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     Sōten 

Sister of Manten and Hiten. She challenges Shippo to a duel to avenge her brothers.

Voiced by: Yuko Mizutani (JP), Rebecca Shoichet (EN)


  • Arch-Enemy: To Shippo whom she thinks killed her brothers.
  • Bratty Half-Pint: She's no older then Shippo.
  • Cuteness Proximity: Kagome has the reaction, twice. First, when she believes that Sōten is a small boy, and then when she learns that Sōten is a girl, stating that this revelation is even cuter.
  • Easily Forgiven: While Shippo didn't kill her brothers as she'd thought, Inuyasha did. This doesn't seem to be a problem once her little spat with Shippo is resolved. Of course this may be due to the fact that she's far too weak to harm Inuyasha.
  • Harmless Villain: Nowhere near the level of her older brothers.
  • Revenge by Proxy: She knows that Inuyasha and Kagome played a role in her brothers' deaths, but she's aware she's no match for them, and thus settles for Shippo instead.
  • Samus Is a Girl: Shippo and the others didn't know this until Kagome started hugging her.
  • You Killed My Father: She mistakenly believes Shippo killed her brothers.
  • Villainous Crush: She apparently develops a crush on Shippo after he gives her the crayons they were fighting over.

     Tōran 

The leader of the Panther Devas and daughter of the Panther King who was the swore enemy of Inuyasha's father. She sets out to revive her father with her fellow siblings in the hope of conquering the land.

Voiced by: Yumi Touma (JP), Alison Matthew (EN), Patricia Hannidez (LA SP)


  • An Ice Person: Uses ice and freezing attacks
  • Dark Action Girl
  • Distaff Counterpart: Her personality and attitude are reminiscent of early-series Sesshōmaru.
  • Even Evil Has Loved Ones: She genuinely loves her family and was distraught by their father sacrificing them to revive himself.
  • Heel–Face Turn: After seeing her father sacrifice his own family to revive himself. As well as Sesshōmaru, whom she's been mocking through the story arc, revive her siblings. She decides to call off the feud as there nothing to fight over anymore.
  • Javelin Thrower: Uses a long double-ended lance made of ice as a throwing weapon which covers everything with ice when it strikes.
  • Pointy Ears: As with most human looking demons
  • Smug Snake: Pretty much, mostly due to seeing Sesshomaru lacking an arm and Inuyasha and his father being dead while hers is just sealed away.

     Panther Devas 

Shunran, Karan, and Shūran. Tōran's siblings who command the remnants of the Panther Tribe.

Voiced by: Shunran: Yuki Masuda (JP), Jocelyne Lowen (EN), Gaby Ugarte (LA SP)
Karan: Yoko Teppozuka (JP), Maggie Blue O'Hara (EN), Mónica Villaseñor (LA SP)
Shuran: Masaya Takatsuka (JP), Scott Logie (EN), Alfonso Mellado (LA SP)


  • The Brute: Shūran is the largest, slowest and clumsiest of the group, his lightning being a merely offensive technique.
  • Elemental Powers:
    • Playing with Fire: Karan employs fire and can either shoot fireballs or cover herself in fire.
    • Shock and Awe: Shūran can release powerful lightning from his hands.
  • Fiery Redhead: Karan has fire powers, red hair and is the most temperamental of the group.
  • Hair-Trigger Temper: Karan has the worse temper of the four.
  • Hypocritical Humor: Karan angrily complains when she and her clan members are called "cats" by Hachi and Shippo, only to call the latter "opossum".
  • Master of Illusion: Shunran's powers over flowers allow her to create illusions.

     The Lord/Panther King 

Leader of the Panther Tribe, slain by the Great Dog Youkai long ago, brought back as a mummified ghoul by sheer rancor. His servants are trying to resurrect him using the shards of the Shikon Jewel and mass sacrifice.

Voiced by: Tadahisa Saizen (JP), Scott McNeil (EN)


  • Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: He's huge, though not at the extent of the Inu Daisho.
  • Bad Boss: When his followers (and relatives) fail to give him a sacrifice of blood and souls in time, he devours the souls of Karan, Shunran and Shuran to turn back into his true form.
  • No Name Given: In the original dub he's only known as "Oyakata" (the Lord). The English dub gives him the title of Panther King.
  • Oh, Crap!: Panics when he realizes that the strength and living form he aquired are about to vanish.
  • Panthera Awesome: Takes the form of a gigantic humanoid panther with horns and a samurai regalia.
  • Revive Kills Zombie: He's defeated when Sesshoumaru uses Tenseiga to bring the sacrificed Deva back to life, turning him back into his weaker mummified form.
  • The Undead

    Ayame 
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Ayame is a wolf youkai princess, grandaughter of the well-respected leader of a tribe allied with Koga's. She claims to be Koga's fiancee, though he says he doesn't remember any such thing.

Voiced by: Yumi Kakazu (JP), Natalie Walters (EN), Patricia Acevedo (LA SP), Eleonora Leti (IT)

     Akitoki Hojo 
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The ancestor of Hōjō, one of Kagome's classmates whom Inyasha's group have run into from time to time.

Voiced by: Yuji Ueda (JP), Matt Smith (EN), Benjamín Rivera (LA SP)


  • Accidental Pervert: Accidentally stumbled upon Kagome and Sango while they were bathing.
  • Hopeless Suitor: Yet another suitor who's smitten with Kagome (which was even speculated by her when she saw Hojo's family history and noticed someone with the name "Kagome" on it) but notices that she and Inuyasha have feelings for each other. The Kagome on the family tree was another woman whom Akitoki had fallen for after leaving the group. It wasn't even her real name (it's Suzuka), he had requested she change it.
  • The Klutz: Is undeniably clumsy.
  • Naked First Impression: His first encounter Kagome and Sango while they're bathing in a hot spring, but neither of them knew he was there.
  • Patrick Stewart Speech: Delivers one to Hoshiyomi about human nature and how it makes them strong.
  • Sixth Ranger: Well somewhat, he lacks fighting skills but fits in quite well with the group.

