Inuyasha OST 2 - Kikyo's Heart

[@a.u_gingk0]

Kikyo is what I would call a tragic hero, she went through so much pain, alive and dead

[@horohorosrin]

Dude, after she came back from the dead, as it were, she was 99% the cause of her own problems.

[@Kev376]

​@@horohorosrin What do you mean? Kikyo's soul was damaged badly when she thought she was betrayed, and she really didn't do much bad, she did try to kill Inuyasha but who hasn't. Other than that she would help the villagers at every town she came across, children love her ect. But really she didn't do any actual bad in the show, handing over the jewel to Naraku was part of the plan to purify him and rid the world of him and the jewel. Don't use the movies to judge her either, when they scripted the movies they took the initial character profile's for the characters, which didn't include any character development that happened after the characters where introduced, so they always portrait her as she was right after being resurrected, and from the beginning Kikyo was always changing throughout the show to reflect the process of healing the wounds of the past and such.

[@horohorosrin]

"she did try to kill Inuyasha but who hasn't." You know what? That's fair. @@Kev376

[@animefaamily1994]

AnimeFreak 15 i hate her so much

[@a.u_gingk0]

@@horohorosrin lol I think of her like Shadow the Hedgehog. It's similae

[@Vishal-mq5nx]

Kikyo is that one character whose sacrifice makes you feel a little bit hollow from inside. At 1st place didn't like her much but with the age and maturity you can feel her pain, grief and loss. Inuyahsa will always be one of the best character portrayal anime of all times.

[@mauriziomauro1268]

Totally agree. I am watching the full serie right now, almost 20 years later. Kikyo is the most complex character. They did an amazing job portraying her.

[@brandonidrovo6348]

Even though her grave was desecrated and she suffered a lot when she was brought back to life, I think it was the best thing that could’ve happened to her soul. Learning the truth about how she died and that Inuyasha wasn’t the one who betrayed her and finding some moments where she felt happy whenever she was by Inuyasha. Even though Naraku eventually killed her again, she died in the arms of the man she loved and was finally able to achieve peace. Not a bad way to go out if you ask me

[@andyisoverparty]

Es esto una de las razones por qué este anime es parte de mi, su soundtrack es literalmente arte, no solo se escucha "bien" ,encaja perfectamente con cada situación, e incluso es como si me hicieran sentir cada situación como si fuese propia. Las melodías me atrapan y simplemente imagino mi propio mundo mágico uno donde sólo este anime me ha llevado

[@Ryu-Chan__]

Kikyou has got a devastating backstory. She was one of those characters who got the most hate, despite being written so well. Tbh, i think she was created just to make Kagome's story look a little sad. Kikyou literally died two times and her final moments in the hands of her lover brought tears to my eyes

[@aliddda328]

She was the one for inuyasha but it happened

[@NikosGinsan]

She was a great character. F the haters.

[@91AizenSama]

Not really. Not everything is about KAgome. Kikyo was just as important from the very beginning of the story. Hell, even more so, I would argue. I love Kagome, but I cannot stand how the fans hate on Kikyo and make everything about Kagome. Even when from the VERY BEGINNING. From the first episode, we knew that they cannot have a future together. They have told this so many times, even when Kikyo tried to live a quit life in a little village. The truth is, Inuyasha was too mature for the little girls who only cared about the shipping bs.

[@Capri_00]

All Kikyo wanted was a life with Inuyahsa. Before she died the first time she admitted that she could never be an ‘ordinary’ woman because she was keeper of the scared jewel. Her thoughts and actions had to be pure and was in constant battles with demons. She wanted to make Inuyasha human to purify the jewel eternally and making it vanish from the world. When she can back from the dead and was thought to be working with Naraku, she was really trying to make the jewel whole and purify it and Naraku making them both vanish from this world. But of course her plans were never completed and she told Kagome the rest was up to her. It was her final moments with Inuyasha when she knew she was doomed once again. Only this time she will die in his arms. (She wanted this ending only with both of them aged humans leaving from this world together.) It’s tragic she didn’t get the ending she really wanted but her soul will remain on via Kagome.

