Inuyasha(Khuyển dạ xoa,lit."DogYaksha")is a Japanesemangaseries written and illustrated byRumiko Takahashi.It was serialized inShogakukan'sshōnenmangamagazineWeekly Shōnen Sundayfrom November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in 56tankōbonvolumes. The series begins withKagome Higurashi,a fifteen-year-old middle school girl frommodern-dayTokyowho is transported to theSengoku periodafter falling into a well in her familyshrine,where she meets the half-dog demon, half-humanInuyasha.After the sacred Shikon Jewel re-emerges from deep inside Kagome's body, she inadvertently shatters it into dozens of fragments that scatter across Japan. Inuyasha and Kagome set out to recover Jewel's fragments, and through their quest, they are joined by the lecherousmonkMiroku,the demon slayerSango,and thefox demonShippō.Together, they journey to restore the Shikon Jewel before it falls into the hands of the evil half-demonNaraku.

Inuyasha
Firsttankōbonvolume cover, featuringInuyashaand Kagome Higurashi
Khuyển dạ xoa
Genre
Manga
Written byRumiko Takahashi
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 13, 1996June 18, 2008
Volumes56(List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Masashi Ikeda (1–44)
  • Yasunao Aoki (45–167)
Produced by
  • Michihiko Suwa
  • Hideyuki Tomioka
Written byKatsuyuki Sumisawa
Music byKaoru Wada
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
Original networkNNS(ytv,NTV)
English network
Original runOctober 16, 2000September 13, 2004
Episodes167(List of episodes)
Anime television series
Inuyasha: The Final Act
Directed byYasunao Aoki
Produced by
  • Tomoyuki Saito
  • Mitomu Asai
  • Naohiro Ogata
Written byKatsuyuki Sumisawa
Music byKaoru Wada
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
  • AUS:Madman Entertainment
  • NA:Viz Media
Original networkytv, NTV
English network
  • NA:Neon Alley
  • SEA:Animax
  • US:Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original runOctober 4, 2009March 30, 2010
Episodes26(List of episodes)
Anime films
Sequel spin-off
iconAnime and manga portal

In contrast to the typically comedic nature of much of Takahashi's previous works,Inuyashadeals with a darker and more serious subject matter, using the setting of the Sengoku period to easily display the violent content while still retaining some comedic elements. The manga was adapted into twoanimetelevision series bySunrise.The first series ran for 167 episodes onYomiuri TelevisionandNippon Televisionfrom October 2000 to September 2004. The second series,Inuyasha: The Final Act,is a direct sequel that adapts the remainder of the manga. It ran for 26 episodes from October 2009 to March 2010. Four feature films and anoriginal video animation(OVA) have also been released. Other merchandise includes video games and alight novel.An anime original sequelspin-offtelevision series, titledYashahime: Princess Half-Demon,aired for two seasons from October 2020 to March 2022.

Viz Medialicensed the manga, the two anime series, and movies for North America. BothInuyashaandInuyasha: The Final Actaired in the United States onAdult Swim(and later on its revivedToonamiblock) from 2002 to 2015.

By September 2020,Inuyashahad 50 million copies in circulation, making it one of thebest-selling manga seriesof all time. In 2002, the manga won the 47thShogakukan Manga Awardfor theshōnencategory.

Plot

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In 1496 Japan, humans and demons (yōkai) battle over the Shikon Jewel(Tứ hồn の ngọc,Shikon no Tama,lit. "The Jewel of Four Souls" ),which is said to grant any wish.Kikyo,thepriestesswho keeps the Shikon Jewel, is in love with the half-demonInuyasha.However, they fall into a deceitful trap and betray each other. Inuyasha steals the Shikon Jewel, but the dying Kikyo pins Inuyasha to a tree with a sacred arrow. Per Kikyo's will, her body is cremated along with the Shikon Jewel, which disappeared from the era.

