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Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

Alternative titles

The whole family
Hanyo in Yashahime

Synopsis

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's daughters embark on a journey through time! After being separated from her half-demon twin sister Setsuna during a forest fire, Towa wanders into a mysterious tunnel that sends her back in time to present-day Japan, where she is found by Kagome Higurashi's brother, Sota, who takes her in and raises her as part of his family. The sisters are reunited 10 years later when the tunnel connecting the two time periods reopens, but Towa is shocked to discover that her sister, now a demon slayer working for Kohaku, has lost all memory of her. Now the sisters, along with Moroha, Inuyasha and Kagome's daughter who also has no memory of her past, must travel back in time on an adventure to recover their missing pasts!

Background

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is a sequel to the hugely popular Inuyasha anime series. The series was first announced in May 2020 and is produced by Sunrise with Teruo Sato directing and Inuyasha creator Rumiko Takahashi providing the characters. Inuyasha staff Other artists on the series include Katsuyuki Sumisawa, script writer; Yoshihito Hishinuma, animated character designer; and Kaoru Wada, music composer. The anime premiered in Japan on October 3 on YTV and NTV. It is streaming in North America via Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu.

Characters

Towa Higurashi (Voiced by: Sara Matsumoto (Japanese); Erica Mendez (English))
Towa is the 14-year-old daughter of Sesshomaru and Setsuna's twin sister. She finds herself in modern Japan after wandering into a strange tunnel while searching for her twin sister Setsuna after being separated by a forest fire. She has lived in the modern era for 10 years and was taken in and raised by Kagome Higurashi's brother, Sota.

Setsuna (Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu (Japanese); Kira Buckland (English))
Setsuna is the 14-year-old daughter of Sesshomaru and Towa's twin sister, who became a demon slayer in Kohaku's service after being separated from her sister 10 years ago during a forest fire. She travels to the modern era with Moroha to find Towa, but she has lost all memory of her sister and her childhood.

Moroha (Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro (Japanese); Morgan Berry (English))
Moroha is the 14-year-old daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome. She is a bounty hunter known as "Moroha the Monster Slayer," who kills demons and sells their parts. She has a cheerful personality. Since she has lived alone since childhood, she knows very little about her parents.

Hisui (Voiced by: Takehiro Urao, Larissa Tago Takeda (baby))
Hisui is Miroku and Sango's youngest child and their only son. He works as a demon slayer and inherited the Hiraikotsu from his mother.

Takechiyo (Voiced by: Ai Fairouz)
Takechiyo is a young tanuki.

Mei Higurashi (Voice of: Haruka Terui)
Mei is Sota's daughter. She has a kind and gentle personality and is a bit of a crybaby.

Moe Higurashi (Voice of: Eriko Matsui)
Known as Moe Moe Mama, Moe is Sota's wife and Mei's mother. She is caring and loves Towa like her own daughter.