Are we ready to find out if Setsuna lives or dies given the cliff-hanger from the first season? Oh hell, I think we all very well know the answer because it is a given she’s part of the main characters and she is still on the cover of the promotional poster for the sequel, Hanyou No Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi – Ni No Shou. And with other unresolved matter from the first season, hence this sequel promises to answer all that and silence the critics! Not too sure about that (and I don’t have a good feeling about it either) but let’s not jump the gun and see what happens in this second season first, shall we?
Episode 25
After that very brief recap and that galactic battle with Kirinmaru, we jump right in where we left off. Yup. Setsuna is dead as Sesshoumaru hands Towa his broken Tenseiga to revive her. At first, Towa is distracted by the Dream Butterfly flying away from Setsuna. Please concentrate if you want to bring your sister back to life. No matter how much Towa screams, looks like her lightsaber is just a pea shooter. For now. Dropping into the scene is Totosai who isn’t happy his Tenseiga is broken. Sure, he can fix it but that will take 3 days. Sorry, Setsuna only has an hour the most before those imps take away her soul. Towa is still screaming as she now channels her demon power to Tenseiga (turning her hair black). Still not enough. Seeing Setsuna’s naginata wasn’t all that powerful, Totosai decides to forge one that befits her Blood Blade. However, this will attract all the youkais and Moroha must help protect him. Exterminate all of them. Every. Single. One. Moroha going to have a hard time even if Kirara is helping her. Now Towa can see those imps but she is hesitating and also it is using all her strength just to get this lightsaber glowing. It is only when those imps start to take away her soul, Towa manages to draw the strength to cut them all. Power of sisterly love! Now she can drop dead. I mean, fall asleep. When the youkais are overwhelming, Sesshoumaru then calls out Setsuna’s name. She opens her eyes as Totosai finishes the new naginata in time and throws it to her. Yeah, she destroys them all in one strike. Sesshoumaru leaves Totosai to fix his Tenseiga before leaving. Moroha is glad Setsuna is alive. She doesn’t even know she was dead. Totosai advises Setsuna to hone her skills with this new blade since he views she is still not up to mark yet. And also a caveat for using Tenseiga: It can only be used once on a life brought back. So no more Tenseiga restore game feature in the future. As for Towa, he warns about Towa not to infuse demon power in a weapon made by humans. She must go obtain a Kyuyokon root if she is to have a fighting chance with Kirinmaru. Also, don’t go fighting with unsuitable weapons. It won’t matter how many lives you have. As to where to look for a suitable weapon, try asking Bokusen Oh for a start. Is Moroha the biggest loser because she got no cool weapon upgrade or anything after all this?
Episode 26
Riku talks to Mimisenri about his betrayal to Kirinmaru. Now that he is free, he plans to do what he pleases and even if that means siding with the Yashahime might get him into trouble. Setsuna and Moroha leave Towa behind to look for clues of the root and Bokusen Oh. Rumours say that a demon that lives by the sea might know something about Bokusen Oh. However many don’t know how that demon looks like because well, you can’t look at her directly or else… Anyway, the duo are at a seaside village and they also hear rumours how some Sea Snake Woman attacks those with long beautiful hair and that’s why girls cover them up. When they help a nun, turns out she is that Sea Snake Woman and she is envious of Setsuna’s long black hair. And what do you know? She too is that said demon who might know about Bokusen Oh. The reason nobody knows how she looks like because those who see her will become stone. Did they borrow this straight out from Medusa?! The duo can’t fight her effectively without their sight. Yeah, I can’t believe they keep missing. I thought their special skill covered the whole place! Anyway, we hear Sea Snake Woman’s back story. Once she protected fishermen from the dangers of the sea. She saved one who was drowning when bad weather overturned his boat. She fell for him and tried to visit him in her sea snake form. Of course to fishermen, such creatures are a sign of bad luck so they attack her and the heart breaking moment was when he lover dealt the finishing blow. She became enraged and turned into this demon that turns everyone into stone, even her lover. So she’s jealous she can’t go back to her original form and thus her attack on women with long beautiful hair?! Whatever. Towa to the rescue now. She has mirrored sunglasses! WTF! She failed???!!! If Riku had not help her by freezing the sea and immobilizing Sea Snake Woman, it could’ve been really a disaster. Time for Setsuna to use her new naginata. Well, she’s seeing some red string that she must cut. But a voice tells her not to. This leads her to that fisherman lover. She brings his stone body up and Sea Snake Woman can hear his cries that he loves her. And just like that she reverts to her original self and becomes docile?! The day is saved although our heroines rue they lost the chance to ask her about Bokusen Oh.
Episode 27
Sesshoumaru checks on Rin. This prompts a flashback when Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha were dealing with that comet, Zero appeared before Rin and wanted to kill her daughters who would spell Kirinmaru’s end. Since killing Rin would be too easy, she cursed her a silver scale curse. Silver scales will slowly cover her body and she will die rotting an ugly b*tch. Before Sesshoumaru can save the day, Zero warned him about killing her because doing so will also kill Rin. So if he tells her the whereabouts of his daughters, she will lift the curse. But Rin would rather die since she loves her daughters so much. Finding it amusing, Zero gave them time to think about it and will return once Kirinmaru revives. Jaken suggested to preserve Rin in the Tree of Ages to slow the curse. But he pointed out Inuyasha would be the problem because he would try to take down Kirinmaru and Zero. Hence Sesshoumaru’s ‘cooperation’ to help seal Inuyasha and Kagome inside the black pearl. At the same time, Zero burnt the forest to kill the sisters. With Rin’s curse still spreading, the Tree of Ages gave Jaken a Dream Butterfly. Stick it to someone close to Rin. The butterfly will bring dreams to Rin and this will freeze her in time and stop the spread. And so Jaken gave it to Setsuna. In present time, Setsuna alone fights off some monsters and one of them has a Rainbow Pearl. After she kills them, Riku takes the pearl. She is wary of him but he wants to help them. More specifically, he believes Setsuna still hasn’t mastered her new naginata and doesn’t have what it takes to protect Towa. He wants to be Towa’s bodyguard. As a small token of appreciation, he gives her a map to Bokusen Oh. With the rest, they find this old tree who tells them the root’s location at Mt Musubi, which is also the location of the Dream Butterfly. Riku gives the Rainbow Pearls to Zero and now she has it all. Then she speaks to Kirinmaru via Riku. This shocks Riku so Zero explains that his origin was a part of Kirinmaru’s horn that was cut off during a fight with Great Dog Demon. As he is a part of Kirinmaru, he hears and sees what Riku does. She tells him to never see her again lest he wants to die. Later Zero looks through the memories of the Rainbow Pearls. She is shocked to see Izayoi and the Yashahime sisters inside it and it is now an extra layer of the pearls. She curses Sesshoumaru for sealing them inside his daughters’ eye knowing this would happen.
