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[officialinuyasha]

New Moon VS Human Form - Shingetsu VS Saku

The subtitles have a translation issue. Myouga here says "This is Saku." Saku is the ability. Shingetsu - 新月 - Does mean New Moon in Japanese. Saku - 新月 is also another word for New Moon. However, Myouga here is using two different words to distinguish between them. So in that conversation: Saku means the ability of half-demons to become human and Shingetsu means New Moon. That every half-demons human form can vary like Jinenji, Izumo and Naraku. The original context that the series previously established remains the same.

[nycorix]

i wanted to share since you hc Towa Higurashi as transmasc and are looking for evidence: originally, Towa's personal pronoun in the anime was supposed to be 'boku!' they were going to be a bokukko character but unfortunately RT herself ended up vetoing that one. but food for thought if you're looking for evidence!

omg this literally made my day thank you!! This is absolutely delightful and only adds to the ways that canon treats Towa like a male protag 🖤

I have so much I could say about trans representation in fiction (especially in non-western media) if I had the mental energy lmao. It makes me really sad that just posting on tumblr about this headcanon immediately got me backlash from a transphobe 🥲 Like... I don't hate people who don't see Towa this way!! they are a wonderful, interesting character regardless of gender, and even if they identify as female they are absolutely breaking gender stereotypes and I think that's so cool to see, especially in an anime. I genuinely don't understand why people would attack trans people (or anyone who is still figuring out/exploring their own identity) for seeing themselves in a character.

For me, both the way Towa behaves and speaks of their gender and the way their storyline and characterization is played out by the writers positively screams trans experience, and even the ways that canon emphasizes that they're a girl feels very pointed/"bases-covering" to me. Like, I'm pretty sure Japan's censorship/qualifications for acceptable LGBTQIA+ content are a lot stricter even than in western media, so the fact that this is pinging so hard on my "transdar" (lmao) really makes me think that it was a message the writers were trying really hard to get across, even if subliminally. Personally, as a transmasc who has a complex relationship with gender and for whom anime was very formative for their exploration of identity (especially Inuyasha), I am delighted to see an otherwise kind of mid show representing the MC's gender in this way.

LMAOOO all that to say, I really appreciate this information, thank you for sharing 🖤🖤

[atrxpine]

i said it on my old blog i'll say it again. rin isn't the mother of the twins, she's their very loving aunt. no one gave birth to the twins, they just kind of popped into existance because of kagura's dying wish to see sesshomaru one last time. they were born of the newly found sympathy in sesshomaru's heart (see manga) and the yearning in kagura's. that's why they don't know their parents to begin with, and not because sesshomaru didn't wish to take care of them or some other bs (after he literally raised rin). this is the only way i will ever accept yashahime stuff, because s/essrin a horrible concept to me.

[inukag]

Just got into inuyasha at 24! Out of nowhere I remembered an anime scene I watched as a child, the only thing I could remember was a desperate girl, and other girl kissing a boy with white hair. Searched for it online, turns out it was when kikyo trapped kagome on the tree and kissed inuyasha. I guess that really marked me as a kid lol. I’ve just finished reading the manga and now I’m gonna watch the full anime. So happy I found ur blog! Yours is one of my favourites in the fandom.

Welcome and thank you for the love!

So many people watched Inuyasha as a kid, it's a core memory that cannot be forgotten it seems ❤ I loved that you read the manga as well, it's a different experience and you get to see all the scenes that were not animated :)

The fandom isn't super active anymore due to lack of new content (we get a new chapter of the Yashahime manga every month but it's not canon content and a lof of people aren't reading it... for various reasons lol) but I hope you can still have fun here! There's still plenty of fanarts, fanfics and meta being posted. For a fandom that's almost 30 years old, I say we're still doing alright, lmao.

[okayfinethisismyinuyashablog]

I do wish the twins had been found abandoned and Sesshomaru was like, well I've adopted little pathetic things before, but he realizes that infants are *different* and he knows that Inuyasha and Kagome just had one a while back and IT survived, so he decides that it's Rin's turn to have a pair of pathetic things, all but ensuring the twins will be taken care of and raised by InuKag. And Inuyasha and Kagome don't get LESS time being a family with Moroha but MORE time being a family with all of the kids. And maybe it DOES turn out they're dog demon hanyo and the first arc or overarching plot of the story would be that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru have to solve the mystery of a dog demon being around that they never knew about. Or something. I'm literally just spit balling here, but the theme could be all about uncovering family secrets at every level. There could also be some revelations as to where Kagome's family line originates as well. Just kind of throw it all in there, why not. And along the way, the gang is faced with demons and ghost stories inspired by Japanese mythology as they look for clues. You get an overarching plot and a little story engine all at once. And you could have Kagome KNOWING what is going to go down in 50 years with the Tokugawa shogunate and guns and whatnot, so she eventually begins pulling away from society and wanting a safe place for her family to exist out of the way of the international shit show that's about to go down.

