I was just wondering if InuYasha's fathers name was ever revealed in the magna? I'm pretty sure it wasnt touched on in the series.

...and hey why not, do they have a last name? :bigeyescry:

He's just called Inu Taishou

So I guess that's his last name then?

Taishou is his family's last name, but he's usually referred to ass Inu Taishou

Very cool, much appreciation. Thanks...

InuYasha's father's name was never given. 'Taishou', in Japanese, means leader and 'Inu' means 'Dog' and the 'no' means 'of', so it actually says 'Dog of Leader'.

Inu no Taishou is just a name given by fans because it seems natural, but really, his name was never given.

Other names include:

InuTaishou (an incorrect way of saying 'Inu no Taishou')
Sugimi and Chichi-gami (which is only heard in the Japanese version of the 3rd InuYasha movie by Myouga; in the English version, the 'Chichi-gami' is cut out and replaced with the translation: "Your honourable Father.")
Taisho (an incorrect way of saying 'Taishou'; note that the 'ou' is there as a replacement for the accented 'o'; example: Kikyou, mistranslated by VIZ as Kikyo)

More info: Click

That's the perfect bit of info i've been searching for... yeah I took your prior advice on the proper spellings of the swords and names. Now ive got a great wiki page to refer to. Thanks ichinichi :moji:

Mm ^^ Call me Chi if you like, since well... people just usually call me that. Welcome :3

-uses Wiki for a lot of things..-

Thnx... yeah, I try to use wiki as much i can. Never seemed to link Inu-Taishou to any of my searches...? Hmmm one of those things. But that is just GOLD right there. Veeerrrry nice, thanks Chi :victory:

It's probably because you've been spelling things wrong, or adding something that doesn't belong. Like, I tried to searach some manga publications but found none, then did it on Google and Wiki was the second or third link and it under a different article name.

Absolutley... I was spelling stuff wrong and hearing it from everyone. It's better now, and it helps when your looking for something. Any more links you can think of, let me know. :bigeyescry:

I'd usually type in 'InuYasha' on there and it comes up.

Wow that was something i had been wondering about too. thanks for that.

Um, wrong section... Geez...

The question was already answered. No need to flame someone further, Anime Dragon.

yeah just settle down already.

=.= Jeeze...

I thought that this was the place for questions? If not here, then where? I dont wanna piss anyone off... no need for hostilities, just lemme know where, and Ill post in the proper place. So sorry :devil:

well some people would say it belongs in the inuyasha section, but it is still a question.

Doesn't matter.

Question's answered.

yikes, I wondered why I was seeing Sesshomaru, etc spelled Sesshoumaru (etc). I feel like a real dope... then again, I discovered and watched InuYasha through adult swim and I'm not hip to all the Japanese stuff so I guess it's to be expected to screw up like that. in any case, I wish I had payed attention to the name stuff better - then InuYasha and Sessho(u)maru wouldn't have the last name 'Dog Demon' in my Sims game... even the actual name does just mean Dog of Leader :blush:

Edit: oops I quoted the wrong thing - it was supposed to be the message that explained Taishou (sp?) and the incorrect translations of the names.

Hehehe, according to the Profiles book, InuYasha, Sesshoumaru, Shippou, Kikyou, Naraku, Sango, Miroku... They don't have last names, like 'Higurashi Kagome'. They may of had last names, but the last name might of not been important/unneeded because of the amount of villagers in the village; they'd usually just address them by the first name, or by the face.

Eh.. I don't mean to be a b**** about this, but... 'No' doesn't translate as 'of.'

When you add the 'no' particle to a noun, it's like putting a possessive apostrophe 'S' to a noun.

Example: Inu no taishp = dog's leader, not dog of leader. Dog of leader makes no sense.

Watashi no tomodachi = My friend (watashi = I and myself in one)

Neko no hana = Cat's Flower

Get it now?

Actually, I like to correct you. 'no' DOES mean 'of' on some instances. For example:

Naraku no Hana, an actual song name used in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni -Kai- series, translates to 'Flower of Hell'. ^_^

Also, the 'No' you're using is the way to deny something. 'no' in Japanese can mean 'of'.

I think I've read that somewhere???? Hmm I don't remember (Too Much School!!!!!!!!!!!)

Doesn't Chichi-gami come from [chichiue]?

Then what's [-gami] mean?

Yes, it does.

[-gami] is just used for someone of a elder age and with a honorable title, 'Hence the english translation of Chichi-gami being "Your honorable father".'