Episode 90

Sota's Brave Confession of Love (思いきった草太の告白) is the ninetieth episode of the InuYasha anime.

Synopsis

 * 1) After recovering from her cold, Kagome spends some time with Inuyasha in the modern era.
 * 2) Sōta tells them about his crush, Hitomi
 * 3) After asking Inuyasha for advice and two failed attempts to tell Hitomi how he feels, Sōta finally tells her that he likes her.

Summary
After Inuyasha nursed her and exam is over, Kagome stretches that the weather is nice and thanks Inuyasha. She goes to the grocery store with him and is feeling like being on a date. Suddenly, they see Sōta in the flower shop looking at the flowers. When he sees his classmate chatting with her friends and approaching, he instantly hides behind flowers to watch her in front of Kagome and Inuyasha who are also hiding. At the dinner, Sōta is looking gloomy and not feeling well. Sōta later in the evening wants to speak with Inuyasha. He questions Inuyasha about the relationship between him and Kagome and reveals, he has fallen in love with his classmate named Hitomi. Sōta asks Inuyasha to practice saying "I Love You" with him. Eventually, Kagome comes and hears Sōta declaring love to Inuyasha. At first, she's astonished but when Sōta explains, she laughs about his feelings for Hitomi. On the next day, Kagome plays cupid to her brother and dresses him as Conan. Later, he returns home saying Hitomi rejected him because he couldn't speak out his mind. Inuyasha helps him to learn Iron Reaver Soul Stealer but later, Inuyasha throws him out of the house because he never said anything to Hitomi saying not to come back until he tells her. In the evening, Sōta finally confesses love to Hitomi and she accepts it. They hug in front of (hidden) Inuyasha and Kagome who both blush. Sōta thanks them while they are departing for the feudal era.

Music

 * Opening Theme — Owarinai Yume — TV OST Vol. 3
 * Kagome recalls episode 89 — Painful Feelings (Setsunai Omoi) — TV OST Vol. 3
 * Inuyasha is excited at all the food in the grocery store — Light-Hearted Beat (Dokidoki Ukiuki) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Sōta wants to buy flowers, he hides from girl — Higurashi Family Dinner Table (Higurashi-ke no Shokutaku) — TV OST Vol. 3
 * Sōta is gloomy at dinner table, Kagome tells her mom Sōta is lovesick — Osuwari! — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Sōta tells Inuyasha about the girl he likes — One Day in the Village (Mura no Ichi Nichi) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Sōta practices saying "I love you" to Inuyasha — Osuwari! — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Kagome tells her friends about Sōta’s lovesickness — Fun Group of Friends (Tanoshii Nakamatachi) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Sōta recalls how he failed to tell Hitomi he loves her — Old Flea, Myōga (Nomi no Jijii Myōga) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Inuyasha offers to toughen up Sōta’s confidence — Swordsmith, Tōtōsai (Katanakaji Tōtōsai) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Sōta comes back and was not able to say it again — Miroku’s Accomplice the Tanuki, Hachiemon (Miroku no Shatei Hachiemon-danuki) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Sōta succeeds in showing his feelings to Hitomi — Searching for the Shikon no Tama (Shikon no Tama o Motomete) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Sōta hugs Hitomi, Kagome and Inuyasha blush — Beautiful Memories (Utsukushii Omoide) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Inuyasha and Kagome go back to the feudal era — Cheer Up! Hōjō-kun (Ganbare! Hōjō-kun) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Ending Theme — Shinjitsu no Uta — TV OST Vol. 3

Trivia
第九十集
 * Sōta did tell Inuyasha "man to man" part the same as Inuyasha keeps a promise to Sōta between "man to man" as to keep a secret from Kagome in Episode 38.
 * In the episode there is an invisible cameo as Sōta is wearing the same clothes that Conan Edogawa wears in the anime Case Closed/Detective Conan.
 * When the Higurashi family is having dinner and Sōta is moping about a certain someone, Grandpa Higurashi tells Sōta that Mermaid scale can cure what ails him. The mermaid scale is similar to another manga by Rumiko Takahashi named Mermaid Saga.
 * Inuyasha stays in the modern era for 6 days.