Talk:InuYasha (character)/Archive 1

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InuYasha Going Solo

If InuYasha is an independent, self-centered type of person, why doesn't he abandon his group and go solo? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.59.144.21 (talk • contribs) .

He's said that he needs Kagome's sense for the Shikon Jewel, but I have a feeling that he respects his comrades and considers them friendsMrpsychic 22:44, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Various episodes in both Manga and Anime have made it plenty clear that InuYasha (and for that matter all of his allies and quite a few enemies) actually have a healthy appreciation of comraderie, friendship and loyalty. Friendship is one of the four main "Tamas" (virtues) that lend their names to the Sacred Jewel at the heart of the story; indeed, Rumiko's main thesis in InuYasha is about the effect of those four virtues on people and their ultimate fates. Luis Dantas 00:56, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

InuYasha, specifically, began as a loner because that is how he could best manage to deal with the rejection he suffered as a half-youkai (which btw is a rather obvious metaphor for "half-blooded" people in Japan). But at least since he first began to trust Kikyo he has been slowly but surely becoming more social. And that, time and again, has proven to be worth the trouble in more ways than one. He and his companions are both strategic assets to each one and also, and probably above all, emotional and affective supports to each other. The chapter where Sango wants to leave the group as a punishment for betraying them is perhaps the best illustration of InuYasha's true feelings: he HATES loneliness with a passion and can not afford to just watch while Sango leaves, even right after she tried to steal Tessaiga and give it to Naraku. Luis Dantas 00:56, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

InuYasha vs Inuyasha

This is a somewhat minor quirk, but why the persistent capitalisation of the 'y' in his name? Is it a remnant from an early romanisation error too? (I remember seeing some people call him and the anime Inu Yasha and Inu-Yasha.) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.110.120.23 (talk • contribs) .

I have read that both are valid options. However, Wikipedia should use one as a main, and name only the others, for consistence. When someone does not know about the topic reads the article, if he finds InuYasha or Inuyasha used randomly in the article it would look as typos. Since all the articles are linked to pages with the capitalized Y, I decided to consolidate all the links there. -- ReyBrujo 03:37, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

What? All the articles are linked to pages with capitalised Y's? Isn't that a result of the persistant usage of his name as InuYasha instead of Inuyasha? Can't we (or someone) just change that? Or do you mean that the title of the pages have InuYasha? Hairouna 04:46, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

InuYasha isn't my best topic. I work with other articles, and arrived to here while correcting disambiguation links. The main problem is that, while the real page was Rin (InuYasha), in an article the link was Rin (Inuyasha). Thus, there were two articles about Rin. I found similar with at least three more (I have tagged them all with merge tags). The cover of the magazine says InuYasha, I believe that is why all the articles mainly use it. I am not sure, but I think it was agreed in InuYasha talk page it should use capitalized Y. As I said, I know little about InuYasha. However, I care about persistence. Right now, moving everything to lowercase y would be just too much for too little, since both Y and y are accepted in the english version of the series. -- ReyBrujo 15:50, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Perhaps it might be a good idea to use Inuyasha (without the capital Y) for the character and InuYasha (with the capital Y) for the series itself. It would help with disambiguation and would make referencing each a little bit easier. Lankybugger 13:48, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

I've seen plenty of 'official' sites with the name InuYasha. But whenever his name is in the episode title, it's Inuyasha. On the 'first' page it only says INU[then on another line] YASHA. ~Too lazy to log in and sign.~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.78.79.104 (talk • contribs)

Unfortunately, Viz Media itself is responsible for the confusion in InuYasha's name. Its writers (as a group) make no effort to be consistent, but use several different variations of his name. Wikipedia has standardized it to "InuYasha", perhaps because the titles at the top of the front covers of the manga have both the "I" and "Y" in larger capitals than the other letters. JRSpriggs 10:02, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

inuyasha

Inuyasha,' Awsome anime series about a hanyou (1/2 demon)named Inuyasha who (and his girlfriend kikyo)were decived by a demon called Naraku into hating each other,kikyo pinned inuyasha to a tree for 50 years until kikyo's reincarnation kagome is sucked into feudal japan,releases inuyasha from the tree,and now they and miroku,a monk with a wind tunnel in his palm,songo,a demon slayer,kagome,a modern day japanesse high school student who freed inuyasha from the tree and shippo,a young fox demon. hunting for the shikon no tama or jewel of 4 souls,which inuyasha desires to obtain to turn himsef into a fullfledged demon.

? As a summary, it lacks detail. Lankybugger 14:11, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

As English, it's also horrible. 69.241.141.42 10:16, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

"Inuyasha's Special Traits"

Gidday. Normally, I try to avoid confrontation and let things be, but I've found that there's a minor edit war in the "Inuyasha's Special Traits" section if the article (not to mention a lot of clutter). The disbute is over whether Inuyasha's loss of all his demonic qualities happens on a full moon or a new moon. I have my own opinion on the matter, but no facts to support it. Thus, I will not state which side i believe to be right and ask that both parties come to the talk page to show references which support their claims. Until such time, I've editted the data accordingly.

According to the title of the 13th episode of InuYasha, The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-haired InuYasha, the correct period of time is the new moon, which is also verifiable by watching the episode. -- Nancysing 21:56, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Character relations.

Do we really need all of the characters in the relations heading? They are only in the anime and seen once they seem like a pointless waste of space on the page. Bunza as well as Guyo/Izumo aren't really needed.

