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The line that intrigued me about episode one of Yashahime was "I can't say anything or else I'll change history", spoken by Towa. That was because it indicated that Towa was aware of the modern world, and this story wouldn't be taking place entirely within feudal Japan. Other than that, however, we learn very little about her and the bulk of episode one is about an attempt by the regular characters of Inuyasha to exorcise a demon--it could almost have served as a filler episode in the original series. We have to wait for episode two to learn most of the premise of Yashahime. Still, it was an entertaining story and refreshes our memories about who's who at the end of the lengthy Inuyasha series. I hadn't expected so much overlap and it's unclear how much of a part these characters will play in Yashahime. An unusual touch is that it looks like all three of the main characters in the new series will be female. I had assumed that main protagonist Towa would be the daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome, but apparently Moroka is. My memory of the original series had grown fuzzy over the years, but episode one of Yashahime did a good job of reinvigorating it and the signs were that this would be a fun show. But that wasn't exactly how things worked out. I already knew what the basic premise of Yashahime (spelled out in the synopsis above) would be before watching episode two. I was expecting a lot, but was distinctly underwhelmed. The stereotypical punks that Towa deals with and another freaky demon made me roll my eyes. Again, it felt like a filler episode from Inuyasha, not the critical one that would explain the premise of a whole new series. Perhaps the problem is that it didn't even completely do that--which means we will be into episode three before that gets done. the net result was that I was left wondering if I should commit to this series after all. Episode three felt corny and stereotypical. All sorts of fancy-named magical fighting moves are employed by Setsuna but I did not feel at all intrigued. In general this felt like the bits and pieces that had been rejected from the Inuyasha series had been scraped together to crank out one more anime. So, Setsuna cannot sleep? Why does that matter? One would think that time-travel between two different eras would offer a bounty of fascinating potential conflicts and juicy situations, but I just felt bored. I think I will dispense with Yashahime. No matter how I look at it, I don't sense anything truly novel about this show. Last updated Monday, November 02 2020. Created Saturday, October 10 2020. |
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