Episode 28
Long ago when Kirinmaru fought Great Dog Demon, he lost and was fatally wounded. But Great Dog Demon did not finish him off as he noticed his daughter, Rion watching. Don’t bring a child to a battlefield. Is that an excuse to not finish him? So when Kirinmaru returned, he complained to Zero about it all. Hence he turned his broken horn into Riku as a reminder of his failed self. Each time he sees Riku, he is reminded to train more and become stronger. Rion is somewhat barricaded inside Musubi and the Yashahime trio have just entered it. The barrier causes them to be separated and each experiencing their own illusion. Towa is in her modern era while Setsuna is before the Tree of Ages. Moroha stumbles into sleeping Rion. She notices the Dream Butterfly and wonders if her dreams too get stolen. When she wakes up, Rion wants her to take her away from this place. Noticing Towa and Setsuna are still trapped within the barrier, Rion sends Moroha back into the barrier to help them. As she floats through the dimension, she spots Inuyasha and Kagome. Setsuna learns Rin is her mom and has been sealed 14 years ago. She wants to protect her so what can she do? Play the violin! Towa wanders around her neighbourhood when Moroha drops down in time to tell her this is all an illusion. She fires a way out and this leads them to the Tree of Ages. Moroha asks about her parents’ whereabouts. They’re in the border of the afterlife. As for how to save Rin, Setsuna must use her naginata. Now that they have their answers, Kirinmaru’s voice allows them to enter Musubi to accompany Rion. The trio meet Rion who have no qualms in giving them the Kyuyokon root. Meanwhile Kirin notes that the times are changing as Kagome’s grandpa doesn’t remember about the Shikon Jewel and the well is no longer here either.
Episode 29
Rion wants to trio to slay her father. Because Kirinmaru wants to fight the strongest, they must first prove their strength to break out from Musubi’s barrier. Further revelations reveal she died 600 years ago. Kirinmaru cannot accept her death and sealed her soul here. He has been using the Dream Butterfly to meet her in the dreams. She wants to put a stop to all this, including Kirinmaru’s ambition to destroy the world (he wants to find Akuru’s pinwheel). Towa sad by her story that she hugs her? How the f*ck can you hug a ghost?! Setsuna sees the red strings and cuts it. Take it as training to save Rin. The red strings turn into a Dream Butterfly in which Kirinmaru used to bind her here. Although that bind is now severed, her cocoon turns into ashes. Even so, Kirinmaru still wants to keep her here. Rion’s strong resolve to walk on her own strength has her break free. Then she plays her flute that is made from the Kyuyokon root as her final goodbye before giving it to Towa. Kirinmaru has placed demons to prevent anyone from escaping. Uh, coloured dinosaur bones? They can’t coordinate their attacks because their attacks are haphazard so they have to run. Rion suggests Towa to use the flute. She plays it and it becomes a legendary sword, Zanseiken (the other pair, Bakuseiken is currently being wielded by Kirinmaru). Towa could feel the power welling up in her and easily destroys the demons. Once they leave Musubi, Sesshoumaru is seen waiting. He asks if Setsuna has mastered her new naginata. She still needs time. Then a Dream Butterfly appears from her as Sesshoumaru reveals how her dreams are stolen to suppress Rin’s curse. If he cuts it, Setsuna will be able to sleep but Rin’s curse will accelerate. Since Setsuna’s resolve is to save mom, Sesshoumaru cuts her Dream Butterfly. So how to save mom? Up to you to figure out. I bet he doesn’t even know! Later they stumble into Riku taking out all the demons who were trying to hunt down the Yashahime. He is surprised to see Rion and learns what happened. When Towa finds out Kirinmaru sees and hears from Riku, she screams a personal message to come challenge them. They’ll not run or hide anymore. Riku then takes Rion under her care so as not to burden the trio on their journeys.
Episode 30
Setsuna so deep in her sleep that she didn’t realize she has been kidnapped! When she wakes up, she finds herself all dressed up and in the quarters of Aiya. Looks like she wants Setsuna to be her body double as she wants to skip some etiquette lessons her father arranged for her today. Of course Setsuna will not do it but after shedding some crocodile tears, got to help the ‘oppressed’, eh? Yeah, a princess’ life is such an oppressing and stifling lifestyle. Aiya now goes to the beach with her newfound freedom. Setsuna is shocked to see the mentor is Hisui. Actually, Kinu put him up to this after she accepted payment for this job. They have to pretend to be doing something since Aiya’s father checks on them from time to time. In between, Setsuna learns of Hisui’s reason to become a demon slayer. Basically, Kohaku saved him from a demon attack and Hisui saw his determination to protect the village. That was the incident that also gave Kohaku a scar on the nose. But soon, Aiya is in trouble! She’s been captured by an octopus demon. Does this octopus know how to do tentacle rape?! Why is it just flinging her around?! Only Hisui comes to rescue her since Setsuna has to stay put in case father checks on them. Whiny Aiya keep pestering to be rescued! And she just can’t STFU! Why didn’t she get tentacle raped! With the octopus using her as human shield, it is hard for Hisui to attack. Thankfully, Gyokuto and Kinu are here to help distract the octopus for Hisui to defeat it and save the princess. Also safe to say, Aiya has fallen for him so the twin sisters can tell and play a prank on Hisui to let her ride with him. Dense Hisui thinks she wants to ride Kirara… You bet she’ll hold on tight to him. Hope she had all her fun because when she returns, father is going to give her a good lecture for shirking her duties. Money well spent?
Episode 31
Because Riku cannot personally go see Zero, he sends Rion instead. But Zero is not home. Luckily she has a mirror to communicate. Zero learns of Rion’s circumstances as well as her goal to help the Yashahime to defeat Kirinmaru. Zero agrees with her niece’s intentions but notes the next time they meet, Towa will die. Meanwhile Takechiyo hires Moroha as a bodyguard and takes her to his land of birth. They meet up with Hachi who knows about Moroha since her parents entrusted her to be put under the care of the wolf tribe. Hachi has not seen it but believes Inuyasha and Kagome are dead since they went up against Sesshoumaru and Kirinmaru, fuelling fears to Moroha that they are really dead. As they wait outside the castle of the Full Moon Racoon Dog, Moroha just heads straight in without a plan. She gets paralyzed by Sauron’s Eye some surveillance eye in which it alerts the guards. Elsewhere, Setsuna knows she still has long to master her naginata. As she cannot see the strings of fate, this makes it harder for her to save Rin. Towa spars with Kohaku and loses. He notes that she cannot dodge in a fight because she never considered it an option. He thinks due to a past trauma, she harbours deep regret if she runs away and that’s why she always fights head on. I guess the lesson here is that it’s okay to run away sometimes. Since she is reckless fighting this way, Kohaku will only take Setsuna for some big demon extermination job. Time to show Towa’s fruits of training and realization as she takes on a cocky golem demon with her Twin Azure Dragon Wave. Now she realizes how naïve she was because she has been using Setsuna as an excuse for her own weakness.
