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November 18th

Rinne Chapter 29 Online
A surprising new character is introduced to the cast in this chapter which is sure to reveal more about our heroes' tragic past. Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete

November 15th

Inuyasha The Final Act Episode 7
The battle on Mount Azusa begins this week in episode 7 of Inuyasha The Final Act. Source: The Inuyasha Companion & Shonen Sunday.com

November 11th

Rinne Chapter 28 Online
The mystery of the faceless spirit is underway, plus we've added quite a few new minor characters to Kyokai no Rinne Complete as well. Be sure to click the links below to check out all of the new goings-on. Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete

November 7th

Inuyasha The Final Act Episode 6
The summary for episode 6 is online, and as always you can watch the episode for yourself for free at the usual sources. Source: The Inuyasha Companion & Shonen Sunday.com

Lum Bottle Tops
The Japanese companies, Kaiyodo and BOME are releasing two Lum themed bottle cap toppers. One with red hair kicking her leg out and another with green hair holding a tiny star. Source: Websunday & Fansclub.jp

November 4th

Rinne Chapter 27 Online
Rinne, Sakura and Tsubasa all investigate an unusual occurance in the school's art club. Click the links below to check out the newest chapter of Kyokai no Rinne. Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete

November 1st

Inuyasha The Final Act Episode 5
The summary for episode 5 is online, and you can check out the episode for yourself at Shonen Sunday.com or Hulu.com. Lots of great action this time around, so enjoy! Source: The Inuyasha Companion & Shonen Sunday.com

Manga Rankings October 19-25
The first two books of Kyokai no Rinne stayed in the top 20 manga volume sales in their second week of release. Volume 1 fell from 15th place to 18th place and volume 2 when from 16th to 20th place. Source: Anime News Network

Rinne Background
Websunday has updated with a Autumn themed Rinne background for your computers, featuring Takahashi's illustration from issue 46. Source: Websunday

October 28th

Rinne Chapter 26 Online
Rinne helps sort out the latest damashigami with a little creative thinking. Click the links below to read the chapter and the summary on our site as well. Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete

October 25th

Inuyasha The Final Act Episode 4
The summary for episode 4 is online, and you can check out the episode for yourself at Shonen Sunday.com or Hulu.com. Enjoy! Source: The Inuyasha Companion & Shonen Sunday.com

Manga Rankings October 12-18
The first two books of Kyokai no Rinne did well for a brand new series, but didn't manage to break into the top 10. Volume 1 debuted in 15th place (50,888 copies), and volume 2 in 16th place (46,601 copies). KnR's sister series, Hayate the Combat Butler vol 21 was number 1 by comparison (160,433 copies). The complete ranking follows:
1. Hayate the Combat Butler #21
2. Kindaichi Case Files Kenmochi Keibu no Satsujin Vol. I
3. Kindaichi Case Files Kenmochi Keibu no Satsujin Vol. II
4. Hotaru no Hikari #15
5. Bleach #41
6. GTO: Shonan 14 Days #1
7. Dear Boys Act 3 #2
8. Lucky Star #7
9. Otoyome-Gatari #1
10. Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun #3
11. Cosplay Animal #12
12. Kami no Mizo Shiru Sekai #6
13. Katekyo Hitman Reborn! #26
14. Kin Kyori Renai #5
15. Kyokai no Rinne #1
16. Kyokai no Rinne #2
Source: Anime News Network

October 21st

Rinne Chapter 25 Online
Rinne meets a troublesome new damashigami that seeks to lure schoolgirls into the afterlife. Click the links below to check out the chapter for yourselves. Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete

October 18th

Inuyasha The Final Act Episode 3 & Rinne Vol 3
Our weekly summary for the newest episode of Inuyasha: The Final Act is up. Additionally, Kyokai no Rinne Vol. 3 will be released in Japan in just about two weeks, on October 30th. Source: The Inuyasha Companion & Shonen Sunday.com

October 14th

Rinne Chapter 24 Online
Tsubasa and Rinne team up to dispatch Toichi with Hanako of the Toilet's undead spirit on the line. Click the links below to read all about it. Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete

October 10th

Inuyasha The Final Act Episode 2
The summary for episode 2 is online, and you can check out the episode for yourself at Shonen Sunday.com or Hulu.com. Enjoy! Source: The Inuyasha Companion & Shonen Sunday.com

Do As Infinity & AAA Interviewed
The following comments are from the bands providing the opening and ending songs for the new Inuyasha anime.
DaI: "Congratulations on the broadcast of the conclusion of this series! Once again, we are honored to be chosen to perform the theme song. How will the series develop from here? We're very excited."
AAA: "Inuyasha was a very popular anime when we were children, and now we've been put in charge of the ending theme, for which we're very happy." Source: YTV.co.jp

Rinne Color Pages and Giveaway
In next week's Shonen Sunday, Rinne will be getting color pages for chapter 24 in addition to the cover. Additionally a special "gift" will be included with the issue to celebrate volume 1 and 2 of the series being released in tankobon format. Additionally, Shonen Sunday is giving away 2000 sets of four special Kewpie figures of Ranma, Inuyasha, Lum and a new sculpt of Rinne to people who send in postcards to the magazine. Source: Websunday.net

Its a Rumic World Boxset
Shonen Sunday has announced that three limited edition figures of Lum, Inuyasha and female Ranma will be included with the DVD boxset of Its a Rumic World anime to be released in January. Source: Websunday.net

