THE DEMONS OF THE PAST HAVE RETURNED...

INU-YASHA VOL. 8
GRAPHIC NOVEL

"This is a fantastic comic; well-drawn, tightly-plotted and scalp-crawlingly creepy...People tend to forget that the author of URUSEI YATSURA can tackle horror with the same skill as she writes comedy, but INU-YASHA is the perfect way to be reminded."-Manga Max

"Captivating characters, a dark sense of humor, scary monsters, and fast-paced adventure." -comics columnist Tony Isabella

San Francisco, CA (9/15/00)-Viz Comics proudly announces the January 2001 release of INU-YASHA Vol. 8, the latest volume of the time-traveling horror/action manga series by Rumiko Takahashi!

When high-school student Kagome is transported back in time to the feudal era, she accidentally releases the feral half-demon dog-boy Inu-Yasha from his imprisonment for stealing the "Jewel of Four Souls." Bound together by a spell, Inu-Yasha and Kagome soon become the Jewel's guardians, dedicated to prevent other demons from using its terrible power for evil!

In This Volume: 50 years ago, the demon Naraku tricked Inu-Yasha and Kikyo, causing the former friends to nearly kill one another. Now, using the wolf-demon Royakan as its pawn, Naraku seeks Inu-Yasha's head once again. Meanwhile, Kikyo has suffered an even worse fate, becoming a ghost who must steal the souls of young girls like her to survive. Will her love for Inu-Yasha redeem her tortured spirit...or has her soul been so twisted that she will only find satisfaction in his death? This graphic novel collects the comics Inu-Yasha Part 4 #6 through Part 5 #3.

Rumiko Takahashi is the world's bestselling female comic artist, with over 100 million of her books in print in Japan alone. Her works, which range from the slapstick comedy of RANMA 1/2 and LUM*URUSEI YATSURA to the romantic soap-opera of MAISON IKKOKU and the supernatural horror of INU-YASHA, have been adapted into anime TV series, movies, and video games. Since her U.S. debut in 1989, she has become one of the most popular manga artists in America as well. When she visited America at the Comic-Con International in San Diego in July 2000, she drew sketches for hundreds of fans and gave interviews to many publications, including the L.A. Times, which printed the interview on August 17, 2000.

INU-YASHA Vol. 8 is written and drawn by Rumiko Takahashi. It is b&w, 184 pages long and retails for $15.95 USA/$24.95 Canada.

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