Renkotsu

Kagome Higurashi

Naraku

Amari Nobunaga

Ryukotsusei

Sesshoumaru

Sango

Hojo

Akitoki Houjou

Inuyasha

Wakana

Hiten Raijou

Shunran

Hoshiyomi

Suikotsu

Garamaru

Bankotsu

Kanna

Princess Tsuyu

Yura

Kohaku

Sara Asano

Gatenmaru

Kagome Higurashi, an average ninth grader, gets pulled into an ancient well by a demon, bringing her 500 years in the past to the feudal era. There, she meets Inuyasha, a half-demon who seeks the Shikon Jewel to make himself a full-fledged demon. With Inuyasha and new friends, Kagome's search for the Jewel of Four Souls begins...<br>
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(Source: Viz Media)

Warning: this review contains spoilers.

First impressions: So, when getting into this show, all I heard was that it’s about time travel between modern day Japan and Sengoku period Japan, half demons, pervy monks, romantic polygons, kittens that turn into a huge monsters, getting power ups with tooth swords and a villain that keeps coming back to life and summoning more monsters. Man, this show sounds like everything I ever wanted out of shounen. It seems like this’ll be the cream of the crop. What could possibly go wrong?

Story: 7/10
So, our story begins in modern day Japan, where our main character, Kagome one day falls into her old family well, after some sort of crazy monster pulled her into it. After mentally recuperating from what had just happened, she then proceeds to climb out of the well. Upon climbing out of the well, she finds herself in a forest. After walking around for awhile, she finds a mysterious looking man, with dog ears pinned to a tree. During her investigation of the area, she finds a village, and also finds out that she’s in Sengoku period Japan. She finds out that the dog eared man is a half-demon, named Inuyasha, who long ago came to the village, to get the powerful shikon jewel, but was stopped by a powerful shrine maiden, who turns out to be his ex-girlfriend. While getting used to her situation, the village comes under attack by a demon who wishes to get the shikon jewel. During the attack, Kagome frees Inuyasha, out of desperation, to battle the demon and in the battle the village nearly gets destroyed and the shikon jewel gets split into multiple fragments, that get cast all over Japan(cause apparently, that’s what happens, when you fire arrows at magic jewels, they explode and send their fragments hundreds of miles away). So, to make a long story short, the both of them decide to start a journey across Japan, to find and gather all the pieces, before they fall into evil hands.

On paper, Inuyasha is actually a very good shounen. It has the tone and it has the battles. Like most long running shounen though, it drags on for far too long and after a while, loses any sense of direction or purpose. It was quite good, for the first 30-50 episodes, there was adventure, demons slaying, samurai, good drama, actual stakes and some character development. The problem is that after that point, it played out its basic concept and the plot ended up constantly playing out the formula of “power up, chase the main villain, he escapes”. Even when it tried to add some flavor, with different characters and locations, it was still the same shit, over and over again. How many times do we need to be reminded of Inuyasha’s resurrected old girlfriend? How many times do we need to have the main villain send demons after the main cast? There is saying, that it's the journey that matters, not the destination. Fucking hell though, in Inuyasha’s case, it's the journey that kinda sucks and the destination that’s reached after way too long. Here’s idea, explore why are there no yoki living in modern day Japan, or address what's going to happen to the demon characters, when their human friends die and they decide to move on. That would’ve been ten times more interesting than what we got.

It’s time to talk about one of the shows focal points, the romance between Inuyasha and Kagome. The foundation for their relationship was built very well, which I really liked. I have to ask this question though. Does it really take 190 episodes to drive home the point that these characters are in love with one another? They could have done it in half the time. I also feel that their relationship together was way too pitch perfect for my liking and I felt it was little unnatural, I’m not sure why though.

The last thing I want to address is how insulting the ending is, on so many levels. Pretty much what happens is that after everything's been sorted and Kagome and Inuyasha are about to start their life together, Kagome, in so many words, says goodbye to Inuyasha. Inuyasha naturally questions her on why she’d do this, after confessing to him no less. She then turns around and gives the fact that she wants to finish highschool as her only reason. After this statement, she returns back to the modern day Japan, to finish high school. One two year time skip later and we see her graduating from highschool and returning back to medieval Japan, because now she has her certificate. Why do you need a certificate in medieval Japan, you're a women. It feels like some sort of forced feminist message, saying “hey kids, make sure to pursue your career and education, before your love life, even if it has no purpose to begin with.”

