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Summary: Cool.
Review: Well, Inu Yasha is a great series, if you can get into it. ^-^ Also you have to get past the fact that they leave you hanging at the end of some of the episodes, but I find this series is worth buying (except I'm gonna wait for a box set).One thing that disapointed me about the dvds is that they only put 3 episodes per disk. o_o Considering there are already over 90 episodes in Japan, I figure this is gonna cost me a fortune. Between buying Ranma and Inu Yasha, a person would have to be dishing out quite a bit of cash for their fav. series. Despite all that, the series is awesome. Sometimes it drags until you get to around the 20th episode, then it picks up. And pretty much, the anime somewhat follows the manga, though a few sagas that occur in the manga show up much later in the anime, but nonetheless, it is an awesome series with a cool movie to ice the cake.
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Summary: I've been waiting forever!
Review: This is the coolest!! I've been waiting for what seems like a million years from Inu-Yasha to come out on DVD! I was so surprised to find it on the dinning room table today after school either! It was so cool! I've watched it over 3 times now and still can't get enough!!! If I could recomend any DVD that a person could get, it would definitly be Inu-Yasha!
Also, if a person is wanting to start a collection of Inu-Yasha episodes, they would absolutly have to start with this one, the first one! Even if they've already seen the episodes on TV, like me for instance. I've seen all the episodes from 1-10 and am still awaiting this saterday's episode on Cartoon network. I've also read all the manga books! I've been waiting forever for this to happen! If you're gonna get this DVD, I'de say, YOU'RE THE COOLEST!! I'de devenutly get this great item! What a better way to see the whole story of Inu-yasha from the very beginning of the story!
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Summary: Magic, Monsters, Comedy, and Romance!
Review: ...
Fifteen year old Kagome is a normal girl, until she is ambushed by a demon while searching for her cat, and dragged into the distant past! Now she's trapped in the Feudal Period, and the demon who attacked her is after her, demanding the Shikon jewel! Poor Kagome has no idea what the demon means, until the jewel resurfaces. ... Fifty years before Kagome appeared in their time, the Feudal villagers were assaulted by a halfbreed dog demon, Inu-Yasha, who was determined to steal the Shikon jewel, a gem of incredible power. This jewel has the power to change a halfbreed into a full blooded demon! Inu-Yasha's plan was foiled however, when the village Priestess, Kikyo shot him with an enchanted arrow. Kikyo later perished, leaving Inu-Yasha in an enchanted sleep that lasted up until Kagome's appearance.
Now awakened, Inu-Yasha first challenges Kagome for the jewel, only to be enchanted once again with a necklace of prayer beads. Now whenever Kagome says "Sit," Inu-Yasha crashes to the ground! Obedience training the hard way!
Things go from bad to worse as the jewel is shattered, forcing Kagome and Inu-Yasha to join forces in order to retrieve the shards. But the return of the jewel has attracted the unwanted attention of the local demons and bandits.
All that Kagome wants to do is go home, back to modern Japan!
Finally, a strange woman steals Kagome's Shikon shard. Yura of the Hair is going to be much harder to defeat than Mistress Centipede!
The dubbing isn't great. For some reason, the people at Viz chose to give Kaede a medievel accent. I doubt that they spoke that way in Feudal Japan. I prefer to watch in Japanese to avoid Viz's bad translations and mispronunciations.
Even so, I can't stop watching these cartoons, it's clear why Inu-Yasha has had a huge following ever since the comics hit US shores. ... Inu-Yasha is voiced by none other than Richard Ian Cox, the voice of Ranma, of Ranma 1/2.
Strangely enough, the Japanese voice actor, Kappei Yamaguchi, also voiced Ranma.
All in all, this is my favorite anime ever to come out of Japan, and I highly reccomend it to any fan of Rumiko Takahashi, or just good animes.
