#i will rewatch inuyasha any time bc i love it so much

[clown-cult]

is it just me or has the Inuyasha fandom been on a rapid death spiral since S2 of HNY ended?

it wouldn’t surprise me, to be honest. Given how toxic the fandom itself has gotten, and the troubled production of HNY giving us bad writing/animation I wouldn’t be surprised if the fandom just finally dies already.

it would probably be for the best if it just died for a decade or so. There’s way better works than Inuyasha out there more deserving of fans that are criminally underrated.

Looking back at Inuyasha critically, I don’t think the series was half as great as the fandom made it out to be after all these years. it’s a nice time capsule of a series, and I get pretty nostalgic when I hear Change the World, but it’s also something that for me doesn’t have a whole lot of rewatch value as it once did.

Maybe I’m just getting old.

Let’s be honest, if you’re not an InuKag fan, (and I mean it has to be your favourite ship, not one of many), don’t worship the ground Kagome walks on and aren’t still trying to defend Sesshomaru, there’s no place for anyone in the fandom lol.

The homophobia problem is still strong. Attaching an alphabet soup of queer headcanons to your fav characters and trying to make queerness “unproblematic” is a huge modern problem with queer youth and the Inuyasha fandom is no different. Ignoring canonly queer or queer coded characters bc it’s “problematic” is why we get these super oppressive, sanitised takes on pride parades. Y’all aren’t any better, it’s still part of our history, Jakotsu being a gay stereotype and Naraku being a gender non conforming shape shifter are still canon and still part of our identity.

Racism is still present. I will see people saying that everyone’s interpretations are too white, too westernised, not correct enough, then will turn around and create “realistic” versions of the characters that are so disgustingly stereotypical and caricaturised that a 1940’s anti-Japanese propaganda magazine would be proud. Bonus points for East Asian people expressing their discomfort in the replies and getting dog piled. We love to see it.

Sexism haunts this fandom like the ghosts in a Christmas Carol. I won’t get too into this one, the poor treatment of women, the uncomfortable fan service, the double standards, the insensitive approach to male trauma and mental health, because it legitimately makes me too angry, but I will say that the way Kikyo is still treated by this fandom, all for the sin of being The Ex, is fucking DISGUSTING.

Now, all of this exists and has existed for a long time. It’s not even much of a secret. However, when the sequel was announced, most corners of the fandom, including people who were no longer in it, were at least curious and willing to unite again just to see what was happening and maybe get some new content to enjoy.

What we got was “pedophilia is great, bad writing is even better, overworked animators don’t matter and neither do any of you, give us that sweet sweet nostalgia money cuz these lolicons aren’t going to be quite enough to pay all our bills :)”.

The rest is history. Just like the fandom of a once perfectly passable anime that was this close to dying a quiet but dignified death.

[xxx-theartofsuicide-xxx]

Saw this post in the Inuyasha tag, unfortunately. And I just have to ask why ship sessrin? It’s such a boring bland couple. There’s no spice, unless you’re into children. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I like some dark messed up ships, but for the life of me I don’t see anything compelling or suggestive about sessrin in the manga nor anime.

Seriously, the only reason I can see it being somewhat popular is that people self insert into Rin to fuck Sesshomaru or they like lolicon. That’s it, nothing really deep about it. 🙃

Otherwise, as a character she’s a total wet blanket with personality of generic nice kid. To make things worse, has such a dull design. Definitely, see why people love her, because if I were to pick a character somewhat close to Sesshomaru but doesn’t have any recognizable characteristics it would be hopefully “adult Rin”. Sadly, Rin’s nothing but a plot device both in the original story and in that awful sequel show.

Besides, that kinda homophobic that people don’t ship Kohaku with Sesshomaru, considering he has just as much relevance and impact with Sesshomaru as Rin does. Guess people don’t self insert into Kohaku or like shotacon. 💁🏻‍♀️

The closest romantic relationship Sesshomaru has in the original series is Kagura, who he wanted to save or honestly his freaking dad. Considering how obsessed he is with him. Lol 🤣 Otherwise, Sesshomaru is very much just an asexual individual who’s only real concerns are power and eventually learning to care about others platonically.

