Thanks for all you've done, Starks. : O Really.
For the past three years (this is how long I've known you… I'm pretty sure you were doing this for a while before I came along), you've never failed to bring quality news and information to all of us fans. Thank you very much for scanlating the manga for us.

I remember when I first stumbled across this site (as well as the forum)… Freelance has become the home for my nerdy alter-ego. I joined the family around the Hitomiko arc, and now, even up till the very end of the anime, I'm here.

While others might not, I greatly appreciate your reviews and opinions, Starks. Why talk about anything if you're not willing to listen to contrasting ideas?Starks' reviews have offered a new view to the story as a whole; I'm positive that if I had never found this site, I'd think of the conclusion in a completely different way. Discussing elements of the manga and anime have – at least for me – made reading and watching more enjoyable.

It seems it's time to depart from Freelance… at least for Inuyasha-related things. I hope our paths will cross again in the future. I'll be checking in often.  Levia(Quote)

O O This episode leaves me speechless….

With a smile   Inuyasha Anime Examiner(Quote)

I second that, Inuyasha Anime Examiner.

And, here I thought we would never be on the same page. I'm genuinely happy that you are pleased with the final episode.  pammy(Quote)

Oh man what a great finale.

I came across this site several weeks ago.. and really loved reading all the reviews. While I differ with Starks on the kiss.. (in that i absolutely loved it).. i appreciate you taking the time to have this site and post great reviews like these.

In my overall take.. loved the kiss of course.. and was actually pleased with where it was placed. I mean, with the background music that was playing.. and the emotion of him getting there in darkness.. it felt right. I still couldn't believe it happened. My jaw was on the floor!!

As much as i hated the Koga character (largely because of the whole constant annoyance to inuyasha).. i was happy to see him get some sort of happy ending as well. He did get written off in a fairly depressing way.

Naraku feeling warm and being at peace was little.. odd. but i guess i can rationalize it in that he was more conflicting than often was let on. As seen in "Naraku's Uncertain Wish" — that human heart of his still seemed to always play a role. But still, he was evil as hell, so his role in this episode was definitely odd.. but didn't bother me really at all.

Oh man i can't believe its over. Now i have to get back to real life.. lol… but thats not nearly as fun.

cheers  Matthew(Quote)

I honestly have to agree with you on the kiss. Although I was still hoping for a kiss scene, however it was poorly executed. I felt it was so out of place in that scene. It was also a bit out of character for them. Takahashi made it clear throughout the series that they were both obviously shy about it, even in their almost kiss in the earlier episodes of the final act, it was so emotional and stunning between the couple. In this last episode, they just went for it. I don't think the music played a great role but then again i'm tired and just quickly watched the whole thing. It was overall too fast. I would have preferred it at the end, but I can also understand how their original placement was good too, because their panic for each others safety built up properly, however I still think the pacing was just all wrong, it didn't come out emotional or passionate to me at all. After all the emotional struggle the couple has been through in the series, I felt that kiss should have had more depth.

Sorry if my opinion annoys other people but I'm tired and in a bad mood.

overall though, I still thought it was a great episode. The kiss…disappointing.  Sam(Quote)

Loved the episode! Loved the kiss! It was very sweet! I'm glad that they showed everyone having a happy ending! When I read ahead a few weeks ago, I was so thrilled to see that Kagome and Inuyasha get to be together forever! It didn't even bother me that they didn't kiss in the manga! You know that they are married! It is also great that she finished high school and finished growing up first! Miroku and Sango make a cute family, too!

Thanks for the website and the scanlations!  Sandi Cliff(Quote)

Thanks for all of the reliable news info. Starks. You really are a news genie when it comes to Inuyasha.

