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I was asked in the comments of the original post I made about more context on the question and answer by @queen-feisty-pants, and then I realized my brain had misinterpreted one part of the text. So I am going to do a more proper translation this time, to provide proper context. I will delete the previous post due to inaccuracy in a little bit.

Anyway, here is question and answer:

Question: In Yashahime, Inuyasha and Kagome’s daughter, Moroha-chan, appears. Inuyasha is half-demon, Kagome is human, and Moroha-chan is a half-demon and human mix. Do the three of them age differently in the Warring States Period?

Takahashi: They seem to age at about the same pace as the timeframe of the story. Signs of their aging may show up decades later.

Translation Note:

The person who asks the question refers to Moroha-chan as a ハーフ (haafu), which in normal, real life context means “biracial.” I guess, it would still kinda mean biracial here too, since we are talking about humans and demons, lol. Also, in Takahashi-sensei’s answer, when talking about their aging she uses 時を過ごす (toki wo sugosu), which is a phrase that means “spend time together,” but can also be used to mean “aging.” 

So it seems that their ages mostly match up with the time span of the story (Takahashi-sensei uses 物語のスパン, monogatari no  span, “span of the story,” but the Japanese use of “span,” is more specifically about time, timeframe, etc.). This seems to imply, for example, that 14 years have passed in the series, so Moroha is 14, and I guess? the same would apply to Inuyasha based off this.

Warning: I’m not gonna lie, I went off with this one. This fic sits on the BDSM/kinkier side of things. It is not one of my average, vanilla smuts. I understand this fic may not be for everyone, but I didn’t want anyone going into this blindly. If you’re okay with that, have fun! I’m pretty proud with how it came out. If you’d like more details, please feel free to message me privately and I’ll be more than happy to explain everything you can expect.

Edit: Please, please, heed the warning above. In this setting, Inuyasha and Kagome have an established dom/sub relationship - which is not altogether clear in the beginning and is later clarified as they get into things. The topic can come off as controversial, and can be triggering. I want it to be understood that every aspect of this act is consensual. There is open communication through and through. If you have any concerns at all, I will not be offended if you choose not to read this fic, and/or will be more than happy to give you a detailed description of what to expect if you pop into my dm’s requesting as much.

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The tension was sliceable, the air was quiet, the discomfort was rising, and yet the door was shut respectfully as they entered their apartment. Kagome sighed out, letting the breath drag slowly so as to be as silent as humanly possible, hanging the strap of her purse over the back of one of the dining chairs. For the umpteenth time since they’d left the event, her brown eyes flickered over to her live-in boyfriend, landing on his button-up-shirt-clad back as he dropped his keys on the kitchen counter. His long, silver hair was tied up in a ponytail, shirt tail tucked into his belted slacks, and body language radiating unpleasantries.

Everything was going fine at her work event. Inuyasha was even putting in effort to be sociable and agreeable - even though Kagome was well aware work parties, or parties of any sort, weren’t his thing. She’d promised him they wouldn’t stay long; she just had to show face for a while and it would be nice to show up with the boyfriend she’d always talked so much about. Without much leg twisting, Inuyasha agreed, they dressed up, they went, they had a couple drinks, they socialized, and then there was a dramatic shift. Inuyasha’s expression had grown hardened, maybe even a little disapproving. He stuck to her side territorially, which she, truthfully, wasn’t against in the least; the gesture just seemed to be taken up a notch above average. Kagome could have even sworn that somewhere along the beginning of his mood change, she’d heard a barely-recognizable growl deep beneath his breath. But, every time she tried to see what was up, he avoided answering.

Inuyasha wasn’t the type to swallow his aggravation, though. He was bold, upfront, a little abrasive, and honestly quite hot-headed. Kagome had grown used to it over the past two years of their relationship; she expected his typically rough tone when he was upset about anything. Yelling wasn’t so much his thing, and only a small handful of times had he lost his temper enough to raise his voice at her - which only resulted in an unresolved screaming match and a later understanding that if things ever got that heated between them, they needed to take a break and revisit the issue when they could rationally talk things through. But - but - what tipped Kagome about his current state was the level-headed demeanor Inuyasha was presenting. It was legitimately intimidating to her. As soon as they’d left for home, it was like an air of indifference came over him. Inuyasha didn’t look at her, didn’t talk to her, didn’t place his hand on her thigh as he drove, didn’t speed, didn’t curse, didn’t hold her hand through the lobby of their apartment building, in the elevator, or in the hall, and he didn’t let the door fall shut on its own, opting to deliberately twist the knob and quietly close it before latching the bolt. Now, he was going about his business as if she wasn’t even there.

