110 Fun Facts About Inuyasha

What one-word command does Kagome use to slam Inuyasha to the ground through his prayer beads?

Sit, osuwari in Japanese, is the word Kagome blurted after Kaede put the beads on him, and it has flattened him ever since.

Which magazine serialised Inuyasha from November 1996 to June 2008?

Weekly Shōnen Sunday printed the last chapter in June 2008, and in 2009 the anime returned as The Final Act to adapt the rest of the manga.

What drags Kagome Higurashi into the Bone Eater's Well on her fifteenth birthday?

A centipede demon wants the Shikon Jewel hidden inside her body, so Kagome frees Inuyasha from his tree to kill it.

What does "Shikon no Tama" translate to?

The Jewel of Four Souls is said to grant any wish; after Kagome's arrow shatters it, the shards scatter across Japan to demons and humans alike.

Which priestess created the Shikon Jewel while battling a horde of demons?

Midoriko created the jewel with her dying strength as the demons overwhelmed her, and inside it she and they are still locked in battle.

Inuyasha's sword Tessaiga was forged from what?

A fang of his father went into Tessaiga, and the sword also holds back his demon blood: when Goshinki shatters it, Inuyasha turns into a berserker.

On the night of which lunar phase does Inuyasha lose his demon powers and become fully human?

The new moon leaves Inuyasha human until dawn, a weakness he hides until Kagome and Shippo see him change during a demon attack.

Which sword does Inuyasha's older half-brother wield, a blade whose power heals rather than harms?

Tenseiga cannot cut the living, yet Sesshomaru uses it to raise the dead, bringing a slain orphan girl back to life.

Which elderly demon blacksmith forged Inuyasha's sword Tessaiga?

Totosai forged both brothers' swords at their father's request, then reforges each blade as its owner grows worthy of more power.

Miroku's greatest weapon, the Wind Tunnel, is located where on his body?

His right palm holds the Wind Tunnel, a curse Naraku put on Miroku's grandfather; it already swallowed his father and will one day take Miroku too.

What is Sango's primary weapon?

A giant bone boomerang, Hiraikotsu, is Sango's pride, yet she coats it in corrosive poison and sacrifices it to destroy a bone demon and save Miroku.

Sango's companion Kirara is what kind of creature?

A two-tailed cat demon, Kirara shrinks to kitten size between fights, and in the sequel series she becomes the companion of Sango's son Hisui.

Shippo, the young fox demon, first meets Inuyasha and Kagome while trying to do what?

Steal the Shikon Jewel was Shippo's way to avenge his father, but after Inuyasha and Kagome helped him, he joined their group.

Naraku was born from which corrupted human bandit?

Onigumo was a burned, paralysed bandit whom Kikyo nursed; lusting after her, he let demons devour his body, and Naraku was born from them.

What creature is the scar on Naraku's back shaped like?

A spider-shaped scar marks Naraku's back, and spotting the same scar on a new foe is how Inuyasha unmasks one of Naraku's detachments.

Which of Naraku's detachments is a wind-controlling witch with a fan who longs for freedom?

Kagura finally gets her heart back, but Naraku poisons her as he returns it, and she dies with Sesshomaru at her side.

Naraku's first detachment appears as a ten-year-old girl in white carrying what?

A mirror lets Kanna drain villagers and turn them into puppets, yet when she tries it on Kagome, the mirror cannot hold her, so Kanna leaves her weakened instead.

How is the elderly village priestess Kaede related to Kikyo?

Her younger sister, Kaede lost Kikyo and her own right eye fifty years ago, then grew into the strong priestess who defends the village.

Which wolf demon repeatedly courts Kagome and treats Inuyasha as a rival?

Koga first kidnaps Kagome because she can sense jewel shards, which he needs to track down a bird demon carrying one.

Rin, the barefoot orphan who follows the dog demon lord, was killed by what?

Wolves killed Rin soon after she tended the injured Sesshomaru, and remembering her smile, he brought her back to life and let her travel with him.

What weapon does the imp-like servant Jaken receive from his master?

The fire-throwing staff is about the only power the little green demon has; Sesshomaru mostly ignores his flattery.

Which flea demon was assigned to guard Tessaiga's resting place and tends to flee when danger appears?

Myoga is no fighter, yet when a deadly poison leaves Kagome, Miroku and Sango barely breathing, he sucks it out of their blood and saves all three.

After Naraku's defeat, what is Rin seen receiving from Sesshomaru when he visits her?

New clothes are what Sesshomaru brings Rin, whom he has left with the priestess Kaede to grow used to life among people again.

What does Inuyasha's sword Tessaiga look like when it isn't transformed?

