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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = InuYasha
| image = [[File:InuYasha1.jpg|220px]]
| caption = Cover of the first tankōbon volume of ''Inuyasha'', as published by [[Shogakukan]] on May 18, 1997.
| ja_romaji = Sengoku Otogizōshi InuYasha
| ja_kanji = 戦国お伽草子–犬夜叉
| genre = <!--Discuss in talk page before adding or removing genres, however, keep in mind [[WP:MOS-AM#Content]]. Thank you.-->[[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]], [[Sengoku-jidaigeki|Sengoku era]], [[Romance film|Romance]], [[Drama film|Drama]], [[Supernatural]], [[Comedy]]<!--Discuss in talk page before adding or removing genres, however, keep in mind [[WP:MOS-AM#Content]]. Thank you.-->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = [[Rumiko Takahashi]]
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| publisher_en = [[Viz Media]] <small>(Canada, United Kingdom, United States)</small>
| demographic = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| 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 = Masashi Ikeda<br />Yasunao Aoki
| producer =
| writer = Katsuyuki Sumisawa
| music =
| studio = [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]
| licensee = [[Madman Entertainment]] <small>(Australia, New Zealand)</small><br />[[Viz Media]] <small>(Canada, United States)</small>
| network = [[Animax]], [[Nippon Television Network|Nippon TV]], [[Yomiuri TV]], [[Associated Broadcasting Company|TV5]], [[Indosiar]], [[GMA]], [[ntv7]]
| network_en = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], [[Seven Network]], [[Cartoon Network (Australia)|Cartoon Network]] <small>(Australia)</small><br />[[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] <small>(Canada)</small><br />[[Animax Asia]] <small>(Southeast and South Asia)</small><br />[[Cartoon Network]] <small>(United States)</small><br />[[Neon Alley]] <small>(Canada, United States)</small>
| 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 = Kioa Ahsayuni
| writer = Katsuyuki Sumisawa
| music =
| studio = [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]
| licensee = [[Viz Media]] <small>(Canada, United States)</small>
| network = [[Yomiuri TV]], [[Associated Broadcasting Company|TV5]], [[ABS-CBN]]
| network_en = [[Animax Asia]] <small>(Southeast and South Asia)</small><br /> [[Neon Alley]] <small>(Canada, United States)</small>
| first = October 3, 2009
| last = March 29, 2010
| episodes = 26
| episode_list = List of InuYasha: The Final Act episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Feature films
| content =
# ''[[InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time]]''
# ''[[InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass]]''
# ''[[InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler]]''
# ''[[InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island]]''
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|'''''InuYasha'''''|犬夜叉}}, also known as {{nihongo|'''''InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale'''''|戦国御伽草子 犬夜叉|Sengoku Otogizōshi InuYasha}}, is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Rumiko Takahashi]]. It premiered in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008. The series follows the half demon, [[Inuyasha (character)|InuYasha]], and a teenager from [[Tokyo]], [[Kagome Higurashi]], who is transported to the [[Sengoku period]] after falling into a well in her family shrine., where she meets 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 before a powerful deomon named Narouku finds all the shards. InuYasha and Kagome gain allies during their journey named Shippo, Miroku,and Sango. They also gain enemies throughout the journey. In contrast to the typically comedic nature of many of Takahashi's previous works, ''InuYasha'' deals with darker subject matter, using the setting of the Sengoku period to easily display the violent content. Earlier works by Takahashi with more dramatic and serious themes include her work, ''[[Mermaid Saga]]'' - though it is considerably darker in nature than Inuyasha - and many of her short stories.
The manga was published in North America by [[Viz Media]] with all of its 56 ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes having already been released. The manga was adapted into two [[anime]] television series produced by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]. The first was broadcasted for 167 episodes on [[Yomiuri TV]] in Japan from October 16, 2000 until September 13, 2004 and was directed by Masashi Ikeda for the first forty-four episodes and by Yasunao Aoki for the remainder. The second 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 manga series and ended on March 29, 2010. Viz Media licensed the two anime series, having released the former in DVD volumes and aired most of its episodes. A total of four feature films and an [[original video animation]] have also been released. Other merchandise include [[video game]]s and a [[light novel]].