Characters: 7/10
Kagome, our main character is possibly one of the worse female main characters I’ve seen in a show, to date. Now, before you get triggered in the comments section, let me explain the reason why. It’s not that I dislike her character, or what she brings to the series as a whole, but what bothers me about her is that she doesn't seem to have much in the way of a personality and as a result, she comes off as a bland Mary Sue. Her personality basically comes down the fact that she's the person who wants to help many people as possible. Besides that, she seems mostly unfazed about most of the stuff she sees and goes through, which is kinda jarring, when you think about the fact that she’s in the warring states period, one of the most bloody and brutal times in all of Japanese history. This was a time when entire families were wiped out and entire cities would be set on fire, and to top it all off, you’ve got demons running around, that can level entire armies or towns, with minimal effort. She’s basically in a meat grinder and I’d think that seeing this would make her act a little cynical or maybe express some level of appreciation for the circumstances of her birth, but nope, that doesn't happen. Thankfully, she does actually develop, as her world view gradually changes, over the course of the snow, when she learns that not everything can be categorized as purely good or evil and that you can’t always make the right decision. Aside from that though, when she’s compared to the other main cast members, or even the side characters, she just comes off as bland, because there isn't much reason for why she the way she is. In contrast to Kagome though, we have Inuyasha, who I’m so thankful he’s in this show, as he makes the show work for a number of reasons. He’s a hot headed, selfish asshole, with good reason too and I love him for it. Sadly though, because of Kagome, he loses his original edge and devolves into a generic shounen protagonist.

When it comes to the side characters, most of them have decent personalities, characterization and decent development, some of my favorite examples of which being Sesshomaru, Inuyasha’s half-brother and Miroku, the pervy monk. One of the main reasons I really like Sesshomaru is because I’m a big fan of his particular type of character arc, which can also be seen with the character of Accelerator, from a certain magic index. In fact, when I think about it, I feel that Sesshomaru was the basic blueprint for accelerator, since they have very similar characteristics and both their character arcs revolve around a little girl and the main character’s actions. In contrast, the reason that I like Miroku is that he’s a pervert, who tries to tap every piece of ass he sees, while robbing people of everything that isn't nailed to the floor. Finally, it’s time for the main villain, Naraku. He’s probably both the high and low point of the series. As a main villain, he’s proactive and has a strong presence, but the problem is that he has a weak motivation, at best and is, for the most part, pretty predictable. After a point though, it becomes easy to predict what he’s gonna do and so he just becomes kinda boring.

Art: 7/10
So, at the time this came out, the animation was most likely pretty good and in fact, it still looks decent today, although it hasn't aged well. Inuyasha’s animation gives it a gritty feeling, which fits the tone and nature of the warring states period Japan, that the series takes place in. The backgrounds look alright, but nothing to write home about. As for the fights, they look pretty decent, but I wish that they didn't end with the ever so popular wind scar as often. The art style has this retro shounen feel to it, which I quite dig. I’m kinda on the fence about the character designs, because on one hand, the demons look really cool, but on the other, the humans look boring and feel more like background characters.

Sound: 6/10
I like the first opening song, but I couldn’t care less about the rest of the opening and ending songs. I think the soundtracks are decent and on point, most of the time. There isn’t much that’s worth me going out of my way to listen to, but there are some good tracks that are worth a listen. This isn’t surprising, as the OST was done by Kaoru Wada, who’s also done the OST for samurai 7. I feel that both the sub and the dub have their strong points. The dub did a very good job of capturing the personality of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, while Inuyasha’s sub version sounds like the Japanese voice actor for Goku, from dragon ball Z, which I find very bothersome to listen to. By the same token though, I feel that the sub captured Naraku better than the dub, because in the sub he feels more intimidating and scheming, which fits his character well.

Enjoyment: 6/10
So, I’m a big fan of demons, samurai and anything that involves massive amounts of action, so naturally, I did enjoy Inuyasha, to a point. While I found it to be a very interesting and an overall fun ride, wish it was shorter and maybe didn't go in circles. Maybe if it took some more liberties and mixed it up a little, I would have found it more enjoyable.

