Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (season 1)
| Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | |
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| Season 1 | |
 Key visual | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ytv, NTV |
| Original release | October 3, 2020 – March 20, 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise and the anime sequel to Inuyasha. It was first announced in May 2020[1] and was directed by Teruo Sato with main character designs by Inuyasha original creator Rumiko Takahashi.[1] Most of the main cast and staff have returned, with Katsuyuki Sumisawa in charge of the scripts, Yoshihito Hishinuma in charge of the anime character designs and Kaoru Wada composing the music.[1][2] The sequel series is set after Inuyasha and his allies destroyed Naraku and the Shikon Jewel. The trio of family daughters began their journey keeping all Rainbow Pearls from villainous siblings. It aired from October 3, 2020 to March 20, 2021 on both Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV.[3][4] The opening theme "New Era" is performed by the male idol group SixTONES, while the ending theme "Break" is performed by Uru.[5][6] The second opening theme "Burn" is performed by NEWS, while the second ending theme "Kesshō" is performed by Ryokuōshoku Shakai.[7][8]
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][9] Medialink also announced that it has the rights to the series in Southeast Asian and South Asian territories.[10] Viz Media streamed the series on Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu.[11] On October 26, 2020, Funimation announced a partnership with Viz Media to release an English dub of the series, with most of the English cast of Inuyasha reprising their roles.[12][13][14] The English dub of the series was broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block beginning on June 27, 2021.[15]
Episode list[]
| No. | Title [16][a] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [17] | English air date [18] | Ref. | |
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| 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[15] | [19] | |
| Towa Higurashi was captured and interrogated by a feudal lord for future possessions, including a book of the Reiwa Era and the seat from her aunt Kagome's bicycle. She does not comply, certain that sharing info from the future will alter the past. The story then shifts back to several years ago with Kagome living in the feudal era with Inuyasha and their friends. Inuyasha and Miroku meet the Root Head, a demon whom Kikyō sealed many decades ago. Unaware of Kagome, the Root Head attacks her, but Inuyasha destroys it, though a small part of the demon has survived. Back in the present, Towa is rescued by her twin sister Setsuna and their first cousin Moroha, who identify the lord attendant as the ayakashi Yotsume in disguise and chase after it but before departing, Towa confiscates the book and bike part. | ||||||||
| 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 | [20] | |
| As children, Towa and Setsuna spent time in a forest, until a wildfire occurred. After leaving Setsuna behind, Towa is dragged away by a portal and is stranded in the present day. She is found by Kagome's brother, Sōta, who takes her in. Ten years later, Towa defends herself from bullies despite changing schools to avoid them. Back in the past, the Demon Slayers, Hisui (the son of Sango and Miroku), Kohaku and Setsuna, confront Moroha, mistaking her for a demon who attacked the locals, until Mistress Three-Eyes appears and steals the Red and Gold Rainbow Pearls from Moroha and Setsuna in order to power herself up. In the present day, the bullies return and hold Towa's adopted family hostage, but she fends the bullies off. That night, a portal opens, dragging Setsuna, Moroha and Mistress Three-Eyes to the present, Towa recognizes Setsuna as a demon slayer. Sensing the Silver Rainbow Pearl, Mistress Three-Eyes breaks Towa's sword in half. | ||||||||
| 3 | "The Dream Butterfly" Transcription: "Yume no Kochō" (Japanese: 夢の胡蝶) | Imugahi | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Atsuo Tobe | October 17, 2020 | July 11, 2021 | [21] | |
