Inuyasha#Anime television series

{{About|the manga series|the title character|Inuyasha (character)|other uses|Inuyasha (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| image = Inuyasha 1.png

| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi

| ja_kanji = 犬夜叉

| genre = {{ubl|Adventure{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/inuyasha|title=The Official Website for Inuyasha|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 27, 2017|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509065824/https://www.viz.com/inuyasha|url-status=live}}|Fantasy|Romance{{cite web|script-title=ja:マンガ批評：「犬夜叉」因縁の対決と恋が決着名手が描く物語とドラマ|url=http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/manga/news/20081224mog00m200010000c.html|publisher=Mainichi Shimbun|access-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101102925/http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/manga/news/20081224mog00m200010000c.html|archive-date=January 1, 2009|language=ja|date=December 24, 2008}}}}

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = Rumiko Takahashi

| publisher = Shogakukan

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher

| NA = Viz Media

}}

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}

| imprint = Shōnen Sunday Comics

| magazine = Weekly Shōnen Sunday

| first = November 13, 1996

| last = June 18, 2008

| volumes = 56

| volume_list = List of Inuyasha volumes

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = tv series

| director = {{ubl|Masashi Ikeda (1–44)|Yasunao Aoki (45–167)}}

| producer = {{ubl|Michihiko Suwa|Hideyuki Tomioka}}

| writer = Katsuyuki Sumisawa

| music = Kaoru Wada

| studio = Sunrise

| licensee = {{English anime licensee

| AUS= Madman Entertainment

| BI= Anime Limited

| NA= Viz Media

}}

| network = NNS (ytv, NTV)

| network_en = {{English anime network

| AUS = Adult Swim

| CA = YTV

| NZ = Four

| SEA = Animax

| US = Adult Swim (Toonami)

| NA = Neon Alley

| ZA = Animax

}}

| first = October 16, 2000

| last = September 13, 2004

| episodes = 167

| episode_list = List of Inuyasha episodes

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = tv series

| title = Inuyasha: The Final Act

| director = Yasunao Aoki

| producer = {{ubl|Tomoyuki Saito|Mitomu Asai|Naohiro Ogata}}

| writer = Katsuyuki Sumisawa

| music = Kaoru Wada

| studio = Sunrise

| licensee = {{English anime licensee

| AUS = Madman Entertainment

| NA = Viz Media

}}

| network = ytv, NTV

| network_en = {{English anime network

| SEA = Animax

| NA = Neon Alley

| US = Adult Swim (Toonami)

}}

| first = October 4, 2009

| last = March 30, 2010

| episodes = 26

| episode_list = Inuyasha: The Final Act

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Other

| title = Anime films

| content =

Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Other

| title = Sequel spin-off

| content =

Yashahime (2020–2022)

}}

{{Nihongo|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 56 {{Transliteration|ja|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 inadvertently shatters it into dozens of fragments that scatter across Japan. Inuyasha and Kagome set out to recover Jewel's fragments, and through their quest, they are joined by the lecherous monk Miroku, the demon slayer Sango, and the fox demon Shippō. Together, they journey to restore the Shikon Jewel before it falls into the hands of the evil half-demon Naraku.

In contrast to the typically comedic nature of much of Takahashi's previous works, 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 Television and Nippon Television from October 2000 to September 2004. The second series, Inuyasha: The Final Act, is a direct sequel that adapts the remainder of the manga. It ran for 26 episodes from October 2009 to March 2010. Four feature films and an original video animation (OVA) have also been released. Other merchandise includes video games and a light novel. An anime-original sequel spin-off 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.

By September 2020, Inuyasha had 50 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In 2002, the manga won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award for the {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} category.

Plot

{{See also|List of Inuyasha characters{{!}}List of Inuyasha characters}}

In 1496 Japan, humans and demons ({{Transliteration|ja|yōkai}}) battle over the {{Nihongo|Shikon Jewel|四魂の玉|Shikon no Tama|lit. "The Jewel of Four Souls"}}, which is said to grant any wish. Kikyo, the priestess who keeps the Shikon Jewel, is in love with the half-demon Inuyasha. However, they fall into a deceitful trap and betray each other. Inuyasha steals the Shikon Jewel, but the dying Kikyo pins Inuyasha to a tree with a sacred arrow. Per Kikyo's will, her body is cremated along with the Shikon Jewel, which disappeared from the era.

Five hundred years later, Kagome Higurashi lives on the grounds of her family's Shinto shrine, with her mother, grandfather and younger brother. On her fifteenth birthday, Kagome is dragged into the enshrined {{Nihongo|Bone Eater's Well|骨喰いの井戸|Honekui no Ido}} by a centipede demon and sent back in time to the Sengoku period in 1546. The Shikon Jewel manifests from within the body of Kagome, who is Kikyo's reincarnation, and she desperately frees Inuyasha from the tree to kill the centipede demon. When Inuyasha threatens her, Kikyo's sister Kaede subdues him with a magical bead necklace to keep him under control. Later, Kagome inadvertently shatters the Shikon Jewel into many shards with an arrow, and they scatter across Japan and into the possession of various demons and humans.

Inuyasha obtains his father's sword Tessaiga, which places him at odds with his older half-brother Sesshomaru, the wielder of Tenseiga. Inuyasha aids Kagome in collecting the shards and dealing with the threats they come across. On their journey, the presence of Naraku, a spider half-demon who was responsible for manipulating Inuyasha and Kikyo, comes to light. While pursuing Naraku, Inuyasha and Kagome recruit the young fox demon Shippō, the perverted monk Miroku (whose hand was cursed by Naraku), and the demon slayer Sango and her two-tailed demon cat Kirara. Sango's clan was killed when they were tricked by Naraku, and her younger brother Kohaku fell under his control. Over time, Inuyasha enhances Tessaiga into stronger forms while defeating his enemies. His team is loosely allied with Sesshomaru, whom Naraku attempted to manipulate; the resurrected Kikyo, who plans to purify the Shikon Jewel if all shards are collected; and Kōga, the leader of a wolf demon tribe who seeks to avenge his comrades whom Naraku killed. As Inuyasha and his friends journey together, he and Kagome begin to fall in love with one another, which is complicated by Inuyasha's lingering feelings for Kikyo.