==Plot==
{{See also|List of InuYasha characters}}
The story begins in Tokyo, [[Japan]], with a fifteen-year-old middle school girl named 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, Buyo, a centipede demon bursts out of the enshrined Bone Eater's Well and pulls her through it. As she leaves the well, Kagome appears in the ancient [[Sengoku period]] of Japan. During the demon's previous 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-dog demon, half-human InuYasha who was placed on a tree fifty years ago by Kagome's incarnation [[Kikyou|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 so no one could ever abuse its tremendous power. 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 of the whole entire Jewel, and are eagerly sought by humans and demons alike. InuYasha and Kagome set out to collect the shards to avoid disasters caused by the Sacred Jewel of Four Souls.
Along the way, they join forces with [[Shippo]], a small fox demon who is orphaned, [[List of InuYasha Characters|Miroku]], a monk who suffers from a curse his ancestors were given by a powerful demon, [[Sango (InuYasha)|Sango]], a demon-slayer whose clan was killed by a group of demons. They are mainly opposed by [[Hitomi Kagewaki|Naraku]], a devious and powerful collective, shape-shifting 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 fragments of the Sacred Shikon Jewel. 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 reincarnated soul/spirit, and a wolf demon named [[List of InuYasha characters#Koga|Koga]], most of whose comrades were killed by Naraku's forces.
Eventually, Naraku collects all of the shards and reassembles the Jewel of Four Souls into its original and complete form. Although Inuyasha and his allies defeat him, Naraku uses his immeasurable strength and power as the Shikon Jewel's owner to wish for Kagome's spirit to be trapped inside it with his own, which would allow Naraku to survive within it in eternal conflict with her. With Inuyasha by her side, Kagome wishes for the jewel to disappear, erasing Naraku from existence and breaking the cycle of conflict. She and Inuyasha are then thrown back to their own time periods and the Well becomes sealed, causing them to lose contact for the next 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 Wolf Demon tribe and marries Ayame; and Shippo attains the seventh rank as a fox demon. Back in the present, eighteen-year-old Kagome graduates from high school and comes to a realization which allows the Bone-Eater's 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 previous 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 or castles, no notable research was made by the author who considered such topics common knowledge. By 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 previous manga she wrote during the beginning, having figured them out as their serialization progressed.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Animerica|year=2001|month=June|issue=6|issn=1067-0831|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|title=Inuyasha Comes to America |author=Yoshida, Toshifumi; Nakatani, Andy}}</ref>
==Media==
===Manga===
{{See also|List of InuYasha volumes}}
There are 56 manga volumes of InuYasha.
Written and illustrated by [[Rumiko Takahashi]], ''InuYasha'' premiered in Japan in the November 13, 1996 issue of ''[[Shōnen Sunday]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |title=Inuyasha|journal=[[Shōnen Sunday]]|first=Rumiko|last=Takahashi|issue=50|date=November 13, 1996|issn=1236-2409}}</ref><ref name="Ex">{{cite web|url=http://www.ex.org/1.x/14-shonen1.html|title=Shonen Sunday, 1996 Issue 50|first=Eri|last=Izawa|month=December|year=1996|accessdate=February 9, 2010}}</ref> where it ran until its conclusion in the June 18, 2008 issue.<ref>{{cite news|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|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=February 14, 2010}}</ref> The chapters were published by [[Shogakukan]] in 56 ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes, with the first volume released in May 1997, and the last released in February 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/409125201X/ |title=犬夜叉 1|trans_title=Inuyasha 1|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4091215807/ |title=犬夜叉 56|trans_title=Inuyasha 56|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 9, 2010}}</ref> In 2013, a special "Epilogue" chapter was released on Shonen Sunday as part of the "Heroes Come Back" Anthology composed of short stories by manga artists to raise funds for recovery of the areas afflicted by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].
[[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 or 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 manga reprints were normally "flipped" to conform to the American convention of reading books from left to right by [[mirror]]ing the original artwork; among other effects, this caused right-handed characters to appear left-handed. Viz later stopped flipping its new manga releases, although ''InuYasha'' was already well into printing by 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, <!-- update? --> 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 anime episodes. These volumes are slightly smaller than the regular manga 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 anime episodes rather than the manga.
===Anime===
====''InuYasha''====
{{See also|List of InuYasha episodes}}
The first ''InuYasha'' anime adaptation produced by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] premiered in Japan 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]].<ref name="best">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/72704/full/|title=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=Japanese|accessdate=February 10, 2010}}</ref> In [[East Asia]] and [[South Asia]] it was aired on Animax's English-language networks. [[Aniplex]] collected the episodes in a total of seven series of DVDs volumes distributed in Japan between May 30, 2001 and July 27, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVBA-14149|title=Inuyasha Vol.1|publisher=Neowing|accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0009N2XB2/|title=犬夜叉 七の章 3|publisher=Amazon.com|language=Japanese|accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> It began airing on Toonami again in late 2012.
