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Postby Tenshi K. Tama » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:08 am

I heard Kagome's name means a game...what kind?
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Postby Brigid » Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:06 pm

More accurately, her name is a game. Sort of like Farmer in the Dell or Blind Man's Bluff, I think.

One person sits blindfolded in the middle while the kids dance around in a circle singing. (The song starts with 'Kagome, Kagome' so the game is called Kagome.) When the kids stop the one in the middle has to guess who's behind him/her. If the guess is right, the kids switch places.

That's from Wikipedia, so I don't know how accurate it is.
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Postby Tenshi K. Tama » Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:33 am

thanks. I knew it had to be something like that. I saw this site that said kagome meant a bamboo item. I was wondering about it. :?
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Postby cheetah#1 » Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:19 pm

i didnt know kogomes name is a game . and a bamboo item ?LOL . thats funny. 8-) :lol:
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Postby CandieFluff » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:58 pm

I read once that there was actually no translation for Kagome's name; That the closest thing to her name is "kagami" - and that means "mirror."

Again, I'm not sure how accurate that is, considering I don't know Japanese. :?
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Postby Brigid » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:47 pm

I've heard that there isn't a translation for her name, too. But that 'kagami' bit is new to me.

Could be, though. After all, Takahashi-san is known for putting word plays in her characters' names. (Did you know that Ukyo is an area in Kyoto?)
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Postby Chicken993_4eva » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:19 pm

This should show you otherwise. The guy a few posts above me is right.[/url]
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Postby HyperTails » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:51 pm

Well, based on far the manga has gone, here is my guess on how Inuyasha will finally end:

[spoiler]Naraku will kill Kohaku, take his shard, corrupt it, become near god-like in power, and then start defeating everyone. Seshomaru will form a complete meidou, and then Inuyasha will use the Backlash Wave to knock Naraku into it. Naraku, being who he is, won't die from that, but his youketsu will become visible. Inuyasha slices it, Naraku dies completely, and then the Shikon Jewel will be all that's left. Sesshomaru will bring Kohaku back to life, seeing how he has yet to be revived by the Tenseiga, and then everyone will go their separate ways. Kagome will use the jewel, out of love, to become a hanyou and destroy the jewel forever. Everyone has a happy ending![/spoiler]
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Postby Brigid » Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:26 pm

Chicken993_4eva wrote:This should show you otherwise. The guy a few posts above me is right.[/url]


Show us otherwise on what? That there's no translation for Kagome's name? If you'll note, the translation of the song lyrics keeps the word 'kagome' as is.

And HyperTails, that's a very interesting hypothosis! I think I say a picture of Kagome as a hanyou once. It was a very professional looking piece of fanart. (She looked a bit like Chi from Chobits, though.)
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Postby Tenshi K. Tama » Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:32 am

my view of how it all ends is a little simpler:
kagome and inuyasha have a baby somewhere in there/miroku and sango get married. the inu/kag child ends up being the reincarnation of an ancient messiah from heaven, who was sent to earth years ago to defeat the demon spider, and in the battle she/he died trying to destroy him but he just scattered his body and soul across vast demons(the ones that consumed onigumo) One day 'inu/kag child' is out walking around when she comes upon a slightly older rin. the two get kidnapped by naraku and kohaku is to watch over them. he/she performs an exorcism in which she purifies the sacred jewel in his back completely. kohaku helps them escape but they no longer know where they are, then swarms of demons come after them. kohaku is knocked unconscious, and the inu/kag child is getting tired and running low on power so rin comes in with the sword that Sesshomaru gave her for her birthday. sensing the demonic aura that comes from the blade, Sesshomaru soon come in and slashes all the demons. Inuyasha and the group come in too(they were following sesshomaru) naraku in case everyone in a swirling vortex and drops them in a strange place(inside his hiding place) Now inside the his hiding place, InuYasha, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Kohaku, Sesshomaru, Kouga(don't ask), Rin, Jaken, and inu/kag child are greeted with a maniac's laugh.


I'll need to continue that when I get back from school. adios!
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Postby Brigid » Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:14 pm

@.@ My head hurts, but I think I followed all that.

