Description

Kagome Higurashi (日暮 かごめ, ひぐらしかごめ, Higurashi Kagome) is one of the main protagonists of the series. Born in modern Japan as the spiritual reincarnation of the priestess Kikyo, Kagome has the Shikon Jewel unknowingly hidden inside her body until 1997, when a demon named Mistress Centipede pulls her into the Bone Eater's Well and 500 years back through time. They emerge in the Feudal Era about 50 years after Kikyo's death, where the demon extracts the jewel from Kagome. Kagome takes over the task of protecting the Shikon Jewel from evil influences, but accidentally shatters it into numerous shards that disperse throughout the country. She shares many traits with Kikyo, such as their spiritual powers and abilities, physical appearance and (according to Inuyasha) even a similar scent. However, she does not retain Kikyo's memories and in comparison to Kikyo's personality, is a very different individual.
Kagome has pale skin(not as pale as Kikyo's though), long wavy black hair and big brown eyes(blue in manga).
Kagome usually is always seen wearing her green school uniform also known as sailor fuku, it is a common style of uniform worn by female middle school and high school students, and occasionally, elementary school students. A red ribbon is tied in the front and laced through a loop attached to the blouse.
Slight differences are present between her physical appearance in the manga opposed to the anime, one of which being that her eye color in the manga is blue, where in the anime it’s brown. In the manga she resembles Kikyo physically more than she does in the anime version.


Kagome dress like kikyo
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On other occasions Kagome is seen wearing other outfits that are a combination of different sweaters and skirts. She's also been seeing wearing the same outfit as Kikyo and Kaede wear. This is the traditional miko outfit. When she first wore this outfit InuYasha told Kagome to undress because she looked like Kikyo.

Personality

Kagome is the main heroine of the InuYasha series. Her family in modern-day (1997) Japan lives near an ancient shrine. She is a miko (Shinto Shrine Maiden, or a type of priestess) and is the reincarnation of Kikyo. One day, 15-year-old Kagome is searching for her cat in the shrine's old well and is pulled into it by a centipede woman, climbing out of the bottom of the well into a field in feudal Japan. She was found by Kaede, a village priestess, but upon returning to the well, she finds a white-haired, dog-eared boy pinned to a tree. She freed him after being chased by the same creature that brought her there, Mistress Centipede. The dog-eared boy, the hanyo named Inuyasha, mistook her for Kikyo, the one who bound him to the tree. Kagome learns that he seeks the Shikon no Tama, the Jewel of Four Souls that Kagome had but she had no idea what he was talking about until the Jewel was ripped from her body by the Centipede demon. Inuysha destroyed the demon. Later, a crow demon stole the Jewel from her and in an attempt at slaying the creature, Kagome accidentally shattered the jewel with a purifying arrow, and it's shards were spread across feudal Japan and implanted in demons. Throughout the series, Inuyasha and Kagome travel with Miroku, Shippo, Sango and Kirara to defeat Naraku, the demon who seeks the Jewel for his own purposes, and search for the Jewel shards.
Kagome's grandpa often makes up fake illnesses to excuse Kagome from school to continue her quest with Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, Kirara and Shippo in the feudal area. She is often stressed over tests and wants to go back home to study, though Inuyasha does want her to stay. This u

sually causes arguments between Inuyasha and Kagome. Occasionally, though, he follows her to her world, normally causing trouble for Kagome and her family.

Through their travelling, Kagome begins to develop romantic feelings toward Inuyasha, but is usually left heartbroken because Inuyasha still has feelings for Kikyo, and often goes out to find her. The relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome grows stronger throughout the series.
By the end however, Kagome leaves her original time to live with Inuyasha and her friends. Although it is never stated that they got married, it is implied by her calling Sesshomaru 'onii-san,' which means big brother, and in Japanese culture, one would refer to an in-law as such, since they think of them as family. In addition, Kagome's brother, Sota, tells one of his friends that Kagome had left right after graduation to get married.


The leader of the Wolf Tribe, Koga, is infatuated with Kagome, and often calls her "his woman." She is normally polite about rejecting him, though Inuyasha normally shows hostility towards Koga when this happens.

