Half-demon twins Towa and Setsuna were always together, living happily in Feudal Japan. But their joyous days come to an end when a forest fire separates them and Towa is thrown through a portal to modern-day Japan. There, she is found by Souta Higurashi, who raises her as his daughter after Towa finds herself unable to return to her time.
Ten years later, 14-year-old Towa is a relatively well-adjusted student, despite the fact that she often gets into fights. However, unexpected trouble arrives on her doorstep in the form of three visitors from Feudal Japan; Moroha, a bounty hunter; Setsuna, a demon slayer and Towa's long-lost twin sister; and Mistress Three-Eyes, a demon seeking a mystical object. Working together, the girls defeat their foe, but in the process, Towa discovers to her horror that Setsuna has no memory of her at all. Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi follows the three girls as they endeavor to remedy Setsuna's memory loss, as well as discover the truth about their linked destinies.
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KANLen09
I'm not gonna mince my words: if you're a fan of Inuyasha, please STOP at The Final Act and don't pursue Yashahime thereafter, and this is coming from a hardcore fan who has grown up with Inuyasha since its inception. Call me biased, but this was to be expected. It's been more than a decade since Sunrise gave us quite the finale to one of the most beloved series of legendary mangaka Rumiko Takahashi's works, but the resurgence with Hanyou no Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, only proves that both the production staff team (the original Inuyasha staff for that matter, minus the original creator herself) behind thissequel at Sunrise only knows the term "cash-cow", and milk this show all they want, because all the charm of the original is (almost) completely gone, and I wouldn't blame you if the emotions and feelings are mutual. What a behest of an insult to injury to the word called "nostalgia", it sure does feel a time to be alive to fans who only constantly get shot on the foot when old shows like this make a comeback to only make a mockery of themselves. At least Japan was more adamant on the positive side, so a Season 2 (or rather appropriately, a continuation) is coming soon, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
If I can give a TL;DR to what Yashahime is all about, let me put it in a non-spoiler context of the entire Inuyasha series: there is this jewel called the Shikon Jewel, and for anyone who possesses it shall be granted maximus power of their wielding, be it good or evil. And if you are experienced with battle Shounen stories back in the day, Inuyasha is no different with trying to gather pieces of the shattered Shikon Jewel from the vast world that is the Warring States Era. Gather them all and save the world from evil and destruction, pretty typical stuff. Yashahime's foundation of the story and plot is one and the same of Inuyasha's, just with the difference of the shattering of the Shikon Jewel being Rainbow Jewels with the same after-effects and what-have-you. Obviously, since this is classified as a sequel of sorts (that's carried forward straight from the post-events of The Final Act), there's the usual cameos of Inuyasha characters, albeit those that are worth the time and importance to Yashahime's story. Otherwise, everything else about it is all new, albeit (again) that if you're watched even an episode of Inuyasha, it definitely feels right back at home with the fascination of the series as a whole.
The story plot of Yashahime is clearly an ode to Naruto in the most blatant way of how Boruto came to be, heck I'll even go as far to rename this show to Yashahime: Inuyasha Next Generations - "The Spin-off/Sequel Everyone Asked For But Sucks", despite being made as an original as compared to Boruto's manga source material counterpart...IMO not as appalling as how Boruto was, but it's by no means a consolation of condolences. Clearly, the best points of what we got to see from this show is the next generation of the original cast: the trio of half-demon princess girls Moroha (Inuyasha and Kagome's child), Towa and Setsuna (Sesshomaru and Rin's twin children, though the former's nonchalance is prevalent from the get-go), along with returning characters like the protector Grandma Kaede, Sesshomaru and Jaken, plus many others who make the return to nostalgic goodness...at least for the beginning. The new storyline with converging worlds of Feudal and modern Japan (that's obviously connected with the Sacred Tree of Ages), not gonna lie, that was a cool concept that fans would've wished to see in the original series, and we definitely got it here.
Alas, everything else just seems like the usual with Sunrise's decent visuals and animation, but with scriptwriting that's cringe levels of terribad. Let's break it down:
- The Dream Butterfly itself being a connection to both Towa and Setsuna's past memories of dissent (that was awoken without any hint of past life), that was the only driven plot that somehow was half-assed (and eventually half-baked) due to the slow pace and progression of the plot. Not like Inuyasha can evade faults on this aspect, because the former also does side events like these, but not to point where it feels condescending, solely due to Rumiko Takahashi's incredible storytelling that manages to keep fans engaged for the most part, even when it feels dull. Sadly, with Yashahime without the direction of Rumiko Takahashi, the word "nostalgia" is anything but a saving grace.
- The characters: Obviously, fans would've wondered that the OG pairings got together and did the deed, that was also a large selling point for Yashahime's beginning points as well. But as the show progresses, the subsequent feeling of cold feet of them being one-sided plot-centric focal pointers becomes more obvious. Moroha is easily the biggest mistake: From emitting the same nuisance behaviour (like how Inuyasha was), to being relegated as a side character with no proper potential development, holding daily conversations with regulars like raccoon Takechiyo, bounty hunter master Jyubei and killing demons to earn money. All of that, despite being a MAIN character alongside twins Towa and Setsuna. If my speculations are right, Towa inherited Rin's kindness and naiveté while Setsuna inherited Sesshomaru's nonchalance, which comes to serve as both a boon and bane in the journey to pickup and pursuit the truth of the Dream Butterfly's significance.
- As much as I love the original cast return all grown-up, that I find to be the only above-average decency for Yashahime as a whole. Taking demon slayers Kohaku and Hisui (Sango and Miroku's love child) as an example: talk about following the job legacy of Sango whilst not having the perverse effect of Miroku is a welcome surprise to see more of characters like Hisui, that once again, is heavily skewed upon nostalgia values.
- The villains...are a serious downgrade when compared to Inuyasha. Kirinmaru, Zero and "The Four Perils" aren't quite the levels of Naraku and his "offsprings", and the "pirate washed ashore" Riku is just your average typical generic meditator-cum-spy. Sure, there are some moments that seemed just fine even without the lore of Inuyasha (that frankly Yashahime does not need to imitate, and that's fine), but dear heavens, I've seen quite the detraction of badly-written characters, and the villany aspirations are just existent, but only when the plot serves to plate it as such. "Meh, Meh, Black Sheep, have you any (black) wool" as I'll describe it.
The OST is also...just decent, given for a new generation that also does not need to try to mimic all the bells and whistles of the original, and that's also OK for the most part since I wasn't expecting V6's "Change the World" levels of nostalgic brilliance. For the most part, the OPs handed down from current boybands SixTONES and NEWS, I'd prefer the latter any day as it fits the series' more action-heavy tonals, while the EDs are just as decently sounding as to be expected. Overall, just some fine music, but also easily forgettable.
