InuYasha (犬夜叉?), also known as InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale (戦国御伽草子 犬夜叉, Sengoku Otogizōshi InuYasha?), is a Japanese マンガ series written and illustrated によって Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008. The series follows Kagome Higurashi, a teenager from Tokyo, who is transported to the Sengoku period, where she meets the half demon, InuYasha. When a monster from that era tries to take the magical Jewel of Four Souls embodied in Kagome, she accidentally splits the Jewel into various shards, which are dispersed across Japan. InuYasha and Kagome start travelling to recover it, gaining allies and enemies throughout the journey. In contrast to her 前 works, InuYasha is the first マンガ によって Takahashi with a dark storyline, and thus used the setting of the Sengoku period to easily display the violent content.
The マンガ was published in North America によって Viz Media with all of its 56 tankōbon volumes having already been released. The マンガ was adapted into two アニメ テレビ series produced によって Sunrise. The first, broadcast for 167 episodes on Yomiuri TV in 日本 from October 16, 2000 until September 13, 2004, was directed によって Masashi Ikeda for the first forty-four episodes and によって Yasunao Aoki for the remainder. The 秒 series, called InuYasha: The Final Act (犬夜叉 完結編, InuYasha Kanketsu-hen), began airing October 3, 2009 to cover the rest of the マンガ series and ended on March 29, 2010. Viz Media licensed the two アニメ series, having released the former in DVD volumes and aired most of its episodes. A total of four feature films and an original video アニメーション have also been released. Other merchandise include video games and a light novel.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Development
3 Media
3.1 Manga
3.2 Anime
3.3 Films
3.4 Soundtrack CDs
3.5 Video games
3.6 Original video animation
3.7 Novel
3.8 Live action series
3.9 Live action play
4 Reception
5 References
6 External links
Plot
See also: 一覧 of InuYasha characters
The series' plot follows a middle school girl Kagome Higurashi who lives on the grounds of her family's hereditary Shinto shrine. When she goes into the well house to retrieve her cat, a 百足, ムカデ demon bursts out of the enshrined Bone Eater's Well and pulls her through it. As she leaves the well, Kagome appears in the Sengoku period of Japan. During the demon's 前 attack, a magical jewel known as the Sacred Jewel of Four Souls (Shikon no tama) was embodied from Kagome. She then becomes the demon's target and it tries to consume the jewel and kill Kagome. In desperation, Kagome unseals the half-demon InuYasha who was placed on a 木, ツリー fifty years 前 によって Kagome's incarnation Kikyo, the young miko of the village in charge of the sacred jewel who had, upon her death, requested that the jewel be burned in her funeral pyre. Although InuYasha destroys the centipede, the Sacred Jewel is later shattered into numerous shards that disperse across Japan. Even the individual shards are capable of granting great power, and are eagerly sought によって humans and demons alike. InuYasha and Kagome set out to collect the shards to avoid disasters caused によって Sacred Jewel of Four Souls.
Along the way, they 登録する forces with Shippo, a small 狐, フォックス demon who is orphaned, Miroku, a monk who suffers from a curse his ancestors were 与えられた によって a powerful demon, and Sango, a demon-slayer whose clan was killed によって a group of demons. They are mainly opposed によって Naraku, a devious and powerful collective half-demon who manipulated the initial conflict between Kikyo and InuYasha, Sango's clan's destruction and was responsible for Miroku's curse. Naraku collects the shards for himself and continues setting up traps on InuYasha and his companions to take Kagome's jewels. Other people they find are InuYasha's older half-brother Sesshomaru, who wishes to kill Naraku after he tried to manipulate him, Kikyo, now partially resurrected with a fragment of Kagome's soul, and a 狼, オオカミ demon named Koga, most of whose comrades were killed によって Naraku's forces.
Eventually, Naraku collects all of the shards and reassembles the Jewel of Four Souls. Although InuYasha and his allies defeat him, Naraku uses his power as the Jewel's owner to wish for Kagome's soul to be trapped inside it with his own, which would allow Naraku to survive within it in eternal conflict with her. With 犬夜叉 によって her side, Kagome wishes for the Jewel to disappear forever, breaking the cycle. She and 犬夜叉 are then thrown back to their respective time periods and the well shuts, causing them to lose contact for the 次 three years. In that time, the Sengoku period has undergone changes: Sango and Miroku are married with three children together; Kohaku resumes his journey to become a strong demon slayer (with Kirara); Koga becomes leader of the 狼, オオカミ Demon tribe and marries Ayame; and Shippo attains the 7th rank as a 狐, フォックス demon. Back in the present, Kagome graduates from high school and comes to a realization which allows the well to work again. With approval from her mother, Kagome returns to the Sengoku period, where she stays with InuYasha.
Development
Rumiko Takahashi wrote InuYasha after finishing Ranma ½. In contrast to her 前 works, Takahashi wanted to do a darker storyline distant from her comedy series. In order to portray violent themes softly, the story was set in the Sengoku Era, when wars were common. For the designs of samurai または castles, no notable research was made によって the 作者 who considered such topics common knowledge. によって June 2001, a clear ending to the series was not established as Takahashi still was not sure about how to end the relationship between InuYasha and Kagome. Furthermore, Takahashi stated that she did not have an ending to 前 マンガ she wrote during the beginning, having figured them out as their serialization progressed.[1]
Media
Manga
See also: 一覧 of InuYasha chapters
There are 56 マンガ volumes of InuYasha. Written and illustrated によって Rumiko Takahashi, InuYasha premiered in 日本 in the November 13, 1996 issue of Shōnen Sunday,[2][3] where it ran until its conclusion in the June 18, 2008 issue.[4] The chapters were published によって Shogakukan in 56 tankōbon volumes, with the first volume released in May 1997, and the last released in February 2009.[5][6]
Viz Media licensed the series for an English translated release in North America. Initially, Viz released it in monthly American comic book format, each issue containing two または three chapters from the original manga, but eventually abandoned this system in favor of trade paperbacks with the same chapter divisions as the Japanese volumes. Viz released its first trade paperback volume in March 1998. At the time, American マンガ reprints were normally "flipped" to conform to the American convention of 読書 本 from left to right によって mirroring the original artwork; among other effects, this caused right-handed characters to appear left-handed. Viz later stopped flipping its new マンガ releases, although InuYasha was already well into printing によって the time this change was made. Reprints of older volumes have not been "re-flipped" to match the newer ones. As of March 9, 2010, 46 volumes were released in North America, and new volumes of the series are being released monthly. Viz has also started to reprint the series in their "VizBig" format, combining three of the original volumes into each omnibus with slightly larger pages and full-color bonus art that was previously reduced to grayscale. Viz Media also issues a separate series of "ani-manga" volumes which are derived from full-color screenshots of the アニメ episodes. These volumes are slightly smaller than the regular マンガ volumes, are oriented in the Japanese tradition of right to left, feature new covers with higher quality pages, and a higher price point versus the regular volumes. Each ani-manga volume is arranged into chapters that correspond to the アニメ episodes rather than the manga.
Anime
See also: 一覧 of InuYasha episodes
The first InuYasha アニメ adaptation produced によって Sunrise premiered in 日本 on Animax on October 16, 2000 and ran for 167 episodes until its conclusion on September 13, 2004. It was also broadcast on Yomiuri TV and Nippon Television.[7] In East Asia and South Asia it was aired on Animax's 英語 networks. Aniplex collected the episodes in a total of seven series of DVDs volumes distributed in 日本 between May 30, 2001 and July 27, 2005.[8][9]
The English dub of the アニメ was licensed to be released in North America によって Viz Media.[10] The series was broadcast on Adult Swim (although it had originally been planned for Toonami) from August 31, 2002 through October 27, 2006.[11] A 年 later the series aired in Canada on YTV's Bionix programming block from September 5, 2003 through December 1, 2006.[12] Viz collected the series in a total of 55 DVD volumes,[13][14] while a seven box set was also released.[15][16]
In 2009's 34th issue of Shōnen Sunday, published July 22, 2009, it was officially announced that a 26-episode アニメ adaption of volumes 36 to the end of the マンガ would be made によって the original cast and crew and would air on Japan's YTV.[17] The following week, Viz Media announced it had licensed the new adaptation, titled InuYasha: The Final Act (犬夜叉 完結編, InuYasha Kanketsu-hen?).[18] The series premiered on October 3, 2009 in 日本 with the episodes being simulcast via Hulu and Shōnen Sunday in the United States.[19] In other parts of Asia the episodes were aired on the same week on Animax-Asia.[20] The アニメ completed its run on March 29, 2010. Aniplex collected the series in a total of seven DVDs released between December 23, 2009 and June 23, 2010.[21][22] A DVD and Blu-ray release of "Set 1", which includes an English dub によって Viz Media, has been officially confirmed (at Viz's アニメ Expo 2012 panel) for November 2012[23] However, a specific release 日付 has yet to be mentioned. Adult Swim's revived Toonami block has expressed interest in broadcasting InuYasha: The Final Act, and mentioned that it was one of the "many shows we've been looking at", although it's unknown at this time if/when it will run on US television. [24]
Films
The series spawned four アニメ films which feature original plot, rather than being based specifically on the manga, written によって Katsuyuki Sumisawa who wrote the アニメ episodes.[25] The films have also been released with English subtitles and dubbed audio tracks to Region 1 DVD によって Viz Media. Toshiyo Shinohara directed the film series. The first film, InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time, was released in 日本 on December 16, 2001. In the film, InuYasha, Kagome, Shippo, Sango, and Miroku must face Menomaru, a demonic enemy brought to life によって a jewel shard, as they continue their quest for the Shikon Jewel shards. In the 秒 film, InuYasha the Movie: The 城 Beyond the Looking Glass, released on December 21, 2002, the group defeats Naraku and returns to their normal lives only to have to deal with a new enemy named Kaguya. The third film, InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler, was released on December 20, 2003. In it, a third sword of InuYasha's father called So'unga is unleashed from its centuries-old シール and seeks to destroy the Earth forcing InuYasha and Sesshomaru to work together to stop it. The fourth film, InuYasha the Movie: 火災, 火 on the Mystic Island, was released on December 23, 2004, and depicts InuYasha and his フレンズ attempting to rescue children trapped on the mysterious island Houraijima によって the wrath of powerful demons known as "The Four War Gods".
Soundtrack CDs
Multiple soundtracks and character songs were released for series によって Avex Mode. Three character single were released August 3, 2005, "Aoki Yasei o Daite" (蒼き野生を抱いて?, Embrace the Untamed Wilderness) によって InuYasha featuring Kagome, "Kaze no Naka e" (風のなかへ?, Into the Wind) によって Miroku featuring Sango and Shippo, and "Gō" (業?, Fate) によって Sesshomaru featuring Jaken and Rin. The singles charted at number 63, 76, and 79 respectively on the Oricon chart.[26][27][28] Three もっと見る character songs were released on January 25, 2006, "Rakujitsu" (落日?, Setting Sun) によって Naraku, "Tatta Hitotsu no Yakusoku" (たったひとつの約束?, That's One Promise) によって Kagome Higurashi, and "Abarero!!" (暴れろ!!?, Go On A Rampage!!) によって Bankotsu and Jakotsu. The singles charted at number 130, 131, and 112 respectively on the Oricon chart.[29][30][31]
On March 24, 2010, Avex released InuYasha Best Song History (犬夜叉 ベストソング ヒストリー, 犬夜叉 Besuto Songu Hisutorī?), a best album that contains all the opening and ending theme songs used in the series.[7] The album peaked at number 20 on the Oricon album chart and charted for seven weeks.[32]
Video games
Three video games based on the series were released for the WonderSwan: InuYasha: Kagome no Sengoku Nikki (犬夜叉 〜かごめの戦国日記, InuYasha: Kagome's Warring States Diary?), InuYasha: Fūun Emaki (犬夜叉 風雲絵巻?) and InuYasha: Kagome no Yume Nikki (犬夜叉 かごめの夢日記, InuYasha: Kagome's Dream Diary?). A single title, InuYasha: Naraku no Wana! Mayoi no Mori no Shōtaijō (犬夜叉〜奈落の罠!迷いの森の招待状, InuYasha: Naraku's Trap! Invitation to the Forest of Illusion?), was released for the Game Boy Advance on January 23, 2002 in Japan.