The English [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dub]] of the anime was licensed to be released in North America by Viz Media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-07-07/viz-at-ax|title=Viz at AX|date=July 7, 2001|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=February 10, 2010}}</ref> The series was broadcast on [[Adult Swim]] (although it had originally been planned for [[Toonami]]) from August 31, 2002 through October 27, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|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|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=February 10, 2010}}</ref> A year later the series aired in Canada on [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]]'s [[Bionix]] programming block from September 5, 2003 through December 1, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|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|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=February 10, 2010}}</ref> Viz collected the series in a total of 55 DVD volumes,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/product?id=6573|title=Inuyasha, Vol. 55 (DVD)|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/product?id=1914|title=Inuyasha, Vol. 1 (DVD)|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref> while a seven box set was also released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/product?id=4663|title=Inuyasha Season 1 (DVD Box Set)|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/product?id=8097|title=Inuyasha Season 7 (Deluxe Edition) (DVD Box Set)|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
====''InuYasha: The Final Act''====
{{See also|List of InuYasha: The Final Act episodes}}
In 2009's 34th issue of ''[[Shōnen Sunday]]'', published July 22, 2009, it was officially announced that a 26-episode anime adaption of volumes 36 to the end of the manga would be made by the original cast and crew and would air on Japan's YTV.<ref>{{cite web |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) |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |accessdate=July 15, 2009}}</ref> The following week, [[Viz Media]] announced it had licensed the new adaptation, titled {{nihongo|''InuYasha: The Final Act''|犬夜叉 完結編|InuYasha Kanketsu-hen}}.<ref>{{cite web |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)|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=July 24, 2009}}</ref> The series premiered on October 3, 2009 in Japan with the episodes being simulcast via [[Hulu]] and Shōnen Sunday in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|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|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=February 10, 2010}}</ref> In other parts of Asia the episodes were aired on the same week on [[Animax-Asia]].<ref>{{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 (Malaysia)|The Star]]|accessdate=February 10, 2010}}</ref> The anime completed its run on March 29, [[2010 in Japanese television|2010]]. Aniplex collected the series in a total of seven DVDs released between December 23, 2009 and June 23, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ANSB-9501|title=Inuyasha The Final Act 1 |publisher=Neowing|accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ANSB-9507|title=Inuyasha The Final Act 7 |publisher=Neowing|accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref>
A DVD and Blu-ray release of "Set 1", which includes an English dub by Viz Media, has been officially confirmed (at Viz's Anime Expo 2012 panel) for November 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2012/anime-expo/22|title=Anime Expo 2012 - Viz Media|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate= July 1, 2012}}</ref> The first thirteen episodes were released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 20, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inuyasha: The Final Act, Set 2 (2013)|url=http://www.amazon.com/Inuyasha-Final-Act-Set-1/dp/B005SH647S/ref=tmm_dvd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1357513129&sr=8-1|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=6 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=InuYasha: The Final Act, Set One [Blu-ray] (2012)|url=http://www.amazon.com/InuYasha-The-Final-Act-Blu-ray/dp/B008SAPAV8/ref=tmm_blu_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1357513129&sr=8-1|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=6 January 2013}}</ref> The remaining thirteen episodes are scheduled to be released on February 12, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inuyasha: The Final Act, Set 2 (2013)|url=http://www.amazon.com/Inuyasha-The-Final-Act-Set/dp/B009RZ890M/ref=pd_bxgy_mov_text_y|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=6 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Inuyasha: The Final Act, Set 2 [Blu-ray] (2013)|url=http://www.amazon.com/Inuyasha-The-Final-Act-Blu-ray/dp/B009RZ36AA/ref=tmm_blu_title_0|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=6 January 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-21/adult-swim-toonami-block-to-air-casshern-sins-deadman-wonderland|title=Adult Swim's Toonami Block to Air Casshern Sins, Deadman Wonderland (Updated)|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate= May 21, 2012}}</ref> The series began broadcasting in the United States and Canada on [[Viz Media]]'s online network, [[Neon Alley]], on October 2, 2012.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
===Films===
The series spawned four anime films which feature original plot, rather than being based specifically on the manga, written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa who wrote the anime episodes.<ref>{{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|accessdate=2010-02-10}}</ref> The films have also been released with English subtitles and dubbed audio tracks to [[Region 1]] DVD by Viz Media. Toshiya Shinohara directed the film series. The first film, ''[[InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time]]'', was released in Japan on December 16, 2001. In the film, InuYasha, Kagome, Shippo, Sango, and Miroku must face Menomaru, a demonic enemy brought to life by a jewel shard, as they continue their quest for the Shikon Jewel shards. In the second film, ''[[InuYasha the Movie: The Castle 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 seal and seeks to destroy the Earth forcing InuYasha and Sesshomaru to work together to stop it. The fourth film, ''[[InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island]]'', was released on December 23, 2004, and depicts InuYasha and his friends attempting to rescue children trapped on the mysterious island Houraijima by the wrath of powerful demons known as "The Four War Gods".