Desperately hunted by his enemies, Naraku temporarily removes his heart and wounds Kikyo. Kohaku, having been previously killed but later revived by Naraku and kept alive and under his control by a Shikon Jewel shard, eventually regains his free will and memories, and attempts to escape Naraku's group. During that time, Sesshomaru settles his feud with Inuyasha to enable his brother to perfect Tessaiga to its optimal abilities. Kikyo sacrifices herself to give life to Kohaku, and Naraku collects all the shards to restore the Shikon Jewel. As he is slain by Inuyasha and his allies, Naraku reveals his true desire for Kikyo, despite his hatred towards her, and he uses his wish to trap himself and Kagome inside the Shikon Jewel before dying. Revealed to be sentient, the Shikon Jewel intends for Kagome to make a selfish wish so that she and Naraku will be trapped in an eternal conflict, thus prolonging the Jewel's existence. However, with Inuyasha by her side, Kagome wishes for the Shikon Jewel to disappear forever, allowing her to return to her time with the well sealed, and she and Inuyasha lose contact for three years.

In that time, the Sengoku period changes drastically: Sango and Miroku marry and have three children together, Kohaku continues his role as a demon slayer, and Shippō trains to make his demon magic stronger. Back in the present, Kagome graduates from high school, and manages to get the Bone Eater's Well in her backyard to work again. She returns to the Sengoku period, where she reunites with Inuyasha, marries him, and continues to train with Kaede and become a topmost-level priestess.

Development

Takahashi wrote Inuyasha after finishing Ranma ½. In contrast to her previous comedic works such as Urusei Yatsura (1978–1987), Maison Ikkoku (1980–1987), and One Pound Gospel (1987–2006), Takahashi wanted to create a darker storyline that was thematically closer to her Mermaid Saga stories. To portray violent themes softly, the story was set in the Sengoku period, when wars were common. Takahashi did no notable research on the designs of samurai or castles because she considered such topics common knowledge. By June 2001, a clear ending to the series had not been established because Takahashi still was unsure about how to end the relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome. Furthermore, Takahashi said that she did not have an ending to previous manga she wrote during the beginning, having figured them out as their serialization progressed.{{cite journal|journal=Animerica|date=June 2001|issue=6|issn=1067-0831|publisher=Viz Media|title=Inuyasha Comes to America|author1=Yoshida, Toshifumi|author2=Nakatani, Andy}}{{cite web|last=Horibuchi|first=Seiji|title=Rumiko Takahashi – Interview by Seiji Horibuchi|url=http://www.viz.com/products/series/inuyasha/interview.shtml|publisher=Animerica|via=Viz Media|access-date=November 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020209202447/http://www.viz.com/products/series/inuyasha/interview.shtml|archive-date=February 9, 2002}}

Media

= Manga =

{{See also|List of Inuyasha volumes{{!}}List of Inuyasha volumes}}

Inuyasha is written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. The series debuted in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday (issue #50, 1996) on November 13, 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.ex.org/1.x/14-shonen1.html|title=Shonen Sunday, 1996 Issue 50|first=Eri|last=Izawa|date=December 1996|access-date=February 9, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130112174508/http://www.ex.org/1.x/14-shonen1.html|archive-date=January 12, 2013}}{{cite web|last=Inoa|first=Christopher|title=The Fairy Tale of Inuyasha: 20 Years Later|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-09-28/the-fairy-tale-of-inuyasha-20-years-later/.164481|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930205710/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-09-28/the-fairy-tale-of-inuyasha-20-years-later/.164481|archive-date=September 30, 2020|date=September 28, 2020|url-status=live}} Inuyasha finished after an 11 year and seven month run in the magazine (issue #29, 2008) on June 18, 2008.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-10/inuyasha-confirmed-to-end-next-wednesday-in-japan|title=Inuyasha Confirmed to End Next Wednesday in Japan|date=June 10, 2008|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 14, 2010|archive-date=August 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831083907/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-10/inuyasha-confirmed-to-end-next-wednesday-in-japan|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:2008年06月18日のアーカイブ|url=http://manganohi.jp/2008/06/18/|website=manganohi.jp|access-date=November 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925012015/http://manganohi.jp/2008/06/18/|archive-date=September 25, 2008|language=ja|date=June 18, 2008|quote={{lang|ja|大長編戦国御伽草子、感動の大団円!!

『犬夜叉』　高橋留美子

四魂の玉との長き闘いが終わり、三年の月日が流れた。犬夜叉とかごめ、そして仲間たちの未来は!?　約12年間に渡って繰り広げられた犬夜叉たちの物語が、ここに堂々完結！　感動の最終回!!

}}}} Its 558 chapters were collected in 56 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes by Shogakukan, released from April 18, 1997,{{cite web|script-title=ja:犬夜叉 1|trans-title=Inuyasha 1|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=409125201X|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218142613/http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=409125201X|archive-date=February 18, 2013}} to February 18, 2009.{{cite web|script-title=ja:犬夜叉 56|trans-title=Inuyasha 56|url=http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_9784091215802|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910053504/http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_9784091215802|archive-date=September 10, 2012}} Shogakukan re-published the series in a 30-volume {{Transliteration|ja|wide-ban}} edition, released from January 18, 2013,{{cite web|script-title=ja:犬夜叉ワイド版１|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091241221|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201025091432/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091241221|archive-date=October 25, 2020|language=ja|url-status=live|date = 28 June 2016}} to June 18, 2015.{{cite web|script-title=ja:犬夜叉ワイド版３０|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091241658|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201025091746/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091241658|archive-date=October 25, 2020|language=ja|url-status=live|date = 28 June 2016}} Takahashi published a special epilogue chapter, titled {{Nihongo|"Since Then"|あれから|Are kara}}, in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on February 6, 2013, as part of the "Heroes Come Back" anthology, which comprised short stories by manga artists to raise funds for recovery of the areas afflicted by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.{{cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|url=http://www.crunchyroll.ca/anime-news/2012/12/26/inuyasha-one-shot-manga-returns-in-quake-charity|title="Inuyasha" One-Shot Manga Returns in Quake Charity|website=Crunchyroll|date=December 26, 2012|access-date=March 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213002439/http://www.crunchyroll.ca/anime-news/2012/12/26/inuyasha-one-shot-manga-returns-in-quake-charity|archive-date=December 13, 2013}} The chapter was later included in the last volume of the wide-ban edition of the manga in 2015,{{cite web|script-title=ja:「犬夜叉」最終回から半年後描いた新作がサンデーに|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/84387|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 25, 2020|language=ja|date=February 6, 2013|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205551/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/84387|url-status=live}} and was published again in Shōnen Sunday S on October 24, 2020.{{cite web|script-title=ja:少年サンデーＳ（スーパー）２０２０年１２月号|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/magazine?cd=2066612120|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201027045534/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/magazine?cd=2066612120|archive-date=October 27, 2020|language=ja|date = 28 June 2016}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:高橋留美子が「犬夜叉」×「半妖の夜叉姫」イラスト描き下ろし、複製原画も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/401926|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 27, 2020|language=ja|date=October 24, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026220407/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/401926|url-status=live}}