[@justdance4750]

u can feel her exhaustion and her longing but also her strive to do what was right even more so

[@Makkaru112]

Yes! she has amazing resolve and shows time and time again that she is not dark at all and nearly retains alot of her original power if not a little chipped and tarnished. but also enhanced!

[@kylieb4255]

This song makes me feel an indescribable feeling

[@katarraparson6672]

I feel a deep, hopeless sadness for Kikyo. The melancholy is overwhelming.

[@cosmonaut42]

Kylie B kikyo always had this guilt for inuyasha and unquest love for him.

[@anamaria4980]

samee (⌯˃̶᷄ ﹏ ˂̶᷄⌯)ﾟ

[@VisionoftheChief]

They were meant to be together...man fuck Onigumo

[@sasukestrxd775]

Same!

[@tasukedate8180]

...To live is to die. To die is to live. My name is Kikyō. I am a priestess who is unable to leave this world and reach the sacred place. No, that is not entirely the truth. Once I was a priestess. Now I am but a corpse with a cursed, false existence. No matter how much I desire to do good and help others, the truth is I live off the souls of the dead. Pure is impure. Impure is pure. Good is evil. Evil is good. Or is it?

[@randomanimefan0154]

*Clapping* Nice Quote my guy!

[@Akoga17]

Which episode did she say this?

[@catlovergirl4604]

@@Akoga17 108

[@aliddda328]

Pure is impure impure is pure good is evil evil is good I didn't think I'll miss that mountain

[@fandomgirl8202]

I’m on the Final Act and I love Kikyo character. The pain that she went through and the loneliness is so horrible.

[@bigdraecoh]

Fuck em we ball!!!!

[@cunningsmile4166]

Kikyo suffered so. A heart filled with such sorrow. To live was just pain

[@Nayeli-if9zc]

Yes.... :"""""(

[@RavonGarner]

Omg they played this when Kikyo visited Kaede one last time to say goodbye... i found that hard to watch

[@JillianMSesshomaru]

same I almost cried

[@cecilexeniabach8464]

Jillian Mhoon same

[@MOETLiICiiOUS]

Ravon Garner i actually cried :(

[@RavonGarner]

i know this was heart breakingly sad

[@MOETLiICiiOUS]

Is it weird that i watched her death yesterday and still feel sad about it today ? :/

[@knowlessman]

Tears. Teardrops, falling. Crying, wails of raw sadness. Heartbeats, slow, labored.

[@Potential94]

A lot people associate this track with Kikyo and rightfully so, but for me it always makes me remember Suikotsu’s final moments. Such a beautifully complex yet tragic character finally put to rest.

[@kekw8348]

To me in this anime there were only two characters that I found the most important. Kikyou and kagome. They are yin and yang for me. They are the same yet not. Kikyou represented pain and suffering. While kagome represented never ending Hope and courage. T~T

[@nothingimportant4105]

Never thought about it that way! The yin and yang. That’s interesting to think about

[@fandomgirl8202]

That’s so true

[@enjisilverstone-nolongerac7533]

It fascinates me how Kikyo is helpful regardless of being “alive” or deceased like her light never fades

[@florabxrri5192]

1:32 So epic and powerful.

[@virusmaker506]

To those of you here, I’m sure this isn’t a spoiler. I could not stand Kikyo, but this show... this show eventually made me love her. It helped me get to know her and her suffering. When she died, it was one of the saddest anime deaths I have ever experienced 💯

[@tylosthegwise4160]

Kikyo is the definition of a Mature Woman.

[@nataliemoonsings]

She even makes Inuyasha act more mature than he normally is with her

[@tylosthegwise4160]

@@nataliemoonsings I know right. We don't get to see that side of him often.

