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Inuyasha

March 13, 2023

This article is about the manga series. For the title character, see Inuyasha (character). For other uses, see Inuyasha (disambiguation).

Inuyasha (犬夜叉, lit. "Dog Yaksha") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in 56 tankōbon volumes. The series begins with Kagome Higurashi, a fifteen-year-old middle school girl from modern-day Tokyo who is transported to the Sengoku period after falling into a well in her family shrine, where she meets the half-dog demon, half-human Inuyasha. After the sacred Shikon Jewel re-emerges from deep inside Kagome's body, she accidentally shatters it into dozens of fragments that scatter across Japan. Inuyasha and Kagome set to recover the Jewel's fragments, and through their quest they are joined by the lecherous monk Miroku, the demon slayer Sango, and the fox demon Shippō. Together, they journey to restore the Shikon Jewel before it falls into the hands of the evil half-demon Naraku.

Inuyasha
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi
犬夜叉
Genre
Manga
Written byRumiko Takahashi
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 13, 1996 – June 18, 2008
Volumes56 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Masashi Ikeda (#1–44)
  • Yasunao Aoki (#45–167)
Produced by
  • Michihiko Suwa
  • Hideyuki Tomioka
Written byKatsuyuki Sumisawa
Music byKaoru Wada
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
Viz Media
Original networkNNS (ytv)
English network
Original run October 16, 2000 – September 13, 2004
Episodes167 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Inuyasha: The Final Act
Directed byYasunao Aoki
Produced by
  • Tomoyuki Saito
  • Mitomu Asai
  • Naohiro Ogata
Written byKatsuyuki Sumisawa
Music byKaoru Wada
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
Madman Entertainment
Viz Media
Original networkNNS (ytv)
English network
Neon Alley
Animax
Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original run October 3, 2009 – March 29, 2010
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Feature films
  1. Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
  2. Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
  3. Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
  4. Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)
Sequel
 Anime and manga portal

In contrast to the typically comedic nature of much of Takahashi's previous work, Inuyasha deals with a darker and more serious subject matter, using the setting of the Sengoku period to easily display the violent content while still retaining some comedic elements. The manga was adapted into two anime television series by Sunrise. The first series ran for 167 episodes on Yomiuri TV from October 2000 to September 2004. The second series, Inuyasha: The Final Act, ran for 26 episodes from October 2009 to March 2010. Four feature films and an original video animation have also been released. Other merchandise includes video games and a light novel. A sequel anime television series, titled Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, aired for two seasons from October 2020 to March 2022.

Viz Media licensed the manga, the two anime series, and movies for North America. Both Inuyasha and Inuyasha: The Final Act aired in the United States on Adult Swim (and later on its revived Toonami block) from 2002 to 2015.

As of September 2020, Inuyasha had 50 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. In 2002, the manga won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category.

Plot

See also: List of Inuyasha characters § Inuyasha main characters

In modern-day Tokyo, Kagome Higurashi lives on the grounds of her family's Shinto shrine with her mother, grandfather, and younger brother. On her fifteenth birthday, while searching for her cat, Kagome is dragged into the enshrined Bone Eater's Well (骨喰いの井戸, Honekui no Ido) by a centipede demon that emerges from it. Rather than hitting the bottom, Kagome finds herself in another universe which is parallel to her universe - but in the past, during Japan's Sengoku period. The demon was originally defeated fifty years prior by Kikyo, a warrior priestess who was the previous keeper of the Shikon Jewel (四魂の玉, Shikon no Tama, lit. "The Jewel of Four Souls"), a powerfully magical artifact created from the sacrifice of the priestess Midoriko, which grants its holder any wish their heart desires. Kagome is revealed to be the reincarnation of the now-dead Kikyo. The Shikon Jewel was burned along with Kikyo's body to cast it out of this world entirely, in order to keep it safe from the hands of those who would use its power for evil. Kagome comes across a sleeping boy pinned by a sacred arrow to a tree, learning he is Inuyasha, a half-human, half-demon (yōkai) whom Kikyo pinned to the tree as her final act when he attempted to steal the jewel. Kagome then gets attacked by a centipede demon and desperately frees Inuyasha to kill the centipede demon, but when he turns on her and tries to steal the jewel again, he is subdued with a magical beaded necklace to keep him in line with Kagome saying "sit" or "sit boy", which causes him to violently fall to the ground. The Shikon Jewel is extracted from Kagome's body and taken by a crow demon, which Kagome destroys with an arrow, but in doing so, inadvertently shatters the jewel into many shards that scatter across Japan and into the possession of various demons and humans.

After Inuyasha gains his father's sword Tessaiga, placing him at odds with his older half-brother Sesshomaru, a powerful demon who seeks Tessaiga for himself, he aids Kagome in collecting the shards and dealing with the threats they come across as they are joined by Shippō, a young fox demon. Kikyo is later revived and revealed to have been Inuyasha's lover, but her version of how their falling out occurred brings the events into question. It is when the group is joined by the perverted monk Miroku, whose hand is cursed with a Wind Tunnel that was passed on to him from his grandfather, that they learn that his family's curse and the events which resulted in Inuyasha's imprisonment and Kikyo's death were all caused by the spider half-demon Naraku, who was born from the soul of the bandit Onigumo, who, longing for Kikyo, made a pact with demons to acquire the Shikon Jewel for his own ends. Naraku comes into possession of most of the shards while absorbing demons to increase his power and remove any weaknesses. Inuyasha's group is soon joined after by the demon slayer Sango and her two-tailed demon cat Kirara. Sango's entire clan was killed when they were tricked by Naraku and her younger brother Kohaku fell under his control. Over time, Inuyasha enhances Tessaiga into stronger forms while he contends with Naraku's schemes and minions. Inuyasha's team is loosely allied with Sesshomaru, who also becomes an enemy of Naraku after he attempts to manipulate him into doing his bidding, the resurrected Kikyo who plans to destroy Naraku by purifying the Shikon Jewel once it is completed and him with it, and Kōga, the leader of the eastern wolf demon tribe who seeks to avenge many of his comrades' deaths at the hands of Naraku. As Inuyasha and his companions journey together, he and Kagome begin to fall in love with one another, which is complicated due to Inuyasha's lingering feelings for Kikyo.

