C&C - InuYasha - "Destroy Naraku With Adamant Barrage" [8/1]

[Duke]

Otakon is this weekend. For the first time in a year, I'll actually miss Toonami and Stargate.

But the good news: I'll be watching the FMA Movie! YAY!

[Timmay]

Shoot The Arrow.

If you're like me, you're gonna get disappointed Duke =/

[Majin_Megabyte]

Now here is one of the coolest moments in the Inuyasha anime, the first appearnce of the Koungaosha attack. Naraku getting hit by the Koungaosha, and the arrow attack hitting and pwning Hakudoshi.

[NahMan85]

Otakon is this weekend. For the first time in a year, I'll actually miss Toonami and Stargate.

But the good news: I'll be watching the FMA Movie! YAY!Damn that is pretty long. But you won't be missing much and you can always watch the rerun of Stargate. But you can't miss the FMA movie man. Hey enjoy your weekend man because I can't go, have to work. :sad:

Hey Naraku is finally dead, oh no wait what the hell am I saying?

[PickHut]

After Naraku got "defeated", they should've animated a scene where someone presses a reset button, because that's what basically happened. And it's too bad that Sesshomaru was used mainly as a distraction in this episode, we could've seen a very badass fight between him and Naraku.

[Neo Ultra Mike]

You know, when Naraku does die, it's going to have to be a pretty damn impressive death to top being struck with thousands of spikes and dissipating the barrier by the Adament barrage, blasted into shreds by Sesshomaru's Tojikin attack and then Kagome using Kikyo's sacred arrow to incinirate his entire body in the graveyard area, only to be saved by coming through a portal through Hakadoshi (geez he talks about luck. I say "Rumiko just can't figure out a good way to kill you yet and likes pisisng off everyone"). Oh well, with all the shards finally in the possession of our cast (though most still with Naraku and others scattered with various characters) that part of the saga is over, although there's still a lot to do. And apparently involving demon mice or something.

[NahMan85]

although there's still a lot to do. And apparently involving demon mice or something.Yeah really now. They go from fighting Naraku to......THE DANGEROUS RAMPAGING MICE. Or rats, whatever the hell they are.

[Neo Ultra Mike]

Well the rats are part of Hakadoshi's plan to get Kikyo out of hiding so at least it has some connection to Naraku, but yeah after facing the worst sort of demons, now the gang's up against a huge group of rats? Why dosen't Kirara and Shippo just go eat them all or something (since foxes have been known to eat mice:D )

[Hyper Shadow X]

It's because for the most part Shippo is useless

[DAISHI]

Yeah the mouse episode looks thrilling.

[Duke]

Damn that is pretty long. But you won't be missing much and you can always watch the rerun of Stargate. But you can't miss the FMA movie man. Hey enjoy your weekend man because I can't go, have to work. :sad:
The FMA Movie ends at Midnight (or close to it), and IGPX is on at Midnight. So I'm gonna haveta wait until October or so to watch SG again (since my tape will on IGPX)

EDIT: Oh yea, the episode. I like the Adamant Barrage, but whenever it's written, it just sounds like a barrage that is real pushy at the office.

[Naraku-Sama]

I wonder why Sesshoumaru's fluffy thing seems to get longer when he is flying and such...?

In the manga, Naraku actually did not appear to express / feel pain after being pierced by Inu-Yasha and slashed by Sesshoumaru...I suppose he may be a bit weaker or more realistic in the anime. Still, I have never laughed so hard:lol:

[DAISHI]

I liked this episode. Relevant stuff actually happened. Although nothing really got accomplished in terms of the enemy. But hey, the sword got upgraded.

[Space Cadet]

This was the first Inuyasha episode in a while that I liked. Mainly because stuff actually happened. Inuyasha learns a new technique, Sesshomaru is being awesome, and Kagome actually does something useful.

Now as for Naraku, he just won't die!:mad::mad: I really wish Inuyasha had multiple villains like One Piece because this episode was the best way to kill off Naraku. Not only that, that little child thing(I forgot his name) in that barrier got hit by the arrow and you would have killed two birds with one stone.

Still though, I wish Kagome didn't hesitate when she shot the arrow. According to Naraku's logics, had she shot the arrow in 5 seconds instead of 10 seconds, he would have been dead.:shrug:

[Game Freak 4]

You know, when Naraku does die, it's going to have to be a pretty damn impressive death to top being struck with thousands of spikes and dissipating the barrier by the Adament barrage, blasted into shreds by Sesshomaru's Tojikin attack and then Kagome using Kikyo's sacred arrow to incinirate his entire body in the graveyard area, only to be saved by coming through a portal through Hakadoshi (geez he talks about luck. I say "Rumiko just can't figure out a good way to kill you yet and likes pissing off everyone"). Oh well, with all the shards finally in the possession of our cast (though most still with Naraku and others scattered with various characters) that part of the saga is over, although there's still a lot to do. And apparently involving demon mice or something.
Or maybe, she has taken a liken to her own creation. So much, that she doesn't want him to end.

