#inugang

[Alt-text: animated Christmas card with the whole Inugang. Art by Rumiko Takahashi from Inuyasha profiles].

If there were any doubts, in this house we stan Rumiko Takahashi and her works, and above anything else we stan Inuyasha.

My sessrin-free social pages:

Daily Rin-chan on Twitter

Jaken you'll always be famous on YouTube

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Well, now...

THE INUYASHA MASTERPOST. Let's go!

Official material:

• How old is Inuyasha? How fast/slowly does he age? [Rumiko Takahashi answers, websunday.net, 27/06/2001].

• Does Inuyasha have a tail? [Fan #24 from the transcription of the discussion panel with Takahashi at San Diego Comic-Con International, July 2000].

• 20 (+ bonus) questions for Takahashi: choosing the names of the characters (Q1 and bonus 5), Buyo, male or female? (Q2), Sesshōmaru's diet (Q8), favourite chapters (Q9), "For me Inuyasha had concluded" (Q15). [From Shonen Sunday Super 2020 Vol. 12, October 25, 2020].

• "In terms of reincarnation, Kagome is not really a personality that is part of Kikyō" [Takahashi answering the seventh question about Inuyasha, from the interview at San Diego Comic-Con International, in July 2000].

• Recording Report: Rumiko Takahashi meets the voice actors, Kappei Yamaguchi (Inuyasha), Satsuki Yukino (Kagome Higurashi) and Noriko Hidaka (Kikyō). Again something about choosing the names, but also Yamaguchi voices his doubts about how to pronounce certain names, as "Kikyō" and "Shikon no Tama". [Originally published in The Art of Inuyasha, January 10, 2001].

• Takahashi's involvement in the anime adaptation of her work [Q6 and footnote 1. Interview originally published in Animerica Vol 13, No. 6, June 2005].

• 20 questions from the readers (Japanese version and English version): members of the Band of Seven ranked for strenght + ages (Q1), why a well as vehicle for time travel? (Q6), what kind of demon is Jaken? (Q7), Sesshōmaru's mother's skills (Q8), what "ninja food" Inuyasha loves most (Q10), Miroku gives up his old habits after getting married? (Q11), Byakuya (Q12), how Kikyō became a priestess (Q13), Sesshōmaru visits Rin even after entrusting her to the village's care (Q14), Kohaku after the end (Q16). [From Shonen Sunday Super 2021 Vol. 11, September 25, 2021].

• Rumiko Takahashi Long Interview 4, the love and bonds of shōnen manga conveyed by Inuyasha, a masterpiece of historical romance. [Originally published in Mangakabon Vol. 14 Rumiko Takahashi Book, November 29, 2019].

• After the completion of the Inuyasha manga serialization: writing the ending (Q2 and footnote 2), drama and comedy (Q5 and footnote 3), particularly memorable/the most fun to write characters (Q8), creation of the Band of Seven (Q9), which tools Takahashi uses for color/monochrome painting (Q23). [Originally published in Quarterly S Vol. 25, December 15, 2008].

• Manga Summaries: every chapter is listed with the explanation of its content, technical sheet, corresponding anime episode and notes. [I highly recommend to read the notes!!!].

• Television Series: every episode is listed with the explanation of its content, technical sheet, corresponding manga chapters and notes.

• The Inuyasha Narrative: just a click on each cover of the wideban edition and you can read a brief introduction (written by Takahashi herself, of course) to a specific character. [In the physical copy these same introductions are found on the very last page of every volume].

• Art of Inuyasha (anime).

• Ost by Kaoru Wada:

Inuyasha Music Collection 1 (Spotify)

Inuyasha Music Collection 2 (Spotify)

Inuyasha Music Collection 3 (Spotify)

• Character songs:

Inuyasha (audio and lyrics)

Kagome (audio and lyrics)

Miroku (audio and lyrics)

Sesshōmaru (audio and lyrics)

Naraku (audio and lyrics)

Bankotsu and Jakotsu (audio and lyrics + translation of the message included in the CD).

• "Kagome is Kagome" voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi in Inuyasha PS1 game (courtesy of @/retrocelestial).

• Interview with the Japanese cast (YouTube)

• Interview with the English cast: Part 1 and Part 2 (YouTube)

• Layout of the Higurashi's family house

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Made by fans

• InuKag:

timeline (manga and anime) by @inukag;

how many times do Kagome and Inuyasha call each other's names? by @/inu8kago on Twitter

the importance of "I'll protect you with my life" by @shinidamachu;

jealousy and quarrels by @shinidamachu;

we talk all the time about what Kagome gave Inuyasha, but what did he give her? By @shinidamachu;

the "almost" kiss by @shinidamachu;

Inuyasha's speech by @shinidamachu (+ small addendum of mine at the bottom) + spectacular, heartbreaking edit by @/retrocelestial;

Honeymoon phase

(edit by @/retrocelestial | source for the texts: Inuyasha CD drama);

daily inukag (Twitter);

• Inuyasha:

Claws of Blood by @kitramune;

mischaracterization in the anime by @inukag;

acting like a dog, the compilation by @/retrocelestial;

• MirSan:

daily mirsan (Twitter)

• Band of Seven:

analyses by @jakotsuto;

• SessKagu:

timeline (manga) by @eleiyaumei;

• Sesshōmaru and Rin:

Tribute song to them as father and daughter;

My favourite edit (of all times, really);

Non-romantic fanfics (a personal list of favourites costantly updated).

• Art

• Playlists:

InuKag (YouTube)

Inuyasha (Spotify)

Kagome Higurashi (Spotify)

Miroku (Spotify)

Sango (Spotify)

Kikyō (Spotify)

Naraku (Spotify)

Sesshōmaru (Spotify)

Kohaku (Spotify)

Kagura (Spotify)

Kanna (Spotify)

SessKagu (YouTube)

(to the benefit of those of you guys who've been watching the anime only now)

Uh-oh. Know what. I'm listening right now to Snow on the Sahara (that incidentally gives me the most real sesskagu vibes) and, well, there are these lines "I'll protect your body and guard your soul/ From mirages in your sight" which makes me think about some great scenarios we could have had after Kagura's death. Like, for instance, when Byakuya tricks Sesshōmaru with that fake Magatsuhi: what if the Wind (!) had somewhat aided him in clearing his mind/senses? Let's just say it: P-E-A-K.

I'm really so so SO proud of how this came out. May I call it my "magnum opus"?

I'm alive is THE inukag song!

Also, my thanks to @sleepy-edits and @ethereal-sweet-tea who own, respectively, the first four and the last two gifs below for allowing me to use them.