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Inuyasha: The Final Act | 6 - The End of Mouryoumaru
Finally, someone besides Inuyasha gets to fight! :P
This was another whiplash-inducing episode, but once again, I thought they brought the disparate arcs together in a way that made sense. We start by learning of the demonic tree Yomeiju, which was sealed by Kikyo fifty years ago in order to make it stop eating humans and demons alike. However, it has been revived, drawing the attention of the Inutachi. When they arrive on scene, they realize it is Naraku who revived the old tree, and watch in horror as he uproots it and absorbs it before their very eyes - Shikon shard and all.
Meanwhile, Koga pursues Mouryoumaru, only to find Kikyo and Kohaku instead. Kikyo threatens him, wanting him to give up his shards, which are being controlled by Midoriko's soul. She explains to him that she has joined souls with Midoriko, and they both intend to make the Shikon jewel whole again and purify it, alongside Naraku, in order to cleanse him from the earth. He refuses to give up his shards and leaves, intent on his pursuit.
Meanwhile, the Inutachi are following Naraku, who is also pursuing Mouryoumaru. He taunts the Infant who resides inside, telling him he knew all along of this plan, hatched by the body that holds his heart, to betray him and fortify himself in order to gather the shards of the jewel. As everyone looks on, the two incarnations fight in mid-air, with Mouryoumaru appearing to win when he absorbs the remnants of Naraku's body.
Believing his has won, Mouryoumaru turns his attention to Koga, intent on taking his shards. Inuyasha runs to the wolf demon's rescue, with Kagome insisting they work together to take down the newly-fortified demon. Too late, both learn that their attacks are of no use - Goraishi has no penetrating power, and Inuyasha can't sense the demon vortex in order to use dragon-scaled Tessaiga. As they bicker over what to do, Kagome takes off with Sango on Kirara, intent on finding Kikyo and preventing her from using Kohaku's shard in the fight.
She confronts Kikyo, telling her to have some faith in Inuyasha, as he's been working damn hard to take down Naraku before she has a chance to kill herself and who knows who else in the process. Kikyo scoffs, maintaining that Naraku won't be brought down by a mere blade, but Kagome insists, leaving Sango behind with her brother (whom she refuses to allow to die for such a cause) and Kikyo, as she rides off to see how she can help Inuyasha and Koga.
The two finally come to an agreement, with Tessaiga sucking up the power of Goraishi in order to break through Mouryoumaru's armored shell, at the access point where he's holding onto Koga, trying to dissolve his flesh to get to the shards in his legs. It appears to work, with the shell cracking open...and the Infant takes his turn to scoff at their efforts.
Naraku appears nearby, taunting the being that holds his heart, and reveals the reason why he absorbed Yomeiju - to break the Infant's barrier and absorb him, effectively taking down his enemy from the inside. That's just the sort of sick, twisted plan Naraku would come up with, LOL :P So the Infant makes to escape, and Naraku tells him Mouryoumaru hasn't absorbed the Shikon jewel - for a reason. Because its still under Naraku's control? That's my guess - it wasn't entirely clear.
At any rate, Naraku finishes the job of overtaking Mouryoumaru and trapping the Infant. Kagome rides in to help Koga escape, firing a scared arrow at the bonds which still hold him. Her power, in turn, awakens the ancestors of the wolf-demon tribe, those which vowed to protect Koga as soon as he let go of the unnatural shards, and he escapes, injured by alive.
With Koga out of the way, Miroku takes aim, opening the Kazaana in order to finally defeat his enemy. The animation of this was really nice, and it was great to see someone else take charge, besides Inuyasha, in a battle situation. Of course, most of what he's sucking in is miasma, and it becomes so terrible that he bleeds from his eyes and mouth, as well as the wind tunnel scar on his hand. He manages to take the Fuyoheki from the Infant, which allows Naraku to completely reabsorb his heart, but Inuyasha stops Miroku before he kills himself.
There were some really great Mir/San moments there at the end, as Sango rushes to his side, and Kikyo reveals how deep the lines of shouki have drawn into Miroku's body ~ almost to his heart. A few seconds longer, and he would've died in his efforts - not only to break his own curse, but to save Sango the heartache of watching her brother die. *shiver* Very powerful stuff.
