Kikyo Haters

[KagHigurashii]

Ok so I'm a Kikyou fan and no I don't hate Kagome. But this is my thoughts on all u Kikyou haters out there. All I have to say is geezz give it a rest, will ya. I'm not here to tell you that you should like Kikyou. You can hate her all you want or any characters for that matter. But just don't make her into something she's NOT. I have been to a few Kikyou hater sites and their info of her is totally unjust and really one sided. They turned her into some type of sickly, evil girl who is out to get Inuyasha and Kagome. The number one reason why people hate her so much is because she came between Inuyasha and Kagome's relationship, others say it's because she's evil, and some says she's dead, should remain dead, and has no business walking around.
First of all, Inuyasha and Kagome's relationship has problem is because of Inuyasha, not Kikyou. Kikyou gave up on Inuyasha, because she knows she is dead and can't go back to the way thing was between them. She distanced herself from Inuyasha. Everytimes they ran into each other, she always end up leaving him behind. If she really wanted to break up Inuyasha and Kagome, then she would have stick around and be part of the group. Then Kagome would be out of a job, since Kikyou can also sense the jewel. So if you want to blame somebody, Inuyasha is a good start.
Second, Kikyou is not evil. How the hell did people came up with that idea anyway??? Is it because she tried to kill Inuyasha when she first appeared?? Or is it because she doesn't like Kagome?? Yes, she did want Inuyasha dead at first, but can you blame her?? She was brought back to life against her wishes, and the first person she saw was the one she loved and believed that he had betrayed her. Heck, you would be pissed too. On their second encounter, she wanted to take him to hell with her because Inuyasha told her that he had never stop thinking about her. To her, it's better to be together in hell, than to live and not be able to forget about her. No, she did not do that out of hate, but love, just so they could be together. If you just follow the story, it's obvious that she is still love Inuyasha. Ok, she doesn't like Kagome and tried to kill her ONCE, but does that make her evil?? NO, it's natural for her not to like Kagome. Kagome has her soul, the man she loved, and pretty much the life she could have if she was still alive. Her jealousy of Kagome doesn't make her evil. How can she be evil if she travels around helping the sick and injured people?
Oh, and for the "she is dead and should remain dead" argument. There is a thing that's called an unrest soul. Don't forget how she died. The reason why she is still walking around is to kill Naraku and have her revenge. There is nothing wrong with wanting a little justice for your death.
So, if you want to hate Kikyou, go ahead. But just don't turn her into a cold hearted, *****y monster. Kikyou is an independent and solitary person. She is strong, and doesn't rely on other to protect her. She knows what she want and goes for it. What I like most about her is that she is not one of those weakling girls, who needs to be comfort.

[Reinas]

You can try.

Try all you want.

It's not going to be calmed.

Good luck.

[NakedEYE666]

I hate Kikyou because on the Inuyasha game on AdultSwim.com they have those "Kikyo's Barage" attacks.... I mean what is she, a freaking whore? Any character can use those attacks, no matter who they are. Gah!!

[Brill]

Well if you want to discuss this, go to Inuyasha forum in the series specific region. That debate never seems to die. *sigh*

[DAM8024]

Haha :lol:, the Inu Yasha forum has several Kikyo topics already. I am usually one of the very few who defend her and I have in at least 10-15 threads (most of them huge). With that said, I'm sure this will be moved there.

I agree with some of what you said. Kikyo is a strong, tragic, independent and complex character. She actually does a lot of good such as helping villagers in need and making plans to destroy Naraku. In fact, Naraku's fear of Kikyo is great. Kikyo does not deserve to remain dead as even Inu Yasha and Kagome have told Kikyo to live on.

You aren't doing a good job of making Kikyo look good. There are a few problems with your post.

First off, Kikyo is NOT out to get Inu Yasha and Kagome. She let's them be simply because she knows Kagome is the most vunerable member of the group so she let's Inu Yasha protect her. She hasn't really tried to destroy Kagome. Kikyo realizes that she can't continue her relationship with Inu Yasha simply because her priority is to destroy Naraku and resolve the Shikon jewel issue. She hasn't given up on him and perhaps after Naraku is destroyed, they may continue where they left off although odds are against that.

