List of Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon episodes
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise and is the anime sequel to Inuyasha: The Final Act. The series was first announced in May 2020[1] and is directed by Teruo Sato with main character designs by Inuyasha original creator Rumiko Takahashi.[1] Most of the main cast and staff from Inuyasha 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][2] It premiered on October 3, 2020 on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV.[3][4] The opening theme "New Era" is performed by the male idol group SixTONES, while the ending theme "Break" is performed by Uru.[5][6] The second opening theme "Burn" is performed by NEWS, while the second ending theme "Kesshō" is performed by Ryokuōshoku Shakai.[7][8]
| Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | |
|---|---|
 Key visual | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Yomiuri TV Nippon TV |
| Original release | October 3, 2020 – present |
| Season chronology | |
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][9] Medialink also has announced that it has the rights to the series in southeastern Asian territories.[10] Viz Media streams the series on Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu.[11] In October 2020, Funimation announced a partnership with Viz Media to release an American English dub of the series with most of the English cast of Inuyasha set to reprise their roles.
Episode list
| No. | Title [12][lower-alpha 1] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [13] | |
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| 1 | "Inuyasha: Since Then" Transcription: "Are kara no Inuyasha" (Japanese: あれからの犬夜叉) | Teruo Satō[14] | Katsuyuki Sumisawa[14] | October 3, 2020 | |
| Towa Higurashi was captured by a feudal lord who interrogates her about some items from the future in his possession, including a book from the Reiwa Era and the seat from Kagome's bicycle, but Towa refuses to comply, certain that sharing info from the future will alter the past. The story then shifts back to six months later after Kagome started living in the feudal era with Inuyasha and her other friends. Inuyasha and Miroku fight the Root Head, a demon who was sealed by Kikyō many decades ago, but the enemy escapes. Unaware of Kikyō's death and mistaking Kagome for her, the Root Head attacks Kagome and she joins Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango to destroy it, unaware that a small part of the demon has survived. Back in the present, Towa is rescued by her twin sister Setsuna and their first cousin Moroha, who realize that the lord attendant is the ayakashi Yotsume in disguise and chase after it but before departing, Towa confiscates the book and the bike seat from the lord. | |||||
| 2 | "The Three Princesses" Transcription: "Sanbiki no Hime" (Japanese: 三匹の姫) | Katsuya Ōshima[15] | Katsuyuki Sumisawa[15] | October 10, 2020 | |
| When they were four years old, Towa and Setsuna were playing together in a forest until they get caught in a fire and while trying to rescue her sister, Towa is dragged away by a portal which leaves her stranded in the present. She is found by Kagome's younger brother Sōta, who takes her in. Ten years later, Towa is being harassed by some bullies despite changing schools to avoid them, although she easily defeats them in a fight. Back in the past, the Demon Slayers Hisui (the son of Sango and Miroku), Kohaku, and Setsuna confront Moroha, mistaking her for a demon that is attacking the locals, until Mistress Three-Eyes appears and steals the Red and Gold Rainbow Pearls in Moroha and Setsuna's possession to power herself up. In the present, the bullies return and hold Towa's adopted family hostage, but she makes quick work of them and then they flee once they hear the police sirens, unaware that they were just passing by. Suddenly, a portal opens, dragging Setsuna, Moroha, and Mistress Three-Eyes to the present before Towa, who recognizes her long-lost beloved twin sister. Sensing the Silver Rainbow Pearl in Towa's possession, Mistress Three-Eyes attacks her as well. Towa tries to slash her, but her sword breaks in half, much to her shock. | |||||
| 3 | "The Dream Butterfly" Transcription: "Yume no Kochō" (Japanese: 夢の胡蝶) | Imugahi[16] | Katsuyuki Sumisawa[16] | October 17, 2020 | |