| Holding the hilt, Towa uses her power to convert the remains into a laser blade and damage Mistress Three-Eyes. Setsuna finishes her off, and she and Moroha recover the pearls. While Moroha keeps Mistress Three-Eyes' skull, Towa tries to reacquaint with Setsuna, but she ignores her. Moroha deduces they are the daughters of Sesshōmaru, but neither of them know who they are. In the past, Kaede tells Hisui and Kohaku that Setsuna is one of Sesshōmaru's twin daughters. They found the roots around the Sacred Tree of Ages, and deduce Setsuna and Moroha were sent to the distant future of Kagome's era. A minor demon called Hitōkon possesses Towa and has her attack Setsuna. After a brief fight, Hitōkon unsuccessfully tries to possess Towa's adoptive sister, Mei, but Setsuna exorcises it. Towa's family allows Setsuna and Moroha to stay with them and Sōta and Kagome's mother recognizes Moroha as Kagome's daughter. Moroha deduces that Setsuna was cursed by the Dream Butterfly, and cannot sleep or dream without her memory. Towa is struck with guilt, believing she could have prevented this if they were not separated. | ||||||||
| 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 | [22] | |
| The three girls plan to return to the past, capture the Dream Butterfly and restore Setsuna's ability to sleep. As they spend a few days in the modern world, Moroha discovers Root Head in the Tree of Ages and negotiates with him to reopen the portal in exchange for their sacred Rainbow Pearls. Setsuna receives the violin, while Moroha packs a massive bag of modern supplies. Towa bids farewell to her family and the three jump into the portal. They are interrupted by the Spirit of the Tree of Ages, who takes on the form of Kikyō. She asks them to stop Kirinmaru, an old rival of their paternal grandfather, the Great-Dog General, who plans to twist time and destroy everything. Sesshōmaru has renounced his title, resulting him being on the wrong path, but on the same one as Kirinmaru. The Sacred Tree of Ages ask for them to kill both at the same time. Setsuna refuses, saying she does not care about Sesshōmaru, while Towa decides to meet him in person. The spirit transports them to Root Head, who attacks them for the Pearls, but they defeat it, and arrive in the past to be greeted by Kaede, Kohaku and Hisui. Towa realizes that without Root Head, they have no means to return to the modern world. Meanwhile, the Spirit of the Tree of Ages watches over a young adult Rin, who is in suspended animation within the Sacred Tree, and tells Sesshōmaru if he forsakes her, she will never awaken. | ||||||||
| 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 | [23] | |
| The demon Jakotsumaru attacks humans to collect bones in order to revive his father, the demon Tōkotsu after it was slain by Moroha, who retrieved the Red Rainbow Pearl from his corpse. After learning the situation, Kohaku sends Towa and Setsuna to deal with it, meeting Moroha, while she plans to receive a large reward for it to pay off her debts. Accompanied by Myōga, who reveals Tōkotsu is one of the Four Perils who work for Kirinmaru, the three discover Jakotsumaru's hideout and confront him. Towa finds Jakotsumaru "cute and naively", and thinks Moroha will apologize and stop the conflict, but realizes she has to fight. Moroha defeats Jakotsumaru, but Tōkotsu's head attacks her and she uses her secret technique to awaken her demon blood, dealing massive damage on the enemy, but losing consciousness soon after. Towa and Setsuna deal the final blow. With both demons destroyed, their palace vanishes without a trace, leaving no bounties without a reward. After Moroha possess both demonic and spiritual powers, Setsuna expresses her interest. | ||||||||
| 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 | [24] | |
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Towa, Setsuna and Moroha investigate some disappearances near a mountain pass when they meet a little girl abandoned by her mother. Upon taking the child back to her village, the three discover that the villagers are being controlled by a horde of bakeneko and slays most of them, with the rest fleeing. Looking for more clues about the disappearances, the girls arrive at a temple and meet the resident monk, Juan, who offers them shelter. Realizing that the bakeneko are hidden in the temple, they pretend to sleep and slay the demons after they reveal themselves. They learn from Juan that a priest sealed a powerful demon beneath the temple one hundred years ago and Towa stays inside the temple to protect him, while the others look for the demon's remains until they find some old bones that transform into