#inuyasha volume 4

[anisaanisa]

Well? Don't you know a foxfire shield when you see one? ☆

[inukag]

Sooo I went to Japan for 2 weeks! It was amazing! Extremely hot but I still enjoyed everything and want to go back ASAP 😭

I wanted to share the Inuyasha merch I’ve been able to find! Which is not a lot, lol. Urusei Yatsura's Lum was EVERYWHERE (especially thanks to the recent reboot) and I also saw Ranma 1/2 stuff quite a bit, but Inuyasha was nowhere to be found except in Nakano Broadway...

Starting from top left: A doujinshi I found at a Mandarake, a CD with some of the opening/endings and a pack of playing cards with art from the second movie. Below that I have a Inuyasha acrylic (found that one in a Animate at Ikebukuro), a small shippo figure and volume 4 of Yashahime (with Momo on the cover 🥰). Then below that I got 2 volumes of the wide ban edition of the manga (1 and 30 so the first and last volumes) and the Shonen Sunday S magazine with the latest Yashahime manga chapter. Above that there's Hisui from a Yashahime gachapon and above the beautiful miko Kagome figurine ♥

She's supposed to sit on a bottle so I cut the top of a plastic bottle, added some wrapping paper and a scrunchy to make some kind of base for her to sit on! I've always wanted that figurine but it's super expensive online so I'm glad I found her at a decent price. The world needs more miko Kagome merch 🙏

This is the back of the inukag doujinshi I bought, I haven't been able to find that artist online 🤔 If anyone know where I can find them, let me know!

Funny thing, the only time I saw the Yashahime gachapon was at Tokyo tower. I tried it really hoping I would get either Moroha, Hisui or Kohaku and not the others so I'm very glad I got Hisui! 3 out of 8 is not good odds lmao.

I KNOW there's some actual Inuyasha gachapon out there but I never saw any! Even that Yashahime one was mostly empty 😭

I also visited Niigata, the home city of Rumiko Takahashi. In the Manga and Anime museum there I bought this special fan that was released for the 35th anniversary of Takahashi's career. There was also the same for Maison Ikkoku and Ranma 1/2. I thought it was a really cool find!

Anyway, Japan let me down a bit in terms of Inuyasha merch but everything else was great (except the weather, seriously don't go in Japan in the summer it's too hot). I definitely want to go back in the spring and see the cherry blossom. I'd also like to visit the south more, like Osaka and Hiroshima.

Yashahime might be a disaster but it's actually thanks to that series that I met the amazing girls I went on this trip with, and for that I am so thankful. We went through hell following that series every week but we ended up with forging really strong bonds and traveling with them felt like being with family!

The real Inuyasha sequel was truly the friends we made along the way 😌🌈✨

[ghoulishbuck]

🪐Two boys, alone in space. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission.

Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch. There’s more that doesn’t add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he’s rescuing his own sister.

In order to survive the ship’s secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other . . . especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive.

🧡This was an absolute shock for me. I expected to like this book but damn that twist. I came into this book with the idea that this was a half romance half sci-fi. But, I would personally describe this as a sci-fi thriller with a queer romance. This is a YA with what I would describe as a blend of hinted at sex scenes and fade to black. This is what I would consider a medium tier sci-fi aka can be somewhat challenging for some people but the world building isn’t a lot.

🔪The romance was good but at the same time the ending part of the romance wasn’t it for me. I needed more than what we received. To be honest even though the romance was good I would of preferred it to not be so physical based. My only other criticism that I can remember is that I wish we had seen a bit more of untrustworthy behaviour or an outburst towards something after we were showed a certain scene that was recorded.

🪩Vibes🪩

🕸️Space opera

🦷Thrilling

🕸️Mystery

🦷Claustrophobic

🕸️MLM romance

🦷Forced proximity

🕸️Amnesia

🦷Dislike to lovers

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4 Stars)

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Other books I’ve read recently:

Choujin X volumes 1 & 2- I couldn’t get into Tokyo Ghoul but this series got me. 4 Stars for volume 1. 4.5 Stars for volume 2.

