Inuyasha v49 ch479 *PREVIEW*

Filed under: Chapters — Starks at 12:46 am on Friday, October 20, 2006

If all goes according to plan, scanlations for chapters 477, 478, and 479 (AFAIK, the raw for this chapter will itself be on time) will either be released simultaneously or in rapid succession some time during the week. Again, we apologize for the delay…

UPDATE: I have a REALLY bad feeling about this week and Kanna has nothing to do with it… My gut tells me that it'll be another "raw-less" Tuesday.

Inuyasha Manga Chapter 479: "Mu" (Nothingness)

Higurashi's Preview

Being captured by the mirror's shadow, InuYasha is getting attacked. Then, Kanna's last attempt is… The mortal combat finally ends!?

Starks' Take

As if Kanna's injuries in 477 didn't give it away, this chapter title all but seals the deal.

Starks' Double Take

Kaze (Wind)… Hikari (Light)… Mu (Nothingness)….
Kagura… Kikyou… Kanna…

It's quite an ominous pattern, that is… Until you see title of Hakudoushi's final chapter: Hakudoushi no Saigo (The End of Hakudoushi).

<_<

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Shouki

October 20, 2006 @ 11:36 am

I wonder: was Kanna's skin always glass-like rather than fleshy (like Kagura's), or did it transform that way to reflect her direct connection to the Mirror Demon? I think she's always been that way; she was inseparable from her mirror. Still, she never really "shone" before or suggested that her skin was glass-like instead of fleshy.

Nice catch with the chapter titles. I think this is the end of the road for Kanna too. I think that, despite the chapter title "Nothingness," we'll get to see a tiny bit of emotion in Kanna before she goes. It may be in the same form as the beginning of this arc: thinking of her sister Kagura.

Glad that Kanna put up a good fight. I do wonder why Naraku didn't order her to do this a while ago; even Inu's gang admits in 478 that Inu would've been killed by Kanna's attacks were he unable to turn into demon form.  (Quote)

Irene ShardaNo Gravatar

October 20, 2006 @ 7:08 pm

Yeah, I noticed the pattern of the chapter names. Hakudoshi was so unliked, they just said it was the end of him. It was all straight to the point, the boy had no deeper meaning.

The only title I can think of for him would be, "Hellspawn".  (Quote)

StarksNo Gravatar

October 20, 2006 @ 7:36 pm

How about "Onigaki" (Demon Brat)?  (Quote)

Irene ShardaNo Gravatar

October 21, 2006 @ 12:01 am

No, I'd call Byakuya that. I just don't like him. And why did he look so much like Jakotsu in the last chapter? He looked so girly! He doesn't care about any of his brothers and sisters, however he doesn't look like one who'd simply lay down his life for that peice of dirt covered dung we just happen to call Naraku.  (Quote)

kitsuneNo Gravatar

October 21, 2006 @ 11:21 am

When will the scanner be fixed?????????
I had waited for a long time. Did all the 3 groups who made scanlation have only one scanners?????  (Quote)

koopa593No Gravatar

October 21, 2006 @ 3:54 pm

Blasphemer!

Byakuya >>> all other incarnations.  (Quote)

Shocking Alberto

October 21, 2006 @ 5:17 pm

Except Kagura.  (Quote)

koopa593No Gravatar

October 21, 2006 @ 5:42 pm

Except not. *throws chair*  (Quote)

Shocking Alberto

October 21, 2006 @ 6:39 pm

*throws grenade*  (Quote)

koopa593No Gravatar

October 21, 2006 @ 7:30 pm

*the two collide and divide by zero*

Oh ****.  (Quote)

kshippy

October 22, 2006 @ 5:00 am

What would Kanna say before she dies?  (Quote)

Shouki

October 22, 2006 @ 9:30 am

"Sorry Father" is my guess. That, or nothing at all. A "Kagura" whisper would probably be the most popular with fans. That, or "Dammit, I was JUST about to betray Naraku."  (Quote)

kshippy

October 22, 2006 @ 5:06 pm

i disagree, kanna was thinking about kagura at the beginning of the arc and that indicates a sense of regret.  (Quote)

Irene ShardaNo Gravatar

October 22, 2006 @ 6:20 pm

Kanna will probably not say anything. But sher may cry in regret. (Hopefully she'll take Byakuya down with her. In revenge for thinking he could take Kagura's place.  (Quote)

Shocking Alberto

October 22, 2006 @ 7:28 pm

It'd be funny if she decided to try and betray Naraku, and Byakuya shrugged, smiled, and kicked her off the cliff.   (Quote)

koopa593No Gravatar

October 22, 2006 @ 8:14 pm

Hell, Kanna will probably jump off herself. The girl can't resist a good cliff dive.  (Quote)

Irene ShardaNo Gravatar

October 22, 2006 @ 10:02 pm

mapThat would be too redundant. I say she'll stop her attack at the last minute, after Inu gives her a pep talk concerning her sister. (Maybe she doesn't really know how her sister died.) She gets so mad that she reflect her attack back on herself and somehow reflects it back on Naraku. In the process she'll destroy herself as well, but she doesn't care. Byakuya stops her just before she critically hurts Naraku, but she dies happy to have done her sister some justice. She smiles so she's not in the void like Naraku made her, she's her own woman.  (Quote)

Shouki

October 22, 2006 @ 10:21 pm

She'll stop her attack, and then attempt to murder Naraku? I really doubt that. Never mind the fact that Naraku is inaccessible in some random shouki-filled volcano somewhere; but Kanna is about to shatter any second, and has been pushing herself harder and harder to serve Naraku faithfully even while dying.