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Summary: Buy this DVD
Review: I found out about this show on cartoon network.(It comes on at 11:00 in the evening on saturdays)Well any way its a pretty good show.I suggest you check it out if you have not all ready.The storyline is pretty simple except for the names of the characters.I have been looking forward to it coming out on DVD,but I've heard theirs only going to be 3 episodes on each DVD.With 90 episodes(its still running in japan)3 on a DVD won't cut it.I'm sure the manufacturers are making some money though.
The main character is Inu-Yasha he's half-demon half-human so Inu-Yasha and Kagome have to find the missing parts of a jewel shard and with it Inu-Yasha will use its powers to become a full demon.This show was made by the same creator of Ranma and a few others.The content of the show however is pretty violent if your watching an uncut version and still is if your watching an edited version,but of course it does need some violence to make exciting.It disappoints me that they toned the content down to meet television standerds,but it's a good show over all,so I think your enjoy this anime as much as I did and I suggest you buy it.
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Summary: The first three episodes in Takahashi's epic tale.
Review: Rumiko Takahashi is one of the, if not the, most famous female manga artist in the world. With titles such as "Ranma" and "Maison Ikokku" in her resume, she has established a worldwide following and has garnered a reputation as the Queen of Romantic Comedy. Her latest undertaking, "Inu-Yasha", has already gained a cult following in the US and, like her other manga series, has been made into a successful anime series that has just a strong following in America. American publisher Viz, having already published twelve volumes in the US, now brings us the anime. At first glance, "Inu-Yasha" seems like a typical anime series. Kagome, a Japanese high school girl, is transported to the feudal age of Japan through a magical well, where she unwittingly awakens a cocky, imprisoned half-demon called Inu-Yasha. You see, Inu-Yasha was after the Shikon no Tama, a powerful jewel that could grant him his wish to become full demon, but a village priestess called Kikyo stopped him with a mystical arrow. Suffering from untreatable wounds, Kikyo decides to die and take with her to her grave the Shikon no Tama. But get this: Kagome is apparently Kikyo's reincarnation, and she just so happens to have the Shikon no Tama with her! Then, through a bizarre set of circumstances, the jewel ends up shattering and scattering all over Japan, and now Inu-Yasha and Kagome have to team up and find these pieces. Typical, huh? Not quite. You see, "Inu-Yasha" is a lot deeper than the first set of episodes will have you believe. Sure, it looks like something you'd find in just about every other fantasy anime series out there, but truthfully, the meat of the series is found in later episodes, when Takahashi demonstrates her true (if not bizarre) genius. But even with this in mind, the first three episodes found on this DVD do a really good job of starting the series and drawing you in. The characters are likable and three-dimensional, and the plot is executed at a reasonable pace. And with Takahashi's unique sense of humor spread all over, you know this series is over-the-top as well as dark and intriguing. Overall, the first three episodes are well done and should give the viewer a general idea of what to look forward to, even though Takahashi's plot twists are completely unexpected. Visually, "Inu-Yasha" is one of the cleanest series around. The artwork isn't as clean as, say, that of "X: TV", but it's definately sharp and crisp enough to make an average viewer go "wow!". Character models present marvelous representations of their manga counterparts, backgrounds are vibrant and fully detailed, and movement is smooth and fluid. In short, "Inu-Yasha" is a beautiful series that does justice to its source material. Sound wise, the music is a beautiful compliment to the visuals. It's not the most memorable of soundtracks, but Kaoru Wada's melodies are beautiful and wistful and can get emotional when they need to be. The one complaint I have, however, is that the songs tend to repeat themselves quite often and some songs are often nothing more than variations of other songs. But overall, the series' soundtrack has no real complaints. And the opening and ending...well, the ending song is really haunting and ends each episode on a perfect note, but who's idea was it to use a Korean boy-band song as the opening? As for the English dub...to put it simply, the dub is above average. It does have its problems, but overall