Episode 32
Towa notices Akuru passing by. However he disappears when Riku and Rion come into the picture. They are here to warn her that Zero is targeting her life. Zero is at the palace of Nanahoshi. He can grant any wish in exchange for all the sorrows from the heart. But he is stumped when he couldn’t find any sorrows in her as she reveals she sealed them in the Rainbow Pearls. Then he ties him up and is going to use this place as trap. Moroha gets locked in a dungeon but manages to escape with her… Swiss knife!!! She goes to peek on those raccoons and it seems Shogen Mamiana (the leader of the tanuki tribe) has a grudge against Moroha because her parents scarred his face. When Moroha’s escape is discovered, they search for her. She has to run from them and although the low level guards are easy pickings, Shogen soon summons Full Moon Racoon Dog. Moroha transforms into Beniyasha but to her dismay, her attacks do not have any effect. Kirinmaru appears before Towa’s side and wants to take down Rion since she is interfering in his plans. Towa offers to protect her despite her guts tell her to run. Before they fight, Towa spots Akuru curious with her bicycle. She is the only one who can see him. When Kirinmaru realizes this, he won’t fight her anymore and escapes. But he unleashes an attack for his escape and this injures Riku’s eyes. He may have temporarily lost his sight but the good news is that Kirinmaru won’t be able to see their location. Kohaku leads his demon slayers to Gokoku village as the northern demon slayers have requested his assistances to take down the flaming bull demon. It burns down houses. Yeah, there’s 1 now and it’s just to prove Setsuna’s skills to nonbelievers. The village head then summons a shaman to make a blizzard fall over the village to prevent any more fire attacks. Of course this measure is temporary and they still have to go about with their livelihood. When the blizzard stops, the demon slayers will then protect the village from the demons. Kohaku realizes the local deity that controls those demons is Mayonaka and not Mahiruma. He wants him to take them to the grain blessing shrine that this village worships. Because of this grain, the village is blessed with crop abundance. It is no surprise that many demons and rival lords want to take this.
Episode 33
When Towa gives Riku her lavender lotion, he can see. But only her. Huh? The demon slayers work hard in setting traps for the flaming bulls. Setsuna then lures them into the abyss and the traps work like a charm. However a rogue flaming bull is at the village burning houses down. With the seal of the shrine broken, Mayonaka manages to break in. Setsuna tries to stop him but is knocked out by one of the demon slayers, Goro. When she comes to, Mayonaka doesn’t care if she kills him because he isn’t even interested in this village or blessing in the first place. He is however unable to leave this place. Though, that blessing was a divine treasure that belonged to him. And yes, Mahiruma is him as well. I guess it’s time for a flashback. Many decades ago, he was the local deity and seeing how they worked hard, he decided to help them with the crops. The village flourished. Then one day a tax collector came here and settled down and became the mayor. His greed made things worse. His daughter, Oharu begged for Mahiruma’s help as the people are still hungry. However her father became greedy and stole the blessing and hid it. Oharu tried to get it back but she failed. She suggested eloping with him. But she didn’t turn up on that day. So Mahiruma wandered off by himself and decades later returned to see the village flourishing even more. He became confused why Oharu did this to him (he learnt she already died) and in that moment of madness, he became Mayonaka and his flaming bulls started to burn the village. He notes the village will not last much longer as they have used up too much of the blessing. Is there such a thing? As for Goro, he is Mahiruma and Oharu’s son! Oh sh*t! So they f*cked, huh?! Setsuna senses her naginata trying to tell her something. She also starts to see his strings of fate. She watches his tragedy including Oharu didn’t abandon him but arrived too late. Setsuna then cuts it, severing Mayonaka’s fate with the blessing. Then the shrine reveals the tomb of Oharu. She has always been waiting for him here. Both lovers reunite and ascend to heaven. What a weird tragic happy love story. With the village returning to being impoverished, the demon slayers leave empty handed and not paid. But at least Kohaku is glad they managed to score victory against human greed.
Episode 34
Moroha, Takechiyo and Hachi discuss about the Kikunosuke, Takechiyo’s younger brother who will be crowned the lord of the tanuki clan tomorrow. This is bad since Kikunosuke is timid and he will merely become Shogen’s puppet. While Moroha rues he is overpowered, Hachi notes that tomorrow will be the new moon so this means he won’t be so powerful and it’ll be easier to take him down. Speaking of new moon, Towa has her hair black and grown. She is now worried for Setsuna because now that she can sleep, she too will become like her and be vulnerable. Her worries trouble Riku because the same thing happened to Zero. The demon slayers are taking refuge in a snowy village. Setsuna now realizes how it feels to be in Moroha’s shoes. She has also lost her powers on this night and is vulnerable and cold. A snow demon, Yukinyudo senses her and is out for her blood. Hachi tells Moroha and Takechiyo how he witnessed Inuyasha’s group take down Shogen and Full Moon Racoon Dog. While mourning the death of the previous lord, Inuyasha’s side showed up and with the ladies pretending to party, all the tanuki soon get into partying mood and started drinking. A drunk Shogen then declared himself as the new lord and killed off anyone who opposed him. Of course this was a ruse by Inuyasha’s side to make him show his true colours. In the end, they manage to seal the Full Moon Racoon Dog although Shogen got away. Too bad Hachi wasn’t there to see it so he can’t say how Moroha’s parents sealed it. Many years later, a storm weakened the barrier so you bet Shogen found the seal and took it back and resumed his terror. He sided with Kikunosuke and tried to kill Takechiyo. At first Takechiyo was cursed but luckily Miroku managed to remove it. For his safety, Miroku left him in the care of Jubei. Zero has sent paper butterflies to attack Towa’s side. But as Riku cuts them down, it is merely a distraction as Towa gets into a teleport trap to Nanahoshi’s palace. Now Zero can kill her at her weakest moment.
Episode 35
Nanahoshi gives Towa some bug trying to suck out Towa’s pain and suffering. She tries to resist but the pain gets more excruciating. As Yukinyudo sneaks into the inn where Setsuna is sleeping, it looks like the demons slayers are waiting for him. Turns out Setsuna has already laid out the plan for various scenarios including dispatching the small fries. Basically, comical traps that send Yukinyudo flying away. In the end, it is no biggie as Setsuna manages to sleep through all that racket. The inn destroyed, Yukinyudo defeated, what a glorious day. A drunk Shogen prepares to crown Kikunosuke for tomorrow as he enters the castle. But shortly, Shogen returns with a captured Moroha. What’s the meaning of this? The first Shogen the guards let pass is Hachi in disguise! Sound the alarm! Of course this is a ruse and the guards tackle the real Shogen instead. This allows Moroha to enter the room and take back her bow and arrows. Kikunosuke is also there but the painting containing the Full Moon Racoon Dog comes alive. Moroha’s arrows won’t work. How? Just put the painting face down! The real Shogen is here but the guards are confused after so many tricks so they don’t know who to listen as Moroha and Kikunosuke make their escape. While they go look for the real seal, Hachi and Takechiyo lead the other tanuki to revolt against Shogen. Underground, they find this moon that Kagome supposedly sealed. Yeah, destroying it did the trick. The place also collapses but they get out in time. Now Moroha has to settle it with a mad Shogen. Thanks to some scroll of instructions left by Miroku, Moroha is able to do some double Uno reverse on Shogen’s magic and blast him away into the sky like Team Rocket. With the clan freed from Shogen’s oppression, Takechiyo leaves it to Kikunosuke to continue ruling the clan. He is more than happy to be a bounty hunter. The reward would definitely clear Moroha’s debt but she doesn’t want it since she needs an excuse to hang out at Jubei’s place and continue her bounty hunter job. Hope she doesn’t regret it later. Since nobody wants the money, it’ll go back to the people.
