| | |  | SHONEN JUMP | 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. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9781421532806
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Rumiko Takahashi | | Paperback:
| 576 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| November 10, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421532808 | | Package Length:
| 8.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 38 reviews |
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 Demons and monsters and jewels, oh myJan 20, 2009
Kagome is a stressed teenage schoolgirl from the present day. Inuyasha is a surly half-demon from five hundred years in the past.
Yeah, it doesn't sound likely. But 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 volume of 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 another powerful demon has set her sights on the jewel fragments -- Yura of the Hair, who uses hair like razor wire. But Kagome has fallen through the well, back to her own time -- how can she help?
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 -- complete with some nasty chase scenes, and some splattery action when our titular anti-hero rushes in to rip apart whoever's threatening Kagome.
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, or freaking out when some villagers start worshiping her.
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 despite their friction.
The first volume of "Inuyasha" has some initial wobbles, but the backdrop of a demon-infested Japan -- and the scruffy anti-hero -- show that it has plenty of promise.
Inuyasha Volume 1Apr 24, 2008
I'm almost 22 years old and I just started watching the Inuyasha show and fell in love with it. I'm waiting for my second season to arrive in the mail. I had heard that the manga was even better than the show so I decided to buy the first one and see if I liked it. It was excellent! I am not normally a comic kind of girl but I thought it was very good! Rumiko Takahashi did an excellent job. I will go and buy the second volume at a later date and read through it. The only bad part is that it only took me about 20 minutes to read. I wish there had been more. All in all VERY GOOD!
Great! although a bit long... over 53 volumes in japanApr 16, 2008
A long ago I wanted to see the anime in cartoon network, but never understood it. I read the first 8 chapters of this manga and I got hooked in it! I can't wait to buy it!! It's pure adventure!!! You have to buy it! It's great!! You'll love it!
An excellent plot, but also a random ideaApr 10, 2008
Although, the plot lacks originality, I did enjoy this volume enough that I plan on purchasing the next volume. I'm surprised VIZ was smart enough to not remove the nudity in one scene. Anywho, this was a volume that I enjoyed. Inuyasha is an amazing series and I plan to read more in the Manga and watch the anime.
After Kagome falls into a well, she meets Inuyasha. Well, somehow after shooting the bird who held the jewel of four souls with a bow, the jewel of four souls is now broken into thousands of pieces and spread around the world. Sounds unoriginal, huh? Well, the setting and the characters make up for that, as well as the violence in this. Inuyasha is a half-demon and Kagome is just a schoolgirl from modern times.
This was an excellent volume to have read. I did enjoy that the volume didn't end up stopping randomly, for example, a conversation like Open Piece volume 1.. I think. Anyways, great volume!
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