Characters — Browse every character across the manga and anime catalogue

Kanna

Kanna is the first detachment of Naraku. She appears to be a ten-year-old girl with white hair and clothing. As a "concealed incarnation" of Naraku, Kanna has no scent an

Kirara

Kirara is the nekomata companion of Sango, the yōkai exterminator that hails from a mountain village of other exterminators. Kirara usually appears as a tiny and cute feline no lar

Koga

The young leader of a yōrōzoku (yōkai-wolf tribe), Kōga wishes to avenge his fallen comrades who were slaughtered by Kagura, one of Naraku's minions. While brash and arrogant,

Kohaku

Sango's younger brother who was once under the control of Naraku. When Naraku disguised himself as Kagewaki Hitomi, the son of a lord, he used Lord Hitomi's father to call upon San

Koharu

A young girl who had feelings for Miroku. Miroku asked her when she was still a kid if she wanted to bear his child, and he promised he would came back for her.

Magatsuhi

Magatsuhi is the yōkai who killed Midoriko and whose soul with whom she continuously battles inside the jewel. Like Naraku, Magatsuhi was created by a corrupt human who lusted afte

Manten Raijou

Manten is a Thunder Demon and the younger brother of Hiten. Manten's head resembled a cross between a shark and a seal, and for some reason his lack of hair really bothered him. Ap

Mayu Ikeda

Mayu is a 10 year old girl who died in a fire that she caused in her apartment. She hid in a closet to worry her mother and ended up being unable to escape and died. She becomes a

Miroku

A Buddhist 'houshi,' or low-ranking, itinerant monk, Miroku traveled the countryside performing services such as exorcisms and yōkai exterminations to earn his living. He suffers f

Mukotsu

Mukotsu specializes in using all kinds of dangerous poisons (which seem to only work on humans). Despite his crafty nature, he's incredibly insecure about the ugliness of his

Naraku

The main antagonist, Naraku (literally means "underworld", or "hell") is responsible for nearly every character’s suffering throughout the series. He is a

Renkotsu

Agile fire and explosive user, Renkotsu is the second in command and one of the more intelligent members of the Shichi'nintai. He respects his leader just as much as any other memb

Rin

An orphan girl who discovers Sesshomaru in the woods after he is recuperating from a battle with InuYasha. Mute after the trauma of seeing her family killed by bandits, she lived o

Sango

Sango is a youkai slayer who hails from a village of professional yōkai slayers. The only member of Inuyasha's group to have no supernatural powers, Sango instead wields the Hiraik

Sesshomaru no Haha

A powerful dog demon and Sesshomaru's mother, was introduced in the 466th chapter of the InuYasha manga. She appears in the episode 9 of InuYasha: The Final Act. Sesshomaru's mothe

Sesshoumaru

Inuyasha's older half-brother. Unlike Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru is a full-blooded dog-demon and is contemptuous of InuYasha for being a half-demon and for consorting with humans. He is

Shippo

An orphaned young yōkai-fox (kitsune) whose father was killed by the Thunder Brothers, Hiten and Manten. He wanted to avenge his father so he helped Kagome and Inuyasha. He was the

Shunran

Shunran is one of four siblings trying to resurrect the leader of the Cat Family. Her powers include being able to cast illusions, and her three other siblings are Shuuran, Karan,

Souta Higurashi

Souta is the little brother of Kagome Higurashi. He is a nice kid who cares a lot about his sister. Souta also thinks Inuyasha is cool.

Suikotsu

Suikotsu has two, definite split personalities. One, a gentle, philanthropist doctor who looks after orphans; the other is a sadistic, Wolverine-wannabe killer that earns him spot

Totosai

An elderly blacksmith and a friend of Inu-no-Taishou (InuYasha and Sesshoumaru's father) who forged the Tessaiga and the Tenseiga. He rarely appears unless to repair the damaged sw

Tsubaki

Tsubaki was a young miko (Shrine Maiden) in training like Kikyo when she was alive. She studied under a priest at a Shinto shrine as an apprentice and she and Kikyō were rivals, so

Tsukiyomi

Yuka

The trio are Kagome Higurashi's present day school friends who seem to be quite nosy when it comes to her personal life. They are always nudging Kagome to make advances on Hoj