Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is a Japanese anime television series, and the sequel to Rumiko Takahashi's manga series Inuyasha produced by Sunrise. It was first announced in May 2020,[1] and is directed by Teruo Sato with all characters designed by Takahashi.[1] Most of the main cast and staff from the series returned, with Katsuyuki Sumisawa in charge of the script, Yoshihito Hishinuma in charge of the anime character designs and Kaoru Wada composing the music.[1] The series aired from October 3, 2020 to March 20, 2021 on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV.[2][3] The series follows the trio of half demon princesses (daughters of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru) on a journey to protect all magical rainbow pearls from villainous siblings. On March 20, 2021, a second season titled Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - The Second Act, was announced for production after the first season.[4] It premiered on October 2, 2021.[5][6]
Viz Media announced it had acquired the rights to digital streaming, electronic sell-through (EST), and home video releases of the series for North and Latin American territories.[1][7] Medialink also has announced that it has the rights to the series in Southeast Asian and South Asian territories.[8] Viz Media streamed the series on Crunchyroll, Funimation and Hulu.[9] On October 26, 2020, Funimation announced a partnership with Viz Media to release an American English dub of the series, with most of the English cast of Inuyasha reprising their roles.[10][11][12] The English dub of the series began broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on June 27, 2021.[13]
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 24 | October 3, 2020 | March 20, 2021 | ||
| 2 | 24 | October 2, 2021 | March 26, 2022 | ||
Episode list[]
Season 1 (2020–21)[]
| No. | Title [14][n 1] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [15] | English air date [16] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Inuyasha: Since Then" Transcription: "Are kara no Inuyasha" (Japanese: あれからの犬夜叉) | Teruo Satō | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Teruo Satō | October 3, 2020 | June 27, 2021[13] | [17] |
| 2 | "The Three Princesses" Transcription: "Sanbiki no Hime" (Japanese: 三匹の姫) | Katsuya Ōshima | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Teruo Satō | October 10, 2020 | July 4, 2021 | [18] |
| 3 | "The Dream Butterfly" Transcription: "Yume no Kochō" (Japanese: 夢の胡蝶) | Imugahi | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Atsuo Tobe | October 17, 2020 | July 11, 2021 | [19] |
| 4 | "The Gateway to the Past" Transcription: "Kako e no Tobira" (Japanese: 過去への扉) | Ryūta Kawahara | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Teruo Satō | October 24, 2020 | July 18, 2021 | [20] |
| 5 | "Jakotsumaru of the Red Bone Palace" Transcription: "Aka Hone Goten no Jakotsumaru" (Japanese: 赤骨御殿の若骨丸) | Sōta Yokote | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kazuo Terada | October 31, 2020 | July 25, 2021 | [21] |
| 6 | "The Cat Juan at the Old Temple" Transcription: "Furudera no Neko Juan" (Japanese: 古寺の猫寿庵) | Yūki Morita | Katsuhiko Chiba | Teruo Satō | November 7, 2020 | August 1, 2021 | [22] |
| 7 | "Meeting through an Apple" Transcription: "Ringo no Deai" (Japanese: 林檎の出会い) | Tomo Ōkubo | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Takahiro Ōkawa | November 14, 2020 | August 15, 2021 | [23] |
| 8 | "The Dream Gazing Trap" Transcription: "Yume Hiraki no Wana" (Japanese: 夢ひらきの罠) | Megumi Yamamoto | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Megumi Yamamoto | November 21, 2020 | August 22, 2021 | [24] |
| 9 | "Meifuku, the Meioju" Transcription: "Meiōjū no Meifuku" (Japanese: 冥王獣の冥福) | Mariachi HugYuk | Katsuhiko Chiba | Mariachi HugYuk | November 28, 2020 | August 29, 2021 | [25] |
| 10 | "The Gold and Silver Rainbow Pearls" Transcription: "Kin to Gin no Nijiiro Shinju" (Japanese: 金と銀の虹色真珠) | Katsuya Ōshima | Junki Takegami | Katsuya Ōshima | December 5, 2020 | September 5, 2021 | [26] |
| 11 | "Curse of the Man-Eating Pond" Transcription: "Hito Kui-numa no Noroi" (Japanese: 人喰い沼の呪い) | Ayumu Ono | Hiroko Kanasugi | Ayumu Ono | December 12, 2020 | September 12, 2021 | [27] |
| 12 | "Night of the New Moon and the Black-haired Towa" Transcription: "Saku no Yoru, Kurokami no Towa" (Japanese: 朔の夜、黒髪のとわ) | Yōji Satō Kento Matsui | Junki Takegami Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kazuo Terada | December 19, 2020 | September 19, 2021 | [28] |
| 13 | "The Delicious Feudal Monks" Transcription: "Sengoku Oishii Hōshi" (Japanese: 戦国おいしい法師) | Kento Nakagomi | Katsuhiko Chiba | Katsumi Ono | December 26, 2020 | September 26, 2021 | [29] |
| 14 | "The One Behind the Forest Fire" Transcription: "Mori o Yaita Kuromaku" (Japanese: 森を焼いた黒幕) | Ryō Kodama | Hiroko Kanasugi | Yoshiyuki Kaneko | January 9, 2021 | October 3, 2021 | [30] |
| 15 | "Farewell Under the Lunar Eclipse" Transcription: "Gesshoku, Unmei no Sekibetsu" (Japanese: 月蝕、運命の惜別) | Akira Toba | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kenji Kodama | January 16, 2021 | October 10, 2021 | [31] |
| 16 | "Double-Edged Moroha" Transcription: "Moroha no Yaiba" (Japanese: もろはの刃) | Ryūta Kawahara | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Katsumi Ono | January 23, 2021 | TBA | [32] |
| 17 | "Trap of the Two Perils" Transcription: "Ni Kyō no Wana" (Japanese: 二凶の罠) | Sayaka Oda | Katsuhiko Chiba | Kō Matsuo | January 30, 2021 | TBA | [33] |
| 18 | "Sesshomaru and Kirinmaru" Transcription: "Sesshōmaru to Kirinmaru" (Japanese: 殺生丸と麒麟丸) | Akira Toba | Katsuhiko Chiba | Kazuo Terada | February 6, 2021 | TBA | [34] |
| 19 | "Princess Aiya's Beniyasha Hunting" Transcription: "Aiya Hime no Beniyasha Taiji" (Japanese: 愛矢姫の紅夜叉退治) | Yōji Satō Kento Matsui | Hiroko Kanasugi | Toshihiko Masuda | February 13, 2021 | TBA | [35] |
| 20 | "The Hidden Village for Half Demons" Transcription: "Han'yō no Kakurezato" (Japanese: 半妖の隠れ里) | Kento Nakagomi | Katsuhiko Chiba | Katsumi Ono | February 20, 2021 | TBA | [36] |
| 21 | "Secret of the Rainbow Pearls" Transcription: "Nijiiro Shinju no Himitsu" (Japanese: 虹色真珠の秘密) | Katsuya Ōshima | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Katsuya Ōshima | February 27, 2021 | TBA | [37] |
| 22 | "The Stolen Seal" Transcription: "Ubawareta Fūin" (Japanese: 奪われた封印) | Ayumu Ono | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Ayumu Ono | March 6, 2021 | TBA | [38] |
| 23 | "The Three Princesses Strike Back" Transcription: "Sanhime no Gyakushū" (Japanese: 三姫の逆襲) | Teruo Satō | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kazuo Terada | March 13, 2021 | TBA | [39] |
| 24 | "Sesshomaru's Daughter" Transcription: "Sesshōmaru no Musume de Aru to Iu Koto" (Japanese: 殺生丸の娘であるということ) | Teruo Satō | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Atsuo Tobe | March 20, 2021 | TBA | [40] |
Season 2 (2021–22)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [41] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [42] | English air date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "Wielding the Tenseiga" Transcription: "Tenseiga o Motsu to Iu Koto" (Japanese: 天生牙を持つということ) | Akira Toba | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Masakazu Hishida | October 2, 2021 | TBA | [43] |
| 26 | 2 | "Demon Spirit of the Sea" Transcription: "Umi no Yōrei" (Japanese: 海の妖霊) | Kento Nakagomi | Hiroko Kanasugi | Kazuo Terada | October 9, 2021 | TBA | [44] |
| 27 | 3 | "The Silver-Scale Curse" Transcription: "Ginrin no Noroi" (Japanese: 銀鱗の呪い) | Katsuya Ōshima | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Katsuya Ōshima | October 16, 2021 | TBA | TBA |
| 28 | 4 | "Shield of the Spiritual Mountain" Transcription: "Musubi Yama no Kekkai" (Japanese: 産霊山の結界) | Mitsuhiro Yoneda | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Mitsuhiro Yoneda | October 23, 2021 | TBA | TBA |
| 29 | 5 | "A Girl Named Rion" Transcription: "Rion to Iu Na no Shōjo" (Japanese: りおんという名の少女) | Ayumu Ono | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Ayumu Ono | October 30, 2021 | TBA | TBA |
| 30 | 6 | "Hisui the Demon-Slayer" Transcription: "Taijiya Hisui" (Japanese: 退治屋翡翠) | Takashi Mamezuka | Hiroko Kanasugi | Toshihiko Masuda | November 6, 2021 | TBA | TBA |
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 8, 2020). "Inuyasha Anime Gets Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon TV Spinoff This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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