The BEST episodes of InuYasha season 1
Every episode of InuYasha season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of InuYasha season 1!
Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and possesses the "Jewel of Four Souls" The Shikon Jewel. One ill-fated day, Kagome locates an ancient well near her home and is abruptly transported through the well and into a feudal Japan, inhabited by demons. There, she encounters Inuyasha, son of a powerful demon father and a human mother, who is pinned to a tree by an enchanted arrow.
#1 - Secret of the Jewel of Four Souls Revealed
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/14/2001
Sango shows the group where the Shikon no Tama was created, thus revealing the story of its origin.
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#2 - Naraku and Sesshomaru Join Forces
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/2001
The one-armed Sesshomaru receives a Shikon-enhanced arm with which to wield Tetsusaiga from a mysterious man, wearing a baboon cloak, named Naraku. This leads Sesshomaru to go after Inuyasha, once more.
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#3 - Naraku's True Identity Unveiled
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/9/2001
As Kagome goes on a date with Hojo, all hell breaks loose in the past as Inuyasha battles with Royakan. When Naraku reveals himself to the group his true identity is soon discovered!
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#4 - The Lake of the Evil Water God
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/21/2001
When a water god starts demanding child sacrifices, it's up to Inuyasha and the others to stop him.
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#5 - Showdown! Inuyasha vs. Sesshomaru!
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2000
Sesshomaru and Inuyasha clash over possession of the Tetsusaiga. Who will be victorious in this epic fight between these two siblings?
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#6 - Kagome's Voice and Kikyo's Kiss
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/16/2001
Inuyasha goes to meet with Kikyo. Kagome, Miroku and Shippo are waiting for him to return, when they see some soul collectors. They decide to chase after them.
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#7 - Go Home to Your Own Time, Kagome!
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/12/2001
After a badly beaten Inuyasha gets ahold of Tetsusaiga once more, Sesshomaru backs off. Convinced that Kagome doesn't belong in the past, Inuyasha takes her to the well, hugs her close, takes her shards, and pushes her back through, to the present time.
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#8 - Mystical Hand of the Amorous Monk, Miroku
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2001
Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo cross paths with Miroku, a lecherous monk with a "black hole" in his right hand. Miroku explains that his black hole (Wind Tunnel) came from the evil Naraku, an extremely evil shapeshifter who cursed his grandfather and his descendents with the Wind Tunnel. Inuyasha also learns something new about what happened to him and Kikyo, long ago.
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#9 - The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-haired Inuyasha
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2001
Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo are looking for more jewel shards, when they help out a girl running from a demon. Kagome wants to stay the night at the temple she lives in, but Inuyasha wants to keep moving. In the end, they agree to stay. Later that night, demons surround the temple, and Inuyasha prepares to fight them.
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#10 - Naraku's Insidious Plot
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/7/2001
Believing that Inuyasha destroyed her village, Sango goes after Inuyasha.
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#11 - Phantom Showdown: The Thunder Brothers vs. Tetsusaiga
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2000
Inuyasha and Hiten engage in a fierce battle for the jewel shards, while Kagome and Shippo face off against Manten.
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#12 - Seekers of the Sacred Jewel
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2000
Inuyasha attacks Kagome to get the Shikon no Tama. Kaede puts a rosary on Inuyasha which causes him to drop to the ground that whenever Kagome utters the word "sit". When trying to get the Shikon no Tama back from a demon that steals it, Kagome accidentally shatters it into hundreds of pieces that are scattered all over Japan!
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#13 - Return of the Tragic Priestess, Kikyo
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2001
Now that Urasue has kidnapped Kagome, she prepares for the soul transfer, which Inuyasha unknowingly activates. Once the soul is transferred, Kikyo attacks Inuyasha. Inuyasha learns of his supposed betrayal of Kikyo, 50 years ago. Kagome soon reclaims her soul and Kikyo runs off to retain at least part of it Inuyasha chases after and thinks back to when Kikyo convinced him to use the Shikon no Tama, to become Human!
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#14 - Yura of the Demon-Hair
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2000
Inuyasha brings Kagome back to the past, and the two team up to take the Shikon shard back from Yura.
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#15 - Tetsusaiga, The Phantom Sword
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2000
Sesshomaru continues his scheme of getting Inuyasha to reveal the location of their father's grave.
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#16 - Enter Sango, the Demon Slayer
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/23/2001
After her family is murdered in front of her eyes, the demon slayer Sango learns from Naraku that her village was destroyed by Inuyasha.
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#17 - Enter Shippo...Plus, the Amazing Thunder Brothers!
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2000
Inuyasha and Kagome meet a fox demon named Shippo. The young fox explains that he is looking for jewel shards so he can become strong enough to fight the Thunder Brothers, Hiten and Manten. Inuyasha soon goes to face off against the brothers for the jewel shards that they possess.
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#18 - Kikyo's Stolen Ashes
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2001
Kikyo's ashes are stolen from her grave by the demon Urasue. As Kaede, Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo go to retrieve them, Kagome realizes that Inuyasha and Kikyo were once in love! Meanwhile, with Kikyo's ashes, Urasue manages to resurrect Kikyo. However, she finds that Kikyo cannot move without her soul: the very soul that is inside of Kagome!
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#19 - The Girl Who Overcame Time… and the Boy Who Was Just Overcome
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2000
Kagome Higurashi has been told many stories by her grandfather, such as the one about the Shikon no Tama (The Jewel of Four Souls) and never believed them until her fifteenth birthday, when she is pulled down a dry well at her shrine by a centipede demon. She emerges from the well to discover she's not in Tokyo any more, but instead, she's in in Feudal Japan.Kagome discovers a weird boy with dog ears pinned to a tree in a forest and is captured by strange villagers. The high priestess of the village, Kaede, realizes that Kagome looks just like her sister who died 50 years ago.
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#20 - The Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/2001
Kagome helps a troubled ghost move on.
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#21 - Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2001
Kagome returns home to study for a test. Meanwhile, inside the storehouse on the Higurashi shrine grounds, an evil Noh mask that was sealed away a long time ago awakens.
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#22 - Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2000
Inuyasha's older brother, Sesshomaru, who is a full demon, crosses paths with Inuyasha in his search for the powerful sword that was left behind by their father.
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#23 - Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2000
After Inuyasha angers her, Kagome decides to return home to the present. At the well, she is attacked by Yura, a demon who is after the Shikon no Tama.
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#24 - A Wicked Smile; Kikyo's Wandering Soul
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/9/2001
Since Kagome reclaimed most of her soul, Kikyo now walks the land and steals the souls from young girls. This act inadvertently leads Kagome and Inuyasha right to her!
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#25 - The Toad Who Would Be Prince
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2000
On their search for Shikon jewel shards, Inuyasha and Kagome come across Amari Nobunaga, who is on a search and rescue mission for his beloved Princess Tsuyu.
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