January 4 Manga Chapter 391 一心同体
Isshindōtai (Being one heart and mind)
January 10 Movie 3 shown on Yomiuri TV
January 12 Manga Chapter 392 平和な食卓 Heiwana
Shokutaku (A peaceaful table)
January 19 Manga Chapter 393 尼寺 Amadera
(Nunnery)
January 25 (USA) Viz and ShoPro are
announced to merge to create a new entertainment company this
spring
January 26 Manga Chapter 394 化け猫 BakeNeko
(Youkai cat)
February 2005
February 2 Manga Chapter 395
竜鱗の鉄砕牙 Ryūrin no Tessaiga (The Dragon-scaled
Tessaiga)
February 5 Takahashi's new one-shot comic (Rumic
Theater) Permanent Love to appear in Big Comic Original
February 9 Manga Chapter 396 毒蛟 DokuMizuchi (The Poisonous Mizuchi)
February 16 Manga Chapter 397 夢幻の白夜 Mugen
no Byakuya (Dreamy Byakuya)
February 18 Manga Volume 39 released
February 23 Manga Chapter 398 鉄砕牙の暴発
Tessaiga no Bōhatsu (Tessaiga's accidental discharge)
February 27 Rumiket
6, the biggest fan convention for Takahashi's works' fans, held
in Tokyo.
March 2005
March 2 Manga Chapter 399 最強の刀 Saikyō
no Katana (The strongest sword)
March 9 Manga Chapter 400 冥王獣 Meiōjū (Meioju) with a color cover page
March 16 Manga Chapter 401 鎧甲 Gaikō (Shell Armor)
March 16 CD Album of TV series & movies' sound track released by
avex
March 23 Manga Chapter 402 魍魎丸の狙い Mōryōmaru
no Nerai (Moryomaru's aim)
March 30 Manga Chapter 403
奪われた金剛槍破 Ubawareta Kongōsōha (Absorbed
Kongosoha)
April 2005
April 4 (USA) VIZ,
LLC and ShoPro Entertainment Inc to merge to form VIZ Media, LLC
April 6 Manga Chapter 404 魍魎丸の変化 Mōryōmaru
no Henge (Moryomaru's Transformation)
April 13 Manga Chapter 405 拮抗 Kikkō
(Comparable Strength)
April 20 Manga Chapter 406 怒り Ikari (Anger)
April 27 Manga Chapter 407 殺生丸の危機 Sesshōmaru
no Kiki (Sesshomaru's Crisis)
May 2005
May 11 Manga Chapter 408 逃走 Tōsō
(Escape)
May 18 Manga Chapter 409 分岐 Bunki
(Bifurcation)
May 18 Manga Volume 40 released
May 24 Avex announces that day
after tomorrow, singer group of ED 6, to disband this
Summer. Misono, the singer, to work as a solo artist.
May 25 Manga Chapter 410 冥道残月破 Meidōzangetsuha
(Meido Zangetsuha)
May 27-29 (USA) Michihiko
Suwa, Yomiuri TV producer, invited to Animazement 2005, Durham, NC
June 2005
June 1 Manga Chapter 411 やさしい彼 Yasashii
Hito (The kind man)
June 3-5 (USA) Yu
Hasebe and Kana Tachibana, members of dream known for My
Will (ED1), invited to A-Kon,
Dallas TX as musical guests. The concert (June 3), autograph
session and guest panel (June 4). Note that Mai Matsumuro, the
left member of dream, is not to participate.
June 8 Manga Chapter 412 二枯仙 Nikosen
(Nikosen)
June 10 DVD rental of the Movie 4 to start (Region 2
& Japanese only). The epilog scene that was not screened in
the film showing due to the lack of the screen time is not
added to the DVD.
June 15 Manga Chapter 413 二つ目の首 Futatume
no Kubi (The Second head)
June 16 PS2
Battle game InuYasha - OugiRambu released in Japan
June 22 Manga Chapter 414 精命幹 Seimeikan
(Seimeikan)
June 24 (Taiwan)
Movie
4 theatrically released.
June 25, 26 (USA) Episode
106 Premiere (Kagome, Miroku, and Sango: Desperate Situation!)
June 26 Wan Wan Oukoku Shucchojo,
InuYasha doujinshi sale convention, held in Tokyo
June 29 Manga Chapter 415 仙気 Senki
(Senki)
June 30 Rumic
Theater Guidebook ４０歳の君へ 40 sai no Kimi e
(For you aged 40) and anthology
of Rumiko Takahashi's short stories 赤い花束 Akai
Hanataba (Red Bouquet) published
July 2005
July 1 Kidō
shinsengumi Moeyo Ken 機動新撰組 萌えよ剣 TV anime series
to start on Japanese TV (TV Saitama, TVK, Chiba TV and several UHF TV stations).
Takahashi took charge of the original character design of the anime and a PS2
game with the same title.
July 2, 3 (USA) Episode
107 Premiere (InuYasha Shows His Tears For The First Time)
July 6 Manga Chapter 416 金禍銀禍 Kinka
Ginka (Kinka and Ginka)
July 9 ANIMAX Summer
Festival, Tokyo Kappei Yamaguchi, Ken Narita and dream, My Will (ED1)
singer group, to talk about InuYasha.
July 10 (USA) Episode
108 Premiere (Secret of the Pure Light)
July 13 Manga Chapter 417 強い絆 Tsuyoi Kizuna
(A Strong Bond)
July 17 (USA) Episode 109
Premiere (Hidden In The Mist: Onward to Mt. Hakurei)
July 19 (Germany)
Connichi
to announce dream live in concert
July 20 Manga Chapter 418 血の効きめ Chi no Kikime
(The Efficacy of The Blood)
July 24 (USA) Episode
110 Premiere (Enter Bankotsu, The Leader of the Band of Seven)
July 27 Manga Chapter 419 罠におちた兄弟 Wana ni
Ochita Kyōdai (The Trapped Brothers)
July 27 (Germany) RTL
II to announce the premiere of the second season (Episode 53 - 104).
July 31 (USA) Episode
111 Premiere (The Big Clash: Banryu versus Wind Scar)
August 2005
August 3 Manga Chapter 420 銀禍の死 Ginka no Shi
(Ginka's Death)
August 3 Three kinds of InuYasha Character
song CDs (1: InuYasha & Kagome; 2: Miroku, Sango, and Shippo;
3 Sesshomaru, Jaken, and Rin) released by avex.
August 4 iTunes Music Store Japan
launched (available only from Japan). Many of the InuYasha OPs & EDs are
listed.
August 4 (USA) Bandai
to release a trailer for "InuYasha: Feudal Combat"
August 6 InuYasha
Thanksgiving Event held by Yomiuri TV in Osaka. Screening of
Movie 4 with the epilog and Yamaguchi and Yukino's curtain
speech.
August 7 (USA) Episode 112 Premiere
(Afloat on the Lake Surface: The Barrier of Hijiri Island)
August 8 Manga Volume 41 published
August 10 Manga Chapter 421 同化 Dōka (Assimilation)
August 14 (USA) Episode 113 Premiere (The
Sacred Vajra and the Mystery of the Living Buddha)
August 16 (USA) InuYasha:
Feudal Combat, English version of InuYasha - OugiRambu,
released
August 17 (USA)
InuYasha
Movie 3 15-City Mobile Theater Tour announced
August 20, 22 (S. Korea) Movie
4 screened at 1st Goyang International
Children's Film Festival
August 21 (USA) Episode 114 Premiere
(Koga's Solitary Battle)
August 24 Manga Chapter 422 鉄砕牙の炎 Tessaiga
no Honō (Flame of Tessaiga)
August 26 Movie 4 released to DVD (Region 2 &
Japanese only), which contains the epilog.
August 27 (USA) Movie
2 broadcasted on Adult Swim
August 28 (USA) Episode 115 Premiere
(Lured by the Black Light)
August 31 Manga Chapter 423 沼渡 Numawatari (Numawatari)
September 2005
September 4 (USA) Episode 116
Premiere (The Exposed Face of True)
September 4
(USA) Adult
Swim to reveal InuYasha stops at Episode 126 this season
September 5 (Germany) The
premiere of the second season (Episodes 53-104) to start on RTL2
September 6 (USA) English-dubbed
Movie 3 released to DVD.
