Inuyasha - Season 3

First aired: 5/8/2004 28 episodes

Episodes

1. The Stone Flower and Shippo's First Love

Aired: 5/8/2004

In a certain village, Shippo meets a girl named Satsuki. Satsuki believes that her brother, who went to war, will come back. She shows Shippo the treasure her brother gave her, a sacred jewel shard. Unfortunately, it is only a flower made of stone.

2. Temptress in the Mist

Aired: 5/15/2004

Husbands are being lured away from their village by a beautiful demon. Their wives ask Miroku to defeat the demon. Worried about him, Sango accompanies him. But Sango is separated from him by an odd mist.

3. Fateful Night in Togenkyo, Part 1

Aired: 5/22/2004

Tokajin kidnaps Kagome from his miniature garden. Inuyasha is able to escape from the miniature garden with the help of Miroku and the others, and goes to save Kagome. As he escapes, he finds a flower with an old sage's face on it.

4. Fateful Night in Togenkyo, Part 2

Aired: 5/29/2004

Tokajin kidnaps Kagome from his miniature garden. Inuyasha is able to escape with the help of Miroku and the others, and goes to save Kagome. As he escapes, he finds a flower with an old sage's face on it.

5. Beautiful Sister Apprentices

Aired: 6/5/2004

Sango returns to the demon slayer village and repairs her Hiraikotsu. She also lays her father and her comrades' ashes to rest. When she is about to leave, she is attacked.

6. The 50 Year Old Curse of the Dark Priestess

Aired: 6/12/2004

Naraku calls upon a priestess named Tsubaki. Fifty years ago, Tsubaki was defeated by Kikyo when she went after the Shikon Jewel. She is a dark priestess who sold her soul to a demon to maintain her youth and is now after Kagome's blood.

7. Kikyo the Dark Priestess

Aired: 6/19/2004

Kagome desperately fights the curse placed on her by Tsubaki, a dark priestess. Meanwhile, Kikyo appears before Tsubaki. Tsubaki is surprised and cuts off her curse.

8. Tsubaki's Unrelenting Evil Spell

Aired: 6/26/2004

Tsubaki's curse steals Kagome's consciousness. Kagome forgets feudal Japan in an illusory world.

9. The Red and White Priestesses

Aired: 7/3/2004

Tsubaki visits the onmyoji mansion where she once trained. She plans to open a forbidden door in order to train an ogre that was sealed away in the pagoda with the power of the Shikon Jewel. Momiji and Botan, two young priestesses, are tricked by Tsubaki into fighting off Inuyasha and the others.

10. Giant Ogre of the Forbidden Tower

Aired: 7/10/2004

Tsubaki is a priestess who was considered to be on par with Kikyo. She was jealous that the Shikon Jewel was not entrusted to her, so she became a dark priestess. Inuyasha and the others defeat Tsubaki's shikigami, but Tsubaki has already broken the forbidden seal and called forth the demon.

11. Farewell Days of My Youth

Aired: 7/17/2004

One night, someone possesses Sango to attack Miroku. The group examines the centipede demon that they suspect was behind it, but they are mistaken. Miroku is possessed next and attacks Sango. Shippo tries to flee, but is cornered by a small shadow.

12. Naraku's Barrier: Kagura's Decision

Aired: 7/24/2004

There is a rift in Naraku's barrier. But it's the beginning of the month, and when night falls, Inuyasha loses his demon powers, and the search for Naraku is called off.

13. The Howling Wind of Betrayal

Aired: 7/31/2004

Kagura approaches Sesshomaru and tells him to kill Naraku, but Sesshomaru refuses. As Inuyasha and the others search for Kagura, they realize that Naraku is a half demon. They find Kagura, but Koga is badly injured, and Inuyasha shows his human form to save him.

14. Shippo Gets an Angry Challenge

Aired: 8/7/2004

Souten, last of the Thunder Demon Tribe, sends a challenge to Shippo.

15. Terror of the Faceless Man

Aired: 8/14/2004

A demon born from a piece of flesh that Naraku discarded transforms into a man without a face and steals the handsome face of Muso, a traveling monk. The demon calls himself Muso and slaughters and plunders along his way to Kaede's village.

