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Inuyasha

Inuyasha (犬夜叉; lit. 'Dog Yaksha') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in 56 tankōbon volumes. The series follows Kagome Higurashi, a fifteen-year-old middle school girl from…

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Genre
Adventure · Fantasy · Romance
English publisher
NA: Viz Media
Imprint
Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run
November 13, 1996 – June 18, 2008
Published by
Shogakukan

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related to Soundtrack CDs · 40
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related to Manga · 32
Inuyasha → American, April, Are, English, February, Heroes Come Back, In, In North America, Inu-Yasha, Its, January, Japanese, July, June, November, October, On December, Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan, Shogakukan's
related to Plot · 24
Inuyasha → Bone Eater's Well, Five, Four Souls, Honekui, However, Ido, In, Japan, Kaede, Kagome, Kagome Higurashi, Kikyo, Kikyo's, Later, On, Per Kikyo's, Sengoku, Shikon, Shikon Jewel, Shinto
related to Video games · 21
Inuyasha → Forest, Fūun Emaki, Game Boy Advance, Illusion, Invitation, January, Japan, Kagome, Kagome's Dream Diary, Kagome's Warring States Diary, Mayoi, Mori, Naraku, Naraku's Trap, Sengoku Nikki, Shōtaijō, The Sealed Scroll Picture, Three, Wana, WonderSwan
related to Films · 17
Inuyasha → Affections Touching Across Time, All, December, DVD, English, In, Japan, Japanese, Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Menomaru, Movie, Region, The, There, Together, US, Viz Media
related to Reception · 16
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related to Stage plays · 15
Inuyasha → Akasaka ACT Theater, April, February, Golden Bomber, In, In February, January, Japanese, Kagome, May, Nogizaka46's Yumi Wakatsuki, Tennozu Galaxy Theater, The, Tokyo, Yutaka Kyan
related to Development · 12
Inuyasha → By June, Furthermore, In, Kagome, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Saga, One-pound Gospel, Ranma, Sengoku, Takahashi, To, Urusei Yatsura
Genre · 3
Inuyasha → Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
see also · 3
Inuyasha → Chinese TV, InuyashaNansō Satomi Hakkenden, The Holy Pearl

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InuyashaEnglish publisherNA: Viz Media1.00infobox
InuyashaGenreAdventure1.00infobox
InuyashaGenreFantasy1.00infobox
InuyashaGenreRomance1.00infobox
InuyashaImprintShōnen Sunday Comics1.00infobox
InuyashaMagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday1.00infobox
InuyashaOriginal runNovember 13, 1996 – June 18, 20081.00infobox
InuyashaPublished byShogakukan1.00infobox
InuyashaVolumes56 (List of volumes)1.00infobox
InuyashaWritten byRumiko Takahashi1.00infobox
Urusei Yatsurainstance ofIn contrast to her previous comedic works0.80text
Inuyasharelated to DevelopmentTakahashi0.60section

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