With any long-running anime series (or any media for that matter), filler episodes become almost inevitable. At worst, these can distract from the main plot, derail characters or be just plain boring.

Inuyasha and the gang meet Taromaru, the son of a village leader. They go to the Temple of the Water God, where children are being sacrificed. The Water God has a sacred treasure and toys around with ...

Gakusanjin is defeated by the child ascetic. Inuyasha and the gang suspect it is Naraku's doing. They follow the ascetic and arrive at a temple in the holy mountain to the east. A strange man by the ...

In feudal Japan, the half demon Inuyasha was sealed away by the priestess Kikyo. Many years later he is revived by Kagome, who has slipped through time from the present day. Kagome is surprised when ...