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Chapters Originally Published in:
Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 18 - 28

Inuyasha Vol 27

Chapter 259: 爆発
Bakuhatsu
(Explosion)
Koga faces off with Ginkotsu and Renkotsu. Koga makes a quick swipe at Renktotsu shredding his shoulder and armor, and then just as quickly shoves a piece of armor into Ginkotsu's gun barrel. The cannon backfires killing Ginkotsu, but Koga is caught in the blast as well. Elsewhere Jakotsu and Suikotsu have managed to catch up to Sesshomaru, Jaken, and Rin to carry out their orders. Sesshomaru seems to have no troble smelling out Jakotsu's ambush and proves that he is the superior swordsman. Rin and Jaken move away to give Sesshomaru room to fight, but encounter Suikotsu waiting for them in the middle of a rope bridge stretched across a river. Inuyasha and Kagome pick up the scent of Koga's blood and rush to the scene to find Ginta and Hakkaku very upset.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 18
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 27 ch. 1
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 14 ch. 17
Publication Date: April 3, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: Episode 114: Koga's Solitary Battle
Notes:
  • Kyokotsu dies when his cannon backfires, killing him. Depending on the definition firearms had reached Japan as early as 1270 as "teppo" (鉄砲/iron cannon), forged metal tubes that served as rudimentary miniature cannons. These were little use historically in Japan. It was not until Portuguese traders arrived in 1543 and brought with them matchlock guns which the Japanese began calling "tanegashima" (種子島), named after the island where the Portuguese landed. This is right around the time when the story of Inuyasha is set in the late 1500s or early 1600s.
  • When Sesshomaru easily attacks Jakotsu we see Jakotsu immediately start to flee. The onomatopoeia he makes is ばたばた (batabata) which is the sound of his footsteps. In the next panel we see Rin with the sound どきどき (dokidoki) which is the sound of her heart racing.

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    • Q: What is something that made you feel lucky recently?
    • A: I received a congratulatory telegram from Tetsuya Chiba. Thank you very much.

Chapter 260: 顔
Kao
(Faces)
Koga is buried under various pieces of the Ginkotsu's mechanized tank contraption. Inuyasha digs him out, and he is very weak, but still alive. Nearby Renkotsu has collapsed from the wounds Koga gave him. He was able to take Ginkotsu's fragment before running away, and he knows that if he comes back to Bankotsu with it, he will take it from him. So Renkotsu places the fragment into his shoulder wounds and watches as they miraculously heal. On the bridge Suikotsu attacks, but Jaken uses the Staff of Two Heads to protect Rin. The blast of fire seems to find it's target but Suikotsu is hanging underneath the bridge and all three of them go tumbling into the river below as the bridge gives way. Sesshomaru leaves Jakotsu who barely escapes with his life. In the canyon Rin and Suikotsu have been swept away by the current and Jaken and Sesshomaru go off in seach of her. Rin sees a figure stading over here and panics, but Suikotsu comforts her. He has reverted back to his doctor persona.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 19
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 27 ch. 2
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 14 ch. 18
Publication Date: April 10, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: Episode 115: Lured By The Black Light
Notes:
  • This chapter has Jaken making a rare use of the Staff of Two Heads. The staff has a history based in real life which you can read about.

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    • Q: Of all the character's you've drawn so far, who is the most difficult?
    • A: There are too many to remember.

Chapter 261: 骨の村
Suikotsu no mura
(Suikotsu's Village)
Suikotsu leads Rin back to his village where all the other children are. In the distance Kikyo can sense his Shikon fragment approaching the village. Jakotsu figured Suikotsu's personality probably shifted back and that he would return to the village, so he is awaiting him there. The villagers approach Suikotsu holding torches and ask him to leave because of the threat he poses to them. Suddenly Suikotsu slices one of their throats but he still appears the same as when he is his doctor persona. Jakotsu comes out of hiding and Suikotsu tells him he thinks he is cured of his doctor personality. Rin and the children try to run away, but one of Naraku's wasps tells Jakotsu that Sesshomaru is on his way. They head farther in towards Mount Hakurei's barrier forcing Sesshomaru to weaken as he comes in too close. Jakotsu slashes at him, and this time he manages to slice Sesshomaru's hand.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 20
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 27 ch. 3
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 1
Publication Date: April 17, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: Episode 115: Lured By The Black Light
Notes:
  • The sound effect made by the Saimyosho insects is ブブ (bubu). This sound is also associated with a "buzzer" sound like what you might hear in a gameshow for giving an incorrect answer.