Even with another sequel currently in production (as of the time of this review), I will give a preface to the general audience: whether or not you love or hate Yashahime to a degree, that's not for me to decide the enjoyment values that you'll get out of this show. From an anime-only perspective of people wondering what Yashahime is about, please start with Inuyasha (even if it takes you eons to finish the 10-year journey from the beginning to the Final Act, plus the canon movies), then come back to this and see how you feel about it.
You've tried, Yashahime...no, you should've tried harder. Until next time when the continuation sequel drops, I'm gonna keep my expectations low to exact the same "wash, rinse, repeat" action sequence once again, if it helps qualm the stacked amount of worries. Not the best, but it's nowhere as pathetic as it looks.
Aikeji
Hanyou no Yashahime was a mistake. There I said it. I never was a huge fan of Inuyasha but I did like that series, it was a big part of my childhood and I just liked all the variety of characters there! If you miss Inuyasha, don't watch this serier, go and rewatch original one, I promise you, you will have way more fun than watching 24 episodes of Yashahime. Although the main 3 characters aren't exactly terrible, they are not very entertaining either, somehow their interactions aren't enjoyable to watch, they are just plain boring. Something really is lacking. I don't know if it's because it'sonly three girls and there is no male or fun sidekick to just balance them out, it just doesn't work for me. As single characters, I see nothing wrong with Towa, Setsuna and Moroha but as a group, they just don't work right. Tanuki character adds nothing, he's just a rip-off Shippo but less funny.
Story is very very boring. Nothing exciting happens, nothing suprises you, it's bland. Now I didn't really like plot in original Inuyasha's series either but it still was way better than whatever they threw in the script of Yashahime.
Now you may see that I gave it 1/10. Is it 1/10? No, it's really not. It is at least 4/10 probably but I am biased and I will keep this low score. Main reason is that I find the ship Sesshomaru x Rin turning canon as something very inappropriate. I saw how people defend it that it is a different era and this used to be normal etc. Just because something used to be 'normal', doesn't mean it was supposed to be treated that way. I won't write a whole paragraph of reasons why this ship shouldn't have happened, many people before me has already done that. I don't like it, it ruined this mediocre show for me, I don't regret giving this series 1/10.
Go watch better shows, don't waste your time on upcoming sequel.
Hayuume
Let me state some things first: Inuyasha is my favorite anime/manga of all times and I waited for a sequel or at least something new about it for more than 10 years. And honestly? It delivered. Do I really think this show deserves a 10? No. I would say it is an overall solid 8. But damn I enjoyed this show ways more than I ever thought I would. So I'll keep my 10. Now, about Hanyou no Yashahime. It starts giving us a little bit of what happened after Inuyasha with the old cast and then we have our new generation cast to take the show. And I cansay that the entire new cast is pretty enjoyable and we frequently have some nostalgia moments with our old friends showing up once in a while (sometimes personally, sometimes in flashbacks).
At the start, the pace is kinda fast on how things are dealed easily but that only adds to our 3 heroines, as they develop upon that. I would say that Moroha is one of the most enjoyable characters of the first half of the anime. From the second half onwards, we get more details of what happened and why a lot of things changed. With that, Sesshoumaru gets more screen time as well.
As Moroha is pretty enjoyable, is important to notice that ever since this anime got announced, it was stated that this would be "Sesshoumaru's daughters' story". Every single episode starts talking about "Towa and Setsuna", so it got me surprised on how people would constantly complain that in some moments, the two of them would get more screen time than Moroha. She is part of the main cast, but this is not her show.
About Towa and Setsuna. The other two of our new main heroines.
Sesshoumaru's twin daughters and the center of this anime's plot. I love Setsuna's design as she is basically a female version of Sesshoumaru. Her more cool character that actually hides a huge dere inside remember very well her father too. The way she learns to trust Towa and even Moroha only adds to her development and she was my favorite character of this entire show.
Said that, is Towa who gets more attention for the most of the time. Even though all three are half demon Yashahime (Moroha is actually a fourth of a demon), she is clearly THE main character here. We don't see her change too much like Setsuna, but still she is a lovely character who cares a lot about her friends and specially her sister. Some people complain about she being too naïve or making some stupid decisions, but lets be fair, the old Inuyasha characters had a lot of this derp moments as well. This isn't something new to the series.
About the villains.
Though the side villains are quite annoying (and honestly, this is another thing that is not new to the series), the main "bad guys" are pretty much likeable.
I don't have the same "shit I want this guy dead so hard" feeling I used to have when Naraku was the main villain. Instead, I feel the new characters the same way I felt his creations were in the original manga. They were enemies that needed to be fought, but they still have something likeable about them (damn I cried when Kagura died back then).
They are interesting characters and every one of them have and objective in mind and I enjoyed a lot seeing our heroines fighting them during this show. Sesshoumaru showing some times added more intensity and nostalgia to the whole setting.
Finally, the plot.
This is where things get a bit confusing for some people when it comes to the anime's pace.
We usually have some episodes to add development to the main cast and them some episodes to give us a bit more of background of what's going on. These changes made some people feel it was rushed sometimes and super slow other times.
In my opinion? Even though it felt a bit fast at the start, it was pretty well balanced overall.
For last, I would like to point out that if there is something I didn't liked about this anime, it was episode 19. Would recommend everyone who plans to watch this show to just skip that. I am still trying to understand exactly what were they planning with that, can't even call it a filler. Though, there certainly are people who loved that, so I'll respect everyone's opinion. Said that, everything that comes after that episode is gold and the anime closes perfectly for the incoming next season.
If you really enjoyed the old one, you will enjoy this one as well.
gintoqs
So, I finished Yashahime and finally I can say, with an open heart: this was a terrible experience. You know, I'm a huge Inuyasha fan since my 11 years old and when the notice of Yashahime came I was super happy, I put a lot of expectations because I like Sunrise works and the previous series. Well, right now I'm terribly disappointed. Let me explain some points about this (IT CONTAIN SPOILERS): 1. Even the art and sound are pretty good, they're nothing amazing. You can easily enjoy what you see but when it comes to the story and when you think about it deeper...That was a poorly written. The Rainbow Pearls, the Dream Butterfly, it's just too basic, we needed creativity here!
2. The main characters are very boring, specially Towa. They don't have convincible ambitions, most of the episodes don't show us too much about their growth as characters. And the random adventures couldn't put much enjoyment to me.
3. Kirinmaru, Zero, Riku... All the villains and antagonists are pretty boring too. Nothing you can compare with Naraku, Kagura and the others, it's just anything with a "cool" design they can use as a villain. Nothing really exciting.
4. Yashahime let me thinking, we have some big holes in the script. Like Kaede knows Setsuna and Moroha a long ago, right? Kaede knows Miroku and Sango. And everyone knows Inuyasha and Kagome. So how can Moroha doesn't know about them? We have all the daddy issues of Towa and Setsuna with Sesshoumaru, Moroha knows this and NEVER questioned herself about her parents? In 24 episodes it was never mentioned. And, by far, this was so dirty with Inuyasha and his whole family story, when he could be genuinely happy with Kagome and their daughter, he got sealed in a dumb way. Alright, I doubt they can really explain this in another season.