Which is pretty much why yashahime as a show, sucks. Boring characters, terrible plot, and horrendous animation. Sessrin is so shallow as a ship that it needs to steal from Inukag. From their friends/family, tree of ages, and rehash plot points/ character development from the original. Hell in their own series they have no engaging scenes as a couple. Other than Rin saying “Sesshomaru sama” for the millionth time. 🤮 As well as, their Mary Sue twins that look like discount Kagura/Byakuya. Are so utterly lame and boring, just like their supposed mother Rin. However, I will admit it’s funny that they die a lot on the show. 😂

Sorry got off topic, but anyways Sessrin will never be interesting nor canon. As Rumiko said herself, Inuyasha was done on chapter 588 and that Sesshomaru is Rin’s hogosha. Also, voice actor of Sesshomaru, Ken Narita has said that he can’t imagine Sesshomaru in a relationship and that this show feels like an experiment. You can look up the interview. Lastly, even the author of yashahime manga Shiina has said this terrible sequel is a what is in the inuyasha verse, not canon.

But, if you really believe people were blind and should not be disgusted by sessrin. You can rewatch episode 99 where Koga ponders about Rin and Sesshomaru to quote “I wonder why he’d let a little kid tag around him like that. Now if it was a pretty girl like Kagome, I’d understand bringing her along, but a young kid like that…” And he’s silenced mid sentence by his companions, as he pretty much suggests that Sesshomaru is only taking care of Rin, because he wants to bang her. Which is fucked up since she’s a kid.

Again, which shows that sessrin is only a ship for self inserters or pedos. That’s it nothing more or nothing less just bland nastiness. 🥱

I did not read this past "boring bland couple" bc

I love myself too much to waste time on idiots

I could feel my braincells dying as I scrolled down and all of your ad hominems began to merge together, not one of them transforming into an intelligent argument

Anyway, they're married and they fucked and had babies and Kagura is dead in the dirt and all of the other female (and male) Inuyasha characters pretty much hate Sesshomaru's guts. It feels really great being so right while you and your ilk writhe in the gutter in your wrongness. I do not envy you 😬

Imagine loving Inuyasha and the characters for all these years only to be told by the creators that everything you thought is wrong and actually hey, you don't know dick about dick 🤣 couldn’t be me

You know what I don't do ever? Ever ever ever? Send anonymous messages to people I don't like. I'm too busy using my talent to create things that I do like. Your existence seems wrought with misery. Sucks to suck I guess.

Here, this is for you, I think you need it. Good luck with coping, you seem to be having a hard time of it.

[tokyoghoose]

got any anime recommendations? something underrated or lesser known stuff maybe

Omg yes hold on okay

So

First up one of my favorite series: a certain scientific railgun and its counterparts a certain magical index and a certain scientific accelerator (though i havent watched that one yet)

This series was one of the first ones i watched way back in middle school on youtube and using a funimation free trial. It was my shit and im actually rewatching it now. If you liked My Hero Academia, i really suggest giving these a shot. The first couple episodes might not seem super hype but i promise you give it time. A certain magical index is in my opinion pretty funny and a certain scientific railgun is a bit more serious and dramatic but they blend very well together all the same

Listeners

Its a new anime you can watch on funimation. I started it when it launched and it seems like a really cool idea with loads of potential. I cant wait to see where it goes

corpse princess

I just started this anime not too long ago but i love it. My dad who has been watching anime since he was like twenty suggested it to me and it's fantastic. It starts off straight to the point. Im watching it in sub tho bc the dub voice acting sounds goofy to me and doesnt match with the vibes but whatever you vibe with i suggest. Super dope with pretty cool characters

Kengan Ashura

Not gonna lie it took me a while to get into it and it definitely isnt everyones bread and butter, but i say give it a chance. The animation is super unqiue and the storyline is pretty interesting with intriguing characters. Though be warned its really violent and graphic, so if you dont like seeing super fucked up shit during fights then i dont suggest it.

michiko and hatchin

i dont know if you would consider this underrated but i dont hear a lot about it. It follows a woman and this little girl on the search to find this hunk of a guy. It's kinda slow but its funny and reminds me of a slice of life but with more drama ig? Its really cute to see how they bond and it gives a pretty realistic portrayal of how a little girl and a random chick would act having to team up suddenly, or at least imo it does.

