Inuyasha is the creation of Manga scene Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma ½) and already a success story on TV in Germany and beyond.

Inuyasha tells the story of a modern-day Japanese girl named Kagome whose family lives in an old shrine. One day a monster reaches out of the ancient "Bone-Eater's Well" and drags her into Japan's medieval past.

When Kagome arrives in the past, she's hailed by the local people as the reincarnation of their village's long-deceased priestess, Kikyo. This claim could seemingly be true, as not only is Kagome the very image of the dead woman, but when attacked by a centipede-demon, a glittering jewel emerges from her resulting wound. This is the Shikon Jewel, or the "Jewel of Four Souls" which Kikyo died to protect. Kagome also proves to have special powers, including the ability to see magical objects. She may have even more powers, but Takahashi is content to reveal them gradually as the story unfolds. In the attempt to prevent its theft, Kagome accidentally shatters the gem with an enchanted arrow, scattering the fragments of the 'Jewel of Four Souls' throughout the land.

Kagome quickly acquires a partner of sorts in her travels in the past - Inuyasha, a half-breed demon, who owes his demonic strength to his father, a legendary dog-demon, but his mother was a mortal woman. Thus, Inuyasha has the outward appearance of a full demon, including doglike ears and claws, but his strength does not compare to a full demon's powers. For this reason, Inuyasha wants the 'Jewel of Four souls', which has the power to transform him into a fully fledged monster. But he's not the only one who wants it - the jewel can increase anyone's powers with its magic, and over the course of the series, humans and demons alike are seduced by the jewel's power.