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2.1 Manga

The manga was serialized in Japan in the weekly publication Shonen Sunday by ShogakukanShogakukan ( Shogakukan is a major publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, nonfiction, children's DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan publishes the shonen manga magazine Shonen Sunday. Shogakukan, along with Japanese manga publisher Shueisha,, with the first installment issued on November 13November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. Events 1775 American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Col. Ethan Allen attack Montreal defended by British ] GeneralKing, 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan. Chapter 385 was published November 10November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. Events 1444 Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Ladislaus III of Poland (or Ulaszlo I of Hungary) are crushed by the Turks under Su, 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co with the series still ongoing. Every 180 pages, usually ten chapters, the issues are collected in bound tankobon. Volume 37, collecting chapters 359 through 368, was published in September 2004.

In the United States the English version is published by Viz Communications. The artwork is flipped to conform to the American standard of reading left to right. Volume 1 was published in March 1998, with either two or three new volumes following each year. Volume 17 was published in April 2004.

2.2 Movies

The series has also inspired three movies to date, InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (時代を越える想い Toki o Koeru Omoi) and InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (鏡の中の夢幻城 Kagami no Naka no Mugenjo) and the third, InuYasha: The Sword of World Conquest (天下覇道の剣 Tenka Hado no Ken) has been released in Japan. A fourth theatrical release, InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island (紅蓮の蓬莱島, InuYasha: Guren no Horaijima, literally "The Crimson Island of Horai"), has been announced for Christmas 2004.

Viz has released InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time in North America. Viz is scheduled to release InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass in North America on December 28, 2004.

2.3 Anime

InuYasha was first broadcast in the United States on Cartoon Network. The series later came to Canadian television screens, where it is currently airing on YTV. In Japan, the series ended on September 13 2004 with episode 167. It is produced in Japan by Sunrise.

InuYasha is now also shown on Cartoon Network's Latin American incarnation, Cartoon Network LA . In Latin America, it is shown dubbed in Spanish. Cartoon Network LA can be seen in many countries south of the United States, as well as some cruise ships in the Caribbean.

2.4 Video Games

Three InuYasha themed video games have been spawned:

InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale (犬夜叉～戦国お伽合戦～ InuYasha: Sengoku O-Togi Gassen), a fighting game for PlayStation, has been available from Bandai since December 5, 2002 in Japan and since April 8, 2003 in North America.
InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask (犬夜叉　呪詛の仮面 InuYasha: Juso no Kamen), an RPG for Playstation 2, has been available, also from Bandai, in Japan since March 18, 2004, and in North America since November 1, 2004.
A not-yet-titled side-scrolling action game for cell phones, from Sorrent .

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