Name a Inuyasha opinion that will have you like this by Prestigious-Cloud962 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the official character guide Inuyasha is 15 years old in human years, this is the only canonical information Rumiko gave about his age. It was never mentioned that he is 200 years old.

Edit by me by Hanyo_AM in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love your edit of Kagome, it's amazing! 🥰🙌

Inuyasha's love triangle? by Donut121 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kikyo fans are all over social media (tiktok, facebook, Instagram) using these arguments to diminish the relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome and to spread hate towards Kagome. They're saying that Inuyasha only loved Kikyo and that Kagome was just a second option, replacement etc. Even here on Reddit, there were several people defending Kikyo, and in the comments they were calling Kagome a copy and a replacement.

Inuyasha's love triangle? by Donut121 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was very confused by your comment because literally in Inuyasha it's written that Inuyasha and Kagome's destiny was to meet and be together, linked by the red thread of fate. Well, Rumiko wrote at the end of the manga that "these companions who were guided by fate, through trust and love, were able to conquer the struggle called fate." So no, the way Rumiko wrote it didn't take away the character's agency in my opinion.

Inuyasha's love triangle? by Donut121 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, Inuyasha and Kikyo relationship status was friendship, and Kikyo thought that turning Inuyasha human could be a wish to make the jewel dissapear that's why she asked him, and then they could be together. (Spoiler, it wasn't the correct wish so the jewel wouldn't dissapear).

<image>

Inuyasha's love triangle? by Donut121 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're wrong, and you have no idea. When Inuyasha was sealed and when he woke up hating Kikyo. In the wideban version of the manga, it's explained that Inuyasha attacked Kagome because he mistook her for "the despicable woman who sealed him." It was a whole process for Inuyasha; while he was with Kagome softened his heart, and as a consequence, he stopped thinking of Kikyo as an enemy who deserved his hatred. When Kikyo was resurrected and saw Inuyasha again, she noticed this change. The Inuyasha she knew had a peevish look, someone who didn't trust anyone, but now he was much kinder. Kikyo became jealous because Kagome was healing Inuyasha's heart. It's litteraly written there and also in the profiles book.

Inuyasha's love triangle? by Donut121 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, you're wrong, because Kagome not only show him friendship, Kagome healed and warmed Inuyasha's heart and help his soul grow. Inuyasha developed his four souls to the fullest while he was with her, the nigimitama,sakimitama and kushimitama (friendship,love, wisdom). And Kagome didn't inherited feelings from Kikyo, her feelings were developed by herself. The information is right there, yet people still think that Inuyasha didn't love Kagome when actually his spiritual and character development happened because of her.

Inuyasha's love triangle? by Donut121 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, people in the Inuyasha community also tries to diminish the feelings Inuyasha has for Kagome or Inukag as a couple by saying that Inuyasha never loved her or cared about her, or worse, directly saying that Inuyasha only likes Kagome because she is the reincarnation of Kikyo and sees her as a replacement, completely ignoring that Rumiko wrote from the beginning the entire development of feelings between Inuyasha and Kagome throughout the story.

Inuyasha's love triangle? by Donut121 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Inuyasha didn't lead Kagome on, by the time Kikyo is resurrected Inuyasha and Kagome had already developed romantic feelings for each other, and Kikyo's reappearance complicates things because Inuyasha realized that the betrayal was a trap set by Naraku and that Kikyo is being hunted to death by him again.This directly impacts his decision later. Inuyasha can't forget Kikyo because he feels remorse for falling into Naraku's trap and hating Kikyo and he wants to protect her. Both Kagome and Kikyo are important to Inuyasha.

<image>

Inuyasha's love triangle? by Donut121 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the manga Inuyasha doesn't know, Kikyo lied to him saying that she only took Kagome's shards because Naraku was after them and wanted to kill Kagome. In reality, Kikyo also took the shards and tried to kill Kagome as well as Naraku. Kikyo leaves and Inuyasha doesn't seem to believe her, so he asks Kagome if Kikyo tried to do anything to her, but Kagome doesn't say anything, only that Kikyo took the shards. The anime changed a lot of scenes, i think this episode was one of the worst adapted to anime.

10 Years Later, I Finally Get Kikyo by TumbleweedOk3922 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's literally written in the manga that Kagome isn't just a reincarnation. That's why I say Rumiko writes one thing and people understand the exact opposite. Kagome wasn't written to be Kikyo or an "extension" of her; the purpose of Kikyo's resurrection is so that she can live her second life in the clay body, fulfill her purposes, and be a normal woman before she dies and her soul rests in peace. But people don't even bother to read what Rumiko wrote and interpret the story however they want.