Inuyasha VizBig volume 1- I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to start reading the manga. This was the first anime I ever watched and I just adore this series so much. 5 Stars.

[bmblboop]

For the rwby ask thing, 7, 20, 28

Thanks for asking!

7. Favorite lines?

Most of my fave lines are bittersweet or sad-yet-hopeful, thanks to Volume 4. Blake and Ghira’s talk, Ruby’s speech at the end. “You didn’t drag us along; you gave us the courage to follow you.” Also Ruby resolving to 'keep moving forward' despite her fear in v5.

There's this line in the 2nd RWBY Beyond episode where Jaune wonders "Do you think we're gonna make it?" and it's just so topical now because it was made at a time when RWBY's future was uncertain. No matter what, they're still gonna try, and that's worth it.

On a lighter note, sometimes I remember Vol 2's “They don’t give out prizes for almost” “They do and they’re called silver!” and it cracks me up every time.

20. What are you looking forward to seeing in Vacuo?

The new headmaster, Theodore. We got a hint at his design in the RWBY Beyond shorts, but I can’t wait to meet him. The Summer Maiden, if she’s even in Vacuo, so we can complete the set (and gear up for Maidenbowl #3). Renora growth (even though they aren’t together) because I love them both and I love them together and I want the best for Nora. Emerald being a good guy now and how that has changed how she interacts with people.

I am also interested in seeing, even though it will break my entire heart, Oscar/Ozpin’s struggle with the merger. I just want Oscar to be happy, and I am fearful that we might lose something once they are one consciousness.

28. Fairytale character you'd want to see RWBYified?

Okay, so lame answer but I’ve been watching Inuyasha recently… and Viz Media got big bc of the Inuyasha localization… and he’s got a ‘faunus trait’ with the dog ears…it makes too much sense.

For actual fairytale characters, maybe “the Lion and the Mouse” from Aesops fables. It’s a very RWBY moral, that a smaller, more simple soul can still make a difference. I also loved Fenix’s design from the Grimm Campaign, and would like to see something like it in the show.

[furubaycrossing]

top 5 manga ♡

!!! let’s go!! a forewarning though— I’m a shoujo/romance girlie through and through

1. fruits basket of course ! 🥹🥹

2. A Sign of Affection 😫🩷

3. Blue Spring Ride

4. InuYasha

5. Kamisama Kiss

I’d say that these are the series I’m constantly rereading and have several volumes of in my collection (I’m still building it but fruits basket and inuyasha volumes are really hard to find where I am tbh so I’ve mostly read online what I don’t physically own yet) but also honourable mention to Sailor Moon, Yona of the Dawn, Black Bird by Kanoko Sakurakoji, Peach Girl, Futari de Koi wo Suru Riyuu (does this manga have an English title?? I don’t even know but it’s cute af), and lastly In the Clear Moonlit Dusk by Yamamori Mika amongst many others

[officialinuyasha]

Yashahime - Takashi Shiina Blog Translation : Rin-chan Now : Sunday S February 2022 -

12/14/2021

From here on, a new chapter (1) begins. 

When adapting (the anime), the backbone is what will be the focal point. I interpreted Yashahime as “a story in which the princesses, together with new readers, come to understand the world of 'Inuyasha', Lord Sesshomaru and Inuyasha senpai through their adventure”.

So, in order to express this course as a “journey”, I brought in the setting of “Journey to the West” (2). This road-movie-like, or "rare road trip", so-called "Journey to the West" format has the advantage of making the process of character development and story progress superimposed on the journey, making the process towards the goal of the drama easier to understand, and is a technique often used in shounen manga since long time ago.

Inu no Taisho was a daiyoukai from the West (of Japan), so, as a journey to the core of the Inuyasha word, their roots, I think it’s logical to set the destination of the princesses in the West. But why didn't the anime do so? Because if that was the case, they would have left the Musashi region, where the characters in Inuyasha are from. Also, there’s the issue of where exactly the "Western regions" are, and how much of the circumstances and geography of the Warring States period is brought into this fairy tale world.

