After 12 years, 56 volumes, and over 550 chapters, the final chapter of the Inuyasha manga (chapter 558) has been released, completing Rumiko Takahashi’s longest series. I’ve been avidly following the Inuyasha story since the anime was released in the US in 2002, and although its been one of my favorites for many years, I’m both relieved and a bit sad that it’s finally over…
Before I talk about my opinion of how the series ended, I just wanted to lay out some helpful info: the Inuyasha manga series has been running in Shounen Sunday in Japan since 1996, and of course, has now ended in 2008 at chapter 558. The anime series began in 2000 and ended in 2004 with a very inconclusive ending; it basically stopped the story at around volume 36 of the manga because the anime was too close to catching up with the manga. The anime began airing in the US in 2002 and ended in 2006. Currently, Viz is up to volume 33 of the English version of the manga, with 34 and 35 slowly on their way. I began writing individual chapter reviews of the Inuyasha manga starting at chapter 482 when the series hit its 10th anniversary, but I had to stop at chapter 520 because I no longer had the time to keep them up.
But although I no longer write individual chapter reviews of the manga, I of course had to make one final Inuyasha manga-related post since the series has finally reached its greatly anticipated conclusion. About a year and a half ago I wrote a post about why a new Inuyasha anime needs to be made in order for the series to regain its former popularity, since it now has more than enough manga material to work with. I also talked about how the quality of the manga has deteriorated since the anime ended, and now that the manga itself has finally ended, my opinion hasn’t really changed much. Personally I think that the Inuyasha series was absolutely brilliant and endearing until around volume 41, when it began to becomes less and less interesting. I won’t go into detail about why, since I already addressed that in the previous post, but lets just say that from volume 41 and onward, the series had its good story arcs and its boring story arcs, but it never went back to the excellence it used to be. It seemed like this latter half of the series was used by Takahashi-san to experiment with different possible ways to end the series, thus it just seemed kind of scattered and she began making up new subplots instead of trying to tie them up.
And finally now, we have the series finale. First of all, the main villain Naraku, who has “died” a number of times in the series only to come back again, is finally killed in chapter 552. I guess a unique aspect of Inuyasha when compared to other long-running shounen series’ is that it’s kept the same main villain all these years. Because of this, I would suspect that Naraku’s death would be all the more epic, but personally I thought it was kind of lame. Instead of feeling totally relieved and happy that one of the most hated and evil villains of all is finally defeated, out of nowhere Takahashi throws in a bit of sentiment about how he only wanted his wish of being with Kikyou granted. After years of portraying Naraku as a heartless bastard who only had base desires for Kikyou, we’re just now suddenly supposed to feel a shred of sympathy for him? I don’t know, but that was the impression I got. If she wanted Naraku to be a more complex character instead of pure evil, she should have given us evidence long before this. Personally, I think Naraku should’ve gone down with a huge bang, and Takahashi should have added one of her humorous filler chapters of the gang having a party and celebrating his defeat! XD But oh well, it could’ve been worse I guess ~_^
And as for tying the whole series up in the last chapter, considering all the characters and subplots Takahashi had to work with, I think she did an okay job (though definitely not perfect). The last chapter was about 40 pages instead of the usual 20 so that helped a lot. To make things easier, let me divide the series conclusion into good points and bad points…
Good points: First of all, while Naraku’s death was mediocre, I thought the “death” of the Shikon Jewel was really awesome. Instead of selfishly making a wish on the Shikon Jewel for Inuyasha to save her or to return to her world, Kagome instead chooses not to choose, because she knows that Inuyasha will save her without her having to wish for it (she instead wishes for the Jewel to disappear). To me this was a very unpredictable and interesting ending for the Jewel. And in the last chapter, we finally get to see Miroku and Sango settle down and have their kids, and we also get a good idea of how the remaining main characters will spend the rest of their days. After reading the few chapters before this one, I was afraid that Inuyasha and Kagome would never get to see each other again, and Kagome would be forced to stay on her side forever. So I was really relieved that in the end they got to be together after all, thus answering a question that fans have had for many years. Also, Kagome calling Sesshoumaru “Onii-san” (and the look on Sesshoumaru’s face at that moment) was priceless XD
Bad points: As could be expected from a long-running series with numerous characters and subplots, I felt that some characters and subplots in Inuyasha were left with insufficient development, or were just plain pointless. For example, was it really necessary for Inuyasha to get all those new attacks for Tessaiga in the latter part of the series when he uses the majority of them maybe once or twice? And what was the point of Kouga getting a new attack when he was written out of the series not too long after, and doesn’t even get to appear in the last chapter? And also after all this time, we never hear a thing about Kagome’s father (the anime mentions him but not the manga). Other minor characters such as that kid with the freaky eyes in chapter 493, and even Sesshoumaru’s mom and Houjo-kun lacked a proper conclusion. And there are probably other characters and subplots I forgot about that were lacking but I guess Takahashi wrapped up the main ones well enough. Another thing, I thought that Kagome’s sudden disappearance from the Sengoku Jidai in the end was really lacking: there should have at least been a few pages showing Inuyasha, Shippou, Miroku, and Sango grieving about not being able to see her again. I mean, the five of them have been traveling around together all these years, and suddenly she’s gone and they didn’t even get to say goodbye. Instead, the last chapter just jumps to three years in the future already with only minor flashbacks, and we don’t even see any rejoicing when she finally does come back…so yeah, there definitely should have been more emotion in the ending.