Equipment

Purification Powers: This power and ability allows Kagome to purify anything she touches. In the first series Kagome was not aware of when she used these abilities, and they were not as strong and powerful as Kikyo's who can blast light purple spiritual energy at an enemy from a distance. During Final act she knew how to use the powers by putting her hands on what she was purifying like a jewel shard for example.

Spiritual Powers & Abilities: Kagome can pass through barriers, spells, and illusions, and also sense evil auras and be unaffected by them. It is also revealed that her innate spiritual powers and abilities are to an enormously great extent, are sealed by Magatsuhi the evil will of the Shikon Jewel. When Magatsuhi was destroyed by Sesshomaru's Tenseiga her innate spiritual powers and abilities were released to their full potential.
Note: Kagome's spiritual powers are pale glowing purple in color though sometimes it is purplish pink and pale blue on some occasions.
Jewel Detecting: This power and ability enables Kagome to sense the exact location of the Shikon Jewel shards wherever they may be.
Kyudo Skills and Reflection Powers: Kagome uses a basic short bow as a weapon. If she infuses her spiritual powers into the bow, she can deflect an enemy's attack. After receiving the sacred longbow from Mount Azusa Kagome has the power and ability to strike evil spirits or the user's intended target bypassing others, if the opponent should happen to be using a hostage as a shield, the arrow will bypass the hostage and hit the enemy instead.
Archery: In an era of bows and swords, Kagome is not a melee fighter, and so the bow was a natural choice. After learning from Inuyasha that she had been an archer in her previous lifetime, she decided to take the same path. Though at first she wasn't very good, the dangers of the Feudal Era provided her with plenty of opportunities to 'practice', and her skill increased rather quickly. She became proficient enough to lead moving targets and hit them with a high degree of accuracy, often times saving lives in the process.
Sacred Arrow: Kagome can infuse her spiritual powers into her arrows. This allows the arrows to penetrate demonic forces and purify objects such as the Shikon Jewel itself.
Arrow of Purification: When Kagome infuse her spiritual powers into one of her arrows, she can purify even the strongest and most powerful demon-based attacks such as the Wind Scar itself.
Sacred Backlash Wave: This attack is a combination of Inuyasha's Backlash Wave and Kagome's Sacred Arrow. It consists of Kagome firing one of her Sacred Arrows into the center of Inuyasha's Backlash Wave, creating a very powerful attack.
Sacred Wind Scar: This attack is very much like the Sacred Backlash Wave, but not as strong. It consists of Kagome firing a Sacred Arrow, followed by Inuyasha's Wind Scar. It can also be performed when Inuyasha uses the Wind Scar before Kagome fires her arrow.
Time Barrier: According to Princess Kaguya ("Inuyasha Move 2: Castle Beyond the Looking Glass"), Kagome has an unusual spiritual energy aura that does not go along the flow of time itself, making her invulnerable into any time-stopping spell. Her modern possessions (such as her first aid kit) also seem to possess that very same power and ability.
Time Travel: Kagome can travel five hundred years back in time to the Feudal Era and her own time through an ancient well at her family's shrine called "the Bone-Eaters Well." Only she and Inuyasha are able to pass from one time to the other.
Eyesight: Being Kikyo's reincarnation Kagome is able to see things that are or may seem invisible to the human eye, in episode 1 Kagome saw where the forest of Inuyasha was located was because she saw a light shinning in the sky and Kaede stated that Kagome had this ability in episode 1 and 3.

History

日暮 かごめHigurashi Kagome

Debut (Manga)
Chapter 1
Debut (Anime)
The Girl Who Overcame Time... and the Boy Who Was Just Overcome
Seiyū (Japanese)
Satsuki Yukino
Voice actor(s) (English)
Moneca Stori
Kira Tozer
Voice actor(s) (Spanish)
Ana Lobo
Voix française(s) (French)
Maëlys Ricordeau
Birthdate
sometime in 1982
Age
First Part: 15
After the 3 yr timeskip: 18
Height
5'1 (157.5 cm)
Weight
109 lbs (49 kg)
Gender
Female
Species
Human
Partner
InuYasha
Weapons
Sacred Arrows and Bow