Antoni Matteo Garcia

This motivational poster is super highly Pro-Wolf Elder, Pro-Toga, Pro-InuKimi, and Pro-Izayoi with some hints of Pro-Sesshoumaru, Pro-Inuyasha, Pro-Ayame, Pro-Shuran, Pro-Hakkaku, Pro-Ginta, and Pro-Shunran. This is also my entry for this year’s Red Ribbon Reviewers’ submissions as well as this year’s Inuvember and my personal dedication to all the heroes, both in the military and our families at home, for this year’s Veterans’ Day. 

Yesterday, I mentioned that The Panther King, although he is a formidably awesome villain, is a terribly atrocious father figure to Toran, Shuran, Karan, and Shunran aka The Panther Devas. Therefore, instead of him raising The Panther Devas, especially Shuran and Shunran, The Wolf Elder, Toga, InuKimi, and Izayoi shall gladly step in and raise them, aside from having their hands full with Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, and Ayame. Having Hakkaku and Ginta along as the surrogate sons complete this tight-knit family established by a wise old wolf yokai, a mightily valorous dog yokai general, a calculating yet elegant dog yokai noblewoman, and a warm-hearted, sweet human noblewoman. Therefore, these phenomenal four parental figures have done an exceptional job in raising their progeny to be the best they can be.

Although The Wolf Elder is Ayame’s grandfather, he could very well be just as much of a grandfather towards Inuyasha because of how much resilience, strength, and courage he has, thus affirming that he is very good for Ayame. He could also extend that loving wisdom to Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran, as he also considers them to be his grandchildren. The Wolf Elder has always believed in Inuyasha and Ayame, for they have proven themselves to be strong warriors who will continue their equally potent bloodline while not permitting anybody to get them down. By imbuing them with wisdom, courage, and respect, he has definitely given them a lot of direction in their lives growing up.

Toga the Dog General can definitely give Cliff Huxtable, Philip Banks, and Carl Winslow a run for their money when it comes to how greatly he has raised Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran. He not only sees courageous, potent, and resilient warriors in each of them but also a lot of valour, good character, and brilliance in their overall beings. He also wants what is truly best for them while giving them as much love, structure, and perseverance in their lives. Furthermore, being a general also means that he uses his military tactics to ensure that his children do not get themselves into any danger let alone harm. His strictness as an authority figure is coupled with how much he wants to make sure that Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran do not find themselves on the wrong side of the road, thus doing his very best to help them reach their fullest potential in life.

InuKimi and Izayoi may seem like Janet Hubert and Daphne Maxwell-Reid in terms of seeing two varying portrayals of Vivian “Aunt Viv” Banks, specifically the take-charge, well-rounded, potent, valiant career woman in Hubert’s Aunt Viv as embodied by InuKimi and the more subdued yet utterly dignified, poised, direct, appreciative mother as embodied by Izayoi, but these two fine noblewomen are loving mothers through and through. Both InuKimi and Izayoi eschew any and every notion of them being relegated to housewives because of how effectively they can balance their careers as political women and their roles as wives to Toga as well as mothers to Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran. Furthermore, these ladies would never run out on their husband or on their children because of how much they mean the entire world to them. Should anything happen to their family, they would be utterly devastated, for they will always fight for their surrogate father, their husband, and, most importantly, all of their children. To them, it does not matter if it is their respective sons Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha, their surrogate sons Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta or their surrogate daughters Ayame and Shunran, they are all their children, and they want the best for them.

There is not a shadow of a doubt that Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta would grow from headstrong young men to valorous, strong, fierce men who will never back down from a fight and that Ayame and Shunran would grow from vivacious young women to self-sacrificing, compassionate, courageous women with the world at their feet. The Wolf Elder’s, Toga’s, InuKimi’s, and Izayoi’s superb parenting skills would also have a strong effect on Shuran’s and Shunran’s biological sisters Toran and Karan, Sesshoumaru’s human friendly rival Kuranosuke Takeda, Inuyasha’s, Hakkaku’s, and Ginta’s frenemy Hiten, and Ayame’s human friend Ayumi because of how much they have helped them grow as individuals while considering them as part of the family. Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran would no doubt pass down their familial togetherness to their own children, thus uniting them under one roof. The fact that the familial love provided by The Wolf Elder, Toga, InuKimi, and Izayoi is not only passed down to their children but also their friends and grandchildren is proof positive that everybody is family.

