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:''For the manga character, see [[InuYasha (character)]]
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{{Infobox animanga/Header|
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title_name=InuYasha
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|image=InuYashaVolume1.jpg
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|caption = First volume of Viz's English adaptation of the ''InuYasha'' manga<br />
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|ja_name_trans=Sengoku Otogi Zōshi Inuyasha
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|ja_name=戦国お伽草子ー犬夜叉
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|genre=[[Adventure]], [[Comedy]], [[Drama]], [[Fantasy]], [[Historical]], [[romance film|Romance]], [[Shōnen]]
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|creator=Rumiko Takahashi
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{{Infobox animanga/Manga|
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|author=[[Rumiko Takahashi]]
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|publisher={{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shogakukan]] <br /> {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[VIZ Media]] <br />{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Editora JBC]] <br /> {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Quebec}} [[Kana (publisher)|Kana]] <br /> {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Egmont Kustannus]] <br /> {{flagicon|Spain}} {{flagicon|Catalonia}} [[Glénat (publisher)|Glénat]] <br /> {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Egmont]] <br /> {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Elex Media Komputindo]] <br /> {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Editorial Vid]] <br /> {{flagicon|Israel}} Aruts Hayeladim
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|first_run=1996
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|last_run=2007?
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|serialized={{flagicon|Japan}} Weekly [[Shonen Sunday]]
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|num_volumes=49 with 481 chapters (currently) (planed to end with 50 with 500 chapters)
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|director=[[Masashi Ikeda]] (eps 1 to 44)<br /> [[Yasunao Aoki]] (44 onwards)
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|studio=[[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]
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|network={{flagicon|Japan}} [[Animax]], [[Nippon Television Network|Nippon TV]] <br />{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} {{flagicon|Taiwan}} {{flagicon|India}}[[Animax]] <br /> {{flagicon|United States}} [[Cartoon Network]]/[[Adult Swim]] <br />{{flagicon|Canada}} [[YTV (Canadian television)|YTV]] <br /> {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Arutz Hayladim]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}}[[MTV]] <br />
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|first_aired=[[October 16]], [[2000]]
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|last_aired=[[September 13]], [[2004]] (Hiatus)
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|num_episodes=167
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title=Feature Movies|
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# [[InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time]]
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# [[InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass]]
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# [[InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler]]
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# [[InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island]]
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{{nihongo|'''''InuYasha'''''|犬夜叉}}, full title {{nihongo|'''''InuYasha, A [[Sengoku period|Feudal era]] [[Fairy tale|Fairy Tale]]'''''|戦国お伽草子ー犬夜叉|Sengoku Otogi Zōshi InuYasha}}, is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[shōnen]] [[adventure]] [[Romantic love|romantic]] [[comedy]] [[manga]] created by [[Rumiko Takahashi]]. The story tells of the adventures of [[Kagome Higurashi]], who can travel back in time through a mysterious well, and the half-[[demon]], InuYasha, along with their companions Miroku (a monk who accompanies Inuyasha to defeat the demon lord Naraku, to rid himself of the [[black hole]] in his hand), Sango (a demon slayer wanting revenge on Naraku for the death of her brother and village) and Shippo (an orphan fox demon). The whole group travels together, seeking to kill Naraku as revenge and gather all the shards of the sacred jewel (Shikon no Tama, which was broken accidentally by Kagome) to keep them out of the hands of demons. It was adapted into an 167 episode anime series produced by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] which first aired on [[Nippon TV]] in Japan from [[16 October]] [[2000]] to [[13 September]] [[2004]]. The television run of the anime ceased without a conclusion to the story. The manga is still being released in Japan as of today.
