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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = InuYasha
| image = [[Image:InuYashaVolume1.jpg|220px]]
| caption = First volume of Viz's English translation of the ''InuYasha'' manga
| ja_name_trans = Sengoku Otogizōshi InuYasha
| ja_name = 戦国お伽草子–犬夜叉
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{{Infobox animanga/Manga
| title =
| author = [[Rumiko Takahashi]]
| publisher = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shogakukan]]
| publisher_other = {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[Viz Media|Viz]]
{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Editora JBC]]
<br> {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Star Comics]]
<br> {{flagicon|France}} [[Kana (publisher)|Kana]]
<br> {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Egmont]] Kustannus
<br> {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Glénat (publisher)|Glénat]]
<br> {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Egmont]]
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| first = [[November 13]], [[1996]]
| last = [[June 18]], [[2008]]
| demographic = [[Shōnen]]
| magazine = {{flagicon|Japan}} Weekly [[Shōnen Sunday]]
| volumes = 56
| chapter_list = List of InuYasha chapters
}}
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| title =
| director = [[Masashi Ikeda]] (episodes 1 to 44)<br /> [[Yasunao Aoki]] (44 onwards)
| studio = [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]
| network = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Animax]], [[Nippon Television Network|Nippon TV]], [[Yomiuri TV]]
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<br> {{flagicon|United States}} [[Adult Swim]]
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| first = [[16 October]] [[2000]]
| last = [[13 September]] [[2004]]
| episodes = 167
| episode_list = List of InuYasha episodes
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| title = Feature movies
| 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]]''
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{{nihongo|'''''InuYasha'''''|犬夜叉}}, full title {{nihongo|'''''InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale'''''|戦国お伽草子–犬夜叉|Sengoku Otogizōshi - InuYasha|lit. "Warring-States Fairy-Tale Book: InuYasha"}} ([[Romanization of Japanese|romanized]] as '''''<big>I</big>NU<big>Y</big>ASHA''''' in [[Japan]] and sometimes '''''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 a time-traveling middle school [[student]], a half-[[demon]], a lecherous [[monk]], a [[Kitsune|fox demon]], a demon slayer, and a [[Bakeneko|nekomata]] during the [[Sengoku period]] as they seek to find all the fragments of the [[Jewel of Four Souls]] (''Shikon no Tama'') and to keep them out of the hands of evildoers, especially [[Naraku]].

The manga was adapted into a 167 episode [[anime]] series produced by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]. Masashi Ikeda directed the first forty-four episodes, while Yasunao Aoki directed the remainder of the series. ''InuYasha'' premiered on [[Yomiuri TV]] in [[Japan]] on [[October 16]], [[2000]] and ran until [[September 13]], [[2004]]. The television run of the anime ceased without a conclusion to the story.

In 2002, the manga won the [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for best [[shōnen]] 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 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-08-19}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
[[Image:ShikonNoTama.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Jewel of Four Souls]]]]
The story begins in [[Jidaigeki#Sengoku-jidai|Feudal Japan]], when [[InuYasha (character)|InuYasha]], a half-demon (''han'yō''), steals the [[Jewel of Four Souls]] from a village. The Jewel of Four Souls is an item that can increase one's powers enormously. InuYasha does not get far before [[Kikyo]], the young [[miko]] of the village, shoots him with a sacred arrow that indefinitely seals him onto [[Goshinboku]], a sacred tree in the nearby forest. After being mortally wounded, Kikyo tells her younger sister, [[Kaede (InuYasha)|Kaede]], to burn the jewel with her body to prevent it from falling into the hands of evil.

In modern Tokyo, a junior high school girl named [[Kagome Higurashi]] is on her way to school. She stops in the well house of her family's [[Shinto]] shrine to retrieve her cat, Buyo, when a centipede demon emerges from the well and pulls her into the [[Sengoku period]] of Japan.

Not knowing where she is, Kagome wanders around a forest near the [[Bone Eater's Well|well]]. She spots Goshinboku off in the distance and proceeds towards it. On the tree, she finds InuYasha, who is still sealed in an enchanted sleep. Villagers seize her and take her to the old priestess, Kaede. Recognizing that Kagome is the reincarnation of her sister Kikyo, Kaede tells her the story of Kikyo and InuYasha.

