Minor Characters

This section is devoted to the small but important supporting characters that appear throughout Inuyasha. They often play key roles in the stories in which they appear.

Corpse Dancing Crow Kokichi Izayoi Nothing Woman Binding Creatures Inuyasha's Father Hiyoshimaru Princess Tsuyu Lord Yuka, Eri & Ayumi Umao & Shikako Kagome's Teacher Forger Bees Mayu's Mother Satoru Tatari Mokke Nazuna Priest Spider Head Ceramic Soldiers Hachiemon Princess Saimyosho Onigumo Seikai Sekai's Pupil Sayo Shinidamachu Tokajin's Master Kirara Sango's Father Feudal Lord Kagewaki Hitomi Midoriko Suekichi Taromaru Headman The True Water God Rat Monster Noblewoman Mantis Demon Mushin Urn Charmer The Demon Jinenji Beat Jinenji's Mother Jinenji's Father Kodoku Momo Wolf Demon Thief Birds of Paradise Ginta Hakkaku The Harpy King Aun Koharu

Huge Shinidamachu Sixth Incarnation Grandpa Grandma The Demon Hunting Kohaku Bokuseno Granddad Grandson Satsuki Demon Disguised as Satsuki's Older Brother Coyote Demon Muso Shizu Taigokumaru Tsukuyomaru Hair Creature Rasetsu Exorcist Oni's Head Monkey Children Monkey God Old Wolf Kaido Shochin Chiyo Yuta Master of the Castle Castle's Watchman Shintaro Yuki Hana Getsu Hakushin Venerable Monk The Infant's Noblewoman (I) Mimisenrei Wakana Samurai Shinosuke Salamander Head Priest Entei Kanta Kanta's Dad Hosenki's Son Gozu & Mezu Demon Birds Tekkei The Infant's Noblewoman (II) The Saint Kocho & Asuka Hosenki Shrine Rat

Lord Fox Parasite-Pupa Gakusanjin Haku Demonic Remains Shima's Father Shima Shima's Mother Lake Guardian The Acolytes Wife Medicine Merchant Husband Hitokon Taichi Taichi's Father Master Monk Master's Assistant Snake Demon Three-Headed Wolf Ryujin Nun Cat Demons Mizuchi Meioju Numawatari Yoreitaisei Noblewoman Gennosuke Ox Demon Kai Shinta Demon That Attacks the Wolf Tribe Yomeiju Traveling Priest Yama'arashi Saki Spirit Guardian of Mount Azusa Sesshomaru's Mother Meido Hound Guardian of the Underworld Kao Mirror Demon Bone Demon Bone Demon's Father Yakurodokusen Hiraikotsu's Demons Shishinki's Assistant Rock Children Kitsune Hitomiko Oni Miroku's Father Miroku & Sango's Children Head of Roots

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Corpse Dancing Crow (屍舞烏)
Voice: None

This demon eats it's way into corpses and is able to control their body. The Crow Demon steals the Shikon Jewel when it is still whole. As it escapes Kagome blasts the demon with an arrow causing the Jewel to shatter into tiny pieces.

Manga Debut: Chapter 3: A New Foe
Anime Debut: Episode 2: Seekers of the Sacred Jewel

Kokichi (小吉)
Voice: Nami Okamoto & Cathy Weseluck

The Crow Demon kidnaps this boy as it tries to make it's escape from Inuyasha and Kagome.

Manga Debut: Chapter 5: Kagome's Arrow
Anime Debut: Episode 2: Seekers of the Sacred Jewel

Izayoi (十六夜)
Voice: Kikuko Inoue & Alaina Burnett

Inuyasha's mother died during his youth and his half-brother, Sesshomaru, uses a duplicate likeness formed from a Nothing Woman in order to try and trick Inuyasha so he will reveal the location of the Tessaiga. The third film fleshes out her backstory somewhat more, giving her a name and complicating her romantic history as it states she had a relationship with Takemaru no Setsuna prior to her involvement with Inuyasha's father.

Manga Debut: Chapter 12: Half-Breed
Anime Debut: Episode 6: Tessaiga, the Phantom Sword

Nothing Woman (無女)
Voice: Kikuko Inoue & Alaina Burnett

The Nothing Woman is the spirit of mothers who have lost their children in battles. She takes the form of Inuyasha's deceased mother and attempts to devour him. After he frees himself she sacrifices her own life to save him from Sesshomaru.

Manga Debut: Chapter 12: Half-Breed
Anime Debut: Episode 5: Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru

Binding Creatures (金縛り)
Voice: None

These small, Jaken-like demons bind the disguised Nothing Woman when she makes herself appear to look like Inuyasha's mother.

Manga Debut: Chapter 12: Half-Breed
Anime Debut: Episode 5: Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru

Inuyasha's Father (犬の大将)
Voice: Akio Otsuka & Don Brown, Mick Lauer (Yashahime)

Inuyasha's father died shortly after he was born due to injuries he suffered in his battle with Ryukotsusei. After his death he takes the Tessaiga with him into the afterlife. Prior to having a child with Izayoi he was in a relationship with the Sesshomaru's mother, a full demon. The third film fleshes out his relationship with Izayoi and the sequel anime, Yashahime, depicts his interactions with the great-demon Kirinmaru.

Manga Debut: Chapter 12: Half-Breed
Anime Debut: Episode 5: Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru

Hiyoshimaru (日吉丸)
Voice: Motoko Kumai

This ingenius little monkey is Nobunaga's devoted pet and travelling companion. He has helped Nobunaga to escape many treacherous encounters. The humor in Amari Nobunaga not being the historical Oda Nobunaga is compounded by the name of Amari's pet monkey, Hiyoshimaru (日吉丸). This is the childhood name of Oda Nobunaga's rival Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Manga Debut: Chapter 19: The Dark Castle
Anime Debut: Episode 8: The Toad Who Would Be Prince

Princess Tsuyu (露姫)
Voice: Ryoka Yuzuki & Jillian Michaels

A childhood friend of Nobunaga who he secretly loves. She has married a lord who has become possessed by Tsukumo no Gama. The giant frog demon has been kidnapping women, and Nobunaga want to protect Tsuyu from the same fate. The kanji in her name means "dew" or "tears".

Manga Debut: Chapter 19: The Dark Castle
Anime Debut: Episode 8: The Toad Who Would Be Prince

Lord (殿)
Voice: Hisayoshi Suganuma & Andrew Francis

After Kagome drives out the frog spirit that had possessed him, the young lord's true face is revealed to be rather plain. Despite being less handsome than Nobunaga Princess Tsuyu still choose him over her rescuer.

Manga Debut: Chapter 22: Plea for Mercy
Anime Debut: Episode 8: The Toad Who Would Be Prince

Yuka, Eri, & Ayumi (由加, 絵理 & あゆみ)
Voice: Kaori Shimizu/Saffron Henderson (Yuka), Yuki Masuda/Cathy Weseluck (Eri) & Nami Okamoto/Jillian Michaels (Ayumi)

These girls are school friends of Kagome's. They always encourage her to go on dates with Hojo, much to Kagome's reluctance, and often are critical of Inuyasha, who they believe is a two-timing gang member that will ruin Kagome's life.

Manga Debut: Chapter 23: Mask of Flesh
Anime Debut: Episode 11: Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask

Umao & Shikako (馬夫 & 鹿子)
Voice: ---

Two young people out on a date that accidently hit the Mask of Flesh with their car. Their airbags deploy and the Mask wanders away. The two do not realize that they saved a sleeping Kagome from being attacked in order to gain shards of the Shikon Jewel that she had on her desk. Their names have the kanji for "horse" and "deer" in them. When these two kanji are placed together they become "idiot" (馬鹿/baka).

Manga Debut: Chapter 24: The Broken Body
Anime Debut: Episode 11: Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask

Kagome's Teacher (かごめの先生)
Voice: ---

This man is one of Kagome's rarely seen teachers. He believes that Kagome is very ill which is the explanation Grandpa Higurashi gives for her frequent absences from school.

Manga Debut: Chapter 24: The Broken Body
Anime Debut: Episode 11: Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask

Forger Bees (鋼バチ)
Voice: None

Myoga guides Inuyasha to a giant nest of Forger Bees where he places the scabbard of Tessaiga into their next. The bees use their beeswax to mend the damage that Hiten caused.

Manga Debut: Chapter 35: A Little Imp
Anime Debut: Episode 12: Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul

Mayu's Mother (真由のお母さん)
Voice: Shinobu Satou & Lisa Ann Beley

Mayu's mother saved her son from the fire in their apartment, but did not save Mayu, thinking she was not home. Mayu's spirit seeks revenge against her family for letting her die.

