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September 1
Rinne Chapter 63 Online and Color Pages Next Week
A new chapter is up, and Shonen Sunday has mentioned that next week's chapter will also include color pages as well. What a nice way to start September.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
It's a Rumic World OVAs to Blu-Ray
The recently released OVAs for Urusei Yatsura, Ranma ½ and Inuyasha will be getting individual Blu-Ray releases in October. Each disk will retail for 4500 yen. Thanks to Falling Star and AtaruLum for passing this along.
Source: CD Japan
August 25th
Rinne Chapter 62 Online
A hilarious chapter this week featuring talking rocks, pro-wrestling and back to school blahs! Click the links below to check it out for yourselves.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
August 18th
Rinne Chapter 61 Online
After a week off, Kyokai no Rinne returns with a fresh new storyline that sees the cast take a trip to the beach. Click the links below to check it out.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
August 16th
UY Anime Sale
Animeigo is having a great sale on the first volume of Urusei Yatsura.....99 cents! If you've never seen the anime before now is definitely the time to give it a try! Thanks to Emily Gall for the news.
Source: Animeigo
August 4th
Rinne Chapter 60 Online
Rinne battles it out with a ghostly granddad at a neighborhood festival! See who comes out on top!
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
July 28th
Rinne Chapter 59 Online
A new storyarc beginning book 7 is up, check it out!
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
New York Times Bestsellers
Inuyasha #50 debuted at the 8th position on the New York Times Manga Bestsellers list.
Source: Anime News Network
July 21st
Rinne Chapter 58 Online
Was Rinne reincarnated or did the Ring of Judgment have other plans for him? Click the links below to find out.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
Kaye out as Sesshomaru
David Kaye confirmed at TFCon that he will not be returning to voice Sesshomaru in the Inuyasha Kanketsuhen dub. Thanks to Starks for the tip.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Toonzone
July 14th
Rinne Chapter 57 Online
What could be inside the mysterious box left to Kain's family? Click the links below to find out.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
July 11th
Tommorrow Will Certainly Be Splendid
Our translation of Takahashi's article on "Akage no Anne" (Anne of Green Gables) is online. A really interesting read on a great anime/book. Enjoy!
Source: Rumic World Interviews
July 10th
Anne of Green Gables
The June 2010 issue of Neppuu magazine (focusing on the works of Studio Ghibli) features an article by Rumiko Takahashi discussing the 1979 Anne of Green Gables anime. We will have a translation up soon.
Source: Rumic World
The doctor is in...Baltimore.
Seiyuu Yuji Mitsuya (Dr. Tofu) will be attending this Otakon 2010 in Baltimore.
Source: Anime News Network
July 7th
Rinne Chapter 56 Online
Rinne's disembodied soul struggles to track down Kain with the help of his friends before he's gone for good.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
July 3rd
Rinne Vol 4 Sales Week 2
The 4th volume of Kyokai no Rinne fell to the 20th position of the Oricon comics rankings selling 34,860 copies for the week of June 21st - 27th for combined two week sales of 76,663.
Source: Anime News Network
June 30th
Rinne Chapter 55 Online
Rinne and Kain's shared history is exposed as the two battle it out over a debt that has gone uncollected for far too long. Click the links below to see for yourself.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
June 29th
Rumiko Takahashi Card Art
Big Comic Spirits July 5th issue will include an exclusive card for the Sengokushi Taisen card game, featuring an illustration by Rumiko Takahashi.
Source: Spinet
June 26th
Takeshi Aono Hospitalized
Veteran seiyuu Takeshi Aono, best known to Takahashi fans as Kajinbo in Inuyasha and the Gambling King in Ranma 1/2. 74 year old Aono suffered a stroke and remains hospitalized.
Source: Anime News Network
June 24th
Rinne Vol 4 Sales
The 4th volume of Kyokai no Rinne debuted in the 19th position of the Oricon comics rankings selling 41,803 copies for the week of June 14th - 20th.
