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Inuyasha: The Final Act | 11 - Kanna's Gravestone
Hmm. The new anime switching to Monday evenings is full of fail...
Anyway, I'm finally getting the chance to watch the new episode - and, well, it was equal parts impressive and "meh."
You have to admit, RT, started getting more creative with the deaths of her demons as the manga went on. The idea of Kanna taking all of the hits for her mirror monster, to allow it to continue fighting with the stolen power of Tessaiga, was a great twist. Naraku knew the Inutachi would be loathe to kill her, no matter what their desire to do away with her ultimate incarnation, and it was one of his better emotional manipulations to pit them against each other.
This episode was very much about Inuyasha's connection to Tessaiga. He transformed because of the call of the stolen energy, but he was sentient during the encounter (which is interesting, considering he loses it again during the final battle...you'd think going through this - and what's to come, the battles against Tenseiga - would've made their bond unbreakable). He continues to fight with the monster, against his own attacks, even as he and Kagome urge Kanna to stop. The interesting thing is, of course, that Kanna is a void - she feels nothing.
Or does she? It can't be a coincidence that we see a replay of her laying Kagura to rest - not to mention, her last thoughts are of her free-spirited older sister. And yet, she continues, allowing Inuyasha to destroy her with each swing of his sword, until finally, he strikes the phantom Tessaiga and regains his powers.
The entire time, we're given color commentary by Byakuya, and he is quite sardonic - I can see why a cult following developed around him :P He sees what Naraku is willing to do to his incarnations, and files that information away for future use. The only thing that bugs me about him is that he's basically a replacement for Kagura, and was that really necessary? *shrug*
The animation of this episode was a bit uneven, IMO. There were some comical moments (which weren't intended to be funny), like Inuyasha being stopped dead in his tracks, on several occasions, while swinging wildly at the mirror monster. And yet, the final blow which destroys the monster - and when Inuyasha picks up Kanna's mirror after she's destroyed - are amazing.
I also liked the small scene with Kagome, where she realizes that Kanna holds the key to defeating Naraku and cries the mirror shard from her eye. She's really starting to come into her own, which makes me wonder how much impact the hitomiko arc will have on her.
All in all, it was a rather enjoyable episode :) I'm surprised the whole episode was devoted to her death, but once again, the final scenes were really nicely done!
Of course, because this arc got an entire episode to itself, that means the big Mir/San arcs are going to be condensed into one episode. That sucks BIG TIME, even though I was sorta expecting it after reading the list of episode titles. ARGH, will they always get shafted like this?! >:( FAIL, Sunrise - you are full of FAIL for that decision...
Anyway, I'm finally getting the chance to watch the new episode - and, well, it was equal parts impressive and "meh."
You have to admit, RT, started getting more creative with the deaths of her demons as the manga went on. The idea of Kanna taking all of the hits for her mirror monster, to allow it to continue fighting with the stolen power of Tessaiga, was a great twist. Naraku knew the Inutachi would be loathe to kill her, no matter what their desire to do away with her ultimate incarnation, and it was one of his better emotional manipulations to pit them against each other.
This episode was very much about Inuyasha's connection to Tessaiga. He transformed because of the call of the stolen energy, but he was sentient during the encounter (which is interesting, considering he loses it again during the final battle...you'd think going through this - and what's to come, the battles against Tenseiga - would've made their bond unbreakable). He continues to fight with the monster, against his own attacks, even as he and Kagome urge Kanna to stop. The interesting thing is, of course, that Kanna is a void - she feels nothing.
Or does she? It can't be a coincidence that we see a replay of her laying Kagura to rest - not to mention, her last thoughts are of her free-spirited older sister. And yet, she continues, allowing Inuyasha to destroy her with each swing of his sword, until finally, he strikes the phantom Tessaiga and regains his powers.
The entire time, we're given color commentary by Byakuya, and he is quite sardonic - I can see why a cult following developed around him :P He sees what Naraku is willing to do to his incarnations, and files that information away for future use. The only thing that bugs me about him is that he's basically a replacement for Kagura, and was that really necessary? *shrug*
The animation of this episode was a bit uneven, IMO. There were some comical moments (which weren't intended to be funny), like Inuyasha being stopped dead in his tracks, on several occasions, while swinging wildly at the mirror monster. And yet, the final blow which destroys the monster - and when Inuyasha picks up Kanna's mirror after she's destroyed - are amazing.
I also liked the small scene with Kagome, where she realizes that Kanna holds the key to defeating Naraku and cries the mirror shard from her eye. She's really starting to come into her own, which makes me wonder how much impact the hitomiko arc will have on her.
All in all, it was a rather enjoyable episode :) I'm surprised the whole episode was devoted to her death, but once again, the final scenes were really nicely done!
Of course, because this arc got an entire episode to itself, that means the big Mir/San arcs are going to be condensed into one episode. That sucks BIG TIME, even though I was sorta expecting it after reading the list of episode titles. ARGH, will they always get shafted like this?! >:( FAIL, Sunrise - you are full of FAIL for that decision...
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It was nice that someone besides Inuyasha got to make all the big pronouncements about what was and wasn't going on with all of their weapons, LOL :P
I still hate that they are truncating the two big Mir/San arcs into one episode, tho. That fucking sucks.
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Agreed. But they could have done the unthinkable for the "secondary" couple and cut it entirely, leaving only occasional reminders that Miroku is still sick and Sango is still suffering. O.o
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*shrug* I'm not trying to judge, but I know the Mir/San fans on my f-list aren't pleased...and frankly, neither am I.
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Not at the beginning, he didn't - and that's when the action was unintentionally funny.
Byakua is mostly comic relief. He takes no pleasure in evil. He is mostly there to observe. Some of his observations are unflattering to all of the characters.
And that's why I think he has such a cult following, aheh. I like his voice actor, too ~ makes me wonder what his English dub will sound like o.O
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as if he just slashles wildly, but he actually has a plan for winning. One of the things that Totsai,the great demon spirit and Sesshoumaru were trying to tell him was that Tessaiga is a sword that cuts. It was being weighted down with many powers which were specialized for Naraku and Moryomaru. In each battle he normally has to figure out a plan of attack when power does not work. Nobody really appreciates his tactical analysis in fanfiction. Considering that he has never used a sword prior to finding Tessaiga, he uses it well. Sesshoumaru does understand Tessaiga better than IY , it just does not like him very well because it was not intended for him. It cuts off his arm and blasts him with the wind scar. Sesshoumaru is clearly too arrogant in that fight.