Inuyasha...will it ever end?

[carlagyrl]

NOT that I hate the show I actually love the story line, the art , and the action. I just want it to hurry up and be over with so that I can watch all the episodes all the way through!! Does anyone out there know exactly how many episodes there are of Inuyasha? Do you know when the series will end?

[JimmieMac]

Is this some sort of cartoon that the kids are watching these days?

[moiety]

Currentlly in Japan there are 142 episodes which have been aired. Rumiko Takahashi's series are known to last rather long (Ranma 1/2). There's no defined number of episodes yet, but going by the manga, it's projected to end sometime in the early 200's. Of course, it can go longer, it can end sooner. No one knows for sure yet.

[moiety]

Is this some sort of cartoon that the kids are watching these days?

Inuyasha is an anime currently airing in Japan. Adultswim is currently showing the first 52 episodes on rotation. It's not geared towards kids, as the language and some content is more mature (violence, etc). It's mostly action/adventure, but of course there are some romantic themes.

Can you tell I watch it?
It's a good series, I enjoy it!

[SneakyPenguin]

were supposed to get new episode in april on [adult swim], but as for ending. it may not. it may be like lupin or dbz or sailor moon and go on and on. as long as the story stays fresh, i dont care.

[Wshakspear]

Personnaly, im trying to not keep watch on One Peice...Dear lord... the 5th movie just came out i think..but i love it so...

[moiety]

I highly doubt it will be like DBZ or Sailormoon. :P

[carlagyrl]

I love inuyasha. I think that is a really great series. I was planning to buy of the series, they have a special on discountanimedvd.com. They have some pretty good bundle packages.

[Doylerulez]

One Piece is going to rock, my only fear is the voice for Monkey in the dub if a crappy company gets the rights. I've seen 140 episodes of Inuyasha, and they still need at least 1 fragment of the jewel shard, I won't spoil anything else. The way they're going, it may never end.

[Scrubking]

The show will end when kagome's skirt finally flies up and reveals her underwear.

The show will have to end after a shocker like that. :wink:

[moiety]

I love inuyasha. I think that is a really great series. I was planning to buy of the series, they have a special on discountanimedvd.com. They have some pretty good bundle packages.

Personally, I bought the 2 HK collections on animeniacs.com. Fx releases them as more are dubbed and aired here. So far the collections combined have 1-36. I'll never be able to afford the 50+ R1 dvds that will eventually come to be. Not to mention lack of shelf space! So I'll just pick those up as they come out...

If any of you can't wait for adultswim to air more, check out anime-kraze.net for fansubs. You can get from #80 up to the most current episode in Japan. Now I just gotta find time to watch them. :)

[XboxMaster]

Are you sure only 142 episodes have been released? 'Cause I'm pretty positive my cousin said that he was on episode 156 at Christmas, he says he has connections on mIRC (obviously some jap). But, then again, he could be lieing, but he's like I think 22 so I don't see why he'd lie :-k .

[sm04as]

Isn't there a movie for Inu Yasha? Wonder if they're going to show that...

[moiety]

Ok the last episode aired in Japan to be exact was #146 on March 15, 2004.

Around Christmastime they were in the 130's, so there's no way he could have seen what he said. Anime-kraze.net has up to #142 fansubbed, of which I have. They are always just a few episodes behind, as they do all their own subbing.

I'm 21, and I wouldn't lie either. :wink: Trust me I'm confident in this area.

And yes, there are three movies released in Japan (the third just recently: within the last few months). None of them have been dubbed yet. You can only buy the subtitled versions. I've seen the first two, they are good. The third one is supposed to be the best so far. The dubbed versions of the first two are rumored to be released sometime later this year.

300th post.

[suprsaiyanMAX]

I just hope that when it does wrap up there is actually an ending. I hate it when a series just stops without any real conclusion, especially when they can do so much more with it (Berserk I'm looking in your direction).

[Medium_Pimpin]

Rumiko Takahashi's works are almost always open ended.

That being said i hope it ends and gets licensed soon. 200 episodes is alot of anime to watch, especially for anime thats not very funny like inuyasha.

[famousmort]

22-year olds never lie. Unless they're 20, pretending to be 22.

I was surpised to learn just recently how popular Inuyasha and Rurouni Kenshin are with female audiences. From what I read, despite what Cartoon Network seems to say about Inuyasha's rabid fanboy following it is more popular with the ladies:

http://animenewsnetwork.com/columns/answerman.php?id=156

[suprsaiyanMAX]

I think it's only natual that Inuyasha would be more popular amongst females. But I didn't know that about Rurouni Kenshin.