Overall: 7/10
Conclusion: I think Inuyasha is a pretty decent shounen and I recommend it to anyone who Iikes demons, time travel, Sengoku period Japan and the like. All things considered though, there are shounen that have done similar things to this show, except better. Yu yu hakusho did the whole demon and spirit world thing better and had morality ambiguity as a bonus. Fullmetal alchemist or One piece have also done the whole adventure thing better. For everything this series is good at, there is another series that’s better at it. I guess if you're new to anime, then Inuyasha is a good shounen to start with, but if you're into more mature series or want more depth, then it’s best to go somewhere else.

Special credit to my unpaid and slightly pissed editor, Lonecrit.

one of the better things to come out during the 90s 

Inuyasha proves what a talented mangaka Rumiko Takahashi truly is! Rumiko Takahashi can go from making slackjaw comedy like Ranma 1/2, to making creepy horror such as Mermaid Saga, to jam packed action shounen anime such as Inuyasha. There are elements from Ranma 1/2 in Inuyasha. Many of the characters in Inuyasha parallel characters from Ranma 1/2. There is a half demon girl in Inuyasha that bares a slight resemblance to Lum from Urusei Yatsura. Inuyasha was inspired from one of Rumiko Takahashi's earlier series from the 80's called Fire Tripper. Inuyasha is about a teenage school girl from the present day (at the time 1996) named Kagome Higurashi. Kagome lives with her little brother, mother, pet cat, and grandfather in a house right next to the family shrine. Her grandfather is obsessed with mythology and ancient artifacts. Kagome is well liked by her peers at school, she has three friends, and a guy named Hojo who is secretly in love with her but Kagome is of course oblivious to this. On her 15th birthday Kagome enters the family shrine and the well starts glowing and Kagome is captured by a centipede demon named Mistress Centipede. Kagome is transported 500 years into the past and she sees Inuyasha a half dog demon who is bond to a tree. Kagome is attacked by Mistress Centipede who bites out the sacred jewel from Kagome's body. Inuyasha tells Kagome to free him so that he can kill  Mistress Centipede. Kagome does so by pulling out the sacred arrow that binded Inuyasha to the tree. Once free, Inuyasha easily kills Mistress Centipede but tries to kill Kagome. The elder of the village an old priestess Kaeda magically puts on an enchanted necklace onto Inuyasha which he cannot take off and Kaeda tells Kagome to give the necklace a command and Kagome says "Sit" and Inuyasha crashes face first to the ground. Kagome accidentally breaks the sacred jewel into many pieces with a sacred arrow causing her and Inuyasha to go on a quest to find all the pieces. Kagome being a powerful priestess can sense a piece of the scared jewel close by. The main antagonist of the series Naraku is the cause of most of the tragedies and murders in the series. Naraku is different from other half demons because Naraku is the human bandit/murder Onigumo and a legion of demons combined into one body. Naraku gives "birth" to many incarnations that follow his orders. One of his incarnations a wind sorceress named Kagura despises him and wishes to be free. Naraku is the reason why Inuyasha was bond to the tree because Naraku caused Inuyasha and Inuyasha's first lover Kikyo to turn against one another in order to capture the sacred jewel. Inuyasha and Kagome on their quest to capture all the pieces of the Sacred Jewel befriend a young monk named Miroku who has a generational curse from Naraku which is the wind tunnel that is a black hole in the palm of his right hand that he uses to cover up with sacred beads and a piece of clothing. To remove the curse Naraku must be killed or the wind tunnel will eventually suck up Miroku just as it did to his father and grandfather. A fox demon child named Shippo who can transform into anyone and anything. Shippo's family was killed by Naraku's minions. A teenage demon slayer named Sango whose father and clan were slain by her possessed little brother Kohaku who under Naraku's control slaughtered them and joined Naraku. Sango's companion a demon cat named Kiara who can transform into a giant flying cat , all travel with Inuyasha and Kagome united in their quest to capture the sacred jewel shards and kill Naraku. Inuyasha's older half-brother Sesshomaru is easily the most complicated character in the series. Sesshomaru was originally one of the villains in Inuyasha. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha each had animosity towards one another. They each both told the other that they will kill the other and would try to fight the other to the death. Sesshomaru resented the fact that both his and Inuyasha's father (The Great Dog Demon) gave Inuyasha the Tessaiga which Sesshomaru believed was the best sword that belonged to his father because Sesshomaru received the Tenseiga which Sesshomaru believed was a useless sword. Sesshomaru goes from despising humans to eventually bonding with one, when he saves a little human girl named Rin who he allows to become one of his traveling companions that he guards and protects. It can be said that Rin was the one that gave Sesshomaru his "heart". Inuyasha and Sesshomaru actually don't want the other to die. Towards the end of the series Inuyasha begins to care about Sesshomaru and doesn't want him killed. Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Kagome, and their traveling companions all unite in their common quest to kill Naraku once and for all! If someone enjoys adventure, action, fantasy, and mythology then they will enjoy Inuyasha.

