After a bumpy start Miroku assimilates himself into the group and is the first to explain Naraku at length.

His first brush with Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippou was an attempt to steal Kagome’s jewel shards. He performs a mock exorcism and receives the praise and support of the community before moving on again. Miroku is a traveling Buddhist monk who makes his living by conning villages and rich houses out of food and shelter by having his raccoon-dog companion, Hachi, pose as an evil, demon threat. Miroku was the first of the couple to begin traveling with Inuyasha. The choice of a messianic name for Miroku may (or may not) suggest that he brings hope and deliverance to his accursed bloodline. While it is not suggested that Miroku is such a Messiah, this does perhaps indicate that Miroku’s father’s dedication to being a monk was not just in-the-family or centered on need due to the mystical properties of the curse. Name Etymology: Miroku’s name comes from a Japanese-Buddhist belief pertaining to a Messiah-like figure. I just recently got back into this fandom after a nearly-five-year hiatus, so if anyone finds anything they consider a discrepancy then, please, let me know. Notes: I’m going to try to make this as dial-up-friendly as possible because I have dial-up.

This manifesto may not yet be complete as the manga series is not complete.

Spoilers: Sporadic, but I’ll warn you through the entire anime and up to the 523rd chapter of the manga. Subject: Mutually Obsessed - A Sango/Miroku Manifesto (InuYasha)

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