1. The Girl Who Overcame Time… and the Boy Who Was Just Overcome  

First aired: 8/31/2002    Production Code: IY001

Kagome Higurashi has been told many stories by her grandfather, such as the one about the Shikon no Tama (The Jewel of Four Souls) and never believed them until her fifteenth birthday, when she is pulled down a dry well at her shrine by a centipede demon. She emerges from the well to discover she's not in Tokyo any more, but instead, she's in Feudal Japan.

Kagome discovers a weird boy with dog ears pinned to a tree in a forest and is captured by strange villagers. The high priestess of the village, Kaede, realizes that Kagome looks just like her sister who died 50 years ago.

2. Seekers of the Sacred Jewel  

First aired: 9/7/2002    Production Code: IY002

Inuyasha attacks Kagome to get the Shikon Jewel of Four-Souls. Kaede puts a mystical rosary on Inuyasha which causes him to drop to the ground whenever Kagome yells the word "Sit". When trying to get the Sacred Jewel back from a demon that steals it, Kagome accidentally shatters it into hundreds of pieces that are scattered all over Japan!

3. Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again  

First aired: 9/14/2002    Production Code: IY003

After getting in a fight with Inuyasha, Kagome decides to return home, to her own time. At the well, she is attacked by Yura, a demon who is after the Sacred Jewel.

4. Yura of the Demon-Hair  

First aired: 9/21/2002    Production Code: IY004

Inuyasha brings Kagome back to the past, and the two team up to take the Shikon shard back from Yura.

5. Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru  

First aired: 9/28/2002    Production Code: IY005

Inuyasha's older brother, Sesshomaru, who is a full demon, crosses paths with Inuyasha in his search for the powerful sword that was left behind by their father.

6. Tetsusaiga, The Phantom Sword  

First aired: 10/5/2002    Production Code: IY006

Sesshomaru continues his scheme of getting Inuyasha to reveal the location of their father's grave.

7. Showdown! Inuyasha vs. Sesshomaru!  

First aired: 10/12/2002    Production Code: IY007

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha clash over possession of the Tetsusaiga. Who will be victorious in this epic fight between these two siblings?

8. The Toad Who Would Be Prince  

First aired: 10/19/2002    Production Code: IY008

On their search for Shikon jewel shards, Inuyasha and Kagome come across Amari Nobunaga, who is on a search and rescue mission for his beloved Princess Tsuyu.

9. Enter Shippo...Plus, the Amazing Thunder Brothers!  

First aired: 10/26/2002    Production Code: IY009

Inuyasha and Kagome meet a fox demon named Shippo. The young fox explains that he is looking for jewel shards so he can become strong enough to fight the Thunder Brothers, Hiten and Manten. Inuyasha soon goes to face off against the brothers for the jewel shards that they possess.

10. Phantom Showdown: The Thunder Brothers vs. Tetsusaiga  

First aired: 11/2/2002    Production Code: IY010

Inuyasha and Hiten engage in a fierce battle for the jewel shards, while Kagome and Shippo face off against Manten.

11. Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask  

First aired: 11/9/2002    Production Code: IY011

Kagome returns home to study for a test. Meanwhile, inside the storehouse on the Higurashi shrine grounds, an evil Noh mask that was sealed away a long time ago awakens.

12. The Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul  

First aired: 11/16/2002    Production Code: IY012

Kagome helps a troubled ghost move on.

13. The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-haired Inuyasha  

First aired: 11/23/2002    Production Code: IY013

Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo are looking for more jewel shards, when they help out a girl running from a demon. Kagome wants to stay the night at the temple she lives in, but Inuyasha wants to keep moving. In the end, they agree to stay. Later that night, demons surround the temple, and Inuyasha prepares to fight them.

14. Kikyo's Stolen Ashes  

First aired: 11/30/2002    Production Code: IY014

Kikyo's ashes are stolen from her grave by the demon Urasue. As Kaede, Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo go to retrieve them, Kagome realizes that Inuyasha and Kikyo were once in love! Meanwhile, with Kikyo's ashes, Urasue manages to resurrect Kikyo. However, she finds that Kikyo cannot move without her soul: the very soul that is inside of Kagome!