Perhaps it would be best to create a page for minor characters.Hylian God 18:46, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

I used to watch Inuyasha all the time. But it got annoying. Inuyasha always seems to have a romantic encounter with Kagome, but then starts a fight over nothing. I would like to see progress in the relations between Kagome and Inuyasha. --66.218.22.67 05:28, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Someone deleted Kagome's section in the Relationship part and vise versa over at Kagome's page. I have added them back. (216.99.60.22 00:47, 31 August 2006 (UTC))

The whole section should be deleted. Its pretty much character summaries and this is inuyasha's page not the series's page. moreover their are asumptions (while they may be valid ones) that should not appear on wiki (cause wp is an encyclopedia).--88wolfmaster 04:57, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

New Moon transformations into full human form

Does anyone know of a record of those times? It seems ([1]) that the three most recent stances where at chapters 364-367 (vs Moryomaru), 412-415 and now 481 (vs the bone-grabber youkai). The first time we learned of his human form was when he was fighting a spiderlike youkai IIRC, and the third was close to his fight with Goshinki (again IIRC). Has anyone been keeping track? Luis Dantas 07:01, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Beginning to answer my own question from this source ([Episode 13 with

the spiders, episode 44 When Kijinbou (sp?) came with the sword, Episodes 57-58 with the human eating tree and Tokajin, episode 67 when he shows himself to Kouga and Kagura sees him, and episode 162 when Rin was kidnapped by Ongokuki (sp?) there was one epi where Inuyasha was purified on the mountain when he went searching for Miroku and Sango, but I do not count that as a natural transformation. Anything after that would have been in the manga. ]): Episode 13 with the spiders, episode 44 When Kijinbou (sp?) came with the sword, Episodes 57-58 with the human eating tree and Tokajin, episode 67 when he shows himself to Kouga and Kagura sees him, and episode 162 when Rin was kidnapped by Ongokuki (sp?) there was one epi where Inuyasha was purified on the mountain when he went searching for Miroku and Sango, but I do not count that as a natural transformation. Anything after that would have been in the manga. The thread goes on to note that 162 does not happen in the manga (which I consider the true canon) and that there is a new moon transformation in the second movie. Luis Dantas 16:26, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Good work. Perhaps you would like to include that list in the article. JRSpriggs 06:47, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Transformation problem

I'm trying to put inuyasha in the transformation category, but somebody won't let me, he does have a tranformation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by The legend one (talk • contribs)

Please, when you add new sections to talk put them at the bottom of the page to conform to convention. I have moved this one to the bottom. Similarly, when you add new messages to a section, please add them at the bottom of the section. And please sign your messages with "~~~~" (four tildas). The wiki software converts that into your user-id and the time and date. JRSpriggs 10:16, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

What transformation? I do not think that the minor INVOLUNTARY transformations which he suffers at the new moon (to human) and when he loses Tetsusaiga and his life in in danger (to insane "full" demon) really count. Also see my message on your talk page User talk:The legend one. JRSpriggs 10:25, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Family Connections

There's no proof that Inu no Taishou was married to either Inuyasha's mother or Sesshoumaru's mother. So SessMom isn't Inuyasha's stepmother.--Slotedpig 20:47, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Also Sesshomaru's mother is neither seen nor mentioned in any episode of which I am aware. It makes no sense to refer to a family connection with a person whose existence is merely inferred. If one did that one could drag in every character's parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents, etc. which would be ridiculus. JRSpriggs 07:21, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Um, do you read the manga? As of chapter 466, Sesshoumaru's mother has been officially introduced and is very much alive. So, since we've seen her character and heard her talk and had Sesshoumaru identify her as his mother, how is her existence merely inferred?

I only read the official English translations, not Japanese or fan versions. JRSpriggs 07:34, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Inu-Yasha's age

I noticed that every time others and myself list Inu-Yasha as being 15-years-old appearance and mind-set-wise, it is often replaced with ages 17, 18, etc -- why? Also, I see that it is often mentioned that the 3rd movie stated that he is 200 years old, which is strange, considering the fact that no movie is canon. Anyway, in Takahashi's character book, the ages, power levels and more are listed for every main and supporting character, and it says that Inu-Yasha and Kouga are both 15 ( notation )Miroku is 20,Sango and Kikyou are/were 18,Shippou is 7, Kagura and Bankotsu are / were 17 ( Kagura - notation ), Kanna is 10 ( notation ), Naraku is 23 ( notation ), Suikotsu is / was 26, Renkotsu is / was 24 and Jakotsu is / was 20 ( or was it 21? ).

Peace. --IANS 08:01, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying that. I am sorry that I fell into the trap of accepting the age-change given by an editor who I otherwise reverted. I will try to keep it at 15 hereafter, until further notice. JRSpriggs 10:35, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

The 3rd movie was orignaly writen by Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of Inuyasha. Wouldn't that make it canon?216.168.82.48 01:03, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

The 3rd movie was not written by Takahashi. She designed Inu no Taishou's appearance and that's about it. --Slotedpig 15:22, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

it's 150, because it stated in the 3rd movie, he was born 200 years ago and was stuck on the tree for 50 years, and didn't age for that time. therefore, (200-50 years stuck on the tree) he is only 150 years old. Moggetlova 16:03, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

1st 3rd movie not cannon. second not aging would just mean not appearancing older. your age still increase tho.--88wolfmaster 17:49, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

So put Cronological age: 200, Physical age: 150 as a demon, 15 as a human? then maybe add in a paragraph somewhere explaining that... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by

24.57.242.226 (talk) 00:11, 15 May 2007 (UTC).

But... Inuyasha appears 15 but he is 200 years old (50 was bound to a tree but it still counts)according to 3rd movie. I think IT SHOULD BE OFFICIAL until Rumiko Takahashi says something different. She may not written the movie but she did aprove it. User:SalDPa; 3:33 28.8.2007. (UTC+1)

I heard somewhere that for every ten years, a demon is one year. RT released an "inuyasha profiles" book, maybe you should look into that.

The profile book says Inuyasha is 15 in appearance and mind set. Everything else is noncanon and guessing. --Slotedpig 04:33, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Clothing Section?

My opinion is that it's verging on superfluous; this is the kind of thing that belongs on a fansite, not Wikipedia (and keeping in that train of thought, it even sounds like it was stolen from a fansite. Possible copyright issue?). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.241.141.42 (talk) 10:17, 17 January 2007 (UTC).

well i dont think i totally agree with deleting it. but i did delete the non-inuyasha stuff. yes references would be nice though.--88wolfmaster 04:51, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

"Transformations" section, specifically, the Yokai one

"This is why there are many abilities that Sesshomaru can perform that InuYasha can't, (ie making a cloud that can be flown on), since he doesn't have what it takes to handle the yōkai power."