My god, fans would be begging and whining for the kiss if it didn't happen. And now it's the same that it did occur, albeit a few people like myself. Geez, it happened people. Just try to appreciate what was animated. And if you hated the idea of a kiss beforehand, then you're just out of luck. : D

Cheerio. I doubt this site is far from over. There is still some conversing to do about the dubbed series, which I am incredibly giddy for. ^-^  Yumi(Quote)

I've been checking this site every time a new episode of The Final Act came out. Your reviews are simply great and it's refreshing to read something else than just "It was freaking awesome! IY rules!" …

I understand your affection for the original manga. However, I think that it was a good choice to put that kiss scene 'in the middle' of the episode. We're not in Cinderella and it is implied that Inuyasha and Kagome got married. Why have them kissing at the end? Let's put up a "Just Married" sign as well? ^^ The kiss was lovely but maybe too soft… Kagome was scared shitless! Anyone in their right mind would have CLUNG to their savior!… Just like in the manga. Oh well, it's only anime.

I also think that adding Jinenji and Koga and Ayame and all those people that suddenly disappeared in the original series was a good idea (although Ayame didn't even exist in the manga in the first place). Why not give everybody a happy ending in this feudal FAIRY TALE?

Anyway, I'm going to miss your reviews on IY The Final Act.

And I'm off to watch episode 26 all over again.  Kinky-Hoe(Quote)

I don't agree with you Starks, but I respect your opinion of your understanding of the manga.
I, for one, while hoped for a kiss, I thought it would occur after the time-skip – but the way they did it felt just as good for me.   pip25(Quote)

Sorry, where you readed the news of the 5th movie of inuyasha?? It's a rumors?  HypnoDisk(Quote)

Not even rumors. There is no 5th movie. I'm just saying one shouldn't be made.  Starks(Quote)

Sheesh Starks, you sound like it would be impossible to come up with anything interesting which does not involve Naraku in some way. The series received closure, but that doesn't mean some fun one-shot stories cannot be made. Although I did like most of the movies, so perhaps our difference in opinion is rooted right there…  pip25(Quote)

