The Inuyasha Films
Four December films, 2001–2004, all with original stories by the TV series’ writer, Katsuyuki Sumisawa. Together they took over $20 million at the Japanese box office.
The films were an annual December fixture during the TV run’s peak, written not from the manga but by the anime’s own writer, Katsuyuki Sumisawa, original storylines built to sit between the series’ arcs and to give its animators a bigger canvas. All four were released in English by Viz Media.
THE FOUR FILMS
December releases, 2001–04Affections Touching Across Time · 2001
The first film: Menomaru, a moth warrior revived by a jewel shard, against the full travelling party.
The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass · 2002
Naraku apparently destroyed, peace apparently won: then Kaguya, a figure drawn from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, asks for the world instead.
Swords of an Honorable Ruler · 2003
The brothers’ film: Sounga, their father’s third sword, wakes, and Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are forced into the same fight.
Fire on the Mystic Island · 2004
The last film: half-demon children hidden on an ancient island, and four war gods who want them back.