The episode ends with Kikyo promising to attempt to purify Miroku and help him live.
I liked this episode quite a bit; for once, the snappy pace seemed to work in favor of all the battling going on. And the battle felt a lot more balanced - it wasn't just Inuyasha swinging his sword while his cheering section looked on; instead, Koga, Miroku, and Kagome also got in on the action. It was more of a team effort, which was great to see - especially since it was representatives from different groups coming together to fight against a common enemy.
The animation was impressive in a few different places. THe clouds of shouki were patently gross, killing and skinning skeletons as it drifted out of both Naraku's and Mouryoumaru's bodies. The wind tunnel action was reminiscent of the movies - but still, great to see. And in general, I thought the action of this was well-done. It remains to be seen if the quieter moments can be as impressive as the action-y ones.
Next episode previews: Byakuya goes after Kohaku's shard, which attracts the attention of a most unlikely savior, and the Inutachi and Kikyo begin their ascent to Mount Azusa.
This was another whiplash-inducing episode, but once again, I thought they brought the disparate arcs together in a way that made sense. We start by learning of the demonic tree Yomeiju, which was sealed by Kikyo fifty years ago in order to make it stop eating humans and demons alike. However, it has been revived, drawing the attention of the Inutachi. When they arrive on scene, they realize it is Naraku who revived the old tree, and watch in horror as he uproots it and absorbs it before their very eyes - Shikon shard and all.
Meanwhile, Koga pursues Mouryoumaru, only to find Kikyo and Kohaku instead. Kikyo threatens him, wanting him to give up his shards, which are being controlled by Midoriko's soul. She explains to him that she has joined souls with Midoriko, and they both intend to make the Shikon jewel whole again and purify it, alongside Naraku, in order to cleanse him from the earth. He refuses to give up his shards and leaves, intent on his pursuit.
Meanwhile, the Inutachi are following Naraku, who is also pursuing Mouryoumaru. He taunts the Infant who resides inside, telling him he knew all along of this plan, hatched by the body that holds his heart, to betray him and fortify himself in order to gather the shards of the jewel. As everyone looks on, the two incarnations fight in mid-air, with Mouryoumaru appearing to win when he absorbs the remnants of Naraku's body.
Believing his has won, Mouryoumaru turns his attention to Koga, intent on taking his shards. Inuyasha runs to the wolf demon's rescue, with Kagome insisting they work together to take down the newly-fortified demon. Too late, both learn that their attacks are of no use - Goraishi has no penetrating power, and Inuyasha can't sense the demon vortex in order to use dragon-scaled Tessaiga. As they bicker over what to do, Kagome takes off with Sango on Kirara, intent on finding Kikyo and preventing her from using Kohaku's shard in the fight.
She confronts Kikyo, telling her to have some faith in Inuyasha, as he's been working damn hard to take down Naraku before she has a chance to kill herself and who knows who else in the process. Kikyo scoffs, maintaining that Naraku won't be brought down by a mere blade, but Kagome insists, leaving Sango behind with her brother (whom she refuses to allow to die for such a cause) and Kikyo, as she rides off to see how she can help Inuyasha and Koga.
The two finally come to an agreement, with Tessaiga sucking up the power of Goraishi in order to break through Mouryoumaru's armored shell, at the access point where he's holding onto Koga, trying to dissolve his flesh to get to the shards in his legs. It appears to work, with the shell cracking open...and the Infant takes his turn to scoff at their efforts.
Naraku appears nearby, taunting the being that holds his heart, and reveals the reason why he absorbed Yomeiju - to break the Infant's barrier and absorb him, effectively taking down his enemy from the inside. That's just the sort of sick, twisted plan Naraku would come up with, LOL :P So the Infant makes to escape, and Naraku tells him Mouryoumaru hasn't absorbed the Shikon jewel - for a reason. Because its still under Naraku's control? That's my guess - it wasn't entirely clear.
At any rate, Naraku finishes the job of overtaking Mouryoumaru and trapping the Infant. Kagome rides in to help Koga escape, firing a scared arrow at the bonds which still hold him. Her power, in turn, awakens the ancestors of the wolf-demon tribe, those which vowed to protect Koga as soon as he let go of the unnatural shards, and he escapes, injured by alive.