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    • Q: Please tell me what your specialty dish is.
    • A: Whatever I can actually make.

Chapter 262: 黒い光
Kuroi hikari
(The Tainted Gleam)
Kikyo makes her way back to the village to find the scared children and slaughtered villagers. She realized that Suikotsu is no longer as affected by the barrier. Sesshomaru is battling Jakotsu, while Suikotsu presses his claw into Rin's throat. Suddenly Sesshomaru hurls Tokijin which punches through Suikotsu's chest narrowly missing Rin's head. He then turns and swiftly plunges his hand through Jakotsu's chest. He manages to hang on to Rin though, and asks Jakotsu if he can kill her. He says that the remnants of his doctor persona were scared away when he was hit and now he can kill Rin without any hesitation. Suddenly an arrow flies through Suikotsu's throat as Kikyo makes her way down to be at his side. He reverts to his doctor persona as she approaches.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 21-22
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 27 ch. 4
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 2
Publication Date: April 24, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: Episode 116: The Exposed Face of Truth
Notes:
  • After Sesshomaru throws his sword into Suikotsu chest we see Rin scampering away. The onomatopoeia she makes is ばたばた (bata bata) which is the sound of hurriedly scurrying or flailing.

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    • Q: It's tourist season, what place do you think of as your heart's paradise?
    • A: A futon under a blue sky.

Chapter 263: 睡骨の記憶
Suikotsu no kioku
(Suikotsu's Memory)
Kikyo ponders what she should do as she stands next to the gravely wounded Suikotsu. Her arrow purified his shard and allowed him to change back to his good, doctor persona. He asks her to remove his shard and let him die. Before Kikyo can, Jakotsu's slices off Suikotsu's head and takes his shard for himself before retreating. Rin thanks Kikyo and then leaves with Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru notices that she also smells of bones and the grave like the Band of Seven, and realizes that Kikyo must be the woman that sealed Inuyasha so many years ago. Sango and Miroku make their way up Mount Hakurei while Kanna and Kohaku watch through her mirror. Koga awakens in a cave where Kagome is nursing him back to health. Inuyasha wants to leave them there, but Kagome detects a Shikon shard approaching and Inuyasha smells gunpowder. Renkotsu is perched on the opposite cliff ready to snipe anything that comes out of the cave.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 23
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 27 ch. 5
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 3
Publication Date: May 8, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: Episode 116: The Exposed Face of Truth
Notes:
  • When Jakotsu slices off Suikotsu's head and takes his Shikon shard he says he is taking the shard as a "katami" (形見). This means "memento" but has the added implication of being an object that belonged to someone that is now deceased. A phrase such as "something to remember him by" would be a good translation to convey this.
  • Rin addresses Kikyo as "Miko-sama" (巫女さま), "lady priestess".
  • Sesshomaru notes that Kikyo, like the Band of Seven, also smells of grave soil and bone (あの女もまた死人骨と墓土のにおいがする) but correctly surmises that she is the "shrine maiden that sealed Inuyasha" (さしずめあれが、犬夜叉を封印した巫女か).
  • Inuyasha states that he smells gunpowder. As mentioned in a previous note in this volume guns had arrived in just a short time before the period in which Inuyasha takes place. However gunpowder (black powder) had arrived during the Mongol invasions of Japan between 1274-1281. In the book Hachimon Gudokun (八幡愚童訓) the author describes an encounter between Japanese warriors and Mongol invaders from around 1300 CE. This translated passage is from Joseph Needham's 1986 book Science & Civilisation in China, Volume 5 Part 7: The Gunpowder Epic.
    • "The commanding general kept his position on high ground, and directed the various detachments as need be with signals from hand-drums. But whenever the (Mongol) soldiers took to flight, they sent iron bomb-shells (tetsuho) flying against us, which made our side dizzy and confused. Our soldiers were frightened out of their wits by the thundering explosions; their eyes were blinded, their ears deafened, so that they could hardly distinguish east from west. According to our manner of fighting, we must first call out by name someone from the enemy ranks, and then attack in single combat. But they (the Mongols) took no notice at all of such conventions; they rushed forward all together in a mass, grappling with any individuals they could catch and killing them."


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        • Q: What's the farthest place you've ever traveled to?
        • A: Mexico.

Chapter 264: 炎の川
Honoo no kawa
(The River of Fire)
Renkotsu has blocked the river in the ravine below and dumped oil into it. Now it is a firey inferno, and the smoke is wafting into the cave, as he tries to smoke them out. Inuyasha gives Kagome his outer kimono because it is very protective against fire. Outside he jumps across to Renkotsu, but get shot point blank with the cannon Renkotsu is holding. He plummets into the flames but Kirara flies out and grabs him. Renkotsu fires another blast into the cave this time and then goes in to claim his the shards in Koga's legs. As he approaches Koga seems unconcious but springs into action and kicks the cannon away from Renkotsu. As a last resort Renkotsu pulls out two crude sticks of dynamite planning on killing everyone if he can't have the shards for himself. Inuyasha arrives in the cave just in time and drags Renkotsu out of the cave with him. Suddenly the explosion shakes the cave and no sign of Inuyasha or Renkotsu is visible.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 24
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 27 ch. 6
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 4
Publication Date: May 15, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: Episode 117: Vanished in a River of Flames
Notes:
  • The simple shoulder-mounted cannon used by Renkotsu to fight against Inuyasha is a "teppo" (鉄砲), an "iron cannon". These predate the use of firearms in Japan. However on further study it seems to have a striking mechanism rather than a simple fuse, so it may be a "ozutsu" (大筒) that was like an oversized matchlock gun.
  • The term Shippo uses for Renkotsu's dynamite is "depth charge tube" (爆雷筒/bakuraidzutsu) rather than "dynamite" (ダイナマイト/dainamaito).

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    • Q: If you had to give yourself a nickname, what would it be?
    • A: Worrying Tiger.

Chapter 265: 白霊山の洞窟
Hakurei-zan no doketsu

(The Mountain Cave)
Kagome blames herself when she thinks Inuyasha has been killed. Because she took his kimono she thinks he did not have enough protection to survive the blast. Inuyasha walks up though, relatively unharmed. He tells them that Renkotsu didn't want to die so he threw the dynamite away at the last second. Downstream Renkotsu is worried that he will not be able to defeat Bankotsu since he was not able to get Koga's shards. Bankotsu walks up to greet him and gives him the bad news... he heard about Ginkotsu's death and Suikotsu has also died as well. Now the Band of Seven are only the two of them and Jakotsu. On Mount Hakurei Sango and Miroku find a suspicious cave. From inside Miroku senses evil and thinks Naraku must be inside. Kagura and a horde of demons await as Kanna tells her Miroku and Sango are on their way in.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 25
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 27 ch. 7
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 5
Publication Date: May 22, 2002
Pages: 3 (full color) 15 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: Episode 117: Vanished in a River of Flames
Notes:
  • A more literal translation of the Japanese title would be "The Cave on Mount Hakurei".

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: If you're going to intrude on someone, who would it be?
    • A: I don't think hooligans are allowed.

Chapter 266: 回廊
Kairo
(The Corridor)
The evil grows stronger and they realize that the barrier was actually set up to hide the evil within the mountain. Demons begin to spring out and Sango and Miroku try to hold them off. Miroku cannot unleash his Wind Tunnel because of Naraku's poisonous wasps. Kagura knocks out Sango with her own boomerang, and with more and more demons attacking, Miroku has no other choice but to suck them into his hand and injest large amounts of poison. Outside Inuyasha and Kagome are worried about Sango and Miroku. Inuyasha decides to force his way inside hoping that because he is a half-demon the barrier will not kill him.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 26
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 27 ch. 8
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 6
Publication Date: May 29, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: Episode 118: Into the Depths of Mt. Hakurei
Notes:
  • When Miroku throws his paper talismen (there are many names for these including "お札/御札/ofuda", "符/fu") he says "punishment" or "judgement" (成敗/seibai). This has the inference of "sacred judgement" or "holy judgement".
  • Miroku and Sango encounter the Saimyosho wasps among the other demons in the cavern. The kanji in their name means "most fierce victory" (最猛勝).

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: What is most representative of Japan's World Cup team?
    • A: A championship that has been awaited a long time.