Desperately hunted by his enemies, Naraku temporarily removes his human heart and mortally wounds Kikyo. Kohaku, having been previously killed but later revived by Naraku and kept alive and under his control by a Shikon Jewel fragment, eventually regains his free will and memories and attempts to escape Naraku's grasp and avenge his slain family. During that time, Sesshomaru settles things with Inuyasha to enable his brother to perfect Tessaiga to its optimal abilities. Kikyo uses the last of her life force to give Kohaku a second chance at life as Naraku fully reassembles the Shikon Jewel. Although Inuyasha and his allies defeat him for good, realizing his true desire is for Kikyo's love despite his hatred towards her and that it can never be granted, Naraku uses his wish to trap himself and Kagome inside the Shikon Jewel before dying. Revealed to be sentient, the Shikon Jewel intends for Kagome to make a selfish wish so she and Naraku will be trapped in an eternal conflict, thus prolonging its existence; however, with Inuyasha by her side, Kagome wishes for the Shikon Jewel to disappear forever, allowing her to return to her time with the well sealed, and she and Inuyasha lose contact for three years.

In that time, the Sengoku period changes drastically: Sango and Miroku marry and have three children together; Kohaku resumes his journey to become a strong demon slayer with Kirara as his companion; and Shippō trains to make his demon magic stronger. Back in the present, eighteen-year-old Kagome graduates from high school before finally managing to get the Bone Eater's Well in her backyard to work again. Kagome returns to the Sengoku period, where she reunites with Inuyasha, marries him, and continues to train with Kaede to become a topmost-level priestess.

Development

Takahashi wrote Inuyasha after finishing Ranma ½. In contrast to her previous comedic works such as Urusei Yatsura (1978–1987), Maison Ikkoku (1980–1987), and One Pound Gospel (1987–2006), Takahashi wanted to create a darker storyline that was thematically closer to her Mermaid Saga stories. In order to portray violent themes softly, the story was set in the Sengoku period, when wars were common. Takahashi did no notable research for the designs of samurai or castles because she considered such topics common knowledge. By June 2001, a clear ending to the series had not been established because Takahashi still was unsure about how to end the relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome. Furthermore, Takahashi said that she did not have an ending to previous manga she wrote during the beginning, having figured them out as their serialization progressed.[3][4]

Media

Manga

See also: List of Inuyasha volumes

Inuyasha is written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. The series debuted in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday (issue #50, 1996) on November 13, 1996.[5][6] Inuyasha finished after an eleven year and seven month run in the magazine (issue #29, 2008) on June 18, 2008.[7][8] Its 558 chapters were collected in fifty-six tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan, released from April 18, 1997,[9] to February 18, 2009.[10] Shogakukan re-published the series in a 30-volume wide-ban edition, released from January 18, 2013,[11] to June 18, 2015.[12] Takahashi published a special epilogue chapter, titled "Since Then" (あれから, Are kara), in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on February 6, 2013, as part of the "Heroes Come Back" anthology, which comprised short stories by manga artists to raise funds for recovery of the areas afflicted by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[13] The chapter was later included in the last volume of the wide-ban edition of the manga in 2015,[14] and was published again in Shōnen Sunday S on October 24, 2020.[15][16]

In North America, Inuyasha has been licensed for English language release by Viz Media, initially titled as Inu-Yasha. They began publishing the manga in April 1997 in an American comic book format, each issue containing two or three chapters from the original manga, and the last issue was released in February 2003, which covered up until the original Japanese 14th volume.[17][18][19][20] In May 1998, Viz Media began publishing the series in a first trade-paperback edition, with twelve volumes published from July 6, 1998 to October 6, 2002.[21][22] A second edition began with the 13th volume, released on April 9, 2003,[23] and the first twelve volumes, following this edition, were reprinted as well.[24][25] Up until the 37th volume, Viz Media published the series in left-to-right orientation,[26] and with the release of the 38th volume on July 14, 2009, they published the remaining volumes in "unflipped" right-to-left page layout.[26][27] Viz Media published the 56th and final volume of Inuyasha on January 11, 2011.[28] In 2009, Viz Media began publishing the series in their 3-in-1 omnibus volume "VizBig" edition, with the original unflipped chapters. The eighteen volumes were released from November 10, 2009 to February 11, 2014.[29][30] On December 15, 2020, Viz released all eighteen of these volumes digitally.[31][32]

Anime

Inuyasha

See also: List of Inuyasha episodes

The first Inuyasha anime adaptation, sometimes known as Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale (戦国御伽草子 犬夜叉, Sengoku Otogizōshi Inuyasha), produced by Sunrise ran for 167 episodes and was broadcast in Japan on Yomiuri TV from October 16, 2000, to September 13, 2004.[33] It was also broadcast on Nippon Television.[34] Avex collected the episodes in a total of seven series of DVD volumes distributed in Japan between May 30, 2001, and July 27, 2005.[a]

In North America, the series was licensed for an English dub release by Viz Media.[36] The series was first run on Adult Swim from August 31, 2002, to October 27, 2006,[37] with reruns from 2006 to 2014. When Toonami became a block on Adult Swim, Inuyasha aired there from November 2012 to March 1, 2014,[38] when the network announced that they had lost the broadcast rights to the series.[39] On August 25, 2017, Starz announced that they would be offering episodes of the series for their Video on Demand service starting September 1, 2017.[40] The series aired in Canada on YTV's Bionix programming block from September 5, 2003, to December 1, 2006.[41] Viz collected the series in a total of 55 DVD volumes,[42][43] while seven box sets were also released.[44][45] In September 2020, Funimation announced that they would begin streaming the first 54 episodes of the series and the four films.[46]