Episode 36
After sucking enough from Towa, Nanahoshi puts on a stage where he’ll enact and let her see her tragic past. Towa claims her past isn’t that tragic but Zero begs to differ. So basically we see more scenes of Towa’s life in modern times after she got separated from Setsuna. Despite Souta and family treat her very well, Towa still has that lingering regret of being unable to find her sister. Towa continues to resist the sadness but Zero shows other memories from Setsuna’s side. During her absence, she was taken care by Shiori. Seeing how happy she is, Zero claims she has forgotten all about Towa. Towa’s resistance is futile as she slowly gives into this thought. Zero will then show her the loneliness she never knew about. Then more scenes as Towa grows up in modern times. She’s still having those feelings about Setsuna. Now her hatred is at her max, she goes berserk and will kill them for toying with her feelings. Riku and Rion arrive at the scene, following her lavender scent but they’re too late. In her anger, Towa has cut down Nanahoshi. She is targeting Zero next but it looks like this is what Zero wants. Meanwhile as the demon slayers are being confronted by a horde of vengeful goblins, Sesshoumaru drops in to ask if Setsuna has mastered her naginata. Well, she did cut the red string once. Good. Now go to the Tree of Ages because Towa is crying. Setsuna listens to her father who then stays back to help Kohaku and his demon slayers destroy the small fries. At the Tree of Ages, Setsuna is horrified to see the progression of the curse over Rin. She tries to use her naginata to cut the red string but is stopped by Rin in time. Remember, it is tied to Zero’s regret and if she severs it, the curse will never be lifted. Rin wants to save both Towa and Zero and passes something to her to be given to Towa. Setsuna makes haste. Does she know where Towa is? Oh right. Just follow this thread. Riku tries his best to stop Towa from killing Zero since she is still connected to Rin. Unfortunately Towa is blinded by rage and won’t listen.
Episode 37
Zero trying to provoke Towa to kill her by revealing she was the one who ordered the burning down of the forest. Had she not done that, the sisters will not be separated. As Towa’s rage grows, Riku continues to try to calm her down. Because if Towa kills her, she will be scarred for life and that is what Zero wants. Before Towa goes in for the kill, now it’s Setsuna’s turn to jump in and stop her. Meanwhile Jaken stumbles into Moroha and Takechiyo and has them take him to the Tree of Ages. Strangely, he cannot enter. Is Rin forbidding him to enter? Sesshoumaru then arrives and hands Moroha a black pearl where her parents are trapped in. Sesshoumaru enters the Tree of Ages and sees the scales have almost covered all of Rin. When Towa doesn’t care that killing Zero will kill their mom, Setsuna slaps her. She uses her Dream Butterfly to show the truth. From the day the forest burnt down and they were separated, Setsuna was found by Jaken who was then told to take her Dream Butterfly to feed Rin to slow down the curse. For the first time in ages, Setsuna calls her onee-chan and just like that, Towa’s anger dissipates. She holds no grudges against Zero as she realizes thanks to her, she was able to regain her bond with Setsuna. Zero is not pleased and will kill herself to drag Rin to hell. How to save them then? Setsuna sees a red string connecting to Great Dog Demon and severs it. This has the sisters see Zero’s memories and her sadness-cum-regret when Great Dog Demon died. At least she gets to talk to him one last time. Zero realizes Towa’s strength comes from being surrounded by love and hence she is overflowing with love just like the Great Dog Demon. With no more regrets, Zero releases Rin’s curse and instantly all the scales disappear. Rion pleads for Zero to help stop Kirinmaru but she claims this is goodbye. She forces Riku to kill her and then reveals a set of Kirinmaru’s memories on the day Rion was killed by a half demon named Sakasa although Kirinmaru killed him subsequently. She thinks even though the Shikon Jewel prophesized his death, they may be able to save him and Rion. Kirinmaru can tell Zero is dead as he continues to pursue Akuru. This leads him to Moroha and he steals her black pearl. He wants her to bring Akuru to him or say goodbye to her parents. Evil.
Episode 38
Moroha will not abide by that and becomes Beniyasha to fight him. Even with this rematch, she is still no match for him. After Towa and Setsuna go off to go see their mom, Rion has a favour of Riku. She needs his help because she wants to kill her father. Although this means Riku will die as he was part of Kirinmaru, he has made his resolve and has no regrets after meeting Towa. Moroha is defeated but just in time Sesshoumaru is now Kirinmaru’s next opponent. After all, if Kirinmaru wants to become the strongest, might as well his opponent is also a strong one and he shouldn’t pick on weaklings he beat before. Why the heck did Kirinmaru give the black pearl to him? Confident he’ll win and make Sesshoumaru look for Akuru for him? Their fight is ground shattering. The Yashahime trio assist and fight Kirinmaru. He is mad with this unfairness (nobody told him all’s fair in war?) that he unleashes a powerful spell he has not used since 500 years ago. Before the girls get toasted, Sesshoumaru absorbs this attack and without using his sword. Before he passes out, he tosses the black pearl to the girls in which it absorbs them. As Kirinmaru looks for Sesshoumaru to settle their score, a panicky Takechiyo takes the black pearl and runs. The trio are inside the black pearl when suddenly Kagome shows up before them. Mom? Daughter? Can’t blame them for not really sure of each other. It’s been a long time. But eventually they’re overcome with emotion and give the biggest hug ever. Yeah, even Towa and Setsuna crying over this family reunion. Oh, now here comes daddy Inuyasha. Is Moroha’s heart ready for this?