I really do not know who Yashahime was for. Not the inukaggers and not the sessrinners. There is no possible way the way the relationship unfolded between Sesshomaru and Rin was satisfying to anyone who shipped them. Sesshomaru is all perfunctory and Rin is all obedience. Like, I don't ship it, but it could have been built up as a big romance between them. And the whole story could have started when Rin was older and had a more adult outlook and disposition. And Sesshomaru could have been like, reluctant and have to overcome his pride and leftover internalized racism before he could even deal with his feelings towards her. It could be that Sesshomaru dropped Rin off to Kaede's house, he went away for a while and came back and realized there was something there (feelings wise on his side, like maybe seeing Rin with the hanyo toddlers DOES SOMETHING to his cold romanceless heart, I dunno. A mini glimpse into a possible future for them) and then he disappears for a long time and when he does appear, he doesn't visit her (only checks in with Inuyasha), and the story unfolds from there. maybe Rin out of pain has adopted a cold, haute air about her to protect herself from becoming too attached to others after she feels like she has been abandoned. Maybe she even initially rejects Sesshomaru when he finally returns and won't talk to him or see him. Like, set it up to where there's a character arc for both of the characters and there is conflict that must be resolved. Don't just make it this weird romanceless perfunctory thing that is satisfying to no one. I think that even though it's not in line with modern standards, there would be a way it could make sense to the audience, possibly as one of many examples that show Kagome's modern sensibilities chafing against the social mores and absolute violence of the Sengoku era. But the writers would have to MAKE it make sense. It could be compelling, and the fact that he has brought her back from the dead on two separate occasions means he would be limited in using his most powerful powers should she end up in danger.

Ultimately...when I read fics that happen to have the pairing, my brain just treats the Rin character as an OC. Like, I realized at one point my brain was supplying the image of a BLONDE woman in place for Rin. So...I just kind of sidestep the whole situation when their relationship is not portrayed as father/daughter.

Im so pissed off i hate yashahime the mere existance of it makes me frothing mad.

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[twin-azure-dragon-wave]

I’m not supposed to cut it. But to feel it...

Setsuna plays threads of fate like the strings of her violin.

While making some gifs of the scene in episode 33 where Setsuna is confronted with the challenge of severing Mayonaka’s thread of fate, I noticed a detail I found intriguing.

When Setsuna glides the blade of her naginata against the thread it reminded distinctly of a bow gliding along the string of an instrument. Setsuna is, of course, a violinist.

Setsuna’s ability to play the violin is introduced in episode 4 and subsequently has become more important to the plot and to her character as a way of evoking strong feelings and memories in both herself and others.

In episode 28, when Setsuna sees her mother, Rin, for the first time, she plays her signature piece and we cut from a scene of Rin humming a lullaby with an identical melody to a flashback of episode 4 where Setsuna reveals that this melody has come to her instinctively.

Back in episode 33, Setsuna has an instinctive realization when she goes to cut the thread of fate, that she’s not supposed to cut, but to feel it.

Once she’s has this realization, she glides the blade of her naginata along the thread of fate like she would the bow of her violin along the strings. She uses her signature weapon to play the thread like she would a piece of music.

And just like how Setsuna’s violin playing has the power to evoke long-dormant memories and unconscious feelings, ‘playing’ the thread as she would her instrument allows Setsuna to see into the past. She’s able to see Mayonaka’s memories of Oharu and by doing so, is able to understand their connection and thus, now has the ability to sever it.

[fangirlforthewin]

What bugs me about Moroha

There are so many things about Yashahime that bother me with how they treat Moroha that I could probably make a book out of it, but instead, I'm going to just talk about how Moroha was raised and has really no knowledge about her parents.

