The episodes of the Japanese anime series Inuyasha: The Final Act
(çŠ¬å¤œå ‰ å®Œçµ ç·¨, Inuyasha Kanketsu-Hen) are based on the last
twenty-one volumes of the manga series of the same title by Rumiko
Takahashi, continuing where the first adaptation left off. The series
follows the half dog-demon, half human named Inuyasha, the
fifteen-year-old junior high school student Kagome Higurashi and their
close companions Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara as they search for
the last fragments of the Sacred Jewel of Four Souls and approach
their final battle with Naraku. Viz Media licensed the series as
InuYasha: The Final Act. It was released in Animax Asia and Animax
India. The original staff and cast from the first Inuyasha anime
adaptation were brought back together for the new series. The series
premiered on Yomiuri TV on October 3, 2009 where it ran for twenty-six
episodes, concluding on March 29, 2010. It is the first series to be
produced and broadcast in 16:9 widescreen. It is also considered the
seventh season of Inuyasha.Viz Media licensed the new adaptation
before it premiered and aired its English subtitled version online
through Hulu, releasing episodes within a day of their original
Japanese air dates. As of April 14, 2013, the entire series remains
available for free on Hulu in the United States. As of episode 14, the
English episode aired first. Animax Asia aired the series with their
own English subtitles, on its television stations and its online video
service.Voice actress Kelly Sheridan was the first to announce through
her Facebook fan page on May 11, 2010 that work on the English dub for
The Final Act had begun. However, many of the cast were laid off:
Moneca Stori was replaced from her role of Kagome Higurashi by Kira
Tozer, David Kaye was replaced as Sesshomaru by Michael Daingerfield,
Pam Hyatt was replaced as Kaede by Linda Darlow, and Danny McKinnon
was replaced as Kohaku by Aidan Drummond. Kirby Morrow, the voice of
Miroku, said on Voiceprint with Trevor Devall and guests that Michael
Daingerfield was able to mimic David Kaye near perfectly. On December
17, 2010, Paul Dobson announced on a podcast episode of Voiceprint
with Trevor Devall and guests that he would be going back to the Ocean
Group studio for his final recording session of Inuyasha: The Final
Act on December 23, 2010. Viz Media released Inuyasha: The Final Act
set 1 on Blu-ray and DVD on November 20, 2012 and set 2 was released
February 12, 2013.The English dub, Inuyasha: The Final Act, began
broadcasting in the United States and Canada on Viz Media's online
network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012. On October 24, 2014, Adult
Swim announced that Inuyasha: The Final Act would air on the Toonami
programming block beginning Saturday, November 15, 2014. Previously,
on March 1, 2014, Adult Swim announced they lost the broadcast rights
to the original Inuyasha series.
(çŠ¬å¤œå ‰ å®Œçµ ç·¨, Inuyasha Kanketsu-Hen) are based on the last
twenty-one volumes of the manga series of the same title by Rumiko
Takahashi, continuing where the first adaptation left off. The series
follows the half dog-demon, half human named Inuyasha, the
fifteen-year-old junior high school student Kagome Higurashi and their
close companions Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara as they search for
the last fragments of the Sacred Jewel of Four Souls and approach
their final battle with Naraku. Viz Media licensed the series as
InuYasha: The Final Act. It was released in Animax Asia and Animax
India. The original staff and cast from the first Inuyasha anime
adaptation were brought back together for the new series. The series
premiered on Yomiuri TV on October 3, 2009 where it ran for twenty-six
episodes, concluding on March 29, 2010. It is the first series to be
produced and broadcast in 16:9 widescreen. It is also considered the
seventh season of Inuyasha.Viz Media licensed the new adaptation
before it premiered and aired its English subtitled version online
through Hulu, releasing episodes within a day of their original
Japanese air dates. As of April 14, 2013, the entire series remains
available for free on Hulu in the United States. As of episode 14, the
English episode aired first. Animax Asia aired the series with their
own English subtitles, on its television stations and its online video
service.Voice actress Kelly Sheridan was the first to announce through
her Facebook fan page on May 11, 2010 that work on the English dub for
The Final Act had begun. However, many of the cast were laid off:
Moneca Stori was replaced from her role of Kagome Higurashi by Kira
Tozer, David Kaye was replaced as Sesshomaru by Michael Daingerfield,
Pam Hyatt was replaced as Kaede by Linda Darlow, and Danny McKinnon
was replaced as Kohaku by Aidan Drummond. Kirby Morrow, the voice of
Miroku, said on Voiceprint with Trevor Devall and guests that Michael
Daingerfield was able to mimic David Kaye near perfectly. On December
17, 2010, Paul Dobson announced on a podcast episode of Voiceprint
with Trevor Devall and guests that he would be going back to the Ocean
Group studio for his final recording session of Inuyasha: The Final
Act on December 23, 2010. Viz Media released Inuyasha: The Final Act
set 1 on Blu-ray and DVD on November 20, 2012 and set 2 was released
February 12, 2013.The English dub, Inuyasha: The Final Act, began
broadcasting in the United States and Canada on Viz Media's online
network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012. On October 24, 2014, Adult
Swim announced that Inuyasha: The Final Act would air on the Toonami
programming block beginning Saturday, November 15, 2014. Previously,
on March 1, 2014, Adult Swim announced they lost the broadcast rights
to the original Inuyasha series.
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