And although Inuyasha and Kagome do indeed end up together in the end, one has to wonder if this would have been so if Kikyou hadn’t died. Inuyasha never actually chose between Kagome and Kikyou…Kikyou was already dead when he ended up with Kagome, so does he now love Kagome more than Kikyou? If Kikyou were to suddenly come back, would he then be conflicted again or would he loyally stay with Kagome? Inuyasha never actually chose one over the other so it could still be argued that the only reason Inuyasha chose Kagome in the end is because she’s the only one of the two left (if Kikyou was still around, this may have been different). Another interesting fact is that even in the last chapter we never see Inuyasha and Kagome kiss (they did in the second movie but that’s not canon and it was hardly a passionate kiss), while Kikyou and Inuyasha have kissed a couple of times before, and quite passionately. Inuyasha and Kagome still haven’t even outright confessed their love…I wonder if Takahashi-san purposely left it debatable whether Inuyasha truly chose Kagome over Kikyou or not.
One last thing I was kind of confused about (though maybe someone can clear it up for me), why, after three years, was Kagome suddenly able to go back through the well? This whole time she and Inuyasha have been missing each other and visiting the well, so why after three years did the well suddenly become connected again? Not sure if I missed something about this but it seems really questionable ~_^ I always predicted that after the Shikon Jewel is destroyed, the time slip on the well would close and Kagome would be forced to remain on her side. It would then be Inuyasha who chooses to go back to her world and live as a human, instead of the other way around. I kinda like my ending better but oh well ^^,,, Perhaps now that the manga has ended, a new anime series will be on the way.
Well, to sum things up, Inuyasha is the only one of Takahashi’s series’ that I’ve read all the way through and I’ve heard that she’s infamous for not writing good endings. But I’m at least somewhat satisfied with the ending of Inuyasha. Actually, the only other series of hers that I’m familiar with is Ranma 1/2, and though I think it’s hilarious, sometimes it gets too silly and slapstick for me. The reason I like Inuyasha so much is because even though its not a comedy series, it has humor that’s more realistic and character-driven, and not as hyperbolic. Also, being one long, continuing story instead of stand-alone episodes like Ranma, together with Takahashi’s brilliant ability to create endearing characters, you’ve got a series with great character development and an intricate, fascinating storyline. Thus Inuyasha was my favorite series for nearly 5 years. Although my interest in it has been decreasing in the past year (mostly due to the manga not being as good as it used to be) it will always be one of my favorites and I’m so glad I was able to follow Inuyasha and the gang all the way to the end of their amazing adventure.
I got tired of Inuyasha even before the anime ended, I feel it was giving me lesser and lesser character development as time passes, until I prematurely stopped watching by the 100th or so episode. Having the same main villain all this time (Naraku) is kinda a double-edged sword, it’s indeed unique to shounen series but having so shallow a character like that is quite boring.
Moreover, Inuyasha has a more filler-feel than other shounen series with actual progression. So Inuyasha and party goes to one place, meets characters and enemies there, then finish whatever goal and move on. There have been so many characters and subplots, in that you may like some of them and would have wanted a follow-up later, only to find out that it’s taking too long for that to happen or maybe Rumiko Takahashi is not writing those arcs in anymore.
That said though, I would still want to return to this series and continue where I had left off. Maybe an announcement of new anime would build it up in me.
Okay 2 things.
1. I’m sure you remember a while ago on mount azusa when Kagome had to get Kikyou’s bow right? Remember that little revelation she had? That explained it quite nicely i thought. In the end, that whole triangle between Kagome, Kikyou & Inuyasha was not an issue, there was never any danger of Kagome losing Inuyasha to Kikyou, it was her own self doubt and about her abilities and ability to live up to the legacy of her past self that made her go emo about it.
On Inuyasha’s side as well, i’m pretty sure he knew what was what, I mean really, Kikyou’s death was sudden and tragic, and it hit Inuyasha right in the heart, he was guilty alright because it was partly his fault, and he probably did have feelings for the girl, but i’m pretty sure he knew that trying to be with Kikyou, after she died, was an impossible dream. Like he said after her final passing, she wouldn’t want them to be sad for her, but happy that she was finally at peace..in the third to final chapter Inuyasha relfected on what Kagome did for him, to stack that up against the memory of Kikyou..it just wasn’t going to happen.
2.It is implied that Inuyasha & Kagome are connected through time & space, like inuyasha said, being born to meet him, it wasn’t just the fate of being absorbed by the jewel that lead her to the sengoku, which is why whenever she wanted to see inuyasha really bad, it would open so she could be with him. That’s what i got out of her being able to cross for the final time anyways..
