InuYasha yōkai list

This article pertains to the anime and manga series Inuyasha and is a list of y&#333;kai (demons) who appear in the series.

Y&#333;kai
Y&#333;kai here are listed alphabetical order


 * Abi-hime - Species: Bird y&#333;kai. Group: None. Naraku entrusted Abi an trident made with parts of his body to protect her from Inuyasha's attacks. She was killed by Naraku.
 * Ah-Un - Species: Horse/dragon y&#333;kai Group: Sessh&#333;maru's group. Ah-Un is a flying, two-headed horse/dragon which Sessh&#333;maru uses to travel. The one who cares for him is Rin, who also named him (one head is Ah, other head is Un).
 * Akago - Species: Human shape y&#333;kai Group: Naraku's group. This baby y&#333;kai can read minds and has no y&#333;ki presence (due to the Fy&#333;heki stone). He is Naraku's heart.
 * Ayame - Species: Wolf y&#333;kai. Group: Wolf's tribe. Ayame is an anime only character. Kouga promised to marry her when she was little, but now he loves Kagome and completely forgot about his promise.
 * Bird of Paradise - Species: Bird y&#333;kai Group: Birds of paradise group. These y&#333;kai where in war with the wolf y&#333;kai. Their leader was using a shikon fragment into his mouth, and was bigger than the regular birds. The entire group was killed by Inuyasha's and Kouga's group.
 * Mudake Jur&#333; - Species: Centipede y&#333;kai. Group: None. The first y&#333;kai that appears in the series, she attacked Kagome Higurashi forcing her to remove Inuyasha's seal. She was easily killed by Inuyasha.
 * Entei - Species: Fire horse y&#333;kai. Group: Naraku's group. A demonic y&#333;kai who only obeys the strongest y&#333;kai, in this case, Hakudoushi. He was killed by Inuyasha when trapped in a cave.
 * Faceless woman - Species: Human shape y&#333;kai. Group: None. Sessh&#333;maru ordered her to take Izayoi's form to look into Inuyasha's heart, and find where the black pearl was. Kagome saved Inuyasha from having his soul eaten. She was killed by Sessh&#333;maru. In Japanese she is known as "mu onna" (nothing woman).
 * Ginta - Species: Wolf y&#333;kai. Group: Kouga's group. Ginta is one of the last survivors of the y&#333;kai wolf tribe.
 * Goshinki - Species: Monster y&#333;kai. Group: Naraku's group. Goshinki has the ability of read minds, and could prevent every movement of Inuyasha. When he broke Tessaiga, Inuyasha turned into a full demon for the first time. He was killed by full demon Inuyasha.
 * Hakkaku - Species: Wolf y&#333;kai. Group: K&#333;ga's group. Hakakku is one of the last survivors of the y&#333;kai wolf tribe.
 * Hakud&#333;shi - Species: Human shape y&#333;kai. Group: Naraku's group. Hakud&#333;shi was born from Akago's half body. He is older than his other half but they have the same abilities. He tamed Entei by killing his old master. Follow link for further information.
 * Hiten - Species: Thunder y&#333;kai. Group: Thunder brothers group. Hiten killed Shipp&#333;'s father, and Inuyasha killed him to get the fragments he had on his forehead.
 * H&#333;senki - Species: Diamond taiy&#333;kai. Group: None. H&#333;senki created Inuyasha's black pearl (kuroshinju), that guided him to the boundary between this world and the next in order to get Tessaiga. When he died and Inuyasha's group met them in the other world, he was corrupted by a dark fragment. When it was removed, he taught Inuyasha a new attack: Kong&#333;s&#333;ha. He was killed by Inuyasha.
 * Inuyasha and Sessh&#333;maru's Father (no name has officially been given) - Species: Dog taiy&#333;kai. Group: None. Inuyasha's and Sessh&#333;maru father. He was one of the most powerful y&#333;kai ever. My&#333;ga told Inuyasha he was killed by Ryuk&#333;ssei, although the 3rd movie shows he died in a fire while saving Izayoi, Inuyasha's mother, and baby Inuyasha.
 *  Inuyasha - Species: Dog hany&#333;. Group: Inuyasha's group. He is the main character. For more information check link.
 * Jaken - Species: Toad y&#333;kai. Group: Sessh&#333;maru's group. This repulsive y&#333;kai follows Sessh&#333;maru wherever he goes. He seems to don't like anything but Sessh&#333;maru. He hates Rin, Ah-Un, his own life, everything. Follow link for further information.
 * Jinenji - Species: Horse hany&#333;. Group: None. Jinenji was abused by the villagers. He defeated a big y&#333;kai and proved his value to the people who hated him. He takes care of a vegetable garden with medicinal plants.
 * Jur&#333;maru - Species: Human shape y&#333;kai. Group: Naraku's group. One of Naraku's minion. He was killed by Inuyasha and Kouga. Follow link for further information.
 * Kagura - Species: Wind y&#333;kai. Group: Naraku's group. Kagura is one of the most mysterious character on the series. She betrayed Naraku, and now she wants to kill him. Looks like there's something happening between her and Sessh&#333;maru. She got her heart back but was killed by Naraku right after, on chapter 374. Follow link for further information.
