Inuyasha, The Movie 1 - Affections Touching Across Time (2001)

This was a pretty good film

Affections Touching Across Time is the first of four movies released for the Inuyasha franchise. In the film, Inuyasha, Kagome, and their friends must defeat Menomaru, the reawakened son of Hyoga (a powerful moth yokai that Inuyasha's father had defeated two hundred years earlier).

The animation in the film is a little different than the anime series, because the character designs in the film more closely resemble the characters' manga counterparts. There is also some use of computer animation in the movie. Unfortunately, the CG that was used stands out like a sore thumb compared to the rest of the film. However, the CG really needed to be used where it was (the shots of the Tree of Ages), because 2D animation would have been more limiting for what the filmmakers were trying to portray.

There are some bonus features on the DVD. While I was happy to see that the original Japanese trailers for the film were included, I was disappointed that English subtitles weren't included; without the English subtitles, the Japanese trailers were rather awkward for me to watch. There are also some character line art sketches included in the extras. There is also a 35-minute piece that appears to be a promotional piece that aired on Japanese television before the release of the film, which recaps what happened in the Inuyasha television series prior to the film.

Overall, I thought the film was rather well-done. Clock in at 100 minutes, it was just the right length to tell the story that the filmmakers wanted to tell. This DVD is a definite "must-have" for any Inuyasha fan. June 11, 2008

Inuyasha

pretty decent movie. if you have seen the series or any of the other movies this isn't the best out of all of them in my opinion but still really good. February 21, 2008

Great Movie!!!!

This movie was cool from begining to end. It keeps you hooked all the way. The graphics, storyline, action and everything was perfect to start off the Inuyahsa movies with. You could never get tired of the movie. December 8, 2007

fantastic movie for inuyasha fans

i loved this movie! it was so touching and a great start for the inuyasha movies. i wasn't crazy about the artwork at first since to me it didn't show them at their best, i prefer the artwork for the later episodes of the tv series. all in all though it's a must have if you enjoy inuyasha. November 4, 2007

This is the least of the 4 movies

Inuyasha is a very good long running series. The movies range between alright to excellent. Affections Touching Across Time is alright. Its nowhere near the best. In fact the more I watch this movie, the less I like it each time. If your new to Inuyasha, I think its wise to skip this movie and check out the 1st season at least. All the character development is there.

Now I'm not saying this movie is all bad, its just not as great as many people say it is. I'm a fan of Inuyasha and think this movie is lacking. The story is the son of a demon, who's father was beaten by Inuyasha's father wants revenge. The villians name is Menomaru. The bad thing is, he's not a very interesting villian. His two female minions totally outshine him. They are very interesting and add to the movie in the battle scenes. In fact the best battles involves them Miroku and Sango. I also like the way they went into depth on the friendship between Sango and Kirara. I don't think this relationship got as much attention between the 1st and 3rd seasons. So I enjoyed the movie from that end.

This is what I got sick of really quick. The love triangle between Inuyasha, Kagome, and Kikyo. After watching the first 2 seasons, I just feel this is done to death. Somebody needs to die or just move on. Now the bickering and romance between the two can be pretty fun at times but Jesus Christ, do it in smaller doses.

As I noted before, the battle scenes are pretty good. But the ones involving the sub villians, Sango, and Miroku were by the far the best. The final battle was ok, but pales in comparison to all of the movies that come after this. The soundtrack is nothing new. Its the exact same BGM you will hear from the series. This is the reason why it feels like one really long episode to me.

This movie really didn't introduce anything new. Its still good in its own way. This is going to appeal greatly to diehard fans like myslf that must have everything Inuyasha. If you haven't seen any of the movies then I recommend checking out the later ones first. This one isn't bad but its just not as good as the others. September 8, 2007

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