Viz Media also released a separate series of ani-manga volumes which are derived from full-color screenshots of the anime episodes. 30 volumes were released from January 14, 2004 to December 9, 2008.[47][48]

Inuyasha: The Final Act

Main article: Inuyasha: The Final Act

In 2009's 34th issue of Weekly Shōnen Sunday, published July 22, 2009, it was officially announced that a 26-episode anime adaption of volumes 36 to the end of the manga would be made by the first anime's same cast and crew and would air on Japan's YTV.[49] The following week, Viz Media announced it had licensed the new adaptation, titled Inuyasha: The Final Act (犬夜叉 完結編, Inuyasha Kanketsu-hen).[50] The series premiered on October 3, 2009 in Japan with the episodes being simulcast via Hulu and Weekly Shōnen Sunday in the United States.[51] In other parts of Asia the episodes were aired the same week on Animax Asia.[52] The anime completed its run on March 29, 2010. Aniplex collected the series into a total of seven DVDs released between December 23, 2009, and June 23, 2010.[53][54]

Viz Media released the series in two DVD or Blu-ray sets which included an English dub.[55] The first thirteen episodes, constituting the first set, were released on November 20, 2012,[56][57] and the last thirteen episodes, constituting the second set, were released on February 12, 2013.[58][59][60] The series began broadcasting in the United States and Canada on Viz Media's online network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012.[61] On October 24, 2014, it was announced that Adult Swim would air The Final Act on the Toonami block, beginning on November 15, at 2:00 a.m. EST.[62]

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

Main article: Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

In May 2020, an anime original spin-off/sequel series was announced, titled Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (半妖の夜叉姫, Han'yō no Yashahime), following the journey of Towa Higurashi and Setsuna, Sesshomaru and Rin's fraternal twin daughters, and Moroha, Inuyasha and Kagome's daughter. It premiered on October 3, 2020.[63][64][65]

The series is produced by Sunrise, directed by Teruo Sato (season 1) and Masakazu Hishida (season 2) with main character designs by the original creator Rumiko Takahashi.[63][66] Staff from Inuyasha returned, with Katsuyuki Sumisawa in charge of the scripts, Yoshihito Hishinuma in charge of the anime character designs and Kaoru Wada as composer.[63] The cast includes Sara Matsumoto as Towa Higurashi, Mikako Komatsu as Setsuna, and Azusa Tadokoro as Moroha.[65]

Viz Media announced the rights to digital streaming, EST, and home video release of the series for North and Latin American territories.[63][67]

Films

There are four animated films with original storylines written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, the writer for the Inuyasha anime series.[68] The films were released with English subtitles and dubbed audio tracks on Region 1 DVD by Viz Media. Together, the four films have earned over US$20 million in Japanese box offices.[69]

The first film, Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time, was released in 2001. In the film, Inuyasha and his friends confront Menomaru, a demonic moth warrior brought to life by one of the shards.

In the second film, Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass, released in 2002, the group seemingly kills Naraku for good and return to their normal lives, only to encounter a new enemy named Kaguya, a character based on the literature The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

The third film, Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler, was released in 2003. In it, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are forced to work together to seal the evil Sō'unga, their father's third sword, when it is awakened from its sheath.

The fourth and final film, Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island, was released in 2004. It follows Inuyasha and his friends protecting a group of half-demon children from four evil demons on an ancient mystical island.

Original video animation

A 30-minute original video animation titled Black Tessaiga (黒い鉄砕牙, Kuroi Tessaiga), was presented on July 30, 2008, at an "It's a Rumic World" exhibit at the Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. The episode uses the original voice cast from the anime series.[70] It was released in Japan on October 20, 2010, in both DVD and Blu-ray formats.[71][72]

Soundtrack CDs

Multiple soundtracks and character songs were released for the series by Avex Mode. Three character singles were released August 3, 2005 – "Aoki Yasei o Daite" (蒼き野生を抱いて, Embrace the Untamed Wilderness) by Inuyasha featuring Kagome, "Kaze no Naka e" (風のなかへ, Into the Wind) by Miroku featuring Sango and Shippō, and "Gō" (業, Fate) by Sesshomaru featuring Jaken and Rin. The singles charted at number 63, 76, and 79 respectively on the Oricon chart.[73][74][75] Three more character songs were released on January 25, 2006 – "Rakujitsu" (落日, Setting Sun) by Naraku, "Tatta Hitotsu no Yakusoku" (たったひとつの約束, That's One Promise) by Kagome Higurashi, and "Abarero!!" (暴れろ!!, Go On A Rampage!!) by Bankotsu and Jakotsu. The singles charted at number 130, 131, and 112 respectively on the Oricon chart.[76][77][78]

On March 24, 2010, Avex released Inuyasha Best Song History (犬夜叉 ベストソング ヒストリー, Inuyasha Besuto Songu Hisutorī), a best album that contains all the opening and ending theme songs used in the series.[34] The album peaked at number 20 on the Oricon album chart and charted for seven weeks.[79]

Video games

 
Cardback to the Inuyasha Trading Card Game.

Three video games based on the series were released for the WonderSwan: Inuyasha: Kagome no Sengoku Nikki (犬夜叉 〜かごめの戦国日記, Inuyasha: Kagome's Warring States Diary), Inuyasha: Fūun Emaki (犬夜叉 風雲絵巻, Inuyasha: The Sealed Scroll Picture), and Inuyasha: Kagome no Yume Nikki (犬夜叉 かごめの夢日記, Inuyasha: Kagome's Dream Diary).