5. And about the old characters/organizations too! Miroku looked so pathetic, we had just some seconds of Sango... Miroku, in the end of Inuyasha, was so happy with Sango and their family. We were robbed again. We got more devil slayers, but no time for them too. Does someone remembers Shippou? A shame, really.
I won't even talk about Sesshoumaru and Rin's relationship in this anime, that was so GROSS.
I don't really believe or care for scores in anime, I'm just putting 2 in overall because... Yeah, it feels right. Thats was my opinion, probably won't go watch the next season. Sorry for any mistakes, English isn't my native language!
Quincent
As many fans who watched this show, I grew up watching Inuyasha and loved it so much that my imaginary characters were Inuyasha and the gang. When I heard about it getting a sequel I admit that I was worried that it would be trash...and boy was I right. 1) Yashahime relied a bit too heavily on nostalgia and that's the only ship that kept it sailing, I'll tell you that. We have Moroha who is the daughter of Kagome & Inuyasha, she has a nice balance of their personality and could have been extremely interesting but sadly gets treated as the butt of the joke.We have Seshomaru's twins, Setsuna has the same exact personality as her father, she's aloof, quiet and prefer workings alone. She had potential but was also cast out. Then we have the older twin, Towa, who was raised by Kagome's family in the modern world and for me, she's the biggest problem. She's naive, whines all the time and only knows how to say "Setsuna! Setsuna! Setsuna! Waahhhh" from episode 1-24 her character does not change in the least. The series tries bringing back some of the old cast...and by that I mean Kagome's brother who is now married, with his own family and raised Towa [this is episode 1] we have Kagome's family for like...2 episodes. Then we have Miroku for like 2 episodes but that was weak. We get hints of the other characters like Sesshy but there just isn't enough.
There was no character development from the very beginning, unlike Inuyasha where they each had an interesting backstory and they grew. I admit Inuyasha wasn't perfect but for me personally the characters were what made me keep coming back, even the villains grew on me. We had Naraku who used to love Kikyo when he was human before turning evil and we had his offsprings. In Yashamime we are meant to have Kirinmaru and the 4 perils who are so weak that its laughable. Riku starts off interesting and then becomes one dimensional.
2) Storytelling/ Plot: This was the biggest reason for my low score after the characters. The plot well maybe at the beginning is something about finding the dream butterfly for Setsuna but it seems the writer forgot that they set that as the plot, we are also meant to find out what happened to the old cast, why Rin is sleeping or dead in the holy tree where Inuyasha once slept for 50 years. The monsters are weak and get destroyed within 1 episode, the girls all get crazy power without explanation. One moment we are talking about Rin, the next it seems to be forgotten and Towa is going "Setsuna! Setsuna! Setsuna! Wahhhh!!!" After 24 episodes we learn almost nothing at all and go back to the beginning.
3)The art was okay, it wasn't terrible but it wasn't amazing either. Episode 24 was a laugh for me when they decided to go crazy with it. Music is nothing at all like Inuyasha where we had songs like "My Will", "Dear" and so many amazing ones that even now after more than 20 years, I still listen to. There is only so many times I can hear the screech of "We are going higher" before wanting to puke and rip off my ears. The ending song was nothing special, not memorable at all. I wish they had music like Inuyasha which for me personally was one of the places that it had shined.
4) Enjoyment...if you've read this far its probably obvious that I did not enjoy this show. From the first day they released the first episode until today (03/20/2021) when we got the last episode of the first season...I was left disappointed. I kept going back due to nostalgia and because I hoped it would get better but time after time I was left with a bitter taste in my mouth and wishing I knew who the writer was and how to reach out to them so that I could curse them out and teach them how to write. This felt like a little kid trying to write a fanfiction, its like comparing it to the trash of Fifty Shades of w/e. Even Boruto with all of its fault was better and that's saying something. I feel like the writer should get fired and that we should get someone that at least has a plot. What is the reason for having the 3 girls? What is their purpose for existing? What is the reason for their enemies existing? Why are they important? We don't have any of that.
Overall my score is 1/10, am I being harsh? Yes, I am. At best I'd give it a 2/10 since Setsuna, Moroha and some of the other characters had potential and the animation was alright but that's all it has.
If you are a fan of the original Inuyasha DO NOT WATCH THIS! At best, watch episode 1-2 and stop there, please. But hey, if you are a masochist or want to treat this as a terrible show to watch and learn what NOT to do, give it a go as well.
ThatAnimeSnobRE
Yashahime follows the trend of most modern sequels. It’s heavily dependent on the original cast, it has a lot more emphasis on chicks than men, and is overall unneeded and a waste of time. Inuyasha had already outstayed its welcome by over a hundred episodes, but at least it ended. You were free to leave it behind you as a very good action adventure than ran out of juice very quickly and then kept going in circles until you no longer gave a damn. Years later and for no logical financial reason they decided to make a sequel for a show nobody asked for orwas looking forward to. How did they expect to make back their money I have no idea, since everyone had either moved on to other shows, or stopped watching anime altogether. And they didn’t exactly win back a lot of people with the direction the continuation had. I am not referring only to the callbacks, which were the only interesting thing about it. There were nonstop cameos of older characters and locations for attracting the fans of the original for which they would have a heavy dose of nostalgia about a show they had watched decades ago.
The problem was with the newer stuff which was a complete mess to figure out or to give a damn about in general. It’s all fine when they are showing you what the older characters are doing in flashbacks, but when the plot switches to the newer ones you are just waiting for another flashback. The three girls we are following for most of the show have very little to do compared to their parents. One of them wants to make money. The other one wants to be able to dream again. The third one wants everyone to be friendly with each other. Holy shit, how is any of that interesting? Remember the monk who would be sucked in a black hole at any moment? Now that’t tension. And sure, the objective is to eventually defeat a super powerful demigod, but most of the show is wasted on silly episodic missions with weak enemies. The older series was also full of silly adventures to the most part, but that show came out at a time when having a loose plot was fine. You could have a hundred filler episode of Naruto in a row and people wouldn’t give up. A mostly episodic structure no longer works nowadays. That aside, the fights were far more exciting back then, because the horror aspect was far more prevalent. In Yashahime you never feel any tension or dread, because it’s like a bunch of silly girls going on a picnic. They are more preoccupied with unimportant first world problems than with dealing with demigods who ruined their childhood, hurt their parents, and who want to kill them. And the reason they can be so carefree is because the bad guys are not killing them despite being easy and despite knowing of the prophesy which foretells of their demise by their hands. It’s obvious plot armor and there is no good justification for it.
