Janis

is an American exchange student who was made exclusively for the Nintendo DS game InuYasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel. She is also the reincarnation of the daughter of the god Datara. When Kagome Higurashi was absent from school, Janis went to Higurashi shrine to visit Kagome where she was attacked by a yōkai who emerged from the Bone-Eater's Well and rescued by the mysterious Monk Sen. Later, Janis followed his advice to go to the feudal era through the well and looked for Kagome. After passing through, she met Kagome and her friends. Once she touched a shard of the Shikon no Tama, it blended in with her body and awakened her Kamui powers. She agreed to accompany them on their journey until she was able to remove the Jewel Shard from her body.

History
She made fast friends with Kagome and when coming to see her after school. One day she was attacked by a demon. At the end of the battle the mysterious Monk Sen instructed her to go into the well because that's where Kagome was, and as her fate. After meeting Inuyasha and the gang she inadvertently absorbed a jewel shard and soon after she developed special powers that were awakened by the jewel shard and was later given a spear to wield by the God of Habaki. Eventually she learns that she possesses the Kamuitama because she is the reincarnation of a girl named Tsugumi, who was the human bride of the god of storms Datara. Being Datara's bride Tsugumi possessed some of his powers. Soon she learns Tsugumi's tragic tale where she was forced to kill her own husband and the child on her wedding day because Datara had been possessed by a cursed mask and in order to thwart Tsugumi's attempts to stop him he held their infant daughter hostage. Tsugumi died after destroying her husband, a scenario very reminiscent of Kikyō and Inuyasha. Janis learned that defeating Datara and returning her powers was the only way to free the shard from her body thus stopping demons from hunting her. After she defeated Datara and freed him of the cursed demon mask, she wa allowed to speak with Datara and Tsugumi where she learns that she is not Tsugumi's reincarnation but in fact the reincarnation of their infant half-god child. With the jewel shard out of her body and her powers gone Janis was unable to return to the feudal era, and returned to America shortly after the events.

Physical description
Janis wears an academy uniform with a blue top with a red tie in a gold trim, white stockings and penny-loafers similar to Kagome's, and a grey skirt. She has long, curly blonde hair held back by a red clip, white pearl earrings, pale skin, and blue eyes.

Personality
At the beginning of the game, Janis is a little cold and standoffish to other people such as Yuka, Ayumi, and Eri. Her only friend was Kagome, but still retains a slightly friendly demeanor. She also appears to have a caring side, such as when Kagome didn't show up for three days (she was in the Feudal Era), she decided to go visit her. She's also seems to be adventurous, when she mentions that the Feudal Era seems to be dangerous, but "kind of fun" as well.

Powers & Abilities

 * Summon Shikioni: Janis is able to summon Shikionis that given by Monk Sen to defeat some weak yōkai during the journey. Smilar to shikigamis, shikionis are capable of protecting the owner from danger. When Janis met Monk Sen for the first time after he destroyed a yōkai at the Higurashi Wellhouse, Sen realized that her body didn't contain the Kamuitama and concerned she would be defeated and got serious wound from a weak yōkai. Sen advised her to enter the Sengoku jidai and later gave her two shikionis to find her best friend, Kagome. After Janis met Monk Sen for the second time under the Goshinboku, she was able to use her Kamuitama by her own will. But the ability of summoning shikioni is not used after Sen taking them back.
 * Kamuitama: Commonly known as the Power of God, Janis obtains this mystical power from Tsugumi, the wife of Datara.
 * Lightning Arrow: Appears to be several arrow like shining lightnings which able to pierce some yōkai.
 * Infernal Meteor: About three blazing meteors will drop down to the earth to crush whole opponents, it also consider as an effective power to defeat the opponents.
 * Heavenly Essence: Apart from destroying yōkai, Janis is able to restore an ally with full strength.
 * Power Leaf: A power that can increase the strength of an ally.

Weapon

 * Akanemaru: A weapon with red handle and silver blade that given by the God of Habaki who lives at the Mount Habaki. Not much specific power will be used through the naginata, but it acts as an offensive and defensive tool against yōkai.

Trivia

 * Janis is the only American character to appear in the entire series or any of the games.
 * Throughout the course of the game, Janis is often commented by other characters on her strange hair color, most of them finding it very pretty.
 * Despite attending school in Japan, she doesn't wear the serafuku like other schoolgirls in Tokyo.