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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
return 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 are forced to work
together to seal the evil So'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[edit]

A 30-minute original video animation titled 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.[70] It was released in Japan on October 20, 2010, in both DVD and Blu-ray formats. [71][72]

Soundtrack CDs[edit]
Multiple soundtracks and character songs were released for the series by Avex Mode. Three character singles were released August 3, 2005 –
"Aoki Yasei o Daite" (蒼き野生を抱いて, Embrace the Untamed Wilderness) by Inuyasha featuring Kagome, "Kaze no Naka e" (風のなかへ, Into
the Wind) by Miroku featuring Sango and Shippo, and "Gō" (業, Fate) by Sesshomaru featuring Jaken and Rin. The singles charted at number 63,
76, and 79 respectively on the Oricon chart.[73][74][75] Three more character songs were released on January 25, 2006 – "Rakujitsu" (落日, Setting
Sun) by Naraku, "Tatta Hitotsu no Yakusoku" (たったひとつの約束, That's One Promise) by Kagome Higurashi, and "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.[76][77][78]

On March 24, 2010, Avex released 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. [34] The album peaked at number 20 on the Oricon album chart and
charted for seven weeks.[79]

Video games[edit]

Cardback to the Inuyasha Trading Card Game.

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

A single title, 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.[80]

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.[81]

Inuyasha appeared in the crossover video game Sunday vs Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessen as a playable character. [82]

Inuyasha's sword, Tessaiga, has appeared in Monster Hunter as a craftable weapon using items gained from a special event. [83]

An English-language original collectible card game created by Score Entertainment that was first released on October 20, 2004.[84]

Light novel[edit]
A light novel, written by Tomoko Komparu and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi, was published by Shogakukan in 2004.[85]

Live-action[edit]
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 in 2001 at the Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo. [86]
In February 2017, it was announced that a new stage play adaptation of Inuyasha would be performed at Tennozu Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from
April 6 to 15, featuring Yutaka Kyan from Golden Bomber as Inuyasha and Nogizaka46's Yumi Wakatsuki as Kagome.[87][88]

The Chinese TV series The Holy Pearl is loosely based on Inuyasha. It stars Gillian Chung and Purba Rgyal in lead roles.[89][90]

Reception[edit]
Manga[edit]
Inuyasha had over 45 million copies in circulation as of February 2010. [91] As of September 2020, the manga had over 50 million copies in
circulation.[92] Individual volumes from Inuyasha have been popular in Japan, taking high places in rankings listing sales. [93][94]

In 2002, the manga won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category.[95] In North America, the manga volumes have appeared
various times in The New York Times[96][97] and Diamond Comic Distributors top selling lists.[98][99] Moreover, in 2005 Inuyasha was one of the most
researched series according to Lycos.[100] On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga
series, Inuyasha ranked 28th.[101]

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. [102]

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.[103]

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.
[104]

Anime[edit]
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. [105] In ICv2's
Anime Awards from both 2004 and 2005, the series was the winner in the category of Property of the Year. [106][107] In the Anime Grand Prix polls
by Animage, Inuyasha has appeared various times in the category of Best Anime, taking third place in 2003. [108][109] 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.[110] 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. [111]

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.[112][113] As of 2016, Viz Media have sold more than 2 million Inuyasha home video units.
[114]
 Mania Entertainment listed the series in an article ranking anime series that required a reboot, criticizing the series' repetitiveness. [115]

Notes[edit]
1. ^ 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.[35]

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