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[karingu]

inukag's conversation in ch 176... yea that one

This scene at the well in Ch 176, when Kagome asks to stay by Inuyasha, meant a lot to me… so I decided to do a whole ass formal translation for myself (which you can read at the way bottom, but it's probably not too different from what's already out there.)

While translating, I came across 3 details from the original text that I felt were super important 🤧

①　Everyone knows Inuyasha said that he must "give Kikyo his life" in the official Viz translation. Yes, in the original text, Inuyasha says:

命懸けで応えなくちゃならねえ。 In return, I must stake my life for Kikyo.

But that bolded part implies that staking his life for Kikyo is not something he necessarily wants to do out of his own free will, but something that he must do beyond his own will, if that makes sense. Right here, Inuyasha conveys clearly how he feels about the matter.

If he meant to say that he chose this out of his own volition, he would've said something like "...なくちゃいけない" which implies a will out of choice... But no, he said ならない, which implies it's "out of his control", so that gives clear insight to his feelings. He's not doing this because he wants to. He wants to stay with Kagome if he could, but he thinks his duty binds his fate to Kikyo, so therefore, this must be so.

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②　Usually, Kagome is translated saying (to Inuyasha) "I want you to live." But I noticed something. She says:

"生きててほしい" ....not just "生きてほしい".

You might think, "Wha? That extra little word changes things?" HAHA well, if you care to know why... yes... bc she's using the present progressive form of that verb. So, I feel there's something missing in that translation.

Kagome doesn't just want Inuyasha to live (as in "be alive"), she wants him to keep on living. She wants to see him live past his trauma, to not give up his life. So, this is a bit of an interpretation, but I personally would translate what she's saying as "I want you to live on." Like when we wish for a friend going through hard times to not succumb to darkness :(

③　Finally, Sunrise had Kagome say something different in her final monologue (wow, what a surprise). (Note, Viz actually did translate this appropriately in the manga.)

In the anime, she just says...

楽しんでほしい。 I want you to be happy.

It's cute, but in the manga, she says...

楽しいことがあってもいい。 -> literally: It's okay to have happiness. -> It's okay (for you) to feel happy.

She's reassuring Inuyasha that it's alright to feel happiness, presumably despite his survivor's guilt. He told her at the start of their conversation, "But… to feel happy, to laugh, I shouldn't be doing these things." This is a response to that. It's so sweet.

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THAT'S IT!! There was A LOT of weight to this scene. It made me ugly cry until my eyes got swollen lol...

(if you'd like to read my full translation of their conversation, it is right here below~)

Note: I tried to translate as close to the original nuance of the Japanese text, so the sentence structure may sound unnatural at times.

(SFX: refreshing breeze)

Inuyasha: Kagome...

(Kagome sees him and begins to speak.)

Kagome: I thought about this the whole time I was back home. About you, Kikyo, and me…

Inuyasha: Kagome… I…

Kagome: I know. I know what your feelings are; that's why… I thought I can't be here anymore.

Inuyasha: Kagome… until I met you, I couldn't trust anyone. But you cried for my sake, you were always by my side. When I'm with you, Kagome, I feel happy. My heart is at ease. But… to feel happy, to laugh, I shouldn't be doing these things.

Inuyasha: Kikyo… she followed after me in death. In return, I must stake my life for Kikyo.

Kagome: I understand. I can't compete against her... because I still live.

Kagome: I thought about her a whole lot too. Kikyo and I, we're so completely different. Even with all this stuff about how I'm her reincarnation… well, anyway, I'm not Kikyo. My heart is my own.

Kagome: But you see, there is one thing. How Kikyo is feeling... I get it. I feel the same. We both want to see you, Inuyasha, one more time.

Kagome: You know, somehow, when I thought, "Don't Kikyo and I share the same feelings?", I became a little more at ease. Like, our feelings of wanting to see you are the same, aren't they... So, I gathered up the courage, and came to see you.

Inuyasha: Kagome… As for me, I wanted to see you too. But…

Kagome: I want to be with you*, Inuyasha. To forget about you, I can't do it.

(*T/N: She does not mean "be with you" in a romantic sense. She means to literally be near him, to exist by him, etc.)

Inuyasha: Kagome… what's the best way for me to respond to you?

Kagome: Inuyasha, let me ask you just one thing?

Inuyasha: Yeah…

Kagome: Is it okay if I stay with you?

(SFX: surprise...)

Inuyasha: You'll… stay for me?

Kagome: Yeah… (she smiles.)

Inuyasha and Kikyo's bond absolutely cannot be severed. That... I understand. But you know, Inuyasha? I thought about it… Our meeting was not just a coincidence either.

