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Just noticed how good and natural Mai and Zuko look together. The firelord and firelady are amazing, your honor.
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7 years ago…
KUDOU SHINICHI & MOURI RAN & HAGIWARA KENJI in Detective Conan Movie 25: The Bride of Halloween
for anonymous
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remembering that time i read an analysis about how shinran is very 90s and a lot of their dynamics is meant to be viewed from a end-of-20th-century lens, the era detco first started. it’s an era where internet was not yet as convenient as now, where communication is not as convenient as now, where if you missed someone you might might’ve missed them forever (e.g. friend moving to a different city, or in shinran’s case, your childhood friend and you went to amusement park and then he’s gone ….). big cities missed chances people you passed by on the street and never see again friends who fell out of contact urban loneliness. in the early episodes conan contacting ran he’d be talking to her via telephone booth with his voice changer tie. something something symbolism of the difficulty of communication in that era. the 90s era of japan. the end of the 20th century vibes. it really captured that and i think is one of my favorite angles/lenses to view this them ………… but also i’m very biased towards 90s for various reasons
while technology improvement as episodes progress is a hilarious running joke (6 months has passed in canon but also their technology evolvement is far more than that, just look at conan’s phone) but like there’s a huge part of me wish that the whole setting in general stayed 90s, technology and pop culture and all. want the whiskey trio to play britpop music when they’re masquerading as a band. rye and bourbon should fight about oasis vs blur. it would be very funny.
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Can we talk about how Shinichi and Ran are each other's safe place?
We see that Shinichi had no friends until he met Ran, and that she accepted, listened, and promoted all of his obsession with Holmes, so much so that he felt comfortable talking to her openly about his hobbies. He manages to be with her the nerdy boy of the mysteries that he is actually. He is a normal boy with her and feels more comfortable and safe with her, even more than with her parents. She managed to open Shinichi's lock. So it's no wonder he'd rather stay alone in Japan with her than go to America with his parents.
On the other hand, we see how Ran was able to see Shinichi's kindness and loyalty in the kindergarten, despite his distant boy facade, and felt comfortable enough to be her friend and refer to him without honorific and let him do the same -even before with Sonoko, whom she knew from before- . She probably leaned on him when her parents separated, and she sees in him a close and reliable figure, who knows that he will support her in any situation. It is normal that she misses him and needs him so much.
I sometimes feels that Ran and Shinichi are more themselves when they are with each other. Ran is more open to teasing and scolding him when necessary, and Shinichi is more playful, nerdy, and behaves like a normal teenager.
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15 Ways to Say 'I Love You' by Shinichi Kudo
Been doing some research for my fic and I decided to make a compilation of "15 Ways to Say 'I Love You' by Shinichi Kudo". This list will be longer if I have more energy in my life. But hey, here it goes:
"As soon as I get my body back... I'll let you hear it, my real voice."
"[Is the person you're meeting is] more important than Shinichi-niichan?"
"It hurts me when you cry"
"I'm very happy to see you again, Ran"
"I still can't leave Japan!!"
"Just wait a bit, Ran. I'll be done soon"
"Don't underestimate me. Aren't I detective? When it comes to you, I can tell through your voice"
"I only want to tell her. With my real mouth, with my real voice.. at least one more word to Ran!"
"In our case, I'll never allow [us to lost the means to become happy]. Never."
"Someday, I'll come back to you, even if I die. That's why, I want you to wait for me"
"She might be there, the most important person to me who I can't let die."
"Idiot. I, too, have a dream"
"....And I'm saying you can't"
"I don't want to see her cry again, even if I lost my place in her heart. How immature of me, right?"
"If we die, we die together"
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Yoooooo i love this song~ 😍
Ran and Shinichi aka the Heiji Protection Squad because that dumbass (*affectionate*) obviously cannot protect his precious lips by himself. (Those are reserved for Kazuha-chan, and Ran and Shinichi agree.)
The saga of Shinichi and Heiji being the best bros continues. Shinichi managed to pay Heiji back for his earlier save. A bro will cockblock flirty Kyoto kids for their bro. (ALSO LOOK AT THAT CHEEKY SMIRK. NOTHING PERSONAL MOMIJI, IT’S JUST THAT SHINICHI HAS INVESTED SO MUCH IN HIS SHIP THAT NOONE WILL GET IN THE WAY. LISTEN HE (AND RAN) THREW A CASE JUST SO HEIJI COULD CONFESS. THEY TAKE RELATIONSHIP DRAMA SERIOUSLY.)
