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InuYasha, Vol. 16

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Finally the 16th vol. of Inuyasha! In this thrilling novel, one of Inuyashas secrets is revealed and the secret will not only shock you but keep you guessing. This secret could be the fate or future of Inuyasha! First off we find Iuyasha and the others battling the wind witch Kagura. We also find out that her sister Kanna has stolen kagomes soal! Will Inuyasha be able to save her? And what is that strange mirror she carries around? Then later Inuyasha and the others meet another incarnation of Naraku, Goshinki. This demon has the power to read minds, when Inuyasha starts to battle him he predicts Inuyashas every move! Not even Kagome can help him. How can Inuyasha beat a demon that knows what your going to do before you do it? Then comes the first real shocker... Goshinki breaks the TETSUIAGA!(Real shock huh.. I warned you) With his blade gone Inuyasha is being beaten to death. When it looks as though Inuyasha is dead the second shocker comes into play Inuyasha... turns into a... full demon! Can Kagome save Inuyasha, will the Tetsuiaga be broken forever?...KAGOME and INUYASHA FOREVER!!

All of the Inuyasha books are excellent but this book takes the
story to an all time high point. There are many twists and turns during the whole series and now there's a big question about Kikyo and Naraku. The books are really good if you like Japanese animation and love fantasy or action stories. I highly suggest the Inuyasha books!!!

I'm from Korea and I've read lots of comic books but Inuyasha was so far THE BEST. I've read till volume 33 and it gets more and more exciting everytime! I read all of them in Korean and Japanesse but I've read one of them in English. The English version is kinda weird cuz they talk strangly. I think the japanese and korean version was better. In volume 16, Inuyasha will be turning into his demon form! And his tessaiga breaks but he gets it fixed again. Everyone HAS to read this, it's a great book!

this rocks, fans of inu yasha everywhere should enjoy it. i live in japan now, but i started reading inuyasha in america. let me just say it only gets better and better. rumiko takahashi is brilliant! try some of her other material.

Kikyo must really hate Inuyasha because she gave most of the Shikon Jewel fragments to Narauku, which increased his power to such an extent that he can actually create new demons from his own body. One of his incarnations, Kanna, an eerie white haired young girl has captured Kagome and Sango's souls in her magic mirror, along with some villagers. Meanwhile, Inuyasha and Miroku battle against Kagura, another part of Naraku, that can control winds. On top of all this, a THIRD incarnation of Naraku shows up to kill our heroes!

So far from reading this manga and watching the anime, I haven't really seen any logical rationale for Kikyo's granting Naraku the Shikon shards. I mean, it doesn't make any sense. Is Kikyo thinking that the more evil the shards become, the greater the ritual will be if she or Kagome ever get around to purifying it? Or does she want to kill Naraku at the moment of his triumph if he gains all the shards? Or is she just playing with him, allowing him to be overconfident in his powers? No matter how you slice it, I don't get it. Hopefully, it's not just a contrivance to extend the series. The relationship between Inuyasha, Kikyo, and Kagome is a pretty complex one which gives some much needed gravitas to all the battles going on this volume. I think it was also a cool move by Takahashi to give some of the parts of Naraku individual will, which sometimes can lead to outright rebellion, especially with Kagura. She wants her freedom, even though she is a part of Naraku. Inuyasha is an excellent manga, but after 16 volumes of great stories, saying this has become a bit repetitive.

(Yes,that IS how you spell Inuyasha's sword) Inuyasha continues fighting Kagura and excecutes Kaze no Kizu (Scar/Wound of the Wind). Kanna appears and deflects the attack, which hits Inuyasha. Naraku appears and says that Kikyou gave him the Shikon no Kakera (Shikon Shards). Even though he is greviously injured, Inuyasha goes to find Kikyou to see if what Naraku said was true. It was, but Kikyou still hates Naraku. Apparently she has a plan to destroy him with his own power.(Little did she know...see anime ap. 124)Inuyashe ends up returning to the "camp" and they find out about Naraku's third detachment, Goushinki. The large purple oni (ogre) broke Tessaiga. Inuyasha transformed into an almost full youkai (demon) and killed him. Later Shesshoumaru comes and takes Goushinki's head to Kaijinbou, an evil swordsmaker. Jaken comes back for the sword three days later, when it had been promised to be ready, but Kaijinbou is possesed by the sword and slices him in half.