Ranma 1/2

When i a child my dad would put this on ans we would all watch it because we didnt want to watch inuyasha (we made fun of my mom for saying it like washer) anywayz it can be a little questionable at times but its a cute feel good classic to watch whenever you just want to laugh or have something in the background

TWEENY WITCHES

MY MF CHILDHOOD!! I used to have the dvds lol but i loved this anime as a kid. It's the first one i ever watched, but lets be real how much could i comprehend? If you can find where to watch this PLEASE LET ME KNOW. Its super cute and i remember laughing my ass off at it. It definitely deserves more attention.

Black butler

Again not super underrated and was pretty popular a couple years ago at fhe time of like free! And ouran but i dont hear a lot of people talking about it now. In fact, a lot of people i talk to have never seen it. If you havent i suggest it. Its a good starter anime for older kids and adults with more mature themes. Definitely breaks the stigma that anime is just cartoons and for children. I remember watching it in sixth grade and dude i loved that shit, but if you arent sure about the darker themes then id wait. Honestly, if it werent for the fact i was raised on horror movies, i probably wouldnt have watched it. ( which is funny bc i could watch this bht not hsotd until highschool )

I hope this helped. There a definitely tons more than i could suggest but i wanted to give these shot first. Lemme know if you want more. I love giving suggestions and i could talk about it all day. 🤗🤗

[stevetwisp]

That Azumanga thing is so perfect! Is there any other good old animes you like?

does Yotsuba count as old….. honestly, azumanga daioh and yostuba are my all time favs, and ones i keep rereading and i never get tired of

i grew up reading that and Fruits Basket a lot (but i probably wouldn’t reread/rewatch fruits basket) no matter how much i loved it as a kid/teen/youth

OHOH but like my first anime ever was Inuyasha, and hoho, one day i WILL rewatch that… i still skim thru the manga every once in a while bc i like the art in the manga a lot better,,,,, and i’d really like to do some fanart for it sometime haha 

i’m also a huge fan of the FLCL manga… the art… is so beautiful ;o; 

i know these aren’t crazy old either, but!!! honestly!!! i used to watch tons of anime as a kid but i barely do now- and a lot of the stuff i watched as a kid, isnt that great now hahahahhaaaaaaaaa  

[kristicles]

(I was tagged by @mirsan​ who I can’t believe is peer pressuring me *again* and @little-known-artist! )

RULES: Choose any three fandoms (in random order) and answer the questions. Then tag some friends.

I choose:

Inuyasha, Fullmetal Alchemist,and Game of Thrones

The first character you loved:

Inuyasha: Absolutely, 100%, always Sango. My first episode was Trap of the Cursed Wall Hanging and fell in love immediately.

FMA: Riza Hawkeye. Mostly bc Angie told me I would and I trust her judgment on who my favs will be. 

GoT: Hmmmmm, I think Jon Snow wins this, but Daenerys and Arya are honorable mentions.

The character you never expected to love so much:

Inuyasha: I’m kind of copying on this one, but Miroku. I liked him and he was my second favorite only because he kind of piggy backed his way to that spot with Sango. But I did a rewatch a couple of years ago and realized how much I loved him and fandom discussions (and squad convos) just made me love him more. 

FMA: Riza Hawkeye tbh. Like, I knew I’d like her, but I didn’t realize how much. She stole some of Sango’s thunder, which is saying something. 

GoT: Cersei! I think i just really love to hate her, but damn if I wasn’t cheering for her at the end of Season 6. 

The character you relate to the most:

Inuyasha: Miroku? Not his flirty aspect, but I do relate to how he is usually pretty quiet about how he’s feeling and is usually pretty logical about his emotions. I do get jealous though so there is some Sango in there ;)

FMA: I feel like I only say Riza Hawkeye on the FMA ones. But she loves dogs, I love dogs, she works hard, I work hard (sometimes). She works with a lot of paperwork, HEY ME TOO. I can’t shoot a gun though.