it's enjoyable. Richard Cox does a marvelous job as the half-demon Inu-Yasha, bringing the cocky anti-hero to life wonderfully. Monica Stori, unfortunately, stumbles at the beginning as the heroine Kagome. Many complain about her sounding too young, but I feel her biggest problem was that at first she didn't feel comfortable with her role. In later episodes she improves remarkably, but starting out she sounds somewhat stale and flat. Pam Hyatt does a respectable job as Kaede, but she can sometimes sound unenthusiastic and it's somewhat weird that she speaks in Old English and no one else does... ...which brings me to the dub's biggest problem: the script, written by Trish Ledoux, who also wrote the script for "Ranma". Trish has an annoying habit of using "Trishisms," which are cliches and catchphrases, in her scripts and it's these Trishisms that bring the dub down. Adding in her own "touches" such as the phrase, "Toto, I don't think we're in Tokyo anymore" makes the script feel dumbed down. Granted, the script doesn't drastically alter the story in any way, but these Trishisms are the biggest thing holding the quality of the English track back. So in general, for die-hard fans of the show, the dub will be debatable because they associate the characters so much with the original Japanese voices and thus anything that doesn't fit will render the dub a travesty; nitpicking and complaints such as "they pronounce names differently" or "this voice sounds off" or "Kagome says, 'Sit, boy!'" will definately be popping up in many reviews to come. But for casual anime fans who won't have to go into the show with this kind of baggage for an incredibly popular series, the dub should satisfy. Overall, the first volume of "Inu-Yasha" is a solid release. The only complaint I have about the show is that the content of the series was toned down from the manga to meet television standards (no full frontal nudity, not as much violence, etc.), but that's only a minor complaint. Many will complain about the episode count per DVD, but just remember that the Japanese got only two episodes on the first disc and you may feel better (maybe). But if you're still unsure as to whether you'll like this series or not, you can catch it on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block in a very, very lightly edited format. And since the show gets better as the series progresses over its 90+ episodes (it's still running in Japan, by the way), there will be plenty more "Inu-Yasha" to get excited about in the future.
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Summary: Really Good
Review: I have waited forever for Inu Yasha to come out in America, and it's finally here. The background music which goes well with the scenes, and the visuals which are very beautiful, are finally avalible to more viewers
The story starts out with this 15 year old girl named Kagome who lives at the Higurashi shrine with her grandfather, mother, and brother Sota. Kagome goes to school like any ordinary girl, preparing for her high school entrance exams.
On that fated day, she is on her way to school, when she sees her brother looking down at the Bone Eaters well, with a frightened look. She goes inside the well house after him, and asks what's up. He tells her that he hears something scratching in the well. She doesn't believe him until the seal on the well breaks, and this huge female centipide demon grabs her, and pulls her in the well. As it pulls her down, it demands that she hands over the Shikon no Tama.
This sets the theme for the series. She falls through the well, and lands in feudal Japan. She sees this half human/demon "boy" pinned to a tree. He is under a sleeping inchantment, in which Kagome in her former life imprisoned him. It turns out that she is a reincarnation of a dead miko named Kikyo.
After she releases him, he proves to be a very hard person to get along with, as he was bullied alot as a young child by human and demon alike for being a half breed. He doesn't like Kagome at first for she has the "stench" of the woman who placed him under inchanted sleep, while he was trying to use the jewel to gain full demonic powers.
When he is really mean at times, all Kagome has to utter is "sit", and he is subdued. Usually it's a face plant in the dirt, with a very large hole in the ground where he has been forced down. The subdue spell is all thanks to Kaede, Kikyo's younger sister....(who in now a really old lady with one eye missing), and the rosary she had placed around his neck, when he attempted to kill Kagome.
The jewel gets shattered during a battle with a crow demon also wishing to increase it's powers. Thus Kagome and Inu Yasha have to hunt all around the world for the shards scattered in all directions.