September 7 Manga Chapter 424 変化する水 Henge suru Mizu
(Transforming Water)
September 10 (USA) Episode
117 Premiere (Vanished in a River of Flames)
September 12 Mai Matsumuro, ex-dream, to
return to entertainment industry
September 13 Do As Infinity,
the music band of ED2, ED5 and movie 4, is found to disband on September 29. Tomiko
Van, the singer, to become a solo artist
September 14 Manga Chapter 425 刀の成長 Katana
no Seichō (The Sword's Growth)
September 16 (Germany)
Hasebe
& Tachibana, dream (ED1), to show on GIGA
Green
September 17 (USA) Episode 118 Premiere
(Into the Depths of M. Hakurei)
September 17, 18 (Germany) dream
(ED1) live performance at Connichi
2005, Kassel
September 18 Ichigo Rumic Street, doujinshi
sale convention for InuYasha & Kagome couple, held in Osaka
September 21 Manga Chapter 426 妖霊大聖 Yōreitaisei
(YoreiTaisei)
September 24 (USA) Episode 119
Premiere (Divine Malice of the Saint)
September 28 Manga Chapter 427 封印の鎖 Fūin
no Kusari
(Sealing Chains)
October 2005
October 1 (USA) Episode 120 Premiere
(Fare Thee Well: Jakotsu's Requiem)
October 5 Manga Chapter 428 妖穴 Yōketsu (Yoketsu)
October 8 (USA) Episode 121 Premiere
(Final Battle: The Last and Strongest of the Band of Seven)
October 12 Manga Chapter 429 本当の敵 Hontō no Teki
(The True Enemy)
October 15 InuYasha
2006 Calendar Japanese version released
October 15 (USA) Episode 122 Premiere
(The Power of Banryu: Duel to the Death on Mt. Hakurei)
October 17 Big Comic Spirits magazine to announce live-action TV series
of Maison Ikkoku, the famous Rumiko Takahashi manga & anime series, starts in 2006.
This information was revealed on October 15 on the net.
October 18 Manga Volume 42 published
October 19
Manga Chapter 430 妖穴の臭い Yōketsu no Nioi (Yoketsu's
Smell)
October 22 (USA)
Episode 123 Premiere
(Beyond the Darkness - Naraku Reborn)
October 24 Takahashi to contribute a two-page manga to Big Comic Spirits
Magazine in honor of its 25th anniversary
October 26 Manga Chapter 431 修行 Shugyō (Training)
October 29 (USA) Episode 124 Premiere
(Farewell Kikyo, My beloved)
October 30 Goukakenran! 5 (豪華犬乱! 5), one of
the biggest fan conventions for Rumiko Takahashi manga lovers, held in
Tokyo.
November 2005
November 2 Manga Chapter 432 灰 Kai (Kai)
November 5 (USA) Episode 125 Premiere
(The Darkness in Kagome's Heart)
November 9 Manga Chapter 433 日没 Nichibotsu (Sunset)
November 12 (USA)
Episode
126 Premiere (Transform Heartache into Courage)
November 16 Manga Chapter 434 五雷指の威力 Goraishi no
Iryoku (Goraishi's Power)
November 22 Manga Chapter 435 翠子の意思 Midoriko no Ishi
(Midoriko's Will)
November 24 West
Japan Railway Company (JR-WEST) to announce to launch InuYasha
Matsue Exploration Tour Package (12/17/05 through 5/31/06)
November 30 Manga Chapter 436 破壊 Hakai (Destruction)
December 2005
December 5 (S. Korea)
V6,
music group of OP1 and ED8, fan meeting held in Seoul.
December 6 (S. Korea)
V6 live performance at Super Live In Seoul
December 7 Manga Chapter 437 見えない妖穴 Mienai Yōketsu
(Invisible Yoketsu)
December 14 Manga Chapter 438 鋼牙の決意 Kōga no
Ketsui (Koga's Decision)
December 15
Manga Volume 43 published
December 17 InuYasha Matsue
Exploration Tour starts (till May 31, 2006)
December 21 Manga Chapter 439 溶命樹 Youmeiju (Youmeiju)
December 28 (No issue of Shonen Sunday)
Last Updated: November 10, 2006