This is going to be my personal view. I’m doing this because I want to share my thoughts with everyone and I really need to rant about this episode. So don’t anybody be saying stuff like, “Who cares what you think” okay? There’s really no need for it. I respect everyone's opinions, please respect mine however nerdy it is. Let me give you some warning off the bat anyhow, I am a HUGE fangirl. This will mostly be me drooling over this finale, to be honest there wasn’t much I didn’t like, except for pacing was kinda fast now that I re-watch it. So, yeah, it’s one of those kinds of rants, if you want to spare yourself the pain, don't read it.
First off, I LOVED how they changed the title animation and music for this single episode. The artwork and audio combined gave for a beautiful effect. I was able to notice the new music better this time, probably more because I was actually listening for it, but still I think that Wada Kaoru-san really earned his pay with this final episode. I’ll talk more about that at the end along with the voice acting. I think the way that the scenes for Kagome in the dark were put together a bit sloppy though. One second she’s crying and in despair, the next she is saying she believes in Inuyasha. It was obviously better in the manga because it was in the CORRECT SEQUENCE!!
Next up Oh, yay 7:20, my favorite track of the episode leading into my favorite scene (for obvious reasons). I really liked the animation when Inuyasha was traveling again through the Meido, beautifully done I have to say ^^. AAAAAAnnnnnnnddddddd BAM! RIGHT THERE AT 8:19! WHAT I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR! Oh, sorry, done with my fangirlism. Anyway, even though I’m really excited that it actually happened, it looks so much better from afar rather than close up. Why does any kind of kiss between the two of them (coughMovie2cough) have to be so freaking awkwardly drawn??!!! Seriously, I know they can pull off a good kiss, look at episode 8! Geez, so while I’m happy that it’s there, I really wish Sunrise wouldn’t jerk us around so much! I know a lot of people here are saying that it suits them, and they’re probably right, but just call me an over the top fangirl if you want, I would have loved a lip locking scene. I think they put it in the right spot though; I was really not expecting it. I thought that if it would happen, it would be at the end of the episode after the time skip, but nope, caught me by surprise and I’m very happy it did. I chewing on my nails while watching this episode at first (don’t say it), and I think I almost lost my finger. Okay, I’ll move on now, overall, I’ll happily take it ^__^!
I was happy for Midoriko but DID THEY REALLY HAVE TO GIVE NARAKU A HAPPY ENDING??? COME ON! I was perfectly happy hating him until the very end. Happy they were able to accurately portray the funny sequence of Miroku ripping off those poor villagers. KAWAII BABIES!!!! NYA! ^^ Sad scene with Inuyasha being lonely (well done) plus explanations. Since when does one of Kagome’s friends have red hair O_o? Thank you Sunrise for giving us one last performance of Shippo’s acrobatic techniques, lol. God, so much talking right now! But that's part of the story. 16:29-very nice music track starts there as well. Cute but predictable scene that was necessarily added between Kagome and her mom (I totally saw it coming, but probably so did everyone).
OMG, the artwork on the field at 17:37 was absolutely AMAZING! So beautiful! Then a very nice effect when Inuyasha reaches into the well. I like how they made him sort of doubting at first but then he grabs back after he realizes that she’s real. And there we go, at 17:58, the picture that was on the promotional ads for The Final Act (well not exact but you get the idea), along with a very cutesy reunion with everyone.
18:34- There begins ‘Kimi ga inai mirai’ and the ‘manga + anime’ epilogues. Most of it is faithful to the manga, except for inserting Koga + Ayame (hilarious and adorable, I’m not complaining ^_^), Rikichi (who is he again? Red shirt villager #1?), Hojo (isn’t that the girl that he hung out with for one episode in the previous series?), and Jinenji (he’s used WAY more than he should have during this anime and the previous one as well). Oh OH! Sesshomaru’s face was HILARIOUS! It was like “WHAT-THE-FUCK??” Rofl on my part, very nicely excecuted Sunrise.
Last, but not least, 21:47 till the ending credits was amazingly done animation wise and left me feeling so very happy and satisfied. END!
Other things to talk about real quick: Like I said, the new music was simply amazing and makes me want to go out and get those tracks as soon as possible. They were placed perfectly, and matched the artwork and mood of the scene to a tee! I’m totally getting them once they are available. Though it was also really cool to hear ‘Hanyou Inuyasha’ again as the Shikon Jewel is being destroyed.
As for the acting, I’m really talking about Yamaguchi-san here (Inuyasha of course). Wow, he really went all out for this episode in my opinion. I remember his panel at Otakon a few years ago and he said that it was great working on Inuyasha because he was always shouting so he was never stressed (lol). Not that he doesn’t always do a great job, but the way he’s able to change his acting just like that is amazing! He sounded genuinely angry, sad, worried, and happy when he was supposed to, almost like he was Inuyasha himself. He even sounded bored when he killed that little demon for Miroku. So, basically I’m saying “Kudos Yamaguchi-san! Thank you for all your hard work!”
Okay, that’s my take. Sorry it’s so long, but there’s so much to talk about! I will dearly miss having this to look forward to on Mondays but now I will sit quietly and wait for the dub. Thank you Starks for making this site and reviewing Inuyasha. Even though I only joined at the last few chapters, it was still great to hear a new opinion of Inuyasha. We obviously have differing opinions, but that's just fine
P.S. I think it’s hilarious that Inuyasha’s final line in the manga and anime is “That just sounded so wrong”   animeluver89(Quote)

it was really awesome!
I cried when watching the Inu and Kagome kiss scene. I think that it was what Rumiko should have done in this scene in the manga. But btw I scream a lot and also I jumped in circules (hope didn't have frighten any of my neighbors or anything) XD°!
We all know now that koga will be very happy XD!

Sunrise, why WHY WHY did you put jinenji again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????
Sunrise love jinenji and I have no idea why!!!!!!!!!

Im really happy!   fsc_ryoga(Quote)

Okay everyone, Starks is entitled to his opinions because…..Ready???….He pays for this site. Yes, he pays for this site. As we say in Economics-Land, "No Free Lunch." If he weren't bringing IY to you, Freelance wouldn't exist and you'd prolly be stuck with some other site run by a group of 13 year olds or some other site that looked great but didn't offer up any real info. I'd say that would be craptastic. Of course we are all entitled to our opinions, but maybe some of you show some respect, especially since 99.99999999% of us aren't footing the bill. Capiche?

