List of Inuyasha chapters (399–558)
The manga series Inuyasha was written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi and serialized in Shonen Sunday from November 13, 1996, to June 18, 2008. The 558 chapters have been collected into 56 bound volumes by Shogakukan, with the first volume released in May 1997 and the final one in February 2009.
Viz Media licensed the series for an English translated release in North America. Initially, Viz released it in monthly American comic book format (page size 17x26cm, or 6⅝×10¼") under the title "Inu-Yasha[sic]: A Feudal Fairy Tale", with each individual issue containing two or three chapters from the original manga. Eventually, this system was abandoned in favor of collected volumes in trade paperback format, using the same chapter divisions as the Japanese volumes.
The first-edition series of Viz trade paperbacks retained the same title and subtitle but reduced the page size to approximately ISO A5 dimensions (14.5x22.5 cm, or 5⅝x8⅞"). After volume 12, the first-edition A5 series was discontinued. Subsequently, Viz issued new volumes and reprints of older volumes in the "Action Edition" second-edition format, with the simple title "InuYasha" and slightly smaller pages (12.8x19cm, or 5x7½").
Viz released the first 37 volumes on a quarterly schedule, mirror-imaging the artwork to a "flipped" left-to-right format as standard in English-language works, as opposed to the right-to-left reading direction of Japanese. Volume 1 was released on July 6, 1998; volume 37 was released on April 14, 2009. On April 22, 2009, Viz announced that future volumes would be released in an unflipped format on a monthly schedule, starting with volume 38 in July 2009.[1] However, reprints of the first 37 volumes have remained "flipped" instead of being reflipped back to right-to-left.
In November 2009, Viz began to issue a third-edition set of paperbacks in their "VizBig" format, with three of the original volumes combined into each omnibus. These restore the page dimensions to the slightly larger size of the first-edition paperbacks, and also faithfully reproduce the occasional full-color bonus pages that were reduced to grayscale in previous printings.
The chapter numbers listed below refer to the overall placement within the series. The Viz reprints have used several different renumbering systems; in the ongoing second-edition collections, the first chapter of each volume is indexed as "Scroll One", the second chapter is "Scroll Two", and so on, with the numbering reverting to "Scroll One" at the start of each new volume.
Volume list
Note: Viz's official English-translated titles through volume 48, unofficial Japanese translations thereafter.
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| 41 | Armor of a Demon | August 8, 2005 ISBN 4-09-127321-1 | October 13, 2009 ISBN 978-1-4215-2891-5 | |
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| Tetsusaiga's new ability to absorb youki is too much for InuYasha's half-youkai body to handle and will eventually backfire on him.
Mouryoumaru's flesh resurrects a Meioujuu, which said to have the strongest armored shields, to attack a castle that contains armor made from one of its shields. It absorbs the armor, becoming strong enough to repel InuYasha's adamant barrage when the group fights it. Mouryomaru absorbs the Meioujuu and gains its powers. InuYasha's group goes with Sesshomaru, Kikyo, and Kohaku to face Mouryomaru's new body. Mouryoumaru taunts Sesshomaru about Kagura's death and Tokijin breaks against Mouryoumaru's body. Kikyo's arrow and the dragon-scaled Tetsusaiga force Mouryomaru to withdraw. | ||||
| 42 | Mixed Messages | October 18, 2005 ISBN 4-09-127322-X | November 10, 2009 ISBN 978-1-4215-2892-2 | |
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| Totosai appears in front of Sesshomaru, saying the Tenseiga called him, Totosai gives Tensaiga the power of Meidou Zangetsuha, which can cross paths between the realms of life and death.
During InuYasha's new-moon human phase, the group is attacked by the youkai Nikosen, who can survive decapitation. At sunrise, Tetsusaiga absorbs Nikosen's power, preventing backfire from using the dragon scale. Kanna flees from Naraku to tell Mouryoumaru about Kinka and Ginka, two brothers that share the same youkai body; their power of shared blood would strengthen Mouryoumaru's armored shell. | ||||
| 43 | Demon Swamp | December 15, 2005 ISBN 4-09-127323-8 | December 8, 2009 ISBN 978-1-4215-2893-9 | |
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| Mouryoumaru absorbs Ginga, but Tetsusaiga absorbs Kinga, forcing Mouryoumaru to withdraw from the resulting resonance when Inuyasha attacks.
Tetsusaiga completely fails to work against the youkai lake Numawatari, but Sesshomaru finishes it with the Meidou Zangetsuha. Totosai tells InuYasha to recover Youreitaisei's innards, which will help him master the dragon scale Tetsusaiga without using the Nikosen's ability. While hunting the innards, Inuyasha learns about the Youketsu, youki whirlpools that have a relation with a youkai. | ||||
| 44 | Call of the Wolf Clan | February 17, 2006 ISBN 4-09-120088-5 | January 12, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-2994-3 | |
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| Inuyasha's youkai opponents turn out to be an illusion from Youreitaisei for his training.