Manga Debut: Chapter 35: A Little Imp
Anime Debut: Episode 12: Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul

Satoru (悟)
Voice: Yuki Masuda & Cathy Weseluck

Mayu's young brother who survived the fire that took her life. Mayu blames him for her tragic death.

Manga Debut: Chapter 35: A Little Imp
Anime Debut: Episode 12: Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul

Tatari Mokke (タタリモッケ)
Voice: None

Tatari Mokke, the soul piper, seeks out the souls of children who have died but refused to move on to the afterlife. Usually his eyes remain closed, but when they open fully he will take a child's soul to hell.

Manga Debut: Chapter 35: A Little Imp
Anime Debut: Episode 12: Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul

Nazuna (なずな)
Voice: Fumiko Orikasa & Tabitha St. Germaine

Nazuna's parents were killed by the Spider Head demons leaving her to be raised by a priest. Because of the loss of her parents, Nazuna is extremely bitter towards all demons.

Manga Debut: Chapter 39: Spider Head
Anime Debut: Episode 13: The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-Haired Inuyasha

Priest (和尚)
Voice: Mugihito & Richard Newman

This elderly priest raised Nazuna after her parent's death. She does not realize that the man who has become a father figure to her is now one of the spider head demons.

Manga Debut: Chapter 39: Spider Head
Anime Debut: Episode 13: The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-Haired Inuyasha

Spider Head (蜘蛛頭)
Voice: None

The Spider Head demons have overrun a rural village and temple and killed Nazuna's family. Nazuna does not realize that the priest who has cared for her now among their number.

Manga Debut: Chapter 39: Spider Head
Anime Debut: Episode 13: The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-Haired Inuyasha

Ceramic Soldiers (兵隊)
Voice: None

After reviving Kikyo, Urasue realizes she does not have a complete soul. In order to delay Inuyasha from reaching her she deploys these ceramic soldiers crafted from her demonic kiln. The appearance of the soldiers is based on the ancient Japanese ceramic figurines called haniwa.

Manga Debut: Chapter 46: Empty Shell
Anime Debut: Episode 14: Kikyo's Stolen Ashes

Hachiemon (八衛門)
Voice: Toshihiko Nakajima & Terry Klassen

Hachiemon is a tanuki and serves as Miroku's longtime partner in various moneymaking scams. Hachiemon is a very loyal friend to Miroku and saved his life when he was attacked by Mushin. He can also transform to help ferry Inuyasha and his companions around in a similar fashion to Shippo.

Manga Debut: Chapter 51: Monk on the Make
Anime Debut: Episode 16: Mystical Hand of the Amorous Monk, Miroku

Princess (姫)
Voice: Sayaka Ohara & ?

Kotatsu is trying to make a painting of the princess and is unhappy with the evil-looking results. Vowing to use his newfound powers of bringing his paintings to life he decides to capture the princess and make her his own.

Manga Debut: Chapter 55: The Monster Within
Anime Debut: Episode 17: The Cursed Ink of the Hell-Painter

Saimyosho (最猛勝)
Voice: None

These hell wasps are creatures kept in a nest and revealed when Miroku threatens to unleash his Wind Tunnel. Should he pull these insects into his void the poison contained within them can potentially kill him. Despite being a life-threatening danger to Miroku they are generally not very problematic towards anyone else. The kanji in their name means "most fierce victory".

Manga Debut: Chapter 55: The Monster Within
Anime Debut: Episode 17: The Cursed Ink of the Hell-Painter

Onigumo (鬼蜘蛛)
Voice: Hiroshi Yanaka & Paul Dobson

Onigumo is the burned and crippled bandit that Kikyo tended to shortly before her death. Onigumo merged with dozens of demons and became Naraku. Quite possibly the source of all evil.

Manga Debut: Chapter 65: The Spider's Lair
Anime Debut: Episode 20: Despicable Villain! The Mystery of Onigumo

Seikai (青海)
Voice: Masashi Hirose & Ron Halder

Seikai is the senior monk who is travelling with Sayo. He encounters Kikyo in a village, and after trying to exorcise her he is accidently killed. His name is written with the kanji "blue ocean".

Manga Debut: Chapter 72: The Mark
Anime Debut: Episode 21: Naraku's True Identity Unveiled

Seikai's Pupil (青海の弟子)
Voice: Tadahisa Saizen & Tony Sampson

The unnamed junior monk assists Seikai in attempting to exorcise Kikyo though he is quite frightened and more hesitant that his mentor. Inuyasha and the others find him weakly clinging to life in a river after the disasterous encounter with Kikyo that killed his master.

Manga Debut: Chapter 72: The Mark
Anime Debut: Episode 21: Naraku's True Identity Unveiled

Sayo (小夜)
Voice: Masayo Kurata & Tabitha St. Germaine

Sayo is one of the small children that Kikyo looks after until Seikai begins to pursue her after learning that she is no longer alive. The child witnesses Kikyo accidentally kill Seikai and sees her absorbing the souls of the dead. Her name means "evening".

Manga Debut: Chapter 72: The Mark
Anime Debut: Episode 21: Naraku's True Identity Unveiled

Shinidamachu (死魂虫)
Voice: None

These snake-like creatures follow Kikyo wherever she goes. She uses them to take the souls of women so that she can continue her half-life. The English translation variously calls them "soul skimmers" but the kanji in their name translates as "dead soul insects".

Manga Debut: Chapter 73: Young Souls
Anime Debut: Episode 22: A Wicked Smile; Kikyo's Wandering Soul

Tokajin's Master (桃果人の仙人)
Voice: Tamio Oki/Paul Kloegman

Tokajin tried to gain his master's knowledge by devouring him. However he did not gain the secret to immortality and so he keeps his master's head alive as part of plant. When Kagome finds herself disarmed Tokajin's master turns himself into a bow to allow her to fire an arrow at his wicked pupil.

Manga Debut: Chapter 83: Peach Man's Nectar
Anime Debut: Episode 58: Fateful Night in Togenkyo Part 2

Kirara (雲母)
Voice: None

Sango's pet demon has been with her for many years. Along with Sango and Kohaku, Kirara is the only survivor of the Demon Slayer Village. While sometimes appearing as a docile two-tailed cat, she can instantly transform into a fearsome beast that is capable of flight and has enormous strength. Kirara is loyal to Sango first and foremost, but has warmed up to Miroku and her other travelling companions as they have pursued Naraku. Kirara's name means "mica".

Manga Debut: Chapter 86: The Exterminators
Anime Debut: Episode 24: Enter Sango, the Demon Slayer

Sango's Father (珊瑚の父上)
Voice: Masahiko Tanaka & Colin Murdock

Sango's father is also the head of the Demon Slayer's Village. He takes his daughter and son to fight a spider demon at Kagewaki Hitomi's manor. After the battle the demon slayers are slaughtered by a possessed Kohaku, who then murders his own father.

Manga Debut: Chapter 86: The Exterminators
Anime Debut: Episode 24: Enter Sango, the Demon Slayer

Feudal Lord (殿)
Voice: Hiroshi Yanaka/Ron Halder

The lord of Hitomi Manor, he calls Sango, Kohaku, their father and the other demon slayers to his home to kill a spider demon. In truth he is actually the demon that causes Kohaku to murder his family. He is killed in a ruse carried out by Naraku in the guise of Kagewaki Hitomi.

Manga Debut: Chapter 86: The Exterminators
Anime Debut: Episode 24: Enter Sango, the Demon Slayer

Kagewaki Hitomi (人見蔭刀)
Voice: Toshiyuki Morikawa & Paul Dobson

Kagewaki is a young lord who Naraku impersonates. He uses the lords power to search for the Shikon shards and manipulate those around him. His name is an archaic use of the word "hitomi" which is "the feeling of being watched" while Kagewaki means "shadow sword".

Manga Debut: Chapter 86: The Exterminators
Anime Debut: Episode 24: Enter Sango, the Demon Slayer

Midoriko (翠子)
Voice: None

The creator of the Shikon Jewel who battled a group of demons and ultimately died in the process. The souls of the demons merged with her own creating the Shikon Jewel. Midoriko's name is written with the kanji for "green child".

Manga Debut: Chapter 89: The Mummy
Anime Debut: Episode 25: Naraku's Insidious Plot

Suekichi (末吉)
Voice: Junko Noda & Danny McKinnon

Suekichi is sent to the false Water God, Daija, as a sacrifice in place of the headman's son, Taromaru. Suekichi's name is a fortune-telling term that means "good luck to come".

Manga Debut: Chapter 95: The Water God
Anime Debut: Episode 27: The Lake of the Evil Water God

Taromaru (太郎丸)
Voice: Mokoto Kumai & Reese Thompson

Taromaru is the village headman's son who has misgivings about allowing his friend to go in his place as a ritual sacrifice. Taromaru hires Inuyasha and the others to go and save his friend, Suekichi.

