Inu Yasha Visual Manga, Volume 1 covers the events of the first three exciting episodes of the TV and video series, using actual, full-color film frames to narrate the story. High-school coed Kagome lives with legends - a legendary tree, a legendary well, and a legendary fortune-teller grandfather. When her little brother goes into the shrine that houses the well, Kagome goes in to stop him from playing in dangerous places. Suddenly a demon appears and drags her into the well and out the other side into ... a legend. Rumiko Takahasi's vibrant tableaux of feudal Japan is filled with magic, demons, and a half dog-demon boy who is thrown together with the spirited, modern girl, Kagome, on an epic quest. This is where legends begin.

Kagome has returned to her home in modern Japan. Grampa has closed the well and shielded it with spells and scrolls, but Inu-Yasha manages to break through. Kagome and Inu-Yasha return to the other world to fight Yura in a devastating battle. While Inu-Yasha is haunted by his past and the memory of his human mother, Sesshomaru, his full-demon half brother, appears and stages a brutal attack.

A teenage girl travels back in time to medieval Japan to help the half demon dog, half man Inu Yasha find an orb of great power.

A vicious battle rages at the burial place of Inu-Yasha and Sesshomaru's father, a powerful "demon dog" who left behind a precious heirloom - a magic sword Inu-Yasha's father carved from his own fang to protect his human wife, Inu-Yasha's mother.

\- A 32-volume manga series—over 31.3 million copies sold in Japan, over 418 thousand sold in the U.s. to date. \- An ongoing anime series in Japan, currently airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in the U.S. averaging over 1.4 million viewers per broadcast. \- The #1 rated anime series on cable among viewers 18-34. \- Also a PSOne video game in the U.S., which has sold over 100,000 units to date.

\- A 32-volume manga series - over 31.3 million copies sold in Japan, over 418 thousand sold in the U.s to date. \- An ongoing anime series in Japan, currently airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in the U.S. averaging over 1.4 million viewers per broadcast. \- The #1 rated anime series on cable among viewers 18-34. \- Also a PSOne video game in the U.S., which has sold over 100,000 units to date.

Kagome seems like an ordinary high school girl...until she's transported to medieval Japan and discovers that her destiny links her to the powerful Jewel of Four Souls nad to a half-man, half-dog-demon named Inuyasha! Kagome senses something of Inuyasha's struggle in the plight of another half-demon, the gentle giant Jinenji, who is unfairly accused of terrorizing his village...but can she convince Inuyasha to help? Later, when a poisonous fog spreads across the land, Inuyasha and the others are sure that the evil Naraku must be behind it. Now that Kikyo seems to be aiding Naraku, has Inuyasha's hope of reconciling with his former love become completely futile?

Pulled back in time to Japan's ancient past, Japanese high school girl Kagome finds her destiny linked to a doglike half-demon named Inu-Yasha, who remembers Kagome's previous incarnation as the woman who killed him - and to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls," which can fulfill the greatest dreams of any man or monster. Now Kagome and Inu-Yasha must work together to search for the scattered shards of the jewel before everyone's nightmares are given the power the need to come true.

Kagome seems like an ordinary high school girl...until she's transported to medieval Japan and discovers that her destiny links her to the powerful Jewel of Four Souls nad to a half-man, half-dog-demon named Inuyasha! Still locked in a duel to the death with Koga the wolf-demon, Inuyasha is unable to convince his foe that their battle is a trap set by the evil Naraku! Even if Koga finally accepts the truth, will it be too late? The peril increases when Naraku's servants, Kagura and Kanna, arrive on the scene! With Inuyasha injured and the new enemies wielding unfamiliar techniques, does he have any hope of winning the fight?

Pulled back in time to Japan's ancient past, Japanese high school girl Kagome finds her destiny linked to a doglike half-demon named Inu-Yasha, who remembers Kagome's previous incarnation as the woman who killed him - and to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls," which can fulfill the greatest dreams of any man or monster. Now Kagome and Inu-Yasha must work together to search for the scattered shards of the jewel before everyone's nightmares are given the power the need to come true.

Pulled back in time to Japan's ancient past, Japanese high school girl Kagome finds her destiny linked to a doglike half-demon named Inu-Yasha, who remembers Kagome's previous incarnation as the woman who killed him - and to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls," which can fulfill the greatest dreams of any man or monster. Now Kagome and Inu-Yasha must work together to search for the scattered shards of the jewel before everyone's nightmares are given the power the need to come true.

