The action was very well done, and the romance between Sango and Miroku finally gets more screen time. Miroku flirts, though this stops in the early episodes of the Final act, Shippo and Inuyasha's typical fighting, and stuff like that. The episode with the Fox Demon Exam was supposed to happen sometime after Hiraikotsu was broken. It jumps around, and mixed some stuff up. One episode, we are talking about Hakudoshi and Moryomaru, the next it's about Kagura, then about Sesshomaru. With only 26 episodes adapted out of a ton of manga chapters, it is very rushed. The story was not always predictable but if you pay attention to the earlier on episodes, you can predict it.The pacing is very very rushed. When a person contains these four spirits at their maximum, they unite to form a really strong and powerful balance within the soul that can be used for either good or evil. Rumiko came up with it by using the four souls described from the shinto philosophy of Naohi: Aramitama (Courage), Nigimitama (Friendship), Kushimitama (Wisdom) and Sakimitama ( Love). Story (7/10)Though the story is not overly complex, the story is very interesting and the idea of the Shikon Jewel is interesting.
My favorite anime series of all time has unfortunately met it's last series, named Kanketsu-Hen, or The Final Act. AAA sings the ending, and I have to admit that the rock ballad grows on you. Do As Infinity sings the opening song, which is decent. No more get away scenes please!Animation is the same, although the opening and ending animations still remain to be at a high quality.
At the least, it'll provide closure and we'll finally get to see if Naraku will win or loose. If you are a fan or you were a fan, you should go to the VIZ website and watch the streams. Major changes are occuring as the focus moves away from relationship fanfare to getting to the bottom of this everlasting story.A few new characters have been introduced, but thses charaters won t damper the story by proluging it and causing the story to veer off track.
The best part is that people are starting to die, which is really going to move the story along. No more meloncoly monolouges from Kagome, or staring contests between InuYasha and some random memory from his troubled childhood.All the best characters are back like Sheshomaru, Jakken, and Rin Muroku and Sango Kohaku, Kikio, Kouga, and all of Naraku's little children. So far there has been one filler, and even that ended with a note of relevence to the rest of the story.The characters are still the same, but they all are shraing the screen time. With the start of the first episode, it pick up where we left off and quickly progresses. The best thing about this season is that the story is moving much faster than it had before.