Manga Debut: Chapter 95: The Water God
Anime Debut: Episode 27: The Lake of the Evil Water God

Headman (名主)
Voice: Masaharu Sato/David Kaye

The village headman swapped his son, Taromaru for Suekichi in order to protect his son from being used as an offering to Daija, the false Water God.

Manga Debut: Chapter 95: The Water God
Anime Debut: Episode 27: The Lake of the Evil Water God

The True Water God (本物の水神)
Voice: Masaki Katsuki & Sylvia Zaradic

The goddess was shrunken down and sealed in a tiny cave when the false Water God took her magical Amakoi Halberd.

Manga Debut: Chapter 98: The True God
Anime Debut: Episode 27: The Lake of the Evil Water God

Rat Monster (化けネズミ)
Voice: None

Despite how upset the villagers are, this rat monster is a tiny, normal sized rat this is hardly dangerous and mostly just a minor pest.

Manga Debut: Chapter 101: The Wound and the Wind
Anime Debut: Episode 28: Miroku Falls into a Dangerous Trap

Noblewoman (姫君)
Voice: Izumi Ohgami & Cathy Weseluck

This pretty young noblewoman draws Miroku's attention and lures him away while the others are dealing with a small rat demon. Sadly the Mantis Demon ate her insides and donned her skin as a costume.

Manga Debut: Chapter 101: The Wound and the Wind
Anime Debut: Episode 28: Miroku Falls into a Dangerous Trap

Mantis Demon (大蟷螂)
Voice: Izumi Ohgami & Cathy Weseluck

This mantis demon disguised itself as a beautiful young woman and sliced Miroku's wind tunnel open when he tried to suck it in. Miroku destroys the beast, but its family comes to hunt him down.

Manga Debut: Chapter 101: The Wound and the Wind
Anime Debut: Episode 28: Miroku Falls into a Dangerous Trap

Mushin (夢心)
Voice: Yuzuru Fujimoto & Alec Willows

Mushin is the adopted father of Miroku. After Miroku's real father died, Mushin raised the boy at a Shinto temple. He is also the one that taught Miroku all his bad habits. The kanji in his name are "dream" and "mind". The two kanji in his name are the same as in 夢心地 (yumegokochi) which is "a dreamy state of mind".

Manga Debut: Chapter 102: The Temple of Innocence
Anime Debut: Episode 28: Miroku Falls into a Dangerous Trap

Urn Bearer (壷使い)
Voice: None

This demon is able to use a strange urn filled with "urn grubs" (蠱壺虫) to control Miroku's adopted father, Mushin. He forces Mushin to try to kill Miroku when he is drugged and ready for surgery on his wounded hand.

Manga Debut: Chapter 102: The Temple of Innocence
Anime Debut: Episode 28: Miroku Falls into a Dangerous Trap

The Demon Jinenji Beat (地念児が倒した妖怪)
Voice: Mayumi Ichikawa

The grotesque creature has been devouring the bowels of the local townspeople to feed her children. The villagers had blamed Jinenji for the attacks until they see this creature. Ultimately kindly Jinenji stands up to the beast to protect Kagome and kills it. The Rumic World 35: All Star book describes this unnamed demon with the term we have used here.

Manga Debut: Chapter 112: Jinenji (in shadows) Chapter 114: The Half-Breed's Heart (revealed)
Anime Debut: Episode 31: Jinenji, Kind but Sad

Jinenji's Mother (地念児のおっかあ)
Voice: Natsuko Fuji & Stevie Vallance

Jinenji's mother met a demon when she was young, and fell in love with him. Her son Jinenji is the gentle giant that the villagers all hate, which has made her bitter towards other humans.

Manga Debut: Chapter 112: Jinenji
Anime Debut: Episode 31: Jinenji, Kind but Sad

Jinenji's Father (地念児のお父さん)
Voice: None

Jinenji's father is an elegant demon that found Jinenji's mother when she was injured in the mountains. He helped to heal her. Despite his good looks Jinenji did not inherit his father's appearance.

Manga Debut: Chapter 113: The Raid
Anime Debut: Episode 31: Jinenji, Kind but Sad

Kodoku (蠱毒)
Voice: Tadahisa Saizen & Trevor Devall

Naraku traps demons within a mountainous cavern system, forcing them to battle and absorb one another until one powerful demon emerges. He does this to ensure that the creature he absorbs and incorporates into himself will be powerful and have as few flaws and weaknesses as possible. The English translation refers to the creature created in this process as the "poison imp" ("poison" being one of the kanji in "kodoku"). The original Japanese simply refers to the process of creating the creature, and the creature itself as "kodoku".

Manga Debut: Chapter 117: The Cave of Evil
Anime Debut: Episode 32: Kikyo and Inuyasha are in Trouble

Momo (猛々)
Voice: None

Totosai's three-eyed bull is able to fly through the air and is Totosai's main means of transportation. His name means "fierceness" however the sound of the name is the onomatopoeia of a cow mooing.

Manga Debut: Chapter 124: The True Naraku
Anime Debut: Episode 33: Captured Kikyo and Naraku

Aun (阿吽)
Voice: None

Sesshomaru's dragon is the main transport for Rin and Jaken. The creature can breath fire as well. The name of the creature was only given in the anime and comes from Angyo and Ungyo, two famous nio. The nio are Buddhist guardian deities, almost akin to western gargoyles. They are monstrous in appearance but helpful and protective of the faith. The names of Angyo and Ungyo come form which has their mouth open (Angyo making an "ah" sound) and which has a closed mouth (Ungyo making an "un" grunting sound). Sometimes this sound is transliterated as "Om" in Western religious texts.

Manga Debut: Chapter 125: Totosai, the Swordsmith
Anime Debut: Episode 33: Captured Kikyo and Naraku

Wolf Demon Thief (妖狼族の盗人)
Voice: None

Koga is hunting down this wolf demon who has absconded with a shard of the Shikon jewel. Once Koga's wolves run him down the man surrenders the shard to Koga who immediately tears his head off.

Manga Debut: Chapter 130: Wolves
Anime Debut: Episode 35: The True Master Chosen by the Noted Sword

Birds of Paradise (極楽鳥)
Voice: None

The Birds of Paradise a group of demons that are the enemies of the Wolf Demon clan lead by Koga. They manage to wipe out the wolves when Koga is away.

Manga Debut: Chapter 133: Hostage
Anime Debut: Episode 36: Kagome Kidnapped! The Super Fast Wolf Demon, Koga

Ginta (銀太)
Voice: Hiroyuki Yoshino/Paul Dobson

Ginta is one of Koga's friends and along with Hakkaku the trio comprise the last surviving members of the Wolf Demon clan. Ginta follows Koga wherever he goes and though they lack their leader's fighting prowess they loyally follow him. The kanji in his name means "big silver".

Manga Debut: Chapter 133: Hostage
Anime Debut: Episode 36: Kagome Kidnapped! The Super Fast Wolf Demon, Koga

Hakkaku (白角)
Voice: Daisuke Kishio/Alistair Abell

Alongside Koga and his friend Ginta, Hakkaku is one of of only three survivors of the Wolf Demon clan. His name means "white horn" likely a reference to his white mohawk hairstyle.

Manga Debut: Chapter 133: Hostage
Anime Debut: Episode 36: Kagome Kidnapped! The Super Fast Wolf Demon, Koga

Harpy Chieftain (極楽鳥の親玉)
Voice: Tomoyuki Shimura (Right) Tadahisa Saizen (Left)/Paul Dobson (Right) Scott McNeil (Left)

The Harpy Chieftain is actually two conjoined twins that think independently. They are the sworn enemy of the Demon Wolf Tribe and have been at war with the wolves over their Shikon Shards.

Manga Debut: Chapter 134: The Wolves' Cave
Anime Debut: Episode 37: The Man Who Fell in Love with Kagome!

Koharu (小春)
Voice: Rie Iwatsubo & Brittney Irvin

As a young man Miroku met a little girl named Koharu and promised to take her away from her difficult life of servitude. Many years later Miroku meets her again when her village is attacked by Kanna. Her name means "little spring" as in the season.

Manga Debut: Chapter 147: Koharu
Anime Debut: Episode 41: Kagura's Dance and Kanna's Mirror

Huge Shinidamachu (巨大な死魂虫)
Voice: None

In an effort to prove that Onigumo's feelings have no sway over his interactions with Kikyo, Naraku sends this massive black soul collector to gobble up all of the dead souls Kikyo requires to continue living.