     Botan and Momiji 
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A sibling duo of rookie mikos who are duped by Tsubaki into attacking Inuyasha's group in the anime.

Voiced by: Chinami Nishimura (Botan, JP) and Shiho Kikuchi (Momiji, JP), Nicole Bouma (Botan, EN) and Alexandra Carter (Momiji, EN); María Fernanda Morales (Botan, LA SP) and Patricia Acevedo (Momiji, LA SP)

    Izumo/Gyu Oh 
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An half demon who's cursed to turn into an ox demon every night. He's trying to create artificials Shikon Jewels to cure his status.

Voiced by: Dai Matsumoto (JP), Lee Tockar (EN), Alberto Caneva [Izumo] and Roberto Draghetti [Gyu Oh] (IT)

  • Alas, Poor Villain: He dies just as the sun rises due to his human form being unable to handle the miasma from the fake Sacred Jewels. In his last moments he asks Kagome if he can truly die as a human, and she feels pity for him.
  • Carry a Big Stick: As Gyu Oh wields a wooden club embedded with fake Shikon Jewels.
  • Death by Irony: When the sun rises, the Fake Shikon Jewels in his body poison and kill him. His last words were asking Kagome if he's going to die as a human. His body is left with his upper half in human form and his lower half in demon form.
  • Fantastic Racism: A victim of this, when Orochidayu is slain by Inuyasha he tries to give orders to the surviving demons who refuses to obey a Half Demon like him, forcing him to make an example of their strongest member to make them obey him.
  • Foil: To Inuyasha. Both are half-demons and as such, were rejected by both humans and demons. Both also coveted the Jewel for their own desires. However, Inuyasha initially desired the Jewel to become fully demon (prior to his Character Development) while Izumo/Gyu Oh wants to use the Jewel to become fully human. Inuyasha was born to a human mother and demon father while Izumo/Gyu Oh was born to a demon mother and human father. And Inuyasha never willingly kills a human (with the exception of Bankotsu), while Izumo/Gyu Oh seems more than willing to severely harm or even kill them to achieve his goal. Even their views are in opposition; while Izumo/Gyu Oh is noticeably pessimistic, hating their existence as a half-demon, Inuyasha accepts how he was born and makes the most of who he is and what he can do.
  • Friend to All Living Things: As Izumo, birds seems to be naturally attracted by him, while as Gyu Oh only the revolting Shibugarasu approach him, much to his dismay.
  • Genius Bruiser: Oxen and bovine creatures are usually portrayed as dumb or stupid, but Gyu Oh is far from this stereotype, as he managed to built several artificial (though weaker) Shikon Jewels, and as Izumo he's an accomplished scholar.
  • Half-Human Hybrid: Half-bull demon. Unlike most other half-demons in the series, his father was a human and his mother a demon. His demon side also only manifests at night, and he appears normal during the day.
  • Hoist by His Own Petard: He ingests a large quantity of his fake Shikon Jewels to go One-Winged Angel and fight Inuyasha, but the toxic properties of the fakes, which are fatal to humans, end up killing him when he turns back with the sunrise.
  • I Control My Minions Through...: He controls most of his lesser demon allies by paying them off with the fake Shikon Jewels, and by having a full demon that they respect more to give the direct orders. Once he takes direct control, he's not afraid to use violence to make them follow his orders.
  • Jekyll & Hyde: A more radical variation; Izumo turns into the monstrous Gyu Oh at night, whom is first introduced as an entirely separate demon that attacks the group. To an extent, Izumo treats his nighttime self as if it's another person, with Kagome having to point out to him that he is still Izumo even when he's in his bull form.
  • Meaningful Name: Gyu Oh translates as "Ox King", a nod to the Journey to the West character Ox Demon King.
  • Our Minotaurs Are Different: He's a minotaur-looking demon.
  • Tragic Monster: Izumo is genuinely a good person and a well-traveled intellectual, but, y'know, turning into a savage bull demon every single night will probably be bad for your sanity. There's also the fact that, like Inuyasha, he's earned the scorn of humans and gentle creatures with his demon form, while on the opposite end demons despise him for being half human.
  • Warrior Poet: Izumo is a very poetic individual who occasionally spouts poems as he talks. He retains this as Gyu Oh.

    Orochidayu's gang 

A group of Youkai lead by a snake demon called Orochidayu, who's using Izumo's skills to create and use fake Shikon Jewels to become stronger. Notable members outside Orochidayu include a Tsukumo Toad named Gamajiro, a nameless monkey Youkai and a duo composed by a spider demon and a one-horned Oni named Tsuchigumo and Ikkaku.

Orochidayu is voiced by: Daiki Nakamura (JP), Colin Murdock (EN), Alejandro Illescas (LA SP)
Gamajiro is voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (JP), Ward Perry (EN)

  • Bait-and-Switch Boss: Orochidayu is introduced as seemingly the leader of the gang and villain of the episode... but after his death, Gyu Oh takes over.
  • The Dragon: Gamajiro to Orochidayu and later Gyu Oh.
  • Horn Attack: Ikkaku is a demon who can clash against Tessaiga with his single horn.
  • I Can Still Fight!: Tsuchigumo has half of his body destroyed by the Wind Scar, but still moves around before being killed.
  • Maniac Monkeys: The nameless macaque demon who tries to take over the gang after Orochidayu's death.
  • Reused Character Design: Orochidayu, Gamajiro and the crows are identical to previously-appeared demons, namely the false Suijin, Tsukumo Toad and the Shibugarasu.
  • Scaled Up: Orochidayu turns into a giant green snake to kill Inuyasha, but he's quickly killed by Kagome and him.
  • Tsuchigumo and Jorogumo: Tsuchigumo resembles a large spider with a barrel body, legs on the sides and a demonic head. He can spit webs from his mouth.
  • Villainous Glutton: Gamajiro makes hungry comments over the imprisoned human souls in his eggs, despite being ordered to leave them alone.
  • We Have Reserves: The named ones use the promise of a whole fake Jewel to motivate the lesser members in battle.

