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, also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008, with the chapters collected into 56 tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan.
The series follows Kagome Higurashi, a 15-year-old girl from Tokyo who is transported to the Sengoku period after falling into a well in her family shrine, where she meets the half-demon Inuyasha. When a monster from that era tries to take the magical Shikon Jewel embodied in Kagome, she accidentally shatters the Jewel into many pieces that are dispersed across Japan. Inuyasha and Kagome start traveling to recover it before the powerful demon Naraku finds all the shards. Inuyasha and Kagome gain several allies during their journey, including Shippo, Miroku, Sango and Kirara. In contrast to the typically comedic nature of much of Takahashi's previous work, Inuyasha deals with darker subject matter, using the setting of the Sengoku period to easily display the violent content.
It was adapted into two anime television series produced by Sunrise. The first was broadcast for 167 episodes on Yomiuri TV in Japan from October 16, 2000 until September 13, 2004. The second series, called Inuyasha: The Final Act, began airing five years later on October 3, 2009 to cover the rest of the manga series and ended on March 29, 2010 after 26 episodes. Four feature films and an original video animation have also been released. Other merchandise include video games and a light novel. Viz Media licensed the manga, the two anime series, and movies for North America.
is a fictional character appearing in Rumiko Takahashi's manga series Inuyasha and its anime adaptation as the protagonist as well as its title character. Inuyasha is a hybrid of human and yōkai who first appears sealed to a tree in the feudal world. When a girl named Kagome Higurashi is being chased by a yōkai, Inuyasha convinces her to free him so that he might eliminate the enemy. Despite initially distrusting Kagome, Inuyasha joins forces with her to search for the shards of The Jewel of Four Souls which increase a yōkai's powers. Although Inuyasha first aims to become a full demon using the Jewel, as the story progresses he develops strong bonds with the comrades who aid him.
InuYasha is a Japanese media franchise.
InuYasha may also refer to:
- Inuyasha, the main character in Inuyasha media
In films:
- InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
- InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
- InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
- InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island
In video games:
- InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale
- InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask
- InuYasha: Feudal Combat
- InuYasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel
- Inuyasha: Kagome no Sengoku Nikki
- Inuyasha: Fūun Emaki
- Inuyasha: Kagome no Yume Nikki
- Inuyasha: Naraku no Wana! Mayoi no Mori no Shōtaijō
Inuyasha is a role-playing game for PlayStation, developed and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 2001. The game based on the events of the Inuyasha manga and anime, in this game you work your way through various missions and stories that take place throughout the series. Playing as the characters from the series, you begin from the time Kagome falls through the well and meets her hanyou companion, and the story of Inuyasha unfolds from there. Inuyasha and Kagome build their relationship with each other, and along the way meet the familiar faces of Miroku, Sango, and Shippou, and face off with enemies like Sesshoumaru and Naraku.
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