In North America, Inuyasha has been licensed for English language release by Viz Media, initially titled as Inu-Yasha. They began publishing the manga in April 1997 in an American comic book format, each issue containing two or three chapters from the original manga, and the last issue was released in February 2003, which covered up until the original Japanese 14th volume.{{cite web|title=Inu-Yasha|url=http://www.viz.com/inuyasha/inuf.shtml|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980613044328/http://www.viz.com/inuyasha/inuf.shtml|archive-date=June 13, 1998}}{{cite web|title=Inu-Yasha|url=http://www.viz.com/products/series/inuyasha/products.shtml|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011209065830/http://www.viz.com/products/series/inuyasha/products.shtml|archive-date=December 9, 2001}}{{cite web|title=Next Month's Viz-In : February 2003|url=http://www.viz.com/news/vizin/future.html|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211023517/http://www.viz.com/news/vizin/future.html|archive-date=February 11, 2003}}{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=Viz Discontinued Comics Information|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-05-08/viz-discontinued-comics-information|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 25, 2020|date=May 8, 2003|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107075001/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-05-08/viz-discontinued-comics-information|url-status=live}} Viz Media started publishing the series in a first trade-paperback edition, with 12 volumes published from July 6, 1998, to October 6, 2002.{{cite book|title=Inu-Yasha : A Feudal Fairy Tale, Vol. 1|isbn=1569312621|last=Takahashi|first=Rumiko|year=1998|publisher=Viz Communications }}{{cite book|title=Inu-Yasha : A Feudal Fairy Tale, Vol. 12|isbn=1591160235|last=Takahashi|first=Rumiko|year=2002|publisher=Viz Communications }} A second edition began with the 13th volume, released on April 9, 2003,{{cite web|title=Inuyasha, Volume 13|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-volume-13/1515|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427025615/http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-volume-13/1515|archive-date=April 27, 2014}} and the first 12 volumes, following this edition, were reprinted as well.{{cite web|title=Inuyasha, Volume 1|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-volume-1/1491|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511055428/http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-volume-1/1491|archive-date=May 11, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Inuyasha, Volume 12|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-volume-12/2220|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427025615/http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-volume-12/2220|archive-date=April 27, 2014}} Up until the 37th volume, Viz Media published the series in left-to-right orientation,{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-23/viz-to-publish-inuyasha-with-unflipped-page-layout|title=Viz to Publish Inuyasha Monthly with 'Unflipped' Page Layout|website=Anime News Network|date=April 29, 2009|access-date=May 2, 2014|archive-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411120751/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-23/viz-to-publish-inuyasha-with-unflipped-page-layout|url-status=live}} and with the release of the 38th volume on July 14, 2009, they published the remaining volumes in "unflipped" right-to-left page layout.{{cite web|title=Inuyasha, Volume 38|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-volume-38/7572|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427025615/http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-volume-38/7572|archive-date=April 27, 2014}} Viz Media published the 56th and final volume of Inuyasha on January 11, 2011.{{cite web|title=Inuyasha, Volume 56|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-volume-56/8867|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427025615/http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-volume-56/8867|archive-date=April 27, 2014}} In 2009, Viz Media began publishing the series in their 3-in-1 omnibus volume "VizBig" edition, with the original unflipped chapters. The 18 volumes were released from November 10, 2009, to February 11, 2014.{{cite web|title=Inuyasha (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/inuyasha-vizbig-edition-volume-1/product/2160|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 25, 2020|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028210421/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/inuyasha-vizbig-edition-volume-1/product/2160|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Inuyasha (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 18|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/inuyasha-vizbig-edition-volume-18/product/2177|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 25, 2020|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205544/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/inuyasha-vizbig-edition-volume-18/product/2177|url-status=live}} On December 15, 2020, Viz released the 18 volumes digitally.{{cite web|title=Inuyasha (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 1 [Digital]|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/inuyasha-vizbig-edition-volume-1/product/2160/digital|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=December 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217170056/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/inuyasha-vizbig-edition-volume-1/product/2160/digital|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Inuyasha (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 18 [Digital]|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/inuyasha-vizbig-edition-volume-18/product/2177/digital|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=April 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424082035/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/inuyasha-vizbig-edition-volume-18/product/2177/digital|url-status=live}}

= Anime =

== ''Inuyasha'' ==

{{See also|List of Inuyasha episodes{{!}}List of Inuyasha episodes}}

The first Inuyasha anime adaptation, sometimes known as {{Nihongo|Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale|戦国御伽草子犬夜叉|Sengoku Otogizōshi Inuyasha}}, produced by Sunrise, was broadcast for 167 episodes on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV from October 16, 2000, to September 13, 2004.{{cite web|script-title=ja:■スケジュール＆スタッフ■|url=http://www.nifty.ne.jp/rstation/sunrise/yasya/yasya_st.htm|publisher=Sunrise Inc.|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001027205944/http://www.nifty.ne.jp/rstation/sunrise/yasya/yasya_st.htm|archive-date=October 27, 2000|language=ja}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:犬夜叉|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C10026|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=October 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013151457/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C10026|archive-date=October 13, 2021|language=ja|url-status=live}} Avex collected the episodes in a total of seven series of DVD volumes distributed in Japan between May 30, 2001, and July 27, 2005.{{efn|First series had 9 DVDs; second series had 10 DVDs; third series had 10 DVDs; fourth series had 5 DVDs; fifth series had 8 DVDs; sixth series had 10 DVDs; seventh series had 3 DVDs.{{cite web|script-title=ja:犬夜叉 > ディスコグラフィー|url=http://avexnet.jp/item/ainuy/disc/dvd.html|publisher=Avex Network|access-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013163310/http://avexnet.jp/item/ainuy/disc/dvd.html|archive-date=October 13, 2008|language=ja}}}}