Need anymore explanations just ask :P
Wow!! I have to say I agree with you all the way. Recent Inuyasha chapters were not Takahashi’s best (the scene where Kikyo died I felt was really weak), her endings are usually weak (Ranma had a terrible ending in my opinion), and there were some characters I was really missing at the end! I also thought that Inuyasha would go back with Kagome to her own time (but I also thought that Inuyasha would have wished to be human as well, since Kikyo once said that the Jewel would disappear on a pure wish like that). I mean aren’t they messing with the past if they stay there? And another thing, what was with the pointless interlude of three-years? I mean it is true Kagome was 15 at the start of the series and is 18 at the end, but did she even have to back to home time for three years and not come back until the three years were up? I know Takahashi is very good about teens not getting married or having sex, but when you think about it, Sango must have been 16 when she married Miroku and Kagome really didn’t need to finish her education if she went to live in the past. Another thing, the fact that Kagome is wearing Kikyo’s outfit at the end. Is she still a priestess? Cause if she is, how can she possible be married to Inuyasha? They can’t have or kids. Priestesses can’t have kids or they would lose their spiritual powers! (Although when you think about it, if the two of them had kids, then wouldn’t those kids be 1/4 deamon?). These are just the annoying rantings of nerd like myself. >
Yeah, the final chapter was kind of lack-luster, IMHO. I kind of figured Inuyasha and Kagome would somehow end up together, but we didn’t get to SEE anything between them when she finally was able to return to him! That was such a disappointment for me. I would have loved to see him grab her and kiss her before she could finish one sentence (or even the other way around because I think Kagome would be more likely to actually do something like that.) I mean, he’s MISSED her terribly for 3 YEARS – the woman he loves!! And all he does is hug her and call her an “idiot” when they are finally reunited? What was that all about?!? Meh. I agree that it lacked a lot of emotion. I don’t understand why we didn’t even get a kiss in the finale. It just left a gaping hole in my hopes for a great ending. I wish they would continue the anime, and perhaps some day they could tweak the story a bit and give us that missing emotion and that final wonderful kiss between our hero and heroine.
Well…Rishi stopped reading after volume 20…but then Rishi cheated and read the last 2 chapters online. :D It was sad…and Rishi thinks that maybe it’s because Kagome made a selfless wish that she was able to return? And the fact that Kagome and InuYasha were at the well at the same time…this doesn’t make any sense…
Eh! Rishi loved the ending. That’s what counts.
the sesshomaru rin thingy was LAME. i wanted to know sesshomaru’s fate so bad. LAME. LAME. LAME. AWFUL ENDING!!!!!!!
I think what you have presented here is a very unbiast page of Inuyasha truths. And Takahashi really did leave the ending ambiguous. It keeps you wondering.
I discovered inuyasha about a year ago. I was on maternity leave and sleep was something I used to do :-) I turned to cartoon network and the music was what drew me to it I watched it all night even twice and if I missed an episode I would relly get upset. I have been reading it online since the anime finished so suddenly. The end as good I enjoyed it yeah I wish there was more romance and Inuyasha going over to human world which would have made more since and becoming human but it was good all the same I wish they would make the anime again and take it from where they left off and maybe changed the end a little to show some emotion from these characters we have grown to love. I guess I will just have to continue with naruto and bleach until a new Inuyasha is made
omg i know all of this i read the last chapters at one manga .com try it if you want it and good job but is the anime tv show going to continue i need answers help me please
Shrine maidens are supposed to be virgins but priestesses and priest can and do marry. They even have larger than normal families. As for the ending of Inuyasha, it sounds perfectly sweet to me. The unspoken nature of the Kagome relationship was what made it different than the Kikyo relationship and to change that at the end would cheapen it, right? Inuyasha was scarred from what happened with Kikyo so he was afraid to openly display his feelings for Kagome and even when they became obvious to everyone, they were already in the habit of not displaying them openly. Having a three year separation wasn’t just about making sure Kagome was 18 or that she finished school, it was a testimony to their pure love.
I have to agree that Inuyasha started to lose its charm some time around chapter 41 but for me it wasn’t the fact that the story lines began to have less depth, it was the mere fact that Takashi-san kept on rubbing the same stupid things in our faces. For example we constantly had to deal (when Kikyou was still alive) with Kagome second guessing herself and wondering if she would ever be as good as Kikyou. Yes, she would always make clear that she was her own person and not just Kikyou’s reincarnation but in reality you always knew she felt less important in every aspect. Also I pretty much got tired of every chapter discussing Naraku’s true intentions and how he could be defeated, heres a though JUST DO IT ALREADY. I don’t know, most chapters leading up to the conclusion just appeared to be fillers that were suppose to somehow tie in with the big picture but they truly never did. It was a weird combination of one large story line but with a different monster of the week type of thing.
Ever since watching Ranma 1/2 I have always suspected that Takashi-san has a hard time wrapping a series up in a decent way (don’t even get me started with Ranma). Although this time around the ending seems like something everyone can be happy with, it clearly isn’t. Ironically even though she tried to tie any lose ends up we are still left wondering a lot. For instance why don’t Inuyasha and Kagome act like people that are in love? Honestly she still has tons of room left to conclude the series properly. Heres an idea, how about an OVA showings us Kagome and Inuyasha married and then showing us what happened during the 3 years they couldn’t see eachother. Makes us believe they want to be together!
As for your question on why they couldn’t cross over in the end, it’s right there in the last chapter of the manga. As Kagome is standing over the well wishing to see Inuyasha she begins to realize the reason the time portal has closed is because within her heart she did have dark feelings that got worse during the 3 days she and Inuyasha were gone. During that time she felt bad because she knew that her family was worried and scared and she felt guilty about it. So, when the well opened up and she was able to get back she was just relieved to be home with her family. Inuyasha makes a similar comment to Kaede-baba, saying he knows that he isn’t the only important person to Kagome and that is why she went back to her time. Basically Kagome had to decide whether she wanted to give up her life in her time to be with Inuyasha or just stay in her time after she completed her mission (destroying the jewel). Once she did she went back. Does this answer your question?
i dont understand. i mean ive not watched all of the episodes but i have so many questions. what happens to koga? and everyone else on the show? and do they ever say anything about sesshomarus mother? also does he choose kagome in the show or does it even get to that part?.. im so confused =(
To stephie: If you’re talking about the Inuyasha TV show, it ended while the manga (which is the real story) kept going. This post is about the end of the manga. If you want to know what happened to Koga, whether Inuyasha chose Kagome or not, etc., you need to read all the manga. They haven’t yet made any new anime episodes of these later parts of the series.