The centipede attacks again, and Kagome is forced to release InuYasha from his enchantment so he can kill it. After defeating the centipede, InuYasha tries to take the Jewel of Four Souls from Kagome. In order to thwart InuYasha and to save Kagome's life, Kaede places magical [[InuYasha (character)#Beads of Subjugation|prayer beads]] around InuYasha's neck so that Kagome can subdue him.

The Jewel of Four Souls attracts more demons, and in a battle against a carrion crow demon, the jewel is shattered into numerous shards that spread across Japan.

Kagome and InuYasha set out to collect the shards and restore the Jewel of Four Souls. Along the way, they befriend [[Shippo]], a fox demon; [[Miroku (InuYasha)|Miroku]], a cursed monk; and [[Sango (InuYasha)|Sango]], a demon-slayer whose brother was possessed and forced to slaughter his father and the other demon slayers. The group encounters many friends and foes during the adventure, including InuYasha's older half-brother [[Sesshomaru]]; Kikyo, who died 50 years ago but, was resurrected with part of Kagome's soul; [[Naraku]], who tricked Kikyo and InuYasha into turning against each other; and a wolf demon named [[Koga (InuYasha)|Koga]], who is in love with Kagome and whenever he and InuYasha meet they constantly bicker.

== Characters ==
{{main|List of InuYasha characters}}

;{{Nihongo|[[Kagome Higurashi]]|日暮 かごめ|Higurashi Kagome}} <small>{{anime voices|Satsuki Yukino|Moneca Stori}}</small>
:Kagome is a fifteen-year-old ninth grade student. She is the reincarnation of [[Kikyo]], a [[miko]] (priestess) who died fifty years before the time Kagome first emerged from the [[Bone Eater's Well]] in the [[Sengoku period]]. Because of this, Kagome has powerful spiritual powers and can sense the shards of the Shikon Jewel, an item that is said to balance the forces of good and evil, and resembles Kikyo. Later in the series, she admits that she loves InuYasha, which is also shown when she stays with him at the end of the series.

;{{Nihongo|[[InuYasha (character)|InuYasha]]|犬夜叉}} <small>{{anime voices|Kappei Yamaguchi|Richard Ian Cox}}</small>
:InuYasha is a [[hanyō]] (half-demon), the product of an {{nihongo|inu-yōkai|犬妖怪||dog demon}} and a human. He wields [[Tetsusaiga]], a supernatural sword made from one of his deceased father's fangs. When properly wielded, the sword can destroy one hundred demons with a single swing. InuYasha can quickly recover from injuries that would be fatal to a human, largely due to his demonic blood. During the first night of each [[lunar month]] ([[new moon]]), InuYasha changes into a normal human with black hair and brown eyes and loses his demonic powers. InuYasha was bound to [[Goshinboku]] by [[Kikyo]]'s arrow for fifty years until [[Kagome Higurashi|Kagome]] freed him. InuYasha wears a special [[InuYasha (character)#Beads of Subjugation|bead necklace]] that forces him to respond to Kagome's command "Osuwari!", which translates to "Sit!" in English. In the English-dubbed version, "InuYasha, sit!" or "Sit, boy!" are sometimes used instead. Following the command, InuYasha is thrown to the ground. Kaede had placed the necklace upon InuYasha because he had threatened to kill Kagome if she refused to give the Jewel of Four Souls to him.<ref>''InuYasha'' anime episode 2</ref> As the series goes on, he begins to like Kagome more and more, shown when he will leave a battle to keep her from being hurt.

;{{Nihongo|[[Miroku (InuYasha)|Miroku]]|弥勒}} <small>{{anime voices|Kōji Tsujitani|Kirby Morrow}}</small>
:Miroku is a Buddhist "hōshi" (low-ranking, itinerant monk) who travels the countryside performing services such as [[exorcisms]] and yōkai exterminations to earn his living. He suffers from a [[hereditary]] curse originally inflicted upon his grandfather Miyatsu (also a Buddhist monk) by Naraku. The curse created a hole in his hand that became a {{Nihongo|''kazaana''|風洞||air void or "wind tunnel"}} that sucks in anything that is not nailed down, regardless of its mass. However, absorbing poisons or sharp objects harms him and can decrease his total life-span, a fact Naraku takes advantage of by creating highly poisonous insects whose presence prevents Miroku from using his kazāna on Naraku or his allies. Miroku uses the kazāna as a powerful weapon against yōkai, but if the curse is not broken (by defeating Naraku), it will grow too large to control and will consume Miroku himself. Miroku is a talented con artist who does not hesitate to invent fictitious supernatural menaces, which he can then offer to combat in return for food and shelter. He has a distinct weakness for single women. He makes a point of asking every attractive woman he meets if she will bear his child, and he habitually strokes the buttocks of attractive women. Miroku eventually proposes to Sango, though this does little to curb his flirtations with other women. At the end of the series, they are married with three children.

