70 Fun Facts About Inuyasha

Who wrote and illustrated the Inuyasha manga?

She began it right after finishing Ranma ½ and wanted something darker, closer to her Mermaid Saga stories.

Which magazine serialised Inuyasha from November 1996 to June 2008?

The 558 chapters were collected in 56 volumes; the run lasted eleven years and seven months.

How old is Kagome Higurashi when she is dragged into the Bone Eater's Well?

It happens on her birthday, when a centipede demon pulls her through the well at her family's shrine.

Kagome is the reincarnation of which priestess?

The priestess had pinned Inuyasha to a tree with a sacred arrow fifty years earlier, and her sister Kaede tends the village.

What does "Shikon no Tama" translate to?

It is said to grant any wish, and Kagome shatters it with an arrow so the shards scatter across Japan.

Which priestess trapped countless demon souls in what became the Shikon Jewel?

Sango's demon-slayer village is the jewel's original home, and Kirara once travelled with the priestess.

Inuyasha's sword Tessaiga was forged from what?

The blacksmith Totosai made both it and Sesshomaru's Tenseiga from the Great Dog General's fangs.

On the night of which lunar phase does Inuyasha lose his demon powers and become fully human?

Takahashi said the black-haired human chapters were among her favourites to draw because they were new and fun.

Which sword does Inuyasha's older half-brother wield, a blade whose power heals rather than harms?

Its healing power is what he uses to bring the orphan Rin back to life after wolves kill her.

Which elderly demon blacksmith forged both brothers' swords from their father's fangs?

He keeps his forge inside a volcano and travels on a flying three-eyed ox named Mo-Mo.

Miroku's greatest weapon, the Wind Tunnel, is located where on his body?

The black hole is a hereditary curse Naraku placed on his grandfather, and it will one day swallow him.

What is Sango's primary weapon?

The Hiraikotsu is thrown with enhanced strength; she is the best slayer from the village that guarded the jewel.

Sango's companion Kirara is what kind of creature?

Kitten-sized most of the time, she grows large enough to carry several passengers through the air.

Shippo, the young fox demon, first meets Inuyasha and Kagome while trying to do what?

He wanted to avenge his father's death; after they help him he becomes part of the group's surrogate family.

Naraku was born from which corrupted human bandit?

Paralysed and jealous of Kikyo's bond with Inuyasha, he merged with demons through a pact with a three-eyed spider.

Naraku is a half-demon associated with which creature?

He manipulated Inuyasha and Kikyo into betraying each other and then waited fifty years for the jewel to return.

Which of Naraku's detachments is a wind-controlling witch with a fan who longs for freedom?

Naraku poisons her while pretending to return her heart, and she dies after developing an attachment to Sesshomaru.

Naraku's first detachment appears as a ten-year-old girl in white carrying what?

Kanna has no scent or demonic aura, so Inuyasha, Miroku and Kagome cannot detect her.

Sango's younger brother Kohaku is kept alive and under Naraku's control by what?

Kikyo eventually sacrifices herself to give him life without the shard, and he grows into a demon-slayer leader.

Which wolf demon repeatedly courts Kagome and treats Inuyasha as a rival?

He first kidnaps her for her ability to sense jewel shards; his tribe was nearly wiped out by Kagura and Naraku.

Rin, the barefoot orphan who follows the dog demon lord, was killed by what?

The wolves belonged to Koga's tribe; her presence becomes central to Sesshomaru's redemption.

What weapon does the imp-like servant Jaken receive from his master?

The fire-throwing staff is about the only power the little green demon has; Sesshomaru mostly ignores his flattery.

Which flea demon was assigned to guard Tessaiga's resting place and tends to flee when danger appears?

He once saved Inuyasha's life by sucking a spider demon's venom out of him, since he enjoys drinking demon blood.

The two-headed dragon mount goes unnamed for centuries until who names it A-Un?

The right head shoots blue lightning and the left green; it is one of only two herbivorous demons in the series.

The Band of Seven are resurrected mercenaries controlled by Naraku through what?

Naraku used them to hold off his enemies while he hid at Mount Hakurei.

Who leads the Band of Seven and carries the huge halberd Banryu?

The youngest and strongest of the band, he retrieved the weapon by attacking the daimyo who had executed them.

Which member of the Band of Seven wears women's kimonos and fights with a segmented snake-like sword?

The retractable blades bend unpredictably; he takes a sadistic liking to Inuyasha at Mount Hakurei.

Inuyasha's mother Izayoi left behind his father's protective garment. What is it called?

She also left a rouge compact that eventually passes to Kikyo, Kaede and finally Moroha.

Which witch resurrects Kikyo using stolen grave remains?

The revived priestess then plans to purify the jewel herself and becomes a rival for Inuyasha's heart.

Which studio produced the Inuyasha anime series?

The first run lasted 167 episodes on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV from October 2000 to September 2004.

How many episodes long is Inuyasha: The Final Act, the sequel series that finished the manga's story?

It ran from October 2009 to March 2010 with the same cast and crew, covering volumes 36 to 56.

On which US programming block did the English dub of Inuyasha air from 2002?

It later moved to the revived Toonami block, running in some form until 2015; in Canada it aired on YTV.

Which voice actor did Takahashi specifically request to play Inuyasha in the anime?

It was her only request at the early production meetings; the cast often puzzled over pronouncing names like Kikyo.

Which company licensed the Inuyasha manga, anime and films for North America?

Its early comic-book issues were titled Inu-Yasha and printed left-to-right until volume 38 flipped to the original layout.