A single title, Inuyasha: Naraku no Wana! Mayoi no Mori no Shōtaijō (犬夜叉〜奈落の罠!迷いの森の招待状, Inuyasha: Naraku's Trap! Invitation to the Forest of Illusion), was released for the Game Boy Advance on January 23, 2003, in Japan.

Inuyasha has been adapted into a mobile game released for Java and Brew handsets on June 21, 2005.[80]

Two titles were released for the PlayStation: an RPG simply titled Inuyasha, and the fighting game Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale, the latter of which was released in North America. For the PlayStation 2, the two released games were the RPG Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask and the fighting game Inuyasha: Feudal Combat, which also received an English version. An English-only RPG, Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel, was released for the Nintendo DS on January 23, 2007.[81]

Inuyasha appeared in the crossover video game Sunday vs Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessen as a playable character.[82]

Inuyasha's sword, Tessaiga, has appeared in Monster Hunter as a craftable weapon using items gained from a special event.[83]

An English-language original collectible card game created by Score Entertainment that was first released on October 20, 2004.[84]

Light novel

A light novel, written by Tomoko Komparu and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi, was published by Shogakukan in 2004.[85]

Stage plays

In 2000, a Japanese live-action stage play ran from April through May in the Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo, around the same time the anime series began production. The play's script followed the general plot line of the original manga, with a few minor changes to save time. A second run of the play ran from January through February in 2001 at the Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo.[86]

In February 2017, it was announced that a stage play adaptation of Inuyasha would be performed at Tennozu Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from April 6–15 of the same year, featuring Yutaka Kyan from Golden Bomber as Inuyasha and Nogizaka46's Yumi Wakatsuki as Kagome.[87][88]

Reception

Manga

Inuyasha was one of the Manga Division's Jury Recommended Works at the 5th and 12th installments of the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2001 and 2008, respectively.[89][90] In 2002, the manga won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category.[91] On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Inuyasha ranked 28th.[92]

As of February 2010, Inuyasha had over 45 million copies in circulation.[93] As of September 2020, the manga had over 50 million copies in circulation.[94] Individual volumes from Inuyasha have been popular in Japan, taking high places in rankings listing sales.[95][96] In North America, the manga volumes have appeared various times in The New York Times[97][98] and Diamond Comic Distributors top selling lists.[99][100] Moreover, in 2005 Inuyasha was one of the most researched series according to Lycos.[101]

Reviewing volume two for Ex.org, Eri Izawa wrote that Inuyasha combines many of Rumiko Takahashi's best elements; "fast paced action, interesting characters, deep doses of imaginative fantasy, a bit of horror, and those famous touches of Takahashi humor." She also praised the "undeniably intelligent and observant" Kagome as refreshing. Izawa described the faults of the series as subtle and minor; feeling that the action sometimes seems to drag a little and that some of the characters are too familiar to those from Takahashi's previous works.[102] Rebecca Bundy began her review of volume 23 of Inuyasha for Anime News Network by claiming; "Twenty three volumes in and this series still packs a serious punch." She called its balance of action, conversation and "reflection" perfect, and noted it had plenty of character development for the main cast, sans Koga. Bundy's sole complaint was that she felt the character designs had changed a modest amount since the beginning of the series.[103] Even though they had not read Inuyasha since around volume six, Manga Life's Penny Kenny said they were able to jump right in with volume 52 thanks in part to the sense of familiarity provided by Takahashi "riffing on the same themes." Kenny stated that Takahashi's genius lies in her "endless improvisations on the standard elements" by adding new enemies and monsters she forces the heroes to up their game and grow as individuals. The reviewer described the art as having little background detail, with Takahashi instead focusing on the characters and their actions. Kenny also noted that, like all of the manga artist's works, the drama is heightened by levity, with each character having their own style of humor.[104]

Anime

The anime of Inuyasha was ranked twenty by TV Asahi of the 100 best anime series in 2006 based on an online survey in Japan.[105] In ICv2's Anime Awards from both 2004 and 2005, the series was the winner in the category of Property of the Year.[106][107] In the Anime Grand Prix polls by Animage, Inuyasha has appeared various times in the category of Best Anime, taking third place in 2003.[108][109] In the American Anime Awards from 2007, Inuyasha was a nominee in the categories of Best Cast, Best Long Series, and Best Anime Feature, but lost to Fullmetal Alchemist and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, respectively.[110] A 2019 NHK poll of 210,061 people saw Inuyasha named Takahashi's best animated work. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were voted first and third place respectively in her characters category.[111]

The English DVDs from the series had sold over one million copies between March 2003 and November 2004, with the first film's DVD topping the Nielsen VideoScan anime bestseller list for three weeks.[112][113] As of 2016, Viz Media have sold more than 2 million Inuyasha home video units.[114] Mania Entertainment listed the series in an article ranking anime series that required a reboot, criticizing the series' repetitiveness.[115]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ First series had 9 DVDs; second series had 10 DVDs; third series had 10 DVDs; fourth series had 5 DVDs; fifth series had 8 DVDs; sixth series had 10 DVDs; seventh series had 3 DVDs.[35]