Kikyo doesn't blame Inu Yasha anymore. She tried to kill him twice when she thought Inu Yasha betrayed her. After she found out that Naraku tricked them, she has redirected her revenge to Naraku and hasn't tried to kill Inu Yasha since. She hasn't given up on Inu Yasha either. It's just that her priority is to destroy Naraku.

True, Kikyo has some right to be angry and bitter even against Kagome. She was brought back against her will but she is doing the best she can do fight Naraku and help villagers in need.

I think it was episode 23 where Kikyo and Inu Yasha met at the tree and yes, it's obvious that they both care for each other very much as they did embrace and share intimate words. Inu Yasha said how he doesn't care that Kikyo is in that clay body and how he has not stopped thinking about her for one day. Kikyo said that her feelings for Inu Yasha are still true. It's a great episode.

In any case, welcome to AN ;) .

[Emeraldas]

I have no problem with Kikyo. Kagome's the one who should die. She's even more ditzy, co-dependant and sappy than Hitomi from Escaflowne, and I have yet to see a single episode that demonstrates why she's important to the series at all.

[Effect]

The only real reason I say she is EVIL is because she takes and uses the souls of women for her own greed. To stay alive. She has no right to do that and to deny them eternal rest. Cause she does that and does not feel sorry about it I believe and think she is still evil.

A lot of Kikyo fans seem to ignore this part about her. Her relationship with Inuyasha and how she is with Kagome beside the point. Someone that steals and basicly enslaves the souls of the innocent is EVIL. No way around that, no matter how much you try.

[anifan66]

Kagome will stay as long as she is Inu yahsa's love interest, so people will have to get used to her :)

[Malon]

I'm a Kikyo supporter, too. I think people like Kagome better just because she seems to be the more likely gal to get Inuyasha.


About the soul-stealing thing. I would do that, too. I find it actually funny the way you call her evil. Although I don't think true evil exists, it is clearly represented in anime. So, I believe that someone who is evil is actually someone who is emotionless, heartless, and someone you can't relate to at all. I think the viewers are supposed to sympathize with Kikyo at least just a little bit. Unless, of course, you stubbornly hate her to the point where you become annoying.

[Saki]

you didnt register just to rant about this did you?
they seriously need to tighten registrations...

anyway, shouldn't this be moved to the Series Specific forum?

[Emeraldas]

Kagome will stay as long as she is Inu yahsa's love interest, so people will have to get used to her :)

No we won't. ^_^
Kagome = reason I don't watch Inu-Yasha.

[SuperKnuckles]

I'm not sure why, but the way Kikyo is so cold and gloomy is the reason why I like her.

I think she fits the role better than most characters. Especially since she both committed ritual suicide AND was murdered. Heh, that's some experience on her part I'd say.

[Samurai Drifter]

The only thing I like about Kikyo is her looks.

-She lives off the souls of dead women.

-She hates Kagome...and THAT is unforgivable. :ph34r:

So, yeah, sorry, but I always have thought and always will think that she's kind of a *****.

[NakedEYE666]

No we won't. ^_^
Kagome = reason I don't watch Inu-Yasha.

That's interesting, becasue Kagome is the reason I do watch Inuyasha.

[Simmaria]

the ***** needs to die, oh wait shes already dead, now she just needs to completly vanish. whatever character she used to be is long gone. i dont see why people support the shell of a person that has to live off of killing other people. i can see liking who she was, but i dont see defending what she is now. also isnt this whole thread ironic considering your avatar and signature?