It sounds kinda cool.
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Postby Tenshi K. Tama » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:35 pm

I never did finish did I? Well, I think its a little self explaining:
They all hit naraku with one blow and the inu/kag child convertsall their attacks into one and hit naraku with her own power included. In the end she is sacrificed and everyone cries. :cry: One day Kagome goes to her world and walks around town until she comes across a homeless child in a dark alley. She takes the child home, blah, blah, they figure out that the child is really the inu/kag child just reincarnated and take him/her in as their own...the end.

for all I know all of that would make one heck of a movie. :twisted:
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Postby Brigid » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:31 pm

Yeah. It would make a good movie. (Suspense, romance, sadness, and really big explosions. Yep, definitely movie material. :lol: )
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Postby Tenshi K. Tama » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:04 am

Brigid, how do you think InuYasha is going to end.
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Postby Brigid » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:42 pm

... Gosh, I really haven't given this much thought.

Well, I think Naraku is going to set a huge trap to get the shards that Inuyasha and Koga have. Kikyo will find out about it and try to get there first to stop Naraku. So when Inuyasha shows up, Kikyo is in danger, again.

He rushes to Kikyo's aid as Koga arrives. He's momentarily distracted by Kagome, and swears to protect her and defeat Naraku single handed. This does not go over very well with Inuyasha, who starts yelling at Koga to stay away.

Naraku uses this opportunity to strike at Inuyasha, who gets his abdomen opened up *again*. (How many times is he going to get hit in the same spot before it refuses to heal?) Sango cuts the tenticle off with her Hirakotsu and... I can skip all the fight details, right?

Anyway, Naraku fights off our heroes and tries to kill Kikyo, again, while Sesshomaru shows up. He had followed Naraku's scent and came to kill Naraku for trying to use him, putting Rin in danger, and to avenge Kagura's death.

Naturally, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, *and* Koga all get into an argument over who gets to throw the killing stroke.

Somewhere in this I figure Koga'll probably get the two shards in his legs torn out, almost putting him out of the fight. (And if he weren't so stuborn, it would.)

Finally, Sesshomaru uses his sword to open a hole to the other side. Naraku is getting sucked in, but is also trying very hard to crawl out.

Inuyasha uses whatever ultimate attack Tetsusaiga has this time around to force Naraku into the hole while either Kagome or Kikyo (possibly both) manage to fire an arrow at Naraku.

In the resulting explosion the jewel is thrown free of the hole and Naraku is completely obliterated. Finally at peace, Kikyo's fake body disintegrates into dust. Probably in Inuyasha's arms. She tells him that it's all right and that his concern should be for Kagome.

Kagome picks up the jewel and adds the remaining fragments to it so it becomes whole almost whole. The only missing piece is the shard in Kohaku's back.

Kohaku offers to return the shard, but Sango doesn't want him too, because he'll die. He tells her not to worry and cuts it out of his back. He falls, everyone thinking he's dead. Sesshomaru isn't so convinced and tells Kagome that she should treat that wound.

At first Kagome wonders if Sesshomaru understands what's going on, but then she notices that Kohaku is breathing. It's shallow, but it means he's alive. When she says that, Sango rushes to Kohaku, insisting that she tend to her brother's wounds.

With the jewel now whole, Miroku asks what they're going to do with it. Inuyasha grabs it, declaring that he knows exactly what to do with it.

Uneasy feelings all around.

"I'm going to destroy it!"

The jewel glows. Because of Inuyasha's desire to be rid of it and all the pain it causes, the jewel is purified.

Sesshomaru makes some rather condecending yet congratulatory statement and leaves. Koga gets on Inuyasha's case for destroying the jewel while Kagome and the others defend him. Kagome finally states plainly that she loves Inuyasha, causing both Inuyasha and Koga to turn bright red.

Only admittind defeat temporarily, Koga leaves (though maybe not right away). Once alone, Inuyasha asks Kagome if she really meant that and she replies that of course she did, why would she go through all that if she didn't? They end up having an argument that Miroku, Sango, and Shippo comment on while they eavesdrop from behind some bushes.

Kagome does return to her time, but Inuyasha comes to visit very often and they eventually get married.

Miroku and Sango get married.

Rin and Kohaku stay friends and show signs that they too will eventually get married.

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha still don't speak to each other except in threats and put downs.

And Koga finally has to give up on Kagome.

Wow. That was a lot of detail right off the top of my head. :shock:
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