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SAY IT LOUDER TO THE PEOPLE ON THE BACK!!!!
I still kinda hate the fact that Ran was depicted as a "damsel of distress" by some fans because she's always kidnapped, always cry at multiple times, never involved in the main plot and is crying for Shinichi.

Let me tell you straight: The majority of the episodes and all of the movies that depicts Ran being always kidnapped is actually a TV original episode or a non-canon movie/episode.
294-295: The Smash of Determination and Love? A TV Original.
554-555: Stork Mystery Tour? A TV Original.
818-819: Kogoro's Pursuit of Rage? A TV Original.
It's not always Gosho Aoyama who draw her character as weak and always needs to be saved, it's the other DC anime episode writers who worked on them!
Old Detective Conan movies do Ran justice, with her still being a badass gal, with a tinge of kindness. I noticed that some new ones only had her as a person who just tags along in the plot because that's not a Detective Conan without her in the picture, sometimes serving as Conan's inspiration to go on and be a badass cone like a trophy wife. She has her moments, but she's not like as before where she's actually involved in a case like a main character that she is supposed to be and not some side character who was just virtually there as a placeholder.
I just hope that she will be more involved in the plot of the next movie, I still like her badass kicking with her father Kogoro on Movie 23 in a dress.
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Ran Mouri is a complex character, which is unfortunately, reduced to a damsel-in-distress character who cried for Shinichi by not only the anime and movie script writers, but also some people in the fandom community, especially those who are toxic fans of the series.
Her potential as a well-written character was tarnished and ruined, compared to Ai Haibara, who is according to some fans, has more character development and more interesting than Ran.
Yeah, Ai Haibara is a great character, but remember, she only got the good character development in the movies and series because she's from the dark side who turned good, and she's totally involved in the Black Organization shit. I get it, you like her because she's cool and smart, and you don't like Ran because she's stupid to be fooled over Conan's glasses and shit.
But I found Ran Mouri more interesting, not because she's one of the main characters, but how she could be a great character if she's well-written.
Trust me, I've seen plenty of snide comments about her even in these years, I just tried to be polite and not start a fight.
And the fact that Ran is emotional proves that even a strong woman can have some emotional distress and moments. A strong woman is also a woman who also sheds tears and feel emotions when something bad comes in her way, but she will still combat them with a positive outlook.
Remember, Ran's childhood isn't that great, her parents were separated, her father's a gambling drunkard even though he's protective over her at times, and she's a struggling girl who at a young age, had to take the reins of being the matriarch of the Mouri Family when Eri left. It's a surprise that she's still as happy and kind as ever even under her bad experiences in her childhood, she never gave up and still looks at the bright side of things. Not all people managed to do that.
In terms of how she was still "clingy" to Shinichi... How would you feel if the one who is always by your side since the beginning suddenly disappeared?
Remember, humans are by nature social creatures. Most people crave some level of intimacy, companionship, and lasting connection with others. Of course, if that person is a constant in their lives and that person suddenly disappeared, those resulting feelings of loss and sadness can start to build up to the point where they start to overshadow every aspect of their daily lives.
Ran was like any other person who had lost a loved one, who had always disappear and appear like a bubble, as Shinichi had never told her the real reason why he had to not show up personally. When someone goes missing and unaccounted for, the family members left behind are on a perpetual mission to clarify the fate of the missing individual. They contemplate all the possibilities, but the finality of the death of a loved one is elusive and they constantly vacillate between hope and despair. The grief process is not initiated since there is no dead body. (Taken from https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-021-00675-7)
And since she knew he's still alive, she will still clinging on to the hope that Shinichi is still alive and just solving a case somewhere, that he is just busy with his 'ongoing case' and can't come home.
Her only rock besides Sonoko is Shinichi, her childhood friend. Sonoko is a great friend to her, but Shinichi was the one who she leans on when her parents separated. Of course, she tends to get used to Shinichi being a constant in her life after all these years. In fact, she was there when Shinichi was left alone by his parents at the age of 14. And when he had disappeared at that day to Tropical Land, her little world had shattered. Her constant companion had been vanished suddenly as it was, and she was not prepared for it, leaving a hole in her heart, which a 'pathetic' little child was trying to fill it with his comforting childish presence.