 * Kager&#333;maru - Species: Little monster y&#333;kai. Group: Naraku's group. Kager&#333;maru can dig the ground and attack and attack from bellow. Was a hard opponent, but it was killed by K&#333;ga and Inuyasha.
 * Kaijinb&#333; - Species: Swordsmith y&#333;kai. Group: None. He was T&#333;t&#333;sai student, and makes evil swords. He forged Sessh&#333;maru's sword, T&#333;kijin.
 * Kanna - Species: Mirror/Void y&#333;kai Group: Naraku's group. This cute y&#333;kai hides on her mirror a powerful armor that can suck people souls. Naraku uses her mirror to see what's going on with Inuyasha's group and his minions, including her betrayer, Kagura.
 * Kirara - Species: Fire cat y&#333;kai. Group: Inuyasha's group. Sango was present with Kirara by her father when she was little. Kirara has two forms: a little cat and a big, flying, firey cat. She transports Sango and Miroku while Kagome and Shipp&#333; usually travel on Inuyasha's shoulders. It is hinted in the anime that she is was once the companion of the legendary miko Midoriko.
 * Kumo Gashira - Species: Spider y&#333;kai. Group: None. Terrorized a mountain village in an attempt to draw out Inuyasha and Kagome and steal their jewel shards. Despite an untimely transformation into human form by Inuyasha, this y&#333;kai was ultimately slain after Inuyasha regained his y&#333;kai power.
 * Kuroro - Species: Fire cat y&#333;kai. Group: None. Kuroro appeared on an anime filler episode. She gave birth to little kitten y&#333;kai.
 * K&#333;ga - Species: Wolf y&#333;kai. Group: K&#333;ga's group. K&#333;ga is the prince of the wolves y&#333;kai. He used Kagome to defeat the birds of paradise. He has a fragment on each leg, but Kagome doesn't let Inuyasha take them, because K&#333;ga has fallen in love with her. On a fight against Kagura, all his friends died, and now he seeks revenge by trying to kill Naraku.
 * Manten - Species: Thunder y&#333;kai. Group: Thunder brothers group. Manten is Hiten younger brother. He used Shipp&#333;'s father fur as a belt. Inuyasha killed him while Manten was trying to kill Kagome.
 * Mask of Noh - Species: Mask y&#333;kai. Group: None. This y&#333;kai attacked on Kagome's time, and had a Shikon fragment in its body. Inuyasha killed him after a hard fight.
 * Medicine vendor - Species: Mosquito y&#333;kai. Group: None. This strange y&#333;kai appeared on a manga filler. He was cursed on a handsome man form an was using this to abuse cute girls. When he hypnotised Sango and was almost "kissing" her, Miroku appeared and beat him up, but the y&#333;kai only wanted to suck her blood. Sango let him do it and he returned to his mosquito form.
 * M&#333;M&#333; - Species: Cow y&#333;kai. Group: T&#333;t&#333;sai group. This bizarre three eyed, flying cow is T&#333;t&#333;sai's transport.
 * My&#333;ga - Species: Flea y&#333;kai. Group: Inuyasha's group. He was the servant of Inuyasha and Sessh&#333;maru's father, and now helps Inuyasha with his not so useful hints. Nevertheless, he is a coward and usually runs when there is danger.
 * Mory&#333;maru - Species: Huge monster y&#333;kai. Group: Naraku's group. Naraku's heart, and actually his strongest minion (and his heart). Follow link for detailled information.
 * Naraku - Species: Human shape hany&#333;. Group: Naraku's group. He is the main villain. He killed Kiky&#333;, Sango's family and friends, K&#333;ga's tribe, cursed Miroku's grandfather, kidnapped Rin... Now every single group of characters hate him and want him dead. Follow link for further information.
 * Naraku's low-level y&#333;kai - Species: Miscellaneous y&#333;kai. Group: Naraku's groups. Naraku can release infinite low-level y&#333;kai from it's body. Even Shipp&#333; can beat them, but they attack in HUGE groups, generally lead by Kagura.
 * Ryuk&#333;ssei - Species: Dragon Taiy&#333;kai. Group: None. Ryuk&#333;ssei fought Inuyasha and Sessh&#333;maru's father, causing the injuries that, according to My&#333;ga, lead to their father's death before the y&#333;kai was sealed by one of his claws. Later, he was awakened by Naraku and killed by Inuyasha.
 * Samiy&#333;sh&#333; - Species: Wasp y&#333;kai. Group: Naraku's group. These bugs have the special hability of covering all the plot holes. When Miroku is about to use his Kazaana, these bugs appear from nowhere and poison him. Without Miroku's kazaana, a more interesting battle can begin. They're also Naraku's eyes outside his castle. What they see is shown to Naraku through Kanna's mirror.
 * Sessh&#333;maru - Species: Dog (tai)y&#333;kai. Group: Sessh&#333;maru's group. He is a taiy&#333;kai, or demon lord, a lineage he inherited from his father who ruled over the eastern lands. He is Inuyasha's half brother, and fight him everytime they met. He desires the power of Inuyasha's Tessaiga, since he was entrusted by his father the Tenseiga sword, wich can't kill, only ressurect.
