Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, Vol. 4

About Takashi Shiina

Takashi Shiina debuted in 1989 with Shiina Department Store. His first ongoing series Ghost Sweeper Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!! (Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Great Paradise Battle!!) was a huge hit. His manga Psychic Squad ran until July 2021 in the magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday. His series Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is serialized in Shonen Sunday Super. The spotlight on Rumiko Takahashis career began in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukans prestigious New Comic Artist Contest for Those Selfish Aliens. Later that same year her boy-meets-alien comedy series Urusei Yatsura was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. Takahashi followed up the success of her debut series with one blockbuster hit after anotherMaison Ikkoku ran from 1980 to 1987 Ranma 1/2 from 1987 to 1996 and Inuyasha from 1996 to 2008. Her recent notable works include Rin-ne and Mao. Takahashi was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame in 2018. She won the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award twice in her career once for Urusei Yatsura in 1981 and the second time for Inuyasha in 2002. A majority of the Takahashi canon has been adapted into other media such as anime live-action TV series and film. Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is set in the world of Takahashis Inuyasha and continues the adventures of the original characters as well as their descendants.