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Overheated? I initially though you said overrated 😆 Anyway I do understand why people hate Sword Art Online or Attack on Titans. Because with easy access to anime today, people who think that something what that see in TV is automatically good are hilarious. But when Inuyasha come out it was not so simple. I hate Gundam Wing, but I understand why it has so many fans. For many it was thy first Gundam and at the time most of good Real Robo shows were artificially hold by TV operators. Voltron was based on anime what was literal swan song of Super Robo genre.
Kyubey is so great in liar reveal plot exactly because he doesn't lie... directly or intentionally. It is why no one did see that coming. As side note, it is also great common day example of how eldritch characters work. Because his intentions are not evil, but execution of rational motives lead to severe consequences. The reason why he omit facts is purely because humans reacts on those poorly and he want avoid that. But he doesn't intentionally mislead people, just has hard time with grasping why humans fear what would to come (as he is hivemind without full perception of individuality).
To paraphrase some review I read way back in my high school cringeweeb days and that kinda stuck with me since, people really sleep on how good early Inuyasha actually is, before it degenerated into fillers and just pointlessly spinning wheels for seasons on end that are so typical of Takahashi. The demons are ghoulish and grotesque, the graphics are moody and dark when they need to be, and Kaoru Wada's masterfully atmospheric soundtrack just brings the whole experience together. Hand-in-hand with Onimusha, another formative experience of my childhood, Inuyasha really drove home the understanding that Sengoku-era Japan was NOT a nice place. Half the episodes start with the protag team rolling up to another village in search of the Shikon shards and discovering it completely ravaged by war/plague/demons. They chase away the wolves and crows feasting on the carrion, purge the local demons, assist whatever few people are still in the condition to be helped, bury the dead, Miroku says a prayer or two, and then they move on. It's pretty bleak. I love it.
That perfectly describes why I got so into it back in the day when the first half was still airing! And why I dropped off after it devolved into nothing but filler, padding to delay the end, and shonen-like battles and powerups.
I don't think inuyasha is overhated. Not outside the internet anyway. Most people who I met that grew up seeing the show on Adult Swim liked it. It just took millions of episodes for kagome and inuyasha ti finally get together. Even robot chicken joked about that aspect.
If I recall correctly, even Adult Swim itself took a jab at it by making a commercial for Inuyasha itself a montage of Inuyasha and Kagome saying each other's names over and over again. I could never get past the first ten or so episodes myself before I turned it off altogether.
Though honestly, can't the same thing be said about most romances in anime? The only ones I've seen that subvert that trope are Takeo and Yamato from My Love Story and Loid and Yor from Spy x Family with the former being more focused on what happens after they get together and the latter being more about what happens for them when the mission's over.
My friends and I enjoyed it quite a bit back in the day. I assumed it was one of the more popular shows on AS since they seemed to air it excessively for many years. I was surprised to hear that it gets this much hate, though that's probably because I'm not part of any online anime communities. I can understand it though as I eventually got burnt out on it and never saw it through to the end. There was too much filler and the plot progressed very slowly, plus it leaned heavily on its tropes to the point where it became annoying.
I had no idea people hated this show. Everyone I knew loved the show. It was definitely flawed, but its one that has a special place in my heart for years
Every show is hated by someone, but I'd say it gets a lot of criticism for having the potential of being a really good story, but because of its pacing and how drawn out the story is; only the most devoted will see it through. I quit after episode 92. Tried to watch it again earlier this year, I gave up after episode 30 something.
For me it’s definitely a comfort show for when I want to binge something formulaic but still entertaining without having to really think about it too much. There are stakes but they never get so big that anything feels especially intense or dire in my opinion. Its fun.
I like Brotherhood more than 2003, but I give 2003 the fact it handled the beginning way better. Because Brotherhood was retreading old ground, they rushed through the parts that had already been animated before (HxH 2011 also did this). It makes sense that people wouldn't want to sit through the exact same things for the same amount of time again, but the problem is that it absolutely killed the emotional impact of stuff like Nina and Hughes. Nina is obvious, but I also remember Hughes being one of the most emotionally impactful things from my early years watching anime. However, when I watched Brotherhood for the first time with friends who hadn't seen either FMA, I was surprised at both how much less time you get with either person, and my friends just didn't really care about Hughes when the thing happened. I think it really hurt that specific part to do that. But I overall enjoyed Brotherhood more once they actually got to a proper pacing and "new" content.
I have the opposite problem with FMA and Brotherhood that you had. For me, FMA took too long to get going before it really started working on its plot, whereas Brotherhood, due to condensing the shared part of the beginning, moved at a faster pace so it made it easier to latch onto the plot. Brotherhood recognized it hadn't been that long since they first told the opening bit and that not all of it needed full episodes dedicated to them, so it accounted for that and I think all the better for it.
Yeah, but it made the emotional beats in those early parts hit way harder for me. When I read the manga (and later watched Brotherhood), I felt nothing during those same parts. I think 03 does the early parts better, has better character development for Ed, has FAR better music, and the more grayer morality is interesting, while the manga/Brotherhood has better development for Al, better action scenes, a stronger closing act (I love the 03 TV’s final arc, but the follow up movie was of mixed quality to me) and a stronger supporting cast (especially Olivia, god I love her). They even out in my book. Granted, I don’t mind people not liking 03 FMA, I just get peeved when people call it “irrelevant”, as that title got a LOT of people into anime back then including myself, so using the phrase “irrelevant” is legit disrespectful.
For me the filler and ending on FMA ruined the series, they should had dignity and end it like the original adaptations of shaman king and hunter x hunter did.
I mean I kinda agree, I just kinda wish I had one that did everything so if I just wanted the FMA experience in show form it wasn't watching at least part of the first and then the second.
@@marduk17 >filler Huh? As I recall, there was like one actual filler in the OG FMA series, which was the Flame vs Fullmetal duel, and it was one of the best damn fillers there is, up there with Outlaw Star's hot springs episode. Also >original adaptation of shaman king >ending with dignity Did we watch the same show? They beat Hao at the end I guess, but scriptwriters missed the point of the character entirely by nerfing him down massively to the typical anime screaming madman, and I distinctly remember the ending feeling really lame and undeserved. Is the reboot any better?
2:04 THIS. Is the perfect response to the whole "I'm sorry Stephanie Meyer" video made by *******, that wanna argue that the hate was all sexist and how men's media is not given the same harsh fan backlash as women's (Ignoring Bayformers, comic book movies, Jurassic World and Fast & Furious franchise). True some portion is often men's hate But that ignores the hidden racism, relationship abuse, classism and double standard of rape done by pretty looking white men (50 Shades, 365 days, Jelsa) that earns the hatred and how unlike men's media, it often encourages it's audience to see such relationships as the standard for real relationships and doesn't clarify that it is a fantasy which leaves a horrible message to its young audience.
Yeah, my issues with twillight and 50 shades had nothing to do with "it was for girls"... but like, it was bad relationships and weird dynamics. Pedo vampires and abusive rich people. It was a jerk off book fantasy, no jerk off book should be that famous unless it is chuck tingle. He's got good representation and understands consent!
Well yeah they're definitely a double standard in media when it comes down to when women abuse men it's treated as a joke. And of course this goes beyond anime I just got through watching a lot of the Hey Arnold episodes and you see how Hegla treats Arnold and how everybody's okay with that. But the same people get very angry at the way Curly treats Rhonda.
The anime/manga Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun, Hori (a dude) who oversees the drama club sometimes hits Kashima (a girl) for trying to play hooky from her drama club duties, and nobody, not even her, criticizes him for it. Though funny enough Kashima, while she does wear a skirt and everyone knows she is a girl, has a tad of a pretty boy face, is nicknamed “The Prince” as all her acting roles are various princes, and even plenty of girls swoon for her. Still, it is a counter example.
@failing@commenting That is very much true. I'm a guy who had an abusive girlfriend. I remember after breaking up and talking to my cousin he and his GF (now wife) about a week after I left my ex and them being like "oh it's just little love taps". I pointed out the arm sling I was in (a parting gift from my ex) along with lifting my shirt and pointing out a few spots that were still bruised or scared over from her abuse. They still think I "overreacted " by breaking up with her because "she was such a good fit for me "
Fiction isn't always meant to be taken as literally impossible, especially non serialized pulpy comedy. When a male character says something crass and then gets slapstick whacked on the head, that's not meant to convey that the character was literally assaulted, narratively speaking. Kinda like how when an anime character materialized a huge sweatdrop, that's not the narrative telling you that the character has dinnerplate sized pores that produce giant drops of sweat. Fiction uses exaggeration and imagery to convey irony, mood, emotions, etc. But this gets lost in western politics, which insists on reading into art as didactically as possible.
"There has to be more to life than fandom, otherwise it's not a life worth living" _ Bennett The Sage That one's worth to be written down on the quote notepad
Inuyasha feels like a series that was not meant to last as long as it did. Aside from the drawn out will-they/won't-they thing, there's the way the heroes keep fighting Naraku over and over and over, and how the gather-the-Shikon-Jewel-pieces quest becomes 99% completed early on, and then just stalls for a good long while.
It's the opposite, it's a journey and more than the battles it's an emotional journey, more than 100 eps are needed for character devlopment. Besides a few fillers I think the number of eps are good, 5 season would be perfecrt. “Defeat Naraku” may be the overarching unifying plot that drives the story toward, but the heart of Inuyasha is in the characters and the mini plots. And all the characters and dynamics that come out of Naraku's past doing Also, they didn't completed it early on. Only in the last season. These kind of takes are excatly what cause hate, ppl that didn't watch Inuyasha just saying shit or overreacting.
@@hariman7727 there's 40 fillers actually and most of them add A LOT to the characters development, not everything has to be about battles. It's annoying when ppl that didn't watch Inuyasha in years just make things up.
The only problem with Inuyasha is that it's told from a woman's perspective. This is a ROMANCE anime sprinkled with supernatural demon slaying actions, but people somehow expected Dragon Ball Z or Naruto, and bashed the anime because there's too many love triangle melodrama in it. Some evidence to this is as clear as day: "Kagome is a useless heroine" and compared her to Sakura Haruno. This is not only stupid but also not understanding anything about the show. In actuality Kagome is some of the most important characters of the crew since she can detect McGuffins and provides emotional supports. But nope, a short-tempered girl from the 20th century not being badass enough to kill giant monsters without her half-demon boyfriend's helps = a bad character. It's like people only care about fistfights or don't understand that there are other things more important to teenage girls than having enough muscles to punch villains. The complaint about the pace is another thing that doesn't make sense. "Too slow for my liking" whereas Dragon Ball Z drags out a single fight to 10 episodes but nobody bats an eye. The real reason behind this is that people want more actions but got character bits and melodrama instead. My mother, who's addicted to this show, is the complete opposite: She can't stand drawn out shounen fights, but can watch any TV drama with decent story and can make her laugh. Inuyasha has intriguing concepts, likable characters, and excels at being both comedic and lovey-dovey. Therefore she has absolutely no problem watching all of it despite "bad pacing", fillers and everything.
My biggest gripe with Inuyasha is that it's a story that could have been told in 24 episodes, maybe stretched to 52 without being too egregiously slow.
@@RaisonLychi Rarely is, and depending on age, the artist's style can change drastically, like early versus late Bleach. Heck, Hiro Mashima's first work looks really different from Fairy Tail and Edens Zero
@@Dave175 the issue is that the slow pacing of Inuyasha permeates the whole show, so is no like in Dragon Ball where you can go "oh just skip the actual Journey to Namek" so to speak; the final season does a great job at trimming the fat
One of my hot takes: I found it really funny when some anime character who are presented as cold, menacingly figures for most of the anime do something stupid/ comical. Like when vegeta comically tired to cook a meal for beerus. Or when itachi was making eggs for Sasuke.
Inuyasha is overhated for a reason. however to say it's bad in terms of nostalgia there is no denying Inuyasha is one of those 2000s anime that a lot of early weebs (myself) have great memories over.
13th like and just wanted to agree it was one of my first ongoing series in my teen years and it meant a lot to see girls at the mall and school wearing inuyasha merchandise at the time.
I rewatched it last year and it's ok. not good or bad. But it has some very excellent episodes in there and Naraku is a pretty well made villain. The manga is tons of times better tho, thanks to it's better pacing.
I always saw it as one of those shows that sorta aged poorly over the years. Anyone can still enjoy Inuyasha of course, but mainstream anime nowadays has definitely shifted since then.
It worked in Urusei Yatsura because Lum was intentionally supposed to be a brutish, overbearing, and immature girl. It's so blatant it's literally built into her character design with her being an oni (from space.) Despite the weirdness he finds himself in Ataru plays his reaction to Lum's stalking and clingy nature absolutely straight. It doesn't work in InuYasha because the title character is brutish and immature, but is the victim of the person who's supposed to play the relationship dynamic completely straight. By the time Takahashi started InuYasha her tropes of an abusive female lead played for comedy had been thoroughly ingrained in her that they were her writing roots. It makes the interactions Kagome has entirely inappropriate.
@@RaisonLychi I mean, my point was how much hate he, himself, has heaped on Inuyasha, while he's now saying it's too hated. Like, dude, Sage, _you contributed to that!_
@@RabblesTheBinx I mean, he also said there are reasons it is hated beyond just "it's Dragonball Z for girls", which is an immature reason. Now I don't remember his Inuyasha review in question, but was he unfair in his assessments? Did he go for lowhanging fruit rather than present sensible reasons as to why he'd dislike it? If he did I don't think the hate he contributed is the same as the "overhate".
@@RabblesTheBinx Bennett's a midwit. He'll join any bandwagon at its peak, then when the bandwagon becomes culturally irrelevant (thus losing its cultural cache to be apart of it), he'll act like he's clever for re-evaluating the show. It's like all those critics who rushed to "re-evaluate" disco music in the 2000s, when you know half of them would have been vehemently anti-disco if they were alive in the 70s.
