Agreed

Agreed

I just watched episode 48 and it's made me rethink some of my criticism of the show. I still would have liked to see Rin and Sesshomaru's love story. But I at least got to see some meaningful interactions between Rin and her daughters. And I love the fact that she made the kimono's herself.

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For the most part I agree but I feel this is the beginning of something new where al, the characters can learn something and improve on the kind of person they were, my thoughts pretty much summed up in this post.

Not Gonna Lie, even though the conflict resolution wasn't my favorite, this episode was really sweet. I just loved how they went about things.

I know some people have been disappointed in how Towa and Setsuna question Sesshoumaru's intentions, but to me it was perfect. They SHOULD question him! Its their right, heck its literally their birthright to know! It would have been strange if they just accepted everything. We the audience know Sesshoumaru had his hands tied and was working for Kirinmaru and Zero while trying to keep his family alive, but the girls don't really get it. And that's fine. As long as they're together now, they can begin to work on that relationship.

And honestly, like a lot of people have said, Sesshoumaru is Sesshoumaru. He isn't human, he doesn't feel or care the way a lot of demons do. He really does live on another plane of existence, and its only been extremely recently that he's become more emotional and has bonded with people. Rin is literally the first person he really gave a shit about, and now its his daughters. Like, it makes sense to me. Even though I complained that they should have shown him hugging his family -- I get it. Sesshoumaru gets a huge has prize for putting up with ridiculous odds for the past 14 years, but now, he has to start doing Normal Dad Stuff, and its going to be tough. At the end of the day though, its all going to be Daijoubu.

I loved the twins conversation with Rin. It was so pure and adorable. I loved how Rin made the decision to give them the kimonos and you could hear the excitment in her voice that she couldn't wait to see them wear it! I like that the twins knew immediately that it was expensive. Also, I love how Rin told them she experienced death. In a way, Tenseiga helped form this family, since they all share a bond with it.

Re: shipping and stuff: I really like Riku and Towa's reunion! I do think I would have preferred if he stayed dead, I feel like it would have been more realistic, but I enjoyed how Towa scared Riku shitless. LOL.

With Hisui and Setsuna, I could take it or leave it, but I appreciate the open endedness of it. I'm glad in general they didn't try to shove in the romance and let Yashahime be more about family and sisterhood. Also I enjoy men being the ones fawning over their love interests!!

Overall, a very cute and adorable finale. I'm gonna miss this show!!

Agreed

Now I’ll admit I’m biased bc I’ve been writing and RPing Towa Higurashi for well over a year now and that’s just how I interpreted her feelings but

I’m really glad that while Yashahime makes it clear that despite the fact he’s emotionally constipated and extremely stoic and doesn't’ really make facial expressions beyond amused or annoyed that he does genuinely love his daughters and wife to death, but also that Towa has well deserved resentment for how he went about things.

I get why he did the things he did. I know he gets a lot of flak for it but I get it from a fictional character perspective, and how different he is from both Inuyasha and Souta in personality. But just because he felt he acted in Towa’s and Setsuna’s best interest does not necessarily mean that was the right way to do things- and I am not here to debate if it was “right” or “wrong,” but the fact is Towa and Setsuna went through a lot without their father being there.

I’m not here to start debating if he was right or wrong even though I have my own personal feelings- but even the great Lord Sesshomaru is not infallible, and while I wish they had talked about this a bit more throughout the show, even though both Towa and Setsuna seem to love and care for their father now at the end of everything that doesn’t change they have a right to question how their father went about things and whether or not it was for the better or not. One of the wishes I would have for any kind of continuation would be to address this even more, I would genuinely love it if Towa and Setsuna could have a sincere talk with their father about what they felt were misgivings in how he went about their upbringing.

I love the man but- they’re teenage girls who went through so much shit with really very few allies beyond their cousin who could consistently help them. They have a right to be bitter about it! Just because they love their father doesn’t mean they have to believe h did everything right, and in turn Sesshomaru isn’t off the hook inherently just because he goes about things a specific way to ensure they’d be strong and independent. I would not be surprised if Toga and Inukimi raised him that way, but that doesn’t mean that is what was right for his own kids.

It was just a really interesting thing I didn’t expect to get brought up in the finale! It made me as a Towa writer really happy. I really hope if there’s a continuation in any capacity they can finally fucking talk about these things. Towa and Setsuna deserve to be able to speak to their father about their frustrations with him, and as their father who loves them he should listen to those frustrations and address them.

I only recently got into the show and I haven’t watched all of it consistently besides for the most part of season 2 and someone on YouTube who reviews the episodes. Right now I really like the show and I am hoping for a 3rd season.

I mostly agree with you, but one of the points I don’t feel as strongly about as you do is the last sentence. I felt the show would have been so much better if it wasn’t rushed, because as good as I feel it is now, if it wasn’t as rushed as it felt it was and if some concepts had been better thought out/executed, it would have been more well done.

Yashahime isn’t as bad as I believe you may feel about it, or as some other people feel. In fact in my opinion it’s one of the better shows out there.

You can see how with what they put into the show that they have everything the need to better execute a really good show. Great characters, their dynamics and relationships with others, an interesting premise and story, etc.

But yes like I said I do agree with you on the majority of questions you have.

I know there is one more episode, so maybe all will be explained in 20-23 minutes, but we still have to make time for Moe and Mei to be adorable and for Takechiyo and Shippo to have some wacky hijinks...so you know, my hopes are not high...

BUT...

What in actual hell is the grim comet? An egg for a space butterfly...that has a library inside?

Why did Osamu Kirin go all Eyes of TJ Eckleburg at the end? Were the glasses magic? Did the butterfly give him magic glasses? Did the magic glasses make him evil? If Towa had just gone into the locker room after classes, gone into his locker and smashed his glasses Beastie Boys style, would this have all been avoided?

Why did Kirinmaru and Rion make a sword when they died? Why did that sword have a Star Trek transporter that brings people back to life? Tenseiga ain't so special now, I guess?

Speaking of which, Setsuna's special power isn't so special if everyone can do it, I guess?

What connection does Treekyo have with the butterfly? Were Setsuna and Rin somehow under the butterfly's control? Does that mean anything?

Is a butterfly ever a proper villain (the answer is no...no need to wait for the final episode for that).

I had a thought when I still had hope that this mess might have had an actual logical plot that maybe the reason Rin could not touch her daughters is that there was a kind of spell...the mother's touch would dispel the illusion which was put in place to train the girls...or something. But no, it was just because there was a big bad butterfly and Rin (impulsive, loving Rin) just did not touch her daughters...because...

I wasn't expecting much, but this turned out so much worse than I could have imagined.

Plus wasn’t sesshomaru also preoccupied with making sure their mother doesn’t die?

antis: sesshomaru is a deadbeat father, he abandoned his children, sunrise made him a very bad father, any father out there wouldn't do--

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