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The series is named after the main character, InuYasha. The name "InuYasha" literally means "dog demon". ''[[wiktionary:inu|Inu]]'' (犬) is a Japanese word meaning "dog". [[Yaksha|Yasha]] (夜叉) is a [[Buddhism]]-related word meaning ''demon'' or ''demon warrior''. <ref name = "yaksha">*[http://dictionary.www.infoseek.co.jp/?ii=0&lp=0&sm=1&sc=&gr=ml&qt=%CC%EB%BA%B5&sv=KO&se=on Infoseek Japanese dictionary entry for 夜叉/Yasha] -- "an Indian term which was imported with Buddhism through China into Japan.(Sanskrit, [[Yaksa]])) of Indian origins, a demon which harms people.  In Buddhism it is a type of ancient Indian demon that have converted to Buddhism and serve as protectors of [[Bishamonten]], one of the [[Four Heavenly Kings|Shitennō]]." </ref>
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== Plot ==
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{{main|Plot of InuYasha}}
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{{spoiler}}
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[[Image:InuyashaDualLogo.JoshG.png|left|200px|The Japanese & English ''InuYasha'' logos]]
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The story begins in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] with a junior high-school girl named [[Kagome Higurashi]], who, on her way to school, heads to the covered well on the family property (which happens to be a [[Shinto]] shrine). She does this to retrieve her cat, Buyo, from the well, since her brother was afraid to go inside. When she approaches the well a centipede demon bursts from the well and grabs her. The demon claims that Kagome possesses the [[Jewel of the Four Souls]] (四魂の玉 ''Shikon no Tama'') and attempts to seize it. When the demon is driven off, the very confused Kagome emerges in the [[Sengoku period]] of Japan. Kagome wanders into a colossal forest looking for landmarks that she may recognize. She spots the Sacred Tree off in the distance and proceeds to run towards it, where she finds Inuyasha, who is still sealed with an arrow to the tree. He is asleep. Villagers seize her and take her to a nearby village where she meets an old [[miko]] ([[Shinto]] shrine maiden) by the name of [[Kaede (Inuyasha)|Kaede]], who recognizes that Kagome is almost a mirror likeness for [[Kikyo]] (Kikyou), her elder sister (and powerful shrine maiden) who had died at the age of 17 and had her body burned with the Jewel of the Four Souls, taking it with her into the afterlife. Kaede relates the story of how, 50 years earlier, a [[hanyo|han'yō]] named [[InuYasha (character)|InuYasha]] had tried to steal the Jewel from Kikyo, mortally wounding her in the process, but Kikyo had managed to strike him with a magical arrow, pinning him into an enchanted sleep against a tree and thus retrieving the Jewel before she finally died. It is later shown that Inuyasha had a relationship with the priestess Kikyo and it was not him that tried to steal the jewel but Naraku, an evil character bent on destroying Kikyo, Inuyasha, and many other people. Inuyasha must fight his half brother [[Sesshomaru]] because he wants to kill Inuyasha for their father's sword, [[Tetsusaiga]].
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==Characters==
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{{main|InuYasha characters}}
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{{main|InuYasha yōkai list}}
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The plot focuses mainly on [[Kagome Higurashi|Kagome]] and [[InuYasha (character)|InuYasha]] and their expanding group of friends, mainly Miroku, Shippo and Sango as they seek the shards of the Shikon Jewel of the Four Souls. The television show will occasionally skip over to the lives of the antagonists, minor characters or modern-day people as a way of setting up a plot, or clarifying a point. Flashbacks are occasionally used to the same effect. Shippo is a young fox demon who occasionally squabbles with Inuyasha, which tends to end with a bonk on the head and a "Sit!" on Kagome's part. Miroku is a rather lecherous monk armed with spell scrolls and his trusty spiritual staff, as well as his "Kazaana (Wind Tunnel)", an other-dimensional black hole embedded into his right palm. Sango is the beautiful but very sensible demon exterminator with a giant boomerang-like weapon (Hiraikotsu) and Kirara, her cat-demon companion who transforms from innocent kitten to formidable flaming feline.
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==Terminology==
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* [[Hanyou]] - commonly translated as "half-demon". They are products of a union between a supernatural being (commonly a yōukai) and a human, and are often considered as an outcast in the human society.
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* [[Obake]] - ghosts, goblins and monsters from Japanese folklore, including spirits of the human dead.
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* [[Yōkai]] - belongs to a class of obake and generally has a sort of spiritual or supernatural power. Some possess part animal and part human features.
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* Taiyōukai (Daiyōukai) - an especially strong and powerful yōukai. Literally "great yōukai".
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* [[Taijiya]] - yōukai exterminator.
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* [[Kitsune]] - fox yōukai from Japanese folklore known by their magic tricks.
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* [[Buddhist monk|Hōshi]] - Buddhist monk.
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* [[Miko]] - although commonly translated as "priestess", miko are actually young female attendants at Shinto shrines.
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* [[Shakujo]] - Buddhist staff.
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* [[O-fuda]] - translated as "sacred sutras" or "spell scrolls". Papers which hold special powers and are used against yōkai.
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* [[Tanuki]] - raccoon dogs from Japanese folklore.
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* [[Nekomata]] - A cat older than ten years is said to receive magical powers and two tails.
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* [[Sengoku Jidai]] - Sengoku period, feudal Japan.
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* Goshinboku - Time tree. For example: the one Inuyasha was sealed to.
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* Shibugarasu - demon crows
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* Shōuki - demonic miasma
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==Manga==
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The manga was serialized in [[Japan]] in the weekly publication [[Shonen Sunday]] by [[Shogakukan]], with the first installment issued on [[November 13]], [[1996]]. Chapter 481 was published [[November 7]], [[2006]] with the series still ongoing.<ref>[http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/ Inuyasha - Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi] - English translations of the manga</ref> Every 180 pages, usually ten chapters, the issues are collected in bound [[tankōbon]]. Volume 45, collecting chapters 439 through 448, was published in May 2006.<ref>[http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_detail?isbn=4091203507 Inuyasha volume 45] {{ja icon}}</ref> Volume 46 has been collected recently, with 47 in sight as the chapters needed to compile 48 are on the verge of completion.
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In the [[United States]] the [[english language|English]] version is published by [[Viz Communications]]. The artwork is flipped to conform to the American standard of reading left to right. Volume 1 was published in March 1998, with either two or three new volumes following each year. Volume 27 was published in October 2006.
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==Anime==
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===Episode guide===
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{{main|List of InuYasha episodes}}
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===Popularity===
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InuYasha is wildly popular in Japan. Also, according to Google, InuYasha was the most searched for term on their search engine in Canada in April 2004. InuYasha was also the 3rd most popular searched for term in Canada in all of 2003.{{cn}}
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Leaping onto American TV's in August of 2002, InuYasha made its debut in Cartoon Network's Saturday Adult Swim Block. American fans loved it and the show's rapid rise in popularity quickly pushed it to air four nights a week. Leading the pack of anime heavyweights such as Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, and Lupin the 3rd, InuYasha is one of the most popular programs on cable among 12-17 year olds.
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According to VIZ, the release of the feature film, ''InuYasha: Affections Touching Across Time'' on DVD has sold over 30,000 units to-date and has occupied the number one spot on Nielsen Videoscan’s Anime Rankings for three consecutive weeks. As a series overall, more than 800,000 DVDs of the InuYasha series have been sold since March 2003.
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On the literary side, InuYasha graphic novels also continue to show strong sales numbers. The recently released Volume 19 of the InuYasha manga series has been ranked Number 3 on Nielsen Bookscan’s Graphic Novel Top 50 List for the week ending October 3, and Volume 1 is at Number 18 in its 77th straight week on top, confirming a growing interest among new fans.
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[http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=865]
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===Production broadcast history===
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The ''InuYasha'' anime series spanned 167 episodes, and was broadcast across [[Japan]] by the anime television network, [[Animax]], who have also aired the series across its English-language network in [[South Asia]] (being the first network to fully broadcast the series in the English language) and also across its networks in [[East Asia]], and [[Nippon Television]]. The series ended on [[September 13]] [[2004]].
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''InuYasha'' was first broadcast in the United States on [[Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network's]] [[Adult Swim]] in August 2002. The series later premiered on [[Canada|Canadian]] television screens, where it is currently airing on [[YTV (television)|YTV]].
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''InuYasha'' is now also shown on Cartoon Network's [[Latin America]]n incarnation, [[Cartoon Network LA]]. In Latin America, it is shown dubbed in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and in Portuguese (Brazil or with SAP in other countries). Cartoon Network LA can be seen in many countries south of the United States, as well as some [[cruise ship]]s in the [[Caribbean]]. It is unknown if the last 7 episodes will air dubbed in the region.
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At one point [in Japan], new episodes of InuYasha were airing twice a day, 5 times a week, and reruns were being aired Saturday night - 5 episodes in two hours. This is why the series concluded much faster than in the United States. InuYasha is on rotation on the network, and the official site should be visited to see if the show is currently re-airing.
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In the United States, the final episode of InuYasha aired on [[October 27]], [[2006]]. The series is scheduled to begin its second run starting on [[January 1]], [[2007]]<ref>
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The anime is licensed by in [[North America]] by [[Viz Communications|Viz]] and [[ShoPro Entertainment]], and the actual dubbing is done by the [[Ocean Group]].
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InuYasha anime was dubbed in Mandarin and hosted on Xing Kong, a Tawainese TV Channel. InuYasha (Japanese and Chinese version) now aired in Singapore on Art Central, thrice a week at 11 PM (Singapore time).
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| 4 || InuYasha and Kagome are back to back spinning clockwise vertically, they fade away replaced by multiple shards of the Shikon Jewel converging together in the center.
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Four movies, which continued the anime plot, have been released. The first movie, ''[[InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time]]'' was released on [[December 16]], [[2001]] in Japan with ''[[InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island]]'' being the last movie to be released; on [[December 23]], [[2004]] in Japan. The fourth movie was released three months after the series finale of InuYasha in Japan.
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Four theatrical releases of the series has appeared so far:
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|rowspan="2" width=80px| [[Image:Inuyasha MOVIE 1 japanese dvd box-art.jpg|80px]] || [[InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time]] || 映画犬夜叉　時代を越える想い || Eiga Inuyasha: Toki o Koeru Omoi || [[Japan|JPN]]: [[December 16]], [[2001]] <br>[[United States|US]]: [[September 7]], [[2004]]
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|colspan="5" valign=top| After mastering the ultimate attack of the Tetsusaiga, InuYasha continues his quest for the Shikon Jewel shards with Kagome, Shippo, Sango, and Miroku. This time, all of them will have to face Menomaru, a demonic enemy brought to life by a jewel shard.
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|rowspan="2" width=80px| [[Image: InuYasha movie 2.jpg|80px]] || [[InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass]] || 映画犬夜叉　鏡の中の夢幻城 || Eiga Inuyasha: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjō || [[Japan|JPN]]: [[December 21]], [[2002]] <br>[[United States|US]]: [[December 28]], [[2004]]
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|colspan="5" valign=top| After defeating Naraku, InuYasha and his friends each return to their lives. However, their short period of peace is interrupted when a new enemy emerges - Kaguya, the ruler of the eternal night. Locked inside a mirror, Kaguya is prevented from bringing eternal darkness into the world.
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|rowspan="2" width=80px| [[Image: InuYasha movie 3.jpg|80px]] || [[InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler]] || 映画犬夜叉　天下覇道の剣 || Eiga Inuyasha: Tenka Hadō no Ken || [[Japan|JPN]]: [[December 20]], [[2003]] <br>[[United States|US]]: [[September 6]], [[2005]]
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|colspan="5" valign=top| At the time of InuYasha's birth, InuYasha's father fought with a human named Setsuna no Takemaru, who loved InuYasha's mother, Izayoi. Soon after, Sou'unga, the legendary sword which belonged to InuYasha's father, was sealed away. Centuries later, Sou'unga is once again unleashed. However, the sword seeks to destroy the Earth and all life on it. Inuyasha must join forces with his brother, Sesshoumaru, and destroy this sword before it destroys the world.