October 7th

Rinne Chapter 23 Online
Rinne and Tsubasa learn the secret behind Hanako's dangerous power up and decide to put a stop to things. Be sure to read the full summary at the links below. Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete

October 6th

Adachi Interview
In today's issue of the Yomiuri Shimbun, Mitsuru Adachi (Cross Game), disucsses his background in shojo manga, and the rise of "The Golden Age of Love Comedies" in Shonen Sunday, which saw the magazine sales increase to their highest rates with the simulatneous serialization of Urusei Yatsura and Touch. Thanks to Toshiaki Yamada for the news! Source: Yomiuri Shimbun

October 5th

Kyokai no Rinne Commercial
During Inuyasha Kanketsuhen an animated advertisement Kyokai no Rinne aired. This is common practice and does not mean that an anime version is in the works. For those that are curious Rinne was voiced by Kouki Uchiyama, Sakura was played by Mariya Ise, and Rokumon was played by Rie Kugimiya. Click the link below to watch the commercial. Source: You Tube

October 4th

Inuyasha The Final Act Episode 1
As episode 1 debuted last night, we'll begin our coverage of the series. The summary of the first episode is up, and you can still watch the brand new adventures every week on Shonen Sunday.com and Hulu! Source: The Inuyasha Companion & Shonen Sunday.com

September 30th

Inuyasha The Final Act Simulcast
A new preview for Inuyasha: The Final Act has gone online and can be viewed here. Again, the anime will air in Japan starting Saturday and will be broadcast online on Hulu.com and Shonensunday.com/anime simultaneously. Source: Anime News Network

Rinne Chapter 22 Online
Another very funny chapter is now online and summarized. Click the links below to read all about Hanako of the Toilet. Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete

September 27th

Inuyasha The Final Act Simulcast
Viz announced at the New York Anime Festival that the new Inuyasha anime will be simulcast online on Saturdays, starting October 3rd. You can see the new series on Hulu.com or Shonensunday.com/anime. Additionally the Animax channel will show the episodes a week after their debut in Japan. Source: Anime News Network

September 21st

Rinne/Inuyasha News
To promote the soon to debut Inuyasha Kanketsuhen TV show as well as the publication of the first two volumes of Kyokai no Rinne, Shonen Sunday announced they will be holding a contest. They are tight lipped on the prizes, but state that they'll have presents for 200 lucky fans. Source: Websunday.net

Akira Kamiya News
Akira Kamiya, best known to Takahashi fans as the voices of Shutaro Mendo and Shun Mitaka has announced that he is leaving the role of Kogoro Mori on Detective Conan. Kamiya has portrayed Mori for the past 13 years, and is rumored to be leaving due to a salary dispute. Kamiya denies this is the reason. Source: Anime News Network

September 17th

Rinne Chapter 21 Online
A great new chapter is up this week, and we get to see how the triple date plays out. Be sure to give it a read. Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete

September 13th

White Comic Game
After the success of the other Shonen Sunday and Shonen Magazine collaboration games, Konami has announced plans to release a new roleplaying game for the Nintendo DS, featuring characters from Inuyasha, Firefighter Daigo and 96 other series according to the developer. Thanks to Ataru the Jekyll for sharing this. The game will be released on October 15th, 2009. Source: NCSX Blogspot

September 9th

Inuyasha Ending Theme
We announced a few days ago that the new opening theme for Inuyasha Kanketsuhen would be by Do As Infinity. We have discovered that the ending theme will be by AAA (Triple A). Source: Rumic World

Rinne Chapter 20 Online
Another great new chapter is online, which begins to muddy the waters between Rinne and Sakura in classic Takahashi fashion. Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete

September 7th

Rinne Chapter 19 Online
We're late posting our summary of the new chapter due to Labor Day, but we've got it online now. Thanks for your patience! Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete

September 4th

Do As Infinity to Record New Inuyasha Song
Do As Infinity are no strangers to Inuyasha, having recorded songs for the television series and even doing some minor voice work in the final film. They have now announced that they will be doing the opening theme for the new series which debuts on October 3rd. Source: Anime News Network


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This Week's Shonen Sunday

Manga

  • Inuyasha Vol. 38 - July 14
  • Inuyasha Vol. 39 - August 11
  • Inuyasha Vol. 40 - September 8
  • Inuyasha Vol. 41 - October 13
  • Inuyasha Vol. 42 - November 10
  • Inuyasha Vol. 43 - December 8
  • Inuyasha Vol. 44 - January 12, 2010
  • Inuyasha Vol. 45 - February 9, 2010
  • Inuyasha Vol. 46 - March 9, 2010
  • Inuyasha Vol. 1 (Hardcover) - January 8
  • Inuyasha VIZBIG Vol. 1- November 10
  • Inuyasha VIZBIG Vol. 2- February 9, 2010
  • Rinne Vol. 1- October 20
  • Rinne Vol. 2- January 19, 2010
  • Rinne Vol. 3- April 20, 2010
  • Kyokai no Rinne Vol. 1- October 16
  • Kyokai no Rinne Vol. 2- October 16

Anime

  • Inuyasha Season 7 Boxset- April 28
  • Inuyasha Kanketsuhen - October 4
  • It's a Rumic World DVD - January 29, 2010

Other Products

  • Sunday X Magazine White Comic DS - October 15