First of all, Inuyasha in a way did chose Kagome, in the manga when his inside of the mediou he say Kagome is the one who taught me how to love, how to trust others. As far as the idea of him still loving kikyo, in the last chapter he actually races towards the well when he gets a wiff of her scent and once Kagome climbs out of the well the look in there eyes explains it all (That is the look of two people who are in love). Then it is also said that Inuyasha went to the well every three days, just to see if she had come back or would come back (He did this for three years). By the end of the series he to forgot about Kikyo and his thoughts were only towards Kagome. Not once during the end of the manga does he even mention Kikyo. Another thing, Naraku’s death actually wasn’t that bad, I mean i could have been worse (The anime’s ending anyone.) The sacred Jewels destruction however was actually a big suprise. Now onto Koga, I think Takashi actually didn’t see Koga as much of an important character in the story, plus it’s not like there was much to talk about, i mean he lost his jewel shards, he lost his clan of wolf demons, the only ending I can see him having is mostly wandering the landed with the other two wolf Demons (Forgot there names, Sorry). The only thing about the ending that did suck was they cut to much out (Sango and Miroku’s wedding/Inuyasha and Kagome’s wedding, Inuyasha possibly proposing, or even a simple kiss would have been good especially after a lot of people wanting these two to finally admit there feelings for eachother). Now then Kikyo is the shrine maiden Kagome is not Kikyo became, shrine maiden but Kagome never went through any such training, at the end of the series she is only training in the art of healing, she is not in any other training. Kagome’s father now he wasn’t really an important character either, Takashi probably thought that talking about Kagome’s father would actually drag things on in the Manga. As far as the other’s when Kagome is returned to her time, Inuyasha probably comes back out of the well and tells them what happened. (You know Inuyasha tells them what happened because they actually Miroku actually say, “She returned to her world with her family.”) I hope this helps answer some questions that have been asked.
i love your post. i found it on google and couldn’t stop reading through everything, including all the comments. i haven’t actually reached the end of the manga, but i loved the show and recently watched all the movies and continually reading the manga. after reading this page, i am disappointed. i really love this inuyasha world, and to not even get to see what really happens to everybody (not just a short little thing, but an actual, long description of what happens to everybody) that just makes me sad. i think that after a while, takahashi just didn’t know how to wrap it up nicely? i’m just wondering why they didn’t continue the anime though. it was such a great show, i remember staying up late to watch it. :]
In Sept. 2004, the Inuyasha anime series ended in Japan at 167 episodes. The reason was because the anime had been caught up with the manga for a while, and rather than continue to make filler episodes, or their own version of the ending, the anime creators decided to just end the TV series and let fans continue with the story through the manga only.
Seriously…the last chapter was an utter dissapointment I have to agree. It felt like everything was rushed just to keep it at a planned length. I mean its been 3 years and there were absolutely no emotions between Inuyasha and Kagome. God in fact it was a terrible ending…espicially since I’ve been reading Inuyasha for so many years. It was dragging on for a while but I always had high hopes with the ending…but guess not. How could Inuyasha and Kagome propose spending their lives together if there was not even a single confession! And Rumiko should have realised that while this story does contain other characters, the two main characters were Inu and Kag, and it just seems insensible that she gave everyone a final ending expect for the two of them.
So that was definitely a dissapointment. Yeah and Inuyasha didn’t even say anything like he preferred to spend his life with Kagome than Kikyo. He never said that he was letting go of Kikyo…more like Kikyo let go of him. There was no excitement or goofiness or adorableness between Inu and Kag.
But at least I can say that all other 557 chapters were outstanding, and I will always have a soft spot for this manga. Thanks Rumiko.
I’ve been watching the Inuyasha anime ever since it first cam out. I’m a huge fan. I wish they would have ended the anime differently, but I understand whay tey couldn’t. Inuyasha was cut off the sir for someunknown reason. They never intended it to. I guess since there is a lot of Inuyasha haters out there it wasn’t getting enough ratings. Which sucks. I stayed up ;ate every night just to watch it before school. LOL! ^_^ Now my baby boy is into it. You want him to stop crying just put Inuyasha in and he will.
The manga on the other hand. I just started reading on it. I spoiled the ending for myself though. I wasn’t too happy about the ending. It did feel rushed and it didn’t say much about Inuyasha and Kagome, but if you’re a huge fan and you pretty much alredy know their feelings for one another. Than I suppose telling how they feel about one another isn’t really needed, but in a way. It did say a lot in the end about how they felt towards one another. Inuyasha neer did mintion anyhting about Kikyo. His feelings were towards Kagome only. There didn’t really need to be a kiss between the two, but I am a sucker for all that romantic stuff. It would have been nice, but the look in their eyes and the way he held her in his arms did it all for me.