[@phanhoan9030]

I can feel Kikyo's sad and angry in this theme

[@kekw8348]

This ost alone makes you feel exactly what she felt while she continued to live her second life

[@kaijuslayer3334]

What’s interesting about Kikyo after her death is with how worn, tragic, and tormented her soul was. She could have very well become akin to a powerful vengeful spirit or demon of her own caliber, or even just a wandering lost soul where her hatred could manifest. Priestess Yao (Corrupted Monk) from Sekiro is one kind of example of what I’m talking about in that kind of worst case scenario, where those negative emotions leave nothing but a aggressive and combat driven shadow of her former self. Plus she kinda reminds me of Kikyo in some ways, even down to the notes of the flutes and other instruments in Yao’s own OST. But, Kikyo’s final death and final realization of Inuyasha not being the one to betray her while resting in his arms may have been the one thing that saved her soul from such a fate and allowed her to find peace. And as for Yao, she and her centipede got forcefully evicted from life by a shinobi named Sekiro. All for some dragon tears.

[@jacobrobinson787]

She deserved to live damn it. I will eternally ship her and Inuyasha. She was there first, and if it weren't for that bastard Onigumo...

[@Makkaru112]

Onigumo showed in final act that he too did not want any of it and was literally possessed by the shikon no tama, watch final act if you haven't already. and if you did not already, tjhe whole series in original japanese, alot has been changed and messed with in the dub

[@kostiantynkhomenko6409]

But Kagome= kikyo, when Kikyo-zombie, was not Kikyo at all.

[@Kev376]

@@kostiantynkhomenko6409 Nah Kagome is too abusive to be Kikyo lol

[@kostiantynkhomenko6409]

@@Kev376 but she actually is Kikyo, she just born without memorys of previous life.

[@Kev376]

@@kostiantynkhomenko6409 I get that she is a reincarnation but they are definitely not the same person. But I guess it is based on what you define as individualism.

[@Kamikaze.7]

Kikyo you are my favourite character ever

[@mtgAzim]

There's something I just noticed now. In episode 124 When Naraku kills Kikyo the second time, the way he wounds her was the same as the first time, over her right shoulder. It's a poetic kind of parody that happens 124 episodes apart from each other. It's an interesting detail, and I've never seen anyone else bring it up. After Naraku wounds her in 124, when she's on the edge of the cliff, she glances briefly at the wound in a knowing way. It's so subtle I only noticed it now, all these years later.

[@PyanY]

The wound infliction was also kinda sexual which implies naraku's (onigumou's) desire for her. Onigumo had lustful designs on kikyo ( like a psychopath) and wanted to "taint" her. We all know what that means....🤢.

[@mtgAzim]

@@PyanY I didn't get that at all. That also wouldn't have made sense though, the whole reason he was able to hurt her was because Onigumo was separated from him. So he wouldn't have felt any of Onigumo's desires at that point. Were you watching one of the dubbed versions? Maybe the actor put an extra spin on it? In the Japanese version, there wasn't anything the least bit sexual in that exchange. Naraku never exhibited any real desire for her. Onigumo wanted her, but upon becoming Naraku, that desire was lost, Onigumo's remnants were perceived as a hindrance, and an obstacle that prevented him from getting rid of her. But I'm interested to know why you think what you said. Maybe I missed something. If my original comment shows us anything, it's that there cartainly are some extra layers of meaning in this story.

[@loreleivoile4108]

Star Wars: Rogue One was the same way, inverted. Krennic was shot in the shoulder by Lyra Erso, defending her husband Galen. Fifteen years later, he is shot in the other shoulder by Cassian, defending their daughter Jyn. AND, in the novelization, Jyn's last words to Cassian - who had rescued her time and again, even through seeming betrayal - are, "I'm glad you came."

