Koharu

was a young girl who worked for a man since she lost her family during the war.

History
Koharu was an orphan who met Miroku after he was called to her village to perform an exorcism. He gave her some food and left, promising to come back for her. Much to the disgust of Kagom and Sango and shock of Inuyasha and Shippō, Miroku even asked her to bear his children at the age of 11, to which she would oblige and bear his babies.

During the story
Three years later, Koharu, now 14, came across the path of Miroku again. Much to the disgust of Kagome and Sango and shock of Inuyasha and Shippō, Miroku even asked her to bear his children at the age of 11, to which she would oblige and bear his babies. Beforehand though, she was being chased by the Aburachouji's young lord and his men after he tried to force himself on her. She stated that he had his eye on her recently, something that most likely made her feel uncomfortable. Her fears came true that night, when he tries to rape her. She used some fire wood to beat him until he lost consciousness, also resulting in several visible injuries.

After Inuyasha and Sango chased them off, she asked to travel with Miroku and the others, but they couldn't allow since since that would put her in danger. After talking to the leader of a nearby village, Miroku arranged for him to take care of Koharu. This left Koharu deeply saddened. Inuyasha, feeling that her tears were being wasted on "that creep" and feeling a little sympathy for her, decided to let the team stay for the night and set out in the morning, only on the condition that she doesn't cry again in the morning when they leave. Kagome was touched by his generosity.

As the night went by, Koharu is stopped by Kanna who steals her soul with her mirror. Soon after, in her hypnotic state, she attacked Miroku who knocked her out. Not long after, Kagome fired her sacred arrow into Kanna's mirror, and all of the souls that she stole came spilling out, Koharu's included. She had awoken back to normal. Miroku and the others left, and she was heartbroken, but did understand his mission, and prayed that Miroku would succeed in destroying their enemy, Naraku.

Media appearances
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Manga

 * Chapter 147
 * Chapter 148
 * Chapter 149
 * Chapter 150
 * Chapter 152

Anime
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 * Episode 41
 * Episode 42

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