| Moroha tells Towa that her sword broke because it was ordinary, but Towa manages to use her powers to convert the remains into a laser blade and damage Mistress Three-Eyes. Setsuna finishes her off and she and Moroha recover their Rainbow Pearls. As Moroha claims Mistress Three-Eyes' skull as a trophy, Towa tries to get reacquainted with her sister, but Setsuna does not remember her and rejects her. Moroha deduces that the two are the daughters of Sesshōmaru, but neither of them know who that is. In the past, Kaede tells Hisui and Kohaku that Setsuna is one of Sesshōmaru's twin daughters. They found Root Head's roots around the Sacred Tree of Ages and deduce that Setsuna and Moroha were sent to the distant future of Kagome's era. A minor demon called Hitokon possesses Towa and has her attack Setsuna. After a brief fight, Hitokon jumps into the body of Towa's adoptive sister, Mei, but Setsuna exorcises it. Towa's family allows Setsuna and Moroha to stay with them and Sōta and Kagome's mother recognizes Moroha as Kagome's daughter. Moroha deduces that Setsuna was cursed by the Dream Butterfly to be unable to sleep or dream and had her memories of her past erased. Towa is struck with guilt, believing she could have prevented this if she did not get separated from her ten years ago. | |||||
| 4 | "The Gateway to the Past" Transcription: "Kako e no Tobira" (Japanese: 過去への扉) | Ryūta Kawahara[17] | Katsuyuki Sumisawa[17] | October 24, 2020 | |
| The three girls resolve to return to the past to capture the Dream Butterfly and restore Setsuna's ability to sleep. As they spend a few days in the modern world, Setsuna masters the violin and becomes fond of it, while Moroha discovers Root Head in the Tree of Ages and negotiates with him to reopen the portal in exchange for their sacred Rainbow Pearls. Setsuna takes the violin with her while Moroha brings a massive bag of modern supplies. Towa bids farewell to her family and the three jump into the portal. They are interrupted by the Spirit of the Tree of Ages, who takes on the form of the late Kikyō. She asks them to slay Kirinmaru, an old rival of their paternal grandfather, the Great-Dog General, who plans to twist time and reduce everything to nothingness. Sesshōmaru has renounced his title, resulting him being on the wrong path but on the same path as Kirinmaru. The Sacred Tree of Ages ask for them to kill both at the same time. Setsuna refuses, saying she doesn't care about the father she never met, while Towa doesn't want to kill her father on principle. The spirit transports them to Root Head, who attacks them for their Rainbow Pearls, but they defeat it and arrive in the past to be greeted by Kaede, Kohaku, and Hisui. Towa realizes that without Root Head, they have no means to return to the modern world. Meanwhile, the Spirit of the Tree of Ages watches over a young adult Rin, who is in suspended animation within the Sacred Tree, and tells Sesshōmaru if he forsakes her, she will never awaken. | |||||
| 5 | "Jakotsumaru of the Red Bone Palace" Transcription: "Aka Hone Goten no Jakotsumaru" (Japanese: 赤骨御殿の若骨丸) | Sōta Yokote[18] | Katsuyuki Sumisawa[18] | October 31, 2020 | |
| The demon Jakotsumaru attacks humans to collect their bones in order to revive his father, the demon Tokotsu after it was slain by Moroha, who retrieved the Red Rainbow Pearl from his corpse. Once learning of the situation, Kohaku sends Towa and Setsuna to deal with it, eventually meeting Moroha, who intends to retrieve Tokotsu's head and receive a large reward for it to pay off her debts. Accompanied by Myoga, who reveals Tokotsu is one of the Four Perils who work for Kirinmaru, the three eventually discover Jakotsumaru's hideout and confront him. At first, Towa refuses to attack Jakotsumaru because he looks cute and naively thinks Moroha apologizing will be enough to stop the conflict, but realizes she has to fight. Moroha defeats Jakotsumaru, but Tokotsu's head attacks her and she uses her secret technique to awaken her demon blood, dealing massive damage on the enemy, but losing consciousness soon after, leaving Towa and Setsuna to deal the finishing blow. With both demons destroyed, their palace vanishes without a trace, leaving no bounties for the three girls as all traces of their bodies vanished as well. Upon learning that Moroha possess both demonic and spiritual powers, Setsuna expresses her interest. | |||||
