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Rumiko Takahashi Anthology, animated by TMS Entertainment adapts many of her short stories from the 80s. It features her
stories The Tragedy of P, The Merchant of Romance, Middle-Aged Teen, Hidden in the Pottery, Aberrant Family F, As Long As You
Are Here, One Hundred Years of Love, In Lieu of Thanks, Living Room Lovesong, House of Garbage, One Day Dream, Extra-Large
Size Happiness, and The Executive's Dog. Also, a TV series of Mermaid Saga was produced in 2003, animating 8 of her stories.

Legacy and impact in the West[edit]

Many of Takahashi's works have been translated into English, as well as other European languages. Takahashi said that she did
not know why her works are relatively popular with English speakers. Takahashi said "Sure, there are cultural differences in my
work. When I see an American comedy, even though the jokes are translated, there's always a moment when I feel puzzled and
think, 'Ah, Americans would probably laugh at this more'. I suppose the same thing must happen with my books. It's inevitable. And
yet, that doesn't mean my books can't be enjoyed by English-speaking readers. I feel confident that there's enough substance to
them that people from a variety of cultural backgrounds can have a lot of fun reading them." [9]

Artists that have cited Takahashi and her work as an influence include Canadian Bryan Lee O'Malley on his series Scott Pilgrim,
 American Colleen Coover on her erotic series Small Favors,  Japanese Chihiro Tamaki on her manga Walkin' Butterfly,
[19] [20]

 Chinese-Australian Queenie Chan,  and Thai Wisut Ponnimit.  Scottish rock band Urusei Yatsura named themselves after her
[21] [22] [23]

first work.  Matt Bozon, creator of the Shantae video game series, cited Ranma ½ as a big influence on his work.
[24] [25]

Takahashi was one of the recipients of the Inkpot Award at the 1994 San Diego Comic-Con. [26]

In 2016, ComicsAlliance listed Takahashi as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition, stating
that "Any one of her projects would be the career highlight of another talent."  In 2017, Takahashi was inducted into the Science
[27]

Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame as part of the 2016 class. [28]

In July 2018, Takahashi was inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame.  She was previously nominated for entry in 2014, 2016 and
[26]

2017. [26][29]

In January 2019, Takahashi won the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, becoming the second woman and second manga artist to
win the award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. [30][31]

Takahashi was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame in October 2021. [32]

Honors[edit]

 Japan: Medal with Purple Ribbon, 2020 [33][34]

Major works[edit]

Total
Circulation Japanese English
Years Name Magazine number of
in Japan publisher publisher
volumes

1978–1987 Urusei Yatsura (うる星やつら) Weekly Shōnen Sunday 34 35 million[35]

1980–1987 Maison Ikkoku (めぞん一刻) Big Comic Spirits 15 25 million[36]

Shōgakukan Viz Media

1984–1994 Mermaid Saga (人魚シリーズ) Weekly Shōnen Sunday 3

1987–1996 Ranma ½ (らんま 1/2) Weekly Shōnen Sunday 38 55 million[37]

 1987–2007 One-pound Gospel (1 ポンドの福音) Weekly Young Sunday 4

1987–
Rumic Theater (高橋留美子劇場) Big Comic Original 5
present

1994–2015 Rumic World (るーみっくわーるど) Various 5

1996–2008 Inuyasha (犬夜叉) Weekly Shōnen Sunday 56 50 million[38]

2009–2017 Rin-ne (境界の RINNE) Weekly Shōnen Sunday 40 3 million[39]

2019–
Mao (マオ) Weekly Shōnen Sunday 11 1 million[40]
present

References[edit]

1. ^ "Japanese Top Tax Payers". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 26, 2008.

