>If Kagome is a reincarnation of Kikyo, how can both be animated by her soul at the same time? Kagome inherited Kikyo's chi or prana, but not her yi or atman and because "chi follows yi", Kagome is able to take back the majority of her chi after Urasue completed the resurrection ritual.
I would have guessed Kikyo is just clay and memories but no soul.
Hudson Moore
What happens to the souls of the women Kikyo absorbed?
Tyler Carter
>just clay and memories Kikyo already lived, her Yi or individual soul is still intact but she's furthermore animated by a part of her Chi or life essence, which was reincarnated into Kagome
Lincoln Ross
She's not. Kagome is from the fucking future. This isn't complicated.
Lincoln Clark
Maybe they get recycled and start over. Kikyo making someone suffer a true death and erasing them from existence sounds villainous as balls.
Always wondered about this, thanks for providing some insight OP
Daniel Foster
What I didn't understand about Kikyo is why does she want to go to hell? She is clearly not a evil spirit, but rather a wandering albeit broken up soul.
i think they're gone for good, that's what made her existence somewhat 'evil'
Jackson Ross
This should've been addressed with at least a single line because as it is, the impression is that Inuyasha and co made such an effort to save the souls of the dead women when the incident first occurred, but when they found out it was Kikyo, they all just went >oh it's just Kikyo, it's okay if she's the one stealing souls
Lincoln Scott
Does inuyasha have barbed penis?
Caleb Cooper
It's a lot more than somewhat evil
Angel Edwards
In a setup where reincarnation is a thing and everyone is basically immortal, taking someone's immortality should be a pretty big deal. Rumiko forgot to add one line and it turns into cosmic horror by omission when you think about it.
Nathan Scott
but can you blame her? the feelings which tie her to the mortal plane are certainly Naraku's responsibility
Robert Ramirez
I based my assumption about how the afterlife works in Inuyasha on the story with the soul piper, which clearly indicates that there are two different places a spirit can go: an evil spirit goes to hell and a contented one goes to the afterlifeI deliberately do not call it heaven
the soul piper looks so funny i couldnt take that episode seriously
Tyler White
I totally can. She got hurt once and has an excuse on a personal level. Since this is a very shintoistic story, her decision to continue the cycle and hurt others is just her refusing to mature past her own character flaws.
>Since this is a very shintoistic story, her decision to continue the cycle and hurt others is just her refusing to mature past her own character flaws. but only if we say that her falling in love with Inuyasha was a flaw insofar as that she neglected her duties as a temple priestess, which i don't. her feelings of hatred and anger which tie her to the world of the living were solely caused by Naraku, he should be to blame
Jaxon Russell
if the wiki is to be trusted 地獄へ (Jigoku e)
Connor Butler
i think Yomi and Jigoku i.e. Naraka are different from each other and Jigoku is more of a purgatory, but i could be mistaken
Lincoln Long
>noh mask the manga chapter and the animated adaptation were quite different from each other, weren't they? too bad the anime didn't went all out with the horror and violence like the manga did
Ryder Roberts
Riiiight. And everything she does out of her hatred and anger is Naraku's fault.
Cameron Young
>Jigok Is it not a realm of judgment and punishment that is somewhat limited in time, rather than an eternal damnation?
Zachary Jackson
Have we met? I know this sounds like complete bullshit considering which thread and context it got posted in, but seriously, have we met?
Bentley Taylor
he's responsible for her being a restless spirit and therefore for all damaged caused by Kikyo after her death, yes what is more, he did it on purpose
Henry Ward
You mean like an abusive ex boyfriend? Or a fake boyfriend who put her into a parasocial relationship to drive her into suicide and basically try to kill her?
Nolan Rodriguez
>seriously, have we met? i-in an Inyasha thread, probably
>falling in love with Inuyasha was a flaw insofar as that she neglected her duties as a temple priestess but it has been stated several times that this is in fact the case, because she has allowed herself to become more human, and thus has given the demons more room to act, which in turn has allowed Naraku to become what he is.
Anthony Brooks
Cause this all seems really familiar, I've seen the exact same setup before.