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inuyasha, this, article, about, manga, series, title, character, character, other, uses, disambiguation, 犬夜叉, yaksha, japanese, manga, series, written, illustrated, rumiko, takahashi, serialized, shogakukan, shōnen, manga, magazine, weekly, shōnen, sunday, fro. This article is about the manga series For the title character see Inuyasha character For other uses see Inuyasha disambiguation Inuyasha 犬夜叉 lit Dog Yaksha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi It was serialized in Shogakukan s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from November 1996 to June 2008 with its chapters collected in 56 tankōbon volumes The series begins with Kagome Higurashi a fifteen year old middle school girl from modern day Tokyo who is transported to the Sengoku period after falling into a well in her family shrine where she meets the half dog demon half human Inuyasha After the sacred Shikon Jewel re emerges from deep inside Kagome s body she accidentally shatters it into dozens of fragments that scatter across Japan Inuyasha and Kagome set to recover the Jewel s fragments and through their quest they are joined by the lecherous monk Miroku the demon slayer Sango and the fox demon Shippō Together they journey to restore the Shikon Jewel before it falls into the hands of the evil half demon Naraku InuyashaFirst tankōbon volume cover featuring Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi犬夜叉GenreAdventure 1 Fantasy 1 Romance 2 MangaWritten byRumiko TakahashiPublished byShogakukanEnglish publisherNA Viz MediaImprintShōnen Sunday ComicsMagazineWeekly Shōnen SundayDemographicShōnenOriginal runNovember 13 1996 June 18 2008Volumes56 List of volumes Anime television seriesDirected byMasashi Ikeda 1 44 Yasunao Aoki 45 167 Produced byMichihiko SuwaHideyuki TomiokaWritten byKatsuyuki SumisawaMusic byKaoru WadaStudioSunriseLicensed byAUS Madman EntertainmentBI Anime LimitedNA Viz MediaOriginal networkNNS ytv English networkAUS Adult SwimCA YTVNA Neon AlleyNZ FourSEA AnimaxUS Adult Swim Toonami StarzZA AnimaxOriginal runOctober 16 2000 September 13 2004Episodes167 List of episodes Anime television seriesInuyasha The Final ActDirected byYasunao AokiProduced byTomoyuki SaitoMitomu AsaiNaohiro OgataWritten byKatsuyuki SumisawaMusic byKaoru WadaStudioSunriseLicensed byAUS Madman EntertainmentNA Viz MediaOriginal networkNNS ytv English networkNA Neon AlleySEA AnimaxUS Adult Swim Toonami Original runOctober 3 2009 March 29 2010Episodes26 List of episodes Feature filmsInuyasha the Movie Affections Touching Across Time 2001 Inuyasha the Movie The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass 2002 Inuyasha the Movie Swords of an Honorable Ruler 2003 Inuyasha the Movie Fire on the Mystic Island 2004 SequelYashahime Princess Half Demon 2020 2022 Anime and manga portalIn contrast to the typically comedic nature of much of Takahashi s previous work Inuyasha deals with a darker and more serious subject matter using the setting of the Sengoku period to easily display the violent content while still retaining some comedic elements The manga was adapted into two anime television series by Sunrise The first series ran for 167 episodes on Yomiuri TV from October 2000 to September 2004 The second series Inuyasha The Final Act ran for 26 episodes from October 2009 to March 2010 Four feature films and an original video animation have also been released Other merchandise includes video games and a light novel A sequel anime television series titled Yashahime Princess Half Demon aired for two seasons from October 2020 to March 2022 Viz Media licensed the manga the two anime series and movies for North America Both Inuyasha and Inuyasha The Final Act aired in the United States on Adult Swim and later on its revived Toonami block from 2002 to 2015 As of September 2020 Inuyasha had 50 million copies in circulation making it one of the best selling manga series In 2002 the manga won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category Contents 1 Plot 2 Development 3 Media 3 1 Manga 3 2 Anime 3 2 1 Inuyasha 3 2 2 Inuyasha The Final Act 3 2 3 Yashahime Princess Half Demon 3 3 Films 3 4 Original video animation 3 5 Soundtrack CDs 3 6 Video games 3 7 Light novel 3 8 Stage plays 4 Reception 4 1 Manga 4 2 Anime 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditSee also List of Inuyasha characters Inuyasha main characters In modern day Tokyo Kagome Higurashi lives on the grounds of her family s Shinto shrine with her mother grandfather and younger brother On her fifteenth birthday while searching for her cat Kagome is dragged into the enshrined Bone Eater s Well 骨喰いの井戸 Honekui no Ido by a centipede demon that emerges from it Rather than hitting the bottom Kagome finds herself in another universe which is parallel to her universe but in the past during Japan s Sengoku period The demon was originally defeated fifty years prior by Kikyo a warrior priestess who was the previous keeper of the Shikon Jewel 四魂の玉 Shikon no Tama lit The Jewel of Four Souls a powerfully magical artifact created from the sacrifice of the priestess Midoriko which grants its holder any wish their heart desires Kagome is revealed to be the reincarnation of the now dead Kikyo The Shikon Jewel was burned along with Kikyo s body to cast it out of this world entirely in order to keep it safe from the hands of those who would use its power for evil Kagome comes across a sleeping boy pinned by a sacred arrow to a tree learning he is Inuyasha a half human half demon yōkai whom Kikyo pinned to the tree as her final act when he attempted to steal the jewel Kagome then gets attacked by a centipede demon and desperately frees Inuyasha to kill the centipede demon but when he turns on her and tries to steal the jewel again he is subdued with a magical beaded necklace to keep him in line with Kagome saying sit or sit boy which causes him to violently fall to the ground The Shikon Jewel is extracted from Kagome s body and taken by a crow demon which Kagome destroys with an arrow but in doing so inadvertently shatters the jewel into many shards that scatter across Japan and into the possession of various demons and humans After Inuyasha gains his father s sword Tessaiga placing him at odds with his older half brother Sesshomaru a powerful demon who seeks Tessaiga for himself he aids Kagome in collecting the shards and dealing with the threats they come across as they are joined by Shippō a young fox demon Kikyo is later revived and revealed to have been Inuyasha s lover but her version of how their falling out occurred brings the events into question It is when the group is joined