a huge bakeneko. Meanwhile, Towa is trapped inside the temple with an unusually strong demon shield by the real bakeneko, who reveals himself to be possessing Juan while the monster fighting outside is a construct made from the bones of the humans it devoured. Moroha destroys the barrier and Setsuna decides to kill the monk to defeat the Bakeneko, but after hearing from Myōga that Inuyasha used to defeat demons without killing their hosts by absorbing their powerful demonic abilities and energy into Tessaiga, Towa attempts and succeeds to do the same, saving Juan and defeating the Bakeneko. Note: This episode is based on a chapter from the original Inuyasha manga that was not adapted into The Final Act. | ||||||||
| 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 | [25] | |
| Kyūki informs her master, Kirinmaru, of Tōkotsu's and his son's slaying at the hands of Moroha "Beniyasha" and Sesshōmaru's twin daughters. Kirinmaru commends Sesshōmaru's daughters for their success in slaying quite a formidable warrior that served under him, which he seemed to have forgotten somehow. Kyūki warns him that if he does not take immediate action, she worries that the Half-Demon Princesses will surely bring him disaster. After participating in a demon slaying with Kohaku's group, Towa and Setsuna stay the night at Kaede's house. The next day, Setsuna departs for another mission leaving the sleeping Towa behind. Once Towa awakens, she decides to look for the Dream Butterfly, but has an encounter with the pirate Riku instead. Riku presents Towa with the real mystical Kikujūmonji sword that he stole from the nearby lord before leaving, and Towa is arrested for being mistaken for the real culprit, and is brought before the Lord and Yotsume, leading to the events of the premiere. Setsuna and Moroha are informed of Towa's predicament and decide to rescue her, but they are stopped by Fubuki, an ice demon serving under Kyūki, another of Kirinmaru's Four Perils. While being confronted by Yotsume and the Lord, Towa notices Fubuki's true body besides her and signals for Moroha to shoot at it, destroying the enemy. Afterwards, Moroha and Setsuna storm the castle to rescue Towa and the three leave to chase after Yotsume. | ||||||||
| 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 | [26] | |
| Riku pays a visit to Jyūbei, who gives him a large sum of gold for his services and reveals that he intends to use Towa, Setsuna and Moroha in his plan to defeat the remaining three Perils so that he can obtain all seven Rainbow Pearls and gain untold demonic power. Meanwhile, the three girls follow Yotsume to Kyūki's hideout. Kyūki uses the Purple Rainbow Pearl to empower Yotsume, who uses his power to put Towa, Moroha and Takechiyo to sleep. In their dreams, it is revealed that Moroha was given away at Kagome's urgent request as a baby and entrusted to Hachiemon when the two were about to confront both Kirinmaru and Sesshōmaru, Takechiyo was entrusted as a baby to Jyūbei by Miroku for unknown reasons, and that the Dream Butterfly had carried Setsuna's memories to the Sacred Tree of Ages, where the adult Rin is imprisoned. Setsuna, being incapable of sleep, resists Yotsume's powers and destroys him. Kyūki reclaims the Pearl and confronts the three girls, stealing Towa and Moroha's energy due to them still being under influence of Yotsume's spell. As Setsuna fights Kyūki alone, Moroha reminds Towa about her natural ability to steal demonic energy and Towa uses it to fight and defeat Kyūki with the Sōryūha attack she inherited from her dog-demon father. After the battle, Riku arrives to obtain the purple Rainbow Pearl, and Jyūbei later introduces him to the girls as his and Takechiyo's employer, rewarding them for Kyūki's defeat with part of the gold he received from Riku. | ||||||||
| 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 | [27] | |