;{{Nihongo|[[Sango (InuYasha)|Sango]]|珊瑚}} <small>{{anime voices|Houko Kuwashima|Kelly Sheridan}}</small>
:Sango is a serious "yōkai taijiya" (demon slayer) who hails from a village of professional demon slayers. Sango wields the [[Hiraikotsu]], a massive [[boomerang]] made of yōkai bones, and uses a broad repertoire of tools and tricks to battle yōkai. Sango seeks revenge against Naraku for the death of her family and her entire village. In addition, Sango seeks to rescue her brother Kohaku from Naraku's influence and somehow save his life, even though Kohaku's life is tied to the jewel shard embedded in his back. She eventually develops romantic feelings for Miroku. Despite the fact that everyone even Inuyasha notices her interest, she refuses to admit it exists. The manifestation of her interest often takes the form of hitting Miroku when he flirts with other single women. Miroku eventually returns her feelings and proposes to her. At the end of the series, they are married with three children.

;{{Nihongo|[[Shippo]]|七宝|Shippō}} <small>{{anime voices|Kumiko Watanabe|Jillian Michaels (actress)|l2=Jillian Michaels}}</small>
:Shippo is a young orphan [[kitsune]] (fox demon) whose father was killed by the Thunder Brothers, Hiten and Manten, and the first character in the story to join InuYasha and Kagome in their travels. Shippo can shape shift, but his forms are temporary and often incomplete and ineffective, such that he is usually given away by his tail. His other noteworthy abilities are using illusionary tricks with toys like his giant spinning top attack, using his race's notable foxfire magic, and duplicating things, such as leaves or his own body. He tends to be naively observant and often makes pointed and cheeky comments directed towards InuYasha, earning him a retaliatory rap on the head for his unsolicited "advice".

;{{Nihongo|[[Kirara]]|雲母|}} <small>{{anime voices|Tarako}}</small>
: Kirara is Sango's faithful [[bakeneko|nekomata]]. She has [[Cream (colour)|cream-colored]] fur, black ears, two black stripes on each of her two bushy tails near the tip, and black-tipped paws. Kirara can change between two forms: a ferocious lion-sized yōkai with the ability to fly, and a cute kitten. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo often use Kirara's flying ability as transportation in order to keep up with InuYasha. (In the English dub, her name is pronounced "Kee-Lah-Lah", because the [[Japanese language]] treats "r" and "l" as one [[phoneme]].)

;{{Nihongo|[[Sesshomaru]]|殺生丸|Sesshōmaru}} <small>{{anime voices|Ken Narita|David Kaye}}</small>
:Sesshomaru is the yōkai son of the powerful Inu no Taishou and InuYasha's half-brother. Sesshomaru believes that struggle is the only way to survive, and throughout most of the series, he shows his contempt for InuYasha. Although Sesshomaru inherited his father's [[Tenseiga]], which can bring a hundred people back to life with a single swing, he originally coveted InuYasha's inheritance, a powerful sword. However, a spell was cast on the sword so that a full yōkai cannot touch it without burning his flesh. Despite knowing that he cannot touch the sword, Sesshomaru still desires to take it from InuYasha. Throughout the series, Sesshomaru's compassion gradually grows as his rivalry with InuYasha decreases.

; {{nihongo|[[Naraku]]|奈落}}<small>{{anime voices|Toshiyuki Morikawa|Paul Dobson}}</small>
: The main antagonist, Naraku (literally means "underworld", or "hell") is responsible for nearly every character’s suffering throughout the series. He is a hanyō that originated from a bandit named Onigumo ("Demon Spider"). Unlike InuYasha, he can choose the time of the month when he becomes his weak human form. Like InuYasha, Naraku's main goal is to collect all of the shards of the Shikon no Tama in order to become a full yōkai. He has feelings for [[Kikyo]] because of Onigumo's lust for her while he was alive. Later, he expels his human heart and with it his feelings for Kikyo and his human half, making him a full demon.