I want you to live on, Inuyasha.

Kagome: Let's go, Inuyasha.

Inuyasha: O-Oh, yeah, okay...

It's okay to feel happiness. I want you to laugh a lot. I don't know what I can do for you, but…

I will always be by your side.

#paying homage to the scene that rewrote my brain chemistry #my:translations #inuyasha #kagome #kagome higurashi #inukag #inuyasha x kagome #kagome x inuyasha #inuyasha anime #inuyasha manga #inuyasha translations #inuyasha ch 176 #inuyasha e48 #犬夜叉 #かごめ #犬かご #my:posts #my:inumeta

[adokogs]

Part 2 of the adokogas

#ensemble stars #enstars #adonis otogari #koga oogami #adokoga #adonis x koga #my:posts

[starkswidow]

Élodie Yung for Grazia France 📷 by @alexcretey

#marvelcastedit #defendersedit #daredeviledit #elodieyungedit #élodie yung #elodie yung #marvel cast #defenders cast #marvel's daredevil #daredevil #marvel's the defenders #the defenders #elektra natchios #my:posts

[7or7]

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[pasta-and-comedic-effect]

I drew my dnd party! many different aesthetics are happening here, but very fun to draw!

[image ID: A landscape drawing of 6 dungeons and dragons characters. From left to right. Ketla: a halfling with armour and boots, many weapons, their bob haircut has fiery ends. They have cowboy boots. Serket: A tall wooden person with copper joints and covered with mushrooms. They are wearing an adventure scout vest and beret. They have no facial features apart from a mouth. Tilva: A halfling woman wearing a camp counsellor uniform, and many bracelets. She has a longbow over her shoulder. Thorne: A human dressed in bright orange and blue, a purple scarf,  big wizard hat. His blue hair glows at the ends, as well as his eyes. On one arm he has an abacus wrapped around. Lucia: A half-elf woman, wearing black armour, boots, and is holding a great axe On the chestplate there is a glowing fishbowl-like container. Wellion: A bearded gnome wearing a green coat, a monocle, with a crossbow and mace.

#tovor: cavern deep #dnd #c: tovor #my dnd #my:post #had finished ketlla when I realised they had cowboy boots #what's done is done

[ohbrien]

i’m deceased

#LMSOWODOEO #THIS IS SO FUNNY #credits to kingmbaku on twitter #you’re a legend #black panther #marvel #my:post

[butterflysclaws]

last summer I went to the US with my parents and when in Nashville I brought the 1989 Tour t-shirt.

The day after that I obviously wore it!!! That day we went to Memphis and while we were shopping at Macy’s they were playing music around the store and suddenly New Romantics came on and I legitimately freaked out lol and looking around I noticed all the shop assistants looking at me with bright knowing smiles :’)

Then while visiting the Civil Rights museum a beautiful kid (she was probably 5-6 years old) came up to me and with her tiny soft voice said «I love your Taylor Swift tshirt miss» and I melted at her I swear she was so cute!!!!

and you see, @taylorswift brings people together even when she is not physically present in the room and that really says something

#taylor swift #taylurking #personal #my:post

[donghyuck-lee]

Magnificent, what a beauty.

#que belleza de hombre #what a concept #dawon #lee dawon #sf9 #lee sanghyuk #sanghyuk #sf9 dawon #fnc entertainment #dawon scenarios #sf9 imagines #sf9 scenarios #my:post

[eijimoon-blog]

進化ナルト

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[beautrisprior]

didnt know that ppl in spain actually LIVE in tacos woah

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[karingu]

*taps mic* yes hello just wanted to pay tribute on my blog to one of my favorite scenes in all of Inuyasha…

Kagome: "Big brooo!" Sesshomaru: *death glare* (SFX: twitch) Kagome: "Whoa, that looked like a super disgusted face he made — huh? You too, Inuyasha." Inuyasha: "That was a super gross sound*."

1) Kagome brazenly calls out to daiyokai Sesshomaru "onii-saaa~aan!!! ❀" because she can now. 2) Kagome wears a visibly troubled expression as if she has no idea why Sesshomaru and Inuyasha would be pulling those faces. 3) Inuyasha basically goes, "That was the worst sound I've ever heard."

