7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
Overview
With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon of Legend, hatches a plot to plunge the world into an eternal night of the full moon. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Shippou must reunite to confront the new menace.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Buddhism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon of Legend, hatches a plot to plunge the world into an eternal night of the full moon. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Shippou must reunite to confront the new menace.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict and resolution are rooted in fantastical, apolitical themes of restoring natural order and the flow of time, rather than engaging with specific political ideologies or societal critiques.
The movie, a Japanese anime, features a cast authentic to its cultural setting, without engaging in explicit DEI-driven casting or race/gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on its fantasy plot and character dynamics, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features Sango, a demon slayer, who engages in close-quarters combat using melee weapons. She is shown to be victorious against multiple male mirror demons during the final battle sequence.
The film portrays Buddhist monks and their spiritual practices as a legitimate and effective force against evil. Characters like Miroku, despite personal flaws, derive real power and moral guidance from their faith, contributing positively to the narrative's conflict resolution.
This film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on the established heterosexual relationships of the main cast and their conflict with the antagonist, Kaguya, without exploring queer identities or experiences.
This film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the established Inuyasha cast battling a new antagonist, Kaguya, and her plot to freeze time, without exploring gender identity or related topics.
This film is a direct continuation of the Inuyasha anime series. All established characters from the original manga and anime maintain their canonical genders. The primary antagonist, Kaguya, is a new character introduced for this movie, not a gender-swapped version of a pre-existing character.
This animated film is a direct continuation of the Inuyasha anime series, which adapts a Japanese manga. All characters maintain their established visual depictions and implied race from the source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
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