Talk:InuYasha (character)

Inuyasha's Age

The official Inuyasha character guide, as approved by Rumiko Takahashi, states that Inuyasha looks and acts 15. Referencing his age from a website is not official. Please stop changing it because that age is not correct.--Slotedpig 15:58, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

The funny thing is that the website references the same book and also says that 15 is the right age. I have no clue why some people keep changing the ages of InuYasha characters on their pages. Maybe we should start putting vandalism warnings on talk pages of the culprits. EDIT: OK, after verification, that particular website states 17-18. Other character wiki articles (I think Naraku, for example) cite another webpage that correctly references the right book.--Boffob 16:25, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't think anything will deter people from changing it. The fact the character book is out in English hasn't stopped people from insisting they know better than the official guide. At least its a simple change.--Slotedpig 17:04, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

I actually edited the age part in the infobox; I took into consideration the request not to change it (in the hidden text), so I didn't, but merely added on to it. InuYasha is, in fact 200 years old. It was referenced in an episode (or movie) when they mention that InuYasha was born on the precise day that his father died due to wounds resulting from the Ryukotsusei battle (you can also see this happening in the third movie). It was mentioned in said episode that this was 200 years ago. I'm not sure where I got this from, but I will cite it very promptly.

Also, Shouldn't actual age in years be put above what age InuYasha looks like, even if Rumiko Takahashi approved it? Mizu onna sango15 21:58, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Thing is, the movies are part of a different continuity than the the anime and manga. Meaning they are not canon. Showers 00:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm... I see. Still, the storyline doesn't differ drastically (referring to the Movies and chapters/episodes), and even if it isn't canon, couldn't the story and plot in the movie franchise go for the series as well? What difference does it make, does it necessarily have to be cannonical? Mizu onna sango15 02:28, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

It's because Rumiko Takahashi could disregard any story elements from the movies and filler episodes of the anime and contradict such elements in the manga. Heck, even the movies don't follow the anime. In the third movie, for example, Sesshomaru's arm that had been sliced through (at least in the anime) and cut off in his "true" dog form somehow reverts back into an intact human form arm and stays in between worlds until picked up by the movie villain. At the end of the movie, it sinks into hell while Sesshomaru says he no longer needs it. In the manga, Sesshomaru eventually got his arm back. In any case, all non-canon info from the movies and anime that are not in the manga should either not be put in the infobox or clearly labeled as anime or movies only.--Boffob (talk) 05:59, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Um, the anime says he was stuck to the Sacred Tree since Kikyo died, making him MUCH older then 15. If he looks and acts 15, it doesn't mean he is 15.207.14.79.87 (talk) 00:29, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

That's why it says "appears 15" in the infobox. It's clear that InuYasha is much older, but no canon material gives his actual age. The Official Character Guide states that 15 is InuYasha's apparent age (in looks, mentality and behaviour essentially) but does not state his age in terms of years from birth. So by Wiki's verifiability policy, the apparent age is the only age we can put in the infobox.--Boffob (talk) 01:03, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Images

You people are really making me mad, deleting all the images. What is up with that? Can someone explain to me why you remove the images. And there had better be another reason other than the copyright crap.Master auror 12:46, 26 September 2007 (UTC)Masterauror

It's most likely due to WP:FU policy. Under the policy section 3a/3b. Although I didn't delete any images so Im not sure.Showers 12:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Does that "FU" stand for "Fair use" or "Fuck you" (joking)? JRSpriggs 03:42, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Maybe both ;) Showers 02:29, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

I believe that it constitutes fair use if we use an image of Inuyasha to demonstrate what he looks like and for "critical commentary". So why its being deleted I don't know. Tourskin 19:52, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Kinka and Ginka

I removed Kinka and Ginka from the relationships section. Other than similarities in the Sesshomaru/Inuyasha and Kinka/Ginka relationship dynamics, Inuyasha didn't have a relationship with them. Showers 20:25, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Current infobox picture

The current infobox picture looks rather dull. Can we find one that shows more of his body, such as this picture from Episode 10, or something like this picture from the Grip! OP? -- RattleMan (talk) 04:44, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Ill admit its a little choppy looking but it gets the job done. If you're going to upload a new pic just make sure you give a proper fair use rationale. You would have to resize the first pic as well to give a proper resolution. (should be at around 0.1 megapixels or less) Showers (talk) 05:26, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Inu Yasha and kagome arent husband and wife there not even going out there friends and they have crushes on each other (which both of them are too immature to admit) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.111.59.119 (talk) 21:24, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Use of the word demon

I don't know who is always typing in the word "demon" in the article that was probably the third time I had to scratch that nonsense. The term "yōkai" is NOT equal to "demon". The term describes a far broader category of supernatural creatures that in fact do not have to have supernatural origin, but just became supernatural during their existence. The word may involve demons but to translate "yōkai" with "demon", is a very rough translation and in many cases far more than just incorrect. And if the word is used in the English translation of the manga or anime so keep in mind, that its incorrect. So please everybody who is working on this site: stop this, it really doesn't help and it's not adequate for wikipedia or any other kind of dictionary.--Inugami-bargho (talk) 14:02, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

InuYasha and other yokai are called "demons" in the official translations of these works. And "yokai" is not an English word, that is, most English speakers would have no idea what it means. Even if "demon" does not quite catch the exact meaning intended, it is still better than a meaningless string of five letters. This is the policy which has been accepted by almost all editors of articles about InuYasha. JRSpriggs (talk) 20:52, 15 February 2008 (UTC) P.S. Wikipedia is not a dictionary; is it an encyclopedia.

Then I'd rather add a link to Yōkai rather than fix it to demon... I'm from a country right next to Japan and I know how different they are. BrianGo28 (talk) 04:21, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't really mind if demon is used instead of yokai for most of the text, but it would be very appropriate to mention yokai with a link at least once, say in the intro, because of the cultural distinction between the Japanese yokai and the modern western definition of demon.--Boffob (talk) 04:38, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

He is older than her!

InuYasha is older than Kagome because if he loved Kikyo and Kikyo seem's to be bigger than Kagome than well shouldn't Inuyasha be kikyo's age?!? or older Plus the first article It say's InuYasha is 15 so then didn't it say in the series she was 15! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Micsam77 (talk • contribs) 21:18, 6 July 2008 (UTC) ---Kikyou was older than InuYasha [in apperance at least] to begin with anyway. She was 18, he was 15.