so I was wondering where all these people got the idea that Inuyasha chose Kagome as a backup, because I watched the OG anime for the action only, so I went back and I just watched a whole ass anime-only scene of Kagome telling her school friends how she’s second place and her friends actually assuring her second place isn’t so bad.
Jesus Christ. Sunrise is seriously messed up.
The funny thing is, this scene probably traumatized me so bad that I completely blocked out its existence because I can't, for the life of me, remember it happening, so I'm just taking your word for it and rolling with it here.
Well, to be fair, Kagome's friends weren't the only reason why people got the nonsensical idea that Inuyasha chose Kagome as a backup and Kagome also wasn't the most reliable narrator when it came to her relationship issues with Inuyasha.
So I can't really fault Ayumi, Eri or Yuka for having a biased impression of him, especially because that perception immediately changes once they got to know Inuyasha, gaining a new perspective on his relationship with Kagome.
In fact, if I was on their shoes I'd probably have an ever worse opinion of him and he'd most likely have to work way harder to win me over. I can, however, fault them for assuring Kagome that "second place isn't so bad."
As much as I believe their intentions were good, it's just an awful thing to say and not at all what Kagome needed to hear. A real friend would either point out that her insecurities might be clouding her judgement or advise her to prioritize herself because she deserves better than to feel like second best.
I also dislike how they're always pushing Kagome to do this or that with complete disregard for what she thinks or feels about it. And this is particularly true when it comes to Hojo.
Hojo who, by the way, acted way more concerned about Kagome's "illnesses" than her so called best friends and was always understanding of the times she blew him off, not once holding it against her.
Which is more than we can say about Ayumi, Eri or Yuka, who threw Kagome at him and then acted like she was the one leading him on. Overall, I just don't think they were as supportive or as helpful as they could have been and I didn't feel like Kagome was having a genuine good time around them.
Kagome obviously cared about them and they obviously cared about Kagome, but did they love her? Did they actually know her? Sometimes it came off to me like they were more interested on the gossip than on Kagome herself.
It was a friendship for good weather, not for every season.
This guy I talked to said he noticed the grooming vibes from Sesshouamru in the anime 😩 I asked him if he knew about the sequel and he said no but he got a grooming vibe from the anime. I swear sunrise is sick. He said companies do this on purpose to make more money
going through the 20th century girl tag to move on and appreciate all the great moments only to find out ppl would rather yijin died than not end up with heedo
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