Chapter 267: 限界
Genkai
(The Limit)
Inuyasha leaves Kagome in Koga's care and proceeds through the barrier. It is very painful as he passes through but he perseveres. Inside the cave Miroku is barely staying concious at Sango's side. He continues to suck in demons and wasps that get too close and he finally passes out. Jakotsu steals a new kimono after Sesshomaru ruined his. He meets up with Bankotsu and as they sit together talking he gives him Suikotsu's Shikon shard. Bankotsu is incredibly touched by this and tells Jakotsu he is the only one he can truly trust. Once Inuyasha crosses the barrier he comes across Renkotsu who is wielding his cannon again. Inuyasha gets pushed too far within the barrier and he is forced to change into his human form even though it is not the beginning of the month.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 27
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 27 ch. 9
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 7
Publication Date: June 5, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: Episode 118: Into the Depths of Mt. Hakurei
Notes:
  • The simple shoulder-mounted cannon used by Renkotsu to fight against Inuyasha is a "teppo" (鉄砲), an "iron cannon". These predate the use of firearms in Japan. However on further study it seems to have a striking mechanism rather than a simple fuse, so it may be a "ozutsu" (大筒) that was like an oversized matchlock gun.
  • Inuyasha passes throught he purifying barrier on Mount Hakurei and becomes a human ahead of his normal schedule. Rumiko Takahashi had been showing subtle pictures of the moon in chapters leading up to this to subtly tell Inuyasha was in no danger of changing into a human only to surprise readers with this unscheduled transformation.

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    • Q: Please tell us about your most memorable gambling experience.
    • A: Becoming a manga artist.

Chapter 268: 白心上人
Hakushin-shonin
(Hakushin the Holy)
Renkotsu realizes what has happened, and even though Inuyasha is no longer harmed by the barrier, he is in a very dangerous situation because he is a human now. Renkotsu chases him and tries to shoot him, but Inuyasha slides down inside one of the caves through a small crevice. Inside the cave Sango awakens to find Miroku's unconcious body. She realizes that he has taken in the poison to save her and decides that they will die there together. Her tears fall onto Miroku and he awakens, feeling slightly better and wondering why the demons are not attacking. They realize they have passed into the barrier again and it is purifying the poison Miroku ingested. Outside the cave where Inuyasha escaped, Jakotsu meets up with Renkotsu. Renkotsu discovers that he gave Suikotsu's shard to Bankotsu, and worries that Bankotsu is getting too many shards. He tells Jakotsu that Inuyasha is inside the cave and sends him down to finish him off. Miroku and Sango proceed deeper into the cave and find the temple of Hakushin inside. They are shocked when the mummy speaks to them.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 28
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 27 ch. 10
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 8
Publication Date: June 12, 2002
Pages: 1 (full color) 17 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: Episode 118: Into the Depths of Mt. Hakurei
Notes:
  • BoA, the Korean pop star is on the cover. She had just released her single "Every Heart" for the Inuyasha anime.
  • There is an interview article titled "BoA-chan's 'Kimochi'!!", in which Takahashi said, "I think the first song I heard from BoA was the 2nd single 'Amazing Kiss' that was playing in a commercial. ...the next day I ran to buy a CD."
  • Hakushin (白心), who had been referenced in earlier chapters physically appears now. Hakushin is often addressed with the title "shonin" (上人) which means "holy person" or "saint". Hakushin's name means "white heart".
  • Hakushin is a "living Buddha" (生き仏/iki botoke). This would be someone of incredible purity and goodness. The process, called "sokushinbutsu" (即身仏) involves fasting to remove excess fat which could cause the body to rot and eating only water and salt while sitting still in a small chamber buried in the earth. Two bamboo funnels lead from the small chamber to the above ground world. One is used to give the subject water, the other is to dangle a bell into the chamber. The monks on the outside ring the bell once a day at a certain time and wait for the fasting candidate within the chamber to ring it in return to indicate he is still alive. When he ceases to ring the bell he has passed into Buddhahood. Because of the extreme starvation he has gone through during this process the living Buddha's body is mummified naturally in a meditative position. You can read about Shinyo Kaijin, a real life living Buddha.

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    • Q: What do you recommend picking up at the convience store?
    • A: Old fashioned Neapolitan.


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