Manga Debut: Chapter 171: Kikyo's Crisis
Anime Debut: Episode 47: Onigumo's Heart Still Beats Within Naraku

Sixth Incarnation (六分身)
Voice: None

Born from a jar in his manor, Naraku's sixth incarnation lived very briefly before its tongue slithered around Kikyo's ankle and it exploded. Onigumo's lust had seeped into the soil where he was consumed and Kikyo added it to her body, protecting her from Naraku and his spawn.

Manga Debut: Chapter 174: The Soil Shield
Anime Debut: Episode 48: Back to Where We First Met

Grandpa (じいちゃん)
Voice: Eiji Maruyama/?

After waking up from the trance-like condition Naraku held him under, Kohaku was found and cared for by this elderly couple for a short period of time.

Manga Debut: Chapter 177: The Castle's Ghost
Anime Debut: Episode 49: Kohaku's Lost Memory

Grandma (ばあちゃん)
Voice: Mizuka Arima/?

This elderly woman along with her husband found Kohaku unconscious at the foundation of Naraku's castle after it vanished.

Manga Debut: Chapter 177: The Castle's Ghost
Anime Debut: Episode 49: Kohaku's Lost Memory

The Demon Hunting Kohaku (琥珀を襲った妖怪)
Voice: None

This creature pursues Kohaku when he is living with the elderly couple after being abandoned by Naraku. The demon senses the Shikon shard embedded in Kohaku's body. Sango quickly kills the creature.

Manga Debut: Chapter 177: The Castle's Ghost
Anime Debut: Episode 49: Kohaku's Lost Memory

Bokuseno (朴仙翁)
Voice: Taimei Suzuki & John Murphy

Bokuseno is a tree creature that is an old friend of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father. The scabbards for Tenseiga and Tessaiga were created from his branches. The kanji in his name means "old magnolia hermit".

Manga Debut: Chapter 183: Secret of the Transformation
Anime Debut: Episode 51: Inuyasha's Soul, Devoured

Granddad (じいちゃん)
Voice: Ikuo Nishikawa/?

Inuyasha helps carry this old man to his village alongside his grandson. After leaving him in safely at his destination Gatenmaru attacks and nearly kills the oldtimer.

Manga Debut: Chapter 183: Secret of the Transformation
Anime Debut: Episode 51: Inuyasha's Soul, Devoured

Grandson (孫息子)
Voice: Yuko Sato/?

This young boy gives Inuyasha a snakeskin as thanks for helping carry his granddad back to their village. Unfortunately after Inuyasha and the others depart Gatenmaru and his men raid the village and shoot the boy with an arrow. He escapes to seek help from Kagome and Sango.

Manga Debut: Chapter 183: Secret of the Transformation
Anime Debut: Episode 51: Inuyasha's Soul, Devoured

Satsuki (サツキ)
Voice: Yumi Ichihara & Caroline Chan

Her brother died in a war, but she has a piece of quartz that she believes is a Shikon shard. She hopes that her shard will enable her to wish her brother back to life. Shippo develops a crush on the girl and tries to protect her.

Manga Debut: Chapter 199: The Stone Flower
Anime Debut: Episode 55: The Stone Flower and Shippo's First Love

Demon Disguised as Satsuki's Older Brother (サツキの兄に化けた妖怪)
Voice: Fumioka/Andrew Toth (Demon) & Shinichiro Ohta/Trevor Devall (Brother)

This weak demon impersonates Satsuki's brother and tries to trick her into giving him her Shikon shard. Shippo tries to stop him, but needs Inuyasha's help to do so.

Manga Debut: Chapter 199: The Stone Flower
Anime Debut: Episode 55: The Stone Flower and Shippo's First Love

Coyote Demon (牝の山犬)
Voice: Kyoko Tsuruno/Ellen Kennedy (Princess) & Takumi Kurebayashi/Ward Perry (Demon)

After being stranded in the woods and dying, a coyote demon possess this beautiful woman and lures men to their deaths.

Manga Debut: Chapter 206: The Princess in the Mountains
Anime Debut: Episode 56: Temptress in the Mist

Muso (無双)
Voice: Tomokazu Sugita & Alistair Abell

This handsome priest comes across the faceless dreg that Naraku had cast off. He quickly has his face stolen after being killed.

Manga Debut: Chapter 208: The Man Without a Face
Anime Debut: Episode 69: Terror of the Faceless Man

Shizu (紫津)
Voice: Yuriko Yamaguchi & Nicole Leroux

Shiori's mother had a child with a demon, and because of this she has been persecuted in her village. She and her child are blamed when demon bats attack and kill many villagers. She is unnamed in the manga but in the anime her name is given as "Shizu". This means "violet haven" and is the same first kanji as in her daughter's name.

Manga Debut: Chapter 214: The Ogre Bats
Anime Debut: Episode 73: Shiori's Family and Inuyasha's Feelings

Taigokumaru (大獄丸)
Voice: Ryuji Saikachi & Scott McNeil

Taigokumaru is the leader of the Hyakki demon bat clan. He forces Shiori, his granddaughter, to generate a barrier to protect him while he demolishes her mother's village. Taigokumaru's name is written 大獄丸. This means "large", "prison" and "-maru" is a common masculine name suffix. His name is a reference to the fact that he plans to imprison his granddaughter Shiori.

Manga Debut: Chapter 214: The Ogre Bats
Anime Debut: Episode 73: Shiori's Family and Inuyasha's Feelings

Tsukuyomaru (月夜丸)
Voice: Takuma Suzuki & Scott McNeil

Taigokumaru is the leader of the Hyakki demon bat clan. He forces Shiori, his granddaughter, to generate a barrier to protect him while he demolishes her mother's village. Taigokumaru's name is written 大獄丸. This means "large", "prison" and "-maru" is a common masculine name suffix. His name is a reference to the fact that he plans to imprison his granddaughter Shiori.

Manga Debut: Chapter 214: The Ogre Bats
Anime Debut: Episode 73: Shiori's Family and Inuyasha's Feelings

Hair Creature (毛むくじゃら)
Voice: Tadahisa Saizen & Peter New

The Hair Creature is a part of Naraku that was left behind in his castle when he was forced to flee after his encounter with Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. The creature is a gaping mouth covered in hair. Initially it was thought to be his eighth incarnation but the creature admits it is just a disgarded part of Naraku and not an incarnation. It came together when the disgarded parts of Naraku sensed Koga's Shikon shards in the vicinity.

Manga Debut: Chapter 225: The Monster in the Ruins
Anime Debut: Episode 83: The Female Wolf Demon and the Lunar Rainbow Promise

Rasetsu (羅刹)
Voice: Akio Nojima & John Payne

Rasetsu, also known as Kansuke (勘助), is a old bandit who dies while trying to make a pilgrimage to Mount Hakurei. He asks Kikyo to make the journey to the distant mountain for him. In the anime, they expand his role and reveal that it was he who disfigured Onigumo. His name, Rasetsu, is a man-eating Hindu and Buddhist demon.

Manga Debut: Chapter 227: Lost Scent
Anime Debut: Episode 87: Kikyo's Lonely Journey

Exorcist (お祓い屋)
Voice: Toshiko Fujita & Patti Allen

This elderly exorcist claims to be a powerful spiritualist, but is actually just a normal human with very little skills.

Manga Debut: Chapter 228: The Ogre's Head
Anime Debut: Episode 85: The Evil Within Demon's Head Castle

Oni's Head (鬼の首城)
Voice: Hiromi Tsuru & Kathleen Barr

This creature has been gaining power after Naraku disappeared. She has possessed a lord and killed the lady of the castle and impersonated her while gathering souls from travelling priests.

Manga Debut: Chapter 228: The Ogre's Head
Anime Debut: Episode 85: The Evil Within Demon's Head Castle

Monkey Children (子猿)
Voice: Matoko Kumai/Sam Vincent (Gon), Yumiko Kobayashi/Andrew Toth (Bun) & Kaori Shimizu/Cathy Weseluck (Ken)

These little monkeys have misplaced the stone in which their Monkey God resided. They magically attach a large stone to Inuyasha's hand to force him to help them find their master.

Manga Debut: Chapter 232: The Venerable Monkey God
Anime Debut: Episode 88: The Three Sprites of the Monkey God

Monkey God (猿神さま)
Voice: Ritsuo Sawa & William Samples

The Monkey God lives in a stone, but during a temple fire the children moved it and then forgot where they left it. The Monkey God also has information on the whereabouts of Naraku.

Manga Debut: Chapter 233: The Holy Object
Anime Debut: Episode 88: The Three Sprites of the Monkey God

Old Wolf (老狼)
Voice: Tadahisa Saizen & Trevor Devall

This three-tailed elderly wolf of the Northern tribe is driven from his lands when Kyokotsu is revived. He is beset by other displaced demons and sustains grevious wounds that ultimately result in his death. In the anime he is Ayame's grandfather though this is not denoted in the manga.

