Episode 100

The Truth Behind the Nightmare: Battle in the Forest of Sorrow is the one hundredth episode of the InuYasha anime.

Synopsis

 * 1) Inuyasha and his friends encounter a moth demon named Garamaru in his domain, a place known as the Forest of Sorrow.
 * 2) Garamaru traps Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippō, and Kirara in poison cocoons, where he intends to feed on their heart and soul, engulfed in fear and despair.
 * 3) Inuyasha successfully destroys Garamaru's body, but he still lives, and tells Inuyasha that he will use his friend's soul to create a new body for himself.
 * 4) With Inuyasha's help, his friends are able to awaken from their nightmares and they free themselves from the poison cocoons.

Summary
Inuyasha and his friends encounter a moth-demon that feeds on despair and fear. He cocoons Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippō and Kirara, and despite Inuyasha vanquishing the demon, they seem unable to free themselves from the cocoons, in which they dream nightmares from their worst memories. As Inuyasha rages, unable to destroy the regenerating silk of the cocoons, they finally dream of how Inuyasha would come to their help if they needed it, and break free.

Music

 * Opening Theme — Grip! — Best of Inuyasha II
 * Inuyasha tries to sniff area — Tsubaki the Dark Miko (Kuromiko Tsubaki) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Kagome’s group recognizes the moth demon as someone related to Gatenmaru — Shōki — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Moth demon traps the group members in cocoons except for Inuyasha — Fierce Fighting (Gekitō) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Kagome and co. inside the cocoons — Sign of Unrest (Fuon na Kehai) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Sango’s nightmare about her family’s murder — Hell Insects, Saimyōshō (Jigoku Mushi Saimyōshō) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Shippō’s nightmare — Ryūkotsusei Resurrected (Yomigaeru Ryūkotsusei) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Kagome’s nightmare of Naraku entering the modern era, moth’s corpse tells Inuyasha that his friends are still under his curse — Inuyasha’s Metamorphosis (Hengeshita Inuyasha) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Sango stabs Kohaku in nightmare, Miroku’s Wind Tunnel consumes him — Ryūkotsusei Resurrected (Yomigaeru Ryūkotsusei) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Inuyasha tries to free Kagome from the cocoon — Dilemma (Kyūchi) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Inuyasha motivates his friends out of their nightmares — Longing (Bojō) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Kagome and the others break themselves out of the cocoons — Like a Storm (Shippū no Gotoku) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Inuyasha thinks his friends are not grateful — Osuwari! — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Ending Theme — Shinjitsu no Uta — TV OST Vol. 3