Awhile ago I saw you say that you think Sumisawa makes inuyasha oc sometimes. And I was wondering if you could expand on your thoughts? In what instances did you think he made inuyasha oc? love your blog btw !!
I did say Sumisawa, but I mean Sunrise writers in general tbh. I know that Sumisawa wrote the movies but I’m not sure which episodes he was a writer on, but I’m still going to list examples from the anime, movies and Yashahime to explain what I mean!
1. Inuyasha’s desire to become full demon
One thing that really bothered me in the anime is how they really dragged the whole “Inuyasha wants to use the jewel to become a full-demon”. In the manga in chapter 94 when he learns the truth about the jewel origin’s and how it always creates a cycle of violence, he essentially decides to end the cycle:
In episode 26 they didn’t include that part, Inuyasha doesn’t understand the danger of the jewel and says once again that he wants to use it for himself, which turns into a joke because Midoriko’s barrier yeets him out of the cave for being selfish:
I noted in my rewatch that there are other instances of this, specifically in episode 36 and 44, where Inuyasha mentions wanting to become a full demon when in the manga he doesn’t say that. It’s also a huge plot point in the second movie, when he says he’s only staying a half-demon “for a while” because of Kagome:
I know a lot of inukag shippers find this line romantic, but it doesn’t make sense at that point in the series. The second movie is supposed to take place after episode 95, and Inuyasha CLEARLY gave up on becoming a full demon because he transformed and killed humans in episode 52. He says in episode 52-53 / chapter 187-188 that he doesn’t want to transform anymore:
Also the whole point of the Ryūkotsusei arc right after this (episode 53-54) was that Inuyasha was able to surpass his father by mastering Tessaiga instead of relying on his demon blood... and as far as I can remember, that was pretty much the end of the discussion about him becoming full-demon.
2. Inuyasha is more cruel
There’s a few times in the anime where Inuyasha threatens to kill people instead of beating them. For example in episode 29 vs chapter 107:
That scene is especially weird because in the next chapter Inuyasha empathizes with Sango, says he understands why she can’t hate Kohaku because he feels the same way regarding Kikyo. And he literally says he doesn’t want to kill Kohaku, only wake him up...
Or there’s that scene in chapter 129 where Totosai reveals that Inuyasha is not cold-hearted and didn’t actually want to kill Sesshomaru:
Instead in the anime they talk as if Inuyasha really intended on killing Sesshomaru, they only mention that Inuyasha was “swinging his sword around” and that Tenseiga protected Sesshomaru:
3. Inuyasha being rude to Kagome
In most filler content Inuyasha is so unnecessarily rude to Kagome. An example from the first movie vs chapter 392:
Another example is episode 96. Here Jinenji talks about how kind and accepting Kagome is... and Inuyasha says this:
She sits him after that and he’s like “You see!” but like.. The last time they saw Jinenji, Inuyasha opened up to Kagome about his past and he realized she was his home... It makes no sense for Inuyasha to even jokingly say that Kagome is cruel when she’s the first person to fully accept him as a half demon since his mother 🤨
In comparison in chapter 460, Inuyasha literally says that Kagome has a pure heart (because she always saves Kikyo despite her jealousy):
Also in episode 129 he implies that Kagome is ugly?? Even though they are clearly dating at that point...
4. Inuyasha “doesn’t know how to express his feelings”
Sunrise writers are under the impression that Inuyasha is incapable of expressing how he feels... It’s what they say in Yashahime episode 15:
Which was a super weird line. What do you mean he’s “bad at showing how he truly feels”? Inuyasha from early on in the series, sure. But Inuyasha post-canon when he’s married? Did they forget about the whole “Kagome taught me how to smile [...] how to make friends, how to shed tears for others...” ?? I would argue that Inuyasha is very open about his emotions toward the end of the series:
He’s also not as tsundere as Sunrise believe he is... In episode 90 he’s having a heart attack at the idea of him being in love with Kagome...
When as early as chapter 78 he was pretty much admitting his feelings to Kagome herself... (read from right to left)
This one is BY FAR Sunrise’s worse offense. This 15 year old boy is grieving the death of his first love, he has severe survivor’s guilt, but he’s still trying to move on and be happy with this girl who is healing his soul. Sunrise really thought it was a good idea to remove this ENTIRE scene, and replace it with this:
aaaand this is how you end up with 20 years of discourse and people calling Inuyasha a “cheater” and a “two-timer” 🙃
5. Inuyasha being 200 years old
I don’t have much to say about this, except that Sumisawa is solely responsible for the mess that is Inuyasha’s age. There is no mention of Inuyasha being older than he looks in the manga, except for this one line in chapter 3 where he says he probably wouldn’t be old after 50 years unlike Kikyo. He never mentions being alive for centuries, Rumiko doesn’t mention it either in interviews & blogposts when she’s asked about his age and his aging process. It’s just not an issue that’s ever brought up in canon or from Word of God, and yet Sumisawa thought it was a good idea to mention that Inuyasha is 200 years old in the third movie, without considering how much that affects his character... A real mess that also lead to years of discourse 🙃
Anyway, that is all I can think of for now. There’s probably more examples because I stopped my rewatch around the band of seven arc and I haven’t rewatched movie 3 and 4 recently, but I’m sure this gives you an idea of why I don’t really trust Sumisawa and Sunrise writers in general when it comes to writing Inuyasha.
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