I imagine InuKag had to have had some sort of talk with Koga prior to him receiving her? Otherwise, wouldn't there have been some investigation on his and Ayame's part when Moroha showed up? Why didn't Koga and Ayame talk about InuKag to Moroha. Where is Koga now? He raised her, supposedly, for at least some of her life. You're telling me he allowed Yawaragi to sell her? And then after Yawaragi died, Koga didn't think he needed to check up on Moroha? Moroha clearly doesn't see Koga as an adoptive father as she never brings him up. Though her clothing is clearly inspired by them and how wild she can sometimes act is obviously from them.

Why did Kaede hardly ever talk about InuKag in general? Why did she not take in Moroha? Or treats her as indifferently as possible when she is in the village?

Sango and Miroku's children hardly seemed to know who Moroha was. How did they not know? Why didn't Miroku and Sango -InuYasha's and Kagome's best friends- not take in their friends' child? I can't believe they didn't know what happened to Moroha.

Like, InuYasha and Kagome disappear, do they think they are dead? Did they assume Moroha vanished with them? Except when years later Moroha shows up around the village a lot, Sango and Miroku never thought to bring her in and raise her themselves? Or did they know she was with the Wolf Demon Tribe and never visited? Never reached out to her?

The way the people that know InuYasha and Kagome treat their daughter is baffling to me. Like if I was InuYasha and Kagome, and I come back from the border of the afterlife and see how all my friends have treated my daughter, I would be so angry, like they are no longer my friends angry.

There must be some explanations that we haven't heard yet, and I keep watching, hoping to get some answers. But the way this show treats InuKag doesn't give me much hope.

[aroaceghost]

nueva meta: yashahime

es de mi tremendo placer anunciar que por fin el día de hoy después de tantos meses terminé de ver inuyasha 💯✅⬆️

[chit-a-to]

towa and sestuna didnt had dog ears or golden eyes

yeah I actually kinda disappointed with their design waaaaayyyyy back since 2020. I know that Rumiko Takahashi said herself that hanyo's appearance may differ between individuals, but initially I thought she was talking about the difference between species/hybrid, not within the same lineage....

The shape of ears, I can shrug it off rather easily, because maybe it does not always occur within a population of inu hanyo. But the color of eyes.....

Sesshomaru has golden eyes is understandable because both his parents have golden eyes, too. Inuyasha also inherited golden eyes from his father, even though his mother has brown eyes. Therefore we can safely assumed that golden is the dominant gene for eye color in dog demon.

Moroha with her brown eyes is actually quiet disappointing, for me at least 😅 Because if we follow Mendel's laws of inheritance, then there's 50% chance that Inuyasha and Kagome's children are born with golden eyes. Considering golden is more dominant than brown, there's a greater probability of her inheriting golden iris. But I can accept it rather easily, too, if her character is designed with brown eyes along with the explanation because of "she has more human blood (than demon blood) in her body".

However.... Towa and Setsuna born with red and purple eyes, respectively, is a much much bigger disappointment 😂😂😂 because.... well..... good bye genetics 🤣🤣🤣 we all know what their parents' eye colors are, so it's just confusing to see them kids being born with colors that are completely non-existent in their ancestors' (parents and grandparents) genes 😂😂😂😂 It's as if they are actually some other couple's children 😭😭 But, then again it's anime, so I shouldn't complain that much, am I right? because the animators have worked really hard and the creative team too what with all the characters designs as well as the director and storywriter 🤐🤐

[officialinuyasha]

Why did Rin name them "Towa and Setsuna"? - The meaning behind their names

I received a question about their names. The meaning behind Moroha's name will be in another post. Since these were things we previously covered I'll have the master post on Towa and Setsuna's name here -

In Yashahime Episode 15 Rin says "Towa and Setsuna" to their names. In Japanese - Towa and Setsuna mean One Moment and an Eternity. It's also said in each episode. "Towa and Setsuna, between us half-demon twins, two worlds exist at the same time; Human and Demon, Feudal Era and Present Day, Peace and War, Joy and Sorrow, Dreams and Reality, Now and Forever, and finally Love and Hate. A Feudal fairytale, Yashahime. We'll keep moving forward, overcoming the hurdles of destiny."

Katsuyuki: — What is the origin behind the names “Setsuna” and “Towa”?

**From the outset, I came up with “Setsuna” using “setsu” in “Sesshōmaru”. I chose the name “Towa” so that it would pair with “Setsuna”. https://ayuuria.tumblr.com/post/684458629287542784/yashahime-translation-official-guidebook

Setsuna means “moment” while Towa means “eternity”. - Hence, a pair.