Episode 39
Mother and daughter have an emotional reunion. But not so with father and daughter. They’re trying to fight?! Oh, they’re just nervous maybe. So once the rest helps a little, it’s back to the loving family and we hear Moroha crying her heart out. Yeah, everybody’s crying over this reunion. As Kagome learns that Towa was brought up by her family, Towa also shows her pictures of how they are doing. You know what’s amazing? HER HANDPHONE STILL GOT POWER?! HOW THE F*CK SHE RECHARGES IT?! Oh wait. Don’t tell me some sort of magic whatever. As the sisters wonder how they know about Moroha without seeing her, they take them to a lake which is connected to Jaken’s staff. How convenient it shows them pics of Moroha from time to time. Meanwhile Kirinmaru has cornered Takechiyo and wants the black pearl. Don’t worry, he doesn’t have to die as Rin and Jaken are here. Now he can hide behind them. Rin is willing to fight Kirinmaru in Sesshoumaru’s place. Sure she’s not joking? We take a short detour seeing Shippo doing some instructor’s job. When he learns about Inuyasha and Kagome’s whereabouts, he whisks over there. Right in the midst of Kirinmaru and Rin’s showdown?! Funny, Takechiyo clings onto him in hopes he can make this confused fox help them escape but these jokers fly away instead! At least there won’t be interruption now. Yeah, haven’t you heard, Sesshoumaru’s back although still pretty much wounded. Can’t let his wife fight, eh? When Inuyasha learns Setsuna was revived by Tenseiga but broken by Towa, he has an idea of knowing how to get out of this place. He wants Towa to summon Tenseiga. Sorry to interrupt as Kirinmaru is about to make a big announcement. He claims that in the future, another comet will hit Earth. The one Great Dog Demon and Kirinmaru destroyed was just a small fragment. Yup, the future comet is big enough to destroy all mankind! Extinction! So you mean Kirinmaru wants to become mankind’s saviour? Actually he doesn’t care about that. He wants to prove that he is the strongest and make all humans and demons revere him. But how does he know about the future? His right arm that was severed by Great Dog Demon, he dropped it into the well. Remember Riku was Kirinmaru’s horn? Yup. Kirin is Kirinmaru’s right arm! Oh Towa, you looking very surprised…
Episode 40
Kirinmaru believes that Akuru has not chosen him because he is not strong enough. That’s why he thinks by defeating Sesshoumaru, he’ll be the strongest. Even if he is almost dead, Sesshoumaru prepares to fight him. Inuyasha and co are at the grave’s belly as Inuyasha has Towa call out to Tenseiga. It’s like Sesshoumaru knew what was happening so he tosses Tenseiga in the air and WTF it resonates with Towa’s calling and the blast so powerful it blasted Kirinmaru away?! Well, at least now Sesshoumaru can collapse. Rin and Jaken quickly bring him to the Tree of Ages. Now that Towa has called forth Tenseiga, she has to pick it up. But she can’t! It’s stuck. Trying to be Arthur and Excalibur, huh?! Even using her demonic powers won’t make it budge. Realizing this is the pain Towa went through to revive her, Setsuna goes to help. Even if she gets zapped, this is nothing compared to that pain, right? Now Moroha joins in and the 3 idiots show us how their friendship can pull the sword out of the stone! Great drama, people. Then they use it and show it to the gate and it just lets them out. So easy. Like your free get-out-of-gaol card. Meanwhile Shippo and Takechiyo end up in Sango’s village. Takechiyo telling what happened so Sango has her daughters get Kohaku and Hisui while she goes to get Miroku. The furry ones head to the black pearl’s exit. THERE’S AN EXIT???!!! Why didn’t anybody try to bust in from there?! Anyway, we’re glad of their reunion with Inuyasha and co. But since Tenseiga is acting up, Towa and Setsuna make haste to follow its lead where it takes them to a dying Sesshoumaru. I’m sure Rin is glad to see her daughters but that can wait. Jaken tells Towa to use Zanseiken to absorb the demonic power that is eating Sesshoumaru’s life. Hooray it worked! But oh sh*t! Towa dead???!!! I guess she finally succumbed to all the pain. Is it me or does Sesshoumaru’s family has a knack for dicing close to death?
Episode 41
So basically Towa’s soul is gone and her mind is dead. So how?! Oh yeah, Akuru conveniently coming into the picture to bring her back to life! WTF???!!! So easy! I guess this is the only way they can usher in Akuru for the next part, huh? Then the spirit of the Tree of Ages (Kikyo?) comes to tell them about the comet smashing into the future soon. Their mission is to destroy it and remove the foreign entity AKA Kirin. Who the f*ck is she to give them missions now, huh?! Anyway, they are to head to the Windmill of Time. It is located at Sesshoumaru’s mother’s manor so Jaken will take them there. But before that, some parting words by Rin because mother always loves you, right? Yeah, don’t forget the Inuyasha family time too because they give Kagome a new bow made from Inuyasha’s hair. Family time interrupted when Kirinmaru arrives. Still looking for Sesshoumaru? Too bad he has to deal with the Inuyasha family. With Towa and Setsuna arriving and damn Akuru trying to make Moroha tag along, the parents leave it to the young ones to save the day. A furious Kirinmaru has no time to deal with this but he escapes after he senses Rion has collapsed. He goes to her and heals her. Apparently her artificial body is showing signs of limit as she has been moving around too much. Kirinmaru says he is going to the future and wants her to come along too. Kohaku and Hisui are at the deputy shogun’s place to warn them to evacuate. They are given a sword that can purge evil spirits. Hisui suggests taking it because Towa has some connections and it may help to defeat Kirinmaru. Inuyasha and Kagome return to Kaede’s village to warn them to evacuate. To where? The world’s gonna be destroyed, no? Sango reunites with Miroku who just completed his training. Almost. In present time, Mei and her friends are wondering about strange crows. Thank goodness they’re too far to see they’re monster crows! Luckily, Kirin destroys them. He notes that the comet is bringing in these monsters as they do not exist in this time.
Episode 42
Hi grandma, how are you? She knows what the trio are here for and allows them to use the Windmill of Time. That easy? Of course not. She warns that many have tried to use this but they perished. Hence they have grudges as their souls get stuck in the netherworld. This means they are to fight this embodiment known as Meidomaru before they can begin their journey. Kirinmaru tells Rion and Riku about the comet in the future and hence he’ll be the one to save mankind. Not sure why he blames Riku for it for he was the one who threw his arm into the well. He also mentions he has found a new suitable vessel for Rion: Towa. You see, Zanseiken sucks its user’s soul and when used often enough, the wielder will become an empty husk. Rion and Riku detest such vileness so they fight him. Surprisingly, Rion wins against her father. He dares her to kill him but she gets cold feet. WTF?! I thought she was determined to kill him, if not defeat him?! Because of that, he takes advantage of her but as Riku tries to protect Rion, Kirinmaru sets it up so Rion kills Riku. Rion so sad as Kirinmaru puts her to sleep and takes her away. Back to the trio’s fight with Meidomaru, Moroha’s powered up arrow manages to reveal his red strings. This has Towa realize she needs to absorb his demon energy using Zanseiken. Against Setsuna’s wishes, Towa does so and this allows Setsuna to finish the job. There. Easy. Sesshoumaru’s mom can tell Zanseiken is cursed and warns Towa about further using it. In fact, she wants it to throw it away or she’ll be taken over by its owner. Well, Towa doesn’t think Rion is a bad girl or knows about this curse. After all, she gave it to her to fight Kirinmaru. How trusting. So all she needs to do is master Zanseiken, right? Yeah. Easy. Now the trio head into the Windmill of Time with Akuru guiding them. Kirinmaru is flying as fast as he could to catch the last train and manages to sneak in at the last minute. Back to the future!
