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The characters of theInuyashamangaseries were created byRumiko Takahashi.Most of the series takes place in a fictional version ofJapan's Warring States periodwith occasional time-travel/flashback elements to modernTokyoor theHeisei period.The setting and plot incorporate many elements of traditionalJapanese folkloreand religion. Its main characters (both protagonists and antagonists) include aShintō priestess,aBuddhist monkand several types ofyōkai,usually rendered as "demon" in English-language translations of the series. Theanimeadaptation ofInuyashais followed by a sequel titledYashahime,where its characters are also listed here.
Inuyashamain characters
editInuyasha
edit- Voiced by:Kappei Yamaguchi(Japanese);Richard Ian Cox(Viz Mediadub),[1]Darren Pleavin (Animax Asiadub) (English)
Inuyasha(Inuyasha)was born of a dog-demon father and a human mother. He is an arrogant, prideful and stubborn half-demon, but has a soft side to him. He also has an older half brother, Sesshomaru, who is a full-demon with a full-demon mother. He has the appearance of a fifteen-year-old boy. As a half-demon, he had a difficult and lonely childhood, as demons and humans despised him for his mixed bloodline.
Kagome Higurashi
edit- Voiced by:Satsuki Yukino(Japanese);Moneca Stori(Inuyasha;Viz Mediadub),[1]Kira Tozer(Inuyasha: The Final ActandYashahime;Viz Media dub),[2]Andrea Kwan (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Kagome Higurashi(Ngày mộ かごめ)is a brave and kind girl, thereincarnationof theSengoku periodpriestess Kikyo, who believes in never turning her back on someone in trouble. Although physically weak, she is not lacking in courage. She becomes highly skilled in archery as the series progresses, and eventually learns to master her immensely strong spiritual powers. Of all characters in the series, she has the most emotional strength, never allowing anger or jealousy to commit acts of evil. By the start of Yashahime she is spiritually as strong as Kikyo, and possibly stronger given that she developed her own powers of arrow disappearance. Despite her inexperience, Naraku greatly fears Kagome's purifying powers, causing him to target her even more often than Inuyasha.
Miroku
edit- Voiced by:Kōji Tsujitani(InuyashaandInuYasha: The Final Act),Makoto Yasumura(Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon) (Japanese);Kirby Morrow(Inuyasha,Inuyasha: The Final Act,andYashahime(1st voice);Viz Mediadub),Ian James Corlett(Yashahime(2nd voice);Viz Mediadub), Dave Bridges (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Miroku(Phật Di Lặc)is an eighteen-year-old lecherous and intelligentBuddhist monkwho travels the countryside performing spiritual services, such as exorcisms and demon exterminations, though he has a habit of either ripping off or outright robbing wealthy clients. Miroku can attack enemies with hiskhakkharaand sutra scrolls. But Miroku's greatest weapon is the Wind Tunnel(Phong huyệt,Kazaana,Wind Hole),ablackholeembedded in his right palm which is actually a hereditary curse originally inflicted upon his paternal grandfather by Naraku. Due to the curse's nature to eventually kill him, Miroku sought to find himself a wife to sire children before eventually falling in love with Sango. In the sequel series, after starting a family with Sango after his curse was lifted, Miroku left his family to train himself to fight demons without his Wind Tunnel.
Sango
edit- Voiced by:Houko Kuwashima(Japanese);Kelly Sheridan(Viz Mediadub), Candice Moore (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Sango(San hô)is a sixteen-year-old demon slayer(Yêu quái lui trị phòng,Yōkai Taijiya,"Apparition Exterminators" ).She hails from a village that practices the act as their profession and is also the original home of the Shikon Jewel; she is described by her father as the most skilled exterminator in the village. While travelling, she wears a traditional woman's kimono, over which she wears long skirt, most likely "mo-bakama", and traditional woman's arm guards and leg guards, and straw sandals. As a demon slayer, Sango dresses in a black skin-tightjumpsuit,and pink armor plates made of demon parts, and a red sash. Of her broad repertoire of tools and tricks for fighting demons, Sango usually wields her most powerful weapon called the Hiraikotsu(Bay tới cốt,"Flying Return Bone" ),a human-sized boomerang made of purified demon bones, which she can throw using her enhanced strength.
Shippo
edit- Voiced by:Kumiko Watanabe(Japanese); Jillian Michaels (Viz Mediadub), Candice Moore (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Shippo(Thất bảo)is a young orphanedkitsune,who attempts to steal the Shikon Jewel from Inuyasha and Kagome, wanting to become stronger and avenge his father's death. Though his plan fails, Inuyasha and Kagome aid him after hearing his story, and he becomes their companion. Deeply loyal to Kagome, he often calls Inuyasha out on his bad behavior toward her. He is frequently clobbered by Inuyasha for playing tricks on him, and for blurting out uncomfortable or embarrassing facts. Despite this, he views the entire group as his surrogate family.
Kirara
edit- Voiced by:Tarako
Kirara(Vân mẫu)is Sango's faithful companion who usually appears to be a small kitten-sized feline with two tails, but can become large enough to carry several passengers across the air whenever the need arises. She is a spiritual entity and traveled with Midoriko in the past. In the sequel series, Kirara becomes Hisui's companion while occasionally aiding Setsuna.
Yashahimemain characters
editTowa Higurashi
edit- Voiced by:Sara Matsumoto[3](Japanese);Erica Mendez[4](English)
Towa Higurashi(Ngày mộ とわ,Higurashi Towa)is fourteen-years-old. She is Sesshōmaru and Rin's eldest daughter and Setsuna's twin sister making her a half-demon.When she was four-years-old, she was transported to the modern era through the power of the Sacred Tree of Ages. She was raised by Sōta Higurashi, her half-uncle-in-law. Ten years later, she is reunited with Setsuna. Towa wields the sword Kikujūmonji(Vốc mười văn tự,lit. "Chrysanthemum Cross Sword" )and carries the Silver Rainbow Pearl inside her left eye. When her sword is broken, she is capable of unleashing her demonic power to form her demonic energy into the remaining blade. Later she learns to absorb the demonic energy of enemies to empower herself and becomes capable of unleashing her father's Sōryūha(Thương Long phá,Blue Dragon Blast,Azure Dragon Wave)personal attack. Afterwards, it was upgraded into her own variation of her Sōtō no Sōryūha(Song đầu の Thương Long phá,Double-Headed Blue Dragon Strike,Twin Azure Dragon Wave)attack. While they joined forces with Osamu Kirin to stop the Grim Comet, Towa used the Zanseiken's(Trảm tinh kiếm)Kyūyōkon(Hút yêu hồn)to absorb the comet's demon energy to make her new technique for the Azure Dragon Wave: the Ryusei no Sōryūha(Sao băng の Thương Long phá,Shooting Star Azure Dragon Wave).
Setsuna
edit- Voiced by:Mikako Komatsu[3](Japanese);Kira Buckland[4](English)
Setsuna(せつな)is Towa's younger twin sister and youngest daughter of Sesshōmaru and Rin, the former placing the Gold Rainbow Pearl in her right eye after she was born. She was separated from Towa when they were four-years-old during a forest fire Zero arranged, Jaken erasing her memories with a Dream Butterfly before she is placed in the care of Shiori and later Kaede before being taken under Kohaku's wing as a demon slayer. She is reunited with Towa and gradually regains pieces of her memory before being fully restored once the Dream Butterfly's hold is broken.