A Byakuya's youkai captures two brothers from Koga's clan, Kai and Shinta. The youkai use Kai to draw out Koga with an embedded jewel shard. Koga saves Shinta and exterminates the Byakuya's youkai with the power of Goraishi. InuYasha's group fights Mouryoumaru, who takes Kai's shard and flees from InuYasha's new ability to cut youketsu. Because of the condition of his legs, Koga decides to join InuYasha's group and leave the two brothers with his companions. | ||||
| 45 | Triple Threat | May 18, 2006 ISBN 4-09-120350-7 | February 9, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-2995-0 | |
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| Naraku uses a jewel shard to revive and absorb Youmeiju, a tree that destroys barriers and absorbs youkai.
Koga meets Kikyo who tries to take his Shikon fragments Koga fights despite knowing that because of Midoriko's will, his legs won't move in battle. Mouryomaru absorbs Naraku, merging the Shikon jewel inside, and takes the shards from Koga's legs. Naraku reappears inside Mouryomaru and uses the Youmeiju's ability to absorb Akago, Naraku's heart. The Yourouzoku's elders help Koga escape at the last moment, exposing Naraku's heart. Miroku tries to consume it with the wind tunnel, even at the price of his life, but Inuyasha stops him and Naraku runs away. Kikyo purifies the miasma inside Miroku's body. | ||||
| 46 | Lost Love | July 18, 2006 ISBN 4-09-120558-5 | March 9, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-2996-7 | |
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| Naraku's Kongosouha spears are controlling the corpses of poisonous porcupine-demons. Miroku is still resting in Sango's care when they attack, but the rest of the group comes back to defeat the porcupines.
Naraku traps Kikyo, InuYasha, and Kagome with spiderwebs in the sky, worsening the miasma in Kikyo's body; Kagome cannot purify it because the webs have touched her own malice. InuYasha and Kikyo stay behind while the others search for a bow that can heal the miasma. Sesshomaru prevents Byakuya from catching Kohaku. Kagome and the others come to Mount Azusa, whose spirit tests her, breaks her malice, and gives her the bow to save Kikyo. | ||||
| 47 | Yin and Yang | November 17, 2006 ISBN 4-09-120680-8 | April 13, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-2997-4 | |
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| While Inuyasha fetches Kagome, Naraku's spiderwebs capture the rest of the group. The webs connect Naraku with Kikyo, who transfers the Shikon Jewel into her body so he can avoid purification when he gets Koga's leg shards. Kagome shoots a sacred arrow into Kikyo's chest, purifying the jewel and redirecting the power to Naraku, but Naraku escapes with the nearly-complete jewel and leaves Kikyo powerless and dying. InuYasha carries her away from the others so the two of them can talk about their past happiness. Finally at peace, she smiles at InuYasha, who kisses her before her body dissolves into orbs of light that the soul-collectors carry away. Koga leaves with his comrades. Sesshomaru visits his mother, seeking mastery of the full circle meidou. When she opens the meidou stone that Inuyasha's father entrusted to her, it releases a hellhound immune to Sesshomaru's attacks. It eats Rin and Kohaku and runs back into the meidou; Sesshomaru pursues it and cuts it in half to save them. The road to hell starts to collapse, forcing Sesshomaru's group toward hell. | ||||
| 48 | Feeding Frenzy | January 13, 2007 ISBN 4-09-120810-X | May 11, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-2998-1 | |
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| Kohaku survives because his life is bound with the jewel shard, but the darkness takes Rin. Tenseiga cannot revive her a second time, even when Sesshomaru attacks the master of hell. His fear of losing Rin opens the path between worlds and strengthens Tenseiga. Sesshomaru's mother uses her necklace to save Rin.
Inuyasha's group find a village plagued by Kaou, a youkai that consumes people's pain and suffering. Kaou reveals the unhappiness about Kikyo in InuYasha's and Kagome's hearts before they defeat him. Naraku orders Kanna to open her mirror near Inuyasha, forming a phantom copy of Tetsusaiga. InuYasha manages to retain full consciousness as his youkai blood takes over; when he smashes at the phantom mirror, Kanna takes the damage instead. Kanna creates a shadow circle to throw beams at Inuyasha. Inuyasha reflects the beams with Tetsusaiga, causing it and Kanna to start cracking. | ||||
| 49 | Down to the Bone | April 18, 2007 ISBN 4-09-121027-9 | June 8, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-2999-8 | |
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| Inuyasha breaks the copied Tetsusaiga and recovers all the abilities. Kanna explodes, showing Kagome a white point inside the Shikon Jewel with her last words: "The light will kill Naraku."
During the new moon, the group finds a place haunted by a bone-manipulating youkai. Miroku and Sango confront the youkai, which is looking for bones to heal its sick father. The youkai decides to make medicine out of Sango's boomerang and captures them in a bone cage. Kirara escapes to warn Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo. Miroku gets poisoned; to save his life, Sango is forced to destroy the youkai's father and her boomerang. Inuyasha defeats the youkai. The group goes to Yakurou Dokusen to fix Sango's weapon and heal Miroku. | ||||
| 50 | Green Monster | July 18, 2007 ISBN 4-09-121156-9 | July 13, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-3000-0 | |
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| InuYasha and Sesshomaru fight their father's old foe Shishinki, who turns out to be the source of the Meidou Zangetsuha power that Tensaiga was built to contain. As the brothers fight side by side, Tensaiga resonates with Tetsusaiga and finally forms the full-circle Meidou Zangetsuha, defeating Shishinki. Tetsusaiga absorbs the Meidou Zangetsuha power from Tensaiga, angering Sesshomaru. Byakuya takes on InuYasha's group except for Sango, who uses her new and stronger boomerang to stop Naraku from taking Kohaku's shard. | ||||
| 51 | Outfoxed | October 18, 2007 ISBN 4-09-121198-4 | August 10, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-3001-7 | |
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| Intending to absorb Tetsusaiga's powers, Sesshoumaru adds a fragment of Kanna's mirror to Tensaiga, but it breaks when he fights InuYasha, creating the Black Tetsusaiga with the full-circle Meidou Zangetsuha power.
Shippo takes the kitsune exam for advanced demon magic and gets promoted to lower senior 8th rank for fooling Inuyasha. InuYasha's group pursues one of Naraku's spiderwebs to a village. The spiderwebs manipulate the dead body of the village miko, Hitomiko, into separating Kagome from the rest of the group to attack her. | ||||
| 52 | Transformations | January 18, 2008 ISBN 4-09-121267-0 | September 14, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-3002-4 | |
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| Kagome uses her bow's spiritual power to escape from Hitomiko, who tells her that something is sealing her power. Narau creates a new detachment, Magatsuhi, which acts unlike his previous detachments and is the evil spirit of the Shikon Jewel itself. Looking for the last jewel shard, Magatsuhi attacks Sesshomaru, who is at a disadvantage without the Meidou Zangetsuha and one arm. Inuyasha's group comes to support Sesshomaru, whose missing arm regenerates with the new sword Bakusaiga. Magatsuhi retreats. Totosai explains that liberated from the need for Tetsusaiga, Sesshomaru has now surpassed his father in power. | ||||
| 53 | Direct Attack | April 18, 2008 ISBN 4-09-121339-1 | October 12, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-3003-1 | |
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| Magatsuhi seals off Kagome's spiritual power, leaving her unable to purify Kohaku's tainted shard. She returns to modern Tokyo to take her high school entrance exams. Magatsuhi implants part of himself into Kohaku to make him run toward Naraku, but Sesshomaru breaks his control. When Naraku captures Kagome, Kohaku uses Kikyo's light to destroy Naraku's body. Naraku takes the last jewel shard from Kohaku. Magatsuhi takes control of Rin. | ||||
| 54 | United Front | July 11, 2008 ISBN 4-09-121428-2 | November 9, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-3004-8 | |
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| Kikyo's light detaches from the last jewel shard to remain in Kohaku's body and save his life, but without the light, the shard becomes tainted like the rest of the Shikon jewel.
When Kagome returns from her middle-school graduation, Naraku uses the complete Shikon jewel to transform into a gigantic spider with Rin inside his body. InuYasha's group and Sesshoumaru enter Naraku's body to save Rin, but Naraku uses the tainted jewel to take advantage of the darkness in their hearts. Magatsuhi takes control of InuYasha's demon blood to make him fight Sesshomaru. Kagome tries to use Tetsusaiga to return Inuyasha back to normal. | ||||
| 55 | Power of the Jewel | October 17, 2008 ISBN 4-09-121480-0 | December 14, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4215-3005-5 | |
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| Tenseiga defeats Magatsuhi, unsealing Kagome's spiritual powers. Naraku tries to make Sango kill Rin. Kagome fires an arrow at Naraku, preventing Miroku from fatally overstraining his Wind Tunnel. Naraku's body start to collapse from the combined attack of Tetsusaiga's Meidou Zangetsuha and Sesshoumaru's new sword Bakusaiga. Byakuya attacks Kagome; Tetsusaiga destroys him with the Meidou. | ||||
| 56 | Curtain of Time | February 18, 2009 ISBN 4-09-121580-7 | January 11, 2011 ISBN 978-1-4215-3299-8 | |
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| Naraku's body collapses. Kagome shoots an arrow through the Shikon Jewel to purify Naraku's soul, but the jewel grants his last wish. She disappears into another Meidou created by Byakuya's attack.
Inside the Meidou, the jewel tries to tempt Kagome into wishing to return to her world, which would leave the jewel completely tainted. Inuyasha uses Tetsusaiga's Meidou to find Kagome. No longer fearing abandonment, she wishes that the Jewel would disappear forever. In an epilogue three years later, Miroku and Sango have three children. Shippou is now a senior 7th rank in the Kitsune demon magic exam. Kohaku is strengthening his demon-slaying skills alongside Kirara. The old flea Myoga is with Totosai and Rin with Kaede (often visited by Sesshoumaru and Jaken). Kagome returns to the Feudal Era and decides to stay there with Inuyasha. | ||||
References
General
- "Official list of InuYasha Japanese manga volumes" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
Specific
- ↑ Ho Lin (April 22, 2009). "Takahashi News: Inuyasha Unflipped". Viz Media. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
External links
- Interview with English translator