| Konton, one of the Four Perils, destroys a fortress atop a mountain to establish his lair. Jyūbei announces that there is a huge bounty on him and Moroha accepts the mission, but Towa and Setsuna refuse, until Jyūbei suggests that they should use the money as a reward for info about the Dream Butterfly. The three girls fight Konton, but his armor is too strong for their attacks and they are overpowered until Meifuku, a Meiōjū child appears to rescue them. Meifuku reveals that Konton killed his father and used part of his shell to make his armor. Since then he has searched for Konton in order to retrieve it and give his father a proper funeral. Konton attacks the group and Towa realizes that Konton created his armor by draining the demonic energy from Meifuku's father's shell, returning it to normal by infusing it with her own energy. Without the armor, Konton flees. Meifuku returns his father's shell so that he can finally pass away, and the girls regret that they could not get the bounty on the enemy's head, while a humiliated Konton swears vengeance on them from inside his new cavern lair. | ||||||||
| 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 | [28] | |
| The twin brothers Kinka and Ginka, share the same body, and continue their battle to the death so that the victor can claim their entire body for himself. Towa, Setsuna and Moroha are sent to stop the damage they are causing to nearby villages and attack them. Noticing that both Towa and Setsuna carry Rainbow Pearls, Kinka and Ginka hold a truce so that they can steal them for themselves. The two possess Towa and Setsuna's bodies respectively, forcing them to fight each other until Setsuna uses some poison to expel them, but they end up running away with the pearls. The brothers report their feat to Joka, their clan's leader, who decides to absorb both while claiming the pearls for herself as part of her plan to get revenge on Sesshōmaru. Towa and Setsuna arrive to retrieve their Pearls when Setsuna, watching the brothers in peril, has some glimpses of the day when she got separated from her own twin sister. After Joka separates Kinka from his brother to absorb him first, Ginka joins forces with Setsuna to defeat her, but Kinka does not survive the attack, with his brother dying soon after. Towa and Setsuna regain their Rainbow Pearls and Towa wonders if Setsuna remembered her past a little, while Moroha laments that with the enemies' bodies turned to ashes, they cannot claim any reward for slaying them. | ||||||||
| 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 | [29] | |
| While Setsuna plays a violin in a clearing and Moroha overcooks pancakes in a portable cooking pot, she suddenly notices a bird being swallowed up by a pond of murky green water but Towa and Setsuna do not believe her and leave. They talk to Hisui and Kohaku, who concur that the pond is indeed inhabited by something that devours any who come near it. Seeing that Moroha was indeed correct, the half-demon twins leave to investigate the pond. Towa and Setsuna arrive, and Setsuna runs to stop young Hikoumaru from arguing with his younger sister Chiyo who wants to stop him from approaching the pond to avenge their parents, as she does not want to lose him, too. Towa scolds the boy for hurting his sister and states that he would regret letting go of her hand later. Back at the Corpse-Dealer's home, a disgusted Moroha is cleaning while complaining that she is suited to much better jobs. Takechiyo scolds her that it is the least she can do to pay of the debt she owes Jyūbei. Hikomaru and Chiyo take Towa and Setsuna to their home where they are raised by their grandmother. She explains that pond had been murky ever since she was a child but was once as clear as a mirror. Hikoumaru and Chiyo reveal that the "something" that has inhabited the pond is called Venom Serpent. The two siblings then notice the violin case, remembering that their father had played the Biwa near the pond when he was devoured. Setsuna plays the violin to comfort them but causes them to cry for their departed father. After a delicious meal, Towa and Setsuna are invited to stay the night. Towa wakes up and joins Setsuna outside the hut. She apologizes for accidental sleeping. Setsuna brushes her apology off. Towa firmly assures Setsuna that she definitely will find the Dream Butterfly. Setsuna simply says that her inability to sleep has been happening since she can remember and that it has not been a hardship for her. She then tells Towa to sleep, as they have a job slaying the Venom Serpent that has been inhabiting the pond for decades. | ||||||||
| 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 | [30] | |