[moiety]

Cartoon Network is not a very reliable source for anime "information".

However, ANN, the site you listed, is good. :)

[Wshakspear]

Both Inu Yasha and Rouruni Kenshin (samurai X too) are loved by the ladies. 99% of our manga sales and our anime rentals for those 2 series are from the ladies. Hell, my girlfriends one of them, at least for inuyasha. Personnaly, i like kenishen.

And yeah, i cant imagine what kind of voice Monkey would end up having, but the japanese one already annoys me, so it could work out for the better :)

[carlagyrl]

I think that it is the case that women do like some animes more than me.n. I do like a lot of anime. I especially like the action ones. I even watch them more the my man.

[suprsaiyanMAX]

Thats a good thing, not enough women like the action shows....In fact, I think there should be more women characters in the action anime shows, that would help bring in a higher female audience. Until recently, you just see the female characters that are overly sexualized in a majority of the action shows.

[Darke Katt]

Besides, A hanyou (half-demon for all you DUB watchers *shudder*) with cute fuzzy ears and claws that could rip through anything with a physique to match his GIANT Tessaiga is hot >:D

IMO, his Japanse voice actor could run circles around ours. His growls, man. Like he MEANS it. Not to mention screaming Kagome's name when she's in great peril.

I am currently downloading the subbed version of episode 144. I enjoyed the no-nonsense episode that had to do with Mushin. Kagome the karaoke-ing drunk! Sango hitting on Inu-yasha! Can't get any better than that.

[moiety]

I think most people on here have probably only watched the adult swim episodes, so they may not know what your talking about :wink: .

I agree that the Japanese track is better on many levels. I can appreciate both tracks, however, and this goes for most animes. I like to be exposed to both. I don't support the "despising of the dubs". Again, I enjoy both.

[D4rkewolfe]

his GIANT Tessaiga is hot >:D His growls, man. Like he MEANS it. Not to mention screaming Kagome's name when she's in great peril. can't get any better than that.

Wait, what? Giant who? Why would he be growling and screaming a girls name...oh wait, ah I got ya ;)

Should I be worried?

[JSweeney]

I don't mind dubs so much, but when the show takes the focus of the original work and completely redefines it, then it bothers me.

I really enjoy reading the Yu Gi Oh manga, but the US version completely destroys everything that happens in an entire year of the manga by condensing it into one show.. a poorly done show at that. In the show, it's like they completely neglected the idea of the "penalty game"
Yami Yugi plays them in some sort of game, and if they are found laking, he punishes them.. examples of this were making people become lost in thier own minds, set people on fire, or distort people's faces.. the penalty is usually based on a character fault (such as greed, vanity, etc).

It adds so much more to the story, yet the rip it almost completely out of the US version... probably because it takes focus away from the cardgame that the show has become nothing but a commericail for.

[SneakyPenguin]

i tend to enjoy dubs more, as long as its done right. reading subtitles distracts me, if i can hear i in a language i can understand, im going to. also, i think i like richard cox as inuyasha better than the japanese voice. to me, the japanese is too high pitched. just my opinion

[JSweeney]

i tend to enjoy dubs more, as long as its done right. reading subtitles distracts me, if i can hear i in a language i can understand, im going to. also, i think i like richard cox as inuyasha better than the japanese voice. to me, the japanese is too high pitched. just my opinion

I don't know. There's something to be said for subtitles.
El Mariachi just isnt the same if it isn't in Spanish.
(Well, it just isn't the same if you make Antonia Bandaras "The Man in Black" or "El Mariachi" either)

[SneakyPenguin]

oh i admit, some things are better subbed (can you even watch mariachi dubbed? my dvd only has spanish) and there are things best dubbed, like speed racer (best. show. ever) and godzilla.

like i personally refuse, under any conditions to watch crouching tiger, hidden dragon dubbed. ditto krosawa flicks.

[D4rkewolfe]

I don't mind dubs so much, but when the show takes the focus of the original work and completely redefines it, then it bothers me.

I really enjoy reading the Yu Gi Oh manga, but the US version completely destroys everything that happens in an entire year of the manga by condensing it into one show.. a poorly done show at that. In the show, it's like they completely neglected the idea of the "penalty game"
Yami Yugi plays them in some sort of game, and if they are found laking, he punishes them.. examples of this were making people become lost in thier own minds, set people on fire, or distort people's faces.. the penalty is usually based on a character fault (such as greed, vanity, etc).

