The Best Episodes of InuYasha

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#1 - Return of the Tragic Priestess, Kikyo
S1:E152/12/2001
Kikyo is revived when Kagome's soul flows into her. She tries to kill Inuyasha, but Kagome takes back her soul. Fifty years ago, Kikyo wanted Inuyasha to use the Shikon Jewel to become human. But on the day of their promise, someone who looked like Inuyasha fatally injured Kikyo. Inuyasha realizes that there is a mysterious person who made them fight.
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9.0/10(2 votes)
#2 - The Demon's True Nature
S1:E5211/26/2001
Inuyasha, once again, transforms into a demon when faced with Gatenmaru's murderous attack against himself, Miroku, and the helpless women of a village. Sesshomaru then appears to see if what Boku'seno told him about demon Inuyasha was true.
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8.5/10(4 votes)
#3 - Showdown! Inuyasha vs. Sesshomaru
S1:E711/27/2000
Kagome is able to pull out the Tetsusaiga. Sesshomaru tries to kill her, and Inuyasha is angered and fights to protect Kagome. His will to protect a human changes the Tetsusaiga into its true form, a fang sword.
Directors:Akira Toba, Kunihiro Mori
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8.3/10(3 votes)
#4 - Despicable Villain! The Mystery of Onigumo
S1:E203/19/2001
Kagome has her sacred jewel shards taken away from her and is returned to the present day, unable to return to feudal Japan. Back to her normal life, she agrees to go on a date with Hojo. Meanwhile, Inuyasha and the gang try to find out more about the mysterious Naraku.
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8.2/10(5 votes)
#5 - The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-haired Inuyasha
S1:E131/29/2001
Half demon Inuyasha's secret is that he becomes human once a month. That day, Inuyasha and the gang meet Nazuna and stay at a mountain temple. They fall into Kumogashira's trap and the sacred jewel shards are taken away from them. Inuyasha is injected with poison!
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8.2/10(5 votes)
#6 - Kikyo's Stolen Ashes
S1:E142/5/2001
The ogress, Urasue, robs the grave of Kikyo, the priestess who sealed away Inuyasha fifty years ago. She revives Kikyo's body using the ashes of Kikyo's bones and soil from Kikyo's grave. But Kikyo's soul has already been reincarnated in a different body.
Director:Megumi Yamamoto
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8.2/10(5 votes)
#7 - The Cursed Ink of the Hell-Painter
S1:E172/26/2001
Kotatsu, a painter, sees a dream in which he becomes successful by controlling an army of ogres drawn with ink that has a sacred jewel shard in it. Miroku, Inuyasha and the others become involved in protecting the princess that Kotatsu is in love with.
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8.2/10(4 votes)
#8 - Kagome's Voice and Kikyo's Kiss
S1:E234/16/2001
Kikyo paralyzes Kagome. Inuyasha appears before her. Kikyo has been gathering the souls of dead girls. She vents her grudge against Inuyasha. Inuyasha reveals that he has never forgotten her. When Inuyasha kisses Kikyo, Kikyo tries to drag him to hell. But Inuyasha hears Kagome's voice and regains consciousness.
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8.1/10(7 votes)
#9 - Tetsusaiga, the Phantom Sword
S1:E611/20/2000
The muonna makes Inuyasha reveal the location of his father's grave. Sesshomaru removes Inuyasha's right eye (the black pearl) and opens the entrance to the grave. Kagome is angered by Sesshomaru's cruelty. She goes with Inuyasha after Sesshomaru. Inside their father's tomb is a memento of Inuyasha's father, the sword Tetsusaiga.
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8.0/10(6 votes)
#10 - Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru
S1:E511/13/2000
Kagome learns that Inuyasha is a half demon, born of a human mother and a dog demon. Inuyasha's half brother Sesshomaru appears, looking for the tomb of their father. In order to manipulate Inuyasha, he brings Inuyasha's dead human mother with him. But the woman turns out to be a demon known as a muonna.
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8.0/10(6 votes)
#11 - Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask
S1:E111/15/2001
Kagome has returned to the present day to take a test. As she does, a noh mask, the Mask of Flesh, begins a violent search for the Shikon Jewel shards. Kagome's younger brother, Sota, tries hard to call Inuyasha to come to Kagome's rescue.