Anyhow, we got our kiss and granted it was off because it wasn't deep enough, wet enough or long enough but dammit most of us LIKED IT! I liked it to the point where I was cheering IY and Kags on. WOOT!
But then, it wasn't like the intro of Sessh's mom years ago. That rocked my late afternoon. These 2 are now together and hopefully they'll have a litter of hanyous unlike Kouga who got begrudgingly (it appears that way to me) married to Ayame and will have a litter of pet shop pets. LOL. I never liked Kouga and I always thought he was an annoying character. He is now WHIPPED, everyone. LOL. That comment on the part of his 2 cronies was fucking hilarious!

So anyone notice how Sota looked 14 but had the voice of a 10 year old? Yeah, I thought that was weird.

Its cool to know Midoriko and Naraku were put to bed and, the fact that in bed, Miroku and Sango will have more kids by the inference made in the last episode.

I hope Sessh and Rin hook up too. The look on Sesshie's face was priceless. (So wasn't IYs.) I guess he knows its time to stop being an asshole and face the fact he'll be an uncle someday. LOL. Time to face reality. Jaken will be the babysitter. Kags will be the one to bring them together.

I thought the anime was a little heavier in emotion than the manga and the music was a little meh. It was still emotional in both circumstances.

So the final ep was awesome and I agree that its time to move on.  psychosybil(Quote)

You know, I still think that out of all the IY characters, Naraku was the most complex one. Not even now, I can't say that I actually understand him.  SailorKagome(Quote)

I agree partially with Starks. I saw the manga and I had also come to terms with in when I read the manga. I understand everyone has different opinions and I respect that but I wasn't pleased with the ending and let me explain why.

First of all the kiss was complete crap because they did it specifically for the whining, impressionable pre-teen/teen girls who complain and nothing more. It was completely passionless, almost like they just did it in a moment of fear and nothing more. If they were to place a kiss in, they should have made it full of love and passion, instead of making it seem like it was specifically out of fear for each other and nothing more. I'll bet most of the people who like it also like twilight [which was also utter crap].

Secondly, I was unhappy with what they did with Kouga. I would have been happier if they just didn't bring him back in at all. Not only was Ayami completely unnecessary to bring back in but Kouga looked overall unhappy, though I do realize he looks that way a lot even when he isn't upset. I'm not sure why people give Kouga a hard time since he's very similar to Inuyasha, personality-wise.

Thirdly, Inuyasha and Kagome didn't get married, at least from what I gathered [though I do believe Rumiko left it up to the viewer to decide what happened]. I know little kids think they did but actually that was an excuse as to why Kagome left her world. I am aware she called Sesshoumaru brother, however I am also aware many people who are not related in anyway do that as well to those they are close to. In Japan, some of them are the same way [I would know, I have friends who go to school there]. I believe if they did get married, Kagome would have specifically stated that she married him at the end, instead of merely stating she was going to live in the feudal era with him until death. [She is human and will age as human while he will outlive her by a long shot, which is why I say until death.]. This is a mere opinion though developed by understanding and research.

Again, I'm not an impressionable person though. I do question everything and I don't just believe the first thing said because its what I want to believe. The anime was at one time a complex anime at one time and what was always seen, said or heard on the outside wasn't always the way it was really. Though near the ending, it just seemed like she wanted to hurry up and end it.

Just for your information, before the kids start rumors, if you know anything about priestesses, then you know they are suppose to remain pure in all ways [in other words they must remain virgins] which is why kids for Inuyasha and Kagome are impossible. I do believe the moment she becomes 'impure', her powers will begin to weaken and possibly even wilt. Not only that but do you recall when Kagome touched Inuyasha after her powers were unsealed? I do believe if she had a baby that had any amount of demon in it, it would automatically be purified [or her body would likely attempt to eject it] and likely kill it.

What I did like:

Miroku and Sango. Their ending was adorable and their children were beautiful. I loved how the kids played with Inuyasha's ears.

