| | |  | MANGA | Home » » » » Inuyasha, Vol. 1 (VIZBIG Edition) (Inuyasha Vizbig Edition) | | | | | | | Description: | | L to R (Western Style). Quaeterly. Historical Action And Romance From One of Japan's Most Beloved Creators Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of herown time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more t han a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular--the dog like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or " Jewel of Four Souls". But demons beware... the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Rumiko Takahashi | | Paperback:
| 576 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| November 10, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421532808 | | Product Length:
| 8.6 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.7 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.15 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
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13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 R TO L FORMAT!! NOT L TO R!!Dec 12, 2009
By L. Kaiver
I saw this book and was angry that it was published in western style L to R, however I saw it in a store and it is not published western style, it has been published in the correct style, of R to L. I bought it a the store, and am happy with the product, ISBN-13# 978-1-4215-3280-6, is the one I have and it is in the right format, I can only assume that who ever wrote the description copy and pasted the description form the original manga which was printed in the inverted format. So for those like me who hate flipped manga, this is the edition for you!!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
The boy with the dog earsJul 06, 2010
By E. A Solinas
"ea_solinas"
Kagome is a stressed teenage schoolgirl from the present day. Inuyasha is a surly half-demon from five hundred years in the past. This odd couple becomes the unlikely protagonists of "Inuyasha," an action-packed fantasy with plenty of romance and comedy on the sidelines. And the first VIZBIG edition Rumiko Takahashi's hit manga leaps right into the action with its odd-couple characters, with solid action and some truly nasty monsters.
On Kagome's fifteenth birthday, she's suddenly pulled into a well on her family's shrine grounds -- and emerges five hundred years in the past. After being captured by some villagers, she finds that she is the reincarnation of the venerated priestess Kikyo, who died clutching the Sacred Shikon Jewel fifty years before. As the jewel resurfaces (from inside Kagome's body), she inadvertantly wakes a powerful half-demon, Inuyasha, from the spell Kikyo used when he stole the jewel.
Inuyasha loathes Kagome on sight because she's the spitting image of her preincarnation, Kikyo. But when Kagome accidentally shatters the Jewel and sends pieces flying across Japan, she and the grudging Inuyasha have to team up to recover its shards.
Unfortunately, Inuyasha isn't the only one who wants the jewel shards. On their cross-country journey, the two encounter Yura of the Hair (who uses hair like razor wire), a girl-snatching toad, a "mask of flesh," a pair of Thunder Brothers, and a troublemaking little kitsune named Shippo. And the deadliest of all is Inuyasha's older brother Sesshomaru, who is is hell-bent on finding their father's tomb -- and thinks Inuyasha knows where it is.
Most fantasy series belong in one of two categories -- either strange things happen to the protagonist in their own time/world/dimension, or they fall down the rabbit hole (in this case, the well) into a strange place. Apparently this rule is pretty much universal, because the latter description also applies to "Inuyasha."
And Rumiko Takahashi has some fun with her own portrayal of a fantastical medieval Japan that's absolutely crawling with demons and monsters. Though the first few chapters are a bit rushed, she settles into a nice rhythm once Inuyasha and Kagome have been introduced. It's grimmer material than Takahashi's previous long-running series, but fortunately she still injects some of her trademark humor into it -- such as Kagome bonking Inuyasha with a boulder.
Inu-yasha is, at first glance, a very crabby teen boy with superhuman strength, dog ears and a tendency to say the wrong things ("Take off those clothes") anytime. On the flipside, Kagome seems a little dizzy at first (understandably, considering what happened), and is obviously in over her head. Fortunately they start working together before the end, and show some signs of making a good team -- and yes, there are a couple flickers of possible romance.
The VIZBIG "Inuyasha Volume 1" is a solid start to the series, and compiles the first three manga volumes into one big chunk of bloody action-packed manga. Fun and thoroughly entertaining.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Starts Out Well But Quickly Devolves into RepetitionFeb 27, 2012
By Christina (A Reader of Fictions)
This took approximately forever to get through. There are so many freaking volumes. At first, I enjoyed it, because it was kind of funny and silly. Unfortunately, it's incredibly formulaic and repetitive, kind of like episodes of The Power Rangers. You know what's going to happen, but it takes all of time to get there.
Basically, for about fifty of the volumes, they keep having skirmishes with the big bad of the series, Naraku. He's a hanyou like Inuyasha, determined to use the Shikon no Tama to become a full youkai and to be the most powerful dude in the world. He creates an evil league of evil to help him in his quest, and is generally a pain. Worst of all, whenever the good guys are winning a battle, he dematerializes, so that he can fight another day. Can anyone explain to me why only the bad guys have this power?
Speaking of power, Inuyasha and his brother have a lot of it, more than anyone else apparently. Apparently being hanyou is to power as being a muggle-born witch has to do with magical ability, which is to say that it has very little to do with it. However, what drove me completely crazy was that Inuyasha has like three attacks for thirty-some volumes of the series. He doesn't learn anything! He continues to fight like an idiot, and finally gets attacks because other people help him out. Inuyasha does not really seem like a hero who would be able to defeat anyone intelligent enough to target his weaknesses.