GoT: I wish I could say Daenerys but I’m not that bad ass. I feel like I relate to Sansa (who I think is actually pretty bad ass in her own way). She wants a good, secure/comfortable life, status quo, life. She’s kind of quiet and sometimes let people push her around, but she grows and observes and learns to navigate her surroundings. :)

The character you’d slap:

Inuyasha: Inuyasha for being the cookie cutter Shounen hero who’s loud and rude, even though he’s good underneath it all. Kouga, because he’s just...annoying and lest we not forget a baby murderer. (see @scribefigaro​‘s amazing Kouga take down.

FMA: Ed - see Inuyasha, Rose, bc she joins a cult. I don’t even care if it was because her boyfriend died.

GoT: ROBB FUCKING  STARK FOR BEING SELFISH AND GETTING EVERYONE KILLED. 

A character you liked at first but not so much anymore:

Inuyasha: Believe it or not y’all, I used to not mind Shippou. I didn’t like, him, but I used to not find him so obnoxious.

FMA: I feel like this is blasphemy in the FMA fandom, but Olivier. Hear me out that this is hard bc FMA has really good characters. I would say I just like her now and I don’t love her. I remember watching at first and falling in love because I love strong female characters, but I lost interest in her very fast, because while I do love my strong female characters I do like seeing a soft side too and I just feel like I never got that with Olivier.

GoT:  Petyr Baelish for sure. I actually liked him and I liked the unrequited love bit with Catelyn and how slimy and calculating he was, but the sliminess just got worse and no one fucks with Sansa and has my favor in the end.

A character you did not like at first, but they’ve grown on you (by a lot):

Inuyasha: I give credit to the fandom 100% with this one. Kagome. I really couldn’t stand her when I first started watching the series, but the fandom has made so many good analysis’ and are so great at writing her in fics that my mind changed. I still give her a hard time here and there ;)

FMA: Mei Chang, but only at the very beginning, she grew on me sooo fast. 

GoT: JAMIE LANNISTER! He pushed a child out of a tower in the first episoded for fucks sake after being caught sleeping with his sister. Then in walks Brienne of Tarth and she just changed his entire character for me.

3 OTPs:

Inuyasha: MirSan, KagSan, and InuKag in that exact order

FMA: Royai, Lingfan, and Edwin I guess.

GoT: Jon/Ygritte, Grey Worm/Missandei, and Arya/Gendry (Who’s ass needs to show back up very soon)

This was really hard and I’m bad at words, but I tag everyone and anyone!!!

[bts-love-sweat-tears]

The “no hallyu” about me tag

No one tagged me, but it looked fun and thought it would be nice to introduce myself a little better! I hope you enjoy reading it :) 

10 groups/artists you like besides Kpop/liked before Kpop?

1. Backstreet Boys (forever & always, even if I’m “dating” myself) 2. El Cuarteto de Nos 3. Campodónico 4. Marian Hill 5. BON.IVER. 6. Kiiara 7. Cœur de Pirate-everything she’s ever done. 8. The Weepies <3 <3 <3 (one my mom and I listen to together) 9. The xx (they were in my city recently but I had my night class ☹ ) 10. Older Jack Johnson- Constellations is so nostalgic for me.

10 favorite non-kpop songs?

1. “Pa’ Bailar- Siempre quiero mas”-Bajofondo & Julieta Venegas 2. “Gotta Have you”-The Weepies 3. “Lo Malo de Ser Bueno”- El Cuarteto de Nos 4. “Technicolor Beat”-Oh Wonder 5. “Printemps”- Cœur de Pirate 6. “Danse et Danse”- Cœur de Pirate 7. “1987”- Campodónico 8.“Kill vs. Maim”-Grimes 9. “Shelter”-the XX 10. “Better Togther”- Jack Johnson (makes me think of road trips in Hawaii with the fam)

And way too many others. I have an #aRMyMusic based Twitter account! Find me @armymusic13 if you want more <3

10 favorite movies?

