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EP. REVIEW: Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

I am sincerity pissed off at the fact that the only reason the mystery of what happened to Kagome and Inuyasha simply comes from the fact that NOBODY who knows it feels like saying what happened nor Moroha feels like asking.

Worst part of all is the fact that Moroha both knows how to use Kagome's arrows and spiritual powers better than Kagome and somehow knows the name and usage of Inuyasha's techniques and she also has the (never mentioned before) lipstick.

How can she know this if she doesn't know her parents?

That's not even bothering to consider that Kagome never received any training for her powers and just knew based on pure intuition. For that matter none of the character's in Inuyasha had to train to learn anything they just instinctively knew what to do or understood immediately after a short explanation.

Minos_Kurumada wrote:

I am sincerity pissed off at the fact that the only reason the mystery of what happened to Kagome and Inuyasha simply comes from the fact that NOBODY who knows it feels like saying what happened nor Moroha feels like asking. Worst part of all is the fact that Moroha both knows how to use Kagome's arrows and spiritual powers better than Kagome and somehow knows the name and usage of Inuyasha's techniques and she also has the (never mentioned before) lipstick. How can she know this if she doesn't know her parents?

If she doesn't know who her parents are why would she know to ask? Also using a bow and arrow and spiritual powers aren't unique skills only Kagome can learn. That's not even bothering to consider that Kagome never received any training for her powers and just knew based on pure intuition. For that matter none of the character's in Inuyasha had to train to learn anything they just instinctively knew what to do or understood immediately after a short explanation. To be frank I dislike it when fantasy/sci fi series explain every single detail. It feels like they don't want the viewer to use their imagination even for a second.

Inuyasha characters were already trained and had years of experience from the get go, the only one who didn't (Kagome) spend most of the plot learning how to use her powers and had Kaede giving advice.

Supposedly, Moroha raised herself and self taught these techniques, in writing this is the usual "Writer-Reader Contract" were the reader doesn't make hard questions (Like why are Shield's HQ turbines not destroying the city under it) if the writing it's entertaining enough.

I suppose I don't find the writing that entertaining then, mostly for the same reason the review points, there is no chemistry between the girls and have no reason for them to hang around.

Minos_Kurumada wrote:

Inuyasha characters were already trained and had years of experience from the get go, the only one who didn't (Kagome) spend most of the plot learning how to use her powers and had Kaede giving advice. Supposedly, Moroha raised herself and self taught these techniques, in writing this is the usual "Writer-Reader Contract" were the reader doesn't make hard questions (Like why are Shield's HQ turbines not destroying the city under it) if the writing it's entertaining enough. I suppose I don't find the writing that entertaining then, mostly for the same reason the review points, there is no chemistry between the girls and have no reason for them to hang around.

In the original series Inuyasha started out fighting with just his bare hands. He later finds the Tessaiga and is immediately able to use it to defeat his brother Sesshomaru who is older and has more combat experience. The only explanation for any of this comes several hundred chapters later. Yet Yashihime is terrible for not explaining everything in less than 10 episodes.

I am sincerity pissed off at the fact that the only reason the mystery of what happened to Kagome and Inuyasha simply comes from the fact that NOBODY who knows it feels like saying what happened nor Moroha feels like asking.

Worst part of all is the fact that Moroha both knows how to use Kagome's arrows and spiritual powers better than Kagome and somehow knows the name and usage of Inuyasha's techniques and she also has the (never mentioned before) lipstick.

How can she know this if she doesn't know her parents?

Even if something messed up her memories of them that doesn't explain why she doesn't ask nor nobody mentions what happened, we have Myoga doing random exposition nobody asked him for and doesn't mention the most important parts?

Another thing that pisses me off is the fact that Towa can fight on the same level as the other 2, fighting bullies is not the same as years of being a demon hunters.

Episode 6: monster of the week is boring, but we learn that Towa’s reluctance to kill can be warranted. The Corpse Dealer is still shady, and the series still includes asides about meeting the ancestors of modern day people without meaningfully engaging in whether time travel can impact people’s births, Back to the Future style.(Inuyasha did this, too...but maybe YashaHime will deal with time travel more seriously later on?)

Minos_Kurumada wrote:

I am sincerity pissed off at the fact that the only reason the mystery of what happened to Kagome and Inuyasha simply comes from the fact that NOBODY who knows it feels like saying what happened nor Moroha feels like asking. Worst part of all is the fact that Moroha both knows how to use Kagome's arrows and spiritual powers better than Kagome and somehow knows the name and usage of Inuyasha's techniques and she also has the (never mentioned before) lipstick. How can she know this if she doesn't know her parents? Even if something messed up her memories of them that doesn't explain why she doesn't ask nor nobody mentions what happened, we have Myoga doing random exposition nobody asked him for and doesn't mention the most important parts? Another thing that pisses me off is the fact that Towa can fight on the same level as the other 2, fighting bullies is not the same as years of being a demon hunters.

Yeah, the kids’ lack of desire to learn about their parents, and the older characters’ lack of initiative in explaining what they might know bothers me. I hope there’s a reason for this—maybe a villainous plot messed with *everyone’s* memories?

I’m not bothered by Towa being as strong as the other girls. The show is telling us that she’s (understandably) not on par with recognizing demons and has modern day sensibilities against killing them (which, we learned in episode 6, are sometimes warranted), so she’s at a disadvantage in some aspects of demon hunting. Her strength comes from being Sesshomaru’s daughter and all that gym equipment in her room.