Illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi（高橋留美子）, manga Inuyasha（犬夜叉）announced today (6th February) that it would be having a stage play in April. The protagonist Inuyasha is played by Golden Bomber’s guitarist Yutaka Kyan（喜矢武豊）, whereas Kagome Higurashi（日暮かごめ）and Kikyo（桔梗）are played by Yumi Wakatsuki（若月佑美）and Junna Ito（伊藤純奈）from Nogizaka 46 respectively.
In Inuyasha, Kagome Higurashi, who is a high-school girl, teleports to the Sengoku period by accident. She then meets Inuyasha, a half-human-half-monster, and eventually falls in love with him. The manga was serialised between 1996 and 2008 in Weekly Shonen Sunday. It has even once received the Shogakukan Manga Award. The manga has been made into one TV anime and four anime movies.
Inuyasha stage play will open from 6th April to 15th April at The Galaxy Theatre（銀河劇場）in Tokyo.