I also like how Kohaku went off to be a better demon slayer and finally had the will to continue living. Though it was apparent a few episodes ago that he would do so.

I was happy that Kagome survived overall though and I was happy her powers were finally unsealed [even though really we didn't see much of a difference]. I was happy that Kikyou's soul finally found peace through Kagome. In a way, Inuyasha ended up with both of them. I wasn't happy with how the well appeared magically out of nowhere with no explanation. Of course again, I like everything to be explained. I don't particularly favor any event that isn't well explained.

I do find Kagome enjoyable at times and I'm not a hater by any means but I am not a fan of some events that involved her. I want everything to be explained well and I won't just accept what I want to believe.

I like that Rin is finally living in the village with Keade and learning to live amongst humans. Even though she's not with Sesshoumaru anymore, I like that he comes back every once awhile and drops off a gift.

One thing I have to say is I like that Naraku and Midoriko finally found peace. It's never good to wish any bad on anyone no matter how good/bad they are.

One thing I agree with Starks about was a 5th movie of Inuyasha. I believe Inuyasha is over and should remain that way.  Kasey(Quote)

This episode was great. I had no objections what-so-ever… the only minor thing is that the kiss between Inuyasha and Kagome could have been at a more convenient time, but I'm just glad they got to have a moment together.
The music was great! I was thrilled to hear that they played 'To Love's End' form the first movie. Beautiful song.
Even though I read the manga and knew what was coming, I'm so glad they took time to animate Inuyasha. It's such a fantastic anime and to have ended it so abruptly made us mad. I will admit I am sad, to see this series thats been part of my life (and for you guys as well) to end. But it was time for it to.
Overall a great experience! Thanks again Starks for the manga scans and the updates for the Final Act!   missa(Quote)

Thanks, but I would like a 5th Inuyasha movie.  NinjaSheik(Quote)

This is my first time posting here, but I honestly felt that all sugar-coating aside, I felt that the anime resolution for the shikon no tama battle was a tad bit more climactic than the manga counterpart.

While I do respect Starks and everyone else's opinion on the kiss, I felt that as part of the episode's climax it was appropriately placed and worked well for creating a somewhat greater impact. I remember when I originally read this scene in the manga, it felt so anticlimactic to me, especially since I felt it could have been concluded better than just "wishing the jewel away." I honestly felt that the battle's conclusion was uninspiring and nothing short of a deus ex machina since it didn't require any real sacrifice on anyone's part. But that's just how I feel about it.

Beyond the kiss though, I do much prefer the manga ending to the anime for the fact that it was more straight to the point and it didn't bring back any unnecessary characters that weren't meant to be brought back. Kouga getting married to Ayame for example felt so out of the blue and out of character for him, it just didn't feel right.  WJnet(Quote)

I don't know about this kiss… It seemed so passionless. Kind of like the one between Miroku and Sango. I thought the Kik/Inu dying kiss was much better executed or maybe it just felt more passionate cause it was such an emotional scene and the kag/inu scene was just so bleh.  DG4(Quote)

Its great seeing ppl's opinions stated here freely. I just popped over to Starks' thread on AS and the opinions over there just seem a little one side on the part of the 3 noobs from 2008 controlling the IY thread. They can have it. I'm done with the IY AS board and I'll just focus my time on Bleach, IB and FMA. I hope Kekkaishi doesn't turn out to be some of AS' flops, ie: Scryed, E7, Trinity Blood and Blood Plus. I ain't into crap manga and anime.

Please, no more movies. 2 and 3 were the best. 1 and 4 blew MZ chunks. 5 is right out.  psychosybil(Quote)

Kasey, I don't really see any convincing reason why Kagome and Inuyasha wouldn't get married, regardless of medium.
Even in the manga, the romantic nature of their relationship is without doubt; we got an "almost-kiss" a few weeks of in universe time before the final battle, so the fact that they actually kissed in the anime doesn't make that much of a difference.
Did Kagome discover the overwhelming advantages of celibacy during those three years or what…? Considering how she kept thinking about Inuyasha I wouldn't say that her feelings changed, so what are you basing this on? I mean, let's pretend for a moment that Kagome will lose her miko powers if she gets married (which was never actually stated as far as I know), is that a real problem now that Naraku is gone? It's not that Kagome ever cared about those powers all that much. Also, what you say about their children is pure conjecture – not to mention that even in the scene you talk about Kagome never purified Inuyasha to the point where he lost his youkai qualities for any amount of time; she merely restored him to his natural state.  pip25(Quote)