16. Onigumo's Memory Restored

Aired: 8/21/2004

Muso attacks Kagome. Inuyasha destroys him with his Wind Scar. Naraku, who was watching the event, tells Kagura to tell Inuyasha where Muso went. After Inuyasha and the others leave, Muso regenerates

17. Three-Sided Battle to the Death

Aired: 8/28/2004

Muso regenerates even thought he was hit with the Wind Scar. Miroku tells Inuyasha that Muso has a heart in the area where he has a spider marking. But Kagura interferes, and the hell wasps take away Muso's shard

18. Totosai's Rigid Training Recap

Aired: 9/4/2004

Inuyasha visits Totosai in search of a technique that can break through Naraku's barrier. There he meets Bunza, a wildcat-demon child. The two do as Totosai orders them. Bunza acts as if he's the older disciple, but ends up collapsing.

19. Shiori's Family and Inuyasha's Feelings

Aired: 9/11/2004

Myoga comes to deliver a message from Totosai. He says that the Tetsusaiga will become stronger if it cuts a Hyakki Bat, a demon that can create a powerful barrier. Inuyasha and the gang search for the Hyakki Bats' nest, which is near the sea.

20. The Red Tetsusaiga Breaks the Barrier

Aired: 9/18/2004

The Hyakki Bat demon Otakemaru tries to destroy the village along with Shiori's mother. Inuyasha is blocked by Shiori's barrier and cannot defeat Otakemaru. Shizu asks Otakemaru to respect the will of her late husband, Tsukuyomaru, and save the village.

21. The Plot of the Panther Devas

Aired: 9/25/2004

The Panther Tribe attacks from the west. Their goal is to get the Shikon Jewel shards that Kagome has, as well as to get revenge on Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, the sons of the Dog General. The Four Panther Divas use unusual techniques and kidnap Kagome..

22. Target: Sesshomaru and Inuyasha

Aired: 10/2/2004

Inuyasha slices through the Panthers' barrier with his red Tetsusaiga, and Inuyasha and Koga make their way into the castle town. Meanwhile, Miroku and Sango have fallen under the Divas' spell, and Kagome is being held in a prison.

23. The Panther Tribe and the Two Swords of the Fang

Aired: 10/9/2004

The Panther King, the general of the Panther Tribe, begins to move with the power of the Shikon Jewel. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru attack the mummy. As they do, Koga, Miroku, and the others lead Kagome and the other people to a safe location

24. Only You, Sango

Aired: 10/16/2004

Sango is asked to slay a demon by a young lord named Kuranosuke, who fell in love with her six years ago. Kuranosuke has looks, status, and wealth. Sango is confused as to how she will turn down his marriage proposal. Meanwhile, Kagome is cheering on the relationship between Miroku and Sango.

25. Jaken's Plan to Steal Tetsusaiga

Aired: 1/10/2005

The Tetsusaiga is equipped with a technique that can break through barriers. Jaken plans to steal it from Inuyasha, but his plans continually fail. Rin is disgusted. Jaken chases her away and lures Inuyasha to a hot spring, and manages to steal the Tetsusaiga.

26. Sesshomaru and the Abducted Rin

Aired: 1/11/2005

Naraku tells Sesshomaru that he'll give Rin back if he kills Inuyasha, but Sesshomaru charges into Naraku's castle instead. Meanwhile, Kagome detects the presence of the Shikon Jewel. Inuyasha leaves Kagome and the others to find the shard, while he looks for Naraku's castle by himself.

27. Vanishing Point: Naraku Disappears

Aired: 1/12/2005

Naraku is trying to absorb Sesshomaru so that he can get the powers of a complete demon. But Inuyasha breaks through his barrier and interferes. When Naraku sees that the tables have been turned, he retreats behind his miasma.

28. Gap Between the Ages

Aired: 1/17/2005

Kagome returns to the present day. She is busy preparing for a mock exam two days later. Meanwhile, Sango is concerned about Kohaku, who was taken away by Kagura. Miroku is considerate to Sango, but he gets slapped because of his lecherous ways.The group has lost track of Naraku, and everyone is spending their time in their own way.