Inuyasha season 2

The second season of the anime television series Inuyasha aired in Japan on Yomiuri TV from October 8, 2001, through September 16, 2002. Based on the manga series of the same title by Rumiko Takahashi, the anime was produced by Sunrise. The series continues a half demon Inuyasha's and a high school girl Kagome Higurashi's journey, alongside their friends Shippo, Miroku and Sango to obtain the fragments of the shattered Jewel of Four Souls, a powerful jewel that had been hidden inside Kagome's body, and keep the shards from being used for evil.

The anime is licensed for release in North America by Viz Media. The English dub of the first season was broadcast on Cartoon Network as part of its Adult Swim programming block from September 8, 2003, through January 26, 2005.

In Japan, the second season was retroactively collected under the title Growth Arc (成長編).

Five pieces of theme music are used across this season; two opening themes and three ending themes. The opening themes are "I Am" by Hitomi for episodes 45–64 and "Owarinai Yume" (終わりない夢) by Nanase Aikawa for episodes 65–87. The three ending themes are "Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki for episodes 45–60, "Every Heart: Minna no Kimochi" (Every Heart -ミンナノキモチ-) by BoA for episodes 61–85 and "Shinjitsu no Uta" (真実の詩) by Do As Infinity for episodes 86–87.