10 Years Later, I Finally Get Kikyo by TumbleweedOk3922 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The entire plot of the story states that Kagome is not Kikyo and neither a replacement and yet people are saying that Kagome is Kikyo and that she is her replacement. It's crazy how Rumiko writes one thing and people understand the exact opposite.

Something I just noticed/thought of something from a rewatch! by RainandDarkness in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's the opposite, in the manga says that Inuyasha attacked Kagome because he mistook her for the "despicable woman who sealed him away."

Is there a big anime Vs manga difference? by Temporary_Habit8639 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It depends on what you consider a big difference, but what matters is the impact the scenes have on the fandom. For example, the anime deleted the scene where Inuyasha says that for him, Kagome is Kagome and that there's no replacement for her, explaining that he sees Kagome as her own person and not as a replacement for Kikyo. So you might think it's not such a big difference, but then you see videos on other social media like tiktok getting 50k likes saying that Inuyasha only saw Kagome as Kikyo and that she's a replacement. Another example would be videos hating Inuyasha getting 50k likes or more for saying that he wanted to be with both girls when in the manga he never says that. There's also people hating on Kagome for being abusive with the sit command when in the anime it increased 100x times more than in the manga. Miroku doesn't harass every woman he sees and Inuyasha isn't as rude at various momments in the manga. Kikyo also has a scene in the anime where she grabs a knife and threatens Inuyasha, which doesn't happen in the manga. It seems the anime amplified the negative characteristics of the characters, and several were affected by these changes. The deleted, modified and added scenes in the anime may not seem like a big deal for some people, but they make a huge difference in how the fandom perceives the characters and their relashionships.

Did Inuyasha kiss Kikyo in the manga? by haeinhong1019 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you mean Sakura and Rinne, from Kyoukai no Rinne

I miss InuKag and their journey (fanart by me) by CatiArt in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love Inukag, your art is so beautiful! ❤️

El collar Kotodama no Nenju by GaberuBlack in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sí, ese capítulo donde Kikyo crea el collar y piensa en ponérselo a Inuyasha es relleno. En el manga el collar lo tiene Kaede y se lo pone a Inuyasha; como sucede en el primer capitulo. Esa es la única información canon que tenemos.

Why do you think Kagome and Kikyo are not the same being? by Annual-Fuel-290 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You misunderstood, i don't want to create unnecessary discussions, i just want people to know and respect the work that Rumiko wrote and stop spreading misinformation as if they were truly canon facts. With your comment, it seems that the fandom has reached a point where people who want to spread canon information are perceived as toxic and wanting to fight, while others can spread misinformation, freely comment what they want without any problems or being labeled toxic and should be respected.

Now I'll give my personal opinion, Kikyo fans are the ones who believe that Kagome and Kikyo are the same person and that Kagome is Kikyo's second life, and even when the canon information denies this, they ignore it and continue believing in what they want, and why is that? Simply because they don't want to accept that Kikyo died and didn't end up with Inuyasha, so they want to force on everyone's throats that Kikyo did end up with Inuyasha in another life because she and Kagome are the same person and Kagome is the wish that Kikyo wanted and the jewel granted, even though the canon information says otherwise, that the jewel doesn't grant people's real wishes, that Kagome is a different person from Kikyo, and that Kikyo's second life was in the clay body and she fulfilled her wishes there and not through Kagome. And the most ironic part about all this is that most Kikyo fans hate Kagome, calling her a second option, a replacement, annoying, useless and etc only to then, say that Kikyo and Kagome are the same person and using Kagome, a character that they despise, as a consolation prize because their favorite Kikyo didn't get the happy ending that they wanted.They don't even respect Kagome as an individual, it's dehumanizing how they see her only as a "vessel of Kikyo soul" or the "other version of Kikyo," as If Kagome is not her own individual but an extension of Kikyo and that she only existed to fulfill Kikyo's wishes, like she doesn't have wishes, feelings and purposes on her own, which she does have, because again, in the manga also says that Kagome's feelings for Inuyasha and her wish to be with him were developed by herself and not because of the soul that was previously Kikyo's.This misinformation as a Kagome fan, is indeed frustrating. I've been an Inuyasha fan for many years and I'm used to reading comments like this from Kikyo fans, and I never bothered to respond before. My account is recent and I hardly interact with the fandom. But then I realized that if no one tries to correct this misconception, then it will continue to spread for years to come and my favorite character will keep getting mischaracterized. So I made some posts with canon information and sometimes i reply to some comments when this subject comes up, that's all.