 * Shibugarasu - Species: Crow y&#333;kai. Group: None. This crow swallowed the Shikon no Tama at the beginning of the series. Kagome shot an arrow at him, and destroyed not only the bird, but also shattered the Shikon no Tama.
 * Shiori - Species: Bat hany&#333;. Group: None. This half human, half bat hany&#333; is a little kid who has the power of creating strong barriers. She gave Inuyasha an orb that gave Tessaiga the power of breaking barriers (red tessaiga)
 * Shinidamach&#363; - Species: Bug y&#333;kai. Group: Kiky&#333;'s group. These long youkais where used by Kiky&#333; to gather dead people souls. They were actually replaced by the two shikigami kids, Koch&#333; and Asuka, wich are not youkais.
 * Shipp&#333; - Species: Fox y&#333;kai. Group: Inuyasha's group. His dad was killed by the thunder brothers, Inuyasha and Kagome avenged him and now he follows the couple because he has nowhere else to go. Shippou has no great power at all, but can kill weak youkais with his fox fire and create illusions.
 * Shyuga - Species: Flea Y&#333;kai. Group: None. Is a anime character only who only appears in a filler episode where she takes control of Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha. Her target is actually My&#333;ga to whom she wants to marry although My&#333;ga prefers to remain to remain a bachelor. She has been chasing him for years and the group forces My&#333;ga to marry her because he was mainly responsibe for the recent trouble. However during the wedding that is placed for them My&#333;ga switches places with a real flea and runs off.
 * S&#333;ten - Species: Thunder y&#333;kai. Group: Thunder brother's group. This filler episode character is Hiten's and Manten's younger sister. She kidnapped Shipp&#333; to fight him, and the battle tied when Shipp&#333; noticed she was a girl and she had fallen in love with him.
 * Tanuki - Species: Raccoon y&#333;kai. Group: Inuyasha's group. Tanuki is Miroku's friend. Like Shippo, he can use leafs to transform into diferent things. His most famous transformation is a big yellow thing (remembers a baseball bat) wich he uses to transport Inuyasha and co.. Actually lives with Miroku's master mr. Mushin.
 * Tatarimokke - Species: Big monster y&#333;kai. Group: None. This y&#333;kai guides the dead children souls to heaven or hell playing his flute.
 * T&#333;t&#333;sai - Species: Swordsmith y&#333;kai. Group: T&#333;t&#333;sai's group. T&#333;t&#333;sai made both Tessaiga and Tenseiga from the fangs of Inuyasha and Sessh&#333;maru's father. He is a strong but cowardly y&#333;kai.
 * Tsukumo no Gama - Species: Toad Yokai. Group: None. Known as the Toad Demon in the English Dub. Possesed a young lord, captured young girls to use their souls to strengthen his power. Kagome using her hairspray with a candle was able to drive Tsukumo no Gama's sprit from the young lords body since toads don't like heat. Inuyasha then finished him off with the Tessaiga.
 * Urasue - Species: Witch y&#333;kai. Group: None. Urasue ressurected Kiky&#333; using her flesh and bones. Was killed by her just after the priestess recovered her soul from Kagome.
 * Yura - Species: Hair comb y&#333;kai. Group: None. It was Inuyasha's first strong opponent in the series. She controlled the villagers with her hair, and caused lots of trouble to Inuyasha and Kagome, even sending her hair to follow Kagome to the modern times through the bone-eaters well. Yura appeared completely invulnerable - no matter what Inu-Yasha did to her (even tore her heart out), she wasn't affected. The reason for this turned out to be that she had hidden her soul into a comb, and the comb in turn into a red skull. Unfortunately, her hands were connected to the comb by hair strands, allowing Kagome to locate and break the comb, resulting in Yura turning to dust. It is interesting to note that Yura resembles Nabiki (from the series Ranma 1/2 from the same author) more than little. Yura also makes an appearance in the (porn) dojinshi "Shio 10".
 * Zushi nezumi - Species: Rat y&#333;kai. Group: Naraku's group. These y&#333;kai were controled by Naraku to destroy every village in order to drag Kiky&#333; out from her hiding place. Inuyasha destroyed the magical box where the rats were coming out it with Tessaiga, and all the rats vanished.

Glossary:

Hany&#333;: The son of a y&#333;kai and a human is a hany&#333;. They usually have human form and are despised by both y&#333;kai and humans. They also have a Time Period each month where they transform into a human until the period is over.

Taiy&#333;kai: A really strong and powerful y&#333;kai. Literally great y&#333;kai.

Y&#333;kai: Fantastic creatures that inhabit the world of the series Inuyasha. They can have human form, beast form, or both.

'Remember this list is for y&#333;kai only. To find out more about the Inuyasha series and characters, please refer to the main Inuyasha article.

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