The Wolf Elder, Toga, InuKimi, and Izayoi have done excellent jobs in raising their children from impetuous youths to valorous adults with families of their own. Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran owe a great deal of gratitude to their grandfather, their father, and mothers for raising them to be great versions of themselves, thus displaying strength in numbers throughout the family.

I hope you all enjoyed this, and.I will see you in the next submission. Take care, stay safe, and remember to show gratitude to your parents and grandparents for raising you to be the best versions of yourselves this Veteran’s Day, everybody.

The Wolf Elder, Toga, InuKimi, and Izayoi from Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.

This screenshot motivational poster is highly and utterly Pro-Wolf Elder, Pro-Touga, Pro-InuKimi, Pro-Izayoi, Pro-Sesshoumaru, Pro-Inuyasha, Pro-Ayame, Pro-Shuran, Pro-Hakkaku, Pro-Ginta, Pro-Shunran, Pro-Kohaku, Pro-Kai, Pro-Souta, Pro-Rin, Pro-Shiori, Pro-Kanna, and Pro-Shinta with some elements of Pro-TouKimiIza in the OT3 sense, Pro-SessShuHak in the BroT3 sense, Pro-InuGin in the BroTP sense, Pro-AyaShun in the BroTP sense, Pro-SessAya in the loved pairing sense, Pro-InuAya in the OTP sense, Pro-ShuShun in the strictly BroTP sense, Pro-HakShun in the liked pairing sense, Pro-GinShun in the OTP sense, Pro-KohaRin in the OTP sense, and Pro-SouKan in the OTP sense thrown in the mix. Sit back, relax, and revel in how greatly The Wolf Elder, Touga the Dog General, InuKimi, and Izayoi have raised their seven children/grandchildren and, in turn, how wonderfully their seven children/grandchildren have raised seven of their many grandchildren/great-grandchildren, thus creating an absolutely strong and loving family to last for generations. This is also my entry for this year’s Red Ribbon Reviewers’ submissions as well as this year’s Inuvember. 

The Cosby Show’s Huxtables, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s Banks, Family Matters’ Winslows, Diff’rent Strokes’ Drummonds, Roseanne’s Conners, 7th Heaven’s Camdens, Smart Guy’s Hendersons, Home Improvement’s Taylors, Malcolm’s family from Malcolm in the Middle, The Romanos from One Day at a Time, Sister Sister’s The Campbell-Landrys, Married with Children’s The Bundys, and many other television families from my childhood I could barely remember, not forgetting the amazing Geoffrey Butler also from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, plus The Wayans Family consisting of Howell, Elvira Altheia, and their actor progeny Dwayne, Keenen, Diedre, Damon, Kim, Elvira, Nadia, Devonne, Shawn, and Marlon as well as The Beardsleys from Yours, Mine, and Ours better tie some blue ribbons, put on some gold medals, attach some badges of honour, and award some trophies for this family because they are the mightiest, tightest, and grandest one that Japan has to offer. At the same time, these wonderful families from my childhood shall gladly assemble and salute The Wolf Elder for being such a wise, caring grandfather, Touga the Dog General, InuKimi the Dog Lady, and Lady Izayoi for being wonderful parents, Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta for being strong, valorous, dashing sons, Ayame and Shunran for being magnificent, kind, beautiful daughters, and Kohaku, Kai, Souta, Rin, Shiori, Kanna, and Shinta for being magnanimous, compassionate, unconditionally loving grandchildren. In fact, I would say that this family is going to stay strong for millennia.