| Konton tasks Nikosen, a sage-turned-apparition demon, of annihilating the Half-Demon Princesses and attaining their Rainbow Pearls. At the village, Towa and Setsuna accepts the mission of slaying Nikosen from Kohaku while Moroha helps local villagers in destroying the demon for his bounty. Towa and Setsuna come to join her but are attacked by Nikosen who demands the rainbow pearls they possess. Towa attempts to join her twin sister and cousin in battle, but her energy blade does not form, which concerns her and puzzles Setsuna, as she can hear her heartbeat louder than she should. Moroha tries to use her Kurikaramaru but is unable to slice through Nikosen. In retaliation, Nikosen sends forth a stream of poison that affects and weakens Towa. Setsuna gives her a poison-shielding mask and tells Moroha to take care of Towa while she fights the demon. As Moroha helps an unconscious Towa across a bridge, she notices the change in Towa's hair color and length but is blocked by Nikosen's torso. In midair on Kiara, Setsuna attacks an illusion of Nioksen's head which is undo by the assistance of Hisui and his fellow Demon-Slayers. Finding shelter in a cave, Moroha is surprised that she smells the sent of human on Towa and learns from Myōga that Towa's predicament is because of the new moon which is different for every half-demon, with the exception of the late Naraku who was capable of choosing a night of his own free will. Towa is concerned that Setsuna has experienced the exact same transformation and wants to go find her. With Myōga's aid, Moroha infuses her spiritual powers into sutras to erect a blue sacred barrier to protect Towa. As Setsuna retains her full abilities, Moroha deduces that because her memories were taken from her by the Dream Butterfly, the laws of the new moon no longer apply to her. Taking advantage of this fact, Setsuna manages to hold off Nikosen who hopes to eat her and gain strength from her. Fortunately, daybreak comes and restores Towa's dog-demon abilities, ending in her using her charged sword to wipe him out completely. Having witnessed the whole battle in fire he created, Konton states how good a show it was and smiles in satisfaction, now aware of their weakness. | ||||||||
| 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 | [31] | |
| Tōtetsu, the last member of the Four Perils, is eating virtuous monks to increase his demon power, even though he possesses the orange Rainbow Pearl. Taking heed of this, Kohaku sends Hisui, Towa and Setsuna to protect his brother-in-law Miroku, who is participating in a 1000-day training course to increase his spiritual powers tremendously, while Moroha is assigned by Jyūbei to protect another monk. Hisui is dissatisfied at first with meeting his father, as he does not approve his behavior. While meeting Miroku, they also meet Hisui's older sister Gyokuto, who is paying a visit to her father. Tōtetsu appears to attack Miroku and attempts to eat him. While protecting his father, Hisui is afflicted by some poison they used on Tōtetsu and the sisters keep fighting the enemy while Miroku tends to him. Knowing that they are in as disadvantage, Setsuna asks Miroku to undo the seal he put on her to restrain her demonic blood, which unlocks her true powers and she forces Tōtetsu to retreat, with Miroku restoring the seal afterwards and Hisui starts seeing his father in a better light. After the battle, Hisui, Towa and Setsuna bid farewell to Miroku, who now must clean all the mess caused by the battle and Hisui informs his mother Sango that Miroku is safe and continuing his training, while Moroha is disappointed that once again she could not get any bounty or money. | ||||||||
| 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 | [32] | |
| Towa, Setsuna and Moroha are hired by Tamano, a beautiful young woman who was rescued by Riku to slay Homura, an evil mountain god who had abducted her from her grandparents and filled with sheer jealousy, started to kill all men who eve glanced at her. During their confrontation, Homura recognizes Towa and Setsuna, revealing that he was the one responsible for the forest fire that separated them one decade ago, as he was ordered to dispose of the half-demon twins under the command of the Yōkai Zero. He attempts to cover for his failure by killing them when Riku arrives with Tamano by her request. Tamano openly rejects Homura for his behavior and declares that she will never return to his side. Disheartened and because he cannot bear to live without her, Homura burns himself to death. Riku gloats at the mountain fire demon's self-destruction, stating to himself how loving a human being only leads to destruction and pain to demons as it had for Tōga and eventually his eldest son Sesshōmaru. Tamano leaves to rejoin her grandparents' side while Towa finds some relief in finally enacting her vengeance. Riku looks on with a confident smile. | ||||||||
