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Anime Review: Inuyasha


**Submitted by JD


One day on her fifteenth birthday, Kagome entered a well that was inside her family's shrine. Little did she know that she would be transported to the past in a time where many youkai (demons) dwell. There she realizes that she is the reincarnation of a past priestess named Kikyo who had the destiny to purify and protect the Shikon no Tama, a jewel that manifests and increases the evil desires and power of youkai and evil humans. Kagome wandered throughout the new place where she had arrived and found Inu Yasha, a dog-like half-youkai that Kikyo had sealed before her untimely death. Kagome had discovered the Shikon no Tama hidden within her while an encounter with a youkai. However, the Shikon no Tama had been shattered and dispersed after battling a different youkai. After learning more about this time, Kagome eventually accepted her destiny to find and protect the Shikon no Tama (while still juggling school work) as well with the help of a likeable cast of strong warriors.

I first heard about Inuyasha from a forum I frequently visit. I wasn't that interested because I had only seen some fan art and a bit of talk about it, but a few weeks a go Cartoon Network started airing the English dub of Inuyasha. I watched the first episode and it interested me a lot. Seeing that even the English dub of Inuyasha was interesting I decided to download it in subtitled Japanese. This is now one of my favorite anime series, I've watched 51 episodes in the last few days. It has a great plot, and has many twists and turns. I recommend Inuyasha to anyone with a broadband connection or money to buy the DVDs online. Heck, you could even watch the English dub on Saturday nights if you like.