This isn't true. In the officially licensed Inuyasha product, the Inuyasha 2D fighting game for the PS1, Kikyo states that Inuyasha is actually stronger than Sesshomaru. Okay, we can't take this as cannon, and I could be wrong about the PS1 2D fighting game being officially licensed. Nevertheless, there are a few things I need to point out.

1) It is tradition in anime to make hybrid heroes stronger than pure blooded villains, or reformed villains. The reason for this is, is often to send out a message against racism (since many bi-racial children are bullied in Japan). We see this in the DBZ universe; even though neither characters surpass their pure blooded Saiyan fathers, Gohan and Trunks both started out life much stronger than their respective fathers (Goku and Vegeta). While it can not be proven, likely Rumiko Takashi may in the future use a similar plot device, that is, a plot device stating that hybrids are naturally stronger than pure blooded parents.

2) No one knows how old Sesshomaru is, but, he is arguably centuries older than Inuyasha. So, he has centuries more experience than his younger half-brother, and has been in many, many more battles. Despite Sesshomaru's vast experience, Inuayasha was still able to slice his....er..... leg off while he was in giant fluffy dog form.

3) Highly likely Inu-no-Taisho, their father, trained Sesshomaru how to use and control his power in battle. Much in the same a way a real-life modern father may train their child in a "family trade" and make full use of a family's "gift" for something, Sesshomaru had the benefit of having his father oversee his training. While this IS overanylizing, if you observe both the manga and anime carefully, Sesshomaru's moves are refined and calculated. Sesshomaru displays a refinement and calculation of someone who had the benefit of some form of demonic martial art training. There is really no telling how powerful Inuyasha might be with his father there to train him. Much of the stuff Inuyasha knows he figured out on his own, and yet he was STILL able to send Sesshomaru back with his tail between his legs (no "dog" pun intended) on more than one occassion. From what I have observed, Inuyasha fights a lot like a street kid with no formal martial arts training but plenty of fighting experience, while Sesshomaru fighs like a refined martial artist with street fighting experience.

4) Precisely because his father was not there to train him, there is no way of knowing if Inuyasha could have learned to control his demonic side. Obviously enough, Inuyasha's raw demonic power is enough to frighten Sesshomaru, even if it was for a split second. It may be speculated (though it may never be proven), that had Inu no Taisho been alive, he may have been able to train Inuyasha in how to harness and control his demon side. Not only that, but had he had the benefit of training like Sesshomaru, Inuyasha may have learned to fight in a refined manner, rather than like a brawler.

All I'm saying is, its still too early to tell and state the Inuyasha "doesn't have what it takes" to control his demonic half because, well, as far as anyone knows the Manga is still ongoing.

Sesshomaru is much older, he had the benefit (highly likely) of martial training from his father given the way he fights, unlike Inuyasha, and fluffy has far more battle experience and he knows how to control his power.

Even Totosai said, when he reforged Tetsaiga, that the reason it weighed so much was because Inuyasha had not self-control at all. As the series progresses, we see Inuyasha gain more and more control over himself. Because he is a fully grown adult demon, Sesshomaru has full control of his power. Inuyasha is still just a snot-nosed High Schooler with nothing even ressembling control, so naturally his demonic side is bound to be lethal. This is pure speculation, but, it may be said that precisely because he knew he would not be there for him to teach him how to control his demonic side, Inu-no-Taisho left the sword Tetsaiga to protect Inuyasha UNTIL said character learned to control himself. Sesshomaru, according to Inu-no-Taisho, needed to learn compassion. While Inuyasha needs to mature and learn self-control. When Inuyasha was less mature, his reforged Tetsaiga seemed to weigh a ton. When said character matured, not only did it become lighter, but more powerful. If we can extend that "self control" interpertation further then, it may only be a matter of time before it is revealed in the series that Inuyasha will learn to become a full-fledged demon on his own WITHOUT the Shikon no Tama. If I am right, then, we may see a more badass Inuyasha, a full demon Inuyasha wielding an even more powerful Tetsaiga fighting Naraku in the final confrontation.

One last thing; even though Inuyasha will surpass Sesshomaru as implied in the PS1 game by Kikyo (and by surpass I mean, he'll be stronger than his older brother WITHOUT a weapon), the most powerful character in the Inuyasha series is Kagome.

Because Inuyasha is an anime for girls disguised as an action anime for guys, the most powerful character in the show is actually Kagome. Inuyasha will surpass Sesshomaru. Kagome will surpass both Kikyo and Sesshomaru, and together, those two will defeat a horrifically powerful Naraku that may be too much even for the likes of Inuyasha's father. Kagome's potential as a "shrine maiden" of sorts is as yet, untapped. Inuyasha's potential is also untapped, and even it is speculated he is 150 years old, in demonic years that is not enough time to acquire anywhere near the control sesshomaru has over himself. True, his demonic blood is potent, and it can overwhelm his human side, BUT, I must point out that in Japanese mythology, even modern myth, one of its appeals is characters overcoming ridiculous odds. Inuyasha learning to control his demonic side is indeed a ridiculous obstacle, and something his arrogant older brother Sesshomaru may not expect. If Inuyasha learns to control that side of him, something no character in the show will expect (nor the audience, excpet yours truly ;-) ), it will also be the time Kagome realizes her fullest potential. Like Inuyasha, Kagome is not fully mature yet. Also like Inuyasha, she has more growing up to do before she can tap her potential. Truly, Inuyasha and Kagome are two of a kind, and, it may be said that, ultimately, the show is about growing up and learning to mature. Think you guys; Inuyasha and Kagome were extremely childish and immature at the begining of the series. As their love for each other grew though, they matured, in the process becoming more and more powerful. Kikyo was correct; Inuyasha, though his potential is untapped, is far stronger than his older brother Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru has already realized his potential, and HE STILL got his left arm sliced off. It is also possible Inuyasha may surpass his father. At the end of the show, Inuyasha and Kagome will be full-fledged adults, maybe not in body, but definitely in mind. And when they become full-fledged adults, it is then and only then that their fullest potential will be realized; Kagome becoming a priestess far surpassing Midoriko and Kikyo even, and Inuyasha becoming a Yokai (without the aid of the Shikon jewel) that surpasses the combined strength of Inu-no-Taisho and Sesshomaru. It is only fitting that at the end of the show Inuyasha should become more powerful to silence Sesshomaru's arrogance. Finally, while transformed into this horrifically powerful demon that is stronger than both Sesshomaru and Inu-no-Taisho combined, Inuyasha may make the very grown up decision to give up all that power for the sake of Kagome.