Okay, so as a shounen, it's not that great, because the action is so mindless and repetitive. How about the romance elements? Those are better at least, right? Not in my opinion. For longer than I deem acceptable, Inuyasha continues to be torn between Kagome and Kikyou. I get that it's a complicated situation, but that is so not cool. Plus, Kagome's like 14 or something at the beginning. Sheesh.
The other romance of the series is Houshi and Sango, which I definitely did not ship either. Houshi really creeps me out because of the way he asks every woman he meets if she'll bear his child. Sango would probably be my favorite character, because she kicks so much ass, but she always becomes so girly and not like herself around Houshi. Ugh!
The art is not great, though it does have a certain charm. However, this charm dissipates over time. In a lot of long manga series, the art gets better along the way, but not so here.
This definitely turned out not to be my thing. The story is weak (seriously, how did Kagome pass middle school?) and so is the characterization. However, this is one of the most popular manga there is, so keep in mind that lots of people probably would not agree with my reactions.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Big book, big content, big bargain!Mar 19, 2012
By Connor
I got this book a few days ago and absolutely devoured in a few hours, but that's just because I'm a very fast reader when it comes to comics, manga, and graphic novels. I'll split up my review into a few parts to simplify my opinions:
SIZE- To be fairly blunt, this book is BIG (hence the title VIZBIG Edition). With 576 pages of panels and bonus content, this definitely isn't your average 100-200 page manga volume book! Surprisingly enough, the book sure feels much lighter than 1.9 lbs. when you pick it up, making it quite easy to carry around with you wherever you go.
CONTENT- The VIZBIG edition of Inuyasha, Volume 1, includes two pages of character bios for 8 of the main characters in the first three volumes, volumes 1-3 of Inuyasha (The Accursed Youth, Tetsusaiga, and The Dark Castle, respectively) and all 28 scrolls of them, which are basically like mini-chapters within each volume (10 in vol. 1, 8 in vol. 2, and 10 in vol. 3), some colored artwork of the front covers of each of the three original Japanese volumes of Inuyasha, some bonus colored artwork from the world of Inuyasha, and finally, a sneak peek of the next volume to come, all in that order. One important note- The artwork in this book is, sadly, in black and white, but as I mentioned before, there IS some bonus artwork in color at the back of the book. Also, the reading style has been unflipped from American standard to Japanese traditional, that is, you now have to read the book from R to L the way it was intended to be. One last thing to consider is that the original, single volumes of Inuyasha have all been flipped to American (L to R) and some of the panels, action, and characters may seem out of place.
PRICE- For such a big book with lots of content, it's pretty hard to believe you can get this online for around $10! I went to my local bookstore (Barnes and Noble) and had to pay $20 for the exact same book, so it's obviously much cheaper to buy it online for the original price and pay $3.99 for S&H than go to a store and purchase it there. Another thing to consider is that each single volume of Inuyasha, the non-VIZBIG ones, cost $10-$15 each, so buying just three of those would already put you at $30-$45, whereas you could get a 3-in-1 deal online here at Amazon.com for just $10! So, to put it simply, it's a steal.
AVAILABILITY- Most bookstores don't have a very large selection of manga, so finding the series you want could be difficult, and finding all volumes of the series in the same place is pretty rare. Just something else to consider if you don't know whether to buy at a store or online.
MANGA OVERVIEW- Inuyasha's plot, characters, situations, and action are extremely well-developed. One second, two people could be flirting or making fun of each other and the next they could be fighting each other or another character to the death. Takahashi successfully combines a blend of action/adventure, humor, romance, drama, and horror to make her THE most successful manga writer in Japan (which isn't an opinion, it's a fact; look it up if you don't believe me), and Inuyasha emplifies this to the fullest. All in all, if you're a first-time manga reader, love this kind of genre, don't really enjoy reading, or are a huge fan of Inuyasha or Rumiko Takahashi's work, I highly recommend this book for your reading pleasure (or to get you into/back into reading).
Well, that concludes my review for this product. Hope you found it helpful. If yes, say so, if no, leave me a comment (nice or nasty, though I prefer the former). So, if you want my advice, here it is: BUY IT!!!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
The first three volumes of Inuyasha in one bookJan 04, 2011
By Lesley Aeschliman
This release of Inuyasha collects the first three volumes of the manga series into one book. Also, the pages were flipped back to their original orientation.
In this volume, the story starts with Kagome entering feudal Japan through the well, and freeing Inuyasha from his seal. The Jewel of Four Souls ends up being shattered, and Kagome and Inuyasha must team together to retrieve the shards. They are thwarted in their attempt by Yura of the Hair. We also meet Sesshomaru, Inuyasha's older brother, and we see how Inuyasha gets the Tetsuaiga. Kagoma and Inuyasha must help a young man to save a princess. And when Kagome returns to present day, she discovers a jewel shard in a mask. This volume ends with Kagome and Inuyasha meeting Shippo, the little fox demon.
If you have any familiarity with the anime, then you will recognize everything that appears in this volume. Even if you don't have any familiarity with the anime, I think you will find that Rumiko Takahashi's art is easy on the eyes, and the story is rather easy to follow. However, it should be moted that there are some brief bits of nudity included in the art in this volume. Personally, I would recommend the Inuyasha manga to readers who are fifteen or sixteen years of age and older.
I read this volume of Inuyasha after receiving a copy as a Christmas gift from my older daughter.
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