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Anime

TV Series

Rumiko Takahashi Anthology was paired with the Mermaid Forest television series to celebrate Takahashi's shorter works during the popularity of Inuyasha. The thirteen episode series adapts works from her Rumic Theater line of annual stories for older audiences.
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OVAs

In the 1980s and 1990s the Japanese animation industry was robust enough to support "OVAs" (Original Video Animation), high-quality, direct-to-video specials, which consequently made Fire Tripper, Maris the Supergirl and The Laughing Target Takahashi's most famous short stories.
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Live Action Drama & Radio Drama

A two episode, multi-story live action drama adapting some of Takahashi's short stories from Big Comic Original was released in 2012. In 2009 a radio drama was made to stage a number of the short stories.