Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is a Japanese anime television series, and the sequel to Rumiko Takahashi's manga series Inuyasha produced by Sunrise. It was first announced in May 2020, [1] and is directed by Teruo Sato with all characters designed by Takahashi. [1] Most of the main cast and staff from the series returned, with Katsuyuki Sumisawa in charge of the script, Yoshihito Hishinuma in charge of the anime character designs and Kaoru Wada composing the music. [1] The series aired from October 3, 2020 to March 20, 2021, on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV. [2] [3] The series follows the trio of half-demon princesses (teenage daughters of Sesshomaru and Rin, Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi) on a journey to protect seven magical rainbow pearls from villainous siblings and lesser adversaries. On March 20, 2021, a second season titled Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - The Second Act, was announced for production after the first season. [4] It aired from October 2, 2021 to March 26, 2022. [5] [6]
Viz Media announced it had acquired the rights to digital streaming, electronic sell-through (EST), and home video releases of the series for North and Latin American territories. [1] [7] Medialink also has announced that it has the rights to the series in Southeast Asian and South Asian territories. [8] Viz Media streamed the series on Crunchyroll, Funimation and Hulu. [9] On October 26, 2020, Funimation announced a partnership with Viz Media to release an American English dub of the series, with most of the English cast of Inuyasha reprising their roles. [10] [11] [12] The English dub of the series began broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on June 27, 2021. [13]
No. overall | No. in season | Title [14] [lower-alpha 1] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [15] | English air date | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | "Inuyasha: Since Then" Transliteration: "Are kara no Inuyasha" (Japanese: あれからの犬夜叉) | Teruo Satō | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Teruo Satō | October 3, 2020 | June 27, 2021 [13] | [16] |
2 | 2 | "The Three Princesses" Transliteration: "Sanbiki no Hime" (Japanese: 三匹の姫) | Katsuya Ōshima | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Teruo Satō | October 10, 2020 | July 4, 2021 | [17] |
3 | 3 | "The Dream Butterfly" Transliteration: "Yume no Kochō" (Japanese: 夢の胡蝶) | Imugahi | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Atsuo Tobe | October 17, 2020 | July 11, 2021 | [18] |
4 | 4 | "The Gateway to the Past" Transliteration: "Kako e no Tobira" (Japanese: 過去への扉) | Ryūta Kawahara | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Teruo Satō | October 24, 2020 | July 18, 2021 | [19] |
5 | 5 | "Jakotsumaru of the Red Bone Palace" Transliteration: "Aka Hone Goten no Jakotsumaru" (Japanese: 赤骨御殿の若骨丸) | Sōta Yokote | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kazuo Terada | October 31, 2020 | July 25, 2021 | [20] |
6 | 6 | "The Cat Juan at the Old Temple" Transliteration: "Furudera no Neko Juan" (Japanese: 古寺の猫寿庵) | Yūki Morita | Katsuhiko Chiba | Teruo Satō | November 7, 2020 | August 1, 2021 | [21] |
7 | 7 | "Meeting through an Apple" Transliteration: "Ringo no Deai" (Japanese: 林檎の出会い) | Tomo Ōkubo | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Takahiro Ōkawa | November 14, 2020 | August 15, 2021 | [22] |
8 | 8 | "The Dream Gazing Trap" Transliteration: "Yume Hiraki no Wana" (Japanese: 夢ひらきの罠) | Megumi Yamamoto | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Megumi Yamamoto | November 21, 2020 | August 22, 2021 | [23] |
9 | 9 | "Meifuku, the Meioju" Transliteration: "Meiōjū no Meifuku" (Japanese: 冥王獣の冥福) | Mariachi HugYuk | Katsuhiko Chiba | Mariachi HugYuk | November 28, 2020 | August 29, 2021 | [24] |
10 | 10 | "The Gold and Silver Rainbow Pearls" Transliteration: "Kin to Gin no Nijiiro Shinju" (Japanese: 金と銀の虹色真珠) | Katsuya Ōshima | Junki Takegami | Katsuya Ōshima | December 5, 2020 | September 5, 2021 | [25] |
11 | 11 | "Curse of the Man-Eating Pond" Transliteration: "Hito Kui-numa no Noroi" (Japanese: 人喰い沼の呪い) | Ayumu Ono | Hiroko Kanasugi | Ayumu Ono | December 12, 2020 | September 12, 2021 | [26] |
