Episode 146

The Fiery Bird Master, Princess Abi is the one hundred forty-sixth episode of the InuYasha anime.

Synopsis

 * 1) Naraku meets a bird yōkai named Princess Abi, and offers his assistance in her quest to drain human blood for her mother; he gives her a staff capable of erecting a barrier and a hive of Saimyōshō.
 * 2) Abi uses fearsome bird demons to suck the blood of humans, and when Inuyasha and his friends hear of this, they move to stop them.
 * 3) Inuyasha and his group manage to save a village from the bird demons, when Abi appears, and demands to know why they attacked her birds; when Abi realizes that Naraku is seemingly using her to fight with Inuyasha, she angrily retreats.

Summary
Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippō and Myōga discuss the last Shikon no Tama shard over a campfire. They arrive at a village filled with bodies drained of blood.

A group of bandits are burning a village when they are attacked by a flock of bird-like looking yōkai. Naraku approaches Princess Abi as she oversees her yōkai servants drinking the blood of the bandits. Naraku offers her a weapon made of his bone, but during their conversation they are interrupted by a group of yōkai. Naraku destroys all the demons, leaves some Saimyōshō with Abi, and departs.

Inuyasha and companions arrive at a village that fears it is to be the next victim of the yōkai attacking local villages. As the sun sets, the flock of demon birds arrive. As the battle ensues, Princess Abi arrives surrounded by Saimyōshō - effectively preventing Miroku from using his Kazaana in battle. Inuyasha joins battle with Princess Abi, but she quickly retreats - after discovering the barrier created by the weapon Naraku gave her.

Music

 * Opening Theme — One Day, One Dream — Best of Inuyasha II
 * Flashback to the afterlife gate being briefly open — Hell Insects, Saimyōshō (Jigoku Mushi Saimyōshō) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Kagome confirms she saw a jewel shard beyond the gate — The Hidden Well to the Sengoku Era (Kakushi Ido kara Sengoku Jidai e) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Naraku arrives at the base of a mountain — Malice (Urami) — TV OST Vol. 3
 * Dead bodies in the village — Evil Spirits Desiring the Shikon no Tama (Shikon no Tama o Nerau Chimimōryō) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Naraku asks Abi to open a path to the afterlife border for him — Tsubaki the Dark Miko (Kuromiko Tsubaki) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Naraku knows that Abi’s mother is sick — Evil Demon, Naraku (Jayō Naraku) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Naraku kills enemy demons and gives Abi some Saimyōshō — Shōki — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Flashback to Naraku subduing Kagura’s heart — Hakudōshi — TV OST Vol. 3
 * Bird demons arrive at village — The Hidden Well to the Sengoku Era (Kakushi Ido kara Sengoku Jidai e) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Bird demons squawk en masse — Inuyasha’s Metamorphosis (Hengeshita Inuyasha) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Inuyasha’s group versus bird demons — Fight to the Death (Shitō) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Inuyasha versus Princess Abi, Naraku’s trident protects her — Fierce Fighting (Gekitō) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Abi leaves and is untrustworthy of Naraku — Sign of Unrest (Fuon na Kehai) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Naraku remarks that his desired path will soon open — Trap (Wana) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Ending Theme — Come — Best of Inuyasha II