Manga Debut: Chapter 234: The Ghost
Anime Debut: Episode 102: Assault on the Wolf-Demon Tribe

Kaido (開道)
Voice: Fumio Matsuoka & Jason Simpson

A confident, elderly monk who runs afoul of Kyokotsu. In the manga and anime his name is not given, however the YTV website gave him the name "Kaido" in order to list his voice actor. The name means "open road". He is referred to as "master" (師匠/shisho) by Shochin.

Manga Debut: Chapter 234: The Ghost
Anime Debut: Episode 102: Assault on the Wolf-Demon Tribe

Shochin (唱沈)
Voice: Atsushi Godai & Matthew Erickson

Shochin is the pupil of Kaido. Both of these monks run into Kyokotsu during their travels. Though he is unnamed in the manga and the anime, his name was given in the cast list on the YTV website. In the anime adaptation his appearance was greatly changed making him appear more cartoonish. His name is written with the kanji for "chant" and "subside".

Manga Debut: Chapter 234: The Ghost
Anime Debut: Episode 102: Assault on the Wolf-Demon Tribe

Chiyo (千代)
Voice: Sawa Ishige & Chantal Strand

Chiyo is a young, innocent little girl who cares for Dr. Suikotsu after he arrives in her village after he is revived. She does not understand that he has a dangerous split personality until the kindly doctor becomes a rampaging murderer. The kanji in her name means "a thousand decades" though it is a fairly common name. She is often show with a newborn baby tied to her back.

Manga Debut: Chapter 245: The Burial Mound
Anime Debut: Episode 107: Inuyasha Shows His Tears for the First Time

Yuta (勇太)
Voice: Tomoko Hayashi & Nathan Tipple

Yuta is another young child that is looked after by Dr. Suikotsu. Like Chiyo is she shocked to learn that the doctor is not the man he seems to be. His name is written with kanji meaning "big courage".

Manga Debut: Chapter 245: The Burial Mound
Anime Debut: Episode 107: Inuyasha Shows His Tears for the First Time

Master of the Castle (親方)
Voice: Yuu Shimaka & Scott McNeil

The master of the castle is the descendant of the clan that originally captured and killed the Band of Seven. Bankotsu's weapon, Banryu, has been passed down through their family as an heirloom for the past fifty years.

Manga Debut: Chapter 250: Bankotsu
Anime Debut: Episode 110: Enter Bankotsu, the Leader of the Band of Seven

Castle's Watchman (警固)
Voice: Toshihiko Nakajima & David Kaye

The castle guard is more concerned about the approach of the revived Band of Seven than his master who underestimates their power. When Bankotsu easily fights his way inside they both lose their heads when he finds his weapon, Banryu.

Manga Debut: Chapter 250: Bankotsu
Anime Debut: Episode 110: Enter Bankotsu, the Leader of the Band of Seven

Shintaro (新太郎)
Voice: Mitsuki Saiga & Reece Thompson

Shintaro and his father saw a strange light traveling to Hijiri Island and his father then disappeared two weeks prior. Shintaro hoped one of the villagers might loan him a boat so he could go in search of his missing father. He tells Inuyasha and the others about Hakushin and the sacred Hijiri Island. His name is written with the kanji for "new large son".

Manga Debut: Chapter 255: Sacred Island
Anime Debut: Episode 112: Afloat on the Lake Surface: The Barrier of Hijiri Island

Yuki (雪)
Voice: Haruka Shimazaki & Jenn Forgie

Yuki is the sister of Shintaro. Though she appears in the manga, she is only named in the anime adaptation. Her name means "snow".

Manga Debut: Chapter 255: Sacred Island
Anime Debut: Episode 112: Afloat on the Lake Surface: The Barrier of Hijiri Island

Hana (花)
Voice: Mio Yasuda & Janyse Jaud

Hana is the sister of Shintaro. Though she appears in the manga, she is only named in the anime adaptation. Her name means "flower".

Manga Debut: Chapter 255: Sacred Island
Anime Debut: Episode 112: Afloat on the Lake Surface: The Barrier of Hijiri Island

Getsu (月)
Voice: Yukie Maeda & Chiara Zanni

Getsu is the sister of Shintaro. Though she appears in the manga, she is only named in the anime adaptation. Her name means "flower".

Manga Debut: Chapter 255: Sacred Island
Anime Debut: Episode 112: Afloat on the Lake Surface: The Barrier of Hijiri Island

Hakushin (白心)
Voice: Fumio Matsuoka & Hiro Kanagawa

Hakushin was a high level Buddhist priest who agreed to sacrifice himself to save his people from a pestalance in the area. He did so, but as he was waiting to die he began to hate his followers who prayed for his death in order that they may be saved. Naraku then convinces him to erect the barrier around Mount Hakurei. His name is written with kanji meaning "white heart".

Manga Debut: Chapter 255: Sacred Island
Anime Debut: Episode 112: Afloat on the Lake Surface: The Barrier of Hijiri Island

Venerable Monk (お坊さん)
Voice: Kazuaki Ito & Scott McNeil

This elderly monk explains that during his recent pilgrimage travels he came across a wounded priestess, leading Inuyasha to believe he is referring to Kikyo, who Naraku seemingly killed. The monk is actually a corpse being manipulated by Kagura to lead Inuyasha away from the rest of his party.

Manga Debut: Chapter 283: Inuyasha's True Feelings
Anime Debut: Episode 125: The Darkness in Kagome's Heart

The Infant's Noblewoman (赤子の奥方)
Voice: Shizumi Niki & Ellen Kennedy

This noblewoman is under the influence of the Infant. From her seat of power she rounds up nearby locals for execution in her search for Inuyasha and his friends. After the Infant finds Kagome he abandons the noblewoman.

Manga Debut: Chapter 283: Inuyasha's True Feelings
Anime Debut: Episode 125: The Darkness in Kagome's Heart

Mimisenrei (耳千里)
Voice: Junji Nishimura & David Kaye

An old demon with huge ears, Mimisenrei has the power to hear everything in the world. Naraku comes to him to ask where the final shard of the Shikon jewel has disappeared to. The creature's name means "thousand mile ears".

Manga Debut: Chapter 287: Thousand-Mile Ears
Anime Debut: Episode 126: Transform Heartache Into Courage

Wakana (若菜)
Voice: Sayaka Oohara & Lalaina Lindbjerg

Wakana, like the other women of her village, has injested a salamander's egg which forces her to kill any men that come into the area and feed them to her master. Her husband, Shinnosuke, almost suffers this same fate. The kanji in her name means "young greens," a contrast to her husband Shinosuke who's name means "helper of small bamboo".

Manga Debut: Chapter 288: The Colony of Ogre Women
Anime Debut: Episode 131: Trap of the Cursed Wall Hanging

Samurai (侍)
Voice: Hiroshi Takahashi & David Kaye

This samurai stumbles upon Wakana and is taken to the village of the Ogre Women where he is skinned alive.

Manga Debut: Chapter 288: The Colony of Ogre Women
Anime Debut: Episode 131: Trap of the Cursed Wall Hanging

Shinosuke (篠助)
Voice: Nozomu Sasaki & Trevor Devall

Shinosuke is Wakana's husband who she believed had died in battle. She left her village thinking he was dead and has since become possessed by a salamander demon. The kanji in his wife Wakana's name means "young greens," a contrast to Shinosuke who's name means "helper of small bamboo".

Manga Debut: Chapter 288: The Colony of Ogre Women
Anime Debut: Episode 131: Trap of the Cursed Wall Hanging

Salamander (山椒魚)
Voice: Haruko Kitahama & Patricia Drake

The salamander demon first lives within a painting of the Buddhist deity Kannon and eats the flesh of men. Miroku drives it out and it reveals it's true form. It's eggs are injested by the women of the village and they are forced to do the creature's bidding.

Manga Debut: Chapter 288: The Colony of Ogre Women
Anime Debut: Episode 131: Trap of the Cursed Wall Hanging

Head Priest (和尚様)
Voice: Hirotake Nagata & John Murphy

The head priest battles against the Infant and Kagura who are seeking to kill Shinto priests and Buddhist monks in order to see where their souls go when they die. The priest proves to be more powerful than they thought and is able to split the infant in half using his spiritual powers. In the anime adaptation the head priest is named "Shinsen" (神泉) meaning "holy spring".

Manga Debut: Chapter 293: Split in Half
Anime Debut: Episode 141: Entei, the Demon Horse Unleashed!

Entei (炎蹄)
Voice: None

Entei is a demonic horse that Hakudoshi frees in order to expedite his attack on demons. Inuyasha kills Entei once Hakudoshi's barrier is broken by Kikyo. The kanji in Entei's name means "blazing hoof".

