Inuyasha, Vol. 5

In the Inu-Yasha comics, you can totally tell Inu-Yasha and Kagome have a "thing" for each other. But neither of them are brave enough to admit it. In the 5th graphic novel, there are two main parts where you can perfectly tell Inu-Yasha is really sweet and is partially expressing his feelings for Kagome. In the beginning of the book, Inu-Yasha turns human for the first time in the series. When he's been bit by the spider head demon, he lies partially unconscious because of the poison. Their only hope is to wait till morning when he'll change back to a half demon. Inu-Yasha asks Kagome why she was crying for him and then he asks if he can lay on her lap. While lying on Kagome, Inu-Yasha says she smells good and Kagome gets mad because before Inu-Yasha said he hated her scent. Inu-Yasha says he lied about hating it. The second main part is when Kagome tells Inu-Yasha to forget about Kikyo (Inu-Yasha is back to half demon on this part). She screams something like, "Does it bother you so much that I look like Kikyo? Do you hate me for it?" Inu-Yasha grabs her hand and leans closer to her. He says, "You have it wrong" in the sweetest voice ever. Kagome's heart is pounding. Then, stupidly, Kagome pushes Inu-Yasha away screaming, "What is wrong with you?!" (In my opinion, they were SO close to kissing in that scene!) All in all, so far that's the best Inu-Yasha comic. But I'm sure there'll be better once I get more graphic novels. I rate this book 5 stars and reccommend it to anyone who's read volumes 1-4 of the Inu-Yasha series. I loved the romantic parts (above)and their adventures are spectacular.

These books are really good. It can be enjoyed by both genders because of a female main character, some almost romance stuff (don't worry, it gets better!) then there's a male main character, lots of action and some gory stuff. There's also a lot of backround plots going on along that makes the whole story even more interesting. #5 is like this: Kagome and Inu-Yasha help Nazuna fight the Spider-Heads, and there is one kinda-romance scene with Kagome and Inu-Yasha. Then Kikyo's bones get stolen by an ogeress so Kaede, Inu-Yasha, and Kagome run off to get them back, resulting in lots of backround info on Kikyo and Inu-Yasha's relationship, that Kagome misses because her soul wasn't in her body. Confused? Then you'd better get the book! Just so you know, Kagome and Inu-Yasha's relationship doesn't improve much untill.....well, I don't know when the climax in the relationship is, because I'm up to #11 and Inu-Yasha's just seen Kagome naked like, 3 more times but he just pretends nothing happened. (How Frustrating!!!! NNNNNNNNNNHHHHH!)

I actually started reading Inuyasha beginning with volume 4, (I tend to start comic books well into the story ^_^) but I loved it. Great action scenes that keep you asking yourself "what happens next?", a hint of some romance, funny scenes, and the last few chapters about the little ghost girl was just too creepy. (The action scenes can get a bit gory, but it's not that bad since it's in black & white!!) But it wasn't until volume 5 that, I felt, the story got a little more juicy. You learn about Inuyasha's secret about the night of the new moon,(a really sweet scene in Ch.4) Inuyasha's past and feelings about the preistess Kikyo, and a shocking ending that makes you realize "this story's got something up it sleeve." This is the first manga series that I'm serious about collecting and following till the end, and I'm looking foward to every bit of it! If you strayed away from the story, volume 5 is a great place to pick up, and if you're just getting into it (Yay! It's really a great choice!) there's no better place to start then the beginning . . . or volume 4. ^_^ You won't be disappointed.

I admit, I was suprised by Rumiko's versality. Like king Midas, everything she touches turns to gold. This story mixes fantasy and romance with comedy in Rumiko's unique way. The characters are interesting and funny, and even Rumiko's oldest 'trick'-the fact that the male and the female protagonists like each other while pretending they do not-does not appear lame. The stories have some supprise-effects and you will never be bored, even if you already own the complete Lum and Ranma-series. This is one of the finest manga's I have ever bought, and I encourage everyone who liked Ranma or Lum to buy it as well.