With Koga out of the way, Miroku takes aim, opening the Kazaana in order to finally defeat his enemy. The animation of this was really nice, and it was great to see someone else take charge, besides Inuyasha, in a battle situation. Of course, most of what he's sucking in is miasma, and it becomes so terrible that he bleeds from his eyes and mouth, as well as the wind tunnel scar on his hand. He manages to take the Fuyoheki from the Infant, which allows Naraku to completely reabsorb his heart, but Inuyasha stops Miroku before he kills himself.
There were some really great Mir/San moments there at the end, as Sango rushes to his side, and Kikyo reveals how deep the lines of shouki have drawn into Miroku's body ~ almost to his heart. A few seconds longer, and he would've died in his efforts - not only to break his own curse, but to save Sango the heartache of watching her brother die. *shiver* Very powerful stuff.
The episode ends with Kikyo promising to attempt to purify Miroku and help him live.
I liked this episode quite a bit; for once, the snappy pace seemed to work in favor of all the battling going on. And the battle felt a lot more balanced - it wasn't just Inuyasha swinging his sword while his cheering section looked on; instead, Koga, Miroku, and Kagome also got in on the action. It was more of a team effort, which was great to see - especially since it was representatives from different groups coming together to fight against a common enemy.
The animation was impressive in a few different places. THe clouds of shouki were patently gross, killing and skinning skeletons as it drifted out of both Naraku's and Mouryoumaru's bodies. The wind tunnel action was reminiscent of the movies - but still, great to see. And in general, I thought the action of this was well-done. It remains to be seen if the quieter moments can be as impressive as the action-y ones.
Next episode previews: Byakuya goes after Kohaku's shard, which attracts the attention of a most unlikely savior, and the Inutachi and Kikyo begin their ascent to Mount Azusa.
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everybody attacks on site even he does not actually attack anyone.
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Please please please give us some Mir/San love before plunging into Kagome's existential crisis...is that too much to ask?
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Spider Webs which starts Kikyou's death spiral begins after Quills. I doubt if they will show Naraku going to Mount Hakurei to take back his humanity. Naraku uses the webs to convey his hatred to Kikyou. Once she is touched by the webs she is good as dead. From Webs to Light is one day. It took 13 weeks for Kikyou to die. Worthy of any western. I hope they show the scene where Kagome is infected and sees Kikyou's last moments trying to hug IY. IY has a great remark when Kagome will not ride with because she found him with the dying Kikyou. She remarks that maybe she is tainted. IY says that he cannot tell the difference between her pure and her tainted.
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Anyway, I'm excited about Sesshoumaru coming back and the whole Mount Azusa bit. I'm starting to wonder if we will see the Hell arc though. D:
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Although my heart stopped a little when Kikyo said he would be affected permanently - which is silly, because I obviously know he's just fine in the end, but I don't remember that bit from the manga and/or what it does mean.
This is the catalyst for all of the Mir/San angst from here on out - Miroku sucks up so much poison that he's hovering on the brink of death each time he opens the wind tunnel.
Here's where the manga picks up after this episode: http://www.onemanga.com/Inuyasha/448/13/
I'm starting to wonder if we will see the Hell arc though. D:
I've got my fingers crossed, if only because the Hell arc is pivotal to the sword upgrades still to come. We still have a couple episodes to go before I start worrying hardcore that they'll cut it :-/
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*headdesk* Okay, I knew that. I guess it made me so unhappy that I blocked it out of my mind. They don't take the time to say whether getting rid of the Wind Tunnel cures him or not in the last chapter, so it just was a series of D: moments that was never really resolved (not enough for my neurotic self anyway - unless I'm forgetting something else... it's been awhile, lol).
I've got my fingers crossed, if only because the Hell arc is pivotal to the sword upgrades still to come.
Yes. Keep hope alive! :D
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I'm sorry, what? No, don't tell me, I don't need to know. Just when I hear Byakuya, I think of Kuchiki Byakuya from Bleach. *points at icon* I was just having a "canon crossovers, WTF?" moment. Carry on.
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