@@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262 Midwit? Nah. Midwit is making a burner to whine about some critic online. At worst, Sage is a sellout. This is the mans job. And had he not opened that episode with such a memorable bit, it wouldn't be stuck in our memories as it is. It'd be lost in the tide with the other couple hundred anime abandon episodes. But even then, opinions can change. The most midwit he is on this whole debacle is taking the movies as gospel. I know he's *anime*, not Manga, but fucks sake, filler should never count.
Another beautiful quality about Inuyasha is how accurate Takahashi tries to keep her stories regardless of the time period or the fantasy genere. Like small details from their outfits to the time period that they get sakura or snow in Japan. For example there were only seven new moons in the manga while yearly we get approximately 12 new moons. This means that in reality the story of Inuyasha until Naraku was defeated took months and not years like many people assumed.
Hot take: Ronin Warriors is that one anime that should be given a remake. They ended the series with giving the characters updated armor and there is still fans out there who would appreciate some love to this series.
As someone who's attempted to get into Inuyasha and watch the whole thing, My problem is that there's really no alternative to watching every single episode. It's been my problem with watching long running anime series for a long time. When I eventually get to Dragonball Z, I'll be using the Kai version. I don't have time for long running series much anymore. I will binge Inuyasha at some point but it's a bit daunting. Though not as daunting as stuff like Fairy Tail, OG Urusei Yatsura and, worst of all, One Piece.
I watched at least 6 long running anime these past 2 years excluding their fillers. examples are Bleach, Black Clover, YuYu Hakusho, Hunter x Hunter, Gintama and D.Gray-man. I also have been watching One Piece since I was a kid along with my brother. I even plan to watch Fist of the North Star this year.
Inuyasha was a serialized weekly series for (let's face it) kids and teenagers. It's not meant to be high art. It's literally made so you can jump into it at any point, then stop paying attention, then jump back in at any other point. And as a show that's not too plot driven, the random stand-alone episodes are a big part of the appeal. Is that the best format for narratively tight fiction? No, but that's the format it used, and it's fun for what it is. But it may be a "you had to be there" thing if you're just getting into it now in the streaming era, and didn't see it on TV when you had the chance.
Inuyasha has a section where you can skip about 60 or 70 episodes that are filler, then go to the finale arc of the original and follow it with the sequel anime that came out later.
Growing older has definitely limited my interest in a lot of the offerings that populate the anime/manga community, but then again I’ve always had a niche taste to begin with. Either way, I still stumble into new and refreshing stories all the time. Some of my favorite series were more mature titles I found and could relate to in my late 20s. Even in my early 30s I’m still finding gems. I just have to look a bit harder.
I've skewed away from Drama anime if the cast is under 25, but I still have fun with shows like My Hero where the focus is on a major conflict not high school drama. But I've loved Wave Listen to Me and Way of the House Husband and picked them up because the leads were adults.
I've always been the greatest Rumiko Takahashi fan. I mean, if I ever had the chance to meet her in person, I'd probably fall on my knees and break down in tears, no joke. Her works helped me get through a terrible adolescence, and she influenced my drawing style like no other artist. And yet, I think that Inuyasha is simply formulaic and insipid... and that's a great sin, when the author is the genius that revolutionized an entire industry, and that at one point was drawing Uruseiyatsura AND Maison Ikkoku for two publications at the same time.
2:30 I get your point, but, it's not like Inuyasha is innocent either, as there were times where he had a well deserved a "Sit Boy" command. More considering the times that he behaved like a complete jerk, like for example, when Inuyasha picks on Shippō Or when he gets into fights with Kōga (granted, Kōga himself is almost as much of a jerk as Inuyasha ironicly). There were even times where Kagome's "Sit" comand saved his life like making him snap out his berserk state (Specially when he fought Seshomaru in one ocassion). It's not that she defends Kagome because yes, there were times when she crossed the line and even she recognized it. Besides, it's not like she uses that spell so often if we compare it to how often she used it in the original anime, like in the InuYasga The Final Act anime or Yashahime.
I'm glad someone else pointed it out, it's not as if Kagome used it 100% of the time for no reason like you'd see with the MC in Love Hina getting the shit beat out of him for just breathing. There was a reason he got the necklace in the first place.
@@Watch-0w1 Your not wrong, since she still does use the "Sit boy" spell in Yasahime. But like I said, count the many times she used it in The Final Act and Yasahime and compared it to the times she used it in the original anime.
Rumiko Takahashi has used that joke of the female love interest abusing the male lead since her first series in the late 70s. Lum constantly zaps Ataru, Akane punches Ranma or otherwise rails anger at him because tsundere archetype. If anything Rinne kind of subverted that a bit, Sakura isn't nearly as mean, though I think she had moments in a more passive aggressive manner
When it comes to waifus I personally lean towards Windblade from Transformers Combiner Wars, Titans Return, and Power Of The Primes (which had too many anime elements to not be considered an anime). She may not be a popular choice when it comes to waifus, but When My Back Is To The Wall And All Hell's Breaking Lose, there's no other Waifu I'd want with me to Fight Till The End Riding In The Eye Of The Storm.
The 2003 FMA anime is very inconsistent. One episode you have Ed, AL, and Winry going to a village seeing tons of dead people die from some random disease, and they never talk about it again. They're not even traumatized.
They literally saw one of the most disturbing things before they even left home. You can't break what's already broken. I'm more surprised that they weren't completely desensitized before enlisting.
One thing I love about the 2003 FMA that I was disappointed didn't actually exist in the Brotherhood one was meeting Barry the Chopper when he was human. That was fucking terrifying.
Inuyasha was pretty popular. I would say it's underated. Girls love it the most. For some reason it scared me in middle school, but I wish I kept up with it because now I'm interested.
It's enjoyable. There's a few seasons of filler, but honestly it's at least decent filler. There's no really awful filler like what Naruto or Bleach got.
@@hariman7727 other shows being bad doesn't make Inuyasha immediately good. And even then, at least the good ecchi shows are still above Inuyasha because they're far more watchable than watching bad characters waste our time in 30 minute intervals for a plot that goes absolutely nowhere.
Speaking for myself, the reason I drifted out of anime as an adult was not because the characters were all teenagers, but because I had seen those stories and character arcs before. Give me something new and fresh, like Kaguya Sama: Love is War, which has a teenage cast and has a hilarious premise, or Spy X Family, which has a 6-year-old protagonist and adorable character dynamics, and I'll get hooked like when I first watched Evangelion.
Give you something new and fresh, like "Kaguya Sama: Love is War" "Spy X Family" ... tsundere SOL romcom #82983 and #82984, except one has a paper-thin spy setting? Nothing against these shows but they get lots of mileage out of incredibly old tropes and conventions too.
For best Waifu I'll throw in an curve-ball from the usual Shonen affair and pick Miku Okazaki from Gal-Gohan. If there's any character that I think represents the "Glorious Reiwa-Era Romance" trope that manga readers have been praising for the past few years, I think Okazaki from this short Seinen 69 chapter manga is the paragon of the era. Within the first few chapters she realizes her feelings, confesses, gets rejected for perfectly logical reasons, but swears to improve herself not only for her own personal betterment but for the sake of her romantic pursuits. When rivals appear she doesn't get belligerent or monstrously jealous, in fact she encourages them because she knows their feelings are as real as her own and doesn't want to have them to hold back or feel regret for not expressing them. She's surprisingly sex positive or at least not written in a way to be full of "shame and shyness" about her body while being fully aware of her attractiveness for which she has a sense of huge confidence, which is honestly a breath of fresh air in the the absolute sea of female characters who have a lot of uncertainty or unawareness of such things.
so having a female lead of a story being abusive to her male counterpart is considered sexy? im a woman who loves Inuyasha but even i know Kagome is horiffically abusive and manipulative as a female lead. where is the TRUST of these two? kagome is soo jealous and loud and abnoxious she treats inuyasha like her own pet doggie! but i guess true love is abusing and yelling at your partner in desperate moments. no wonder i love inukik better...
Used to keep Inuyasha playing in the background in the college dorm while playing games like Unreal Tournament, Empire Earth, and Half Life 2. Didn't really leave a huge impression on me aside from some of the ending songs, which are still on my playlists today (My Will especially); I just remember thinking several times "When is this going to end?" Original FMA is absolutely the better series for one simple reason: the Psiren episode. Watched Bleach through the end of the Soul Society arc; should have ended there before things got ridiculous. That's all the attention I could give it. Gun X Sword was a fun show. I was quite surprised to see it have such a large representation in Super Robot Wars 30; need to dig the series out again and have a rewatch one of these days.
Holo from Spice & Wolf remains to be my favorite female character, in general. Besides being a stunner, Holo is regal, snarky, and a bit of a tease. I wished there were more assertive waifus like her.
A lot of adult demographic works (seinen) also focus on teenagers in high schools, or adults becoming teenagers again and going to high school. It's like high school is the peak of life for your average Japanese, and only office hell awaits them after that, make me really depressed when I think about it.
re: your second statement, i read something along these lines recently too, more authoritatively stating its the case and as fact than the wondering/ponding as it comes across like you're doing here, but i think you're right on the money either way and makes sense to me what with the strict expectations for conformity and prioritising the collective/group (like loyalty and respect to employer etc.) over the individual, so highschool/teenage life is seen(/romanticised?) as the time where you're most free of those sorts of expectations and responsibilities, i mean you'll find the same sentiment all over the developed world and its cultural output ig but in japan it seems like it might be x10 more intense/emphasised
I am just going to say it, I think Mirko from My Hero Academia is one of the most overrated waifus in anime. She's just a checklist of fetishes super muscular but feminine body check, part furry check, warrior who wants to die fighting check. They're just trying to hard for me
Here's my Hottake: Are you a fan of the characters from Tenchi Muyo Ryo-Ohki or Tenchi Universe, but want to see them in a TV series that isn't cannon to either? Are you drawn to shows that utilize the Monster Of The Week formula? Do you want to forget about each monster as soon as the next episode starts? Do you want a show that leaves you asking "What The Heck Was That" after the series finale? If you answered yes to any of those, Tenchi In Tokyo is for you, and may God have mercy on your soul. The only reason why I'm not insisting @BennettTheSage do an Anime Abandon episode on this is because I doubt he's done enough horrible things to deserve such pain. Although Suave and Savage may know more about that than I do.
I legitimately remember watching the first three Tenchi series on Toonami/Adult Swim, and Tenchi in Tokyo is the only one I have absolutely zero memory of. I do remember actually liking it though and was surprised that it had such a bad rep.
@@chavesa5 Tenchi In Tokyo was kind of bland, and not as fun as the prior two. Tenchi Universe is great. The original Tenchi Muyo is a lot of fun, but needed a sequel instead of a reboot.
@@hariman7727 If your not aware Tenchi Muyo Ryo-Ohki, the Original, did get continued. A few years back we even got a Season 4 and 5 that fills in the Gaps leading to War on Geminar. SPOILERS BELLOW We even get to see Tenchi FINALLY Wed the Girls. Ryoko and Ayeka also Pregnant.
Trigger has had success though? What on earth are you two talking about? They are still around, they are still making anime, and people still love them. Promare was a massive hit and Cyberpunk Edgerunners was also a massive success that basically overshadowed the failure of the game it was based on. Kind of a weird take.
2:41 Inuyasha is pretty much a straight up villain when we first see him. So giving Kagome some power to discipline him isn’t exactly unprecedented or unmoral. A civilized woman falling in love with and “taming” an evil or at least wild and rowdy man is something across all cultures. See Beauty and the beast, the myth of Enkidu, and to a lesser extent Journey To The West.
Trouble is, after Inuyasha has made the transition to full-fledged hero, there's a point where the restraining necklace breaks, and Kagome makes the choice to but it back on Inuyasha, just 'cause they like having that power over them.
Wow, I was _literally_ going to bring up Star Wars and Pokémon as examples on non-anime fanbases that are overly demanding and entitled, but I was halfway through typing it when you said "Just look at Star Wars."
OMG, yes! The 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist is better than Brotherhood. I knew I couldn't be the only one that thought that, yet so many people I have heard said that Brotherhood was better. Not saying Brotherhood was bad by any means, but after watching both, the 2003 version was better to me. =D
My problem with _2003_ is that that ending makes no sense. It was a show that I loved the premise and big chunks of, but as soon as I found out that they'd had a bad case of overtaken-the-manga I didn't need to ask when. _Brotherhood,_ I enjoyed the story from beginning to end, even though there were some pacing issues (Father's origin story comes to mind.) And since my personal rating system relies more on 'story' than how the story is told (at least once the storyteller reaches a basic level of competency) _Brotherhood_ comes out on top.
Love that I've finally got to hear Bennett's opinion on FMA and which series is better (even if I personally don't agree with it!) Bennett, been a long time viewer, love your video essays and seeing your style evolve, and personally really enjoy how seriously you critique the material. Hope you're all good my dude :)
Bennett himself basically cops to the fact that while he stands by his critical assessment as an adult, he hasn't seen either series in a while and there's no mistaking that part of his preference stems from being very young and seeing that story for the first time. Brotherhood can't help but be a repeat in most zones.
@@chavesa5 Brotherhood goes in a completely different direction somewhere between episode 16 and 20, if I remember correctly. Basically, when Ling shows up, the entire series changes for the better, and the ending is much more enjoyable.
The best in universe Waifu is Anna Kyōyama from Shaman King. The way she supports Yoh and actually pushes him to be better and stands up to his bullshit was great. Bulma does this as well with Vegeta, but it’s mostly offscreen and we really only see the results of this in his growth as a character, not it happening in real time
If I REALLY have to choose a waifu... Winry Rockbell from FMA Brotherhood, Hot Ice Hilda or Aisha Clan Clan from Outlaw Star, and... eh, I can't think of a fourth right now.
Looking back on Inuyasha, the show was okay, but the ending sucked, I also like FMA and Brotherhood equally, and I know people like one over the other, but I think they’re both great series. Finally, I hate it when fans feel entitled to the point of whining and sometimes harassing the people behind it if the story doesn’t go the way they want.
Dude Inuyasha is my favorite piece of art, people are so cynical of everything... Nothing's perfect but Inuyashas moral storytelling is extremely underrated. And shut up about filler oh my god the manga has literally NONE. SO READ THE MANGA THEN!
