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InuYasha, Vol. 14

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
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I've been waiting for this one! Vol. 14 introduces my favorite character in the series, Kouga! (Or Koga, as the Viz translators say.) Kouga first kidnaps Kagome because she can see Shikon shards... then he decides that he's in love with her! However, Kagome doesn't return his feelings, but does come to see him as a friend. Inuyasha, of course, is jealous, but will never admit it.

This volume also has some great character development for Sesshoumaru. Up to this point, he's just been a very cold character... then he goes and saves the life of this little girl who helped him! Completely unexpected... and it shows there's more depth to the demon lord than we've previously seen.

The only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 is the reversed format. Why oh why didn't Viz switch to right-to-left format when they started making these smaller versions? It really bugs me. I mean, it makes everyone left-handed, for one! They even had to change some of the dialogue... Kagome says, "He's got shards in his *left* arm and both legs!" when referring to Kouga. Gah! Drives me nuts.

But I still love this series! ^_^

The more I read in this series, the more I love it. Takahashi does so well with character interactions that I'm not sure I'll ever get tired of it. In this book, Sessho-Maru, Inu Yasha's evil full-demon brother, is wounded but kept safe by a little girl. Also, Kagome gets kidnapped by a wolf-demon who wants to make her his mate and use her to find more shards of the Shikon Jewel. Okay, so I'm a romantic, but this part of the book just makes me sigh - Inu Yasha is just so cute when he tries to deal with the idea that Kagome might be falling for the Koga, the wolf-demon. It's probably posssible to jump into the series at this point, especially since there is a "the story thus far" section, as well as a character section that gives important information about many of the previously introduced characters involved in this book. However, you should really get around to reading some of the previous books, or you'll be missing out on a lot. For example, Sessho-Maru's treatment of the little girl won't be nearly as shocking unless you know what he was like in the previous books.

I am a big fan of every single charactor in Inu Yasha. Well , that`s not exactly true , I don`t like Kikyo,but she hardly counts. Anyway since I love all of these fabulous charactors soooooo much, I want to see each and everyone of them shine, and I want them to all be happy( as long as their happiness makes me laugh). That`s the only thing that was bad with this book. Miroku and Sango are sooo cool but they rarely get anylines in this here. Oh well they will get their fair share in book 15.
Other than that this book kicks @$$! I really like Seshoumaru and rin, It was kind of a pain having him show up in the other volumes, because, face it people, he had no charactor depth what-so-ever. Now that he actually has something he loves he`s cool, but I have a feeling he is`nt going to show it very well in the next few books.
Now(and this is the part everybodys talking about) Kouga(who I hate to High hell) shows up, and tries to steal Kagome. At first her "Shikon Kehei" finding powers, but then you start thinking he is in love with her. Later on I think he just makes passess at her to get Inu yasha pissed off.
But anyway I really love Rumiko`s writing . It`s hard making comics flow really well,you should try it sometime so you have to respect her fluencey,as well as her charactor development Illustrations and intruging storys. So just go out and buy this comic now even if you hate it, it`s still worth your money.And if you do hate it I will come after you because I know where you grandmother lives.

Yet another Inu-Yasha volume that I am thuroughly pleased with! My favorite part being with Sessho-maru and Rin. Although the majority of this is about Kouga, Sessh fans will love the dog-demon's character development. And of course, how can anyone miss Kouga's introduction?

I'm a h-u-g-e Inuyasha fan, and I loved this volume! Not only do they introduce Rin (my favorite character), the adorable little angel, there's the Koga thing. I hate the character, but I love the conflicts that go on in this volume! There's the conflict between Koga and Inuyasha of course; they hate each other and the only thing stopping Koga from a death at Inuyasha's hands is "Sit". Then there's the conflict between Kagome and Inuyasha; he's jealous and she is being unreasonable and cruel (at least I think she is, but I'm always pro-Inuyasha, even when he's probably wrong {but he's not in this conflict}) and then she ends up going back home and they need to talk things out. The only problem? They're both too stubborn to talk it out.

This is an amazing volume, and I highly recommend it!

From what we've seen of Inuyasha's half-brother Sessho-maru, we've been led to believe that he is bloodthirsty, heartless, and detests humans. In a brillant twist, Rumiko Takahashi deepens his character as he lies helpless in the woods after almost being killed by Inuyasha's newly mastered "Scar of the Wind". A cute little mute girl named Rin comes to his aid, even though he doesn't particularly want it, and brings him food and drink. In her village, she is looked down upon and seen as a tolerated nuisance. Nobody looks out for her or loves her since her parents were killed by bandits. When hungry wolves come to visit her village, slaughtering everyone in sight, Sesshomaru performs the ultimate act of kindness for Rin. The wolves are controlled and led by a demon named Koga, who has implanted Shikon shards in his legs and arm. When he finds out that Kagome can help him gather more, he plans to kidnap her and make her his wife! Over Inuyasha's dead body!

The moments with Sessho-maru in this volume are some of the best scenes in the series. Because this is the first moment, at least to me, where Takahashi adds another layer to some of the characters. On the surface, Inuyasha looks like a standard quest manga, but it's really about Takahashi starting with a blank slate, then adding details a little at a time that add up to an epic adventure with a vibrant supporting cast and lots of wonder, action, romance, tragedy, humor, and even a bit of horror mixed in. It's like a manga produced during the Renaissance, a manga that is all things to all people. Sessho-maru is one of my favorite characters in the series because of his quiet strength and the mysterious enigma of his unknown sense of honor. Takahashi writes and draws him in such a way that you don't know whether his act for Rin is kindness or whether he just wanted to test the power of his sword. Morally ambiguous is what I would call him. Inuyasha is a masterpiece.

Yes, yes, all Inu-Yasha fans, hold your weapons until I explain the 4 stars. This book was great! I loved it, seriously. But coming from the ani-manga (my friend buys them and couldn't wait another month for the next one), it's just not AS good. Though I love the creator of this series, I must admit I have seen better artwork (Takaya-sensei, the creator of Fruits Basket, is amazing!). Also, I don't like how they flipped the artwork (aka right-to-left format). Other than that, it was really quite good. But I would recomend the ani-manga more. It has color, sound effects in Japanese with a sound index at the back, and the art is better (shading and color; yay!). But don't look down on this book. It's still great! Well worth it.

I love this series! Volume 14 is esspecially good if you can't wait until August 25, 2003 to see what happens to Kagome! Totally great! It's essensial to every Inuyasha fan!

In this latest issue of inu yasha, inu yasha FINALY has a rival for the love of Kagome. I mean, there were SO many love rivals in Ranma 1/2, you think Inu would have had one by now!
And the new smaller, cheaper version of the series is a huge improvement. (I can afford it now!!)
And this book is just genuinly good! The last few pages are especialy engaging, when Kagome goes home... again.
Anyway, in my opinion it's the best book so far. I HIGHLY reccamend it.

IN this volume, a side of Sesshomaru, after being defeated by Inu-yasha, is revealed as a young, mute human girl named Rin-chan finds him and tries to help him heal. A rival also appears, a wolf demon named Kouga-kun who captures Kagome for her abilities to track the shikon shards along with Shippo-chan, and decides that she is his woman. THis is one of the best volumes, with Kouga-kun being this mentally retarded wolf-boy who insists on refering to Inu-yasha as 'dog turd' as well as the first apperance of Shippo-chan's somewhat warped weapon- crying mushrooms. You have to see it to get it.