== Media ==
=== Manga ===
{{see also|List of InuYasha chapters}}
Written by [[Rumiko Takahashi]], ''InuYasha'' premiered in [[Japan]] in ''[[Shonen Sunday]]'' on [[November 13]], [[1996]] and concluded [[June 17]], [[2008]]. The chapters are also being published by [[Shogakukan]] in [[tankōbon|collected volumes]], with the first volume released in May 1997. As of April 2008, 53 volumes of the series have been released in Japan.

[[Viz Media]] licensed the series for an [[English language|English]] translated release in [[North America]]. The first volume was released in March 1998. At the time, manga was normally published "flipped" to conform to the American convention of reading books from left to right. This resulted in the individual pages being [[mirror]]ed from the original, so the images seen are also mirrored leaving right-handed characters appearing to be left-handed. Though Viz has since stopped flipping their manga releases, as ''InuYasha'' was already well into printing by the time this change was made, it continues to be released in the flipped format. New volumes of the series are released quarterly, and as of [[July 1]], [[2008]], 34 volumes have been released in North America.

Viz Media is also releasing a separate series of "manga" volumes, called "ani-manga", which are derived from the anime episodes using colored frames from colored frames. 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 ===
{{see also|List of InuYasha episodes}}
The ''InuYasha'' anime series spanned 167 episodes. It was broadcast across [[Japan]] by the anime satellite television network [[Animax]], which also aired the series on its English-language network in [[South Asia]] and on its networks in [[East Asia]], [[Yomiuri TV]] and [[Nippon Television]]. The series ended its television run in Japan on [[13 September]] [[2004]]. The adaptation ended at the equivalent of the thirty-sixth manga volume, in chapter 356.

The anime is licensed in [[North America]] by [[Viz Media|Viz]] and [[ShoPro Entertainment]], with [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]] by the [[The Ocean Group]]. It was first broadcast in the United States on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] on [[31 August]] [[2002]] in dubbed form. In the United States, the final episode of ''InuYasha'' aired on [[27 October]] [[2006]]. As of [[May 19]], [[2008]], the series is in rotation, with two episodes airing every Saturday at 11:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time]]. Also, two different episodes air at 5:00 and 5:30 a.m. [[Eastern Time]] on weekends, while one episode airs weekdays at 5:30 a.m. [[Eastern Time]].

The series premiered in [[Canada]] on [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] on [[5 September]] [[2003]]. YTV's [[Bionix]] programming block aired the final episode on [[1 December]] [[2006]]. Reruns continued to air in the Bionix block until [[12 October]] [[2007]].

''InuYasha'' has also been dubbed in [[Mandarin Chinese]], aired on [[Xing Kong]], a [[Taiwan]]ese TV Channel, in [[Bahasa Melayu]] on [[NTV7]], currently runs on [[TV9]] and in [[Indonesian]], aired on [[Indosiar]].

=== Movies ===
Four movies, which exist separately from the anime time line, have been released in Japan. All four movies have also been released as [[Region 1]] DVDs by Viz Media. The first movie, {{nihongo|''[[InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time]]''|映画犬夜叉　時代を越える想い|Eiga InuYasha: Jidai o Koeru Omoi}}, was released in Japan on [[16 December]] [[2001]]. In the movie, 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.

{{nihongo|''[[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}} was released on [[21 December]] [[2002]], and depicts the group defeating Naraku and returning to their normal lives. Their short period of peace is interrupted when a new enemy emerges: Kaguya, the ruler of the eternal night.

{{nihongo|''[[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}} was released on [[20 December]] [[2003]]. It gives some background into the story of [[Inu no Taishou]]'s love for [[Izayoi]], InuYasha's mother. [[So'unga]], a legendary sword that belonged to InuYasha's father, is unleashed from its centuries-old seal and seeks to destroy the Earth and all life on it. Thus, InuYasha must join forces with his brother, Sesshomaru, and destroy the sword before it destroys the world.

