Ishida Kanta of the Daily Yomiuri wrote, “The time-traveling, supernatural adventures of middle school student Kagome Higure recently came to an end. In the manga series Inuyasha, Kagome slips back in time to the Warring States period of the late 15th to late 16th centuries. There, she teams up with allies including the series’ title character, a hanyo (a being who is half human and half yokai fairy), to confront an evil enemy called Naraku.”
“In its original manga form and in its TV series anime adaptation, Inuyasha has won popularity both in Japan and abroad. But after a 12-year run, the manga saw its final episode published in mid-June in the boys’ manga weekly Shonen Sunday, which had carried the series since the beginning.”
“Shortly before this milestone was reached, I visited Inuyasha’s creator, Rumiko Takahashi, at her studio in Nerima Ward, Tokyo.”
“Takahashi, also renowned for the hit manga series Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, marks the 30th anniversary of her debut as a mangaka this year. Her work has had a profound influence not only on the world of manga but also animation and other parts of the culture from the 1980s onward.”