Think for a minute; what would be a greater declaration of love for Kagome than him giving up his lifelong dream for her? Lets say Inuyasha fullfills his dream, and without the jewel, becomes a full fledged demon far more powerful than either his brother and father combined. There would not be a more sincere declaration of love than giving up that awesome power for her sake, and it would be a gesture found wildly romantic by Japanese girls. In making that very grown up decision, my assertion is, it will, ultimately, be Inuyasha who will finally purify the shikon jewel. So what makes me think Inuyasha is more powerful than Sesshomaru and Inu-no-Taisho combined?

Sesshomaru said "what was this power that was so terrible, that it would frighten me, Sesshomaru, for even a moment" What am I assuming here? The assumption I am making is, that Sesshomaru became frightened because he had never encountered such power before. Sesshomaru knew his father, and was accustomed to his father's raw might. If Inuyasha's power was enough to frighten Sesshomaru, then, logically that means he had never encountered such a power before. Also, I reiterate my point; considering the contempt Inuyasha has suffered his whole life, it would only be fitting that the character become more powerful to finally silence Sesshomaru about the "inferiority" of Inuyasha. If you remember, Sesshomaru became so insecure after his encounter with the yokai Inuyasha that he felt compelled to test himself in a fight against him in an effort to regain his confidence. Hey, its happened to me; one time I wrestled with a dude who made me doubt my strength. I got scared, and to reassure myself I wrestled him again and beat him. Likely, this was the very same psychological dynamic presented on the show when Sesshomaru tested Inuyasha's Yokai side. If Sesshomaru, ever overconfident Sesshomaru, had to test himself, then, that probably means that Inuyasha's yokai side is a significant plot device that should not be ignored by fans, and on that final point, I am sure most of you will agree.

This is pure speculation though. Based on this speculation, please find a way to include these thoughts (though briefly) into the article if you find my internal monologue insightful.

later. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.63.78.98 (talk) 10:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC).

First off, speculation has no place in this article. Second, Inuyasha isn't stronger than Sesshoumaru. No amount of training will change the fact he has significantly less youki than Sesshoumaru. RT didn't make hanyou stronger than youkai, that's why Inuyasha has the sword to begin with. The sword seals Inuyasha's youkai blood, so Inu no Taishou wouldn't be training him even if he were alive. The transformation eats away at Inuyasha's brain every time it happens. Besides, Sesshoumaru kicked his butt even transformed, so that's not proof he'll one day be stronger. Inuyasha will never out grow or out train being a hanyou. Without the Shikon no Tama, he can't become a youkai. Tessaiga, on the other hand, is stronger his brother, but Inuyasha by himself isn't that impressive.--Slotedpig 15:24, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Please refer to the video game "InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale" for the Playstation 1. Go rent it, buy it, or download it, but, nevertheless, PLAY IT. Pick Sesshomaru once he is unlocked, and fight Kikyo. In their conversation, Kikyo reveals that Inuyasha is actually stronger than Sesshomaru; he just hasn't realized his fullest potential yet. Also, yes, Inuyasha did get his but kicked but, I wonder how well Sesshomaru would have done against Yokai Inuyasha had he not been hiding behind Tokijin. By the way.... I am a HUGE Sesshomaru fan, and the only reason I bought that crappy PS1 game in the first place was to play as him. Let me tell you, he is cheap; just pick him, and you can sail straight to the end of the game without being hit once. I'm dead serious here; pick Sesshomaru, and if you execute his "energy" wip attack and combine it with his Tokijin combo, finishing your opponent off with "demon dog form attack" for good measure, you will not be hit once. When the computer controls him, though with much effort, I can actually beat him with Shippo. Still though, sometimes video games are used to reveal elements of the plot that will not be revealed until much later, or, can not be revealed for time reasons. Indeed, in order to fully experience Episode III of the star wars movie, you pretty much have to play the official game. Hate to tell you this but, yeah, Inuyasha is stronger than Sesshomaru. When he fully realizes his strength if the info on the game is any indication, the beads of subjugation will no longer work on him.

Ah, one last thing; yes, Inu no Taisho WOULD have trained Inuyasha had he remained alive. If he cared enough about his son to protect him from his demon blood, then, he would be caring enough to train him. Also, its not just a matter of fan speculation but on the information I got from that PS1 game. Go check out yourself, then come back to chew on my head about it. Finally, one very last thing; there is room for speculation in any entertainment based article. If you were writing an academic paper, or a scientific paper, I wouldn't say anything, but, you saying "there is no room for speculation" is disturbingly dogmatic given that its ultimately, just entertainment and that like everyone else in this discussion page I write what I write for fun, just the same way you made that article for fun. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.63.78.98 (talk • contribs) 17:21, 15 February 2007

I think you need to read both WP:NOR and WP:NOT before calling me dogmatic.--Slotedpig 05:31, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Go play the PS1 game then and check to see if everything said there is cannonical, OR, officially licensed. Besides, I kept everything in the discussion page, and I did not vandalize your article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.63.78.98 (talk • contribs) 11:55, 17 February 2007

Even if I did play the game, I'd still say the same thing. The games aren't canon to the manga or anime despite being official Inuyasha merchandise. One line in a game doesn't prove anything. The rest of your original post is speculation and original research that does not belong in the article. Even though this is a fictional character, the article still has to adhere to the five pillars of Wikipedia WP:FIVE. You are more than welcome to start a page for the P1 game and state what Kikyou said. --Slotedpig 16:23, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

In keeping everything in the discussion page I have been civil. Also, games based on the series ARE cannonical, especially when used to drop hints of "whats to come." People do that in many cases. Besides, the only argument against Inuyasha being stronger than Sesshomaru necessary here is the fact that the beads of subjugation wouldn't work on Sesshomaru, even though they still work on Yokai Inuyasha. I maintain my poin though, that Kagome IS the most powerful character in the series; she will surpass both Midoriko and Kikyo. Wait and see! later. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.63.78.93 (talk • contribs) 11:15, 19 February 2007

Tessaiga

All the ablities and transformations of Tessaiga should be moved/merged/integrated with the Tessaiga page. Again, this page is all about inuyasha.--88wolfmaster 04:59, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

get's over it?