Katsuyuki-san said that "Setsuna is a black Sesshoumaru" and Towa is "White Sesshoumaru" they are Yin and Yang.

https://www.tumblr.com/officialinuyasha/629334377576464384/this-was-a-translation-collab-between-esther-xiao Katsuyuki: "Setsuna and Towa inherited the "yin" and "yang" of Sesshomaru, respectively, but at the same time both yin and yang exist in Towa and Setsuna. Half-demons are self-contradicting existences, and that is the subject that has been passed down."

Rumiko also mentioned this https://ayuuria.tumblr.com/post/667032838479265792/yashahime-translation-official-guidebook

"Sumisawa-san told me “Towa is a white Sesshōmaru and Setsuna is a black Sesshōmaru”"

You can also find "Rin to Sesshoumaru" theme song in Towa's theme song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9lofIKeL_0

The voice actors said Setsuna and Towa's relationship seems to reflect on Sesshoumaru and Rin's - https://www.tumblr.com/officialinuyasha/646757262237597697/staff-thoughts-on-sessrin

"Towa seems to close that gap like *that person* (Rin" "Their relationship seems like that of their parents" "If you look at Towa, I think you can figure out who the mother is"

Their names are black and white, past and present, human and demon, one moment and an eternity. A pair.

[yashahime-theories-archive]

Fate, Time and Spinning Wheels

We all know about how changes in fate and time are themes in Yashahime. But there was also a VERY interesting conversation on the topic in the OG that they might be referencing in YH. 

Here, Naraku is talking to Kikyo right after coming out of Mt Hakurei

A spinning wheel of fate, you say? Which spins and weaves a red thread? 

Haven’t we seen THAT exact same visual in Yashahime? Yes, we have

The red threads are everywhere in Yashahime. They’re in the windmill of time, in the twins’ hair

And even in this new advertisement

In the original series, this is Kikyo’s view on fate and destiny, from that same conversation.

Which Treekyo seems to have inherited, since the tree wants to maintain fate as it should have been, even if it takes eliminating Kirinmaru and Sesshomaru, those who are actively trying to interfere with time for their own purposes.

Meanwhile, this is what Naraku has to say about fate and destiny.

While Kikyo believes that fate cannot be changed, Naraku believes that the strong are able to make their own fate. This is the approach that Kirinmaru and Sesshomaru seem to be taking, using their POWER, their STRENGTH as demons to literally alter time and fate.

In the newest episode, episode 25, we also have a similar speech from Towa, on the topic of strength and weakness. Like her uncle Inuyasha before her, one of Towa’s goals is to protect those that matter to her.

But it also has to do with fate. Here, Towa falls into despair because she believes that she cannot change Setsuna’s fate (to die), and she wasn’t even able to avenge her death. However, Towa is given a tool that allows her to change Setsuna’s fate and resurrect her. Therefore, Towa has been able to surpass Sesshomaru as he was in the original. When Sesshomaru was faced with Kagura’s fate, he tried to avert it using Tenseiga, but he was unable to use the sword on Kagura due to her body dissolving as she died. Tenseiga needs an intact body to work on, and Kagura didn’t leave one behind. 

This time, Tenseiga cannot work normally either, not because Setsuna’s body is too damaged, but because the blade is broken. However, Towa is able to use a power THAT SESSHOMARU DOESN’T HAVE: Her ability to make energy blades, in order to use the broken Tenseiga to successfully revive Setsuna. 

And at that point we can clearly see that th twins absolutely have demonic powers that they didn’t inherit from Sesshomaru. Because Sesshomaru ABSOLUTELY CANNOT USE ENERGY BLADES. He’s unable to use the broken Tenseiga to save Setsuna. Towa using her energy blade to make Tenseiga work is not a test, it’s a last resort. So if she didn’t inherit this power (energy blades) from her father’s side of the family, she must have inherited from her mother’s side. Rin didn’t have any powers of her own, being a normal and untrained human girl without any power of her own, but Kagura’s brother, Byakuya, could create energy blades. Therefore, it makes sense for Towa to inherit the ability to create energy blades from her mother’s side if her mother is Kagura, which would make Byakuya her uncle on her mother’s side.

So, regarding FATE, we are being given different perspectives and viewpoints:

Kikyo, who believes that fate is unchanging

Naraku, who believes that fate can be altered if you have enough power

Kirinmaru and Sesshomaru, two great demons who have altered the timeline, causing many paradoxes and anomalies to sprung forth.

