Yashahime season 1

Yashahime:
Princess Half-Demon
Season 1
Cover art of the first home media box set released by Aniplex in Japan.
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkNNS (ytv)
Original releaseOctober 3, 2020 (2020-10-03) –
March 20, 2021 (2021-03-20)
Season chronology
List of episodes

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise that serves as a sequel to Rumiko Takahashi's Inuyasha series. It was first announced in May 2020[1] and was directed by Teruo Sato with main character designs by 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] 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.[2][3] The opening theme "New Era" is performed by the male idol group SixTones, and the ending theme "Break" is performed by Uru.[4][5] The second opening theme "Burn" is performed by NEWS, and the second ending theme "Kesshō" is performed by Ryokuōshoku Shakai.[6][7]

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][8] Medialink also announced that it has the rights to the series in Southeast Asian and South Asian territories.[9] Viz Media streamed the series on Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu.[10] 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.[11][12][13] The English dub of the series was broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block aired on June 27, 2021.[14]

  1. ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 8, 2020). "Inuyasha Anime Gets Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon TV Spinoff This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 21, 2020). "Inuyasha Anime Spinoff Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Airs on Saturdays This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 6, 2020). "Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon's 1st Trailer Reveals Cast, October 3 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 16, 2020). "SixTONES Idols Perform Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime's Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 6, 2020). "Uru Performs Ending Theme for Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 6, 2020). "4-Member Band Ryokuōshoku Shakai Perform New Ending Theme for Yashahime Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 26, 2020). "Idol Group NEWS Perform New Opening Theme for Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  8. ^ Frater, Patrick (May 11, 2020). "Iconic 'Inuyasha' Anime Rebooted as 'Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'". Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 3, 2020). "Ani-One Asia Licenses Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (September 23, 2020). "Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime to Stream on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  11. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (October 26, 2020). "Funimation Announces Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime's Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  12. ^ Mateo, Alex (November 3, 2020). "Viz Announces Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime's New, Returning Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  13. ^ Funimation [@FUNimation] (November 3, 2020). "They're back! @richardiancox, @dkayevo, Jillian Michaels and more are returning to their iconic roles for the Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon dub!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference YashahimeToonami was invoked but never defined (see the help page).