    Garamaru 
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A moth demon and the brother of Gatenmaru.

Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (JP), Mark Oliver (EN)

  • Avenging the Villain: Defied: he laughs it off when Inuyasha asks him if he's coming after them to avenge Gatenmaru's death.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: He finds Gatenmaru's tendency to suck human blood abhorrent and generally considers him a poor excuse for a member of the Moth Clan.
  • Facial Markings: Red stripes on his cheeks.
  • Fate Worse than Death: His feeding technique consists in sending people in a coma by implanting his "alter ego" in their bodies and cocoon them: the victim then is forced to live his worst nightmares before having his soul and body consumed by the alter ego and turn into moth youkai.
  • Makeup Is Evil: He wears purple lipstick.
  • Master of Illusion: When he's gone for good, it's revealed that his entire forest was an illusion.
  • No Ontological Inertia: Averted, when Inuyasha kills him with a Wind Scar, his alter ego keep consuming the rest of the group.
  • Sissy Villain: While not as girly as Gatenmaru, he's still quite effeminate.
  • Youkai: A moth youkai.

    Hoshiyomi 
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Once a powerful ninja demon, he was in love with Tsukiyomi, a human woman. However, he was possessed by the dark powers of the Naginata of Kenkon, forged by Kaijimbo, and turned evil.

Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (JP), Michael Dobson (EN), Salvador Delgado (LA SP), Giuliano Bonetto (IT)

  • Alas, Poor Villain: As he dies, he feels relief. The heroes even have a makeshift funeral for him and Tsukuyomi, with Inuyasha openly sympathizing with him.
  • Battle Couple: After falling in love with Tsukiyomi, he fought demons by her side.
  • Casting a Shadow
  • Couple Theme Naming: Hoshiyomi means Star of the Underworld and his lover Tsukiyomi's name means "Moon of the Underworld".
  • Doppelgänger Attack: He has the ability to create copies of himself in battle to confuse his enemies.
  • Double Weapon: The two blades of the naginata can actually be removed and reattached.
  • Evil Weapon: The naginata is what drove him crazy and evil.
  • Facial Markings: He has purple stripes on his forehead and cheeks.
  • Fallen Hero: Used to a Noble Demon who only wanted to protect his lover, then lost it
  • Heartbroken Badass: It's complicated.
  • Heel–Face Turn: Did one, thanks to Tsukiyomi. However, it didn't last thanks to the Naginata.
  • Interspecies Romance: He's a demon and his lover Tsukiyomi was human.
  • Irony: He originally got the naginata that made him go crazy to actually help his beloved Tsukiyomi, since he didn't want her to work herself to death.
  • Monster/Slayer Romance: Like Inuyasha and Kikyo, Hoshiyomi is a demon who fell in love with a woman with strong spiritual powers that she used to exterminate evil demons.
  • Ninja
  • Omnicidal Maniac: When possessed by the naginata, he decides to create a black hole to destroy humanity and possibly all of existence. This is especially jarring, especially since most of the villains just want power, killing and eating.
  • Outside-Context Problem: Most villains including the Big Bad are merely selfish egotists that want things their way and kill whatever disrupts them. It's jarring to see a villain that wants to destroy everything due to personal tragedy.
  • Pointy Ears: As many humanlike youkai, he has pointed ears.
  • Star-Crossed Lovers: When he started becoming corrupted by his Evil Weapon, his lover Tsukiyomi betrayed him and sealed him away. Tsukiyomi wanted to set him free, but breaking the spear in half took all of her life energy and she died before she could release Hoshiyomi.
  • Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: He thought Tsukiyomi betrayed him, so he decided to destroy all humanity with a black hole, thanks to the naginata.

     Tsukiyomi 
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Hoshiyomi's girlfriend, and a powerful Magical Girl Warrior in her own right. Tragedy struck and Hoshiyomi was consumed by the demonic energy from his Evil Weapon.

Voiced by: Yuri Amano (JP), Marÿke Hendrikse (EN), Laura Torres (LA SP)


    The Four Ninja Demons 
The four demons serving Hoshiyomi, they're named and based after the Four Gods of the Si Ling. They're Seiryu (a snake demon), Suzaku (bird demon), Byakko (tiger demon) and Genbu (turtle demon).

Seiryuu is voiced by: Tadahisa Saizen (JP), Colin Murdock (EN), Alejandro Mayén (LA SP)
Suzaku is voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata (JP), Andrew Toth (EN), Carlos Hernández (LA SP)
Byakko is voiced by: Masahito Kawanago (JP), Michael Kopsa (EN), Víctor Delgado (LA SP)
Genbu is voiced by: Kazunari Tanaka (JP), Trevor Devall (EN), Jorge Roldán (LA SP)

  • Large Ham: The Italian dub downplays Suzaku's camp behaviour in favour of giving him moments of hamminess and Antiquated Linguistics which annoy his companions.
  • Mesa Crowd: They're capable of creating clones of themselves.
  • Ninja: All of them
  • One-Winged Angel: Suzaku turns into a giant red bird, Byakko becomes a sort of tiger man, Genbu grows a turtle shell on his back. The only exception is Seiryu, who grows dark green hair.
  • Panthera Awesome: Byakko.
  • Red Baron: Suzaku of the Flower, Byakko of the Snow, Seiryu of the Moon and Genbu of the Darkness.
  • Reptiles Are Abhorrent: Seiryu and Genbu.
  • Stalker with a Crush: Suzaku towards Hojo and Seiryu towards Sango.