The Wolf Elder may be Ayame’s grandfather, but I contend that he is the grandfather that Inuyasha needs in his life as well as the grandfather who can help Sesshoumaru see another side of himself that he has never had before, Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta grow from volatile young men to truly courageous men, and Shunran to find balance in her life. Even seven of his great-grandchildren would be happy to care for The Wolf Elder and be by his side all the time. Out of all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, he has oneness with Inuyasha because of how much strength, resilience, and determination he has as a warrior and as an individual. Therefore, the unconditional love flowing between these two is unstoppable. Joe Banks, Hattie Banks, Russell Huxtable, Anna Huxtable, and Estelle “Mother” Winslow would be really happy to see this wolf grandfather be the best grandparent he can be, thus recognising how much of a great example he set for Touga the Dog General on how to be the rock of the family.

Being the family patriarch is no easy job for Touga the Dog General known in Japanese as Inu no Taisho, but what he has instilled on his sons and his five surrogate children is nothing short of phenomenal. Despite being a high-ranking general and a super strong warrior, Touga still finds time to raise his two biological sons, his three surrogate sons, and two surrogate daughters to be great individuals, be the steadfast husband to his two wives, be very caring towards his surrogate father The Wolf Elder, and be a lovingly affectionate grandfather to his grandchildren. Touga is not going to take any crap from anybody be they family, friend or foe, thus laying the principles of what needs to be done in the family. He is not going to allow anybody to hurt his wives, his kids, and/or his grandkids, for he is always going to be there for them. Something tells me that Dr. Cliff Huxtable, Philip “Uncle Phil” Banks, Geoffrey Butler, Carl Winslow, Ray Campbell, Al Bundy, Phillip Drummond, Ray Campbell, Floyd Henderson, Tim Taylor, Hal, Dan Conner, Reverend Eric Camden, and all the TV and movie dads are going to line up and greet Touga with a salute and loads of fanfare, thus greeting him with respect, decorum, and allegiance. In their minds, Touga has surpassed nearly all the TV and movie dads for how legendary he is.

InuKimi and Izayoi are queens who imbue beauty, class, sass, charm, intelligence, and wisdom as the matriarchs of the family. They prove that behind that behind every great warrior of a man is an intelligent, fierce woman with the world at her feet. Whether it is InuKimi’s brand of nobility, elegance, and decorum or Izayoi’s class, compassion, kindness, and sweetness, these mother hens know what is truly best for their two biological sons and their five surrogate children. These ladies have instilled a sense of chivalry, class, and understanding in Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta. In terms of Ayame and Shunran, independence, perseverance, and resilience are what they consider as their hallmarks. Even their granddaughters, specifically Rin, Shiori, and Kanna, would love to be as elegant as they are. Just because Touga wears the pants in the family does not mean that InuKimi and Izayoi have to remain docile housewives. In fact, they are far from docile housewives, considering how they are willing to lay the law, challenge gender roles, and be the fiercely intelligent queens that they are. Therefore, Clair Huxtable, Vivian “Aunt Viv” Banks, Viola “Vy” Smith, Harriette Bains Winslow, Rachel Baines Crawford, Lisa Landry, Ann Romano, Jill Taylor, and Annie Camden would love to applaud and honour InuKimi and Izayoi for their nobility, grace, and wisdom while adorning them with the finest silk and lovely blue ribbons. Furthermore, Lois and Peggy Bundy would even find themselves kneeling to the ground in awe of InuKimi’s and Izayoi’s external and internal beauty to the point where they look up to them as if they were goddesses. As for Roseanne Conner, she would give a nice congratulations to both InuKimi and Izayoi for being strong all the way through and not allowing Touga to walk on them.