| 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 | [33] | |
| Riku reveals that eighteen years before, he had the demon jeweler Hōsenki the Second to create a second Black Pearl using the late Lady Izayoi's reassembled rouge, which contain her tears of grief for Tōga's death, and can create a path to his graveside. Hōsenki then gives the Pearl and the rouge to Inuyasha and Kagome respectively, with Inuyasha placing the Pearl inside his right eye for safekeeping. In Kaede's hut, a teenage Rin gives birth to Towa and Setsuna. Riku approaches a pregnant Kagome and warns her about the dangers of the dark comet, which was partially destroyed 500 years ago by Kirinmaru and Tōga but a fragment of it is about to fall on Earth and asks for Inuyasha and Sesshōmaru to work together to destroy it, while Zero warns Sesshōmaru that Kirinmaru will surely kill his children, as well as Inuyasha and his family once he knows about them. In response, Sesshōmaru takes the newborn Towa and Setsuna with him. When Joka pursues Sesshōmaru and his newborn daughters, he removes her arms, and obtains both the silver and gold Rainbow Pearls from her, that he gives to Towa and Setsuna, before entrusting them to Jaken. Meeting with his younger half-brother and Kagome at his mother's home, Sesshōmaru and Inuyasha destroy the Grim Comet fragment, while Zero awakens Kirinmaru and informs him about the existence of Tōga's half-demon twin and quarter-demon granddaughters. Fearing a prophecy left by the Shikon Jewel about him being killed by someone who is neither demon or human, Kirinmaru orders Sesshōmaru to accompany him, in order to kill Inuyasha and his newborn daughter. Inuyasha and Kagome entrust Moroha and the tincture for Hachiemon, and confront them. Sesshōmaru extracts the Black Pearl from Inuyasha, and traps both him and Kagome inside it until Inuyasha's Meidō Zangetsuha ability is required. Hachiemon delivers the newborn Moroha to the Wolf-Demon Tribe with by Kōga and his wife Ayame as chieftain and chieftess. Four years later, Zero learns where Towa and Setsuna are hidden and orders Homura to burn down the forest where they live to kill them, with Sesshōmaru unable to intervene. In the present timeline, Riku ends his narration, affirming he cannot reveal further for now. | ||||||||
| 16 | "Double-Edged Moroha" Transcription: "Moroha no Yaiba" (Japanese: もろはの刃) | Ryūta Kawahara | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Katsumi Ono | January 23, 2021 | November 7, 2021 | [34] | |
| Three years earlier, Yawaragi, Moroha's mentor from Kōga's wolf clan, assigned the latter to survive the demon fight inside the Kodoku cave, promising to award her with the Kurikaramaru sword, but forbidding her from using her rouge. As Moroha passes the test, but to pay for the debts with Jyūbei, Yawaragi has Moroha working for him, while she leaves to look for the fire-rat demons to remove her cursed armor, which is slowly compressing her body until the moment it will kill her. Back at the present day, Yawaragi investigates the village of the fire-rat demons and learns that Konton has killed them. Konton orders her to kill Moroha in exchange for the key to remove the armor. During the encounter, Moroha considers using her rouge to fight Yawaragi, but reminisces that Yawaragi was cursed with the armor to protect her when she lost herself while fighting with it and decides not to. Yawaragi uses her most powerful attack, Scattering Winds, which Moroha manages to deflect using Kurikaramaru's special technique, Crimson Backlash Wave. As Konton escapes, Moroha inadvertently defeats Yawaragi and buries her there. Realizing she is not alone, Moroha continues accompanying Towa and Setsuna. | ||||||||
| 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 | November 14, 2021 | [35] | |
| Riku meets Konton, who prepares a spell against the girls and offers himself to lure them to his trap, as well as Tōtetsu, who will be used as part of their plan. He then informs Moroha about Tōtetsu's location and suggests that Kirinmaru must be involved with the Dream Butterfly, which also piques Towa and Setsuna's interest. The three stop Tōtetsu from eating another monk and chase after him to the demonic field of Konton's trap, where they are separated. Towa later realizes his trick and alongside Setsuna, they break free and pinpoint the location. | ||||||||
