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 fifty-six 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 Shippo. Together, they journey to restore the Shikon Jewel before it falls into the hands of the evil half-demon Naraku.

犬夜叉
Genre
Adventure[1]
Fantasy[1]
Romance[2]
Manga
Written by
Rumiko Takahashi
Published by
Shogakukan
English publisher
NA
Viz Media
Imprint
Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Demographic
Shōnen
Original run
November 13, 1996 – June 18, 2008
Volumes
56 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by
Masashi Ikeda (#1–44)
Yasunao Aoki (#45–167)
Produced by
Michihiko Suwa
Hideyuki Tomioka
Written by
Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Music by
Kaoru Wada
Studio
Sunrise
Licensed by
AUS
Madman Entertainment
BI
Anime Limited
NA
Viz Media
Original network
NNS (ytv)
English network
AUS
Adult Swim
CA
YTV
NA
Neon Alley
NZ
Four
SEA
Animax
US
Adult Swim (Toonami), Starz
ZA
Animax
Original run
October 16, 2000 – September 13, 2004
Episodes
167 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Inuyasha: The Final Act
Directed by
Yasunao Aoki
Produced by
Tomoyuki Saito
Mitomu Asai
Naohiro Ogata
Written by
Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Music by
Kaoru Wada
Studio
Sunrise
Licensed by
AUS
Madman Entertainment
NA
Viz Media
Original network
NNS (ytv)
English network
NA
Neon Alley
SEA
Animax
US
Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original run
October 3, 2009 – March 29, 2010
Episodes
26 (List of episodes)
Feature films
Inuyasha 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)
Sequel
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020–2022)
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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.

The manga series had over 50 million copies in circulation as of September 2020. In 2002, the manga won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category.

Characters & Voice actors/Voice actresses

Inuyasha - Richard Ian Cox/Kappei Yamaguchi

Kagome Higurashi - Moneca Stori/Satsuki Yukino

Miroku - Kirby Morrow/Kōji Tsujitani

Sango - Kelly Sheridan/Hōko Kuwashima

Shippo - Jillian Michaels/Kumiko Watanabe

Kilala - Tarako Isono

Naraku - Paul Dobson/Toshiyuki Morikawa

Kikyo - Willow Johnson/Noriko Hidaka

Sesshomaru - David Kaye/Ken Narita

Jaken - Don Brown/Chō

Rin - Brenna O'Brien/Mamiko Noto

Myoga - Paul Dobson/Kenichi Ogata

Kagura - Janyse Jaud/Izumi Ohgami

Kanna - Janyse Jaud/Yukana

Kohaku - Danny McKinnon/Akiko Yajima

Koga - Scott McNeil/Taiki Matsuno

Kaede - Candice Moore/Hisako Kyoda

Sota Higurashi - Saffron Henderson/Akiko Nakagawa

Hachi - Terry Klassen/Toshihiko Nakajima

Totosai - Richard Newman/Joji Yanami

Eri - Saffron Henderson/Yuki Masuda

Yuka - Jillian Michaels/Kaori Shimizu

Ayumi - Cathy Weseluck/Nami Okamoto

Hojo - Matt Smith/Yuji Ueda

And many others

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