I recently watched the Record of Lodoss War OVA and it's become my favorite fantasy anime (along with the original Berserk). Though it relies heavily on classic tropes, it doesn't feel generic. There's a sense of passion and craft; the novels the show is based off of come from Ryo Mizuno's old D&D campaigns, after all. I always find it interesting to see Western-styled fantasy worlds through a Japanese lens, and vice versa for that matter. Also, the opening theme slaps and Deedlit is best girl
It's one of my personal favorites as well, and honestly I find it refreshingly vanilla. Every damn fantasy anime these days is either an Isekai, or otherwise is set in a fantasy world that feels like a video game... there's no actual sense that the world is a real place, there's no sense of immersion because the Hero casts spells by bringing up a magic UI and selecting his spell from a selection screen, whether it's an Isekai or not. That's not to say that I dislike Isekai as a whole. There's a few I rather enjoy; Overlord, Konosuba, Escaflowne (counts as Isekai even though it predated the genre officially). But even though I enjoy them, none of them feel like a true fantasy world. Lodoss War actually felt like a true fantasy. It reminds me much more of Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones or other fantasy stories of that sort. I never find myself rolling my eyes thinking about how 'gamey' the setting feels, it never tears me out of the story by suddenly having Parn cry out his attack name, or have Deedlit pull up a Magic Spell UI so she can select her spell.
I'll push back on the teen anime characters- When I was a little kid and a teen, characters my age were almost never appealing because they're either written as immature and dumb or they're basically written as adults anyway. Older characters were always more appealing, a big part of that was that they didn't have to get into their adventure in a silly backdoor way by stowing away or being a special genius chosen one or something, adult characters could just be doing their job so they're more relatable usually while the child characters were often just wish-fulfilment with a big dose of Mary-Sue. Certainly not always but pretty often.
I dunno, I HATED the love story between Inuyasha and Kagome. I felt she was spoiled and annoying and I just really wanted it to be a Sesshomaru show. Like… Kagome RUINS an otherwise great piece of work.
Never saw it before and much enjoying it. The characters have such depth. Inuyasha himself is loveable, scary, and funny all in one. I don't think you would want him hanging around without Kagome present. SIT BOY!
Yor is honestly best waifu. She might suck at cooking (except for one particular dish thanks to her co worker teaching her.) But she does her very best to being a helpful and caring fake mother/wife to her fake family. She's also adorable.
By the same token, Loid Forger is an excellent husbando. Technically works two full time jobs and is still there to cook dinner and help his family. He can tell himself as many times as he wants that it's all for the mission, but we all know how this story is gonna end.
@@X_Blake Semi-serious question: why does it seem that people obsess over Yor as a waifu rather than discuss about her as a character? Whenever a reviewer brings her up, they tend to mention her physical appearance and other superficial aspects instead of more deeper aspects (like, how relatable is she? What makes her likabke? What are her insecurities? Her hopes? What themes does she represent? Etc.). I could ask the same question about other female characters in anime. I just don't get this waifu craze (didn't that waifu meme originate from that creepy teacher from Azumanga Daioh? Shouldn't we distance from those kinds of deplorable people?).
@Cade Thumann The reason could be they go for the first easy answer that pops into their mind. It's fine they like her appearance, but they should know that if they want to persuade others to why she's a great character. They have to go in detail. I wouldn't have consider her one of my favorite character in the show/female protags of all time if she was just sexy or cute. There has to be more to why.
@@X_Blake It's just that I find this waifu fad to be dull and shallow. Many just fawn over female characters without having a meaningful discussion about them. Worse, imo, many people do this with characters who are much younger (i.e. 20+ adults with characters considerably younger). Like, one of my favorite heroines is Nanami Momozono from Kamisama Kiss (which is basically like Inuyasha, but more palpable as it onky goes up to 25 volumes, with the relationship being settled in vol 17 or 18), and I certainly won't label her as waifu as I, a 26 year old, can't and won't fawn over a teenager. I mean, I like Yor's appearance too, but it's actually because I think it strikes a decent balance between attractive and cool (I really like the black and red color scheme as well as the front cut allowing dynamic motion like the tail ends of a coat) without looking too ridiculous (while unrealistic to fight in heels, it does give the image of a harmless formal woman who suddenly and brutally subverts the image). I'm more interested in her character as I also deal with social anxiety, fitting in with folks as a ASD dude, and am hyperconscientious of myself.
Regarding the “drifting in-and-out” of anime question, I don’t know if I’d pin it ALL on the age of the characters (I.e. teenagers). I’d argue that it would be the industry getting so engrossed in making the same genre because a particular anime did well that they end up telling many of the same stories over and over again, just re-skinned. Case and point, the isekai genre. There are so many anime in the isekai genre that are practically the same story that I pretty much gave up on the genre. As a result, I watch FAR fewer anime now than I did during the early to mid 2010s As an anime fan in my late 30s, do I wish there were more anime geared to adults? Sure…but at the same time, I’ve come to the realization that there are many adults that lose interest in anime because more important things come along (I.e. jobs, spouses, kids, etc.).
I loved this show growing up but even I admit I kind of fell out of it a little more than half way through because it took forever to the story to progress after a certain point.
I really hated it for making characters stupid for the sake of the story like how Kagome has the same power as Kikyo yet never carries that damn bow all the time. Yet she doesn't forget to bring snacks like it's a fricking picnic.
There's an irony to falling off of FMA Brotherhood because of the retread, because you can tell the creatives behind the series hated doing that too, to the point that they obliterate the pacing of said retread to get to the new stuff as fast as possible. It's extremely good after that point, but it's just so fast and loose feeling in the first bit that it's honestly a horrible experience for first-time viewers who really need to get to know the characters first. In the end it's a choice that served no one, save perhaps the workload of the animators as they got to cut half a season's worth of episodes. (which would be a pretty worthwhile cause in the current industry, come to think of it...)
Easiest prompt in the world: Nenene Sumiregawa from R.O.D.: The TV. She's that rare sight in anime: a normal, mature woman. She has a rich, multilayered personality, avoiding cliched or exaggerated character traits, and making her one of the few characters I could easily imagine meeting in the real world. In a world full of whacked-out superpowers, she stays level-headed, keeps everything grounded, and makes it abundantly clear she has no time for any of the anime BS happening around her. Of course, I might just be biased because she's a writer.
Going to take a long shot here and gonna go with what I feel was my first waifu Belldandy. She was loyal, kind, sweet, romantic, beautiful, a goddess(duh), would stand by and support you. Plus if anyone tries any kind of business and make some deal to force you to go to someone else(like with magic or nefarious means), Belldandy would also show how powerful she can really be.. I mean even Urd freaks out when Bell is angry.
I never knew Inuyasha to be hated. I only ever knew of people who liked it/loved it or people who never watched it or gave it a chance. I don't think I'd be able to take someone that hated it seriously 😅
@@TheHandHistoryVault Nope, must of missed it. But by "not take them seriously", I don't mean their opinion on everything. Hate just seems like such a strong feeling to have against a show like Inuyasha, so that's hard for me to take seriously
Man, I wish I could love Inuyasha. It used to be one of my favorite anime as a child. I love the character designs, the music, the openings/endings, the relationship drama (for the most part) and even the battles. I really like going back and watching anime from that era and reliving old memories but I just can't with Inuyasha. I hate the fact that Kagome constantly abuses Inuyasha for the sake of a joke. It's just not cool or funny in any way and it ruined the whole thing for me.
The point about fans needing to remember that creators are human and need breaks is definitely something I think about a lot. Even if you want to take a selfish approach, how are you going to get more content if the creator worked themself to death? Obviously, we need to be more empathetic and wish for the health and wellbeing of others.
I co pletely agree about bleach. I read the manga and was fine. I did manage to watch more of that than Naruto, but for me, Inuyasha is one of my faves. I do agree with the "dog collar" aspect and that aspect of that particular movie I didn't care for. As a whole though, I kind of liked what you could get from it, someone who has had a bad lot in life who is good deep down but became irritable and angry as he grew older only to find something to be happy about when he made friends and realised that not everyone is a complete ass? For me, that aspect is what got me relating to it. I was the kid who sat in the corner reading, who sometimes got angry at people because I didn't know how to deal with either my emotions or the fact that I didn't know how to communicate with other people without upsetting them or being ridiculed because I didn't understand something. Sure, the romance was nice and I guess the friendships are relationships so that is part of the draw to me, but I also came to it in my early to mid 20s because the UK got very limited anime back then unless you had a well off family who could afford a sky dish. So I never got the hate myself, but I also understand that we are all different and can't all like the same thing. For example; I would disagree on FMA. The lacing was indeed better but how they dealt with the characters didn't endear me to them as much as the manga writing did, so when brotherhood came along I ended up really enjoying it. The main issue with the original was how much Ed cried in it. It was a big thing that Ed never cried in the manga so when he finally let himself cry at the end, it was a powerful moment. But he was balling his eyes out at the drop of a hat in the original, at least it seemed that way to me. I also found it got really boring and depressing in the end. So I'm more team brotherhood in that aspect.
I personally think that Studio Trigger is a pretty good anime studio since not only that they made the iconic “Kill La Kill” but they also made some pretty good anime as well like “Little Witch Academia, “BNA: Brand New Animal”, “Inferno Cop” and “Space Patrol Luluco” just to name a few despite the fact that a lot of people tend to heavily base and compare their own personal opinions on Studio Trigger’s works on the lengthy success and legacy of their predecessors over at Studio Gainax. Also I personally think that the best waifu in my humble opinion would probably be Bulma Briefs from Dragon Ball since Bulma would probably be really fun to hangout with on a relatively relaxing day and she’s a super genius who could make any type of High-Tech device that you could ever want (plus being one of the richest characters in anime certainly doesn’t hurt either)!! It’s like being with a female Tony Stark without the crippling alcoholism!!😁👌❤️❤️❤️
"Inuyasha sucks" is a blasphemous take...Inuyasha was dope. From the super swords to the iron reaver soul stealer to the demons and demon slayers...yes the plot could have been sped up, but just because the plot was fattened with romance doesn't make it bad. I would have rather the corny stuff be expanded upon than to have had the story be short. It gave you a chance to understand the characters and furthermore the worlds they lived in
Inuyasha is a wonderful anime, particularly the first three seasons + the final act that wraps everything up quite nicely. I actually rewatched the entire series on blu-ray during the pandemic and had a spectacular time overall. Genuinely do not get the modern hate nor do I gel with the tendency of older weebs to shun what they once enjoyed during their youth.
I am currently reading inuyasha and I'm on chapter 87, I think I'm finally dropping it. Villain of the week is lame because there's no villains to look forward to and the ones we do get are lame and are absolute jobbers. The romance is uninteresting, everyone is hyping the romance but it's all predictable and isn't anything special. There's no interesting characters, not a single one so far. IMO Inuyasha is very outdated and I see nothing special about it. All 87 chapters for me feels like fucking filler, villain of the week for this anime is so lame unlike eva, samurai champloo, cowboy bebop, yu yu hakusho, dragon ball og etc.
6:33 I guess you didnt watch Cyberpunk Edgerunners then....or even Promare, which was a pretty popular movie in the theaters when it released. BNA was also pretty enjoyable, despite it not being something that special.
He said specifically since Kill la Kill they haven't been able to recapture that same level of wow factor and success and while both are great and successful? I can see his point if he was keeping them in mind. That show and movie were popular primarily in anime and in the case of the former gaming circles which for as big as those get? They're still sections of fandom and not the general audience. With Kill la Kill, I think it's fair to say due to its success on streaming services and Toonami and the fact it got a video game that was released and dubbed over here that most people have heard of it. Also there's the distinction. Promare is a film and Cyberpunk Edgerunners is a Netflix exclusive. If we're talking just plain anime though that's aired on TV? Trigger really hasn't done anything to recapture KLK's success there.
Inuyashas most damning problem is, in my opinion, Rumiko Takahashi's way of writing. Talking about the manga we get about 50-70 chaps of loose adventuring intersparsed with setting up its main cast, and each members motivations and base relationships to each other. I think that chunk is certainly promising, in Kagome, Inuyasha and Kikyo we get one of the most intriguing love triangles and in Onigumo we for once get a really deep and emotionally heavy origin for our at really mysterious main villain. Actually, almost every recurring character is setup really intelligently. When reading Inuyasha one thing sticks out about its pacing tho: It builds really slowly adding layers and textures to its cast and world-building. I would say about shortly after the introduction of Kohaku some other patterns start to emerge tho, like the gang repeatedly seeking out Narakus castle in the mist, Miroku being robbed of his power by demon hornets, Sango freaking out over Kohaku being brainwashed, the Naraku at the castle being a doppleganger, and so on. It repeats itself pretty blatantly after a while, leading to the introduction of Narakus several offspring, reminding me of how Fairly Odd Parents introduced, a baby, a dog, and a girl, to distract from its actual writing faults. Now onto my take: Rumiko Takashi didn't really plan her story through. Dealing with a weekly schedule she rather made things up as she went, not unlike Dragonball, actually. Once I read in a translated interview with her, that she always loved professional wrestling, but only all female japanese joshi wrestling. Takahashi's writing style reminds me of how wrestling storylines are booked, even in its flaws. I think of the oversaturation of the NwO faction in 90s WCW, leading to the introduction of further rivalling sub-factions, ultimately missing its own point by turning their former outlaw image into absolute normalcy. After it set up its most important characters, Inuyasha finally drops the ball by not putting them to use to their fullest, meandering on until its ending. So my personal reasoning for disliking Inuyasha is its inconsistency and the disappointment of seeing some really great characters potential squandered by trite storytelling. The only worse contender in this department is Gantz!
I really doubt that you're going to see this reply but why would you say that the worst contender in this specific department is Gantz? Not to say that isn't flawed quite frankly it is packed full of them but the worst in that department?
I personally never got the sense that InuYasha was overhated. Don't get me wrong, I certainly know there are haters out there, but it never felt like InuYasha was hated to the same extent of other anime people complain about, like Fairy Tail, which actually is an overhated anime, in my opinion.