Five hundred years later,Kagome Higurashilives on the grounds of her family'sShintoshrine, withher mother,grandfatherandyounger brother.On her fifteenth birthday, Kagome is dragged into the enshrined Bone Eater's Well(Cốt xan いの tỉnh hộ,Honekui no Ido)by acentipede demonand sent back in time to theSengoku periodin 1546. The Shikon Jewel manifests from within the body of Kagome, who is Kikyo'sreincarnation,and she desperately frees Inuyasha from the tree to kill the centipede demon. When Inuyasha threatens her, Kikyo's sisterKaedesubdues him with amagical beadnecklace to keep him under control. Later, Kagome inadvertently shatters the Shikon Jewel into many shards with an arrow, and they scatter across Japan and into the possession of various demons and humans.

Inuyasha obtainshis father's sword Tessaiga, which places him at odds with his older half-brotherSesshomaru,the wielder of Tenseiga. Inuyasha aids Kagome in collecting the shards and dealing with the threats they come across. On their journey, the presence ofNaraku,a spider half-demon who was responsible for manipulating Inuyasha and Kikyo, comes to light. While pursuing Naraku, Inuyasha and Kagome recruit the young fox demonShippō,the pervertedmonkMiroku(whose hand was cursed by Naraku), and the demon slayerSangoand her two-tailed demon catKirara.Sango's clan was killed when they were tricked by Naraku, and her younger brotherKohakufell under his control. Over time, Inuyasha enhances Tessaiga into stronger forms while defeating his enemies. His team is loosely allied with Sesshomaru, whom Naraku attempted to manipulate, the resurrected Kikyo who plans to purify the Shikon Jewel if all shards are collected, andKōga,the leader of a wolf demon tribe who seeks to avenge his comrades whom Naraku killed. As Inuyasha and his friends journey together, he and Kagome begin to fall in love with one another, which is complicated by Inuyasha's lingering feelings for Kikyo.

Desperately hunted by his enemies, Naraku temporarily removes his heart and wounds Kikyo. Kohaku, having been previously killed but later revived by Naraku and kept alive and under his control by a Shikon Jewel shard, eventually regains his free will and memories, and attempts to escape Naraku's group. During that time, Sesshomaru settles his feud with Inuyasha to enable his brother to perfect Tessaiga to its optimal abilities. Kikyo sacrifices herself to give life to Kohaku, and Naraku collects all the shards to restore the Shikon Jewel. As he is slain by Inuyasha and his allies, Naraku reveals his true desire for Kikyo, despite his hatred towards her, and he uses his wish to trap himself and Kagome inside the Shikon Jewel before dying. Revealed to be sentient, the Shikon Jewel intends for Kagome to make a selfish wish so that she and Naraku will be trapped in an eternal conflict, thus prolonging the Jewel's existence. However, with Inuyasha by her side, Kagome wishes for the Shikon Jewel to disappear forever, allowing her to return to her time with the well sealed, and she and Inuyasha lose contact for three years.

In that time, the Sengoku period changes drastically: Sango and Miroku marry and have three children together, Kohaku continues his role as a demon slayer, and Shippō trains to make his demon magic stronger. Back in the present, Kagome graduates from high school, and manages to get the Bone Eater's Well in her backyard to work again. She returns to the Sengoku period, where she reunites with Inuyasha, marries him, and continues to train with Kaede and become a topmost-level priestess.

Development

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Takahashi wroteInuyashaafter finishingRanma ½.In contrast to her previous comedic works such asUrusei Yatsura(1978–1987),Maison Ikkoku(1980–1987), andOne Pound Gospel(1987–2006), Takahashi wanted to create a darker storyline that was thematically closer to herMermaid Sagastories. To portray violent themes softly, the story was set in theSengoku period,when wars were common. Takahashi did no notable research on the designs of samurai or castles because she considered such topics common knowledge. By June 2001, a clear ending to the series had not been established because Takahashi still was unsure about how to end the relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome. Furthermore, Takahashi said that she did not have an ending to previous manga she wrote during the beginning, having figured them out as their serialization progressed.[3][4]

Media

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Manga

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Inuyashais written and illustrated byRumiko Takahashi.The series debuted inShogakukan'sWeekly Shōnen Sunday(issue #50, 1996) on November 13, 1996.[5][6]Inuyashafinished after an 11 year and seven month run in the magazine (issue #29, 2008) on June 18, 2008.[7][8]Its 558 chapters were collected in 56tankōbonvolumes by Shogakukan, released from April 18, 1997,[9]to February 18, 2009.[10]Shogakukan re-published the series in a 30-volumewide-banedition, released from January 18, 2013,[11]to June 18, 2015.[12]Takahashi published a special epilogue chapter, titled "Since Then"(あれから,Are kara),inWeekly Shōnen Sundayon February 6, 2013, as part of the "Heroes Come Back" anthology, which comprised short stories by manga artists to raise funds for recovery of the areas afflicted by the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[13]The chapter was later included in the last volume of thewide-banedition of the manga in 2015,[14]and was published again inShōnen Sunday Son October 24, 2020.[15][16]