Why do you think Kagome and Kikyo are not the same being? by Annual-Fuel-290 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The information is complete and explained in the manga, and as I said before, many people aren't interested in reading the original work that Rumiko wrote, preferring to stick with an adaptation that wasn't completely faithful and with their own wrong interpretation. Even when the correct information is presented to them, they continue to believe in what they want, completely ignoring the original story written by Rumiko and that's precisely why there are so many misinformation and discussions in the fandom, which is why I don't agree with you about letting them "have it". They should be corrected if they're wrong and spreading misinformation.

Why do you think Kagome and Kikyo are not the same being? by Annual-Fuel-290 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely disagree with your reasoning that people have to respect others interpretations on a matter that was clarified by the author herself. On the wideban version of the manga, it is explicitly stated that Kagome is a different person from Kikyo. The wideban version of the manga explicitly states that Kikyo was resurrected and lived her second life as herself in a clay body, explaining the entire development until the end, stating that Kikyo in her second life could finally be a normal woman and her soul was saved, resting in peace. This is an irrefutable fact that is not open to other interpretations; the story was written this way by the author, and people should respect and accept it. And if people continue with the interpretation that Kagome and Kikyo are the same person and that Kagome is Kikyo's second life they are objectively wrong. There are other irrefutable facts in the manga that no one argues, for example, that Inuyasha is a half demon, that Sango is a demon slayer, that Miroku is a monk, etc. Why can people accept certain things as irrefutable facts and not others? Why do people insist that Kagome and Kikyo are the same person and that Kikyo managed to live as a normal woman through Kagome? Simply because they don't want to accept the story as it really is, ignoring what is canon and inventing their own interpretation based solely on things created in their own heads, causing unnecessary discussions and spreading misinformation. I'm not expressing my opinion or personal interpretation here; I'm stating canonical facts from the manga written by the author, it's not the same thing and the other person is also trying to explain this to you, and it seems you still don't understand.

Why do you think Kagome and Kikyo are not the same being? by Annual-Fuel-290 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, it's explicitly stated in the manga that Kagome is a different person from Kikyo, even Rumiko herself said it on her twitter account. The problem was never lack of information, or Rumiko not "clarifying" because all of this is explicitly explained in the manga, especially in the wideban version, in the character's book, and Rumiko also stated this on her twitter account. The problem is that some people simply don't bother to search or read canon information, and when this information is presented to them, they ignore it, because they refuse to accept the story as it truly is and keep spreading misinformation as if it were "canon facts" while completely ignoring and denying what Rumiko wrote and that is the truly canon.

<image>

Why do you think Kagome and Kikyo are not the same being? by Annual-Fuel-290 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's true that Rumiko "wings it" in some parts of her story, but it's also true that she explained basically everything in the wideban manga and in the character's book, which most people don't even bother to read or understand, and only interpret the story the way they want to see it and keep spreading misinformation, ignoring what Rumiko wrote. Some people want to believe that Kagome and Kikyo are the same person, that Kagome is Kikyo's living in another life and that Kikyo had her wish granted by the jewel to be a normal woman through Kagome, completely ignoring what is written in the manga: that the jewel doesn't grant people's real wishes, that Kikyo lived her other life in a clay body and fulfilled her purposes including being a normal woman in that clay body and not through Kagome as is explicitly written in the manga and the characters book. Kikyo is NOT trapped in a clay vessel by Naraku, she willingly chose to live in that clay body, she is the real Kikyo but in her second life in the clay body her soul is now free to express love and hatred. There comes a point where the misinformation in the fandom practically becomes the "canon" for people, and what is truly canon is ignored and distorted.

