Inuyasha The Final Act - The Complete Series (DVD)

At last. All in one box. The entire Final Act series is presented for anyone who was waiting for a single 'box set'. Be warned that there are no real extras here. The second and fourth disks have some extras, including a scroll of translations of the Japanese cast and crew and a very limited list of the English dub cast. Be aware that the acting credits for a lot of the guest characters are missing. This is basically just a repackaging of the Part 1 and Part 2 Blu-rays / DVDs in a single package.The Blu-ray transfer is beautiful true 1080p with DTS-HD audio. Note that the 1.33:1 aspect ratio listed in the item description is wrong. This is true 16:9 high definition. The 5 stars in the review is just for the quality of the disks and the beautiful art on the packaging. The discs also contain the original Japanese language presentation with optional subtitles. Unlike the English dub, all the original Japanese actors returned and full credit is given for all roles.The problem with the English translation was the inability to get several of the main cast to return. The major roles of Kagome, Sesshomaru, Kaede, and Kohaku were recast with mixed results. The new voice for Sesshomaru was excellent, though different; but the recast of the Kagome role was a disaster. The new actress was not able to either render a reasonable imitation of the original or emote in a believable way, which detracted from the overall experience. All of the returning cast members gave respectable to excellent performances.Now I should mention that this part of the series is extremely truncated. Manga material that in the original series required 56 episodes to present was compressed into 26 here. Needless to say, huge passages in the manga were completely omitted and the rest extensively rewritten to fit into the number of episodes allotted. This completion of the story was not treated with the same care and respect that the original series got. In the first episode alone, 15 chapters of the manga were represented and they were scattered all across the first 150 chapters of the un-animated part of the story in no particular order.This is repeated for the first 14 episodes of the series, making for a very disconcerting and hard to follow viewing experience, as I have seen from questions asked about it elsewhere. It also affects the pacing, which is breakneck in the beginning and slows considerably as the episodes progress. If the original pace had continued, the final six episodes would have all been compressed into one. "Extras" are sparse and include an ad for Viz's Neon Alley web site and a partial listing of the English voice cast at the end of the 2nd and 4th discs, which is exactly how those discs were released in the original 2-part division of the series on disc.Not to give away any spoilers, this series picks up right where the old one left off with Naraku safely escaped and our intrepid heroes regrouping to pick up their search for him once again. Only now all the related groups begin to converge on their quarry and interact with one another more closely. We also get to meet a few new characters, both foe and non-foe, as the battle intensifies and some tough choices have to be made in order to arrive at the final confrontation, and its aftermath. The good news is that the story is wrapped up more or less completely, with very few loose ends left.If you want to see the ending of the story as originally intended, read the manga from chapter 339 to 558. It will explain a lot of what is happens as short, disjointed scenes in the anime. It would have been nice to have had a few more extras; but that has not happened. This is mostly intended for hard-core fans who really wanted to see the ending of the story in animated form.

If you've been wondering what Inuyasha and the rest of the main cast have been doing after the end of the original anime came to a rather abrupt end then have no fear, as Sunrise returns to the series with The Final Act. A 26 episode swan song to one of Shonen Sunday's best series and Takahashi's greatest works. The Blu Ray itself is fantastic, the picture quality and sound are terrific and the extra's (while minimal) are a nice touch, including production art, storyboards, and trailers. But the main menu's have absolutely no sound whatsoever, which is really strange. The series can be watched dubbed or subbed in Japanese. What's also cool is that most of the voice actors from the original series including Richard Ian Cox, Kirby Morrow, Kelly Sheridan, Scott McNeil & Paul Dobson with the exception of Moneca Stori & David Kaye return to reprise their respective roles, though the replacements for Kagome & Sesshomaru do a fine enough job voicing them. Overall, the set is a must own for any fan of the series and you owe it to yourself to see how it all ends. Trust me when i say you won't be disappointed once you get to the final episode (no pun intended)

So many long time Inuyasha fans know how painful it was when the series ended, without giving us any form of conclusion or real ending, I only recently discovered that the Final Act was a thing and bought it immediately, when I discovered it was functionally a Season 8 to the story, I was ecstatic. Yes it is a little rushed but I'm sure my fellow fans are just happy to get a conclusion at all! 100% worth picking for for any fans of Inuyasha fans. 10/10.

