Customer Reviews

InuYasha, Volume 10: Scars of Battle

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Things look bad for Miroku when the kazanna(wind tunnel) in his hand gets cut by a giant mantis. Now he needs help from Mushin, the man who looked after him after his father's death, to sew it up before it widens and shortens his lifespan. Of course, this was all a trap by Naraku, who proceeds to have a demon take over Mushin's body, and then sends tons more demons out to finish our slightly-lecherous-and-sometimes-questionable-but-overall-good-guy monk. Now, Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, and Shippo need to save him before it's too late! Some very good fight sequences, and even some nice humor, and we also get a bit more insight into not only Miroku, but also Inuyasha, who uses his Tetsusaiga blade at its full power for the first time ever in this episode.

The next two episodes are the highlight for me, mainly since they focus on my favorite anime girl of all time, Sango! Naraku, apparently deciding he hasn't screwed up poor Sango's life enough, revives her dead brother with a Shikon fragment, but brother Kohaku is now a zombie/mind-controlled/puppet/etc. Naraku tells her that unless she steals Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga, he'll kill Kohaku again. These two episodes see Sango's loyalty to her brother and her friends put to the test. Naraku is so mean for continuing to torture her. Some highlights include a humorous scene with Kagome in her own time, plus Inuyasha and Miroku getting beat up by the girls due to a misunderstanding. Kagome also gets a brief time to shine near the end when she faces off with Naraku, in a really cool moment where we learn that it's not wise to tick her off.

Overall, these episodes are some of my favorites, and are definitely worth checking out. 5/5

First off, we all know the weakness for women that Miroku suffers from. But what happens when a demon lurks behind that pretty face, and especially a mantis demon! And we all know what a mantis does after mating! Naraku has shown before that he has no compunctions about killing innocents to get the Shikon Jewel, but in this 10th volume, he sinks to new lows. After commanding a resurrected Kohaku to murder an entire village of innocent people to draw Inuyasha and company into a trap, his next mission is to kill our heroes. Including his own sister!

After a lackluster first episode, the other two shows on this disk aspire to very deep emotional territory. How do you kill your own brother? Do you betray your friends in order to save even a shadow of him? And the theme of using loved ones against each other especially hits a chord with Inuyasha, who was mistakenly accused of betraying the woman he loved, thanks to Naraku's imposture. Excellent show!

i rented this dvd once and it was great. in the first episode, miroku's kazanna (wind tunnel) gets broken by a mantis discuised as a beautiful girl. he then goes to his step fatger so it can ve repaired. i wont tell you the rest of this episode so i wont spoil it for you.

in the next episode, sango finds his little brother kohaku killing many peolpe and naraku bribes sango with reviving her brother into stealing inuyasha's tetsusaiga.

i can't tell you the rest of what happens in this dvd because it might spoil it for you all. this dvd was great. i really liked the cover of it. the girls on it were sexy

This anime was very outstanding. From the cover,it may look odd but trust me it is good.In the first episode, Miroku gets tricked by a disguised princess who claims she wants to bear his child who is really a large mantis that scars his wind tunnel. So he turns to his uncle for help and discovers that if he uses while scarred, it may swallow him whole.In the next episode,which is really funny. Sango and Kagome get into a hot spring and Kagome sees Sango's scar on her back and Sango talks
about it. Then they see Inuyasha and Miroku being peeping toms.
Here comes the drama, they find a village full of slaughtered
villagers,and all the murders are done by Kohaku, Sango's brother that was supposed to be dead. But thanks to Naraku,Kohaku is back to live by a single jewel shard embedded in his back.Sango follows Kohaku and finds Naraku, she tries to make Kohaku remeber her but Naraku erased all his memerioes.
The only way she can get him back is to steal Testusiaga.They saved the best for last!Sango and Naraku fight in a battle until one's death until the rest of the gang find them and join in. This another one of the best anime I have seen!

