InuYasha #18
(June 2004)

Viz, 2003 Series
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Price
8.95 USD; 12.95 CAD
Pages
196
On-sale Date
2004-07-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Viz, LLC
Brand
Viz Action
ISBN
1-59116-331-5 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781591163312; 782009173939
Editing
Avery Gotoh

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Inuyasha / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi; Yuki Ameda
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi; Yuki Ameda
Colors
Yuki Ameda
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Kagome Higurashi; Inuyasha; Kikyo

The Enemy in the Earth (Table of Contents: 1)

Inuyasha / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Mari Morimoto (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi
Letters
Bill Schuh

Genre
romance; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Kagome Higurashi; Inuyasha; Miroku the monk; Sango; Shippo; Koga; Juromaru; Kageromaru
Synopsis
Sango realizes that the key to defeating Juromaru is to take out Kageromaru first.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

Pulverized (Table of Contents: 2)

Inuyasha / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Mari Morimoto (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi
Letters
Bill Schuh

Genre
romance; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Kagome Higurashi; Inuyasha; Miroku the monk; Sango; Shippo; Koga; Juromaru; Kageromaru; Kikyo; Naraku
Synopsis
Inuyasha destroys Juromaru and Kageromaru and nearly destroys Koga in the bargain. Naraku realizes he can't bring himself to destroy Kikyo as long as Onigumo's spirit remains part of his makeup.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

Kikyo's Crisis (Table of Contents: 3)

Inuyasha / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Mari Morimoto (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi
Letters
Bill Schuh

Genre
romance; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Kagome Higurashi; Inuyasha; Miroku the monk; Sango; Shippo; Kaede; Kikyo; Naraku
Synopsis
Naraku sends a mutated soul skimmer after Kikyo, designed to suck the souls of the dead from her reanimated form and destroy her.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

Onigumo's Heart (Table of Contents: 4)

Inuyasha / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Mari Morimoto (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi
Letters
Bill Schuh

Genre
romance; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Kagome Higurashi; Inuyasha; Kikyo; Sota Higurashi; Naraku
Synopsis
Kikyo reveals that part of Onigumo's plan for fifty years has been to separate her and Inuyasha so he could claim her as his own, and that Onigumo's intentions are causing conflict within Naraku.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

Jealousy (Table of Contents: 5)

Inuyasha / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Mari Morimoto (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi
Letters
Bill Schuh

Genre
romance; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Kagome Higurashi; Inuyasha; Miroku the monk; Kaede; Kikyo; Naraku; Kanna; Kagura
Synopsis
Kikyo tries to convince Inuyasha that she must confront and destroy Naraku by herself. But Naraku, through Kanna's mirror, overhears the entire plan.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

The Soil Shield (Table of Contents: 6)

Inuyasha / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Mari Morimoto (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi
Letters
Bill Schuh

Genre
romance; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Kagome Higurashi; Inuyasha; Miroku the monk; Sango; Shippo; Kikyo; Naraku
Synopsis
Armed with soil from the spot where Onigumo merged with demons and became Naraku, Kikyo constructs a shield around her that will dissolve any attempt Naraku makes to harm her.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

Where They First Met (Table of Contents: 7)

Inuyasha / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Mari Morimoto (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi
Letters
Bill Schuh

Genre
romance; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Kagome Higurashi; Inuyasha; Miroku the monk; Sango; Shippo; Kaede
Synopsis
Upset over seeing Inuyasha with Kikyo, Kagome returns to the twentieth century. Determined to protect Kikyo from Naraku, Inuyasha resolves to let Kagome stay there.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

Indexer Notes

On page 6, Shippo mistakenly refers to Koga as "Kiga".

Kagome's Heart (Table of Contents: 8)

Inuyasha / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Mari Morimoto (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi
Letters
Bill Schuh

Genre
romance; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Kagome Higurashi; Inuyasha; Miroku the monk; Sango; Shippo; Kikyo; Hachiemon
Synopsis
Kagome returns to the past and pleads with Inuyasha to allow her to remain by his side, even if he still loves Kikyo.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

The Castle's Ghost (Table of Contents: 9)

Inuyasha / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Mari Morimoto (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi
Letters
Bill Schuh

Genre
romance; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Kagome Higurashi; Inuyasha; Miroku the monk; Sango; Shippo; Hachiemon; Kohaku
Synopsis
Investigating the sudden disappearance of the castle where Naraku was hiding, Inuyasha and the gang discover Kohaku battling against a monstrous demon seeking the jewel shard that keeps him alive.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?

Kohaku's Memory (Table of Contents: 10)

Inuyasha / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Rumiko Takahashi; Mari Morimoto (translation); Gerard Jones (English adaptation)
Pencils
Rumiko Takahashi
Inks
Rumiko Takahashi
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
romance; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Kagome Higurashi; Inuyasha; Miroku the monk; Sango; Shippo; Kohaku; Naraku; Kagura
Synopsis
After dispelling the demon, Sango finds that Kohaku has no memory of his previous life, or of what he suffered at Naraku's hands. Later Kagura shows up seeking Kohaku's shard.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan Inc., 1959 series) #?
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Inuyasha
  2. 1. The Enemy in the Earth
    Inuyasha
  3. 2. Pulverized
    Inuyasha
  4. 3. Kikyo's Crisis
    Inuyasha
  5. 4. Onigumo's Heart
    Inuyasha
  6. 5. Jealousy
    Inuyasha
  7. 6. The Soil Shield
    Inuyasha
  8. 7. Where They First Met
    Inuyasha
  9. 8. Kagome's Heart
    Inuyasha
  10. 9. The Castle's Ghost
    Inuyasha
  11. 10. Kohaku's Memory
    Inuyasha
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski