InuYasha Manga Profiles Vol 1 Rumiko Takahashi VIZ Media 2007 Character Guide VG

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InuYasha Manga Profiles Vol 1 Rumiko Takahashi VIZ Media 2007 Character Guide VG. InuYasha manga series. Rumiko Takahashi 高橋留美子. eight-page interview with Rumiko Takahashi on the making of. She has won the. InuYasha in 2002 — and in 2019 she was awarded the. InuYasha (1996–2008), with shorter works including. Enlightening Minds · Manga · Anime · Reference Guide VIZ Media LLC · English Edition Trade Paperback · 272 Pages · Volume 1 ⛩ VG · ISBN 9781421513461 InuYasha Manga Profiles · Volume 1 · The Ultimate Source Guide Rumiko Takahashi 高橋留美子 VIZ Media · 2007 · Featuring an 8-Page Interview with Takahashi ⛩ ⛩ ⛩ ⛩ ⛩ ⛩ About This Book InuYasha Manga Profiles (Volume 1) is VIZ Media's official English-language reference and character guide companion to Rumiko Takahashi's beloved InuYasha manga series. Published in June 2007 as a 272-page trade paperback, the volume gathers in one place comprehensive character profiles, plot-arc summaries, Shikon Jewel mechanics, period-historical context for the Sengoku-era setting, and a substantial selection of Takahashi's stunning artwork — much of it presented at presentation-quality scale and reproduction. Every major character is profiled (Kagome, InuYasha, Sesshōmaru, Miroku, Sango, Shippō, Kikyō, Naraku, and the wider supporting cast), every major plot twist of the series is reviewed in clear and comprehensive form, and the volume includes Takahashi's own commentary on her creative process throughout — drawn from interviews and editorial materials originally published in Japan. The book's centerpiece, at the back of the volume, is an exclusive eight-page interview with Rumiko Takahashi on the making of InuYasha — her approach to character design, the historical research that informed the Sengoku setting, her working process for an extended weekly serial, and her reflections on the series as it neared its final arc (the manga was still running in Weekly Shonen Sunday at the time the English edition was published; the series concluded in 2008). The volume is presented in VIZ Media's standard English trade paperback format — translated and adapted for the North American market. For Takahashi completists, InuYasha readers building reference libraries, and fans of late-1990s to mid-2000s shōnen manga, the Profiles volume is essentially the only consolidated English-language reference companion for the series and has become increasingly scarce on the secondary market since its single English-edition printing. Did You Know? Rumiko Takahashi is one of the most decorated and best-selling manga creators in history. She has won the Shogakukan Manga Award twice — once for Urusei Yatsura in 1981 and once for InuYasha in 2002 — and in 2019 she was awarded the Grand Prix at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, the highest international honor in comics, joining a very short list of creators (Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira Toriyama among them) to receive that recognition. Her major serialized works span four decades: Urusei Yatsura (1978–1987), Maison Ikkoku (1980–1987), Ranma 1/2 (1987–1996), and InuYasha (1996–2008), with shorter works including Mermaid Saga, Rumic Theater, and One-Pound Gospel. InuYasha alone runs to 56 tankōbon volumes and has been adapted into 167 episodes of the original anime (2000–2004), the 26-episode InuYasha: The Final Act (2009–2010) which adapted the manga's ending, four theatrical films, and the sequel series Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020–2022) featuring the next generation. By total volumes sold across all her series, Takahashi is among the top ten best-selling manga creators of all time. ⛩ What This Volume Contains ⛩ Complete Character Profiles — Kagome, InuYasha, Sesshōmaru, Miroku, Sango, Shippō, Kikyō, Naraku, and the wider cast Every Plot Twist Reviewed — major story arcs and series mythology in clear, comprehensive form Shikon Jewel Mechanics — character-by-character Shikon charts, shard tracking, and jewel lore Sengoku-Era Historical Context — period information on the Warring States Japan setting Takahashi Artwork Selection — character designs and key illustration plates Takahashi Commentary — the creator's own remarks on her creative process throughout Exclusive 8-Page Interview — Takahashi sits down for a detailed interview at the back of the volume VIZ Media English Edition — 272 pages, trade paperback format ⛩ About Rumiko Takahashi (高橋留美子) Rumiko Takahashi was born on October 10, 1957 in Niigata, Japan. She began her professional manga career in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukan's New Comic Artist Contest for the short work Those Selfish Aliens. Later that same year her boy-meets-alien comedy series Urusei Yatsura began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Sunday, launching what has become one of the most consistently successful careers in the history of Japanese manga. She has been associated with Shōnen Sunday for her entire professional career. Her major serialized works — Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, and InuYasha — together span four decades of continuous publication and have been adapted into anime, live-action television, and theatrical films across the same period. InuYasha itself ran in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from November 1996 to June 2008 and totals 56 tankōbon volumes. Kagome Higurashi's journey through the Bone-Eater's Well at her family's Tokyo shrine into the Sengoku era — to encounter the half-demon InuYasha and to quest for the shards of the Shikon no Tama (the Jewel of Four Souls) — has become one of the foundational templates for the modern isekai (other-world) manga and anime genre. Takahashi's honors include the Shogakukan Manga Award twice (1981, 2002), the Inkpot Award from Comic-Con International (1994), induction into the Eisner Award Hall of Fame (2018), and the Grand Prix at the Angoulême International Comics Festival (2019) — the highest international honor in comics. ⛩ ⛩ ⛩ 👹 Character ProfilesKagome, InuYasha, Sesshōmaru, Miroku, Sango, Shippō, Naraku, and more. 💎 The Shikon JewelCharacter-by-character Shikon charts and shard mechanics. ⚔️ Sengoku JapanPeriod-historical context for the Warring States era setting. 🎨 Takahashi ArtworkCharacter designs and selected illustration plates throughout. 📜 Plot Arcs ReviewedEvery major story twist from a 56-volume series in concise form. 🎙️ Takahashi InterviewExclusive 8-page interview with the creator at the back of the volume. Title InuYasha Manga Profiles (Volume 1) Creator Rumiko Takahashi (高橋留美子) English Publisher VIZ Media LLC · San Francisco Original Serial Weekly Shōnen Sunday (Shogakukan) English Edition Year June 2007 Series Original Run November 1996 – June 2008 · 56 volumes Format Trade Paperback · Standard manga format Pages 272 Dimensions ~10.1 × 7.1 × 0.7 inches Weight ~1.54 lbs (~700 grams) Genre Shōnen Manga · Historical Fantasy · Reference Setting Modern Tokyo + Sengoku-era Japan Language English (VIZ Media translation) Reading Direction Western (left-to-right, per VIZ adaptation) ISBN-13 9781421513461 ISBN-10 1421513463 Subject Area Manga Reference · Anime Companion · Art Book Condition VG · See Notes Availability Out of print · Increasingly scarce on secondary market Companion To 56-volume InuYasha manga + anime series ⚠ Condition — Very Good (VG) Edges of the cover show some minor wear from shelf handling Edges of the pages show some minor wear consistent with light reader use Binding is tight and square — no spine cracking or split signatures Pages are crisp — no creases, folds, dog-ears, or markings Cover artwork bright and clear — no creasing, scuffing, or surface damage No writing, highlighting, underlining, or marginalia anywhere in the text Interior artwork plates and the back-of-book Takahashi interview present and intact Sold as-is; all flaws fully disclosed — please review photos before purchase Ideal For InuYasha Fans & Completists Rumiko Takahashi Bibliography VIZ Media English Collection Manga Reference Library Anime Companion Books Manga Art Book Collectors Sengoku-Period Fantasy Readers 2000s Anime Nostalgia Shōnen Sunday Series Readers Isekai Genre Foundations Kagome & InuYasha Lore Library Shikon Jewel Reference Yashahime Sequel Backstory Out-of-Print Manga Guides ⛩ ⛩ ⛩ ENLIGHTENING MINDS · SAME OR NEXT BUSINESS DAY SHIPPING · ALL FLAWS DISCLOSED · QUESTIONS WELCOME