by the perverted monk Miroku whose hand is cursed with a Wind Tunnel that was passed on to him from his grandfather that they learn that his family s curse and the events which resulted in Inuyasha s imprisonment and Kikyo s death were all caused by the spider half demon Naraku who was born from the soul of the bandit Onigumo who longing for Kikyo made a pact with demons to acquire the Shikon Jewel for his own ends Naraku comes into possession of most of the shards while absorbing demons to increase his power and remove any weaknesses Inuyasha s group is soon joined after by the demon slayer Sango and her two tailed demon cat Kirara Sango s entire clan was killed when they were tricked by Naraku and her younger brother Kohaku fell under his control Over time Inuyasha enhances Tessaiga into stronger forms while he contends with Naraku s schemes and minions Inuyasha s team is loosely allied with Sesshomaru who also becomes an enemy of Naraku after he attempts to manipulate him into doing his bidding the resurrected Kikyo who plans to destroy Naraku by purifying the Shikon Jewel once it is completed and him with it and Kōga the leader of the eastern wolf demon tribe who seeks to avenge many of his comrades deaths at the hands of Naraku As Inuyasha and his companions journey together he and Kagome begin to fall in love with one another which is complicated due to Inuyasha s lingering feelings for Kikyo Desperately hunted by his enemies Naraku temporarily removes his human heart and mortally wounds Kikyo Kohaku having been previously killed but later revived by Naraku and kept alive and under his control by a Shikon Jewel fragment eventually regains his free will and memories and attempts to escape Naraku s grasp and avenge his slain family During that time Sesshomaru settles things with Inuyasha to enable his brother to perfect Tessaiga to its optimal abilities Kikyo uses the last of her life force to give Kohaku a second chance at life as Naraku fully reassembles the Shikon Jewel Although Inuyasha and his allies defeat him for good realizing his true desire is for Kikyo s love despite his hatred towards her and that it can never be granted Naraku uses his wish to trap himself and Kagome inside the Shikon Jewel before dying Revealed to be sentient the Shikon Jewel intends for Kagome to make a selfish wish so she and Naraku will be trapped in an eternal conflict thus prolonging its existence however with Inuyasha by her side Kagome wishes for the Shikon Jewel to disappear forever allowing her to return to her time with the well sealed and she and Inuyasha lose contact for three years In that time the Sengoku period changes drastically Sango and Miroku marry and have three children together Kohaku resumes his journey to become a strong demon slayer with Kirara as his companion and Shippō trains to make his demon magic stronger Back in the present eighteen year old Kagome graduates from high school before finally managing to get the Bone Eater s Well in her backyard to work again Kagome returns to the Sengoku period where she reunites with Inuyasha marries him and continues to train with Kaede to become a topmost level priestess Development EditTakahashi wrote Inuyasha after finishing Ranma In contrast to her previous comedic works such as Urusei Yatsura 1978 1987 Maison Ikkoku 1980 1987 and One Pound Gospel 1987 2006 Takahashi wanted to create a darker storyline that was thematically closer to her Mermaid Saga stories In order to portray violent themes softly the story was set in the Sengoku period when wars were common Takahashi did no notable research for the designs of samurai or castles because she considered such topics common knowledge By June 2001 a clear ending to the series had not been established because Takahashi still was unsure about how to end the relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome Furthermore Takahashi said that she did not have an ending to previous manga she wrote during the beginning having figured them out as their serialization progressed 3 4 Media EditManga Edit See also List of Inuyasha volumes Inuyasha is written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi The series debuted in Shogakukan s Weekly Shōnen Sunday issue 50 1996 on November 13 1996 5 6 Inuyasha finished after an eleven year and seven month run in the magazine issue 29 2008 on June 18 2008 7 8 Its 558 chapters were collected in fifty six tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan released from April 18 1997 9 to February 18 2009 10 Shogakukan re published the series in a 30 volume wide ban edition released from January 18 2013 11 to June 18 2015 12 Takahashi published a special epilogue chapter titled Since Then あれから Are kara in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on February 6 2013 as part of the Heroes Come Back anthology which comprised short stories by manga artists to raise funds for recovery of the areas afflicted by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami 13 The chapter was later included in the last volume of the wide ban edition of the manga in 2015 14 and was published again in Shōnen Sunday S on October 24 2020 15 16 In North America Inuyasha has been licensed for English language release by Viz Media initially titled as Inu Yasha They began publishing the manga in April 1997 in an American comic book format each issue containing two or three chapters from the original manga and the last issue was released in February 2003 which covered up until the original Japanese 14th volume 17 18 19 20 In May 1998 Viz Media began publishing the series in a first trade paperback edition with twelve volumes published from July 6 1998 to October 6 2002 21 22 A second edition began with the 13th volume released on April 9 2003 23 and the first twelve volumes following this edition were reprinted as well 24 25 Up until the 37th volume Viz Media published the series in left to right orientation 26 and with the release of the 38th volume on July 14 2009 they published the remaining volumes in unflipped right to left page layout 26 27 Viz Media published the 56th and final volume of Inuyasha on January 11 2011 28 In 2009 Viz Media began publishing the series in their 3 in 1 omnibus volume VizBig edition with the original unflipped chapters The eighteen volumes were released from November 10 2009 to February 11 2014 29 30 On December 15 2020 Viz released all eighteen of these volumes digitally 31 32 Anime Edit Inuyasha Edit See also List of Inuyasha episodes The first Inuyasha anime adaptation sometimes known as Inuyasha A Feudal Fairy Tale 戦国御伽草子 犬夜叉 Sengoku Otogizōshi Inuyasha produced by Sunrise ran for 167 episodes and