| 6 | "The Cat Juan at the Old Temple" Transcription: "Furudera no Neko Juan" (Japanese: 古寺の猫寿庵) | Yūki Morita[19] | Katsuhiko Chiba[19] | November 7, 2020 | |
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Towa, Setsuna and Moroha investigate some disappearances near a mountain pass when they meet a little girl who was abandoned by her mother. Upon taking the child back to her village, the three discover that the villagers are being controlled by a horde of bakeneko and slays most of them, with the rest fleeing. Looking for more clues about the disappearances, the girls arrive at a temple and meet the resident monk, Juan, who offers them shelter. Realizing that the bakeneko are hidden in the temple, they pretend to sleep and slay the demons after they reveal themselves. They learn from Juan that a priest sealed a powerful demon beneath the temple one hundred years ago and Towa stays inside the temple to protect him, while the others look for the demon's remains until they find some old bones that transform into a huge bakeneko. Meanwhile, Towa is trapped inside the temple with an unusually strong demon shield by the real bakeneko, who reveals himself to be possessing Juan while the monster fighting outside is a construct made from the bones of the humans it devoured. Moroha uses a sacred arrow to break the barrier and Setsuna decides to kill the monk to defeat the Bakeneko, but after hearing from Myoga that Inuyasha used to defeat demons without killing their hosts by absorbing their powerful demonic abilities and energy into Tessaiga, Towa attempts and succeeds to do the same, saving Juan and defeating the Bakeneko. Note: Based on a chapter from the original InuYasha manga that was not adapted into The Final Act. | |||||
| 7 | "Meeting through an Apple" Transcription: "Ringo no Deai" (Japanese: 林檎の出会い) | Tomo Ōkubo[20] | Katsuyuki Sumisawa[20] | November 14, 2020 | |
| Kyuki informs her master, Kirinmaru, of Tokosu's slaying at the hands of Moroha "Beniyasha" and Sesshōmaru's twin daughters. Kirinmaru commends Sesshōmaru's daughters for their success in slaying quite a formidable warrior that served under him, which he seemed to have forgotten somehow. Kyuki warns him that if he does not take immediate action, she worries that the Half-Demon Princesses will surely bring him disaster. After participating in a demon slaying with Kohaku's group, Towa and Setsuna stay the night at Kaede's house. The next day, Setsuna departs for another mission leaving the sleeping Towa behind. Once Towa awakens, she decides to look for the Dream Butterfly, but has an encounter with the pirate Riku instead. Riku presents Towa with the real mystical Kikujūmonji sword that he stole from the nearby lord before leaving, and Towa is arrested for being mistaken for the real culprit, and is brought before the Lord and Yotsume, leading to the events of the premiere. Setsuna and Moroha are informed of Towa's predicament and decide to rescue her, but they are stopped by Fubuki, an ice demon serving under Kyuki, another of Kirinmaru's Four Perils. While being confronted by Yotsume and the Lord, Towa notices Fubuki's true body besides her and signals for Moroha to shoot at it, destroying the enemy. Afterwards, Moroha and Setsuna storm the castle to rescue Towa and the three leave to chase after Yotsume. | |||||
| 8 | "The Dream Gazing Trap" Transcription: "Yume Hiraki no Wana" (Japanese: 夢ひらきの罠) | Megumi Yamamoto[21] | Katsuyuki Sumisawa[21] | November 21, 2020 | |
| Riku pays a visit to Jūbei, who gives him a large sum of gold for his services and reveals that he intends to use Towa, Setsuna and Moroha in his plan to defeat the remaining three Perils so that he can obtain all seven Rainbow Pearls and gain untold demonic power. Meanwhile, the three girls follow Yotsume to Kyuki's hideout. Kyuki uses the Purple Rainbow Pearl to empower Yotsume, who uses his power to put Towa, Moroha and Takechiyo to sleep. In their dreams, it is revealed that Moroha was given away at Kagome's urgent request as a baby and entrusted to Hachiemon when the two were about to confront both Kirinmaru and Sesshōmaru, Takechiyo was entrusted as a baby to Jūbei by Miroku for unknown reasons, and that the Dream Butterfly had carried Setsuna's memories to the Sacred Tree of Ages, where the