9.0/102 votesLoading...#1 - The Demon's True Nature
Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 11/26/2001
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10229 votesLoading...#2 - Showdown! Inuyasha vs. Sesshomaru
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2000
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.
Director: Akira Toba, Kunihiro Mori
Writer: N/A
8.3/10239 votesLoading...#3 - The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-haired Inuyasha
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2001
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10198 votesLoading...#4 - Return of the Tragic Priestess, Kikyo
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2001
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10165 votesLoading...#5 - Naraku's Insidious Plot
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/7/2001
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10114 votesLoading...#6 - Hitomiko's Barrier
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/19/2010
The priestess Hitomiko loses her life at Naraku's hands, but she is resurrected and locks Kagome within a barrier. Then, the true spiritual power of Mount Azusa's bow reveals itself!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10347 votesLoading...#7 - The Girl Who Overcame Time... and the Boy Who Was Just Overcome
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2000
In feudal Japan, the half demon Inuyasha was sealed away by the priestess Kikyo. Many years later he is revived by Kagome, who has slipped through time from the present day. Kagome is surprised when the sacred Shikon Jewel, which makes demons stronger, emerges from a cut on her body.
Director: N/A
Writer: 池田成
8.0/10234 votesLoading...#8 - Yura of the Demon-Hair
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2000
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
Writer: N/A
8.0/10230 votesLoading...#9 - Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2000
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10213 votesLoading...#10 - Tetsusaiga, the Phantom Sword
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2000
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10196 votesLoading...#11 - Mystical Hand of the Amorous Monk, Miroku
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2001
Miroku, a womanizing delinquent priest, has been collecting Shikon Jewel shards and steals Kagome's shards. Inuyasha tracks him down and confronts Miroku to get the shards back. Miroku fights back with his priestly powers and the wind tunnel in his hand that he was cursed with.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10187 votesLoading...#12 - Naraku and Sesshomaru Join Forces
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/2001
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10178 votesLoading...#13 - Go Home to Your Own Time, Kagome!
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/12/2001
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
Writer: N/A
8.0/10176 votesLoading...#14 - Enter Sango, the Demon Slayer
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/23/2001
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
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#15 - Miroku Falls Into A Dangerous Trap!
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 5/28/2001
After Miroku sucks a mantis demon into his Wind Tunnel, the demon manages to rip the tunnel. Panicked, Miroku returns to the home of his mentor, Mushin, to repair it. Haunted with memories of his father's death, Miroku must come to terms with his Wind Tunnel as demons attack Mushin's temple.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#16 - Sango's Suffering and Kohaku's Life
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 6/4/2001
Naraku uses one of Sango's fellow demon slayers as a bargaining chip to try to persuade Sango into giving him Inuyasha's sword, Tetsusaiga.
Director: Masashi Abe
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#17 - Tetsusaiga is Stolen! Showdown at Naraku's Castle
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 6/11/2001
In the hopes of saving Kohaku, Sango steals Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga and hands it over to Naraku. However, a battle against Naraku soon ensues.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#18 - Jinenji, Kind Yet Sad
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 6/18/2001
While looking for an antidote to cure the ailing Kilala, Inuyasha and Kagome come across the herb garden of the half-demon, Jinenji, who is constantly bullied by the prejudiced locals.
Director: Akira Nishimori
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#19 - Kikyo & Inuyasha, Into the Miasma
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 6/25/2001
Inuyasha and the others stumble across a cave full of demons fighting to the death. They soon discover that Naraku is using to find a new demon to integrate into his being. However, the large demonic aura brings Kikyo into the mess.
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#20 - Kikyo, Captured by Naraku
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 7/2/2001
Acting under Naraku's request, Kikyo traps the Inuyasha gang with an illusory mist, causing them to have nightmarish visions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#21 - Tetsusaiga and Tenseiga
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 7/9/2001
Inuyasha and the others are introduced to Totosai, the swordsmith who forged Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga and Sesshomaru's healing sword, Tenseiga.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#22 - The True Owner of the Great Sword
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 7/16/2001
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru continue fighting for the Tetsusaiga. After the fight, while Sesshomaru is recovering, a little orphan girl, Rin, tries to bring him food. When her village is attacked by wolf demons, Sesshomaru returns the favor and helps Rin. Meanwhile, Kagome senses a jewel shard. Inuyasha and gang follow her lead to the massacred village, where they are quickly surrounded by wolves and Koga.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#23 - Kagome Kidnapped by Koga, the Wolf-Demon
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 7/23/2001
When Koga, a wolf demon, kidnaps Kagome and Shippo, Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango go on a rescue mission. But there's another foe they must defeat first, before they can reach their kidnapped companions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#24 - The Man Who Fell In Love With Kagome
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 7/30/2001
Inuyasha and the group must battle the Birds of Paradise, before they can reach the wolf den. Meanwhile, back at the den, Koga expresses his true feelings for Kagome. When the final battle with the Birds ensues, will Inuyasha's jealousy cost Koga his life?
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#25 - Two Hearts, One Mind
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 8/6/2001
Kagome has returned home from the Feudal Era after an argument with Inuyasha. While waiting for Inuyasha to apologize, she spends time with her friends and Hojo approaches her, once again. Meanwhile, Inuyasha gets some advice from Kaede on the situation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of InuYasha
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Best Episodes Summary
"The Demon's True Nature" is the best rated episode of "InuYasha". It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/26/2001. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "Showdown! Inuyasha vs. Sesshomaru".