     Sara Asano 

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A princess that fell for Sesshomaru when he slaughtered the army that was attacking her family. However, after tragedy strikes and she is totally broken, she returns with a darker purpose.

Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa (JP), Tabitha St. Germain (EN), Yotzmit Ramírez (LA SP)


  • Anti-Villain
  • Deal with the Devil: Like how Onigumo became Naraku, Sara became a half-demon when she let demons possess her body in exchange for a longer life and obtaining the person she loved.
  • Decoy Damsel: She makes herself pass as a girl named Umineko who is about to be offered as a Human Sacrifice to the demon Umigami.
  • Despair Event Horizon: Her dad had been Driven to Suicide after not being able to defeat Sesshomaru, her clan was in tatters, and Sara was about to die of illness.
  • Elegant Classical Musician: She was a very skilled flute player.
  • Florence Nightingale Effect: Also subverted, as while Sara kept company to an injured Sesshomaru and he didn't exactly hate her, he didn't love her like she did.
  • Go Out with a Smile: She passes away smiling at Sesshomaru.
  • Half-Human Hybrid: After selling her soul to some youkai, she became a hanyou. Like with Onigumo, however, the youkai double-crossed her and took control of her body for their own agenda, promising her that her volition will forever be suppressed and that she will be unable to do anything or pass on into the afterlife.
  • In Love with Your Carnage: She fell in love with Sesshomaru as he annihilated an enemy army.
  • Parental Marriage Veto: While Sesshomaru wasn't planning to marry Sara, her father Souju heard that she liked the demon and tried to pull this. Things went From Bad to Worse immediately afterwards.
  • Reduced to Dust: Once she's freed from the demons, her body dissolves into ash.
  • Rescue Romance: Subverted. Sesshomaru didn't rescue her, he mostly happened to be passing in the middle of the army.
  • Unrequited Tragic Maiden: She fell in love with the demon Sesshomaru and even though the feeling wasn't mutual, her father was so outraged by this that he tried to send his army to attack Sesshomaru. Of course it didn't work and Sara's father was so traumatized by Sesshomaru's power that he went insane and committed suicide. Soon after, Sara succumbed to an illness which would leave her with a few days left to live. On her deathbed, Sara remembered Sesshomaru and desperately wished to see him one more time. A legion of demons heard her plea and enticed her with the chance to meet with him again. With nothing to lose, she allowed the demons to take over her body. Now a half-demon, she tries to steal Tessaiga from Inuyasha so Sesshomaru loves her back. However, the demons were just using her to try and kill Sesshomaru. In the end, Sesshomaru slays the demons and frees Sara who becomes ashes as she smiles at her beloved.
  • Willing Channeler: As she lay on her deathbed, she willingly gave herself up to youkai to extend her life so she express her feelings for Sesshoumaru to him, becoming a hanyou in the process. Unfortunately, the youkai subsequently took complete control, undermining her goals in order to accomplish their own agenda of killing Sesshoumaru.
  • Yandere

     Chokyukai 

A naginata-wielding boar demon who claims to be the descendant of Cho Hakkai, the one and the same from Journey to the West. Alongside a pathethically weak duo consisting in a monkey demon and a kappa (the descendents of Son Goku and Sa Gojo) he kidnaps girls for his harem, using a magic circlet to make them love him.

Voiced by: Ritsuo Sawa (JP), Peter New (EN)


  • Abhorrent Admirer: He tries to woo any pretty girl in sight, but he's not exactly a looker... or chivalrous for that matter.
  • Ascended Extra: In the manga, a naginata-wielding boar youkai makes a brief appearence before getting stomped on by Entei, with Hakudoshi taking his naginata. In the anime, he took it from a different demon, Rengokuki (Entei's former master).
  • Butt-Monkey: He gets no respect from his opponents and is considered a joke.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: That being said, he's able to fight toe to toe with a Tessaiga-wielding Inuyasha, so he's not all talk.
  • Full-Boar Action: A humanoid boar Yokai claiming to be the descendant of the legendary Cho Hakkai.
  • Harem Seeker: He has already kindapped dozens of girls, but he still wants more.
  • Love Potion: He carries around certain magical circlets which makes anyone who wear them (even Inuyasha and Miroku) fall in love with Chokyukai. Luckily, they're easy to remove.
  • Running Gag: People calling him either Pig Demon or, in Kagome's case, Pork. Every time he angrily specifies that he's a boar demon.
  • Shot in the Ass: Kagome ultimately banish him by pinning the chinese exorcism on her arrow and shooting it right into Cho Kyukai's ass.
  • Shout-Out: To the renown Chinese novel Journey to the West.
  • Small Name, Big Ego: In his second appearence he fears that Hakudoshi, who's been beheading powerful demons to see the netherworld, is after his head. The latter doesn't even register his presence and let Entei snort him away.
  • Spared by the Adaptation: In the manga, the demon he's based on is killed pretty soon. In the anime he was alive in his last appearence.

     Ungai 

A leader of monks who has a passionate hatred towards demons.