Umm....I wouldn'ty say that just yet. In the latest chapter (499) he hit Kohaku right after he said Kikyou's name. And the way you wrote it "because he has kagome" makes it seems like RT has already ended the love triangle...which is not true. Inuyasha still avoids questions about Kikyou from kagome. He's accepted it but nowhere near to the point that this page makes it seem. He's still not all there yet. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by VRaptorX (talk • contribs) 03:54, 2 April 2007 (UTC).

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What Wikipedia Is Not

I'd like to direct the attention of the researchers and editors of this article to the Wikipedia official policy concerning what is or isn't appropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia, especially number 7, "Plot summaries". Also, the guidelines on writing about fiction, particularly the in-universe section.

In short, if these editors and contributors were paying attention to these policies and guidelines of wikipedia, I believe the debates over which characters do what would cease, and with luck such energies could be devoted to the cleanup required to bring the article into compliance. User:scbomber (only bombs in netrek) 17:46, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

The point you referenced says "Wikipedia articles on works of fiction should contain real-world context and sourced analysis, offering detail on a work's achievements, impact or historical significance, not solely a summary of that work's plot. A plot summary may be appropriate as an aspect of a larger topic.". Notice that this does not forbid plot summaries, if they are a part of a larger work. In this case, the larger work is the totality of all articles on InuYasha, i.e. all the articles in the category Category:InuYasha and its subcategories. Together they are quite extensive. JRSpriggs 07:03, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

You know, about 2 years ago there were about 5 to 6 of us diligently working on getting articles related to this Anime into good articles, and for a while we had some degree of success in bringing them to the standard and things were improving. But due to the popularity of this series with kids and young teens, and wikipedia's everyone-can-edit policy, we were bombarded with many edits that were simply fanfare and laden with POV and their own understanding of this fairy tale.

Shortly after most of us either quit wiki, moved on, or substantially decreased the amount of contributions due to various reasons, and over the 2 years I don't think anyone with the intention of making this article into a quality piece of work has bothered to do much with it, let alone correct/intervene with the new 'contents' added.

In short, fanfare will still be added to this and other anime articles unless there is a sizeable community of quality wikipedians to convert that 'content' into a quality article. LG-犬夜叉 07:18, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

I'd have to argue with that. I have been working very hard to create some sort standard format at least any and all InuYasha pages. And as for counteracting the "fanfare", help out. do not just quit or watch for the sidelines. there is a lot of work to be done and more than one person is needed to do it. (correction two JRSpriggs has been helping me with the List of InuYasha chapters.--88wolfmaster 19:40, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, like I said, it has been 2 years since a group of us collaborated on this series, and people moved on due to many different reasons. I have been inactive on wiki as well. Recently I've only looked at very few pages concerning this series, I probably missed most of your efforts. I understand that there are a lot of work to be done, however I must point out that contributing in wikipedia is entirely voluntary.

This is listed under the section of Articles that require attention on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Anime and manga page, maybe you can get some help there, but you are probably aware of that. LG-犬夜叉 04:15, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Inuyasha Battle Smarts

The character Sesshomaru is clearly enough, more powerful than Inuyasha. When they were fighting the Band of 7, that Poison guy's poisons wouldn't work on Sesshomaru, whereas Inuyasha was harmed easily by on of the "acid" type poisons. When the poison guy tried to blast Sesshomaru with the same poison that easily burned Inuyasha's feet, Sesshomaru just stood there like nothing happened.

However, I need to point out that like Inuyasha stated, their father was way, way more powerful than both of them put together. But then, Inu No Taisho was way older than Sesshomaru, and the older of the two brothers has yet to mature. The reason Inuyasha is able to beat Sesshomaru is because of Tessaiga, and the fact that Inuyasha inherited his dad's battle smarts. Inu No Taisho was cunning, intelligent, and powerful. Sesshomaru, is intelligent and powerful, but not cunning, reason being, he relies entirely on raw power to defeat his enemies since there are few Yokai in the Inuyasha universe as powerful as Sesshomaru is. Inuyasha HAS to use battle smarts; its the only thing he has going for him.

Yes, Sesshomaru is more powerful, but, he doesn't have Inuyasha's battle cunning. Being cunning, and being intelligent are two different things; the best generals and fighters are often smarter than average, but not necessarily the smartest people. Regarding the two brothers, from my own personal observation I would say Inuyasha inherited his father's battle smarts and compassion, while Sesshomaru inherited the brain power and raw might. True enough, Sesshomaru is not as powerful as Inu No Taisho, but I need to point out no one really knows how old Inu No Taisho was. In Inuyasha the movie 3, Inu No Taisho himself said he felt he was "close to the end" anyway when Myoga told him that if he exerted himself he would die from the wounds inflicted by Ryukotsei. Meaning, at the time Inuyasha was conceived, Inu No Taisho was already an "old man." Of course, being a Yokai, and since some Yokai don't age, you wouldn't know it. So, taken altogether then, in response to the comment on why Inuyasha is able to beat Sesshomaru, the reason he is able to do it is because Sesshomaru relies so much on his raw power he never developed cunning of any kind. Inuyasha is used to fighting Yokai more powerful than him, so he has to use his battle smarts which, even without the experience, Inuyasha's battle smarts are inborn anyway. His brother Sesshomaru doesn't have that ability. He is intelligent, yes, he is powerful, yes, but he is not as clever in battle as Inuyasha. Truth be told, against a monstrously powerful Yokai, Inuyasha has a better chance of winning than Sesshomaru. Overconfident in his own power, Sesshomaru would lose, whereas Inuyasha's battle smarts would be brought to bear.