That scene (and the events leading up to it) is the culmination of Inuyasha grappling with what he owes Kikyou and then communicating that as honestly as possible to Kagome; it’s Inuyasha giving Kagome the chance to walk away from a situation he knows will be painful for her. He doesn’t want to string her along: this whole scene is him telling Kagome in no uncertain terms that he needs to prioritize Kikyou. It’s him refusing to make Kagome any promises he’s not sure he can keep. Inuyasha believes it’s his duty to prioritize Kikyou, because Kikyou died for him and it would be dishonorable to give her anything less than his life in return (he says as much in the chapter). And try to put yourself in his position; really try to feel what he must have felt. The woman he’d once had feelings for—presumably the first person to treat him as anything more than just a monster—died for him, maybe died because of him. (That’s certainly what he thinks). How could he then abandon her when she’s brought back against her will, when she’s suffering in a counterfeit body, when she needs him most? In his eyes in that moment, the best way to honor Kikyou is to first avenge her death and then give her his life in return for hers. 

In other words: he’s trying to do right by Kikyou. He’s trying to honor her sacrifice the best way he knows how. 

But he knows he can’t then ask or expect Kagome to stay with him. In his own words from the chapter, “Who’d be so selfish?” Pay attention to that word: selfish. He thinks it would be selfish to expect Kagome to stay with him after his decision about Kikyou. He knows it would cause her pain, and that’s the last thing he wants to do.

But let’s be clear: it’s not easy for him. Not at all. He doesn’t want Kagome out of his life. He doesn’t want to leave her, or see her leave him. That’s why he puts off going through the well: he knows it would be the last time he sees her. That’s why he gets upset with Miroku, Sango, and Shippo for pushing him to do it: he shouts at them, “You want us to break up so much?!” He doesn’t want to “break up” with Kagome. He cares deeply for her, and it goes way beyond simple friendship. At this point in the series, he’s already admitted that he wants Kagome by his side (chap. 72), that there’s no replacement for her (chap. 78), that Kagome is his home (chap. 115), that when he met Kagome he regained his “lost heart” (chap. 123)… I mean, come on: this is not just friendship with Kagome, and Inuyasha feels that, even if he doesn’t cognitively recognize it. I think at this point in the series he’s already in love with her. 

But for him, the situation with Kikyou is not a question of whom he loves more (despite how many people want to interpret it that way): it’s a question of doing the right thing. Of what honor demands of him. This isn’t about Inuyasha loving Kikyou more than Kagome. Pay attention to the terms he uses whenever he talks about or considers Kikyou: he talks about his role in her death (in chap. 78, he says her death is at least half his fault), he talks about his own failure to help her, he talks about how he doesn’t deserve to laugh or feel lighthearted after what happened to her… in other words, he almost exclusively talks in terms of guilt, in terms of duty and honor. That’s a stark contrast from the terms he uses when he thinks of or talks about Kagome (home, ease, happiness, etc.). This is very, very telling. 

He loves Kagome, however unconsciously at this point; but he owes Kikyou. And it’s a debt he can’t just ignore. He can’t be selfish, even though he wants to be. It’s not about whom he loves more, it’s about guilt and redemption, what’s owed and what must be paid. So in light of the debt he owes, he decides to see Kagome one last time and let her walk away from a mutually painful situation.  

It kills me, because this scene is so often misconstrued and used as ammo against Inuyasha’s character. But this isn’t two-timing, this isn’t Inuyasha trying to “have both” (thanks for that “artistic license,” Sunrise) or play one against the other—it’s the exact opposite. He’s come to a painful decision about what he thinks honor demands of him: now he’s going to cut Kagome loose from it, because to do otherwise would be to cause her even more pain. It would be dishonorable not to give Kagome a clean break from it. Despite what she means to him—or really, because of it—he can’t ask her to keep returning to him when Kikyou has such a claim on his future.