12 | 12 | "Night of the New Moon and the Black-haired Towa" Transliteration: "Saku no Yoru, Kurokami no Towa" (Japanese: 朔の夜、黒髪のとわ) | Yōji Satō, Kento Matsui | Junki Takegami, Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kazuo Terada | December 19, 2020 | September 19, 2021 | [27] |
13 | 13 | "The Delicious Feudal Monks" Transliteration: "Sengoku Oishii Hōshi" (Japanese: 戦国おいしい法師) | Kento Nakagomi | Katsuhiko Chiba | Katsumi Ono | December 26, 2020 | September 26, 2021 | [28] |
14 | 14 | "The One Behind the Forest Fire" Transliteration: "Mori o Yaita Kuromaku" (Japanese: 森を焼いた黒幕) | Ryō Kodama | Hiroko Kanasugi | Yoshiyuki Kaneko | January 9, 2021 | October 3, 2021 | [29] |
15 | 15 | "Farewell Under the Lunar Eclipse" Transliteration: "Gesshoku, Unmei no Sekibetsu" (Japanese: 月蝕、運命の惜別) | Akira Toba | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kenji Kodama | January 16, 2021 | October 10, 2021 | [30] |
16 | 16 | "Double-Edged Moroha" Transliteration: "Moroha no Yaiba" (Japanese: もろはの刃) | Ryūta Kawahara | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Katsumi Ono | January 23, 2021 | November 7, 2021 | [31] |
17 | 17 | "Trap of the Two Perils" Transliteration: "Ni Kyō no Wana" (Japanese: 二凶の罠) | Sayaka Oda | Katsuhiko Chiba | Kō Matsuo | January 30, 2021 | November 14, 2021 | [32] |
18 | 18 | "Sesshomaru and Kirinmaru" Transliteration: "Sesshōmaru to Kirinmaru" (Japanese: 殺生丸と麒麟丸) | Akira Toba | Katsuhiko Chiba | Kazuo Terada | February 6, 2021 | November 21, 2021 | [33] |
19 | 19 | "Princess Aiya's Beniyasha Hunting" Transliteration: "Aiya Hime no Beniyasha Taiji" (Japanese: 愛矢姫の紅夜叉退治) | Yōji Satō, Kento Matsui | Hiroko Kanasugi | Toshihiko Masuda | February 13, 2021 | November 21, 2021 | [34] |
20 | 20 | "The Hidden Village for Half Demons" Transliteration: "Han'yō no Kakurezato" (Japanese: 半妖の隠れ里) | Kento Nakagomi | Katsuhiko Chiba | Katsumi Ono | February 20, 2021 | November 28, 2021 | [35] |
21 | 21 | "Secret of the Rainbow Pearls" Transliteration: "Nijiiro Shinju no Himitsu" (Japanese: 虹色真珠の秘密) | Katsuya Ōshima | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Katsuya Ōshima | February 27, 2021 | November 28, 2021 | [36] |
22 | 22 | "The Stolen Seal" Transliteration: "Ubawareta Fūin" (Japanese: 奪われた封印) | Ayumu Ono | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Ayumu Ono | March 6, 2021 | December 12, 2021 | [37] |
23 | 23 | "The Three Princesses Strike Back" Transliteration: "Sanhime no Gyakushū" (Japanese: 三姫の逆襲) | Teruo Satō | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kazuo Terada | March 13, 2021 | December 12, 2021 | [38] |
24 | 24 | "Sesshomaru's Daughter" Transliteration: "Sesshōmaru no Musume de Aru to Iu Koto" (Japanese: 殺生丸の娘であるということ) | Teruo Satō | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Atsuo Tobe | March 20, 2021 | January 2, 2022 [lower-alpha 2] | [40] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [41] [lower-alpha 1] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [42] | English air date [43] | Ref. |
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25 | 1 | "Wielding the Tenseiga" Transliteration: "Tenseiga o Motsu to Iu Koto" (Japanese: 天生牙を持つということ) | Akira Toba | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Masakazu Hishida | October 2, 2021 | July 31, 2022 [44] | [45] |
26 | 2 | "Demon Spirit of the Sea" Transliteration: "Umi no Yōrei" (Japanese: 海の妖霊) | Kento Nakagomi | Hiroko Kanasugi | Kazuo Terada | October 9, 2021 | August 7, 2022 | [46] |
27 | 3 | "The Silver-Scale Curse" Transliteration: "Ginrin no Noroi" (Japanese: 銀鱗の呪い) | Katsuya Ōshima | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Katsuya Ōshima | October 16, 2021 | August 14, 2022 | [47] |
28 | 4 | "The Barrier at Mount Musubi" Transliteration: "Musubi Yama no Kekkai" (Japanese: 産霊山の結界) | Mitsuhiro Yoneda | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Mitsuhiro Yoneda | October 23, 2021 | August 21, 2022 | [48] |
29 | 5 | "The Girl Named Rion" Transliteration: "Rion to Iu Na no Shōjo" (Japanese: りおんという名の少女) | Ayumu Ono | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Ayumu Ono | October 30, 2021 | August 28, 2022 | [49] |
30 | 6 | "Hisui the Demon Slayer" Transliteration: "Taijiya Hisui" (Japanese: 退治屋翡翠) | Takashi Mamezuka | Hiroko Kanasugi | Toshihiko Masuda | November 6, 2021 | September 4, 2022 | [50] |