Inuyasha can actually fight better when he has his wits about him, than when he is transformed into "full yokai" form. Also, the beads of subjugation would have never worked on Sesshomaru.

So, to make something clear; yes, Sesshomaru is more powerful. No, Inuyasha will never be able to "out work" his limited half yokai abilities without the Shikon No Tama, and yes, Inuyasha is able to win because of Tessaiga's raw power. By himself Inuyasha is actually, a pushover compared to his brother; Sesshomaru is so far above Inuyasha powerwise that even with his battle smarts Inuyasha doesn't have a chance agaisnt him without Tessaiga. Of course, there is no telling how a fight between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru would turn out if Inuyasha did indeed succeed in transforming himself into a full Yokai....

oh well.

206.63.78.73 05:46, 22 April 2007 (UTC)star_dingo747

Interesting theory. I think you may be on to something here. Both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are quite intelligent, but Sesshomaru is clearly smarter than Inuyasha. I think that Inuyasha is more cunning than Sesshomaru, however, now that you mention it. Despite being very strong for a half-demon, Inuyasha is aware of the fact that he is weaker than demons like Sesshomaru, which makes him take his enemies a little more seriously in battle. Sesshomaru, on the other hand, tends to rely on brute strength, and even went so far as to underestimate Inuyasha on more than one occasion. --Mathew Williams 10:00, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

the Jacket

I dont know why it has taken me so long to realize this, but the article talks about InuYasha's coat/jacket as Hitoe but I always thought is was haori. Which is it, or is it something else?--88wolfmaster 06:58, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Hitoe is correct. A haori is a coat worn over a kimono. People get this wrong in fanfiction all the time. --Slotedpig 15:18, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Image going

Notice that Yamla (talk · contribs) has indicated an intention to delete the image Image:Inuprofile.PNG of InuYasha which is the main (and best) picture of him in this article. If anyone can provide a reason why he should not delete it, please do so immediately. JRSpriggs 05:21, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

It's a cool image. There.

Unfortunately, the image has been deleted. JRSpriggs 02:58, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

88wolfmaster (talk · contribs) has replaced it with a new image. JRSpriggs 02:01, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

InuYasha is the male protagonist!

I noticed that Kagome has been labeled as the protagonist, and InuYasha as a minor character. This is simply not true. I cannot stress this enough: InuYasha has TWO protagonists, Inuyasha and Kagome. The fact that Kagome is repeatedly mentioned as the main character is ridiculous, and is biased. Someone even had the nerve to put Kagome on the top of the character list! It seems to mostly be the work one user by the name of JRSpriggs. The articles about character roles in InuYasha need to be more accurate and neutral, it is misleading as is. -Mathew Williams 14:15, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

I'd have to agree with JRSpriggs on this. Kagome is the main character. While Inuyasha is the second most important character, he is not the who the story is about. While recent manga chapters have centered around Inuyasha and his sword upgrades, Kagome is the one the story follows. Its her actions that set up the conflict in the story. She does belong at the top of the list. --Slotedpig 14:50, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Although I think that Kagome is the main character, I understand that many male fans are unable to accept the fact that a female is the main character. So I would be willing to leave it ambiguous. However, unfortunately someone has to be listed first, and it would a misrepresentation of the facts to list anyone before Kagome. See also the similar argument at Talk:Kagome Higurashi. JRSpriggs 09:02, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

No, both Inuyasha and Kagome are the main characters, just because Kagome takes the role of narrator, that doesn't make her the main character. Inuyasha was made for the male audience, and Kagome was made for the female audience. The story, is about, pretty much, THEIR relationship, so, there is no main character in the story. Both of them are "the main character." Although I suppose it would be easy to get confused because she is the narrator. The narrator though, isn't always the main character in a story. Besides, there is a tiny problem with saying Kagome is the main character, namely, the Manga and Anime serie's title "Inuyasha." If Kagome was the main protagonist, the show and manga would be called "the adventures of Kagome" or something corny like that. The fiction is named after the male character, but, the main female character is strongly involved. Therefore the story is about both of them, not one or the other. And of course there is Sango and Miroku also. Gotta love Miroku ;-)

206.63.78.97stardingo747 206.63.78.97stardingo747 —Preceding comment was added at 12:45, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

After InuYasha defeats Ryūkotsusei and learns to use the wind-scar at will and the back-lash wave, he says "I dare anyone to stop me now.". Kagome says "InuYasha. Sit!" and stops him. JRSpriggs 05:05, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

You know, I've avoided this discussion so far but "eponymous title character" is a pretty silly way to put it. InuYasha is one of the two main protagonists, the other being Kagome. Why should it be any other way?--Boffob 07:12, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

The story is about Kagome. She is the only character whose dreams are shown on a regular basis. The action follows her (most of the time). InuYasha is subordinated to her. So in the terms of the article on Protagonist, she is the protagonist. InuYasha is the hero, but that is not the same thing.

As it says in that article, "A protagonist is a term used to refer to the figure or figures in literature whose intentions are the primary focus of a story. ... It should be pointed out that the protagonist is not always the hero of the story.". JRSpriggs 08:50, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

"or figures". Note the plural. My main problem with the intro as it is is that it pretty awkwardly tries to establish Kagome as the protagonist and appears to downplay InuYasha's importance. "Eponymous title" is pretty redundant, and characterizing his role as nothing else than the "love interest" of the protagonist places him almost in the same category as the title character of the movie Oscar. His relationship with Kagome is not what his role reduces to, so it'd be nice to mention that he's the hero of the story, as that can be a separate character than the protagonist, as you pointed out.--Boffob 15:27, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Just my two cents here but if Kagome is supposedly the main character of "InuYasha" then precisely WHY is the anime/manga called "InuYasha" and not "KaGome"?MightyKombat 13:37, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Another example which is more clearcut than InuYasha is Atlas Shrugged. The protagonist is Dagny Taggart. The hero is John Galt (Atlas Shrugged). But the title character (the character who is being compared to Atlas (mythology)) is Characters in Atlas Shrugged#Hank Rearden. JRSpriggs 03:30, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Can we agree to rewrite the intro to include the word "hero" somewhere and remove either "eponymous" or "title" in "eponymous title character"?--Boffob 06:30, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I replaced "eponymous" (which I did not like anyway) with "hero and". JRSpriggs 07:42, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks.--Boffob 15:12, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I am of the opinion that Kagome is the main character, but I really think it doesn't really matter. The words "Main Character" can be defined differently by different people. Can't we just say they both are the protagonists? Or this might turn out to be a edit war... BrianGo28 (talk) 04:43, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Kagome is the sole protagonist because she is the one who defines what is good or evil in the story. When InuYasha opposed her briefly, he was an antagonist, not a protagonist. JRSpriggs (talk) 08:23, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh, please. This will get us nowhere. Even if you are right, there are still a lot of people who think that you aren't. If we're going to find a exact answer, the only way is to ask Takahashi herself. BrianGo28 (talk) 10:59, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Meaning of InuYasha's name?

