And I thought things couldn't get any worse. Kanna sucks almost as much as Naraku.  

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Well, we have to get back to the main storyline sometime.  

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Why?  

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I heard that this chapter will be called, Kagami (The Mirror)from inu-yasha.org.  

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Yep.  

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Naraku? About time. I thought he went on a sabbatical or something.

And Kanna can't let Rin have all the loli limelight.  

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Naraku was just there two arcs ago…  

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At least a Naraku storyline has GOT to be better than the last suckfest *ahem* chapter  

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Naraku sucks about equally if not more, IMO.  

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Yeah, but at least he has better plots, an he's more powerful than that Kaou character…  

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Oh I hope Kanna appears…
Last appearance was chapter 421? Which was only a year and a month ago o_O
Cookie please?  

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Kanna was last seen in the midst of the Dueling Brothers arc. I hated that stupid arc, and apparently RT wanted to forget all about it; she undid Inu's flame sword upgrade soon afterwards.

At least the story's back on track, although I'm not convinced it's Kanna. Sure, the "Mirror" title is highly suggestive, but what can Kanna possibly accomplish this late in the game? Perhaps she can steal Miroku or Sango's souls, but that sort of storyline is been-there-done-that.  

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Hey, the last storyline, was been-there-done-that…  

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She can die. I'd love that.
Rin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kanna

And I thought Kinka and Ginka were pretty cool, myself.  

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Cookie to Kanna Fanatic for reminding me of an arc that I'd like to forget ever happened…

Cookie to Shouki for exposing flaws of said arc…

RT was rather quick to punish Inuyasha and Kanna as a scapegoat for how poorly planned the arc was…  

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awww..I think Kanna's cool. It'll be nice seeing her again. There is a small chance it won't be her though.  

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Hey, more new voices! Welcome everybody!
Come on, we know that there are more of you out there with your own impassioned opinions of Inuyasha. So don't just linger in the cyber-shadows–post them up. That way you can blather on about Inu, Sesshoumaru, Naraku (or whomever), to your hearts' content without annoying the hell out of your parents, siblings, or significant others, because we're all kindred spirits here. And Stark has cookies…  

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Mea culpa Starks, about dropping the last 's'…  

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Minty, if not Kanna… Then who could it be?

All signs do point at Kanna.  

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lol thank you! Yay I love cookies. ^_^

Starks: I was thinking maybe Sesshoumaru. If it meant mirror as in how the 2 brothers mirror eachother. *shrug* It probably is Kanna, but just a tiny thought. heh  

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I forget where I saw this, but someone said this, and I know it's off-subject, but when someone mentioned Sesshoumaru, I remembered his ultra-cool arc from a few chapters back, and I thought others would like to read it.

Some say that a youkai cannot love, can only use; that human dalliances of demonic forces are destined for tragedy. Some tell of the wispy souls of women who faded away after they were discarded, forever walking the earth in search of their cold-hearted lovers; others whisper of the women or their halfling babes who became the meals of the creatures that wooed them. Cautionary tales, indeed, meant to frighten young girls out of falling prey to attractive strangers in the wild, of allowing themselves to love that which should be feared.What if a child is raised by a youkai? What of her?

She is neither human nor youkai; feared by the creatures of her birth for her connection with the latter, she relies on the reflexes of her protector to keep her safe from his kind as well as her own. And protect her he does, without question, again and again. She quickly learns to read his moods in the shifts of colour in his eyes, to know when to speak and when to stay silent, to accept without question her place as he permits her to stay at his side season after season, year after year.

This child becomes his mirror, the yin to his yang, bright and shining and loving, the delicate flower that he could crush with a swift movement of his claws…but does not.

When the child becomes a woman of soft curves and softer looks, her desire only to please him, does he callously take her maidenhood in payment for his protection, and then cast her out or devour her? Undoubtedly there are youkai who would do this; however, not this youkai, not this Sesshomaru.

His use of the Tenseiga to resurrect Rin, and then his repeated combat for her safety’s sake speak louder than his dismissive words. There are those who whisper that she is only a possession, valued no more highly than a good pair of boots…but would he risk death for a mere trifle? His words so often were at odds with his actions while she remained a child, but when she became a woman…. His pride warred with his heart, growling that he would not repeat his father’s mistake. His heart calmly answered that the mistake would not be repeated, because the maiden would be wed. His pride snarled no hanyou filth; his heart mused on the names of heirs.

His pride didn’t stand a chance. At least, we would like to think so.