[Mutsumi's~Loverboy]

i support kagome, but i do like kikyou too... but i like kagome better, shes just cuter, mayeb the thread should be about kagome haters instead? ;)

[Kyouru]

I actually like kikyo ^_^ Kagome's nice... but annoying sometimes. KIKYO ALL THE WAY!! :naughty:

[Gerudo Grunt]

the ***** needs to die, oh wait shes already dead, now she just needs to completly vanish. whatever character she used to be is long gone. i dont see why people support the shell of a person that has to live off of killing other people. i can see liking who she was, but i dont see defending what she is now. also isnt this whole thread ironic considering your avatar and signature?

Well, I support her because she constantly angers Naraku and loves Inuyasha no matter what the animators wanted you to believe at the end of ep 47.

She doesn't kill them. She just takes their souls. Besides, Kikyo is probably going to be instrumental in Naraku's death. So if some people have to lose their souls so the greater threat can be destroyed then so be it. I'm not saying that to be cruel, I'm just being honest. If Naraku collects all the pieces of the jewel then even more people will die than people who lose their souls to Kikyo.

[KagHigurashii]

Hey yeah i guess it is kinda ironic but I mean I do like Kikyo and I just don't think people should say that but I do kinda like Kagome its just that this kikyo hater subject has been lasting a while and I wanna know what people think but then again it's only my opinion and no one really hates Kagome

[KagHigurashii]

hey thanks for your opinion people sure I agree what some people saybut still you should not hate Kikyo

[KagHigurashii]

you didnt register just to rant about this did you?
they seriously need to tighten registrations...

anyway, shouldn't this be moved to the Series Specific forum?


no i diidnt join just to rant about this topic I also reply to other people topics to and besides isnt this what a Forum is for

[KagHigurashii]

Hey thanks maybe it should create a Kagome haters not to many people hate her though lol

[Emeraldas]

That's interesting, becasue Kagome is the reason I do watch Inuyasha.

Actually, in all honesty, I have a hard time believing that anyone would like Kagome. Is she really different in the Japanese version or something?

[meowchi]

Not at all, but it's crazy to say that you don't understand why anyone would like her. She is one of the two main people in the story, she was made for people to like.

[Kagura Hakubi]

Kikyou is evil. She does things that benefit no-one but herself.

That does NOT make her special. What do you think Sango's doing when she beats the living daylights out of Miroku?

Kagome, while likable, is too much the "perfect girl" since the Urasue incident. I preferred her from the first few episodes... she was more human before she became a half-person.

[Knives122]

I dont hate kikyo its just that I dont like her, she could of killed Naraku and made everyone like her again but no she let him go...thats evil in my book

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

Kagome, while likable, is too much the "perfect girl" since the Urasue incident. I preferred her from the first few episodes... she was more human before she became a half-person.
Half-person? I think Kagome has developed since Kikyou came into the picture. She has had to learn how to handle her emotions when it comes to Inuyasha and Kikyou, she has to deal with an aching heart, she has to deal with the dangers of the feudal era, and she's stressed out because she has schoolwork hanging over her head. If she's become a half-person, I think it's because I don't think anyone can handle that much without hanging themselves. But that's just me.

I dont hate kikyo its just that I dont like her, she could of killed Naraku and made everyone like her again but no she let him go...thats evil in my book
:huh: She had a plan, it just didn't work. But she didn't think it wouldn't work.

[Kagura Hakubi]

Mathematically speaking at least, Kagome's slightly higher than a half-person. She has a little over her in no ki left, but not much. The other half is in Kikyou. Being a living vessel, Kagome is able to cope with having half a soul, whereas Kikyou needs to absorb other souls to fool her golem's body into thinking it's got a full soul in it. They're both half-people - Kagome has almost no darkness, Kikyou has almost no light - and their characters do suffer from it. Kagome acted like a teenager at the start - mouthing off at Inuyasha when he was an idiot, stuff like that - and having Inuyasha protect her all the time would have stopped her absorbing the "servant" attitude of a Feudal-era woman... but the loss of her in no ki has forced her into that role of "I'm here to help everyone" mentally.

[chaos link]

C`mon dont be so hard on Kikyo shis just confuse you know she dont really know what happend and plus shis a wandering soul now a peace of clay actually.