It adds so much more to the story, yet the rip it almost completely out of the US version... probably because it takes focus away from the cardgame that the show has become nothing but a commericail for.
I was reading some of it, and man is Yami ruthless. I remember the teacher one who went on her looks but was really ugly in the inside and therefore he let that show to punish her. It wasn't really supposed to be just cards either, as you probably read.

[suprsaiyanMAX]

I'm not the bigeest fan of subs (though I do perfer to watch most live-action with sub rather than dub), I especially don't like them in most anime. I'll admit the voice acting is sometimes better in japanese, but often times English dubs have a great voice cast and acting sometimes even better than the japanese originals.

As for the Yu-Gi-Oh thing, I don't like it when the original material is switched around and tainted that much either as it often detracts from the story. But it is a show that is generally directed more towards kids (almost entirely in the states) so I can see why they would make the Yami personality less ruthless. Don't forget that the creators often sell their work and don't always keep tabs on what the new owner does with it. In the end, I guess it can sometimes be better if the magna and tv series are viewed as different entities since they bascially have different creators (at least for some cases).

[moiety]

but often times English dubs have a great voice cast and acting sometimes even better than the japanese originals.

The most prominent example being Cowboy Bebop.

[JSweeney]

I don't mind dubs so much, but when the show takes the focus of the original work and completely redefines it, then it bothers me.

I really enjoy reading the Yu Gi Oh manga, but the US version completely destroys everything that happens in an entire year of the manga by condensing it into one show.. a poorly done show at that. In the show, it's like they completely neglected the idea of the "penalty game"
Yami Yugi plays them in some sort of game, and if they are found laking, he punishes them.. examples of this were making people become lost in thier own minds, set people on fire, or distort people's faces.. the penalty is usually based on a character fault (such as greed, vanity, etc).

It adds so much more to the story, yet the rip it almost completely out of the US version... probably because it takes focus away from the cardgame that the show has become nothing but a commericail for.
I was reading some of it, and man is Yami ruthless. I remember the teacher one who went on her looks but was really ugly in the inside and therefore he let that show to punish her. It wasn't really supposed to be just cards either, as you probably read.

Exactly. I loved that "poetic justice" element that Yami has in all of his penalty games. The fact that they just completely remove that to try to sanitize the show for a younger fanbase kind of bugs me. At least I can be a cheapass and subscribe to the American version of Shonen Jump and just read that along with One Piece and Naruto.

[suprsaiyanMAX]

but often times English dubs have a great voice cast and acting sometimes even better than the japanese originals.

The most prominent example being Cowboy Bebop.

I'd also thrown in Big O, Gundam Wing, and Princess Mononoke as some other high profile examples off the top of my head.

[Darke Katt]

Oh, no. I don't hate Dubbing in general, just for Inuyasha. They could have done so much better. I agree that all those other animes, Big O, Bebop, and Wing, and anything Miyazaki-san. I especially like one anime, Trigun, solely in english. I tried watching it in Japanese, but Vash doesn't have as much lighthearted spunk as the English VA. :3

And for shameless advertising, my favorite VA page: www.voicechasers.org

[suprsaiyanMAX]

Oh yeah how did I forget Trigun....I could be wrong but the guy who voices Vash also did Kaneda in Akira and Liquid Snake in Metal Gear Solid. And the lady who voices Milly has been in a ton of other voice casts herself.

[Darke Katt]

Oh yeah, Milly. She's done alot, but the other one that comes right to mind is a character whose voice is totally different than Milly's lighthearted ditzyness, R. Dorothy Wayneright of Big O fame. I still need to watch those new episodes. Not to mention Roger Smith's VA also does Spike Speigel. Steve Blum is everywhere.
I saw a new ep of Big O out of order, and think that they're a bit different feel than the originals...and they changed his butler's VA! For shame!

And for something very off topic, my favorite voice actor is Scott Mcneil, and running close seconds are Keith David and Jim Cummings.

[suprsaiyanMAX]

I think I've actually heard of Scott McNeil, but not the other 2. McNeil does the voice of Piccolo right, or used to at any rate? I could be wrong on this one, but I thinks he voices Duo (who is my fave as we share the same last name) on Gundam Wing too I believe.

[sm04as]

Scott Mcneil...he sounds familiar. Doesn't he have a rather gruff voice?

Wolverine and Picolo?

