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When do you think Inuyasha caught feelings? I constantly reread the very beginning and try to find out! I know that it’s common for the character to not be consciously aware of their feelings (especially in Rumiko’s work) buuuuut we had that scene with Kagome realizing her feelings for Inuyasha at the tree! So I always wondered how Inuyasha would react if he had a clear AHA moment like Kagome. Or like the exact panel when he crossed the line from friend to ///blush////. I switch back and forth between thinking inukag was platonic for just a tiny microsecond or Inuyasha was always in denial about liking Kagome. Who by the way? Is pretty flirty with him from the get go?

I think the Yura of the Hair arc was the turning point in their strained relationship. They became friends and Inuyasha gained respect for her. Then by the time we get to Sesshomaru’s plot with the Unmother, we are potentially in crush territory because of the Tessaiga! And maybe Kagome’s turning point was the Noa Mask arc. He was trying to look cool for her by then- WHICH IS SO FAST!! Idk how he kept it together in the Fateful Night in Togenkyo arc! Kagome kept hitting him directly in his weak spot. Seeing her naked? Wearing his haori, and that line about not being disgusted with his blood because it’s his? Like Jesus Christ Kagome!! Give the poor guy a second to breathe 😂 The way she accidentally swooped him off his feet will forever be funny to me.

Idk just wanted to ask for your thoughts. Even though you probably get asks like these all the time 🥲

I completely agree about the Yura of the hair arc! Kagome went from being "this annoying girl who looks like the woman who killed me" to "oh this girl is actually pretty brave and resourceful actually".

It's also coincidentally when he called her by her name for the first time, and Kagome really hated being called "woman" or just "you" so to use her name showed that he respects her (side note, it's also why I dislike when he calls her "wench" in post-canon fanfics). The Tessaiga plotline is also a good one, he again saw how courageous she is when she followed him without any hesitation and stood up for him in front of Sesshomaru!

Another important one is the spider head arc, where he realized how kind and caring Kagome is, which I've talked about more in details here.

But the moment when he crossed the line from friend to ///blush//// as you so well described, imo is at the end of the arc where Kikyo gets resurrected:

This scene is also why I think it's sooo funny when people say he sees her as Kikyo's replacement because... he literally doesn't lol. At the beginning of this arc he says Kikyo's sad face made him feel "like he did something wrong" while here, Kagome's happy smile makes him feel "relieved". He starts crushing on Kagome based on qualities she has (the ability to cheer him up and her playful nature) that are different from Kikyo...

So this was the start of him crushing on her, but the real turning point and when he really realized his feelings for her is the other Sesshomaru arc, where she got put in danger and he realized how much it would hurt him to see anything happen to her....

That is not a hug between besties 😭 It's also after Kagome came back to him and hugged him back that he said "I thought it would be better if you were far away, but it's when I saw your face that for some reason my strength returned. That's when I realized... I want you by my side Kagome." to me that is 100% when Inuyasha realized he was developing romantic feelings for Kagome! 

I think it's interesting that you say Kagome flirted with him early on, because I don't really remember that? Except that one line above where she teased him for "looking at her with desire in his eyes"? I think she started flirting with him after this whole "I want you by my side Kagome", like when they had to watch over a dead woman together and she snuggled up to him.

Also yes, Kagome very first sign of crushing on Inuyasha was when he saved her and Sota during the Noh mask arc!

But Kagome was in denial for a looong time 😭 She knew they weren't "just friends" (not that platonic relationships are lesser, just that there was clearly also romantic tension between them) but it really wasn't until chap 175 / episode 48 that she realized she really was in love with him! 

Also everything you said about the Togenkyo arc is SPOT on, I still don’t know how Inuyasha survived that LMAO

oh my favorite trope? two people who go through something so unique and agonizing and entirely beyond words that they have no choice but to create a bond that transcends all other types of love, thus acting as the sole point of understanding for the other person in a world that cannot fathom what they’ve been through

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Fellow inukagger here *shakes your hand* I noticed your tags on an inuyasha video edit post where you stated inuyasha was seeing kagome during their almost first-kiss. I want to believe this soo badly, but I have actually made a post where I argue the opposite bc that’s (unfortunately) my interpretation.

I would genuinely love to hear why you think this as I’m more than happy to be convinced 🥺❤️ If you’ve posted about it before, apologies that I haven’t seen it; please kindly drop a link.

Thank you very much! (It’s all 🫶🏼 and interest in civil discussion, certainly not looking to start anything otherwise)

Sure thing! I think there's a lot of misconception firstly because Kagome herself says this. That he hates her for looking like Kikyou, but when he looked at her in that moment, it looked loving, so she herself put two and two together that he must still be seeing her as Kikyou, but therefore have been in love with Kikyou. Which is partially true in that we know he did have feelings for her back when she was alive. (I have my own InuKik-critical perception on this, but that's a whole other rant and probably not what you're asking.) But I think it's VERY important to keep in mind that Kagome is an Unreliable Narrator in her own story here, particularly where it comes to interpreting Inuyasha's feelings at times. This holds true for pretty much the entire story, but particularly early on, when she doesn't know him as well. First off, I'm going to fast-forward slightly to give examples of Inuyasha himself making it clear he does NOT see Kagome as Kikyou, to prove my point that he's not lying when he tells her so at the almost-kiss. Keep in mind a lot of these are only available in the source material and the anime DID cut them to fuel love triangle drama. The manga is the original intended canon, so that's what I'll be going with for this entire conversation.