While under the Dream Butterfly's influence, Setsuna is unable to sleep while unaffected by the disadvantages of being a half-demon save enter a berserker rage when she lets her demonic blood take hold of her. Sestuna also uses thenaginataKanemitsu no Tomoe(Kiêm quang の ba),which is used a seal to keep her demonic blood in check, using it in her signature attacksSenpū-jin(Gió xoáy trận,Whirlwind Battle Formation,Cyclone Burst)andMuretachi no Tsubame(Đàn れ phát ち の yến,Scourge of Swallows,Flock of Swallows),and brieflyYadori Ga no Tsuki(Túc り nga の nguyệt,Moon of the Resting Moth).After Kanemitsu no Tomoe is shattered and later reforged by Totosai into Yukari no Tachikiri(Sở duyên の đoạn ち thiết り)with the ability to see and sever the invisiblethreads of fatealong with accessing the most personal memories of those that the threads are connected to. At the base of Mount Musubi, since the barrier is down and as they start heading back to Kaede's village with Rion, the Dream Butterfly have been cut by her father Sesshomaru with the Tenseiga, as she will go to sleep as well, but it is unknown what the sleeping technique will effect on her without the Dream Butterfly. Sestuna later developed a third attack calledSuzaku no Machibuse(Chu Tước の đãi ち phục せ,Vermilion Bird Ambush).It is revealed later on that she has feelings for Hisui.
Moroha
edit- Voiced by:Azusa Tadokoro[3](Japanese);Morgan Berry[4](English)
Moroha(もろは)is fourteen-years-old and the only daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi, making her three-quarters human and quarter-demon. Sent away by her parents as an infant for her safety, Moroha was raised by Koga's clan before her mentor sold her to Jyūbei. Moroha since became a bounty hunter known as "Moroha the Demon Killer"(Hóa け sát し の もろは,Bake-goroshi no Moroha),selling parts of demons she is hired to slay to Jyūbei as payment to settle debt and earn her freedom. Aside from being capable of using her father's claw attacks and exorcising demons with a bow and arrow like her mother, she wields theyōkaisword Kurikaramaru(Đều lợi già la hoàn,lit. "Profitable Fairy Tale Tool" ).She also carries a shell-shaped makeup compact similar to the one owned by Izayoi, which she stored the Red Rainbow Pearl in while it was in her possession, holding Tōga'srougethat she applies to her lips to become "Beniyasha"(Chu dạ xoa,Crimson Demon)with full access to her demonic heritage for the duration of one minute. But she later is able to maintain her form for longer durations after her second battle with Kirinmaru. After finding her parents, who she presumed dead, she placed the second Black Pearl in the rouge since the Red Rainbow Pearl and other Rainbow Pearls have been become Zero's tears again, and she was given a special longbow they had made for her. Using it greatly boosts her sacred arrows spiritual power and effectiveness. After retrieving a strong ice sword from an ice demon, with aid from her long-lost father Inuyasha, Moroha's debt is finally paid.
RecurringInuyashacharacters
editInuyashasupporting characters
editKikyo
edit- Voiced by:Noriko Hidaka(Japanese);Willow Johnson(Viz Mediadub), Andrea Kwan (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Kikyo(Cát cánh,Kikyō)was a powerful, high-rankingpriestesswho lived 500 years prior to the events of the series. Kikyo was given the task by demon slayers to guard and purify the Shikon Jewel. She fell in love with Inuyasha, who considered using the Shikon Jewel to turn him completely human so it would fade and she could live with him as a normal human. She was used by Naraku to trick both Kikyo and Inuyasha by disguising as them, and kills Kikyo. She later gets resurrected by the ogress, Urasue(Đào),whom robs her grave and forced her to return to life.
In the events ofthe spinoff,set eighteen years after her third and final demise at the hands of Naraku, her appearance and voice is utilized by the Sacred Tree of Ages itself as a means of communication. The adult Kohaku had told Towa how his travels with Kikyo had left him admiring the undeadpriestessvery much as she was unassailable and had never backed down from anyone. It was she who had defeated and sealed away a strong plant-demon called Root Head(Căn の đầu,Ne no Kubi)shortly before meeting Inuyasha.
Sesshomaru
edit- Voiced by:Ken Narita(Japanese);David Kaye(InuyashaandYashahime;Viz Mediadub),Michael Daingerfield(Inuyasha: The Final Act;Viz Media dub), Russell Wait (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Sesshomaru(Sesshoumaru,Sesshōmaru)is a powerful dog demon (daiyōkai), feared throughout the feudal era. Born of a great demon bloodline, he is the older, more powerful half-brother of Inuyasha. He is usually accompanied by his demon minions, Jaken and A-Un. Chronologically, he is over 200 years old, while according to the officialInuyasha Profilesguide by Rumiko Takahashi, his appearance is equivalent to being 19 years old in human years.
Jaken
edit- Voiced by:Chō(Japanese);Don Brown(InuyashaandInuyasha: The Final Act;Viz Mediadub), Andrew Russell (Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon;Viz Media dub); Dave Bridges (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Jaken(Tà thấy)is a small greenimp-like demon loyal to Sesshomaru, often praising his master's greatness, although Sesshomaru usually ignores and sometimes abuses him. Jaken himself is not especially powerful, but he wields the Staff of Two Heads(Đầu người trượng,Nintōjō,lit. 'Human Head Cane'),a fire-throwing staff that Sesshomaru gives him. The manga explains little about Jaken's past, but the anime shows that Jaken was once a lord among similar demons. After the older Rin gives birth to Sesshomaru's twin half-demon daughters, Jaken is tasked with protecting them after Sesshomaru hides them in the forest of the Sacred Tree of Ages.
Rin
edit- Voiced by:Mamiko Noto(Japanese);Brenna O'Brien(Viz Mediadub) (English)
Rin(りん,Rin)is a barefoot orphan girl who tended to Sesshomaru's injuries when she found him under a tree, having lost her family to bandits prior. Rin ended up being killed by wolves under Koga's tribe when they raided her village, and then resurrected by Sesshomaru using Tensaiga on her. She since accompanied Sesshomaru throughout the events of the series, marrying him many years later as an adult and later giving birth to their twin daughters Towa and Setsuna. However, Rin was targeted by Zero as she placed the Silver Scale Curse(Bạc lân の chú い,Ginrin no Noroi)on Rin's neck, with Sesshomaru placing her within the Tree of Ages until Zero's curse on her was broken.
A-Un
editA-Un(A hồng,Aun)is a two-headeddragondemon with somehorse-like features and Sesshomaru's beast of burden who is one of the twoyōkaiin the series explicitly stated to be aherbivore,like Totosai's ox. Despite traveling with Sesshomaru for centuries, he has no name until Rin gives him one, calling the right head "A" and the left head "Un" (the kanji symbols a hồng together translate as "Alpha and Omega" ). A-Un can fireyōkaienergy from both mouths. The right head shoots blue beams of lightning, while the left shoots green lightning that can control clouds and possibly the weather and has the ability to fly like Sesshomaru. A grey cloud-like gas trails from his legs in flight, similar to Kirara's flames.
Kohaku
edit- Voiced by:Akiko Yajima(InuyashaandInuyasha: The Final Act),Ryōhei Kimura(adult,Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon)[5](Japanese);Alex Doduk(Inuyasha(1st voice);Viz Media dub), Danny McKinnon (Inuyasha(2nd voice);Viz Media dub), Aidan Drummond (Inuyasha: The Final Act;Viz Media dub), Alan Lee (Yashahime;Viz Media dub),[6]Dave Bridges (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Kohaku(Hổ phách,Kohaku)is Sango's eleven-year-old brother who, like his family, is also a demon exterminator. He grew into a confident leader of a new generation of demon-slayers, which included his teenage nephew and Sesshomaru's younger twin half-demon daughter Setsuna. He uses the largerchain-sicklehe had gotten from Totosai on demons.
Koga
edit- Voiced by:Taiki Matsuno(Japanese);Scott McNeil(Viz Mediadub), Russell Wait (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Koga(Cương nha,Kōga)is awolfdemon who is the young leader of the Eastern Wolf Demon Tribe that was nearly wiped out by Kagura and Naraku. He first meets Inuyasha as an opponent in battle, but becomes a reluctant, occasional ally despite maintaining a strong sense of rivalry about their relative combat strengths and the courtship of Kagome. After initially kidnapping her for her ability to locate Shikon shards, Koga becomes attracted to Kagome's kindness, spirit and beauty. Inuyasha is always foul-tempered and jealous during Koga's visits because he worries that Kagome might have feelings for Koga, though she has only ever seen him as a friend.
Kaede
edit- Voiced by:Hisako Kyōda,Mika Ito (young) (Japanese);Pam Hyatt(Inuyasha;Viz Media dub),[1]Linda Darlow (Inuyasha: The Final ActandYashahime;Viz Media dub), Jillian Michaels (young; Viz Media dub), Candice Moore (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Kaede(Phong)is Kikyo's younger sister that assisted her with various tasks, such as gathering herbs or holding her quiver of arrows. After Kikyo's death, Kaede became an unusually strong shrine priestess in her own right and defends the village against demons. Kaede lost her right eye sometime during her life and wears aneyepatchover it. Supplementary information states that she "lost her elder sister and her eye in an incident fifty years ago."[7]
Myoga
edit- Voiced by:Kenichi Ogata(Japanese);Paul Dobson(Viz Media dub), Russell Wait (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Myoga(Minh thêm,Myōga)is a flea demon in service to Toga who was assigned to guard Tetsusaiga's resting place before it was acquired by Inuyasha, accompanying him and later Moroha while providing them intel on topics that include current events and foes. He tends to run and hide during fights despite being a loyal retainer, his presence being a tell-sign of no present danger. Myoga enjoys drinking demon blood, and actually saves Inuyasha's life at one point by drinking a spider demon's venom out of his blood.
Totosai
edit- Voiced by:Jōji Yanami(Japanese);Richard Newman(Viz Media dub), Rik Thomas (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Totosai(Đao 々 trai)is an elderlyyōkaiblacksmithwith large, bulging eyes and the creator of Tessaiga and Tenseiga, from the fangs of his old friend, the Great Dog General, who entrusted him to help his two sons. As Inuyasha grows stronger and Sesshomaru grows more compassionate, they become more capable of mastering their respective swords, which Totosai strengthens accordingly. He spends most of his time at his forge inside a volcano, but sometimes travels elsewhere on a flying three-eyed ox named Mo-Mo(Mãnh 々).
Inuyashaantagonist characters
editNaraku
edit- Voiced by:Toshiyuki Morikawa,Hiroshi Yanaka(Onigumo) (Japanese); Paul Dobson (Viz Media dub), Russell Wait (Animax Asia dub) (English)
Naraku(Nại lạc)is the half-demon responsible for the misery of most of the main cast. He was born fifty years ago from the desires of a gravely burned bandit named Onigumo(Quỷ con nhện),who was found, sheltered and fed by Kikyo. Paralyzed by his injuries, Onigumo met a Three-Eyed Spider(Tam ツ mục con nhện,Mitsumegumo)and forms a pact with the Three-Eyed Spider's friends. The surrounding demons attracted to his darkness consume him in return for his soul to occupy a new body created from their merged bodies so that he could satisfy his frustrated lust for Kikyo. But Naraku instead orchestrated Kikyo's death and Inuyasha's imprisonment, biding his time until the Shikon Jewel resurfaced in the Feudal Era. Assuming the appearance of a feudal lord, Naraku spends most of the series modifying his body while attempting to remove what little humanity he had left. In the end, he is destroyed by Inuyasha's Meidō Zangetsuha in the manga, while purified by Kagome's wish in the anime version.
Demon of the Shikon Jewel
edit- Voiced by: Tadahisa Saizen (Japanese);Michael Dobson(English)
Demon of the Shikon Jewel(Bốn hồn の ngọc を sinh み ra した hợp thể yêu quái,Shikon no Tama o umidashita gattai yōkai,"CombinedYōkaiSpawned by the Shikon no Tama ")is theyōkaidragon created from numerous demons from ancient time that battled the priestess Midoriko before forcing the priestess to trap their souls in what became the Shikon Jewel. In the end, he is destroyed by Inuyasha's Meidō Zangetsuha in the manga, while purified by Kagome's wish in the anime version.
Magatsuhi
edit- Voiced by:Takeshi Kusao(Japanese); Michael Dobson (English)
Magatsuhi(Khúc linh,"Devious Spirit")is the evil corrupting presence within the Shikon Jewel, born from the spirit of the dragon demon, then his offshot. His existence is eventually made known to Inuyasha's group when Naraku gave him a temporary human-like body to act through to assist in the restoration of the Shikon Jewel with the personal goal to completely defile it. As it would later be revealed, Magatsuhi is responsible for sealing Kagome's full spiritual power out of fear of the girl being a threat to him. After losing his temporary body due to Bakusaiga, Magatsuhi resorts to bodily possessions before being stopped by Inuyasha with Dragon-Scaled Tetsusaiga with the power of the demon vortex and killed by Sesshomaru with Tenseiga during the final battle against Naraku.
Naraku's incarnations
editAfter acquiring enough Shikon Jewel shards, Naraku gained the ability to create new demons from his being that are technically his "offspring". However, each is treated by Naraku as expendable minions; tools to use as he wishes. He manipulated some of his earliest creations through threatening to destroy their disembodied hearts should they betray him. Eight detachments were directly created by Naraku within the series' storyline.
Kanna
edit- Voiced by:Yukana(Japanese);Janyse Jaud(English)
Kanna(Thần vô)is Naraku's first detachment, appearing in the form of a ten-year-old girl in white with a mirror. Kanna is the only person that Naraku trusts with important information about his actions, allowing her to dictate in his stead. As a "concealed incarnation" of Naraku, Kanna has no scent or demonic aura, which makes her undetectable to Inuyasha, Miroku and Kagome, and immune to demonic aura-related effects such as the Hakurei barrier. She also is nice to Kagura and informative of Naraku's warnings. She is immune to the Infant's ability to read hearts to know what someone is truly thinking, but possesses thoughts and feelings of her own.
Kagura
edit- Voiced by: Izumi Ogami (Japanese);Janyse Jaud(English)
Kagura(Thần lặc)is Naraku's second detachment, although she is introduced before her "elder sister" Kanna. As a windwitchwho is always barefoot, Kagura uses a fan to enhance her powers where she can create a blade-like tornado or use wind to animate dead bodies. She can also use her feather hair-ornaments as transportation, enlarging them to ride in the wind. Kagura has a particularly strong feud with Koga as she slaughtered his tribe on Naraku's orders, and she later attempted to kill him and steal his Shikon shards (though for her own gain, not Naraku's). Kagura desires her freedom from Naraku, indirectly supporting Inuyasha's group despite being their enemy and developing feelings for Sesshomaru. Kagura is later fatally wounded by Naraku when he poisoned her while restoring her heart, spending her final moments with Sesshomaru.
Goshinki
edit- Voiced by:Masaharu Satō(Japanese);Michael Kopsa(English)
Goshinki(Ngộ tâm quỷ)is Naraku's third detachment, a large hornedoniwith bladed elbows and powerful fangs. He is agile for his size; however, his most dangerous ability is reading minds (similar to ayōkaicalled aSatori), which he uses to avoid dangerous situations and exploit his enemies' weaknesses. When Goshinki breaks Tetsusaiga, he provides Inuyasha's demon lineage the opportunity to take over. Goshinki struggles to read the now feral and blood-lustful Inuyasha before he is completely ripped apart with only his head remaining. Goshinki's head is then found by Sesshomaru, who momentary revives the demon so his fangs can be used by Totosai's expelled apprentice, Kaijinbo(Hôi nhận phường,Kaijinbō),to create the cursed blade Tokijin(Đấu quỷ thần,Tōkijin).
Juromaru and Kageromaru
edit- Voiced by:Takumi Yamazaki(Japanese);Brian Drummond(English)(Both characters)
Juromaru(Thú lang hoàn,Jūrōmaru)and Kageromaru(Ảnh lang hoàn,Kagerōmaru)are Naraku's fourth and fifth incarnations, respectively. While the more human-like Juromaru is like a berserker who is normally shackled with a mask covering his mouth, the parasitic Kageromaru uses his sickled arms to kill Naraku before being placed in his brother's stomach. Acting through a puppet, Naraku later removes the restraints on Juromaru so he and Kageromaru can slaughter Inuyasha's group and Koga. But the two fail and are killed by Inuyasha.
Muso/Onigumo
edit- Voiced by:Hiroshi Yanaka(Japanese);Brian Dobson(English)
While technically Naraku's sixth incarnation, Muso(Vô song,Musō)is actually Onigumo himself. Originally faceless and without memory of his past, Onigumo took the face and name of a wandering monk. Eventually with Kagura watching on Naraku's order, Muso ventures to Kikyo's former village and regains his memories of Onigumo and desires for Kikyo. He sees Kagome with Inuyasha and, assuming she is Kikyo, fights him in order to possess Kagome. But Naraku absorbs Muso to restabilize his body.
Akago (the Infant) and Moryomaru
edit- Voiced by:Ai Kobayashi(Japanese);Chiara Zanni(English)(Akago)
- Voiced by:Masaki Terasoma(Japanese);Ross Douglas(English)(Moryomaru)
The Infant(Trẻ sơ sinh,Akago)is Naraku's heart and seventh detachment, appearing in the form of a human baby yet can speak fluently and control people with the darkness in their own hearts. It is later revealed that the Infant's appearance was intentional by Naraku as he expected the detachment to be as devious as himself. His goal was to use Kagome to find the remaining shards of the Shikon Jewel. He finds her jealousy of Inuyasha's feelings for Kikyo, but Inuyasha saves her before the Infant can control her. Because the Infant possesses his heart, Naraku had the infant placed under much protection by placing him into an artificial body called Moryomaru(Quỷ quái hoàn,Mōryōmaru).But the Infant and Hakudoshi conspired to destroy Naraku while making themselves the dominant aspect of his being, only for the former and a fully aware Moryomaru to be absorbed by Naraku.
Hakudoshi
edit- Voiced by:Ai Kobayashi(Japanese);Chiara Zanni(English)
While indirectly Naraku's eighth detachment referring to himself as the embodiment of his "essence", possessing his sadism and love for chaos, Hakudoshi(Bạch đồng tử)is actually created from the right half of the Infant when he was severed in half by the power of a dying monk and matured into a barefoot boy who is dexterous and proficient with a halberd and other handheld weapons. As they were originally one, Hakudoshi possesses many of the Infant's abilities while unable to be killed directly as he does not possess Naraku's heart. Hakudoshi also acquired the demon horse Entei(Viêm đề)before the steed was killed by Inuyasha. Hakudoshi is destroyed when Naraku calls back his wasps so Miroku can use his Wind Tunnel on him.
Byakuya
edit- Voiced by:Mitsuaki Madono(Japanese);Michael Adamthwaite(English)
Byakuya(Đêm trắng)also known by his alias Byakuya of the Illusions(Mộng ảo の đêm trắng,Mugen no Byakuya)is Naraku's final detachment created for the sole purpose of acting during Naraku's final moments, a moth-Demon who uses illusions andorigamimagic while able to detach his left eye to serve as recon. As Byakuya was designed to only exist as long as Naraku lives, his body can be severely damaged when Naraku suffers mortal injuries. Originally, his purpose is to observe Inuyasha and Moryomaru's growing powers and report back to Naraku, gradually becoming more active in his creator's plans. During Inuyasha's final battle with Naraku, Byakuya uses his bladeless sword to absorb a stray Meido Zangetsuha, then carry out his final task: slashing Kagome with a time-delayed Meido that would activate upon Naraku's death. Though killed by Inuyasha's Meido seconds later, Byakuya accepts his fate as he achieved his purpose.
The Band of Seven
editThe Band of Seven(Bảy người đội,Shichinintai)were group of humanmercenariesthat were killed a long time ago. They are resurrected in anundeadstate and manipulated by Naraku through Shikon Jewel shards to hold off his enemies during his time at Mount Hakurei.
Kyokotsu
edit- Voiced by:Daisuke Gōri(Japanese);Dave "Squatch" Ward(English)
Kyokotsu(Hung cốt,Kyōkotsu)is agiantwho happens to be both the largest of the Band of Seven and the weakest. Though a giant, Kyokotsu has developed a taste for demons. Kyokotsu terrorizes the wolf-demon tribes before being defeated by Koga in battle, who pulls out his Shikon shard and returns him to the dead.
Jakotsu
edit- Voiced by:Ai Orikasa(Japanese);Jenn Forgie(English)
Jakotsu(Xà cốt)is the Band of Seven's third-in-command and Bankotsu's most trusted ally. Ahomosexualand homicidal woman-hater who wears women's kimono and sadistically kills his male opponents as a sign of affection. Jakotsu is armed with a snake-like sword which has segmented retractable blades that reach a great distance and bend at a moment's notice, making it difficult for an opponent to calculate his next move. When Inuyasha and his group arrive at Mount Hakurei, Jakotsu battles Inuyasha until he is defeated. The fight leaves Jakotsu severely weakened and Renkotsu uses the opportunity to steal his Shikon shard.
Mukotsu
edit- Voiced by:Tetsu Inada(Japanese);Trevor Devall(English)
Mukotsu(Sương mù cốt)is a short man who acts as the Band of Seven's poison maker, concealing his face behind a veil. He abducts Kagome out of lust, attempting to rape her (the anime depicts him initiating a wedding ceremony before Miroku and Sango come to their friend's aid). Though he succeeds in poisoning the human heroes, Mukotsu is killed by Sesshomaru.
Renkotsu
edit- Voiced by:Tomokazu Sugita(Japanese); Brian Drummond (English)
Renkotsu(Luyện cốt)is the second-in-command of the Band of Seven that often uses wires and fire-breathing skills and later a hand cannon. Renkotsu is the band's most intelligent member and secretly acts against Bankotsu by stealing their comrades' Shikon shards for his use. When Bankotsu learns of this, he kills Renkotsu.
Ginkotsu
edit- Voiced by:Hisao Egawa(Japanese);Mark Gibbon(English)
Ginkotsu(Bạc cốt)is acyborg-like member of the Band of Seven, with a slew of different weapons, such as saw blades and a firearm on his back. Renkotsu maintains Ginkotsu's mechanical body, before it is destroyed by Inuyasha. Renkotsu then rebuilds Ginkotsu into a tank-like body. Eventually, Koga causes Ginkotsu to self-destruct by clogging his cannon with a piece of Renkotsu's armor. Ginkotsu's jewel shard is subsequently used by Renkotsu to heal his wounds.
Suikotsu
edit- Voiced by:Hiroaki Hirata(Japanese);Michael Donovan(English)
Suikotsu(Ngủ cốt)was originally aphysicianwho developed a bloodthirstysecond personaand is armed with artificial iron claws. After being revived, Suikotsu's good side attempts to live a normal life before his alter ego assumes control at the coa xing of his comrades. At one point, Suikotsu returns to the village with his normal "good" appearance, but is still violent and willing to kill. His good persona ultimately asks Kikyo to take his Shikon shard and kill him to prevent further carnage, but he is killed by Jakotsu before she can do so.
Bankotsu
edit- Voiced by:Takeshi Kusao(Japanese);Matt Hill(English)
Bankotsu(Man cốt)is the leader of the Band of Seven, and its youngest and strongest member. Though a skilled mercenary who killed many people, Bankotsu retains a sense of honor and compassion where his comrades are concerned. Bankotsu carries theZanbatō-likehalberdBanryu(Man long,Banryū),a weapon he reclaims by attacking the daimyō who executed the band. Defeated by Inuyasha by slicing him in half based on the manga series, and when Banryu's power was reflected by Inuyasha's Bakuryūha attack.
Inuyashaguest characters
editFeudal Japan characters
editHachiemon (Hachi)
edit- Voiced by:Toshihiko Nakajima(Inuyasha),Chafurin(Yashahime)[8](Japanese);Terry Klassen(English)
Hachiemon(Tám vệ môn),otherwise known as simply Hachi(ハチ),is atanukifrom Awa who is a retainer to the tanuki of the Mamidaira clan before becoming Miroku's servant. His basic abilities are low and he has no weapons or skills for battle. He is an unremarkable being, but he understands Miroku well. Although Hachi is Miroku's servant, he often does not travel with him. Since he is atanuki,he has the ability to transform. If he puts a leaf on his head and transforms, he can assume the form of a giant yellow gourd. He can fly in this state. When he runs away, he can lay down a smoke screen to deceive enemies.
Jinenji
edit- Voiced by:Hisao Egawa(Japanese);Michael Dobson(English)
Jinenji(Mà niệm nhi)is a half-demon who lives in a hut with his human mother. Together, they grow a variety of medicinal plants, including some known for being powerful against poisons. He is first seen when Kirara is poisoned by Naraku's miasma and Inuyasha and Kagome travel to the village to find a cure. Because of his demon blood, the villagers falsely suspect him of killing people, but Jinenji is a gentle giant who is scared of humans because of the way they treat him.
Shiori
edit- Voiced by:Kaori Mizuhashi(Japanese);Nicole Bouma(Inuyasha),Janice Kawaye(Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon)[9](English)
Shiori(Tím dệt)is a half-demon who was born from a human mother named Shizu(Tím tân)and a bat demon father named Tsukuyomaru(Đêm trăng hoàn),who had died when she was an infant;murdered by his own fatherin cold blood. She helped grant Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga the useful ability to break through demon barriers, and even Naraku's for a time, after he saves her from her grandfather's grip. In the sequel series, after her mother passed away, Shiori established a haven for half-demon children to live in peace with Setsuna one of her students.
Goryomaru
edit- Voiced by:Masaki Terasoma(Japanese);Ross Douglas(English)
Goryomaru(Ngự linh hoàn,Goryōmaru)was amonkwho lived in an old temple with a group of orphaned kids. The children, whose parents were killed by demons, were rescued by him and were taken care of. Goryomaru was attacked by a demon which tried to "absorb" him. While trying to overpower the demon, his arm got replaced by the demon's laser-shooting cannon-like arm. The demon attached to his arm is later revealed to be Moryomaru, who is able to consume the rest of Goryomaru's body following his death at the hands of Hakudoshi.
Toga the Great Dog-Demon
edit- Voiced by:Akio Otsuka(Japanese);Don Brown(Inuyasha), Mick Lauer (Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon) (English)
Toga(Đấu nha,Tōga),also known as the Dog General(Khuyển の đại tướng,Inu no Taishō,Great Dog General)or Great Dog Demon(Khuyển の đại yêu quái,Inu no Daiyōkai),was an infamousyōkailord of great power who ruled the Western Lands, having battled Kirinmaru during the Heian Era before they established a truce, as they joined forces to stop the Grim Comet. He fathered Sesshomaru with a dog demoness before he fell in love with Izayoi during theKamakura era.Tōga was fatally wounded sealing Ryūkotsusei after being unable to defeat the dragon, meeting his end when he sacrificed himself to cover Izayoi's escape with their newborn son Inuyasha when her estate is burned to the ground.
Lady Izayoi
edit- Voiced by:Kikuko Inoue(Japanese);Alaina Burnett(English)
Izayoi(Mười sáu đêm)was a gentle human, who is the daughter of an impoverished noble house during the Kamakura Era. She fell in love with Toga and bore him Inuyasha, forced to leave her ancestral home when her former suitor Takemaru burned it to the ground in an attempt to kill her and Toga. She died sometime during Inuyasha's childhood, leaving her son Toga's Robe of the Fire Rat and a shell containing Izayoi's favorite rouge, which he gave to Kikyo as a gift viaflashbacks in the animebefore ending up with Kaede and later Moroha.[10][11]
Hosenki I
edit- Voiced by:Ryūzaburō Ōtomo(Japanese);Dave Pettitt(English)
Hosenki I(Bảo tiên quỷ một đời,Hōsenki-issei,Treasure Hermit)is anoyster-demon who cultivates a variety of magical jewels. He created the black pearl in Inuyasha's right eye that enabled Sesshomaru to travel to his father's grave and try to steal Tetsusaiga, the sword his father willed to Inuyasha. Needing to return to thenetherworldlater in the series, Inuyasha's group seeks out Hosenki, but learn that he has died and his namesake son cannot make the gems yet. He tells Inuyasha that he must wait a hundred years before he can make the gems. They find another path to the netherworld where they find the departed Hosenki sitting among the bones of the Dog General's body. However, he has been corrupted by a tainted shard of the Shikon Jewel and attacks Inuyasha. After Naraku reclaims his shard, Hosenki returns to normal and gives Inuyasha the use ofAdamantBarrage(Kim cương thương phá,Kongōsōha,Adamant Destroying Spears) Spears of Adamant,an attack gained by Inuyasha's loyalty to his friends and lack of greed.
Hosenki II
edit- Voiced by:Shirō Saitō(Japanese);Peter New(Inuyasha), Frank Todaro (Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon) (English)
Hosenki II(Bảo tiên quỷ nhị thế,Hōsenki-nisei)is an oyster demon who took over his father's duty of creating black pearls, as well as his father's name, after the latter's death. Hosenki II visit Riku to gave him the green Rainbow Pearl, later visit Kagome and Inuyasha at their house in Kaede's village as he heard that Inuyasha inherited his father's powers with the Tetsusaiga: the Adamant Barrage.
Midoriko
editMidoriko(Thúy tử)was a powerful priestess who lived centuries before the events of the series. She was well known for her vastly strong spiritual abilities, more specifically her ability to purify demon souls and spirits, rendering them completely powerless. It was because of this ability that she was both hated and feared by demons. In her final battle, she was ambushed by manyyōkai.In the end, her spirit is dissolved by Naraku's wish in order to prepare for the new place for Kagome in the manga, while purified by Kagome's wish in the anime version.
Naohi
edit- Voiced by:Tōru Furuya(Japanese);Michael Adamthwaite(English)
Naohi(Thẳng linh,"Direct Spirit")is the good will of the Jewel of the Four Souls, that the four souls described are referenced as the fourMitamasfrom the Shintō philosophy of Naohi: Aramitama(Hoang hồn,Courage, lit. Wild Soul),Nigimitama(Cùng hồn,Friendship, lit. Harmonious Soul),Kushimitama(Kỳ hồn,Wisdom, lit. Wondrous Soul)and Sakimitama(Hạnh hồn,Love, lit. Fortunate Soul).
Ginta
edit- Voiced by:Hiroyuki Yoshino(Japanese);Paul Dobson(English)
Ginta(Bạc quá)is a wolf demon from the Eastern Wolf Demon Tribe that always follows Koga around, alongside Hakkaku. They both deeply worry about Koga and Kagome since she is almost always in trouble with Inuyasha around.
Hakkaku
edit- Voiced by:Daisuke Kishio(Japanese);Alistair Abell(English)
Hakkaku(Bạch giác)is a wolf demon from the Eastern Wolf Demon Tribe that always follows Koga around, alongside Ginta. They both deeply worry about Koga and Kagome since she is almost always in trouble with Inuyasha around.
Ayame
edit- Voiced by:Yumi Kakazu(Japanese); Natalie Walters (English)
Ayame(Xương bồ)is a red-haired wolf demon that appears only in the anime. She is the granddaughter of the Northern Wolf Demon Tribe's leader. Koga once saved her from the Birds of Paradise and promised to marry her when she got older. In the epilogue of the anime, Ayame finally married Koga.
Mushin
edit- Voiced by:Yuzuru Fujimoto(Japanese); Alec Willows (English)
Mushin(Mộng tâm)is an elderly Buddhist monk who raised Miroku after his father was consumed by the Wind Tunnel curse. Despite being a lazy drunk who taught Miroku many of his bad lecherous habits, he cares for the young monk and is a father figure to him. In his first appearance, he was possessed by a demon worm charmer hired by Naraku to kill Miroku, but was saved by Inuyasha. Mushin is not seen in the manga again after this, but is given a slightly larger role in the anime.
Modern Japan characters
editKagome's Family
edit- Mrs. Higurashi
- Voiced by:Asako Dodo(Japanese);Cathy Weseluck(English)
- Mrs. Higurashi is the mother of Kagome and Sota. She is never given a name. The novelShousetsu Inuyashareveals that her husband, Kagome's father, was killed in a car accident when Kagome was five years old. Since then, she was widowed and left to take care of her two children, with the help of her father-in-law. She is very supportive of Kagome and welcoming to Inuyasha. She helps Kagome by taking care of the lunches and dinners for her to bring to Inuyasha's world for them to share with her friends. She does not appear to mind Kagome spending long periods of time in the feudal era.
- Sota Higurashi
- Voiced by:Akiko Nakagawa(InuyashaandInuyasha: The Final Act),Junya Enoki(Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon) (Japanese);Saffron Henderson(Inuyasha(1st voice);Viz Media dub),Rebecca Shoichet(Inuyasha(2nd voice)andInuyasha: The Final Act;Viz Media dub),Robbie Daymond(Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon)[12](English)
- Sota Higurashi(Ngày mộ thảo quá,Higurashi Sōta)is Kagome's younger brother, with whom she has a typical brother-sister relationship. He sees Inuyasha as an older brother figure. InYashahime,he adopted Inuyasha and Kagome's niece Towa as his daughter. He has an optimistic wife named Moe and young daughter named Mei.
- Grandpa
- Voiced by:Ginzō Matsuo(1st voice),Katsumi Suzuki(2nd voice)(Japanese);French Tickner(InuyashaandInuyasha: The Final Act),William Frederick Knight(Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon) (English)
- Grandpa(じいちゃん,Jii-chan)is the paternal grandfather of Kagome and Sota, and Kagome's mother's father-in-law. Grandpa often covers for Kagome's prolonged absences at school with interesting, and often absurd, excuses, which only worries Kagome's friends further.
- Buyo
- Voiced by: Ginzō Matsuo (Japanese); Richard Ian Cox (Inuyasha), Andrew Russell (Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon) (English)
- Buyo(ブヨ)is the Higurashis' cat, who was the reason Kagome first found the Bone Eater's Well while she was looking for him. Inuyasha often plays with Buyo when he visits Kagome in her time.
Kagome's Middle School
edit- Hojo
- Voiced by:Yūji Ueda(Japanese); Matt Smith (English)
- Hojo(Bắc điều)is a school friend of Kagome's with an unreciprocated crush on her. Kagome's girlfriends think that they should be together, but Kagome never took the dates he asked her on seriously, despite having agreed and every single time would either forget or bail out on the dates so that she could go back to the feudal era to be with Inuyasha. Hojo is always under the pretense that Kagome has a fatal illness, due to the excuses Kagome's grandfather tells in order to keep Kagome out of school for long periods of time. Because of this, Hojo is frequently seen giving Kagome traditional remedies and supplies for her various fictional illnesses. Sometimes, her grandfather uses the gifts from Hojo on himself. In the climax ofInuyasha: The Final Act,Hojo is seen dating his college classmate.
- Ayumi
- Voiced by: Nami Okamoto (Japanese);Cathy Weseluck(English)
- Ayumi(あゆみ)is one of Kagome's friends and classmates. She has wavy shoulder-length black hair. Being the naive, optimistic, gentle one of the trio, she is the only one of the group to support Kagome's relationship with Inuyasha.
In the anime version ofInuyasha: The Final Act,as she graduated from high school, she wanted to become aninterpreter,and in the manga version, she wanted to become an translator.
- Eri
- Voiced by:Yuki Masuda(Japanese);Saffron Henderson(1st voice),Rebecca Shoichet(2nd voice)(English)
- Eri(Hội lý)is one of Kagome's friends and classmates. She has straight shoulder-length black hair and is frequently shown wearing a yellow headband. Like Yuka, she is very outspoken and concerned with Kagome's relationship health, and because of this, she never hesitates to give her opinion on Kagome's potential boyfriends (Hojo and Inuyasha).
- Yuka
- Voiced by:Kaori Shimizu(Japanese); Jillian Michaels (English)
- Yuka(Từ thêm)is one of Kagome's friends and classmates. Yuka has neck-length brown hair. Being the most outspoken of the trio, as well as being very sharp-witted, she often expresses concern over Kagome's relationship with her "delinquent boyfriend", Inuyasha.
RecurringYashahimecharacters
editYashahimesupporting characters
editYashahimeFeudal Japan characters
editKin'u and Gyokuto
edit- Voiced by: Aya Gomazuru (Kin'u),Hitomi Ueda(Gyokuto) (Japanese); Jillian Michaels (Inuyasha: The Final Actepilogue), Jackie Lastra (Kin'u),[13]Michelle Marie (Gyokuto)[14](English)
Kin'u(Kim ô)and Gyokuto(Ngọc thố)are the identical twin daughters of Miroku and Sango and the older sisters of Hisui. Their first appearance was at the end of theInuyashawhen they were about two-years-old. Kin'u wears a Green kimono whereas Gyokuto wears a Pink kimono. InPrincess Half-Demon,Gyokuto is with her mother in the demon slayer village. Kin'u is anunwho is undergoing upper-level training to further develop and increase her innate Buddhist-spiritual abilities by hermonkfather.
Hisui
edit- Voiced by: Takehiro Urao,[5]Larissa Tago Takeda(as baby) (Japanese); Aleks Le,[6]Michelle Marie (as baby)[14](English)
Hisui(Phỉ thúy)is Miroku and Sango's youngest child and only son, and younger brother to Kin'u and Gyokuto. His first appearance is at the end of theInuyashaas a baby. InYashahime: Princess Half-Demon,he has become a demon slayer having inherited an ordinary Hiraikotsu from his mother. It is revealed in the second-season finale of the spin-off that he is in love with Setsuna.
Lord Takechiyo
edit- Voiced by:Fairouz Ai[5](Japanese); Ryan Bartley[15](English)
Takechiyo(Trúc ngàn đại)is a youngtanukiwho serves under Jyūbei, later revealed to young lord of the Mamidaira clan who was placed in Jyūbei's care by Miroku at the behest of Hachimon. He uses his abilities to shape-shift as means to transport others to places for profit, or when bribed with Towa's modern sweets.
Riku
edit- Voiced by:Jun Fukuyama(Japanese);Zach Aguilar(English)
Riku(Lý cửu)is Jyūbei and Takechiyo's mysterious employer who intends to obtain all seven of the Rainbow Pearls for himself. He later develops feelings for Towa and tries to protect her and her family from harm. It is later revealed that he is in fact a living doll created from Kirinmaru's severed horn, and is in the service of Zero with the goal of returning her emotions by collecting the seven Rainbow Pearls for their creator who had taken care of him since he was "discarded like a piece of trash." He becomes Towa's love interest.
Jyūbei
edit- Voiced by:Tsuyoshi Koyama(Japanese); Arthur Romeo[16](English)
Jyūbei(Thú binh vệ)is the owner of the corpse-dealing shop that specializes in bounties placed on demons. Moroha currently lives under Jyūbei's shop in order to pay off a very large debt.
YashahimeModern Japan characters
editMei Higurashi
edit- Voiced by:Haruka Terui(Japanese);Xanthe Huynh[17](English)
Mei Higurashi(Ngày mộ mầm y,Higurashi Mei)is the six-year-old daughter of Sota and Moe Higurashi, younger adoptive sister and half-cousin-in-law of Towa, and half-cousin-in-law of Setsuna and the niece of Kagome Higurashi, and the first cousin of Moroha.
Moe Higurashi
edit- Voiced by:Eriko Matsui(Japanese);Erika Harlacher[18](English)
Moe Higurashi(Ngày mộ manh,Higurashi Moe)is the wife of Sota Higurashi and the mother of Mei Higurashi, adoptive mother and half-aunt-in-law of Towa, half-aunt-in-law of Setsuna, and the maternal aunt of Moroha, and she is sister-in-law to Kagome Higurashi.
Yashahimeantagonist characters
editKirinmaru
edit- Voiced by:Yoshimasa Hosoya(Japanese);Crispin Freeman(English)
Kirinmaru(Kỳ lân hoàn)is an ancient qilin demon armed with the Bakuseiken(Bạo tinh kiếm)katana,having traveled the world to prove himself as the strongest demon in the world before establishing his domain in the eastern area of Japan. In the distant past, Kirinmaru was a rival to western lands' great demon Tōga, losing his right arm and horn to the dog demon during one of their earlier fights before they established a truce to fend off the Grim Comet. Kirinmaru ignored Tōga's advice of not taking his daughter Rion into battle with him, leading to her death by a half-demon loyal toEmperor Daigonamed Sakasa(Nghịch xoa)whose going to avenge his master's death. This led to Kirinmaru binding her soul among the living with the intent of reviving her while disregarding a prophecy foretold by the Shikon Jewel that he would die at the hands of a half-demon, taking it as a challenge despite Zero's assumption that Tōga's half-demon descendants could be what the prophecy foretold.
After entering a ceasefire with Sesshōmaru after he and Inuyasha prevented another fragment of the Grim Comet from descending, Kirinmaru takes advantage of Osamu Kirin's presence in theReiwa erato bring the Grim Comet back to their time so he can destroy it and be recognized as the strongest demon. Kirinmaru's plan prompts the Sacred Tree of Ages into enlisting Towa, Setsuna, and Moroha to stop him from causing a calamity to unfold from his attempt to alter time.