Episode 43
By day, Kirin as a teacher but by night, he turns into a demon slayer! Towa’s group reaches first. However they think Kirinmaru is lying because they don’t see the comet. They meet Mei and her family. They’re glad to see the girls again. When asked about the comet, they say they heard nothing on the news. But Towa and co need to go find Kirin and ascertain what is happening. At school, the trio meet Kirin who has realized that he is the foreign object in this world that caused the comet. He explains the comet is on the other side of the world. Can only be seen at night. Oh Towa, did not learn your science in school?! Setsuna and Moroha remain sceptical of Kirin even if he claims he wants to save this era because he is quite fond of it. To prove it, he destroys a few demon birds attacking them. That convinced you? Although their aim is to destroy the comet, because they can’t fly (or watched Armageddon), they’ll have to do what they can on the ground. Kirin shows a flyer on tonight’s concert that features Moe. He is certain that demons will show up here. At the concert hall, they fight demons lurking in the shadows and Towa thinks of cancelling this concert. They go to the backstage to talk to Moe but she seems pretty calm about demons. That night as the concert begins, part of the show is having the boyband 6xs (pronounced as Rocks and damn, I thought it was pronounced as Sex!) fighting off a demon. Yeah, must be special effects looking so real! Luckily our girls drop in to fight, making others think this is part of the awesome show. Meanwhile Kirinmaru is forcing Kirin to guide him to this era. However Kirin will not obey because even if he destroys the comet, he will ruin this world. Kirinmaru has other problems to deal with as Riku (still not dead?) recaptures Rion. Back to the future on hold. Kirin and the girls finish the rest of the monsters outside. With the comet so visible, why is everyone so calm? Normal humans can’t see it. They head up to Tokyo Tower, ready to destroy the comet. Like, how they gonna destroy that huge mother?!
Episode 44
Kirin goes to investigate the comet while the Yashahime trio keep the demons at bay. How the f*ck are the demons popping up in the past too?! How the f*ck they transcend time?! Oh well, it’s to see our Inuyasha and co in some piece of action. Meanwhile Rion and Riku are at Musubi. So uhm, how does planting an apple seed from Towa can help suppress Kirinmaru? It must not be a very big comet since Kirin is able to get to its core and come up with an instant solution. First, they have to clear the miasma around the comet. Next, eliminate its demon energy around it. Finally, attack the main body to make it into smaller pieces. That’s it?! I bet they should’ve seen Armageddon… Plan works fine until miasma and demon energy replenish itself. Yeah, should’ve seen Armageddon… With no choice left, Towa uses Zanseiken to absorb it. Don’t worry. Will to protect her loved ones > risking your own life! Oh wow. She did it! And trolled us for a while that she died! But she’s back to normal! Seeing how valiant Towa is, Kirin now becomes Superman and uses all his might to stop the comet. Wow. Just like that?! Hilarious. Now the comet is just hovering motionless in the sky?! Hilarious! When Kirin advises Towa to not use Zanseiken anymore, he also learns that Rion has died. In that case, he takes Zanseiken and will use it to defeat Kirinmaru. How the f*ck is he going to take the comet back to the past?! Oh yeah. Just open up a big wormhole! The trio thought they can rest now but they realize that if Kirin said he will kill all demons, this means their parents are gonna die too! Hurry, back to the past! Kirin meets Kirinmaru. Yeah, weird meeting your arm again, huh? After Kirinmaru punches him for not listening to what he says, Kirin claims he brought back this comet just for him to defeat. Only his Bakuseiken can destroy it. Yeah, that ego maniac loves the sound of it. Towa and co are at the Tree of Ages. Please take us back. No response. That’s right. We’re stuck! No way home!
Episode 45
How now that they can’t go home? Oh well, Kagome’s mom invites them to stay over and then perhaps try again. Souta remembers something similar like this for Kagome. Well, she returned after waiting 3 years! I know it’s a long time but does it matter if they’re going back to a single point in the past?! Next day, they plead to the Tree of Ages. You think that’s going to- Holy sh*t! You mean it worked?! Well, Akuru using all his ounce of strength to rip open a portal before dying. OMFG. You girls just killed him. Hilarious, if you ask me. So, nobody can use him anymore? No time to waste going through that portal but WTF they take their time to say goodbye?! Yeah, the portal so considerate to wait for them. Some tears streaming, everyone getting emotional, we’ll meet again someday, right? Okay. Let’s get moving! When they return, they are shocked to see youkais everywhere and the comet stuck in the sky. Conveniently everybody reunites. Partly for Kohaku and Hisui to pass Towa the sword. Rion sneaks into Kirinmaru’s ship to plant that apple. However she is spotted by Kirin who claims he has put Kirinmaru in some slumber. Kirin is happy to see Rion and knows a way he can help realize her dreams. They can create a world without suffering too. Riku doesn’t approve of this and confronts Kirin. However Rion doesn’t need Riku anymore and casts him aside. Rion uses the apple to fire into the comet. Out comes a giant cocoon in which a giant butterfly hatches. So this is the comet’s true form? Kirin and Rion get absorbed into the butterfly to begin their new world creation. This includes eliminating all youkais. Kirinmaru wakes up and is not impressed with this development. He forces himself inside and fights Kirin. He tries to call out to Rion but she’s in a world of her own. Kirin then gets psychological with him. Being the bad father he is, this wouldn’t have happened had he not fought Great Dog Demon. Their clan will destroy Rion’s dream one day so he better get his ass to stop his sons. Is he not trying to prove he is the strongest? Conveniently, Riku stumbles into Towa and tells her the developments. Everyone goes off to stop the butterfly. And look who is back in time for the final party? Yup, Sesshoumaru has revived. But Kirinmaru has returned to settle things with him.
Episode 46
The butterfly is going to absorb all demons. Quick! Before they absorb the tanuki clan! Just in time. A disaster averted. All that’s left is to hijack the butterfly to save Rion. The Yashahime trio along with Riku hop inside while the rest try to find a way to stop the butterfly in its tracks. Inside, they are confronted with Kirin who claims this is the world that Rion wants. Are you sure? He continues explaining how humans have fought each other for millennia that they have the power to destroy themselves. So what is better than letting humanity perish? Why, Kirin and Rion will now become kings of humanity and control them! I’m sure humans won’t fight in that way. Towa and Riku will stay back to handle Kirin while the rest go ahead to free Rion. Kirin fights Towa as he further explains about history. It seems throughout the history texts he read, the youkai and other non-human species were left out although they were pivotal in saving humanity. That is why he wants to teach real history and tell the whole truth as ruler of this world. He knows this is what Rion wants because he is her father. Well, just a right arm but still part of the father. Setsuna and Moroha do not get any warm welcome from Rion as she attacks them with colourful threads. Each time they sever a thread, they could hear her true frustrated feelings especially her complaints that her father never cared for her. Outside, everyone cooperates to trap the butterfly in some Buddhist barrier. Now it can’t fly anywhere, right? Kirinmaru thinks of targeting Rin to pay back what was done to him but as Sesshoumaru points out, resorting to such methods won’t make him the strongest. Special lesson is over for Towa as Kirin uses Zanseiken to turn her human and seal her demon powers.