(Let it be said that as far as Japanese subtleties are concerned, he is asking Kagome to date him, here.)

For the sake of argument, let's look back at this "very beginning" he mentions, and how long it took him to realize Kagome LOOKED a bit like Kikyou, but was not Kikyou:

Well that was quick. He does compare them a few times after this, but it's always about how different they are. (Usually to be rude, but let's face it, this is early Inuyasha.)

(I include this "comparison" just because he's RELIEVED here at Kagome NOT being Kikyou. It's the first explicit indication that he likes her for her and would be heartbroken if the girls got switched.)

(Then he proceeds to make it even more explicit, and even Kaede spells it out.)

He completely stops comparing them in any capacity after this, and the way he does it says to me that he sees and values them very differently IN SPITE of the slight physical resemblance, not BECAUSE they look alike.

"But Kit!" I hear you say, "These examples are meaningless because they are AFTER he tried to kiss her!" Well I disagree his feelings would have changed that drastically in the small amount of time given the context, but let's still look at all InuKag have been through at this point. I'll just do a montage of Inuyasha feeling pride or affection for Kagome in said arcs because I am self-indulgent like that, lol.

(My boy did not need to protect her, here. If she was gone, he'd be free of the beads and thus free to just take the Jewel. He did it purely out of valuing her life in some capacity.)

(Knowing her scent already? Lending her your only armor just so she won't get hurt? Why Inuyasha, that's not extremely intimate at all!)

(I find him saying her name significant not just because of differentiating her from Kikyou in his mind, but in that Inuyasha doesn't say ANYONE'S name unless they are important to him. Exceptions.)

("I refuse to get involved!" *Kagome's in trouble, immediately gets involved*)

(I love this arc overall SO MUCH cuz they not only have their first friendly pouty BFFs spat, but Inuyasha then immediately comes running to save her after smelling her blood THROUGH SPACE AND TIME, and is so desperate to be relied on cuz it makes him feel good to protect her and he's realizing that.)

(Lest we forget he had SOMETHING TO TELL HER right before threading their fingers extremely intimately.)

(Inu wasn't in this arc much but he WAS very worried and impressed with her.)

(I could honestly put the WHOLE spider head arc in here and gush about every detail of their character development, but we all know the highlight and I think Rumiko put it best in the Profiles Book that Inuyasha had never encountered or thought of anyone who would be saddened by his death before. I truly believe this is when he decided to open up and give his budding feelings for her a chance to bloom. And more importantly for this particular argument, decides NOT TO LIE to her again.)

And it's at this point we come to him trying to kiss her. It's true Inuyasha's emotions are slightly volatile from Kikyou being brought up. It's a definite sore spot, which even Kagome picks up on. Kagome asks point blank if he still sees her as Kikyou and hates her for it. To which he says she has it all wrong.

Considering her previous statement was if he HATES her, we can pretty easily infer that he's answering that directly, here. As in, no, he does not. Reading into context clues and what we see before and after this moment, I'd go so far as to say he's implying he LOVES her, here. Or at least is beginning to realize he likes her much more than as a friend. The last arc was huge for him, let's not forget that. He'd never ever been vulnerable like that with anyone: both in letting them know his night of weakness, and emotionally. All signs point to him having realized he's fallen for Kagome pretty hard and is ready to finally LET himself fall. (Though clearly Kagome's not quite ready herself, yet.) I'd argue that Kikyou's resurrection arc and the arcs following shortly after that I linked moments from earlier are there to just cement that he doesn't see her as Kikyou to any viewers who are still skeptical. In the manga anyway, we're never shown Inuyasha pining for Kikyou or wishing she was back to life. Quite the opposite, he only wishes her to rest in peace and reach Nirvana, which he has said to her more than once. The closest we get is this line right after the resurrection arc comes to an end and Kikyou's presumed dead from the cliff:

Which I personally interpret as him still being heartbroken, yes, but the fact he brings up the idea of falling for another woman tells me he's still mulling over how he has romantic feelings for Kagome, and his trauma regarding romance making him wonder if he should backpedal on that or give up his initial goal that was a symptom of his heartbreak in the first place. (As in, he immediately stole the Jewel after Kikyou betrayed him essentially to make the hurt go away as soon as possible. Also note this is AFTER the almost-kiss, right before Miroku makes his appearance.) So I have a pretty hard time believing that he suddenly decided to lie to Kagome right after his entire breakthrough night of vulnerability with her, and how that affected him. Also keep in mind that Kagome doesn't have concrete feelings for Inuyasha yet, so there is no jealousy or lack of confidence where Kikyou is concerned at the point of time in question. One could (shakily imo) argue that he might lie to protect her feelings later on, when he's worried about her becoming angry or jealous, but he has no such reason to lie, here. Therefore I believe he's being extremely genuine, and probably the most genuine he's been so far since he decided to abandon his previous lie about disliking her scent. I truly think he wanted to find out what kissing was like with this spitfire girl who'd run away with his heart already and made him feel and share things he'd never felt or shared with anyone. I hope this at least elaborated on why I see that scene the way I do! If you have questions or want me to discuss an aspect of it further, don't hesitate to hit up my inbox again! I'm happy to share my thoughts on the series and especially InuKag!

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