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Inu-Yasha, Volume 2

Inu-Yasha, Volume 2

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I have read rhis manga
Review: and i love it. The best part is when Inu Yasha almost gets killed. and lets not forget the part where the faceless woman tries to make inyasha her "young one" again.YEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Action, Adventure, and Inuyasha!
Review: I recently got hooked on the anime Inuyasha, so I ended up buying the manga too. The local bookstore only had the second volume at the manga, so I got it, and I was NOT disappointed. It's full of action and adventure, as the half-demond, half-human, Inuyasha, teamed up with the teenage girl Kagome to try and find the shards of the powerful Sacred Jewel. After fighting Yura, a girl who wants the jewel shards, Inuyasha and Kagome set off again to find more jewel shards. They meet up with Inuyasha's half-brother, Sessho-Maru, who is searching for thier fathers tomb, where the powerful sword, Tetsusaiga, is held. Inuyasha and Kagome must take Tetsusagia out of Sessho-Marus grasp, before he takes thier lives.
This is an excellent series, and as my friend, who recently borrowed it from me said, there's so much action you barely have time to breathe!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I LOVE Inu-Yasha
Review: Inu-Yasha, in my opinion, is one of Rumiko's best books! It's about a girl who gets pulled in a well that takes her back in time. She meets Inu-Yasha...who isn't exactly the nicest guy. It's still a great book, and I highly recommend it! It may not be good for people that are sensitive to violence.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Ranma with white hair and dog ears...
Review: Note that I didn't say "long white hair". At one point, Ranma has extremely long hair; but that's a story only true Ranma 1/2 fans would know about ;-)

That said, here yet again is more of the usual character cloning for which Takahashi is infamous. The plot is original, but only if you haven't played a singly fantasy game, read any other fantasy books, or have simply been living under a rock your entire life. The story goes on for dozens more books and gets redundant very quickly. The artwork is good and just that; good, not outstanding.

So why does this review have 5 stars? Well...

It's nice to see that Rumiko Takahashi has not lost her comedic touch. It's also hard not to empathize with the characters while watching them develop in depth and complexity; there is a good deal of character development in this series. I'm already an avid fan of the anime (my first introduction to Inu Yasha was through the Thunder Brothers episodes). The story, though humorous along the way, is darker than most of Takahashi's other books. It's a nice change of pace from a slapstick like Ranma 1/2. Anyone with the slightest bit of interest in mythology and creature legends will want to pick up these books. The mere sillyness of the Kappa (water sprites) in volume 1 is a big chuckle. And the undead mother in volume 2 is just plain eerie. These are testaments to the enduring (and endearing) affinity of Japanese pop culture for mythical creatures.

Lastly, this book and others in the series are simply enjoyable. It's light reading to entertain manga fans.

So there you have it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Yura of the Hair!
Review: Out of all of the villians that Inu Yasha and Kagome have had to face in the series, I like Yura the best. She is beautiful, nearly invincible, and all around cool. She is also as mean as they come, but she tempers this with gentle words spoken in a mocking tone.

Read this! You'll like it! (Although it does get kinda gory.)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Extreme Sibling Rivalry
Review: Rumiko Takahashi is the creator of InuYasha, which is known by fans has being a Feudal Fairy Tale. InuYasha is a story about a average schoolgirl who is taken back in time through a well on her family's property. She soon discovers many facts abut herself and her destiny that makes one realize that she in no average schoolgirl. She, with the help of Inuyasha, a half human, half demon hybrid, must gather the shards of a Sacred Jewel that gan give demons enormous amounts of power. Now, one might think that this is just a simple story, that can't be very interesting, but one would be very wrong. InuYasha is a `historical action and romance from one of Japan's most beloved creators' with a touch of gothic horror. What more could one want? With a cast full of interesting characters, and even more interesting villains, anyone reading InuYasha will instantly fall in love with at least one of the characters, and instantly hate a few has well. I myself have read all the books in this series to date (Jan. 7, 2004) that are available. But, if you want to find anymore out about Kagome and Inuyasha's adventures, well... you'll just have to read the book yourself.

In Vol. two we meet one of the more favored, though, sometimes hated characters of the series. Who is he you might ask, Inuyasha's older brother, that's who. And unlike Inuyasha, Sesshomaru (Inuyasha's brother) is a full fledged demon. What could be instore for Kagome and Inuyasha has Sesshomaru goes to cruel lengths to get their deceased father's sword.

Allison R.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Sibling rivalry and the Tetsusaiga
Review: The book begins when the shard-hungry demon Yura gathers a huge ball of skulls, then ties the skulls' hair to her fingers to use as a weapon. Kagome finds a bow on their way to confront Yura, and when they run into her InuYasha is trapped in a web of hair! After suffering blows from Yura's hair and her special sword, InuYasha resorts to using his own blood as a deadly weapon. When Kagome is set on fire and InuYasha's struggling proves futile, how will they discover Yura's weakness?

The second story introduces us to InuYasha's half-brother, the shady Sesshomaru. Determined to find their father's secret treasure, he searches high and low for his gravesight. Upon discovering that InuYasha doesn't know where the grave is but rather holds the key to it, Sesshomaru races to the grave, but finds that he cannot take the treasure. After Kagome and Myoga convince InuYasha to pursue Sesshomaru and get the treasure, he finally takes up the challenge when he realizes it would hurt Sesshomaru's pride if a half-demon could take the treasure and a full demon could not. When neither InuYasha nor Sesshomaru are able to claim the sword treasure, who can? InuYasha had better find a way to get that sword soon - Sesshomaru isn't in a happy mood!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Sesshie!
Review: This is a great volume! We meet Sessho-maru. I didn't like him in the anime, but he is so cool in the manga! Sesshomaru is Inu-yasha's half brother, and he hates Inu-yasha since Inu is a hanyou, (half demon) and Sesshomaru is a full demon. Anyway, the first part of the book, we finish up the fight with Yura... then move on to Sesshoumaru.
When I ordered it, it got here SO FAST. After it shipped, it got here in 18 hours! I got it yesterday, the 5th, and it still says it shouldn't arrive till the 10th. I bought both it and volume three, and i already need volume 4!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: inu yasha is awesome
Review: When I bought Vol. 1 of the Inu-Yasha series, it had me wanting more. This book is awsome! It has wonderful artwork, a great storyline, and the dog-demon we all know and love. Buy this book. You will NOT be disapointed. You'll read it again and again.


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