Kagome<span> leads a fairly normal life, in spite of her weird family. Her house is a thousand-year-old Japanese temple, and her grandfather talks about the history of the house endlessly. Legend has it that the old well on the temple grounds keeps a vicious ancient monster at bay; Kagome never believed those legends, until now. The well opens up and sucked Kagome inside transporting her to an ancient time of enchanted forests and giant demons.</span> <br /><br /><span>Kagome is soon confronted by her odd resemblance to </span>Kikyou<span>, the girl who controlled the magical </span><em>Shikon no Tama</em><span> talisman and imprisoned the legendary half-demon </span>InuYasha<span>. Upon entering this fantasy world, Kagome is attacked by a demon hunting the </span><em>Shikon no Tama</em><span>; she unwittingly releases InuYasha from his imprisonment, only to find that he's no hero.</span>