  • Bullying a Dragon: While defeating demons is his job, his first encounter with Sesshomaru could have ended messily if he didn't try to attack him first. Sesshomaru wasn't even going to fight him and his group, and used Tokinjin to get the hell out of dodge. The second time, Sesshomaru has shown he's immune to their magic and Sesshommaru was close to transforming into his real form, but uses a shockwave to defeat him and his monks without killing them.
  • Curbstomp Battle: Kills a demon by luring it in a trap. Sesshomaru would later do this to him at the receiving end. He was damn lucky Rin was present. Otherwise, he would've been dead.
  • Fantastic Racism: He has an intense hatred for demons, regardless if they're good or evil. He happens to find a human Inuyasha, who turned into human during that night due to the new moon.
  • Good Is Not Nice: He is a good man, but his Fantastic Racism towards demons paints him in this light, especially when the protagonists tells him the demons in their group aren't evil.
  • Jerkass Realization: He couldn't comprehend why humans would be willing to follow demons, especially with Rin when he tries to persuade her from continuing to follow Sesshomaru. Rin for her part chose to follow Sesshomaru out of loyalty for him, and when he asks Kagome why Inuyasha is with them, he decided to drop his question.
  • Warrior Monk: He is a monk who goes by with his group defeating every demon he sees.

Movies

     Menomaru 
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The Big Bad of the first Movie, a powerful moth demon from Asia, but he and his father were defeated by Inuyasha's father and sealed inside the Tree of Ages. Released by a fragment of the Shikon Jewel, he's now back with revenge.

Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (JP), Vincent Gale (EN), Alessandro Quarta (IT)

     Ruri and Hari 
Menomaru's servants who aid in his evil plan.

Ruri voiced by: (Ruri) Hekiru Shiina (JP), Venus Terzo (EN), Laura Lenghi (IT)
Hari voiced by: Tomoko Kawakami (JP), Lalania Lindjberg (EN), Georgia Lepore (IT)

  • Assimilation Backfire: Ruri copies Miroku's Wind Tunnel for her own use, and this hits her hard when she later deliberately expands it with a knife to gain an edge over Miroku, only to quickly lose control of it and be consumed.
  • The Beastmaster: Hari who takes control of Kirara and turns her against Sango.
  • Didn't Think This Through: Ruri really should have done more research on the Wind Tunnel before she copied it.
  • Dual Wielding: Hari wields a couple of dao as her weapons.
  • Half the Man He Used to Be: Hari ends up getting this via Sango's boomerang. Doesn't quite kill her but her master going One-Winged Angel and sucking in souls at the worst possible time does the trick.
  • Hoist by His Own Petard: Ruri who tries to even the deadlock against Miroku's Wind Tunnel by expanding hers. However she winds up losing control and ends up sucked into it.
  • Moral Myopia: Hari sees the beasts she commands as her slaves, to be used or disposed of at her whim. When Menomaru takes her soul when he feels that she is no longer useful, Hari becomes heartbroken, begging her master for a second chance as she dies.
  • Power Copying: Ruri who copies Miroku's Wind Tunnel for her own.
  • You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Hari sees the beasts under her command as nothing but slaves, to be used or disposed of as she sees fit. If they break her control or are rendered helpless, she kills them without a second thought. Hari herself becomes a victim of this trope when her own master steals her soul to power himself, apparently having decided that she was no longer useful to him.

    Princess Kaguya 
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The Big Bad of the second movie. The legendary maiden found in a bamboo stalk, this one is actually a powerful demon who devoured the real Princess and disguised as her. Confined inside a mirror, she's freed by Kanna and Kagura and tries to bring forth the "Eternal Night".

Voiced by: Mieko Harada (JP), Nicole Oliver (EN), Monica Ward (IT)

  • 2D Visuals, 3D Effects: Her "smoke blob form" is created through CGI, using 8 polygons.
  • Barrier Warrior: Can make barriers capable of repelling attacks.
  • Big Bad Wannabe: Presented as the Big Bad of the movie, resurfacing after Naraku's apparent death but in reality the whole thing is a gambit by the latter to lure her out and have Inuyasha's group eliminate her for him.
  • Cool Sword: Makes a giant golden sword out of her hairpin.
  • The Corrupter: She almost manages to permanently transform Inuyasha into his demon form.
  • Dark Action Girl: One of the strongest in the series
  • Dead Person Impersonation: It's not the real Princess Kaguya. She's a demon who's long since killed her and just took her name and form.
  • Evil Costume Switch: When she appears for the first time, she wears the typical Yamato Nadeshiko style dress. After revealing her true nature, she dons a skimpier outfit complete with cape and breast bands.
  • Evil Versus Evil: The promo materials made it look like she might be yet another one of Naraku's mooks. They most certainly are not friends, though in the scheme of the movie, she's the bigger threat.
  • Fantastic Racism: She hates half-demons even more than your typical youkai.
  • Faux Affably Evil: Kaguya puts on a regal air but she's a vicious elitist and self-centred demon bent on killing all that lives.
  • God Guise: According to Kagura, she was a demon who obtained immortality by devouring the real Princess Kaguya and pretends to be a goddess.
  • Green Thumb: She can grow flora like Menomaru, but uses it for more combative uses,
  • Hair-Trigger Temper: During her true form.
  • The Heavy: While the film winds up being an added arc where Naraku tries to power-grab her and escape she functions as the primary antagonist the heroes are faced with for most of the film, having a personal connection to Miroku, whose grandfather she had battled and been sealed by.
  • It's All About Me: Unlike other villains, she's overwhelmingly selfish in her goal (namely, ruling over a world where the time is frozen and nothing is alive.)
  • Manipulative Bitch: No Naraku by any means, but is still very manipulative
  • No Body Left Behind: Deprived of the Celestial Robe, she's hit by Inu Yasha's attack and turns into a handful of cherry blossoms.
  • Noodle Incident: It's implied she had an old score with Naraku in the past, but it is never elaborated upon. All that is known is that they were both enemies of Miroku's grandfather, and whatever grudge they had with each other was serious enough for Naraku to fake his own death simply to lure her out of hiding.
  • Not Quite Dead: After being seemingly vaporized by Inuyasha's Wind Scar, she reappers as a dark cloud to make one last attack on Kagome, but is ultimately sucked in the Wind Tunnel.
  • Out-Gambitted: By Naraku at the end, naturally.
  • Sealed Evil in a Can: Was sealed in a mirror. She spend the first part of the movie still inside it.
  • Time Stands Still: The effects of the Eternal Night.
  • Vain Sorceress