Why this pairing, which seems at the first glance so very unlikely? The fundamental belief in romance, in opposites attracting, of the timeless nature of the fairytale is what drives our fascination with the possible relationship between the taiyoukai and his ward. The arrogant, posturing princeling forced to grow up and become not only worthy of his father’s inheritance, but also worthy of a woman’s love. The woman, of no remarkable birth or breeding, who becomes the consort of a king due to her fierce loyalty. The beggar lass catching the eye of the prince. The spoiled youth who puts aside his selfish impulses to become the unlikely saviour of his people.

Any of these sound familiar? The infinite variations on these stories may be found in all cultures around the world, and fuel our belief that inside that reserved exterior beats a passionate heart…and a young girl with wide, dark eyes and a sunny smile holds the key to his ultimate salvation. As in all good fairy tales, her unwavering devotion is rewarded with his love…and they live happily ever after.

This is our version of this feudal fairytale; others may have differing opinions, to which they are most certainly entitled. However, we prefer the vision of a young woman securely nestled in the arms of her taiyoukai as a storm of cherry blossoms swirl about them, their twining black and silver hair dappled with soft pink petals. Hopelessly romantic? We like to think that love makes anything possible.  

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Oh, and here is a tranlated 2006 version of a converstion between Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha:

SESSHOUMARU: Stand back, you pathetic hanyou. Naraku shall be my prey.
INUYASHA: BAH! Where the HELL have you been this whole time, dumbass?
SESSHOUMARU: I thought I was getting a mudbath. But now that I know Naraku instead intended to suck my body into his own, I shall have to slaughter the bastard.
INUYASHA: Bah! It's MY manga! I'm taking him down. ME!
SESSHOUMARU: But I'M the one who can take him down in STYLE. Now step aside.
INUYASHA: Make me.  

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In response to Comment # 143:
Actually, that comes from Kuro-sama's website, Ear-Tweak. It's part of INUYASHA The Condensed Version. The full title is: "Part 6: If Ya Can't Beat 'em…You Probably Suck". It's been there for years.  

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I know, but it cracks me up everytime I read it. And some people actually haven't seen it. :p  

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I know!

As for the story included in Comment #142, thanks for sharing it with us. Although I am not really in favor of a Sess x Rin pairing, because traditionally in Japan, once a person steps into the role of a parent or guardian, they're usually in that role for life. But who knows? Maybe that caress at the end of Chapter 471 was a harbinger of things to come…  

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I always wanted Sesshy and Kagura to end up together, but look how that turned out…goddamn Naraku.  

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Irene Sharda #142

That is by Fenikkusuken for our website Moonlight Flower, a Sessh/Rin site.  

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I loved it! It was very poetic! I've shared it with everyone I know!   

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I agree with Irene. Fenikkusuken is a wonderful writer.  

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Wanted to comment before now when I discovered your site through a friend, but the comment box was broken. I was a very sad panda.

In any case, I agree with Starks about the Kanna prediction. After all, we haven't seen her in quite a while, so necessity would dictate that an appearance is in order. "Kagami" is really telling, too.

Though for an moment, I had a thought about it being the…ah, hell…what was that called again? Meidou? I'm a little short on time, so I can't be arsed to look it up. Sorry. As I was saying, couldn't that be considered some sort of mirror that shows h/Hell? Since the Sess/Rin/Kohaku/Sessmom arc was left to linger, I'm wondering if we're back to that already. Eh, just a thought. Probably Kanna though.  

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Should be fixed now…

Unfortunately, Kagome's last comment caused something to go wrong with the database and I had to delete it.

  

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On a completely unrelated topic, we now have full wysiwyg commenting.

1. Testing
2. Cool
3. Hi hi

• bullets
• are
• fun

bold

italics

underline

  

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Colors and emoticons too…

Don't forget spellchecking!

  

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1. Test
2. Testing

• Test
• Testing

  

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Font test  

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Guess what else I fixed… I got rid of the nasty padding around the images.  

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Unfortunately, Kagome's last comment caused something to go wrong with the database and I had to delete it.Heh heh heh…  

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Gah… Time for a toss-up… I'm torn between the two WYSIWYG commenting systems.

FCKEdit and TinyMCE are both awesome…

FCKEdit: No rendering delay, has font control, but has sucky emoticons.

TinyMCE: Has a rendering delay, no font control, but good emoticons.

I'll take a stab at created a mix and match of emoticons from both plugin sets. I don't think it'll be that hard to do.

  

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Untitled document Alright.   

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Starks, I cant open the comments in chapter 475… in the left corner there is the number 35 and thats all that there is. Im on freelance.freehostia.com/blog…pls, could you fis it???  

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One sec… I don't know why they keep breaking…  

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