Pulled back in time to Japan's ancient past, Japanese high school girl Kagome finds her destiny linked to a doglike half-demon named Inu-Yasha, who remembers Kagome's previous incarnation as the woman who killed him - and to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls," which can fulfill the greatest dreams of any man or monster. Now Kagome and Inu-Yasha must work together to search for the scattered shards of the jewel before everyone's nightmares are given the power the need to come true.

Kagome seems like an ordinary high school girl...until she's transported to medieval Japan and discovers that her destiny links her to the powerful Jewel of Four Souls nad to a half-man, half-dog-demon named Inuyasha! Dark priestess Tsubaki was once Kikyo's rival for Keeper of the Sacred Jewel. Now, unable to forgive and consumed by her ambition to control the jewel, she uses a shard in her eye to devour demons and gain their power—and Inuyasha is next on her list! Later, Wind Sorceress Kagura plans to escape her evil master Naraku by using jewel shards ripped from Koga's legs!

Kagome seems like an ordinary high school girl...until she's transported to medieval Japan and discovers that her destiny links her to the powerful Jewel of Four Souls nad to a half-man, half-dog-demon named Inuyasha! Kagura has long sought to be free of her evil master's grasp, and when it appears that Naraku's powers have weakened, she plans her escape. But, afraid to take such a dangerous gamble alone, she tries to enlist Sesshomaru's help by offering him the jewel shards she stole from Koga's legs. Meanwhile, Naraku's newest incarnation is slaughtering humans and stealing their faces! What is this Faceless Man after, and how does he know Kagome?

The fight against the mysterious Muso continues! Although he seems to be an incarnation of Naraku, like Kagura and Kanna, he doesn't appear to be under Naraku's control. After seeing Kagome, something awakens within Muso—memories of a past involving Inuyasha and Kikyo. Inuyasha heads to see Totosai in order to find a way to increase the power of the Tetsusaiga.

Inuyasha and friends head to the coastal region to confront a horde of bat demons. There, Inuyasha meets Shiori, a young girl who is also a half-demon. He sympathizes with Shiori because they are both outcasts from the worlds of demons and humans. Inuyasha learns that the only way to make himself more powerful is by killing the young girl... Can he go through with it?

Kagome seems like an ordinary high school girl...until she's transported to medieval Japan and discovers that her destiny links her to the powerful Jewel of Four Souls nad to a half-man, half-dog-demon named Inuyasha! Using his blade Tetsusaiga, Inuyasha uncovers the Panther Demons' hideout. While he searches for the kidnapped Kagome and battles hoards of Panther Demons, his older brother Sesshomaru arrives on the scene and orders him to leave, but Inuyasha insists on fighting alongside his brother. With the revival of the Panther Demons' leader at hand, can Inuyasha, Koga and Sesshomaru work together long enough to defeat the great demon and rescue Kagome?

• The manga inspiration for the popular anime series! • An ongoing manga series in Japan—over 48 manga volumes and 30 Ani-Manga™ volumes released to date • Over 2.6 million graphic novels in print in the U.S. • Over 1.6 million graphic novels have sold through in the U.S. to date. • Art book and Manga Profiles book also available from VIZ Media • Anime currently airs on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and YTV in Canada • Anime named Property of the Year by ICv2 for two years in a row (2004, 2005) • Anime available on DVD from VIZ Media—over 2 million copies sold on DVD to date • Cross-category success in North America: accessories, action figures, apparel, calendars, home video, mobile phone games, posters, publishing, trading card games, video games, and more! Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular—the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls." But demons beware...the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power. Jaken plots to steal the Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha, but ends up getting kidnapped by Naraku's incarnation, Kagura. Meanwhile, Sesshomaru grows tired of Naraku's games and plans to destroy him once and for all. When Inuyasha and Sesshomaru confront Naraku together, will their combined power be enough to stop the evil machinations of their foe?

Kagome seems like an ordinary high school girl...until she's transported to medieval Japan and discovers that her destiny links her to the powerful Jewel of Four Souls nad to a half-man, half-dog-demon named Inuyasha! Sensing a great demonic presence, Inuyasha and the others follow it, hoping it will lead them to Naraku. Instead, they find themselves at a castle being haunted by a giant demon's floating head! At first, the group decides to help rid the castle of the demon and quickly go on their way. But when Miroku learns of the beautiful princess residing there, plans quickly change, much to Sango's chagrin...