But Kagome surprises him: she acknowledges his decision, acknowledges Kikyou’s place in his life—and then asks if she can stay with him anyway. She decides his happiness is more important than her pain. And she makes that decision of her own free will and with eyes wide open. I’ve seen people argue that Inuyasha should have talked her out of it, or tried to convince her otherwise, and the fact that he didn’t means he’s two-timing; but I don’t think that’s at all fair to Kagome, and I wonder if Inuyasha sensed that, too. Kagome had a right to make that choice for herself. She has just as much agency as Inuyasha in determining her future and with whom she wishes to spend it. And as I mentioned before, she made that choice for herself with all the information. Inuyasha didn’t deceive her about his intentions. 

And guys, this scene is huge, because now they’ve arrived at a mutual understanding. Inuyasha admits pretty clearly that he cares for Kagome (as evidenced by the lines, “I didn’t trust anyone until I met you,” and “When I’m with you, I feel at ease”), but he’s not in a position to promise her anything certain when someone else has a claim on him; Kagome verbally recognizes and accepts Kikyou’s claim, and asks if she can stay with him regardless. They’re being gut-wrenchingly honest with each other about the possibilities and potential limits of their relationship. They’re working so hard to be on the same page. 

This is not what two-timing looks like, y’all. Two-timing involves deceit and callous disregard of your partner; in this chapter and throughout the events leading up to it, Inuyasha is nothing but honest with Kagome (who is honest with him in return), and he cares very much about hurting her. That’s why he was going to say goodbye to her in the first place: to spare her further pain. He’s actively doing everything in his power not to mislead her or give her false hope. Like, it just astounds me that people can call Inuyasha a two-timer with a straight face, because JUST LOOK AT THIS FREAKING CHAPTER. 

Don't worry, I feel silly too. It is kind of funny, after all.

And I'd reply this in portuguese, as I often do with brazilian asks, but since you wrote the rest of the ask in english, I feel like it's important to answer it in english too, so most people can understand what we're talking about.

Thank you for your suggestion (and for the kind words). You're totally right. Red is peak Inukag song. Which solidifies my theory that every Taylor Swift love song is about Inukag.

In fact, "Taylor Swift Inukag Songs" could have been a playlist all of its own. Seriously. If I went to her discography and picked up only the Inukag fitting ones, I'd come up with a good amount of songs. Just look at all the other Inukag playlists people made. There's a Taylor Swift song in most of them and it's not always the same ones.

That's why I tried to limit myself to only a few songs: to be more diverse and not too obvious. And I still ended up with freaking seven songs, three in the Inukag Playlist, four in Kagome's. So I had to leave Red out of it, but here is how I think it fits, in excruciating details:

Red, in this case, means the feelings the color itself evokes. Love. Passion. Energy. Excitement. Fire. But we can’t ignore the fact that it’s also Inuyasha’s characteristic color and, by extention, something Kagome would have definitely associated with him.

Loving him is like Driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street Faster than the wind, passionate as sin Ending so suddenly

To me this represents how fast their story began and developed. They were strangers, separated by time and space. The odds of them finding each other were slim, to say the least. But from the moment they met, things just kept happening one right after the other and it might have been wild and overwhelming, however they managed to successfully catch the curveballs thrown their way. Together.

It also calls back to how Inuyasha is always running with Kagome on his back, a very meaningful part of their relationship and dynamic, in general. Faster than the wind it’s quite possible the way Kagome could describe the feeling of riding a half demon. And if there’s one thing we know for a fact Inuyasha can be, it’s passionate as sin.

Driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street sounds to me like the start of a new, very fresh and exciting relationship, that got face to face with a significant obstacle that it’s keeping it from moving forward.

Loving him is like trying to change your mind Once you're already flying through the free fall Like the colors in autumn, so bright Just before they lose it all

Kagome jumped into this story both literally and figuratively. There’s the obvious jumping through the Well back and forth, but symbolically, when she decided to be all in, she was all in. Trying to keep up with her mundane responsibilities was a good effort, but there was no denying she spent the majority of her time living this story to the fullest, head first, ride or die.