And even that is peanuts before the incomprehensible plot. They constantly throw these little mysteries in order to make the characters act in mysterious ways. They want to make you believe there is a lot going on behind the scenes and that is why their motivations seem to change from one episode to another. But that is not true. The more they explain what they want to do, the more you realize not even the writers know what is going on. They keep flip flopping for the sake of the plot, or plot armor in general. It’s so jarring.
And what the hell is wrong with their magic powers? Many special attacks in Inuyasha could only be used if you had a special weapon or you went through a specific procedure. In Yashahime most of these special attacks can be used freely and right away. It doesn’t matter what weapon they use and they sure as hell didn’t spend any time in training so they can learn any of those abilities. Like a typical modern shonen, the best powers are given to them right away when the plot demands it, usually in the middle of a fight and with no effort. That makes the fights very boring, because they are won too easily. As a follow up to that, it never feels like they deserve their victories, because they use powers they shouldn’t be able to master so easily. In Inuyasha they would always spend a few episodes on getting a power up, and then a few more on using it properly. There is no such thing in Yashahime; everything is easy and the girls are going on a picnic where they discuss their first world problems. It’s so boring to watch.
Oh, and one last thing. The only time the show created some buzz during its run, was when it was revealed who was the mother of two of the girls. Hell broke loose because it was Rin, a girl that was like a daughter to Sesshomaru. They never showed any romantic interests, not even in the sequel, so it came off as grooming, a very typical thing in anime that feature a man raising a girl as his daughter, only for eventually making her his wife. It doesn’t matter if that was common in feudal Japan. We didn’t see them falling in love, there was no build up to that relationship, and therefore it comes off as disgusting. And that is Yashahime in a nutshell. A show nobody wanted, almost nobody watched, and even those who gave it a chance ended up hating it for having dull main characters, boring fights, incomprehensible bad guys, and disgusting grooming.
Balsamina
In its original manga and anime run, Inuyasha was a huge hit. The original explored the life of someone who was born between two sides and belonged to neither one. It told a love story that ultimately could have been a metaphor for coping with lost love and moving onto someone else, our tendency as humans to try to see someone we loved and lost in the new person. The list of things that the original Inuyasha tale left behind is long and can be enumerated further, but this review is about its sequel: Yashahime. This show is being done by the same studio as theoriginal and the character designs have largely not changed in style. They are in fact pretty consistently keeping with the original. Sunrise also has a decent sized budget for animation work, though a few cuts did have mediocre background characters and the animation did seem to run low on budget towards the end. The visuals are a solid 6/10. Being Sunrise, they also have a tendency to use pretty strong audio, especially for OP and ED themes. The sound is truly solid. Had the show's substance been done better, I would probably have grown attached to the theme songs. The biases of the story and characters aside, the sound earns a solid 7/10.
The issue with Yashahime lies primarily with its storytelling and characterizations.
Yes, in its 167 episode run, the original Inuyasha had fillers. However, it had a good deal of characterization of minor characters at the very least and substantial characterization of its main cast. Here, however, the fillers are the majority of the show with little to no overplot to tie one episode to the next. Only about the first 4-5 episodes had any substance and direction to them with about one significant flashback some 10+ episodes later. There is effectively no progression plotwise until about the last 3 or so episodes.
The main cast is also notably shallow compared to its predecessor. We have Towa, Setsuna and Moroha, a pair of years-separated twins and a half cousin. There isn't any romance between the main characters this time around, which is fine if that were all. However, their bonds are superficial. Little to no screentime is spent showing them bonding or even compatible to bond as friends, let alone as sisters/kin who are willing to risk their lives for each other.
Of the supporting cast, the minor episodic villains are largely of the slapstick comedic variety that communicate little to no meaning worth contemplating upon their defeat. Miroku and Sango's married lives were shown at one point but amount to effectively a form of non-sexual fanservice of their married lives with kids. New members of the cast like Riku are portrayed with little to no history or motivation and often amount to just acting "cool". Sesshoumaru, a much beloved character of the original series is effectively rendered an illogical plot device in the background just to initiate the setup in episode one and provide convenient combat help. Lastly, the villains' only motivation seems to be a shallow form of narcissism combined with a half-baked excuse of self-preservation according to the prophecy of a rock that never talked let alone predicted futures in the original series.
While a sequel has technically been announced and may address some of the blanks and question marks started by this show, it is unlikely that even combined with the coming sequel's answers that this show would live up to its original. As a standalone entry, these 24 episodes certainly fail to. In fact, in two whole ways, the series is more akin to a mediocre fanfiction with the worst pairing possible.
Story: 4/10
Characterization: 2/10
Necrotoxic01
I may be in a rare position to criticize Hanyou no Yashahime because I started, and finished, all of InuYasha in 2020 before Hanyou no Yashahime was released. Because I watched InuYasha so recently, I do not have fond memories from years past to cloud my judgment. I am able to compare and contrast these two shows rather easily. Given that, I can safely say that if you are looking for an adequate sequel to InuYasha you may be disappointed. I say you “may be disappointed“ because if you can look past the problems with the story and only look at the good parts suchas the art, then you are in for a good, and perhaps even a great, ride down memory lane. I, however, was not looking for this. I wanted a worthy sequel to InuYasha and I was left rather disappointed. 6/10.
*Spoilers beyond this point*
Quite a bit of the story of Hanyou no Yashahime is rather similar to InuYasha. A few examples are, a girl from the modern-day has to live in a new era killing demons while learning that she has powers, there are jewels that increase the owner’s power, the first demon that the girl from the modern-day has to fight is a warped Ōmukade, and the group of friends has to travel and kill demons, all be it for a different reason. Like in InuYasha, the pre-episode flashbacks are unnecessary, intrusive, and flow-breaking. The flashing of previously introduced character’s names is also unnecessary, intrusive, and flow-breaking. These similarities could be called references to the original, and I wouldn’t have too many issues with that statement, but where I do have irrefutable issues with the story are the plot holes. A plot hole for example such as Kaede still being alive. Canonically about 15 years have passed between the end of InuYasha and the start of Hanyou no Yashahime, and Kaede was 63 at the end of InuYasha, so she would be about 78 now. That is rather old for someone living in that era. Similar maths could be used to work out how old Rin was when she gave birth to Towa and Setsuna. The last plot hole I will cover is the plot hole of Towa not losing her demon powers on the new moon. My immediate reaction to seeing this was “Surely this happened in the present day, right?” Well as it turns out, she “Is originally from this world, so the new moon did not affect her in her world.” Wich I shouldn’t have to tell you, make very little since. Getting off the topic of plot holes, let me discuss the few other problems I have with the story, such as, the story lacking a main villain. Naraku was iconic. He was smart, intimidating, cunning, and strong. He also posed a constant threat to the main and supporting cast. In Hanyou no Yashahime who is there? Riku? Kirinmaru? Both options are unexceptional.