And besides, if we think about it, we could assume that Detective Conan is majority in Conan/Shinichi's POV as we see Conan's adventures since he's the main focus of the story, like how Hannin no Hanzawa-san is in Hanzawa-san's POV of the events. To Conan/Shinichi, Ran needs to be protected from any danger, especially involving the Black Organization. That's why she is not involved too much in the plot, besides the occasional stuff involving random murders. She was chosen not to be involved by Conan's business without her knowledge, compared to Haibara, who from the start, know how the Black Organization works since she was raised there her whole life. If Ran had Ai's role, of course, she'll be involved.
As much as he was impressed and trusted Ran's karate skills, he knew that Ran sometimes has weaknesses in terms of using her skills, since he had known all about her. He was worried that if Ran was caught off guard for a second, she's bound to be in danger. Ran was not involved because of Conan's decision not to include her, to protect her by making her feign ignorance.
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SHDHDHSHSJAK HOLY SHITTT

//sango is a bit catty at times. 😩😩
i forgot how much i loved drawing back muscles!
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Inuyasha + Avatar The Last Airbender (x)
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We need to talk about Mai.
The Avatar: The Last Airbender fandom is one that’s seen better days, that’s for sure. Even in its better days, it was full of ship wars and shit takes. It’s always been like that, despite how near-perfect the show is, and that’s nothing that can be helped. We all consume media differently, and that’s what makes so many movies and TV shows so great. Differing opinions are what create discussion and debate, and we should almost always at least entertain them to help get a better understanding of the thoughts and opinions of others. So… let’s dive into one of my most unpopular opinions.
Mai. We all know her as the knife-wielding goth girl, friend to Azula and girlfriend to Zuko. Many have come to the false conclusion that she’s all surface and no substance, that she never cared enough for Zuko, that she was too passive and uncaring and didn’t cater enough to the emotions of the people around her. She turned on Azula to save Zuko, and Ty Lee turned on Azula to save Mai. It’s one of (in my opinion, at least) the most badass and iconic moments of the show. Mai stealthily pinning down all the prison guards without spilling a single drop of blood, buying Zuko, Sokka, Suki and co. just enough time to escape the Boiling Rock is one of the best action scenes in all of ATLA, that much isn’t up for debate. But it’s also one of the most profound and selfless acts of love in the entire series. Zuko, whose mother poisoned his grandfather to save his life, who betrayed his uncle just as he was going to make a major heel turn as a person, was saved by a girl he broke up with… in a letter. I’ll get into the letter later. But for now, I want to unpack Mai’s sacrifice.
She knew exactly what she would be facing by saving Zuko. Azula was right there. And Mai still did it. She resigned herself to the fact that she would have to face Azula’s fury — and her lightning. Mai’s only defense? Her knives. It was a test of speed and precision. Or at least, it would’ve been, if Ty Lee hadn’t stepped between them and taken Azula down. The important part was that Mai was willing to die to save Zuko’s life. “I love Zuko more than I fear you,” is one of the most powerful lines of dialogue I’ve ever heard in my life. It confirmed two things: Mai loves Zuko (which she said with her actions as much if not more than her words) and Mai has only been friends with Azula as long as she has because she actually feared what Azula would do to her otherwise. It was never any secret who had the true power in the Fire Nation royal family — Mai knew that better than most. And still, even after Zuko ditched her in the middle of an invasion, she would’ve traded her life for his without a second thought.
Which leads me to my next point — the letter. Mai read a portion of it out loud. We saw Zuko write it just a few episodes prior. We know from context and dialogue that he didn’t want to leave her, he tells Sokka as much on their way to the Boiling Rock. In Zuko’s mind, he left Mai behind to protect her. But flipping it and looking at it from Mai’s perspective is so key to understanding why she was so hurt. This wasn’t just a case of a jerk boyfriend breaking up with his girlfriend through a text message. This was two traumatized teenagers who fell in love despite all odds, who were separated for three years, and were finally reunited… just for him to leave again. The first time Zuko left, he didn’t have a choice, as we all know. That’s fair. The second time? He did have a choice. He made the right choice. He knew it. We as the audience know it. But who didn’t know it was Mai — she expresses as much. She doubts herself and her relationship with Zuko because of it. She more or less infers that she feels their relationship has been built on a lie — and in truth, it partially has been. Zuko withheld information from her and withheld his feelings. Remember ‘The Beach’, toward the beginning of book 3? That episode where Mai and Zuko (and Azula and Ty Lee) all addressed their childhood trauma and finally began to be able to work through it? Mai didn’t shut down Zuko’s feelings — she actively encouraged him to share with her how he was feeling. In the same scene, Zuko claimed Mai didn’t care about anything, and at the end of the episode, she affirmed that although she had difficulty expressing her true emotions, she did care about Zuko. And I think it says a whole lot about her that even after having her heart broken by him, after opening up to him and offering a safe place for him and getting hurt as a result of that, she still couldn’t let him die.
