An authoritative look at the 30-year career of the most successful female comic artist/writer of all time. Brought to you by Rumic World.


 

Biography

On October 10, 1957 one of the most significant creators in Japan was brought into this world in Niigata, Japan. Rumiko Takahashi had a normal childhood, but her interest in manga seemed no more developed than that of most Japanese adolescents. She occasionally doodled in the margins of her notebooks while attending Niigata Chuo High School, but never considered tackling the difficult life of a manga creator as a profession....

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Interviews

100 Questions
1985: In the mid-1980s Takahashi's star was rising faster than any other artist/writer of the day. Here she talks about how success changed her life, her works, and her personal life.

Toriyama/Takahashi Interview
1986: Akira Toriyama of Dragonball fame sits down with Rumiko Takahashi and the two talk shop about their new anime projects.

Takahashi Talks Endings
1988: Takahashi discusses the animated final chapters to both Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku as well as her latest project, Ranma ½.

Career Retrospective
1990: Toren Smith of Dark Horse Comics reviews the long career of the Manga Princess in the first English language interview with Takahashi.

Takahashi's Italian Interview
1992: An interview conducted for the Italian Star magazine that carries Takahashi's works.

Animerica Interview
1993: One of Animerica's earliest interviews, Rumiko Takahashi covers her career from Urusei Yatsura to Ranma ½.

The Legacy of Ranma ½
1996: In the weeks after the ending of Ranma ½ Takahashi answers questions about everyone's favorite characters.

Memorial Interview
1996: Following the ending of Ranma ½ Rumiko discusses the hardships and joys of the series.

Animerica Interview 2
1997: As she begins work on Inuyasha, Animerica catches up with the Takahashi to see where the series is heading.

Recording Report
2000: The Inuyasha anime gets underway and Takahashi sits down to talk to Kappei Yamaguchi, Noriko Hidaka, and Satsuki Yukino, the stars of the show.

A Look Through the Tinted Glass
2000: Akadot's talk with Takahashi on her career and characters at the San Diego Comic Con.

Inuyasha Comes to America
2001: Takahashi discusses her change in style between Ramma ½ and Inuyasha.

Final Animerica Interview
2005: Takahashi talks about Inuyasha Movie 3 in Animerica's last issue.

Another 100 Questions
2008: Yahoo Japan discusses Takahashi's career in a series of yes or no questions for her "It's A Rumic World" gallery exhibition.

Quarterly S Interview
2009: An interview that takes place after the end of Inuyasha.

ShonenSunday.com Interview
2009: Takahashi takes questions from her English speaking fans on the debut of Kyokai no Rinne.

Neppuu Article
2010: Takahashi's article on Akage no Anne (Anne of Green Gables) from the June 2010 issue of Neppuu magazine.

Petit Comic.com Interview
2010: Rumiko Takahashi and Akiko Higashimura discuss both shojo and shonen manga, from October 2010.



 

Timeline

This prolific artist has been pumping out the hits non-stop for 30 years. See the chronology of her entire career.

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