Grandpa (InuYasha)

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Grandpa
InuYasha character
First appearance "The Girl Who Overcame Time... and the Boy Who Was Just Overcome"
Created by Rumiko Takahashi
Voiced by Ginzo Matsuo, Katsumi Suzuki (Japanese)
French Tickner (English)
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Species Human
Known relatives Kagome (granddaughter)
Mama (daughter in law)
Sota (grandson)

Grandpa Higurashi, or simply Grandpa (or Jii-chan) is the father of Kagome's father in the popular anime and manga series, InuYasha.

He sees himself as the guardian of the family shrine. He tries to sell trinkets (such as fake Shikon No Tama jewels and ofudas) and goes through the motions of being a priest without any obvious spiritual powers. He also spends his days thinking up complex illnesses to excuse Kagome from the school she misses while in the Feudal Era.

With a comical touch, he often grieves over why his grandchildren Kagome and Sota take his practices of Shinto lightly, and that they are not interested in history of the sacred shrine at all. He is very dedicated to the shrine; in InuYasha The Movie: Affections Touching Across Time, he is delighted that the sacred tree in the shrine grounds has blossomed for the first time in many years and is devastated to see the snow (caused by the time compression of the past) cause the blossoms to fall too soon, resulting in Sota helping him in a 'chant' to bring back the blossoms. Much to his surprise,it didn't work.

Grandpa does possess some amount of knowledge about demons and exorcism. However, at an advanced age and in a time where there are no demons to cast out, his spiritual powers are minimal. When he does exorcise demons, they're usually false "demons" or his exorcisms don't work. He has tried to exorcise InuYasha a few times because of his doglike ears though. Despite his weakness he did succeed once with a demon. When the Flesh-Eating Noh Mask appeared the charms he placed on his face and mouth prevent him from being consumed by it.

He has a family heirloom consisting of a jar with a strange looking root in green liquid (which looks a bit like a ginseng) that can cure any illness. This is broken accidentally by Sota in episode 89 of the anime.