To add on my opinion about the love triangle going on. I think Inuyasha will always hold Kikyo in his heart. She was his first love and no one ever really forgets about their firt loves. Kagome is Inuyasha’s new love. She helps him and teaches him to be strong and to love again. We all have one of those people too. In a way it teaches you a bit of lifes lessons when it comes to love and friendship. I enjoyed it and so far I’m injoying the manga.
I hope she does make a movie or a shorter story telling more about Inuyasha and Kagomes love though. That would be nice.
The Inu-tachi only traveled together for one year. The series starts with Kagome’s 15th birthday and the fight with Naraku ends shortly after her 16th birthday and she has been accepted into high school (maybe even one day after, I’m not entirely sure).
Also, Houjo’s story arc was wrapped up. I don’t know if you remember, but when Kagome is accepted to a high school Houjo comes in and comments that even though they’re going to different schools he still wants to be friends. Generally speaking, if you don’t go to the same high school you usually don’t have much contact with each other and while Houjo is dense, I think he finally figured out Kagome had a boyfriend and wasn’t interested.
I agree with your opinion… Because Kagome is the only one who stayed beside him, that’s why he choosed her in the end… But what if Kikyou resurrected again? (with no grudge against Inuyasha) I’m pretty sure he would choose Kikyou over Kagome… In the whole series you could see how deep Inuyasha’s love towards Kikyou… He couldn’t stop thinking about her even she tried to kill him so many times…
I live in the US and cannot find any of the manga on Inuyasha. Well, I mean I can, but they are all the earlier volumes. I have watched almost every episode and all the movies, haven’t really read any of the manga books, but I really wanna read the ending. Is there some way I can find where to buy/read/download the manga’s ending? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
You can read all of the Inuyasha manga online here.
I have to say that i enjoyed the anime series, i just got into about a year ago, sad to say i was curious because i saw some amvs about it on youtube. After i fell in love with them, i fell in love with the anime. Im not so big on manga unless its wedding peach or absolute boyfriend. But i tried to read the manga from where the anime stopped, the ending did suck. I am a fan who wanted Naraku to die painfully and i wasnt expecting the whole thing about him wanting to be with kikiyo. I wouldve liked to see more romance between Inuyasha and Kagome, I know that Takahashi isnt big on teen’s doing grown things like getting married or truly taking big steps, but come on what do you expect :[. i was a little disappointed but atleast they kissed in the 2nd movie. And im glad she got to be with inuyasha in the end. =)
Ah… I heard Kagome and Inuyasha ended up married at the end.. I couldn’t resist seeing for myself..
However the only clues I saw of them being married was Kagome calling Sesshomaru Onii-san, Sota saying his sister went off to get married when she finished school, and the looks Kagome and Inuyasha kept giving each other.
It never actually says they were married… Not in the English Version, anyway…
Also.. I agree with Leon. Inuyasha really did choose Kagome.
omgg!! i soo agree with u guys, but overall i think the ending was pretty good, although the whole inuyasha series did drag on for a bit too long. i like how inuyasha and kagome ended up together and somehow knew that kagome would be the one to return to the past. i hate how they didn’t kiss but i guess it can’t be helped, although inu and kikyo kissed several times. and there one more thing, inuyasha is a demon after all, he’s not going to age, what will happen once kagoma gets old, or she dies, is inuyasha going to die with her or find another girl.. i would have like to see some 1/4 demon puppys tooooo!!!!!1
i also wanted to seeee more developement between Rin and Seshoumaru (personally i think seshoumaru is the coolest charcter) nothing happens, i know seshoumaru cares for Rin a lot, but is it love, are they going to end up together
and theres also the whole thing about koga, where did he go, did he even wonder where is or ask inuyasha about kagome. although i think koga would have been in the way of the kaginu ending.
i agree with many people before mee, there should have been a bigger fusss about kagome being gone!!!!!!!!!
but i think the best thing was that sango and miroku both made it through and they even had kids.
I wonder if at the end, seshoumaru had became a bit nicer to kagome, and i’m wondering when kagome yelled “oni-san” was that the first time they meet after kagome came back to the past. or was that after she’s been living there for a while?
Uhm, i think the ending of it is very wonderful… , kagome’s wish is very efficient for everyone… Going back to the story , when inuyasha and the gang got all the pieces of the shikon jewel , it said there that when the jewel was once again be whole again , it will grant a wish , and when kagome finally decided to wish that the jewel would be gone forever , she thought that saving her life will be done even if inuyasha wont wish to save kagome’s life , and as kagome also thought of her family , maybe she realized that she don’t belong to inuyasha’s world , and so , by kagome’s wish , in return , she’ll be back on her own time and world and the disappearance of the jewel would be efficient so inuyasha’s world and the people there won’t experience another huge and destroyer wars and demons in their lives , therefore i conclude that kagome thought of the safety of others just like what the jewel has, kagome also had wisdom , courage , friendship and love , and that traits afFecteD her very much that she sPent that wish for everyoNe’s safEty and peaCe… So thIs is my coMment… Thanks to alL..
I would have ended it a little different…
I would have had Inuyasha still alive in present day Japan hundreds of years wiser but only years physically older. He had been patiently waiting all along not to interfere with his own past. Shippo would now be a young teen after hundreds of years. Over that time Inuyasha and the team had eliminated the evil demons that no longer plague the modern world. Having patiently waited all that time in the shadows he would have built a little passion.