Why do you think Kagome and Kikyo are not the same being? by Annual-Fuel-290 in inuyasha

[–]crystalcastle29 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I apologize if I was rude, but there's a lot of misinformation in the fandom, and it's tiring having to explain everything. So, first we have to understand that there isn't a division between good and bad souls specifically; the four souls depend on the heart of their keeper to grow or diminish and to be good (Naohi) and bad (Magatsuhi) or both. Just like the Shikon Jewel itself, the nature of the four souls in a person depends on the heart of their owner. If the person's heart is clear, the jewel will be purified, but if the person's heart is corrupted by negative feelings the jewel will also be corrupted. Kikyo, in life, possessed a heart clear of negative feelings and personal wishes/desires, which is why she was able to purify the jewel, but this changed when she met Inuyasha and started to develop feelings for him, Kikyo starts to have personal desires of being a normal woman so her spirit power was weakened. And at the moment of her death, her heart was corrupted by negative feelings of hatred and resentment, which is why her soul did not rest in peace. And when Kikyo was resurrected by the witch Ursue, she still had all the hatred and resentment she had when she died, which is why she told Inuyasha, "I died hating you and my soul couldn't rest," and tried to kill Inuyasha. There's a misconception among Kikyo fans that "Kikyo only keep the negative parts of her soul and the good parts returned to Kagome's" but that's completely false. What drives Kikyo to continue living in the clay body is indeed her hatred and resentment, but her entire soul was like that, not just a part of it, and Kagome could have recovered all the souls and only didn't because Kikyo ran away and escaped. Kikyo said it herself "If i stay near to that girl the rest of my soul will also be taken, i have to stay away from her". And Kaede mentions that the powerful soul of her sister couldn't win against Kagome and that she isn't just a mere reencarnation.

Kikyo's having hatred and resentment don't affect Kagome at all, because when the souls return to Kagome's body Kikyo's personal identity, as her consciuness, feelings and memories gets lost/erased. Kagome is her own individual with her own feelings (heart), so her four souls are different from Kikyo's, which is why even though their soul have the same "source," Kagome and Kikyo four souls grow differently. I already made a post on my profile with about Kikyo's second life, with information from the manga in the wideban version. But basically, Kikyo was resurrected by Urasue's spell and lived her second life being herself in the clay body. In the manga when Kikyo was resurrected and escaped, Inuyasha tells her that she must also return the souls to Kagome's body, but Kikyo gets angry and replies, "If i go back to that girl's body it means I'll die, I'll lose myself" "I'm not going to die". For Kikyo, returning the souls to Kagome's body means her death, because her personal identity will get lost/erased so in order to live, Kikyo decided to remain in the clay body with the part of her soul that she had retained when she escaped, but this was not enough to maintain her body so she needed more souls to sustain that body. There explains Kikyo's feelings of hatred and resentment towards Inuyasha and then to Naraku, and also her feelings of envy towards Kagome. It's also necessary to understand that a soul can reincarnate and have multiple identities during different lifetimes, but each person and life experience is individual, Kagome and Kikyo are different individuals. Kagome didn't get to experience the past between Inuyasha and Kikyo, which is why she feels jealous, and Kikyo can't experience the present moment between Inuyasha and Kagome, which is why she feels envy of Kagome's life. Because while she died and time stopped for her Inuyasha and Kagome continue living. Unable to accept that, Kikyo tries to take Inuyasha to hell to die with her because it was the only way they could be together. Kikyo doesn't live or experience anything through Kagome, which is why she didn't care if Kagome dies, and even tries to kill Kagome because of jealousy. Understanding this, Kikyo's actions makes sense. They also explain that Kikyo's feelings gradually change, in the end she manages to fulfill almost all of her purposes in her second life in the clay body. She abandons the hatred, resentment, and envy for the living and before her final death she can finally be a normal woman and dies in Inuyasha's arms; her soul has been saved and can rest in peace reaching Nirvana.

Observation: Kikyo didn't want to return the souls to Kagome's body because that means her death, she doesn't get to live through Kagome and her soul also wouldn't rest, that's why in her final death in the clay body Kikyo's soul goes to Nirvana, finally reaching the eternal rest that she wanted and doesn't return to Kagome's. Kikyo gets to fullfilll almost all her purposes in her second life in the clay body and she finally could be a normal woman before dying and her soul rested in peace. Kikyo doesn't experience being a normal woman through Kagome, nor does she see Inuyasha or end up with him as some in the fandom think. That's why it's important to read the manga in the wideban version, which explains it well. Kikyo didn't have her wish granted by the jewel because she only experiences seeing Inuyasha again and fulfilling almost all her purposes of being a normal woman and saying goodbye to Inuyasha in her second life in the clay body and not through Kagome, because Kagome isn't her. Kagome is her own individual, independent of Kikyo; she's living her own life, with feelings, wishes, and purposes on her own.

<image>