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  • Inuyasha is a timeless anime classic -- fitting for a story about time travel. 1 / 8

    This is Inuyasha and Kagome in Yashahime.
  • The protagonist, Kagome, is a modern schoolgirl who travels back to Sengoku-Era Japan. 2 / 8

    Koga flirts with Kagome and Inuyasha gets mad.
  • She meets the half-demon Inuyasha, and learns she's a Sengoku priestess's reincarnation. 3 / 8

  • One reason the series works so well is its amazing score, composed by Kaoru Wada. 4 / 8

    This is Inuyasha holding Kagome as he pulls her out of the well.
  • Shockingly, Kagome's theme seems to be based on the song "Scarborough Fair." 5 / 8

    Inuyasha is hiding behind Kagome.
  • The opening of it is almost identical to "Scarborough Fair's" motif. 6 / 8

  • Popularized by Simon & Garfunkel, it originated in the 1600s, when the Sengoku Period ended. 7 / 8

  • Just as Kagome is a reincarnation, "Scarborough Fair" is a centuries-old song that's been remade. 8 / 8

    Inuyasha kisses Kagome.