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Their
ongoing quest is explained at
the beginning of the movie. Some
time previously a sacred jewel
of Sword Souls was shattered and
the shards scattered all over
the forest area. The shards have
the property of increasing the
power of demons and Inuyasha's
group are attempting to collect
these shards before they can be
misused.
In
this story one of the shards has
awoken the slumber of a powerful
demon called Menoumaru who lives
amid the roots of the Tree of
Ages. He is destined to inherit
the power of his ancestors and
becomes a formidable super-demon
who sustains himself by
consuming the souls of others.
The
demon grows to gigantic
proportions and is protected by
powerful magical energy and the
heroes must find a way to defeat
this seemingly unbeatable foe.
Is
It Any Good? The animation style
is largely free-flowing and not
at all like the lazy sound-bite
animation that often dominates
this type of anime story. It is
mostly handdrawn 2D animation
with some 3D flourishes rather
than the flashy 3D style that is
currently popular.
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