I adopted the idea that it would be better to go down a straight path in the comicalization so that the focal point could be narrowed down, but I am still trying to find the right balance between historical facts and fairy tales, such as whether to bring out local specialities (3) or what to do about dialects… Ah, I was thinking about poisonous high quality food now but is it rejected? It is, yes.

As the result of drawing the storyboard for the next time, it’s decided that master Yawaragi will appear, even though her role will be a little different from the anime. I thought that “since Moroha’s upbringing is different in this world line, I wonder if this master will have less screen time”, but it is unexpected. Then, the voice of Yawaragi in the original anime is played by Ryoko Shiraishi, who played the Kansai-speaking Teleporter Esper Aoi-chan in my work “Zettai Karen Children”. Unexpectedly, (Moroha’s) master is from the “Western wolf tribe, so I thought she should speak in Kansai dialect (laugh). Making her say “uchi” (4) was a bit exaggerated, but since she’s a quick-witted and agile wolf demon, “hyupaa” is inevitable. 

For those of you who say, "I don't know anything about Zettai Karen Children”, so I don't know what you mean", we will have a special surprise guest, unique to the comicalization world line, so please read on Sunday S, which goes on sale around the 25th. It's a surprise, so it's a secret who it is... but here's a hint: there’s a rumor that long ago, in the “Inuyasha” CD dramas, he was teased as “despite being a regular (5) character, he doesn’t stand out”.

The first volume of the manga will be released around January 18th (2022). It includes a talk between Takahashi sensei and me. If it was written by Takahashi sensei, it would definitely sell, but since it’s a comicalization of an original anime and moreover I’m the one drawing it, I have no idea how well it will sell. In other words, I think the number of copies will be limited, so it would make me feel relieved if you could reserve it at a bookshop.

Source: https://cnanews.asablo.jp/blog/2021/12/14/9447938

Notes

1- Saga, arc.

2- Classical Chinese novel.

3- He refers to food.

4- One of the many forms of saying “I” in Japanese. This pronoun has a feminine nuance, so it goes against the “masculine” image of the character.

5- A character that appears frequently.

[ia-acc-yeah]

22.12.2023

I'm sad that I couldn't bring myself to write journals lately, because fun stuff happened! But I can't write them now, it's too late and I forget stuff easly. So let's write about today.

I had silly dreams today. First one was about me, my best friend and our friend A at a book store. I was buying Noragami, Hanako and something else and one of our schools PE teachers was working there for some reason?? It was funny. Than we walked out of the store and a boy from my class was walking around the shopping mall eating icecream. He walked up to our geography teacher who happened to be there too and told her that another boy from my class works in America and that he earns 50 dolars a month. My secound dream was about me going back home from school I suppose. I wanted to take a bus to my village but I took a train??? I have NEVER been in a train before. So I sat in the free space in a train, in something that reminds me of a small room, with 4 to 5 different people and the ride had begun. I was looking outside the trains window and I was figures of deers, in different poses and they were looking like real animals, but like, frozen? It made me creep out a little bit. And after some time bizzare things started to happen. Some kind of a weird monster got in the train and we had to fight it. At first everyone froze and were scared to move but I got so scared that I bit the monster. It had multiple heads and I started to bite them off. And so I defeted this creature with help of other people. I think that the monster attack had more stages/phases after this but I woke up soon after so I don't remember much.

When I woke up I've eaten breakfast that my dad did for me and soon after that a mailman came to our house with a package for me. I was very happy because it was my package with Sailor Moon Eternal Edition volume 1. I love Sailor Moon, and it's a very sentimental anime for me. I was happy that it's avaible at my country as a manga again. I started to read it imidiately. I really liked it. I really want to rewatch first 2 seasons and continue on watching Sailor Moon but I'm too busy watching other anime right now. Maybe after I will finish Inuyasha.

I also cleaned around the house today. It's Christmas soon and I had a mess in my room so I had to take care of it. I rearranged my furniture a little bit. I like the way it is now.

I've played minecraft a little bit today too. My best friend made a server with their friends so I was invated to play with them. I wandered around a little bit and I need to start building my house tommorow.

