Who would have thought that Inuyasha would make a comeback in 2020? Well, it is pretty nostalgic as an anime I enjoyed in my childhood. However, it has reminded me that Inuyasha can be pretty confusing to watch if you don’t want to get mired down in filler or want to wedge in the movies where they are chronologically relevant.
Inuyasha Watch Order
The Simple Inuyasha Watch Order
If you just want to watch the main Inuyasha series without any of the bells, whistles, movies, or filler skipping, then this is the watch order for you.
- Inuyasha Seasons 1 through 6 (The Original Series)
- Inuyasha: The Final Act (The 7th season)
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
What Parts of Inuyasha are Filler?
Inuyasha is much like the original Naruto anime. Near the end, it stops the canon story, rolls around in filler episodes for awhile, then abruptly ends. It was given its canon conclusion later through the Final Act anime. This means there is a certain point in the original anime where, if you aren’t interesting in filler that doesn’t contribute to the plot, you can stop watching.
The frustrating thing is that filler often sandwiches some actual canon episodes. Sometimes just like two episodes before returning to filler again. If you are interested in skipping the full filler, there is a handy guide here.
I recommend skipping some of the longer ones, including:
- Episodes 63 – 65
- Episodes 75 – 79
- Episodes 89 – 101
- Episodes 127 – 130
- Episodes 133 – 140
The filler isn’t so bad if you are just binging things, and it can play out some interesting, albeit meaningless, situations.
Full Chronological Inuyasha Watch Order
If you want to watch every thing, including the movies, then this is for you. You can watch the movies anytime since they are not canon, but you do want to try to watching them after certain parts of the series else-wise you will be spoiling various developments.
The Chronological Order for Inuyasha Includes:
- Episodes 1 – 54
- Inuyasha: Affections Touching Across Time Movie
- Episodes 55 -95
- Inuyasha: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass Movie
- Episodes 96 -136
- Inuyasha: Swords of an Honorable Ruler Movie
- Episodes 137 – 167
- Inuyasha: Fire on the Mystic Island Movie
- Inuyasha: The Final Act
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
