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Reviewed by David Rasmussen Rumiko Takahashi ain't my thing. No, not at all... that's not entirely true. At one point I did rather like the work, but I don't follow it anymore (my favorite is still Urusei Yatsura the Manga and Anime series, though it is way too involved and too many to pick up to even consider building a collection of). So I guess it's the fondness of memory of that series back in the day that brings me back to Rumiko's work from time to time, when I occasionally manage to pick up a title here or there I don't mind reviewing. Not totally my thing post U.Y., but still, it's good for a nice solid review, since the work is always consistently good. So when I was running low on CineManga/Ani-Manga content, I didn't mind picking this up for review. After all, I've never been disappointed with the work, and no disappointment came from this review, I assure you. Containing three episodes in manga format, the content is as follows... After the whole incident where Kagome had her soul sucked out of her body (then put back in), she could use a break for awhile... so what did she do so wrong that she had to end up running into a perverted, thieving, not-just-a-"lover"-but-a-fighter, as well as capable-of-really-kicking-it-back-if-he-needs-to young thief/monk. Let's see... when he has the chance, will he steal Kagome's partially-reassembled Shikon jewel shard, or will he go for a booty call… oh, not enough time for that, even if some hentai flash games on the internet say otherwise. They chase him down to a village nearby, there's a fight between Inuyasha & the monk, and then they all sit down and chat (after he cops a feel off Kagome's rear end while playing possum). Next, a common plot ploy of such horror series like Friday the 13th, Goosebumps and whatever: what happens when good paintings of demons go bad? That's what you find out when a persecuted painter who happens to have a shard of the Shikon jewel finds out it can turn his paintings of demons into an army that'll fight his oppressors... not good, since he seems to have a major persecution complex (which in this case isn't his paranoid delusion as people really are out to get him). Looks like Inuyasha, Kagome and the pervert monk thief (who seems to really have no problem riding about on Kagome's bike despite the fact it's technology that doesn't exist yet in this time period the series takes place in for the most part) to the rescue. Finally, it's a twisted family reunion of sorts as Inuyasha's half brother Sesshomaru shows up with a brand new partner to work with. Maybe what Sesshomaru really needs to do is hook up with a personal makeover expert, since he's such a girly-man looking being!! Come on!! From a distance I am pretty sure you can mistake this guy for a girl!! Really!! What the heck is up with that?!? Oh, and his new partner? Yeah, it's the creature mentioned in the first part of the volume. Wow, what a coincidence… not. Hmm… I guess I could stand if Cartoon Network shows this more. I mean, really, the weekday line-up on Adult Swim suck so badly short of Family Guy and Robot Chicken, they could show more Anime during the week to make it suck less! Inu Yasha? Sure. I could watch that every day. Better than half the junk they show right now. If I can get ahold of any more volumes of this, I'm going to review them; this is nice... though I guess I couldn't buy it (VIZ charges too much at $11.95 a pop, though by now you should be able to find some of these on sale in the bargain bin of such sites as amazon.com and Barnes & Noble)... Comment on this review of Inu Yasha Ani-Manga v6 on the Manga Life Forums. |
6 October 2009
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