The fourth movie, {{nihongo|''[[InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island]]''|映画犬夜叉　紅蓮の蓬莱島 |Eiga InuYasha: Guren no Hōraijima}}, was released on [[23 December]] [[2004]]. The reappearance of the mysterious island of Houraijima after fifty years incurs the wrath of the four gods, the Shitoushin. With their eyes set on the powers that protect and sustain the island, the Shitoushin must be defeated while InuYasha and his friends try to help the children that are trapped on that island escape.

=== Music ===
All the music that was used in the series and films were licensed from the Japanese record company, [[Avex Trax]].
====Opening themes====
;"Change the world"
*Opening for episodes: 1 - 34
*Lyrics by Rie Matsumoto, music by Miki Watanabe and arranged by Keiichi Ueno
*Performed by [[V6 (band)|V6]]

;"I Am"
*Opening for episodes: 35 - 64
*Lyrics by [[hitomi]], music by Masato Kitano and arranged by Zentaro Watanabe
*Performed by [[hitomi]]

;{{nihongo|"Unending Dream"|終わりない夢|Owari nai Yume}}
*Opening for episodes: 65 - 95
*Lyrics by [[Nanase Aikawa]], music by Hiroshi Shibazaki and arranged by Kaname
*Performed by [[Nanase Aikawa]]

;"Grip!"
*Opening for episodes: 96 - 127
*Lyrics by Kaori Mochida, music by Kazuhiro Kara and arranged by Hal
*Performed by [[Every Little Thing (band)|Every Little Thing]]

;"One Day, One Dream"
*Opening for episodes: 128 - 153
*Lyrics by Hideyuki Kohata, music by Kei Yoshikawa and arranged by Chokkaku
*Performed by [[Tackey & Tsubasa]]

;{{nihongo|"Angelus"|アンジェラス|Anjerasu}}
*Opening for episodes: 154 - 167
*Lyrics by Bounceback, music by Bulge and arranged by Yasuaki Maejima
*Performed by [[Hitomi Shimatani]]

====Ending themes====
;"My will"
*Ending for episodes: 1 - 20, and 167
*Lyrics by Mai Matsumuro, music by Yasho Ohtani, arranged by Keisuke Kikuchi and chorus arrangement by Yas Kitajima
*Performed by [[Dream (Japanese band)|dream]]

;{{nihongo|"Deep Forest"|深い森|Fukai Mori}}
*Ending for episodes: 21 - 41
*Lyrics by D-A-I, music by D-A-I, and arranged by D-A-I and Seiji Kameda
*Performed by [[Do As Infinity]]

;"Dearest"
*Ending for episodes: 42 - 60
*Lyrics by [[Ayumi Hamasaki]], music by CREA (Ayumi Hamasaki) + [[Dai Nagao|D-A-I]] and arranged by Naoto Suzuki
*Performed by Ayumi Hamasaki

;{{nihongo|"Every Heart"|ミンナノキモチ|Minna no Kimochi}}
*Ending for episodes: 61 - 85
*Lyrics by Natsumi Watanabe, music by Bounceback and arranged by H-wonder
*Performed by [[BoA]]

;{{nihongo|"Song of Truth"|真実の詩|Shinjitsu no Uta}}
*Ending for episodes: 86 - 108
*Lyrics by D-A-I, music by D-A-I, and arranged by D-A-I and Seiji Kameda
*Performed by [[Do As Infinity]]

;{{nihongo|"Mischievous Kiss"|イタズラな Kiss|Itazura na Kiss}}
*Ending for episodes: 109 - 127
*Lyrics by Misono, music by [[Masato Kitano]], and arranged by [[Mitsuru Igarashi]] and [[Day After Tomorrow (band)|Day After Tomorrow]]
*Performed by Day After Tomorrow

;"Come"
*Ending for episodes: 128 - 147
*Lyrics by Kask/Mansson/Cunnah and music by Kask/Mansson/Cunnah
*Japanese lyrics by Yuriko Mori and arranged by Cobra Endo
*Performed by [[Namie Amuro]]

;"Change the world"
*Special ending for episode: 148
*Lyrics by Rie Matsumoto, music by Miki Watanabe and arranged by Keiichi Ueno
*Performed by V6

;"Brand new world"
*Ending for episodes: 149 - 166
*Lyrics by Mizue, music by Ōyagihirō and arranged by Masaki Iehara
*Performed by V6