[Kagura Hakubi]

... like I said. She's half a person. Why doesn't anyone listen?

She's not confused about it. She knows what happened. She also knows that because of it, Inuyasha betrayed her. It's very clear-cut in her mind. Hatred, Anger, Despair, Arrogance... these are the things that form Kikyou's half of the soul.

That's not Kikyou in the clay body. And it's not Kagome in the living body, either. It's two halves of them both.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

That's a scary thought...

[Kagura Hakubi]

How so? Is it because of the idea that someone's soul can be split?

If you look at it in one way... Kagome and Kikyou are two halves of a split personality, but one of them happens to have got it's own body.

[Knives122]

and its all thanks to that bone grabbing demon lady,

just great we have all the hatred in Kikyou and all the love in Kagome, that sure turned out fine

[Kagura Hakubi]

Perfect, aint it? Kikyou's more twisted'n the vilest youkai or human, and Kagome's purer'n Tenshi. Only thin' able ta be more extreme than them two is a hanyou!

[chaos link]

ok,ok kagura you win inu loose -_-;..............me hungry for blood let me cut me self .................aaaaahhhh damit i did cut my self ahhhh its spraying in my face...........ok im ok now:lol:

[Kagura Hakubi]

*snaps her fan shut, and smirks wickedly* Of course. I aint perfect... but I am smart. And powerful. Th'on'y thin' I don' have goin' for me is looks!

[chaos link]

what i never ganno understand what youre sayong kagura hakubi:huh:

[KagHigurashii]

Huh???????Very confused

[laken cascade]

Its Kagura shes always like it and always hitting me with that fan as well
Why doesn't her cousin stop her *sigh*

[Knives122]

kagura likes going into her character alot, espcially with that fan, and her cousin cant stop her b/c shes the wind, you cant stop that

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

More alive now than she was when she was alive? Right now she is mostly anger and hatred; that, if I am not mistaken, is what is harboured in most of her soul. And she still masks her emotions, even though not as much as she did before she met Inuyasha, obviously. So it confuses me a bit that you say she is more alive now than she was when she was alive.

[Brill]

I think pero is getting at that Kikyo now has a fuller range of emotions than when she was living 50 years ago. Kikyo didn't live like other girls her age and her duty prevented her from some of nicities im life. Now, she is frozen at her moment of death where she was a blaze of hatred, anger, but also love.

[nerfer]

Yep I think in the anime she says something like "I am free, free to love and free to hate."

Hmm not sure about the split personality theory. Kagome certainly is pretty selfless, but I think it was always her nature to be kind. Its not like she's completely selfless, otherwise she wouldn't let her jealousy get the best of her whenever InuYasha goes running to Kikyou. If she were a completely selfless person, she wouldn't sit him when she got angry. My point, as pure as Kagome is, she still gets angry and jealous. She as much as says it herself when Hakodoushi tries to steal her soul, to feel those emotions about InuYasha and Kikyou is normal. She is a perfectly normal 15 year old girl.

Same thing goes for Kikyou, she isn't entirely evil either. Even if its because she's simply doing what she did in life, she still tends to the sick and we've seen her care for children in a few episodes now. Would anyone blame Kikyou for feeling the anger she feels at how she died? Wouldn't we all thirst for vengeance as she does? I say her feelings are completely normal, perhaps a bit more magnified, but who could blame her for that? She still has the ability to care though, so her soul isn't completely lost.

I don't think Kagome and Kikyou act like half the people they are at all.

[clamp_fan12]

Well actually her soul is completely lost, it's only dead souls harboring her body...^_^

And, no offense to Kikyou lovers, I think Kikyou just cares for children and the sick because she doesn't really have anything better to do...and sometimes she goes to towns because she "senses some evil prescence" or something...and helps take care of the people there. And in spite of her feeling "angry" in her clay body right now, she doesn't seem all that angry now...I think...her emotions are really messed up...especially in the past, where she didn't grow up like a normal kid did, she could never show her emotions or any weaknesses to anybody.