Many unfortunate realities in anime came to light due to the pandemic in 2020. One of those being that some anime don’t look as nice as they arguably should have. Hanyou no Yashahime could be one of those anime. A few times in the series is have noticed small to moderate seized flaws in the animation, but, is this due to the pandemic, or is this the way that it is supposed to look? Are the simplistic sword slashing animations an unfortunate outcome, or are they purposeful? Are the sometimes stale-looking backgrounds a time-saving trick, or are they true to the vision? I will leave those up to the individual to decide. However, something that I shall not leave up to the individual is the character design, and more specifically, Kohaku. His design is rather different from the other demon hunters, and even other characters for that matter. He wears a high collared half cape arrangement that looks very inefficient and unnecessary for such an efficient group as the demon hunters. He also has a cliche scar across his dorsal base. This not only makes him one of two characters with a scar in the whole series but also the only one with a permanently on display scar, which then furthers his visual clash with the other characters. On a similar note, if Rin has brown hair, and Sesshomaru has white hair, then why do Towa and Setsuna have a red streak in their hair? My theory is that the character designers were told that the main cast had to have a similar color scheme, so they added a red streak in Towa‘s and Setsuna’s hair to make them match Moroha’s red robe.
While on the subject of the characters, they are fine. But, I am not really connecting with them. None of the new characters feel as fleshed out as the original ones. This comes to light when the new characters interact with the old ones. The old ones are still fleshed out from the original series while the new ones look flat when compared. Similar to this, Setsuna doesn’t care about Towa, but as soon as she has a vague flashback to her childhood she is caring and protective. This would be wonderful character development, but it happens too quickly and comes off as the plot needed Towa to be saved and this was the most efficient way that it would happen. On a similar note, Towa has a very good grasp of her powers for someone who has just found out that they had them.
My opinion on both of the OPs and both of the EDs are rather similar to the characters. Just replace “connecting with the characters” with “liking the Ops and EDs” and that would encompass my opinion rather nicely. That covers the OPs and EDs, but what of the rest of the music and sound? Well, a lot of it is reused from the original. The flashback music, the fighting music, and others are all extremely similar, if not the same. This is where I have to question if this is an homage, or is it just blatant laziness? A similar thing could be said for the other sounds in the anime. What isn’t reused for the original is generic sound effects found everywhere else. Really, reusing the music from InuYasha would be a nice callback, easter egg, or reference to the original, but the reused music is implemented too frequently for me to believe that it is either of the previous three options.
I enjoyed Hanyou no Yashahime when it was being Hanyou no Yashahime, and not when it was being an InuYasha mimic. Villains that manipulate space-time, mutualistic pond monsters, and magic rouge all create a sense that this is the world we once knew, but with new aspects and challenges that make it feel refreshing. Easter eggs like Moroha being given the same Kappa foot that was given to Kagome is one that I remember off the top of my head. But, the similar story, reusing the music, and the lackluster characters really bring the whole anime down. I will continue watching because maybe the show will become more of its own in the future. That is a 7 for art, a 6 for the characters, enjoyment, and sound, and a 5 for the story. Coming out to a 6 overall.
yellowheartren
I waited almost a week for the experience to settle down, so I wouldn't end up writing stuff on impulse alone. So let's see: a sequel to Inuyasha, one of the big "classics" - how bad can it be, right? In short: if the original is near and dear to your heart, do yourself a favour and stay away, because this is a cringefest that's just checking some new-fangled boxes on a to-do list. Sadly, the answer is anything but flattering. From the very start I had a feeling I stumbled upon some third rate Mary Sue self-insert fanfiction, and that feeling did not go away.If anything, it got progressively worse as the series went on. Straight from the start I felt iffy about the protagonists: the very obvious and very cheap pandering to certain more recent mindsets that just had to make this series about three girls, kinda contrasting to the Inuyasha-Miroku-Kouga triangle (where Kouga wasn't even a main character). It doesn't help that none of them is particularly girly, either, in fact one is straight up dressed like a boy in suit and tie, another's just too restrained and more like a strict matron, while the third is sort of a restless, mischievous prankster. The one male character who does appear rather frequently throughout the whole season - looks more feminine than any of the "princesses".
The story isn't exactly anything to write home about, either: instead of a jewel, we're now chasing pearls, fighting mostly monster-of-the-week enemies, while the rhyme and reason for everything remains too obscure for too long, only to come to a messy sort-of-conclusion. No character development to speak of, but hey, at least some of the old favourites show up (not that they've changed all that much despite the timeskip). I'm actually not even sure this entire story adds anything to, or really expands on the original, instead of just existing in its own vacuum. The same goes for the art and sound as well: for a short while it feels nice to settle back into an old atmosphere, but then - that's all. Nothing new there, as if time really did stop somewhere along the way and no image/animation quality, nor battle direction evolved at all in the years since Inuyasha. There's an overhyped first OP song, though. And if going on about comparisons feel pointless, it's unfortunate, but that's just it: you can hardly avoid it, all things considered.
The entire series is baffling. The quality and effort put into it is almost laughably poor across all departments, and consistently so throughout the season. Which season, by the way, is double length - and not only that, but a second season is already confirmed as well. It's baffling to imagine all the money and human resources wasted on a title that's running on nothing but empty nostalgia and some dried-up respect for the creator of an older series. There are too many other anime, with much more potential, that don't even get the 24episode treatment - the constraint serving as catalyst where they do end up buckling under their own weight of inconsistencies and ending up disappointing. Yet, here we have this thing that belongs on a fanfic site, where I wouldn't even touch it with a 10-foot pole, getting all the special treatment, simply because of a name. If it wasn't tied to Inuyasha, it probably would've lasted a total of 12 episodes.
In my opinion, Hanyou no Yashahime is a good showcase for too many things that are wrong with anime.
Sesshomaru
A continuation of the popular fantasy adventure with very strong references to the original series. Unfortunately, the new series fails to score in any discipline. First impression, don't do it! Story: feels like a cheap rehash of the original story (4/10) The daughters of Sesshomaru and Inuyasha embark on a journey through time between modern and feudal Japan. They have very different reasons, but together they face the adventures that await them. The short introduction makes it clear that the plot will not be a firework of innovations. It feels more like a cheap remake. My personal low point is episode 14 with its discourse on asmartphone, built in for the target group, with no real reference to the series. Unfortunately, the plot largely consists of independent missions that often have little connection to the main objective and are also solved far too easily. The biggest shortcoming of the story, however, is that the end of this story arc is incomplete and requires a second season. This leaves one unsatisfied.
Characters: Cast is simply colourless, stereotypes created without care (4/10)
I will leave the original characters of the series out of consideration here, they are certainly known.
Unfortunately, the new characters simply have little personality or backstory to offer that is worth mentioning.
Higurashi, Towa:
She seems superficially likeable, but is incomprehensible and inconsistent in her behaviour. Dressed as a boy and acting like a girl, I wondered if it was meant to be an attempt at cross-dressing or gender issues in general? Her moralising is also inappropriate, she of all people makes the most mistakes.