I loved Inuyasha. The love dynamic between the characters felt more genuine and not straight up "omg main character, you're so cool, I'm your love interest now". The animation at the time was also super good for a long running show, and I remember it just standing out. And considering it's from the same creator as Ranma 1/2, the physical abuse gags are the be expected imo(it's pretty much Ranma and Akane v2), but I can see why a lot of people did not appreciate it
Been aaway from a while, this is the 2nd time, and for the 2seconed time you greet me with an inuyasha episode. Bennett i have loved uour content since mad bull 34 and soverigen of the damned all the way back in 2013. Good to see you still going. You helped me motive myself to loose weight. And now i need to be reminded of a few things. Glad youre still here mate and about to make a death note episode none the less. Always glad to see ya bud.
Sage do you ever plan on doing a deep dive into Gunbuster/Diebuster? I pose a theory that these series contain one of the rarest events in all of anime history: A satisfying ending that is both appropriate and leaves you with a sense of completion.
But Griffith isn't a "Liar Revealed" character. We meet him as a villain, so there's no "reveal", and he never lied about his intentions. Early on, he said, "I will do anything to get my own kingdom.".
Difference between Kubei and Aizen is that I was always suspicious of Kubei(doesn’t help that the show opens with one of the characters trying to kill him).
I wanted to speak on the manga vs anime point. Claymore is one of my favourite anime. With the anime's end and its manga-inspired, anime-only ending I bought every copy of the manga as it became available. Sometimes an anime can grab you in such a way it leads you to the source material. Not a bad thing if you really enjoy the characters and story.
My Waifu would have be to the first anime crush I had Botan She's smart, kind, compassionate, but knows when to be serious and was a great guide to Yusuke early on in the series. Also, that woman was totally ok wading in with nothing but a bat and spray during the Four Beasts arc. She's well rounded, and I like that. I also have a thing for woman with blue hair, and Botan is PROBABLY to blame!
Best waifu? Ryoko. Hands down or, at least for this Oldtaku. Sail the stars with a hottie who genuinely loves you whole heartedly even though sometimes she'll play a prank or two? Hell yes. Best husbando? Hmm....fiance tells me probably Kōhei Inuzuka from Sweetness and Lightning. Can't really beat the attractiveness of someone doing the best they can trying to raise a daughter and while learning how to be a badass cook.
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I watched the end of inuyasha out of obligation to just see it finally get into the grave it took ~222 episodes digging. The abusive relationship aspect was REALLY popular at the time for some reason (see love Hina, which aged like milk) "Omfg, how many times will they be surprised it's Naraku" "What was the population of ancient Japan that they could kill masses of people so regularly that the future is not affected?" "Why aren't any of the demons worried they're not around in kagome's time? Like naraku failing is so obvious because he isn't ruling the present world." "Are we going to forget Koga was a murderous rapey assbeast? His wolves killed Rin and her whole family. " "The moment naraku stops running away he will die. Yup that's about what I expected."
Comedic female on male abuse WAS anime for a long time. Yeah, it was Naraku A LOT, but he did disguise himself every time, and had a ridiculous number of split off parts. The implication of Inuyasha is that the events of the series were already past events, so everyone that died would have already died because time travel BS. None of the past demons know that. Yes, the DID forget Koga was really awful. Yay! Naraku is finally getting killed! Some parts haven't aged well, but I'd rather watch the NON-filler episodes of Inuyasha again over watching a lot of the new anime that's out now.
There're answers to all that, but you just looking to hate. Did you watch inuyasha in the past 5 years? Naraku is a genious villian, it was always him, but also never him. He always used Kagura/Kana/random ppl/ band of 7 or even Sesshomaru. They rarley met Naraku at all untill the last season when he become one with the jewel
Huh? Since when Inuyasha is one of the most hated? Sure every anime has haters and Inuyasha is no different, but I didn't see any hate train, not like against KNY or Bleach anyway 🤔. I guess that also depends on your community, cause most of the hate is from hardcore shonen fans that like battle shonen for example. So you'll see more hate toward Inuyasha in those circles. I think there's also a double standard against Inuyasha with male shonen/fantasy watchers, because Inuyasha isn't a typical shonen it's like a mix of shoujo as well and no shonen anime put relationship in the center of the story like Takahashi did. Another thing is the ppl talking without knowing anything about it and spreading wrong info, some comments here are good examples. Like when ppl always saying it has ton of fillers, but it had 40 from 193 episodes or saying Naraku always escape when in fact they rarley met him at all.
Best Waifu? Easy. Tomoko Kuroki from WataMote. Distinctive design, memorable personality and one of the most relatable characters in anime. She's someone you want to help, and while the comedy of the show focuses around her flaws, they make her more human and more likeable to me.
The best waifu is easily Noelle Silva from Black Clover for the simple reason that she is a love interest powerful enough to remain relevant in the later arcs of a SHONEN. She's also pretty, she's flawed but not annoying, has her own struggles to overcome, and has legitimately good reasons to be attracted to Asta. Bonus points for her mermaid form.
It was a totally guilty pleasure of mine. Not a bad series by any means, but obviously there were better choices in terms of even just long running shonen. It was just pure comfort food for me.
Love seeing the Kyubey shoutout. One of my favorite villains period. Such an interesting take on the devil character though one I think that is misunderstood a bit. BTW I would love to hear you talk about Madoka Magica at some point. It’s one of my favorites of all time and I think old enough for you to talk about. While EVA will always be the most important anime to me, Madoka Magica is right up there because even more-so than EVA, which I do legit feel has spiritual meaning to it, it feels very spiritually significant to me, no joke. But it manages to combine that aspect with some of the greatest art and animation in the medium, and a fantastic story. And remains the only story I know to have an unnecessary sequel with an open ending that is possibly even better than the original story which is already fantastic.
I agree that Bennett should look at Madoka Magica, that would be very interesting. I'm also sour about how the series turned out. I 100% understand why certain characters did what they did, it just rubs me the wrong way. (Doesn't help that I'm biased towards happy - or at the very least - bittersweet endings.) Worst part is that there hasn't been a follow-up in years, only spin-offs with questionable canonicity. At least the Incubators finally got what was coming to them. (Bunnycat's a dick. )
@@hariman7727 Exactly! It’s like Rebellion itself is the wish the fandom made to Kyubey! And it forces the audience into the uncomfortable position of relating to Homura’s feelings and actions throughout the film. Much like Shinji being a character you can’t have a strong reaction too without telling on yourself, Homura is the exact same way and ironically that’s at the core of the whole “Homura did nothing wrong?” debate. Regardless of which side you’re on, an extreme opinion is very telling of a lack of self awareness.
I'm not sure if the Trigger comment was submitted before or after cyberpunk: edgerunners, but that anime really let Trigger show off their strengths and identity as a studio.
Holo from Spice and Wolf is definitely best girl among best girls. She’s smart, witty, has excellent chemistry with her love interest, and is a genuinely interesting and well-written character to boot. While she does fall into that “looks like a teenager but is really 700 years old” trope, there’s an obvious maturity to how she speaks and carries herself that sets her apart from other characters like that. Runner-up would be Rin Tohsaka, since she’s also a great character and her influence on the tsundere archetype can’t be ignored. Hot take: Characters from the last 2 or 3 years of anime shouldn’t be included in best boy/girl discourse. Yor and Marin are too recent to be anything but “flavor of the month” waifus.
In the late 1990s-2000's, my waifus were Ryoko (Tenchi Universe) and Steel Angel Kurumi. In the 2010s, it was Faye Valentine and Yoko Littner. In the 2020s, it's Chika Fujiwara. And as for husbando...Who else but Speedwagon?
that smile at the end is the smile of a man who knows exactly what kind of can of worms he has opened up and I for one cannot wait for the next dumpster dive
"Women are only the reward for defeating the final boss." And then there's Naruto and Hinata. It felt like the author had such social anxiety, he didn't even dare to draw as much as a handshake between them after she got herself killed while confessing her love.
Fullmetal Alchemist is an odd one for me, because I enjoy the original manga's story more and Brotherhood is more faithful to that in the end. But in terms of actual direction, pacing, and tone, I think the 2003 version stands out a lot stronger in my mind despite the filler episodes. So even with the lesser story and worse ending, I think it has better execution.
I think Marin Kitagawa from My Dress-Up Darling is still top tier waifu. She's proactive, takes credit/apologizes when she has wronged someone, is good at getting people out of their shells, cute as a button while also having sex appeal, can actually figure out when she likes someone more than a friend. The one down side I see is part of the longevity of a series problem, she won't confess cause they need to drag out the story.
That's kind of bread and butter for romcoms in general. Rumiko Takahashi made and continues to make bank even just from her early series that stretched out the romance aspects, usually because they were sidelined. But that strategy is utilized in other stuff, like Uzaki-chan and Nagatoro-san (not that I've seen the latter atm)
@@ZekeStaright I mean, I feel like Takahashi just went with a formula that even Osamu Tezuka used, with tropes they reuse. Like how I'm seeing parallels to later characters in her Rinne series (just 3 anime seasons and then...nothing) as I'm watching the new Urusei Yatsura series
The Best Waifu in anime/manga has to be Belldandy (Ah/Oh My Goddess). She is kind hearted, compassionate, open minded and truly understanding. An encouraging, supportive and very welcoming individual. She can turn a wild lion into a cuddly kitten. She is however no wall flower, willing to throw down when it’s called for, even to the point of risking the planet to protect it from demonic entities. With a smile, and just her presence, she can turn a legion of assassins into well behaved members of society. What’s more she can drink the entirety of Ireland under the table, and has an array of talents and endearing pass times/hobbies. If I had anything negative to say it would be that her good and kind nature can inadvertently cause those she loves to suffer in minor ways at times, especially at the hands of her siscon little sister. That and she can get absolutely blasted of a sip of cola. Oh that and her Dad. @fuckoffOdin Though I will say Ryoko (Tenchi Muyo) comes at a very close second place. Her passion, spunky attitude, playful, and adventurous nature would make her endearing to most anyone she pursued. Add her overly affectionate (if somewhat sexual) nature and you’ve got a genuine keeper. A lot of headaches with her work ethic and raids by the GXP but a keeper.
Definitely agree on the shortcomings and awkward behaviors that didn't age well in Inuyasha. There's still a bit of a soft spot I have for this anime, having recently rewatched it I was struck by how well the animation, the fight scenes and the soundtrack have held up.
I think that "putting the necklace back on" moment is what ruins it. It should have been a moment where Kagome showed her trust in Inuyasha, and vice versa.
The first thing that came to my mind after reading the thumbnail is... "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Also my first anime husbando was Gene Starwind but one of the best is Kotetsu Kaburagi from Tiger and Bunny.
I think Inuyasha needs to be parodied more. Like over baring woman tries to tame a demon man who keeps trying to kill her but shes strong enough keep him fighting people she wants.
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can we convince you to take a look at mouretso pirates at some point?
Overheated? I initially though you said overrated 😆
Anyway I do understand why people hate Sword Art Online or Attack on Titans. Because with easy access to anime today, people who think that something what that see in TV is automatically good are hilarious. But when Inuyasha come out it was not so simple. I hate Gundam Wing, but I understand why it has so many fans. For many it was thy first Gundam and at the time most of good Real Robo shows were artificially hold by TV operators. Voltron was based on anime what was literal swan song of Super Robo genre.
Kyubey is so great in liar reveal plot exactly because he doesn't lie... directly or intentionally. It is why no one did see that coming. As side note, it is also great common day example of how eldritch characters work. Because his intentions are not evil, but execution of rational motives lead to severe consequences. The reason why he omit facts is purely because humans reacts on those poorly and he want avoid that. But he doesn't intentionally mislead people, just has hard time with grasping why humans fear what would to come (as he is hivemind without full perception of individuality).
To paraphrase some review I read way back in my high school cringeweeb days and that kinda stuck with me since, people really sleep on how good early Inuyasha actually is, before it degenerated into fillers and just pointlessly spinning wheels for seasons on end that are so typical of Takahashi. The demons are ghoulish and grotesque, the graphics are moody and dark when they need to be, and Kaoru Wada's masterfully atmospheric soundtrack just brings the whole experience together. Hand-in-hand with Onimusha, another formative experience of my childhood, Inuyasha really drove home the understanding that Sengoku-era Japan was NOT a nice place. Half the episodes start with the protag team rolling up to another village in search of the Shikon shards and discovering it completely ravaged by war/plague/demons. They chase away the wolves and crows feasting on the carrion, purge the local demons, assist whatever few people are still in the condition to be helped, bury the dead, Miroku says a prayer or two, and then they move on.
It's pretty bleak. I love it.
Yeah Feudal Japan (even fictional Japan) was disgustingly brutal during Sengoku Era.
That perfectly describes why I got so into it back in the day when the first half was still airing! And why I dropped off after it devolved into nothing but filler, padding to delay the end, and shonen-like battles and powerups.
The relationship between Kagome and Inuyasha is very toxic and it sucks.
The finale season that was called the final chapter was very enjoyable too.
@@ramonandrajo6348 it's one of the most realistic relationship in Anime which why some ppl don't like it. It's ain't all lovey dovey
I don't think inuyasha is overhated. Not outside the internet anyway. Most people who I met that grew up seeing the show on Adult Swim liked it. It just took millions of episodes for kagome and inuyasha ti finally get together. Even robot chicken joked about that aspect.
If I recall correctly, even Adult Swim itself took a jab at it by making a commercial for Inuyasha itself a montage of Inuyasha and Kagome saying each other's names over and over again. I could never get past the first ten or so episodes myself before I turned it off altogether.
Though honestly, can't the same thing be said about most romances in anime? The only ones I've seen that subvert that trope are Takeo and Yamato from My Love Story and Loid and Yor from Spy x Family with the former being more focused on what happens after they get together and the latter being more about what happens for them when the mission's over.
