Inuyasha

[Rainbow Dash]

Alright, it's granted that Inuyasha dragged out too much. But for those of you faithful enough to keep watching, what do you all think of this band of seven series? I think this is better than it used to be before it dragged out. I look foward to saturdays now moreso for inuyasha than Samurai Champloo.

Your thoughts?

[Dark Marmosett]

Meh....its getting kind of old. I didn't even bother watching last nights episode.

[Zelphiel]

Alright, it's granted that Inuyasha dragged out too much.

that's an understatement. :P

that show definately has DBZ syndrome. lol

anyway... it's ok. The only reason the newer ones seem a little better is more action. There seems to be more fighting and less filler... even though it still takes FOREVER to get to the fights that everyone wants to see. I never thought it was the best thing on AS, but it's good enough to keep me entertained for half an hour.

[Rainbow Dash]

For the record, I don't think its the best on AS at all. That's easily Paranoia Agent or sCRYed. I actually don't like Samurai Champloo that much.

[Zelphiel]

I actually don't like Samurai Champloo that much.

I thought you did... maybe I've got you confused with someone else. =/

I think Samurai Champloo is pretty good compared to a lot of the overused anime they show on AS though... even though it isn't the best one. scryed is my current fav... but I'm sure it'll get old after a while too.

[Pinkie Pie]

I've been sticking to mangas rather than animes lately... I don't think that the manga has gotten anywhere near that far yet though. But so far I really like the series.

Then again, mangas tend to be straightforward in the story while the anime will fill in it's own parts and add little side stories, so I can see how the anime could be way more stretched out.

[Dark Marmosett]

Samurai Champloo...I got broed with that show after episode 3...don't watch it anymore.

[Rainbow Dash]

Samurai Champloo...I got broed with that show after episode 3...don't watch it anymore.
It's got potential, but you're right, it is kinda boring right now.

[Ashe]

i like inuyasha still... and the band of seven seems pretty sweet right now i like it pretty good... and i do enjoy samurai champloo too... even if it does have a little bit of boringness into it but then again... what doesnt?

[Dark Marmosett]

Well it lost its potentail for a good show after the 3rd episode for me....so I'm not going to even bother watching it anymore.

[Megatokyo]

Inu Yasha dosnt deserve the popularity and attention it has gotten.. the series keeps cycling itself over and over and its sickaning..... The whole series is Inu yasha trying to save Kagome... then trying to kill Nuraku... then trying to save Kagome... then kill blah blah... etc etc.... thats the entire series... its ashame her other series arnt being watched in compairison to this... Ranma 1/2 and Mason Ikoku are both better in Manga and Anime Forms..... the series needs to end and save itself

[Rainbow Dash]

It's wrapping up, actually. Have you seen the newer episodes though? Its shifted to trying to kill a group of ressurected killers, each of which has awesomely done personalities. Also Koga has the last two jewel shards; Naraku has all the rest.

[Dark Marmosett]

Yeah.....I guess I will watch the final few episodes..also when did it go into a new ending theme song?

[Rainbow Dash]

Just a few episodes ago. There's one more.

[Dark Marmosett]

Right....also the ending theme sounds good to me..I'm going to have to find it on the web somewhere.

[Zelphiel]

Inu Yasha dosnt deserve the popularity and attention it has gotten.. the series keeps cycling itself over and over and its sickaning..... The whole series is Inu yasha trying to save Kagome... then trying to kill Nuraku... then trying to save Kagome... then kill blah blah... etc etc.... thats the entire series... its ashame her other series arnt being watched in compairison to this... Ranma 1/2 and Mason Ikoku are both better in Manga and Anime Forms..... the series needs to end and save itself

lol... I think a big part of it is people watching and waiting for it to finally end. AS has been showing it for what... two years? I wish they'd just wait for the majority of a series to be localized before they start showing it. Then we wouldn't have to sit through the same episodes 100 times. =/

I get what you're saying though... I could have done without about 1/4 of the episodes. Like the ones where they don't do anything.

and yeah... I agree Yvl. Most of the band of 7 have better personalities than half the villains they've had on the show.

