Inuyasha

76 · Post by 76 » Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:52 am

just shave a cat or dog then take a good look at it

HyperMana · Post by **HyperMana** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:47 pm

Uhhhh...okay....

Just draw a stick figure and forget to put ears on it. That's about it. I think there's just no ears there. Who knows? Maybe his hair is really thick there or something.

Tenshi K. Tama · Post by **Tenshi K. Tama** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:50 pm

I think the main reason Rumiko put those two long siburnes right there is because she herself didn't know what it was supposed to look like.maybe.
I mean come on here think about it as many animal ears there are in anime they always have somthing covering up where the spot the ears are supposed to be.

Brigid · Post by **Brigid** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:29 pm

For my part, I wonder more as to *why* she put the ears on the top of his head. Anatomically, they really should go where normal human ears do.

Yes, animal ears seem to be at the top of the head (more or less) in reality. However, that is because animal skulls don't extend as far up as human skulls do. When you look closely you see that the relative possition of the ears is the same on animals and humans (or, at the very least, very similar).

Yet it seems to be a convention on both sides of the Pacific to perch the ears on the very top of the head. (Examples: Inuyasha [duh], Miss Piggy, Kurama [from YuYu Hakusho], and that announcer cat-girl from the same series. There are others, I just can't think of them at the moment.)

Org Profile · Post by **GloryQuestor** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:08 pm

The only thing that you are missing on, though, is the fact that we never see the side of InuYasha's head ... his hair is too long.

There is still room for speculation that he has dog and human ears ... we just do not see the human ears due to the hairstyle.

Once he turns human, his hair changes along with the ears on his head. We can now see human ears ... then, when he turns back, his hair covers the sides again.

So, still the question to ask is if he has human ears all the time or not?

(The easy answer: Rumiko Takahashi is playing with our heads.

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Brigid · Post by **Brigid** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:13 am

GloryQuestor wrote:There is still room for speculation that he has dog and human ears ... we just do not see the human ears due to the hairstyle.

Okay...

That's just too wierd.

And rather unlikely. His hair *color* changes, but not much else. When he's in human form the human ears are visible, thus making it unlikely in the extreme that they're there when he's a half-demon.

Also, if you read the manga, you actually get to see his ears change.

76 · Post by 76 » Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:01 am

I go with the "hair is in the way" thing cuz...thats what I was gonna say

I don't think inuyasha has boths sets at once becuz then there wouldn't be a "transformation" becuz if his hair changing colors counts as one then my sister "transforms" about every month or so too...

KagomeSakuraMoon · Post by **KagomeSakuraMoon** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:57 pm

I think Inuyasha has only dog ears when he's half and half,and ears when he's human form. Cause he makes the coment that he's hearing is better when he has his dog ears. But thats just my thinking. btw cartoon network needs to buy more Inuyasha eps! >.<

HyperMana · Post by **HyperMana** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 5:33 pm

Maybe he can hear better because they're on top of his head.

...that was just a random thought. ^_^U

Brigid · Post by **Brigid** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:56 pm

Er. Actually, in the real world, hearing has more to do with the shape of the ears than their placement on the head. (Also, the ear bones are modified jaw bones, thus their universal placement just above the jaw.)