I really liked Inuyasha since the firts chapter I watched in the anime. I hadn’t watch the 1st chapter but I caught up with the story and in the end got to know it fully! The ending could have been better, I agree… But at the same time I was happy that it concluded and that Inuyasha and Kagome ended up together. I enjoyed every chapter, some better than others and even though i may have been “dissapointed” in some… well it happens! But i do have to say something: I do think Inuyasha choose Kagome over Kikyo. I do would like to get some questions answered as to the other team people, not only Sango and Miroku, but Shippo, RIn, Kohaku, Kouga, etc… These “people” became a part of me as any other good manga would. But I’ll always treasure this one the most! Great story, great adventures, funny, romantic, historic… THANK YOU! P.S. I’ll also say this words in behalf of Vivian Papp and Shriori – my magakas!
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i wonder how i can red the last chapter of inuyasha story.
Could you tell me? i want to red it for myself>
thank you
I think the ending was pretty good i just wish there was a good passionate kiss between inuyasha and kagome if that would’ve happend the whole series would be perfect! and also they ARE CONTINUING THE INUYASHA SERIES THIS SEPTEMEBER OR NOVEMBER I DONT KNOW THE TIME OR THE EXCAT DAY BUT IT IS CONTIUNING!!! I’M SO HAPPY IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXCITING NEWS GO TO http://WWW.INUYASHAMOVIES.NET!
I totally agree with you.The ending was lame.I mean what happened to Kouga?Whatever happened to Ayame(kouga’s girl)?Couldn’t Rumiko Takahashi set theem up in the end?And does sesshoumaru ever get a family?how does he live?What happensto Kagome’s family and friends and Houjo?i mean,your friend and your only daughter has gone to a place from where she might never come back and you can never see her again,you cant just sit back and relax.
n then about Inuyasha and Kagome,total trashy ending.I dont still understand that do they love each other or is it love from Kagome’s side and ‘protection’ from Inuyasha’s side?I mean they are the hero and heroine,so the hero kisses the side character(Kikyo) 3 n more times,passionetly and always acts lovey-dovey around her and our heroine is not even kissed for once?Even not confessed love to?I still doubt he loves Kagome more than he loved Kikyo n if she would be alive,would he chose Kagome over Kikyo,as in this case he just ‘ended up’ with Kagome!and after she comes back they all just say ‘look Kagome is back’,thats all?Thay always went “kagome kagome” and when she goes away or comes back,thats all?And i m sure those 3 years would be very hard for both of them,and Rumiko Takahashi writes nothing about it.Inuyasha’s feelings during those 3 years would tell us about his feelings for Kagome too.
The story in the Manga and the anime have become very lame.I mean “the Final Act” is rushing on the story like hell,they will finish the anime in about 26-28 episodes! n Rumiko Takahashi’s ending to such a long Manga was definetly not appreciateable!
I mean everyne says that Inuyasha and Kagome get married at the end,where?when?how?is it even written in the manga? i dont think so!
so just like someone said,Rumiko Takahashi should create a OVA with all questions of the fans properly answered and with Inuyasha and Kagome sharing a long,passionate kiss(which beats all the kisses with Kikyo) just like we see in our favourite fairytales,”and they all lived happily everafter”!
and same goes for Ranma 1/2………..they love each other and all that but an OVA with them getting married and Kissing each-other is very important.
i hope Rumiko Takahashi has ever heard the proverb “All’s well that ends well”!
no matter how good something is,if the ending is not upto the mark,that spoils it all!
Ail, Ayame wasn’t canon to the manga, she was written in as a love interest for Koga in the anime only. She was basically added so they could write some filler episodes in the anime while they were waiting for Takahashi to catch up (the manga was behind the anime at some points) and to further build Koga’s character for the audience.
I didn’t mind the ending to Inuyasha manga, and who knows, now that the anime has picked up again, we might get to witness a more thought-out and thorough finale. They seem to be doing pretty well with summarizing the last few chapters so far, so I have high hopes for when it finally wraps up.
If you think Rumiko Takahashi’s endings are badly written, I urge you to read through Maison Ikkoku. It’s a much simpler, down-to-earth story when compared to her other works, but it’s also very genuine and heartfelt (and her trademark slapstick comedy is still intact). I found the ending to be perfect and everyone’s stories and subplots, for the most part, are explained and tied up by the end.
I remember picking up the last volume with tears in my eyes, I think it’s a very sweet story, and is much more cohesive than Ranma 1/2. I loved most of Ranma, but the ending was a disappointment for me, and I felt like there was more to be told than what we were given.
So…they took the manga down from onemanga.com because Viz requested that. One Manga is going to try and get Inuyasha back up, but I doubt it will happen. Does anyone know of another place to read translated Inuyasha scans from the final chapters?
@ Peachboba
You should be able to find the final chapters on Freelance-Manga here.
Mandy’s suggestion is a good one, read Maison Ikkoku and you’ll forget about Inu Yasha’s lame ending .