In North America, the series was licensed for an English dub release by Viz Media.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-07-07/viz-at-ax|title=Viz at AX|date=July 7, 2001|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 10, 2010|archive-date=April 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413053816/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-07-07/viz-at-ax|url-status=live}} The series was first run on Adult Swim from August 31, 2002, to October 27, 2006,{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-08-08/inu-yasha-on-adult-swim-action|title=Inu-Yasha On Adult Swim Action!|date=August 8, 2002|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 10, 2010|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628204632/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-08-08/inu-yasha-on-adult-swim-action|url-status=live}} with reruns from 2006 to 2014. When Toonami became a block on Adult Swim, Inuyasha aired there from November 2012 to March 2014, when the network announced that they had lost the broadcast rights to the series.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Adult Swim's Toonami Block to Show Tenchi Muyo! GXP (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-03/adult-swim-toonami-block-to-show-tenchi-muyo-gxp|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 18, 2023|date=November 3, 2012|archive-date=April 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407235447/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-03/adult-swim-toonami-block-to-show-tenchi-muyo-gxp|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-01/adult-swim-toonami-loses-rights-to-run-inuYasha|title=Adult Swim's Toonami Loses Rights to Run Inuyasha|website=Anime News Network|date=2014-03-01|access-date=2015-02-21|archive-date=2015-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219123102/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-01/adult-swim-toonami-loses-rights-to-run-inuyasha|url-status=live}} On August 25, 2017, Starz announced that they would be offering episodes of the series for their video on demand service starting on September 1 of that same year, where they were available until November 30, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/882819-starz-app-september-2017-movies-and-tv-titles-announced|title=Starz app September 2017 Movies and TV Titles Announced|date=August 25, 2017|publisher=ComingSoon.net|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724044655/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/882819-starz-app-september-2017-movies-and-tv-titles-announced|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Ingham|first=Alexandria|url=https://hiddenremote.com/2018/10/18/starz-app-november-2018/|title=Everything coming to and leaving the STARZ App in November 2018|date=October 18, 2018|website=Hidden Remote|publisher=Minute Media|access-date=June 26, 2023|archive-date=June 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626155356/https://hiddenremote.com/2018/10/18/starz-app-november-2018/|url-status=live}} The series was also streamed on HBO Max in the United States from August 4, 2020, until August 3, 2022.{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=HBO Max Adds The Promised Neverland, Inuyasha, Mob Psycho 100, Madoka Magica, Aldnoah.Zero Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-20/hbo-max-adds-the-promised-neverland-inuyasha-mob-psycho-100-madoka-magica-aldnoah.zero-anime/.162047|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 19, 2023|date=July 20, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926233909/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-20/hbo-max-adds-the-promised-neverland-inuyasha-mob-psycho-100-madoka-magica-aldnoah.zero-anime/.162047|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Ridgely|first=Charlie|title=HBO Max Is Losing a Ton of Movies Next Month|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/hbo-max-august-2022-movies-leaving-streaming/|website=ComicBook.com|access-date=December 27, 2022|date=July 19, 2023|archive-date=December 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227204004/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/hbo-max-august-2022-movies-leaving-streaming/|url-status=live}} The series aired in Canada on YTV's Bionix programming block from September 5, 2003, to December 1, 2006.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-08-26/inu-yasha-st-seiya-on-ytv|title=Inu Yasha, St. Seiya on YTV|date=August 26, 2003|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 10, 2010|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628204701/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-08-26/inu-yasha-st-seiya-on-ytv|url-status=live}} Viz collected the series in a total of 55 DVD volumes,{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/product?id=6573|title=Inuyasha, Vol. 55 (DVD)|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117022922/http://viz.com/product?id=6573|archive-date=November 17, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/product?id=1914|title=Inuyasha, Vol. 1 (DVD)|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117020618/http://viz.com/product?id=1914|archive-date=November 17, 2011}} while seven box sets were also released.{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/product?id=4663|title=Inuyasha Season 1 (DVD Box Set)|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117064516/http://viz.com/product?id=4663|archive-date=November 17, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/product?id=8097|title=Inuyasha Season 7 (Deluxe Edition) (DVD Box Set)|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117064605/http://viz.com/product?id=8097|archive-date=November 17, 2011}} In September 2020, Funimation announced that they would begin streaming the first 54 episodes of the series and the four films.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Funimation Adds Inuyasha TV Anime, 4 Films to Catalog|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-23/funimation-adds-inuyasha-tv-anime-4-films-to-catalog/.164372|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 23, 2020|date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925075842/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-23/funimation-adds-inuyasha-tv-anime-4-films-to-catalog/.164372|url-status=live}}

Viz Media also released a separate series of ani-manga volumes which are derived from full-color screenshots of the anime episodes. 30 volumes were released from January 14, 2004 to December 9, 2008.{{cite web|title=Inuyasha Ani-Manga, Volume 1|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-ani-manga-volume-1/2118|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511001135/http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-ani-manga-volume-1/2118|archive-date=May 11, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Inuyasha Ani-Manga, Volume 30|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-ani-manga-volume-30/6977|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510234630/http://www.viz.com/manga/print/inuyasha-ani-manga-volume-30/6977|archive-date=May 10, 2013}}

== ''Inuyasha: The Final Act'' ==

{{Main|Inuyasha: The Final Act{{!}}Inuyasha: The Final Act}}

In July 2009, it was announced that another anime television series adaptation, covering the original 36–56 volumes of the manga, would be made by the first anime's same cast and crew.{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-16/inuyasha-final-chapter-gets-tv-anime-green-lit|title=Inuyasha's Final Chapters Get TV Anime Green-Lit (Updated)|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 15, 2009|archive-date=2009-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719053221/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-16/inuyasha-final-chapter-gets-tv-anime-green-lit|url-status=live}} Titled {{Nihongo|Inuyasha: The Final Act|犬夜叉完結編|Inuyasha Kanketsu-hen}}, the series was broadcast for 26 episodes on Nippon TV and Yomiuri TV from October 4, 2009, to March 30, 2010.{{cite web|script-title=ja:犬夜叉完結編|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C12102|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812132831/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C12102|archive-date=August 12, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}{{efn|The series first premiered on Nippon TV and two days later on Yomiuri TV.{{cite web|script-title=ja:TVアニメ「犬夜叉完結編」、10月より放送開始|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/21046|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128214754/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/21046|archive-date=November 28, 2022|language=ja|date=September 14, 2009|url-status=live}} Nippon TV listed the series premiere on Saturday at 26:20, which is effectively Sunday at 2:20 a.m. JST.{{cite web|script-title=ja:犬夜叉完結編公式サイト|url=http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/yasya-kanketsu/onair/index.html|publisher=Sunrise Inc.|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917224603/http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/yasya-kanketsu/onair/index.html|archive-date=September 17, 2009|language=ja|url-status=live}} Despite the series first premiering on Nippon TV, it completed its first premiere run on Yomiuri TV on March 30, 2010,{{cite web|script-title=ja:「犬夜叉完結編」|url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/inuyasha/oaarea/index.html|publisher=Yomiuri TV|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329074935/http://www.ytv.co.jp/inuyasha/oaarea/index.html|archive-date=March 29, 2010|language=ja}} days ahead of Nippon TV on April 4,{{cite web|script-title=ja:犬夜叉完結編 #26「明日へ」[終]|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/program/detail/122232331.html|publisher=Nippon TV|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404014259/http://www.ntv.co.jp/program/detail/122232331.html|archive-date=April 4, 2010|language=ja}} due to the latter network suspending series broadcast for one week back on January 3.{{cite web|script-title=ja:12月26日（土）の番組表|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/program/20091226.html|publisher=Nippon TV|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091226053108/http://www.ntv.co.jp/program/20091226.html|archive-date=December 26, 2009|language=ja|quote={{lang|ja|犬夜叉　完結編　#13「完全な冥道」}}}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:01月09日（土）の番組表|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/program/20100109.html|publisher=Nippon TV|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110203346/http://www.ntv.co.jp/program/20100109.html|archive-date=January 10, 2010|language=ja|quote={{lang|ja|犬夜叉　～完結編～　#14「奈落の追撃」}}}}}} In other parts of Asia, the series was broadcast in the same week as its broadcast in Japan on Animax Asia.{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2009/7/26/lifebookshelf/4380809&sec=lifebookshelf|title=Sayonara, Inuyasha|last=Tai|first=Elizabeth|date=July 26, 2009|work=Star Publications|publisher=The Star|access-date=February 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621234807/http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F7%2F26%2Flifebookshelf%2F4380809&sec=lifebookshelf|archive-date=June 21, 2011}} Aniplex collected the episodes on seven DVDs, released between December 23, 2009, and June 23, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ANSB-9501|title=Inuyasha The Final Act 1|publisher=Neowing|access-date=June 28, 2011|archive-date=January 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119173731/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ANSB-9501|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ANSB-9507|title=Inuyasha The Final Act 7|publisher=Neowing|access-date=June 28, 2011|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021062822/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ANSB-9507|url-status=live}}