My friends and I enjoyed it quite a bit back in the day. I assumed it was one of the more popular shows on AS since they seemed to air it excessively for many years. I was surprised to hear that it gets this much hate, though that's probably because I'm not part of any online anime communities. I can understand it though as I eventually got burnt out on it and never saw it through to the end. There was too much filler and the plot progressed very slowly, plus it leaned heavily on its tropes to the point where it became annoying.
The relationship between Kagome and Inuyasha is very toxic and it sucks.
There's a video that has Inuyasha summarizing the Twilight movies, which is hilarious.
I had no idea people hated this show. Everyone I knew loved the show. It was definitely flawed, but its one that has a special place in my heart for years
agree
Yeah, it had a pretty notable hate train. Can't say I hated it either, but I can agree when people say Inuyasha wasn't as good as fans said it was. :p
Every show is hated by someone, but I'd say it gets a lot of criticism for having the potential of being a really good story, but because of its pacing and how drawn out the story is; only the most devoted will see it through. I quit after episode 92. Tried to watch it again earlier this year, I gave up after episode 30 something.
For me it’s definitely a comfort show for when I want to binge something formulaic but still entertaining without having to really think about it too much. There are stakes but they never get so big that anything feels especially intense or dire in my opinion. Its fun.
@@CrazyTasteyPi the hate train for Inyuyasha stopped when Kirito and SAO graced us all.....then everyone hated SAO lol
I like Brotherhood more than 2003, but I give 2003 the fact it handled the beginning way better. Because Brotherhood was retreading old ground, they rushed through the parts that had already been animated before (HxH 2011 also did this). It makes sense that people wouldn't want to sit through the exact same things for the same amount of time again, but the problem is that it absolutely killed the emotional impact of stuff like Nina and Hughes. Nina is obvious, but I also remember Hughes being one of the most emotionally impactful things from my early years watching anime. However, when I watched Brotherhood for the first time with friends who hadn't seen either FMA, I was surprised at both how much less time you get with either person, and my friends just didn't really care about Hughes when the thing happened. I think it really hurt that specific part to do that. But I overall enjoyed Brotherhood more once they actually got to a proper pacing and "new" content.
I have the opposite problem with FMA and Brotherhood that you had. For me, FMA took too long to get going before it really started working on its plot, whereas Brotherhood, due to condensing the shared part of the beginning, moved at a faster pace so it made it easier to latch onto the plot. Brotherhood recognized it hadn't been that long since they first told the opening bit and that not all of it needed full episodes dedicated to them, so it accounted for that and I think all the better for it.
Yeah, but it made the emotional beats in those early parts hit way harder for me. When I read the manga (and later watched Brotherhood), I felt nothing during those same parts. I think 03 does the early parts better, has better character development for Ed, has FAR better music, and the more grayer morality is interesting, while the manga/Brotherhood has better development for Al, better action scenes, a stronger closing act (I love the 03 TV’s final arc, but the follow up movie was of mixed quality to me) and a stronger supporting cast (especially Olivia, god I love her). They even out in my book. Granted, I don’t mind people not liking 03 FMA, I just get peeved when people call it “irrelevant”, as that title got a LOT of people into anime back then including myself, so using the phrase “irrelevant” is legit disrespectful.
For me the filler and ending on FMA ruined the series, they should had dignity and end it like the original adaptations of shaman king and hunter x hunter did.
Anyone else wish there was a way to combine the best of both?
I mean I kinda agree, I just kinda wish I had one that did everything so if I just wanted the FMA experience in show form it wasn't watching at least part of the first and then the second.
@@marduk17 >filler
Huh? As I recall, there was like one actual filler in the OG FMA series, which was the Flame vs Fullmetal duel, and it was one of the best damn fillers there is, up there with Outlaw Star's hot springs episode.
Also
>original adaptation of shaman king
>ending with dignity
Did we watch the same show? They beat Hao at the end I guess, but scriptwriters missed the point of the character entirely by nerfing him down massively to the typical anime screaming madman, and I distinctly remember the ending feeling really lame and undeserved. Is the reboot any better?
2:04 THIS. Is the perfect response to the whole "I'm sorry Stephanie Meyer" video made by *******, that wanna argue that the hate was all sexist and how men's media is not given the same harsh fan backlash as women's (Ignoring Bayformers, comic book movies, Jurassic World and Fast & Furious franchise).
True some portion is often men's hate But that ignores the hidden racism, relationship abuse, classism and double standard of rape done by pretty looking white men (50 Shades, 365 days, Jelsa) that earns the hatred and how unlike men's media, it often encourages it's audience to see such relationships as the standard for real relationships and doesn't clarify that it is a fantasy which leaves a horrible message to its young audience.
Yeah, my issues with twillight and 50 shades had nothing to do with "it was for girls"... but like, it was bad relationships and weird dynamics. Pedo vampires and abusive rich people. It was a jerk off book fantasy, no jerk off book should be that famous unless it is chuck tingle. He's got good representation and understands consent!
You're right and you should say it.
Well yeah they're definitely a double standard in media when it comes down to when women abuse men it's treated as a joke. And of course this goes beyond anime I just got through watching a lot of the Hey Arnold episodes and you see how Hegla treats Arnold and how everybody's okay with that. But the same people get very angry at the way Curly treats Rhonda.
the double standard is not just in media...
The anime/manga Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun, Hori (a dude) who oversees the drama club sometimes hits Kashima (a girl) for trying to play hooky from her drama club duties, and nobody, not even her, criticizes him for it. Though funny enough Kashima, while she does wear a skirt and everyone knows she is a girl, has a tad of a pretty boy face, is nicknamed “The Prince” as all her acting roles are various princes, and even plenty of girls swoon for her. Still, it is a counter example.
@failing@commenting That is very much true. I'm a guy who had an abusive girlfriend. I remember after breaking up and talking to my cousin he and his GF (now wife) about a week after I left my ex and them being like "oh it's just little love taps". I pointed out the arm sling I was in (a parting gift from my ex) along with lifting my shirt and pointing out a few spots that were still bruised or scared over from her abuse. They still think I "overreacted " by breaking up with her because "she was such a good fit for me "
Helluva Boss does this very well and doesn't sugarcoat how abusive Stella is to Stolas and what a spoiled bitch she truly is
Fiction isn't always meant to be taken as literally impossible, especially non serialized pulpy comedy. When a male character says something crass and then gets slapstick whacked on the head, that's not meant to convey that the character was literally assaulted, narratively speaking. Kinda like how when an anime character materialized a huge sweatdrop, that's not the narrative telling you that the character has dinnerplate sized pores that produce giant drops of sweat. Fiction uses exaggeration and imagery to convey irony, mood, emotions, etc. But this gets lost in western politics, which insists on reading into art as didactically as possible.
"There has to be more to life than fandom, otherwise it's not a life worth living"
_ Bennett The Sage
That one's worth to be written down on the quote notepad
Inuyasha feels like a series that was not meant to last as long as it did. Aside from the drawn out will-they/won't-they thing, there's the way the heroes keep fighting Naraku over and over and over, and how the gather-the-Shikon-Jewel-pieces quest becomes 99% completed early on, and then just stalls for a good long while.
As I recall, they completed it once, and then broke it again (into smaller pieces this time) during the introduction of Naraku.
Yeah, there's about 70 or 80 episodes of filler that add little to nothing.
At least none of the filler is as bad as "The Curry Of Life".
@@hariman7727 omg yes
It's the opposite, it's a journey and more than the battles it's an emotional journey, more than 100 eps are needed for character devlopment. Besides a few fillers I think the number of eps are good, 5 season would be perfecrt.
“Defeat Naraku” may be the overarching unifying plot that drives the story toward, but the heart of Inuyasha is in the characters and the mini plots. And all the characters and dynamics that come out of Naraku's past doing
Also, they didn't completed it early on. Only in the last season.
These kind of takes are excatly what cause hate, ppl that didn't watch Inuyasha just saying shit or overreacting.
@@hariman7727 there's 40 fillers actually and most of them add A LOT to the characters development, not everything has to be about battles.
It's annoying when ppl that didn't watch Inuyasha in years just make things up.
The only problem with Inuyasha is that it's told from a woman's perspective. This is a ROMANCE anime sprinkled with supernatural demon slaying actions, but people somehow expected Dragon Ball Z or Naruto, and bashed the anime because there's too many love triangle melodrama in it.
Some evidence to this is as clear as day: "Kagome is a useless heroine" and compared her to Sakura Haruno. This is not only stupid but also not understanding anything about the show. In actuality Kagome is some of the most important characters of the crew since she can detect McGuffins and provides emotional supports. But nope, a short-tempered girl from the 20th century not being badass enough to kill giant monsters without her half-demon boyfriend's helps = a bad character. It's like people only care about fistfights or don't understand that there are other things more important to teenage girls than having enough muscles to punch villains.
The complaint about the pace is another thing that doesn't make sense. "Too slow for my liking" whereas Dragon Ball Z drags out a single fight to 10 episodes but nobody bats an eye. The real reason behind this is that people want more actions but got character bits and melodrama instead. My mother, who's addicted to this show, is the complete opposite: She can't stand drawn out shounen fights, but can watch any TV drama with decent story and can make her laugh. Inuyasha has intriguing concepts, likable characters, and excels at being both comedic and lovey-dovey. Therefore she has absolutely no problem watching all of it despite "bad pacing", fillers and everything.
My biggest gripe with Inuyasha is that it's a story that could have been told in 24 episodes, maybe stretched to 52 without being too egregiously slow.
I mean, the problem was probably an amount of filler, iirc, but I kind of dropped it after a while anyway myself and never read the manga
@@ToHoldNothing the manga's art style is not nearly as polished as the anime was.
@@RaisonLychi Rarely is, and depending on age, the artist's style can change drastically, like early versus late Bleach. Heck, Hiro Mashima's first work looks really different from Fairy Tail and Edens Zero
What would you cut to make it fit into 52 episodes?
@@Dave175 the issue is that the slow pacing of Inuyasha permeates the whole show, so is no like in Dragon Ball where you can go "oh just skip the actual Journey to Namek" so to speak; the final season does a great job at trimming the fat
One of my hot takes: I found it really funny when some anime character who are presented as cold, menacingly figures for most of the anime do something stupid/ comical. Like when vegeta comically tired to cook a meal for beerus. Or when itachi was making eggs for Sasuke.
Inuyasha is overhated for a reason. however to say it's bad in terms of nostalgia there is no denying Inuyasha is one of those 2000s anime that a lot of early weebs (myself) have great memories over.
13th like and just wanted to agree it was one of my first ongoing series in my teen years and it meant a lot to see girls at the mall and school wearing inuyasha merchandise at the time.
I rewatched it last year and it's ok. not good or bad. But it has some very excellent episodes in there and Naraku is a pretty well made villain. The manga is tons of times better tho, thanks to it's better pacing.
Its crazy how much we all agree on this statement and idea.
I always saw it as one of those shows that sorta aged poorly over the years. Anyone can still enjoy Inuyasha of course, but mainstream anime nowadays has definitely shifted since then.
@@CherryAnime203 Lol but dont you love being transported to another world EVERY ANIME
kagome smacking yasha was a Takahashi trope. there was alot of that "slapstick" in Ranma 1/2 and Uresei Yatsura.
You know whats funny Kagome, Akane, and Shinobu are more based around the writers personality. Jezz
I think the issue is that Urusei Yatsura and Ranma were meant to be slapstick extreme comedies. Inuyasha was a more serious/straightforward fantasy
@@Sonicfalcon16 Yeah. Not really a good look.
@@oceanberserker No wonder oshii couldnt see eye to eye with her
It worked in Urusei Yatsura because Lum was intentionally supposed to be a brutish, overbearing, and immature girl. It's so blatant it's literally built into her character design with her being an oni (from space.) Despite the weirdness he finds himself in Ataru plays his reaction to Lum's stalking and clingy nature absolutely straight.
It doesn't work in InuYasha because the title character is brutish and immature, but is the victim of the person who's supposed to play the relationship dynamic completely straight. By the time Takahashi started InuYasha her tropes of an abusive female lead played for comedy had been thoroughly ingrained in her that they were her writing roots. It makes the interactions Kagome has entirely inappropriate.
Sage in 2023: Inuyasha gets too much hate
Sage when he had to _review_ Inuyasha: No. Noooo. Nooooooo. Nooooooo. NOOOOO. NOOOOOO. NOOOOO. NOOOOOOOO.
It's a fair reaction. The nostalgia for it is strong, but boy oh boy is half the main cast not nearly as tolerable as you remember.
@@RaisonLychi I mean, my point was how much hate he, himself, has heaped on Inuyasha, while he's now saying it's too hated. Like, dude, Sage, _you contributed to that!_
@@RabblesTheBinx I mean, he also said there are reasons it is hated beyond just "it's Dragonball Z for girls", which is an immature reason. Now I don't remember his Inuyasha review in question, but was he unfair in his assessments? Did he go for lowhanging fruit rather than present sensible reasons as to why he'd dislike it? If he did I don't think the hate he contributed is the same as the "overhate".
@@RabblesTheBinx Bennett's a midwit. He'll join any bandwagon at its peak, then when the bandwagon becomes culturally irrelevant (thus losing its cultural cache to be apart of it), he'll act like he's clever for re-evaluating the show. It's like all those critics who rushed to "re-evaluate" disco music in the 2000s, when you know half of them would have been vehemently anti-disco if they were alive in the 70s.
@@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262 Midwit? Nah. Midwit is making a burner to whine about some critic online.
At worst, Sage is a sellout. This is the mans job. And had he not opened that episode with such a memorable bit, it wouldn't be stuck in our memories as it is. It'd be lost in the tide with the other couple hundred anime abandon episodes. But even then, opinions can change.
The most midwit he is on this whole debacle is taking the movies as gospel. I know he's *anime*, not Manga, but fucks sake, filler should never count.
Another beautiful quality about Inuyasha is how accurate Takahashi tries to keep her stories regardless of the time period or the fantasy genere. Like small details from their outfits to the time period that they get sakura or snow in Japan. For example there were only seven new moons in the manga while yearly we get approximately 12 new moons. This means that in reality the story of Inuyasha until Naraku was defeated took months and not years like many people assumed.
