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man i can't decide if i should make yashahime related posts on here or just do it from my main blog now that i don't have half the fandom blocked anymore

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HEY THIS BLOG GOT FUCKING DELETED ALL THE WAY BACK IN OCTOBER AND I FINALLY GOT IT BACK

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LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

So for those unaware, Goo Ranking recently did a poll to try to determine the most popular anime characters of anime from the past 20 years! And in the Inuyasha side of things, we got representation in Kikyou and Sesshomaru! The only two Inuyasha related characters to make the list!

LETS HEAR IT FOR EVERYONE’S FAVORITE UNDEAD PRIESTESS AND DOG YOUKAI!

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ty toonami for reminding me how terrible that retcon with moroha seeing the photo album was and how we all elected to ignore it. on better news: RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN

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i think sato single-handedly carries the entire sessrin fandom on her shoulders tbh

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still angry towa didn’t get to keep tenseiga when at this point in the story it suits her more than sesshomaru

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inuyasha is best dad

INUYASHA WHEN HE HELD MOROHA WHEN THEY REUNITED,,,

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250 posts!

this is a mark of shame

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yashahime modern au starring albino towa

discuss

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Do people generally prefer the Yashahime manga? Is it worth still watching the anime or just the manga?

A lot of people greatly prefer the manga for what they feel is better characterization and a more stable plot since it's not suffering from the most unholy, troubled production in the world and pretty consistent writing! There's a lot of people from all sides of the fandom (just to clarify this isn't just some ship war thing) that prefer the manga at this point. It's unfortunately not being translated monthly by Shounen Jump or anything in English, but Vol 1 of the manga came out not too long ago, and @ka-go-me translates the manga as well!

My ultimate question is this: have you seen the anime at all? Do you like it? there's a nigh-universal opinion by even Yashahime's most ardent defenders that it completely fell apart at the end, but my personal take is if you like it, go for it! It helps it's a completed story (at least presently............. listen I can dream can't I) so there's no waiting every month! And the manga is only at chapter 11 and updates monthly, so expect long waits.

I believe that S2 is mostly much better than S1 until the aformented ending, but I think if you give the anime a try and enjoy it that you wont' be too disappointed! Of course if you want to avoid a weird ending that's fine too asdf;klajsfjas

If you're interested, go for it! But definitely do check out the manga too if you wanna try something different! It's a manga adaption of an anime original, so like most mangas like that it's a pretty different take on the story that mostly just shares core themes and characters with different plot direction! Ultimately, that's all I can say. I think it's worth a watch, but if you're not digging it, unless you REALLY find something you like in yashahime ain't no shame in dropping out of it.

(Not that the manga is PERFECT mind you. RT herself once had a criticism it was focusing a bit too much on OG nostalgia and the inugang as opposed to the new cast in her opinion, which I personally agreed with, and I think there was a complaint at one point the plot seemed to be going nowhere. But looking at the raws of the last two chapters I think it's getting back on track!)

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but no seriously Yashahime Manga OVA when

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Hey so as much as a hot button this fandom can be, let’s please remember- with Season 2 just airing on Toonami starting today, there’s gonna be people in the tags who haven’t actually seen Yashahime Second Act yet! So even though S2 has been out, let’s please try to be courteous and tag spoilers in the tags despite it not being new for the sake of newer viewers!

(I’ll also be trying to keep discourse out of the main tags or keep opinions properly tagged with spoiler tags!)

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i think rion should be allowed to eat takechiyo, as a treat

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AND ALSO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

RION MY BELOVED

I REMEMBER WHEN THESE CHAPTERS DROPPED A LOT OF PPL GOT EXCITED BC RITOWA BUT I REMEMBER BEING

SO HAPPY BC

RION!!!

LMS IF YOU LOVE RION PLEASE

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god when you jump into a monthly manga RIGHT when it’s starting it’s so easy to forget how much of a long wait there is for content to build up someitmes like

the reason i haven’t been posting raws of the manga has just been bc IY/YH has been a low fandom interest for a few months (and due to my process like, i DO spend money to get the JP kindle manga) and while i’m jumping back NOW it just hit me after buying he shounen jump s issues since then like when i was done converting them it just hit me that holy shit it really IS just on chapter 11 what

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ngl part of me wishes i had seen what fucktrashahime was screenshotting about me

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If you could rewrite yashahime what would you change as far as the plot and storylines?