Moroha:
She has a personality that is easily identified as a cross between Kagome and Inuyasha. She is adorable in her own right, but Kagome's face with Inuyasha's demeanour is not so easy to bear. Moreover, her backstory is very poorly written and doesn't make much sense.
Setsuna:
She has the looks and the backstory, unfortunately here the potential is lost due to the amnesia issue and demotes her to the most boring of the trio and the cold, condescending demeanour inherited from her father does the rest. Very sad.
Jyūbei:
He actually has a suitable personality and is even interesting, but cannot add much to the plot as he only plays a supporting role. Again, there is a lack of backstory, but that is less serious with his character than with the MCs.
Kirinmaru:
It is telling that the antagonist has the most striking and also fascinating personality. He seems to have integrity in his own way, even if one does not share his motives and goals. Well, where there is a lot of shadow, there must also be some light, it's just a pity that it's the only ray of hope.
Visuals: better average, with too much focus on the fight sequences (6/10)
The character sketches are generally too soft, too trimmed for beauty. The design, while felt to be true to the original, still fails to convince as simply the level of detail is too low for a 2020 series. Of course, one could counter that the creators did not want to go beyond the scope of the original series with too many details. That would be quite an argument if it weren't for the flaw that they have made the use of magical attacks, ubiquitous. On the other hand, Inuyasha had to train quite a bit before he could do it properly. So it means, subverting the framework of the old series is fine, but more detail isn't. Really? A fitting example of this is the dust cloud that arises when the three MCs are thrown onto the beach by Kirinmaru. It was probably not in the budget that the three girls have some sand on their clothes after the incident. On the other hand, the backgrounds are partly beautiful and have an acceptable level of detail. But if you contrast this with the fight scene in the cave, when Towa lost her demonic powers, which is again below average artistically, you simply have to realize that the graphics are not of consistent quality.
Speaking of the fighting sequences, we can also talk about the quality of the animation at this point. On the surface, one would say there is not much to criticise. However, if we take into account the choreography, we need to recognise that the fighting performances are repetitive. Often you can be dazzled by a flood of impressions, but a really good animation convinces with subtleties. As an example, when Setsuna plays the violin, not only should the bow hand move, but the fingers of the other hand as well. Art and animation are superficially acceptable, anyone who is easily dazzled will fall for it. All in all, the visuals are average and if you pay attention to the subtleties, it's even worse. The nadir is reached in episode 19. Here all the weaknesses come at once. It's filler with no point, the comedy is painful, much like the scenario in episode 4 with the grandpa and the gift for Moroha, there is also chibi, as well as the animation and art are again sub-par. You just don't miss anything by skipping this episode. Last but not least, the faded in "who's who". The names of the characters. It's not really a fault, but at a certain point it just bothered me.
Sound: Unfortunately, only a few bright spots and disappointing overall (4/10)
The BGM was composed by Wada Kaoru, it has its moments but is not overwhelming. This is surprising at first, as Wada-san was already responsible for the soundtrack of the original series. However, the reason why the music is not really convincing becomes clear when you consider that the new series is deliberately oriented towards the original. So it is not surprising that the music is perceived as a second rehash. This also fits into the overall picture, because the moments when the music is perceived as apt or beautiful are precisely the arrangements that have nothing to do with the old series. So it's not that the music couldn't have been done better, but there was probably a brief to stay as close as possible to the original for maximum success. Unfortunately, the opposite is the case.
The first OP (1 -13) is called "New era" and is performed by SixTONES, a typical J-Pop opening song by an idol boy band that has been heard a thousand times and most of the others are better. The animation for the OP is boring, so I listened to it once and then skipped it.
The second OP starting with episode 14 is "Burn" and is performed by the band NEWS. This J-Pop formation has been around for a while and the plus of experience is especially noticeable in the cool music, but also in the fact that the voices are clearer and stronger, so that the overall sound comes across better. Unfortunately, the animation is again designed with too rigid a reference to the predecessor, which shows that the new series cannot stand on its own.
The first ED "Break" is sung by Uru. The Japanese singer-songwriter gets a lot of attention and is also a bit of a mystery, as she does not divulge her personal information. She has a really beautiful voice whose true potential is revealed in the higher notes. The first bars of "Break" are rather inconspicuous and Mai Uru uses this beginning to start with a soft and somewhat smoky voice. Only gradually does the track develop into a successful J-pop arrangement, creating a beautiful and unusual track and a ray of hope.
The second ED from episode 14 is called "Kesshou" and is performed by the band Ryokuoushoku Shakai and the voice is Nagaya Haruko. A beautiful song with a great melody, as a mixture of rock and pop. Unfortunately, the composition does not emphasise the singer's voice and with the tempo changes, it seems unbalanced overall and does not bring out both the beautiful voice and the great music to its fullest.
Among the male seiyū, I really enjoyed Hosoya Yoshimasa's performance. He speaks the role of Kirinmaru with a pleasant yet powerful timbre that reflects the character's personality very well.
Unfortunately, none of the female voices really impressed me this time. I only liked Moroha's voice when she goes into her berserk mode. Her Seiyū is Tadokoro Azusa.
A follow-up 20 years after the first series started. For fans of the original, simply put: "don't watch it". The background is that the series not only looks like a half-hearted remake, but the major fault is that some of the characters and plot parts from the old series are literally dismantled.
As always, thanks for reading
vault2049
Disclosure: This is not a full review, these are just my heated thoughts (edited it a bit) after managing to finish this trainwreck of an anime: This is a disgrace. Inuyasha was one of my favorite anime series when I was a kid and I remember all the characters very dearly. This show just stomps on all the original characters to introduce a new uninspired cast that could have perfectly came straight out of an OVA or side story. The way they disregard the old characters is disgusting and sad. The plot is also a bore to watch and lacks any cohesion. The director had noidea what he was doing when he plotted this story. There are loose ends all around and none of them can be remediated with simple flashbacks as they did with Inuyasha and Kagome's (which was terribly executed).
This is one of few anime that I remember having to fast-forward some scenes to be able to get through it. I would have dropped but I was already more than halfway through and wanted to get it done with it. I won't be watching the second season though, no with these characters taking the stage.
It doesn't get a lower score because, artsyle-wise, it remains loyal to the original and the soundtrack was nostalgic, but that's about it. Also, I've seen a lot worst than this. It's just that how they destroyed one of my favorite anime just kills me inside.
They should just have let this one end as it ended with an original, glorious arc. Now, for certain, for me, Inuyasha is dead. But they have killed it.
I won't be writing a full review because I'm afraid more venom will be spilled and honestly, this anime should be forgotten, it was a mistake, and hopefully they don't try to milk it anymore.