There’s also the physical side of it. The times she acted impulsively in battle or threw herself into real and methaforic abysses with the unshakeable certainty Inuyasha would always be there to catch her. It’s an uncanny level of trust.

Losing him was blue like I'd never known  Missing him was dark gray, all alone

This speaks to me in the terms of those three years apart. Blue is the color of sadness. And Kagome was dressed in blue for the majority of their time separated from one another, since it’s the color of her new uniform. Losing Inuyasha was a sadness he had never known because it was a different feeling than every other time. 

Of course she had been sad before, but this pain is highlighted by the loneliness and emptiness of realizing she isn’t where she is supposed to be. That she doesn’t belong to the place she once called home, anymore. The brightest colors faded to gray. She had her family, she had her friends and still she felt alone in a crowd.

Forgetting him was like Trying to know somebody you never met But loving him was red

These lyrics are the perfect continuation of the three years gap situation, but it’s also a good fit for the times she caught herself wondering if she shouldn’t just let it all go, only to find out it’s impossible. She could never forget him, no matter how hard she tried. Her home is literally placed around the spot their first met. And she sees him everywhere.

Touching him was like Realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you

“Someone the exact opposite of Inuyasha. That’s the perfect guy for me.” 

Is it now? At fisrt, he looked like the last guy on Earth she would have romantic feelings for, being totally different from the boyfriend she thought she wanted to be with.

But it turned out that, as the time passed and Kagome got to know Inuyasha to his core, she discovered he was someone even better: the kind of man she didn’t know she needed by her side.

Memorizing him was as Easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song

“Since we met, I’ve spent a lot of time with Inuyasha, too. And I’ve seen sides of Inuyasha that you’ve never seen [I know things about Inuyasha that Kikyo doesn’t?]” 

Kagome took the time to know Inuyasha, to learn everything there is to learn about him, like no one else did. She knows him like the back of her hand. And it happened so naturally, she didn’t even realize it until she was forced to think about it.

Fighting with him was like Trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right answer

"Inuyasha will never forget Kikyo. But I still love him, so there's nothing I can do." They had a fair share of fighting, Kikyo being the main reason of their quarrels. But in the end of the day, their differences meant nothing, because their love was stronger than any disagreement. It was worth the compromises they’d have to make along the way.

Regretting him was like Wishing you never found out that love could be that strong

"If I knew it would hurt that much... I wish I had never met him.”

But of course, the feeling only lasts until she realizes she would have actually done it all over again. The pain of a heartbreak it’s nothing compared to the pain of losing all the good memories they made together.

Remembering him comes in flashbacks and echoes Tell myself it's time now, gotta let go

Echoes. As in the thing that can happen in an empty Well. After missing him for so long, it’s only logical that she would have started thinking it’s time to get on with her life. Putting her entire life on hold in hopes he will show up and steal her away is not healthy.

But moving on from him is impossible When I still see it all in my head In burning red

She tried to move on. For three years, she tried to make for herself a life that did not include him. And maybe she could have been content with it. Maybe she could be reasonably happy, eventually. But not in the way she knew she could be with him. 

Like it or not, she would forever be comparing what she had now with what she had then, her memories crystal clear. And she would have known, without a doubt, that she would have traded her best day in the future for a regular one in the past with Inuyasha.

He marked her. Changed her. Forever. There is not coming back from that.

And that's why he's spinning 'round in my head Comes back to me, burning red

(Translation of 海豹肉丸/北斗七星绅攻豹‘s article 2021-11-28)

We all know Sessrins love showing off Takahashi’s “favour” to their ship, although Takahshi politely denies it again and again. In fact, according to a recent Yashahime review, not only Rumiko herself, but also the the very director of Yashahime, Teruo Sato, openly declares that Sesshomoru and Rin are never a ship in Rumiko Takahashi’s work.

(Notice: Sorry I made a mistake here. This interview is not quite recent. It’s in Yashahime’s March review, and the question was on episode 15.)