Today was due for my school powerpoint project but I think I'm to tired to do it at night so I will just leave it for tommorow. I feel bad about it but oh well. I hope my teacher won't be mad.

[kpslp]

People you'd like to know better!

Tagged by @ruleofexception

1. Three ships

Three ships that have been on my mind lately are Obi/Shirayuki (Snow White with the Red Hair), Hyoma/Botan (Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari), and Gin/Rangiku (Bleach).

2. First ship

Goodness, let me think. As a child I remember shipping Ash/Misty (Pokémon) and Mamoru/Usagi (Sailor Moon), but I think the first one I got super invested in was Inuyasha/Kagome (Inuyasha).

3. Last song

I've been in the mood for throwbacks lately. Pretty sure the last song I listened to was One Foot in the Grave by Jamie's Elsewhere.

4. Last movie

No One Will Save You.

5. Currently reading

Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari English volumes.

6. Currently watching

My most recent watch was the One Piece live-action.

7. Last thing I wrote

The last fic I worked on is something I intend to post in a few days for Obiyuki Week 2023.

I'll tag @koviah and @aerie-skysinger

[rotten-ma]

4/16/24 I forgot I had tumblr!!!

Okay so it’s been a while since I last wrote on here😋

Everything is going fine, I’m back at school, and I’ve been binging lots of shows.

In 2 days I watched:

Romantic Killer (I loved it, Anzu is ME)

Kiss him not me (It was actually my first anime, but rewatching it was so much fun. I’m so happy MC ends up with Asuma in the manga.)

Black Butler Circus (It was great; Sebastian and the tiger was super funny.)

I started binge watching Inuyasha too, I’m in love with Sesshomaru ☺️☺️☺️I’m in his age range guys!!!

My homeroom teacher is a confirmed jojo fan and he cosplayed one of my favorite characters (Kakyoin) which is pretty funny.

I’m also writing a story on another account, it’s going well💗

I ALSO HAVE 12 VOLUMES OF KAMISAMA KISS!!! I ordered the Tomoe nendoroid and my Kyoya one came in recently.

THATS ALL✨

[13eyond13]

THE MANGA REC LIST

in order of date released (and with the number of volumes listed on Wikipedia in brackets... I will keep this list updated with my progress through the volumes):

1967 Cat-Eyed Boy (3) / [progress: 3/3 read] {★★★½}

1968 Ashita no Joe (20) / [progress: 1/20 read]

1970 Lone Wolf and Cub (45)

1972 The Rose of Versailles (14)

1972 Devilman (5) / [progress: 5/5 read] {★★★½}

1974 The Heart of Thomas (3) / [dnf]

1974 Dear Brother (3) / [dnf]

1976 Glass Mask (49)

1981 Touch (26)

1982 Akira (6)

1982 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (7)

1984 Dragon Ball Z (42)

1985 Banana Fish (19)

1987 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (132) / [dnf]

1989 Berserk (42) / [progress: 42/42 read] {★★★★★}

1990 Tokyo Babylon (7)

1990 Slam Dunk (31)

1990 Crows (26)

1991 Sailor Moon (18) / [progress: 1/18 read]

1992 X (18)

1992 Boys Over Flowers (37)

1994 Monster (18) / [progress: 9/18 read]

1994 Neon Genesis Evangelion (14) / [progress: 14/14 read] {★★★★}

1996 Card Captor Sakura (12)

1996 Yu-Gi-Oh! (38) / [dnf]

1996 Inuyasha (56)

1996 Revolutionary Girl Utena (7) / [dnf]

1997 Haru wo Daiteita (14) / [dnf]

1997 Hellsing (8)

1997 One Piece (107)

1997 Trigun (14)

1998 Hunter x Hunter (37) / [progress: 3/37 read]

1998 Fruits Basket (23) / [dnf]

1998 Uzumaki (3)

1998 Forest of Piano (26)

1999 Naruto (72) / [progress: 6/72 read]

1999 20th Century Boys (22)

