In
InuYasha: Volume 1 by
Rumiko Takahashi, Kagome receives a sacred jewel from ancient times on her fifteenth birthday. She accidentally falls into her family well and ends in medieval Japan. As she wanders the area, she finds an old village in which a demon comes looking for the sacred jewel. Kagome runs and ends up in the forest of InuYasha. There she frees InuYasha, a half demon, who saves Kagome with the sole purpose to use the sacred jewel for himself, but is restricted by a necklace. Kagome whi is the reincarnation of Kikyo, a priestess, that had a past with InuYasha tries to be friends with InuYasha, but fails. She storms out and is captured by bandits who want the sacred jewel. Inuyasha comes to her rescue to save the jewel, but Kagome throws it away and it is eaten by a crow. The chase begins; InuYasha and Kagome try to catch the crow and with Kagome's quick thinking, she accidentally shatters the jewel into many pieces. Then their adventure begins to find all the pieces of the sacred jewel.
I thought this manga was really imaginative and its plot was easy to follow and the ending left me hungry for more. The pictures and vivid colors contributed to the comprehensiveness of the story. Each character has unique qualities that made the manga very different than others. The fact that it is placed in medieval Japan makes the manga even more interesting. This manga would be perfect for all ages who adore mythical creatures.
-Reviewed by Ming Liu, grade 9.
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