In North America, the series was licensed by Viz Media,{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-24/viz-adds-inuyasha-final-act-kekkaishi-anime|title=Viz Adds Inuyasha Final Act, Kekkaishi Anime (Updated)|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 24, 2009|archive-date=July 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726001020/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-24/viz-adds-inuyasha-final-act-kekkaishi-anime|url-status=live}} and the episodes were simulcast via Hulu and Viz Media's Shonen Sunday site in the United States.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-09-28/viz-media-announces-inuyasha-the-final-act-scheduled-to-stream-in-the-u.s-simultaneous-to-airing-in-japan|title=Viz Media Announces Inuyasha The Final Act Scheduled to Stream in the U.S. Simultaneous to Airing in Japan|date=September 28, 2009|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 10, 2010|archive-date=October 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006065337/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-09-28/viz-media-announces-inuyasha-the-final-act-scheduled-to-stream-in-the-u.s-simultaneous-to-airing-in-japan|url-status=live}} Viz Media released the series in two DVD or Blu-ray sets, which included an English dub.{{cite news|last=Santos|first=Carlo|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2012/anime-expo/22|title=Anime Expo 2012 - Viz Media|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 1, 2012|archive-date=August 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807180443/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2012/anime-expo/22|url-status=live}} The first thirteen episodes, constituting the first set, were released on November 20, 2012,{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 18–24|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-20/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-18-24|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 12, 2023|date=November 20, 2012|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605064706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-20/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-18-24|url-status=live}} and the last thirteen episodes, constituting the second set, were released on February 12, 2013.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 10–16|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-12/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-10-16|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 12, 2023|date=February 12, 2013|archive-date=February 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216054954/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-12/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-10-16|url-status=live}} The series began broadcasting in the United States and Canada on Viz Media's online network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012.{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-22/neon-alley-streams-of-english-dubs-to-debut-on-october-2|title=Neon Alley Streams of English Dubs to Debut on October 2|website=Anime News Network|date=September 22, 2012|access-date=September 16, 2013|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921031114/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-22/neon-alley-streams-of-english-dubs-to-debut-on-october-2|url-status=live}} On October 24, 2014, it was announced that Adult Swim would air The Final Act on the Toonami block, beginning on November 15, at 2:00 a.m. EST.{{cite news|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-24/inuyasha-the-final-act-to-run-on-toonami/.80305|title=Inuyasha: The Final Act to Run on Toonami|website=Anime News Network|date=October 24, 2014|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-date=March 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325213622/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-24/inuyasha-the-final-act-to-run-on-toonami/.80305|url-status=live}}

== ''Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' ==

{{Main|Yashahime{{!}}Yashahime}}

In May 2020, an anime original sequel spin-off television series was announced, titled {{Nihongo|Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon|半妖の夜叉姫|Han'yō no Yashahime}}, which follows the journey of Towa Higurashi and Setsuna, Sesshomaru and Rin's fraternal twin daughters, and Moroha, Inuyasha and Kagome's daughter. It premiered on October 3, 2020.{{cite web|title=Inuyasha Anime Gets Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon TV Spinoff This Fall|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-08/inuyasha-anime-gets-yashahime-princess-half-demon-tv-spinoff-this-fall/.159360|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=May 8, 2020|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 9, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513104831/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-08/inuyasha-anime-gets-yashahime-princess-half-demon-tv-spinoff-this-fall/.159360|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Inuyasha Anime Spinoff Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Airs on Saturdays This Fall|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-06-21/inuyasha-anime-spinoff-yashahime-princess-half-demon-airs-on-saturdays-this-fall/.160897|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 22, 2020|date=June 21, 2020|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624022958/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-06-21/inuyasha-anime-spinoff-yashahime-princess-half-demon-airs-on-saturdays-this-fall/.160897|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon's 1st Trailer Reveals Cast, October 3 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-06/inuyasha-spinoff-anime-yashahime-princess-half-demon-1st-trailer-reveals-cast-october-3-debut/.162670|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 7, 2020|date=August 6, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807032936/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-06/inuyasha-spinoff-anime-yashahime-princess-half-demon-1st-trailer-reveals-cast-october-3-debut/.162670|url-status=live}}

The series is produced by Sunrise, with direction by Teruo Sato for the first season and Masakazu Hishida for the second, and main character designs by Inuyasha author Rumiko Takahashi.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「半妖の夜叉姫」弐の章|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/anime/227|website=Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=November 23, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123173852/https://natalie.mu/comic/anime/227|url-status=live}} Staff from the Inuyasha anime returned, with Katsuyuki Sumisawa in charge of the scripts, Yoshihito Hishinuma in charge of the anime character designs and Kaoru Wada as composer. The cast includes Sara Matsumoto as Towa Higurashi, Mikako Komatsu as Setsuna, and Azusa Tadokoro as Moroha.