Hot take: Ronin Warriors is that one anime that should be given a remake. They ended the series with giving the characters updated armor and there is still fans out there who would appreciate some love to this series.
YES! THIS! They made a remake of Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad they can remake Ronin Warriors!
As someone who's attempted to get into Inuyasha and watch the whole thing, My problem is that there's really no alternative to watching every single episode. It's been my problem with watching long running anime series for a long time. When I eventually get to Dragonball Z, I'll be using the Kai version. I don't have time for long running series much anymore. I will binge Inuyasha at some point but it's a bit daunting. Though not as daunting as stuff like Fairy Tail, OG Urusei Yatsura and, worst of all, One Piece.
I watched at least 6 long running anime these past 2 years excluding their fillers. examples are Bleach, Black Clover, YuYu Hakusho, Hunter x Hunter, Gintama and D.Gray-man. I also have been watching One Piece since I was a kid along with my brother. I even plan to watch Fist of the North Star this year.
There is always the option to read the manga, which is miles better at pacing the story.
Inuyasha was a serialized weekly series for (let's face it) kids and teenagers. It's not meant to be high art. It's literally made so you can jump into it at any point, then stop paying attention, then jump back in at any other point. And as a show that's not too plot driven, the random stand-alone episodes are a big part of the appeal.
Is that the best format for narratively tight fiction? No, but that's the format it used, and it's fun for what it is. But it may be a "you had to be there" thing if you're just getting into it now in the streaming era, and didn't see it on TV when you had the chance.
Inuyasha has a section where you can skip about 60 or 70 episodes that are filler, then go to the finale arc of the original and follow it with the sequel anime that came out later.
@@hariman7727 all the more reason to give it a Kai version.
Growing older has definitely limited my interest in a lot of the offerings that populate the anime/manga community, but then again I’ve always had a niche taste to begin with. Either way, I still stumble into new and refreshing stories all the time. Some of my favorite series were more mature titles I found and could relate to in my late 20s. Even in my early 30s I’m still finding gems. I just have to look a bit harder.
I'm 40 and I'm watching like 15 of the 30 new anime that just started two weeks ago. there is a lot of good shit out there if you look
Which is when I start making manga
I've skewed away from Drama anime if the cast is under 25, but I still have fun with shows like My Hero where the focus is on a major conflict not high school drama.
But I've loved Wave Listen to Me and Way of the House Husband and picked them up because the leads were adults.
I've always been the greatest Rumiko Takahashi fan. I mean, if I ever had the chance to meet her in person, I'd probably fall on my knees and break down in tears, no joke. Her works helped me get through a terrible adolescence, and she influenced my drawing style like no other artist. And yet, I think that Inuyasha is simply formulaic and insipid... and that's a great sin, when the author is the genius that revolutionized an entire industry, and that at one point was drawing Uruseiyatsura AND Maison Ikkoku for two publications at the same time.
2:30 I get your point, but, it's not like Inuyasha is innocent either, as there were times where he had a well deserved a "Sit Boy" command. More considering the times that he behaved like a complete jerk, like for example, when Inuyasha picks on Shippō Or when he gets into fights with Kōga (granted, Kōga himself is almost as much of a jerk as Inuyasha ironicly). There were even times where Kagome's "Sit" comand saved his life like making him snap out his berserk state (Specially when he fought Seshomaru in one ocassion). It's not that she defends Kagome because yes, there were times when she crossed the line and even she recognized it. Besides, it's not like she uses that spell so often if we compare it to how often she used it in the original anime, like in the InuYasga The Final Act anime or Yashahime.
I'm glad someone else pointed it out, it's not as if Kagome used it 100% of the time for no reason like you'd see with the MC in Love Hina getting the shit beat out of him for just breathing. There was a reason he got the necklace in the first place.
True but in yashahime he still have it. Even though they marry. The girl want power over him
@@Watch-0w1 Your not wrong, since she still does use the "Sit boy" spell in Yasahime. But like I said, count the many times she used it in The Final Act and Yasahime and compared it to the times she used it in the original anime.
Rumiko Takahashi has used that joke of the female love interest abusing the male lead since her first series in the late 70s.
Lum constantly zaps Ataru, Akane punches Ranma or otherwise rails anger at him because tsundere archetype. If anything Rinne kind of subverted that a bit, Sakura isn't nearly as mean, though I think she had moments in a more passive aggressive manner
i love it
When it comes to waifus I personally lean towards Windblade from Transformers Combiner Wars, Titans Return, and Power Of The Primes (which had too many anime elements to not be considered an anime). She may not be a popular choice when it comes to waifus, but When My Back Is To The Wall And All Hell's Breaking Lose, there's no other Waifu I'd want with me to Fight Till The End Riding In The Eye Of The Storm.
The 2003 FMA anime is very inconsistent. One episode you have Ed, AL, and Winry going to a village seeing tons of dead people die from some random disease, and they never talk about it again. They're not even traumatized.
Winry I'd give you, but Ed and Al are military alchemists, they've seen some shit.
They literally saw one of the most disturbing things before they even left home. You can't break what's already broken. I'm more surprised that they weren't completely desensitized before enlisting.
One thing I love about the 2003 FMA that I was disappointed didn't actually exist in the Brotherhood one was meeting Barry the Chopper when he was human.
That was fucking terrifying.
Edward Elric: We never mention this again.
@@MrPortajohn brotherhood did it better
Inuyasha was pretty popular. I would say it's underated. Girls love it the most. For some reason it scared me in middle school, but I wish I kept up with it because now I'm interested.
It's enjoyable. There's a few seasons of filler, but honestly it's at least decent filler.
There's no really awful filler like what Naruto or Bleach got.
@@hariman7727 no it's still dogshit
@@557deadpool yes, that perfectly describes the Inuyasha hate.
Watch something like jungle de ikou, or the other ecchi series, and other bad series.
@@hariman7727 other shows being bad doesn't make Inuyasha immediately good. And even then, at least the good ecchi shows are still above Inuyasha because they're far more watchable than watching bad characters waste our time in 30 minute intervals for a plot that goes absolutely nowhere.
@@557deadpool you are part of what's wrong with the world.
Also the magnet doesn't do the sit Boy joke once an episode.
Have fun being muted.
Speaking for myself, the reason I drifted out of anime as an adult was not because the characters were all teenagers, but because I had seen those stories and character arcs before.
Give me something new and fresh, like Kaguya Sama: Love is War, which has a teenage cast and has a hilarious premise, or Spy X Family, which has a 6-year-old protagonist and adorable character dynamics, and I'll get hooked like when I first watched Evangelion.
I love Kaguya-Sama! It's so funny and refreshing. I'm also gonna check out Spy x Family in April, it sounds so new.
Give you something new and fresh, like
"Kaguya Sama: Love is War" "Spy X Family"
... tsundere SOL romcom #82983 and #82984, except one has a paper-thin spy setting? Nothing against these shows but they get lots of mileage out of incredibly old tropes and conventions too.
For best Waifu I'll throw in an curve-ball from the usual Shonen affair and pick Miku Okazaki from Gal-Gohan. If there's any character that I think represents the "Glorious Reiwa-Era Romance" trope that manga readers have been praising for the past few years, I think Okazaki from this short Seinen 69 chapter manga is the paragon of the era. Within the first few chapters she realizes her feelings, confesses, gets rejected for perfectly logical reasons, but swears to improve herself not only for her own personal betterment but for the sake of her romantic pursuits. When rivals appear she doesn't get belligerent or monstrously jealous, in fact she encourages them because she knows their feelings are as real as her own and doesn't want to have them to hold back or feel regret for not expressing them. She's surprisingly sex positive or at least not written in a way to be full of "shame and shyness" about her body while being fully aware of her attractiveness for which she has a sense of huge confidence, which is honestly a breath of fresh air in the the absolute sea of female characters who have a lot of uncertainty or unawareness of such things.
so having a female lead of a story being abusive to her male counterpart is considered sexy? im a woman who loves Inuyasha but even i know Kagome is horiffically abusive and manipulative as a female lead. where is the TRUST of these two? kagome is soo jealous and loud and abnoxious she treats inuyasha like her own pet doggie! but i guess true love is abusing and yelling at your partner in desperate moments. no wonder i love inukik better...
Used to keep Inuyasha playing in the background in the college dorm while playing games like Unreal Tournament, Empire Earth, and Half Life 2. Didn't really leave a huge impression on me aside from some of the ending songs, which are still on my playlists today (My Will especially); I just remember thinking several times "When is this going to end?"
Original FMA is absolutely the better series for one simple reason: the Psiren episode.
Watched Bleach through the end of the Soul Society arc; should have ended there before things got ridiculous. That's all the attention I could give it.
Gun X Sword was a fun show. I was quite surprised to see it have such a large representation in Super Robot Wars 30; need to dig the series out again and have a rewatch one of these days.
Inuyasha biggest flaw for me is the lore of the father. It’s like every time Inuyasha learns something new, his father did it first.
Holo from Spice & Wolf remains to be my favorite female character, in general. Besides being a stunner, Holo is regal, snarky, and a bit of a tease. I wished there were more assertive waifus like her.
KAGOME!
INUYASHA!
KAGOME!
INUYASHA!
I will say though if kagome was male it would be just ushio and tora
A lot of adult demographic works (seinen) also focus on teenagers in high schools, or adults becoming teenagers again and going to high school.
It's like high school is the peak of life for your average Japanese, and only office hell awaits them after that, make me really depressed when I think about it.
Seinen is not as old as most people seem to think, it's a young adult audience.
re: your second statement, i read something along these lines recently too, more authoritatively stating its the case and as fact than the wondering/ponding as it comes across like you're doing here, but i think you're right on the money either way and makes sense to me what with the strict expectations for conformity and prioritising the collective/group (like loyalty and respect to employer etc.) over the individual, so highschool/teenage life is seen(/romanticised?) as the time where you're most free of those sorts of expectations and responsibilities, i mean you'll find the same sentiment all over the developed world and its cultural output ig but in japan it seems like it might be x10 more intense/emphasised
I am just going to say it, I think Mirko from My Hero Academia is one of the most overrated waifus in anime. She's just a checklist of fetishes super muscular but feminine body check, part furry check, warrior who wants to die fighting check. They're just trying to hard for me
Here's my Hottake:
Are you a fan of the characters from Tenchi Muyo Ryo-Ohki or Tenchi Universe, but want to see them in a TV series that isn't cannon to either?
Are you drawn to shows that utilize the Monster Of The Week formula?
Do you want to forget about each monster as soon as the next episode starts?
Do you want a show that leaves you asking "What The Heck Was That" after the series finale?
If you answered yes to any of those, Tenchi In Tokyo is for you, and may God have mercy on your soul.
The only reason why I'm not insisting @BennettTheSage do an Anime Abandon episode on this is because I doubt he's done enough horrible things to deserve such pain. Although Suave and Savage may know more about that than I do.
I legitimately remember watching the first three Tenchi series on Toonami/Adult Swim, and Tenchi in Tokyo is the only one I have absolutely zero memory of. I do remember actually liking it though and was surprised that it had such a bad rep.
@@chavesa5 Tenchi In Tokyo was kind of bland, and not as fun as the prior two.
Tenchi Universe is great.
The original Tenchi Muyo is a lot of fun, but needed a sequel instead of a reboot.
@@hariman7727 If your not aware Tenchi Muyo Ryo-Ohki, the Original, did get continued. A few years back we even got a Season 4 and 5 that fills in the Gaps leading to War on Geminar.
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We even get to see Tenchi FINALLY Wed the Girls. Ryoko and Ayeka also Pregnant.
@@nobalkain624 huh. I did not know that.
@@nobalkain624 Any word on when those seasons will be released in English dub?
Trigger has had success though? What on earth are you two talking about? They are still around, they are still making anime, and people still love them. Promare was a massive hit and Cyberpunk Edgerunners was also a massive success that basically overshadowed the failure of the game it was based on. Kind of a weird take.
2:41 Inuyasha is pretty much a straight up villain when we first see him. So giving Kagome some power to discipline him isn’t exactly unprecedented or unmoral. A civilized woman falling in love with and “taming” an evil or at least wild and rowdy man is something across all cultures. See Beauty and the beast, the myth of Enkidu, and to a lesser extent Journey To The West.
Trouble is, after Inuyasha has made the transition to full-fledged hero, there's a point where the restraining necklace breaks, and Kagome makes the choice to but it back on Inuyasha, just 'cause they like having that power over them.
@@ravenwilder4099 Wasn't that filler? I don't recall that in the manga and the episodes of the anime I watched.
@@ravenwilder4099 and it wouldn't be a issue if they just address it.
Considering she still uses it in the sequel series I call bull
@@tommyfishhouse8050 It was from the third movie, so basically
Wow, I was _literally_ going to bring up Star Wars and Pokémon as examples on non-anime fanbases that are overly demanding and entitled, but I was halfway through typing it when you said "Just look at Star Wars."
OMG, yes! The 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist is better than Brotherhood. I knew I couldn't be the only one that thought that, yet so many people I have heard said that Brotherhood was better. Not saying Brotherhood was bad by any means, but after watching both, the 2003 version was better to me. =D
Lust and Mustang were FAR more compelling for me in the 2003 anime that's for sure.
My problem with _2003_ is that that ending makes no sense. It was a show that I loved the premise and big chunks of, but as soon as I found out that they'd had a bad case of overtaken-the-manga I didn't need to ask when.
_Brotherhood,_ I enjoyed the story from beginning to end, even though there were some pacing issues (Father's origin story comes to mind.) And since my personal rating system relies more on 'story' than how the story is told (at least once the storyteller reaches a basic level of competency) _Brotherhood_ comes out on top.
Brotherhood does better work with characterization and the story arcs for everyone, in my opinion.
And the ending is so much better in Brotherhood.
Honestly the Gridman series are the best thing from Trigger, but people seems to remember only flashy things for the better or worse.
Love that I've finally got to hear Bennett's opinion on FMA and which series is better (even if I personally don't agree with it!)
