Inuyasha (S3E9): The Red and White Priestesses

The white and red priestesses discuss their plan

The dark priestess Tsubaki travels to rescue an ogre, which sounds more noble than it is, and cons two young priestesses into trying to stop Inuyasha and company.

Original Air Date: 11 Mar 2002, Streamed on: Hulu

Tsubaki returns to the shrine where she trained and finds two young disciples to be the only people there. The young women are defensive at first, but they quickly conclude that the dark priestess is a friend.

Kagome starts to wake up, recovering from the curse that nearly killed her. Immediately, she senses a nearby jewel shard, so the gang saddles up and rides out to find it.

After being warned of an approaching demon threat, the two young priestesses volunteer to head out and take care of it, but that leaves Tsubaki alone at the shrine to get up to no good!

As the gang arrives at a barrier that their demon companions cannot pass, the two young priestesses confront them. They are pretty confused by the group standing before them because they are looking at a monk, a demon slayer, two priestesses, and… two demons?!

Miroku takes advantage of their confusion to get behind them and then… grabs their butts.

After a brief skirmish, the young priestesses create two very large and very adorable shikigami copies of Inuyasha and Kagome. The ensuing battle goes no where, so Miroku and Sango subdue the young priestesses. As soon as he is able, Inuyasha unleashes the wind scar, ending the fight.

Shikigami versions of Inuyasha and Kagome dance and fight

A flashback reveals Tsubaki’s plan to free a demon trapped in her shrine’s forbidden tower.

Momentarily, Inuyasha and crew arrive at the empty shrine, but the forbidden tower is already open!

Episode Score Card:

  • Iron Reaver Soul Stealers: 1 (+1 from shikigami Inuyasha)
  • Blades of Blood: 0
  • Wind Scars: 1
  • Backlash Waves: 0
  • Wind Tunnels: 0
  • Swarms of Naraku’s Bees: 0
  • Jewel Shards Recovered: 0

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The gang leaves Shippo in charge of keeping Miroku from molesting the two young priestesses. Is “Miroku” the Japanese word for “red flag” or “problematic”?

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