[Qween B]

yanno a friend told me to watcha few episodes of this show..i didnt like it.... thought it was unentertaining and it seemed very reptative

[Rainbow Dash]

yanno a friend told me to watcha few episodes of this show..i didnt like it.... thought it was unentertaining and it seemed very reptative
It is, this is more overrated than even DBZ. It was good at first, but after Inuyasha got every skill he could aquire, it got ridiculously boring. I'm only watching it now to laugh at it and to see the seventh ending theme. Seriously, everything is solved with him getting physically stronger at just the right moment, you can't even say "Oh no, how's he going to get out of this one" because he either uses Wind Scar or god-modes.

Slap your friend around for a bit, k?

The reason I thought it was getting better was because it was focusing on the new villains for a couple episodes. When Inuyasha stepped back on to the stage, it got dull again. And that bitch Kikyo was no loss, you didn't even learn anything about her.

[Ash]

And that bitch Kikyo was no loss, you didn't even learn anything about her.

Omg, I hate her. She's just...idk...I just don't like her one bit.

But, I actually like the show alot. I've watched it from the start too, and, yes, there are some boring episodes, but overall, I really enjoy the show.

[nightsavior]

I was very fond of the series and will never retract that statement. However don't expect me to sit down and watch every single episode either. To me Naruto is a bit like Inuyasha only with better animation . The main character has the essence of a fox demon and is the loud boisterous one, then you got Sakura who is the female lead only unlike kagome she's spiteful and annoying, and then you got Kyosuke which is the cold,bitter,arrogant arch type that mirrors sesshoumuru a bit. The more interesting characters of the show are actually the instructors and enemies in my opinion. Also with Naruto whenever I watch it high school and it's harsh rites of passage come to mind not surprising since the essence of it's theme is how hard it is being accepted and growing up.

To me newer anime very closely mirror older anime which is why I don't understand why some elitists parade around their favorite show is so much better then the "older" show they critique which essentially is almost the same thing .

[Rainbow Dash]

I was very fond of the series and will never retract that statement. However don't expect me to sit down and watch every single episode either. To me Naruto is a bit like Inuyasha only with better animation . The main character has the essence of a fox demon and is the loud boisterous one, then you got Sakura who is the female lead only unlike kagome she's spiteful and annoying, and then you got Kyosuke which is the cold,bitter,arrogant arch type that mirrors sesshoumuru a bit. The more interesting characters of the show are actually the instructors and enemies in my opinion. Also with Naruto whenever I watch it high school and it's harsh rites of passage come to mind not surprising since the essence of it's theme is how hard it is being accepted and growing up.

To me newer anime very closely mirror older anime which is why I don't understand why some elitists parade around their favorite show is so much better then the "older" show they critique which essentially is almost the same thing .
What sets Naruto apart is that it isn't so repetitive. Naruto actually loses some battles, there are plenty of character deaths, and it keeps secrets from you so that you keep coming back. In Inuyasha, for example, when Naraku has Inuyasha trapped in those root things when Hakurei returns to being corrupt, I was thinking "ohh, there's no way he can get out now, just look at him struggling! He can't get out with strength so how will he get out?" and then he just tears out with strength alone, no surprises... and when Kagome was captured by the kiddie she just wills her way out of his grasp.. it's god-moding, and its irritating and boring. I only watch the show to laugh at it and to see the next ending, as I said.

[nightsavior]

Well I don't always enjoy a series on the simple basis if I can predict the outcome or not. I just think Inuyasha was well put together and I felt alot for the characters. Besides there have been other anime series in which their are deaths of beloved characters and the "good guys" get pwned. Neither of those are new concepts either.