[@benjaminmagen3045]

When I started watchin Inuyasha, I thought Kagome was better than Kikyo and Kikyo was the bad guy. But when I think about it, Kikyo's my idol. She did good intentions when she was alive and got killed by Naraku phisichlly and verbally. I like Kikyo as of today, 'cause she's a strong woman yet she got killed 2 times as a living corpes.

[@hainuwele1207]

This song is beautiful and sadly just like her

[@Cass99k]

legendary theme

[@KitsunYu]

5:28 AM, escuchando 48 soundtracks de inuyasha y recordando mi infancia... Si muriera ahora mismo escuchando unas de estas piezas, yo creo moriría feliz.

[@kekw8348]

I have never met someone that was so sad whenever they appeared...I always loved Kikyou because when she first appeared I knew that she was there for a very important reason and that she should be loved... but She never was by any of the main characters despite her sister and inuyasha... she will always be my favorite character in inuyasha.

[@AmaiBurberii]

Hatred, sorrow, power and still, this theme has tenderness in it. Initially, the flute sounds like desperately trying to escape from the overwhelming sounds of the other instruments. Like a little light embewed in a sea of darkness. A perfect representation of her "kokoro" (spiritual heart) right after being resurrected. In minute 2:02 it kinda shows of what Kikyo's character arc ended like: she embraced those feelings entirely; human feelings, and became wiser, more powerful and shined beautifully, as never before.

[@vinnycucinello]

MY FAVORITE SONG OF INUYASHA

[@Walnut00]

this first time I heard/noticed the first part was in the episode where kikyo met the old man that knew onigumo.

[@seanmaraugha8262]

kansuke. great episode.

[@ryuzakisimms1019]

桔梗さま 美しく賢く強い

[@lprof8139]

I dont know what i feel listening to this song. I remember kikyo and then, i cry :´)

[@PoketMon1008]

I noticed Kikyo's soul lives on not in the afterlife but in the Feudual era. Kikyo could be the very first woman that meet Inuyasha. I would say so definitely.

[@saramartinez9248]

Love all Inuyasha's tracks ...

[@inuyashadinosaur101brewer2]

i love this song made me almost teared up, i wished kikyo was still alive with InuYasha & Kagome

[@kostiantynkhomenko6409]

But Kikyo is alive, Kagome always was Kikyo, just without memories, and bit different appearence.

[@rebeccah.5695]

Reynard Glory How can that be?

[@JannyJohn2]

@@kostiantynkhomenko6409 I know they are the same soul but I don’t wanna keep calling Kagome as Kikyo reincarnation all the time cuz I feel bad for my girl Kagome to live under Kikyo‘a shadow , and she has her own personality and life

[@luveron4967]

Aunque kikyo no era mi favorita, esta canción me gusta mucho

[@karlaherrera5902]

This song make me feel so sad and i remember alll tragic history from Kikyo, i love her

[@Haru-eq7zi]

couldn't stand her at the beginning but after sitting through all the seasons and also the final act, I cried so hard over her end. her growth as a character was perfect. the ending was perfect. she learned the truth about her death and Inuyasha and the things she taught to Kagome, Inuyasha, Kohaku was definitely a big help for them. I miss this anime and I wish to turn back time to go through it all over again.

[@ednavarro2372]

EXTRAORDINARIA 💎

[@lili-chan1369]

Kikyo´s Heart is heavy as hell

[@anna-nas1680]

I'm not really a fan of Kikyo, but I just LOVE her theme !

[@DanA-10357]

Anna-nas Kaoru Wada = brilliant af

[@anna-nas1680]

@@DanA-10357 Yeah !

[@meomeo6337]

Love Kikyo :(((

[@Aprhodite__Rubi__Scarlet__]

Adoro a kikyo todo de ella me gusta ❤ i love kikyo-san❤ 😊

[@cecilexeniabach8464]

Ich denke da am Anfang immer an: "rein ist unrein, unrein ist rein , leben ist sterben, sterben ist leben... (usw.)😢❤

[@yeah6281]

If I will be given a chance to wish on the Sacred Jewel, I wish Kikyo lived more longer.