Manga Debut: Chapter 294: Blazing Hoof
Anime Debut: Episode 141: Entei, the Demon Horse Unleashed!

Kanta (甘太)
Voice: Miki Narahashi & Sharon Alexander

Kanta is a young otter demon who is attempting to find his father's severed head and reattach it. Shippo sees him as a kindred spirit and decides to help him out. His name is written with the kanji for "sweet and plump".

Manga Debut: Chapter 296: The Headless Demons
Anime Debut: Episode 143: 3000 Leagues in Search of Father

Kanta's Pa (甘太のおとう)
Voice: Taro Yamaguchi & Paul Dobson

Kanta's Dad's head was severed by Hakudoshi in an attempt to see how to enter the netherworld by seeing through his spirit's eyes. Sesshomaru uses Tenseiga to bring the demon back to life after his head is reattached and he is able to tell everyone about what he saw during his brief time in the afterlife.

Manga Debut: Chapter 296: The Headless Demons
Anime Debut: Episode 143: 3000 Leagues in Search of Father

Hosenki's Son (宝仙鬼の息子)
Voice: Shiro Saito & Peter New

When Inuyasha seeks out Hosenki to see about him forging a new black pearl so he instead meets his son who tells him that Hosenki is dead.

Manga Debut: Chapter 298: Hosenki
Anime Debut: Episode 144: Hosenki and the Last Shard

Gozu & Mezu (牛頭 & 馬頭)
Voice: Susumu Chiba/Michael Kopsa (Gozu) & Naoki Makishima/Jason Simpson (Mezu)

Gozu (left) and Mezu (right) are giant statues that guard the entrance to the afterlife. They faithfully protect this barrier to ensure that the living can not pass though it. Gozu means "ox head" while Mezu means "horse head".

Manga Debut: Chapter 299: The Gatekeepers
Anime Debut: Episode 145: Bizarre Guards at the Border of the Afterlife

Demon Birds (妖怪鳥)
Voice: None

Princess Abi uses her birds to harvest blood for her ailing mother, Tekkei. Naraku is interested in the birds because they are the same skeletal birds that exist in the afterlife where he seeks the final Shikon shard.

Manga Debut: Chapter 301: Beyond the Gate
Anime Debut: Episode 146: The Fiery Bird Master, Princess Abi

Tekkei (鉄鶏)
Voice: Junko Mashina & Linda Darlow

Princess Abi's mother has a connection with the afterlife and hence she is able to serve as a bridge to the next world. Naraku uses her blood in his quest to gain the Shikon shard that has been taken to Inuyasha's father's grave. The kanji in Tekkei's name means "iron chicken".

Manga Debut: Chapter 302: Princess Abi
Anime Debut: Episode 146: The Fiery Bird Master, Princess Abi

The Infant's Noblewoman (II) (赤子の奥方)
Voice: Kei Kobayashi & Rebecca Shoichet

Kanna and Kohaku invade this noblewoman's castle and leave the Infant in her care, leading her to believe that her baby who died in childbirth is actually Naraku's wicked incarnation.

Manga Debut: Chapter 303: The Trident
Anime Debut: Episode 149: Single Arrow of Chaos

The Saint (聖様)
Voice: None

The Saint, sometimes refered to by their Japanese title "Hijiri", is a veiled woman who has a fraction of Kikyo's power. In truth the Saint is a creation of Kikyo's, a shikigami, used to distract anyone that might be hunting for her while she recovers from the injuries she suffered at the hands of Naraku. The Saint is accompanied by Kocho and Asuka who are also shikigami like she is.

Manga Debut: Chapter 305: The Village of the Holy Woman
Anime Debut: Episode 149: Single Arrow of Chaos

Kocho & Asuka (胡蝶 & 飛鳥)
Voice: Yuki Masuda/Katie Chapman (Kocho) & Kaori Shimizu/Chantal Strand (Asuka)

Kocho (with one long ponytail) and Asuka (with two strands of hair) are shikigami created by Kikyo. When she was near death and unable to move, Kikyo used Kocho and Asuka as assistants to help keep track of Naraku's dealings during her time in hiding. Kocho's name is written with the kanji for "butterfly" while Asuka's name is written with the kanji for "flying bird".

Manga Debut: Chapter 305: The Village of the Holy Woman
Anime Debut: Episode 149: Single Arrow of Chaos

Hosenki (宝仙鬼)
Voice: Ryuzaburo Ohtomo & Dave Pettitt

Hosenki was a close friend of Inuyasha's father. He created the Black Pearl which was hidden in Inuyasha's eye and allowed him entrance to his father's grave to receive Tessaiga. He later dies and takes a piece of the Shikon shard to the underworld. He has the ability to communicate with jewels of all kinds. Hosenki's name is written with the kanji for "treasure" "hermit" and "ghost".

Manga Debut: Chapter 318: The River of Blood
Anime Debut: Episode 155: The Devil that Guards the Shikon Shard

Shrine Rat (厨子鼠)
Voice: Masafumi Kimura & Jason Simpson

Hakudoshi finds this rat demon preparing to dine on the bones of a family his minions had flayed for him. Kohaku promptly slices its head off in order to recover the zushi case it carries on its back.

Manga Debut: Chapter 327: The Shrine Rat
Anime Debut: Episode 158: A Stampede of Countless Demon Mice

Lord Fox (狐さま)
Voice: None

Lord Kitsune is a benevolent spirit that was driven wild by demonic bugs that had latched onto the creature and possessed it.

Manga Debut: Chapter 333: Cocooning
Anime Debut: Episode 164: Most Powerful Enemy, Parasite-Pupa Shippo!

Parasite-Pupa (宿り蛹)
Voice: None

The parasite pupa are small bugs that latch onto larger, more powerful creatures an possess them. Sango states she is familiar with them but is surprised they possessed a guardian spirit such as Lord Kitsune and later Shippo. The English manga calls them "parasitic nymphs" while the anime uses the term "parasite-pupa".

Manga Debut: Chapter 333: Cocooning
Anime Debut: Episode 164: Most Powerful Enemy, Parasite-Pupa Shippo!

Gakusanjin (岳山人)
Voice: Tamio Sobami & David Kaye

A rock demon who has lived most of his life in a peaceful seclusion, masquarading as a mountain. Gakusanjin possesses the fuyoheki, a stone that hides his aura and allows him to remain undetected. Naraku steals the Fuyoheki so that he can benefit from its power. With the Fuyoheki gone, Gakusanjin is easily discovered and murdered by the Gyoja.

Manga Debut: Chapter 335: The Lost Mountain
Anime Debut: Episode 165: The Best Clue to Defeat Naraku

Haku (魄)
Voice: None

A giant creature that is killed by Hakudoshi and Kohaku in order to harvest the souls it has devoured. Its name refers to "haku" (魄) which is "yin energy". Kon (魂) is "yang energy". Both of these could also simply be called "spirit".

Manga Debut: Chapter 338: Harvesting Souls
Anime Debut: Episode 165: The Best Clue to Defeat Naraku

Demonic Remains (妖怪の残骸)
Voice: None

After killing the Haku demon manage patchwork pieces of other deceased demons are assembled and brought to life using the absorbed haku spiritual energy. This demon then encounters Koga and does battle with him.

Manga Debut: Chapter 338: Harvesting Souls
Anime Debut: Episode 165: The Best Clue to Defeat Naraku

Shima's Father (志麻の父)
Voice: Toshihiko Nakajima & Trevor Devall

Shima's father prayed to the Lake Guardian the the water he used to treat his ill daughter would restore her to health, promising the invisible spirit "anything" should she become well again. He did not realize the Lake Guardian was listening and took this to mean he could marry the young woman.

Manga Debut: Chapter 343: The Forgotten Fiancée:
Anime Debut: Episode 161: Miroku's Old Mistake

Shima (志麻)
Voice: Natsuko Kuwatani & Kelly Metzger

Shima is an old friend of Miroku's who has become engaged to the catfish demon. When Miroku re-enters her life, she wants to run away with him.

Manga Debut: Chapter 343: The Forgotten Fiancée:
Anime Debut: Episode 161: Miroku's Old Mistake

Shima's Mother (志麻の母)
Voice: Minako Ichiki & Teryl Rothery

Shima's mother is hoping for her daughter to marry Miroku after his visit two years prior. She is unaware that her husband had inadvertently promised her daughter to the Lake Guardian.

Manga Debut: Chapter 343: The Forgotten Fiancée:
Anime Debut: Episode 161: Miroku's Old Mistake

Lake Guardian (湖の主)
Voice: Chafurin & Jason Simpson

This catfish demon, the Guardian of the Lake, has the same taste in women as Miroku and plans to marry the monk's former love, Shima. When her father prayed at his shrine and offered "anything" for his daughter's health to improve, the catfish jumped at the chance to marry the young woman. Upon meeting Sango the tubby demon decides he would like her to be his lover on the side.