What I’m getting at is… would a girl who REALLY didn’t care do that? I see a lot of people claim she didn’t listen to Zuko… when was that? In ‘Nightmares and Daydreams’, when she constantly tried to affirm him, comfort him, reassure him, and was met with silence? In ‘The Beach’ when he dumped all of his trauma on her and she sympathized with him but still held him accountable for his actions? She did nothing wrong in those instances. She was never in the wrong to demand decency from her boyfriend — he accused her of cheating because another man looked at her. In what world doesn’t she have a right to be upset about that?
Circling back to the first episode of book 3 — in a scene that many blow wildly out of proportion — Zuko is being his usual angsty self, having a moment of reflection and self-doubt. He’s afraid his father won’t accept him, that going home to the Fire Nation might be a mistake. It’s easy to forget that Mai wasn’t present for the death of Aang, so she has no idea what happened during that scene. She has no idea that Zuko wasn’t the one that killed Aang. She has no idea what Zuko’s been doing in the three years he’s been gone. So… in her head, she assumes Zuko’s just being his usual dramatic self, and makes a joke about not wanting to know his life story to put his mind at ease and assure him that his worries were misplaced. She wanted the same thing she thought Zuko wanted (and I say thought because, well… he never told her what he really wanted because *he* didn’t even know) and encouraged him to strive toward that. She waited for him for hours outside the war chamber in ‘Nightmares and Daydreams’, and when the meeting finally ended and he came back out, she enthusiastically congratulates him on it, she’s happy for him because with her limited knowledge of what’s actually going on in her boyfriend’s head, this is what he wants. Earlier in the same episode, he’s lamenting about not being invited, and then decides the meeting is dumb and he doesn’t want to go to it. And she agrees with him, again, simply just trying to affirm him and make him feel better. She supports him in all things — all things that she can to the best of her understanding of the things.
At the end of it all, communication is a two-way street — Zuko was shitty at expressing himself and so was Mai. That was something they both needed to work on separately in order to be able to come back together. Their separate and individual personal growth does not hinge on their relationship. Mai was not Zuko’s therapist, nor should she have been. She tried to be supportive and be there for him in the only ways she knew how with her very limited (but expanding) sense of sympathy. Mai was a person who never let herself care, at least not outwardly, lest she get her feelings hurt in the process. She did open up to Zuko, and encouraged him to do the same with her, offered him support, unconditional love, and a safe place, and he needed to do some growing away from her, and that’s fine. He should’ve communicated that to her a little better, and she should’ve tried to be more understanding from the start, but they’re still just teenagers. I don’t know many teenagers who can take what they know they are capable of emotionally handling and applying it to their interpersonal relationships as well as Mai does. I was a hell of a lot farther behind in my own emotional development than Mai was at 15.
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Gorgeouss 😩❣️


Happy Valentine's Day 💘
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Sango, Miroku, and MirSan
I wanna talk about Sango for a minute. I also wanna talk about her relationship with Miroku for a minute. Bear with me, and I hope this ends up being more useful than a giant text dump for myself.
By text dump, I really do mean text dump. This isn’t chronological or organized very coherently either way (I tried, though). But I wasted time writing it, so I’m gonna post it.
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Answerbox #68
Q: Hi Inuyashaographer! I have a question about Sango’s attraction to Miroku, what do you think attracted her to Miroku so much?
A: He’s rational, strong, brave, smart, has a great sense of humor and while his morals can be called into question on occasion, he always means well with his actions. He’s got all the great qualities, his only real drawback is his lecherous ways, and often resorting to those means to ensure he has a child that can carry on his mission to avenge his family.
The thing about Miroku though, is he’s very much the playboy at the beginning of the series, that you can tell isn’t as good as he thinks he is with women. He knows more than Inuyasha does obviously, but you don’t really see him learning and understanding women better until he spends a decent amount of time around Kagome, before he meets Sango.