Feelin like Takahashi knew everyone was thinking it. And then she delivered.💀

*響き (hibiki) can mean "echo", but it can also mean a sound that's felt in the heart. So Inuyasha's really feeling the chills. 😂

#my:translations #i almost keeled over in death when i saw this in TFA #inuyasha #inukag #kagome #kagome higurashi #sesshomaru #also i used the japanese voiceover to help translate this cuz i wasnt sure how kagome was reacting to sesshy hahaha #inuyasha translations #my:inumeta #my:posts

[karingu]

When Inuyasha is confessing to Kagome while she's asleep (Ch 78), these are a couple nuances in the Japanese text that made me squeeaal...

What he thinks when she falls on him. He's gently surprised: かごめ ... そばにいてくれるんだな。 "Kagome... you're beside me, huh."

He's exhaling (in surprise) in that panel. So the nuance is like, "Oh? Kagome... she's next to me, huh..." which kinda just sounds like an observation BUT!!! He uses くれる (kureru), a loaded word that implies it’s something he appreciates or cherishes. Sorta like, "Wowza I am the receiver of this beautiful action..." like that. LOL 🥺 ugh... my feelings..

His tone in his confession is very soft. なんか ... おまえと一緒にいると、ホッとするってゆーか... "Somehow... when I am with you, I feel at ease — something like that..."

(Btw, "relieved" is a fine translation, but ホッとする can also mean "to be at ease" depending on context, which could be how he feels.) I see translations not including that last bit because it's not literally what he says... but that's the nuance. I dunno if I can explain it well but it's sooo soft. He's trailing off all shy and stuff 🥺

てゆーか just means ていうか, which is what you use when u want to say "this is the impression," or when u want to explain something (better). In this context, it also sounds sort of meek and shy... it's so NOT like him, his speech was usually so harsh and macho, like "yagaru" central 🤣 In other words, he's really choosing to be vulnerable right now. ISSA BIG DILL

In English, this scene is already so sweet. In Japanese, there's this extra layer of vulnerability to hiM IT MAKES ME WANT TO COMBUST AND LEAVE THIS EARTH BEHIND!!!!!

*VIOLENTLY GASPS FOR AIR*

#my soul choked me on its way out of my body #moment of silence for the extremely ill-advised choice to leave this out in the anime. #inuyasha #kagome #kagome higurashi #inukag #inuyasha x kagome #kagome x inuyasha #inuyasha manga #inuyasha translations #my:inumeta #my:translations #my:posts

[karingu]

On the topic of nuances in IY, there's one more I didn't mention in this post about Ch 78, because I feel it deserves its own. The way Inuyasha describes Kagome’s scent…

In the middle panel, he says "やさしい匂い" (yasashii nioi) which means "gentle/kind scent." Perfectly translated 👌

But, I thought it was a lil curious because やさしい or 優しい is typically how you describe people themselves, not scents. For example, I'm reading YoTD atm too and Yona calls one *ahem* character やさしいひと or 優しい人 (kind person) for their kind and gentle nature. That's the typical use of it.

What does a "kind" scent even smell like? I thought... Then, I realized oh... Inuyasha is smelling beyond her scent as a "fragrance"... he’s smelling Kagome's spirit. He's smelling who she is. 🥺

The way I interpret it, it's sort of a play on words between "scent", which Inuyasha has a keen nose for, and "air," a concept that exists in both Japanese and English.

Even in English, you can say there is a "kind air" to someone. While our inferior human noses can't actually smell that, Inuyasha's fourth-dimensional sense of smell probably can... 😁

#the boy... is in love #my:translations #inuyasha #kagome #kagome higurashi #inukag #kagome x inuyasha #inuyasha x kagome #inuyasha manga #inuyasha translations #my:inumeta #my:posts

[karingu]

can i say something about inukik & inukag lol

For context, I’m a latecomer to this series. I just finished it last month in the year 2023. And “Did Inuyasha love Kikyo more or Kagome more?” is sort of a weird debate for me.

Because it's sort of implying that "love" could be quantified or something. Like it’s something you can point your finger at and count. But from my, ahem seasoned expertise, that’s not how it works.

So I want to look at it in a different way.

Let’s get it straight. Love is not quantifiable. Inuyasha loved both Kikyo and Kagome the best way he knew how. He was genuine about both of them. His feelings were earnest and true.

But you can’t deny his love somehow feels... different between the two of them.

So what is it? What is this difference?...

*deep breath* please bear with me I need to get this out of my system

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Inuyasha loved Kikyo. But their love felt transactional.

Kikyo showed him kindness, didn't try to kill him, treated him like a normal person for once. But... she was kind of in a sad place in life. In protecting the jewel, she felt robbed of a normal life. So, she asked him one day, "Will you become human and destroy the jewel? For me?" Kind of a tall ask, but I don’t blame her. She was feeling miserable. And Inuyasha's like, "Yes, of course!"