Episode 47
Suddenly Riku jumps in to kill Towa?! Remember what he said he will the one he loves? Looks like he is making good on that promise. So he rather kill her than let Kirin do the job? Okay. Whatever. He’ll follow her after that. Of course this is all a bluff as Riku then turns on Kirin but gets a fatal slash. This distraction however allows Towa to finish off Kirin. Last few words from Riku. Now he understands why he can’t kill the one he loves. He warns the Rion still loves her father. After trolling us for so long, Riku finally dies for real. Towa then joins Setsuna and Moroha in saving Rion. Amidst that as well as Kirinmaru’s fight with Sesshoumaru, we hear past thoughts from father and daughter. Like how Rion was always worried about her father but was glad he was alive in spite of all that happened. As for Kirinmaru, all he wanted was to make Rion smile again but she never did. The same thing for Rion as it made her happy seeing him smile after winning a battle. So much so she forced herself to smile. She did not want to hate him but ended up doing so because she is weak. Kirinmaru and Sesshoumaru in their true demon form go at each other one last time. Sesshoumaru wins. But he won’t finish off Kirinmaru. Rion takes her father back but before they could reconcile, WTF Kirin’s glasses is back to haunt them?! Actually it is Sakasa and he is going to get Rion! Everyone telling Rion to use her own strength to fight back but she’s too scared. Damn, this chase scene looks creepy in the pervy sense! Towa then decides to use Zanseiken to help, draining her soul. This allows Rion to cut Sakasa and put the ghost of her past to rest. Towa dead again. How? Tenseiga can’t be used. Akuru is dead. HOW?! Towa’s spirit asks Rion to use her. This is to reconcile with Kirinmaru as they make peace and Setsuna severing Kirinmaru’s thread. Zanseiken and Bakuseiken join together to become Amatsumikaboshi to send father and daughter to the next world to join Zero. Rion returns Towa’s body and she’s all revived. Not even sure how this crap worked but yeah, she’s back. Again. And just like that, everything reverts back to normal. Towa and Setsuna can finally hug their mom. Jaken wonders why Sesshoumaru didn’t finish off Kirinmaru. Had he done that, he couldn’t save his daughters’ heart. Oh Sesshoumaru, such a great dad!
Episode 48
Time to end everything. Life returns to normal as people are rebuilding their lives. Peace is back. And wow, the Yashahime trio got time to bury Riku’s horn and put up a nice grave? Moroha hunting demons with Inuyasha to pay off her debt. Apparently after Kagome heard about it, she ordered Inuyasha to help her. No daughter of hers is going to stay in debt! With the mission a success, Jubei frees Moroha as her debts are fully repaid. Then some guy pops up and has a request to slay demons. Guess what? THIS GUY IS RIKU!!! OMFG!!! HE STILL ALIVE???!!! HOW?! Not too sure about Kirinmaru and Rion’s soul revived him but whatever. We see Towa, Setsuna and Moroha talking and assuring their friendship. Uhm, aren’t they actually cousins? Then we see them say goodbye to their parents as they will leave on this demon slaying job which will also serve as their training to get stronger. And of course we see them easily kick ass and slay demons like a pro. And more importantly, Towa and Setsuna admitting they are daughters of Sesshoumaru.
Throwing The Princesses Out Of The Bathwater
Oh God. Thank goodness it has ended. Not sure if I can take it anymore but I suppose with this good happy ending, all is well in the end and that’s all that matters. Only difference is that I had this conspiracy theory that perhaps the Yashahime trio would do a reverse of what Kagome did. You know, go to the future to live because it is so much fun there. I guess it is better to have a blast in the past then. Good for them. And with no other antagonists in sight (please, nobody comes up with the uncle of Kirinmaru and Great Dog Demon popping up to want to rule the world with some, uhm, gemstone fruits series thingy!) peaceful days are here to stay indeed. The occasional demon slaying from time to time but those are small fries compared to our heroines who have considerably levelled up to God-like level, right?
As expected, this season covers and answers all the unsolved matters from the first season. However I feel that most of it are like rushed writing and some are like being plucked out of thin air. Especially when the season reaches its final stretch and when you have the comet going to strike Earth and then the final battle our heroines have against their final boss, it sometimes make me think, “Did they made that all up on the fly?”. For instance when Zanseiken and Bakuseiken combine to form an even mouthful sword name. I mean, what the f*ck was that for?! Oh, I see it is to get rid of Zanseiken so that Towa will not using its cursed powers again. And die on us again! Also, nobody gets to loot or own those swords now that they have gone somewhere else. That puts an end to whatever these swords’ fate.
Hence a lot of stuffs throughout this series felt something of that sort. You could say that they sounded ridiculous especially the final stretch when everything began after that comet thingy. Uh huh. How can something in the past suddenly effect the present time. I suppose it is needed so that our girls can go back to the future and bring back some non-related but familiar characters for that brief period. Yeah, maybe because I’m not really a big fan so I wasn’t giving my utmost attention to the entire story and thus the reason I’m unimpressed with everything in the end. I mean, there were some stuffs you’d thought it was important but almost somewhat have forgotten by the time this season ends. Rainbow Pearls, anyone? Yeah, looks like they’re so irrelevant this season. Sorry, it wasn’t the next Shikon Jewel after all. But good riddance, now we can put this sequel spinoff series to rest for good, am I right?
With the sequel also having 2 cours, it’s like they needed to drag things out and that’s why sometimes the story goes all over the place. For instance in the first half, they decided to try a different formula by having the main trio go solo and each facing their own separate missions. While it may seem like a fresh and interesting idea and take, but the plot underlying their solo missions felt boring. It is very Inu Yasha-like level of plots as we see Moroha trying to free the tanuki clan from a dictatorship, Setsuna solving some local village’s problem and of course Towa being the target of Zero’s revenge. It wasn’t anything that extraordinary and as expected in this series’ typical fashion, the girls end up having the upper-hand and claiming their victory.
The main trio still do not impress me this season. Towa and Moroha remain particularly the same as last season while Setsuna has the most obvious change thanks to solving the mystery of her Dream Butterfly. Which is both good and bad thing because for the rest of the season we can now at least have a Setsuna who has emotions rather than that emotionless b*tch resting face for the entirety of the first season. Yeah, time to make her appreciate her tomboy sister was trying so hard to help her and tug some of her heartstrings and repay some of that caring sisterly attitude for her. Sure, Setsuna is a tough demon slayer too but behind that armour she is still a girl and a sister.