Zero
edit- Voiced by:Maaya Sakamoto(Japanese);Carrie Keranen(English)
Zero(Là lộ)is Kirinmaru's older sister who had coveted the love of Tōga of the Western Province, the Great Dog-Demon, becoming embittered and heartbroken when she had the chance to preventTōga's deathwhen the Shikon Jewel foretold his demise. Her sorrow at losing him is what created the seven Rainbow Pearls containing her demonic powers and emotions. Having grew to hate Tōga's descendants, she acted on her own to prevent Kirinmaru's death sending Joka(Nữ họa)the leader of the Ka Demon Tribe to kill the twin daughters of Sesshomaru after night of the lunar eclipse, but it failed as Joka reported that she can't sense the twins because of the barrier placed by Jaken. After the Grim Comet has been destroyed, Zero inflicted Rin with the Silver-Scale Curse in an attempt to force Sesshomaru to relinquish his daughters while binding her life to Rin's with a red thread of fate as added incentive. When that failed, four years later, Zero recruits anevilmountainkaminamed Homura(焔)to destroy the forest Towa and Setsuna were in before the twins were separated in the chaos. Zero would make attempts on the twins' lives years later while having Riku acquire her Rainbow Pearls to regain her power, only for Kirinmaru to scatter then after Sesshomaru revived her with Tensaiga.
After regaining her Pearls and sending Riku away, Zero takes advantage of the twins' memories engraved in her Gold and Silver Pearls as he recruits Nanahoshi(Thất tinh)to consume Towa in enough rage at part of Zero's gambit for Towa to kill her, with Towa force to live with the guilt of murdering her own mother by proxy. But Sestuna intervenes and servers a second red thread that linked Zero's heart to Tōga before Zero resorts to suicide, causing Zero's memories of her regret to resurface. A repentant Zero end her hold over Rin and has Riku kill her, using her final moment to reveal the reasoning behind Kirinmaru's madness to Towa and Setsuna and that they may free him as she fades away tonirvana.
Rion
edit- Voiced by:Saki Fujita[19](Japanese); Lisa Reimold (English)
Rion(りおん)is the fourteen-year-old daughter of Kirinmaru, whose spirit has been sealed away by her father on Mount Musubi for 600 years after she was killed a half-demon named Sakasa, who took her hostage to avenge his master's death. Once rescued by the Half-Demon Princesses, Rion transferred her mind and spirit into a clay doll containing her bones and grave's soil and achieved an artificial human-looking form similar to Kikyo. Becoming a traveling companion of Riku, traveling briefly with Towa while her aunt Zero was threatening the young half-demon girl's life, seeking to stop her father.
Osamu Kirin
edit- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); Crispin Freeman (English)
Osamu Kirin(Hi lâm lý,Kirin Osamu)was the English teacher at Saint Gabriel Academy and Towa's homeroom teacher. Osamu is revealed to be created from Kirinmaru's right arm after Riku dumped into the Bone-Eater's Well as part of Kirimaru's plan to monitor the Grim Comet's arrival to Earth so it can be brought back to the past so it can be destroyed for good. Ending up in the Heisei Era, Osamu learned of how much the world changed since demons went extinct. In the Reiwa era, he has been keeping an eye on the Grim Comet that it's coming closer to the Earth for weeks. But upon learning of Rion's death, Kirin brings the Grim Comet to the Feudal Era with the intent of wiping out all the demons while he and Rion remain to rule over humanity for its own good. He is ultimately defeated by the Half-Demon Princesses with Rion dealing the final blow.
Grim Comet
editGrim Comet(Yêu linh tinh,Yōreiboshi)is a cocoon of a primordial being called the Grim Butterfly(Yêu linh điệp,Yōreichō,"Ghost Butterfly" ),which travels across the cosmos and approaches Earth every five centuries. Tōga and Kirinmaru destroyed a demon infested fragment of the Grim Comet that broke off during theHeian period,Inuyasha and Sesshōmaru doing the same 500 years later. Kirinmaru expected the Grim Comet's eventual return in the distant future, arranging Osamu Kirin's arrival to the present so the comet would be brought to the past and be destroyed for good. But Osamu, after learning of Rion's death, betrays Kirinmaru and awakens the Grim Butterfly to use its power to wipe out every demon while placing himself and Rion as humanity's rulers.
The Four Perils
editThe Four Perils(Bốn hung,Shikyō)are a quartet of demons that serve under Kirinmaru, each entrusted with a Rainbow Pearl with Riku orchestrating their deaths.
Kyūki
edit- Voiced by:Toa Yukinari(Japanese);Dawn M. Bennett[20](English)
Kyūki(Cùng Kỳ)is one of Kirinmaru's Four Perils who possesses the Purple Rainbow Pearl. Her demon form is a winged tiger. She gave the Purple Rainbow Pearl to Yotsume(Đêm trảo),the four-eyed owl demon to find weaknesses in the minds of the Half-Demon Princesses via the dream-gazing spell. She is defeated by Towa'sAzure Dragon Waveattack, and Riku steals the Purple Rainbow Pearl as he kills her by draining her of her bodily fluids via the blue earring.
More about her history with Lord Kirinmaru and Riku is revealed in "Secret of the Rainbow Pearls", and "The Barrier of Mount Musubi" via flashbacks.
Tōkotsu
edit- Voiced by: Taro Kiuchi (Japanese); Imari Williams[21](English)
Tōkotsu(Đào Ngột)was one of Kirinmaru's the Four Perils, who possessed the red Rainbow Pearl Kirinmaru bestowed him before being killed by Moroha prior to her meeting Setsuna. After he was resurrected by his son Jakotsumaru, as a spector, he was defeated by Setsuna by using her Buddhist powers sealed by Miroku, and Towa banished Tōkotsu to the afterlife.
More about his history with Lord Kirinmaru is revealed in "The Barrier of Mount Musubi" via flashbacks.
Konton
edit- Voiced by:Hiroki Yasumoto(Japanese); Armen Taylor (English)
Konton(Hỗn độn)is one of Kirinmaru's Four Perils. After Kyūki is defeated he takes over trying to annihilate the demon princesses. He has the blue Rainbow Pearl in his second armor after Moroha produced the Crimson Backlash Wave from her Crimson Dragon Wave and her mentor the wolf demon Yawaragi: theScattering Winds.
More about his history with Lord Kirinmaru and Riku is revealed in "Secret of the Rainbow Pearls", and "The Barrier of Mount Musubi" via flashbacks.
Tōtetsu
edit- Voiced by:Hiroshi Shirokuma(Japanese);Paul St. Peter[22](English)
Tōtetsu(Thao Thiết)is the last of Kirinmaru's Four Perils to appear.
More about his history with Lord Kirinmaru is revealed in "The Barrier of Mount Musubi" via flashbacks.
Jakotsumaru
edit- Voiced by:Yūko Sanpei(Japanese); Marin Miller (English)
Jakotsumaru(Nếu cốt hoàn)was the son of Tōkotsu, whom he wanted to revitalize by giving him enough bones from mortals, demons, and animals, and after that, turn the bones to red to resurrect his father.
See also
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- ^Bartley, Ryan [@RyanBartley] (December 5, 2020)."He's here, he's here!! Ecstatic to be voicing #Takechiyo in the new Inuyasha series #Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon! As soon as I saw him I knew I could create something really special with him. Thank you from the bottom of my heart @VIZMedia @BangZoom @mummynyan @JalenKCassell❤️"(Tweet).RetrievedDecember 5,2020– viaTwitter.
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