Komatsunana_
First of all, I would like to say I love Sesshoumaru and I'm happy he married Rin. I'm not complaining because I'm a hater. That being said, this show sucks. We've had a whole season of random episodes, the plot is still not clear. Why is Zero angry? Why is Kirinmaru angry? No one knows and apparently that's not important. What about the butterfly? No explanations either. They could have saved it with some fan service, maybe appeal to the nostalgia feeling of Inuyasha fans, but decided to be suuuuper original and that was a huge and pretentious mistake. You see, if you have a goodstory, trust it and don't appeal to fan service, but if you don't... At least put something we can love and relate on it. (Moroha is probably the closest to the original series the show offers, since she is just like her father)
Also, they messed up with all the families and don't seem to care about the terrible life some of the characters have had the past 14 years.
The 3 main characters have a ridiculous and shallow relationship, being friends in one episode and almost completely strangers in the next one, jumping to best friends at some point even though we hardly ever get to see truly bounding moments between them.
I honestly think that ruins the show because even if we don't have Inuyasha characters, it would've been possible to like their children and follow their story, but this lack of development of their relationship makes it hard to empathize with their fights (what are they fighting for?) and their "friendship" (are they really friends?).
Moroha and Setsuna are interesting characters though. Towa... well, towa is such a Mary Sue and sunrise is definitely trying to make her happen but she doesn't have the same charisma as the other two. In fact, I think one daughter would be fine for each of Inu no Taisho's sons. No need to split Sesshoumaru's personality in two. The dynamic between a mini Inuyasha and a mini Sesshoumaru would be good enough for this show.
In my point of view, Towa is clearly unnecessary. Just as unnecessary as the whole show. Don't waste your time.
khaosklub
Basically, you can divide up Yashahime into 3 parts. one part, that fans of inuyasha fans will just love, are the 2 episodes that feature the case of inuyasha, and what happened after the end of inuyasha and before the start of yashahime. Probably the best 2 episodes out of the 24. Then you have Inuyasha slice of life. The majority of the episodes are these. You follow the 3 partial demon girls as two of them do their actual jobs, and one tags along just because she has nothing better to do. These episodes are decently enjoyable for what they are, and can be watched inany order and it makes no difference, and you can skip them all and not miss anything from the story. The series would have been fine really if these episodes made up the entire thing. Could use more actual character interactions to flesh out the cast a bit, but they're okay.
Then you have like 5 episodes that are actually about the plot of the show. you have some at the start, that sets up the plot and builds some intrigue, then you have the last 2 or 3 episodes where they completely forgot what happened at the beginning and just made up some new stuff just because. The story makes no sense, it's downright terrible. Nothing about the plot makes any sense, and character motivations are just all over the place. it's like a bad soap opera.
The only reason why anyone could like this show is because either they're just blind fans that will like anything from this franchise you throw at them, or they really like inuyasha slice of life, which is decent for what it is, and is the majority of the anime. The actual story is absolute garbage and will ruin this show for anyone who actually cares.
WolfGoddess77
Spoilers ahead! Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi, or more simply, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, is in theory, a sequel to Inuyasha (and Final Act, if you're following the anime rather than the manga), set a little less than two decades in the future, and follows the twin daughters of Sesshomaru, and the daughter of Kagome and Inuyasha. In THEORY. In practice, it feels a lot more like someone's fanfiction. Plot holes abound, and the show barely has even a fraction of the original anime. Enemies are weak, old, beloved characters are practically nonexistent, and why the HELL do we have to have character introduction tags showing up at thestart of every single goddamn episode?! Do the creators think their watchers have the memory of a particularly dense sea cucumber? We don't need reminders of who everyone is over and over and over again!
Here are a few of the questions that have popped up.
1. Why does Towa wear a boy's uniform even when she goes to an all-girl's school? Why would a school like that even HAVE a boys' uniform? (The "explanation" is that it's easier to fight while wearing boys' clothes, but Kagome wore a tiny skirt all the time, and she never had a problem fighting.)
2. If the Mystical Macguffin in this story are supposed to be the RAINBOW Pearls (a very poor, watered-down version of the Shikon Jewel), why is one of them silver? I don't recall silver being part of any rainbow that I'm aware of. There's also a gold one, but I'll let that one slide as either yellow or orange.
3. Inuyasha and Kagome never once gave up fighting to protect those they cared for in the original series. So why, when they had what was probably the MOST precious thing to them (Moroha), did they just foist her off on somebody else to take care of when a new bad guy appeared? The Inuyasha and Kagome I knew never would have done something like that.
4. Why do Towa and Setsuna have red in their hair when no one in their ancestry had that color? I know, I know, "because anime", but I want an explanation, dammit!
5. How can Setsuna play the violin perfectly after what is, at best, a few days of practice? Even half-demons aren't THAT talented.
6. Towa doesn't experience the new moon in the present time? WHAT? Not being in her original era shouldn't matter! It's still the same world, with the same moon, and I'm pretty sure Inuyasha experienced his human form a few times while he was in the present!
7. Moroha doesn't experience the new moon at all, even though she's just a quarter demon? Shouldn't a period of humanity affect her even more than it would a half-demon?
8. WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THIS GODDAMN (plot device) DREAM BUTTERFLY?! Stealing a person's memories, I can buy, and making it so they can't sleep makes sense. But what the EVER LOVING FUCK does it have to do with whether or not the new moon affects her?! THIS MAKES NO SENSE! It seems like it can do anything and everything the plot needs.
9. Sesshomaru takes away the children that Rin carried for nine months just minute after their birth, and she doesn't have a single word of protest about this. I know she respects him, and he's a powerful demon, but if someone tried to take my newborn children from me without any kind of explanation as for why, I would raise unholy hell.
For the first season, at least, there's barely any overarching plot, and things are more 'monster of the week' than anything else. You don't even really get introduced to this series' big bad until towards the end, and he's...meh. He seems to be no threat at all, so there's no sense of urgency whenever he shows up.
On top of that, none of the characters have to really struggle. Not only are the enemies quickly and easily defeated, but they don't have to learn any new powers or abilities. They either already have them through inheritance, or they just...suddenly appear out of nowhere, and voila! new ability.
I've also noticed that the show it surprisingly bloodless. Not that the original Inuyasha was especially gory, but it's a little strange when Moroha's Blades of Blood feature absolutely no blood at all.
Then there's the fact that in a little more than twenty episodes, we get THREE reused enemies from Inuyasha. Mistress Centipede (now sporting three eyes), another one of those moth guys (seriously, how many siblings do those dudes HAVE? And he's even defeated the same way as the first one was.) and a demon masquerading as a priest.
And who thought it would be a good idea to start the second opening with flashes of Sesshomaru and a CHILD RIN, overlaid by images of Towa and Setsuna? As if that "relationship" needed to be any more creepy... At least with Inuyasha and Kagome, Inuyasha didn't spend years grooming her...
One of the positives, though, is that you occasionally get to see characters from the original series all grown up. Kohaku is one such, and a certain half-demon bat child is another. It's good to see them again, and she, especially, has an interesting little twist that comes with her.
