I started this series when I was really young, possibly around the same time or just after Ranma 1/2 was published in my country. I was instantly hooked with the mythologies and the transportation. Back then I had immense distaste for Fushigi Yugi, but this was a breeze. I loved the stories, the drama, the comedy, and the characters both the good and the bad guys. (I remember Sesshoumaru had this immense fanbase because he is so damn cool. But I never caught with that coolness haha. I always focused on the main characters. They get on my nerves sometimes because they are deeply flawed - and that is also why I love them till this day.)
I think it was around 10 volumes that I stopped reading it. It took another 5-6 years for it to continue too. Back at the time, the scanlation and manga reading sites were not in bloom (If you remember downloading from MangaHelper, hi). So, I thought: damn it, this seriously drags. Because the story, in my opinion then, was getting convoluted and overly dramatised. I sighed and brooded because it was so good, one of my favourite, and part of my childhood.
A few years later, when everything became available online, I began re-reading Inuyasha for real. The magic of the first 10 volumes still there. More importantly, as I got older and matured a little bit more, I started to get how things were going. This time, I truly appreciate Rumiko Takahashi's tremendous work for this series.
So I will defend this series because I have re-read it from time to time, from front to back, I have laughed and cried, I have felt so many things that only come from really well thought out, hearty, passionate works in arts. I'm very thankful Takahashi got to tell her story in complete and readers like myself can read it in completion.
I didn't plan to write this. But this is a manga that I would leave to the children and recommend to anyone who'd find a glimpse of interest.
I love Inuyasha, Kagome and Kikyou. I love most every characters that were really invested in. This is one of the best.