2000 Dorohedoro (23)

2000 Nana (21) / [progress: 21/21 read] {★★★★½}

2000 Chobits (8) / [progress: 2/8 read]

2001 Worst (33)

2001 Fullmetal Alchemist (27)

2001 Claymore (27)

2002 Skip Beat! (49)

2002 Ouran High School Host Club (18) / [dnf]

2003 Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (28)

2003 Death Note (12) / [progress: 12/12 read] {★★★★★}

2003 Gintama (77)

2003 xxxHolic (23) / [progress: 1/23 read]

2003 Wolf's Rain (2)

2004 Vampire Knight (19)

2004 Soul Eater (25)

2006 Black Butler (33)

2006 Pandora Hearts (24)

2006 Code Geass (8)

2007 Totally Captivated (6)

2007 The Breaker* (10)

2007 Noblesse* (25)

2007 Goodnight Punpun (13) / [progress: 2/13 read]

2008 Bokura no Kiseki (29)

2009 Attack on Titan (34) / [progress: 4/34 read]

2009 Durarara! (18)

2009 One Punch Man (28) / [progress: 1/28 read]

2010 Cheese in the Trap* (webtoon)

2010 Tower of God* (13)

2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica (3)

2011 Tiger & Bunny (9)

2011 Orange Marmalade* (webtoon)

2011 Tokyo Ghoul (14) / [dnf]

2011 Girls of the Wild's* (webtoon)

2011 Hero Union BBS (1)

2012 Made in Abyss (12)

2012 Houseki no Kuni (12)

2012 Erased (12)

2012 Mob Psycho 100 (16)

2012 Assassination Classroom (21) / [dnf]

2013 The Gamer* (6)

2013 A Silent Voice (7)

2014 Golden Kamuy (31)

2014 Dungeon Meshi / [progress: 5/12 read]

2015 My Next Life as a Villainess (9)

2016 The Promised Neverland (20)

2016 Demon Slayer (23)

2016 Moriarty the Patriot (19) / [dnf]

2016 Beastars (22) / [progress: 22/22 read] {★★★★}

2017 Blue Period (14) / [progress: 1/14 read]

2017 No Longer Human (3) / [progress: 3/3 read] {★★★½}

2018 Chainsaw Man (15) / [progress: 12/15 read]

2019 Cheating Men Must Die** (18)

2019 Vampeerz (9) / [dnf]

2020 A Stepmother's Marchen* (webtoon)

2020 Death is the Only Ending for the Villainess* (webtoon)

2022 Gokurakugai (2) / [progress: 1/2 read]

2023 The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy At All (1)

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Check out my sorting hashtag #13readsmanga to see my liveblogging of the series I'm currently reading (but beware of potential spoilers in there!)

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last updated 2024/Sept/22

So for my book reading goal next year I think I'm going to attempt to read a lot of iconic/classic/influential manga series everybody should know, and I'd love to get your recommendations if you have them! Pls comment them here, even the really obvious ones, chances are I probs have not read it yet

[anisaanisa]

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The Forgotten Shounen: Katekyo Hitman Reborn

This is not a “Why you should watch/read khr” or anything like that. This is just me going into the deep dive and throwing my findings at you. I’m making this because khr used to be my favourite series when I was 15 (I had plushees, posters, tradingcards, the art book etc) and now as an adult I constantly find myself baffled at how unknow it seems to be.

1. Okay first what is khr?

Katekyo Hitman Reborn! or just Reborn! is a series by Akira Amano which was published in Weekly Shounen Jump from 2004 to 2012 (with 42 volumes) and got an anime adaption which run from 2006 to 2010 on Tv Tokyo (with 202 episodes and one OVA).

2. What’s it about?

Khr is a parody of the italian mafia and plays in a world where the mafia is heavily influencial. The protagonist is the japanese middle schooler Sawada Tsunayoshi who is known as “No good Tsuna” because of his failing grades, general weak and cowardly personality and weak physics.

He becomes aware of the mafia world when a 2 year old baby called Reborn arrives at his house claiming to be the greatest hitman and declaring himself his home tutor. Reborn was send by the 9th head of the Vongola famiglia who is ready to retire and looking for a new heir. Which of course, is supposed to be Tsuna and now it's Reborns job to shape him into a worthy sucessor.