Now, the characters.
Towa: She is the daughter of Sesshomaru, and the older twin of Setsuna. She's friendly and brave, unafraid to jump into a fight. At first, her sense of morality gets in the way, as she's constantly arguing with Setsuna not to kill their enemies, and it starts to become tedious when it happens over and over again. Finally, she becomes less of a pacifist. She wants nothing more than Setsuna's love.
Setsuna: The younger twin of Towa, Setsuna was raised by demon slayers, and learned their skills. A tsundere, she has very little sense of emotion, and is often cold towards others. She especially gets annoyed with Towa's attempts to get close with her. Thanks to something called a (Plot Device) Dream Butterfly, Setsuna is unable to sleep, and thus unable to dream. It also seems to have affected her memories.
Moroha: The daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome. While Moroha takes after Kagome in appearance, she inherited Inuyasha's personality. Loud, brash, and always itching for a fight, Moroha is a bounty hunter (though a somewhat poor one, if her constant lack of money is any indication).
Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango (whose title is relegated to "Miroku's Wife". That's it. Badass demon slayer who?), Shippo, etc: They might as well not even exist in this show. That's how little they show up. Kohaku, and Sango's son, Hisui, have a bit bigger presence, as Kohaku is now the leader of the demon slayers, and Hisui inherited the hiraikotsu from Sango (why she retired as a demon slayer, I have no idea).
Oh, and there's also some little tanuki thing that shows up from time to time, but he's seriously not important.
If you loved the original Inuyasha, you'll probably be infuriated by this meandering, nonsensical, at times rage-inducing anime. The character designs are good, and you'll hear some familiar music tracks, but that's really about all it's got going for it.
euphoricoddball
The show started off very strong but as I progressed, my interest in the show dwindled. It almost felt like I had to force myself to keep watching it. Initially, I rated this show an 8/10, but perhaps my nostalgia for Inuyasha and my overexcitement clouded my judgment. I understand the show is about the offspring of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru but it was frustrating that old characters, the parents more specifically, were cut out from the story. It was like they were discarded. It's one thing to leave a little mystery for viewers to wonder about the parents but to do that entire season isa bit much. As a watcher, I felt lead on astray. Also, the battles against the antagonists seem to be too easy in comparison to Inuyasha; they weren't as catastrophic. Lastly, a romantic pairing revealed in the show was off-putting, to put it lightly.
Aside from that, the art was beautiful. I loved how to it stayed true to the same style as the predecessor Inuyasha. The three protagonists grew on me (with Moroha being my favorite), despite my issues with Yashahime. Moreover, I enjoyed ED 1, OP 2, and ED 2. The OSTs were fine but nothing really stood out to me as spectacular.
By the end of S1, the drama finally picked up a bit. The ending, I felt, made up for some of the show's shortcomings.
This show has a ton of potential and I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. But, I'll give the 2nd season a chance since there's still so much story and background to discover.
Overall, I made up my mind and rated it a 6/10 because it was alright. But I'll issue a fair warning for Inuyasha lovers, watch this without expectations or else you'll be let down.
NellyV96
POSSIBLE MINOR SPOILERS!! Yashahime was a HUGE disappointment for me. I don't understand why the characters behave the way they do, many Inuyasha characters have been replaced with other hollow ones (like Takechiyo replaced Shippo -I mean, come on! They even use the same powers-) and the "bad" guys are just a joke, you can't even take them seriously. I just can't accept the storyline (which, in my opinion, makes no sense AT ALL) and the fact that the characters we've grown so fond of feel so foreign, especially Sesshomaru acting so coldly towards Rin and his daughters without explaining the reason (don't get mestarted with what happened to Inuyasha and Kagome -they simply took them out of the way-). Many things that happened throughout the season remain unanswered and there are characters, such as Riku or Kirinmaru, whose intentions and goals are hard to understand.
All in all, there are many copies and borrowings from Inuyasha (story, characters) and many things going on that let me down. I was too disappointed in the 1st season and the way the characters acted. Honestly, I was sad to discover that Inuyasha received such a sequel. :'( I'm just gonna pretend that Yashahime never happened and stick to the old, glorious characters and story!
Ultron-Sigma
I hope you like hearing Towa screaming "SETSUNA!" a lot because she does... a lot. THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS I've seen & finished both the manga and anime of Inuyasha + The Final Act. So I have prior knowledge of background & character information. - The story starts off pretty decent but then stagnates significantly up until a few important episodes. There are more questions than answers even by the end of the season. - Moroha does very little throughout the season as the show mainly focuses on Towa and Setsuna. Even Moroha's solo-focused episode comes off as poorly forced-in. - Very little blood is shown; all the monstersjust disintegrates when killed, only a few stab wounds and bleeding from the mouth is shown
- They play the flashback with Towa and Setsuna separating when they were kids A LOT. I'm serious. It's always the same flashback and Towa getting all serious about not separating from Setsuna ever again.
- Pacing is slow, it'll sprinkle in a few hints & scenes about past characters but don't expect any answers or much screentime involving them this season.
- Character motivations (Both main & side characters) are confusing & often jump from one objective to another. Often ignoring their original intent up until it comes up and even then not do anything.
It's an okay anime but it's very clearly just a large set-up season for all the (potentially) good stuff that's going to happen next season as Season 2 was announced immediately after the last episode aired.
CinaGinger
This will be a short review so I'll just write what seemed to be the main points. Real score: 7.5 I'm going to say this straight: it was more enjoyable than Inuyasha. I actually don't like Inuyasha that much and this one was more "edible" to watch and more fun. That's why it's not really a Inuyasha story, it's a different anime, a spin-off/sequel of sorts. (+) What was good: Empowered and strong women, every chapter had a different story but never deviated from its main plot. There are certain mysteries that have yet to be revealed and it gets a little better when you reach episode 13or 14 aproximately.
(-) What was bad: It had some logical incongruencies, anachronical dialogues sometimes, nothing serious but they should be a little more historically accurate. Sometimes confusing, because there are many secrets to be revealed later on. The first opening music was not the best, so they added a second opening in the middle that got a little better but the music it's not its forte.
Addtional comment: People seem to hate Rin, poor woman. In the Feudal Era, women got pregnant around 16-18 so it was quite normal? I don't know, people should be aware of those things and be understanding and respectful before judging too soon.
Itslife94
I am so glad I gave this anime a chance it quickly has become one of my favorite animes. Inuyasha is one of my favorite and first animes I had started watching when I was younger over 20 years ago so I was glad to see it get a sequel. When I first read what the story would be about I was a little confused but as I started watching it caught my attention and its a story that unravels as the story goes by. What I liked about this story is that it focuses on Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's daughters and the new characters gettingintroduced they are all very interesting but still has a nostalgic feeling seeing that world again. Would definitely recommend!