Inuyasha is one of the best anime series ever!

[Note: this review treats the original _Inuyasha_ show and the sequel _Inyasha: The Final Act_ as a single show, and reviews both, since together they make one long, complete story.]

~~~_15-year-old modern schoolgirl Kagome and grumpy half-demon Inuyasha reluctantly team up to recover the pieces of a magical jewel that were scattered when Kagome fell down a well into magic-filled feudal Japan. On their quest they team up with a monk, a demon slayer, and a young fox demon while trying to stay ahead of the large number of people who want one or all of them dead._~~~

This counts as a classic now, right? I remember plenty of Inuyasha character cosplays, fanart, and the rare anime merch in real stores while the original series aired in the early aughts. But despite that, I wasn’t a dedicated watcher at the time. Which ended up to my advantage, because _now_ the entire series is easily available.

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The premise is simple: Kagome falls down a well at her family’s shrine, and comes out the other side in feudal Japan. She’s attacked by a demon that wants to acquire the magical Shikon Jewel embedded in her body, awakens and is saved by the grumpy half-demon Inuyasha, the jewel shatters, and now they gotta go put it back together. Only, Kagome is the reincarnation of Inuyasha’s former girlfriend, the priestess Kikyo, and the two parted on bad terms each believing their lover had betrayed them. (It was a trick by series Big Bad Naraku, but still.)

And because nothing is ever simple, Kikyo gets brought back to life at one point for Reasons, then proceeds to spent a chunk of the series alternating between helping random peasants (because she’s got such a nice soul) and trying to kill Inuyasha and co (because breakups suck).

This is not an intellectual series, but it is a _fun_ series. Mostly. There’s lot of action, lots of magic and demon-slaying, and the occasional respite/comedy break when Kagome heads home because she’s got a school exam, or needs to stock up on snacks, and say hi to a family who is _super chill_ about their teenager just gallivanting around 500 years in the past, using her archery skills to avoid being eaten for dinner.

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Yes. In this portal fantasy the portal remains open, allowing free crossing back and forth, which is convenient. I remain, however, mystified by how far the characters seem to travel while always remaining within a fairly easy trip back to their home base where the well is.

In general, you can’t think about it too hard. It won’t hold up, it’s not supposed to hold up. This is a feudal Japan where no one cares that Kagome is running around in a miniskirt, riding a bicycle and eating cup noodles and bags of chips.

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On one hand, _Inuyasha_, like many action series, is great for the casual viewer: after a brief introduction at the beginning, you know the basic setting and the rest of the story in any given episode is easy to figure out (usually: this brightly-colored character wants to harm these other ones and/or steal their weapons). But what’s fun when viewed in short doses gets old if you’re trying to cram it. Not because it’s _bad,_ but binging does make its flaws more obvious.

Its main flaw is that every single character needs to take a course in communicating.

__To be clear, every main character has the emotional intelligence of a sleep-deprived sixth grader.__ Inuyasha isn’t alone in this, but the number of fights that compelled me to yell _please work out your interpersonal drama later when demons are not actively trying to kill you_ was…a lot.

(Don’t worry, there’s plenty of arguing when they’re not dealing with murder attempts, too!)

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Okay, so, why watch? I mean, sometimes you just wanna see cool magical people fighting other magical people in ridiculous ways? I mean look at these people!  You’re not going to mix any of them up with anyone else, huh? And the _colors_, nice and bright!

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Also, initial-minor-antagonist-who-refuses-to-admit-he-would-ever-willingly-be-nice Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha’s older half-brother? He was popular eye candy back then, and he’s still pretty now.

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Now, my roommate and I watched this over the course of many months, which is what I recommend. It’s a long series (193 episodes total, excluding movies), and why rush it? A plus to watching now is that the series is complete: the original anime ended before the manga, so 163 episodes in, it just…doesn’t resolve. But a few years later, _Inuyasha: The Final Act_ was released and completed the story.

Even so, the show is long enough that unless you’re _really_ enjoying it, you can go ahead and skip the filler episodes that were stuck in the original run. Just google “Inuyasha filler” and you’ll find multiple lists.

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___Verdict___

_English dub?_ Yes

