Yashahime
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | |
半妖の夜叉姫 (Hanyō no Yashahime) | |
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Genre | Adventure, fantasy[1] |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Teruo Sato |
Written by | Katsuyuki Sumisawa |
Music by | Kaoru Wada |
Studio | Sunrise |
Licensed by | |
Original network | NNS (ytv) |
Original run | October 3, 2020 – present |
Episodes | 7 |
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (Japanese: 半妖の夜叉姫, Hepburn: Hanyō no Yashahime) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It is a sequel to the Inuyasha anime series, based on the original manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It is the story of Towa Higurashi and Setsuna, Sesshomaru's twin daughters, and Moroha, Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi's teenage daughter. The series premiered in October 2020.
Viz Media has licensed the series for North and Latin American territories, while Medialink has licensed it for Southeast Asian territories.
Plot
Many years after the events of Inuyasha, Sesshōmaru's daughter four-year-old Towa is separated from her younger twin sister Setsuna and gets stranded in the modern era, where she is adopted into Kagome Higurashi's family, raised by her younger brother Sota.
Ten years later, Towa is reunited with Setsuna, who came to the modern time through the power of the Tree of Ages. During their separation, Setsuna became a demon-slayer working under Kohaku and does not remember her past. In order to restore Setsuna's memories, they embark on an adventure while accompanied by their cousin Moroha, who is the teenage daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi and also has no memory of her parents.
Release
The series was first announced in May 2020.[2] It premiered on October 3, 2020 on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV.[3][4] The series is produced by Sunrise, directed by Teruo Sato with main character designs by Inuyasha original creator Rumiko Takahashi.[2] Staff from Inuyasha returned, with Katsuyuki Sumisawa in charge of the scripts, Yoshihito Hishinuma in charge of the anime character designs and Kaoru Wada composing the music.[2][5] The opening theme "New Era" is performed by the male idol group SixTONES, while the series' ending theme "Break" is performed by Uru.[6][7]
Viz Media announced the rights to digital streaming, EST, and home video release of the series for North and Latin American territories.[2][8] Medialink also has announced that it has the rights to the series in Southeast Asian territories.[9] Viz Media streams the series on Crunchyroll, Funimation and Hulu.[10] In October 2020, Funimation announced a partnering with Viz Media to release an English dub of the series, with the English cast of Inuyasha set to reprise their roles.[11][12] Funimation began streaming the English dub on November 6, 2020.[13]
References
- ^ "Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon". Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 8, 2020). "Inuyasha Anime Gets Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon TV Spinoff This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 21, 2020). "Inuyasha Anime Spinoff Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Airs on Saturdays This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 6, 2020). "Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon's 1st Trailer Reveals Cast, October 3 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Frye, Patrick (August 6, 2020). "Inuyasha sequel: New Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon release date set for fall 2020". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 16, 2020). "SixTONES Idols Perform Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime's Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 6, 2020). "Uru Performs Ending Theme for Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (May 11, 2020). "Iconic 'Inuyasha' Anime Rebooted as 'Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'". Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 3, 2020). "Ani-One Asia Licenses Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (September 23, 2020). "Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime to Stream on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (October 26, 2020). "Funimation Announces Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime's Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (November 3, 2020). "Viz Announces Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime's New, Returning Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ Funimation [@FUNimation] (November 3, 2020). "They're back! @richardiancox, @dkayevo, Jillian Michaels and more are returning to their iconic roles for the Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon dub!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
External links
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon official website (in Japanese)
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon official website at Viz Media
- Yashahime at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- 2020 anime television series debuts
- Inuyasha
- Adventure anime and manga
- Animated television series about sisters
- Animated television series about teenagers
- Animated television series about twins
- Fantasy anime and manga
- Funimation
- Nippon TV original programming
- Sengoku period in fiction
- Sequel television series
- Sunrise (company)
- Time travel anime and manga
- Viz Media anime
- Yōkai in popular culture
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation original programming