| 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 | November 21, 2021 | [36] | |
| Towa and Setsuna confront Konton, who explains that the Rainbow Pearls spell disaster as they are fragments of an even greater power that must not exist, which was why they were scattered across the lands by none other than Zero. The Twins manage to destroy him, leaving Riku to reclaim the blue Rainbow Pearl from him. They rejoin Moroha and they overpower Tōtetsu, who flees to Kirinmaru's ship for help. However, Kirinmaru drives Tōtetsu off and Towa attempts to reason with him, asking for his cooperation to return Setsuna's dreams, but he refuses and fights the three half-demons. Sesshōmaru arrives and fights Kirinmaru to protect his daughters. Kirinmaru spares the Half-Demon Princesses, but reminds Sesshōmaru that he will do what Kirinmaru requires of him, and both leave. This leaves Towa, Setsuna and Moroha quite confused, as Towa wonders what her father's motives are. Moroha tries to get the essence of the Sacred Tree of Ages to emerge, but without success. Towa and Setsuna's ordinary mother, Rin, continues sleeping within the magical tree, as Setsuna plays a violin. | ||||||||
| 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 | November 21, 2021 | [37] | |
| Moroha gets caught in the middle of a tournament between Hisui and other bounty hunters, and is forced to fight Setsuna for the amusement of Princess Aiya, who happens to be the daughter of the Lord of the Danjo Clan. Setsuna warns Towa she will not hesitate to fight her, if she interferes. | ||||||||
| 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 | November 28, 2021 | [38] | |
| Setsuna recalls her past after being separated from Towa, and how she was raised by the half bat-demon Shiori, leader of the village of half-demons which she has kept safe with her incredibly strong demonic barrier. When a poisonous moth-demon, by the name of Gaga Gozen, comes to devour the half-demon children, they are aided by Miroku as Shiori's demon-bat abilities have all been neutralized by the appearance of a solar eclipse and turning her fully mortal with black hair. This stirs the very powerful demon blood within Setsuna to emerge, further increasing Setsuna's dog-demon abilities to kill Gonzen in mere seconds. Miroku then knocks her out with poison from the demon-slayers, and applies a strong seal on her demon blood using the naginata she had taken from Gonzen as the focal point. With the battle over and her demonic powers back in full, Shiori re-erects the shield around the village, and has Setsuna live in the outside world with the promise that she should bring another half-demon, half-human child who feels troubled in any way; which was why Setsuna had brought Towa with her outside the cloaked entrance. | ||||||||
| 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 | November 28, 2021 | [39] | |
| Two hundred years ago, amidst the news of Tōga's demise, a saddened Zero wishes upon the Shikon Jewel to seal off her emotions, which creates the seven Rainbow Pearls. Back to the present, it is the new moon and with Towa's power diminished, Setsuna orders her to take shelter at Kaede's home. In the occasion, Kaede reveals to Towa that she lived many years with Rin until her disappearance that occurred just after she gave birth to the twins. Seeing a Dream Butterfly passing nearby, Towa chases after it all the way to the Sacred Tree of Ages, where she meets Riku. Riku reveals that he intends to gather all seven Rainbow Pearls and return Zero's lost emotions when Tōtetsu appears to attack her. Riku risks his life to defend her until Setsuna and Moroha arrive to help them. Riku takes the opportunity to slay Tōtetsu and Towa gives him her silver Rainbow Pearl to him to help with his mission, but she regrets it soon after when Setsuna points that Riku's master could use them for evil ends. | ||||||||
| 22 | "The Stolen Seal" Transcription: "Ubawareta Fūin" (Japanese: 奪われた封印) | Ayumu Ono | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Ayumu Ono | March 6, 2021 | December 12, 2021 | [40] | |
