Inuyasha (çŠ¬å¤œå ‰) is a fictional character and the titular
protagonist of Rumiko Takahashi's manga series InuYasha and its anime
adaptation.Inuyasha is a hybrid of human and Inugami a type of dog
yÅ kai who first appears sealed to a tree in the feudal world. When a
girl named Kagome Higurashi is being chased by a yÅ kai, Inuyasha
convinces her to free him so that he might eliminate the enemy.
Despite initially distrusting Kagome, Inuyasha joins forces with her
to search for the shards of the Jewel of Four Souls, the Shikon Jewel,
which increase a yÅ kai's powers. Although Inuyasha first aims to
become a full demon using the Jewel, as the story progresses he
develops strong bonds with the comrades who aid him.Inuyasha is
stylized by Takahashi as an anti-hero or tsundere. According to
interviews with the author, the style for Inuyasha's clothing was
based on "priest's garb" of Japan's Warring States period.Inuyasha's
appearance is a mixture of his dog demon father and human mother: he
has his father's long silver hair, yellow eyes, and claws, but does
not exhibit facial markings in his half-breed form, or pointed
humanoid ears, instead he has a unique pair of furry silver Akita dog
ears on top his head. As a dog demon, Inuyasha has claws he uses to
fight with, utilized mainly in his Sankon TessÅ (æ•£é‚鉄爪, "Iron
Reaper Soul Stealer" in dub) attack. Although a half-breed, a hanyÅ ,
Inuyasha's strong demon heritage inherited from his father affords him
supernatural physical attributes and resilience; he possesses raw
strength as well as speed and reflexes considerably superior to that
of all lower-level and the majority of middle or even higher-level
yÅ kai. His physical prowess combined with willpower and swordsmanship
allows him to challenge even the stronger higher-level yÅ kai. His
durability and regenerative abilities are similar to those of yÅ kai
and allow him to endure severe pain and recover quickly from wounds as
well as extending his lifespan by hundreds of years. The disadvantage
of his demon blood (at least when he does not possess Tetsusaiga) is
that it overtakes his human soul in near-death situations, making him
stronger but also causing him to turn into a mindless killing machine,
making him just as dangerous to friends as enemies. Although the usual
way to reverse the transformation is to give Inuyasha Tetsusaiga and
wait for him to calm down, Kagome's purifying abilities have also been
shown to clear Inuyasha's mind when she touches him.
protagonist of Rumiko Takahashi's manga series InuYasha and its anime
adaptation.Inuyasha is a hybrid of human and Inugami a type of dog
yÅ kai who first appears sealed to a tree in the feudal world. When a
girl named Kagome Higurashi is being chased by a yÅ kai, Inuyasha
convinces her to free him so that he might eliminate the enemy.
Despite initially distrusting Kagome, Inuyasha joins forces with her
to search for the shards of the Jewel of Four Souls, the Shikon Jewel,
which increase a yÅ kai's powers. Although Inuyasha first aims to
become a full demon using the Jewel, as the story progresses he
develops strong bonds with the comrades who aid him.Inuyasha is
stylized by Takahashi as an anti-hero or tsundere. According to
interviews with the author, the style for Inuyasha's clothing was
based on "priest's garb" of Japan's Warring States period.Inuyasha's
appearance is a mixture of his dog demon father and human mother: he
has his father's long silver hair, yellow eyes, and claws, but does
not exhibit facial markings in his half-breed form, or pointed
humanoid ears, instead he has a unique pair of furry silver Akita dog
ears on top his head. As a dog demon, Inuyasha has claws he uses to
fight with, utilized mainly in his Sankon TessÅ (æ•£é‚鉄爪, "Iron
Reaper Soul Stealer" in dub) attack. Although a half-breed, a hanyÅ ,
Inuyasha's strong demon heritage inherited from his father affords him
supernatural physical attributes and resilience; he possesses raw
strength as well as speed and reflexes considerably superior to that
of all lower-level and the majority of middle or even higher-level
yÅ kai. His physical prowess combined with willpower and swordsmanship
allows him to challenge even the stronger higher-level yÅ kai. His
durability and regenerative abilities are similar to those of yÅ kai
and allow him to endure severe pain and recover quickly from wounds as
well as extending his lifespan by hundreds of years. The disadvantage
of his demon blood (at least when he does not possess Tetsusaiga) is
that it overtakes his human soul in near-death situations, making him
stronger but also causing him to turn into a mindless killing machine,
making him just as dangerous to friends as enemies. Although the usual
way to reverse the transformation is to give Inuyasha Tetsusaiga and
wait for him to calm down, Kagome's purifying abilities have also been
shown to clear Inuyasha's mind when she touches him.
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