In North America,Inuyashahas been licensed for English language release byViz Media,initially titled asInu-Yasha.They began publishing the manga in April 1997 in anAmerican comic bookformat, each issue containing two or three chapters from the original manga, and the last issue was released in February 2003, which covered up until the original Japanese 14th volume.[17][18][19][20]Viz Media started publishing the series in a first trade-paperback edition, with 12 volumes published from July 6, 1998, to October 6, 2002.[21][22]A second edition began with the 13th volume, released on April 9, 2003,[23]and the first 12 volumes, following this edition, were reprinted as well.[24][25]Up until the 37th volume, Viz Media published the series in left-to-right orientation,[26]and with the release of the 38th volume on July 14, 2009, they published the remaining volumes in "unflipped" right-to-left page layout.[26][27]Viz Media published the 56th and final volume ofInuyashaon January 11, 2011.[28]In 2009, Viz Media began publishing the series in their 3-in-1 omnibus volume "VizBig" edition, with the original unflipped chapters. The 18 volumes were released from November 10, 2009, to February 11, 2014.[29][30]On December 15, 2020, Viz released the 18 volumes digitally.[31][32]

Anime

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Inuyasha

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The firstInuyashaanime adaptation, sometimes known asInuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale(Chiến quốc ngự già thảo tử khuyển dạ xoa,Sengoku Otogizōshi Inuyasha),produced bySunrise,was broadcast for 167 episodes onYomiuri TVandNippon TVfrom October 16, 2000, to September 13, 2004.[33][34]Avexcollected the episodes in a total of seven series of DVD volumes distributed in Japan between May 30, 2001, and July 27, 2005.[a]

In North America, the series was licensed for an English dub release byViz Media.[36]The series was first run onAdult Swimfrom August 31, 2002, to October 27, 2006,[37]with reruns from 2006 to 2014. When Toonami became a block on Adult Swim,Inuyashaaired there from November 2012 to March 2014, when the network announced that they had lost the broadcast rights to the series.[38][39]On August 25, 2017,Starzannounced that they would be offering episodes of the series for theirvideo on demandservice starting on September 1 of that same year, where they were available until November 30, 2018.[40][41]The series was also streamed onHBO Maxin the United States from August 4, 2020, until August 3, 2022.[42][43]The series aired in Canada onYTV'sBionixprogramming block from September 5, 2003, to December 1, 2006.[44]Viz collected the series in a total of 55 DVD volumes,[45][46]while seven box sets were also released.[47][48]In September 2020,Funimationannounced that they would begin streaming the first 54 episodes of the series and the four films.[49]

Viz Media also released a separate series ofani-mangavolumes which are derived from full-colorscreenshotsof the anime episodes. 30 volumes were released from January 14, 2004 to December 9, 2008.[50][51]

Inuyasha: The Final Act

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In July 2009, it was announced that another anime television series adaptation, covering the original 36–56 volumes of the manga, would be made by the first anime's same cast and crew.[52]TitledInuyasha: The Final Act(Khuyển dạ xoa hoàn kết biên,Inuyasha Kanketsu-hen),the series was broadcast for 26 episodes on Nippon TV and Yomiuri TV from October 4, 2009, to March 30, 2010.[53][b]In other parts of Asia, the series was broadcast in the same week as its broadcast in Japan onAnimax Asia.[60]Aniplexcollected the episodes on seven DVDs, released between December 23, 2009, and June 23, 2010.[61][62]

In North America, the series was licensed byViz Media,[63]and the episodes were simulcast viaHuluand Viz Media'sShonen Sundaysite in the United States.[64]Viz Media released the series in two DVD or Blu-ray sets, which included an English dub.[65]The first thirteen episodes, constituting the first set, were released on November 20, 2012,[66]and the last thirteen episodes, constituting the second set, were released on February 12, 2013.[67]The series began broadcasting in the United States and Canada on Viz Media's online network,Neon Alley,on October 2, 2012.[68]On October 24, 2014, it was announced thatAdult Swimwould airThe Final Acton theToonamiblock, beginning on November 15, at 2:00 a.m. EST.[69]

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

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In May 2020, an anime original sequel spin-off television series was announced, titledYashahime: Princess Half-Demon(Bán yêu の dạ xoa cơ,Han'yō no Yashahime),which follows the journey of Towa Higurashi and Setsuna, Sesshomaru and Rin's fraternal twin daughters, and Moroha, Inuyasha and Kagome's daughter. It premiered on October 3, 2020.[70][71][72]

The series is produced bySunrise,with direction by Teruo Sato for the first season and Masakazu Hishida for the second, and main character designs byInuyashaauthorRumiko Takahashi.[70][73]Staff from theInuyashaanime returned, with Katsuyuki Sumisawa in charge of the scripts, Yoshihito Hishinuma in charge of the anime character designs andKaoru Wadaas composer.[70]The cast includesSara Matsumotoas Towa Higurashi,Mikako Komatsuas Setsuna, andAzusa Tadokoroas Moroha.[72]

Viz Media announced the rights to digital streaming, EST, and home video release of the series for North and Latin American territories.[70][74]

Films

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There are four animated films with original storylines written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, the writer for theInuyashaanime series.[75]The films were released with English subtitles and dubbed audio tracks onRegion 1 DVDbyViz Media.Together, the four films have earned over US$20 million in Japanese box offices.[76]

The first film,Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time,was released in 2001. In the film, 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 returns to their normal lives, only to encounter a new enemy named Kaguya, a character based on the literatureThe 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 forcefully work together to seal the evil Sō'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

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A 30-minuteoriginal video animationtitledBlack Tessaiga(Hắc い thiết 砕 nha,Kuroi Tessaiga),was presented on July 30, 2008, at an "It's a Rumic World" exhibit at theMatsuya Ginza department storeinTokyo'sGinzashopping district. The episode uses the original voice cast from the anime series.[77]It was released in Japan on October 20, 2010, in both DVD and Blu-ray formats.[78][79]

Soundtrack CDs

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Multiplesoundtracksandcharacter songswere released for the series byAvex Mode.Three character singles were released August 3, 2005 – "Aoki Yasei o Daite"(Thương き dã sinh を bão いて,Embrace the Untamed Wilderness)byInuyashafeaturingKagome,"Kaze no Naka e"(Phong のなかへ,Into the Wind)byMirokufeaturingSangoandShippō,and "Gō"(Nghiệp,Fate)bySesshomarufeaturingJakenandRin.The singles charted at number 63, 76, and 79 respectively on theOriconchart.[80][81][82]Three more character songs were released on January 25, 2006 – "Rakujitsu"(Lạc nhật,Setting Sun)byNaraku,"Tatta Hitotsu no Yakusoku"(たったひとつの ước thúc,That's One Promise)by Kagome Higurashi, and "Abarero!!"(Bạo れろ!!,Go On A Rampage!!)byBankotsuandJakotsu.The singles charted at number 130, 131, and 112 respectively on theOriconchart.[83][84][85]

On March 24, 2010, Avex releasedInuyasha Best Song History(Khuyển dạ xoa ベストソング ヒストリー,Inuyasha Besuto Songu Hisutorī),abest albumthat contains all the opening and ending theme songs used in the series.[86]The album peaked at number 20 on the Oricon album chart and charted for seven weeks.[87]

Video games

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Three video games based on the series were released for theWonderSwan:Inuyasha: Kagome no Sengoku Nikki(Khuyển dạ xoa 〜かごめの chiến quốc nhật ký,Inuyasha: Kagome's Warring States Diary),Inuyasha: Fūun Emaki(Khuyển dạ xoa phong vân hội quyển,Inuyasha: The Sealed Scroll Picture),andInuyasha: Kagome no Yume Nikki(Khuyển dạ xoa かごめの mộng nhật ký,Inuyasha: Kagome's Dream Diary).

