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This is one of the worse anime adaptations of Rumiko Takahashi's works. Basically the characters were recycled from her earlier Ranma 1/2 series. This is what happens when manga artists run out of ideas. Either that or they think if they recycle the same formula it will find the same monetary but not necessarily artistic success.

Basically Inuyasha is a recycled Ranma. Kagome is a recycled Akane. Koga is a recyced Ryoga. Myoga is a recycled Happosai. Sango is a recycled Ukyo, but rather than chasing after Ranma, she's now paired with Miroku. Miroku is a recycled Genma. ... And Sesshomaru is a recycled Kuno, but this time he's Inuyasha's brother rather than upper classman and competitor. And the list goes on.

What makes it terrible in comparison to Ranma 1/2 is that this is sort of like Super Mario The Lost Levels where Ranma was the original Super Mario Bros. Not only is SM TLL basically a SMB original rehashed with different but not necessarily new levels, it's also more frustrating to play than the original. So rather than being a lighthearted comedy/sitcom type show mostly to entertain, Inuyasha has turned Ranma into a boring demon killing fest with less humor and more angtsy-I-want-to-beat-the-crap-out-of-my-one-and-only-nemesis-Naruku which takes away from the show's entertainment and escapism values.

The only good thing about Inuyasha over Ranma is that the op/ending/theme songs are many and all are very good. Ranma also has good songs but they are not of "super-pop" calibre.