===Soundtrack CDs===
Multiple [[soundtrack]]s and [[character song]]s were released for series by [[Avex Group|Avex Mode]]. Three character single were released August 3, 2005, {{nihongo|"Aoki Yasei o Daite"|蒼き野生を抱いて||Embrace the Untamed Wilderness}} by [[Kappei Yamaguchi|InuYasha]] featuring [[Satsuki Yukino|Kagome]], {{nihongo|"Kaze no Naka e"|風のなかへ||Into the Wind}} by [[Kōji Tsujitani|Miroku]] featuring [[Hōko Kuwashima|Sango]] and [[Kumiko Watanabe|Shippo]], and {{nihongo|"Gō"|業||Fate}} by [[Ken Narita|Sesshomaru]] featuring [[Yuichi Nagashima|Jaken]] and [[Mamiko Noto|Rin]]. The singles charted at number 63, 76, and 79 respectively on the [[Oricon]] chart.<ref>{{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=Japanese|accessdate=February 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{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=Japanese|accessdate=February 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/607116/1/|title=Gō Oricon Profile|work=Oricon Style|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 8, 2010}}</ref> Three more character songs were released on January 25, 2006, {{nihongo|"Rakujitsu"|落日||Setting Sun}} by [[Toshiyuki Morikawa|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 [[Takeshi Kusao|Bankotsu]] and [[Ai Orikasa|Jakotsu]]. The singles charted at number 130, 131, and 112 respectively on the [[Oricon]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/631209/1/|title=Rakujitsu Oricon Profile|work=Oricon Style|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{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=Japanese|accessdate=February 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/631224/1/|title=Abarero!! Oricon Profile|work=Oricon Style|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 8, 2010}}</ref>
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]]{{dn|date=January 2013}} that contains all the opening and ending theme songs used in the series.<ref name="best" /> The album peaked at number 20 on the Oricon album chart and charted for seven weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/859020/1/|title=犬夜叉 ベストソング ヒストリー|work=Oricon Style|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=Japanese|accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref>
===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}} 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, 2002 in Japan.
''InuYasha'' has been adapted into a mobile game released for [[Java (programming language)|Java]] and [[Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless|Brew]] handsets on June 21, 2005,<ref>[http://inuyasha.glu.com/ InuYasha mobile phone game]</ref> an English-language original [[Trading card game]] created by [[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 [[Nintendo DS]] on January 23, 2007.<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/objects/855/855302.html ign.com]</ref>
Inuyasha have also appeared in the crossover video game [[Sunday VS Magazine: Shuuketsu! Choujou Daikessen!]] as playable character.<ref name="Sunday vs Magazine's Characters">{{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=Japanese|accessdate=2012-01-22}}</ref>
Inuyasha's sword, Tetsaiga, has appeared in Monster Hunter, as a craftable weapon using items gained from a special event.