A battered old blade is all Tessaiga looks like until Inuyasha's demon power transforms it, so an ordinary person who picks it up is left holding a rusty sword.

Who leads the Band of Seven and carries a huge halberd?

Bankotsu, the youngest yet strongest of the seven, wins back his giant halberd by storming the castle of the lord who had executed the band.

Which member of the Band of Seven wears women's kimonos and fights with a segmented snake-like sword?

Jakotsu fights Inuyasha at Mount Hakurei until he is badly wounded, and his own comrade Renkotsu then takes his jewel shard, turning him back to bones.

Which garment of his father's did Inuyasha inherit through his mother Izayoi?

The Robe of the Fire Rat is fireproof and tougher than armour, and Inuyasha lends it to Kagome whenever she needs its protection more than he does.

Which witch resurrects Kikyo using stolen grave remains?

Urasue built Kikyo a body from her stolen bones and grave soil, but the revived priestess turned on the witch and destroyed her.

Which studio produced the Inuyasha anime series?

Sunrise got the job because Kitty Film, which had made the anime of Takahashi's earlier hits, had all but left the anime business.

In the final battle, what does Kagome wish for on the Shikon Jewel?

That it disappear forever was the only wish that could end the jewel, which never grants anyone's true wish so it can trap their desires and keep existing.

On which US programming block did the English dub of Inuyasha air from 2002?

Adult Swim premiered the dub on August 31, 2002, lost the rights to the show in March 2014, and that November began airing the sequel, The Final Act.

Why can't Inuyasha sense Naraku's detachment Kanna approaching?

She has no scent or aura, so Inuyasha, Miroku and Kagome can't detect her, and even Mount Hakurei's holy barrier has no effect on her.

Which Rumiko Takahashi series did she finish right before starting Inuyasha?

Ranma ½ was a comedy, but Inuyasha is less comedic, using its feudal-war setting for violent battles while keeping some jokes.

What does Naraku wear to hide his face in his early appearances?

A baboon pelt hid Naraku early on, and he often sent a puppet in that same pelt to speak and fight for him, so destroying it never harmed Naraku himself.

The villain of the second Inuyasha film is based on which classic Japanese tale?

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter gave the film Kaguya, a demon who absorbed the moon princess's powers and tries to freeze time into eternal night.

In the third Inuyasha film, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru must stop which weapon of their father's?

So'unga seizes Inuyasha's arm the moment he grips it, turning him into a full demon who attacks his friends, until Kagome's command through his beads frees him.

In Yashahime, who raises Sesshomaru's daughter Towa in the modern era?

Kagome's brother Sota adopts Towa after the Sacred Tree of Ages strands her in the modern era at age four, and years later she crosses back and finds her twin, Setsuna.

What lie does Naraku tell Sango to turn her against Inuyasha?

That Inuyasha slaughtered her village was Naraku's lie, so Sango hunted him down, until Inuyasha convinced her Naraku was the true enemy and she joined his group.

Rumiko Takahashi's Inuyasha epilogue "Since Then" raised money for recovery from which disaster?

The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami led manga artists to draw new stories of their popular series for charity, so Takahashi returned to Inuyasha years after its finale.

Which pet leads Kagome to the Bone Eater's Well in the first place?

Buyo the cat was the one Kagome went looking for, and Inuyasha often plays with him when he visits her home in the present day.

How does the manga end for Kagome after high school?

She returns through the well and marries Inuyasha three years after it sealed, then trains as a priestess with old Kaede's help.

Why does the bird demon princess Abi send her birds to collect people's blood?

To heal her sick mother was Abi's aim, but as soon as the blood cured her, Naraku killed them both.

What power makes Naraku's detachment Goshinki so dangerous?

He reads minds, so he stays a step ahead of every attack, until Inuyasha turns into a feral full demon whose moves he cannot predict and tears him apart.

What kind of animal is Hachiemon, the servant who helps Miroku?

A tanuki, Hachiemon once went hungry in the anime and posed as Miroku to get food, which landed the real Miroku in trouble.

In Yashahime, how does the heroine Moroha earn her living?

Hunting demons for bounties is how Moroha pays off a huge debt to the dealer Jyubei, who bought her after her own mentor sold her off.

What happens to the swordsmith Kaijinbo after forging a sword from Goshinki's remains?

Its evil possesses him, so Kaijinbo attacks Inuyasha and his friends, but the sword's power proves too much for him and he dies.

In the fourth Inuyasha film, Fire on the Mystic Island, who do the heroes protect?

A group of half-demon children is ruled by the Four War Gods, and Ai, the only one they haven't marked, begs Inuyasha to save the others.