Source: Anime News Network
June 23rd
Rinne Chapter 54 Online
Rinne meets a young man that seems to hold quite a lot of control over his future. Click the links below to find out more about this mysterious new character.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
June 20th
Rumic World Crossword Winner
Congratulations to Jennifer Ellis, the winner of our third Crossword Challenge! Jennifer will be getting a copy of Shonen Sunday featuring some very beautiful color Takahashi artwork and the final volume of Inuyasha. Thanks to everyone who entered! Click the link below for the answers!
Source: Rumic World
June 16th
Rinne Chapter 53 Online
The saga of Rinko and Ranko gets resolved with a little help from Rinne and Sakura. Click the links below to check out the story for yourselves.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
June 15th
Maison Ikkoku Pachinko Video
A few years back a pachinko game based around Maison Ikkoku was released in Japan. Rumic World acquired a short documentary about the game that showcases the new animation that was specifically created for this project along with all new voice work by the original cast. Click the link below to check it out, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for even more rare Takahashi treats.
Source: Rumic World @ YouTube
There's an App for that, Darling!
Shonen Sunday is launching some of their most beloved series on iPhone, and among the first batch is Urusei Yatsura. The entire series is available starting today, which each volume costing 450 yen.
Source: Websunday.net
Spirits 30th Anniversary CD
Big Comic Spirits, home to Maison Ikkoku, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year by releasing a CD collection of anime theme songs from its most popular series. Included of course is Kanashimi yo Konnichiwa, with Suki Sa and Hidamari included as well.
Source: Big Lobe
June 9th
Rinne Chapter 52 Online
A visible ghost arrives to wreck havoc on Sankai High. Click the links below to read the chapter for yourself.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
June 8th
Robert O. Smith Passes Away
It's with a heavy heart that we report the passing of Robert O. Smith, the English voice actor of Genma Saotome in Ranma ½ and Kaijinbo in Inuyasha. Mr. Smith passed away last week at the age of sixty-seven from pancreatic cancer.
Source: Anime News Network
June 5th
Summer Crossword Contest!
All you crossword puzzle fans get ready for our third summer crossword contest! A week from today we'll post up our Rumiko-centric crossword and give away some nice prizes straight from Japan to one lucky winner. Check back June 11th to download your copy!
Source: Rumic World
June 2nd
Rinne Chapter 51 Online
Will Masato get his revenge on Rinne using Tsubasa? Read on to find out!
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
June 1st
Rinne Review and Sales
The third volume of Kyokai no Rinne was reviewed by Anime News Network's Right Turn Only, earning a grade of B+. Additionally volume 3 debuted in 8th place on the New York Times Manga list.
Source: Anime News Network & Anime News Network
May 26th
Rinne Chapter 50 Online
The 50th chapter is here! Color pages! Cover of Shonen Sunday! A preview of volume 4's cover! And the actual story to boot, enjoy!
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
Inuyasha in the Top Ten
The latest English edition of Inuyasha, volume 48 debuted at number 4 in the New York Times Manga Best Seller List for the week of May 9-15.
Source: Anime News Network
Newest Ranma 1/2 Editions
These have been out for a few months now, but eagle-eyed reader Sean Robinson reminded us, that the 'My First BIG Special' editions of Ranma 1/2 are currently being released in Japan. These books are cheap and flimsy budget releases of the original manga. Another way to get a few bucks out of us Ranma fans. Thanks Sean!
Source: CD Japan
May 25th
Kyokai no Rinne BG
In honor of Rinne's 50th chapter this week, the series is featured on the cover of Shonen Sunday, and the cover image is also being given away on the site as a desktop background. Thanks Shogakukan!
Source: Websunday
May 19th
Tsukasa Hojo Tribute
Celebrating mangaka Tsukasa Hojo's (City Hunter, Angel Heart) 30 years in the business, Weekly Comic Bunch has published illustrations by nine different mangaka celebrating his works. Takahashi chose to illustrate the Kisugi sisters of Cat's Eye!