_Visuals:_ I mean, the first 167 episodes are from 2000-2004, so the aspect ratio is 4:3, but it’s held up OK. Character designs are colorful and distinctive. This isn’t going for anything close to realism, but it’s fun to look at.

_Worth watching?_ Yeah, probably. Sometimes you just need a silly action show, and Inuyasha delivers in spades. It’s not perfect–monk Miroku’s lechery and groping is treated as a small character flaw and usually played for laughs, which gets old _real quick._ A lot of the side characters are legitimately fun as well, from Sesshoumaru’s little entourage Jaken and Rin (does he care about them? he’ll kill you before admitting it) to Kagome’s easygoing family to the recurring wolf demon allies.

Overall, I think I have to hold a long-running fantasy action show to a different standard of “is it good” than I do, say, something with 12-26 episodes. It’d have to get to the point quickly if it was shorter; even skipping the filler, this is the adaptation of a 56-volume manga so there’s just going to be a _lot_ of adventures where the entire point is just “characters get [magical weapon/power-up/knowledge] and beat up some bad guys.” There’s something fun and also comforting in knowing it’s not going to get deep.

Bicycles & miniskirts in feudal Japan fighting demons? Sure! It's not going to get deep, but it will be fun.

Inuyasha is a show which was released at the year 2000
I watched the show 20 years later at the year 2020 (the year in which I started watching anime).
Inuyasha is a show about a girl named Kagome who accidentally fell into a well which took her several years (I don't remember the number of years...) to the past.
The well was connected to feudal Japan in a time when demons existed.
After this, the story is all about Kagome and a Dog Demon called 'Inuyasha' along with a few friends.
A friend of mine told me that Inuyasha is good, so I added Inuyasha to my list.
I started watching Inuyasha after I completed some anime like Naruto, Fairy Tail, My Hero academia, Hunter x Hunter(1999) etc.
I had high hopes for Inuyasha when I started watching it...
The first 20 episodes were so good. It introduced many characters like Kagome, Inuyasha, Shippo and Miroku and the main villain Naraku and the show also gave a gist about the incident between Kikyo and Inuyasha.
After the first 20 episodes the show seemed to become a bit boring...
The same story of all the characters chasing Naraku the invincible demon and always losing shards of the sacred jewels to Naraku.
I started hating the show when I was around the 60th episode...
I almost died watching the show...
I was on the verge of starting to hate anime...
The second season was a bit better than the first season but it was boring too
I wasted a lot of time watching Inuyasha...
I really don't want to offend Inuyasha lovers
Maybe I did not like the show because, I watched some very great anime before watching this.
Also 167 episodes was tooo much of episodes for a very short storyline to watch.
Watching 1 episode was like watching 10.
The whole storyline is about a bunch of demon slayers chasing one demon again and again and again...
The most irritating part were the fillers...
The fillers were an eyesore...
I did not drop the show because I was in an expectation for all the arcs that 'the show would be better after this arc' 
But my expectation remained an expectation.
People also say that the manga goes more deep into the love story between Inuyasha and Kagome which the anime did not give much importance to at least in my opinion
Many people have praised Inuyasha and have enjoyed the show to the fullest but I really didn't like the show.
Everyone(mostly) who had watched this show only praised it, but according to me the show was bad.
At last, I would say that people who are reading this review who are the fans of this show please don't get offended I have just expressed my opinion here and for the people who decide to see the show after reading the reviews please don't waste your time there are better shows out there which you may really enjoy.
OK I END MY REVIEW OF INUYASHA HERE!!!!

This is my first written review for an anime. Sorry if it's really bad but I'm basically just putting my true feelings into word form.

Characters and Story 7/10 - If you're a fan of the show. This should go without saying. The characters are timeless. The story can be tiresome at several points however. There are certain episodes where it feels like nothing is happening at all. I checked a filler list. I did watch some filler by accident, but episodes that were listed as canon still felt like filler anyway. I know this is an older long form Shonen series so I won't be too harsh on it. 

Naraku as a villain is good at what he does. His actions to me are completely twisted and sinister. He's literally just evil to be evil. It’s great. He makes you truly hate his character. 

Inuyasha as a main protagonist is just classic. In the beginning he’s a self absorbed asshole with only his own interests in mind. He’s thick headed and naïve. He’s written so well. Because of Kagome however he gets a bit soft but for stories sake it’s a natural progression.

