an inuyasha review, yay!
personally, i like the series a lot. sure, it gets very long and dragging at times, but the main plot is interesting
enough that i'm willing to forgive a lot.
Inuyasha tv Review
Story & Characters
Inuyasha. If you're an anime fan, I'm certain that you have heard of this series by now. It is perhaps Adult Swim's most popular anime, and grips new fans all the time for its mixture of fantasy, magic, romance, comedy, drama, action, adventure... you name it. Inuyasha is an anime that has something for everyone.
The demon-hunting genre of anime has been done time and time again in countless anime series, but out of all of them, I have to say that I enjoy Inuyasha the most. While the 'jewel shard hunt' drags on and gets stereotypical and boring after a while, the character and story development of the series are absolutely amazing. While none of the characters really appeal to me except for perhaps Kagome, I enjoy watching them interact with one another. I do think that some of the characters are stereotypical, but I love how some are so deep and difficult to understand, such as Kikyo and Naraku. However, there are times when other characters tend to seem 'flat' in the beginning, but in the end, there is something that makes them act the way they do and then you realize you truly cannot judge a book by its cover.
Sometimes, a story makes an anime; other times, the characters make an anime. For Inuyasha, I believe that the characters are what make this anime. However long the plot of a season may seem, or however dull it may get, I can't help but watch just to see how Inuyasha and the gang will handle the situation.
I recommend this series to all anime fans. I think that even if you don't become an OMG! FANATIC! of Inuyasha, there will be something you may enjoy about it, whether it's the art, the characters, the music, the plot, and so much more. While I do not watch it on the regular, I can't help but be charmed by the series as a whole. I love Inuyasha.
Rating:
Art
The character's movements are very flowing and interesting; no character ever really seems to be just 'standing around,' even when they're talking to someone else. Their expressions and emotions are expressed almost all the time. And to be honest, I like the anime art more than the manga art. The CG style is clean and detailed, but not so much that you are overwhelmed. The colors suit the scenes and characters and are well-chosen. You can definitely tell the animators at Sunrise put their all into their artwork. The animation is very life-like and indeed one of the best I've seen. The animation of the opening and ending themes are well directed and say a lot about the story and the characters.
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Sound
I'm sorry, but I just don't like the Inuyasha background music that much. Some of it is very boring. But that is just a personal opinion of mine. I also don't think the trumpets fit the 'feudal theme' too well. If the background music were more like, say, Naruto, with more traditional Japanese instruments like the shakuhachi and koto, it would be dead on.
The music that appeals to me the most of this series is the theme songs. They are beautifully animated and I enjoy the songs of this series more than any other. The music has a variety of styles but when I listen to it, I can just tell that it definitely fits for Inuyasha. If I had to delete all of my other music folders on my computer and could only keep one, I'd pick Inuyasha's music folder.
Rating:
Presentation
I adore any anime series that has the capability to use more than one genre. In fact, I'm often bored when a series is only 'action' or 'romance'... you name it. But Inuyasha has so many genres underneath the general action/fantasy/romance category that it falls under, and I believe that that is why it has such a large audience. Like romance? Inuyasha's got it. Like action? Inuyasha's got it. Like comedy? Inuyasha's got it. As far as genres go, it has nearly everything - right down to tragedy and suspense.
Rating:
Final Verdict
7.6667 (good)
Reviewed by Kyuriko, Nov 17, 2005
Comments
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merelie Nov 17, 2005
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crsg Nov 17, 2005
I'm not so sure about the art... I don't know, I guess it just really doesn't do it for me.
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tareren Nov 17, 2005
Quite a nice review :D I like Inuyasha, though it becoming a bit too long XP
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renki Nov 17, 2005
I like this animation very much.
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shoimi Nov 17, 2005
i think inuyasha is pretty good but i haven't read the books but i do watch the shows on adult swim everytime it is on.
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Precea Nov 18, 2005
I like Inuyasha.
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shoimi Nov 18, 2005
tareren the idea is that it is long so you don't end up reading the entire thing in a few hours like you can with some others i have read. i think it is a good way to keep poeple like us busy.
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hihinhoi Nov 19, 2005
I like Inuyasha too
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Dream24 Nov 19, 2005
Inu Yasha isn't too bad but then after a while it really gets me annoyed. It nothing to do with the art or plot. It's just that I'm finding it unbearable having similar plots/stories repeated over and over again. Pity there hasn't been any more news regarding the anime. Though i have to admit, the opening and closing music for Inu Yasha are awesome. I also agree on the background music part. Great review!
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Andulien Nov 19, 2005
That is a really nice Review. I also think you did a good job on the rating. The
Story is good fo a while but it doesn't change much that why it get's boring after a while. For the sound I would give a B but probably just because I don't like it that much ;) The rating for the presentation is fine. All in all a great Review Thanks very much for it :) -
ambs Nov 20, 2005
i kinda lost in this whole thing....really don't know what i am doing but hi!^^
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PookyAlert Nov 20, 2005
You can't help but love the music, some of the most consistently excellent music for a series ever, IMO. I know it seems like the same old ground's being walked at times, but I agree, at the end of the day it's the character moments that will carry the show or not. If you're engaged by the characters, it'll get you through any of the less strong narrative elements.
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christinawong1018 Nov 20, 2005
i look like vrey good
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ppp Nov 20, 2005
it is good but ,its story amazing .
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ofc Nov 20, 2005
The story is very good
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zhsks77 Nov 21, 2005
omosiroi to omou
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Britnee55 Nov 21, 2005
Inuyasha Inuyasha here i am here i am
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StevOmaru Nov 21, 2005
It seems to me that u put to many of ur own opinion into the review and that only part of the review I disagree with is how low of a grade u gave story and characters. Seems to be that the jewel hunt may get boring at times even for me but I think the characters should of helped give story and characters like a C or something like that but whatever.
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ansonchuenlim Nov 21, 2005
The story is very good
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Evalyn Nov 23, 2005
The story, art and music is all awesome to me! I'd agree with everything you said on this! Nice review. :)
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sacredsky Nov 23, 2005
Nice review, I like how you presented everything, even though I really...hate Inuyasha *is beaten up by Inuyasha fans*
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kyosukeimao Nov 24, 2005
i like the BGM of inuyasha ^_^ specially the every heart caused Boa sang it >.< nah caused the song is related to the story i don't know >.< v
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ariel164 Nov 24, 2005
i like kagome
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pushav Nov 24, 2005
i find it to be a decent series
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