    So'Unga 
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The Big Bad of the third movie. Literally "Fang of the Gathering Clouds", was a demonic sword owned by Inuyasha's father, and more powerful than Tenseiga or Tessaiga, having the ability to summon 100 dead souls from hell. Is the main villain in the third movie, manipulating the actions of Inuyasha and later Takemaru.

Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (JP), Rino Bolognesi (IT)

  • Big Bad: Of the third movie.
  • Body Horror: When possessing Inuyasha and later a nameless Oni, it sprouts tentacles that pierce his hand and anchor it to the hilt.
  • Combat Tentacles: Grows some on Inuyasha while trying to possess him.
  • Demonic Possession: Inflict this on everyone who holds it with Toga being the only one to resist its influences.
  • Evil Weapon: Unlike Tenseiga and Tessaiga, this sword is extremely evil.
  • Inconsistent Spelling: Becomes "Songa" in the Italian dub.
  • Manipulative Bastard: He attempts to manipulate people by playing on their greatest resentments. He succeeds in doing this with Takemaru and uses him as a host.
  • Night of the Living Mooks: Can raise the corpses of a hundred people and demons.
  • One-Winged Angel: Develops a self-reliant body for itself after Takemaru lets go of his anger and dies in peace when he realizes that Izayoi wanted him to live and that he always loved her.
  • Sealed Evil in a Can: It was apparently a demonic weapon which Inuyasha's father took as his own to quell its demonic influence and keep it at bay. He ordered the spirit Saya to seal the sword's power in the scabbard after his death.
  • Unholy Nuke: Gokuryuuha (Hell Dragon Wave, "Dragon Twister" in the dub). This energy typhoon is so powerful and baleful that not even Tessaiga's Bakuryuuha can do anything to it.
  • Zombie Apocalypse: Not only it can bring the dead back to life as revenants, but when going all out it can open an hole between the netherworld and the world of the living, which would result in the living dead roaming the land.

    Takemaru 
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Secondary antagonist of the third movie, he was a samurai lord who was in love with Izayoi, Inuyasha's mother, and tried to kill her out of jealousy because she loved Inuyasha's father, the Great Dog Demon. He's resurrected as a wraith by So'unga, so that the sword may have a wielder.

Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto (JP), Jonathan Holmes (EN), Cristian Iasante (IT)

  • Alas, Poor Villain: In his final moments, he realizes his hatred toward Izayoi was misplaced and that he always loved her.
  • Came Back Wrong: Resurrected as a revenant zombie.
  • The Dragon: To So'Unga.
  • Empowered Badass Normal: He was a highly skilled samurai before being brought back as a Nigh-Invulnerable zombie.
  • Evil Weapon: The source of his powers to boot.
  • Healing Factor: Thanks to his new form he can regenerate at will.
  • Heart Broken Badass: He was in love with Izayoi but she instead fell in love with the Inu no Taisho.
  • Heel Realization: He always loved Izayoi dearly and never resented her. He is able to die in peace when he realizes this.
  • Hoist by Their Own Petard: Ends up being killed finally by Inuyasha, who he had attempted to kill before birth.
  • Hopeless Suitor: In love with Izayoi but couldn't have her as she was in love with the Inu no Taisho.
  • Horned Humanoid: After bonding with Sesshomaru's severed arm he grows a single horn on the right side of his head.
  • If I Can't Have You…: He kills Izayoi after he realizes that she will never love him. Also probably to kill the child she is giving birth to. He looks back when he realizes he failed in killing the child when he hears his first cries but doesn't have time to finish the job after the father storms in.
  • Love Makes You Evil: Seriously, he nearly killed Inuyasha's mother just because she loved a demon.
  • Master Swordsman: Capable of taking on Sesshomaru in a fair fight.
  • Meaningful Name: His name means "In the heat of the moment" This suits him perfectly.
  • Noodle Incident: We don't know the precise nature of his relationship with Izayoi. It's possible they were more than just associates since she seems to have cared enough about him to try and save him from the wrath of the Inu no Taisho (her own husband), who she knows Takemaru is no match against.
  • One-Man Army: He wipes out an entire army of samurai before taking their keep as his own.
  • Red Eyes, Take Warning: Upon his resurrection, his eyes are blood red.
  • Villainous Valour: Even as he's dying, he fights the great dog demon to the death in a burning house. He was probably powered by his jealousy over Izayoi's feelings for her husband.
  • Would Hurt a Child: He attempts to kill Izayoi probably also in an effort to kill her child before it can be born. On top of that, he is willing to kill Rin and Kagome since they remind him of Izayoi.

    The Shitoshin 
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The main villains of the Fourth Movie. The Shitoshin (Four War Gods) were four powerful great demon lords that invaded Horaijima but got their power source removed, forcing them to stay on the island. The four members are (again) based on the Four Guardian Gods and are named Ryuura (Dragon), Kyora (Phoenix), Jura (Tiger) and Goura (Turtle).

Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna [Ryuura], Takeshi Kusao [Jura], Nobuo Tobita [Kyora], Tadahisa Saizen [Goura] (JP), Kristian Ayre [Ryuura], Jason Simpson [Jura], Ted Cole [Kyora], Ward Perry [Goura] (EN), Fabrizio Vidale [Ryuura], Laura Boccanera [Kyora], Massimo Bitossi [Jura], Emiliano Ragno [Goura] (IT)

  • Achilles' Heel: Goura is seemingly invincible, but when Kagome aims the sacred arrow at his true face (located on the forehead of the turtle-dragon head) the barrier dissipates, allowing Inuyasha to inflict him a fatal wound.
  • Animal Motifs: See above in the description.
  • Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: Goura is a colossal turtle-dragon demon.
  • Ax-Crazy: All of them, though Jura is the worst.
  • Badass Normal: Jura is the only member who does not use any kind of energy or magic for his attacks.
  • BFG: Jura's Thunder Cannon. Like with Kyora, it's implied he took it from Kujaku's companion.
  • BFS: Ryuura's Fujinga and Raijinga swords.
  • Big Bad Duumvirate: The four share a combined blood lust and though Goura seems the least involved thanks to the lack of dialogue, they're all together on the plot to sacrifice half-demon children to allow their island to appear to the outside world so they can go forth and fight.
  • Blood Magic: Goura uses a blood sample extracted from Kikyo 50 years ago to create a clone of her.
  • Calling Your Attacks: Aside from Goura, we have Jura's Seitenhou (Azure Heaven Cannon), Kyora's Ennetsucho (Scorching Fire Birds) and Kujakusen (Peacock's Fan) and Ryuura's two attacks, Chiryo Fuuin (Earthly Spirit's Wind Seal) and Tenryo Kinrai (Heavenly Spirit's Golden Lightning).
  • Dual Wielding: Ryuura wields two huge scimitars in battle. The one with the silver engravings controls wind, the one with the golden engravings has power over thunder.
  • Dude Looks Like a Lady: Kyora. He even becomes a woman in the Italian dub.
  • Expy: They all look like previous villains of the series: Ryuura resembles Bankotsu, Jura resembles a recolored Suikotsu with Renkotsu's weapon, Kyora is a pastiche of Jakotsu and Abihime while Goura has a humanoid face on his monster head like Ryuukotsusei.
  • Friendly Fireproof: Aversion, Jura is defeated when Miroku uses his Wind Tunnel to drag some of Goura's bullets on Jura's back, allowing Sango to slay him while he was blocked by the attack.
  • The Four Gods: Unlike the filler Shinobi Youkai, they look more the part.
  • A God Am I: They claim to be gods. Both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru call them deluded.
  • Guyliner: Kyora's lipstick.
  • Kaiju: Goura, an island-sized turtle.
  • One-Winged Angel: They all get a power up after retrieving their power orbs, while Jura transform into a bigger and feral humanoid with spiked shoulders after losing his Seitenhou. They also merge in a grotesque, asura-like monster with the bodies of the three members and Goura's shell.
  • Overly-Long Tongue: Goura has one in his real mouth which he uses to ensnare Kikyou and suck her blood.
  • Paper Fan of Doom: Kyora's weapon, which he took from Kujaku a former vassal of the Inu no Taisho who tried to stop them.
  • Playing with Fire: Kyora and Goura to some extent. The former can unleash fireblasts and summon birds made of fire, the latter breathes fire and shoots fiery meteors from the shell.
  • Sealed Evil in a Can: They're confined to the island, and while they're dangerous, they cannot fully reform and get their power as long as their respective four orbs are kept sealed inside the island's sacred furnace. Unfortunately, the furnace requires the sacrifice of an Han'yo child to stay sealed.
  • The Speechless: Aside from some Evil Laugh, Goura doesn't speak.
  • The Worf Effect: Subverted with Goura, who's the first to face the heroes and dies fighting Kagome and Inuyasha, but is then revived by his orb and is the last Shitoshin to die.
  • Worthy Opponent: Sesshomaru for Kyora. At least, this is what the latter think.

     Kikyo Clone 
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A clone of Kikyo who had been hibernating in an artificial womb for 50 years. She was created from a blood sample taken from the real Kikyo 50 years prior to the events of the movie to do the Shitoshin's bidding. She is a soulless body with no will of her own. She is unleashed to seduce and kill Inuyasha.


  • Ambiguously Human: Revealed to have fangs prior to her demise.
  • Artificial Human
  • Composite Character: A clone of Kikyo who wears Midoriko's clothing and wields the latter's weapon.
  • Deadly Hug: When Inuyasha can't kill her, she embraces him and seems poised to bite into his neck before the real Kikyo shows up and takes her down.
  • Dropped a Bridge on Him: She's foreshadowed throughout most of the movie but killed very quickly and effortlessly by Kikyo.
  • Emotionless Girl: She has no will of her own and wears a blank expression on her face.
  • "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: Inuyasha initially tries this on her, but gives it up when he realizes it's not the real Kikyo.
  • Innocent Fanservice Girl: She's completely naked for most of the movie. There's a few camera pans showing off her butt and legs.
  • Lightning Bruiser: Unlike the real Kikyo, she wields a sword and is fast and strong enough to physically fight Inuyasha on an even footing.
  • Naked on Arrival
  • Shapeshifter Guilt Trip: Inuyasha manages to overpower her, but can't bring himself to finish her off; the real Kikyo shows up at that moment and kills her before berating Inuyasha for letting himself be tricked by the fake.
  • The Speechless: Not once does she speak, however, don't know if she's this trope or The Voiceless.
  • Surprisingly Creepy Moment: In her last moments, she suddenly opened her mouth revealing FANGS! Had the real Kikyo not shown up and killed her right then and there, Inuyasha's idiocy at that moment would have most certainly gotten him killed.