1. Princess Mononoke (also: the best Halloween costume I ever did) 2. Spirited Away (wasn’t Haku everyone’s first crush?) 3. Laputa/Castle in the Sky 4. Howl’s Moving Castle (really anything Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli) 5. 10 Things I hate about you (<3 Heath <3) 6. any superhero movie!! (JK, where you at?) 7. Pirates of the Caribbean (just the first two, they should have stopped while they were ahead) 8. Beauty and the Beast (the 90s one, haven’t seen the new one yet) Lion King (the first movie I ever saw in theaters) 9. Sidewalls (an Argentine movie about two neighbors who would perfect together but their paths don’t cross…or do they?) 10. And because I’m bad at following directions, any Wes Anderson movie (I once wrote a paper on The Darjeeling Limited). 11. And because I’m really, really, bad at following directions, old movies like Charade (feat. Audrey Hepburn & Cary Grant), Rebel Without a Cause, and any Alfred Hitchcock.

10 favorite TV shows, including animes and cartoons (I almost never watch TV, bc I don’t have the attention span for it. )

1. Avatar the Last Airbender- I’ve watched every season multiple times, and remember watching them with my friends on Friday nights in HS. What can I say-we were super cool ☺ . See also: ZUKO.)

2. Pushing Daisies- somehow super dark and super cute at the same time? I’m rewatching it with my friend now, and it was such a tragedy that it was killed off by the 2007 (?) writers’ strike. It has a really retro feel, not to mention all the awkward puns and sexual tension.

3. Inuyasha-I somehow watched all like 250 episodes of it.

4. The OC- I watched the first season with my best friend in HS. Aside from these top 3, this is where I begin to struggle (lol). I got too involved in their lives/plots and started to get stressed out though. 

5. Star-Crossed. A really short lived CW show.

6.You’re Beautiful (pushing the boundaries here bc it’s a kdrama). It was the first one I ever watched, and I’m still waiting to find one I like as much.

7. Heartstrings (see above. The main actors were in both series together)- I guess I’m a Park Shin Hye and Jung Yong Hwa fangirl?

8. The Scholar Who Walks at Night (currently watching)

9.Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (currently watching)

10. Ingobernable (currently watching)

10 favorite manga/comics-this is a slippery slope. I had a short lived shoujo manga blog. I haven’t been reading manga as much, so most of these are older, but still near and dear to my heart.

1. Kanata Kara/From Far Away-Seriously, go do yourself a favor and read this series, even if you don’t read manga. Honestly, everything by Kyoko Hikawa is great. 

2. By the same author-Miriam. The American Old West in a shoujo manga? Weird but cute.

3.Fruits Basket-One word: KYO. First series I ever read all the way through. I own physical copies of all the volumes. I remember picking them up from Barnes and Noble the first day they were released in English, and plowing through them in half an hour. 

4.Kamisama Hajimemashita- clearly I have a fantasy/supernatural bent, lol.

5. Saga-future/sci-fi. Not as teen-friendly as the other series on this list  🙈.  I’ve been reading through these more recently with my friends.

6. Alex + Ada- A newer take on the robot-girlfriend/android theme. It’s more interesting than most though because it deals with questions of the self, free will, and societal discrimination.  

7. Akatsuki no Yona- again with the fantasy! this one was amazing, and i still check for updates periodically. Haven’t watched the anime though.

8. Love So Life- I have no idea if this one is still ongoing (Google tells me it’s finished, so I have to catch up), but it was a cute, slice of life family drama/comedy about an orphaned babysitter, and an uncle who has taken in his relatives’ kids. Unsurprisingly, romance ensues.

9. Beast Master- a super short series about a girl who is able to control a boy raised by wolves (lol). If you have seen the Korean movie A Werewolf Boy it has a very similar vibe. 

10. Horimiya- a cool inversion of gender tropes in shoujo. The characters felt like real people to me-the scary guy ends up being a huge squish (cough, Yoongi, cough), with the girlfriend being the one that is tough and outgoing.

These are just the ones that I remembered in particular/came to me, but I’m sure there are many more that I loved!

10 things you enjoyed before kpop/enjoy besides kpop, that won’t fit in the list above. 1. Reading- I’m currently in the process of starting a coffee/book blog in my city!

