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Inuyasha Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
27 Episodes 2000 - 2001
Episode 1
Toki o koeta shoujo to fun'in sareta shounen
Sat, Aug 31, 200224 mins
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.
Episode 2
Shikon no tama o nerau monotachi
Sat, Sep 7, 200224 mins
Kagome finds out that she may be in reincarnation of Kaede's late older sister; the priestess Kikyo who sealed Inuyasha with her arrow 50 years ago. Meanwhile, a Crow demon seeking the jewel comes for Kagome...
Episode 3
Honegui no ido kara tadaima!
Sat, Sep 14, 200224 mins
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.
Episode 4
Sakasagami no youma Yura
Sat, Sep 21, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 5
Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru
Sat, Sep 28, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 6
Tetsusaiga: The Phantom Sword
Sat, Oct 5, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 7
Gekitaiketsu! Sesshomaru tai Tessaiga!
Sat, Oct 12, 200224 mins
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.
Episode 8
Tonosama yôkai - Kyûjûkyû no gama
Sat, Oct 19, 200224 mins
In their travels, Inuyasha & Kagome stumble across a young Traveler who's in search of a missing princess; only to find a demon is behind hers and the disappearances of a slew of young maidens.
Episode 9
Shippo Tojo! Raiju Kyodai Manten Hiten
Sat, Oct 26, 200224 mins
On their adventure, Kagome and InuYasha encounter a tricky but adorable child fox demon: Shippo. He attempts to steal the sacred fragments in what is revealed to be an attempt to avenge his father's wrongful death by the Thunder Brothers.
Episode 10
Phantom Showdown: The Thunder Brothers vs. Tetsusaiga
Sat, Nov 2, 200224 mins
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.
Episode 11
Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask
Sat, Nov 9, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 12
The Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul
Sat, Nov 16, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 13
Shingetsu no nazo kurokami no Inuyasha
Sat, Nov 23, 200225 mins
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!
Episode 14
Kikyo's Stolen Ashes
Sat, Nov 30, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 15
Return of the Tragic Priestess, Kikyo
Sat, Dec 7, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 16
Mystical Hand of the Amorous Monk, Miroku
Sat, Dec 7, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 17
Cursed Ink of the Hell-Painter
Sat, Dec 14, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 18
Naraku and Sesshomaru Join Forces
Sat, Dec 14, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 19
Go Home to Your Own Time, Kagome!
Sat, Dec 21, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 20
Despicable Villian! The Mystery of Onigumo!
Sat, Dec 21, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 21
Naraku's True Identity
Sat, Dec 28, 200225 mins
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.
Episode 22
A Wicked Smile/Kikyo's Wandering Soul
Sat, Dec 28, 200225 mins
Kikyo, who was brought back to life, is living as a priestess. A monk, who realizes that Kikyo is dead, tries to make Kikyo pass on, but Kikyo ends up killing him. Inuyasha saves the monk's disciples and runs to Kikyo when he hears the priestess's name.
Episode 23
Kagome's Voice and Kikyo's Kiss
Tue, Jan 14, 200325 mins
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.
Episode 24
Enter Sango the Demon Slayer!
Wed, Jan 15, 200324 mins
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.
Episode 25
Naraku's Insidious Plot
Thu, Jan 16, 200325 mins
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.
Episode 26
The Secret of the Jewel of Four Souls Revealed
Fri, Jan 17, 200324 mins
Inuyasha and the others return Sango to her village to heal. Sango learns that they've taken care of burying her villagers, which prompts her to share with them the secret origins of the Sacred Jewel.
Episode 27
The Lake of the Evil Water God
Tue, Jan 21, 200324 mins
Inuyasha and the gang meet Taromaru, the son of a village leader. They go to the Temple of the Water God, where children are being sacrificed. The Water God has a sacred treasure and toys around with the group.
