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"I figured that "collecting" of items and companions was the basis of storytelling."
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InuYasha"Rather than say I want to write a lot of characters, when its a long-running serialization, the number of characters just multiplies. But, having a lot of characters helps me write a lot of stories without it getting boring."
Inuyasha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in 56 tankōbon volumes. The series follows Kagome Higurashi, a fifteen-year-old middle school girl from modern-day Tokyo who is transported to the Sengoku period after falling into
"I figured that "collecting" of items and companions was the basis of storytelling."
"The biggest issue was whether to have the heroine Kagome remain in the past or the present at the end, and since the animes completion in 2004, Id been constantly torn about it. As a result, that was the time I had the feeling I should be storyboarding the final chapter. Regardless of which world she chose, "separation" was unavoidable, so in the end, I decided I wanted to go in a direction where Kagome was happy, and people would still be pleased when they finished reading."
"Even with villains, Im unable to write a character that I truly hate. When Im writing evil characters, I think a lot about why they became evil, and what sort of background and motivation they have. I couldnt write them any other way."
"Writing characters to have happy endings is so I can feel good about the story once Ive finished it. Even when Im writing stories with a lot of sadness and hardship, I like stories where its all redeemed somewhere."