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The Best Episodes of InuYasha Season 1

Every episode of InuYasha Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of InuYasha Season 1!

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Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls"

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    InuYasha Season 1 Episode 7 - Showdown! Inuyasha vs. Sesshomaru
    8.4/10(274 votes)

    S1:E7

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 15 - Return of the Tragic Priestess, Kikyo
    8.4/10(226 votes)

    S1:E15

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 13 - The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-haired Inuyasha
    8.3/10(264 votes)

    S1:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 19 - Go Home to Your Own Time, Kagome!
    8.2/10(201 votes)

    S1:E19

    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:Unknown

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  5. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 18 - Naraku and Sesshomaru Join Forces
    8.1/10(208 votes)

    S1:E18

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 24 - Enter Sango, the Demon Slayer
    8.1/10(198 votes)

    S1:E24

    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:Unknown

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  7. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 25 - Naraku's Insidious Plot
    8.1/10(180 votes)

    S1:E25

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 1 - The Girl Who Overcame Time... and the Boy Who Was Just Overcome
    8.0/10(427 votes)

    S1:E1

    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:Masashi Ikeda
    Writer:Masashi Ikeda

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  9. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 4 - Yura of the Demon-Hair
    8.0/10(277 votes)

    S1:E4

    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:Unknown

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  10. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 5 - Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru
    8.0/10(269 votes)

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 6 - Tetsusaiga, the Phantom Sword
    8.0/10(250 votes)

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 16 - Mystical Hand of the Amorous Monk, Miroku
    8.0/10(215 votes)

    S1:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 21 - Naraku's True Identity Unveiled
    8.0/10(192 votes)

    S1:E21

    Kagome returns to the shrine in the middle of her date with Hojo. She senses the presence of the Shikon Jewel shards and returns to feudal Japan. Naraku reveals that fifty years ago, Onigumo was in love with Kikyo. The demons that were drawn to Onigumo by his malice devoured Onigumo, and the demon Naraku was born.

    Director:Akira Toba
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 48 - Return to the Place Where We First Met
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E48

    Inuyasha and Kagome must sort out their feeings for each other, after Kagome has spied him with Kikyou, again. Who will Inuyasha choose?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 52 - The Demon's True Nature
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    S1:E52

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 10 - Phantom Showdown - The Thunder Brothers vs. Tetsusaiga
    7.9/10(231 votes)

    S1:E10

    Inuyasha goes to save Kagome from Manten. Hiten devours the sacred jewel shard that Manten had and absorbs his demon powers. Hiten attacks Inuyasha with his Raigekijin. Inuyasha is in trouble and defends himself with the scabbard of the Tetsusaiga.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 14 - Kikyo's Stolen Ashes
    7.9/10(209 votes)

    S1:E14

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 9 - Shippo and the Thunder Brothers
    7.8/10(228 votes)

    S1:E9

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 23 - Kagome's Voice and Kikyo's Kiss
    7.8/10(184 votes)

    S1:E23

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 2 - Seekers of the Sacred Jewel
    7.7/10(334 votes)

    S1:E2

    Kagome finds out that she may be the reincarnation of Kaede's late older sister, the priestess Kikyo, who sealed Inuyasha with her arrow. The Carrion Crow demon is after the Shikon Jewel and kidnaps Kagome, but Inuyasha shows up to save her. After Kagome defeats the Carrion Crow with an arrow, the Shikon Jewel shatters into pieces.

    Director:Takashi Ikehata
    Writer:Masashi Ikeda

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  21. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 3 - Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again
    7.7/10(286 votes)

    S1:E3

    Kagome has the ability to see pieces of the Shikon Jewel. Inuyasha has the power to defeat demons. Both of their powers are needed to gather the shards of the jewel that were scattered, but the two don't get along. The demon Yura, who is after the jewel, manipulates villagers to attack Inuyasha.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 11 - Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask
    7.7/10(223 votes)

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Masashi Ikeda

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  23. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 26 - The Secret of the Sacred Jewel Revealed
    7.7/10(188 votes)

    S1:E26

    Sango reveals the secret story of the Shikon Jewel's birth. Midoriko, a priestess with powerful spiritual powers, fused with many demons after a battle to the death. She absorbed the souls of the demons into her own, punched out her soul, and died. Her soul is the Shikon Jewel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 12 - The Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul
    7.6/10(227 votes)

    S1:E12

    Kagome sees a Soul Piper, a demon that consoles the spirits of children. She helps Mayu, a girl who is about to become an evil spirit, to pass on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. InuYasha Season 1 Episode 20 - Despicable Villain! The Mystery of Onigumo
    7.6/10(191 votes)

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Showdown! Inuyasha vs. Sesshomaru" is the best rated episode of "InuYasha" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 274 votes. Directed by Akira Toba, Kunihiro Mori and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/27/2000. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Return of the Tragic Priestess, Kikyo".