(L+CR) Hanyo no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogi Soshi (Inuyasha's sequel)

[zztop]

Viz has licensed the Yashahime manga for a 2022 physical release, amongst other titles.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...-manga/.178309

Also, someone posted an interesting comment re. Yashahime's production here (dunno how true it is):
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs....php?t=3167322

"...apparently the studio revealed that Rumiko Takahashi refused to greenlight a sequel centered around InuYasha & Kagome (or their kids) & only agreed to the sequel once they came up with the Sess(houmaru's) twins idea (apparently their first pitch was a sequel focusing on InuYasha & Kagome having a son & she turned it down)."

[Alchemist007]

That's interesting, I sort of get where she's coming from; their story is done and the focus should be on something a bit different.

[SILENTANIMELOVER]

Exactly. There wasn't much of a reason to go back to Inuyasha's world. Naraku and his minions are dead. The Shikon Jewel is destroyed and gone forever. There's no more story to tell after all that.

I know Yashahime wasn't to everyone's expectations--if any--or to anyone's liking, but the series does give an acceptable reason to return for more.

Personally, I find the series kind of fun and like it a bit.

[Master_Yoma]

Well finding out that Kirinmaru has a daughter and she saw the fight between Inuyasha's father and Kirinmaru in witch he lost an arm

Well at less Inuyasha and Kagome are ok

Spoiler for Kirin Osamu:

He Kirinmaru arm that was chopped off by Inuyasha's father

[DragonXX]

My theory for the series is that Kirinmaru and Zero are not the main antagonist of this series, just demon being use by the big bad that is the Grim Comet. The Grim Comet that coming back in modern day where most demon are extinct or weak. Meaning that their nothing to stop it from claiming earth this time around. Also a magic well that disappear because time was being altered and a tree that could lead to the Grim Comet connecting to past versions of itself to swallow the world into a new dark age and start the end of all time.

[Master_Yoma]

Well now that is an overprotective father his daughter Rion died over 600 years ago and he bound her soul to that mountain and now she bound to a puppet

[eilegz]

wow its getting better, riku its pretty interested in towa, i really hope that they will explain us how rion died.

[B214]

Is the show trying to go with Setsuna x Hisui? O_o
If yes, that has got to be one of the random relationship.

[Guido]

Originally Posted by SILENTANIMELOVER

Exactly. There wasn't much of a reason to go back to Inuyasha's world. Naraku and his minions are dead. The Shikon Jewel is destroyed and gone forever. There's no more story to tell after all that.

I know Yashahime wasn't to everyone's expectations--if any--or to anyone's liking, but the series does give an acceptable reason to return for more.

Personally, I find the series kind of fun and like it a bit.

Season 1 first episode did an excellent job upon expanding the epilogue to InuYasha in order to setup the start of Yashahime. What bothers me though are the ridiculous power-ups in Yashahime so easily obtained by Towa and Setsuna like there's no big deal or conflicting quest to earn them.

And, there's no much gravitas in terms of personality for Towa, but I'm truly hoping for Setsuna's character growth to eventually pay off.

Fortunately, Season 2's episode three answered my prayers, and we got more flashbacks on Sesshoumaru and Rin.

Spoiler:

The dream butterfly is a needed device that the Tree of Ages instructed Jaken to cast upon Setsuna in order to keep Rin's time frozen so Zero's silver-scale curse won't spread.

Rin's love for her children rivals her love for Sesshoumaru, and most likely while it's faint, nevertheless, her motherly bond with her daughters is present. I just hoping that season's 1 OP spoilers with Setsuna meeting her mother will eventually become true in season 2.

Finally, Zero's absolute hatred for humans and hanyo is ever imposing given the fact that the heart of the one she loved, or at least was smitten to, was "stolen" by Izayoi.

In short, because the memories of Izayoi and Towa & Setsuna are permeated into three of her Rainbow pearls, then Zero, for the time being, cannot harness the entire set in order for her to return into her Great-Yokai status.

[Master_Yoma]

Well just some wacky shenanigans from Setsuna with the Princess and Hisui with his sister

[Alchemist007]

This ep was pretty enjoyable, decent animation and antics.

[serenade_beta]

Yeah, I'm surprised the animation was so relatively good, despite having no relation to the main plot. Maybe someone in the staff liked the princess...

[Master_Yoma]

Well Towa was taught a very good lesson that she needs to dodge

Its good to see Hachi again

[zztop]

Originally Posted by Master_Yoma

Well Towa was taught a very good lesson that she needs to dodge

Its good to see Hachi again

Speaking of Hachi, this means nearly all of the OG Inuyasha characters (major and minor) have appeared or been mentioned at some point of Yashahime's run.

Which really highlights Shippou's noticeable absence so far, and he was a major appearing character in Inuyasha.

[Master_Yoma]

Well it seem like the demon slayers have gathered with Setsuna in the north leaving Towa alone with Riku & Rion

Well Moroha knowing where to keep that multi-tool where its save

[B214]

Originally Posted by zztop

Speaking of Hachi, this means nearly all of the OG Inuyasha characters (major and minor) have appeared or been mentioned at some point of Yashahime's run.

Which really highlights Shippou's noticeable absence so far, and he was a major appearing character in Inuyasha.

Maybe they're not sure whether to keep Shippou as a child or have him grow a bit.

[serenade_beta]

Spoiler for ep33:

Uhh, so why did she not meet the god at that place? Did he just not wait long enough?
Because if that's the case, then all he did was get tricked and then self-destruct.

[Master_Yoma]

Well it looks like Setsuna finely getting a handle on that weapon of hers other then clear cutting a bamboo forest down

Those demon slayers really know how to make a trap that works

[B214]

Setsuna's hair when she loses her power is freaking long.

[Alchemist007]

Seems like half-demons don't always have the exact same traits. None of the girls have white hair or dog ears either.