Source: Comic Bunch.com
Rinne Chapter 49 Online
Masato returns to enact new dastardly deeds as a new storyline begins in chapter 49, enjoy!
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
May 18th
Rinne News and Notes
Next week's issue of Shonen Sunday will feature the 50th chapter of Kyokai no Rinne, in order to mark the occasion, the series will be featured on the cover as well as get the front color pages. In other news, thanks everyone for jumping on board our Youtube Channel. Its taken off much faster than even we anticipated. You guys rock, and we promise to deliver the goods!
Source: Websunday & Rumic World @ YouTube
May 13th
Rumic World on YouTube
We've been quietly putting together some videos on YouTube to share with all of you and we're now ready to formally debut our channel with all of you. We'll feature great reviews of some extremely rare Takahashi stuff and share some of our best items with all of you, so please make sure you click "subscribe" so you'll be alerted when we add something new!
Source: Rumic World @ YouTube
May 12th
Inuyasha The Final Act Dubbing Begins
Kelly Sheridan (the voice of Sango) mentioned on her Facebook page that she began dubbing the new episodes yesterday. No word yet on when the series will be released.
Source: Kelly Sheridan via Facebook
Urusei Yatsura in Otaku USA
Otaku USA has published an online article on Urusei Yatsura, with a very nice mention of the website at the end.
Source: Otaku USA
Rinne Chapter 48 Online
We're back and in full summer vacation mode! Check out the final part in Yota's storyarc, concluding volume 5 of the series!
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
Inuyasha Kanketsuhen Boxset
The Japanese boxset of the new Inuyasha anime will be released June 23rd. The box is included with the last disc of the series. It contains a new illustration by Rumiko Takahashi, as well as a 2011 calendar. It will retail for 5,250 yen.
Source: Websunday
April 28th
Rinne Chapter 47 Online
We've got the new Kyokai no Rinne chapter summarized. Just a note, due to Golden Week holidays in Japan, there will be no new chapter next week.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
April 25th
New Merchandise
Another new statue have been announced, Hanshin Tigers Lum from Kotobukiya features Lum and Ten waving the banner of the Hanshin Tigers, Takahashi's favorite baseball team, leading up to opening day. The statue will be released in June and joins the Lum (out now), Kikyo, Kagome (April) and Kyoko (September) bottle toppers from Kaiyodo. Thanks to Inuyasha87 for the news!
Source: Rumic World & Kaiyodo
April 21st
Rinne Chapter 46 Online
The newest chapter of Kyokai no Rinne is online featuring some very nice color artwork. Click the links below to check it out.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
April 18th
News Tidbits
Kyokai no Rinne Vol. 3 debuted in the 11th spot in its first week of release (March 15 - 21) selling 57,580 copies on the Oricon sales charts. Additionally, Suntory's new commercial for their Oolong Tea commercial uses the Chinese version of Lum no Love Song as its theme. Thanks to Toshiaki for the news!
Source: Suntory
April 17th
Figma Lum Figure Review
We received the new Lum action figure from Figma in the mail yesterday and decided to do a review to show her off. Check out the following Youtube link to see for yourself.
Source: Youtube
April 14th
Rinne Chapter 45 Online and Color Next Week
Viz has dumped "The Rumic World" website (good for us!) and moved their Rinne manga to Shonen Sunday.com, so be sure to check it out there each week or read the summaries here with us! Also it appears Kyokai no Rinne is in store for some color pages next week.
Source: Shonen Sunday.com & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
April 10th
More of MyLum
We've decided to go ahead and share the rest of our "My Lumx34" scans and what translations we've got. So follow the link to see some of your favorite artists take on Lum, including: Yoshizaki Mine, Eiji Nonaka, Takashi Shiina, Kazumi Yamashita, Fujihiko Hosono, Atsushi Kamijo, Takatoshi Yamada, Gosho Aoyama, Tetsuo Hara, Koji Kumeta, and Kiyohiko Azuma.