Okay I'm kind of wandering now so I'll end that there....

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

Kikyou's soul is not completely lost. She still has part of it--the part she gained from Kagome back when she (Kikyou) was first revived. It is a small part of her soul, for Kagome has probably at least three-fourths of it, but it is still part of Kikyou's soul. My hypothesis on the reason she absorbs souls is that, because she is not alive, and does not have her entire soul, she needs other souls to continue living.

Kagome does not act like half a person; nerfer is right. She acts like a normal 15-year-old girl, a very kind one at that, but still normal. She gets jealous. She gets angry. She is hurt. That is all normal.

Kikyou is capable of loving, but because of her upbringing she is not like Kagome. Kikyou was trained, or at least trained herself, to mask her true emotions, so they could not be used against her in battle. But that's much like locking away your emotions, which is not entirely the best of paths to take. Her anger and hatred is a part of her, and considering her death, one cannot really blame her for that anger and hatred. But she does love. Perhaps her anger and hatred is greater than her love (for she does not love Inuyasha as much as some give her credit for), but she is still capable of loving and caring.

Caring for the sick and weak is part of Kikyou's duty as a miko. Even though she is not really alive, even though she could be considered a youkai to some extent (since she was unable to penetrate the barrier around the mountain that I can never remember the name of), she is still a miko; she still wields reiryoku. And she still does her duty. If she cared not for her profession, she would not have cared for the sick as she did.

[otakumau]

I just don´t like Kykyo because of her attitude against things, she wants to get what she needs no matter how!!!!!!

[nerfer]

Yeah I found it interesting too that she was experiencing similar problems to the youkai around Mount Hakurei. But at least because of how she feels currently, she was able to help release Hakushin, I guess those feelings of anger and hatred came in uselful after all! ;)

[KagHigurashii]

Well some of you do put of good arguments and I think beacuse you haven't seen the later episodes you still dont like her that much though its ok i mean they are some parts were i kinda hate her to and were she shouldnt do those things but anyways thanks for the arguments hehe

[meowchi]

What does seeing the later episodes have to do with any thing? She doesn't change that much no matter which episode you are watching.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

Kikyou only changes from the manga to the anime. Her personality does not change during the series, although her views perhaps do. Perhaps it was her feelings that helped her release Hakushin, but I also think that part of it had to do with her desire for him to achieve nirvana. Perhaps she herself wishes she could achieve nirvana and be free, not be attached to the living world.

I think she had trouble penetrating the barrier because she is not entirely a pure human any longer. After all, look at what she does to stay alive: She has to absorb souls, and that is not very pure.

[KagHigurashii]

well the later episodes she not as evil i guess lol

[chaos link]

Well she still is you know.

[KagHigurashii]

hmmm well yeah i guess

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

Well she still is you know.
Technically, there are only a handful of truly evil characters in this series: Naraku and his bunshin, with the exception of Kagura and maybe Kanna (who is more like a doll than anything else and thus may not be considered good or evil). Kikyou is one of the good guys.

[demecowen]

The reason I don't Kikyo is that she gave Naraku the jewel, acting as some plan to get rid of both of them. I mean she had a clear shot to destroy him, but only help him to make him stronger.

But it get worse that she make a B.S. plan to destroy Naraku which he can see a mile away and counter somewhat easily.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

Does anyone here understand that Kikyou did not see fault in her plan when she gave Naraku the jewel? How was she to know that Naraku would expel his heart and overcome the weakness that was Onigumo's lustful desire for her?

[demecowen]

1. Her only plan was base that Onigumo love would protect her, even before knowing that spoiler, it hard to believe that playing on your enemies emotions can led to a secure victory less possible if this enemy is evil.