I think his time in the beginning actually had something of an impact on him because first, he found himself around a Kagome on a constant basis. Kagome wasn’t like the girls he’d come across, she was very much an independent girl that wasn’t easily taken in by his charm and didn’t just fawn over him, she acted like a normal girl should act. He was also able to watch as a relationship blossomed between both Kagome and Inuyasha as well.
Which, we cannot deny that Miroku is a very perceptive guy when he’s watching from the sidelines. He was more than capable of deconstructing Inuyasha’s desire to become a demon, and brought up Kagome in the situation because he knew it would have an impact on Inuyasha. He’s more than capable of reading when Kagome or Sango aren’t in the greatest of moods and when things are bothering them. These are things he learns about over the course of the series, he’s literally learning how real girls work, and that his lecherous tactics, while they may occasionally work, there needs to be more there.
With Sango he shows that better than anybody, he becomes the rock that Sango needs during a tough time, he’s the one that assures her that things will be fine and that they’ll do what they can when it involves her brother. It goes beyond that because he’s not just supporting her just to support her, he actually means what he says and goes on multiple occasions where he almost puts himself out of commission to do it.
I also think the anime didn’t really help this because this was one of those go-to jokes that appeared a lot in filler, but I know when talking about this, commitment issues will be brought up. I do think Miroku explained himself pretty well when it came to the situation, throughout the series, he cannot actively pursue a relationship, because of his need to defeat Naraku, for both himself and his family. The desire to find a women to birth an heir, is often treated for comedy, because of Miroku’s light-hearted personality, but it is actually something that he feels he needs to actively pursue, his days are limited, and he doesn’t know exactly when or at what time he will reach the end of his days.
When he commits to Sango, he does so at a time when he’s confident in the future, and knows that Sango will support him should he find himself in a tough situation. That commitment is legitimate as well, though we do see Miroku occasionally trying to “spread his wings” the commitment that he makes to Sango is still very much there.
So my answer, Miroku was pretty much the perfect guy for her, and he showed that by supporting her during the roughest of times. We in the West often have “richer or poorer, through sickness and health” in standard vows for marriage, and that applies here. You have to be willing to ride out the tough times, just as much as you enjoy the easier times. It comes as no surprise that despite all the rough times, that couples like Kagome and Inuyasha, and Miroku and Sango found themselves in, they came through it, not only stronger together, but closer.
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Yooo this is so cool thoughh 😖👌
Inuyasha could be used as a teaching tool.
I know, I know. It sounds like the weirdest statement ever, but consider this: psychology courses. Like most forms of television and media, Inuyasha is practically dripping with examples of psychological issues; but is also a story about overcoming them and not letting them define you for the rest of your life. Because you are more than just your disorder. Let me say it again.
You are so much more than your disorder.
And so are all of these characters in Inuyasha.
The most glaringly obvious character to me is Inuyasha.
Inuyasha himself suffers from an inferiority complex. Granted, it is developed in him through years of emotional and probably physical abuse by his peers. By his peers. Are you guys catching that? Peers. Because abuse doesn’t just come from your family; your friends, your classmates…they are all capable of it and no matter what you tell yourself they still hurt. Inuyasha is an example of that; he shows how long those vicious statements that probably mean nothing to them stick with the one they are hurled at.
Think about how much it must have taken him to simply sit next to Kikyou: a being that was raised from birth to kill his kind. Inuyasha had probably encountered mikos before. He knew the danger they posed, but he decided to trust her. After all of the things he had suffered in his life, he decided to half-way open himself up to her. I say half-way because, well, from what little we saw, they didn’t seem to have the same understanding of one another that we see Kagome and Inuyasha have. At that point in his life, I don’t think Inuyasha was ready to talk about the things that had happened to him…and he likely was afraid that Kikyou would agree with the people who had hurt him.
Then Naraku’s scheme happens. Can you imagine the pain Inuyasha must have felt? Here was this woman that he had opened himself up to–for the first time since a child–looking at him with such hatred, such anger, and attempting to kill him. It was the ultimate betrayal. When she pinned him to the tree, instead of killing him, his last thoughts aside from why were probably ‘they were right.’
And then, and then, fifty years later: Kagome happens and he’s free. But all he sees at first is the woman who hurt him and the woman he longs to hurt in return. This changes fairly quickly. He stops seeing Kikyou and starts seeing Ka-go-me, but he still unwilling to open himself up to her. But gradually, he does because Kagome is warm; she proves that she is a safe place for him.
