Back to D.C. II,it sounds like that Minatsu Amakase from the first season may be at least a partial clone of a character in the first series judging from subbed dialogue in D.C. II SS #5,though I don't plan to get into the original anytime soon...
Strangely,I've recently seen some region 1 Inu Yasha DVD's at my local 99 Cents Only Store...
Happy birthday to Kouji Ishii(who turns 49),Chie Satou(who turns 45),