Kagome as a female protagonist is good, to a point. Can be a bit boring at times. But towards the end of the story she becomes more reliant on Inuyasha after he moves past Kikyo. They are able to work on their relationship more as a whole and its good to see.

The rest of the supporting cast is rather entertaining. I understand Jaken and Shippo are there for comedy relief but I really don’t like them and get on my nerves. Sesshomaru is soft spoken and sometimes more interesting than Inuyasha. he's kind of like a reverse Tsundere honestly. As for the rest of the group.... Miroku and Sango seem kind of useless at first. But they end up being solid characters in their own right. Their relationship is quite uncomfortable however. And with him trying to constantly grope Sango it makes my angry. Even when they have their “moment” it still feels forced and unnecessary. He basically molested her straight into marriage. 

Kikyo is the most tragic character in the whole show. She suffered so much and didn’t really deserve any of the pain and sorrow she was given. I do enjoy her character quite a bit more than Kagome.


Art and Animation 10/10 - I adore the character designs and art style in this show. I’m a sucker for the aesthetic of 90’s anime and this is probably the best executed one I’ve seen so far. I do wish there was an upscaled 16:9 version of this show. 4:3 is not the vibe.

Music/VA 10/10 - There are quite a few tracks in this show that flow incredibly well with moments on screen. Very memorable. The Japanese dub is overall more consistent than the English one. I’m not an English dub hater. In the context of this show however, all of the characters with Japanese names residing within ancient Japan are just better pronounced by the native speaking people. 

I could make this review longer. But I lack the literary skills and the ability to put thoughts into words. And thus I would be rambling incoherently. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this show and It’s a timeless classic that I recommend everyone watch at least once.

Despite feeling a bit slow at times. Its a solid show!

Inuyasha was a really nice anime, I actually started watching inuyasha when I was a kid. My mom used to sweep the floor so she'd tell us to stay in the room so we don't step on the floor, and at the time the only channel with something proper to watch, had inuyasha on. I was very confused, I barely understood the concept too lmao. But it was just fun seeing the action and thrill of inuyasha fighting. 
Once i grew up I decided to rewatch it properly, and I'm happy I did so. I for one, find inuyasha the best anime. It's my favorite to this day (which is the reason im even writing this review) The romance, the complex between inuyasha and kagome, the reincarnation plot, the comedy. All of it was just perfect to the point. My favorite scenes as a kid were the ones where inuyasha would fight seshomaru, and to this day he remains my favorite character. He's very vague and mysterious. It's refreshing with all the other expressfull characters. 
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Inuyasha is definitely a stereotype. It's such a cliche and i know that, but they don't make shows like this anymore. They just don't! Cliche is good.
I also recommend checking out the author, she is amazing. I also watched her other work, like ranma for an instance. I used to watch it in arabic as a kid and they'd call ranma rim it was very confusing rewatching it ahaha.
Overall, Inuyasha makes me remember my childhood, and I think thats why I consider it to be my favorite anime. Yet I've watched over 100 anime and I am yet to see any better. 
The growth between kagome and inuyasha, the mystery of kikyo which gets uncovered layer by layer as we go on through the story, the misunderstandings that eat you up inside, and finally the shikon jewel. A beautiful sacred jewel that is the reason for the entire show n run. They make you want one for yourself! 
Kagome's struggles feel relatable at times, like how she is unable to manage both the feudal era plus her high school life. But the fact that her family is laid back about her decisions surely isnt. 
To choose to live in the past (literally) and neglect half her high school year was very confusing to me. I would have preferred if there was a time difference as well. But then it also makes me wonder if their decision of letting her be free has something to do with her dad. 
Her dad a real mystery that I forgot to every question at times. But now that I think about it, what had happened to her father?
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Speaking of parents, inuyasha's story was a bit confusing at first but then I understood it, his mom was a human his dad was a demon, the only thing i didn't understand is why he had seshomarru with another woman before marrying the human and having inuyasha.
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I'm arabian So my english is not the best, excuse any mistakes. 
I don't have much to say besides asking you to go watch it. i hope this review makes you consider it, I know you won't regret it.
__P.S__ This is my first review+ english is not my native language please excuse any mistakes

Inuyasha Series Watch Order

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon