犬夜叉

戦国御伽草子ー犬夜叉 or more simply 犬夜叉 is a manga series created and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi which was serialized in Shonen Sunday from to. Two anime were produced by Sunrise. The first, Inuyasha, covers the first 36 volumes while Inuyasha Kanketsu-Hen (Inuyasha : The Final Act) concluded the series covering the remaining twenty volumes into 26 episodes. Four films and an OVA were created. The OVA was slightly edited and ended up as episode 15 of The Final Act.

The series follows Kagome Higurashi, a 15-year-old girl from Tokyo who is transported to the Sengoku period after falling into a well in her family shrine, where she meets the half-demon dog Inuyasha. When a monster from that era tries to take the magical Shikon Jewel embodied in Kagome, she accidentally shatters the Jewel into many pieces that are dispersed across Japan. Inuyasha and Kagome start traveling to recover it before the powerful demon Naraku finds all the shards. Inuyasha and Kagome gain several allies during their journey, including Shippo, Miroku, Sango and Kirara. In contrast to the typically comedic nature of much of Takahashi's previous work, Inuyasha deals with darker subject matter, using the setting of the Sengoku period to easily display the violent content.

After the massive success in Japan,Viz Media licensed the manga,the two anime sries and the four feature films for the United States and the English speaking countries(except Asia).Inuyasha premiered in the USA on August 31, 2002 on Adult Swim.Another English dub was produced by Sony Pictures and aired on Animax Asia.Sony Pictures also licensed the series for Europe.

Kanketsu-hen
Covering the remaining twenty volumes, 犬夜叉 完結編 (Inuyasha :The Final Act),continues from where the first adaptation left off. The series premiered on Yomiuri TV on where it ran for twenty-six episodes, concluding on. It is also considered the seventh season of Inuyasha.

Viz Media licensed the new adaptation before it premiered and aired its English subtitled version online through Hulu, releasing episodes within a day of their original Japanese air dates. As of, the entire series remains available for free on Hulu in the United States.

Sony Pictures did another dub for Animax Asia.The channel released the episodes the same week as Japan.

International versions

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