InuYasha has been adapted into a mobile game released for Java and Brew handsets on June 21, 2005,[33] an 英語 original Trading card game created によって Score Entertainment that was first released on October 20, 2004. Two titles were released for the PlayStation, InuYasha and InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale, with the latter being also released in North America. For the PlayStation 2 the two released games were InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask and InuYasha: Feudal Combat that also received an English version. An English only game, InuYasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel, was released for the 任天堂 DS on January 23, 2007.[34]
犬夜叉 have also appeared in the crossover video game Sunday VS Magazine: Shuuketsu! Choujou Daikessen! as playable character.[35]
Original video animationA
30 分 original video アニメーション (OVA), Black Tessaiga (黒い鉄砕牙 , Kuroi Tessaiga?) was presented on July 30, 2008 at an "It's a Rumic World" exhibit at the Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. The episode uses the original voice cast from the アニメ series.[36] It was released in 日本 on October 20, 2010 in both DVD and Blu-ray formats.[37][38]
Novel
A novel, written によって Tomoko Komparu and illustrated によって Rumiko Takahashi, has been published によって Shogakukan.[39]
Live action series
The Chinese TV series The Holy Pearl is loosely based on the manga. It stars Gillian Chung and Purba Rgyal in lead roles.[40][41]
Live action play
A Japanese, live action play titled 犬夜叉 was shown in the Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo around the time the アニメ was first in production. The play's script follows the general plot line of the original 犬夜叉 manga, with a few minor changes to save time.[42]
Reception
マンガ volumes from InuYasha have been 人気 in Japan, taking high places in rankings listing sales.[43][44] In 2001, the マンガ won the Shogakukan マンガ Award for best shōnen マンガ タイトル of the year.[45] In North America, the マンガ volumes have appeared various times in the New York Times[46][47] and Diamond Distributions 上, ページのトップへ selling lists.[48][49] Moreover, in 2005 InuYasha was one of the most researched series according to Lycos.[50]
The アニメ of InuYasha was ranked twenty によって TV Asahi of the 100 best アニメ series in 2006 based on an online survey in Japan.[51] In ICv2's "Anime Awards" from both 2004 and 2005, the series was the winner in the category of "Property of the Year".[52][53] In the アニメ Grand Prix アンケー によって Animage, InuYasha has appeared various times in the category of "Best Anime", taking third place in 2003.[54][55] The four films have earned together over US$20 million in Japanese box offices.[56] In the American アニメ Awards from 2007, InuYasha was a nominee in the categories of "Best Cast", "Best アニメ Feature" and "Best Long Series".[57] The English DVDs from the series have sold over 800,000 copies ever since March 2003 with the first film's DVD topping the VideoScan アニメ bestseller 一覧 for three weeks.[58] によって November 2004, Viz announced they had sold over one million InuYasha DVDs.[59] Mania Entertainment also listed the series seventh in an 記事 ranking アニメ series that required a reboot, criticizing the series' repetitiveness.[60]
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Franchise Chapters ·Episodes (Season 1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·5 ·6 ·The Final Act) ·Characters
Films Affections Touching Across Time ·Castle Beyond the Looking Glass ·Swords of an Honorable Ruler ·Fire on the Mystic Island
Video games A Feudal Fairy Tale ·Feudal Combat ·The Secret of the Cursed Mask ·Secret of the Divine Jewel
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Major works Urusei Yatsura ·Maison Ikkoku ·Ranma ½ ·InuYasha ·Rin-ne
Other マンガ Mermaid Saga ·Rumic World ·One-Pound Gospel ·Rumic Theater
Related アニメ 火災, 火 Tripper ·Maris the Chojo ·The Laughing Target ·Rumic Theater
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