adult Rin is imprisoned. Setsuna, being incapable of sleep, resists Yotsume's powers and destroys him. Kyuki reclaims the Pearl and confronts the three girls, stealing Towa and Moroha's energy due to them still being under influence of Yotsume's spell. As Setsuna fights Kyuki alone, Moroha reminds Towa about her natural ability to steal demonic energy and Towa uses it to fight and defeat Kyuki with the Sōryūha attack she inherited from her dog-demon father. After the battle, Riku arrives to obtain the purple Rainbow Pearl, and Jūbei later introduces him to the girls as his and Takechiyo's employer, rewarding them for Kyuki's defeat with part of the gold he received from Riku. | |||||
| 9 | "Meifuku, the Meioju" Transcription: "Meiōjū no Meifuku" (Japanese: 冥王獣の冥福) | Mariachi HugYuk[22] | Katsuhiko Chiba[22] | November 28, 2020 | |
| Konton, one of the Four Perils, destroys a fortress atop a mountain to establish his lair. Jūbei announces that there is a huge bounty on him and Moroha accepts the mission, but Towa and Setsuna refuse, until Jūbei suggests that they should use the money as a reward for info about the Dream Butterfly. The three girls fight Konton, but his armor is too strong for their attacks and they are overpowered until Meifuku, a Meiōjū child appears to rescue them. Meifuku reveals that Konton killed his father and used part of his shell to make his armor. Since then he has searched for Konton in order to retrieve it and give his father a proper funeral. Konton attacks the group and Towa realizes that Konton created his armor by draining the demonic energy from Meifuku's father's shell, returning it to normal by infusing it with her own energy. Without his armor, Konton is forced to flee. Meifuku returns his father's shell so that he can finally pass away, and the girls regret that they could not get the bounty on the enemy's head, while a humiliated Konton swears vengeance on them from inside his new cavern lair. | |||||
| 10 | "The Gold and Silver Rainbow Pearls" Transcription: "Kin to Gin no Nijiiro Shinju" (Japanese: 金と銀の虹色真珠) | Katsuya Ōshima[23] | Junki Takegami[23] | December 5, 2020 | |
| The twin brothers Kinka and Ginka, who share the same body, continue their battle to the death so that the victor can claim their entire body for himself. Towa, Setsuna and Moroha are sent to stop the damage they are causing to nearby villages and attack them. Noticing that both Towa and Setsuna carry Rainbow Pearls, Kinka and Ginka hold a truce so that they can steal them for themselves. The two possess Towa and Setsuna's bodies respectively, forcing them to fight each other until Setsuna uses some poison to expel them, but they end up running away with the pearls. The brothers report their feat to Joka, their clan's leader, who decides to absorb both while claiming the pearls for herself as part of her plan to get revenge on Sesshōmaru. Towa and Setsuna arrive to retrieve their Pearls when Setsuna, watching the brothers in peril, has some glimpses of the day when she got separated from her own twin sister. After Joka separates Kinka from his brother to absorb him first, Ginka joins forces with Setsuna to defeat her, but Kinka does not survive the attack, with his brother dying soon after. Towa and Setsuna regain their Rainbow Pearls and Towa wonders if Setsuna remembered her past a little, while Moroha laments that with the enemies' bodies turned to ashes, they can't claim any reward for slaying them. | |||||
| 11 | "Curse of the Man-Eating Pond" Transcription: "Hito Kui-numa no Noroi" (Japanese: 人喰い沼の呪い) | Ayumu Ono[24] | Hiroko Kanasugi[24] | December 12, 2020 | |
| While Setsuna plays her violin in a clearing and Moroha overcooks pancakes in a portable cooking pot, she suddenly notices a bird being swallowed up by a pond of murky green water but Towa and Setsuna do not believe her and leave. They talk to Hisui and Kohaku, who concur that the pond is indeed inhabited by something that devours any who come near it. Seeing that Moroha was indeed correct, the half-demon twins leave to investigate the pond. Towa and Setsuna arrive, and Setsuna runs to stop young Hikoumaru from arguing with his younger sister Chiyo who wants to stop him from approaching the pond to avenge their parents, as she does not want to lose him, too. Towa scolds the boy for hurting his sister and states that