Tsuna rejects the violence of the mafia world and refuses the position as the 10th. Thanks to Reborn and his general craziness Tsuna meets different people and starts to make real friendships. Reborn wants 6 of those friends to be Tsuna's future guardians, basically a group of people which will be closest to him in the vongola famiglia. Tsuna might have no interest in those positions but the friendships he builds with them become really precious to him.

Reborns arrivial also brings in the enemies of the Vongola family which leads to Tsuna being forced to engage in battles. Generally Tsuna openly avoids fights and prefers to run away but will put himself in danger for his friends' sake or because of something Reborn did.

Through out the series Tsuna matures and gains strenght but he never becomes a power fantasy. He's just a guy with many flaws who grows through the human connections he makes.

Personally I think the relationship between Reborn and Tsuna is one of the best student teacher reltaionships in all of manga only topped by Mob and Reigen from Mob Psycho 100. Especially the last arc really underlines their unique relationship to me.

Furthermore, khr offers a new and unique battle system: The flames. I'm not gonna go into to too much detail but the general idea is that one fights with their dying will flame which basically turns off your the savety switch so you can fight with everything you have. The flames are seperated into different categories such as: sky, storm, mist, rain, sun, lightning and cloud and have different attributes asigned to each one. Tsuna's use of the sky flame and his transformation when using it is still one of my favourite shounen transformations to this day.

3. What happened?

The series did really well and then not so well over the course of its serialisation. After the manga got an anime adaption it increased in populairty and video games, light novels, and other products such as CDs were created based on the series. Reborn is one of the best selling series of Weekly Shōnen Jump and has sold around 30 Million volumes overall. It was and still is very popular in Japan but rather unknown in the west.

According to the article "The Rise and Fall of Weekly Shonen Jump: A Look at the Circulation of Weekly Jump" khr was the 10th bestselling series in Weekly Shōnen Jump, with a total of 7 million copies sold in 2007.

This number increasing to 15 milion in 2008. Which placed khr into the 4th best selling series of 2008 in Japan.

Between 2008 and 2010 those sales declined but still kept strong with khr as the 6th top selling manga in 2009, 8th best selling in 2010 and then 24th best selling in 2012.

In November 2014, readers of the Da Vinci magazine voted khr number 17 on a list of Weekly Shōnen Jump's greatest manga series of all time.

After the anime came to an apprupt stop in 2010 for unknown reasons the manga sells took a visible hit. (Apparently the studio wanted to put the anime on halt because they were busy with other projects and give Akira Amano time to develop her story but I couldn't find any source for this claim) Furthermore, the rushed last chapters of the manga in 2012 declined the popularity of the series even more. There's no offical statement as to why the manga was ended in such a way but it's reasonable to assume that Jump either cut it considering the decreasing sales or Akira Amano choose to end it for personal reasons.

Nontheless, Tsuna not being included in Jump Force (a fighting game where you can play as different characters from Jump) in 2019 even tho he made it in earlier Jump Stars games also underlines the decreased interest in the series.

Rumors on a reboot or anime adaption of the last two arcs surface from time to time but are genereally unlikely. Artland the studio which made khr has gone bankrupt around 2015-2016. It might be taken on by another studio but rather uncommen especially with such an old series.

4. Art style

The khr anime ended over 10 years ago and the old art style might not be appealing to newer audiences.

Especailly because the anime adaption follows Akira Amanos old art style which heavily developed within the years. Here a picture comparing characters in the new art style:

A modern anime adaption in the new art style would be aesthetically pleasing. It would probably look similiar to Psycho Pass since Akira Amano did the concept art for this series.

(My personal art student hot take is that both art styles are unique and fun. Up to this day Akira Amano still has my favourite art style and even if the amount folds in the characters clothing is a little extreme I love it dearly.)

5. Criticism

The show is not without flaws and even if I greatly enjoy it it wouldn't be right not to adress them.