[Darke Katt]

You both are right. :D He did the old voice for Picollo, Wolverine on X-men Evolution, Duo Maxwell on Gundam Wing, and including Kouga on Inuyasha, Jetfire on Transformers Armada/Energon, and 4 people on Beast Wars! Rattrap, Waspinator, Dinobot and Silverbolt. I would have never known they were all the same voice until I looked it up. I could ramble on about all the voices he does, but wouldn't you rather just look here? Its not up to date.
http://www.voicechasers.org/Actors/S_McNeil.html

Here's another page, but this one isnt as credible, seeing as ANYONE can put in who they think voices what. So there is alot of wrong info, though the majority is good. Voices.fuzzy.com

[suprsaiyanMAX]

Wow good ol' Beast Wars.....I actually enjoyed that series for a bit. You know what American animated show had a great cast too....Batman the Animated Series. Mark Hamill = Best Joker ever

[sm04as]

Try here:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573926/

And I have to agree, he does have a cool voice. As for Jim Cummings, wow, he is jack of all trades. :o

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191906/

Just looked through the list....Pirates of Darkwater..Ioz. Now that was a great series. Too bad they never finished their quest.

[D4rkewolfe]

Mark Hamill is everywhere, he is that candy pirate in K.N.D.

[Darke Katt]

Mark Hamill is everywhere, he is that candy pirate in K.N.D.

Dont forget the bad guy on The Castle in the Sky Laputa!

[Darke Katt]

No, I'll tell you who are jacks of all trades. Not only Jim, try Frank Welker and Paul Robsen. Frank has done every other non-human character (Including Bronx in the Gargoyles) and Paul does every other non-human thing that has a squeaky voice :3

[sm04as]

Do you mean Rob Paulsen? I rememeber he was Mighty Max.

[suprsaiyanMAX]

That big guy from Night Court was on Mighty Max too.

[sm04as]

Oh, yes, bald guy, Richard Moll.

Tim Curry was also in it.

<Long strecth to connect to other threads about dubbing>

I usually enjoy whatever version that I hear first. After watching Escaflowne subbed, it's just not the same after the translation (apparently FOX felt some heat or enough something to pull it off the air).

Or if you ever heard the dubbed version of the male Ranma. After season 5 or 6, they changed the character, and his voice sounded terrible. But just for the sake of watching the rest of the episodes I had to bear it.

I guess it's like history. You hear one version of an event, rationalize that it could happen, and accept it. Then you hear another plausible version. You can adjust your views to accept the second or just reject it.

[Doylerulez]

One thing I've noticed about Inuyasha is that the opening and closing themes for almost every season sounds amazing. I imported the soundtrack with most of them on it, easily one of my favorite cds. The most recent closing "come" by Namie Amuro is amazing, so now I gotta wait for the next one.

Oh, and the three drunk Kagomes singing karaoke, classic. One of my other favorite single episodes was Shippo vs. the Thunder Bros sibling.

I like both sub and dub, but I like "Osuwari" better than "sit"

[moiety]

I agree, all the openings/endings are really good!

[moiety]

One of my other favorite single episodes was Shippo vs. the Thunder Bros sibling.


That one was cute, with the crayons!

[carlagyrl]

Hey Moiety you seem to be a real anime buff. Could you suggest some really good animes that i might want to buy?

[doraemonkerpal]

Try here:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573926/

And I have to agree, he does have a cool voice. As for Jim Cummings, wow, he is jack of all trades. :o

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191906/

Just looked through the list....Pirates of Darkwater..Ioz. Now that was a great series. Too bad they never finished their quest.

LOL, pirates of darkwater... my mom loved that cartoon! it was so ironic seeing her sit there and watch a marathon of that cartoon. :?

[moiety]

Hey Moiety you seem to be a real anime buff. Could you suggest some really good animes that i might want to buy?

Well it definitely depends on what you're into. You mentioned you like action anime, so I'd have to recommend Cowboy Bebop definitely. You may also enjoy Trigun, it's action but has a comical side. Obviously you like Inuyasha, so Rurouni Kenshin may be something you'd like as well.

Neon Genesis Evangelion is also a must-see. It has big mechs, but the story behind it is deep, a more psychological anime.

Read or Die is another one. It's only a 3-episode OVA, but it's really cool!!

I only mentioned a few action animes, but there are SO many other awesome animes out there. I suggest you explore the web and learn about different series. You can find info and reviews on just about any anime. www.animenewnetwork.com is one site that keeps a current database of series/movies, as well as anime news.

Again, it depends on what you like. I might've mentioned this, but I like action as well as romantic comedies. Fushigi Yuugi, Oh My Goddess, and Love Hina are other series I would highly recommend.

[SneakyPenguin]

i think the funniest change of pace for a va is the guy who played lacorn on the fatal fury moviedoes stupid ed on ed, edd, and eddy. i just think thats amazing.

im a tree bark!

[SS4Brolly]

The show will end when kagome's skirt finally flies up and reveals her underwear.

