Inuyasha: Toga's 3 Swords, Explained
Toga, an extremely powerful yokai and the father of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, left one sword to each of his children, and a third one behind for them to deal with. Inuyasha received Tessaiga, Sesshomaru received Tenseiga, and So’unga was the third. Each of the swords contains incredible properties, and Toga chose who received which sword with care.
Inuyasha is an isekai anime where Kagome, a young girl, falls into a well and finds herself in feudal Japan. She must team up with Inuyasha, a half-demon warrior, to recover all of the shards of a power gem, the Shikon jewel. In the process, Inuyasha and Kagome grow close and the relics of his father play a powerful role.
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The Tessaiga was forged from the fang of Toga by a swordsmith named Totosai and was known as the sword of destruction. It was rumored to have felled 100 in a single stroke. When not in its activated form it resembles a damaged katana and can do very little damage. However, when it is activated by Inuyasha using it to protect humans, it transforms into a massive weapon similar to a dadao saber. In this enhanced form it also more closely resembles the fang it was created from.
The sword contains a few special properties, the attack that can be used to fell 100 in a single stroke for example, as well as the ability to absorb abilities from demons that it defeats. While a human cannot activate the Tessaiga, due to a lack of yoki or demonic energy, they can still benefit from its defensive powers as evidenced by Kagome defending herself both from Sesshomaru and the spider-head demon. This is also shown by Inuyasha himself being unable to fully utilize the sword on the night of the new moon in his human
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