| Well, it sure was a ride. To be fair, it wasn’t the best Story, and Yashahime didn’t had the best Animation out there. But I still managed to somehow have some fun with it. If we leave Towa out there, the girls (Setsuna and Moroha) were pretty cool tbh. Best Moment was of course . Soundtrack was good as always in the Inuyasha Series. So yeah, I’m a bit sad that we probably won’t get a S3 but it’s for the better. SunRise didn’t know what to do with the Story and clearly rushed many parts so it’s better to let Yashahime rest now Still, I’m thankful that we got a Sequel to one of my Childhood Favorite Animes, so Yashahime will always have a special meaning to me ^^ |
Deltris said: Well, it sure was a ride. To be fair, it wasn’t the best Story, and Yashahime didn’t had the best Animation out there. But I still managed to somehow have some fun with it. If we leave Towa out there, the girls (Setsuna and Moroha) were pretty cool tbh. Best Moment was of course . Soundtrack was good as always in the Inuyasha Series. So yeah, I’m a bit sad that we probably won’t get a S3 but it’s for the better. SunRise didn’t know what to do with the Story and clearly rushed many parts so it’s better to let Yashahime rest now Still, I’m thankful that we got a Sequel to one of my Childhood Favorite Animes, so Yashahime will always have a special meaning to me ^^ Aww, I feel the same. We are quite fortunate to have a sequel to one of our favourite anime series from childhood. I am quite grateful. I never thought I'd be able to meet Inuyasha's daughter, and the entire narrative was sweet, despite its flaws. |
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| Never watched "Inuyasha" don't know if I ever will. However I watched both seasons of this and intend on maybe watching some of the movies. I liked the 1st season more, this one took me longer to complete and the last two crisis our protagonists faced (the comet decent and butterfly fiasco) were not handled as well as they could have. Still for what we got, I'm content at least. |
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SofiaBulga said: Never watched "Inuyasha" don't know if I ever will. However I watched both seasons of this and intend on maybe watching some of the movies. I liked the 1st season more, this one took me longer to complete and the last two crisis our protagonists faced (the comet decent and butterfly fiasco) were not handled as well as they could have. Still for what we got, I'm content at least. Honestly, as someone who has seen a few hundred anime series by now but not nearly the amount of some longtime veterans here, yet combined anime + cartoons + live action film and TV have seen unreal amounts of media, Inuyasha is my favorite story in existence and the intricacy, the slow burn and how deftly integration of plot elements is executed over time, how time is really given to learn and grow and feel vicariously through the characters' internal and collective struggles, OST, etc. is really something else and cannot really be compared to Yashahime in effort or scale. As an Inuyasha fan, I watched Yashahime and would almost certainly watch any subsequent sequel, prequel, midquel, any OVA special or any bonus additional filler-esque content, just because of passion for the world and characters. I don't regret it and it was about as good as I expected a rather unnecessary sequel to a fully completed story compiled 16 - 20 years after the fact as a kind of afterthought or introduction for the "new" generation to be...which was "okay". Most sequels I watch, in anime or otherwise, I don't anticipate to be nearly as powerful or on-point as the original, which is fine if one just watches them as a tacked on curiosity. But as the street lingo of Generation Z or whomever goes, "No joke", it is like comparing a Chianti classico to some grape punch from the convenience store or a hand-carved oak chair to a plastic stool. Also, if you do ever end up watching it down the line, perhaps interestingly or not, as a member of the fellow Mahoutsukai no Yome faithful, for some amalgamation of subtle reasons which can only be either experienced firsthand or explained at great length, as someone who watched Inuyasha several years earlier and since searched out all diverse sorts of anime, MnY is the closest spiritual "twin" I feel I've found to it yet. |
WatchTillTandava said: MnY is the closest spiritual "twin" I feel I've found to it yet. Happy to learn a fellow acolyte of the "The Ancient Magus' Bride" is comparing it to "Inuyasha". In that case I need to ask a question. In the original anime how often does Kagome smack Inuyasha. How often does she go about preaching some idealistic crap at him or anyone to diffuse what would otherwise be an epic scene. See she is my biggest worrie how annoying does she get and how often does it happen. Because when I see the Osuwari thing and Inuyasha (like a dog) is being disciplined, I get a bit upset. Your answer will help me in deciding when I'll give this anime a second chance, so if you could I'd appreciate it. |
SofiaBulgaApr 13, 2022 1:20 AM
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SofiaBulga said: Happy to learn a fellow acolyte of the "The Ancient Magus' Bride" is comparing it to "Inuyasha". In that case I need to ask a question. In the original anime how often does Kagome smack Inuyasha. How often does she go about preaching some idealistic crap at him or anyone to diffuse what would otherwise be an epic scene. See she is my biggest worrie how annoying does she get and how often does it happen. Because when I see the Osuwari thing and Inuyasha (like a dog) is being disciplined, I get a bit upset. Your answer will help me in deciding when I'll give this anime a second chance, so if you could I'd appreciate it. Certainly; you're always welcome to ask anything pertaining to this series. She never hits him directly (either at all or perhaps outside some brief isolated incident I can't recall that lasted for two seconds), but I would say the osuwari command gets used fairly often - maybe in roughly between 1/3 and half of the episodes. I'd also provide some further context to this without really spoiling anything. The reason for the creation of that spell or system came at a time of great peril when the characters were first getting to know each other (as you can surmise it'd be early in the series). In the vast majority of the series' runtime it's used more as a comedic relief type of throwaway gag - I'd liken it to the chibi interludes in some of the Mahoutsukai no Yome episodes. As in, kind of a heightened exaggerated version of the characters' emotional state not bound by "real" world physics (like cartoon/anime violence having no consequences in how a protagonist can hit his head and have no bruise in the next scene) and taking up seconds to a minute without shifting the major plot and storyline or dramatic/emotional focus of any individual episode. Which nicely ties in to how the dynamics between the balance of genres is similar (or at least, evokes a very similar feeling within