InuYasha: Kanketsu-hen

Kenshin and Inuyasha belong to an ancient japan. Both use swords, and both have two girls!! One of the past, and one of the present. Both have also a similar quantity of main characters. 

These two series are classic series with a female main protagonist. The styles used are different, yet both female find themselves taken out of place in time and place and forced outside of their comfort zone into a conflict revolving around them not of their own choosing. 

Sengoku Basara often seems to have invested more in how it looks, rather than substantial character development or a story that, like Inuyasha, forms a whole that connects the animation with what one perceives throughout - certainly, with nearly two hundred episodes the story is more spread out, but fifty is plenty too. 

A well-animated action anime series. Also a classic, but less graphic violence if gore isn't your thing. 

The dynamic between the main characters reminds me a lot of Sesshomaru + Rin's dynamic from InuYasha. Similar aesthetic, but no violence if you've exhausted your vast "InuYasha" library or gore isn't your thing. 

Bleach and Inuyasha are well-enjoyed long-running shows that dragged on and on with filler, but their sequel series manage to captivate the best parts while cutting out the fluff and providing the audience with an enjoyable experience. The final seasons are very special for these two anime because they manage to put a nice payoff as you watch your protagonists grow more powerful and overcome odds, and give you that ability to sigh and say "we're finally here" 

Both have similiar graphics and great history :D 

Both protagonists have a "useless" human tagging along with them for one reason or another. Both use swords bigger (or longer) than they are Both have some kind of super power (wind scar, backlash wave etc while Shana has flame of heaven, her fire wings and exceptional detection of "intent to kill") Both are very fast protagonists (combat wise) Both have emotion issues and don't understand a lot of things (like how to treat a member of the opposite gender for example) Both have an excessively powerful enemy which has hordes of different enemies (Naraku's incarnations and Bal Masques army leaders) 

Keeping all-long distances, Fifth Kara no Kyoukai movie and Inuyasha's last season hold similar development storylines, specially to both ends. ;) 

Both are in my top favorite anime list. Both include an ordinary teenage girl who gets transported into a medieval era type world with strange creatures where they must fullfill a destiny. Yokko is a high-schooler though,while Kagome is a middle schooler, the demons in Inuyasha are replaced,but monster called Youmas in Twelve Kingdoms,most of which can't talk, instead of the "demons" being part human, there are people who can turn into animals. In Twelve Kingdoms, Yokko yields sword,while in Inuyasha, Inuyasha wields a sword. Kagome gets transported to the world to save it from a sacred jewel shard that gives demons power,while Yokko must become Queen of one of the kingdoms in order to save it from corrupt officials. Juuni Kokuki is more political and doesn't really have a romance element,but it is still really good. read more