Inuyasha

About Inuyasha

'Inuyasha' is a Japanese anime television series that originally aired from 2000 to 2004. The TV series is based on the manga of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi. The story follows Kagome Higurashi, a 15-year-old girl from Tokyo who is transported to the Sengoku period after falling into a sacred well in her family shrine, where she meets the half-dog demon, half-human Inuyasha. When a monster from that era tries to take the magical Jewel of Four Souls embodied in Kagome, she accidentally shatters the Jewel into many pieces that are dispersed across Japan. Kagome and Inuyasha start travelling to recover it before the powerful demon Naraku finds all the shards.

Making / Production

'Inuyasha' was produced by Sunrise Studios and was directed by Masashi Ikeda for the first forty-four episodes and by Yasunao Aoki for the remainder of the series. The voice-acting for the series was done in Japanese, and it was later dubbed in English for international audiences. The series showed significant success and spawned several sequel series and films.

Actors

• Yoshihiko Akaida as Inuyasha, the main half-demon protagonist of the series.
• Moneca Stori as Kagome Higurashi, a modern-day school girl pulled into the ancient past.
• Richard Ian Cox played the role of Inuyasha in the English dub.
• Other notable voice actors include Koji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima, and Noriko Hidaka.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• Inuyasha was Takahashi’s first major 'fighting' manga, a theme she’d continue in several other stories.
• The series was the subject of numerous video games for various platforms.
• It was licensed for English language broadcast and DVD release by Viz Media.

Awards

Inuyasha has won many awards during its run, including the Shogakukan Manga Award for the 'Best Shonen Title' in 2002.

Quotes

• "We're not friends! We're allies!" - Inuyasha
• "I want you to be happy. I want you to laugh a lot...but can't do those things myself." - Kagome
• "I want to see you, yet I don't. Is this what you would call...longing?" - Miroku

Music, Soundtrack

• The opening and ending songs of Inuyasha are popular among fans, with "Change the World" by V6 being one of the most recognized.
• The music for the series was composed by Kaoru Wada.
• Do As Infinity, Ayumi Hamasaki, and Namie Amuro have contributed songs to the series.