Source: Rumic World
April 7th
Rinne Chapter 44 Online
The mystery of the ghost girl and the tosa dog reaches its conclusion, but what does it mean for Ageha and Rinne's future?
Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
April 2nd
Inuyasha Kanketsuhen Episode 26
The final episode is out, the summary is up and the series has finally gotten the ending it deserves. We hope you enjoyed Inuyasha Kanketsuhen as much as we did.
Source: The Inuyasha Companion & Shonen Sunday.com
March 31st
Rinne Chapter 43 Online
A giant dog living between bookcases in the school library? What could it all mean!? Better check out the new chapter of Kyokai no Rinne and find out.
Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
March 28th
Inuyasha Kanketsuhen Episode 25
Its hard to believe there's only one episode left, but let's enjoy it while it lasts. The 25th episode summary is up on the site, enjoy!
Source: The Inuyasha Companion & Shonen Sunday.com
March 24th
Rinne Chapter 42 Online
Rinne and Sakura's relationship (or lack thereof) comes to an interesting dead end in chapter 42. Click below to check it out.
Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
March 17th
Rinne Chapter 41 Online
Things only get more complicated for Rinne as Ageha seems to be developing a full-blown crush on our favorite shinigami, and Tsubasa is only to happy to encourage it. Click below to read the chapter.
Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
March 16th
Rumic World in New Books
We're very humbled and pleased to announce that Rumic World has been mentioned in two new books. The Rough Guide to Manga by Jason S. Yadao and The Rough Guide to Anime by Simon Richmond. We're very humbled to be chosen as a feature within both books and will continue to dedicate ourselves to being the best resource for Rumiko Takahashi in the world.
Source: Rumic World
Creators Fight Back Against Ban
Manga creators are fighting back against the proposal to ban sexually provocative visual depictions of characters who sound or appear to be 18 years old or younger. A wave of mangaka have signed a petition voicing their dissent against the proposed ban, including Mitsuru Adachi, Gosho Aoyama, Fujiko Fujio A, and our very own Rumiko Takahashi. For more on this important story, please visit ANN at the link below.
Source: Anime News Network
Inuyasha Kanketsuhen Episodes 23 & 24
Getting all caught up on the episode summaries and DVD releases as the series draws very close to its final episode on March 27th!
Source: The Inuyasha Companion & Shonen Sunday.com
March 7th
Rinne Chapter 40 Online
Ageha and Rinne journey deeper down the Spirit Way in search of the Damashigami Company, and Rinne makes a stunning realization about Ageha's financial situation. Click the links below for the full summaries.
Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
March 6th
Inuyasha The Final Act Episode 22
Sesshomaru battles against Magatsuhi who has possessed Inuyasha in another pulse-pounding episode!
Source: The Inuyasha Companion & Shonen Sunday.com
4th Annual Seiyuu Awards
Among the voice actors who won awards this year, Kikuko Inoue (Kasumi, Yukie) won best Supporting Actress for her roles in Clannad and Macross Frontier and Special Merit Awards for Tessho Genda (Rei) and Kazuko Sugiyama (Ten) and Tohru Furuya (Shingo) won one half of the Synergy Award for his work as Amuro in Mobile Suit Gundam.
Source: Anime News Network
Kenji Kawai Interviewed
Frequent composer for Takahashi anime, Kenji Kawai has been interviewed about his new work The Sky Crawlers and his career as a whole.
Source: GameSetWatch
March 3rd
Rinne Chapter 39 Online
Ageha makes a surprising discovery about the identity of Sabato's secretary and Rinne's connection to the Damashigami Company. Click the links below to see how it all turns out.
Source: The Rumic World & Kyokai no Rinne Complete
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