[@AweInspiringLols]

I would to, I really feel bad for her.

[@jens7472]

That wish would be selfish. And taint the jewel further. A better wish would be for all those wronged by the existence of the jewel to be given a second chance at life.

[@wibowoas5266]

Gray Leprechaun It's a trap, don't make a wish that was not the 'true wish' remember what kagome was saying at the final act, you'll be impresioned in shikon jewel if you made the wrong wish

[@carlosmarquez5901]

and you will screw us all again haha

[@usuitakumi8179]

I wouldnt, because she will suffer a lot more when she is alive.... she lost so much, many things that can't be undone. Furthermore it will break Inuyasha since Kagome also exists, Just rest in peace! Love her so much

[@arifinbali3757]

I think kikyo with seshomaru would be a perfect match. no talk, no fear, fast and not wasting any valuable time while fighting.

[@IconicMicrowave]

I wanted to see Sesshomaru with Kagura but we never got to see that happen because of Naraku

[@Makkaru112]

@@IconicMicrowave She became one with the wind and never left Seshõmaru's side!

[@randomusr6663]

This is so soothing but like hype at the same time

[@rommelmontemayor8515]

EL VERDADERO AMOR DE INUYASHA💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@evelynblackthorn5737]

This song makes me uber depressed when I listen to it, ‘cause I knew something terrible was going to happen and I always loved Kikyō so much and HMMMMMMM I can’t enjoy it, it just makes me sad

[@menslady125eif2590]

Ohhh, Kikyo...you didn't deserve all that pain you went through! You and Inuyasha should have ended up together! :'((((

[@beatrizriquelme5947]

Esta cancion suena a dolor e impotencia

[@ThatCho]

Justice for Kikyou!!!

[@PoketMon1008]

OMG!!!!!!!!! How long has it been since I watched Inuyasha!!!!!!!!!! I think about ordering it on EBay.

[@nnf5185]

this is so old i missed old days

[@runayemi3256]

La villana de una historia mal contada... aunque creo que ni villana es... una pobre mujer que le arrebataron su sueño y su vida... y encima la obligaron a vagar como un zombie, sufriendo todo el tiempo recordando el terrible dolor que le causaron.

[@anitapena7571]

1:16 “Kagome & Kikyo using the shikon shard to escape from the cave”

[@realgleebus]

shoutout to x for making me find bangers

[@JanMza]

💔 Kikyo

[@paulaandreaortizandapina8624]

Linda está melodía 💞💓

[@israel9070]

子供の記憶が今まで良く思い出す、犬夜叉が良いアニメと思う。

[@wedolipnotista4859]

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[@OfficialBEL]

Me too

[@Angyali]

This played when Kikyou should Kagome how to destroy that pristess-eating cave.

[@ichimarugin2697]

Live is die, Die is live, good is evil, evil is good

[@masterpain7742]

So sad

[@renwoxing8287]

If you think romance across rebirth, and vowing to love each other for this life and all the lives before and after it (with a huge wrench/curse thrown into the mix : I.e if she ever falls in love with him(and he with her) she will be destined to die in his hands) A love fulfilled over many lives, a curse broken, a destiny fulfilled. ●then boy do I have the drama for you!!!(car salesman/infomercial pitch voice) The drama is called : ●ALWAYS AND EVER (it is a Hong Kong Drama produced around the year 2013) Show less

[@jennygurung4545]

I used to hate her but after watching this all episode I realize one thing that is die but never end up being with your lovers if I was kikyo place I would 100% do the same thing like what kikyo did to inuyasha that even if I am kind inside people they at least have jealous on them and it’s natural but once you get a lot of jealous you don’t even know what you see doing because you want to be with the person you love and die together and live together which kikyo didn’t got in her life

[@wy4553]

I always loved Kikyo and hated Kagome. I really loved the anime at first but eventually got tired of it because I couldn't stand Kagome and her relationship with Inuyasha 😂 I just wanted to see Kikyo more.

