It's likely that you'll never see this review given the length of time that has passed, and it may not really matter to you for the same reason, but I wanted to let you know that, twenty-two years after I first encountered the story, I've returned to this work to reread that which you so lovingly shared with the fandom, and I've found it both enjoyable and nostalgic.

So where did chp.19 go? I love the story. 1st time reading. Very plausible scenario you have written.

i guess eighteen years for a fic to be on hold is a bit long to hope for updates. it was a pleasure reading this. i hope you're healthy and successful and still writing in some way because you're good at building worlds and creating intriguing and compelling stories.
gin

centipede mononoke, kirara nekomata

wow, i'm amused at the conversation but worried for our hanyou and miko... hopefully you haven't left a suspense filled cliff with no closure (assuming it's incomplete since it doesn't say it's complete)... ToT
gin

tokyo used to be edo until a civil war (bakumatsu, then the boshin war) and then in the beginning of the meiji era it was renamed tokyo.

good (quick) history from the heian era (inuyasha's mother was dressed in kimono from heian jidai [era]) through the sengoku until after the meiji era
search youtube for:
the animated history of japan by suibhne

this is a really compelling story... i will read until it stops.
gin

hagakure productions guides -is a place to go to that describes the outfits each of inuyasha's group as well as places, culture, etc. written by an inuyasha fanfiction author.

he needs to wear a facemask like an n95 respirator, which will filter out most scent particles and smoke, after he tracks them down.
gin

17 years later and I still love coming back to this fic. Love your characters and the modern youkai world you started building. I've yet to find a decent fic that does anything similar. Still sad I won't ever get to read more but happy you ve written what you did. Hope you're doing well!

'Bit of bad story-telling, there; even if his father was a legends-buff, that's just too-much information...

But only InuYasha and Kagome can pass through the well; even if Kagome said he could come with her, Shippou wouldn't be able to pass through.

Please continue. I was gonna ask if you could make Kagome's visions more drastic like What's happening to the victims happen to her like cuts everywhere and everything.

Whatever happened to supernatural part about demons?

You try so hard to make the demons seem human...forcefully giving Inuyasha senseless flaws...having glasses! Completely unnecessary for a supernatural gifted being...

I enjoyed reading your story very much, it's well written with an interesting plot and I like your version of Inuyasha a lot. Too bad you didn't finish it, I would have liked reading about the drug bust and of course the other open questions. Thanks for giving us this much, it's one of the best fan stories out there.

This was one of the first fanficts I have ever read... Please update

so sad this goes no further but i'll just assume that they crush the drug ring and find and eliminate the murderers, go back and finish the quest and then find a way to keep their pack from aging and then bring them back where they can live in the modern world in relative peace after cleaning out the bad stuff from the untamed lands.
gin

this is interesting and i love the perspective you have that inuyasha is very intelligent and the issues of having an abused, neglected/abandoned and oppressed childhood. very compelling. his body language says a whole lot! someone had recommended this, i'm glad she did! \o/

you mentioned here and in your profile that you liked 'rurouni kenshin' so i hope you got to see the 'rurouni kenshin' live action movie(s). if not, there are trailers for the first one and then for the two sequel movies. all three were great, the casting was fabulous! just copy/paste the codes into the youtube search for each video:

O4Bhr80HfyY -the first live movie's trailer
yaLOPVAuJs4 -first movie's character profile trailers
8qRFhP5PhMk -first movie's dojo fight scene from the first chapter manga and first episode anime
a7HrF77Ewkg -the sneak preview for the first sequel kyoto arc:
bAgmfGZbVrQ -the first official trailer for the sequel movies (subbed)
NCei4Vm1ZP8 -another trailer
emy8JkKV6LQ -character profile trailers
BSl-T1AioDQ -trailer for the second sequel 'the legend ends'. they had changed the storyline of the anime/manga for the movie and it is quite interesting and scary in the implications but the director had hinted on another movie (a prequel or something more... hopefully it'll be both remembrance and jinchuu arcs).

i'm counting on big box office numbers to motivate them to film 'remembrance' and 'jinchuu' arcs of manga... you can see the all three online at a place called: gooddrama (you can google - gooddrama rurouni kenshin - although i'm not sure it's available in every country) the three movies will be listed:
"Rurouni Kenshin (2012)"
"Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014)"
"Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)"
they can be watched in any one of the three or four screens on the page in seven or eight parts and each are around two hours long. you can also get the box-set dvds from places like cd-japan or amazon... i am waiting to see if they will be making anymore before i buy them all in a box set. ;)
enjoy!
ginny
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