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Producer Naka Toshikazu says that Rumiko Takahashi does script checks:

Animedia September 2020

Image Source: https://www.zerochan.net/3034296

Translation: https://ayuuria.tumblr.com/post/643400247608016896/yashahime-translation-animedia-september-2020

Rumiko said in her mind, InuYasha was complete and there was no way to create a continuation of it because of how it ended, until it was Sesshoumaru’s Daughters - In Animage September 2020

Image Source: https://www.zerochan.net/3034297

Translation: https://ayuuria.tumblr.com/post/642643193485312000/yashahime-translation-animage-magazine-september

Animage October 2020 - the beginnings of Yashahime that includes Rumiko Takahashi’s involvement in the movies and they even kept things out to be exclusively for the anime. Made closely with Rumiko Takahashi.

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Translation: https://officialinuyasha.tumblr.com/post/629334377576464384/animage-october-2020-translation

She tweaked the ideas for Yashahime, and she liked it very much. Sensei supervises the script and checks the storyline, so it will always remain true to the world of Inuyasha.

Video Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k024L51zuVQ

Rumiko Takahashi did a Q/A for InuYasha - Yashahime for Shonen Sunday December 2020 and says Katsuyuki Sumisawa does not make mistakes.

Cover Image: https://www.zerochan.net/3107315

Translation: https://officialinuyasha.tumblr.com/post/644201753590595584/inuyasha-yashahime-translation-shounen-sunday

Rumiko Takahashi Shonen Sunday Twitter Q/A Where she says she was at a loss for deciding the ending for the Final Act so she went to Satsuki Yukino for the answer. Who decided it. She confirms Rin as Sesshoumaru’s wife in Yashahime.

Source:

https://twitter.com/shonen_sunday/status/1319941705483849729

https://twitter.com/shonen_sunday/status/1320304093013942273

https://twitter.com/shonen_sunday/status/1320666479696642049

https://twitter.com/shonen_sunday/status/1321028870938726403

https://twitter.com/shonen_sunday/status/1321391257675968512

Translation: https://ayuuria.tumblr.com/post/633132495873966080/inuyasha-yashahime-translation-rumic-question

Naka says Rumiko worked on Towa’s dialogue and even the reason “Towa dresses this way because it’s easier to fight in.” She worked on the creation of the characters. She especially handles the original characters interactions in the scripts as well: Satō: Making sure we don’t destroy the image of “Inuyasha” characters is at the forefront of our minds, especially when we bring them out into the “Hanyō no Yashahime” world. This is so that people watching don’t think “That’s not the kind of character they were”.

Of course, when we bring them out, we always have Rumiko-sensei review the scenario. She’ll tell us “It should be fine if it’s like this” and apply that to the scenario which is how we’ve been doing it.

Naka: We’re careful so that when “Inuyasha” characters take the mound, they don’t eat into the spotlight of the new characters while also not losing their “status”.

— So Rumiko-sensei was involved with the character persona starting from the foundation.

Satō: I learned a lot from speaking with Rumiko-sensei as I was creating the characters. Rumiko-sensei’s way of thinking is very logical and upfront. For example, “Because (she’s) this kind of child, (she) behaves like this” or “(She) Won’t say something like this”.

That’s why, people who view the work will see their foundation. In my head, I knew “If you don’t work out the fundamental aspects, the character won’t come to life” but I came to realize that once again.

In the anime, there were many people who put out ideas starting with Sumisawa-san, but I thought it must be a lot of work for Rumiko-sensei to create a manga while consulting with the editors.

Livedoor interview

Source: https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/19538480/

Translation: https://ayuuria.tumblr.com/post/641058612208369664/yashahime-translation-livedoor-news-interview?is_related_post=1

Rumiko says herself that she supervises Yashahime

Rumiko Takahashi: “In regards to “Yashahime” I designed the three main characters, checked over scripts.”

Source: October Sunday Anime Surplus https://wsstalkback.blogspot.com/2020/10/sunday-anime-surplus.html?m=1

Rumiko says she supervises the scripts, checks on everything in regards to character interactions, making sure they are in character and keep their popularity in check

In addition to the 20 questions that were answered in the Shounen Sunday Super magazine, Shounen Sunday has released a side edition on Twitter in which they will release 5 questions over the course of 5 days. Thus far, 4 questions have been released which I have translated below. I will update this post when the last question is released.

To view the original questions, you can go to Shounen Sunday’s twitter at https://twitter.com/shonen_sunday

To view the translation of the questions that were released in the Shounen Sunday Super magazine, Click Here