Inuyasha: Vol. 10: Scars of Battle contains three episodes, the last two I have seen repeated endlessly on Cartoon Network. The first episode has Miroku lured by a beautiful woman to a trap which damages his Wind Tunnel. He seeks out the old monk who brought him up and knows of Miroku's family's curse.

The other two episodes are connected. They involve the surprising return of Kohaku, Sango the Demonslayer's younger brother who died. The evil Naraku has brought Kohaku back to life as a slave. Naraku blackmails Sango into stealing Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha and giving it to Naraku in exchange for "eternal life" for Sango's tormented brother.

Extras include a little line art and a so-called "video game promo." However, none of the video game is shown, only clips from the first episodes of the series.

All three of these episodes are great, it's a high point in the series (up to this time), particularly if you like episodes with plenty of action. There's plenty of fighting with demons, including the Arch-Demon (he who caused all the trouble to begin with!) Naraku. The showdown between Sango and Naraku in the final episode is a must-see.

The first episode highlights that Miroku the monk is still unable to resist a pretty woman, but that he now has friends who will come to his aid. The episode develops his character nicely, and is often very funny. The second and third episodes highlight Sango, and see the return of her thought-to-be-dead little brother. Turns out little brother has been brought back from the dead using a jewel shard (ok, it's magic) by Naraku and doesn't remember who he was. Naraku is a master manipulator and liar and has Sango dancing to his tune, which infuriates her and leads to the big showdown. She too learns that she has friends who will come to her aid. The second episode has a bit of a moral lesson about landmines, though I suspect that is lost on most viewers.

The extras are as usual fairly minimal. The DVD box art is a departure but a rather embarassing one since they chose to put a naked Sango and Kagome on it just to show the "scars of battle" on Sango's back. Combined with Inu Yasha it looks like some kind of anime porn - what were they thinking!

But don't let the box stop you from buying it - I rank it up there with Vol. 8 (Kikyo's Wandering Soul) as the best released to date.

I think that this one is one of the best Inu-Yasha DVD yet. Each member of the Inu-Yasha Gang has his or her own struggle as they all come united against Naraku, the big bad bully. Sango seeks to save her dead brother, while Inu-Yasha and Kagome have to find balance in their relationship. What about Miroku, you ask? Well... I guess that his wind tunnel is currently his biggest concern now. What's more, the whole gang faces another trap by Naraku. I'd say this is getting very good and very deep in an emotional way. You've got to see this!

Sayonara!

P.S. Some nudity and sexual languages are involved here. Beware!

Inuyasha is a great story! Kagome is from the modern time who lives in an ancient temple with her mother, brother, and grandfather. In the temple there is a well that she gets pulled into. When climbs out of the well she is in feudal Japan. There she meets Inuyasha (a half dog demon) and many other strange characters. Inuyasha is ill-tempered, funny, always in trouble, and at very nice and caring. The group of characters are search for fragment of a jewel (shikon jewel). Inuyasha's excuse for wanting the jewel is so he can become a full demon. I own all but seven of the episode and they are fabulous! If you like show such as Sailor Moon, Fushigi Yugi, or Escaflowne you will love this series. There are love triangles, battles, war, death, laughter, constant insults and Inuyasha always getting into trouble.

I think it was wrong when Songo and Kagome was bating in a hot springs naked and when one of them screem. All Miroku and Inuyasha was doing is tring to see what the problem was they thought the girls were in danger. When the boys saw the girls naked they got hit on the head for that.

Though my taste in Amine tends to go away from what is aired on tv b/c they are often very bubblegummy, Inuyasha is a great exception, though its not really a must see for hard core violence junkies but there's enough action in it to keep everyone entwined. With the ongoing plot line,undlining mini advenctures and character developments, Inuyasha never seems to pray to much on the predictable story lines. It truelly is a crowd pleaser. I dare anyone to watch the first set of episodes and not be jonesing for the next.