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Post by Kuro on Jan 19, 2004 4:08:23 GMT -5
Hehehe, as I was going through my manga collection I kinda realized that Takahashi manga makes up most of it. Series like Inuyasha, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid, Urusei Yatsura, and Ranma 1/2. I've just recently gotten into Maizon Ikkoku, and I think I fell for this series as fast as I did Inuyasha... which doesn't happen often. That series is simply amazing! Anyhow... uh, I guess this is kind of a "Rumiko Takahashi Appreciation" thread. ^_^ She's the first (and only, I guess) manga artist as of now that I've bought manga for, JUST because it's by her, and I've never been disappointed before. Everything from her humor, to just the fact that her characters are somehow loveable even when they can be losers or jerks. I guess that's why she's one of the most successful manga artists. ^_^
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Post by therhoda on Jan 19, 2004 12:58:52 GMT -5
Yes, I Love her. In our house we have all the ranma and inuyasha and WE want to get the Maison Ikkoku but havn't saved enough for those yet. I am not touching the manga because the budget would collapse under that one. I love her sense humor and the way even when her male charactors try they still screw up!
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Post by COSniper on Jan 19, 2004 14:30:02 GMT -5
Takahashi is good at making the characters have a real personality. If you look at Inuyasha they all arent Monotone and they dont repeat the same actions over and over episode to episode...
Comic relief is her best part! You have Inuyasha fianlly apologizing, Kagome goes quiet accepting the apology, and Inuyasha holds up a broken alarm clock and BOOM! Kagome is yelling and screaming...
You dont find that anywhere else!
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Post by Kuro on Jan 19, 2004 17:15:56 GMT -5
Takahashi is good at making the characters have a real personality. If you look at Inuyasha they all arent Monotone and they dont repeat the same actions over and over episode to COSniper[/color] [/quote] They.... don't? Dude. If there's ONE thing about Inuyasha that I love to mock, it's that you can play a drinking game for it. (Which means, there are things that happen over and over and over and over...) For instance. --- Take a drink if Inuyasha and Kagome are fighting Take two if they're fighting about Kikyou. Take two if they're fighting about Kouga. Take THREE if they're fighting about Kikyou AND Kouga. Take a drink if Miroku asks a random girl to bear his child. Take two if she accepts. Take a drink if Inuyasha gets sat. Take two if it's because of Kikyou. Drink the whole darn glass if it's a multiple sit. Take a drink whenever a random youkai shows up and wants the Shikon fragments. Take a drink whenever Naraku shows up and laughs at everyone. Take another one if it's one of his kugutsu instead. Take a drink whenever Inuyasha can't win a battle because his sword aint' powerful enough. Take three if he ends the battle by gaining some new power. --- Hehe, okay, I'm just kidding. I do know what you mean. Yeah, Inuyasha and company certainly don't feel monotone to me, either. That's what I like about them; they really do all have unique characteristics that make them who they are. And you can't help but like them!
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Post by COSniper on Jan 19, 2004 19:51:22 GMT -5
Drinking game...lets pull out the Buds!l ...hehe...
Im joking, but I can see the point behind it. The episodes are kinda repeats of the same thing. But the characters respond differently adding more to the plot and making it funny to watch! If everything was the same the series would end up like a Gundam series, where the plot may progress if you look real real hard, but all the episodes look the same. Opening, huge fight, little bits of dialogue, more fighting, maybe some tiny plot progression, then more fighting ending in another cliffhanger, then the ending credits...
No diss on Gundams (I love em too) But it gets repetitive after about 20 episodes. Thats why they never seem to stay around long. (O8th MS team)
Ok, back on topic... All of the characters have unique traits that add to the series.
Inuyasha Good: Gadual change of views from evil to good. Bad: His nack for getting in fights with others, mainly Kagome.
Kagome Good: Being able to change Inuyasha and find the shards. Bad: Having a hot temper and overusing the "sit" command.
Miroku Good: Groups source of food and shelter "Ominous Black Cloud" Bad: The Lechorous Monk with Idle Hands.
Sango Good: Shes got Kirara and the awesome boomerang, also keeps Houshi in check. Bad: She has a butt Miroku likes to grab...alot!
Shippou Good: Uh..... Bad: Anoying, whiny furball that leeches off of group and annoys Inuyasha.
There those are my personality analogies. Feel free to add your own ideas...
