| Inuyasha: The Final Act | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the "Complete Series" set by Viz Media | |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NTV, ytv |
| Original release | October 4, 2009 – March 30, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
The Japanese anime television series Inuyasha: The Final Act (犬夜叉 完結編, Inuyasha Kanketsu-Hen) is a direct sequel to the Inuyasha anime series and is based on the last twenty-one volumes of the Inuyasha manga series by Rumiko Takahashi, continuing where the first adaptation left off. The series follows the half dog-demon, half human named Inuyasha, the fifteen-year-old junior high school student Kagome Higurashi and their close companions Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara as they search for the last fragments of the Sacred Jewel of Four Souls and approach their final battle with Naraku. Viz Media licensed the series as InuYasha: The Final Act. The original staff and cast from the first Inuyasha anime adaptation were brought back together for the new series. The series premiered first on Nippon TV on October 4, 2009, and concluded first on Yomiuri TV on March 30, 2010, due to Nippon finishing its initial series broadcast days behind Yomiuri due to a 1-week broadcast suspension on January 3, 2010.
Viz Media licensed the new adaptation before it premiered and aired its English subtitled version online through Hulu, releasing episodes within a day of their original Japanese air dates. As of April 14, 2013, the entire series remains available for free on Hulu in the United States.[1] As of episode 14, the English episode aired first.[1][2] Animax Asia aired the series with their own English subtitles, on its television stations and its online video service.[3] The series is available to stream on Apple TV+ in Canada.
Voice actress Kelly Sheridan was the first to announce through her Facebook fan page on May 11, 2010, that work on the English dub for The Final Act had begun.[4] However, many of the cast were laid off: Moneca Stori was replaced from her role of Kagome Higurashi by Kira Tozer, David Kaye was replaced as Sesshomaru by Michael Daingerfield, Pam Hyatt was replaced as Kaede by Linda Darlow, and Danny McKinnon was replaced as Kohaku by Aidan Drummond. Kirby Morrow, the voice of Miroku, said on Voiceprint with Trevor Devall and guests that Michael Daingerfield was able to mimic David Kaye near perfectly.[5] On December 17, 2010, Paul Dobson announced on a podcast episode of Voiceprint with Trevor Devall and guests that he would be going back to the Ocean Productions studio for his final recording session of Inuyasha: The Final Act on December 23, 2010.[6] Viz Media released Inuyasha: The Final Act set 1 on Blu-ray and DVD on November 20, 2012, and set 2 was released February 12, 2013.[7][8]
The English dub, Inuyasha: The Final Act, began broadcasting in the United States on Viz Media's online network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012.[9] On October 24, 2014, Adult Swim announced that Inuyasha: The Final Act would air on the Toonami programming block beginning on November 15, 2014.[10] Previously, on March 1, 2014, Adult Swim had announced they had lost the broadcast rights to the original Inuyasha series.[11][12]
Four pieces of theme music were used, one opening and three endings. "Kimi ga Inai Mirai" by Do As Infinity was the opening theme song for the series, used throughout the series.[13] "With You" by AAA was the first ending from episode one to nine.[13] The second ending was "Diamond" by Alan from episode ten to seventeen.[14] The third and final ending theme was "Tōi Michi no Saki de" (遠い道の先で, "The Long Road Ahead") by Ai Takekawa from episode eighteen to twenty-six.[15]
- ^ a b "InuYasha – The Final Act". Hulu. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
- ^ "Viz Adds Inuyasha Final Act, Kekkaishi Anime". Anime News Network. July 24, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "Inuyasha The Final Act". Animax. Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ^ "Voice Actress Confirms Dub for Inuyasha: The Final Act". Anime News Network. May 14, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "Voiceprint with Trevor Devall Eps 26 - Intermission". trevordevall.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "Voiceprint with Trevor Devall Eps 28 - Paul Dobson". trevordevall.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "InuYasha: The Final Act, Set One [Blu-ray] (2012)". Amazon. 20 November 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
- ^ "InuYasha: The Final Act, Set Two [Blu-ray] (2013)". Amazon. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
- ^ "Neon Alley Streams of English Dubs to Debut on October 2". Anime News Network. September 22, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ "Inuyasha: The Final Act to Run on Toonami". Anime News Network. October 24, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "We are losing the rights to Inuyasha, but we have nothing but love for him". Toonami. March 1, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "Adult Swim's Toonami Loses Rights to Run Inuyasha". Anime News Network. March 1, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "新アニメ『犬夜叉完結編』、テーマソングはDo As Infinityと AAA" (in Japanese). 2009-09-09. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ "alan、"冬の妖精"姿で感謝いっぱい。初ワンマンコンサート" (in Japanese). Livedoor. January 25, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "ノンテロップOP& amp;EDも収録「犬夜叉」歴代主題歌ベスト" (in Japanese). Livedoor. January 21, 2010. Archived from the original on April 20, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2016.