Daily Life Arc:

A lot of people view the first 20 to 25 episodes as fillers and quickly lose intererst in the series. This is due to the fact that Akira Amano inteded the series to be a gag manga and focuses the first chapters on world building, character introduction and comical narratives. It's rumored that the decision to develop the story into a battle shounen was made because the sales weren't doing well enough at first. So the first chapters/episodes may seem titidious but are necessary for the story and the development of the characters. The tonal shift from a more gintama like gag manga to a darker battle focused story can also be offputting to some viewers.

Either way a lot of people blame this arc when discussing why khr never got an english dub or didn't end up on Toonami. I've also read that the manga never finished serializing in the north america. However, it finished in other western languages like german and spanish.

Censoring:

The anime censors A LOT. From Gokudera's smoking habit, Yamamoto's whole character arc which deals with heavy themes such as depression and suicidal thoughts. The general bloodiness of the manga was censored and sometimes whole chapters and characters were left out even if those were important to the devolopment of others.

Filler episodes:

Out of the 202 episodes the anime has around 29 filler episodes which makes roughly 14 %.

Sexism:

Even if Reborn was written by a woman most female characters are rather flat and their storylines often tied to a male character in one way or another.

Genereal things:

Khr, like many other long running series, is sometimes criticised for a lack of world building or unpopular narrative choices.

6. Hope?

Khr isn't exactly dead. As stated before the series is still very popular in Japan and still gets new merch pretty regulary. There are also petitions floating around for a reboot or a new anime season but those never get a lot of traction. Furthermore #Reborn2期アニメ化 (#Reborn2ndAnimation) used to get some traction on twitter not too long ago. Last year the Anime News Network did a poll on which anime the readers would like to see a rebooot of and khr placed second.

Either way here's a collection of recent khr things I could find.

- In 2018 a new bluray set was released in north america

- The khr stage play reached yet another new season

- A mobile game was released last year

- Currently ongoing anime cafe event called "Concerto di Vongola"

- Last month there was an event with the former VAs and stage play actors where they discussed their favourite khr episodes.

- There has been an increase in blind reacts to the openings on youtube which might bring in a new fan base. The biggest one I could find had around 90k views and was made in 2019. On this note check out the soundtrack. The first openeing Drawing Days by SPLAY still makes me go insane (but I'm biased of course)

There also renewed hope for a new season/reboot because Shaman King, Inuyasha and Bleach got anounced for new seasons after a long hiatus. It's important to keep in mind that the circumstances for those series are differnt tho. For example bleachs new anime is often tied to the immense success of the gatcha game.

7. Conclusion

Khr is a series which used to be a flagship for Weekly Shounen Jump and is deeply beloved by it's fans, especially in Japan. It influenced other shounen series like bnha. It would be nice to see it gaining a bigger fanbase in the west :)

[tenshindon]

How much Manga do you own?

technically a lot: my eldest sister and bro were huge into manga before i was born so they amassed a huge collection of the inuyasha, yu-gi-oh, and digimon mangas. we also have a few stray romance ones

as for me personally, not much ig: i own all of part 1 of JJBA and about half of part 2, i own two volumes of the megaman nt warrior manga and two of the gigamix megaman mangas, two persona 4 mangas and one anthology, and all of OG DB and the about the first half of the saiyan saga alongside some doujins

[hondakiku]

Thanks for the tag! ✨️

favourite colour: red

last song i listened to: u got it bad by usher

last film i watched: I haven't watched a film in so long... It might've been john wick: chapter 4.

currently reading: I just got back into manga collecting. I got the first two volumes of wind breaker and solo leveling. I'm already caught up on the wind breaker manga, but I wanted a physical copy. I prefer reading that way.

currently craving: pastries from a certain café. I should go when the weather is better.

currently watching: wind breaker, demon slayer season 4, solo leveling, inuyasha with krazy.

coffee or tea: I like both. I drink coffee in the morning and tea in the afternoon and evening. I'd say that I'm known to be more of a tea drinker.