15. Return of the Tragic Priestess, Kikyo  

First aired: 12/7/2002    Production Code: IY015

Now that Urasue has kidnapped Kagome, she prepares for the soul transfer, which Inuyasha unknowingly activates. Once the soul is transferred, Kikyo attacks Inuyasha. Inuyasha learns of his supposed betrayal of Kikyo, 50 years ago. Kagome soon reclaims her soul and Kikyo runs off to retain at least part of it Inuyasha chases after and thinks back to when Kikyo convinced him to use the Shikon no Tama, to become Human!

16. Mystical Hand of the Amorous Monk, Miroku  

First aired: 12/7/2002    Production Code: IY016

Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo cross paths with Miroku, a lecherous monk with a "black hole" in his right hand. Miroku explains that his black hole (Wind Tunnel) came from the evil Naraku, an extremely evil shapeshifter who cursed his grandfather and his descendants with the Wind Tunnel. Inuyasha also learns something new about what happened to him and Kikyo, long ago.

17. Cursed Ink of the Hell-Painter  

First aired: 12/14/2002    Production Code: IY017

Inuyasha and the others become entangled with an odd painter who has been corrupted by the power of a Shikon shard.

18. Naraku and Sesshomaru Join Forces  

First aired: 12/14/2002    Production Code: IY018

The one-armed Sesshomaru receives a Shikon-enhanced arm with which to wield Tetsusaiga from a mysterious man, wearing a baboon cloak, named Naraku. This leads Sesshomaru to go after Inuyasha, once more.

19. Go Home to Your Own Time, Kagome!  

First aired: 12/21/2002    Production Code: IY019

After a badly beaten Inuyasha gets ahold of Tetsusaiga once more, Sesshomaru backs off. Convinced that Kagome doesn't belong in the past, Inuyasha takes her to the well, hugs her close, takes her shards, and pushes her back through, to the present time.

20. Despicable Villain! The Mystery of Onigumo!  

First aired: 12/21/2002    Production Code: IY020

Kaede informs the group of Onigumo, a paralyzed bandit who had an unhealthy obsession with Kikyo, and tells them of his sudden disappearance. The group then has to deal with an attack by the Shikon-induced Royakan!

21. Naraku's True Identity Unveiled  

First aired: 12/28/2002    Production Code: IY021

As Kagome goes on a date with Hojo, all hell breaks loose in the past as Inuyasha battles with Royakan. When Naraku reveals himself to the group his true identity is soon discovered!

22. A Wicked Smile; Kikyo's Wandering Soul  

First aired: 12/28/2002    Production Code: IY022

Since Kagome reclaimed most of her soul, Kikyo now walks the land and steals the souls from young girls. This act inadvertently leads Kagome right to her!

23. Kagome's Voice and Kikyo's Kiss  

First aired: 1/14/2003    Production Code: IY023

Inuyasha goes after Kikyo, trying to find her. Meanwhile, Kagome, is still with Kikyo, where she has been bound to a tree by Kikyo's soul collectors. Will Inuyasha's reunion with Kikyo be all that he expects?

24. Enter Sango, the Demon Slayer  

First aired: 1/15/2003    Production Code: IY024

After her family is murdered in front of her eyes, the demon slayer Sango learns from Naraku that her village was destroyed by Inuyasha.

25. Naraku's Insidious Plot  

First aired: 1/16/2003    Production Code: IY025

Believing that Inuyasha destroyed her village, Sango goes after Inuyasha.

26. Secret of the Jewel of Four Souls Revealed  

First aired: 1/17/2003    Production Code: IY026

Sango shows the group where the Shikon no Tama was created, thus revealing the story of its origin.

27. The Lake of the Evil Water God  

First aired: 1/21/2003    Production Code: IY027

When a water god starts demanding child sacrifices, it's up to Inuyasha and the others to stop him.