Killing Byakuya is more realistic, but would still be hugely unexpected.

Besides, there are only 18 pages here. What you've described would at least take up 2 chapters, Irene. :)   (Quote)

Irene ShardaNo Gravatar

October 23, 2006 @ 2:16 am

She's like a mirror remember? And a mirror can bounce it's reflection in more than one direction at one time. Also, in terms of length, this is Inuyasha we're talking about here. The king of long drawn out chapter battles. Even though she says its the end, RT could easily make the end last for a couple of chapters.  (Quote)

Anonymous

October 23, 2006 @ 10:11 am

AND CHAPTER 480, 481, 483, … , AND 5000. YOU'LL RELASE THEM ALL AT ONCE! ZOMG ROFL!!!  (Quote)

Shouki

October 23, 2006 @ 6:18 pm

What I meant, Irene, was that the chapter title strongly suggests that Kanna dies. You've described a really interesting scenario, but one that would probably be very, very difficult to squeeze into one chapter alone.  (Quote)

StarksNo Gravatar

October 23, 2006 @ 7:28 pm

>>477

Honestly, how many pages do you guys think it takes to shatter a loli?  (Quote)

mintyfresh

October 23, 2006 @ 8:20 pm

Irene: Really? I never thought of them as dragged out. I think it only seems that way when you read 1 a week.

Anyway, hopefully if there isn't another delay we'll find out Kanna's fate soon. Though it's very likely she'll die, I'm curious as to what her last moments will be like. Give Byakuya some slack people, he's hilarious and it's not like this is the first time 2 characters have looked similar.  (Quote)

Shouki

October 23, 2006 @ 10:11 pm

Starks: 32 licks, or 18 pages, to shatter. ;) But to do this:

I'd say 3 chapters. Sounds pretty cool, though.  (Quote)

Shouki

October 23, 2006 @ 10:12 pm

Previous message was pointing to post 473.  (Quote)

StarksNo Gravatar

October 23, 2006 @ 11:53 pm

>>480

I think that's taking things a bit too far… But in the great words of Mills Lane.

"I'll allow it!"  (Quote)

Shocking Alberto

October 24, 2006 @ 2:58 am

"Give Byakuya some slack people, he’s hilarious and it’s not like this is the first time 2 characters have looked similar."

Indeed.  (Quote)

Shocking Alberto

October 24, 2006 @ 2:59 am

Hmm, italics seems to be active.  (Quote)

StarksNo Gravatar

October 24, 2006 @ 3:54 am

ack, it appears that the SQL is fudged again… one sec.

EDIT: hehe, shouki forgot to close his tags. i'm probably gonna disable tags.  (Quote)

StarksNo Gravatar

October 24, 2006 @ 3:17 pm

Wow… Wasn't expecting THAT to happen…








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mintyfresh

October 24, 2006 @ 6:22 pm

Oh snap! Takahashi fools us again. =P

Ahh, I want to know what Kanna's going to do! Does anyone else find her body parts getting hacked away slightly creepy? She's like glass.  (Quote)

Irene ShardaNo Gravatar

October 24, 2006 @ 6:37 pm

I told you she wouldn't die yet!  (Quote)

koopa593No Gravatar

October 24, 2006 @ 10:38 pm

Just to keep people abreast of what's going on: 479 is done so whenever Starks gets on and checks his mail that will be up. I'm working on 477 now so expect that and 478 tomorrow morning.

I did 479 first since I figured most people already read the previous two on other sites.  (Quote)

Shouki

October 24, 2006 @ 10:52 pm

Irene: I was dead wrong about Kanna dying this chapter. There's still a chance for your betrayal theory to be right. :D

Man, I really did NOT expect to see Kanna hacked apart like this. Seriously, not one single bit. The Inu Gang knew Kanna was taking the wounds of her monster, and what do they (or, in all fairness, Inu only) do? Hack her up. It's almost comical how utterly pathetic and morbid Kanna looks there, with her arm and hand hacked off.  (Quote)

Shouki

October 24, 2006 @ 10:53 pm

And thanks a million, koopa.  (Quote)

StarksNo Gravatar

October 25, 2006 @ 5:00 am

>>490

People do terrible things to lolis…  (Quote)

Irene ShardaNo Gravatar

October 25, 2006 @ 1:34 pm

>>490

Thanks! ;)
I have an unusually creative mind. I just don't want Kanna to die as she lived, no emotion at all. Just and void pile of cracked up body parts. I want her to cry, smile, something! Just for the first time in your life Kanna, come out of the void!  (Quote)

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