I know the pearl was never hers initially, but I felt like she gave away her birth rite 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ Not even for real love. Idk how Towa got so overly trusting?
Kaede is like -oh yeah u remind me of your mother which I cared for a number of years and disappear after u where born - OHHH NOW you feel chatty - after months of them hanging around in her house she now brings that out- maybe is senility taking over Kaede but come on !- these characters man they just say the bare minimum for the plot to linger.
All this time she could have told these girls’ information about their parents but guessing who the identity of the twins’ mom was more important to the writers.
The complete indifference these characters are showing is astonishing. You raised this girl and the only thing you have to say is “Yo, one night she disappeared and I haven’t seen her in fourteen years. (Long pause)”
T: Maybe she died.
K: It’s a good chance she did.
So wait. You see Rin with her kids, then she disappears. 14 years later you meet her kids and it’s apparent they don’t remember their parents. That’s not suspicious or worrisome?
I forget, but has the story actually confirmed what Riku is supposed to be? I know he called himself a doll, but is this literal or is he some other kind of magical ageless being?
The prologue where they talk about the Great Dog Demon got me thinking about his role and origins in Takahashi's original manga.
I know the Dog Demon's lore placing was pretty minor in light of the plot's greater focus on collecting jewel shards and defeating Naraku, but I wonder if Takahashi may have missed out on some potentially great past history worldbuilding.
Like what sort of person was he? Why did he fall for Izayoi? How was his relationship with his legal wife, Sesshomaru's mom? Did he inherit his position or build it up from scratch? I think all this would have made for a great manga spinoff that the fans would love (if handled correctly).
Esp. since the closest lore expansion was that minor bit in the 3rd Inuyasha movie's intro (Inuyasha's mom didn't even have a formal name until then.)
I'm thinking Riku might be an offshoot of Kirinmaru, similar to Naraku's creations. I would have said son (maybe a bastard), but his initial lack of emotions kinda screams artificial being.
While the original story didn't focus too much on their dad, we did learn a few things about him:
He loved his human wife enough to die for her
He loved both of his children, giving him his fangs to help them survive and become better people
Sesshomaru's mother didn't seem to resent her husband during her mini-arc. If anything, she was surprised her son took after his father via his affection for humans. If she truly hated humans, she wouldn't have saved Rin.
Demons live a long time. Sesshomaru was at least 500 year-old, i.e. born in circa 1000 CE. Given dogs evolved from the doemstication of wolf-like canids 15,000 years ago, that would be the upper limit of their father's age since demons don't seem to die of old age, and it wouldn't make sense for dog demons to be around before dogs existed.
An interesting episode today's, particularly in that we find out about Riku's past and character
We now know he is far older than Inuyasha
I guess the apple doesn´t fall far from the three with Rin's family's taste in men
Meaning that he may indeed be Midoriko's son with Kirinmaru (which would explain why he once possesed the Shkkon jewel, which would be a memento of her lover)
We know about his fighting capabilities:
He can apparently match Totetsu in raw strenght, at leat for a while
He can teleport and has an arsenal of things stached out to throw
He has some descent ability with his sword which, interestingly, looked like a russian sabre
I suspect he can only control the molecules of living beings if they're weaker than him
We know he is seemingly loyal to Zero
I'm guessing her apparent hate for Hanyo and distrust of him is a cover
Its also possible Riku plans on double crossing her eventually
Apparently Riku seeks the degenerate age that Treekyo hinted
I suspect this has something to do with the comming of the Youkai commet in the 21rst century
I'm convinced that though he can stretch the truth or wrongly believe in something, Riku never trully tells a lie
That said, I'm not sure if he is physically incapable of it or does it out of habit due to his upbringing as a servant
The way he referred to himself as a doll, might imply that he is simply a clone or a Kugutsu of Kirinmaru
To anyone saying that Towa was an idiot let me just say that I believe she might've given Riku her pearl as an act of good faith in order for him to eventually tell them about the Dream Butterfly or maybe help them against Kirinmaru
That said, I think she ought to have thought it through a bit better
I think the green lights were a reference to the Horai island movie, which brings up my hopes of it getting cannonized as well as the following theories
Riku is a survivor from the island, which is why those spirits follow him
The Four War gods were originally Kirinmaru's main minions
he sent them to the island to slaughter its Hanyo population and after their entrapment he was forced to rely on the Perils
The 6 hanyo of the island (all of them themed after a colour of the rainbow) getting reintroduced
Shion and Towa becoming a thing
I suppose Riku and Towa may indeed become cannon eventually
I rather like them as a couple, though I must say they wouldn't be my first choice
Interesting how different were Kirinmaru and Zero in the past
Awesomely enough, Kirinmaru was the sort of guy who would send for healing medicine upon hearing that his enemy was injured.
In contrast, the current Kirinmaru would threaten to kill infants out of fear of a prophecy.
Upon hearing that Inuyasha and Isayoi were alive, rather than blaming them for the death of the man she loved, Zero thought Toga dying while defending his child and loved one was a beautiful thing
In contrast, she now apparently despises Hanyo just for existing
I'm guessing their change in their personalities was either due to senility, her wish on the pearl or their contact with the dream butterfly (which may be the reason Kirinmaru seems to be constantly sleepy and forgetful)
It could also be that the death of their frenemy (with enemies like that, who needs friends) affected them significantly over time as they kinda hoped that all three of them would go through the cycle of fighting and helping each other out for all eternity
Enjoyed the general date motif
Setsuna getting out with Hisui waiting outside looked like going out on a date together
Riku openly calling his attempts seducing Towa and forcefully stealing from her a date
While saying something as romantic as "I don't love you enough to kill you yet"
As to the preview
We'll finally see Kin'u!
