InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

Original title: Eiga Inuyasha Kagami no Naka no Mugenjô

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Yûki Masuda, Richard Ian Cox, Paul Dobson, Moneca Stori, Saffron Henderson, Janyse Jaud, Terry Klassen, Houko Kuwashima, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Kirby Morrow, Nicole Oliver, Kelly Sheridan, Yûji Ueda, Kumiko Watanabe, Cathy Weseluck, Akiko Yajima, Kappei Yamaguchi, and Mieko Harada in InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)

After seemingly defeating their common enemy, Naraku, what appears to be the near-end of their journey instead leads Inuyasha and Kagome facing against a new threat.After seemingly defeating their common enemy, Naraku, what appears to be the near-end of their journey instead leads Inuyasha and Kagome facing against a new threat.After seemingly defeating their common enemy, Naraku, what appears to be the near-end of their journey instead leads Inuyasha and Kagome facing against a new threat.

Director
- Toshiya Shinohara
Writers
- Rumiko Takahashi
- Katsuyuki Sumizawa
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7.3/10

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Director
- Toshiya Shinohara
Writers
- Rumiko Takahashi
- Katsuyuki Sumizawa
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Kappei Yamaguchi

Inuyasha
(voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Kagome Higurashi
(voice)

Kôji Tsujitani

Miroku
(voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Sango
(voice)

Kumiko Watanabe

Shippou
(voice)

Noriko Hidaka

Kikyô
(voice)

Ken'ichi Ogata

Myoga
(voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Naraku
(voice)

Izumi Ôgami

Kagura
(voice)

Yukana

Kanna
(voice)

Akiko Yajima

Kohaku
(voice)

Toshihiko Nakajima

Hachi
(voice)

Yuzuru Fujimoto

Mushin
(voice)

Yûji Ueda

Akitoki Hôjô
(voice)

Akiko Nakagawa

Sota Higurashi
(voice)

Kaori Shimizu

Yuka
(voice)

Yûki Masuda

Eri
(voice)

Nami Okamoto

Ayumi
(voice)

Director
- Toshiya Shinohara
Writers
- Rumiko Takahashi
- Katsuyuki Sumizawa
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Trivia
This anime film is located chronologically after the episode of Vanishing Point: Naraku Disappears (2002) and before the episode of Gap Between the Ages (2002) from Inuyasha (2000).

Quotes
[Kagome is surrounded by falling petals in Inuyasha's mind]
Kagome: I love you...

Crazy credits
There's a scene after the end credits: Miroku tries to kiss Sango and she slaps him. He says it's because "Inuyasha and Kagome did it," which leads to an amusing argument between those two.

Connections
Featured in Inuyasha: The Fantasy Countdown! (2002)

Soundtracks
Yura Yura
(Rocking)
(Opening Theme)
Lyrics by Kaori Mochida
Music by Kunio Tago
Arranged by Yasuo Ôtani, Masafumi Nakao & Ichirô Itô
Performed by Every Little Thing
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8/10

Wonderful, but too short

The movie starts with the supposed killing of Naraku and then introduces a new enemy: Kaguya, who used Naraku's helpers Kanna and Kagura to free herself from her 1000-year prison. Her coming will mean an eternal darkness. She is supposedly the tennyo from the old legend of the angel who lost her feathered robe and was unable to return to her home in heaven.

Inuyasha and the gang gets drawn into all of it when Kagura and Kanna appear to steal a part of the Fire Rat Robe that Inuyasha wears (wouldn't it have been safer just to slay a Fire Rat and rent a seamstress to make a robe of it, I wonder... doesn't Kagura and Kanna fear Inuyasha now that he has supposedly killed their old boss?). Anyway, Inuyasha and the gang also meet an ancestor of Houjou-kun, who posesses the tennyo's robe that Kaguya desires. They figure out what's going on and decide to prevent Kaguya from being unleashed.

The basic plot is sound, but the movie suffers slightly from involving too many of the IY-characters. Kikyou's scenes are completely unnecessary - the only thing they accomplish is remind us that she is wierd. The Kohaku-story was slightly far-fetched, but given it's final developement, it passes for accetable. At this point, I'm just thankful they didn't try and squeeze Sesshoumaru into the story as well.

The problem with the movie is that it's slightly too short. Another 5-10 minutes would have been enough to let the plot sink in and allow the viewer to understand what is going on. For instance, the quick 2-line explanation given as to why Kanna and Kagura starts serving Kaguya doesn't make any sense at all.

This movie is, despite its flaws, excellent. It has the regular nice IY-humor, the characters feel deep and real and the Kagome/Inuyasha-relationship is warmer than ever (*sweeet*). The badguy is somewhat shallow and single-minded, but she makes up for it in style. She feels even more powerful than Naraku.

This movie is a must-see for anyone who whatches the tv-series. It contains some really longed-for moments and the action is superb.

Don't miss it!