“I want you to live.”

“Okay, that’s it. You made a point of telling me before that you couldn’t stand my scent.”

“I did.” *turns his head* “But I was lying.”

….

I was going through my old junk sketchbook and found these inuyasha sketches, from early 2025 I think. The paper did not hold the ink well good lord.

(Reposted from my Twitter. And as a starting disclaimer, yes, I know this was retconned when Kagome had a graduation chapter, but I still enjoy thinking about it.) So I've done a little theory crafting, and I really think InuKag were traveling together a long time before they met their other friends. Possibly even a year before Miroku. Thanks to color versions of pages, we can guess that the manga starts in autumn. Leaf color, falling leaves, the villagers harvesting extra thatch for their homes, and everyone having foggy breath. (This also means Kagome's birthday is probably in autumn!)

The Blank Woman and Sesshoumaru seem to be in winter, because a lot of the trees are finally bare, and Kagome's dressing warmer. Note that Japanese flying squirrels do not hibernate. Though I'll admit this one has less evidence, it seems to match up.

The frog prince arc is spring. Again easy thanks to color pages, and Kagome finally being able to swim.

After meeting Shippou we transition into summer for the poltergeist and spider arcs. Again, Kagome's attire makes this obvious, with her sundresses and short-sleeved summer uniform while eating ice cream. Also the people doing fireworks. Nazuna is also picking Chinese Bellflowers, which are a summer bloom.

I'm guessing Kikyou's resurrection is either late summer or early fall due to the field of pampas grass and the dragonflies.

And we're back around to proper autumn by Miroku's intro chapter. Fallen leaves, hot spring monkeys, and persimmons!

犬夜叉のかごめちゃん

原作初期の前髪ぱっつんがとても可愛いかったな、と思いふとらくがきを。

当時の高橋留美子先生の絵柄に寄せてみました✨

🌸  InuKag: ‘Marriage Proposal’  🌸   PART THREE  🌸  

Annnd it is done! Omg it was so much fun, thank you to everyone who came along for the ride! 🥰😘

🌸 Links to Part One + Part Two 🌸