Inu Yasha

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Inu Yasha is a long-running anime series based on the popular manga by Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura).

The series is licensed by Viz Media. It premiered on [adult swim] in August 2002.

1 Story
2 History
3 Characters
4 Credits
5 Episodes/Movies
6 Media
- 6.1 Opening Themes
- 6.2 Ending Themes
7 External links

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Story

Kagome Higurashi is an average Japanese junior high school girl who lives near her grandfather's shrine. On her fifteenth birthday, a demon pulls her into a well at the shrine, transporting her to feudal Japan, where warlords fight and demons run amok. She soon hears rumors that she is the reincarnation of a great warrior priestess Kikyo, who had the power to purify the Jewel of Four Souls, a magnificent magical gem with the power to boost the strength of anyone who wields it and could cause great calamity if placed in the wrong hands. She later meets a half-demon named Inu Yasha, whom Kikyo, who had fallen in love with him, bound to a tree fifty years ago while he was trying to steal the jewel. The story follows Inu Yasha and Kagome's quest to find the pieces of the jewel, which is accidentally shattered, and defeat a powerful demon named Naraku who seeks ultimate power, while meeting new friends and foes and slowly developing feelings for one another.

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History

The Inu Yasha manga has been wildly popular in Japan since it made its debut in the Japanese comic magazine Shonen Sunday in 1996 and on Japanese television in October 2000. The anime ran for four years and 167 episodes and also spawned a number of spin-off movies, while the manga is still running to this day.

The series' popularity on American shores quickly rose after its premiere on [adult swim] in August 2002. Reruns of the series still play even after the final episode's premiere airing in October 2006.

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Characters

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Inuyasha

The male protagonist of the story, Inuyasha is a half demon dog and half human. He has a sword made from his father called the Tetsusaida (the sword of the Earth).

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Kagome Higurashi

The female protagonist of the story, Kagome is a middle school student who is taken back in time to the Japanese feudal era through a well. She is also the reincarnation of Kikyo, the priestess.

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Miroku

He is the Buddhist monk who suffers from a curse given by Naraku in which a wind tunnel was placed at the center of his palm. He also has questionable morals when it comes to women.

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Sango

Sango is a demon slayer who uses a Hiraikotsu (a seven foot tall boomerang) to kill them. She is a tragic victim of Naraku's evil, her brother was put under her spell, and her entire village was destroyed by him.

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Kilala

Sango's faithful nekomata which has the ability to fly in its larger form.

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Shippo

A young fox demon, Shippo has the ability to temporarily shapeshift.

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Credits

Original Story	Rumiko Takahashi	U.S. Licensor	Viz Media
Director	Yasunao Aoki Masashi Ikeda	ADR Production	The Ocean Group
Director	Yasunao Aoki Masashi Ikeda	ADR Director	Marc Matsumoto Teri Snelgrove Karl Willems
Planning	Michihiko Suwa Masuo Ueda	ADR Director	Marc Matsumoto Teri Snelgrove Karl Willems
Character Design	Yoshihito Hishinuma	English Adaptation	Lucia Frangione Kathleen Westlake Karl Willems
Color Design	Miyuki Sato
Art Direction	Shigemi Ikeda
Director of Photography	Kumiko Ito Yoichi Ogami
Director of Photography	Kumiko Ito Yoichi Ogami	English Voice Cast
Music	Kaoru Wada	Richard Ian Cox	Inuyasha
Music Producer	Toshiki Inoue	Moneca Stori	Kagome
Character Design	Masaru Kitao	Kirby Morrow	Miroku
Color Design	Ken Hashimoto	Kelly Sheridan	Sango
Art Direction	Mio Ishiki	Jillian Michaels	Shippo
Director of Photography	Kazuhiro Yamada	David Kaye	Sesshomaru
Music	Yoshihisa Hirano Hideki Taniuchi	Paul Dobson	Naraku Myoga
Music Producer	avex mode	Willow Johnson	Kikyo
Animation Production	Sunrise	Pam Hyatt	Kaede
Production	Kyoto Animation Sunrise Yomiuri TV