he would regret letting go of her hand later. Back at the Corpse-Dealer's home, a disgusted Moroha is cleaning while complaining that she is suited to much better jobs. Takechiyo scolds her that it is the least she can do to pay of the debt she owes Juybei. Hikomaru and Chiyo take Towa and Setsuna to their home where they are raised by their grandmother. She explains that pond had been murky ever since she was a child but was once as clear as a mirror. Hikoumaru and Chiyo reveal that the "something" that has inhabited the pond is called Venom Serpent. The two siblings then notice the violin case, remembering that their father had played the Biwa near the pond when he was devoured. Setsuna plays the violin to comfort them but only makes them cry for their deceased father. After a delicious meal, Towa and Setsuna are invited to stay the night. Towa later awakes and joins Setsuna outside the hut. She apologizes for accidentally falling asleep. Setsuna brushes her apology off. Towa firmly assures Setsuna that she definitely will find the Dream Butterfly. Setsuna simply says that her inability to sleep has been happening since she can remember and that it has not been a hardship for her. She then tells Towa to sleep, as they have a job slaying the Venom Serpent that has been inhabiting the pond for decades. | |||||
| 12 | "Night of the New Moon and the Black-haired Towa" Transcription: "Saku no Yoru, Kurokami no Towa" (Japanese: 朔の夜、黒髪のとわ) | Yōji Satō[25] Kento Matsui | Junki Takegami[25] Katsuyuki Sumisawa | December 19, 2020 | |
| Konton tasks Nikosen, a sage-turned-apparition demon, of annihilating the Half-Demon Princesses and attaining their Rainbow Pearls. At the village, Towa and Setsuna accepts the mission of slaying Nikosen from Kohaku while Moroha helps local villagers in destroying the demon for his bounty. Towa and Setsuna come to join her but are attacked by Nikosen who demands the rainbow pearls they possess. Towa attempts to join her twin sister and cousin in battle, but her light blue energy blade does not form, which concerns her and puzzles Setsuna, as she can hear her heartbeat louder than she should. Moroha tries to use her Kurikaramaru but is unable to slice through Nikosen. In retaliation, Nikosen sends forth a stream of poison that affects and weakens Towa. Setsuna gives her a poison-shielding mask and tells Moroha to take care of Towa while she fights the demon. As Moroha helps an unconscious Towa across a bridge, she notices the change in Towa's hair color and length but is blocked by Nikosen's torso. In midair on Kiara, Setsuna attacks an illusion of Nioksen's head which is undo by the assistance of Hisui and his fellow Demon-Slayers. Finding shelter in a cave, Moroha is surprised that she smells the sent of human on Towa and learns from Myoga that Towa's predicament is because of the new moon which is different for every half-demon, with the exception of the late Naraku who was capable of choosing a night of his own free will. Towa is concerned that Setsuna has experienced the exact same transformation and wants to go find her. With Myoga's aid, Moroha infuses her spiritual powers into sutras to erect a blue sacred barrier to protect Towa. As Setsuna retains her full abilities, Moroha deduces that because her memories were taken from her by the Dream Butterfly, the laws of the new moon no longer apply to her. Taking advantage of this fact, Setsuna manages to hold off Nikosen who hopes to eat her and gain strength from her. Fortunately, daybreak comes and restores Towa's dog-demon abilities, ending in her using her charged sword to wipe him out completely. Having witnessed the whole battle in fire he created, Konton states how good a show it was and smiles in satisfaction, now aware of their weakness. | |||||
| 13 | "The Delicious Feudal Monks" Transcription: "Sengoku Oishii Hōshi" (Japanese: 戦国おいしい法師) | Kento Nakagomi[26] | Katsuhiko Chiba[26] | December 26, 2020 | |
