Story & Characters
InuYasha was the first anime I'd ever watched. I'd hear about it and knew many people who loved it, but I
never saw it. I was at my friend's house when it came on. My first thought? Profanity in a cartoon? That was a new
one to me (lol). After that, I caught it on Adult Swim so I started watching it.
I love the story. Very original and cool plot created by Rumiko Takahashi, and I love how it's action yet humorous.
Never been disappointed in the show except for maybe a few filler episodes, such as Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask and
The Soul Piper and the Mischevious Little Soul. But some fillers, like Farewell Days of My Youth and Gap Between the
Ages, made me laugh so hard I had to watch them over and over again.
Many people have said the one downside to this show is the large number of episodes. I love the show but when it comes
to buying them on DVD, I have to agree. The only place I can buy them is 30 miles away and they're sold for $70-100
each. Luckily they only come out once a year, but still. But all in all, awesome show!
Rating: 10
Art
Each anime to me seems to have different types of graphics. Some are good, some are fair, and some are downright ugly.
InuYasha falls in the good category. To me it looks like any other cartoon except it's made for an older audience
and has a deeper storyline.
One thing that really bugs me about the graphics though is Totosai. He has huge eyeballs and tiny pupils, while his
eyeballs practically cover his whole face. And then he has fangs and pointy ears like another demon. That is very weird
if you ask me. And sometimes random characters (like the wrong sacrifice in Lake of the Evil Water God) have weird faces
too, like solid black eyes and no eyeballs or anything. But that's not that big of an issue. Only with Totosai
since he's one of the main characters.
I love the graphics in this show and give it two thumbs up!
Rating: 9
Sound
Amazing soundtrack, I downloaded the whole thing and listen to it regularly. Effect sounds are good as well, they really
put you right into the battle or whatever is going on. The sounds are strong in the aspect of how InuYasha yells,
"Wind Scar!" as the Tetsusaiga creates a loud noise to work that power. And the noise of him hitting the
ground when Kagome tells him to sit is priceless.
Kagura's wind effects are also very high in detail and quality. You can actually hear and feel it turning when she
uses her Dance of the Dragon spell, and the episode where Koga is trapped inside that tornado with spinning skulls is
good because you can hear the skulls actually hitting at his flesh.
Battle scenes and just regular moving scenes are good as well. It's great how they made the little effects so good.
The little effects that you might not even notice, such as rain and people walking or running, and Kagome's
bike.
And let's not forget the noises that Myoga makes as he hops around. Funny noise but you wouldn't think
he'd even make a noise considering his size. So you can tell they put a lot of thought into it.
Not only that, but the tiny details of preparing for battle like applying an arrow to a bow, the giant boomerang Sango
uses, and Miroku's staff. Not to mention the Wind Tunnel, how you can hear it as well as Kagura's wind.
Rating: 10
Presentation
Humor and action are always neck and neck in this show, and some things are very unexpected. This is good to keep you on
the edge of your seat and continue watching.
But humor and action aren't the only things in this show that make it good. Deep emotion is expressed as well, what
with InuYasha and Kikyo's love affair from 50 years ago. And how Kagome constantly battles her own emotions for
InuYasha and how she feels with Kikyo nagging her brain. And every once in a while they'll come across someone like
the guy from The Toad Who Would Be Prince who is in love with someone else that they half to help. A similar situation
ties in with the Naginata of Kenkon story.
All in all, InuYasha is my favorite anime and the only one I never miss. I have all 4 movies on DVD and the 4 season box
sets that are out and will get the rest. Only wish I had the collector's edition with the extra goodies of them
(even though I did get Miroku's prayer beads with season 4)...lol
Rating: 10
Final Verdict
9.8333 (excellent)
Reviewed by aRdNeK, Oct 23, 2007