31 | 7 | "Takechiyo's Request" Transliteration: "Takechiyo no Irai" (Japanese: 竹千代の依頼) | Akira Toba | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Atsuo Tobe | November 13, 2021 | September 11, 2022 | [51] |
32 | 8 | "Nanahoshi's Mini Galaxy" Transliteration: "Nanahoshi no Shōginga" (Japanese: 七星の小銀河) | Kento Nakagomi | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kazuo Terada | November 20, 2021 | September 25, 2022 | [52] |
33 | 9 | "Mayonaka the Visitor" Transliteration: "Mayonaka no Hōmonsha" (Japanese: 魔夜中の訪問者) | Hidekazu Hara | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Hidekazu Hara | November 27, 2021 | October 2, 2022 | [53] |
34 | 10 | "Battle on the New Moon, Part 1" Transliteration: "Kessen no Saku (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 決戦の朔(前編)) | Kei Umabiki | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kei Umabiki | December 4, 2021 | October 9, 2022 | [54] |
35 | 11 | "Battle on the New Moon, Part 2" Transliteration: "Kessen no Saku (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 決戦の朔(後編)) | Takashi Mamezuka | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Toshihiko Masuda | December 11, 2021 | October 16, 2022 | [55] |
36 | 12 | "A Place (Not) for Towa" Transliteration: "Towa ni Nai Basho" (Japanese: 永遠にない場所) | Katsuya Ōshima | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Katsuya Ōshima | December 18, 2021 | October 23, 2022 | [56] |
37 | 13 | "Zero's Wish" Transliteration: "Zero no Omoi" (Japanese: 是露の想い) | Mitsuhiro Yoneda | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Mitsuhiro Yoneda | December 25, 2021 | November 6, 2022 | [57] |
38 | 14 | "Kirinmaru of the Dawn" Transliteration: "Shinonome no Kirinmaru" (Japanese: 東雲の麒麟丸) | Ayumu Ono | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Ayumu Ono | January 8, 2022 | November 13, 2022 | [58] |
39 | 15 | "Moroha and Family, Together Again" Transliteration: "Oyako no Saikai" (Japanese: 親子の再会) | Akira Toba | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Terry | January 15, 2022 | November 20, 2022 | [59] |
40 | 16 | "The Three Princesses Escape" Transliteration: "Sanhime no Dasshutsu" (Japanese: 三姫の脱出) | Kento Nakagomi | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Atsuo Tobe | January 22, 2022 | December 4, 2022 | [60] |
41 | 17 | "Akuru's Pinwheel" Transliteration: "Akuru no Kazaguruma" (Japanese: 阿久留のかざぐるま) | Naoki Kotani | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Naoki Kotani | January 29, 2022 | December 11, 2022 | [61] |
42 | 18 | "The Collapse of the Windmill of Time" Transliteration: "Hōkai Suru Toki no Fūsha" (Japanese: 崩壊する時の風車) | Akira Toba | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Atsuo Tobe, Tetsuji Nakamura, Naoki Kotani | February 5, 2022 | December 18, 2022 | [62] |
43 | 19 | "The Blackout" Transliteration: "Anten no Sutēji" (Japanese: 暗転の舞台) | Mitsuhiro Yoneda | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Terry | February 12, 2022 | January 8, 2023 | [63] |
44 | 20 | "When the Grim Comet Falls" Transliteration: "Yōreisei ga Ochiru Toki" (Japanese: 妖霊星が墜ちる時) | Takashi Mamezuka | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Takashi Mamezuka | February 26, 2022 | January 15, 2023 | [64] |
45 | 21 | "Osamu Kirin's Apparition Conquest" Transliteration: "Kirin Osamu no Ayakashi Seibatsu" (Japanese: 希林理の妖征伐) | Katsuya Ōshima | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Katsuya Ōshima | March 5, 2022 | January 22, 2023 | [65] |
46 | 22 | "The Grim Butterfly of Despair" Transliteration: "Zetsubō no Yōrei Chō" (Japanese: 絶望の妖霊蝶) | Ayumu Ono | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Masakazu Hishida | March 12, 2022 | January 29, 2023 | [66] |
47 | 23 | "Father and Daughter" Transliteration: "Chichi to Ko to" (Japanese: 父と娘と) | Masakazu Hishida | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Atsuo Tobe | March 19, 2022 | February 5, 2023 | [67] |
48 | 24 | "A Never-Ending Future" Transliteration: "Towa ni Tsuzuku Mirai" (Japanese: 永遠に続く未来) | Mitsuhiro Yoneda, Takashi Mamezuka, Ken'ichi Domon | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Terry | March 26, 2022 | February 5, 2023 | [68] |
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