In the essence of not sounding redundant, since my esteemed sister Thunder and cousin Fire have already said about 90% of what I wanted to say, I’ll just say one thing: I’m in love with Inu Yasha! Uh, ok they’ve both said it and you must know how hard it is for the three of us to stay in one room and not fight over who gets to cuddle Inu Yasha — as if hugging IY is even possible.

There’s also one other reason why this series is my number one favorite among Rumiko Takahashi’s creation: the Kagome-InuYasha-Kikyou love triangle. Both Kikyou and Kagome are stunning women and are far far above the likes of Akane Tendo (from Ranma 1/2). They’re also useful, fast learners, and definitely not DENSE (I’m pretty sure they can identify a lecherous pig’s human incarnate when they see one). When men chase after them, rest assured that there is a logical reason — *ahem* beauty and brains. Kagome, in particular, may be in denial but she never never causes the same trouble to Inu Yasha that Akane Tendo’s stupidity does to poor sweet Ranma. When Inu Yasha does get into trouble or go back down memory lane to do some sentimental sniffing, I’m always like, “Aw, you poor baby, come here and let me make it all better.” Can you believe that this comedy could actually make me bawl, especially during the later part of the series when the reason for Kikyou’s unrest is revealed! Other interesting characters to note are Miroku the lecherous priest, Sango the demon exterminator, and Kouga, who adds excitement to the series by keeping Inu-Yasha up on his toes when it comes to keeping Kagome’s attention.

Gawd, I love IY! Now if I can only get rid of the other -senshi’s karaoke-like singing of Change the World before I lose my mind and start singing with them… that Hitomi sings the second opening song isn’t really helping.

Individual Rating: Art/Animation 8.5; Story 9; Characters 10; Sounds 8.5

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