What does A-Un, Sesshomaru's beast of burden, shoot from its mouths?

Bolts of lightning are A-Un's weapon, and when a horde of demons attacked Rin while she gathered berries, A-Un fought them off.

In Yashahime, what does Moroha put on to become the fierce Beniyasha?

Rouge on her lips turns Moroha into Beniyasha, but the power lasts only about a minute and leaves her so drained she falls into a deep sleep.

After reviving Sango's brother Kohaku, what does Naraku do to make him a loyal servant?

Takes away his memories, but they slowly return, and Kohaku pretends he is still under Naraku's control while plotting to destroy him.

How did Rumiko Takahashi come up with most of Inuyasha's story?

Improvising as she went is how Takahashi built the plot, because she started with only a few ideas, such as Kikyo sealing Inuyasha away.

What are the Saimyōshō, the creatures that serve Naraku?

Poisonous wasps, the Saimyōshō spy and run errands for Naraku, and they swarm whenever Miroku opens his Wind Tunnel, since sucking them in would poison him.

What was the Bone Eater's Well used for long before Kagome passed through it?

Disposing of demon corpses was the well's old job, and anything thrown into it would vanish after a while.

In the anime, how does Inuyasha first try to raise money after wrecking Kagome's bicycle?

Making diamonds with his sword was the plan, but Tessaiga's diamond-spear attack produced none, seemingly because it can't be used for personal gain.

Which demonic moth warrior is the villain of the first Inuyasha film, Affections Touching Across Time?

Menomaru is the son of Hyōga, a moth demon Inuyasha's father defeated two centuries earlier, and once freed he seeks revenge and his father's sealed power.

On the night Inuyasha was born, what did his dying father do for him and his mother?

Held off their attackers as Izayoi's estate burned, so she escaped with newborn Inuyasha, while his father, already fatally wounded, died that night.

Which pair of demons killed Shippo's father before Shippo met Inuyasha and Kagome?

Hiten and Manten, the Thunder Brothers, were both cut down by Inuyasha with Tessaiga, so Shippo got his revenge.

What does the Shikon Jewel's evil will, Magatsuhi, seal away with a single glance?

Kagome's spiritual power was sealed because Magatsuhi feared the girl was a threat to him, until Sesshomaru killed him and broke the seal.

What was hidden deep inside Inuyasha's right eye, holding the way to his father's tomb?

A black pearl hid the route, so Sesshomaru plucked it from his brother's eye and opened a portal to the tomb where Tessaiga lay.

What does the revived priestess Kikyo absorb to keep her clay body moving?

Souls of the dead keep Kikyo going, so Naraku tried to kill her by stealing them, until Inuyasha found her and her souls returned.

Why does Inuyasha want the Shikon Jewel for himself when he first meets the schoolgirl Kagome?

To become a full demon is his goal until he learns the cost. When his demon blood takes over he turns into a mindless killer, as dangerous to friends as to enemies.

When Kagome first finds Inuyasha, what has held him against a tree for the past fifty years?

A sacred arrow had kept him sealed there since the priestess he loved fired it as she lay dying. Kagome breaks the spell simply by pulling it out.

Kagome Higurashi falls through her family's well and lands in which war-torn age of Japanese history?

The Sengoku period was chosen on purpose. Rumiko Takahashi wanted a darker story, and an age when wars were common let her portray its violence softly.

How does Kagome's grandpa explain her long absences from school while she is away in the past?

He invents odd illnesses, each more absurd than the last. The excuses only worry her friends further, and one devoted classmate keeps arriving with traditional remedies.

Kagome shatters the Shikon Jewel while trying to stop which thief from flying away with it?

A crow demon had snatched the jewel, and Kagome's shot struck both at once. The fragments scattered across Japan, into the hands of demons and humans alike.

When Inuyasha temporarily loses his demon powers and turns fully human, his silver hair becomes which colour?

Black hair marks his vulnerable human nights. Rumiko Takahashi named those chapters among her favourites to draw, because the form was new and fun.

The title Inuyasha, which is also the hero's name, literally translates into English as what?

Dog Yaksha describes him exactly. Rumiko Takahashi built the name from inu, Japanese for dog, because her hero is part dog and part yasha.

Kagome Higurashi's family home in modern Tokyo stands on the grounds of what kind of site?

A Shinto shrine is home to Kagome, her mother, grandpa and younger brother. The Bone Eater's Well that carries her through time is enshrined on its grounds.

Which signature Tessaiga technique of Inuyasha's is known in Japanese as Kaze no Kizu?

Wind Scar is one of the signature techniques Inuyasha develops with Tessaiga. The sword also absorbs demonic energy and keeps his own demon blood from turning him berserk.

Which sequel series adapted the last volumes of the Inuyasha manga, reuniting the first anime's cast and crew?

The Final Act ran for 26 episodes and covered volumes 36 to 56. The first anime had ended before the manga was finished, leaving the story without a conclusion.

Sango's small companion Kirara can transform in order to do what for Inuyasha's travelling group?

Fly them through the air: Kirara grows large enough to carry several passengers whenever the need arises. Long before Sango, she travelled with the priestess who created the Shikon Jewel.

Inuyasha's sword Tessaiga can be crafted as a special-event weapon in which Capcom game series?

Monster Hunter players forge it from items earned in a special event. The manga also inspired an English-language collectible card game, released in 2004.

Later American broadcasts of the Inuyasha anime moved to which revived action-animation block?

Toonami kept Inuyasha on American television until 2015, thirteen years after the English dub first aired.

Rumiko Takahashi's only request for the Inuyasha anime was that which actor voice the title character?

Kappei Yamaguchi was her choice from the earliest production meetings. He is also the voice of Usopp in One Piece and of the detective L in Death Note.

For Inuyasha, Rumiko Takahashi wanted a darker story closer in theme to which of her earlier series?

Mermaid Saga set the tone she was after. Her earlier hits such as Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku had been comedies, and Inuyasha was meant to be darker.

Which J-pop star's ballad Dearest served as the third ending theme of the Inuyasha anime?

Ayumi Hamasaki's Dearest closed episodes 42 to 60 from September 2001. In the same month it became the commercial song for the mobile phone company Tu-Ka.

Which Japanese boy band performed Change the World, the first opening theme of the Inuyasha anime?

V6 released the single in October 2000, the month the anime began. It peaked at number 3 on the Oricon singles chart and stayed on the chart for thirteen weeks.

Which composer of the Inuyasha anime's score was an apprentice of Godzilla composer Akira Ifukube?

Kaoru Wada also married into the cast. His wife, Akiko Nakagawa, voices Kagome's younger brother in the anime.

Before volume 38, English editions of the Inuyasha manga were printed in which altered layout?

Flipped left-to-right pages were standard for the first 37 volumes. From volume 38, released in 2009, the publisher kept the original right-to-left layout.

Which manga, begun in April 2009, was Rumiko Takahashi's first new series after Inuyasha ended?

Kyōkai no Rinne kept her busy until December 2017. Inuyasha, at eleven years and seven months, was the longer run of the two.

Which dragon, sealed away by Inuyasha's father at the cost of a fatal wound, does Inuyasha later destroy?

Ryukotsusei falls to the Backlash Wave, a technique Inuyasha learns in the middle of that very fight. Naraku had woken the dragon from its seal.

The first Inuyasha anime series is sometimes known by which storybook-style subtitle?

A Feudal Fairy Tale was also the title of the PlayStation fighting game based on the series, which was released in North America.

Three early Inuyasha video games, including Kagome's Dream Diary, were released for which handheld console?

WonderSwan was home to all three. A fourth handheld game, Naraku's Trap! Invitation to the Forest of Illusion, followed on Game Boy Advance in 2003.

Fire on the Mystic Island, the fourth Inuyasha film, is set on which mythical isle that appears every fifty years?

Hōrai is the lair of the Four War Gods, Ryūra, Jūra, Kyōra and Gōra. They had ambushed Inuyasha there fifty years earlier.

Sesshomaru commissions which cursed sword, forged from the remains of Naraku's detachment Goshinki?

Tokijin exists only because Sesshomaru briefly revived the slain Goshinki so that his teeth could be worked into a weapon. He turns it on Inuyasha soon after.

Which master of illusions, Naraku's final detachment, fights with origami and a bladeless sword?

Byakuya is made to exist only while Naraku lives. He wounds Kagome with a delayed attack timed for his master's death, then dies content with his purpose fulfilled.

Naraku's seventh detachment, the one that safeguards his heart, takes the form of what?

An infant, able to talk and to manipulate people through their inner darkness, holds the heart. It later hides inside an artificial body called Moryomaru and plots against Naraku.

Which red-haired wolf demon, seen only in the anime, says the eastern tribe's leader promised to marry her?

Ayame is the granddaughter of the northern tribe's leader. In the anime's epilogue she finally gets her wedding.

Miroku's Wind Tunnel is a hereditary curse that Naraku first inflicted on which member of his family?

His grandfather was the first to carry it, and the curse has passed down the family since. It is why Miroku is in such a hurry to find a wife and father children.

