Kagome vs. Kikyo

The myths disbanded. This is NOT Kikyo bashing. I am a Kikyo fan. A ‘Kikyo’ fan but not a fan of the resurrected Kikyo that is a mockery to the deceased priestess That earth and bones trash is ruining Kikyo’s name. I am writing this is only because people are wrong about a lot of things about Kagome and Kikyo. I respect Kikyo but I must disband all the myth’s about Kikyo and Kagome.

I do not believe Kagome is better than Kikyo but Kikyo isn’t better than Kagome ether. And to all Kagome Bashers please tell me your thoughts because I can prove most of them wrong.

Myth: Kikyo is stronger- This is not true at all. For one when Kikyo loved demons namely 'Inuyasha’ she got weaker which led to her death Kagome loves and has demon friends more than just Inuyasha she loves shippo, Kirara, Koga-(not to say she's inlove with kog) And Kagome only gets stronger. Yes Kikyo is better with the bow but look Kikyo was trained since birth to be a priestess Kagome was a normal 15 year old girl who got thrown down a well she had never touched a bow in her life and then one gets shoved into her hands. Of course she can’t use one! If someone threw a bow in your hand (not counting if you know already know archery) could you instantly be perfect? Also people say Kikyo is unbeatable and she can’t be killed by an ordinary demon. That is not true ether. That is not Kikyo that is a zombie that girl-thing is the undead of course she can’t be killed easily. Two Kikyo was not an almighty priestess. She was powerful and to give Kikyo all due respect but she was no Midoriko she couldn’t keep her powers up when she fell for Inuyasha and he’s a half demon.Yes Kikyo is a better priestess than Kagome ‘now’ but Kikyo was highly trained. Kagome has only started to train her powers which are Kikyo’s powers too. Not to say Kagome’s all powerful but of course Kagome is stronger she ‘is’ Kikyo her soul is Kikyo’s soul. Kikyo probably had other reincarnations too and of course her soul progressively got stronger Kikyo’s miko power has increased and is in Kagome its just untapped. And ya know Kikyo is powerful and can purify Naraku’s dark energy but so can Kagome and Kagome has again and again. This is the first Myth next one will be Kiyo is braver.

-- Anonymous, October 11, 2003

Answers

Really. I couldn't read all this, I'm too tired right now. Plus I'm sick and tired of the whole Kagome vs Kikyou debate. Personally I think what I think and I like what I like and I don't care why.

However, I will say that I'm one of the very few fans of the half- evil, half-good bones and dirt version of Kikyou. The old one was just too goodie-goodie for my liking. This one rocks, especially in the latest two chapters. You go, girl!

-- Anonymous, October 11, 2003

Both versions of Kikyo rock!!

-- Anonymous, October 11, 2003

My point was that Kikyo and Kagome are equals and they are and yes the evil resurected Kikyo is kinda cool too

-- Anonymous, October 11, 2003

Kikyo always rocks.

-- Anonymous, October 11, 2003

I'm not sure why people even HAVE the whole Kikyo vs. Kagome thing going. Kikyo, both pre-rebirth and post-rebirth, is kick ass. She has her tender, human side. She would much rather live a peaceful life in a village as she once did...and she tried to. But fate and Naraku wouldn't allow it. Yes, she can be cruel to Kagome...but she has also helped Kagome. She respects Kagome. But how would you feel about seeing somebody else with the man you loved? Considering that hatred was the last emotion that she felt and that hatred was the only thing that kept her alive after Kagome reclaimed her soul...Kikyo is pretty decent. Kagome is young and innocent. She has not placed on a pedestal and trained from birth to be a miko as Kikyo was. (and the lonliness and hardship that being a miko entailed) She lived the first 15 years of her life as a normal girl. For all that, she is very powerful for a person who is untrained and got thrown into things head first. They both are strong, brave, and loving people.

I guess people create a Kikyo vs. Kagome because of the love triangle created with Inuyasha. Now personally, I think that Kagome will and should be with Inu Yasha. Not because she is better but because she has softened Inu Yasha's heart. She has healed something within him, brought out some of the best in him, and stood by him no matter what. Also, it is hinted that Kikyo cannot truly be with Inu Yasha anyway. At one point, Kikyo makes a statement, "Once the red thread of fate is broken, it can not be unwoven". Kikyo and Kagome are great characters. Both of them.

From what they have hinted at..."once the red thread of fate has been broken, it cannot be unwoven."...Kikyo and Inuyasha really can't be together.

-- Anonymous, October 11, 2003