Manga Debut: Chapter 343: The Forgotten Fiancée:
Anime Debut: Episode 161: Miroku's Old Mistake

The Acolytes (行者)
Voice: Yuuko Satou, Asami Sanada, Kazumi Okushima & Rena Mizushiro/?

Seven boys, all orphaned due to the murder of their parents by demons come to live with the strange man named Goryomaru. In service to him, the boys become acolytes, and roam the countryside killing any demons they come across. Because they are only children they are not very effective as fighters, but their powerful jars filled with the spirits of demons more than make up for their abilities as warriors. The acolytes are responsbile for the death of Gakusanjin.

Manga Debut: Chapter 346: The Acolytes
Anime Debut: Episode 166: The Two's Bond ~ Use the Shikon Shard! Part 1

Wife (女房)
Voice: None

While out in the forest, she is bitten by a poisonous snake. Thankfully the Medicine Merchant comes by to help her. She remarks on his incredible attractiveness.

Manga Debut: Chapter 357: The Medicine Merchant
Anime Debut: None

Medicine Merchant (薬売り)
Voice: None

This demon is an expert in the medicinal arts. Sango and the others track him down after Miroku has been poisoned by Naraku's saimyosho wasps. The demon is actually a cursed mosquito that has been changed into the form of a man. After sucking Sango's blood he is able to return to his true form.

Manga Debut: Chapter 357: The Medicine Merchant
Anime Debut: None

Husband (夫)
Voice: None

Kagome begins to realize that the Medicine Merchant's good looks might not simply be the result of a spell, but more likely the result of the homely husbands some of the seduced women are married to.

Manga Debut: Chapter 358: Illusion
Anime Debut: None

Hitokon (飛頭根)
Voice: None

The root demon is a parasitic demon that is able to control others once its invades their bodies. Weak on its own, it can become very powerful depending upon who or what it has possessed.

Manga Debut: Chapter 359: Roots
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 1: Naraku's Heart

Taichi (太一)
Voice: ?/Cathy Weseluck

A young boy who, along with his father, finds Kohaku in the woods hunting for the Hitokon. He becomes possessed by the demon.

Manga Debut: Chapter 359: Roots
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 1: Naraku's Heart

Taichi's Father (太一の父)
Voice: Manabu Sakamaki/Michael Daingerfield

A kindly peasant, he and his son come across Kohaku while working in a mountainside forest.

Manga Debut: Chapter 359: Roots
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 1: Naraku's Heart

Master Monk (お師匠)
Voice: None

This veteran monk stubmles upon Kikyo hiding in a mountainous forest. Believing her to be a demon he tries to exorcise her only to flee in fear when his techniques fail.

Manga Debut: Chapter 375: The Hole in Her Chest
Anime Debut: None

Master's Assistant (お師匠のアシスタント)
Voice: None

Along with his master, this junior monk flees from Kikyo when she is discovered recooperating in the mountains.

Manga Debut: Chapter 375: The Hole in Her Chest
Anime Debut: None

Snake Demon (大蛇)
Voice: None

Koga, Ginta and Hakkaku come across this dying snake man as a piece of Moryomaru rips out of his insides and absorbs him.

Manga Debut: Chapter 378: The Snake's Layer
Anime Debut: None

Three-Headed Wolf (三つ首の狼)
Voice: Taira Kikumoto/Michael Adamthwaite

The three-headed wolf is the guardian of the wolf demon tribe's graveyard and protector of the Goraishi, their powerful set of claws.

Manga Debut: Chapter 380: The Burial Ground of the Wolves
Anime Debut:The Final Act Episode 2: Kagura's Wind

Ryujin (竜人)
Voice: Hajime Iijima/Peter New

A dragon demon who's scaled hide was used to forge the powerful blade, Dakki. He searches the land for Toshu, the swordsmith who has reniged on their deal and stolen the Dakki for himself. Ryujin's armor and and giant shield provide him with incredible defensive power.

Manga Debut: Chapter 386: Toshu
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 4: Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga

Nun (尼)
Voice: None

The novice nun heard rumors that the remote nunnery had been haunted by a cat demon. When she visited tried to exorcise the spirit it possessed her. Ever since the nun has been used to lure in and devour travelers.

Manga Debut: Chapter 393: The Nunnery
Anime Debut: None

Cat Demon (化け猫)
Voice: Taro Kiuchi/Imari Williams

The cat demon has set up residence at the nunnery, possessing a nun who came to exorcise its ghost. This story was not adapted in the Inuyasha anime, and was repurposed with changes to the cast for Yashahime where the cat demon possessed Juan rather than the nun.

Manga Debut: Chapter 393: The Nunnery
Anime Debut: Yashahime Episode 6: The Cat Juan of the Old Temple

Mizuchi (蛟)
Voice: Taro Kiuchi/Doug Erholtz

This water serpent has a deadly poisonous breath that causes Inuyasha some trouble. In their battle, Inuyasha uses the Dakki-empowered dragon scaled Tessaiga for the first time, winning the battle, but almost losing his life in the process.

Manga Debut: Chapter 396: Venomous Mizuchi
Anime Debut: Yashahime Episode 11: Curse of the Maneating Pond

Meioju (冥王獣)
Voice: Tadahisa Saizen/Scott McNeil (Inuyasha) & Bob Carter (Yashahime)

Resurrected from death by Moryomaru, Meioju's shell is rumored to be the most invincible material known to man. However a piece of his shell was removed and with that his fate was sealed. Moryomaru gains control of his body and forces him into battle with Inuyasha. Through his manipulation Moryomaru forces Inuyasha to use the Kongosoha to kill the vulnerable Meioju once more, but with that attack, Moryomaru gains access to both Meioju's strong body and Inuyasha's most powerful attack.

Manga Debut: Chapter 400: Meioju
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 2: Kagura's Wind

Numawatari (沼渡)
Voice: Hiroya Egashira/Bob Carter

Numawatari is a living swamp who seems to be indestructible. Although Inuyasha is unable to harm the demon, Sesshomaru's Meido Zangetsuha is able to open a dimensional portal to transport the creature away.

Manga Debut: Chapter 423: The Numawatari
Anime Debut: Yashahime Episode 11: Curse of the Maneating Pond

Yoreitaisei (妖霊大聖)
Voice: Ichiro Nagai/Don Brown

Yoreitaisei is an unusual hermit who teaches Inuyasha how to sense whirlpools of energy, which allow him to destroy his enemies easily. Initially Yoreitaisei seems to be missing all his bones and internal organs which makes him resemble a loose sheet of skin.

Manga Debut: Chapter 426: The Great Holy Demon Spirit
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 5: The Great Holy Demon Spirit's Test

Noble Woman (奥方)
Voice: Takumi Kurebayashi/Kathleen Barr

The noble woman of Yoreitaisei's village seems to be the the one responsible for devouring the old man's organs. Inuyasha must defeat her without using Tessaiga in order to break the curse that has infected the town.

Manga Debut: Chapter 427: The Sealing Chains
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 5: The Great Holy Demon Spirit's Test

Gennosuke (弦之介)
Voice: Kaya Miyake/Tabitha St. Germaine

Gennosuke lives in Yoreitaisei's village. When the old man's power is stolen, reality becomes warped throughout the town, and Gennosuke seems to be one of the few unaffected humans.

Manga Debut: Chapter 427: The Sealing Chains
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 5: The Great Holy Demon Spirit's Test

Ox Demon (牛鬼)
Voice: Kenji Nomura/?

The ox demon is the creature that devoured Yoreitaisei's liver and gained immense power in the process, at least that is what the case seems to be. As Inuyasha does battle with the creature he soon learns that it is a conjured illustion of the holy demon.

Manga Debut: Chapter 429: The True Foe
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 5: The Great Holy Demon Spirit's Test

Kai (灰)
Voice: Yuka Nishigaki/Brynna Drummond

Kai lives with the northern Wolf Demon Tribe and is witness to their slaughter by a vicious badger demon under the command of Byakuya. The entire tribe is murdered, save Kai and his younger brother Shinta. Byakuya outfits Kai with a chain weapon, and a Shikon shard then orders him to murder Koga and bring back his shards in exchange for Shinta's life.

Manga Debut: Chapter 432: Kai
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 4: Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga

Shinta (芯太)
Voice: Momoko Saitou/Madeleine Peters

Shinta is Kai's younger brother, who is kidnapped by Byakuya and held as ransom in order to obtain Koga's Shikon Jewel shards.

Manga Debut: Chapter 432: Kai
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 4: Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga

Demon That Attacks the Wolf Tribe (妖狼族を襲った妖怪)
Voice: Tadahisa Nishimae/?