第15話は、とわとせつなの母親がりんであることが明かされた回でもありました。殺生丸とりんを描くうえで、意識したことは？

そこに関しては、「半妖の夜叉姫」をやるにあたって、僕もいち犬夜叉ファンとして一番気にかかっていた部分でした。留美子先生が描かれたものではないところで、この二人の関係性を提示され、複雑な気持ちになるファンの方もいるのではないかと……その意味では、やはり二人がちゃんと幸せに暮らせるようにしてあげるのがベストですよね。このままでは目も当てられないというか。

留美子先生が描かれたものではないところで、この二人の関係性を提示され、複雑な気持ちになるファンの方もいるのではないかと……

留美子先生が描かれたものではないところで

(From: https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404708526944551169 Image link: https://wx2.sinaimg.cn/large/9c4a32f5gy1gwuvoamt4tj21o0190qfo.jpg)

It is clear that to Sato, “SessRin” is a thing never exsits in Rumiko Takahashi’s work. Here he is worried that even though Yashahime is not Rumiko’s work, some fans may well feel “uncomfurtable” about this ship. (Which is, of course.)

By any means - Do not re-upload this video or copy/paste transcript. Direct Link Only.

InuYasha Retrospective Hosted by Kaoru Wada, Michihiko Suwa, Hideyuki Tomioka, Katsuyuki Sumizawa, and Dave Bradley InuYasha was one of the most iconic anime of our time. Join four of the men — Producer Hideyuki Tomioka, Producer Michihiko Suwa, Screenwriter Katsuyuki Sumizawa, and Composer Kaoru Wada — responsible for making this adventure come to life!

Running Time: 60 minutes Categories: Guest Panel

Showing Times: Sat, 03/31/2018 at 10:00 AM in Sheraton - Panel Constitution A

“Second off - We have the screenwriter for InuYasha, Katsuyuki Sumizawa!”

Question: “InuYasha was originally a manga created by Rumiko Takahashi. What type of mindset did you have when adapting an existing property?” Katsuyuki: “So of course the most important part when there is an original work such as the brilliant manga written by Takahashi-sensei, the main point is to respect that original work - and make the good points of the manga even better on screen. And of course, manga is a written medium, it’s polished flat 2-D and so what’s important is to make it flow seamlessly. Because of course, animation is video and it’s one continuous piece rather than chapter by chapter, even though there are episodes. So, in order to do that we have to really respect the work and preserve the original creators intentions as much as possible.” Michihiko Suwa: “In the actual animation, she didn’t have much to do with the production. But we did have her review all of the screenplays (scripts), some of which were written by Mr. Sumizawa next to me. And, She also looked over all the storyboards and she’d give us feedback - and you know she always reserves - the creator always reserves the right to refuse or ask for changes. But, in our case, the team was so brilliant that - for the most part she approved everything without much criticism. So, I might have Mr. Sumizawa say a word or two about his interaction.”

Katsuyuki: “I have to say, among the many creators I’ve met and worked with, Takahashi-sensei is a particularly a very sweet individual. She’s very kind, and I often go to her especially when we were writing side stories and I’d say "I have this idea for this episode!” and she would actually show genuine interest. And so it was a very easy project for me to work on. I don’t know if we are going to be talking about the films later - But I actually also did the screenplays for all four of the films. The feature films, and sensei was really generous and saying “You know, there’s this stuff I want to cover in the manga, but I can’t get to it. What do you think about this - What do you think about that?” and all I had to do was then flesh it out into an actual dialogue and background. So, it almost seemed like a very synergystic chemical reaction, and of course it wasn’t just the two of us - you had the directors, the animators and so forth. But, I have so much fond memories of working on InuYasha - That I’d be excited if we could work on yet another, new InuYasha project. Would you like to see one too?“ [Crowd Roars in Agreement]

Hideyuki Tomioka: "I’m the producer, producer. In terms of - I’m there at the scene when the animation is actually being animated and the voices being recorded. I’m the on-scene animation producer, unlike Mr. Suwa over there who’s actually the Broadcast Station, TV station producer. Hello, nice to meet you!” [Everyone Laughs]

Katsuyuki Sumisawa: “So, I’m a screenwriter, and - Let me see what exactly did I do for InuYasha?~~~ Oh that’s right! I not only wrote some of the scripts, but I also did the series composition. Which is kind of determining how the overall story would go, per season. Thank you! I just remembered that!” [Crowd Laughs]

Kaoru Wada [Speaking in English] : “Hello Boston! Hello everybody! Everyone good? My name is Kaoru Wada. You look so cozy, InuYasha and very happy coming, InuYasha! And there’s Kagome! I’m very happy for coming and thank you very much!”

