InuYasha

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Synonyms: Inu Yasha
Japanese: 犬夜叉
English: InuYasha
Spanish: Inuyasha
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Type: TV
Episodes: 167
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 16, 2000 to Sep 13, 2004
Premiered: Fall 2000
Broadcast: Mondays at 19:00 (JST)
Licensors: VIZ Media
Studios: Sunrise
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure, FantasyFantasy, RomanceRomance
Themes: HistoricalHistorical, Love PolygonLove Polygon, MythologyMythology, Time TravelTime Travel
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.871 (scored by 397770397,770 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #8752
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #243
Members: 815,409
Favorites: 19,001

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Synopsis

Kagome Higurashi's 15th birthday takes a sudden turn when she is forcefully pulled by a demon into the old well of her family's shrine. Brought to the past, when demons were a common sight in feudal Japan, Kagome finds herself persistently hunted by these vile creatures, all yearning for an item she unknowingly carries: the Shikon Jewel, a small sphere holding extraordinary power.

Amid such a predicament, Kagome encounters a half-demon boy named Inuyasha who mistakes her for Kikyou, a shrine maiden he seems to resent. Because of her resemblance to Kikyou, Inuyasha takes a violent dislike to Kagome. However, after realizing the dire circumstances they are both in, he sets aside his hostility and lends her a hand.

Unfortunately, during a fight for the Shikon Jewel, the miraculous object ends up shattered into pieces and scattered across the land. Fearing the disastrous consequences of this accident, Kagome and Inuyasha set out on a challenging quest to recover the shards before they fall into the wrong hands.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

This first InuYasha anime series, alternatively known as Sengoku Otogizoushi InuYasha, was broadcast in more than 30 countries outside Japan. In North America, it aired on Adult Swim, Toonami, and YTV's Bionix. The series' success led to over one million English-language DVDs being sold between March 2003 and November 2004.

The anime won the "Property of the Year" award in ICv2's Anime Awards for both 2004 and 2005. It placed third in Animage's Anime Grand Prix "Best Anime" category in 2003.

Between January 2004 and December 2008, Viz Media, the official licensor of the English dub version in the USA, released 30 animanga volumes based on screenshots of the anime's episodes.

Characters & Voice Actors

Sesshoumaru

Supporting
Narita, Ken
Japanese

Kikyou

Supporting
Hidaka, Noriko
Japanese

Kouga

Supporting
Matsuno, Taiki
Japanese

Kagura

Supporting
Oogami, Izumi
Japanese

Naraku

Supporting
Morikawa, Toshiyuki
Japanese

Staff

Suwa, Michihiko
Producer, Planning
Kitada, Shuuichi
Assistant Producer
Ikeda, Masashi
Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard
Aoki, Yasunao
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard


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1: "Change the World" by V6 (eps 01-34)
2: "I Am" by Hitomi (eps 35-64)
3: "Owarinai Yume" by Nanase Aikawa (eps 65-95)
4: "Grip!" by Every Little Thing (eps 96-127)
5: "One Day, One Dream" by Tackey & Tsubasa (eps 128-153)
6: "Angelus" by Hitomi Shimatani (eps 154-167)
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Ending Theme

1: "My Will" by Dream (eps 01-20,166-167)
2: "Fukai Mori" by Do As Infinity (eps 21-41)
3: "Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki (eps 42-60)
4: "Every Heart - Minna no Kimochi" by BoA (eps 61-85)
5: "Shinjitsu no Uta" by Do As Infinity (eps 86-108)
6: "Itazurana Kiss" by day after tomorrow (eps 109-127)
7: "Come" by Namie Amuro (eps 128-148)
8: "Brand-New World" by V6 (eps 149-165)

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Reviews

Jul 28, 2008
Overall, Inuyasha is very enjoyable. The art is brilliant although in the movies the art does slip because Rumiko Takahashi (the mangaka) helps with the drawings.

The storyline is basic and very easy to follow, however the story does seem to drag on, so if you have patience with animes this could be for you.

The characters are pure genius, each with their own running joke. Each character (with the exception of Kagome) has a dark and kind of upsetting past often including the death of a loved one. My favourite is Miroku by far. He is a perverted womanising monk who flirts with pretty much any ...
Nov 2, 2014
Mixed Feelings
Mod Edit: This review may contain spoilers.

I debated writing a review for Inuyasha since I believe for the most part the majority of people already know what they think of it but after forcing myself to re-watch the series I felt compelled to write this.

Story:
The story is designed to never end and gives you roughly 4 filler episodes in-between anything that actually progresses the story. Is it a spoiler to tell you that at the end of 167 episodes they still have to complete the jewel and defeat the villain? Well I wish someone would have spoiled it for me. However despite ...
Aug 23, 2009
Story - 4 - It sounds like another shounen adventure with a little romance and a plot where people need to collect something. You know what? Thats what it exactly is. Lol. But, in the beginning it was enjoyable. As it progressed, it got me more and more annoyed till I was about to quit. But I hung to it and tried to finish it just because I wanted to see two characters appear: Rin and Sesshomaru. The end was just a cliff hanger.

Art - 3 - People looked plain. Almost everyone's hair is black, brown, or a different shade of black/brown. Mostly, theres only ...

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