Summary
Bandai Namcois working on a video game tie-in for theYashahime: Princess Half-Demonanime, some recently surfaced evidence suggests. First released in 2020,Yashahimeis a spin-off of the hit shojo animeInuyasha.
Although its later seasons were met with a mixed reception from fans and critics alike,Yashahimewas very much among thehighlights of the fall 2020 anime lineup. Produced by Sunrise Inc., nowadays known as Bandai Namco Filmworks, the series follows the adventures of sisters Towa Higurashi and Setsuna after they get separated by time-travel shenanigans.
Bandai Namco has recently filed to trademark the termTowa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree. The classification of the January 22 filing, first spotted byGematsu, corresponds to a typical video game trademark. Although the very term that the Japanese company is trying to secure doesn’t outright confirm this to be aYashahimespin-off, it contains two elements indicative of a connection to the 2020 anime. For one, there’s the apparent mention of Towa herself, as there’s only one prominent character with that name in Bandai Namco Filmworks' entire anime portfolio.
Secondly, the “sacred tree” mentioned in the trademark is likely a reference to the eponymous place that’s an inherent part of the Inuyasha lore. Also known as Goshinboku, Tree of Ages, and the Era Tree, this sentient being was featured in bothInuyashaandYashahimeover the years. In light of those apparent references to Bandai Namco Filmworks' series, it seems plausible thatYashahimewill be joining the ever-growing list ofanime with video game adaptations.
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And whileBandai Namco’s 2020 spin-off series never received a video game tie-in to date, the anime that spawned it has a long track record of such adaptations. Specifically, tenInuyashagames have been produced to date for everything from the GBA and PS2 to J2ME feature phones and the long-forgotten WonderSwan handheld. Despite that sizable library, the franchise has long been dormant in the gaming space, with its latest release arriving in the form of the Nintendo DS exclusiveInuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel, which launched 17 years ago to date.
When exactlyTowa and the Guardians of the Sacred Treemight end up hitting the store shelves is unclear, assuming that ever happens, as trademark applications submitted by major publishers like Bandai Namco don’t always lead to market releases. Age ratings are a much more reliable indicator that a given product is on the horizon, but as things stand right now,Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Treehasn’t been rated by any of the largest game classification organizations, such as PEGI and ESRB. The timing of this purported spin-off is also peculiar, not least becauseYashahimenowadays has a somewhat smaller followingthan it did back when it first released.
