Higurashi Kagome :

Kagome is a 15-year-old junior high student from present day Japan. She lives with her mother, brother, and grandfather in a home that houses a very old temple. The temple's sacred tree is the same as the one to which Inuyasha was sealed so many years ago. One morning as she was leaving for school, Kagome and her brother were searching for the family cat, Buyo. She found the cat inside the wellhouse, but a demon from medieval Japan bursts in through the Bone-Gobbling Well, grabbing Kagome and pulling her to medieval Japan. She fights off the youkai, unknowingly using the power of the Shikon no Tama hidden inside her body (what the youkai was trying to get by attacking her). After dispatching the youkai, Kagome pops back out of the well, only to realize that she's not where she thought she was. Thus begins her adventures with Inuyasha, whose seal she breaks. Over time, she falls in love with Inuyasha, only to find heartache since he stills loves another.

Personality:

 Courageous and amazingly smart, Kagome has a strong moral center, very determined, and lots of tact. Though she and Inuyasha seem to fight a lot, she is very protective of him, and the other members of the Yasha gang. She knows her feelings well, and does not try to hide them from herself.

Skills:

Because Kagome is a decendant of Kikyou, Kagome can shoot Hama no Ya [purity arrows -- literally means "arrow that destroys evil", which damage even the powerful bad guys in the show, like Naraku . She also uses her bow to ward off youkai.