InuYasha: The Final Act is a Japanese anime series based on the manga series Inuyasha, written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. The series, produced by Sunrise and consisting of 26 episodes, was broadcast on YTV in Japan from October 3, 2009 to March 29, 2010. The Final Act is a sequel series to the original Inuyasha anime series, that covers the rest of the manga series (volumes 36-56). The series used the original staff and cast from the first series and in terms of plot picks up where the previous series left off.[2][3]
Viz Media licensed the series for North America and it began simulcasting weekly on October 3, 2009 on Vizanime.com and Hulu with English subtitles. Adult Swim's Toonami began airing the English dub of The Final Act on November 15, 2014 at 2:00 AM.[1] The series ended its run on Toonami on June 13, 2015. The series was rated TV-PG-LV and TV-14-LV on Adult Swim.
Plot[]
Throughout their quest to restore the shattered Shikon jewel, the half-demon Inuyasha and modern schoolgirl Kagome have never faced an enemy more deadly or more cunning than the demon mastermind Naraku. With the Shikon jewel nearly whole, the race to collect the remaining shards intensifies and a battle of epic proportions is brewing on the horizon!
Characters[]
- See Inuyasha
Voice Cast[]
Character | English Voice Actor | Japanese Voice Actor |
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Inuyasha | Richard Ian Cox | Kappei Yamaguchi |
Kagome Higurashi | Kira Tozer | Satsuki Yukino |
Shippō | Jillian Michaels | Kumiko Watanabe |
Sango | Kelly Sheridan | Houko Kuwashima |
Miroku | Kirby Morrow | Kōji Tsujitani |
Naraku | Paul Dobson | Toshiyuki Morikawa |
Kōga | Scott McNeil | Taiki Matsuno |
Kohaku | Aidan Drummond | Akiko Yajima |
Rin | Brenna O'Brien | Mamiko Noto |
Jaken | Don Brown | Chō |
Kanna | Janyse Jaud | Yukana |
Byakuya | Michael Adamthwaite | Mitsuaki Madono |
Sesshōmaru | Michael Daingerfield | Ken Narita |
Kikyō | Willow Johnson | Noriko Hidaka |
Mushin | Alec Willows | Yuzuru Fujimoto |
Hakkaku | Alistair Abell | Daisuke Kishio |
Ayumi | Cathy Weseluck | Nami Okamoto |
Bone Demon's Daughter | Cathy Weseluck | Makiko Ohmoto |
Hide | Cathy Weseluck | Yurin |
Kagome's Mom | Cathy Weseluck | Asako Dodo |
Miroku (Child) | Cathy Weseluck | Chiwa Saitō |
Asuka | Chantal Strand | Kaori Shimizu |
Mujina | Chantal Strand | Natsuko Kuwatani |
Hakudoshi | Chiara Zanni | Ai Kobayashi |
Akago (The Infant) | Chiara Zanni | Ai Kobayashi |
Yorei-Taisei (Great Holy Demon Spirit) | Don Brown | Ichirō Nagai |
Kagome's Grandpa | French Tickner | Katsumi Suzuki |
Kagura | Janyse Jaud | Izumi Ōgami |
Yuka | Jillian Michaels | Kaori Shimizu |
Kochō | Katie Chapman | Yuki Masuda |
Kaede | Linda Darlow | Hisako Kyōda |
Sesshoumaru's Mother | Lisa Ann Beley | Yoshiko Sakakibara |
Tōshū | Matt Ellis | Nobuo Tobita |
Magatsuhi | Michael Dobson | Takeshi Kusao |
Ginta | Paul Dobson | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
Myōga | Paul Dobson | Kenichi Ogata |
Sota Higurashi | Rebecca Shoichet | Akiko Nakagawa |
Bone Demon | Richard Newman | Kiyoyuki Yanada |
Tōtōsai | Richard Newman | Jōji Yanami |
Master of Potions | Ron Halder | Minoru Inaba |
Mōryōmaru | Ross Douglas | Masaki Terasoma |
Hitomiko | Jennifer Cameron | Fumiko Orikasa |
Hōjō | Matt Smith | Yūji Ueda |
Eri | Rebecca Shoichet | Yuki Masuda |
Ginka | — | Daisuke Endō |
Kao | — | Kazuki Yao |
Kai | — | Yuka Nishigaki |
Kinka | — | Makoto Yasumura |
Ryūjin | — | Hajime Iijima |
Shinta | — | Momoko Saitō |
Shishinki | — | Osamu Sakuta |
Gallery[]
Episodes[]
Color | Season | Episodes | Toonami Premiere | Toonami Finale |
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1 | 26 | November 15, 2014 | June 13, 2015 |
The episodes of the series are based on the last 21 volumes of the manga. The entire series has been released on DVD and Blu Ray in the United States.
Broadcast History[]
The series premiered in Japan on Yomiuri TV from October 3, 2009[4] to March 29, 2010.[5] In other parts of Asia the episodes were aired the same week as their premiere on Animax-Asia. Viz Media licensed the series in North America and the English dub of the series began streaming in the United States and Canada on Viz Media's online network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012. The English dub of the series made its U.S. television debut on November 15, 2014 on Adult Swim's Toonami block.[1]
- Japan (Yomiuri TV) — October 3, 2009[4] - March 29, 2010[5]
- South Asia (Animax) — October 2009 - 2010
- India (Animax) — October 2009 - 2010
- United States (Adult Swim) — November 15, 2014[1] - June 13, 2015
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Inuyasha: The Final Act is coming to Toonami! ". toonami.tumblr.com. October 24, 2014. http://toonami.tumblr.com/post/100835638551/inuyasha-the-final-act-is-coming-to. Retrieved on October 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Inuyasha's Final Chapters Get TV Anime Green-Lit ". Anime News Network. July 16, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-16/inuyasha-final-chapter-gets-tv-anime-green-lit. Retrieved on October 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Viz Adds Inuyasha the Final Act, Kekkaishi Anime ". Anime News Network. July 24, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-24/viz-adds-inuyasha-final-act-kekkaishi-anime. Retrieved on October 25, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "InuYasha: The Final Act (in English) ". Syoboi. http://cal.syoboi.jp/tid/1740/time. Retrieved on October 25, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "InuYasha: The Final Act (in English) ". Anime Newtype. http://anime.webnt.jp/program/index.php?pg_page=tv_detail&detail=3444. Retrieved on October 25, 2014.
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