While I understand not everyone was a fan of the kiss… i feel i must stand up for the pro-kiss universe out there, lol. Which i am part of

I chuckle at some of the references here to the kiss being inserted because of "whining fangirls who like twilight." lol…. and for the record Twilight sucks. But i think there are plenty of normal.. older than 15 year olds who were genuinely happy with the kiss and thought it always belonged.

Me and my girlfriend both loved the kiss… and we are both 24 and graduate students. We both have jobs and are serious people.. and we both where overjoyed and giddy as hell when they kissed. lol

There are plenty of non-fangirls that where stoked with how the final episode was done.

Come on…. who doesn't love a romantic happy ending? The real word is often the disappointment, lets not put that into the shows we watch.

I almost feel like they should have done a kiss… and non-kiss version. So that way everyone is happy  Matthew(Quote)

Yes, "Twilight" sucks. I couldn't find any way to get into the movie when they showed it on cable. I mean, are vampires supposed to be "sparkly"? Give me Joss Whedon's vampires any day.

Ok, back to the topic. Loved the episode, although when Kagome's voice actress makes the wish on the jewel to disappear forever, she could have thrown a little more emotion into it. I read the manga, and it seemed to me like Kagome fairly shouts to the jewel, "Shikon no Tama, DISAPPEAR!" Here, she said it almost normal like, like when you ask someone to please pass the butter. Heck, if she can scream her lungs out for InuYasha to come rescue her, you'd think she'd yell just as strong to the jewel to go away! Eehh, I'm just ranting a little here; the "purist" in me is coming out.

Overall, loved how it ended and now to just wait 'til it comes out on AS dubbed and on dvd to buy. Fall is when it might be dubbed? Can't wait!

Again, thanks Starks for all the hard work you put into this site. I stumbled onto it myself by accident one day when I was looking for information about our beloved hanyou. It was back when the top banner was in color with different pics of the characters. I have your site bookmarked and it's been one of my faves ever since. So, thanks again, and I'll be checking in from time to time to see what else you might blog about. Till then, arigatou and laters!

- Maria  Maria(Quote)

Maria, I agree.

The delivery of the wish was a bit weak. Satsuki is usually good at giving emphasis to dramatic lines.  Starks(Quote)

Ok since everyone else is weighing in I would like to throw my vote on the side of the pro-kissers. When I was watching the final episode I was picking out what was the same and different from the manga and I was shocked while being happily suprised about the kiss. I actually thought this would satisfy all of the fans out there because it sure made me happy to see it finally come to fruition! I thought it was appropriately placed due the fact Kagome was sucked up into the abyss and Inuyasha was going crazy for finding her. I did not feel the kiss was out of fear but out of relief they had finally found each other again and were able to be true to their feelings. Sure the kiss could have come when Inuyasha pulled Kagome out of the well but at this was a great place to show it and they thought they were making the fan base happy. So for all of you who wanted a kiss… here it is! Stop complaining and see it for the good! The show executives listened and gave you something! I was okay with Koga's little bit of time because he did get cheated out of time and was unceremoniously written off. See it for what it is… they were trying to do some justice for the character. All in all I felt this was an appropriate ending to the story and was happy to see it end this way.  Slyninja(Quote)

Thanks a lot starks, when i wanted news from inuyasha i always came to this site, what a great run in general, both in this season and with your site.

