Inuyasha
A half-demon and a reincarnated priestess seek shattered jewel shards.
Rumiko Takahashi created the manga Inuyasha, which first appeared in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996, and concluded on June 18, 2008.[1] The Inuyasha franchise has video games, a light novel, and a collectible card game.[2][3][4]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Romance
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
She wanted a darker storyline than her earlier comedies, closer to her Mermaid Saga works.[5] The story was set in the Sengoku period to portray violent themes softly.[5] By June 2001, Takahashi had not established a clear ending for the series.[5] The manga debuted in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996.[1]
It concluded after 558 chapters collected in 56 tankōbon volumes.[1] The first anime adaptation, produced by Sunrise, aired 167 episodes from 2000 to 2004.[6] After finishing her earlier manga Ranma ½, Takahashi wrote Inuyasha.[5] Viz Media licensed Inuyasha for English release in North America, first calling it Inu-Yasha.[7]
Viz started releasing the manga in April 1997 in an American comic book format.[7]
What the cited sources add
Viz Media announced in April 2009 that it would "unflip" the English release starting with volume 38, reverting to right-to-left layout.[8] Each unflipped VIZBIG edition volume contains the content of three original volumes.[8] A 26-episode sequel anime titled InuYasha: The Final Act ran from 2009 to 2010.[9] In May 2020, Viz confirmed a new anime spinoff titled Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon.[9]
Volume 12 of the Viz edition was published on October 6, 2002, with 192 pages.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Inuyasha" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Izawa, "Shonen Sunday, 1996 Issue 50", December 1996; Inoa, "The Fairy Tale of Inuyasha: 20 Years Later", Anime News Network, September 28, 2020; Loo, "Inuyasha Confirmed to End Next Wednesday in Japan", Anime News Network, June 10, 2008; manganohi.jp, June 18, 2008; Shogakukan; Shogakukan; Shogakukan; Shogakukan; Komatsu, ""Inuyasha" One-Shot Manga Returns in Quake Charity", Crunchyroll, December 26, 2012; Comic Natalie, February 6, 2013; Shogakukan; Comic Natalie, October 24, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Inuyasha" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Inuyasha (Game)", www.glu.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Inuyasha" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shogakukan, December 10, 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Inuyasha" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kaufeld, "Trading Card Games For Dummies", John Wiley & Sons, 2006 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Inuyasha" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Inuyasha Comes to America", Animerica, June 2001; Horibuchi, "Rumiko Takahashi – Interview by Seiji Horibuchi", Animerica (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Inuyasha" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sunrise Inc.; Media Arts Database (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Inuyasha" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Inu-Yasha", Viz Media; "Inu-Yasha", Viz Media; "Next Month's Viz-In : February 2003", Viz Media; Macdonald, "Viz Discontinued Comics Information", Anime News Network, May 8, 2003; Takahashi, "Inu-Yasha : A Feudal Fairy Tale, Vol. 1", Viz Communications, 1998; Takahashi, "Inu-Yasha : A Feudal Fairy Tale, Vol. 12", Viz Communications, 2002; "Inuyasha, Volume 13", Viz Media; "Inuyasha, Volume 1", Viz Media; "Inuyasha, Volume 12", Viz Media; Loo, "Viz to Publish Inuyasha Monthly with 'Unflipped' Page Layout", Anime News Network, April 29, 2009; L en.wikipedia.org
- Loo, "Viz to Publish Inuyasha Monthly with 'Unflipped' Page Layout", Anime News Network, April 29, 2009. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
- Pineda, "Inuyasha Anime Gets Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon TV Spinoff This Fall", Anime News Network, May 8, 2020. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
- Open Library record, ISBN 1591160235 ("Inu-Yasha, Volume 12"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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