This DVD, though the first, happens to be one of my favorites of the series. But, it gets even better as more characters join in the later episodes. The story development, characters, anime designs, battles, and comedy is such an excellent combination to make Inuyasha!
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Summary: Super great anime...poor English dubbing
Review: First of all I'm a big Inu Yasha fan & have all the fansubbed episodes from 1-90+. I've seen this once on Adult Swim on Cartoon Channel but it's on way too late for me to stay up on week nights.
I bought this version from VIZ to see the cartoon remastered and without subtitles & Japanese writing. I also wanted to see it dubbed in English. I had high hopes for it since other anime have been well dubbed (Rurouni Kenshin, Escaflowne,Cowboy Beebop come to mind) However, I think the dubbing translation in this series failed miserably. The voice actors sounded ok (but pales in comparison to the Japanese seiyu in my opinion).
What I couldn't stand was the old english & American expressions the characters used! It just made me cringe...shudder!
My only consolation/recommendation is the animation looks bright and crisp and has none of the onscreen typing that's in the fan-subbed DVDs. My advise if you get this VIZ version, is watch in the original Japanese.
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Summary: And so the legend begins...
Review: Kagome is your average middle school student. Her family are the caretakers of an ancient shrine. Kagome had no patients for all the stories her grandfather would recite at will until the day a demon popped out of the bone-eater's well and dragged her into fuedal Japan. There she meets the not-so-charming Inuyasha, a half-demon dog, who wants the Shikon no Tama in order to become a full-demon. When Kagome accidently shatters the jewel while trying to get it back from a demon she and Inuyasha have to team up to find the scattered shards. Let the games begin!
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Summary: Love this series!
Review: I started reading the Inu Yasha graphic novels (manga) this year because I fell in love with Ranma 1/2 when I was in college ten years ago and I needed a good comic book fix. (I dig both American and Japanese comics, but I'm not an obsessive collector of either.) After getting hooked on the Inu Yasha books, I started renting the anime DVDs. (I understand that at least one cable network airs the show on TV, but I don't have cable.) Both the manga books and the anime series are fantastic, a brilliant blend of adventure and humor which anyone can appreciate. Though the premise did not seem as interesting as Ranma initially (hard to beat THAT premise), more depth was revealed as the story progressed. I thought nothing could match my affection for Ranma, but I must give Inu Yasha equal footing. And though I generally prefer books to videos, these Inu Yasha DVDs are every bit as good as the books. I love the vivid colors, and the English-language voice actors were well-chosen. (I freely admit that I have not seen the Japanese version, nor would I understand it.) I have read other manga and seen other anime, some of it truly great. But I'm beginning to think nothing will surpass my love for Rumiko Takahashi's creations. They have universal appeal. (If you're looking for other comic books with universal appeal, check out Osamu Tezaka's "Buddha" series. Sweet without descending into schmaltzy sentimentalism, this is truly a treasure for our time. The plot weaves together the stories of many different characters while Tezuka weaves together the old mythology with some modern philosophical concerns, the serious ancient philosophy with occasional modern jokes and gags.)
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Summary: playing hard to get
Review: kagome handles inuyasha's rudeness not by playing hard to get but by using stratigy that is a lot smarter
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Summary: InuYasha is the best!
Review: This was a really good dvd! But it cost a lot for just 3 episodes. The voice acting was good, it matches well, except Kagome's English voice is annoying. But overall, I give the anime 5 stars ( the dvd get's 4).
It's about a girl named Kagome that get's pull inside a well, and then she ends up in the Fuedal Era. Then in a tree, she finds Inu Yasha (the half demon with claws and cute doggy ears). She let's him live again, bla,bla, and the whole show is about Kagome, Inu Yasha, Miroku, Shippo, and Sango go looking for the Shikon Shards. (Miroku, Sango and Shippo has not yet been intoduced in this dvd, more later on in the series they will) But there's more to it then that. It has a lot of action, some romance, some comedy in between, drama, and a little horror. It's one of the best animes! (In my opinion)
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Summary: Only for those who like dubbed anime...
Review: Now don't get me wrong, I am a HUGE Inuyasha fan. But, I wasn't impressed. Not at all. First off: the voices, to be blunt, are horrble. Compared to the orginal Japanese voices the ones in the English dub sound completely fake and like they're reading off of a bad script. Second: the price. Viz wants $25 for 3 episodes when you can buy 24 episodes in the orgianl Japanese dialouge with subtitles for $30. Third: due to bad voice acting and scripts the character's personalities have changed. Kagome isn't as ditsy as they portray her and Inuyasha doesn't act like a cocky idoit (yes, he is cocky in the Japanese one too but he doesn't act idoitic). But, if you really like dubbed anime and have a lot of money to spend on the endless volumes with only a few episodes on them go ahead and buy the dub. It's nothing even close to the orginal, but it gets the point across I guess...
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