Hoshiyomi



A humanoidal ninja yōkai, Hoshiyomi was once a daiyōkai who fought for good and justice alongside his human love, Tsukiyomi. A powerful pair, Hoshiyomi eventually employed Kaijinbo, Totosai’s former evil apprentice, to craft a sword for him, as Tsukiyomi began to show extreme signs of fatigue from their battle efforts. With 222 demons Kaijinbo finally crafted the ‘’Naginata of Kenkon’’ (trans. “Halberd of Heaven and Earth”), a powerful sword with a stave in the middle of two separate, yet equally balancing powerful blades. After Hoshiyomi received his new prize, indeed Tsukiyomi no longer had to fight their common foes, but struggled with the evil from the sword that was possessing her love. She eventually sealed Hoshiyomi within a pentagram with the intent of destroying the sword; however, her plans went awry as her fatigue overtook her and she died before she could both destroy the sword or release Hoshiyomi. Decades later, Hoshiyomi was freed and eventually reacquired both blades (one of which Akitoki Hojo had in possession to guard), waging war on all of humanity for “its betrayal.” After creating a black hole-like vortex, Inuyasha and Kagome are eventually able to defeat him with the combined power of Inuyasha’s Backlash Wave, Kagome’s sacred arrow, and a little spiritual interference from Tsukiyomi’s soul; the Naginata of Kenkon is destroyed along with him. In addition, just before Hoshiyomi’s death, he realizes Tsukiyomi’s true intent (having begrudged her for sealing him away) of her last actions, forgives her, and, upon his death, is reunited with her. Hoshiyomi appears in the 137th through 140th episodes of the anime in An Ancestor Named Kagome, Mountain of Demons: Survival of the Duo, The Great Duel at Shoun Falls, and Eternal Love, the Naginata of Kenkon.