It’s all in the family this season as we see their parents get reunited with them. I’m sure old veteran fans of the original Inu Yasha will be overjoyed to finally see their arrogant and prideful half demon dog Inuyasha and his wife Kagome again. Yup, reuniting with Moroha, the whole family can be whole again. With Rin waking up and freed from her curse, Sesshoumaru’s family too can be whole again. I understand Sesshoumaru being emotionless and taciturn because imagine if this guy suddenly becomes some baka oya and dotes on his daughters with full emotion… THIS IS NOT THE SESSHOUMARU I ENVISONED OR WANT!!! Since Miroku appeared in last season, now all that is left for his wife AKA Sango to pop up. How the f*ck can she remain and look so youthful all these years?! Can I blame fanservice?! Yeah, nobody wants to ogle at an old aging haggard Sango… Yeah, how the f*ck is Kaede still alive? Anyway, and now they too, their family can be whole again. At least on screen time. With these characters back, that’s why it’s the greatest excuse to bring back Shippo too. Because 2 cute animal mascots are better than one. Oh, forgot about Kirara. Oh, forgot about Hachi. Does he count? I don’t think Jaken could… This guy serves more like a mini comic relief as well as one who explains stuffs because you know, Sesshoumaru doesn’t want to waste his breath in telling us dumb mortals.
It must be one of those confusing ties and bonds because that is what compounds the confusion of this series as we go about and delve into Kirinmaru and his daughter’s relationship. Yup, Rion as a new character introduced this season, adds more confusion to the plot because they make us think she hates her father and wants to get back at him but in the end it turns out that she actually loves him so much and daddy the same too because which father does not love his own daughter? Only demons can do that. Oh wait. They are demons to begin with. And hence when I think about it, this whole conquest from Kirinmaru from the start could all just because for the sake of his daughter! Oh f*ck. The whole damn mess including right up till saving humanity from that doom comet was all to make Rion smile? Absurd if you think about it from a general and stranger’s point of view but if you put yourself in Kirinmaru’s shoes as a father, it is very plausible. Because any parent will go great lengths even if it means destroying the world just for his child. So with that turn of events, I guess this saves our Yashahime trio from fighting him for the umpteenth time. Yeah, look how their past duels with him fare. Not good. May I remind you a certain someone getting killed at the end of last season. So now they don’t have to deal with taking on Kirinmaru and defeating him means their conscious can be clean and take heart that Rion has finally made up with her papa. Double good ending.
I feel Kirin and Riku are trolling characters. You thought Kirin was going to be on our side but eventually he is still part of Kirinmaru and has his own twisted goals whether it was for the better or worse. I suppose they needed some sort of antagonist to deal with seeing that we might be bored if they let our Yashahime trio fight Kirinmaru again. Because Zero is already long gone and the Four Perils, oh goodness, you still remember them? Yep. No replacement for those guys serving under Kirinmaru. Who needs weaklings like them when our heroines have powered up considerably. Towa’s got a new sword, Setsuna a new special naginata and Moroha gifted a more powerful bow and arrow set by her parents! Oh wow. Don’t need her to resort in becoming Beniyasha further, eh?
As for Riku, this guy being another part of Kirinmaru, I think he could be just confused from it all. I thought he was loyal to Zero but since she is gone, he pledged his loyalty to Rion. And then what’s this about killing those he loves? Yeah, if he really believed it, Zero and Rion could’ve been dead but they’re not so does that mean he doesn’t love them? Even Towa since he waited till the last moment to troll us that he would kill her? Good riddance just like Kirin, parts of Kirinmaru are dead. Uh huh. You do notice all those related on Kirinmaru’s side are deceased while Great Dog Demon’s descendants are all alive and reunited in one big happy family reunion. Yeah… And why they all have daughters but no sons… Who gonna carry on their lineage? Even Souta got a daughter. Is it why Kohaku never got married because he foresee his child will be a girl? Yeah, Hisui the only boy in his generation… WTF am I thinking this. Oh, why the f*ck do I care in the first place. Oh wait. They have to mess up my conspiracy theory by bringing Riku back for no good reason! For the umpteenth time, this guy trolled us with his death! I get it, they want to keep the possibility of Towa x Riku, eh? Just like how they’re setting up Hisui x Aiya. I bet that’s the only reason.
Well, if there was one thing that cleared the air for me was how Kirin explained that demons were written out of humans’ history texts. At least this puts to rest my wildest conspiracy theories of how these people are back in the past and yet the future has no records of their actions, even more so any such repercussions. It’s like as though modern history writers don’t want our future generations to know about such mystical beings that can’t be explained by science and left it all out. Uh huh. Like as though there was some secret war between scientists and religious zealots and the former won so they get to rewrite history and the latter has been vanquished and relegated to as myths. Holy cow! I think I just started a whole new conspiracy theory there! Anyway, with our heroines left out from the history chapters, I guess in a way it is a good thing because imagine if Mei starts bragging to her friends that her onee-sama Setsuna and her aunt Kagome were heroes in feudal times! Uh huh. The whole class will be laughing at her…
The art style, visual and even the action scenes remain the same and consistent like last season so there is nothing more for me to comment. However this season’s opening and ending themes suck. Sorry if that sounds too harsh but I didn’t really like them. Because like Reborn by News (first opening theme) and Kyoumei by SixTones (second opening theme) sound all over the place and chaotic. The former being a rock piece while the latter has hip hop elements. The pacing of the songs also feel weird. Honestly, even if both bands reprise their roles in singing the openings this season, I still prefer their opening songs from last season than this crap. Although not by very much. The first ending theme, Toumei Na Sekai by Little Glee Monster sounds a bit better but still not really liking it. Anaaki No Sora by Adieu as the second ending theme sounds more like WTF. It’s a slow piece but has that playful tune it in, making it sound weird for a series like this.
Overall, this season is still not as impressive as the first although I won’t go so far as to say this is far worse than the prequel as the first season was mostly building the foundation for the sequel. Unless you are a mad crazy Inu Yasha hardcore fan who cannot hate the series or anything related to it forever, otherwise other casual viewers like yours truly hope that they won’t make another season or worse, another sequel spinoff soon or in the next 10 years. What do you mean another sequel spinoff?! Well, you see, Towa, Setsuna and Moroha are going to grow up one day and get married and have their own kids. This includes Hisui and his sisters. And then we can have a whole new generation of semi-demi-hemi-whatever breakdown prefix you can think of, children with their own set of adventures. And when you trace the whole Higurashi lineage, holy sh*t you mean Souta and his mom were all descendants of Kagome!!!!! OMFG!!! THE CREEPIEST TIME PARADOX EVER! Imagine this series was the result of not getting Rumiko Takahashi (the author and creator of the Inu Yasha series) to write its story. Now imagine if they hired me to write that for the next spinoff because who knows, anime stories may run out of ideas in 10 years! Can we all just leave this series to rest in peace? You know, let sleeping dogs lie? Like, forever? Please?
Chua Tek Ming~*Anime Power*~ !LiVe FoR AnImE, aNiMe FoR LiFe! 