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Rumiko Takahashi

Rumiko Takahashi

WriterVisual EffectsCrewArt Oct 10 (age 68) Niigata, Japan 1981–2026 (45 year career)
6.4 avg rating

Biography

Rumiko Takahashi (高橋 留美子, Takahashi Rumiko, born October 10, 1957) is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with Urusei Yatsura in 1978, Takahashi is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are popular worldwide, where they have been translated into a variety of languages, with over 200 million copies in circulation. She has won the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, once in 1980 for Urusei Yatsura and again in 2001 for In…

Known For

InuYasha
Film

InuYasha

Comic Book
Ranma ½
Film

Ranma ½

Comic Book
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Film

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

Character Designer
Ranma1/2
Film

Ranma1/2

Original Story
Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine
Film

Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine

Original Story
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
Film

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

Comic Book
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
Film

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

Comic Book
Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
Film

Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler

Comic Book

Filmography

Crew (69)

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Movies (54)

Inuyasha - Stage Play

Inuyasha - Stage Play

2017

Comic Book

Ranma ½

Ranma ½

2011

Comic Book

6.8
Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet, It's a Rumic World: Urusei Yatsura

Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet, It's a Rumic World: Urusei Yatsura

2008

Characters

6.0
Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep

Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep

2008

Comic Book

7.0
It's a Rumic World: 50th Anniversary Weekly★Shonen Sunday

It's a Rumic World: 50th Anniversary Weekly★Shonen Sunday

2008

Characters

8.0
It's a Rumic World: 50th Anniversary Weekly★Shonen Sunday

It's a Rumic World: 50th Anniversary Weekly★Shonen Sunday

2008

Original Story

8.0
Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen

Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen

2008

Comic Book

6.5
Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen

Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen

2008

Creator

6.5
Maison Ikkoku

Maison Ikkoku

2007

Comic Book

6.5
Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island

Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island

2004

Comic Book

7.5
Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler

Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler

2003

Comic Book

7.7
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

2002

Comic Book

7.7
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

2001

Comic Book

7.5
Ranma 1/2: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix

Ranma 1/2: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix

1994

Comic Book

7.6
Mermaid's Scar

Mermaid's Scar

1993

Comic Book

5.8
Mermaid's Scar

Mermaid's Scar

1993

Creator

5.8
The Ranma 1/2 Video Jukebox

The Ranma 1/2 Video Jukebox

1993

Characters

7.0
Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine

Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine

1992

Original Story

7.9
Prelude Maison Ikkoku: When the Cherry Blossoms Return in the Spring

Prelude Maison Ikkoku: When the Cherry Blossoms Return in the Spring

1992

Comic Book

7.0
Prelude Maison Ikkoku: When the Cherry Blossoms Return in the Spring

Prelude Maison Ikkoku: When the Cherry Blossoms Return in the Spring

1992

Original Story

7.0
Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China

Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China

1991

Comic Book

7.1
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling

1991

Comic Book

5.5
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling

1991

Creator

5.5
Mermaid Forest

Mermaid Forest

1991

Comic Book

6.1
Mermaid Forest

Mermaid Forest

1991

Creator

6.1
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles

Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles

1991

Comic Book

5.8
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles

Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles

1991

Original Series Creator

5.8
Maison Ikkoku: Shipwrecked on Ikkoku Island

Maison Ikkoku: Shipwrecked on Ikkoku Island

1991

Comic Book

5.0
Urusei Yatsura: Date with a Spirit

Urusei Yatsura: Date with a Spirit

1991

Comic Book

4.5
Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese

Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese

1989

Comic Book

5.8
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart

Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart

1989

Comic Book

6.0
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart

Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart

1989

Original Series Creator

6.0
Urusei Yatsura: The Electric Household Guard

Urusei Yatsura: The Electric Household Guard

1989

Comic Book

5.8
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter

Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter

1988

Comic Book

5.7
Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons

Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons

1988

Comic Book

5.8
Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons

Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons

1988

Creative Director

5.8
Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons

Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons

1988

Creator

5.8
Urusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet

Urusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet

1988

Comic Book

5.9
Urusei Yatsura: Nagisa's Fiancé

Urusei Yatsura: Nagisa's Fiancé

1988

Comic Book

5.5
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter

Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter

1988

Original Story

6.0
One Pound Gospel

One Pound Gospel

1988

Comic Book

6.4
Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker

Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker

1987

Comic Book

6.4
Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker

Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker

1987

Creator

6.4
Laughing Target

Laughing Target

1987

Original Story

6.2
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

1986

Comic Book

4.8
The SuperGal

The SuperGal

1986

Original Story

5.8
Urusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever

Urusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever

1986

Characters

5.6
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love

Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love

1985

Original Series Creator

5.3
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party

Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party

1985

Comic Book

5.5
Fire Tripper

Fire Tripper

1985

Comic Book

5.2
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer

Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer

1984

Comic Book

7.3
Urusei Yatsura: Only You

Urusei Yatsura: Only You

1983

Original Story

6.0
Fifteen Boys Adrift

Fifteen Boys Adrift

1982

Character Designer

6.5
Urusei Yatsura: Haru da, Tobidase!

Urusei Yatsura: Haru da, Tobidase!

1982

Comic Book