Battle Against the Dried-Up Demons at the Cultural Festival! is the one hundred twenty-eighth episode of the InuYasha anime.
Synopsis[]
- Inuyasha and Kagome must deal with the demons who have come to life at the cultural festival.
- Mimisenri tells Naraku that the final Shikon no Tama shard is at the "border between this world and the next".
Summary[]
As Kagome goes to fulfill her duties in the Cultural Festival, the Dried-food demons sneak about. One demon resembling a mushroom sneaks up on Kagome, but Inuyasha kills it and reveals the nature of the dried food to Kagome, who says she took four pieces of it, meaning there are three demons left.
Inuyasha is unable to detect the demons due to the interference of the smells of the other food, but the costumes at the festival make anyone who sees him think that his ears are a costume. As Kagome is singing in the choir (which involves a song about the Shikon Jewel in the tune of Beethoven's Ode to Joy), Kagome notices the second demon, resembling a flower, lurking about. She is about to reluctantly break away from the song, when Inuyasha arrives and kills the demon.
A Dried food demon attacks during the school play
After the song, Kagome searches with Inuyasha for the last two demons, but is dragged away to participate in the play, while Grandpa and Sōta attempt to fight the demons (though unable to find them) with sutras and useless imitations of the Iron Reaver Soul Stealer, respectively. In the play, Kagome's character is in love with Hōjō's character, and while she tries to shorten the play, Inuyasha enters, jealous of Hōjō. Before they can "duel" over Kagome, a demon resembling a watermelon appears, which Inuyasha destroys with Wind Scar, making a hole in the school roof through which Inuyasha leaves with Kagome. The audience thinks everything was part of the play, and loves it.
Inuyasha and Kagome find the last dried-up demon - a fish that does nothing but flop. Inuyasha chops it to pieces and it becomes the main course at the festival. Afterwards, Kagome expresses how exhausted she is. Inuyasha says the dried-up demons were nothing compared to Naraku and the Band of Seven, but Kagome was referring to the festival rather than the demons. Inuyasha says Kagome must now return with him to the past to find the Jewel Shards and defeat Naraku.
In a postcredits scene, Mimisenri tells Naraku that the final Jewel Shard is at the border between this world and the netherworld.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
Music[]
- Opening Theme — One Day, One Dream — Best of Inuyasha II
- Recap of the school kitchen food becoming demons — Tsubaki the Dark Miko (Kuromiko Tsubaki) — TV OST Vol. 2
- Kagome comes across the messy kitchen — The Hidden Well to the Sengoku Era (Kakushi Ido kara Sengoku Jidai e) — TV OST Vol. 1
- Kagome and her friends buy food at the convenience store — The Confused and the Carefree (Awatenbō to Nonbiriya) — TV OST Vol. 2
- Inuyasha says he will deal with the demons — The Three Meddlesome Daughters (Sewayaki Sannin Musume) — TV OST Vol. 3
- Kagome’s friend sees Inuyasha without his hat — Light-Hearted Beat (Dokidoki Ukiuki) — TV OST Vol. 1
- Kagome in play dress, her friend gives her encouragement — Cheer Up! Hōjō-kun (Ganbare! Hōjō-kun) — TV OST Vol. 1
- Audience laughs at person tripping, Kagome and Hōjō are about to embrace — The Confused and the Carefree (Awatenbō to Nonbiriya) — TV OST Vol. 2
- Inuyasha barges into the play — Inuyasha’s Metamorphosis (Hengeshita Inuyasha) — TV OST Vol. 2
- Kagome tells Inuyasha not to fight over her — Higurashi Family Dinner Table (Higurashi-ke no Shokutaku) — TV OST Vol. 3
- The audience enjoys the show, Inuyasha uses his Wind Scar on the demon — Swordsmith, Tōtōsai (Katanakaji Tōtōsai) — TV OST Vol. 2
- Inuyasha sees the last demon on the roof — Sign of Unrest (Fuon na Kehai) — TV OST Vol. 1
- Inuyasha and Kagome walk at sunset — Painful Feelings (Setsunai Omoi) — TV OST Vol. 3
- Ending Theme — Come — Best of Inuyasha II
- Mimisenri tells Naraku the location of the last jewel shard — Shōki — TV OST Vol. 2
Notes[]
- While the majority of this episode is only from the anime, the final scene of Naraku and Mimisenri is from the manga.
- In the scene where Kagome sings Beethoven's Ode To Joy in the choir they seem to be singing a song about Inuyasha and Kagome's adventures and the Shikon Jewel.
- Aside from Kagome's temper, Inuyasha is shown to fear curry, as shown in Episode 82.
- Among the people cosplaying in this episode, there is Lum from Urusei Yatsura, Doraemon from Doraemon, Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece, Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri from Detective Conan.
- Ayumi and Yuka see Inuyasha with his dog ears for the first time in this episode, while Eri see his dog ears for the first time in Episode 185. Originally in the manga, they first meet him in Chapter 332 (Episode 160 in the anime).