| Around 500 years ago, at the palace of Sesshōmaru's mother, she and Zero waited as Tōga and Kirinmaru destroyed the Grim Comet. In the present day, Zero steals the seal from Miroku containing Setsuna's demon blood and dispels it, making her lose control of her demonic powers and begin a rampage becoming a monstrous butterfly. Sesshōmaru and Tōtōsai react as they feel Setsuna's stronger demonic power, with Sesshōmaru stating that she still cannot suppress her blood. Towa and Moroha attempt to stop her to no avail until Miroku's eldest twin daughter Kin'u learns the situation from him and both she and Hisui come to their assistance. By their instructions, Towa restrains Setsuna long enough for Kin'u to restore the seal and have Setsuna recover her senses. However, the seal did not contain her blood completely and she swears to take revenge on Zero for what she did. Meanwhile, in the modern era at Haneda Airport, Towa's homeroom teacher notices the Grim Comet approaching again before having an encounter with Sōta and his young daughter Mei while these two waited for Moe. | ||||||||
| 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 | December 12, 2021 | [41] | |
| At the airport, Osamu Kirin talks with Sōta and Mei about Towa about her transfer, who uses a faux illness as an excuse for Towa's absences. When Moe arrives outside of the airplane from her trip to the orchestra contest someplace around the world, Kirin suddenly mentions something about the unfortunate comet to which Sōta says that he has heard something about for every 500 years, but cannot see it. Kirin mentioning that a normal human cannot see the comet. In the feudal era, Kirinmaru is looking up at the night sky, which he's saying that the comet "does appear in that other era as well". Towa and Setsuna enlist Mohoha's help to fight Zero. They track her all the way to the palace where Tōga died and Riku makes a stand to protect his master. In the occasion, Riku reveals that he had achieved his objective of gathering all Rainbow Pearls before Zero, who gets angry at him and retrieves all the pearls to restore her powers. Setsuna takes advantage of her loss of composure and delivers a fatal blow Zero with her awakening blood blade. As Zero makes the passage to the afterlife, she reveals that her life is connected to Rin's, and finds some joy at knowing that Rin will die with Zero, until Sesshōmaru uses a restored Tenseiga to revive her. Zero is furious at Sesshōmaru for his interference and breaks Tenseiga before declaring her intent to take care of Towa and Setsuna personally. She demands that Riku return the Rainbow Pearls to her, which contain all of her powerful demonic abilities, when Kirinmaru appears before both parties. | ||||||||
| 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 | January 2, 2022[b] | [42] | |
| Kirinmaru tries to apologize to Sesshōmaru for Zero stepping out of line and breaking Tenseiga, but Sesshōmaru is intent on killing her again, no longer worried about Rin bound to hers as it will only prolong her sadness. With Zero accepting the challenge, Kirinmaru is forced to intervene by scattering the Rainbow Pearls, leading Zero to renounce her relation with Kirinmaru and leaving to find the pearls again. Sesshōmaru and Riku follow suit, the latter wounding Kirinmaru beforehand. As the girls fight without the pearls, Kirinmaru incapacitates Setsuna and destroys the naginata blade. Believing Setsuna has died peacefully, the enraged Towa transforms into her full demon self and Moroha turns into Beniyasha. They attempt to gain the upper hand, but Kirinmaru overwhelms and spares them. Before leaving, he delays the battle for most days. As Moroha wakes up with Kirara beside her, she sorrowfully apologizes to her half-first cousin, as she and Towa had both failed to avenge Setsuna. A grief-stricken Towa is left with nothing but to mourn Setsuna. However, Sesshōmaru returns and gives her the broken Tenseiga. | ||||||||
Home media release[]
Japanese[]
| Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box 1 | 1–12 | March 24, 2021 | [43] | |
| Box 2 | 13–24 | March 24, 2021 | [44] | |
English[]
| Volume | Episodes | Regular edition release date | Limited edition release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1, Part 1 | 1–12 | February 15, 2022 | [45][46] | ||
Notes[]
- ^ All English episode titles taken from Crunchyroll.
- ^ Episode 24 of Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon was originally scheduled to air on Adult Swim on the broadcast night of December 11–12, 2021, but episode 21 was mistakenly reaired in its place.
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