Viz Media announced the rights to digital streaming, EST, and home video release of the series for North and Latin American territories.{{cite web|last=Frater|first=Patrick|title=Iconic 'Inuyasha' Anime Rebooted as 'Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/asia/inuyasha-anime-series-yashahime-princess-half-demon-1234603228/|website=Variety|access-date=May 17, 2020|date=May 11, 2020|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922202807/https://variety.com/2020/tv/asia/inuyasha-anime-series-yashahime-princess-half-demon-1234603228/|url-status=live}}

= Films =

There are four animated films with original storylines written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, the writer for the Inuyasha anime series.{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=132438|title=隅沢克之のプロフィール|trans-title=Katsuyuki Sumisawa's Profile|publisher=All Cinema|access-date=2010-02-10|archive-date=2011-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723011227/http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=132438|url-status=live}} The films were released with English subtitles and dubbed audio tracks on Region 1 DVD by Viz Media. Together, the four films have earned over US$20 million in Japanese box offices.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-09-14/inuyasha-the-final-act-unleashed-same-week-as-japan-across-asia-on-animax|title=Inuyasha – The Final Act Unleashed Same Week as Japan Across Asia on Animax|website=Anime News Network|date=September 14, 2009|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107131229/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-09-14/inuyasha-the-final-act-unleashed-same-week-as-japan-across-asia-on-animax|url-status=live}}

The first film, Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time, was released in 2001. In the film, Inuyasha and his friends confront Menomaru, a demonic moth warrior brought to life by one of the shards.

In the second film, Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass, released in 2002, the group seemingly kills Naraku for good and returns to their normal lives, only to encounter a new enemy named Kaguya, a character based on the literature The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

The third film, Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler, was released in 2003. In it, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru forcefully work together to seal the evil Sō'unga, their father's third sword, when it is awakened from its sheath.

The fourth and final film, Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island, was released in 2004. It follows Inuyasha and his friends protecting a group of half-demon children from four evil demons on an ancient mystical island.

= Original video animation =

A 30-minute original video animation titled {{Nihongo|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 anime series.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-09/new-inuyasha-short-to-debut-at-tokyo-takahashi-event|title=New Inuyasha Short to Debut at Tokyo's Takahashi Event|website=Anime News Network|date=July 9, 2008|access-date=September 4, 2008|archive-date=September 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904015658/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-09/new-inuyasha-short-to-debut-at-tokyo-takahashi-event|url-status=live}} It was released in Japan on October 20, 2010, in both DVD and Blu-ray formats.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCXE-50077|title=It's a Rumic World Inuyasha - Kuroi Tessaiga (Blu-ray)|publisher=Neowing|access-date=July 7, 2011|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021063042/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCXE-50077|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCBE-53732|title=It's a Rumic World Inuyasha - Kuroi Tessaiga|publisher=Neowing|access-date=July 7, 2011|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021063103/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCBE-53732|url-status=live}}

= Soundtrack CDs =

Multiple soundtracks and character songs were released for the series by Avex Mode. Three character singles were released August 3, 2005 – {{Nihongo|"Aoki Yasei o Daite"|蒼き野生を抱いて||Embrace the Untamed Wilderness}} by Inuyasha featuring Kagome, {{Nihongo|"Kaze no Naka e"|風のなかへ||Into the Wind}} by Miroku featuring Sango and Shippō, and {{Nihongo|"Gō"|業||Fate}} by Sesshomaru featuring Jaken and Rin. The singles charted at number 63, 76, and 79 respectively on the Oricon chart.{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/607115/1/|title=Aoki Yasei o Daite Oricon Profile|work=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=February 8, 2010|archive-date=July 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722094301/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/607115/1/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/607115/1/|title=Kaze no Naka e Oricon Profile|work=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=February 8, 2010|archive-date=July 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722094301/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/607115/1/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/607116/1/|title=Gō Oricon Profile|work=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=February 8, 2010|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604091443/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/607116/1/|url-status=live}} Three more character songs were released on January 25, 2006 – {{Nihongo|"Rakujitsu"|落日||Setting Sun}} by Naraku, {{Nihongo|"Tatta Hitotsu no Yakusoku"|たったひとつの約束||That's One Promise}} by Kagome Higurashi, and {{Nihongo|"Abarero!!"|暴れろ!!||Go On A Rampage!!}} by Bankotsu and Jakotsu. The singles charted at number 130, 131, and 112 respectively on the Oricon chart.{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/631209/1/|title=Rakujitsu Oricon Profile|work=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=February 8, 2010|archive-date=July 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722094308/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/631209/1/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/631219/1/|title=Tatta Hitotsu no Yakusoku Oricon Profile|work=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=February 8, 2010|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604091514/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/631219/1/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/631224/1/|title=Abarero!! Oricon Profile|work=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=February 8, 2010|archive-date=July 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722094315/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/631224/1/|url-status=live}}

On March 24, 2010, Avex released {{Nihongo|Inuyasha Best Song History|犬夜叉ベストソングヒストリー|Inuyasha Besuto Songu Hisutorī}}, a best album that contains all the opening and ending theme songs used in the series.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/72704/full/|script-title=ja:あゆ・V6ら完全収録! ｢犬夜叉｣テーマソング集が発売決定|trans-title=Ayu, V6 Complete Collection! "Inuyasha" Theme Song Collection Sale Decided|date=January 23, 2010|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=February 10, 2010|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604092329/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/72704/full/|url-status=live}} The album peaked at number 20 on the Oricon album chart and charted for seven weeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/859020/1/|script-title=ja:犬夜叉ベストソングヒストリー|work=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=2010-06-26|archive-date=2011-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628202734/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/859020/1/|url-status=live}}

= Video games =

Three video games based on the series were released for the WonderSwan: {{Nihongo|Inuyasha: Kagome no Sengoku Nikki|犬夜叉〜かごめの戦国日記|Inuyasha: Kagome's Warring States Diary}}, {{Nihongo|Inuyasha: Fūun Emaki|犬夜叉風雲絵巻|Inuyasha: The Sealed Scroll Picture}}, and {{Nihongo|Inuyasha: Kagome no Yume Nikki|犬夜叉かごめの夢日記|Inuyasha: Kagome's Dream Diary}}.

A single title, {{Nihongo|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, 2003, in Japan.