2. ^ 2005 年高額納税者ランキング. D-web Portal (in Japanese). Retrieved February 26, 2008.
3. ^ "Rumiko Takahashi's Manga Top 200 Million Copies in Print Worldwide". Anime News Network. March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
4. ^ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
5. ^ 星雲賞リスト (in Japanese). Federation of Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
6. ^ "Manga queen wins top French comics prize". The Straits Times. January 26, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
7. ^ Jump up to:a b Takahashi, Rumiko. Ranma ½ Vol. 1 (May 1993). Viz Communications: San Francisco, CA. ISBN 0-929279-93-X. "Rumiko
Takahashi". p. 302.
8. ^ Jump up to:a b "Profile: Rumiko Takahashi -The Princess of Manga". Furinkan.com. Retrieved January 28, 2008.
9. ^ Jump up to:a b "Rumiko Takahashi Interview." Viz Media, 2 March 2000. Interview #2. Retrieved on 2009-10-02
from https://archive.today/20000302153014/http://www.viz.com/products/series/takahashi/interview_02.html.
10. ^ Acres, Harley; Acres, Acres. "Biography". Furinkan.com. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
11. ^ "Tomobiki-cho, The Urusei Yatsura Web Site". www.furinkan.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
12. ^ "Life at Maison Ikkoku". www.furinkan.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
13. ^ Clements, Johnathan (November 1, 2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge
Press. p. 867. ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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15. ^ "THE ONE POUND GOSPEL". NIPPON TV. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
16. ^ "Ranma ½ [2-in-1 Edition] GN 1 - Review". Anime News Network. March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
17. ^ "Viz Media to Release Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura Manga". animenewsnetwork.com.
18. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (April 16, 2019). "Rumiko Takahashi Launches MAO Manga Series in May". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
19. ^ "Tokyo ComiCon 2017: Bryan Lee O'Malley (Scott Pilgrim) Talks about The Influence from "Ranma 1/2"". Crunchyroll. December 2, 2017.
Retrieved May 26, 2018.
20. ^ "Everyone Has Fun: Colleen Coover Talks 'Small Favors'". ComicsAlliance. February 16, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
21. ^ "Talkin' Butterfly: An Interview with Chihiro Tamaki". Walkin' Butterfly. Vol. 1. Aurora Publishing. August 2007. ISBN 978-1-934496-00-8.
22. ^ "Famous Women: Rumiko Takahashi". queeniechan.com. March 19, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
23. ^ "Wisut Ponnimit's Him Her That: First Look". Otaku USA. September 17, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
24. ^ "Urusei Yatsuru Biography". urusei-yatsura.co.uk. Archived from the original on April 24, 2001. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
25. ^ "The Kickstart – Shantae Is Back In 1/2 Genie Hero". girlgamer.com. September 9, 2013. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013.
Retrieved January 26, 2019.
26. ^ Jump up to:a b c "Rumiko Takahashi Inducted into Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
27. ^ "12 Women in Comic Who Deserve Lifetime Achievement Recognition". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016.
Retrieved August 7, 2016.
28. ^ "2016 SF&F Hall of Fame Inductees". Locus. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
29. ^ "Hayao Miyazaki, Rumiko Takahashi Nominated for Eisner Hall of Fame". Anime News Network. February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
30. ^ "Rumiko Takahashi Wins Big at Angoulême with Grand Prix 2019 Prize". Crunchyroll. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
31. ^ "Manga queen wins top French comics prize". The Straits Times. January 26, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
32. ^ "Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man Manga Wins Best Manga at Harvey Awards". Anime News Network. October 8, 2021. Retrieved October
9, 2021.
 33. ^ "秋の褒章、高橋留美子さんら" [Autumn medal 2020, Rumiko Takahashi and others]. Kyodo News. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November
2, 2020.
34. ^ "Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha Creator Rumiko Takahashi Receives Japan's Medal with Purple Ribbon". Anime News Network. November 1, 2020.
Retrieved November 16, 2020.
35. ^ 倖田來未×高橋留美子『うる星やつら』コラボ MV 公開！「観るたびに泣けてしまいます. M-ON! Music (in Japanese). November 6, 2020.
Retrieved July 16, 2021.
36. ^ めぞん一刻. ShoPro (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
37. ^ 肌触りなめらか♪ 『らんま 1/2』猫飯店サテン巾着バッグ！す. Mynavi (in Japanese). June 14, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
38. ^ 犬夜叉. ShoPro (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
39. ^ "25-Episode RIN-NE Anime's Brains Base Staff, Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. November 16, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
40. ^ 「MAO」100 話＆100 万部記念し梶裕貴ら出演 PV 制作、次号「絶チル」最終回. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July
16, 2021.

External links[edit]

 Rumiko Takahashi on Twitter
 Rumiko Takahashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
 Rumiko Takahashi at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
 The Rumic World—English-language fansite about Takahashi's work
 Animerica interview

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