Michihiko Suwa [Speaking in English]: “Hello Boston! Hello, my name is Michihiko Suwa from in TV Production, TV Broadcasting in Osaka, Yomiuri TV Production. You know? Yes! Yes!” [Speaks Japanese, and Translator takes over] “Hi Boston, thank you for inviting me. This is my first time here. I really wanted to come to Boston, so I’m so excited to be here! Thank you!

As a first thing, I want to show you a promotional video that Yomiuri TV created for the InuYasha series, of course it’s very popular in the U.S. but I wanted to show you just to remind you”

Translator [Possibly Hideyuki Tomioka] Asks: “Is there anyone here who has never seen InuYasha? Don’t be shy.” [Shows video footage]

Translator: “We’re going to do a popularity poll here. You can vote multiple times. Who’s favorite character is InuYasha? What about Kagome? What about, Sesshoumaru? What about Kikyou? One of my favorites, Shippou? What about Rin? What about Jaken? What about Kaede? Naraku? What about, his other half, Onigumo? Oh, Sango! - And Miroku? What about, Sango’s brother, Kohaku? Alright, how many of you, never put your hands down? Okay, I think we got the video up again. - - - Translator: "September, til October 2000”

Question: “At 167 Episodes, InuYasha is considered a long series by today’s standards - Are there any difficulties or challenges working on a show this long?”

Hideyuki Tomioka: “So, it started actually with a call to my company Sunrise, from Mr. Suwa who said "Hey, you know I’m sure you’re familiar with the InuYasha Manga but we’re thinking that we’d like to make a TV Anime out of it. Would you like to do the production?” - And, at that time - of course many of you would know it’s about a 56 volume manga series but at the time we decided to make the anime there were only about 8 or 9 volumes out at the time. So, it’s not so much a challenge in terms of working on a long series in terms of the actual number of episodes. It’s the fact that at some point you are gonna catch up to the manga - and then what do you do? And - At what point do you catch up to the manga? So, that’s the real challenge is to kind of make sure that the story keeps flowing smoothly and we don’t want to stray too far from the canon - Until we get more original material to work with. [Editing Note: Hideyuki didn’t use a word for “canon” he used original source/work (Genshaku)] In fact, after we went on hiatus, the manga continued. And then when we decided to start the anime back up it was “InuYasha the Final Act” so that was about 25 episodes or so. So in reality there’s actually close to 200 episodes, not just 167.“

Katsuyuki Sumisawa: "So, Mr. Tomioka got a call from Mr. Suwa, then I got call from Mr. Tomioka - and just prior to InuYasha we had worked on this little kind of minor TV series, you might not have heard of "Gundam Wing”? But, on the same project I had done the series composition and Mr. Ikeda was the director. But, we had decided to assemble the same team and you know, Mr. Ikeda, he’s so brilliant but you know he just kept ripping through the original manga - and I warned him, I was like “Dude, we’re gonna catch up! We’re not gonna have anything to do!” But, he didn’t listen to me at all! So of course, what happened? We caught up! And, oh my god when it came to Naru- Oh, wait this is an InuYasha Panel, so we won’t talk about Naruto.“ [Crowd Laughs]

Kaoru Wada [Says in English]: "Can I speak Japanese?” Crowd: “Yes!” Kaoru Wada: “At first I created about 40 songs for InuYasha. For Kagome, Kikyou and InuYasha. All of the characters iterations. And, of course the series ran for like 3 years. And then he and I created like 200 songs. — I think that 200 is the most that I’ve ever created for any of the series I have ever worked on.”

