

Once you’ve recovered from the shock, it becomes clear that the timing of the new series actually makes sense as the 20th anniversary celebration of the start of the original Inuyasha anime series and the 10th anniversary celebration of the ending of Inuyasha: The Final Act. Inuyasha fans around the world were collectively hit faster than a chorus of angry “sits!” by Kagome upon learning that the series would feature the adventures of half-demon Inuyasha and modern-day human Kagome’s daughter Moroha (so they had a kid…and she has the ears!) alongside her half-demon twin cousins, Towa and Setsuna–daughters of none other than Inuyasha’s older full-demon half-brother Sesshomaru (whoah…just whoah!). It’s no exaggeration to say that I was momentarily stunned when the recent news came seemingly out of nowhere that an Inuyasha spin-off anime sequel titled Yashahime would begin airing this October, with main character designs by Takahashi herself.

I for one was hooked on the Inuyasha anime back in the day and learned a great deal of Japanese vocabulary useless for daily life such as yokai (demon), taijiya (slayer/exterminator), and osuwari (“sit” as a command to a dog) from the show before I could even give a decent self-introduction. From the wacky “anything goes martial arts” of classic Ranma 1/2 to the noticeably darker and suspenseful Inuyasha, which was voted the most popular anime adaptation of her works in a massive NHK survey last year, Takahashi has a talent for creating characters of depth that readers can’t help but become emotionally invested in. We’re big fans of manga author and artist Rumiko Takahashi at SoraNews24. "Phantom Showdown: The Thunder Brothers vs.Today we’re counting down some pivotal episodes before the release of Yashahime this October. Transcription: " Tono Yōkai Tsukumo no Gama" ( Japanese: 殿様妖怪 九十九の蝦蟇) Transcription: " Gekitaiketsu! Sesshōmaru tai Tessaiga!" ( Japanese: 激対決! 殺生丸VS鉄砕牙!!) Transcription: " Bukimi na Yōtō Tessaiga" ( Japanese: 不気味な妖刀 鉄砕牙) Transcription: " Senritsu no Kikōshi Sesshōmaru" ( Japanese: 戦慄の貴公子 殺生丸) Transcription: " Sakasagami no Yōma Yūra" ( Japanese: 逆髪の妖魔 結羅) Transcription: " Honekui no Ido kara Tadaima!" ( Japanese: 骨喰いの井戸からただいまっ!)

Transcription: " Shikon no Tama o Nerau Monotachi" ( Japanese: 四魂の玉を狙う者たち) Transcription: " Toki o Koeta Shōjo to Fūinsareta Shōnen" ( Japanese: 時代を越えた少女と封印された少年) In Canada, the series aired on YTV.Ī second anime series, Inuyasha: The Final Act, premiered on October 3, 2009, and covers the final volumes of the manga series. The English dub of the series aired on Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim from August 31, 2002, to October 27, 2006. It also aired on Animax's English-language networks in South Asia and East Asia. Produced by Sunrise, the series aired in Japan on ytv from October 16, 2000, to September 13, 2004. It follows a half- demon Inuyasha and a high school girl Kagome Higurashi on a journey, alongside their friends, a young fox demon, Shippo a lecherous monk, Miroku a demon slayer, Sango and a demon cat, Kirara, to obtain the fragments of the shattered Jewel of Four Souls, a powerful jewel that had been hidden inside Kagome's body, and keep the shards from being used for evil, including by the half-demon Naraku. The episodes of the Japanese anime series Inuyasha are based on the first 36 volumes for Rumiko Takahashi's manga series of the same name.