In my opinion, the Viz dub was not very much to my liking. The emphisis on the "eh" in Kaede, was somewhat dissapointing. The big let down was also the "sit boy!" rather then just plain old sit, that Kagome uses to subdue Inu Yasha. What I would have recomended, was to keep the original word "Osuwari," just like the "Shikon no Tama" was left alone. Also when they say Inu Yasha as In-u Yasha, with the sounding of Inooo, was a major dissapointment. I would have rather prefered they pronouncd it using a 'U' sound instead.
Richard Cox though, makes a wonderful Inu Yasha. His voice goes wonderfully with the character. Pam Hyatt as Kaede would work if she did not say everything in old english. Monica Stori does not make a strong Kagome. A deeper voice is required to grasp Kagome's character.
But, overall, it is a wonderfull series, and should be cherished among all of Rumiko Takahashi's works.
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Summary: wow
Review: most animes about demons are good and this is just ..., it dosent make any sence, the story line is foggy and repetive, and the violence is poinless and repetitive. and they killed ranma for this?
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Summary: Good!
Review: It's great! Except the awfull dubbing... and the censorship... and the voices of the characters... other than all that, it's great! ^.~
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Summary: It's Inu-Yasha DVD!
Review: My god! I've been wating for Inu-Yasha DVDs to come out in the U.S. It took forever. This DVD contains the first two or three episodes, and is really entertaining. The first time of watching it may be a little confusing, but if you watch it again, you would understand it more. Plus, from what I heard about the dubbed version of Inu-Yasha, Kagome says this one line in the first episode which a centipide monster is chasing her, she shouts "It's the sailor uniform isn't it? They always chase the girls in the sailor uniform." or something resembling that. It's a huge difference from the manga (comic) version of Inu-Yasha. The anime tends to have more than the manga, and of some things, is more entertaining. Some people have said that the anime may be a little bloody, don't listen to them. You will barely notice the blood. Though the dubbed version may be okay (I wouldn't know) the Japanese subtitled version is always better if you ask me. Personally, if you ask me, this DVD is hilarious, and people should buy it! WATCH IT! ^_^
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Summary: The "horror" is gone!
Review: I am a HUGE fan of Inu Yasha. I've been following the manga for years now, loving Takahashi's style and storytelling. I have to say that the Inu Yasha anime has several turns and twists from the manga, which makes it great watching fodder on top of my reading. My biggest problem, though, is that is seems, well, sanitized to me. There IS some nudity (nothing too wild; think Ranma1/2), but the gruesome aspect of Inu Yasha is gone. The focus seems to be more on Inu Yasha and his confused heart (and bruised head) than the lovely monsters that Takahashi has always produced with her brilliant imagination. It's one of the reasons I continued to pick up Inu Yasha; it has love, reincarnation, and some great action scenes, but it also has magic and horror. It is the perfect combination of Maison Ikkoku love story and Mermaid/Rumic World horror with a good dash of Ranma1/2 humor. My example of the "lack of horror" would be the Thunder Brothers. In the anime, Hiten burns the young woman with a lightning attack; in the manga, he strikes a hole through her head. Granted, the burning is gruesome in and of itself, but compared to the image of the woman's body with a whole where her face use to be, and a snake crawling through it... it's nothing. Oh, and the fact they change Hiten eating Maten's heart. Also, (as far as I've seen) they skipped the "Peach Man" hermit story (wahhh!) and they changed the little spider-youkai from human heads with wee spider bodies to upright spider-headed ninja creatures. NOT GOOD ENOUGH!! Because it's missing that aspect, the anime seems lacking to me. Not that I don't love every minute of it, because it IS different enough to keep my attention, and, face it, it's STILL Takahashi, but it don't make me want to say, "UGH. That's GROSS" and LOVE every minute of it. Also, I find the dubbing on the Viz version terrible, constantly off by a beat, and the translation lacking. Something I find hilarious, since the manga has been out in the US for over two years now so they should already HAVE a decent translation. Still, it's worth the watch IN JAPANESE. Watch it on Adult Swim for free, or rent it if you MUST watch it dubbed.
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