[@imnoopYT]

RIP XXXTENTACION

[@mbarklogousse230]

Kikyo💔

[@Pawa_Darling]

When this song came on it had to be kikyo's flashback or something very very derpersion about her and her leaving

[@muhtasimfaiaz694]

I love the fact that almost no one talks about inuyasha yet all the comment sections have seshoumaru in it😆😆

[@phynhu2709]

i love you kikyo

[@atoningful]

As much as I love Inuyasha, it's still FukEmWeBall!

[@Oprea888]

And Caution

[@sebe9248]

Heart touching

[@arianasofiahernandeztoribi6109]

Alguien sabe el nombre del tipo de flauta que suena en en minuto 0:51??? ( No me suena exactamente como a un shakuhachi )y de verdad me gustaría saber el nombre!!🙏🙏

[@TheHadesGuard]

inuyasha.wikia.com/wiki/Kaoru_Wada sin embargo no mencionan exactamente el instrumento utilizado en ésta pieza musical. Espero te haya ayudado aunque sea un poco

[@arianasofiahernandeztoribi6109]

TheHadesGuard no tienes idea de cuánto!!! Te lo agradezco mucho!! Creo que es un Nohkan o un Shinobue ❤️😊

[@TheHadesGuard]

@@arianasofiahernandeztoribi6109 no hay de que. :)

[@TheHadesGuard]

@@arianasofiahernandeztoribi6109 escuchando ambos instrumentos, es más parecido a una nohkan que a una shinobue

[@arianasofiahernandeztoribi6109]

TheHadesGuard de hecho también estaba pensando en eso y creo que sí es un nohkan 🤔

[@SUltan_M11]

الموسيقى خيال، زمان الطقوله

[@kato-mp4478]

1:30

[@DraculaDerIII]

rip x

[@imnoopYT]

RIP XXXTENTACION, he sampled this.

[@ScharfeSalami]

The old man got rescued by the one he even tried to kill.. did not happen very often to see something like that in an tv show

[@nothingimportant4105]

She’s not my Favorite character and I kinda dislike her but jeez her story is a sad one. Her music is the most beautiful in this anime. Can’t imagine waking up and knowing ur time has already passed.

[@martinaromero6261]

Kikyo was the character who suffered the most... onigumo was right. If she couldn’t be with him, she couldn’t be with no one else.

[@rosienguyen6971]

so lonely

[@somanyquestions3113]

0:00 Fukemweball

[@TV-xo2yr]

금강..ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[@dondanana9573]

lolshit found another sample someone used

[@FocusedFighter777]

I don't understand people hitting thumbs down on a goddamn OST; if you don't like it, just move the fuck on. It's not like the video is about something horrifyingly awful so I really don't get it.

[@sinsinsss5216]

Kudune jeoang mikir salah opo karo Barat..

[@astrotecn]

What instrument is that at 1:00, a flute?

[@Makkaru112]

Shakuhachi

[@pltutoriais3254]

🔥

[@camilagomez4032]

Es... trágico.

[@oscarsayago2422]

¿Es un koto el instrumento de cuerdas que se oye?

[@yungnxcturnal4672]

This is a really nice soundtrack i like the ominous vibes im getting but.... Fuckemweball

[@coleccionesymas5699]

Kikyo

[@sinsinsss5216]

Kui nek deknen berhasil enter symohaty otomatis dorna tau malu twrus iba akhire di menang ke

[@Lordamianzon]

Amor Jesús ley

[@sinsinsss5216]

Nek jeoang rak iso gunakke kondisi kui yo kui salahmu

[@reach3536]

sango eye-line very beaty.. like a 21c . early adapter sango! isn's she??