Towa, one of the anomalies created by Kirinmaru and Sesshomaru’s altered timeline, who combines several viewpoints regarding fate. At the beginning, she starts out like Kikyo, believing fate to be UNCHANGING, that there is nothing she can do to save Setsuna. However, when given A TOOL that would allow her to revert Setsuna’s fate and bring her back to life, Towa takes that change and she is able TO USE HER OWN POWER in order to succeed. 

Another point regarding the theme of FATE in Yashahime is severing fate, which is probably going to be relevant regarding Zero’s curses, which tie her own lifeforce to her tagets’. This episode has tied it to Setsuna’s blood blade

And talking about time and fate, in YH, the Tree of Ages is another big symbol of those concepts. And, like the Shikon Jewel before it, it has acquired a light side and a dark side. On one side, we have Treekyo, the spirit of the tree that has taken on Kikyo’s visage

On the other, we have Roothead, the demonic parasite

That looked like Onigumo did after being burned.

However, Treekyo is looking rather threatening in the latest trailers

But she’s been subtly menacing before, too

And we should remember one important rule about Kikyo. In the original, the real Kikyo was never a villain. However, THE ONE WHO WASN’T KIKYO, BUT TOOK HER VISAGE, definitely was one. 

Treekyo may have taken on Kikyo’s appearance, but IT’S NOT THE REAL KIKYO. And the last time someone else took on Kikyo’s face, it was Naraku in his plot against Inuyasha and Kikyo to take the jewel for himself. 

Something is definitely going to happen with the tree and its spirits in S2, and Treekyo may not be as benevolent as she made herself look like. Because it was never the real Kikyo to begin with. She may not even have to be “evil” per se, just completely dedicating to her goal of preserving the Tree of Ages and fate without caring for factors such as the continued survival of paradoxical existences that would never have existed if it hadn’t ben for Kirinmaru’s and Sesshomaru’s intereference. 

[csdragon]

Three main characters, one fighting style

I was thinking about Yashahime today, and it occurred to me, part of what’s been bothering me about the Yashahime fights are how all 3 characters are interchangeable in a fight.

They have surface-level details that are different. Setsuna uses a naginata instead of a sword, and each have their own special finishing move...which are all linear energy blasts. Azure Dragon Wave, Crimson Dragon Wave and Cyclone Burst.

Very early in the show this wasn’t as pronounced. Towa had her spiritual energy absorption and whip. Setsuna used Demon Slayer poisons and tools. Heck, Setsuna even had a special attack that put everyone to sleep. And Moroha used a lot more spiritual energy techniques, as well as her demon form and her father’s old move. 

But as we move forward, each character’s unique traits are used less and less. Fights start with swordplay and acrobatics and end when a rainbow pearl starts glowing and a linear energy attack is used.

Contrast this with Inuyasha where every single character operated on a completely different axis from each other.

Inuyasha of course was the most similar to the Yashahime with his swordplay until his newest big secret technique was used to end the fight. But the others were widely different. Kagome’s spiritual archery was extremely powerful but left her open, often forcing battles to play around protecting her organically. Miroku’s wind tunnel meant he could never be directly approached in a fight, but gave him a glaring weakness to poison, while his sutra and staff abilities gave him supportive utility. And Sango’s Hiraikotsu was this immensely powerful weapon but often kept her up on Kirara away from the direct action, while her demon hunter tools allowed her to surprise enemies and play subterfuge.

Heck, even shippo with his illusion magic while not often effective, was still incredibility unique and offered something nobody on the rest of the team had access to, and Kirara could fly and breath fire.

Each character had a unique weapon, unique fighting style, and unique contributions to the team. 

This coupled with the bloodless fights of Yashahime makes combat just uninteresting. Characters will yell, jump and swing swords and call out special attacks until the bad guy falls and the Yashahime escape without a scratch. And since they're all part demon, they’re allowed superhuman movement, stamina and damage resistance.

While in Inuyasha, while you still always knew the main characters were gonna live, there was REAL tension. Three of the main cast were normal humans who would not survive a direct hit from even a minor demon’s big attack, and every cut and hit they did take would have a lasting effect for the rest of the fight. Characters would get battered and bloodied and knocked unconscious, the wind tunnel would nearly kill Miroku in big fights, Hiraikotsu would break, Kagome would run out of arrows or drain her spiritual energy, Inuyasha would be very glad the robe of the fire-rat was already red.

