First off - I joined to correct the misinformation.
I have been an Inuyasha fan since 2002. And because of Inuyasha, yes, I did learn Japanese. I also started following the Shinto lifestyle and became Buddhist. Myths and Legends thrill me.
I never said I "knew" them personally (the voice actors) but they are "friends" on my FaceBook page (Richard, David, Kirby, Scott, Paul & Brian Dobson) and I do talk regularly with Kelly through YouTube and her theatre group. She only has a fan page on FaceBook as does Janyse. Toshifumi Yoshida (the English producer of Inuyasha) is also a friend on my Facebook page. Moneca Stori, Jillian Michaels, Willow Johnson, et al do NOT have FaceBook pages.
No, unfortunately I do not know Ms. Takahashi, though my friend Kuro (nickname) in Japan does. I also get regularly updates from Urd-chan (adinuyasha.com), and Patches (inu-papa.com) and Amber Theroit (another friend on Facebook) who is also VERY good friends with Scott McNeil. When that particular issue of Shonen Sunday, Patches (who reads Japanese better than me) translated for me.
As I said, Kelly Sheridan herself has stated strongly on her FaceBook page as the the English dub. Seeing as she is one of the voice actors, I have NO reason to doubt her words.
Also, I state again. Takahashi-sensi has no control over the anime. Case in point - the movies. Because Sunrise had the rights to the anime, they created the non-canon movies. This is the same way with MOST mangas/animes. The ONLY role Takahashi-sensi had in the movies was that she INSISTED that she draw "inu-papa".
I hardly consider myself a "troll" on a "fangirl". At 42, I am a nurse, Army combat veteran, prolific fiction (and now fanfiction writer) and dread misinformation.
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