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|rowspan="2" width=80px| [[Image: InuYasha movie 4.jpg|80px]] || [[InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island]] || 映画犬夜叉　紅蓮の蓬莱島 || Eiga Inuyasha: Guren no Hōraijima || [[Japan|JPN]]: [[December 23]], [[2004]] <br>[[United States|US]]: [[August 1]], [[2006]]
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{{main|List of songs from InuYasha}}
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| [[Inuyasha: Kagome no Sengoku Nikki]] || 犬夜叉 ～かごめの戦国日記 || InuYasha: Kagome's Warring States Diary || [[November 2]], [[2001]]||[[WonderSwan]]
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| [[InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale]] || [[PlayStation]] || [[April 9]], [[2003]] || English version of ''Inuyasha: Sengoku Otogi Kassen''
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| [[InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask]] || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[November 1]], [[2004]] || English version of ''Inuyasha: Juso no Kamen''
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| [[InuYasha: The Mobile Game]] || [[Java]] and [[Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless|Brew]] handsets || [[June 21]], [[2005]] || [http://inuyasha.glu.com/ Inuyasha mobile phone game]
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| [[InuYasha: Feudal Combat]] || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[August 23]], [[2005]] || English version of ''Inuyasha: Ōgi-Ranbu''
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| [[InuYasha: Trading Card Game]] || [[Trading Card Game]] || [[October 20]], [[2004]] || English version of Japanese Inuyasha TCG
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==Name dispute==
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There is a long-standing debate about the proper English spelling of the title character's name, an example of the type of dispute that often happens as a result of [[romanization]]. Variant spellings include "InuYasha", "Inuyasha", "Inu-Yasha", "Inu-yasha", "Inu Yasha", and "Inu yasha". Fans of the series often use "IY" (or simply, "Inu"), especially on fansites, although it is usually considered to be more of an abbreviation than an actual name. Official licensors use varying spellings, so they provide little guidance in this area; the two most popular versions are "Inuyasha" and the VIZ [[CamelCase]] version (InuYasha).
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==Critical reception==
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[[Image:ShikonNoTama.jpg|thumb|The Jewel of the Four Souls.]]
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Critics are found to agree that the artwork in both the anime and manga versions of ''InuYasha'' is quite impressive<ref>{{cite web
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| url = http://animeworld.com/readerreviews/inuyashatv.html
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| title = Reader Review: Inuyasha TV Series
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| author = Animonster
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| date = [[2003-03-13]]
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| publisher = Akemi's Anime World
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}}</ref>, such as [[Anime News Network]] praising it as "''excellent''".<ref>{{cite web
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| url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/reviews/display.php?id=26
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| title = Preview: Inu-Yasha
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| last = Harris
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| first = Alexander
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}}</ref> However, some viewers, such as Derrick Tucker, from THEM Anime Reviews, complain that some action scenes are often reused and that sometimes a static image moved against a background is used as a substitute for animation. He concedes, however, that the costs of producing a long anime series like ''InuYasha'' often make such compromises unavoidable.<ref>{{cite web
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| url = http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=744
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Others have observed that the story engages in frivolous use of reoccuring plot devices such as "barriers" and flashbacks. The story is also accused of running too long with many irrelevant characters, storylines, and battles with no substantial character development involved. Many believe such irrelevant battles and storylines to be filler. The anime is also criticized for abruptly ending mid-story after 167 episodes without conclusion to Naraku's fate or Inuyasha and Kagome's relationship.
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==Trivia==
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* The protagonists, InuYasha and Kagome, kiss only once, in the second movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass.
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*InuYasha is one of few anime characters to go barefoot outside of a martial arts themed story.
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; Official Sites
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*[http://websunday.net/inuyasha/ ''Shonen Sunday'''s Official ''InuYasha'' manga website] {{ja icon}}
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*[http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/yasya/ Sunrise's official ''InuYasha'' anime website] {{ja icon}}
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*[http://www.ytv.co.jp/inuyasha/ Yomiuri Television's official ''InuYasha'' anime website] {{ja icon}}
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*[http://www.viz.com/inuyasha/index.php Viz's official ''InuYasha'' website]
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'''Information'''
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*[http://furinkan.com/iycompanion The InuYasha Companion]
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*[http://inuyasha.yoll.net/ Inuyasha Scripts & Episode Capsules]
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*[http://ear-tweak.com/ Ear-Tweak]
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*[http://inu-yasha.org/ Inuyasha Information From Japan]
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*[http://inu-papa.com/inuyashagoya/ Inu Goya]
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'''Media'''
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*[http://anime.exonesis.com/inuyasha/ Inuyasha Screenshots Gallery] With over 1000 screens and growing.
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