[Beat]

Like Rumiko would actually end a story of hers...

[Space Cadet]

Like Rumiko would actually end a story of hers...

She did it with Maisen Ikkoku.

[Majin_Megabyte]

You guys have to remember Naraku doesn't even have his heart in his body right now. Since the Baby form of Hakudoshi have it in his body. So they kinda can't kill him at the moment.

[lwitkop]

Yeah the mouse episode looks thrilling.

Yeah, it does sound lame, but if I remember correctly from watching the episode quite a while ago, it was actually pretty creepy. Like I felt like things were crawling on me as I watched the rats go about their rampage.

[Patches]

I remember when I was translating this episode for fansubbers a couple years ago, more than half of Kagome's lines before the commercial break consisted of nothing but "Inuyasha!". Not that this is particularly unusual, but for some reason, I noticed it a lot more when writing out this episode. ^_^*

Next week's episode isn't horribly exciting, but it's another Kyoto Animation episode, and those are just fun to watch, regardless. ^_^*

[FireStarterLE]

i actually saw him use this attack a few days before this episode aired since he uses it in Movie 4, and i got that on Saturday. So that was pretty nifty especially since i didnt even know he uses it during the movie

[Beat]

She did it with Maisen Ikkoku.

1 out of how many? 4? 5? 6?

[herbkir]

She's had only 3 other continuous long manga series. The Maison Ikkoku manga had a definite and satisfying ending. The Ranma manga ended without really resolving much of anything, and Urusei Yatsura kinda fell in the middle, resolving some things but not others. RT's dormant One Pound Gospel and Mermaid Saga manga series are still considered to be works in progress. (She's said she plans to be resuming doing Gospel chapters this fall.) She also has written a whole bunch of short manga stories that generally have come to solid conclusions.

Inuyasha, like MI, is a drama rather than a comedy so I expect RT will bring the IY manga to a definite conclusion. I don't think she will leave major plot threads hanging like she did in Ranma and UY. But then, Ranma and UY were comedies and comedy series by lots of authors just stop rather than conclude. (^_*)

[Beat]

UY's ending was one giant copout, plain and simple. Her problem is that she has these ideas but no idea where to take them.

[Space Cadet]

(She's said she plans to be resuming doing Gospel chapters this fall.)

Actually, ending it would be more like it.

[Lutochris]

The IY manga is still going on? But I thought the show only has 10 episodes left? Oh great, so then is this like FMA, where the anime comes up with its own ending, or is this still following the manga? How far does it get in the manga before stopping?

[Majin_Megabyte]

The Inuyasha anime pretty much ends at the end of Volume 36 of the Inuyasha manga. While the Inuyasha manga continues on ahead to the present. Which I think Volumes 46 of the manga was just release awhile ago.

[Jack Frenzy]

UY's ending was one giant copout, plain and simple. Her problem is that she has these ideas but no idea where to take them.
The problem with Takahashi's series is their popularity.

Her major stories involved plots that could have been resolved quickly (love triangles, find the shards, cure Ranma, etc.), but when they proved popular, she kept them going on and on, milking them for every last drop.

As a result, her major stories tended to retread the same ground over and over again. Any development of the primary characters that could finish the series was usually null and void within a few installments. In order to keep things relatively fresh, she typically introduced new characters by the bucketload.

For example: Urusei Yatsura's initial love triangle had basically ran its course when Ataru started showing hints of interest in Lum and Shinobu started looking elsewhere. The series could have ended with the relatively early blind date story, which ended with Ataru asking Lum to walk with him. However, the story was then ignored, and Ataru just kept on finding new girls to chase.

[Beat]

My problem with UY, as it tends to be with a lot of her stories, is her inability to write drama. The last line of UY suggested that if she wanted to, Rumiko could make another 1000 chapters with nothing happening. There wasn't even a hint of closure, and IY looks to be suffering the same fate.

[Will Sturnick]

So, Kongosohoa got renamed as "Adamant Barrage"? Eh, a neat sounding name but I guess I would have preferred something like "Diamond Shower."


Her major stories involved plots that could have been resolved quickly (love triangles, find the shards, cure Ranma, etc.), but when they proved popular, she kept them going on and on, milking them for every last drop.

As a result, her major stories tended to retread the same ground over and over again. Any development of the primary characters that could finish the series was usually null and void within a few installments. In order to keep things relatively fresh, she typically introduced new characters by the bucketload.