Great times.  mich(Quote)

Hey Starks —

I just wanted to thank you for sticking with this for so long! I visit here all the time and will continue to do so. Thank you for all you have done, it's definitely appreciated!  Leah(Quote)

Mou ichido, thanks for everything starks,
Can you link me to Inuyasha Zusetsutaizan Ougikaiden?  recca02(Quote)

recca02:
is this what you wanted? http://ear-tweak.com/specials/ougikaiden.htm

and Starks are you going to upload black tessaiga soon?  inuyasha211(Quote)

The raw is proving hard to track down than I imagined. I had thought that it would it be readily available on Share EX2 or Perfect Dark P2P by now.  Starks(Quote)

Yes inuyasha211,
That is exactly what I need.
Can anyone post a link to translated version of Inuyasha Zusetsutaizan Ougikaiden.
Onegaishimassu!  recca02(Quote)

i bought mine translated at a bookstore, you can try barnes and noble or another book store, it was only $12  inuyasha211(Quote)

hey stark =D
do you have the artbook "It's a rumic world" ??
Could you upload it please!
I can't find where to purchase it!  fsc_ryoga(Quote)

I found this, a few pictures of It's a rumic world dvd set and 3 figure set
http://www.ranma.ch/itsarumicworld.html  inuyasha211(Quote)

I have to agree with you on the kiss. It was extremely out of place though it does make sense that Kagome and Inuyasha were in a daze and wanted to see each other bad when they were trapped in darkness but it was still just out of place. I expected it to be at the end when she came back after three years.  BugnessMonster(Quote)

Haha I didn't get to finish cause my computer messed up and posted just that above, but what else I was gonna say was that I guess we should all be happy that there was a kiss at all. I mean it wasn't in the manga at all so they treated us all with a kiss in the episode. So that's my opinion on the kiss, oh and when I was watching I didn't expect it at that timing at all if there was going to be a kiss and I literally pulled a sabastian from the little mermaid lol! My mouth instantly dropped in surprise.
And about the Naraku and Midoriko thing I guess it as a bit unecessary but it as a nice little thing added, cause if you think about it Naraku did still have that good human side to him, it makes sense I guess haha, that's how I think of it. But I respect your opinions, they make sense.
OH! One last thing. I am totally on your side about the 5th movie. I mean it would be nice if Rumiko Takahashi could show a little thing maybe about Inuyasha and Kagome a couple years later maybe with a family or something, but a movie is completely unecessary. There would be nothing to make it about, other then maybe the childrens lives with them battling and everything, but that would be dumb. To me it would ruin the image of the parents, they would seem old you could say, and in my mind they live forever lol, I don't wanna see them all old!  BugnessMonster(Quote)

recca02: Yes inuyasha211,
That is exactly what I need.
Can anyone post a link to translated version of Inuyasha Zusetsutaizan Ougikaiden.
Onegaishimassu!  

I posted some stuff a few years ago from my copy.

http://freelance-manga.com/2007/06/08/inuyasha-manga-profiles/#more-144  Starks(Quote)

Having read almos each comment from that post, do you mind scanning again the pages of rumiko's proccess of doing the manga? 'cuz one of both of these links is broken!
And i study how to draw manga. This year is my 4th year!   fsc_ryoga(Quote)

I was gonna scan my copy…but didn't see a good reason to do it   MooMoo-of-Doom(Quote)

MooMoo-of-Doom: I was gonna scan my copy…but didn't see a good reason to do it   (Quote)

Do you have a reason right now? *3*
Pleaseeee >W<
I'll be really happy!   fsc_ryoga(Quote)

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If anyone have the arbook "It's a rumic world" can they put some images from it! Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks ._____________.  fsc_ryoga(Quote)

Hi Starks,

After a few episodes I decided to let the anime rest and pick it up at a later point, much because of the heavy compression of the original storyline (although some parts of it, as you pointed out, were crap). I also decided to watch the whole anime from the beginning, plus that I, like you, made my peace with the series at the ending of the manga. But what I've read here makes me want to watch the anime until the very end.

I've been following this site for at least five years and I really appreciate all the work you've put into it, Starks.

All the best,
Mikael  Anticrobotic(Quote)

Any luck finding the black tessaiga raw Starks?  inuyasha211(Quote)

Well, I'm glad InuYasha is over now (Not that I want it to go; I've been a fan for six years now and don't intend on forgetting it any time soon).