Michihiko Suwa: “But did you know that when it was first aired in Japan, it was a Monday at 7 P.M. as a 30 minute show back to back with a series called Detective Conan.” Translator: “Did anyone know??” Michihiko Suwa: “Before it was InuYasha, the same time slot was for Case Files Okonogi. So, as you know this was a series that came on in October 2000. Some of it that you’ve heard already from Producer Tomioka. But, one thing I remember was that in April of 2000, a Con in France - I met up with with Tomioka-san and we spoke in a Hotel Lobby over a drink about all sorts of things about InuYasha, like all the money we didn’t have.” [Crowd Laughs]

Michihiko Suwa: “The series was very popular, and it continued for a long time. About a year into the series, we had talked about creating a movie and we ended up creating a movie by the title of "Affections Touching Across Time” and that was a great Cinematography by Hisao Shirai as well. So I think that the success of InuYasha is because of all the great staff that worked on the series. As well as the high quality original manga by Rumiko Takahashi and thats why I think the series is still loved by so many people, including all of you in the room. So thank you.“

Question: ”–Finish the series, which is pretty rare as I understand it. So what went into that with Sumizawa and Tomioka-san?“

Michihiko Suwa: "Tomioka-san should know this already, but there was a manga, and the manga was on-going as well as the animation was progressing as well. So that dichotomy was there. So, as you’ve already heard, there is a concern with the anime catching up with the original manga and that was some concern as well as on the TV side is always concern with maintaining a high rating. And, just by continuing the series, we can’t maintain a high rating. There is some pressure of who we knew the programs, there was the pressure of the placement of programs at the times. Coming into a few years of InuYasha, even though the manga was still continuing, we decided to end the series, and replace it with the next work which just so happened to be "Black Jack”. As the manga was continuing, and of course it was high quality - we wanted to cheer on Takahashi-sensei and make sure that we turn it into anime as well and I think that went on for three, four… maybe even five years. And we wanted to make the animation of the rest of the series, and we wanted to do it with the same team, and we finally got the chance to do that as “InuYasha: The Final Act”.“

紅と白の歌合戦! Aka to Shiro no Utagassen! The Red and White Singing Contest! [info]

For Yashahime’s final episode, Kappei and Satsuki once again did a live stream together, and Kappei brought up that he had thought Moroha was wearing Inuyasha’s fire-rat robe when he first saw her and wondered if that meant Inuyasha was naked, but he was wearing his clothes when he and Kagome were sucked into the Black Pearl, so he talked to Rumiko Takahashi about it at the Inuyasha Exhibition, and she thought the same thing!

That infamous first hug followed by the push into the well? Inuyasha did that out of concern for Kagome’s safety. He’s already in love with her at that point and he didn’t wanna see another woman (that he loves) die. He didn’t want her to suffer the same fate as Kikyo. He sure as hell didn’t want Naraku to exploit his feelings for Kagome....because if that were to happen, it would only end in pain. He was terrified in almost losing her. He’s tried to keep her away in her own time more than once but of course it’s easier said than done.

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For the @inuyasha-sugar-and-spice event, I didn’t quite hit any of the prompts, but I did reference something that will be showing up later. In the meantime, enjoy some fic?

Summary: Kagome just wanted a kiss. She wasn’t counting on her husband kissing her everywhere but where she wanted, but she wasn’t going to complain - too much.  

Rating: M for morning sex

Warnings: This would take place in the future of the story, so if you’re not caught up with where it’s at, it’s a minor spoiler. I think we all knew it was coming though.

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Chapter 50

After Kikyo revives, Kagome regains her soul and is the same old Kagome, Inuyasha finally looks her straight on.

Chapter 176

Perhaps my absolute favorite chapter, when Kagome returns after sensing that Inuyasha had "chosen" Kikyo. Notice how he looks up and there she is, bathed in warm sunlight. She is absolutely glowing when she turns to look at him!

Chapter 123

He's under the Illusionary Death spell, but as he remembers Kagome, the background glows and while her image is hazy, it is bright.

Chapter 70

It's a minimal one, but Inuyasha's injured and realizes Kagome made it back after he plugged the well. They're all fighting, the tones are darker gray, then she rushes to hug him. She's this glowing existence next to him, and I can only imagine how effective her scent is in calming him. It's as if he forgets to think for a good few seconds after this.

Post Malone has a Kagome tattoo on his leg

Megan Thee Stallion loves Inuyasha and ships Inuyasha and Kagome

And

XXXTentacion has a song named INUYASHA