I don’t really have a conclusion to this post, but like, yeah. That’s why Yashahime fights aren’t as interesting.

[cheesomaru]

The interesting thing about Rin's behavior towards her daughters is that it aligns very well with Japanese traditions but for a lot of Western fans, it seems very cold.

I remember when the Ghost in the Shell remake came out, there was a roundtable talk among Japanese actresses that dicussed the cultural nuances that were lost in the movie due to it being an American adaption. One of them being the behavior of the main character's mom, who was separated from her due to the cyborg process.

It also makes sense why Kagome hugs Moroha (also the situation was different), because she grew up in the modern era. But Rin restraints herself, because its not the right time and place for it.

However, she still asks to hug them when they come back, which does betray her stoic front. Let's hope she gets that hug sooner than later! 🙏🏼

[viva-el-belt-libre]

MirSan Head Canon Kids

Because I refuse to believe Miroku and Sango would have stopped at 3 kids, I have planned and created my own, so they can appear in my fanfic. And I figured I might as well share them here.

I'm keeping the Yashahime name and professions of the first 3 ones, but with a few adjustments to their personalities and looks (because yashahime made them annoying and I can't allow that).

So here they are, my complete set of MirSan kids.

1 and 2. Kin'u (金烏) and Gyokuto (玉兎)

They are the ones that most resemble Sango physically, but they are also the ones that are more like Miroku in personality, though in different ways.

When they were little, Kin'u tended to be the "leader" of their play, and Gyokuto was her right hand woman. They often got into trouble for being mischievous. They both learned the basics of combat, but in the end Kin'u had a greater aptitude for scholar and spirituality, while Gyokuto found some creative outlet in creating weapons and gear for the slayers. Gyokuto took great joy in experimenting and innovation when it came to her creations, and she has a special taste for flashy tools, such as bombs and new ways to incorporate poisons.

Kin'u keeps her hair short for religious reasons (she didn't want to shave it all off completely so she came up with a compromise). Gyokuto keeps her hair long for the most part, except for a period when there was an accident while she was experimenting with explosives, and burned off her hair and eyebrows. It took a while to grow back, but she was more careful after the incident.

Kin'u spends most of her time in Mushin's temple, and she assisted him in the last years of his life. She found some novices and young monks to help her get the temple back in order, and although they are all hard workers, one might also notice she got some really pretty people to live and work with her (she likes the view). She would never harass them or anything but you know, if they are willing, she's willing. Gyokuto is more direct in her approach and would definitely hit on people, though it seems like she takes more joy in making them blush and stutter than actually getting anything out of it.

They are both able to be pretty manipulative, and getting what they want with their words, but Kin'u tends to be more cunning. When the salyer village was able to rebuild and had more people join their ranks, Gyokuto took the opportunity to become a peddler, doubling as a scout for the slayers and bringing back news of any possible job they could get. She was a great saleswoman and made a lot of money during this period.

3. Hisui (翡翠)

Mama's boy, very easy target for teasing and light bullying. Literally the only thing he got from Miroku was his face, and even so when he was little somebody said he looked like his father and he started crying, because he wanted to be like mom and uncle Kohaku. Really proud of his slayer heritage and duty, and is always trying very hard to do his best and improve. Hisui is very innocent and very clueless when it comes to romance, so he usually doesn't notice when someone might be interested in him (and when he does he gets really uncomfortable). He was usually dragged around by his sisters when Kin'u had some great adventure idea, even though he thought the idea was stupid and they would get in trouble (they did).

4. Ruriko (瑠璃琥)

Hisui's only fan. Took on fighting because she wanted to be like her big brother, and really excelled at long range style (though she can do close contact if needed). At a first glance she may come off as serious and aloof, but she is actually shy and very sweet. She likes everything girly and loves dressing up in nice clothes. Really feels drawn to the slayers' sense of duty and honour, and is very proud of her heritage and role, just like Hisui. Could have been a flirt, but she's too shy to do it, and usually just ends up blushing furiously and running away when anybody shows interest. Gyokuto tried coaching her on it, but it didn't work.

Physically she is Miroku's spitting image. Same dark hair, blue eyes and eye shape.