====Movie themes====
;"No More Words"
*From [[InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time]]
*Lyrics by [[Ayumi Hamasaki]], music by CREA and [[Do As Infinity]], and arranged by Naoto Suzuki and Tasuku
*Performed by Ayumi Hamasaki

;{{nihongo|"Rock"|ゆらゆら|Yura Yura}}
*From [[InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass]]
*Lyrics by [[Kaori Mochida]], music by Kunio Tako and arranged by Yasuo Otani, Masafumi Nakao and Ichiro Ito
*Performed by [[Every Little Thing (band)|Every Little Thing]]

;{{nihongo|"Song of Love"|愛の歌|Ai no Uta}}
*Insert song from [[InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass]]
*Lyrics by Kaori Mochida, music by Kunio Tako and arranged by Akira Murata
*Performed by Every Little Thing

;"Four Seasons"
*From [[InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler]]
*Lyrics by JUSME, music by MONK and arranged by MONK
*Performed by [[Namie Amuro]]

;{{nihongo|"Paradise"|楽園|Rakuen}}
*From [[InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island]]
*Lyrics by Ryo Owatari, music by Do As Infinity and arranged by Do As Infinity and Seiji Kameda
*Performed by Do As Infinity

=== Games ===
{{Prose|date=February 2008}}
InuYasha has been adapted into a mobile game released for [[Java (programming language)|Java]] and [[Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless|Brew]] handsets on [[21 June]] [[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 [[20 October]] [[2004]], and the following [[video game console]] games:

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| ''[[InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale]]'' || [[PlayStation]] || [[9 April]] [[2003]] <br /><small>(North America)</small> || Japanese title: ''InuYasha: Sengoku Otogi Kassen'' (戦国お伽草子–犬夜叉)
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| ''[[InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask]]'' || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[1 November]] [[2004]] <small>(North America)</small> || Japanese title: ''InuYasha: Juso no Kamen'' (犬夜叉 呪詛の仮面)
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| ''[[InuYasha: Feudal Combat]]'' || PlayStation 2 || [[23 August]] [[2005]] <small>(North America)</small> || Japanese title: ''InuYasha: Ōgi-Ranbu'' (犬夜叉 奥義乱舞)
|-
| ''[[InuYasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel]]'' || [[Nintendo DS]] || [[23 January]] [[2007]] <small>(North America)</small> || English only.<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/objects/855/855302.html ign.com]</ref>
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|{{nihongo|''[[Inuyasha: Kagome no Sengoku Nikki]]''|犬夜叉 ～かごめの戦国日記|InuYasha: Kagome's Warring States Diary}}|| [[WonderSwan]] || [[2 November]] [[2001]] <small>(Japan)</small> || Japanese only.
|-
|{{nihongo|''[[Inuyasha: Fūun Emaki]]''|犬夜叉 風雲絵巻}}|| WonderSwan || [[27 July]] [[2002]] <small>(Japan)</small> || Japanese only.
|-
|{{nihongo|''[[Inuyasha: Kagome no Yume Nikki]]''|犬夜叉 かごめの夢日記|InuYasha: Kagome's Dream Diary}}|| WonderSwan ||[[16 November]] [[2002]] <small>(Japan)</small> || Japanese only.
|-
|{{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}}|| [[Game Boy Advance]] || [[23 January]] [[2002]] <small>(Japan)</small> || Japanese only.
|}

== Reception ==
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The manga won the 2002 [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for best ''[[shōnen]]'' title of the year.

The ''InuYasha'' graphic novels continue to show strong sales numbers. Volume nineteen of the ''InuYasha'' manga series has been ranked third on [[Nielsen BookScan]]’s ''Graphic Novel Top Fifty List'' for the week ending [[3 October]] [[2004]], and volume one ranks eighteenth in its seventy-seventh straight week on the list, confirming a growing interest in the manga among new fans.

According to Viz, the feature film ''InuYasha: Affections Touching Across Time'' has sold over 30,000 DVD units to date.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.viz.com/inuyasha/index.php Viz's official ''InuYasha'' website]
*[http://websunday.net/inuyasha/ ''Shonen Sunday'''s Official ''InuYasha'' manga website] {{ja icon}}
*[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}}
*{{ann anime|id=159|title=Inu Yasha}}

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