But then she died. And got resurrected. And Inuyasha's like “well shit, now I REALLY need to do something for her. She DIED because of me.” That's really what's driving his love (is it love anymore? idk) at this point. It feels like he's chasing to pay off his debt.

That's what I mean by “transactional.”

Okay, so Inuyasha loved Kagome too. But their love felt unconditional.

Kagome also showed him kindness, didn't try to kill him, treated him like a normal person etc. just like Kikyo. But she doesn’t really need anything from Inuyasha, right. She’s content with her life and all. So... she didn't ask for anything back. She just gave kindness to him and went on her merry way. Ok ya, sometimes she gets a lil grumpy (she’s human) but she always believes in him, trusts him to do the right thing, supports him when he's weak, yada yada... and like, that's it. Inuyasha even tries to make himself look like the bad guy, steals her shards, freakin’ pushes her into the well to get her to go home (cuz he didn’t want her to get hurt anymore), but Kagome comes back HUGGING him LMAO

Kagome is giving him literally nothing but love and trust and support. Not really expecting anything in return. She just wants to see him be his best and do his best. Encourage him during hard times. Even when she sees him with Kikyo lol… Clearly it hurts her and she realizes she caught feelings (oops), but she accepts that about herself and holds on to her desire to support him through and through.

She kinda says to him, "Hey… I know my place (in relation to Kikyo), but I still want to support you. I want to see you smile and be happy. Will you let me stay by your side?"

DAMN. Inuyasha says, "You’ll stay for me?" (well, in the anime in Japanese that's what he literally says, I replayed that scene like 500 times to make sure I heard it right). And she's like ya! Let's go!

CMONNNN. His brain is probably like “NO STOP! I OWE MY LIFE TO KIKYO!” but his heart is already saying “JFC THIS GIRL. I LOVE HER.” And he wants to do everything for her, not because he's indebted to her. It's not a transaction he needs to pay up. He does it because he really wants to.

So like, people making a ruckus about “Inuyasha Loved Kikyo!!!” vs “NO INUYASHA LOVED KAGOME!!” And I’m just sitting here going, uhh. I mean y'all both right! He... loved them both? Hello? And he loved very adorably for both of them. He’s such an honest lover.

But the circumstances in which he loved each girl are totally different. 

With Kikyo, the circumstances were pretty dire. They were both deprived of something important to them. Her, a normal life. Him, just basic love and affection. They weren’t able to love each other with no strings attached bc they both still had stuff internally to deal with (her: the need to be liberated & him: insecurity). But, regardless, they shared a special bond that can’t be replaced. That’s a given.

Kagome... gave him better circumstances to love. Her love made him feel light. It felt so good and positive. She taught him a lot on what it means to trust and love someone unconditionally. He could show her all his ugly and she accepts that about him. She helped him meet lifelong friends too, Miroku, Sango, Shippo... And he really treasures her for that. They also shared a special bond that can’t be replaced, literally no one can replace bc he basically screams out loud (in the Meido) she is his soulmate. :’) suh cute

I think at the end, yeah, Kikyo might’ve got some smooches and our InuKag friends are like D: But… I’m romantic ace so maybe I see it differently, but it’s just a kiss. I never doubted that the only kiss that would truly make his eyes light up, the only kiss that could cause his entire soul to leap out of his own mouth and stun him into silence, is a kiss with Kagome. And Rumiko Takahashi did that without actually providing us a kiss scene (in the manga). 

Takahashi made me trust Inuyasha like how he and Kagome trust each other. :((((

That’s... incredible. Standing ovation character building 👏🏼

#that's it #let’s just all love each other okay #i'm done with this fiasco #inuyasha #kagome #kagome higurashi #kikyo #inukik #inukag #inuyasha anime #inuyasha manga #my:posts #my:inumeta

[karingu]

Inuyasha comes off to me as someone who's incredibly shy about stuff like kissing, tbh. I can imagine as newlyweds, Kagome notices how hard he stares at her sometimes and she'd finally have to say: "It's okay to kiss me, if you want :)"

And then his face turning crimson red.

#HAHA #man this stuff makes me want to draw again #inukag #inuyasha #kagome #kagome higurashi #inuyasha x kagome #kagome x inuyasha #my:posts #my:inumeta

[karingu]

Inuyasha: *is shy to say I love you*

also Inuyasha: Kagome was born for the purpose of meeting me… and I for her.

#inuyasha is a closeted cyrano de bergerac lmao #the things i think about at like 2am #inuyasha #inukag #kagome #my:posts #(((btw this is wat he said in jp)))