Rumiko Takahashi
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 Inuyasha, and the Seiun Award twice, once in 1987 for Urusei Yatsura and again in 1989 for Mermaid Saga. She also received the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême in 2019, becoming the second woman and second Japanese to win the prize. In 2020, the Japanese government awarded Takahashi the Medal with Purple Ribbon for her contributions to the arts.
Known for
WritingBirthday
October 10, 1957Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
32Place of birth
Niigata, JapanAlso known as
けも・こびる, のさかけもCrew credits
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
Screenstory, Comic BookMaison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons
Creator, Comic Book, Creative DirectorInuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
Screenstory, Comic BookMermaid's Scar
Writer, CreatorMaison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
WriterUrusei Yatsura: Only You
Original StoryLaughing Target
Original StoryFifteen Boys Adrift
Character DesignerRanma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep
Writer, Comic BookUrusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
Comic BookOne Pound Gospel
WriterUrusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Comic BookInuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
Writer, Comic BookMaison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
Original StoryThe SuperGal
Original StoryMermaid Forest
Creator, Original Series Creator, WriterUrusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker
CreatorMaison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen
CreatorRanma ½
Original StoryRanma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
Original StoryUrusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
Creator, Comic Book