| Tōtetsu, the last member of the Four Perils, is eating virtuous monks to increase his demon power, even though he possesses the orange Rainbow Pearl. Taking heed of this, Kohaku sends Hisui, Towa and Setsuna to protect his brother-in-law Miroku, who is participating in a 1000-day training course to increase his spiritual powers tremendously, while Moroha is assigned by Jūbei to protect another monk. Hisui is dissatisfied at first with meeting his father, as he does not approve his behavior. While meeting Miroku, they also meet Hisui's older sister Gyokuto, who is paying a visit to her father. Tōkotsu appears to attack Miroku and attempts to eat him. While protecting his father, Hisui is afflicted by some poison they used on Tōkotsu and the sisters keep fighting the enemy while Miroku tends to him. Knowing that they are in as disadvantage, Setsuna asks Miroku to undo the seal he put on her to restrain her demonic blood, which unlocks her true powers and she forces Tōkotsu to retreat, with Miroku restoring the seal afterwards and Hisui starts seeing his father in a better light. After the battle, Hisui, Towa and Setsuna bid farewell to Miroku, who now must clean all the mess caused by the battle and Hisui informes his mother Sango that Miroku is safe and continuing his training, while Moroha is disappointed that once again she could not get any bounty or money. | |||||
| 14 | "The One Behind the Forest Fire" Transcription: "Mori o Yaita Kuromaku" (Japanese: 森を焼いた黒幕) | Ryō Kodama[27] | Hiroko Kanasugi[27] | January 9, 2021 | |
| Towa, Setsuna and Moroha are hired by Tamano, a beautiful young woman who was rescued by Riku to slay Homura, an evil mountain god who had abducted her from her grandparents and filled with sheer jealousy, started to kill all men who eve glanced at her. During their confrontation, Homura recognizes Towa and Setsuna, revealing that he was the one responsible for the forest fire that separated them one decade ago, as he was ordered to dispose of the half-demon twins under the command of the Youkai Zero. He attempts to cover for his failure by killing them when Riku arrives with Tamano by her request. Tamano openly rejects Homura for his behavior and declares that she will never return to his side. Disheartened and because he cannot bear to live without her, Homura burns himself to death. Riku gloats at the mountain fire demon's self-destruction, stating to himself how loving a human being only leads to destruction and pain to demons as it had for Tōga and eventually his eldest son Sesshōmaru. Tamano leaves to rejoin her grandparents' side while Towa finds some relief in finally enacting her vengeance. Riku looks on with a confident smile. | |||||
| 15 | "Farewell Under the Lunar Eclipse" Transcription: "Gesshoku, Unmei no Sekibetsu" (Japanese: 月蝕、運命の惜別) | Akira Toba[28] | Katsuyuki Sumisawa[28] | January 16, 2021 | |
| Riku reveals that eighteen years before, he had the demon jeweler Hosenki the Second to create a second Black Pearl using the late Lady Izayoi's reassembled rogue, which contain her tears of grief for Tōga's death, and can create a path to his graveside. Hosenki then gives the Pearl and the rogue to Inuyasha and Kagome respectively, with Inuyasha placing the Pearl inside his right eye for safekeeping. In Kaede's hut, an older Rin gives birth to Towa and Setsuna. Riku approaches a pregnant Kagome and warns her about the dangers of the dark comet, which was partially destroyed 500 years ago by Kirinmaru and Tōga but a fragment of it is about to fall on Earth and asks for Inuyasha and Sesshōmaru to work together to destroy it, while Zero warns Sesshōmaru that Kirinmaru will surely kill his children as well as Inuyasha and his family once he knows about them. In response, Sesshōmaru takes the newborn Towa and Setsuna with him. Joka attacks Sesshōmaru to kill his newborn daughters and he cuts her arms away, obtaining the silver and gold Rainbow Pearls from her that he gives to Towa and Setsuna before entrusting them to Jaken who erects a demon barrier. Meeting with his younger half-brother and Kagome at his mother's palace, Sesshōmaru destroys the Grim Comet fragment with Inuyasha's help, while Zero awakens Lord Kirinmaru and informs him about the existence of Tōga's half-demon twin and quarter-demon granddaughters. Fearing a prophecy left by the Shikon Jewel about him being killed by someone who is neither demon or human, Kirinmaru orders Sesshōmaru to accompany him in order to kill Inuyasha and his newborn daughter. Inuyasha and Kagome entrusts Moroha and the tincture to Hachiemon and confront them. Sesshōmaru suddenly steals the Black Pearl from Inuyasha and traps both him and Kagome inside it until Inuyasha's Meidō Zangetsuha ability is required. Hachiemon delivers Moroha to Kōga's wolf clan. Four years later, Zero learns where Towa and Setsuna are hidden and orders Homura to burn down the forest where they live to kill them, with Sesshōmaru unable to intervene. In the present timeline, Riku ends his narration, affirming that he can not reveal further for now. | |||||