5. Shinju (真珠)

Was a very sickly kid, to the point everyone worried she would not survive infancy. She made it, with the sheer power of will and violence. Her parents tried channelling her high energy to other activities because they worried about her health, but turns out the kid just was a very good fit for fighting. As a child she was always involved in more intense playing, and was always full of scratches and bruises. Even though she would get periodic fevers, she just hated staying home with all her might. She prefers wearing men's clothes, and can be loud and boisterous. She chose to fight with the biggest and least subtle weapon available at the exterminator shop. Is often paired with Ruri for missions, because they tend to balance each other out and make a good team.

Physically she is the one with the palest skin and lightest hair colour, and is full of freckles.

6. Kanaho (銀星)

Even though she is younger, she tends to be one of the more serious and mature of the kids. Since Shinju's health took up her parents' attention, Kanaho was mostly cared for by her older siblings. Never felt interested in fighting, and although she had some aptitude for spiritual powers, she just couldn't be bothered to be interested in it. Instead, she took on weapon making.

Unlike Gyokuto, who is an inventor and loves working on flashy gadgets, Kanaho is a traditional perfectionist. She went deep into studying traditional weapons and how to produce the best results with the best materials. She even managed to nag Totosai enough for him to teach her some of his techniques, even though she is only human. Kanaho's weapons became the Stradivarius of the slayer world. It became a matter of pride to have one of her products, as she took her time working on them and chose her clients very carefully, so there weren't that many available.

Kanaho's hair is darker than her mothers, and she has a bony structure. Nobody knows where she got her eyes from, it doesn't particularly look like Sango's or Miroku's. Maybe from a grandparent.

7. Chikai (小貝)

The baby of the family. Is absolutely pampered and spoiled by his older sisters. Has a cute round baby face and freckles, with darker brown hair. Is a little prince in the household with all the attention, but is actually a very sensitive and sweet child. Cries very easily but doesn't throw tantrums. Ruri likes dressing him up in cute clothes and caring for his hair. Sometimes he tries rebelling, but it doesn't go far and he always apologizes in the end.

Chikai has a very high potential for spiritual matters, and trained since a very early age to follow his father's footsteps, but monastery life was too rigorous for him (specially with him being so sheltered by his sisters), so he always figured out ways to run away from it, and Kin'u always bailed him out. He likes studying with her, and will make a good monk when he grows up, he just really doesn't want to have to shave his head.

Final tally: 5 girls and 2 boys. 2 spiritual, 3 slayers (fighters), 2 slayers (support). Totalling 7 children. Sorry I couldn't make it to 20, I think 7 is enough.

I might commission some portraits of them kids some day, idk, we'll see. But they for sure will start showing up in my fics.

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A Brief Analysis of Towa and Setsuna’s Kimonos and How We Know That Rin and Toga Were Alike

Towa’s kimono is obviously based off of her grandfather’s. Not only does it have the same white, red, navy and violet color scheme as Taisho’s (not coincidentally also the the colors of Towa’s school uniform) but the pattern on Towa’s sash matches the one on Taisho’s shoulder and the stripes resemble her grandfather’s demon markings. I also noticed that the stripes on Towa’s top are shaped more like her father’s double markings in Toga’s colors, while the ones on the bottom are jagged like her grandfather’s single one.

The episode where Towa receives this kimono makes it clear that Sesshomaru chose the fabric and I think it’s interesting that he chose to dress Towa very similarly to his father. Especially in light of Rumiko Takahashi’s illuminating comments about Sesshomaru ordering Jaken to buy and rebuy kimonos for Rin until he found one he thought suited her. He would’ve put a lot of consideration into what he chose for them to wear and it would have to match with his own image of them and his idea of their individual personalities.

So, clearly the implication is that Towa must remind Sesshomaru of his father. If that’s the case, then who does Setsuna remind him of?

Well, yeah.

She’s his moody, imperious mokomoko-wearing little mini-me. But she’s Rin’s daughter too, so along with getting a kimono with the same exact color scheme and design as her father’s sash, Setsuna also has same red obi that her mother wears.

But why does Setsuna get an element of Rin’s outfit in hers and Towa doesn’t?

Maybe because Towa is already so similar to her mother that it doesn't need further acknowledging. Or maybe, by acknowledging his father in the clothes he chose for Towa, he’s also acknowledging Rin at the same time. Towa reminds Sesshomaru of both Rin and his father. We know this because the show tell us, indirectly, that Rin and Taisho are similar.

In Zero’s Wish, Towa reminds Zero of Taisho.

And in The Secret of the Rainbow Pearls, Towa reminds Kaede of Rin.

Toga is like Towa who is like Rin.