2. This is Naraku we are talking about, he can easily be dubb as top ten greatest anime villians, top 100 villians in the world becuase he uses his brain alot, he would have figure out a plan to counter Kikyo's. Kikyo knew that Naraku was very clever, but she only made one plan and did not take the chance to kill him.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

There is something in the manga that is not in the anime: Kikyou used the soil from the cave where Onigumo had lain to create a barrier that would keep her from being harmed by Naraku or any of his bunshin (since they are connected to him). Coupled with Onigumo's lust for her preventing Naraku from harming her, how can one blame her for thinking that her plan would work? It was not bright of her to give Naraku the jewel, yes, but one must understand the why before casting it aside. That is all.

[Greek Honeybee]

Demecowen has a point, though. Using Onigumo's feelings for her as a shield is nothing less than stooping to Naraku's level of manipulation. That's no way to defeat him because he knows how to play that game. He practically invented it. It's like infecting a hacker's computer with his own virus. It's only natural to assume he'd find a hack around it.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

Yes, she was stooping to Naraku's level. She was also overestimating herself and underestimating her opponent, both of which are teerrible faults (and this overestimation of herself and undestimation of her opponent is one reason I don't like her). She also did not realize that Naraku does the same thing she was doing; or, if she had, she thought she could trick him by turning his own games back on him, not thinking that he knew the answers to his own riddles.

[Greek Honeybee]

She possibly thought that in order to defeat him, she'd have to think like him. That, and it would give her the great satisfaction of having him beaten by his own techniques. That desire is selfish of her, wanting revenge for her own satisfaction and not thinking of what would be best for the safety of the world, or else she would've destroyed him when she had the chance.

But it would appear that she's learned her lesson, at least. Naraku never will.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

(That selfishness, which contributes to her overestimation of herself, is yet another reason I am not fond of her.)

No, Naraku shall never learn his lesson...until it is too late. :shifty:

[clamp_fan12]

Haha ^_^

Which should be soon, if I am not mistaken...?

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

Soon enough...

[realmss]

ahha you funny I'm not to fond of kikyo much because she is ungrateful ,Kagome saved her Twice and not a simple thank you just 'cause she's dead doesn't mean she has to be rude and doubt kagome heart and inuyasha's, I don't think you realize that the kikyo now isn't the same as the kikyo 50 years ago her powers remain but her heart is filled with hatred

[realmss]

you know what your just a hater like kikyo HA so i knew it you picked the character most similar to your personality so let's see your ungrateful and over estimate yourself and a full on hater well congrats on that, they should put a inuyasha restriction from every adult swim and dvds ,tapes and computer downloads you lay eyes on

[realmss]

you know what your just a hater like kikyo HA so i knew it you picked the character most similar to your personality so let's see your ungrateful and over estimate yourself and a full on hater well congrats on that, they should put a inuyasha restriction from every adult swim and dvds ,tapes and computer downloads you lay eyes on

[realmss]

you know what your just a hater like kikyo HA so i knew it you picked the character most similar to your personality so let's see your ungrateful and over estimate yourself and a full on hater well congrats on that, they should put a inuyasha restriction from every adult swim and dvds ,tapes and computer downloads you lay eyes on

[Datadog2071]

My favorite male charecter is by far Sesshomaru. I always wonder what he is thinking. I'm intrigued by the way his actions are often completely contradictory, as if he is operating on an agenda that is never revealed. He puts on a cold exterior and claims to hold no value in others especially humans, yet he adopts Rin, and alows Jaken to follow him around - even though he is clearly annoyed by Jaken at times. I've often thought that after Inuyasha injured him, he thought having a human (Rin) around may come in handy someday, but then there is evidence that he really cares for Rin. Is the Tenseiga altering his personality, making him more compassionate? Or does he think that Inuyasha's compassion for humans gives Inuyasha an edge - since it enables him to wield tetsaiga - so he just needs a human around on which to practice his own ability for compassion? Most of this is probably explained in the manga, but the mystery is what I enjoy, anyway.

Favorite female charecter: Princess Abi's mother - the giant..uh.. chicken..demon. just kidding. Hard to pick just one. Kikyo is the most attractive, but Sango gets a close second place.