Byakuya recruits this creature to kidnap Shinta in order to manipulate Kai into attacking Koga and stealing his Shikon shards. Kai lures Koga into a confrontation with the creature.

Manga Debut: Chapter 432: Kai
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 4: Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga

Yomeiju (溶命樹)
Voice: Tadahisa Nishimae/Lee Tokar

Sealed by a powerful monk thirty years ago, Yomeiju was thought to be inactive. Yet the seemingly dead tree continued to grow larger for many years. When a monk tried to reseal it, the tree killed him. Inuyasha was ready to chop Yomeiju down with Tessaiga when a barrier protected it. Naraku appeared and allowed the tree to devour him. Instead of being eaten, Naraku absorbed the tree and gained the ability to penetrate the Infant's barrier.

Manga Debut: Chapter 439: Yomeiju
Anime Debut: Episode 6: The End of Moryomaru

Traveling Priest (旅僧)
Voice: Binbin Takaoka/?

This monk is asked to seal Yomeiju, the demonic tree. While investigating the tree as it begins to revive it and dissolves him with a blast of acidic spray.

Manga Debut: Chapter 439: Yomeiju
Anime Debut: Episode 6: The End of Moryomaru

Yama'arashi (山嵐)
Voice: None

With a name meaning "porcupine", the yama'arashi were creatures killed in the wake of the diamond shards unleashed in the air-to-air battle between Naraku, Moryomaru and Inuyasha's companions. The creatures were killed and corrupted by Naraku's influence due to the diamond shards stuck in their heads. The creature's quills are smaller independent, living creatures as well.

Manga Debut: Chapter 449: Yama'arashi
Anime Debut: None

Saki (咲)
Voice: Sayuri Furukawa/?

This young girl, who's name means "bloom" or "blossom" is working in a field when Naraku's spider web strands fall on her. This forces Kikyo to step out of her protective barrier and become tainted by the webs herself.

Manga Debut: Chapter 453: The Clinging Strands
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 7: Mausoleum of Mount Azusa

Spirit Guardian of Mount Azusa (梓山の精霊)
Voice: Noriko Hidaka/Willow Johnson

The guardian of Mount Azusa takes on the appearance of Kikyo after Kagome first meets it. It tests her by offering images of Kikyo conjured from Kagome's subconscious to see if she is worthy of the powerful bow that is housed at the mausoleum atop the mountain.

Manga Debut: Chapter 456: Mount Azusa
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 7: Mausoleum of Mount Azusa

Sesshomaru's Mother (殺生丸の母)
Voice: Yoshiko Sakakibara/Lisa Ann Beley & Laura Post

Out of her son's life for years, Sesshomaru's mother returns to tell her son about his mystical blade Tenseiga. She is willfully vague in her answers to her son, allowing him to go into the Meido to save Rin and Kohaku after they were pulled in. She is more talkative than her son, but equally aloof and cold.

Manga Debut: Chapter 466: Parting Thoughts
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 9: Sesshomaru in the Underworld

Meido Hound (冥界の犬)
Voice: None

A shadowy beast from the afterlife, this black dog slips out of Sesshomaru's mother's Meido stone and steals Rin and Kohaku off into the underworld where Sesshomaru must follow.

Manga Debut: Chapter 467: The Meido
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 9: Sesshomaru in the Underworld

Guardian of the Underworld (冥界の主)
Voice: None

A giant, shadowy humanoid creature, the Guardian of the Underworld takes the dead body of Rin deeper into the land of the dead with Sesshomaru in pursuit.

Manga Debut: Chapter 469: The Guardian of the Underworld
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 9: Sesshomaru in the Underworld

Kao (花皇)
Voice: Kazuki Yao/Alistair Abell

A powerful demon who feeds on the sorrow of others, Kao's name means "flower prince". Kao's abilities are so strong that he has managed to enchant an entire village. He comes across the group soon after they have survived a great tragedy and attempts to use Inuyasha's feelings against him.

Manga Debut: Chapter 471: A Merciful Heart
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 10: Flowers Drenched in Sadness

Mirror Demon (鏡の妖)
Voice: None

The living incarnation of Kanna's mirror. The transformation of her mirror into a physical form is Kanna's ultimate weapon. The Mirror Demon can steal any attack or weapon that is used against it. Using this ability, it has no trouble taking Tessaiga's power and using it against Inuyasha.

Manga Debut: Chapter 475: Mirror
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 10: Flowers Drenched in Sadness

Bone Demon (骨鬼)
Voice: Makiko Oomoto/Ellen Kennedy

A demon with the ability to rip the bones from a person's body through their mouth by simply placing her hand in front of the victim's face. The demon encounters Sango and Miroku and manages to trap them in an attempt to steal Hiraikotsu for her father.

Manga Debut: Chapter 481: Bones
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 12: Sango's Feelings, Miroku's Resolve

Bone Demon's Father (骨鬼の父)
Voice: Kiyoyuki Yanada/Richard Newman

A mortally wounded demon who needs bones to heal his wounds. After discovering Hiraikotsu the creature becomes convinced that Sango's boomerang can cure his illness.

Manga Debut: Chapter 482: Wanted: Boomerang Bone
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 12: Sango's Feelings, Miroku's Resolve

Yakurodokusen (薬老毒仙)
Voice: Minoru Inaba/Ron Halder

A drunken demon sage who spends most of his time in large urns of sake. Totosai sends Sango to him in hopes that Yakurodokusen can help her fix her damaged Hiraikotsu. In the English manga they call him by the translation of his name, "Master of Potions".

Manga Debut: Chapter 485: Master of Potions
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 12: Sango's Feelings, Miroku's Resolve

Hiraikotsu's Demons (飛来骨の妖怪)
Voice: Tadahisa Nishimae/?

After damaging Hiraikotsu in a battle against the bone demons, Sango seeks out Yakurodokusen to repair it. In the process she meets the spirits that comprise her weapon.

Manga Debut: Chapter 485: Master of Potions
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 12: Sango's Feelings, Miroku's Resolve

Shishinki's Assistant (死神鬼の使い)
Voice: Mitsuhiro Ichiki/Lisa Ann Beley

Shishinki's assistant lures Sesshomaru into his master's trap. His eyes resemble the voids his master creates with is Meido Zangetsuha technique.

Manga Debut: Chapter 488: The Response
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 13: A Complete Meido

Rock Children (岩虫)
Voice:None

Byakuya is able to conjure these insect-like creatures from the earth to tell him what transpired in this location when in the battle between Shishinki, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.

Manga Debut: Chapter 495: The Path Ahead
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 14: In Pursuit of Naraku

Kitsune (狐)
Voice: Kikumi Umeda/?

This sly trio of young fox demons befriend Shippo when he stumbles into the forest where the kitsune ranking examination is being held.

Manga Debut: Chapter 505: The Fox Inn
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 3: Meido Zangetsuha

Hitomiko (瞳子)
Voice: Fumiko Orikasa/Jennifer Cameron

Hitomiko is a beloved miko who is murdered by Naraku and then reanimated and used in a plan to kill Kagome. Hitomiko is not in control of her body after her resurrection but is able to communicate and aides Kagome in defeating Naraku. Her name means "pupil (as in eye) child".

Manga Debut: Chapter 507: Hitomiko
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 16: Hitomiko's Barrier

Oni (鬼)
Voice: Takahashi Nagasako/?

Two oni try to attack Sesshomaru in order to take Kohaku's shard, however the powerful demon makes short work of them.

Manga Debut: Chapter 513: The Jewel's Will
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 17: Magatsuhi's Evil Will

Miroku's Father (弥勒の父)
Voice: None

Miroku was a young boy when his father's Wind Tunnel grew too large and devoured him. With the loss of his father, Miroku was raised by Mushin.

Manga Debut: Chapter 534: The Miasma Arrow
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 22: Naraku: Trap of Darkness

Miroku & Sango's Children (弥勒と珊瑚の子供)
Voice: Aiya Gomazuru, Hitomi Ueda & Takehiro Urao/Jackie Lastra, Michelle Marie & Aleks Le

After all is said and done, Miroku and Sango settle down and have a family. The have three children, two twin girls and a newborn baby boy. In the Yashahime anime series their names will be revealed as Kin'u, Gyokuto and Hisui.

Manga Debut: Chapter 558: Tomorrow
Anime Debut: The Final Act Episode 26: Toward Tomorrow

Head of Roots (根の首/Ne no Kubi)
Voice: Hiroya Egashira/Kellen Goff

Months of peace are interrupted when this root demon finally breaks free from Kikyo's decades old imprisonment.

Manga Debut: Special Chapter: Since Then
Anime Debut: Yashahime Episode 1: Inuyasha Since Then