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Rumiko Takahashi

Rumiko Takahashi

The spotlight on Rumiko Takahashi's career began in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukan's annual New Comic Artist Contest for Those Selfish Aliens. Later that same year, her boy-meets-alien comedy series, Urusei Yatsura, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. This phenomenally successful manga series was adapted into anime format and spawned a TV series and half a dozen theatrical-release movies, all incredibly popular in their own right. Takahashi followed up the success of her debut series with one blockbuster hit after another--Maison Ikkoku ran from 1980 to 1987, Ranma 1/2 from 1987 to 1996, and Inuyasha from 1996 to 2008. Other notable works... Read full bio

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Inuyasha, Vol. 9 (VIZBIG Edition) will be released on November 08, 2011 in Trade Paperback
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Inuyasha, Vol. 9 (VIZBIG Edition) is now available in Trade Paperback
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Rin-ne, Vol. 7 will be released on November 08, 2011 in Trade Paperback
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Rin-ne, Vol. 7 is now available in Trade Paperback
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Inuyasha, Vol. 8 (VIZBIG Edition) will be released on August 09, 2011 in Trade Paperback
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Inuyasha, Vol. 8 (VIZBIG Edition) is now available in Trade Paperback
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RIN-NE, Vol. 6 will be released on July 12, 2011 in Trade Paperback
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RIN-NE, Vol. 6 is now available in Trade Paperback
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Inuyasha, Vol. 7 (VIZBIG Edition) will be released on May 10, 2011 in Trade Paperback
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Inuyasha, Vol. 7 (VIZBIG Edition) is now available in Trade Paperback
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RIN-NE, Vol. 5 is now available in Trade Paperback
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CommonWealth, December 22, 2011
...liked to draw and write. She loved to read the comic series Dragon Ball and the works of Rumiko Takahashi, Japan's queen of manga. While she had a smooth school career, managing to get into the anthropology department of prestigious National Taiwan...
Asiaone, December 20, 2011
...series as his favourite, but confessed that he is more familiar with comics from the 1990s, such as Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 and Ma Wing-shing's Tianxia. Mr Yeo eventually decided to wind down his shipping business during the Indonesian rupiah's...
Examiner.com, December 12, 2011
...3. Hikaru Nakamura 4. Ai Yazawa 5. Rieko Nishihara 6. Momoko Sakura 7. CLAMP 8. Fumi Yoshinaga 9. Rumiko Takahashi It is also worth mentioning, that of the 10 books listed in the overall favorite books category, three were manga creations: #10 -...
Blogcritics.org, November 21, 2011
...Share Ranma 1/2 Volume Five is a manga by Rumiko Takahashi, and it was published in North America by Viz Media in 2003. The series is rated “T+” for Older Teens. I agree with the rating for this manga, due...
Blogcritics.org, November 7, 2011
...Share Inuyasha Volume 16 is a manga by Rumiko Takahashi, and it was published in North America by Viz Media in 2003. The series is rated “T+” for Older Teens. I agree with the rating for this manga; this...
DNA India, May 11, 2011
...the popular ones are Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Shuffle, and Dragon Ball. A few popular writers are Clamp, Rumiko Takahashi, Osama Tezuku, and Katsuhiro Otomo. Vani is the founder of online library easylib.com...
Sequential Tart, April 25, 2011
...what they would do with the Bard's work â especially if they have Clayton Crain illustrate it! Rumiko Takahashi has already somewhat tackled Shakespeare when she had the cast of Ranma 1/2 try to perform Romeo and Juliet. I know she can handle drama with...
JEFusion | Japanese Entertainment Blog - The Cente, November 14, 2011
...manga and anime, Ranma 1/2, had been released! The poster features an art drawn by the original creator, Rumiko Takahashi, as a mirror image of live-action cast poster.As a revival of the manga, the special tells an original story centering around Akane...
Panel Patter, October 31, 2011
...that horror stories set in high schools don't have to be a panty-showing fest. Rin-Ne isn't Rumiko Takahashi's best work, but it's still romping fun with two mismatched characters, fighting off the supernatural--and each other.  The story is a bit weak,...
Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources, October 27, 2011
...is an archive of all the comics featured so far! My pal Jude Deluca suggested that I feature Rumiko Takahashi’s Mermaid Saga. Specifically, I’m spotlighting the Mermaid’s Scar, about a sadistic immortal trapped in the form of a young child...
Panel Patter, October 24, 2011
...with, and a bit of commentary:OEL Horror can be good, too. InuYasha might be the best known of Rumiko Takahashi's creations.  Despite Rin-Ne being available online to anyone with internet capabilities, this story of a girl linked by her past to a demon...
Manga Bookshelf, September 12, 2011
...Seimu Yoshizaki | Viz Media - Any volume of Kingyo Used Books that features manga by Go Nagai, Rumiko Takahashi, and Moto Hagio can’t be all bad; how could any self-respecting otaku dislike a story whose protagonists bond over their mutual affection...
ComicAttack.net, August 15, 2011
...Terra Color of… Trilogy Paradise Kiss Yotsuba&! Afterschool Nightmare One Piece Karakuri Odette Barefoot Gen Aqua and Aria Rumiko Takahashi Cross Game Wild Adapter...
The Hooded Utilitarian, August 11, 2011
...Marvel Comics began releasing AKIRA (#40) and VIZ began publishing Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (#73). Rumiko Takahashi’s beloved romantic comedy Maison Ikkoku (#73) is another long-lived series, going through three editions since 1993, when VIZ...