was broadcast in Japan on Yomiuri TV from October 16 2000 to September 13 2004 33 It was also broadcast on Nippon Television 34 Avex collected the episodes in a total of seven series of DVD volumes distributed in Japan between May 30 2001 and July 27 2005 a In North America the series was licensed for an English dub release by Viz Media 36 The series was first run on Adult Swim from August 31 2002 to October 27 2006 37 with reruns from 2006 to 2014 When Toonami became a block on Adult Swim Inuyasha aired there from November 2012 to March 1 2014 38 when the network announced that they had lost the broadcast rights to the series 39 On August 25 2017 Starz announced that they would be offering episodes of the series for their Video on Demand service starting September 1 2017 40 The series aired in Canada on YTV s Bionix programming block from September 5 2003 to December 1 2006 41 Viz collected the series in a total of 55 DVD volumes 42 43 while seven box sets were also released 44 45 In September 2020 Funimation announced that they would begin streaming the first 54 episodes of the series and the four films 46 Viz Media also released a separate series of ani manga volumes which are derived from full color screenshots of the anime episodes 30 volumes were released from January 14 2004 to December 9 2008 47 48 Inuyasha The Final Act Edit Main article Inuyasha The Final Act In 2009 s 34th issue of Weekly Shōnen Sunday published July 22 2009 it was officially announced that a 26 episode anime adaption of volumes 36 to the end of the manga would be made by the first anime s same cast and crew and would air on Japan s YTV 49 The following week Viz Media announced it had licensed the new adaptation titled Inuyasha The Final Act 犬夜叉 完結編 Inuyasha Kanketsu hen 50 The series premiered on October 3 2009 in Japan with the episodes being simulcast via Hulu and Weekly Shōnen Sunday in the United States 51 In other parts of Asia the episodes were aired the same week on Animax Asia 52 The anime completed its run on March 29 2010 Aniplex collected the series into a total of seven DVDs released between December 23 2009 and June 23 2010 53 54 Viz Media released the series in two DVD or Blu ray sets which included an English dub 55 The first thirteen episodes constituting the first set were released on November 20 2012 56 57 and the last thirteen episodes constituting the second set were released on February 12 2013 58 59 60 The series began broadcasting in the United States and Canada on Viz Media s online network Neon Alley on October 2 2012 61 On October 24 2014 it was announced that Adult Swim would air The Final Act on the Toonami block beginning on November 15 at 2 00 a m EST 62 Yashahime Princess Half Demon Edit Main article Yashahime Princess Half Demon In May 2020 an anime original spin off sequel series was announced titled Yashahime Princess Half Demon 半妖の夜叉姫 Han yō no Yashahime following the journey of Towa Higurashi and Setsuna Sesshomaru and Rin s fraternal twin daughters and Moroha Inuyasha and Kagome s daughter It premiered on October 3 2020 63 64 65 The series is produced by Sunrise directed by Teruo Sato season 1 and Masakazu Hishida season 2 with main character designs by the original creator Rumiko Takahashi 63 66 Staff from Inuyasha returned with Katsuyuki Sumisawa in charge of the scripts Yoshihito Hishinuma in charge of the anime character designs and Kaoru Wada as composer 63 The cast includes Sara Matsumoto as Towa Higurashi Mikako Komatsu as Setsuna and Azusa Tadokoro as Moroha 65 Viz Media announced the rights to digital streaming EST and home video release of the series for North and Latin American territories 63 67 Films Edit There are four animated films with original storylines written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa the writer for the Inuyasha anime series 68 The films were released with English subtitles and dubbed audio tracks on Region 1 DVD by Viz Media Together the four films have earned over US 20 million in Japanese box offices 69 The first film Inuyasha the Movie Affections Touching Across Time was released in 2001 In the film Inuyasha and his friends confront Menomaru a demonic moth warrior brought to life by one of the shards In the second film Inuyasha the Movie The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass released in 2002 the group seemingly kills Naraku for good and return to their normal lives only to encounter a new enemy named Kaguya a character based on the literature The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter The third film Inuyasha the Movie Swords of an Honorable Ruler was released in 2003 In it Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are forced to work together to seal the evil Sō unga their father s third sword when it is awakened from its sheath The fourth and final film Inuyasha the Movie Fire on the Mystic Island was released in 2004 It follows Inuyasha and his friends protecting a group of half demon children from four evil demons on an ancient mystical island Original video animation Edit A 30 minute original video animation titled Black Tessaiga 黒い鉄砕牙 Kuroi Tessaiga was presented on July 30 2008 at an It s a Rumic World exhibit at the Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo s Ginza shopping district The episode uses the original voice cast from the anime series 70 It was released in Japan on October 20 2010 in both DVD and Blu ray formats 71 72 Soundtrack CDs Edit Multiple soundtracks and character songs were released for the series by Avex Mode Three character singles were released August 3 2005 Aoki Yasei o Daite 蒼き野生を抱いて Embrace the Untamed Wilderness by Inuyasha featuring Kagome Kaze no Naka e 風のなかへ Into the Wind by Miroku featuring Sango and Shippō and Gō 業 Fate by Sesshomaru featuring Jaken and Rin The singles charted at number 63 76 and 79 respectively on the Oricon chart 73 74 75 Three more character songs were released on January 25 2006 Rakujitsu 落日 Setting Sun by Naraku Tatta Hitotsu no Yakusoku たったひとつの約束 That s One Promise by Kagome Higurashi and Abarero 暴れろ Go On A Rampage by Bankotsu and Jakotsu The singles charted at number 130 131 and 112 respectively on the Oricon chart 76 77 78 On March 24 2010 Avex released Inuyasha Best Song History 犬夜叉 ベストソング ヒストリー Inuyasha Besuto Songu Hisutori a best album that contains all the opening and ending theme songs used in the series 34 The album peaked at number 20 on the Oricon album chart and charted for seven weeks 79 Video games Edit Cardback to the Inuyasha Trading Card Game Three video games based on the series were released for the WonderSwan Inuyasha Kagome no Sengoku Nikki 犬夜叉 かごめの戦国日記 Inuyasha Kagome