It is not only Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha who are fortunate to have an awesome grandfather like The Wolf Elder, a brave father like Touga the Dog General, and two amazing mothers like InuKimi and Izayoi, but also three bodacious brothers from other mothers like Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta they can love, mess with in a positive way, and care for with every fibre of their being, one beautiful, strong, and vivacious admirer in Sesshoumaru’s case and wife in Inuyasha’s case, and a fabulously fun-loving little sister from another mister like Shunran. Together, Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran are seven amazing yokai warriors, loving children to Touga, InuKimi, and Izayoi, and appreciate grandchildren to The Wolf Elder, thus functioning as a unit based on fortitude and heaps of courage. Aside from Sesshoumaru and Ayame forming a nice, civil relationship as well as Inuyasha forming a romantic relationship with Ayame based on trust, compassion, and unconditional love, Shuran has a nice big brother bond with his little sister Shunran, Hakkaku admires Shunran for her charisma and charm, and, finally, Ginta loves Shunran body and soul for her unique sparkle, vivacity, and sweetness. When it comes to male and female bonding, the guys, i.e. Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta, have a rowdy, brotherly bond complete with dog piles galore, and the girls, i.e. Ayame and Shunran, have a warm, sisterly, adoring relationship complete with hugs to the nines. However, just because Ayame and Shunran are huggable does not mean that they cannot mess around and partake in Sesshoumaru’s, Shuran’s, Inuyasha’s, Hakkaku’s, and Ginta’s epic dog piles and roughhousing. Sesshoumaru’s lethal stealth, Shuran’s beastly brutishness, Inuyasha’s fierce strength, Hakkaku’s relentless resilience, Ginta’s stylish speed, Ayame’s superb stamina, and Shunran’s fabulous flexibility may seem different, especially when it comes to their varying personalities ranging from Sesshoumaru’s aloofness to Shunran’s bubbliness, but they are united through and through by strength, bravery, and persistence. No doubt that Elvin Tibideaux, Sondra, Martin Kendall, Denise, Theo, Vanessa, Rudy, Hilary, Will, Carlton, Ashley, Eddie, Laura, Judy, Richie, Tia, Tamera, Julie, Barbara, Darlene, Becky, DJ, Kelly, Bud, Matt, Simon, Mary, Lucy, Ruthie, Francis, Reese, Malcolm, Dewey, TJ, Marcus, Tasha, and all the TV and movie children would love to give their appreciation to Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran for their undying courage, thus honouring them to the nines.

Passing down the torch among the grandchildren are Kohaku, Kai, Souta, Rin, Shiori, Kanna, and Shinta. Where my headcanon is concerned, Kohaku and Souta are Shuran’s adoptive sons, Kai, Rin, Shiori, and Shinta are Sesshoumaru’s adoptive children, and Kanna is Hakkaku’s adoptive daughter, but they also have other children, with Shuran having five more sons, Sesshoumaru having three more children, and Shuran having six more daughters. Despite them being adopted, these seven have inherited Sesshoumaru’s stealth, Inuyasha’s strength, Ayame’s stamina, Shuran’s fierceness, Hakkaku’s valour, Ginta’s charm, and Shunran’s lovability, with Kohaku and Kanna bearing that stealth, Kai bearing that strength, fierceness, and stamina, Souta and Shiori bearing that valour, Rin bearing that lovability, and Shinta bearing that charm. Another attribute that was passed down is just how strong Sesshoumaru’s, Inuyasha’s, Ayame’s, Shuran’s, Hakkaku’s, Ginta’s, and Shunran’s bond really is, thus solidifying Kohaku’s, Kai’s, Souta’s, Rin’s, Shiori’s, Kanna’s, and Shinta’s bond as comrades, friends, and, most importantly, family. This even shows that Kohaku, Kai, and Souta have a tight brotherhood, Rin, Shiori, and Kanna have a sweet sisterhood, and Shinta is the apple of both the boys’ and the girls’ eyes because of his trademark cuteness. Together, their bond is never going to be broken, even if Kohaku and Rin as well as Souta and Kanna are happily married with children of their own, thus continuing the family line. In fact, Olivia, Winnie, Nelson, Claudia, Nicholas, and many of the littlest children as well as the grandchildren of TV and movie history are really proud of Kohaku, Kai, Souta, Rin, Shiori, Kanna, and Shinta because of how super tight their bond truly is.

Combining The Wolf Elder’s wisdom, Touga’s courage, InuKimi’s and Izayoi’s class, beauty, and grace, Sesshoumaru’s, Shuran’s, Inuyasha’s, Hakkaku’s, Ginta’s, Ayame’s, and Shunran’s strength, and Kohaku’s, Kai’s, Souta’s, Rin’s, Shiori’s, Kanna’s, and Shinta’s stamina are the great components needed to make this family truly stable. No demon, no foe, and no invader can ever stop them. Hence, they have managed to garner every ounce of respect from The Huxtables, The Banks, The Winslows, The Conners, The Bundys, The Taylors, and The Camdens. Together, they are truly an unbreakable, unbeatable, and exceptional family through and through.

