If nothing else, we can certainly give
Yashahime some credit for communicating its intentions right up front with episode titles like “Night of the New Moon and the Black-Haired Towa.” Not only is this twelfth episode s title a direct reference to Inuyasha s thirteenth episode, “The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black Haired Inuyasha”, it also delivers exactly what it advertises on the tin. As is the case with all half-demons, Towa undergoes a regular depowering that arrives on the night of the New Moon, which leaves her defenseless when the demon Nikosen attacks at the behest of Konton, one of Kirinmaru s Four Perils. Luckily for Towa (and the audience), Moroha is here to basically save the day all by herself. She fends off Nikosen, protects Towa in the meantime, and is generally a good little feral demon girl. Let it be known that Moroha was, once again, the best part of the episode.
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Yashahime is here and, well, it does what people expect. It returns us to the world of
Inuyasha and shows us what some familiar faces have been up to. Not some of the most notable ones, like Inuyasha, Kagome, and Sesshomaru themselves, as they’re apparently “busy.” But we see their children and lots of minor characters like Kaede, Kagome’s brother Sota Higurashi, and Sango’s brother Kohaku. While part of the point is to find out what’s going on and see the sorts of antics Sesshomaru’s twins, Towa and Setsuna, and Inuyasha and Kagome’s daughter, Moroha, there’s something more to it too. I can’t help but notice how prominently identity comes up as a theme throughout the show. (And I’m not just talking about the mystery identity of Towa and Setsuna’s mother.)
Yashahime Preview Hints At Big Change For Towa
Inuyasha, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, focused on the trio of demon hunters facing off against a demonic pond and a sinister serpent, but a preview for the next episode has shown us a very different version of Towa that might have big ramifications for the series. As Towa, Setsuna, and Moroha attempt to make a living by fighting supernatural threats while trying to track down the Dream Butterfly that stole Setsuna s ability to dream, the mysteries of what happened to their parents remain as the series created by Rumiko Takahashi marches forward.
Towa and Setsuna have a very interesting relationship, in that the former was raised in the modern era thanks in part to a mysterious portal that dropped her smack dab in front of Kagome s brother, while the latter walked in the path of her father Sesshomaru and her uncle Inuyasha in spending her days fighting demons in the past. With Moroha, the daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome, tagging alon