I also agree with Kyra, we all secretly wanted to know about Sesshomaru’s fate, i mean, he’s the real star of the “show” ! XDXD
p.s. : sorry for my bad english, i’m italian ^_^”
I believe VIZ requested to be taken down because of the new Inuyasha series (the final act), its going to be airing in english on April or within this year (so i heard)
Yeah they should have kissed or something at the end. But who knows, we’ve gotten specials that weren’t even on the manga. There is hope (well anime wise)
Only time will tell, as for me, I have loved Inuyasha ever since it started airing while I was in middle school (2002) I was 14 or 15…now I’m 21 still love it, have a 6 month daughter with my metalhead husband who loves metal (i like it, not love), he hates anime, loves ramen, gets jealous, loves to pet cats, tries to understand my college books, wants me with him all the time, fights with me then makes it up to me by kinda fighting but agreeing, having a sword in the house, hates it when I touch his ears, and VERY hotheaded, now I tolerate everything, i fight with him, worry about him, cook him food and ramen, and I was/am (before we met and now) in the archery class…..sounds familiar huh? XD
sesshomaru is awesome and my favourite character. i think the series needed something more interesting with him, like a romance between him and someone really powerful. i’m trying o think of a really good idea. but anyway, the series should have done something for sesshomaru. by the way did you know his name meant “killing perfection”.
here are some of the names and what they mean:
inuyasha-dog demon
kagome-woven shape of some sort
miroku-Buddha of the future (yeah right!)
sango-coral
kikyo-pure and unchanging love (again-yeah right!)
naraku-hell (nailed that one)
kohaku-amber
by the way, does anyone know where i can see the ending in the show? i;’ve read it but i want to watch it and i can’t find it.
@ sesshomarurox
The ending has not aired yet. The second anime season will finish in about six weeks so the ending will air around then. You can watch it on Hulu.com.
I was a fan of InuYasha since high school and since I can’t catch up on TV before for the series, I downloaded the 167 episodes just recently… I know, I’m way too late. LoL
I knew how the ending’s going to be from spoilers and wikipedia and some other reviews like this one, but since I’m not reading the manga which is hard to find since they put most of them down, I want to see the ending in the anime. ^^ Is the ending going to be on the Final Act they’re currently working on right now? When will it be finished? I want to download them once the series is complete so I won’t be left hanging. :)
i like inuyasha but im so disappointed that it doesn’t tell if kagome stays and has kids with inuyasha like sango and miroku…….im watchin the series on hulu right now …… i think theres one episode left. i don’t think it tells what happens to rin or shippo or sango’s brother. your right about the characters not getting a complete conclusion. it sort of makes me mad and upset…….most of us have watched it and read it for years ……the least they could do is finish it completely.
If you read more than just the last chapter you would see how much of their true feelings are revealed; when Kagome was lost in the meidou, Inuyasha talks of how much Kagome changed his life and taught him friendship, trust, happiness, and love, and says, “Kagome was born so that she could meet me…and I too, for her sake.” Doesn’t really sound like he ‘chose’ Kikyo :p
A major part of the manga was not that Inuyasha always loved Kikyo more but that he carried an immense amount of remorse and guilt for the death of one he loved, a person who continually suffered because of him(he thought). Can’t blame him for still wanting to care for her and protect her; how can you get over such a terrible death of someone you loved? He felt he owed her, wanted her to be happy and find peace. Most of the more passionate scenes between them were early on in the manga when he didn’t have strong feelings for Kagome yet, and most of the drama was borne of Kagome’s insecurity and Inuyasha’s inability to show feelings in general. He is not a romantic :p
I think we all know that not all love is eternal, that is a very Romeo + Juliet first love type of view(I mean really, how solid was their love? They barely knew eachother). After Inuyasha got closure when Kikyo finally rested in peace, the ‘love triangle’ isn’t mentioned for the rest of the manga. Actually, in one scene Kagome and Inuyasha almost kiss when he declares he’ll always protect her but Souta interrupts them, that dork. That look Inuyasha had when Kagome came out of the well said it all, though :)
At the end of the manga Souta says his sister went off to get married and Kagome calls Sesshomaru ‘brother’; I can’t see how there’s any doubt that she married Inuyasha(who else could it be? Hojo?). The ending did suck though, there were so many questions and loose ends, and not in an ‘up to the reader’s interpretation’ sort of way. I thought it was kind of rushed and lazy. It would be good to see a bit more of an epilogue or maybe insight into what happened during the 3 years absence but we still get a happily-ever-after at least.
The last two pages when Kagome and Inuyasha were together and happy and Inuyasha was actually SMILING was sweet :) Rumiko Takahashi always has a way of skirting around the lovey-dovey scenes of the main couple’s true love (look at Ranma 1/2) Keeps the readers interested!
HOW IT SHOULD HAVE ENDED:
Kagome goes back to her own time, finishes high school and is accepted into a college. Let’s be clear that she has gorwn up a bit: she has cut a styled her hair differently and she has filled out a bit. She yearns to be with Inuyasha once more but knows in her heart that all is as it should be: he in his time and she in hers. While lamenting her parting with Inuyasha as she walks to her very first college class, she is stopped by the sound of a familiar voice. Shaking she turns to a group of guys, all huddle around another guy talking adamantly. As she approaches, her heart begins to beat faster and faster. She can think of nothing but Inuyasha. She peers over the shoulder of a boy to look upon a young man who looks eerily like Inuyasha with a few exceptions: he doesn’t have dog ears, his eyes are a chocolate brown and his long black hair is neatly tied back into a low ponytail. Kagome is mezmorized, tears coming to her eyes. She thinks “Inuyasha”.