Bennett, been a long time viewer, love your video essays and seeing your style evolve, and personally really enjoy how seriously you critique the material. Hope you're all good my dude :)
Bennett himself basically cops to the fact that while he stands by his critical assessment as an adult, he hasn't seen either series in a while and there's no mistaking that part of his preference stems from being very young and seeing that story for the first time. Brotherhood can't help but be a repeat in most zones.
@@chavesa5 Brotherhood goes in a completely different direction somewhere between episode 16 and 20, if I remember correctly.
Basically, when Ling shows up, the entire series changes for the better, and the ending is much more enjoyable.
The best in universe Waifu is Anna Kyōyama from Shaman King. The way she supports Yoh and actually pushes him to be better and stands up to his bullshit was great.
Bulma does this as well with Vegeta, but it’s mostly offscreen and we really only see the results of this in his growth as a character, not it happening in real time
"The best in universe Waifu is Anna Kyōyama from Shaman King." I see you're a man of culture as well.
I'm sorry, but I couldn't stand that bitch. She was the sole reason I gave up on the manga as a whole after Yoh lost to Faust.
If I REALLY have to choose a waifu... Winry Rockbell from FMA Brotherhood, Hot Ice Hilda or Aisha Clan Clan from Outlaw Star, and... eh, I can't think of a fourth right now.
Based. The relationship between Anna and Yoh is on another level. Only Yusuke and Keiko can compare.
Looking back on Inuyasha, the show was okay, but the ending sucked, I also like FMA and Brotherhood equally, and I know people like one over the other, but I think they’re both great series. Finally, I hate it when fans feel entitled to the point of whining and sometimes harassing the people behind it if the story doesn’t go the way they want.
Dude Inuyasha is my favorite piece of art, people are so cynical of everything... Nothing's perfect but Inuyashas moral storytelling is extremely underrated. And shut up about filler oh my god the manga has literally NONE. SO READ THE MANGA THEN!
I recently watched the Record of Lodoss War OVA and it's become my favorite fantasy anime (along with the original Berserk). Though it relies heavily on classic tropes, it doesn't feel generic. There's a sense of passion and craft; the novels the show is based off of come from Ryo Mizuno's old D&D campaigns, after all. I always find it interesting to see Western-styled fantasy worlds through a Japanese lens, and vice versa for that matter.
Also, the opening theme slaps and Deedlit is best girl
The OVA is gorgeous. I actually prefer the ED song more but yeah very based opinion.👌
It's one of my personal favorites as well, and honestly I find it refreshingly vanilla. Every damn fantasy anime these days is either an Isekai, or otherwise is set in a fantasy world that feels like a video game... there's no actual sense that the world is a real place, there's no sense of immersion because the Hero casts spells by bringing up a magic UI and selecting his spell from a selection screen, whether it's an Isekai or not.
That's not to say that I dislike Isekai as a whole. There's a few I rather enjoy; Overlord, Konosuba, Escaflowne (counts as Isekai even though it predated the genre officially). But even though I enjoy them, none of them feel like a true fantasy world.
Lodoss War actually felt like a true fantasy. It reminds me much more of Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones or other fantasy stories of that sort. I never find myself rolling my eyes thinking about how 'gamey' the setting feels, it never tears me out of the story by suddenly having Parn cry out his attack name, or have Deedlit pull up a Magic Spell UI so she can select her spell.
I'll push back on the teen anime characters- When I was a little kid and a teen, characters my age were almost never appealing because they're either written as immature and dumb or they're basically written as adults anyway.
Older characters were always more appealing, a big part of that was that they didn't have to get into their adventure in a silly backdoor way by stowing away or being a special genius chosen one or something, adult characters could just be doing their job so they're more relatable usually while the child characters were often just wish-fulfilment with a big dose of Mary-Sue. Certainly not always but pretty often.
I dunno, I HATED the love story between Inuyasha and Kagome. I felt she was spoiled and annoying and I just really wanted it to be a Sesshomaru show. Like… Kagome RUINS an otherwise great piece of work.
Never saw it before and much enjoying it. The characters have such depth. Inuyasha himself is loveable, scary, and funny all in one. I don't think you would want him hanging around without Kagome present. SIT BOY!
Yor is honestly best waifu. She might suck at cooking (except for one particular dish thanks to her co worker teaching her.) But she does her very best to being a helpful and caring fake mother/wife to her fake family. She's also adorable.
By the same token, Loid Forger is an excellent husbando. Technically works two full time jobs and is still there to cook dinner and help his family. He can tell himself as many times as he wants that it's all for the mission, but we all know how this story is gonna end.
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@@X_Blake Semi-serious question: why does it seem that people obsess over Yor as a waifu rather than discuss about her as a character? Whenever a reviewer brings her up, they tend to mention her physical appearance and other superficial aspects instead of more deeper aspects (like, how relatable is she? What makes her likabke? What are her insecurities? Her hopes? What themes does she represent? Etc.).
I could ask the same question about other female characters in anime. I just don't get this waifu craze (didn't that waifu meme originate from that creepy teacher from Azumanga Daioh? Shouldn't we distance from those kinds of deplorable people?).
@Cade Thumann The reason could be they go for the first easy answer that pops into their mind. It's fine they like her appearance, but they should know that if they want to persuade others to why she's a great character. They have to go in detail. I wouldn't have consider her one of my favorite character in the show/female protags of all time if she was just sexy or cute. There has to be more to why.
@@X_Blake It's just that I find this waifu fad to be dull and shallow. Many just fawn over female characters without having a meaningful discussion about them. Worse, imo, many people do this with characters who are much younger (i.e. 20+ adults with characters considerably younger). Like, one of my favorite heroines is Nanami Momozono from Kamisama Kiss (which is basically like Inuyasha, but more palpable as it onky goes up to 25 volumes, with the relationship being settled in vol 17 or 18), and I certainly won't label her as waifu as I, a 26 year old, can't and won't fawn over a teenager.
I mean, I like Yor's appearance too, but it's actually because I think it strikes a decent balance between attractive and cool (I really like the black and red color scheme as well as the front cut allowing dynamic motion like the tail ends of a coat) without looking too ridiculous (while unrealistic to fight in heels, it does give the image of a harmless formal woman who suddenly and brutally subverts the image). I'm more interested in her character as I also deal with social anxiety, fitting in with folks as a ASD dude, and am hyperconscientious of myself.
Regarding the “drifting in-and-out” of anime question, I don’t know if I’d pin it ALL on the age of the characters (I.e. teenagers). I’d argue that it would be the industry getting so engrossed in making the same genre because a particular anime did well that they end up telling many of the same stories over and over again, just re-skinned.
Case and point, the isekai genre. There are so many anime in the isekai genre that are practically the same story that I pretty much gave up on the genre. As a result, I watch FAR fewer anime now than I did during the early to mid 2010s
As an anime fan in my late 30s, do I wish there were more anime geared to adults? Sure…but at the same time, I’ve come to the realization that there are many adults that lose interest in anime because more important things come along (I.e. jobs, spouses, kids, etc.).
I loved this show growing up but even I admit I kind of fell out of it a little more than half way through because it took forever to the story to progress after a certain point.
I really hated it for making characters stupid for the sake of the story like how Kagome has the same power as Kikyo yet never carries that damn bow all the time. Yet she doesn't forget to bring snacks like it's a fricking picnic.
There's an irony to falling off of FMA Brotherhood because of the retread, because you can tell the creatives behind the series hated doing that too, to the point that they obliterate the pacing of said retread to get to the new stuff as fast as possible. It's extremely good after that point, but it's just so fast and loose feeling in the first bit that it's honestly a horrible experience for first-time viewers who really need to get to know the characters first. In the end it's a choice that served no one, save perhaps the workload of the animators as they got to cut half a season's worth of episodes. (which would be a pretty worthwhile cause in the current industry, come to think of it...)
Easiest prompt in the world: Nenene Sumiregawa from R.O.D.: The TV. She's that rare sight in anime: a normal, mature woman. She has a rich, multilayered personality, avoiding cliched or exaggerated character traits, and making her one of the few characters I could easily imagine meeting in the real world. In a world full of whacked-out superpowers, she stays level-headed, keeps everything grounded, and makes it abundantly clear she has no time for any of the anime BS happening around her.
Of course, I might just be biased because she's a writer.
Going to take a long shot here and gonna go with what I feel was my first waifu Belldandy. She was loyal, kind, sweet, romantic, beautiful, a goddess(duh), would stand by and support you. Plus if anyone tries any kind of business and make some deal to force you to go to someone else(like with magic or nefarious means), Belldandy would also show how powerful she can really be.. I mean even Urd freaks out when Bell is angry.
Saying those teenage characters in anime all stayed teenagers.
Naruto, who’s 33 currently: Am I joke to you?
@stevenchoza6391 Pokemon says hi
I never knew Inuyasha to be hated. I only ever knew of people who liked it/loved it or people who never watched it or gave it a chance. I don't think I'd be able to take someone that hated it seriously 😅
You must haven't watched Sages review on it.
@@TheHandHistoryVault Nope, must of missed it. But by "not take them seriously", I don't mean their opinion on everything. Hate just seems like such a strong feeling to have against a show like Inuyasha, so that's hard for me to take seriously
@@TheHandHistoryVault pretty sure he only reviewed a filler movie that was a cash grab and nothing more.
Man, I wish I could love Inuyasha. It used to be one of my favorite anime as a child. I love the character designs, the music, the openings/endings, the relationship drama (for the most part) and even the battles. I really like going back and watching anime from that era and reliving old memories but I just can't with Inuyasha. I hate the fact that Kagome constantly abuses Inuyasha for the sake of a joke. It's just not cool or funny in any way and it ruined the whole thing for me.
The point about fans needing to remember that creators are human and need breaks is definitely something I think about a lot. Even if you want to take a selfish approach, how are you going to get more content if the creator worked themself to death?
Obviously, we need to be more empathetic and wish for the health and wellbeing of others.
I co pletely agree about bleach. I read the manga and was fine. I did manage to watch more of that than Naruto, but for me, Inuyasha is one of my faves. I do agree with the "dog collar" aspect and that aspect of that particular movie I didn't care for. As a whole though, I kind of liked what you could get from it, someone who has had a bad lot in life who is good deep down but became irritable and angry as he grew older only to find something to be happy about when he made friends and realised that not everyone is a complete ass? For me, that aspect is what got me relating to it. I was the kid who sat in the corner reading, who sometimes got angry at people because I didn't know how to deal with either my emotions or the fact that I didn't know how to communicate with other people without upsetting them or being ridiculed because I didn't understand something. Sure, the romance was nice and I guess the friendships are relationships so that is part of the draw to me, but I also came to it in my early to mid 20s because the UK got very limited anime back then unless you had a well off family who could afford a sky dish. So I never got the hate myself, but I also understand that we are all different and can't all like the same thing. For example; I would disagree on FMA. The lacing was indeed better but how they dealt with the characters didn't endear me to them as much as the manga writing did, so when brotherhood came along I ended up really enjoying it. The main issue with the original was how much Ed cried in it. It was a big thing that Ed never cried in the manga so when he finally let himself cry at the end, it was a powerful moment. But he was balling his eyes out at the drop of a hat in the original, at least it seemed that way to me. I also found it got really boring and depressing in the end. So I'm more team brotherhood in that aspect.
I’m also sick of teenage boys being written like they’re in there mid 20’s 😂 bc authors are out of touch
Just engagin with the content here, Barnes.
I personally think that Studio Trigger is a pretty good anime studio since not only that they made the iconic “Kill La Kill” but they also made some pretty good anime as well like “Little Witch Academia, “BNA: Brand New Animal”, “Inferno Cop” and “Space Patrol Luluco” just to name a few despite the fact that a lot of people tend to heavily base and compare their own personal opinions on Studio Trigger’s works on the lengthy success and legacy of their predecessors over at Studio Gainax.
Also I personally think that the best waifu in my humble opinion would probably be Bulma Briefs from Dragon Ball since Bulma would probably be really fun to hangout with on a relatively relaxing day and she’s a super genius who could make any type of High-Tech device that you could ever want (plus being one of the richest characters in anime certainly doesn’t hurt either)!! It’s like being with a female Tony Stark without the crippling alcoholism!!😁👌❤️❤️❤️
"Inuyasha sucks" is a blasphemous take...Inuyasha was dope. From the super swords to the iron reaver soul stealer to the demons and demon slayers...yes the plot could have been sped up, but just because the plot was fattened with romance doesn't make it bad. I would have rather the corny stuff be expanded upon than to have had the story be short. It gave you a chance to understand the characters and furthermore the worlds they lived in
Inuyasha is a wonderful anime, particularly the first three seasons + the final act that wraps everything up quite nicely. I actually rewatched the entire series on blu-ray during the pandemic and had a spectacular time overall. Genuinely do not get the modern hate nor do I gel with the tendency of older weebs to shun what they once enjoyed during their youth.
I am currently reading inuyasha and I'm on chapter 87, I think I'm finally dropping it. Villain of the week is lame because there's no villains to look forward to and the ones we do get are lame and are absolute jobbers. The romance is uninteresting, everyone is hyping the romance but it's all predictable and isn't anything special. There's no interesting characters, not a single one so far. IMO Inuyasha is very outdated and I see nothing special about it. All 87 chapters for me feels like fucking filler, villain of the week for this anime is so lame unlike eva, samurai champloo, cowboy bebop, yu yu hakusho, dragon ball og etc.
6:33 I guess you didnt watch Cyberpunk Edgerunners then....or even Promare, which was a pretty popular movie in the theaters when it released. BNA was also pretty enjoyable, despite it not being something that special.
He said specifically since Kill la Kill they haven't been able to recapture that same level of wow factor and success and while both are great and successful? I can see his point if he was keeping them in mind. That show and movie were popular primarily in anime and in the case of the former gaming circles which for as big as those get? They're still sections of fandom and not the general audience. With Kill la Kill, I think it's fair to say due to its success on streaming services and Toonami and the fact it got a video game that was released and dubbed over here that most people have heard of it. Also there's the distinction. Promare is a film and Cyberpunk Edgerunners is a Netflix exclusive. If we're talking just plain anime though that's aired on TV? Trigger really hasn't done anything to recapture KLK's success there.