me). Bizarrely, neither series is listed on MAL with Drama as one of its genre tags, but deferring to my own judgment, if Mahoutsukai no Yome is a Fantasy, Drama, and Romance + Slice of Life with some dark fantasy elements and light humor, then Inuyasha is essentially the same arrangement except substitute Adventure for Slice of Life (although there is SoL and even some horror elements too...the series' lengthy duration gives it a lot to play with). With respect to Kagome, you're thinking of the Mary Sue archetype, like whether she constantly lectures Inuyasha and others about her own moral superiority or from a position of supposed moral superiority while excelling at everything? She rarely ever lectures concerning Inuyasha or anyone else dealing with the actual antagonistic forces in the series, because the conflict with those antagonists either episodically or the overall, overarching central plotline is just too existential. The whole group is in pretty much a life-or-death scenario throughout most of the series' run and there isn't ever really a notion of it being a problem or conflict that can just be "talked out" like an after school lesson or Kagome isn't naive enough to think showing mercy and going easy on the forces opposed to them would really resolve anything. The show really doesn't shy away from bitterness, jealousy, the brutality of war and generational hatreds and curses, etc. and amidst all this Kagome being a paragon of innocent virtue and like a goody two-shoes type character is something I expected early on, but never found to be the case. She has her own demons and a "darker" side and the interpersonal dynamism of the series' main group really only works the way it does because all have their pre-existing flaws and psychological baggage and/or ones discovered or created along the journey. I think what you cited is a common concern as she does have a side that definitely annoys some people like in terms of pettiness, but she either is or becomes rather multifaceted well beyond what I was initially expecting in this type of series which I thought would be more black and white moralism or mindless or something. What I would say to you beyond that, or truthfully anyone considering watching the series is I would recommend watching the first season, because the first season has 27 episodes and in those episodes, already introduces you to all of the main cast and many of the supporting characters who will be present throughout all or the majority of the series' run, as well as setting up the entire basis and backdrop behind the plot and origin of the conflict. After that, the pace of the show slows down considerably and becomes more about an experience of the characters and their meandering travels and quest rather than a rush to advance the plot. The first season gives you a suitable rough guideline to know what the plot will be (in practice, besides reading a spoilery summary or synopsis, I mean) and if you will be able to stand the characters individually or collectively. Some people watching the series years after it actually aired (as I did) actually watch only the first and last seasons or skip all the non-plot-centric episodes, but that's never been my style personally and in the case of this series in particular I feel it would do it a massive disservice. But the first season because so much happens in a short span of time which for the most part won't be replicated with the same plot development to runtime ratio until the last season (The Final Act), it's a good litmus test for prospective viewers to get a sense, as long as you brace and settle in for the show slowing down a lot after that which some folk cannot tolerate. Inquire away if there's anything else relevant you want to know now or down the line. Of course, every series is always a highly individual and subjective experience that will be colored by one's own idiosyncratic preferences and life experience and such. |
WatchTillTandavaApr 13, 2022 12:40 PM
WatchTillTandava said: Inquire away if there's anything else relevant you want to know now or down the line. Of course, every series is always a highly individual and subjective experience that will be colored by one's own idiosyncratic preferences and life experience and such. Firstly thanks for the detailed clarification, now I know what to look out for. Now I have one last question and you'll have to forgive me, since it has more to do with personal taste rather than what the series offers to the open-minded viewers. Kikyou (I prefer over Kagome), can you compare her relationship with Inuyasha to any other couple in anime. So that as I'm watching I don't get to frustrated at how the two of them don't end up together. |
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SofiaBulga said: Firstly thanks for the detailed clarification, now I know what to look out for. Now I have one last question and you'll have to forgive me, since it has more to do with personal taste rather than what the series offers to the open-minded viewers. Kikyou (I prefer over Kagome), can you compare her relationship with Inuyasha to any other couple in anime. So that as I'm watching I don't get to frustrated at how the two of them don't end up together. Naturally; you're quite welcome. Honestly, without getting too much into overly spoiler-esque details concerning the plot, I perused our mutual shared anime list and out of series we've both seen and one I'm also quite familiar with, with romantic elements being a major portion of the story but with a lot of other high drama and momentous events, it actually reminds me the most of Kouta and Lucy/Nyu/Kaede's relationship in Elfen Lied, if his cousin Yuka was a stand-in for Kagome (despite being more demure). I'm just referencing the anime TV series here as I haven't read the manga and I'm usually an anime-only. The reason is because besides the "love triangle" aspect, the relationship between those two specifically was torn apart and is filled with anger, resentment, guilt, not grasping each other's intentions for a significant portion of the series after a cherished, even idyllic time they shared in their past ruined by a violent and chaotic misunderstanding. You, (at least I, because I'm like that with my tragic, unorthodox/transgressive, and against all odds romances) still root for them even in a burning world despite all destructive tendencies. The main difference is that in Elfen Lied (again, just the anime) with its somewhat more open ending, it isn't disappointing comparatively if you're in it for that romance specifically. Whereas Inuyasha apart from that one relationship is obviously of a much fuller and broader scope with many worthy main and supporting characters and a more expansive story since it's of course far longer. And that offsets the deficit if you're in it for that relationship. Also, I myself happen to love Elfen Lied more than most, at least of the vocal participants on this site, but even I say Kagome is infinitely better than Yuka. |
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