| | |  | SHONEN SUNDAY | Home » » » Inuyasha - Season 2 | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Together with their friends Miroku, Shippo, Sango and Kirara, Inuyasha and Kagome continue their search for the shards of the Sacred Jewel. Their task, however, is not made any easier by Naraku who continually seems to be inventing newer and more dangerous ways to thwart them. Adventure and romance, demons and fantasy--come enter the world of INUYASHA in this second exciting season. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Noriko Hidaka, Willow Johnson, Louise Vallance, Brittney Irvin, Hisao Egawa | | Director:
| Masashi Ikeda;Yasunao Aoki;Naoya Aoki | | Format:
| Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled | | Language:
| English, Japanese | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 5 | | Studio:
| Viz Video | | Run Time:
| 675 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| November 08, 2005 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 46 reviews |
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 Well worth itAug 18, 2009
Got my package in like three days. It was also in pristine condition. I would gladly purchase it again and plan on getting all of the boxed sets on Amazon. I love Inuyasha!! :)
My child loves it.Aug 13, 2009
The series is pretty good and I enjoy as well as my daughter who I bought it for.
Inuyasha is a classic Anime!Jul 16, 2009
I for one don't like a lot of anime; but only have a select few favorites... one being Inuyasha. That is because I like Inuyasha for it's unique story and great cast of characters; not to mention the style and genre the anime fits into my personallity!
I mean they don't call this show a fuedal fairy tale for nothing you know! That's why I love it so much; it has lots of sword swinging action in fuedal Japan, romance between the 3 key characters Inuyasha, Kikyo, & Kagome, and a bunch of LOL comedy with the other characters!
Season 2 of Inuyasha is one of my favorite seasons of all time! My especially favorite episodes are of when we first meet Koga of the demon wolf tribe, Kagura the wind sorceress, when Inyuyasha transforms into a demon when his sword breaks, & when Inuyasha faces his fathers old enemy & uses the backlash wave! But my number 1 favorite episode is Sango's Suffering and Kohaku's Life; for in that episode we see Kagome & Sango naked... and what's so LOL funny is that Miroku & Inuyasha get clobbered by them! "It was worth the pain; that was a wonderful sight we just saw!" Cracks me up everytime! :D
Plus I think it's just great to have the entire Inuyasha Seasons on DVD; since you don't have to worry about having them recorded on your old VHS tapes! That is because I'm a collector; & I love having DVD's of all of my favorite shows & movies!
Great for ANY Inuyasha lover!Jul 01, 2009
This season of inuyasha is just as good as the first! The first season was pretty much the introduction of the characters and plot but in this season the story really kicks off! You also get to meet new characters too. This season is about how Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara, Inuyasha, and Kagome continue their search for the shards of the Sacred Jewel. Their task has not been made any easier by Naraku, who continually seems to be inventing newer and more dangerous ways to thwart them. Theres adventure, romance, and fantasy that make this season so awesome!
There is also special footage, character introduction, textless opening and ending, the 1st movie trailer (sadly the trailer is in japanese), and the 27 episodes in this box set.
If you bought the first season you have to buy this one! Trust me, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPOINTED!
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More characters, more action and another excellent season of InuYasha!Feb 25, 2009
There are not many long running anime series that I find wonderful but for "InuYasha"" is one of those special titles that is what you can call a total package. Cool characters, cool storyline, cool animation, cool art background... A good balance of everything that you can want in an anime.
But it's something that I expected no less coming from a manga series from Rumiko Takahashi, one of my favorite manga-ka's in Japan known for anime TV series hits such as "Urusei Yatsura", "Maison Ikkoku", "Ranma 1/2 and "InuYasha".
I have to be truthful and say that I am actually a late bloomer to the "InuYasha"" TV series. As a big fan of Rumiko Takahashi's earlier works and "Ranma 1/2 really helping me get into anime nearly 16 years ago, having enjoyed the three previous hits, I felt that I enjoyed them so much, what if I didn't enjoy this new series (which aired in Japan back in 2000)? So, nearly a decade I have caught a few episodes that would air on television but never watched the series from the beginning and what better time to do it but now.
"INUYASHA - SECOND SEASON BOX SET" comprises of episodes 28 through 54 which the viewer can watch with Japanese or English voice over.
