Kagome, a modern Japanese high school girl, never believed in myths and legends, but when she is pulled out of her own time and into Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to the legendary doglike half-demon Inuyasha.

Kagome, a modern Japanese high school girl, never believed in myths and legends, but when she is pulled out of her own time and into Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to the legendary doglike half-demon Inuyasha.