Video Games

    Janis 
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The protagonist of the DS game "Secret of the Divine Jewel."

    Michiru/Kaname Kururugi 
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Kaname
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Michiru

The protagonist of the PS2 game Secret of the Cursed Mask.

Voiced by: Takashi Kondo (Male, JP), Sean Broadhurst (Male, EN), Ryōko Nagata (JP, Female), Carol-Anne Day (EN, Female)

  • Audience Surrogate: Oh heck yes, and a rather awesome example, at that. He/she quickly becomes very useful thanks to the Shikigami powers and is integral in solving some of the major problems that come up (for example, one of his/her powers is essential to taking away enemy barriers so attacks will actually damage them). He/she's the "player character". Not to mention that given that Kururugi can "hook up" with one of the members of the group, he/she's also a "fanboy/fangirl surrogate". Although that last part's kind of spoiled during the ending when Kururugi is sent back to the modern era...unless it's Kagome's ending, since of course Kagome lives in the modern era as well, so they can meet up pretty quickly.
  • But Now I Must Go: How his/her story arc ends.
  • Calling Your Attacks: Since Kururugi must rely on the powers of Shikigami in order to use any of his/her moves, every attack gets its own phrase.
  • Canon Name: The default names of the male and female Kururugi are Michiru and Kaname respectively.
  • Character Development: When Kururugi is first sent to the Feudal era, he/she's a fish out of water and is upset that there are no supermarkets around and his/her cell phone doesn't work. Then he/she is granted "Shikigami" powers, and eventually develops into a brave warrior in his/her own right. Also, in another example albeit a more minor case, Kururugi eventually learns (through his/her optional "romance" arc should the player choose to become especially close to a specific member of the group) to be more true to his/her feelings.
  • Guide Dang It!: It's possible for Kaname (and not Michiru, since he isn't gay or bisexual) to end up with Sesshomaru of all people... but that requires a convoluted effort to not only not build up much affection with the other group members but also to do all the Sesshomaru events in the right order when you get them so you don't miss any. And at one point you have to choose to worry about Rin instead of your friends, but the impact of the choice isn't apparent right away. You'll only know you're on the right track if the "profile picture" on your save file suddenly has Sesshomaru's picture on it instead of one of the group members' pictures.
    • On the other hand, it can be surprisingly easy to get the Sesshomaru ending, even if you wanted to get a different ending. All that's required is to worry about Rin and trigger the random event on the road to Castle Town when it's available towards the end of the game; seeing the other random events involving Sesshomaru is not necessary.
  • Hello, [Insert Name Here]: Because the player can change Kururugi's first name, said first name is never uttered during audible dialogue. As shown in the opening cutscene, s/he's apparently on a Last-Name Basis with his/her friends.
  • Level-Up at Intimacy 5: Michiru/Kaname Kururugi can learn more "team-up" techniques depending on which member of the group Kururugi chooses to spend his/her days off with. (This is also indirectly how the others learn different "team-up" techniques, since if Kururugi pairs up with one of the group, the rest of the group must then pair up with different people for their days off).
  • Nice Guy
  • Schrödinger's Player Character: Some plot details change slightly depending on whether you pick Michiru, the boy, or Kaname, the girl. For example, the senior citizen "Kakuju" whom you meet early in the game is an old woman if you pick Michiru, and an old man if you pick Kaname, so Kakuju is always the opposite sex of whomever you pick as the player character. Likewise, if you pick Michiru, the antagonist "Utsugi" turns out to be a man, and it's a fake person who looks like your identical ancestor. Utsugi is also your identical ancestor (not really) if you pick Kaname, but Utsugi is female instead. So unlike Kakuju, Utsugi is always the same sex as whomever you pick as the player character. This is a major plot point; you find out near the end of the game that Kakuju and the real Utsugi were lovers, but Utsugi died and Kakuju created fake versions instead. And since the real Utsugi is your identical ancestor, this is why both Kakuju and Utsugi are each a different sex depending on whom you pick.
  • Squishy Wizard: S\He serves as this to the group.
  • Took a Level in Badass

     Utsugi 

A villain from Secret of the Cursed Mask working alongside Naraku, and the one responsible for Kururugi's arrival in the feudal era. Like Kururugi, his/her gender is chosen by the player.

For the sake of clarity, Utsugi will not be referred to by any gender-specific pronouns.

Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (JP, Male), Atsuko Honda (JP, Female)

  • Artificial Human: Utsugi is actually a Hitogata, an enchanted clay doll created in the image of the real Utsugi.
  • Big Bad Wannabe: Presented as part of a Big Bad Duumvirate with Naraku, the latter's real plan is to absorb Utsugi's power to strengthen himself and does so in the final act of the game, becoming the Final Boss.
  • Blood Knight: In their first encounter with the gang, they injure Inuyasha and remark that his wounds are "beautiful like the setting sun."
  • Clone Angst: Part of the reason for Utsugi's actions is to become a real human and not just a duplicate of the original Utsugi.
  • Dramatic Unmask: After Inuyasha's Wind Scar splits their mask in two.
  • Hijacked by Ganon: For the Final Boss, they're possessed by Naraku, who seizes their Shikigami powers for himself.
  • Love Makes You Evil: They want to steal Kururugi's soul and become a real human so that Kakuju will love them just as if they were the original Utsugi.
  • Makeup Is Evil: The female Utsugi wears red lipstick and eyeshadow.
  • No-Sell: In their first encounter, Utsugi effortlessly deflects the Wind Scar.
  • Walking Spoiler: Just look at all the spoiler tags.

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