I recently bought the blu-ray version of this product. I am thoroughly enjoying it. After seven seasons (based on the DVD releases of the original series), Inuyasha and his friends finally bring an end to their longtime opponent, Naraku. The 26 episode series nicely wraps up this story that I have followed for years.The episodes are divided into a four disc (blu-ray) collection. I found myself really enjoying the series. I even liked the new voice actors (for the English dub. The Japanese dub has the complete original cast). Many fans of the series know that Moneca Stori (Kagome) and David Kaye (Sesshomaru) did not reprise their roles for the new series. I found myself enjoying Michael Daingerfield, Sesshomaru's new voice actor. He sounded so similar to David Kaye. Kira Tozer, Kagome's new voice actress is... serviceable. She sounds nothing like Moneca Stori, but after a few episodes, I found myself not minding because she was still good.The special features are kinda sparse: the original Japanese trailers that advertised the series, production art, English credits, and previews for other Viz projects.The picture and sound on the blu-ray is amazing as well, featuring a 1080p HD 16x9 video display along with DTS-HD audio.Overall, "Inuyasha: The Final Act" is a great show. I recommend it to any Inuyasha fan, especially if you wish to see this feudal fairy tale come to an end.

I was glad to find this dvd on Amazon. My product was packaged securely and received UN damaged. The DVD played flawlessly. I will look for other titles this company sells

UPDATE, was just as good as i remembered, perfect ending and just as good as the books. And played perfectly with no fault.1st thing I did was check it was the right product and would play as I have a unlocked did player.. Glad to say, all discs play, but ive not watched it yet. But can review it, as ive seen it years ago, this is the last 26 episodes, some sad and some very funny moments. But then what else would you expect from Rumiko Takahashi. I've read the books and yes there's some differences, but both are still enjoyable. So worth every penny.

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I don't care what people say, this was quite a thrilling and satisfying conclusion to the series. The major protagonists each get some sort of upgrade which is very helpful in the battles, and the final, final fight with Naraku, finally ending the eight-season-long but fun ride. There are a few sad moments to it too, particularly the deaths of two or three long-running characters (not saying who). Richard Ian Cox and Paul Dobson still do a fantastic job as the voices of Inuyasha and Naraku; my only real complaint is that David Kaye is no longer doing the voice of Sesshomaru. His replacement is all right, and at times sounds Sesshomaru-ish enough, but still doesn't sound exactly like David Kaye in his Treize voice from Gundam Wing. Of course Don Brown is still Jaken with his King Kai voice.Sure, it's more along the style of animes back in the days of the earlier seasons of Inuyasha (such as Dragonball Z) rather than modern day anime (such as Fairy Tail), but just enjoy it for what it is, if you like epic battles to the death with a bit of love story sprinkled in.If you got the set of the seven seasons of Inuyasha, be sure to get this one as well! The series is not complete without it and I shudder to think what it must have been like having to wait five or six years for it. Naraku's worse than Voldemort that way

InuYasha like Bleach and Naruto has always remained among Viz's most popular releases over the years and decidedly so. Unfortunately the original series of seven seasons also never did get a proper ending either until now so "The Final Act" title is most appropriate and this release in either Bluray or DVD editions is most appreciated. Was it worth the wait? Yes it was.Like the original it takes up where the seventh season ended and almost immediately goes into a full tilt action packed storyline as they only have 26 episodes and a heck of a lot of characters both friends and foes alike to bring back and either wrap up happily or not! So don't be surprised as long running characters have their brief moments in the sun and then are gone until by the middle of the series things settle down and it's time for both Naraku and our core group of heroes to prepare, upgrade and set the stage for the final battle with major developments for both InuYasha and Sesshomaru. And like the InuYasha movies the end of episode 26 has a five minute long extended ending credit epilogue that will show all the major characters and their happily ever after lives which was really nice to see. It was a wonderful ending.Finally the new series fits in almost perfectly with the original season sets. Characters are the same, animation is identical, most of the dub actors are back and it's the same stereo 2.0 soundtrack and music Even the lack of major extras other than trailers is the same. The only major improvement being that this last season set is now in a proper 16x9 widescreen rather than the original seven seasons 4x3 full frame. So no jarring differences there.Overall it's well worth picking up and a necessity if you already have the rest of the series. But if you haven't seen the original InuYasha then I'd recommend picking up the first season set instead. Otherwise you'll be lost.J. A.

Très bon final pour la série.Au niveau technique, on note une nette amélioration par rapport aux saisons précédentes : image plus fine et plus homogène tout au long de cette dernière saison (merci l'ordinateur).Au niveau histoire, on est scotché du début à la fin. Un peu longuet d'ailleurs la fin (6 épisodes le combat final quand même !), mais ce n'est la fin genre 3 minutes qui durent 10 plombes. Et c'est suffisamment intéressant pour qu'on ne s'en rende pas compte au final.A recommander.En import US, mais si j'avais attendu que les éditeurs français sortent la fin de la série, je serais encore à attendre la saison 2 !Mais peu importe. Contrairement à certaines personnes qui pleurent dès que ce n'est plus en français, l'anglais lu ne me dérange absolument pas. Et comme je ne regarde que les versions originales sous-titrée ça me dérange encore moins.