The show will have to end after a shocker like that. :wink:

</Wardrobe Malfunction>

[suprsaiyanMAX]

www.animeondvd.com is another great site for reviews in particular. They have reviews of both domestic and import dvds.

[Darke Katt]

I remember Ed, Edd, and Eddy's voices being the voices for Tori, Kero and Julian on Cardcaptors. I couldnt believe it when I looked it up. o.O

Oh, and that 'new' voice for Ranma in the later seasons happens to be Inuyasha's voice, Rochard Cox. :3

and sm04as, you are absolutely right. I had a little bit of dyslexia there. ^^ It is Rob Paulsen.

Doylerules, you took the words out of my mouth. If only they hadn't stopped showing the opening theme for Inuyasha on Adult Swim. I remember they first premiered Inuyasha, they kept the opening in its full glory, yet they cut it out merely a week later. Bah. Oh well. At least we still have the closing themes. *loves on Namie Amuro*

[D4rkewolfe]

Or if you ever heard the dubbed version of the male Ranma. After season 5 or 6, they changed the character, and his voice sounded terrible. But just for the sake of watching the rest of the episodes I had to bear it.
Funny you mention that, since that is the voice of Inuyasha

[D4rkewolfe]

I remember Ed, Edd, and Eddy's voices being the voices for Tori, Kero and Julian on Cardcaptors. I couldnt believe it when I looked it up. o.O

Oh, and that 'new' voice for Ranma in the later seasons happens to be Inuyasha's voice, Rochard Cox. :3

and sm04as, you are absolutely right. I had a little bit of dyslexia there. ^^ It is Rob Paulsen.

Doylerules, you took the words out of my mouth. If only they hadn't stopped showing the opening theme for Inuyasha on Adult Swim. I remember they first premiered Inuyasha, they kept the opening in its full glory, yet they cut it out merely a week later. Bah. Oh well. At least we still have the closing themes. *loves on Namie Amuro*Damn you, you beat me to it.

[Darke Katt]

I remember Ed, Edd, and Eddy's voices being the voices for Tori, Kero and Julian on Cardcaptors. I couldnt believe it when I looked it up. o.O

Oh, and that 'new' voice for Ranma in the later seasons happens to be Inuyasha's voice, Rochard Cox. :3

and sm04as, you are absolutely right. I had a little bit of dyslexia there. ^^ It is Rob Paulsen.

Doylerules, you took the words out of my mouth. If only they hadn't stopped showing the opening theme for Inuyasha on Adult Swim. I remember they first premiered Inuyasha, they kept the opening in its full glory, yet they cut it out merely a week later. Bah. Oh well. At least we still have the closing themes. *loves on Namie Amuro*Damn you, you beat me to it.

*A-la Nelson* Haw Haw!

[pimp_daddy_smurf]

does anyone here have the inuyasha game for Playstation.....it has crappy controls and all but its got some cool extras and its fun to play against a friend.....i bought mine new at shopko like 2 months ago....but i like to play the gam just to beat the crap outta my friend

[SneakyPenguin]

i got the game. its a fun button masher. its kinda annoying its in japanese though (i already mentioned i prefer dubbed)

[sm04as]

Wow, I never realized that. :o

Ok, let me rephrase what I said about him being a terrible Ranma. I think I was just a bit angry that they changed the voice actor after such a long time and I was so used to the first. But then again I eventually got used to Cox.

And as for him being Inu Yasha, I never questioned it. He fits the character perfectly! :P

[D4rkewolfe]

But then again I eventually got used to Cox.
It just sounds funny...I had to do it :lol:

Anyways I know how ya felt because I was also used to Sarah Strange's version of the Ranma character, until Richard Cox came along...wait a minute...Richard Cox....Dick Cox...what were his parents smoking :lol:

[SneakyPenguin]

i may be wrong, but proto man from the old mega man anime sounds a lot like richard cox. hes not in the credits, but it sounds so damn similar.

[SneakyPenguin]

another person whos in almost everything is phil lamarr. heres a list off the top of my head

Futurama: Hermes
Samurai Jack: Samurai Jack
Static Shock: Static
Justice League: Green Lantern
Mad TV: Himself
Family Guy: Variety
Metal Gear Solid 2: VAMP
KOTOR: blind guy on first planet (in sewers)

i know theres a lot more but thats all i can think of.

[Mr. Anderson]

You know, I don't think if it's whether Inuyasha will ever end or not, IT'S THIS DAMN THREAD. I hate these anime threads lingering around the top! Make it stop!

[suprsaiyanMAX]

Perhaps you should not click on the thread then, because you only put it further towards the top.