Inuyasha has been adapted into a mobile game released for Java and Brew handsets on June 21, 2005.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311024227/http://www.glu.com/games/game.php?game=inuyasha|archive-date=March 11, 2007|url=http://www.glu.com/games/game.php?game=inuyasha|title=Inuyasha (Game)|publisher=www.glu.com|access-date=January 2, 2016}}

Two titles were released for the PlayStation: an RPG simply titled Inuyasha, and the fighting game Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale, the latter of which was released in North America. For the PlayStation 2, the two released games were the RPG Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask and the fighting game Inuyasha: Feudal Combat, which also received an English version. An English-only RPG, Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel, was released for the Nintendo DS on January 23, 2007.{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/objects/855/855302.html|title=Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel - Nintendo DS - IGN|publisher=Ds.ign.com|date=2007-01-23|access-date=2015-02-21|archive-date=2011-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203090055/http://ds.ign.com/objects/855/855302.html|url-status=live}}

Inuyasha appeared in the crossover video game Sunday vs Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessen as a playable character.{{cite web|url=http://www.konami.jp/sunmaga/vs/character/index.html|title=サンデー VS マガジン集結！頂上大決戦:Sunday VS Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessen|publisher=Konami|language=ja|access-date=2012-01-22|archive-date=2012-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221025603/http://www.konami.jp/sunmaga/vs/character/index.html|url-status=live}}

Inuyasha's sword, Tessaiga, has appeared in Monster Hunter as a craftable weapon using items gained from a special event.{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:イベントクエスト“犬夜叉・大妖の牙を求めて”でコラボ武器の素材を入手！『モンスターハンター3（トライ）』|url=https://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1227392_1124.html|magazine=Famitsu|access-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912075624/https://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1227392_1124.html|archive-date=September 12, 2009|language=ja|date=September 9, 2009|url-status=live}}

An English-language original collectible card game created by Score Entertainment was released on October 20, 2004.{{cite book|title=Trading Card Games For Dummies|url=https://archive.org/details/tradingcardgames00kauf|url-access=registration|last1=Kaufeld|first1=John|last2=Smith|first2=Jeremy|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|year=2006|isbn=0470044071}}

= Light novel =

A light novel, written by Tomoko Komparu and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi, was published by Shogakukan on December 10, 2004.{{cite book|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001014237/http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_4091278116|archive-date=October 1, 2013|url=http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_4091278116|script-title=ja:小説犬夜叉|publisher=Shogakukan|date=December 10, 2004|access-date=January 2, 2016}}

= Stage plays =

In 2000, a Japanese live-action stage play ran from April through May in the Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo, around the same time the anime series began production. The play's script followed the general plot line of the original manga, with a few minor changes to save time. A second run of the play ran from January through February 2001 at the Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020208103824/http://ks14.tripod.com/yomiuri.html|archive-date=February 8, 2002|url=http://ks14.tripod.com/yomiuri.html|title=*Anime and News!**The Yomiruri review*|publisher=tripod.com|date=March 2, 2001|access-date=January 2, 2016}}

In February 2017, it was announced that a stage play adaptation of Inuyasha would be performed at Tennozu Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from April 6–15 of the same year, featuring Yutaka Kyan from Golden Bomber as Inuyasha and Nogizaka46's Yumi Wakatsuki as Kagome.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-04/inuyasha-gets-stage-play-starring-golden-bomber-yutaka-kyan/.111837|title=Inuyasha Gets Stage Play Starring Golden Bomber's Yutaka Kyan|date=February 4, 2017|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125032227/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-04/inuyasha-gets-stage-play-starring-golden-bomber-yutaka-kyan/.111837|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/06/yutaka-kyan-golden-bomber-yumi-wakatsuki-nogizaka-46-to-star-in-inuyasha-stage-play-in-april|website=Crunchyroll|title=Yutaka Kyan (Golden Bomber), Yumi Wakatsuki (Nogizaka 46) to Star in "Inuyasha" Stage Play in April|date=February 6, 2017|author=Komatsu, Mikikazu|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112817/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/06/yutaka-kyan-golden-bomber-yumi-wakatsuki-nogizaka-46-to-star-in-inuyasha-stage-play-in-april|url-status=live}}

Reception

= Manga =

Inuyasha was one of the Manga Division's Jury Recommended Works at the fifth and 12th installments of the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2001 and 2008, respectively.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=INUYASHA {{!}} Jury Selections {{!}} Manga Division {{!}} 2001 [5th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2001/manga/works/05mj_INUYASHA/|access-date=July 25, 2022|website=Japan Media Arts Festival|language=en|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203095822/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2001/manga/works/05mj_INUYASHA/|url-status=live }}{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Inu Yasha {{!}} Jury Selections {{!}} Manga Division {{!}} 2008 [12th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2008/manga/works/12mj_Inu_Yasha/|access-date=July 25, 2022|website=Japan Media Arts Festival|language=en|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204122726/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2008/manga/works/12mj_Inu_Yasha/|url-status=live }} In 2002, the manga won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award in the {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} category.{{cite web|url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|script-title=ja:小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者|trans-title=Shogakukan Manga Award: Successive Winner|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|access-date=August 19, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805112042/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|archive-date=August 5, 2015}} On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Inuyasha ranked 28th.{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ朝日『国民15万人がガチで投票!漫画総選挙』ランキング結果まとめ！栄えある1位に輝く漫画は!?|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746&p=2|website=animate Times|publisher=Animate|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210103111919/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746&p=2|archive-date=January 3, 2021|language=ja|date=January 3, 2021|url-status=live}}

By February 2010, Inuyasha had over 45 million copies in circulation.{{cite web|url=http://license-new.shopro.co.jp/products/detail/43|script-title=ja:犬夜叉|work=Shogakukan|access-date=November 28, 2013|language=ja|archive-date=February 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209085157/http://license-new.shopro.co.jp/products/detail/43}} By September 2020, the manga had over 50 million copies in circulation.{{cite web|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000018.000056322.html|script-title=ja:大人気作品とのコラボレーション！「Tカード（犬夜叉）」10月2日（金）より店頭発行受付スタート!!|publisher=Shogakukan Production|access-date=September 25, 2020|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922052615/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000018.000056322.html|archive-date=September 22, 2020|date=September 15, 2020 }} Individual volumes from Inuyasha have been popular in Japan, taking high places in rankings listing sales.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-22/japanese-comic-ranking-october-14-20a|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14–20|website=Anime News Network|date=October 22, 2008|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=June 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612134443/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-22/japanese-comic-ranking-october-14-20a|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-29/japanese-comic-ranking-october-21-27|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, October 21–27|website=Anime News Network|date=October 29, 2008|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=November 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101063842/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-29/japanese-comic-ranking-october-21-27|url-status=live}} In North America, the manga volumes have appeared various times in The New York Times{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-19/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-november-8-14|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 8–14|website=Anime News Network|date=November 19, 2010|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=January 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123130237/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-19/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-november-8-14|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-21/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-may-9-15|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 9–16|website=Anime News Network|date=May 21, 2010|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=April 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430201713/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-21/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-may-9-15|url-status=live}} and Diamond Comic Distributors top selling lists.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-12-03/top-manga-sales|title=Top Manga Sales|website=Anime News Network|date=December 3, 2001|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=March 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307033549/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-12-03/top-manga-sales|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-10-29/top-selling-manga|title=Top selling Manga|website=Anime News Network|date=October 29, 2001|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=September 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917183021/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-10-29/top-selling-manga|url-status=live}} Moreover, in 2005 Inuyasha was one of the most researched series according to Lycos.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-12-22/anime-top-searches|title=Anime Top Searches|website=Anime News Network|date=December 22, 2005|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=March 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305062727/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-12-22/anime-top-searches|url-status=live}}