Inuyashas most damning problem is, in my opinion, Rumiko Takahashi's way of writing. Talking about the manga we get about 50-70 chaps of loose adventuring intersparsed with setting up its main cast, and each members motivations and base relationships to each other. I think that chunk is certainly promising, in Kagome, Inuyasha and Kikyo we get one of the most intriguing love triangles and in Onigumo we for once get a really deep and emotionally heavy origin for our at really mysterious main villain. Actually, almost every recurring character is setup really intelligently. When reading Inuyasha one thing sticks out about its pacing tho: It builds really slowly adding layers and textures to its cast and world-building. I would say about shortly after the introduction of Kohaku some other patterns start to emerge tho, like the gang repeatedly seeking out Narakus castle in the mist, Miroku being robbed of his power by demon hornets, Sango freaking out over Kohaku being brainwashed, the Naraku at the castle being a doppleganger, and so on. It repeats itself pretty blatantly after a while, leading to the introduction of Narakus several offspring, reminding me of how Fairly Odd Parents introduced, a baby, a dog, and a girl, to distract from its actual writing faults. Now onto my take: Rumiko Takashi didn't really plan her story through. Dealing with a weekly schedule she rather made things up as she went, not unlike Dragonball, actually. Once I read in a translated interview with her, that she always loved professional wrestling, but only all female japanese joshi wrestling. Takahashi's writing style reminds me of how wrestling storylines are booked, even in its flaws. I think of the oversaturation of the NwO faction in 90s WCW, leading to the introduction of further rivalling sub-factions, ultimately missing its own point by turning their former outlaw image into absolute normalcy. After it set up its most important characters, Inuyasha finally drops the ball by not putting them to use to their fullest, meandering on until its ending. So my personal reasoning for disliking Inuyasha is its inconsistency and the disappointment of seeing some really great characters potential squandered by trite storytelling.
The only worse contender in this department is Gantz!
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Press the enter button when the subject shifts/every so often, and it's readable instead of an eye tearing wall of text.
I really doubt that you're going to see this reply but why would you say that the worst contender in this specific department is Gantz? Not to say that isn't flawed quite frankly it is packed full of them but the worst in that department?
I personally never got the sense that InuYasha was overhated. Don't get me wrong, I certainly know there are haters out there, but it never felt like InuYasha was hated to the same extent of other anime people complain about, like Fairy Tail, which actually is an overhated anime, in my opinion.
I loved Inuyasha. The love dynamic between the characters felt more genuine and not straight up "omg main character, you're so cool, I'm your love interest now". The animation at the time was also super good for a long running show, and I remember it just standing out. And considering it's from the same creator as Ranma 1/2, the physical abuse gags are the be expected imo(it's pretty much Ranma and Akane v2), but I can see why a lot of people did not appreciate it
Been aaway from a while, this is the 2nd time, and for the 2seconed time you greet me with an inuyasha episode. Bennett i have loved uour content since mad bull 34 and soverigen of the damned all the way back in 2013. Good to see you still going. You helped me motive myself to loose weight. And now i need to be reminded of a few things. Glad youre still here mate and about to make a death note episode none the less. Always glad to see ya bud.
Sage do you ever plan on doing a deep dive into Gunbuster/Diebuster? I pose a theory that these series contain one of the rarest events in all of anime history: A satisfying ending that is both appropriate and leaves you with a sense of completion.
5:24 What's this wink wink nudge nudge? I'm always out of the loop.
But Griffith isn't a "Liar Revealed" character. We meet him as a villain, so there's no "reveal", and he never lied about his intentions. Early on, he said, "I will do anything to get my own kingdom.".
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what recent events makes you not want to rewatch FMA ?
Difference between Kubei and Aizen is that I was always suspicious of Kubei(doesn’t help that the show opens with one of the characters trying to kill him).
I wanted to speak on the manga vs anime point. Claymore is one of my favourite anime. With the anime's end and its manga-inspired, anime-only ending I bought every copy of the manga as it became available. Sometimes an anime can grab you in such a way it leads you to the source material. Not a bad thing if you really enjoy the characters and story.
My Waifu would have be to the first anime crush I had
Botan
She's smart, kind, compassionate, but knows when to be serious and was a great guide to Yusuke early on in the series. Also, that woman was totally ok wading in with nothing but a bat and spray during the Four Beasts arc. She's well rounded, and I like that. I also have a thing for woman with blue hair, and Botan is PROBABLY to blame!
Oh my god... you just made me realize Botan is more than likely why I too like women with blue hair 😂
This video was like an Anthology chronicling stages of Bennetts facial hair. I love continuity haha! Love the videos sage!
Best waifu? Ryoko. Hands down or, at least for this Oldtaku. Sail the stars with a hottie who genuinely loves you whole heartedly even though sometimes she'll play a prank or two? Hell yes.
Best husbando? Hmm....fiance tells me probably Kōhei Inuzuka from Sweetness and Lightning. Can't really beat the attractiveness of someone doing the best they can trying to raise a daughter and while learning how to be a badass cook.
She was my first waifu and still love her character to this day.
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I watched the end of inuyasha out of obligation to just see it finally get into the grave it took ~222 episodes digging.
The abusive relationship aspect was REALLY popular at the time for some reason (see love Hina, which aged like milk)
"Omfg, how many times will they be surprised it's Naraku"
"What was the population of ancient Japan that they could kill masses of people so regularly that the future is not affected?"
"Why aren't any of the demons worried they're not around in kagome's time? Like naraku failing is so obvious because he isn't ruling the present world."
"Are we going to forget Koga was a murderous rapey assbeast? His wolves killed Rin and her whole family. "
"The moment naraku stops running away he will die. Yup that's about what I expected."
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Comedic female on male abuse WAS anime for a long time.
Yeah, it was Naraku A LOT, but he did disguise himself every time, and had a ridiculous number of split off parts.
The implication of Inuyasha is that the events of the series were already past events, so everyone that died would have already died because time travel BS.
None of the past demons know that.
Yes, the DID forget Koga was really awful.
Yay! Naraku is finally getting killed!
Some parts haven't aged well, but I'd rather watch the NON-filler episodes of Inuyasha again over watching a lot of the new anime that's out now.
There're answers to all that, but you just looking to hate. Did you watch inuyasha in the past 5 years?
Naraku is a genious villian, it was always him, but also never him. He always used Kagura/Kana/random ppl/ band of 7 or even Sesshomaru. They rarley met Naraku at all untill the last season when he become one with the jewel
Huh? Since when Inuyasha is one of the most hated? Sure every anime has haters and Inuyasha is no different, but I didn't see any hate train, not like against KNY or Bleach anyway 🤔.
I guess that also depends on your community, cause most of the hate is from hardcore shonen fans that like battle shonen for example. So you'll see more hate toward Inuyasha in those circles.
I think there's also a double standard against Inuyasha with male shonen/fantasy watchers, because Inuyasha isn't a typical shonen it's like a mix of shoujo as well and no shonen anime put relationship in the center of the story like Takahashi did. Another thing is the ppl talking without knowing anything about it and spreading wrong info, some comments here are good examples. Like when ppl always saying it has ton of fillers, but it had 40 from 193 episodes or saying Naraku always escape when in fact they rarley met him at all.
Best Waifu? Easy. Tomoko Kuroki from WataMote. Distinctive design, memorable personality and one of the most relatable characters in anime. She's someone you want to help, and while the comedy of the show focuses around her flaws, they make her more human and more likeable to me.
The best waifu is easily Noelle Silva from Black Clover for the simple reason that she is a love interest powerful enough to remain relevant in the later arcs of a SHONEN.
She's also pretty, she's flawed but not annoying, has her own struggles to overcome, and has legitimately good reasons to be attracted to Asta. Bonus points for her mermaid form.
It was a totally guilty pleasure of mine. Not a bad series by any means, but obviously there were better choices in terms of even just long running shonen. It was just pure comfort food for me.
Love seeing the Kyubey shoutout. One of my favorite villains period. Such an interesting take on the devil character though one I think that is misunderstood a bit. BTW I would love to hear you talk about Madoka Magica at some point. It’s one of my favorites of all time and I think old enough for you to talk about. While EVA will always be the most important anime to me, Madoka Magica is right up there because even more-so than EVA, which I do legit feel has spiritual meaning to it, it feels very spiritually significant to me, no joke. But it manages to combine that aspect with some of the greatest art and animation in the medium, and a fantastic story. And remains the only story I know to have an unnecessary sequel with an open ending that is possibly even better than the original story which is already fantastic.
I agree that Bennett should look at Madoka Magica, that would be very interesting.
I'm also sour about how the series turned out. I 100% understand why certain characters did what they did, it just rubs me the wrong way. (Doesn't help that I'm biased towards happy - or at the very least - bittersweet endings.)
Worst part is that there hasn't been a follow-up in years, only spin-offs with questionable canonicity.
At least the Incubators finally got what was coming to them.
(Bunnycat's a dick. )
"I'll give you what you want, and the price is getting what you want."
@@hariman7727 Exactly! It’s like Rebellion itself is the wish the fandom made to Kyubey! And it forces the audience into the uncomfortable position of relating to Homura’s feelings and actions throughout the film. Much like Shinji being a character you can’t have a strong reaction too without telling on yourself, Homura is the exact same way and ironically that’s at the core of the whole “Homura did nothing wrong?” debate. Regardless of which side you’re on, an extreme opinion is very telling of a lack of self awareness.
I'm not sure if the Trigger comment was submitted before or after cyberpunk: edgerunners, but that anime really let Trigger show off their strengths and identity as a studio.
Best waifu: Ryoko (Tenchi Muyo!)
Best husbando: Brook (One Piece)
Holo from Spice and Wolf is definitely best girl among best girls. She’s smart, witty, has excellent chemistry with her love interest, and is a genuinely interesting and well-written character to boot. While she does fall into that “looks like a teenager but is really 700 years old” trope, there’s an obvious maturity to how she speaks and carries herself that sets her apart from other characters like that. Runner-up would be Rin Tohsaka, since she’s also a great character and her influence on the tsundere archetype can’t be ignored.
Hot take: Characters from the last 2 or 3 years of anime shouldn’t be included in best boy/girl discourse. Yor and Marin are too recent to be anything but “flavor of the month” waifus.
In the late 1990s-2000's, my waifus were Ryoko (Tenchi Universe) and Steel Angel Kurumi.
In the 2010s, it was Faye Valentine and Yoko Littner.
In the 2020s, it's Chika Fujiwara.
And as for husbando...Who else but Speedwagon?
that smile at the end is the smile of a man who knows exactly what kind of can of worms he has opened up and I for one cannot wait for the next dumpster dive
"Women are only the reward for defeating the final boss." And then there's Naruto and Hinata. It felt like the author had such social anxiety, he didn't even dare to draw as much as a handshake between them after she got herself killed while confessing her love.
Fullmetal Alchemist is an odd one for me, because I enjoy the original manga's story more and Brotherhood is more faithful to that in the end. But in terms of actual direction, pacing, and tone, I think the 2003 version stands out a lot stronger in my mind despite the filler episodes. So even with the lesser story and worse ending, I think it has better execution.
I think Marin Kitagawa from My Dress-Up Darling is still top tier waifu. She's proactive, takes credit/apologizes when she has wronged someone, is good at getting people out of their shells, cute as a button while also having sex appeal, can actually figure out when she likes someone more than a friend. The one down side I see is part of the longevity of a series problem, she won't confess cause they need to drag out the story.
That's kind of bread and butter for romcoms in general. Rumiko Takahashi made and continues to make bank even just from her early series that stretched out the romance aspects, usually because they were sidelined. But that strategy is utilized in other stuff, like Uzaki-chan and Nagatoro-san (not that I've seen the latter atm)
@@ToHoldNothing Yes, & I fault them all for it o(>w
@@ZekeStaright I mean, I feel like Takahashi just went with a formula that even Osamu Tezuka used, with tropes they reuse. Like how I'm seeing parallels to later characters in her Rinne series (just 3 anime seasons and then...nothing) as I'm watching the new Urusei Yatsura series
The Best Waifu in anime/manga has to be Belldandy (Ah/Oh My Goddess). She is kind hearted, compassionate, open minded and truly understanding. An encouraging, supportive and very welcoming individual. She can turn a wild lion into a cuddly kitten. She is however no wall flower, willing to throw down when it’s called for, even to the point of risking the planet to protect it from demonic entities. With a smile, and just her presence, she can turn a legion of assassins into well behaved members of society. What’s more she can drink the entirety of Ireland under the table, and has an array of talents and endearing pass times/hobbies. If I had anything negative to say it would be that her good and kind nature can inadvertently cause those she loves to suffer in minor ways at times, especially at the hands of her siscon little sister. That and she can get absolutely blasted of a sip of cola. Oh that and her Dad. @fuckoffOdin
Though I will say Ryoko (Tenchi Muyo) comes at a very close second place. Her passion, spunky attitude, playful, and adventurous nature would make her endearing to most anyone she pursued. Add her overly affectionate (if somewhat sexual) nature and you’ve got a genuine keeper. A lot of headaches with her work ethic and raids by the GXP but a keeper.
Definitely agree on the shortcomings and awkward behaviors that didn't age well in Inuyasha. There's still a bit of a soft spot I have for this anime, having recently rewatched it I was struck by how well the animation, the fight scenes and the soundtrack have held up.
I think that "putting the necklace back on" moment is what ruins it.
It should have been a moment where Kagome showed her trust in Inuyasha, and vice versa.
The first thing that came to my mind after reading the thumbnail is...
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Also my first anime husbando was Gene Starwind but one of the best is Kotetsu Kaburagi from Tiger and Bunny.
Outlaw Star is my favorite series, and Aisha Clan Clan is best girl... if you can handle her.
I think Inuyasha needs to be parodied more. Like over baring woman tries to tame a demon man who keeps trying to kill her but shes strong enough keep him fighting people she wants.
Sounds like chainsaw man, beside him want to be his dog
Hey, we need more that in fiction.