In the second season, we are introduced to even more characters and storylines that deal with those characters. The episodes can be classified people joining InuYasha's side, others joining Naraku's side and Sesshomaru's side.
Without spoiling the storyline, the episodes of season 2 focus on the new characters and InuYasha's adventures to find Naraku. Also, a good number of episodes are dedicated towards InuYasha learning how to use his sword, the Tetsusaiga. As for Sesshomaru, he learns about his sword, the Tenseiga but also trying to take InuYasha's sword.
So, the second season of "InuYasha" was easily enjoyable as things really start to ramp up action-wise as more characters are introduces and Naraku does what he can to defeat InuYasha's group. And as much as Sesshomaru is a villain as well, you also start to see him differently than the way he was in Season 1.
Now there are two versions of these box sets. The first is this regular edition and then there is a limited deluxe edition for each season that comes out with a certain item. For the second season, the deluxe edition comes with the Hanko Blocks.
Also, for those wondering if there is any version between this re-release and the 2005 Season 2 release, I don't think so.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
For an anime created back in 2003, the second season of episodes holds up pretty well since it has only been six years since it aired on television. There are some stair effect on edges which may be due to the upconverting from my Blu-ray player but overall, the colors are vibrant and the overall animation was done quite well.
If you are a big Rumiko Takahashi fan, you know what to expect from her character designs and the animation was well done.
As for the audio, audio is presented in 2.0 and both languages are done quite well. The English dubbed seems a bit more clearer and a little louder coming through my front speakers over the Japanese track but overall, it's a purely dialogue driven anime and there are no 5.1ch tracks, so you get the dialogue in stereo. For "Ranma 1/2 fans, you will see the reunion of Ranma 1/2 voice actor Kappei Yamaguchi (Ranma) return as the voice for InuYasha which was pretty cool and also Noriko Hidaka ("Ranma 1/2 character Akane) as Kikyo.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
There are a few special features inluded:
* INUYASHA SPECIAL FOOTAGE - In Japan, especially after a long season, some series tend to have special episodes which condenses the more important episodes in order to get those viewers prepared for the following season (or season finale). The first special shown on Japanese television for InuYasha focuses on what happened in Season 1.
* CHARACTER INTRODUCTIONS - A text and picture (sketches of the characters) which you can click on via your remote and read a brief character summary.
* MOVIE TRAILER - This trailer is for the second film.
* TEXTLESS OPENING - Starting with episode 35, InuYasha's second opening theme is "I Am" by hitomi
* TEXTLESS ENDING - Starting with episode 42, InuYasha's third ending theme features "Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki.
I feel that when it comes to an anime television series based on a Rumiko Takahashi manga, you really can't go wrong. Her first three are classics in their own right and "InuYasha" will surely join the others as not only popular hit manga series but also great anime TV series of all time. There are not too many manga creators who have a lot of their works get the anime adaptation that spawn many films, CD drama series and soundtracks and also a lot of merchandise. For Rumiko Takahashi, she's had three decades worth of series that have lasted for a long time and even today, fans still crave her works because they can be watched any time and they are good now as they were then.
But when it comes to "InuYasha", where I've had such a strong affinity towards her previous releases and even "Ranma 1/2, I have to admit, "InuYasha" is a solid series and there was not many episodes that were bland or "OK", they were all very good and again, there are not many TV series where I want to continue watching nearly every episode in one sitting.
So, everything is fantastic about this series but are there any negatives? Well, compared to current VIZ Media releases such as "DEATH NOTE" or "Busou Renkin" Season Box Sets, they do add the interviews with the English dub voice talent but considering those were 2008 releases and this was released back in 2004. I think VIZ has learned throughout the years and have given fans what they want with current releases. But for this older release, it's a classic and you do get special features, just not a lot.
The second season was quite enjoyable as there was more action, more humor but also because the first season established character development for each of the main characters, the second season introduces more characters but yet still keeping the core relationships intact.
InuYasha, Kagome and Kikyo. Miroku and Sango. And then, whatever brotherhood rivalry continues between InuYasha and Sesshomaru, this second season definitely had a lot more to offer.
Overall, an exciting second season and for fans of "InuYasha" or Rumiko Takahashi's work, this second season box set is easy to recommend. Definitely worth checking out!
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