This was monumental for Inuyasha. He’s vulnerable again and it likely feels all the more frightening because of his past experience. But–here is the important part–he trust her. Over time, he has come to trust her. He likely wouldn’t have opened himself up again around another person if he didn’t trust that person. Kagome has his trust; and he has hers.
Kagome’s and Inuyasha’s relationship isn’t just a story of love; it’s a story of trust, respect, and healing. Kagome slowly but surely healed a lot of Inuyasha’s hurt simply by staying by his side and being Ka-go-me. Of course, she likely couldn’t heal all of it because that is something he has to do on his own. No one else can fix you. You have to willing to take some steps yourself. And I think, with encouragement from his friends, Inuyasha would be able to do that. It wouldn’t be immediate. It wouldn’t be easy. He would probably fall back into old habits a lot, but I fully believe there would someone there to pull him out and help him along. Because that is important. He isn’t alone anymore. He has people that care, that love him just as he is; and–in those years Kagome is gone–I fully believe Miroku and Sango were there to remind him.
Now for the lesser talked about charater here: Kagura.
Kagura is honestly one of the most hopeful characters I have ever seen.
Kagura is fighting to get away from her abuser. In every way, she is trying to get away but he is holding something over her. He has her heart–in the most literal sense of the meaning. But despite that, she never stops trying.
Take away all of the demon aspects, Kagura is just a woman trying to escape a rather crafty and cunning abuser; but every time she tries, she is pulled kicking and screaming back into a situation she doesn’t want to be in. But no matter how badly she is punished, she still tries again because maybe, just maybe this time will be it. She will finally get away.
I fully believe she would have–if not for that really annoying plot point of Naraku literally holding her heart. But Kagura teaches to never give up. Just because it didn’t work out for her, doesn’t mean it won’t work out for you if you just try.
She reached out; surprisingly enough, Kagura reached out for help. First, she sought out Sesshomaru. He was the strongest; one of the only beings that she knew could actually free her. Then, when that failed, she indirectly reached out to Inuyasha (because Naraku kept such a close eye on her and the group, she couldn’t tell him directly). Point is: she reached out to people…and no one helped her.
Kagura didn’t really get away until she died. ((I am gonna make myself cry.)) But for her, as sad as it is, there was freedom in her death. It is tragic that, in the end, this was the only way she was finally free.
Now, let’s move on to Kikyou.
Kikyou’s story is one of forgiveness.
When she is brought back, she is angry and likely still hurting. Those last moments of her life are etched onto her soul. Naraku’s scheme hurt her as well as it hurt Inuyasha. It killed her. It doesn’t matter that it was Naraku that killed her; he wore Inuyasha’s face to do it. I think a lot of the fandom passes over what a mind fuck that would be.
Just because she knows that Naraku was the one who struck her down doesn’t immediately erase the things she feels. The news doesn’t immediately make her go ‘Oh! I forgive you then!’ Because it was still Inuyasha’s face; it was still his voice…and she can’t forget that.
Her hatred and rage toward Kagome are simple yet incredibly complex. She knows that the girl holds her soul; this girl is her reincarnation, but she is also everything Kikyou is not. She is taking her place in Inuyasha’s life. It is further proof that Kikyou no longer fits in Inuyasha’s world. She is his past; Kagome is his future; and that hurts. It hurts a whole lot. And it probably hurts more because she is, in a way, seeing what her relationship with Inuyasha wasn’t. She says so herself. Kagome is doing something for him that she never could. That stings.
In her anger, she has left herself open. Her judgement is clouded. I fully believe the Kikyou Inuyasha had known fifty years ago wouldn’t have done half of the things the resurrected Kikyou had. ((Like attemping to murder Kagome and stealing her shards and allying herself with Naraku–albeit very grudgingly and at the threat of death.)) In trying to get back at Naraku, she is endangering herself. She is blinded by her need for revenge. So much so, she doesn’t see that her actions are hurting more than they are helping.
Kikyou’s journey was finding herself again, getting back to some semblance of the person she was. She likely realized that she wouldn’t ever truly be that person again because the tragedy she suffered had changed her.
Kikyou succeed. She found herself again; and, with that discovery, she begins to forgive. She realizes she can’t hold on to all of that anger because it isn’t helping her. And as she forgives, she comes closer to the person she was before she died.
She didn’t forgive Inuyasha for him; she did it for herself.
Now, I am going to move onto Miroku.