Truth is everything about Naruto is great in my opinion save for Sakura. That chick majorly rubs me the wrong way and she has that unhealthy "sephiroth" fetish going in which she falls for the guy most likely to do bad things to her or go psycho and kill the whole village.

I almost understand who Kyosuke is so adamant about pushing her away. He most likely knows she feels "lust" and "infacuation" for him but that its not true love. Plus he wants nothing to get in the way of his ambition. Being a ninja definetly is of first importance to him with everything else falling into order behind.

[Megatokyo]

If I can predict the outcome or not. I just think Inuyasha was well put together.

This statement dosnt work when talking about Inuyasha... The whole series is overly predictable... Inu yasha has to save kagome... then huntdown neraku.. then save kagome again... etc etc... the movies follow the same basis... it dosnt deserve half the crdit it gets.


Truth is everything about Naruto is great in my opinion save for Sakura. That chick majorly rubs me the wrong way and she has that unhealthy "sephiroth" fetish going in which she falls for the guy most likely to do bad things to her or go psycho and kill the whole village.

and if this is how you feel about sakura then you will be sadly misstaken come the much later episodes cus she is now one of my favorites for un named reasons.

[Rainbow Dash]

But what makes it so popular then? Its got terrible repetitive action, the storyline never progresses, just goes off on tangents (everyone has had the same number of jewel shards forever now) so the storyline is no good, and honestly the characters never develop, you can only do so much about characters that shallow before it gets boring. It's not really very old, so the low standards of the time argument doesn't work (such as Thundercats or Voltron). So what is there?

[Kayodic_Weazel]

I dont like anime.

[Lancet Jades]

I dont like anime.
If you "don't like" anime, then you shouldn't be posting in ther anime forum, as it borders on trolling.

Just be mor careful in the future.

[Ryw]

I dont like anime.Thanks for sharing, but next time don't bother.

I don't see why you guys are so zealously comparing Naruto and Inuyasha.... Naruto probably is better planned and has better plot twists than Inuyasha, but that's not saying much. If you were comparing FMA to Iny, then I'd understand you guys being so passionate about it.

[Megatokyo]

Thanks for sharing, but next time don't bother.

I don't see why you guys are so zealously comparing Naruto and Inuyasha.... Naruto probably is better planned and has better plot twists than Inuyasha, but that's not saying much. If you were comparing FMA to Iny, then I'd understand you guys being so passionate about it.

FMA isnt as great as many others eather... took me months just to get into it.

[Ryw]

Wow, to each their own I guess.

[Rainbow Dash]

Ryw, if I remember correctly... haven't you never even seen Naruto? It's easily better than FMA, regardless of who you ask.

[Ryw]

Ryw, if I remember correctly... haven't you never even seen Naruto?I've seen most of what Toonami's shown and I think it's ok, but nothing that makes me go ZOMG BEST ANIME EVER! With that said, please don't turn this into a dub/sub issue.
It's easily better than FMA, regardless of who you ask.If everyone I asked was a hardcore Naruto fan, then yeah ok. My point had nothing to do with Naruto Vs FMA anyway so I don't know how you came to that. My point is FMA is a hell of a lot more well planned with a hell of a lot stronger plot than either Inuyasha or Naruto.

I really don't think anyone can make a logical argument against that.

[Rainbow Dash]

>.> it's still in the intro phase now... it doesn't get REALLY good until Gaara shows up, and doesn't get to its peak until after Tsunade shows up.

You are right that FMA is better planned out than Inuyasha, but as the story progresses in Naruto things become intertwined, and the characters develop immensely over the course of the anime, I think they even grow older in time. I haven't seen all of FMA either, but right now what it has going for it is creativity and plot, aside from that its lacking in character development/relationships (Greed actually caring for one of his underlings? If he were as greedy as it made him out to be he'd use them as a human shield.) I'd say that FMA has a bit of an edge on Naruto, indeed... not much of one though, it really depends on whether you're looking for action or not.