Episode 2 (Hanyō no Yashahime)

"The Three Princesses" is the second episode of Hanyō no Yashahime.

Synopsis

 * 1) When they were four years old, twin sisters Towa and Setsuna were separated when Towa was pulled through a portal to the modern era where she was raised by Sōta Higurashi for the next ten years.
 * 2) An Ōmukade named Mistress Three-Eyes is searching for the Rainbow Pearls. She steals two of them from Setsuna and a young bounty hunter named Moroha, and the three are dragged through a portal to the modern era.

Summary
When they were four years old, Towa and Setsuna were playing together in a forest until they get caught in a fire and while trying to rescue her sister, Towa is dragged away by a portal which leaves her stranded in the present. She is found by her half-uncle-in-law and Kagome's younger bother Sōta, who takes her in.

Ten years later, teen Towa is being harassed by some bullies despite changing schools to avoid them, although she easily defeats them in a fight. Back in the past, the Demon Slayers Hisui, Kohaku and Setsuna corner Moroha, mistaking her for a demon that is attacking the locals, until Mistress Three-Eyes appears and steals the red and gold Rainbow Pearls in Moroha and Setsuna's possession. Kohaku and Hisui are completely unaware of who Moroha is and think she is a full-blooded demon, so they are shocked when she demonstrates the ability to use Sacred Arrows.

In the present, the bullies return and hold Towa's adopted family hostage, but she easily defeats them again and they flee once they hear the police sirens, unaware that they were just passing by. Suddenly, a portal opens, dragging Setsuna, Moroha, and the Mistress Three-Eyes to the present before Towa, who recognizes her long-lost beloved twin sister. Sensing the silver Rainbow Pearl in Towa's possession, Mistress Three-Eyes attacks her as well. Towa's sword breaks when she tries to slash Mistress Three-Eyes, much to Towa's shock.

Trivia

 * The punks who defy Towa bear a strong resemblance to Lum's Stormtroopers and Ataru Moroboshi from Urusei Yatsura and Tatewaki Kuno from Ranma ½ (other franchise of Rumiko Takahashi).
 * This episode aired on Rumiko Takahashi's 63rd Birthday.
 * The makeup pouch that Moroha keeps her Rainbow Pearl in is almost identical to the one that Izayoi had.
 * According to Towa, the fights with the bullies originated back from when she stopped a bully in elementary school.

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