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Inu-Yasha - The Movie - Affections Touching Across Time Director: Toshiya Shinohara Number of Items: 1 Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: VIZ VIDEO Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2004-09-07 Buy from Amazon |
 "Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time"This movie is great! Even though I've only seen it in Japanese with English subtitles as of yet, I loved it! (It'll be just as good, if not better, in English). About the movie: first of all, neither it nor any of the other 2 movies currently released in Japan have to do with the tv episodes. The story is completely different. I'd say this movie takes place after at least the 54th episode though, after Inuyasha has already learned the Backlash Wave. In the movie, a demon from China called Matenmaru (another moth demon like Gatenmaru) tricks Inuyasha into using Tetsusaiga to break the seal on his "inheritance"--his family's powers--making him invincible (he was already immortal before his ultimate powers were unleashed). Now, it is up to Inuyasha and company to defeat him! In addition to lots of action, there are also some touching moments between Inuyasha and Kagome in this movie. ;) Any fan of the tv show is sure to love this movie!!! (By the way, the second movie is great too--Inuyasha and Kagome KISS in it!! however, they only kiss once, and briefly, and this does not affect their relationship in the episodes at all.) "Iny-yasha still fighting your daddy's battles!"This is great, yet another demon of inuyasha's fathers time. I've only seen it in japanese with english subtitles, but I'm gonna buy this copy as well. It will be so awsome to see it in english. it definatly takes place after inuyasha has learned to wield the new tetsusaiga. It displays most all of the tv series main characters including Seshomaru(oh yeah). "Twin trouble and a giant moth?!"First of all, I was really excited when I heard that this movie was coming out in English. The quality of the anime is much better than the episodes shown on Adult Swim. While I was slightly confused at points (some things are just lost in translation when the stuff you're watching is subtitled), the story was good and even featured a few "awwwwww!"-inspiring moments between two characters *Cough*Kagome and Inu*Cough*. Speaking of story, here's a bit of what you can expect to see: Inuyasha and the Gang are on another adventure, but this time they're up against a demon who's after the power to rule all demons! Japan and the world depends on the group to destroy Menomaru before it's too late, but while Miroku and Sango battle Menomaru's twin minions, Inuyasha must face off with...Kagome?! "Witness its awesome power!"'Affections Touching Across Time' is a sweet addition to any fan's Inu Yasha collection. Anybody who isn't overly fond of the series' pacing and style will find this essentially to be a really long episode, but fans will eat it up. As far as the plot goes, it's nothing radically different from any episode of the series: Inu Yasha's father fought and defeated an extremely powerful foreign demon called Hyoga, sealing away his power with one of his fangs. Now Menomaru, Hyoga's son, wants to unlock his father's power for himself, and for that he needs the Tetsusaiga. This insanely powerful foe will test the group's teamwork, and Inu Yasha and Kagome's feelings for one another. Since this is a full length motion picture (clocking in at over an hour and a half), its art and animation are brighter and smoother (most of the time) than the television series. As far as the English dubbing goes, it's as good or better than the regular series, so if you're a fan of it, you won't be disappointed. (Though there was a line along the lines of 'Witness my awesome power!' from the big bad. Not sure how direct of a translation that was.) Special features include original Japanese promos for the movie and a promo for the second movie (due for a DVD release here in December). There's also a little featurette with clips and information from the TV series up until Inu Yasha masters the Backlash Wave, tying in the plot of the film and narrated by different characters from the series. Overall, the film doesn't really offer anything groundbreaking but fans of the series will like it. I was entertained throughout the whole thing (and I have a notoriously short attention span). Aside from the action, there's also some choice comedic moments (Miroku trying to get Sango to jump into his arms is particularly priceless) and some more exploration of the Inu Yasha/Kagome relationship. An entertaining way to spend an hour and a half. |