OH BOY THE QUESTION THAT LITERALLY EVERYONE IN THIS FANBASE HAS WONDERED SINCE S1

and this is like. actually hard for me. which is odd bc i'm so invested in Towa Higurashi's character in general and like to think a lot of her but i've never done an extensive AU idea of how to rewrite Yashahime, bc until the clustfuck of the Grim Comet Arc at the very end of S2 i was mostly fine with things i just wished they had did it better, but

Towa not bringing back Setsuna right away. i may be biased but i fucking HATE when storylines do this. when a character dies at the end of an episode or story chapter, and we don't get the next one for MONTHS later, and they're immediately brought back. Guild Wars 2 did this shit too and i HAAAATE it. i feel like it should've been active endeavor, something that should've taken 4-6 episodes to complete. there should have been a mini arc that focused on Towa's efforts to make Tenseiga truly her own sword (like Inuyasha did with Tessaiga with slaying Ryukotsusei) to be able to bring back Setsuna and allow Towa to retain ownership of Tenseiga, a sword which suits her nature more than Sesshomaru's, a sword that Sesshomaru no longer needs. Rin, Tenseiga, and Kagura were the instrumental catalysts of Sesshomaru's growth: i think it would've been incredibly fitting for his daughter, who is more oriented on helping people in general compared to her father to have proven she is a worthy holder of the sword and for it to be her's. i REALLY like Zanseiken but i think her relying primarily on Kikujumonji would've been just fine. this one gets me heated and it's not even Yashahime's fault specifically this is just a trope in writing i fucking hate. don't kill off a character at the end of a book then next year when the next book comes out they're healed in chapter 1. if i ever do this as an author i will consider this my ultimate failing

delve more into Towa's mental health. i fucking LOVED when they actually addressed "hey Towa. you're traumatized and your obsession with protecting Setsuna when she really doesn't need it and has told you that to your face is a direct result of your coping with trauma and that's not really good." i always have this little ritowa scene in my head revolving around Towa like "I want to protect everyone. That is my goal... so... why don't we compromise, Riku-kun? I'll protect everyone... and you'll protect me." like, Towa finding a more healthy middle ground for her ambitions, although i DO love that by the end, during the Grim Comet, it's explicitly clear she wants to protect everyone. maybe this was bc of the rumors of s3 getting axed but i sincerely love how we saw Towa's desires to protect evolve from just Setsuna to the whole world.

keep Kirinmaru's personality more aligned with his S1 personality, although i still like the idea of using Zanseiken or something else as a trap to kill Towa to resurrect Rion. i really love Rion and i really love how much of a dark parallel to Sesshomaru that Kirinmaru was and his own willingness to essentially betray his sense of pride and honor for his daughter, but i still think IN GENERAL AS A WHOLE he should've kept his more prideful and honorable personality. i would've loved to see him clearly disgusted with himself for how cowardly his own plan is with Towa while also refusing to stop

do more with Rion i fucking love Rion so much DO MORE WITH RION. NOBODY EVER DRAWS TOWA/RION. I WANT MORE RION CONTENT IDK WHAT IT WOULD'VE BEEN BUT I WANTED MOR RION.

give Osamu Kirin a consistent ideology and ultimate master plan. him being Towa's final boss and ultimate personal ultimate enemy when Sesshomaru deals with Kirinmaru. that fight when she has to take him on in human form was great, i just think Osamu really needed his. own ideology to be consistent (i still don't mind him having gone back on his own goals in favor of making Rion the new King however)

keep Rin's general writing more in-line with her scenes of holding Bakusaiga to her neck and standing up to Kirinmaru for the sake of the kids. idk what exactly but i would've done SOMETHING that gave her an important job that she pulled off, like something that if not done would've fucked everyone over

actually have Meido Zangetsuha be plot relevant and used once Inuyasha gets out of the pearl like Jaken said it would back in S1

Moroha getting Meido Zangetsuha somehow. Meido Zangetsuha is cool. Moroha is cool. Moroha using Meido Zangetsuha would've been really cool. it could've played into the theme of inheritance from your parents, i think!

honestly Rion being a more proper conflict as a final conflict if they delved into her personality more also would've been good, even if Osamu was the true final villain

the Tree of Ages being a villain like what was apparently originally planned. i remember once during S1 i had this entire deal where Sesshomaru had made a pact with the Tree to take both twins to the modern era in safety only for Treekyo to completely fuck him over and only do it with Towa and telling Towa to her face that in her eyes she was just a backup in case things went wrong and she always meant for Setsuna to do this shit alone basically

so yeah- i don't know how much i would absolutely rewrite, i'd just want more focus on things