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So, just as a curiosity: what happened to Midoriko and the youkai? Did they go to hell or did they simply cease to be?

I know it will be impossible for me to sleep tonight! What will be most difficult will be getting through work tommorow knowing that I will be reading the last chapter when I get home. I'm not going to be able to contentrate. AAACCCKKK. It can't be over yet. I'm just not ready. I think I was an even bigger mess when I read the end of Ranma, I cried for a good long while. Now I'm older and wiser and.....aw, who am I kidding; I'll be crying tommorow night when this is all over.

So can we start a support group or something? TAA - Takahashi addicts anonymous. Don't think I'd be looking to cure it though.

Oh, I was so emotional throughout the whole chapter! Until Kagome came back, I had this sinking feeling in the pit of my stomache that just said "No, she can't leave her there without Inuyasha, she just can't!" You have no idea how torn up I was. That is probably why I didn't mind the absence of a kiss. Alright, so there wasn't a deep passionate kiss at their reunion, but I thought it was so wonderful the way it was almost expected. It's so heartbreaking to me to think that Inuyasha had been jumping into the well every three days for three years...hmm, Takahashi has a thing for threes, huh? That shot where they were reunited - he put his hand into the well and lifted her out *sigh* yeah, that's the money shot right there.
You know, I actually like that she stayed home and finished what she needed to do. Kagome had her own 'loose ends' she needed to tie up. Like I said in another post, I would think it horrible if Takahashi left the Higurashis hanging. -- Really funny line went something like this: "You got a hot sister, don't you? Introduce us to her." "She went off to get married after she graduated." "What is she a yankee?"

Yeah, I noticed Kouga's absence too...poor wolf-boy. I miss him and I wonder what happened to him and his clan. I hope he found a nice wolf-girl. I would hope he'd at least tell Inuyasha to take care of Kags, though he already did, I guess, after Kikyo died. I think it would have been funny for Inuyasha to finally be able to rub his marriage to Kagome in Kouga's face. What a funny encounter that would have been!

I'm glad Rin is staying with Kaede. She'll be brought up well with her and the Inu-gang. Sessy is certainly keeping her well-dressed which I think is uber sweet.

The most kawaii shot in all of Inuyasha EVER: the twins pulling on Inuyasha's ears. Babies and Inuyasha - SQUEEEE. I had to think though that Inuyasha was only annoyed with their antics because the tugging on his ears may have reminded him of his first encounter with Kagome - yeah, I may be reading into it a bit.

I loved the last shot too. Kagome is in miko's clothes and Inuaysha is okay with it, unlike the first time he saw her in them and asked her to take her clothes off... .

I thought it was also so cool when she called Sesshoumaru Onii-san - brother-in-law and his eye twitched in a mean glance - as did Inuyasha's. It was almost as if Inuyasha was indignant for his brother. She didn't go right out and say it, but Takahashi sure insinuated that the brothers have an amiable relationship. You can also assume that Sesshoumaru forgave Sango, given the fact that she's alive and Rin is living in the village with her.

Well, I've already written alot and I'll probably have more to say later, so, check ya soon!
---One thing I'm wondering about: did Eri, Yuka and Ayumi ever find out where she'd been? It sure didn't look like it.

I was also confused as to why Kagome had to stay in the modern world three years before being able to return to the Sengoku era for good.

Well, she talked about her heart breaking for her family because she had made them worry. She wanted to grow up, end her life in the modern era on a positive note and, I guess, make sure her family knew she'd be okay. When her and her mom were standing at the well after her graduation, I think her mom was finally ready to let go and Kagome was able to let go herself. In short - her heart was split between the two eras. She knew she wanted to spend her life with Inuyasha - she just had to tie up her own loose ends in her own time before she could give herself completely to him.

PS: Did someone say there was a page giving some hints of her next series?

It just said "Look for Takahashi's next series." No real hints, I'm afraid.

Now have yourself a nice long summer break, Rumiko. You deserve it.

AMEN BROTHER!!

Oh, you know what, Ranma 101, they didn't. I just noticed that. In the last shot she still has them on, dang it! I think that would have been a significant development in their relationship, though I think at this point in his life after all they've been through, he just didn't mind them so much. I think those beads may have actually reminded him of her while she was gone and he now treasures them as an eternal reminder of how they met fell in love as they spend their lives together.