The boy glances up at her and gives her a strange look. He turns around, his group following, and starts to walk away. Confused and hurt, Kagome gets angry and does the only natural thing in response to be angry at Inuyasha: she screams “Osuwari! (Sit Boy!)”. The boy suddenly falls to the ground with a thud. Comically he stands up and rushes over to Kagome yelling “Baka! Doushite sona koto ga shita no? (Idiot! Why did you do that?)”. As their eyes meet again, a glimmer of recognition crosses over the boy’s face. “Ka-go-me.” says Kagome smiling broadly and pointing to herself. The boy stares at her and whispers “Ka-go-me.” Kagome holds up a finger in front of his nose “Wasure nai yo ni! (Don’t forget!)” turns around and starts to walk away. The boy makes a strangled sound that stops her and then he says “Ne, Kagome. (Hey, Kagome.)” as she turns to him. She looks at him as he smiles and says “Shoushi desu. Youroshiku ne? (I am Shoushi [new boy]. Please be kind, huh?)”. The last scene/panel is of Kagomes face smiling broadly over her shoulder and Shoushi’s face with a half-smirk in her direction. The final line would be “Betsu no boken ga hajimari masu. (Another adventure begins.)”. THE END.
My reasoning behind all this?
First point – Inuyasha is from the past, Kagome is from the present and they should be staying in their respective times. Inuyasha is (and always will be) in love with Kikyou, which is fine because Kagome is the reincarnation of Kikyou.
This brings me to my next point- because Kagome is the reincarnation of Kikyou, it stands to reason that Inuyasha will also be reincarnated in Kagome’s world because the 2 souls are destined to be together.
Point three – Now don’t everyone get their knickers in a twist by saying “Kagome never met a reincarnation of Inuyasha before she went to the past!”. To this I say “Well duh!”. Of course there would be no reincarnation of Inuyasha before Kagome returns to the past, Inuyasha was suspended in time by Kikyou’s arrow and therefore his soul was unable to be reincarnated. Kagome had to go to the past to release his soul and by association his reincarnation into the present.
I promise it makes sense and makes for a MUCH better ending then Kagome freaking about school all the time and worrying about her family only to give that all up to exist in a time she was not born into (which in and of itself brings up alot of really strange questions. One of which is: is there a possibility that Kagome is actually the ancestor of the Higurashi family and so in effect her mother gave birth to he grandfather’s great great great great great grandmother? See how confsuing it could be?!) But I digress. All in all I generally agree with everyone else in the consensus that Takahashi’s ending was dry and lifeless (although the “Onii-chan!” from Kagome was HILARIOUS!).
All in all I think my ending far better… but who doesn’t think they can always do better than the writer? ^___________^
in the last episode of the anime series (just watched it on monday), inuyasha and kagome DO kiss. Just once though. When he saves her from the darkness, they kiss.
i think that inuyasha is an awsome series! its my very first time getting into japinese anime… i’ve become very into japinese things… and since i live in san fran i go to japan town all the time… i have a ton of inuyasha pictures that i drew (two of them include kagome and inuyasha kisssing) i even MADE my own bow and arrow… i think i’ve become obbsesed with inuyasha… i even told my friends that i want to be a priests when i get older… (it makes me mad tho: that i cant find any inuyasha episodes that go past 167… i cant even find any vidoes of inuyasha proposing to kagome)… if anyone finds a video of inuyasha proposing to kagome and its not a sims one then leave a comment on here telling me where i can find one…
kagome and Inuyasha in the end get married and have kids three two boys and one girl and the names are Inuyasha jr,Hojo and Kagome jr and plus one of their kids is tuging on his dads ear isn’t it funny
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I believe the ending should have been more tragic. They should seal the passage way between times permanently. With Kagome gone, Inuyasha should travel and eventutally dies(or kill himself). And 3 years later, Kagome back at a present day should discover a guy(Inuyasha’s recarnation) sleeping under the sacred tree. Then the anime can go to this really touching parellel universe scene with kagome and inuyasha’s recarnation (waking the guy up)…..and Kikyo and Inuyasha(pulling out the arrow). Showing that this pair is meant to be togather
oh thanks for the ending review. I stopped reading the manga in volume 41 or something and havent bothered to buy the rest of the manga because I feel the story is getting worse and getting nowhere. come to think about it, the reason I bought Inuyasha was because my local publisher hasn’t licensed Ranma, some years after Inuyasha was published, the publisher licensed Ranma and I never bothered to continue Inuyasha.
i no i soooo agree i want to see more of the kissing i can make a perfect inuyasha episode right now and whats with ayemey person she throws it soo much out of balance does kouga and her get married i just wish it would give us more like i wanna see a series with inuyasha and kagomes kids that would b sooo awesum and the best part new villians or naraku could come back and steal her like on youtube but with better pictures and make it a movie and all that soooo much better but u no i cant contact the person who created inuyasha if only she would read this site then maybe shell meka another one im absolutley in luv with inuyasha im drivin my mom an aunt crazy cuz i got my couzin into inuyasha we just luv it we wanna see more yea theres over 160 episodes then like 100 more in the final saeson then like 5 or 6 movies but i want more it cant stop but dont run out of ideas like all off the other manga episodes have hulu.com actually show the movies not just the episodes
well its peoples opinions..some people might have liked it and someone but in the end it was really just for fun. we teens need somehow to get away from reality right?
my ending would be each of them return to their respective time; their love -since nothing can happen between them-will evolve into deep friendship. kagome is alone but she meets sesshomaru -he lives much longer- and marry him. yep perfect ending!