The kiss was a big jaw-dropper. I remember just watching the episode and suddenly there's this kiss scene I don't remember being in the manga. I went completely red and started smiling like a utter goof.
(Happiness I tell you).
I'm actually pretty glad they put the kiss where they had; the ending, three years in the future, was sweet enough and didn't really need a kiss.

(A fifth movie would really be a giant leap, there's just not enough to go on. However, I would put it past anyone if the creators could wring out a few OVAs.)

Much Love,
Justine  Justine Themis(Quote)

hey starks?

How come you dont have people attempting to Sub the Black Tessaiga Its a Rumic WOrld episode?

I used to come to this website once every week for the translation on the Inuyasha Manga. I had a thrill with the anime and manga. I digress though.

If i can rephrase my suggestion, why dont you put up Subs for the 30 minutes animations of Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha: Black Tessaiga??

EPisode 15 of Inuyasha the final act, had 10 minutes Cut out of the OVA version.  Erick(Quote)

Also starks. id be happy if you could give me your thoughts on my opinions for a 5th movie possiblity.

Before you tell me youve already said that there should be no movie sequel, Just hear me out. Im just saying that what i think is a little more on the grounds of turning fan-fiction into fan-faction.

I watched the Complete Inuyasha Anime to know that If they were doing a 5th Inuyasha Movie, it would have to be set during the Final Act episodes focusing on Moryomarus war against Naraku.

To specify i think a fifth film could take place in episode 5 after Koga leaves in the introduction, BUT for continuity purposes, make it set BEFORE Inuyasha decides to see Totosai about the Dragon Scale Swords uncontrollable power, before Sesshomaru fights Moryomaru the Second time, etc, etc.

The 5th movie, if there was one, it could give us a chance to see enemies like the Numawatari, Sesshomarus definition of a formal introduction of His Meidou Zangetsuha to Inuyasha's gang, the adaptation of the Dokumizuchi, Ghost Cat, maybe adaptate a couple videogame villians.

Maybe the animators can redeem the anime storywreck of Kinka and Ginka, by creating movie exclusive characters based on thier story and giving them a "Similar" scenario, with elements to make these new characters stand out.

Maybe instead of Naraku using Moryomaru to devour demon twins, they could be triplets.

At the same time, im pointing all this out though, Starks, Maybe a 5th movie could introduce a new villian but also give Moryomaru some screen time and make him hardcore and kickass of a bad guy in the anime.

Naraku wouldnt have to openly get involved in the film, since he only cares about the Shikon Jewel and could consider other forms of power not to be worthy of his desires, like the way Sesshomaru believes in his own strength when taking out enemies instead of relying on the interest of one shard of the Sacred Jewel, as he has stated.

And as a bonus and due to the fact that this 5th movie was made and published AFTER the final date of the Final act, some of the ideas that the fans have about Inuyasha and Kagomes future… after the series finale… they could ambigously be shown by a powerful fortune teller whod prefer to keep this knowledge of the possible future to him or herself.

If an anime can be faithful to manga, why couldnt an animated film be?

If you have a critisism of my proposed idea, id like to hear it from you.  Erick(Quote)

Who's hell Rukichi in the final episode? O_o  HypnoDisk(Quote)

Oh here is he! http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1404/rikichicameonelfinale.jpg

it's a character that appear in episode 1-2,14.  HypnoDisk(Quote)

Thanks for all of your hard work and if inuyasha and Inyasha the final act takes such a long time to finich…well how long does it take to finish Inuyasha?  Nimmi(Quote)

I LOVED it but I wanted more XD
im too much of a fan to see just 26 epis
I'm glad Kagome wished for jewel to disappear
the only thing that damn jewel was good for was to bring Kagome to Inuyasha and to change Inuyasha for the better.
I also wanted to see more in the last epi.
I know Miroku and Sango had kids and stuff which as nice but I wanted to know the names of the 3 little munch-kins
and I wanted to see more Inukag as well DX  thefinalactneedstobedubbednow(Quote)