"Even with villains, I'm unable to write a character that I truly hate. When I'm writing evil characters, I think a lot about why they became evil, and what sort of background and motivation they have. I couldn't write them any other way."

"Writing characters to have happy endings is so I can feel good about the story once I've finished it. Even when I'm writing stories with a lot of sadness and hardship, I like stories where it's all redeemed somewhere."

"The biggest issue was whether to have the heroine Kagome remain in the past or the present at the end, and since the anime's completion in 2004, I'd been constantly torn about it. As a result, that was the time I had the feeling I should be storyboarding the final chapter. Regardless of which world she chose, "separation" was unavoidable, so in the end, I decided I wanted to go in a direction where Kagome was happy, and people would still be pleased when they finished reading."

"I figured that "collecting" of items and companions was the basis of storytelling."

"There is none based on the seventh season, titled The Final Act."

"Rather than say I want to write a lot of characters, when it's a long-running serialization, the number of characters just multiplies. But, having a lot of characters helps me write a lot of stories without it getting boring."

"An alternate title is The Love that Transcends Time"

"This two-part Season 6 finale is immediately followed by the seventh season, which is titled InuYasha: The Final Act."

"An alternate title is Castle in the Phantom Mirror"

"Sesshomaru, older half-brother to Inuyasha, makes his debut."

"Jaken makes his debut."

"The myth of the vengeful celestial maiden and her stolen celestial robe is the main focus of the anime Ceres Celestial Legend."

"An alternate title is Swords of Supreme Conquest"

"He crawls inside. Sebastian comes through the door. *"

"Ciel's voice echoes again saying, Your body is burnt by raging flames.*"

"Kagome Higurashi learns she is the modern-day reincarnation of Kaede's late elder sister Kikyo; the renowned high priestess who had purified and guarded the sacred Shikon Jewel until her premature demise."

"Damiano hides in a room and closes the door*"

"He hears Sebastian's footsteps*"

"Mirage of young Ciel and his family appear*"

"The all-powerful Sacred Jewel of Four Souls is accidentally shattered into hundreds of fragments, which fall all across the feudal era of Japan."

"He crawls away. *"

"Damiano sees the ghostly figure once again, and he hears Ciel's voice say, And now you lose one leg in the enchanted forest. *"

"As he is crawling, he bumps into Sebastian*"

"Damiano crawls away from Sebastian*"

"Damiano is running as fast as he can when he hears Ciel's voice echo once again saying, You lose one turn. He falls and injured his right leg.*"

"Mirage disappears as Sebastian snaps his fingers*"

"The title is a reference to the Alice in Wonderland novels."

"Inuyasha's first love and girlfriend, the resurrected priestess Kikyo, does not appear, neither is she mentioned."

"Mey Rin spills the wine on the tablecloth. *"

"An alternate title is Fire on the Mystic Island"

"Sebastian pulls the tablecloth, not letting a single drop spill onto the ground*"

"Masaomi Kida: "What!? Are you saying Saki got beat up by people who didn't even exist!?""

"Erika Karisawa: "Then we'll just treat the whole thing like a delusion that never happened. If reality and fiction are equal, then any reality you don't need can just be called delusion. That's how we do things.""

"Seiji Yagiri: "Mikado, you like Anri, don't you?... If you really do love her, don't look away, no matter what happens. No matter what you see, no matter what you learn about her, don't look away. Once you've got her in your embrace, don't let go. That's your responsibility once you love someone."

"Masaomi Kida: "You want me to lie to her?! After I ran away from her...""

"Anri Sonohara: It's simple. I just convince myself that it has nothing to do with me, like I always do."

"Walker Yumasaki: "Oh, man. Masaomi...You can't mistake reality for your delusions. Blue Square never existed. Isn't that for the best?""

"Simon Brezhnev: [In Russian] Hey, want to hear a bad story? You're such a cowardly ass, it's funny [Laughs]"

"Izaya: [Chuckles as he walks out the lobby doors] That's a horrible accusation."

"Shizuo: You're in with the slashers, but I want to know how deep?!"

"Shizuo: 99% of the time whenever random violent crap happens, it seems you're somehow involved!"

"Shizuo: So how involved in this are you?"

"Shizuo: Shut the hell up!"

"Izaya: I don't know what you're talking about?"