Which always mades me wonder, at least in Inuyasha's case, why didn't she just have Naraku killed off (say around when Sesshomaru and Inuyasha fought him before he hid in Mt. Hakurei) and then continue the story with a new villian and a threat, etc.

[Naraku-Sama]

So, Kongosohoa got renamed as "Adamant Barrage"? Eh, a neat sounding name but I guess I would have preferred something like "Diamond Shower."



Which always mades me wonder, at least in Inuyasha's case, why didn't she just have Naraku killed off (say around when Sesshomaru and Inuyasha fought him before he hid in Mt. Hakurei) and then continue the story with a new villian and a threat, etc.
It seems that not everyone can understand that with Naraku dead, the story pretty much is as well. Naraku cannot be replaced because he is responsable for nearly EVERYTHING. However, if anyone would have a chance of replacing him, it would be one of his children -- because they assist him in nearly everything, smell like him, look like him most of the time, and usually act like him in some way.

So, the story just should have ended much earlier, in my opinion, because a new villain would not work for very long ( which is why all of them died in a fairly short time ).

Peace:)

[Patches]

Random observation:

Both the AS schedule and the online TV listings indicate that they're going to be skipping episode 159 next week and moving right on with episode 160 instead. o_O Which... doesn't make a whole lot of sense since 158-159 is a two-part story. Anyone know the reasoning behind this?

[Naraku-Sama]

Random observation:

Both the AS schedule and the online TV listings indicate that they're going to be skipping episode 159 next week and moving right on with episode 160 instead. o_O Which... doesn't make a whole lot of sense since 158-159 is a two-part story. Anyone know the reasoning behind this?
What about this http://schedule.adultswim.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=324233&show=Inuyasha&filter=as ? This says that episode # 158 and such are not airing, period ( it usually never lies ).

Peace.

[Master Moron]

It seems that not everyone can understand that with Naraku dead, the story pretty much is as well. Naraku cannot be replaced because he is responsable for nearly EVERYTHING. However, if anyone would have a chance of replacing him, it would be one of his children -- because they assist him in nearly everything, smell like him, look like him most of the time, and usually act like him in some way.


So what? There's other series where one villain is responsible for all the events that occur in the show, but those shows still manage to kill off that villain and move on. If you think the story would be pretty much over, then they should start a NEW plotline.

[Naraku-Sama]

So what? There's other series where one villain is responsible for all the events that occur in the show, but those shows still manage to kill off that villain and move on. If you think the story would be pretty much over, then they should start a NEW plotline.
I agree with you 100% when it comes to getting a new plotline, but in my opinion, Inu-Yasha's story is fairly simple, which is why things such as Naraku's death and Kagome & Inu-Yasha getting together will practically end the series. The sad part is, I assume many of us could have easily thought of a deeper story / plot.

Just because I am an Inu-Yasha fan, does not mean that I do not agree with 90% of the complaints:lol:

Peace:)

[Will Sturnick]

It seems that not everyone can understand that with Naraku dead, the story pretty much is as well. Naraku cannot be replaced because he is responsable for nearly EVERYTHING. However, if anyone would have a chance of replacing him, it would be one of his children -- because they assist him in nearly everything, smell like him, look like him most of the time, and usually act like him in some way.

Which is why I was hoping Hakudoshi would take over. What I had envisioned is: Have Naraku defeated in that showdown in 81. But Naraku's Jewel shards will have dissapeared from his castle, along with all his minions. Still have the Shichinintai (Band of Seven) revived by Shikon shards, but now there is the extra plotline of "Who has the Shinkon no Tama now?" Then after the Seven had been defeated, Hakudoshi is revealed as the new Big Bad. Have him really kill Kikyo when he's first revealed, etc.

[Naraku-Sama]

Which is why I was hoping Hakudoshi would take over. What I had envisioned is: Have Naraku defeated in that showdown in 81. But Naraku's Jewel shards will have dissapeared from his castle, along with all his minions. Still have the Shichinintai (Band of Seven) revived by Shikon shards, but now there is the extra plotline of "Who has the Shinkon no Tama now?" Then after the Seven had been defeated, Hakudoshi is revealed as the new Big Bad. Have him really kill Kikyo when he's first revealed, etc.
That sounds alright, but Hakudoushi cannot exist unless the baby -- Naraku's heart does not. Naraku cannot die when his heart is not inside of his body, which is why Sesshoumaru did not kill him in this episode, and if the baby were to die, then so would Hakudoushi. However, unless you mean Hakudoushi being created like Kanna and Kagura were ( during season 2 ), but then he would not be quite as powerful. But Naraku's brain has gotten him further than anything else, so I suppose it would do the same for Hakudoushi.


Peace.