Miroku lives everyday knowing that he will die. That alone would be enough to depress someone. But he goes on. Instead of giving into the feelings of hopelessness he must have felt, he stood up and gave himself over to his mission wholeheartedly. He does not let it stop him from living his life; if anything, he strives to beat his sentence.
He holds onto his hope that he will overcome it while being a realist and accepting that he might not. Miroku doesn’t just have courage; he is courage. Everyday, he has physical proof of his sentence. There are moments where he gives in to depression, but then he finds the power to say: not today.
Defeating Naraku is the only way he will be free of his curse, but in all likely hood he was not prepared for what came after. He was not prepared for victory.
So when Naraku falls, he is likely shocked and awed. It takes time for him to grow accustomed to the thought that he will live. Maybe not a whole lot of time, but it still would be jarring to him.
I believe Miroku would never take anything for granted. The life he has after Naraku is one that he never thought he would ever obtain for himself. He likely adores his life with Sango and his family.
Sango.
Sango has survivor’s guilt and grief. Her entire village is massacred; her father and her brother are gone…and everyday, she lives with the knowledge that it was her younger brother–under the control of another–did it. But still she goes on.
Her need to avenge her family and her village is so strong in the beginning that she doesn’t care for her own life. As long as she kills the one who took everything from her, she does not care. It is reckless, but Sango is hurting. She is letting her anger and her pain drive her. Her life no longer matters. She does not even give herself time to recover from her injuries. ((Not that Naraku would have given her that time, but still…))
Then, she is forced to realize that she has been misled. Naraku was responsible. Her enemy is more cunning and elusive…and then he played the most devastating trump card: Kohaku.
Kohaku still lives. This is brings on a mixture of emotions that are enough to cripple even the most well-adjusted being. She is happy he is alive but is forced to realize that he is still under the control of Naraku. He is on the side of their enemy though not willing. And despite her insistence in the beginning that she can kill him, he is still her little brother. She is being brave but false. When she is forced into the situation where she must back up her words, she can’t kill him; she would never bring herself to hurt him. So, she resigns herself to dying with him.
But solely, someone else moves into her heart too. Kohaku isn’t her sole reason for continuing on anymore. Miroku, Kagome, and inuyasha all join him in her heart.
Sango is strong. Despite losing everyone, she still finds the courage to continue on; and I think, part of that, had to do with the people she surrounded herself with. Kagome, Inuyasha, and Miroku all kept her going until she found a way to stand on her own.
There are days of course that she is set back, days when the pain rears its head, but she continues on. She moves past the pain.
I could keep going because all of the characters in Inuyasha have suffered, but I am afraid I don’t know how to put the rest into words. I will leave that up to someone else.
Know before you respond that I did not mean to come off as preachy or a know-it-all. These are just my observations. Feel free to add your own. Feel free to debate.
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Inuyasha: The Final Act | Ep 26 | Mirsan + Family
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Why love Ran Mouri? ♡
▪︎She has a kind and pure heart, which has the ability to be moved by beautiful things in life and has the power to attract even Vermouth.
▪︎ She is cute and pretty, but she doesn't realize how attractive she is. Isn't she really special when a person doesn't realize how beautiful she is or take advantage of it?
▪︎She is brave and full of courage, who does not think twice before going forward to help a person, even when her own life could be in danger, sometimes becoming a bit reckless with her actions.
▪︎She is an expert badass karate fighter, who despite having a sweet character, but who will not hesitate to kick your butt, or defend you from bad guys with a flying kick. She can also break concrete blocks. She's cool!
▪︎She is a considerate girl, who is attentive to others and always offers help even for the domestics of things.
▪︎We always know that she is reading something, a novel, or about her great love for history. She loves history, and she could tell you hundreds of great and useful details about ancient Chinese history. I wonder how much of her free time is spent reading.
▪︎She has deep feelings, suffers, has times and insecurities about herself and about others, which makes her an identifiable and human character. She can sometimes be a bit temperamental and hot-blooded when she comes to apprehensive conclusions, but gosh, nobody's perfect ;)
▪︎ She is an independent and empowered girl, who literally takes charge of everything around her: taking care of her father (and Conan), taking care of the house (including paying the bills), being the captain of her karate team, and be diligent with her studies.
▪︎She is loyal to her feelings and her principles and she remains strong regarding these despite what she may go through, or what other people tell her. She is also a girl who loves uprightness and principles, and who always goes with honesty first, and fighting for what is right.
How could Shinichi not love her as much the way he does?
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