Which of Takahashi's earlier series did she finish immediately before starting Inuyasha?

The gender-bending martial arts comedy ran from 1987 to 1996 and was among the first manga to catch on in the US.

How many animated Inuyasha feature films were released, all in December of their years?

All were written by series scribe Katsuyuki Sumisawa and together earned over US$20 million in Japan.

The villain of the second film, The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass, is based on which Japanese folktale?

Kaguya, Princess of the Heavens, promises Kagura her freedom in exchange for release from a mirror.

In the third film, Swords of an Honorable Ruler, the brothers must seal which weapon of their father's?

The evil third sword awakens from its sheath, forcing Inuyasha and Sesshomaru to cooperate.

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon follows twin daughters born to which pair?

Towa and Setsuna are joined by Moroha, the daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome, who works as a bounty hunter.

Which prize did Inuyasha win in the shōnen category in 2002?

It took the shōnen category at the 47th awards, and by 2020 had 50 million copies in circulation.

Which 30-minute OVA was shown at an "It's a Rumic World" exhibit in Tokyo in 2008?

The original voice cast returned; it was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan in 2010.

Takahashi's 2013 epilogue chapter "Since Then" was published to raise money for recovery from what?

It appeared in the Heroes Come Back anthology of short stories and was later added to the last wide-ban volume.

Which pet leads Kagome to the Bone Eater's Well in the first place?

She was looking for the family cat; Inuyasha later plays with the animal on visits to the present day.

How does the manga end for Kagome after she graduates from high school?

Meanwhile Sango and Miroku have three children and Kohaku carries on as a demon slayer.

How many tankōbon volumes collect the manga's 558 chapters?

The series ran 11 years and seven months in Weekly Shōnen Sunday, ending on June 18, 2008.

How many episodes did the first anime adaptation run for on Yomiuri TV and Nippon Television?

It aired from October 2000 to September 2004 under the subtitle A Feudal Fairy Tale.

Roughly how many copies of the manga were in circulation by September 2020?

That places it among the best-selling manga series of all time.

In Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, Moroha is the daughter of which couple?

Her companions Towa and Setsuna are the twin daughters of Sesshomaru and Rin.

Which composer scored the original anime and returned for Yashahime?

Writer Katsuyuki Sumisawa and character designer Yoshihito Hishinuma also came back for the spin-off.

The fourth film, Fire on the Mystic Island (2004), has the heroes protecting whom?

Four evil demons menace the children on an ancient mystical island.

Which handheld console received the series' three earliest video games, all released in Japan?

They included Kagome's Warring States Diary; PlayStation titles later included an RPG and the fighting game A Feudal Fairy Tale.

Which company created the English-language collectible card game based on the series in October 2004?

A light novel by Tomoko Komparu, illustrated by Takahashi, appeared two months later.

The 2017 Tokyo stage adaptation cast Yutaka Kyan of which band in the title role?

Yumi Wakatsuki of Nogizaka46 played Kagome at the Tennozu Galaxy Theater.

What does the series title literally mean in Japanese?

A yaksha is a nature spirit of Indian and Buddhist tradition, fitting for a half dog-demon hero.

How many children do Miroku and Sango have by the end of the story?

Kohaku carries on as a demon slayer and Shippō trains to strengthen his fox magic.

Which earlier Takahashi work did she say this series' darker tone was thematically closest to?

She wanted something more serious than her comedic hits after finishing Ranma ½ in 1996.

Viz Media first published the manga in North America in April 1997 in what format?

Each issue held two or three chapters; the last comic issue came out in February 2003.

On which revived programming block did the series air in the US after Adult Swim, until 2015?

Viz Media licensed the manga, both anime series and the four films for North America.

Which demonic moth warrior is the villain of the first film, Affections Touching Across Time (2001)?

He is brought to life by one of the Shikon Jewel shards.

Roughly how much have the four films earned combined at the Japanese box office?

All four have original stories by anime writer Katsuyuki Sumisawa and came out in December of their years.

Under what hyphenated title did Viz Media first release the manga in English?

Viz's comic-book issues reached the original 14th volume before it switched to trade paperbacks.

Viz Media began printing the manga in unflipped right-to-left layout starting from which number?

Earlier volumes had been printed left-to-right for Western readers; the 56th and final volume came out in January 2011.

How many volumes made up Viz's 3-in-1 'VizBig' omnibus edition of the manga?

They were released between November 2009 and February 2014 with the original unflipped chapters.

Which label released the series' soundtracks and the 2010 compilation Best Song History?

The best-of album peaked at number 20 on the Oricon chart and stayed on it for seven weeks.

Which 2005 character single was performed by Sesshomaru featuring Jaken and Rin?

It was one of three character singles released on August 3, 2005.

Where did the 2000 live-action stage play of the manga run in Tokyo?

It ran from April to May, around the time the anime went into production, with a second run in early 2001.

Where did the manga rank in TV Asahi's 2021 Manga Sōsenkyo poll of 150,000 voters?

It was also a Jury Recommended Work at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2001 and 2008.

Which 19th-century Japanese novel supplied some of the series' motifs?

A 2011 Chinese TV series, The Holy Pearl, was partly inspired by the manga in turn.

Why did Takahashi do no notable research on samurai and castle designs for the series?

She chose the war-torn Sengoku period to portray violent themes more softly.

Which search engine listed the series among its most researched topics in 2005?

Its volumes also made the New York Times and Diamond Comic Distributors bestseller lists in North America.