Inuyasha from behind, looking at Kagome’s back and thinking that she is by her side now so he is not alone anymore. End of episode 31.

Inuyasha, a gendered analysis

On the quest towards positive masculinity in a classic shônen manga.

Shônen manga (少年漫画), which literally translates into Japanese comics for young teen male, has been one of the biggest global cultural phenomenon since the 1980s. First meant for a Japanese male teenage audience, it is today one of the most globalized cultural goods, comparable to Disney or Hollywood movies. Every year, hundreds of million…