So David and I have been spending quite a bit of time indoors. I would love to get out and enjoy the island but I don't want to do too much too soon. We do have a while here.
But recently, I decided to revisit a key part of my teenage years as a way of connecting with the culture. We have began watching anime together.
I bought 4 seasons of Inuyasha, which is over 70 episodes. We have powered through the first half of a season in three nights. And I am starting to remember why I fell in love with the show in the first place.
To summarize the show so far, Inuyasha (or shmhshmshmhn as Dave calls him) is a half demon half mortal boy who was after a jewel which could turn him full demon when his girlfriend Kikyo (Toyota as Dave calls her) shot him with an arrow and then died from a wound. Her spirit was reincarnated in a girl in modern day Tokyo, named Kagome, who stumbles upon an old well which is a portal to the ancient Japan. Kagome accidentally shattered the jewel after a series of events and now she and Inuyasha need to find all the shards before the other demons use it for evil. To keep Inuyasha in check a beaded necklace is cursed to his neck and allows Kagome to control him by saying "sit boy." playful bantering ensues as the two venture on their way to find the shards.
Standard Anime plot. Lol.
But what I like the most about this show is not just the obvious plot to get Kagome and Inuyasha in love, but the endless humor in it from recurring jokes. Another part of the reason I enjoy this show so much is because it is a lot like David and I. Inuyasha acts annoyed by Kagome's naïveté and persistence to do the right thing. Kagome is just rather confused by the entire situation and is in a foreign place where the only person she can truly trust is Inuyasha.
And I love how David smiles when watching this show, since he was the one to point out our similarities.
Anyway, that's my post for today. Talk to you kids later.
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