s Warring States Diary Inuyasha Fuun Emaki 犬夜叉 風雲絵巻 Inuyasha The Sealed Scroll Picture and Inuyasha Kagome no Yume Nikki 犬夜叉 かごめの夢日記 Inuyasha Kagome s Dream Diary A single title Inuyasha Naraku no Wana Mayoi no Mori no Shōtaijō 犬夜叉 奈落の罠 迷いの森の招待状 Inuyasha Naraku s Trap Invitation to the Forest of Illusion was released for the Game Boy Advance on January 23 2003 in Japan Inuyasha has been adapted into a mobile game released for Java and Brew handsets on June 21 2005 80 Two titles were released for the PlayStation an RPG simply titled Inuyasha and the fighting game Inuyasha A Feudal Fairy Tale the latter of which was released in North America For the PlayStation 2 the two released games were the RPG Inuyasha The Secret of the Cursed Mask and the fighting game Inuyasha Feudal Combat which also received an English version An English only RPG Inuyasha Secret of the Divine Jewel was released for the Nintendo DS on January 23 2007 81 Inuyasha appeared in the crossover video game Sunday vs Magazine Shuketsu Chōjō Daikessen as a playable character 82 Inuyasha s sword Tessaiga has appeared in Monster Hunter as a craftable weapon using items gained from a special event 83 An English language original collectible card game created by Score Entertainment that was first released on October 20 2004 84 Light novel Edit A light novel written by Tomoko Komparu and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi was published by Shogakukan in 2004 85 Stage plays Edit In 2000 a Japanese live action stage play ran from April through May in the Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo around the same time the anime series began production The play s script followed the general plot line of the original manga with a few minor changes to save time A second run of the play ran from January through February in 2001 at the Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo 86 In February 2017 it was announced that a stage play adaptation of Inuyasha would be performed at Tennozu Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from April 6 15 of the same year featuring Yutaka Kyan from Golden Bomber as Inuyasha and Nogizaka46 s Yumi Wakatsuki as Kagome 87 88 Reception EditManga Edit Inuyasha was one of the Manga Division s Jury Recommended Works at the 5th and 12th installments of the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2001 and 2008 respectively 89 90 In 2002 the manga won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category 91 On TV Asahi s Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll in which 150 000 people voted for their top 100 manga series Inuyasha ranked 28th 92 As of February 2010 Inuyasha had over 45 million copies in circulation 93 As of September 2020 the manga had over 50 million copies in circulation 94 Individual volumes from Inuyasha have been popular in Japan taking high places in rankings listing sales 95 96 In North America the manga volumes have appeared various times in The New York Times 97 98 and Diamond Comic Distributors top selling lists 99 100 Moreover in 2005 Inuyasha was one of the most researched series according to Lycos 101 Reviewing volume two for Ex org Eri Izawa wrote that Inuyasha combines many of Rumiko Takahashi s best elements fast paced action interesting characters deep doses of imaginative fantasy a bit of horror and those famous touches of Takahashi humor She also praised the undeniably intelligent and observant Kagome as refreshing Izawa described the faults of the series as subtle and minor feeling that the action sometimes seems to drag a little and that some of the characters are too familiar to those from Takahashi s previous works 102 Rebecca Bundy began her review of volume 23 of Inuyasha for Anime News Network by claiming Twenty three volumes in and this series still packs a serious punch She called its balance of action conversation and reflection perfect and noted it had plenty of character development for the main cast sans Koga Bundy s sole complaint was that she felt the character designs had changed a modest amount since the beginning of the series 103 Even though they had not read Inuyasha since around volume six Manga Life s Penny Kenny said they were able to jump right in with volume 52 thanks in part to the sense of familiarity provided by Takahashi riffing on the same themes Kenny stated that Takahashi s genius lies in her endless improvisations on the standard elements by adding new enemies and monsters she forces the heroes to up their game and grow as individuals The reviewer described the art as having little background detail with Takahashi instead focusing on the characters and their actions Kenny also noted that like all of the manga artist s works the drama is heightened by levity with each character having their own style of humor 104 Anime Edit The anime of Inuyasha was ranked twenty by TV Asahi of the 100 best anime series in 2006 based on an online survey in Japan 105 In ICv2 s Anime Awards from both 2004 and 2005 the series was the winner in the category of Property of the Year 106 107 In the Anime Grand Prix polls by Animage Inuyasha has appeared various times in the category of Best Anime taking third place in 2003 108 109 In the American Anime Awards from 2007 Inuyasha was a nominee in the categories of Best Cast Best Long Series and Best Anime Feature but lost to Fullmetal Alchemist and Final Fantasy VII Advent Children respectively 110 A 2019 NHK poll of 210 061 people saw Inuyasha named Takahashi s best animated work Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were voted first and third place respectively in her characters category 111 The English DVDs from the series had sold over one million copies between March 2003 and November 2004 with the first film s DVD topping the Nielsen VideoScan anime bestseller list for three weeks 112 113 As of 2016 update Viz Media have sold more than 2 million Inuyasha home video units 114 Mania Entertainment listed the series in an article ranking anime series that required a reboot criticizing the series repetitiveness 115 See also EditThe Holy Pearl a 2011 Chinese TV series partially inspired by Inuyasha 116 117 Notes Edit First series had 9 DVDs second series had 10 DVDs third series had 10 DVDs fourth series had 5 DVDs fifth series had 8 DVDs sixth series had 10 DVDs seventh series had 3 DVDs 35 References Edit a b The Official Website for Inuyasha Viz Media Archived from the original on May 9 2019 Retrieved October 27 2017 マンガ批評 犬夜叉 因縁の対決と恋が決着 名手が描く物語とドラマ in Japanese Mainichi Shimbun December 24 2008 Archived from the original on January 1 2009 Retrieved December 6 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