Tagging: @krazys-ass-emporium @the-heaminator @apersonwholikeslotus @ama-the-weeb @j-ellyfish @paperuniverse

rules: answer + tag nine people you want to get to know better and/or catch up with!

tagged by @apple-toast thanks YAYAYAYYY🫶

favourite color: black but its not a color mimimi so red

last song i listened to: the night of the loving dead by lordi😎🔥🔥if lordi has 1 fan its me if lordi has 0 fans im dead

last film i watched: happy death day (2017) it was fun

currently reading: legit haven't picked up a book in like 2 years SORRY... i have the welcome to night vale novel waiting but haven't started it yet

currently craving: [REDACTED] just kidding. could really go for a good iced coffee and a slice of cheesecake rn

currently watching: dungeon meshi as well + rewatching lucky star

coffee or tea: i like both but drink tea more

tagging: @takeshitakyuuto @usaharatobikichi @setsunatekiblast @tiredtief and to be continued in a rb cause u cant mention more than 5 ppl

[mxtxfanatic]

Tag 9 people you want to get to know better

Happy New Years, and thank you @halenhusky309 and @canes-venatici200 for tagging me!

1. Three ships: Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye from Qiang Jin Jiu; Bubbline from Adventure Time; Bingqiu from Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System

2. First ever ship: yikes, idk, Naruto x Hinata? Inuyasha and Kagome? Kiara and Kovu from Lion King 2? (I was shipping before I knew what romance or shipping was 😭)

3. Last Song: Christmas songs? Stuck on “The Christmas Waltz” rn in between replays of SZA’s new album

4. Last Movie: Matilda the musical!!! I think some of the choices are clunky, but the choreographer? They need to win an award for that

5. Currently Reading: Qiang Jin Jiu. I finished volume 2 and the only thing slowing me down now is the human weakness of needing sleep…

6. Currently Watching: No new shows since I’m still going through my yearly Christmas movies, but I am following a youtuber watch Adventure Time for the first time 😊

7. Currently Consuming: pounds of seafood 😋

8: Currently Craving: nothing, that seafood was good lmao

Tagging: @ladypfenix @mathi-cql @jiangwrongcurator @chai-chahiye-yr @kimalysong @zykamiliah

[juliatheanimelover7]

I posted 896 times in 2022

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885 posts reblogged (99%)

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I tagged 27 of my posts in 2022

#yashahime - 11 posts

#yashahime spoilers - 10 posts

#shaman king - 9 posts

#moroha - 6 posts

#shaman king 2021 - 6 posts

#inukag - 5 posts

#shaman king remake - 5 posts

#hanyo no yashahime spoilers - 4 posts

#shaman king spoilers - 4 posts

#inuyasha - 4 posts

Longest Tag: 40 characters

#yoh is seriously so pretty in this scene

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

RWBY VOLUME 9 TRAILER FINALLY OUT 😍😍😍

And that's not all! We also get the first RWBY movie too! And it's a crossover 👀 It sounds like a fanfiction crossover to me 😅😁

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#4

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#3

OMG, WE'RE TRENDING! It's been a while 😮 Inuyasha Moroha reunion got us talking 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Inuyasha and Kagome back on screen must have also helped, speaking of, anyone else feeling nice to see them, I feel it's been so long since we properly saw them and now there's also Moroha so it's just such a sweet family picture 🥺❤️😭

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98 notes - Posted January 16, 2022

#2

OMG, OMG, OMG! IT HAPPENED! I swear I thought that's how Yashahime s going to end, but the REUNION happened earlier and it's still going on and I'm in tears because Moroha finally met her parents or for now at least one of them and look how happy they are too see each other and slightly awkward but so happy OMG 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️ I'm so glad they didn't mess up with the Moroha Kagome reunion it was so heartwarming and the InuKag theme started playing and FEEEEEELS 😭❤️🥺

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158 notes - Posted January 8, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

YES, YES AND YEEEEEEEEEES, IT'S FINALLY HERE! THE INUYASHA MOROHA REUNION, OMG. THEY NEEDED A BIT OF HELP - KUDOS KAGOME AND TOWA- BUT THEN LOOK AT THEM, LOOK HOW HAPPY HE IS TO HAVE HIS BABY, TO HOLD HIS BABY, OMG I CAN'T STOP SCREAMING. Look at them finally together as a family. 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️😭😭❤️😭🥺❤️🥺🥺

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