Reviewing volume two for Ex.org, Eri Izawa wrote that Inuyasha combines many of Rumiko Takahashi's best elements; "fast-paced action, interesting characters, deep doses of imaginative fantasy, a bit of horror, and those famous touches of Takahashi humor." She also praised the "undeniably intelligent and observant" Kagome as refreshing. Izawa described the faults of the series as subtle and minor; feeling that the action sometimes seems to drag a little and that some of the characters are too familiar to those from Takahashi's previous works.{{cite news|url=http://www.ex.org/2.5/28-manga_inuyasha2.html|title=Inuyasha Vol 2|work=Ex.org|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010808044241/http://www.ex.org/2.5/28-manga_inuyasha2.html|archive-date=August 8, 2001}} Rebecca Bundy began her review of volume 23 of Inuyasha for Anime News Network by claiming; "Twenty three volumes in and this series still packs a serious punch." She called its balance of action, conversation, and "reflection" perfect, and noted it had plenty of character development for the main cast, sans Koga. Bundy's sole complaint was that she felt the character designs had changed a modest amount since the beginning of the series.{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/inuyasha-gn-23|title=Inuyasha GN 23 - Review|website=Anime News Network|date=April 11, 2006|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117214152/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/inuyasha-gn-23|url-status=live}} Even though they had not read Inuyasha since around volume six, Manga Life's Penny Kenny said they were able to jump right in with volume 52 thanks in part to the sense of familiarity provided by Takahashi "riffing on the same themes." Kenny stated that Takahashi's genius lies in her "endless improvisations on the standard elements" by adding new enemies and monsters she forces the heroes to up their game and grow as individuals. The reviewer described the art as having little background detail, with Takahashi instead focusing on the characters and their actions. Kenny also noted that, like all of the manga artist's works, the drama is heightened by levity, with each character having their own style of humor.{{cite news|url=http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/INUYASHAv52Review.htm|title=INUYASHA v52 Review|work=Manga Life|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103123214/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/INUYASHAv52Review.htm|archive-date=November 3, 2010}}

= Anime =

The Inuyasha anime was ranked twenty by TV Asahi of the 100 best anime series in 2006 based on an online survey in Japan.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-13/japan's-favorite-tv-anime|title=Japan's Favorite TV Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=October 13, 2006|access-date=May 3, 2009|archive-date=July 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724155143/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-13/japan%27s-favorite-tv-anime|url-status=live}} In ICv2's Anime Awards from both 2004 and 2005, the series was the winner in the category of Property of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/8047.html|title=ICv2 2005 Anime Awards Part 1|publisher=ICv2|date=October 1, 2006|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005071603/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/8047.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6266.html|title=ICv2 2004 Anime Awards Part 1|publisher=ICv2|date=January 13, 2005|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=June 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611055706/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6266.html|url-status=live}} In the Anime Grand Prix polls by Animage, Inuyasha has appeared various times in the category of Best Anime, taking third place in 2003.{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:＞＞第25回アニメグランプリ［2003年6月号］|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2003.html|date=June 2003|language=ja|magazine=Animage|access-date=August 11, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523151929/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2003.html|archive-date=May 23, 2010}}{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:第23回アニメグランプリ［2001年6月号］|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2001.html|date=June 2003|language=ja|magazine=Animage|access-date=August 11, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213081230/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2001.html|archive-date=December 13, 2010}} In the American Anime Awards from 2007, Inuyasha was a nominee in the categories of Best Cast, Best Long Series, and Best Anime Feature, but lost to Fullmetal Alchemist and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/10043.html|title=Finalists for the American Anime Awards|publisher=ICv2|date=August 2, 2007|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=July 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707033210/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/10043.html|url-status=live}} A 2019 NHK poll of 210,061 people saw Inuyasha named Takahashi's best animated work. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were voted first and third place respectively in her characters category.{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-11-19/the-results-are-in-for-nhk-ultimate-rumiko-takahashi-poll/.153413|title=The Results are in for NHK's Ultimate Rumiko Takahashi Poll|website=Anime News Network|date=November 19, 2019|access-date=February 7, 2021|archive-date=December 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215231548/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-11-19/the-results-are-in-for-nhk-ultimate-rumiko-takahashi-poll/.153413|url-status=live}}

The English DVDs from the series had sold over one million copies between March 2003 and November 2004, with the first film's DVD topping the Nielsen VideoScan anime bestseller list for three weeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/5859.html|title=Inuyasha Movie a DVD Bestseller|publisher=ICv2|date=October 15, 2004|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005071615/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/5859.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-11-18/1-million-inu-yasha-dvds-sold|title=1 Million Inu Yasha DVDs Sold|website=Anime News Network|date=November 18, 2004|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107130636/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-11-18/1-million-inu-yasha-dvds-sold|url-status=live}} By 2016, Viz Media had sold more than {{nowrap|2 million}} Inuyasha home video units.{{cite news|title=Viz Media Turns 30|url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/magazine-article/viz-media-turns-30|access-date=31 August 2020|work=License Global|date=3 October 2016|archive-date=31 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831204422/https://www.licenseglobal.com/magazine-article/viz-media-turns-30|url-status=live}} Mania Entertainment listed the series in an article ranking anime series that required a reboot, criticizing the series' repetitiveness.{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/10-anime-series-need-reboot_article_120621.html|title=10 Anime Series That Need a Reboot|last=Lawerence|first=Briana|date=February 16, 2010|publisher=Mania Entertainment|access-date=February 16, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810132840/http://www.mania.com/10-anime-series-need-reboot_article_120621.html|archive-date=August 10, 2011}}

Notes

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.viz.com/inuyasha/|Viz's official Inuyasha website}}
{{Official website|https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/yasya/|Sunrise's official Inuyasha anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Official website|https://www.ytv.co.jp/inuyasha/|Yomiuri Television's official Inuyasha anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Official website|https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/yasya-kanketsu/story/index.html|Official Sunrise Inuyasha: The Final Act anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
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