Naraku revives the Band of Seven mercenaries to hold off his enemies during his time on which mountain?

Mount Hakurei is where the seven undead killers make their stand. Each is kept going by a Shikon Jewel shard and returns to the dead when it is pulled out.

Sango is the most skilled practitioner of which trade, followed by her entire home village?

Demon slaying is her calling, and her village was the original home of the Shikon Jewel itself.

What does Sesshomaru do for the orphan Rin after she is killed, a major step in his redemption?

Brings her back to life with his healing sword, and she travels with him from then on. As an adult in the sequel series she becomes his wife.

What will the Wind Tunnel curse eventually do to the monk Miroku if it is never lifted?

Consume and kill him, exactly as it did his father. The orphaned Miroku was raised by the monk Mushin, a lazy drunk who taught him many of his bad habits.

Sango's younger brother Kohaku, who falls under Naraku's control, fights with which weapon?

A chain sickle stays his weapon into adulthood. In the sequel series he leads a new generation of fighters that includes his teenage nephew Hisui.

Which classmate has unrequited feelings for Kagome and keeps planning dates that she abandons?

Hojo never learns where she really goes. By the end of the story he has moved on and appears with a college girlfriend.

Which gentle half-demon farms medicinal herbs with his human mother and is feared by nearby villagers?

Jinenji is a giant who is frightened of people because of the way they treat him. Inuyasha and Kagome first seek him out for a cure when Naraku's miasma poisons Kirara.

Which Band of Seven member was once a physician whose kind side battles a bloodthirsty second persona?

Suikotsu fights with iron claws when his dark half takes over. His good persona finally asks to have his jewel shard removed so that the carnage will stop.

Which barefoot boy, calling himself Naraku's essence and eighth detachment, tames the demon steed Entei?

Hakudoshi lacks Naraku's heart, so he cannot be killed outright. His end comes only when Miroku's Wind Tunnel swallows him.

Kaname Kururugi, heroine of Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask, fights with which four-element power?

Shikigami powers come in fire, water, wind and light. She learns to harness them from a mysterious old villager called Kakuju, and they boost her friends' attacks.

In Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask, what carries Kaname Kururugi into the past?

A pentagram in a shed does the job the well does for Kagome. Villagers take the new arrival for a demon and attack, shortly before Inuyasha turns up.

In episode 11 of Inuyasha, the ancient Noh mask that attacks Kagome's grandpa is trying to gain what?

A body of its own is what the mask craves after breaking the talismans that sealed it. Kagome's little brother has to fetch Inuyasha through the well to stop it.

In the Inuyasha episode Go Home to Your Own Time, Kagome!, how does Inuyasha try to keep her safely there?

He blocks the well after taking her jewel shards from her. Two episodes later Shippo reaches the well with a shard, and its presence lets her return.

In his debut episode of Inuyasha, how does the monk Miroku first cross paths with Kagome?

Stealing her jewel shards is his opening move, and Inuyasha tracks him down to get them back. Only then does Miroku reveal his curse and name Naraku as its source.

In the Inuyasha episode Cursed Ink of the Hell-Painter, a jewel shard lets an exiled artist do what?

Bring paintings to life: his ink demons swarm around a castle until Miroku draws them into the Wind Tunnel.

In the Inuyasha episode Naraku and Sesshomaru Join Forces, what does Naraku give Sesshomaru to help him wield Tessaiga?

A human arm with a jewel shard embedded in it is the gift. When the plan fails, Sesshomaru throws the arm away and Naraku takes the shard back.

In the Inuyasha episode Yura of the Demon-Hair, how does Kagome finally kill the villain Yura?

Destroying a red skull finishes her, because the comb that holds her life is hidden inside it. Until then Yura had Inuyasha trapped in a web of hair and skulls.

The young samurai who guides Inuyasha in the episode The Toad Who Would Be Prince shares which warlord's given name?

Nobunaga, in full Amari Nobunaga, leads them to a castle where a toad demon carrying a jewel shard has possessed the prince.

In the Inuyasha episode The Lake of the Evil Water God, what is the truth about the deity?

It is an impostor, and the real water god is being held captive. Miroku and Sango free the true deity while Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo take on the fake.

In the Inuyasha episode The Stone Flower and Shippo's First Love, the jewel shard Satsuki treasures is really what?

A piece of quartz is all it is, but Satsuki believes it will bring her late brother home. The brother who then turns up is really a lizard demon.

In the first episode of Inuyasha, where has the long-lost Shikon Jewel been hidden all along?

Inside Kagome's body is where it had been all along, until a demon attack on her first day in the past tears it free.