[theshad]

My favorite male charecter is by far Sesshomaru. I always wonder what he is thinking. I'm intrigued by the way his actions are often completely contradictory, as if he is operating on an agenda that is never revealed. He puts on a cold exterior and claims to hold no value in others especially humans, yet he adopts Rin, and alows Jaken to follow him around - even though he is clearly annoyed by Jaken at times. I've often thought that after Inuyasha injured him, he thought having a human (Rin) around may come in handy someday, but then there is evidence that he really cares for Rin. Is the Tenseiga altering his personality, making him more compassionate? Or does he think that Inuyasha's compassion for humans gives Inuyasha an edge - since it enables him to wield tetsaiga - so he just needs a human around on which to practice his own ability for compassion? Most of this is probably explained in the manga, but the mystery is what I enjoy, anyway.

Favorite female charecter: Princess Abi's mother - the giant..uh.. chicken..demon. just kidding. Hard to pick just one. Kikyo is the most attractive, but Sango gets a close second place.

you can't be serious thinkin that kikyo is the most attractive dude!!!!!!!!

[Levon]

I'd say Sango and then Kagura are most attractive. But Kikyo is still attractive in a classic Japanese kind of way.

[theshad]

I'd say Sango and then Kagura are most attractive. But Kikyo is still attractive in a classic Japanese kind of way.

yeah that is probably how i would put it too.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

Is the Tenseiga altering his personality, making him more compassionate? Or does he think that Inuyasha's compassion for humans gives Inuyasha an edge - since it enables him to wield tetsaiga - so he just needs a human around on which to practice his own ability for compassion? Most of this is probably explained in the manga, but the mystery is what I enjoy, anyway.

The Tenseiga itself isn't altering Sesshoumaru's personality. It can't; it's just a sword. It may be a special sword, but it's still just a sword, and a sword alone can't change someone's personality. Nor does Sesshoumaru think that Inuyasha's compassion for humans gives him an edge. The fact that Inuyasha cares for humans is not the only reason he is able to wield Tessaiga.

Sesshoumaru's personality is changing because Sesshoumaru himself is changing. He is growing up. (Believe it or not, he is not the most mature character. In fact, sometimes he can be quite immature, though not as immature as his brother.) He didn't adopt Rin because he wanted to learn compassion. He adopted her on a whim. Having Rin around has just led to Sesshoumaru beginning to learn compassion.

[Anime_fanatic]

You might call me a Kikyo hater....

[Ryuuichi009]

I like Kikyo...I like Kagome too...I must be one of the few people that like them both. Even though I can't see either one of them being with Inuyasha...Kikyo's too mature and she's technically dead...and Kagome doesn't belong in the feudal era and there's no way he can go to her time and be able to live a normal life...he's a hanyou! So it probably shouldn't work with either of them...but the writer's probably going make so weird excuse to get Inuyasha and Kagome together *sighs* no one writes sad endings anymore...

[Dark_Knight]

.....Are you the person who runs the site Inuyasha Journey? Because I can recall a link in that forum that led to a 'anti-Kikyou hater' rant, almost exactly like the one you put....

[Aya Nakamura]

Hahaha my fav discussion lol. In my opinion the reason most people dislike kikyo is (stop me if im wrong) They think its her thats keeping inuyasha and kagome from being a couple and justify that fact by using stuff kikyo did when she was a newly resurrected against her will-vengeful priestess whose supposed murderer whom she sealed was walking around.But 70% of all kikyo haters base these feelings on thinking shes the other woman getting in the way by luring Inuyasha away like some temptress^_^

[Ryuuichi009]

.....Are you the person who runs the site Inuyasha Journey? Because I can recall a link in that forum that led to a 'anti-Kikyou hater' rant, almost exactly like the one you put....

You don't mean me do you?

Oh and about the whole feeding off souls thing. Everything in this world that lives feed off something else. Kikyo instead of food feed off human souls, that's just the way it is for something to live something else (generally) has to die.

[Dark_Knight]

No, I mean the person who made the thread.

[Ryuuichi009]

Alright thanks for clearing that up...I'm a little bit slow on the uptake ^_^ .