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Post by Lain on Jan 20, 2004 0:11:30 GMT -5
Well, besides Inuyasha, the only work of Takahashi Rumiko I know is Ranma 1/2, and I like it very much ^^.. I have heard of the others, but never got a chance to see them. Here some links to the manga, the VIZ manga.. but manga nonetheless ^^;; Here Volume 1-7Volume 16 +
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Post by Kuro on Jan 26, 2004 4:59:35 GMT -5
SHIPPOU DEFENDERS TO THE RESCUE! Dude. I LIKE Shippou. ^_^ Then again, aside from the Sandwich (who I really do have a begrudging respect for simply because he's such a wonderful target of mockery), there's really no one on Inuyasha that I don't like. Anyhow... The good about Shippou: He pisses off Inuyasha and is actually pretty witty with his tormenting. XD Like the little annoying brother Inuyasha never wanted. Plus how cool is it that he can shapeshift into floaty pink balloon thingiemajigger-mabob things? The bad: Yeah, well, he can be overly annoying sometimes. BUT I LIKE SHIPPOU! XD --- I also just recently got my hands on more old Rumic Theater stuff. Two older books, with stories like "Fire Tripper" and "Married Couple." Hehe, it's just so funny that for someone who isnt' married herself, Takahashi does such a wonderful job at portraying couples who you just... really like. XD
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Post by COSniper on Jan 26, 2004 16:54:53 GMT -5
Im not trying to diss shippou, but I cant think of a single episode where hes done something overly productive for the group. I like shippou alot, hes the comic relief when Inuyasha and Kagome are fighting. But he has no real good helpng qualities...
Ok, maybe he can draw real well and help Inuyasha resolve the innitial Kouga problems But my point was he never really helps anyone in battle, he's just a furry mooch...
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Post by Honeybee on Jan 26, 2004 18:29:42 GMT -5
He's a child. Whaddaya want? He's there to comment on the action happening in the still-frame manga panels to the readers, look cute and to annoy Inuyasha.
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Post by sango on Jan 27, 2004 11:13:14 GMT -5
Uhhh... well, I don't like Shippou too much. I don't hate him. Sure, he's an orphan- I feel bad for him. But, doesn't he get in the way a lot? Koharu- I DO hate, but isn't the reason the Inu-tachi left her behind was because they wouldn't be able to protect her since she's weak and she'd be getting in the way? I mean, sure Shippou is good for laughs but he doesn't do anything productive ^^;; I'm not trying to diss Shippou, he's just a little kid- but I think it'd make sense if they left him behind until they destroyed Naraku.
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Post by COSniper on Jan 27, 2004 17:05:19 GMT -5
Finally someome who understands my views on Shippou!!
Hes a little fox kid that can whril a top and trun acorns into mushrooms! How can he help against Naraku? He cant, if anything hed be a problem...so, they leave him behind... (to flirt with some little girl) ...until they defeat Naraku then he can travel with them to his hearts content... (or untill they throw him out for being annoying)
Problem solved!
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Post by Kuro on Feb 1, 2004 20:17:03 GMT -5
Well, hey, let's face it. Some of the creepiest/most powerful characters in Inuyasha have been kids. Y'know.. like the baby. And Hakudoushi. They're creepy as heck. Maybe Shippou has some kind of hidden superpower up his sleeve. Heh-heh-heh. And he wouldn't flirt with some random girl. He'd flirt with Kirara.
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Post by fflewddur on Feb 3, 2004 13:42:42 GMT -5
This is quickly turning into an Inuyasha thread, we better tread lightly! ^^;;
I love Rumiko Takahashi's work, though I admit I have only been a fan since Ranma ½. Regardless, a friend and I have been collecting the Ranma graphic novels for many years (as Viz continues to churn out new version after version but never seemingly finishing the series) and now I am currently gearing my extra money towards purchasing my favorite graphic novels of Inuyasha. As for other series by Takahashi, I've recently spotted Maison Ikkou at the local bookstore, and from what I am told it is also supposed to be a hit. I suppose I'll have to buy it the next time I drop by. (:
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Post by jarjayes on Feb 14, 2004 7:19:24 GMT -5
what's this about shippou hurling acrons at sesshoumaru?
Whether many people believe it or not, Sesshy is actually a very funny character. He and InuYasha are like Abbot and costello, DAvid spade and Chris farley.
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Post by Kuro on Feb 18, 2004 14:14:56 GMT -5
As for other series by Takahashi, I've recently spotted Maison Ikkou at the local bookstore, and from what I am told it is also supposed to be a hit. I suppose I'll have to buy it the next time I drop by. (: Add me to the list of people telling you it's a hit! ^_^ The last time I ever fell in love with a series that fast, it was Inuyasha. And I fell in love with Inuyasha FAST! Hehehe. I'm actually not much of a Ranma 1/2 fan, but Inuyasha and Maison Ikkoku are my two definite reccomendations. ^_^
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