Rumiko Takahashi's latest hit series Inu Yasha is finally going to be animated! The manga, whose 16th volume was just released last Saturday in Japan, had already been made into a promising short animation for a Shounen Sunday TV commercial a few years ago. Ever since, an Inu Yasha TV series rumor had been floating around.

The Inu Yasha TV series, coming for sure this time, will start airing next autumn in Japan. Here are some sketches of the animated versions of the main characters (click to enlarge):