2. Coffee-see above!

3. Hanging out with friends! I’m just as happy going out and staying in with dinner and a movie.

4.Dancing-I’m not good, but I have fun with it when I go out with friends or just when I’m  home alone ;) I also have taken a lot of Zumba, but idk if that counts as dancing, haha. 

5. Cooking-I rarely do though. Too busy, and I’m lazy when it’s just me. I like cooking for others though. 

6.Traveling-I’ve lived in Argentina and Spain, and traveled to Uruguay, India, Mexico, Portugal, Italy, Canada, Ireland, the U.K, and various countries in the Caribbean. I haven’t been to Korea or Japan yet, but hopefully they are up next! I’d also love to visit Australia with my younger brother. I’ve also traveled within the US quite a bit.

7. Learning languages-I speak Spanish  & English, a little bit of Galician from when/where I was living in Spain, and am currently working on my Korean.I took Chinese briefly before, but didn’t make much progress :( 

8. Listening to new music on Spotify. I was a 90s kid so I remember dial up, Napster (a little, lol), buying songs on iTunes and Pandora. It’s crazy how much variety is out there now to listen to!

9. I’m trying to learn how to make mashups-I think it would be fun to mix BTS with Western or Latin Pop. Haven’t made much progress on this yet. 

10. Most recently, writing for this blog, and spending a lot of time on tumblr :) 

I hope you all feel like you know me a little better now! Feel free to message me if you want to nerd out about any of the above <3

[clown-cult]

Inuyasha for the fandom thing

It’s true I rant about this show a lot but it’s because it really does mean so much to me. It was my first anime and I watched it at 15. We’ve been doin this dance for 10 years now.

The first character I first fell in love with:  Kikyo. Even when I was little, I couldn’t bring myself to jump on the hate train for her. I thought she was so mysterious, complex and beautiful.

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Naraku. I’m such a Kikyo apologist but Naraku was ultimately my favourite character and to this day I still love him. In fact, I appreciate him more as time goes on.

The character everyone else loves that I don’t: Sesshomaru. It was genuinely bizarre to me how obsessed basically everyone was to me when I joined the fandom. I love his design and he’s an intriguing character but I just…never got the hype. Mind you, cool, aloof guys have never been my thing. I’m kind of grateful now bc the fallout after the godforsaken sequel was obviously far less painful for me than others. I have to admit my recent rewatch is making me like him more but that’s another tangent.

The character I love that everyone else hates: Kikyo again. I can’t believe the amount of people in this day and age of appreciating complex writing, especially for women, who still hate Kikyo with complete vindication as though she isn’t one of the best written characters in classic anime.

The character I used to love but don’t any longer: Not to say I hate her, but I’m not as fond of Kagome as I used to be. Mind you, when I was first watching this show I was around Kagome’s age so I was able to relate to and enjoy her in ways I don’t so much anymore.

The character I would totally smooch:  Let’s see…Kikyo, Naraku, Byakuya, Kagura, InuKimi, Princess Kaguya…are we noticing a theme here?

The character I’d want to be like: This is gonna sound odd but…Kaede. She’s this wise, dry-witted, tough older lady who just takes everyone’s bullshit in stride and is in a good rhythm of life for herself. I envy her tranquility, strength and logic.

The character I’d slap: No one is getting a physical slap but I’m dishing some tea. Kagome and Sango need to learn that being that possessive over a guy who has at no point said he’s in a relationship with you is NOT cute. Miroku, baby, stay away from women. In general. Forever. Sesshomaru needs to have a pizza, have some weed and lighten up. Kikyo and Kohaku are going to be put into therapy and get warm blankets. Naraku needs a tranquilliser.

A pairing that I love: NaraSess has been a favourite since forever. I’m partial to both InuKag and InuKik. KaguKik, KikKag and KagSan are all gorgeous. InuKoga, InuMir and SessKoga are also gorgeous. SessKik, SessKagu and Naraku/Byakuya have grown on me. KohaRin and MirSan just…work. They just do. Like yes, this is how it should be.

A pairing that I despise:  idk if I despise SessKag but I’m not as big a fan. I love me some dark dynamics but NarKik just feels too much like torture for both of them. I can’t do that to them. The only Inuyasha pairing I really and truly hate is SessRin but hey, don’t we all?