InuYasha – The Final Act unleashed on Animax!
InuYasha – The Final Act unleashed same week as Japan across Asia on Animax!
Five years on, after 167 anime episodes told the tale of timeless love between half-dog demon warrior InuYasha and time-travelling schoolgirl Kagome Higurashi on an epic adventure to a cliff-hanger, the curtains are finally drawn for the long-awaited conclusion of InuYasha…
InuYasha – The Final Act is set for an Asia-wide premiere within the same week as the series’ debut in Japan, first and exclusively on Animax! The brand new 26-part fantasy, action and romance anime series premieres 10 October 2009, airing Saturdays 8pm (SEA, PH, SA) / 7pm (WIB) / 7.30pm (HK) / 11.30pm (TW) on Animax, within just five days of each episode’s premiere broadcast on Japan’s Yomiuri TV.
Definitely the BIGGEST anime title of 2009, InuYasha – The Final Act will deliver the grand finale to the popular InuYasha franchise that has captivated fans the world over since starting as a manga series in 1998. The brand new series comes to Animax hot on the heels of the anime and youth entertainment network’s same-week-as-Japan broadcast of 2009’s most-anticipated title Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and world’s first same-time-as-Japan simulcast anime Tears to Tiara in April 2009.
“We are very proud to deliver a third surprise to Animax viewers this year with InuYasha – The Final Act in a highly-coveted same-week-as-Japan broadcast. InuYasha – The Final Act represents our latest effort and on-going commitment in bringing the best programs within the fastest time to Animax viewers,” said Gregory Ho, Vice President & General Manager, Animax Asia.
InuYasha – The Final Act is the direct sequel to the first InuYasha anime series that aired in Japan from October 2000 to September 2004. Based on Rumiko Takahashi’s (Ranma 1/2) 2002 Shogakukan Manga Award-winning ‘InuYasha’ manga series, the first anime series brought on TV the action in the first 36 volumes of the manga. Picking up from where the action left off, InuYasha – The Final Act will bring to life the remaining 20 volumes of Takahashi’s work.
Returning to the chaotic and mystical era of feuding warlords in Japan, InuYasha – The Final Act is set to unravel the fates of titular half-dog demon warrior InuYasha, his love and time-travelling schoolgirl Kagome, as well as their comrades, fox demon Shippo, cursed monk Miroku, and demon slayer Sango. Continuing their quest to gather the scattered shards of the power-enhancing and wish-granting ‘Jewel of Four Souls’, InuYasha and friends are headed towards the inevitable showdown with demonic villain Naraku, who seeks the jewel’s might for world domination.
Producing InuYasha – The Final Act is none other than Sunrise, the famed anime studio behind global hits including the Gundam franchise, Cowboy Bebop, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion as well as the first InuYasha anime series. Reuniting the key cast and crew from the InuYasha anime series, InuYasha – The Final Act is helmed by returning director Yasunao Aoki (Yakitate!! Japan), with storyboards by scriptwriter Katsuyuki Sumisama (Naruto, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing), and character design by Hishinuma Yoshihito (Yakitate!! Japan). Viewers will also welcome back Kappei Yamaguchi (Death Note, Ranma1/2) as the voice of protagonist InuYasha, and Satsuki Yukino (Bleach, Full Metal Panic) who reprises her female lead role as Kagome.
Fuelled by its immense popularity, the InuYasha franchise already extends well beyond the manga and the two InuYasha anime TV series. In theatres, four InuYasha anime movies with story arcs outside the main storyline were released each year from 2001 to 2004, and have chalked up box-office takings of more than US$20 million in Japan alone. In videogames, nine InuYasha game titles were produced from 2001 to 2007 for Sony PlayStation and Sony PlayStation 2, as well as handheld consoles Bandai’s WonderSwan, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS.
In addition to the same-week broadcast, Animax will also be embarking on an online initiative to offer viewers “catch-up TV”, for those who miss the episodes on-air, to catch up online. The episodes will be made available on the Animax website (www.animax-asia.com), seven days after its telecast. In other words, fans will be able to catch the premiering episode of InuYasha – The Final Act online from 17 October onwards. Each episode will be kept on the site for a month.
“InuYasha is a wildly popular and iconic franchise that continues to capture the imagination of audiences worldwide. We decided to kickstart our ‘catch-up TV’ initiative with the world’s biggest anime title of 2009, to reinforce our commitment to our viewers and truly deliver to them, a world less ordinary,” added Ho.
Airing in original Japanese audio with English and local subtitles in relevant territories (please refer to your local cable guides) and in the same week as Japan, InuYasha – The Final Act is set to take Asia by storm this October, first and exclusively on Animax!
Source: Animax
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