I hope you all enjoyed this, and I will see you in the next Inuvember submission. Take care, stay safe, and never forget the importance of a strong family unit regardless of how old or how young you are, everybody.

The Wolf Elder, Touga, InuKimi, Izayoi, Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, Shunran, Kohaku, Kai, Souta, Rin, Shiori, Kanna, and Shinta from Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.

This screenshot motivational poster is highly and utterly Pro-Sesshoumaru, Pro-Inuyasha, Pro-Ayame, Pro-Shuran, Pro-Hakkaku, Pro-Ginta, Pro-Shunran, Pro-SessShuHak in the BroT3 sense, Pro-InuGin in the BroTP sense, Pro-AyaShun in the BroTP sense, Pro-SessAya in the loved pairing sense, Pro-InuAya in the OTP sense, Pro-ShuShun in the strictly BroTP sense, Pro-HakShun in the liked pairing sense, and Pro-GinShun in the OTP sense. Sit back, relax, and revel in how important Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran are in Sesshoumaru’s and Inuyasha’s lives, thus solidifying their strong and prosperous family. This is also my entry for this year’s Red Ribbon Reviewers’ submissions as well as this year’s Inuvember. 

It is time for an unpopular opinion, which I am certain those of you who have been reading my content are really aware of right now. I never tuned into Inuyasha for the love triangles or the romance which tended to be eye-rolling at best and hair-pulling at worst. I was mostly invested in the volatile family drama Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha have found themselves in. We have two brothers who come from the same father. One who is born a full dog yokai. The other born a dog hanyou. They bear a lot of resentment towards each other and do their best to one-up each other in strength and skill complete with animosity galore. Nevertheless, their journeys bear similarity in which they grew as warriors and as individuals while begrudgingly respecting each other until the very end. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha have, therefore, proven themselves to be warriors of fortitude, resilience, and sheer determination. Why do I proclaim this? Because, throughout my arduous odyssey viewing Inuyasha, Inuyasha: The Final Act, the four Inuyasha movies, and having some glances at Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon as well as browsing a multitude of fan art, fan fiction, and fan manifestos revolving around these two brothers, I always felt that they deserved to have better friends than the ones they have in the show. They deserve friends, let alone family members, who can make them realise that they will never be alone, they will always have their backs, and prove to them that, despite not being of the same blood they came from, they are family through good times and bad times, triumphs and tribulations, and all circumstances life has to throw at them every single time.

This begs the question. If a certain shrill shrew who abused the accursed Beads of Subjugation while being so puerile and her posse of three cannot be genuinely warm towards Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru is mostly aloof towards Rin, Jaken, Ah-Un, and, eventually, Kohaku yet actually forming a fine unit while risking his life especially for Rin in the much later seasons, who can step up and be the greatest people these two brothers will ever have in their lives? This is where Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran will gladly step in to form that super strong family Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha really need, thus building the foundations of trust, honesty, transparency, and finding common ground with each other to the point where they make an indubitably unbreakable bond. Therefore, Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta can be the brothers Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha can have while learning to learn and grow from each other, Ayame can be the loving admirer who can soften Sesshoumaru’s heart and the amazingly wholesome wife to Inuyasha in order to build a deeply profound sense of unadulterated trust, and Shunran can be the lovingly adorable surrogate little sister who will always tap in to Sesshoumaru’s and Inuyasha’s more protective, loyal sides while proving herself to be capable on her own terms.

Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta may be completely different beasts, considering that the former is the only brother of the Panther Devas and the latter two are wolf yokai warriors who do tend to be the jokers, but they could learn a thing or two from Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha while making them see that there is a whole lot more to their lives than just glory, strength, high ambition, and conquest. Sesshoumaru would form a respectable yet aloof brotherly bond with Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta, despite not always being receptive to their attempts at trying to lighten him up. In contrast, Inuyasha would easily warm up to Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta as his best friends, brothers, and great homeboys for life, with Sesshoumaru eventually warming up to complete this five-brother band. Shuran would be the big guy who is always going to euphorically greet Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha with his monster bear hugs, will always be there to protect them whenever they get badly hurt, and be surprisingly cuddly with his two favourite brothers for life. Hakkaku and Ginta can certainly learn a lot from Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha in terms of never backing down from a fight, thus implementing courage, hope, and a strong character to get the job done. Moreover, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha would display fierce loyalty towards Hakkaku and Ginta, thus never reneging on their words unlike a certain big bluffing excuse of a wolf yokai warrior who was all talk and no action, but that is beside the point. Together, Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta would have a fantastic brotherhood rich in fortitude, solidarity, and keeping each others’ feet on the ground.

Ayame is the cement who keeps the entire family together and is really important in Sesshoumaru’s and Inuyasha’s lives. Her courage, unwillingness to take crap from anybody, compassion, unconditional love, and overall might are all worthy of the two brothers’ respect and allegiance in different yet vastly similar ways. With her strong personality, she would summon up the courage to cease and desist whatever squabble Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha have by reminding them that, at the end of the day, they are still brothers who ought to have each others’ backs. Her relationship with Sesshoumaru would commence with a crush, although it will not end up in marriage, but a firm bond based on respect, allegiance, and believing in each other in terms of their unparalleled strengths. Where Inuyasha and Ayame are concerned, they would have a romantic relationship which would last for many generations. She will always root for Inuyasha and will consider him to be her greatest champion. With Ayame’s dutiful relationship with Sesshoumaru and her intimately romantic relationship with Inuyasha, she is guaranteed to make a great impact in their lives, and not relegate herself to a certain big bluffing excuse of a wolf yokai warrior who was all talk and no action and who shall not be mentioned here. Therefore, Ayame’s strength, unconditional love, and boundless respect are the hallmarks in Sesshoumaru’s and Inuyasha’s lives.

Shunran is the lovable, inquisitive, wide-eyed, fun-loving, mischievous little sister Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha need in their lives. Despite her mischief, her penchant for creating illusions, and hyperactive feistiness, she would always demonstrate her unconditional sisterly love towards Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha to the point where she would learn a lot from them, such as never giving up on her dreams and always fighting the good fight. She would even prove herself to be just as crafty, mentally strong, and determined as a warrior and as an individual, thus garnering Sesshoumaru’s and Inuyasha’s respect. Furthermore, they would even be very supportive of both Ginta and Shunran thriving as a lovable romantic couple.

Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha are never ever going to be alone when they have Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta on their sides as their brothers for life, Ayame as the cement in their lives complete with all the unconditional love she can ever give them, and Shunran as their inquisitive yet very loving surrogate little sister. Therefore, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha definitely have every reason to be grateful for Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran in their lives as people they can love, depend on, and be connected with on a genuinely profound level.

I hope you all enjoyed this, and I will see you in the next Inuvember submission. Take care, stay safe, and remember to keep showing your love for Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha while also resting assured that Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran are always going to be there for them as strong members of their family, everybody.

Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran from Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.

This screenshot motivational poster is highly and utterly Pro-Sesshoumaru, Pro-Inuyasha, Pro-Ayame, Pro-Shuran, Pro-Hakkaku, Pro-Ginta, Pro-Shunran, Pro-SessShuHak in the BroT3 sense, Pro-InuGin in the BroTP sense, Pro-AyaShun in the BroTP sense, Pro-SessAya in the loved pairing sense, Pro-InuAya in the OTP sense, Pro-ShuShun in the strictly BroTP sense, Pro-HakShun in the liked pairing sense, and Pro-GinShun in the OTP sense. Sit back, relax, and I shall contextualise how much Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran mean to me as not only my most favourite characters in all of Inuyasha but also my all-time most beloved anime role models of all time. This is also my entry for this year’s Red Ribbon Reviewers’ submissions as well as this year’s Inuvember. 

Throughout my tenure as a pre-adolescent to teenager from Grade 5 to Grade 12, specifically from 11 to 18 years old, I have always looked up to Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha because of how strong, tough, and determined they were. Along came Ayame who definitely proved herself to be a strong, independent, headstrong warrior queen who I always believed had hidden depths that the show did not unearth just because she was an anime-only character. Mind you, I have acknowledged her presence when I was a 14-year-old eighth-grader approaching my first year of high school. Before my second year of high school and after I turned 16 years old, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran pleasantly surprised me in more ways than one because of how fun, valorous, and interesting they really were had the show featured them on the forefront more often. Together, these seven yokai warriors have become my role models for life because of how strong, fierce, determined, courageous, headstrong, goal-oriented, and ambitious they were in their own special ways. It is often said that role models in the media can come in different places. When it came to Inuyasha, an anime I continue to have a strong love-hate relationship with, these seven were not only characters I loved and enjoyed but whose personalities I believed had great potential to keep on shining. It also helped that, when Inuyasha first aired in Japan in the year 2000, these seven yokai warriors were teenagers during my consistent viewing of them during my adolescent years, with Sesshoumaru being 19, Inuyasha approaching 18, Ayame being 15, Shuran being 18, Hakkaku being 17, Ginta approaching 17, and Shunran being 13, thus emitting a higher sense of relatability throughout my turbulent teenage years in everything I have endured from my academics to shaping my career to experimenting with my passions.

Sesshoumaru’s focus, Inuyasha’s stamina, Ayame’s determination, Shuran’s strength, Hakkaku’s loyalty, Ginta’s craftiness, and Shunran’s optimism have helped me reflect on what I can be as a person and more. They all embodied how imperative of a role perseverance, valour, and tenacity play in my life growing up. Whether it is Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha growing as warriors with the usage of their respective swords and claws, Ayame’s relentlessness to keep true to her dreams, Shuran’s unbreakable physical strength battling against the pitiful excuse of a warrior who does not need to be named here, Hakkaku’s and Ginta’s brotherly love and deep sense of loyalty or Shunran’s clever craftiness in terms of implementing her illusions to her advantage, I learned a whole lot from them and did what I could to implement what positively encouraging qualities they have into my life. To this day, I continue to admire Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran for the strength and valour they represent and how they use them in their own special ways.

Positive individual traits aside, I too have found myself rooting for them every time they were on screen. For better or for worse, I always knew they deserved better. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha deserve to look beyond their sibling rivalry and realise that they can be strong together, they are never alone, and they can have friends and family who will consistently encourage them to be the best versions of themselves, despite what they think on the outside. Ayame certainly deserves a lot more encouragement as a steadfast, courageous, and fierce heroine who keeps true to her code and does not let anybody dissuade her from being a strong warrior queen with a lot of heart to those who need her undying care, thus asserting that she is not a prize to be won but a woman with her own mind and her own soul, as well as realising that there are other stronger, braver, and more earnest suitors, like Inuyasha, in her life than the one she thought she should be with. (I am looking at you, loser wolf yokai who must never be named ever again). Shuran and Shunran may be happy with their sisters, eldest sister Toran and third-born Karan, because they are family by blood, but even they need more familial love in their lives and recognise that they are always welcome as a family, especially where Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Ayame are concerned. Speaking of Hakkaku and Ginta, these two wolf brothers definitely deserve better friends/family members/comrades because they need the best sides of them to be shown more often, and they do not need to be yes men, thus legitimising their human right to speak their minds and express their true selves. Therefore, I never tuned in to Inuyasha to see overwrought love triangles, annoying sit commands being thrown at Inuyasha, and/or Karma Houdinis who barely receive any comeuppance. I tune into Inuyasha to see Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran shine like the brightest of stars.

When it comes to these seven brave yokai warriors, I can never go wrong with them as my role models for life. I have looked up to them when I was a tween and teenager, and I am still happy to know that they have continued to hold up so well.

I hope you all enjoyed this, and I will see you in the next Inuvember submission. I would also like to know how much Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran mean to you because it would be very interesting. Take care, stay safe, and keep on spreading the love for Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran, everybody.

Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran from Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.