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8.0/10(3 votes)
#12 - Naraku and Sesshomaru Join Forces
S1:E183/5/2001
Naraku appears before Sesshomaru and lends him an arm with a sacred jewel shard embedded in it. Sesshomaru attaches the arm to himself and appears before Inuyasha and the gang to steal the Tetsusaiga.
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8.0/10(4 votes)
#13 - Go Home to Your Own Time, Kagome!
S1:E193/12/2001
Sesshomaru wields the Tetsusaiga with his borrowed arm against Inuyasha, who fights back with his scabbard. When the two strike each other at the same time, Inuyasha gets up close to Sesshomaru, rips off his arm, and gets back the Tetsusaiga. When Inuyasha learns Naraku's plan, he fears that Kagome might die.
Director:Akira Nishimori
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8.0/10(4 votes)
#14 - Enter Sango, the Demon Slayer
S1:E244/23/2001
Sango, a demon slayer, is invited to Hitomi Castle along with her father, the leader of the demon slayers, and her younger brother, Kohaku. But it is a trap. Meanwhile, the undefended village is attacked by a horde of demons and annihilated. Naraku takes the Shikon Jewel shards that they had been gathering and leaves.
Director:Akira Nishimori
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8.0/10(4 votes)
#15 - Naraku's Insidious Plot
S1:E255/7/2001
Sango fights Inuyasha, believing him to be her enemy. Naraku's plan is to have her fight to the death using the power of the Shikon Jewel shard. But Sango listens to Kagome and is no longer suspicious of Inuyasha.
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#16 - Juromaru and Kageromaru
S1:E4610/15/2001
Naraku sends his two new incarnations, Juromaru & Kageromaru, to attack Koga, and also, Inuyasha and his companions. Can Inuyasha and Koga work together as a team to defeat these new foes?
Director:Akira Toba
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#17 - Onigumo's Heart Still Beats Within Naraku
S1:E4710/22/2001
As Inuyasha and the others recover from their battle with Juromaru and Kageromaru, Kagome goes home. Meanwhile, Naraku comes after Kikyo, and she must flee for her life.
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#18 - Return to the Place Where We First Met
S1:E4810/29/2001
Inuyasha and Kagome must sort out their feeings for each other, after Kagome has spied him with Kikyou, again. Who will Inuyasha choose?
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#19 - Kohaku's Lost Memory
S1:E4911/5/2001
While searching for Naraku's castle, Inuyasha and his group find Kohaku, who has lost his memory.
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#20 - That Unforgettable Face!
S1:E5011/12/2001
Sango and Kilala fight off demons in the woods, while Inuyasha and Miroku face off against Kagura, a horde of demons and Naraku's wasps. Meanwhile, Kagome faces Kohaku, who is being ordered to kill her by Naraku.
Director:Megumi Yamamoto
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#21 - Inuyasha's Soul, Devoured
S1:E5111/19/2001
Sesshomaru learns from the wise tree-demon, Boku'seno that when Inuyasha transforms into a demon, his demon blood takes full control turning him into a mindless killing machine. Elsewhere, Inuyasha and the others arrive at a village that is ruthlessly being held under the control of the Moth Demon, Gatenmaru and his band of thieves.
Director:Akira Toba
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#22 - Father's Old Enemy: Ryukotsusei
S1:E5312/3/2001
Totosai tells Inuyasha that piercing the heart of Ryukotsusei, the demon that gave his father his mortal wound, will make his Tetsusaiga lighter. Inuyasha then decides to kill Ryukotsusei.
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#23 - The Backlash Wave: Tetsusaiga's Ultimate Technique
S1:E5412/10/2001
Inuyasha fights Ryukotsusei with Tetsusaiga's ultimate attack: The Backlash Wave!
Director:Megumi Yamamoto
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7.8/10(6 votes)
#24 - Yura of the Demon-Hair
S1:E411/6/2000
Kagome has returned to the present day and is relaxing in her home when Inuyasha comes looking for her. Some of Yura's demonic hair is on his body. Kagome and Inuyasha return to feudal Japan to exterminate the Yura of the hair.
Director:Megumi Yamamoto
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7.8/10(5 votes)
#25 - Shippo and the Thunder Brothers
S1:E912/11/2000
Shippo is a demon fox whose father was killed by the the Thunder Brothers: Hiten and Manten. He steals the Shikon Jewel shards from Kagome so that he can avenge his father.
Director:Megumi Yamamoto
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