Inuyasha Worst Anime
I can still recall the first time I saw Inuyasha . Sicker than a dog (heh) and staying up way past my bedtime, I came across this weird show on Adult Swim while channel flipping. It had a pretty boy with white hair fighting another white-haired pretty boy with really cool powers, so I was definitely interested. The only part that didn’t really work for me was the female, who liked to stand around and obsessively scream at white-haired boy #1 during the fight. Whatever my reservations, it got my curious and I checked out the rest of the show later on.
This show feels like it was supposed to be a “Ra Ra, girl power in shounen” series that falls flat on its face within the first season. The plot is repetitive and annoying, our protagonists are unlikeable schmucks, and there are far too many cooks in the kitchen when it comes to our “antagonists.”
I want to be clear, this is not a rag on the manga artist. I know Rumiko Takahashi can write and draw really well, being a fan of
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. What I don’t understand exactly is what went wrong with this show. I have my theories below, but what exactly went wrong always eludes me.
There’s one type of plot I hate above all others: the repetitive one. If your plot is so barren than you need to repeat yourself like some lazily-written Groundhog Day to keep it going then you need to consider whether your story should go on at all. Hence one of my earlier posts, Survive or Stagnate.
Inuyasha stagnated something fierce, refused to lay down and die for the longest time. Our resuscitation paddles here came from the ever infamous Shikon Jewel Shards, the pieces of a powerful jewel that Kagome shattered in the beginning of the show.The group’s quest has been to gather the shards to keep big bad baddy Naraku from getting his hands on it. Despite this providing a great opportunity to stretch the story out naturally, the show feels the need to have the hero’s shard collection stolen over, and over, and over again. And just when you think they’ve gotten it back on track…. they lose it again… for five more episodes.
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When it comes to Shounen, repetition is a sickness. In my “Secret To Success” post on One Piece , I praised Oda for keeping the show going for its ridiculous length by constantly coming up with new and exciting plotlines to chase. By adding new material, you could hypothetically keep a show going forever and keep your audience entertained. When Shounen chases its tail, on the other hand, you risk losing people who’ve been there since day one.
With the protagonist being a human girl in a world of danger, not many people will probably criticize Kagome for wanting to be protected at all times. However, when that threat has passed, when does a want for protection become an obsessive and petty means of causing pain? Of course, I’m referring to Inuyasha and the prayer beads.
I know how slapstick works, and I know how the “Slap-Slap-Kiss” Dynamic is supposed to work. Inuyasha and Kagome are too very hot-headed, very immature characters who have to come to terms with their emotions and we get to laugh along the way. What I don’t get, and what I’ve never gotten, is why Kagome didn’t remove the prayer beads when it became abundantly clear he wasn’t going to kill her, or run off on her.
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In short, it’s because the show thinks it’s funny to constantly have her punish him for various petty things that teenage girls care about, like insulting her cooking, or not noticing her like a good sempai. But what’s supposed to be funny began to ring abusive to me after it became clear that these two were romantically involved and that leaves a sour taste in my mouth.
An intro to the new guys: Kikyo was Inuyasha’s love interest just before he got killed. The two were well on their way to being together when plot happened and Kikyo was convinced she had to kill Inuyasha, which in turn killed her. The big romantic hub-bub between Inuyasha and Kagome is that Kagome is Kikyo’s reincarnation self. This opened the door for a questionable but otherwise very Japanese fantasy romance that would have been enjoyable and allowed Inuyasha to move on.
This idea can work for a one-arc thing, putting Inuyasha through the emotional wringer, and then lose her for a second time for extra angst. But Kikyo became a regular antagonist for the show, a killer zombie whose sole purpose is to kill her lover for the second time. But, to be honest, I’m pretty sure she’s just here to make the fans go “Oh noz, we he leave Kagome?”
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This is just cheap pathos. The key to a successful second antagonist is credible threat and logical cause and the presentation of a new threat. Azula makes sense in Avatar The Last Airbender because, while Zuko wants to capture the Avatar, she wants to kill him . Both Naraku and Sesshomaru want Inuyasha dead, and Zombie-Kikyo has little to offer that both of them haven’t already done.
It’s easy to accuse me of criticizing a show I just never liked. But, truth be told, I used to love this show, making me all the sadder it’s turned so sour. I enjoyed watching the show for a very long time and lost interest midway through. I got very bored with the repetitive plot, lost my taste for the comedy, and just felt like the show was pandering to a different group than mine.
This show has strengths. Characters like Koga, Miroku, even Sesshomaru are well done for their interesting powers or backstories, sometimes both. The show also knows how to make some really cool monsters and, had it focused on the Yokai of Ancient Japan, it would have been something special. But, instead of a cool action series surrounding old Japanese Mythology, we have stagnating Shounen series with some real cool mythology accenting the edges. It’s one of those times that I wished the scenery would chew the actors… and hopefully spit them back out.
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Do you disagree? Is Inuyasha your favorite show? I’m interested in hearing from everyone, so feel free to comment down below. Don’t forget to like and follow for more content just like this.It's a shame that viewers outside of Asia tend to shun anime as kid's stuff. Though the Inuyasha anime series seems to be directed at a predominantly teen aged audience even in Japan, Rumiko Takahashi is a master storyteller and Inuyasha nonetheless appeals to people of all different ages, genders and backgrounds. Nobody spins a tale like Takahashi and Inuyasha is a brilliant example of her skill. Weaving a complex storyline interspersed with action, fantasy, the innocence of young love, and a cast of endearing though fallible characters, Inuyasha is a rich fantasy tale drawn from Japanese mythology and set in feudal Japan. Names and references to actual Japanese historical and mythological characters interwoven into the story gives this series added texture and richness not readily found in most graphic novels. Takahashi lightens the serious tone at times with uniquely Takahashi humor (often imitated, never duplicated) and creates credible, flawed characters whose shortcomings become endearing over time. If the animation is too childish for you, try reading the original graphic novel series, which is even more outstanding since the anime doesn't do Takahashi's comic timing any justice. Strongly recommended to those who enjoy a rich, entertaining fantasy tale.
With Pokemon, Beyblade and Yu-Gi-Oh gracing the small screen, it has become difficult to take Japanese Anime seriously. Thankfully, Cartoon Network has put a block of Japan's finest in their red-eye time slot, spearheaded by Inuyasha.
The general gist of the plot is Kagome, a modern schoolgirl, winds up in feudal times and must help a half-demon(Inyasha) recover the shards of a jewel of ultimate power.
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One might say that Inuyasha combines the best of both Shonen and Shojo stylings. The world of feudal Japan is laced with ghosts, demons and other critters who roar, slash, dash, slice, splat and snarl, and at least one of these beasts duke it out with the title character per episode. On the other hand, there is romance, guilt, past betrayals and secrets to be discovered, not to mention sight gags and running jokes.
The visual quality is a step above pocket monsters and moon princesses as well. The show is thankfully devoid of giant sweat-drops, fountain tears and misplaced mouths.
It takes patience to watch the series, with 100+ episodes and long-running character development, it would take a fortune of DVD purchases or steadfast loyalty to the television at 1:00 am (as of this writing)to get the entire story down.
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This is a rather complex series. It has love, sex, action, horror, drama. It has a good plot and believable characters. The emotions are nicely portrayed, even when it's silly Japanese sex humor. This is one of the rare stories where evil really
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