===Original video animation===
A 30 minute [[original video animation]] (OVA), {{nihongo|''Black Tetsusaiga''|黒い鉄砕牙
|Kuroi Tetsusaiga}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |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 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |date=July 9, 2008 |accessdate=September 4, 2008}}</ref> It was released in Japan on October 20, 2010 in both DVD and Blu-ray formats.<ref>{{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 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCBE-53732|title=It's a Rumic World Inuyasha - Kuroi Tessaiga|publisher=Neowing |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
===Novel===
A novel, written by Tomoko Komparu and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi, has been published by Shogakukan.<ref>http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_4091278116</ref>
===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.<ref>http://www.cnhubei.com/news/ctjb/ctjbsgk/ctjb12/201103/t1645851.shtml</ref><ref>http://gb.cri.cn/27564/2011/03/22/4945s3193966.htm</ref>
===Live action play===
A Japanese, live action play titled ''Inuyasha'' was shown in the Akasaka ACT Theater in [[Tokyo]] around the time the anime was first in production. The play's script follows the general plot line of the original ''[[Inuyasha]]'' manga, with a few minor changes to save time.<ref>http://ks14.tripod.com/yomiuri.html</ref>
==Reception==
Manga volumes from ''InuYasha'' have been popular in Japan, taking high places in rankings listing sales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-22/japanese-comic-ranking-october-14-20a|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14–20|publisher=Anime News Network|date=October 22, 2008|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-29/japanese-comic-ranking-october-21-27|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, October 21–27|publisher=Anime News Network|date=October 29, 2008|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref> In 2001, the manga won the [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for best ''[[shōnen manga|shōnen]]'' manga title of the year.<ref name="ShogakukanAward">{{cite web|url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|title=小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者|trans_title=Shogakukan Cartoon Prize: Successive Winner|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 19, 2007}}</ref> In North America, the manga volumes have appeared various times in the [[New York Times]]<ref>{{cite web |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|publisher=Anime News Network|date=November 19, 2010|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |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|publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 21, 2010|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref> and Diamond Distributions top selling lists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-12-03/top-manga-sales|title=Top Manga Sales|publisher=Anime News Network|date=December 3, 2001|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-10-29/top-selling-manga|title=Top selling Manga|publisher=Anime News Network|date=October 29, 2001|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref> Moreover, in 2005 ''InuYasha'' was one of the most researched series according to Lycos.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-12-22/anime-top-searches|title=Anime Top Searches|publisher=Anime News Network|date=December 22, 2005|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref>
The anime of ''InuYasha'' was ranked twenty by [[TV Asahi]] of the 100 best anime series in 2006 based on an online survey in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-13/japan's-favorite-tv-anime |title=Japan's Favorite TV Anime |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |date=October 13, 2006 |accessdate=May 3, 2009}}</ref> In ICv2's "Anime Awards" from both 2004 and 2005, the series was the winner in the category of "Property of the Year".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/8047.html|title=ICv2 2005 Anime Awards Part 1|publisher=ICv2|date=October 1, 2006|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6266.html|title=ICv2 2004 Anime Awards Part 1|publisher=ICv2|date=January 13, 2005|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref> In the [[Anime Grand Prix]] polls by ''[[Animage]]'', ''InuYasha'' has appeared various times in the category of "Best Anime", taking third place in 2003.<ref name="2002 rank">{{cite web|title=>>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=Japanese|publisher=[[Animage]] |accessdate=August 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=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=Japanese|publisher=[[Animage]] |accessdate=August 11, 2009}}</ref> The four films have earned together over US$20 million in Japanese box offices.<ref>{{cite web |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|publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 14, 2009|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref> In the [[American Anime Awards]] from 2007, ''InuYasha'' was a nominee in the categories of "Best Cast", "Best Anime Feature" and "Best Long Series".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/10043.html|title=Finalists for the American Anime Awards|publisher=ICv2|date=August 2, 2007|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref> The English DVDs from the series have sold over 1,000,000 copies ever since March 2003 with the first film's DVD topping the VideoScan anime bestseller list for three weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/5859.html|title=InuYasha Movie a DVD Bestseller|publisher=ICv2|date=October 15, 2004|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref> By November 2004, Viz announced they had sold over one million ''InuYasha'' DVDs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-11-18/1-million-inu-yasha-dvds-sold|title=1 Million Inu Yasha DVDs Sold|publisher=Anime News Network|date=November 18, 2004|accessdate=June 26, 2011}}</ref> Mania Entertainment also listed the series seventh in an article ranking anime series that required a reboot, criticizing the series' repetitiveness.<ref>{{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|accessdate=February 16, 2010}}</ref>
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*[http://websunday.net/inuyasha/ ''Shonen Sunday'''s Official ''InuYasha'' manga website] {{ja icon}}
*[http://www.viz.com/inuyasha/ Viz's official ''InuYasha'' website]
*[http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/yasya/ Sunrise's official ''InuYasha'' anime website] {{ja icon}}
*[http://www.ytv.co.jp/inuyasha/ Yomiuri Television's official ''InuYasha'' anime website] {{ja icon}}
*[http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/yasya-kanketsu/story/index.html Official Sunrise ''InuYasha: The Final Act'' anime website] {{ja icon}}
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*[[wikia:inuyasha|InuYasha Wiki]] at [[Wikia]].
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