InuYasha

"Kagome Higurashi learns she is the modern-day reincarnation of Kaede's late elder sister Kikyo; the renowned high priestess who had purified and guarded the sacred Shikon Jewel until her premature demise."

"The all-powerful Sacred Jewel of Four Souls is accidentally shattered into hundreds of fragments, which fall all across the feudal era of Japan."

"The title is a reference to the Alice in Wonderland novels."

"Sesshomaru, older half-brother to Inuyasha, makes his debut."

"Jaken makes his debut."

"This two-part Season 6 finale is immediately followed by the seventh season, which is titled InuYasha: The Final Act."

"An alternate title is The Love that Transcends Time"

"An alternate title is Castle in the Phantom Mirror"

"The myth of the vengeful celestial maiden and her stolen celestial robe is the main focus of the anime Ceres Celestial Legend."

"An alternate title is Swords of Supreme Conquest"

"Inuyasha's first love and girlfriend, the resurrected priestess Kikyo, does not appear, neither is she mentioned."

"An alternate title is Fire on the Mystic Island"

"There is none based on the seventh season, titled The Final Act."

"I figured that "collecting" of items and companions was the basis of storytelling."

"Rather than say I want to write a lot of characters, when it's a long-running serialization, the number of characters just multiplies. But, having a lot of characters helps me write a lot of stories without it getting boring."

"Writing characters to have happy endings is so I can feel good about the story once I've finished it. Even when I'm writing stories with a lot of sadness and hardship, I like stories where it's all redeemed somewhere."

"Even with villains, I'm unable to write a character that I truly hate. When I'm writing evil characters, I think a lot about why they became evil, and what sort of background and motivation they have. I couldn't write them any other way."

"The biggest issue was whether to have the heroine Kagome remain in the past or the present at the end, and since the anime's completion in 2004, I'd been constantly torn about it. As a result, that was the time I had the feeling I should be storyboarding the final chapter. Regardless of which world she chose, "separation" was unavoidable, so in the end, I decided I wanted to go in a direction where Kagome was happy, and people would still be pleased when they finished reading."