InuYasha final act on Animax

MANILA, Philippines - After 167 animé episodes telling 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 animé series premieres tonight at 8 within just five days of each episode’s premiere broadcast on Japan’s Yomiuri TV.

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 animé 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 animé Tears to Tiara in April 2009.

“We are 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. It represents our latest effort and ongoing commitment in bringing the best programs within the fastest time to Animax viewers,” said Gregory Ho, VP and GM of Animax Asia.

InuYasha — The Final Act is the direct sequel to the first InuYasha animé 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 animé 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.