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About Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's daughters? First story details of 'Inuyasha' sequel revealed

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MANILA -- It&#x27;s a beloved Japanese anime series, which many young Filipinos were introduced to when it was first aired on the Kapamilya network, dubbed in Tagalog, back in the early 2000s.And no doubt that those same Filipino fans will be delighted to know that &quot;Inuyasha&quot; is inspiring a sequel, taking place years after the events of the original, titled &quot;Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon.&quot;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">TVアニメ『半妖の夜叉姫』は、 2020年秋放送開始予定！ 《殺生丸には、娘がいる。》 犬夜叉と殺生丸の物語から時は流れ、 兄弟の娘達が新たなる伝説の扉を開く— ティザーサイトはこちら↓<a href="https://t.co/gqioWTuQ18">https://t.co/gqioWTuQ18</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E5%8D%8A%E5%A6%96%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%9C%E5%8F%89%E5%A7%AB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#半妖の夜叉姫</a> <a href="https://t.co/e2Ztl9getf">pic.twitter.com/e2Ztl9getf</a>— 半妖の夜叉姫 (@hanyo_yashahime) <a href="https://twitter.com/hanyo_yashahime/status/1258958224473985025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>The spinoff anime was confirmed Friday via the launch of its <a href="http://hanyo-yashahime.com/">Japanese website</a>, as well as by <a href="https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/announcing-yashahime-princess-half-demon">Viz Media</a>, the US company that secured the rights to stream it in both North and Latin America.The Viz Media English synopsis reads:&quot;The daughters of Sesshomaru and Inuyasha set out on a journey transcending time!&quot;In Feudal Japan, Half-Demon twins Towa and Setsuna are separated from each other during a forest fire. While desperately searching for her younger sister, Towa wanders into a mysterious tunnel that sends her into present-day Japan, where she is found and raised by Kagome Higurashi&#x27;s brother, Sota, and his family.&quot;Ten years later, the tunnel that connects the two eras has reopened, allowing Towa to be reunited with Setsuna, who is now a Demon Slayer working for Kohaku. But to Towa&#x27;s shock, Setsuna appears to have lost all memories of her older sister.&quot;Joined by Moroha, the daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome, the three young women travel between the two eras on an adventure to regain their missing past.&quot;Here are some character art from the official Japanese website:<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/tvpatrol/05/09/inuyasha.jpg"/><figcaption>Towa and Setsuna, half-demon twins, will be joined by Moroha, daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome, in this brand new TV anime set in the Inuyasha universe. The official website of &quot;Hanyō no Yashahime&quot;.</figcaption></figure></div>&quot;Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon,&quot; or &quot;Hanyō no Yashahime,&quot; is scheduled for release during Japan&#x27;s fall season later in the year.The TV anime &quot;Inuyasha&quot; was inspired by the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi.It is the story of a teen schoolgirl from modern-day Tokyo who was transported to the Sengoku period of Japan after falling into a well at her family shrine, where she met the half dog-demon, Inuyasha.It was first aired locally on ABS-CBN, dubbed in Tagalog, in 2002 before moving to the now defunct-anime channel, Hero TV, three years later. It was also aired in another local network in 2014.

Filipino fans will be delighted to know that 'Inuyasha' is inspiring a sequel!