Well, I was looking through the InuYasha pages and noticed something: In the main series article it says InuYasha means 'Dog Spirit' (Inu is Dog, Yasha is Spirit) While the article on the character says it means 'Female dog demon' (Inu is Dog, Yasha is female Demon). so i looked it up and, indeed, Yasha seems to mean Female Demon, but that doesn’t make much sense. It may have been the translator I used, but I’m not sure. Anybody care to clear this up? Kimitala (talk · contribs) 2:22 June 28 2007

Okay, nevermind someone fixed it. 69.123.126.4 20:04, 28 June 2007 (UTC)Kimitala

Popularity with kids and young teens?

In Japan I'm aware they air the show at 3:30 p.m., right after school, but, popular here in America with young kids and teens when it only airs on Cartoons Networks "Adult Swim" late at night? I wasn't aware American parents were so irresponsible these days......

Also, one more thing; the Shikon No Tama can not turn Inuyasha into a full demon. In the last episode of the series, the one in which they are trapped in that giant demon's belly, what the shard of the shikon no tama did, was make Inuyasha go beserk again. Now, if a shard could do that, then, that probably means that the full jewel will simply strengthen his Yokai side, which would then consume his soul. That tree yokai, where Inuyasha's sword scabard comes from, made it very clear, that a half-yokai can never become a full-fledged one. Meaning, that if Inuyasha tried to use the shikon no tama to become a full yokai, all it would do is strengthen his yokai side, which would then consume his soul. Basically, the shikon no tama would make it so that Inuyasha is transformed without having to be "backed into a corner." Naturally what everyone has in mind is that Inuyasha wants to be like his father, thing is, he is a half-yokai, and no power anywhere on earth exists that would transform him into a full-fledged Yokai.

We need to keep in mind the origin of the shikon no tama; it was formed from the battle between the priested Midoriko (a priestess, arguably, 100 times more powerful than Kikyo even) and her battle with tens of thousands of yokai whose souls still reside in the jewel, where the battle still rages. That basically means, that if Inuyasha were to use the jewel to becomea full-fledged Yokai, the shikon no tama would have the exact same effect as "backing him into a corner" a million times, enough times, to consume his soul. However, where he to use the shikon no tama to become human, Midoriko would finally win her battle against the yokai within the jewel. Inuyasha can use the the shikon no tama to become human because Midoriko is fighting against Yokai. For Inuyasha to use the jewel out of his love for Kagome lets say, to become human, he would in essence be using his human spirit against his Yokai half, thus becoming an ally of Midoriko. With such intent, therefore, its possible for Inuyasha to become human because the battle within the Shikon no Tama would extend to a battle within his own self.

Within Inuyasha, if his Yokai side wins, he becomes a murdering monster. Within the shikon no tama, if the jewel becomes horribly tainted, it then becomes a cursed talisman of sorts. Because there is a similar battle raging within Inuyasha as there is within the Shikon no Tama, for him to use it to become a full yokai would be to taint the jewel itself, and for him to lose his own soul. Inuyasha would become a full fledged Yokai alright, but he would be a yokai, as powerful as his father, but as evil as Naraku. In fact, were Inuyasha to use the shikon no tama to become a full yokai, no force on earth would be able to stop him; he would have the power of the "transformed" Inuyasha PLUS the shikon no tama. Even Sesshomaru would not be able to stop him at this point. However, in the process, he would lose himself.

In becoming human, his human side would "win" against the yokai side within himself, and, Midorko would have an "ally" in her war against the Yokai within the jewel. He can use the jewel to become a full fledged Yokai, BUT, he would not be the calm, controlled, near-emotionless Yokai his father was, or that Sesshomaru is, which is no doubt what the character has in mind. In becoming human though, he extinguishes his yokai half (which is actually a danger to him), Midoriko wins her battle against the yokai within the jewel, and both the jewel and Inuyasha's soul fully purified, the shikon no tama would cease to exist, and Inuyasha would no longer need the tessaiga to protect him. He would lose all his power, but, the price has to be considered; become powerful, but live a cursed existence destroying everything in his path, OR, let go of that power and be with the girl he loves.

Love, or power; its actually quite profound if you look at the series from that perspective because, sooner or later in life, every man is faced with that choice.

Love, or power; most of the time, you can't have both. Naturally later in the series Inuyasha will have to choose if he wants to become a yokai every bit as powerful as his father was, but of a murderous, bloodthirsty nature, or, the love of Kagome. Naturally if Inuyasha chooses the former and not the latter, Kagome and company, and his brother Sesshomaru, will probably to put him to sleep (no pun intended).

206.63.78.97 00:21, 4 July 2007 (UTC)stardingo747

Black Pearl

Did I miss something? How come I have never read/heard of the so-called black pearl in InuYasha's eye?!?!? Anyway, the vague description is given in the List of Anime Episodes; episode #144, "Hosenki and the Last Shard." --HatchetFaceBuick 17:35, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

The black pearl in InuYasha's eye was the portal to travel to his father's grave where Tessaiga was kept. It is from the beginning of the series so I have no idea why you'd even be looking at episode 144.--88wolfmaster 22:02, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

This is one of those things where the anime changed what happened in the manga. In the manga, Sesshomaru rips InuYasha's eye out to get the black pearl inside it (volume 2, pages 121 and 122). Then after they all return from the netherworld, the pearl is given to Kaede (page 186). InuYasha's eye gradually heals. In the anime, Sesshomaru magically draws the pearl out of InuYasha's eye without harming the eye. Later, the pearl returns to InuYasha's eye. I guess the change was made to reduce the level of violence for the television audience. JRSpriggs 05:22, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Sesshomaru does obtain the black pearl differently in the anime, but the general information is completely unchanged. The black pearl appears in the beginning of both the manga and the anime. --Mathew Williams 09:50, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Much later in the series (see the end of volume 30 or episode 144), when they are looking for a way to get to the nether world to recover the last jewel shard, InuYasha's group goes to Hosenki (creator of the original black pearl) in the hope that he can give them another pearl to allow them to reach the nether world as they did before. Unfortunately, that turns out to be impossible. JRSpriggs 04:44, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

this show's rating for young kids

Is this show rated for a sepcific age group of kids? I have a 10 year old daughter that begs to watch this show. I have said no, due to the fact that it comes on late at night. It would seem that if this show were intended for young kids, it would come on during the day, when kids should be up.

a concerned mom wwbluetizzy@yahoo.com

the anime is not as bad as the manga. i'd guess that most english dubbed versions that air on tv are rated at like 14+. Honestly, watch an episode or two yourself before you say no.--88wolfmaster 03:30, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

The anime is rated PG in Canada. I'm not sure exactly what age group that would refer to, but 13+ sounds about right. The manga is better in terms of quality, but it is intended for older ages than the anime. The age rating for the manga is 16+. --Mathew Williams 20:30, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Inuyasha's Age

The official Inuyasha character guide, as approved by Rumiko Takahashi, states that Inuyasha looks and acts 15. Referencing his age from a website is not official. Please stop changing it because that age is not correct.--Slotedpig 15:58, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

The funny thing is that the website references the same book and also says that 15 is the right age. I have no clue why some people keep changing the ages of InuYasha characters on their pages. Maybe we should start putting vandalism warnings on talk pages of the culprits. EDIT: OK, after verification, that particular website states 17-18. Other character wiki articles (I think Naraku, for example) cite another webpage that correctly references the right book.--Boffob 16:25, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't think anything will deter people from changing it. The fact the character book is out in English hasn't stopped people from insisting they know better than the official guide. At least its a simple change.--Slotedpig 17:04, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

I actually edited the age part in the infobox; I took into consideration the request not to change it (in the hidden text), so I didn't, but merely added on to it. InuYasha is, in fact 200 years old. It was referenced in an episode (or movie) when they mention that InuYasha was born on the precise day that his father died due to wounds resulting from the Ryukotsusei battle (you can also see this happening in the third movie). It was mentioned in said episode that this was 200 years ago. I'm not sure where I got this from, but I will cite it very promptly.

Also, Shouldn't actual age in years be put above what age InuYasha looks like, even if Rumiko Takahashi approved it? Mizu onna sango15 21:58, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Thing is, the movies are part of a different continuity than the the anime and manga. Meaning they are not canon. Showers 00:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm... I see. Still, the storyline doesn't differ drastically (referring to the Movies and chapters/episodes), and even if it isn't canon, couldn't the story and plot in the movie franchise go for the series as well? What difference does it make, does it necessarily have to be cannonical? Mizu onna sango15 02:28, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

It's because Rumiko Takahashi could disregard any story elements from the movies and filler episodes of the anime and contradict such elements in the manga. Heck, even the movies don't follow the anime. In the third movie, for example, Sesshomaru's arm that had been sliced through (at least in the anime) and cut off in his "true" dog form somehow reverts back into an intact human form arm and stays in between worlds until picked up by the movie villain. At the end of the movie, it sinks into hell while Sesshomaru says he no longer needs it. In the manga, Sesshomaru eventually got his arm back. In any case, all non-canon info from the movies and anime that are not in the manga should either not be put in the infobox or clearly labeled as anime or movies only.--Boffob (talk) 05:59, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Um, the anime says he was stuck to the Sacred Tree since Kikyo died, making him MUCH older then 15. If he looks and acts 15, it doesn't mean he is 15.207.14.79.87 (talk) 00:29, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

That's why it says "appears 15" in the infobox. It's clear that InuYasha is much older, but no canon material gives his actual age. The Official Character Guide states that 15 is InuYasha's apparent age (in looks, mentality and behaviour essentially) but does not state his age in terms of years from birth. So by Wiki's verifiability policy, the apparent age is the only age we can put in the infobox.--Boffob (talk) 01:03, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Images

You people are really making me mad, deleting all the images. What is up with that? Can someone explain to me why you remove the images. And there had better be another reason other than the copyright crap.Master auror 12:46, 26 September 2007 (UTC)Masterauror

It's most likely due to WP:FU policy. Under the policy section 3a/3b. Although I didn't delete any images so Im not sure.Showers 12:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Does that "FU" stand for "Fair use" or "Fuck you" (joking)? JRSpriggs 03:42, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Maybe both ;) Showers 02:29, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

I believe that it constitutes fair use if we use an image of Inuyasha to demonstrate what he looks like and for "critical commentary". So why its being deleted I don't know. Tourskin 19:52, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Kinka and Ginka

I removed Kinka and Ginka from the relationships section. Other than similarities in the Sesshomaru/Inuyasha and Kinka/Ginka relationship dynamics, Inuyasha didn't have a relationship with them. Showers 20:25, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Current infobox picture

The current infobox picture looks rather dull. Can we find one that shows more of his body, such as this picture from Episode 10, or something like this picture from the Grip! OP? -- RattleMan (talk) 04:44, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Ill admit its a little choppy looking but it gets the job done. If you're going to upload a new pic just make sure you give a proper fair use rationale. You would have to resize the first pic as well to give a proper resolution. (should be at around 0.1 megapixels or less) Showers (talk) 05:26, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Inu Yasha and kagome arent husband and wife there not even going out there friends and they have crushes on each other (which both of them are too immature to admit) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.111.59.119 (talk) 21:24, 11 July 2008 (UTC)