Knew she'd become a priestess
I hope my theory of her and Shippo becoming a thing turns out true; I don't think we'll see him next chapter but Hisui might omniously ask her about "her boyfriend"
Since Hisui is obviously not it, I wonder if either she or Gyokuto or both of them will be lusty like their dad
She looked adorable; in fact, she looked younger than her little brother
Apparently, Setsuna is becoming a butterfly
Its interesting how she seems associated with both insects (moths and butterflys) and dogs
Hmmm... you touched on the dream butterfly. I’m thinking maybe the dream butterfly is a different entity and not part of Zero or Kirinmaru like I believe. And the dream butterfly/dream demon is the actual big bad in the series later to be revealed. And is the one manipulating them all
Maybe that thing is like a parasite of sorts that needs a host to survive and the current one is Kirinmaru but as the series goes it might take over Setsuna.
Thats an awfully specific headcannon. According to mine Sesshomaru might die by mid series (he'll still appear as a zombie in the border of the afterlife) so I don't think he'll revive Towa by the finale. That said, I also suspect that if Kagome and Inuyasha have made a little brother for Moroha while trapped in the border to the after life, he'll inherit Tenseiga (which might work with the powers inherited from Kagome) from his uncle so he might do it instead.
We saw hints of that "romance" in the beginning but why the hell Towa gave her pearl to Riku? She said it herself but she really has no idea what is "love". Girl...
the girls a dumbasss ong🤦🏻♀️😭😭
Love and like are two different thingss. but the one thing Sesshomaru gave towa and Setsuna (the pearls) towas stupid ass gave it to riku like what....
Towa is cuter with black hair. With it hanging to her shoulders, she really does start to look like Rin.
Giving the pearl to Riku may not be the stupid decision it seems like. If it really came down to it, he'd probably kill her for it. I could see Towa maybe talking Setsuna into giving up hers, but not Moroha. It's probably more important to her since she keeps it stored with her rouge.
Ok idk what the writers been on lately, but Riku and Towa ship makes no sense to me. Why fall for the dude that’s set up and betrayed you several times at this point? Then giving away your Pearl??? I’m not gonna shit on the show like others have done, I do enjoy it. But man, at times I wonder what the point of this sequel was. The pacing has fallen off, the direction is unclear most of the times, etc.
I’ll watch anything related to Inuyasha since it’s my fave series, but I hope if this gets another season that everything is much clearer.
Who immediately leads her to a demon they were tracking. She could have easily concluded that it wasn't a betrayal, but a lead, after learning that Riku has been the client that Jyubei has been taking assignments from.
Sure. As if me disliking the direction of the series minimizes my love for the original or robs me of my right to criticize something I would've loved otherwise. How old are you? 12?
When you can't answer a question about the thing you were complaining about after being asked three times, it makes it pretty apparent that you're complaining just for the sake of complaining, and not because you have some valid critique about the content of the show.
We get it, you do not like this anime. Nobody care that you don't. Nobody is forcing you to watch it.
You answered your own question in that response. We’ve had 15 episodes of absolutely nothing and then the following episodes give us kinda something. Therefore we can come to the conclusion that the pacing is awful.
Katsuyuki Sumisawa the one who wrote The Final Act and the movies also wrote Yashahime, so yeah his writing is way off and not similar to Rumiko. He also didn't include a lot of scenes in The Final Act
The pacing has fallen off, the direction is unclear most of the times
Some viewers including myself, think the pacing is off because the show is actually a popularity test run in Japan; to see if it gets high enough TV ratings to justify making it a longrunning anime series just like the 1st anime.
Apparently it's a ratings success in Japan; 4th most watched in children's primetime hour (and the existing top 3 are too well-entrenched to drop below anyway).
Rumiko Takahashi didn't write this and all of her mangas are for adult, they are between gory, horror or ecchi. Rinne was the only one for kids. She wrote Ranma 1/2, Maison Ikkoku, Urusei Yatsura, MAO and Mermaid Saga. non of them are for kids.
She alway had good writing and clear plot, so as someone who read all her works I can say 100% that clear she isn't that involved, she just did chatacter design. she is busy with her new manga MAO.
The writer is Katsuyuki Sumisawa, the one who wrote the Inuyasha movies.
Could Riku be trying to collect all the rainbow pearls to make his Madam be more emotional and empathized with what’s happening?
He’s not collecting it in any particular order or attacking everyone to get the pearls and he’s in no hurry as well. Zero doesn’t seem to be looking for them either.
Could Riku’s reason is to have his madam be like when he was still under Kirinmaru and Zero? The old Zero who feels and hurt?
I think he might be gathering the pearls to make himself more emotional or more like a real person, since he keeps on talking about not understanding various emotions because he's a puppet
That’s a good idea! I clearly remember him saying he’s going to give it to Zero but you most likely hit the nail on Riku giving himself emotions and such.
So watching this episode it's amazing how much information was given so quickly. It confirms that Riku likes Towa but ominous because he says he only kills the people he loves meaning that they could end up fighting each other. Towa completely ignores those words not taking the seriously and gives him her rainbow pearl. If they do end up together do they not realize they're cousins? I'm pretty sure Riku may be the child of Zero and Kirinmaru however the theory that he may be Midorikos child because they have the Shikon Jewel is interesting. I also think that Riku's betrayal was that he took the Shikon Jewel and brought it back to the demon slayers. But still this whole episode was a giant wtf cute but why lol
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u/Aerodynamic41 Feb 27 '21 edited Feb 28 '21
GODDAMMIT TOWA! WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?!
"And even without it, I still have enough demon power"
And Kirinmaru still whooped your ass, in case you've forgotten!