| 16 | "Double-Edged Moroha" Transcription: "Moroha no Yaiba" (Japanese: もろはの刃) | Ryūta Kawahara[29] | Katsuyuki Sumisawa[29] | January 23, 2021 | |
| Three years earlier, Yawaragi, Moroha's mentor from Kōga's wolf clan, gives her the task of surviving the demon fight inside the Kodoku cave, promising to award her with the Kurikaramaru sword, but forbidding her from using her rouge. Moroha successfully passes the test, but to pay for the debts with Jūbei, Yawaragi has Moroha working for him, while she leaves to look for the fire-rat demons to remove her cursed armor, which is slowly compressing her body until the moment it will kill her. Back to the present, Yawaragi finds the village of the fire-rat demons and learn that all of them were slain by Konton, who orders her to kill Moroha in exchange for the key to remove her cursed armor. During the encounter, Moroha considers using her rouge to fight Yawaragi, but reminisces that Yawaragi was cursed with the armor to protect her when she lost herself while fighting with it and decides not to. Yawaragi uses her most powerful attack, Scattering Winds, which Moroha manages to deflect using Kurikaramaru's special technique, Crimson Backlash Wave. When Yawaragi is about to be stricken by the deflected blast, she attempts to take Konton with her, but fails. Konton escapes and Yawaragi passes away after congratulating Moroha on mastering the Kurikaramaru sword. Appeased by Towa and Setsuna, Moroha buries Yawaragi and decides to move on with her life, knowing that she is no longer alone as her twin cousins are now by her side. | |||||
| 17 | "Trap of the Two Perils" Transcription: "Ni Kyō no Wana" (Japanese: 二凶の罠) | Sayaka Oda[30] | Katsuhiko Chiba[30] | January 30, 2021 | |
| Riku approaches Konton, who is preparing a spell against the girls and offers himself to lure them to his trap, as well as Totetsu, who will be used as part of their plan. He then informs Moroha about Totesu's location and suggests that Kirinmaru must be involved with the Dream Butterfly, which also piques Towa and Setsuna's interest. The three stop Totetsu from eating another monk and chase after him to the demonic field of Konton's trap, where they are separated. Towa later realizes his trick and alongside Setsuna, the half-demon twins break free and pinpoint the enemy's location. | |||||
| 18 | "Sesshomaru and Kirinmaru" Transcription: "Sesshōmaru to Kirinmaru" (Japanese: 殺生丸と麒麟丸) | Akira Toba[31] | Katsuhiko Chiba[31] | February 6, 2021 | |
| Towa and Setsuna confront Konton, who explains that the Rainbow Pearls spell disaster as they are fragments of an even greater power that must not exist. The twins manage to destroy him, leaving Riku to reclaim the blue Rainbow Pearl from him. They rejoin Moroha and together they overpower Totetsu, who flees to Lord Kirinmaru's ship seeking his help. Kirinmaru drives Totetsu off and Towa attempts to reason with him, asking for his cooperation to return Setsuna's dreams but he refuses and fights the three half-demons, easily defeating them. Sesshomaru arrives and fights Kirinmaru to protect his daughters. Kirinmaru decides to spare the girls but reminds Sesshomaru they still need to work together and both leave. This leaves Towa, Setsuna and Moroha confused, as Towa wonders what her father's motives are. Moroha tries to get the Sacred Tree of Ages to emerge, but without success. We see Towa and Setsuna's beautiful teenage mother still slumbering within. | |||||
| 19 | "Princess Aiya's Beniyasha Hunting" Transcription: "Aiya Hime no Beniyasha Taiji" (Japanese: 愛矢姫の紅夜叉退治) | TBA | TBA | February 13, 2021 | |
| Moroha gets caught in the middle of a tournament between Hisui and other bounty hunters, and is forced to fight Setsuna for the amusement of the silly Tessen-wielding Princess Aiya. Setsuna warns her twin sister that she will not hesitate to fight her, too, should she interfere. | |||||
Notes
- All English episode titles taken from Crunchyroll.
References
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