Inu-Yasha 05 (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) [Library Binding]

Rumiko Takahashi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Follows the adventures of high school student Kagome and the feral half-demon dog-boy Inu-Yasha as they join forces to reclaim the ""Jewel Of Four Souls"" to prevent evil mortals and demons from using its terrifying powers.

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About the Author

The spotlight on Rumiko Takahashi's career began in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukan's annual New Comic Artist Contest for Those Selfish Aliens. Later that same year, her boy-meets-alien comedy series, Urusei Yatsura, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. This phenomenally successful manga series was adapted into anime format and spawned a TV series and half a dozen theatrical-release movies, all incredibly popular in their own right. Takahashi followed up the success of her debut series with one blockbuster hit after another--Maison Ikkoku ran from 1980 to 1987, Ranma 1/2 from 1987 to 1996, and Inuyasha from 1996 to 2008. Other notable works include Mermaid Saga, Rumic Theater, and One-Pound Gospel. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 192 pages
• Publisher: Turtleback (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1417656468
• ISBN-13: 978-1417656462
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,550,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The spotlight on Rumiko Takahashi's career began in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukan's annual New Comic Artist Contest for Those Selfish Aliens. Later that same year, her boy-meets-alien comedy series, Urusei Yatsura, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. This phenomenally successful manga series was adapted into anime format and spawned a TV series and half a dozen theatrical-release movies, all incredibly popular in their own right. Takahashi followed up the success of her debut series with one blockbuster hit after another--Maison Ikkoku ran from 1980 to 1987, Ranma 1/2 from 1987 to 1996, and Inuyasha from 1996 to 2008. Other notable works include Mermaid Saga, Rumic Theater, and One-Pound Gospel.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars!! Yayyyy!!, July 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Inu Yasha : A Feudal Fairy Tale, Vol. 5 (Paperback)

These books are really good. It can be enjoyed by both genders because of a female main character, some almost romance stuff (don't worry, it gets better!) then there's a male main character, lots of action and some gory stuff. There's also a lot of backround plots going on along that makes the whole story even more interesting. #5 is like this: Kagome and Inu-Yasha help Nazuna fight the Spider-Heads, and there is one kinda-romance scene with Kagome and Inu-Yasha. Then Kikyo's bones get stolen by an ogeress so Kaede, Inu-Yasha, and Kagome run off to get them back, resulting in lots of backround info on Kikyo and Inu-Yasha's relationship, that Kagome misses because her soul wasn't in her body. Confused? Then you'd better get the book! Just so you know, Kagome and Inu-Yasha's relationship doesn't improve much untill.....well, I don't know when the climax in the relationship is, because I'm up to #11 and Inu-Yasha's just seen Kagome naked like, 3 more times but he just pretends nothing happened. (How Frustrating!!!! NNNNNNNNNNHHHHH!)

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inu-Yasha: Weakness Brings Love Closer, March 16, 2003

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Sango (Kirkland, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inu Yasha : A Feudal Fairy Tale, Vol. 5 (Paperback)

In the Inu-Yasha comics, you can totally tell Inu-Yasha and Kagome have a "thing" for each other. But neither of them are brave enough to admit it. In the 5th graphic novel, there are two main parts where you can perfectly tell Inu-Yasha is really sweet and is partially expressing his feelings for Kagome. In the beginning of the book, Inu-Yasha turns human for the first time in the series. When he's been bit by the spider head demon, he lies partially unconscious because of the poison. Their only hope is to wait till morning when he'll change back to a half demon. Inu-Yasha asks Kagome why she was crying for him and then he asks if he can lay on her lap. While lying on Kagome, Inu-Yasha says she smells good and Kagome gets mad because before Inu-Yasha said he hated her scent. Inu-Yasha says he lied about hating it. The second main part is when Kagome tells Inu-Yasha to forget about Kikyo (Inu-Yasha is back to half demon on this part). She screams something like, "Does it bother you so much that I look like Kikyo? Do you hate me for it?" Inu-Yasha grabs her hand and leans closer to her. He says, "You have it wrong" in the sweetest voice ever. Kagome's heart is pounding. Then, stupidly, Kagome pushes Inu-Yasha away screaming, "What is wrong with you?!" (In my opinion, they were SO close to kissing in that scene!) All in all, so far that's the best Inu-Yasha comic. But I'm sure there'll be better once I get more graphic novels. I rate this book 5 stars and reccommend it to anyone who's read volumes 1-4 of the Inu-Yasha series. I loved the romantic parts (above)and their adventures are spectacular.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Fantasy Read, November 28, 2004

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J. A Carty "Jessie Carty" (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inuyasha, Volume 5 (Paperback)

I was little surprised (given the author) that this was such a well-written manga but I was surprised that there was still humor.

Some of the action is not as well drawn as the conversation episodes of the work but still very enjoyable.

For the parents, there is one brief scene of some topless nudity but nothing overt.

I am looking forward to continuing this series.