A single title,Inuyasha: Naraku no Wana! Mayoi no Mori no Shōtaijō(Khuyển dạ xoa 〜 nại lạc の罠! Mê いの sâm の chiêu đãi trạng,Inuyasha: Naraku's Trap! Invitation to the Forest of Illusion),was released for theGame Boy Advanceon January 23, 2003, in Japan.

Inuyashahas been adapted into a mobile game released forJavaandBrewhandsets on June 21, 2005.[88]

Two titles were released for thePlayStation:an RPG simply titledInuyasha,and the fighting gameInuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale,the latter of which was released in North America. For thePlayStation 2,the two released games were the RPGInuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Maskand the fighting gameInuyasha: Feudal Combat,which also received an English version. An English-only RPG,Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel,was released for theNintendo DSon January 23, 2007.[89]

Inuyasha appeared in the crossover video gameSunday vs Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessenas a playable character.[90]

Inuyasha's sword, Tessaiga, has appeared inMonster Hunteras a craftable weapon using items gained from a special event.[91]

An English-language originalcollectible card gamecreated byScore Entertainmentthat was first released on October 20, 2004.[92]

Light novel

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A light novel, written by Tomoko Komparu and illustrated byRumiko Takahashi,was published byShogakukanon December 10, 2004.[93]

Stage plays

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In 2000, a Japanese live-actionstage playran from April through May in theAkasaka ACT TheaterinTokyo,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 2001 at the Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo.[94]

In February 2017, it was announced that a stage play adaptation ofInuyashawould be performed at Tennozu Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from April 6–15 of the same year, featuring Yutaka Kyan fromGolden Bomberas Inuyasha andNogizaka46's Yumi Wakatsuki as Kagome.[95][96]

Reception

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Manga

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Inuyashawas one of the Manga Division's Jury Recommended Works at the fifth and 12th installments of theJapan Media Arts Festivalin 2001 and 2008, respectively.[97][98]In 2002, the manga won the 47thShogakukan Manga Awardin theshōnencategory.[99]OnTV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series,Inuyasharanked 28th.[100]

By February 2010,Inuyashahad over 45 million copies in circulation.[101]By September 2020, the manga had over 50 million copies in circulation.[102]Individual volumes fromInuyashahave been popular in Japan, taking high places in rankings listing sales.[103][104]In North America, the manga volumes have appeared various times inThe New York Times[105][106]andDiamond Comic Distributorstop selling lists.[107][108]Moreover, in 2005Inuyashawas one of the most researched series according to Lycos.[109]

Reviewing volume two for Ex.org, Eri Izawa wrote thatInuyashacombines 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.[110]Rebecca Bundy began her review of volume 23 ofInuyashaforAnime News Networkby 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.[111]Even though they had not readInuyashasince 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.[112]

Anime

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TheInuyashaanime was ranked twenty byTV Asahiof the 100 best anime series in 2006 based on an online survey in Japan.[113]InICv2's Anime Awards from both 2004 and 2005, the series was the winner in the category of Property of the Year.[114][115]In theAnime Grand Prixpolls byAnimage,Inuyashahas appeared various times in the category of Best Anime, taking third place in 2003.[116][117]In theAmerican Anime Awardsfrom 2007,Inuyashawas a nominee in the categories of Best Cast, Best Long Series, and Best Anime Feature, but lost toFullmetal AlchemistandFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children,respectively.[118]A 2019NHKpoll of 210,061 people sawInuyashanamed Takahashi's best animated work. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were voted first and third place respectively in her characters category.[119]

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 theNielsen VideoScananime bestseller list for three weeks.[120][121]By 2016, Viz Media had sold more than2 millionInuyashahome video units.[122]Mania Entertainment listed the series in an article ranking anime series that required a reboot, criticizing the series' repetitiveness.[123]

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Notes

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  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]
  2. ^The series first premiered on Nippon TV and two days later on Yomiuri TV.[54]Nippon TV listed the series premiere on Saturday at 26:20, which is effectively Sunday at 2:20 a.m.JST.[55]Despite the series first premiering on Nippon TV, it completed its first premiere run on Yomiuri TV on March 30, 2010,[56]days ahead of Nippon TV on April 4,[57]due to the latter network suspending series broadcast for one week back on January 3.[58][59]

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